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MILLSAPS  COLLEGE  ALUMNI   NEWS 


SPRING 
EDITION 


Announcing — 
Juilding  Program 


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Bulletin 


We  Rolled  Out  the  Carpet 


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From  the  President 


Frequently  I  am  asked  "What  in- 
terests college  students?"  More  fre- 
quently   I    ask    the    question. 

I  am  writing  this 
column  for  Major 
Notes  the  "morning 
after."  I  have  spent 
two  evenings  in  a 
week's  time  in  fra- 
ternity houses.  It  is 
not  for  me  to  say 
how  profitable  these 
evenings  were  to  the 
men  of  these  two 
chapters.  It  is  appro- 
priate  to   comment   on   ray   impressions. 

In  the  course  of  a  three  hour  session 
in  two  chapter  houses  I  talked  informally 
with  college  men  about  a  variety  of 
subjects.  They  felt  free,  I  am  sure,  to 
discuss  with  me  any  question  they  had. 

On  both  occasions  the  talk  quickly 
got  to  the  matter  of  class  room  instruc- 
tion. These  men,  the  most  of  them,  are 
interested  primarily  in  the  content,  the 
substance,  the  quality,  the  purpose  of 
courses  of  study.  One  alumnus  of  Mill- 
saps  College,  the  writer  of  this  column, 
is  greatly  encouraged  when,  in  an  even- 
ing where  there  was  literally  an  "open 
season"  for  a  discussion  of  any  topic, 
discussion   majors   on   instruction. 

My  impressions  constitute  a  tribute 
to  both  students  and  faculty.  They  con- 
stitute even  more  some  unmistakable 
and  welcomed  pressures.  Students  are 
as  frank  to  comment  on  weaknesses  in 
instruction  as  they  are  to  applaud  the 
strength  of  an  academic  program. 

Next  year  every  faculty  member  at 
Millsaps  College  will  enjoy  a  private 
office.  The  conversion  of  Murrah  Au- 
ditorium to  offices  and  class  rooms  is 
under  way.  This  improvement  in  physi- 
cal facilities  will,  we  believe,  substanti- 
ally affect  the  quality  of  our  instruction, 
our  counseling,  our  study  and  our 
writing. 


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The  High  School  Day  agenda  kept  seniors  on  the  go  from  early  morning  until  late 
that  memorable  Saturday  night.  The  sequence,  from  top  to  bottom,  shows  regis- 
tration, scholarship  competition,  tours  and  consultation  with  faculty  members. 
More  than  400  interested  students  attended  as  guests  of  the  college. 

MAJOR   NOTES 


MAJOR 
NOTES 


ABOUT  THE  COVER 

Again  this  year  spring  has 
touched  the  campus  with  beauty. 
The  dogwood  tree  by  the  library 
blends  with  the  loveliness  of  Peggy 
Perry,  of  Louin,  secretary  of  the 
Junior  Class  and  one  of  the  beau- 
ties selected  for  the  1957  BOB- 
ASHELA.  The  photograph  was 
made  available  through  the  cour- 
tesy of  the  Jackson  STATE  TIMES. 


OFFICIAL   PUBLICATION   OF   THE  AAILLSAPS  COLLEGE 

ALUMNI  ASSOCIATION 


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Campus  Changes 

Alumni  Fund  Drive  . 

Graduation  Time  

Crisis    In    Education 


Alumni   Election 


New  College  President 

Alumni  Leadersihip  

Faculty  Deaths 


Support  Told 
Clubs  Active 
World  Premiere 


Alumni  Day Teen-Age  Drinking 

Fees  Increased       .       .       .       Alumni   in   Higher  Education 
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Associates   Jleet 
Memorial    Gifts 


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Editor  

Assistant   Editor 


James  J.  Livesay 
Shirley    Caldwell 


MILLSAPS  COLLEGE  BULLETIN 


Volume  41 


April.  19.57 


Number  8 


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. 


SPRING,    1957 


Page   Three 


On  April  15,  a  total  of  $817,558.70 
had  been  paid  on  pledges  of  $1,104,- 
030.56  made  during  the  Million  for 
Millsaps  campaign.  Officials  have 
urged  that  all  outstanding  pledges  be 
paid  as  soon   as  possible. 


(Jamvus  Changes  Dramatize  Support 


Alumni  returning  to  the  campus  this 
summer  will  be  reminded  of  the  slogan 
for  the  Million  for  the  Master  campaign 
of  the  late  30's,  "Millsaps  Marches  On". 

The  campus  will  be  filled  with  the 
sounds  of  construction,  as  the  most  con- 
centrated building  activity  in  College  his- 
tory will  be  in  progress. 

Buildings  valued  at  more  than  $1,300,- 
000  will  be  in  the  process  of  erection 
as  the  result  of  loyal  support  from 
alumni,  church  members,  and  other 
friends  within  recent  years. 

The  largest  of  several  projects  under- 
way or  recently  completed  is  the  Union 
Building,  which  is  the  second  of  the 
projects  made  possible  through  the  Mil- 
lion for  Millsaps  campaign. 

Located  in  the  "hollow"  between  Sul- 
livan-Harrell  and  Buie  Gymnasium,  the 
building  will  cost  $550,000,  including 
furnishings  and  air  conditioning.  It 
will  house  student  offices  and  recrea- 
tional facilities,  a  greatly  enlarged  cafe- 
teria and  grill,  and  will  serve  as  the 
center  of  student  activity  on  the  campus. 
College  officials  believe  the  Union  Build- 
ing will  be  completed  in  time  for  the 
opening  of  the  1957-58  session. 

Ground  will  be  broken  early  this  sum- 
mer on  two  much  needed  dormitories 
which  are  scheduled  for  occupancy  by 
September,  1958.  Approval  by  the  Fed- 
eral Housing  Authority  of  a  request  for 
a  $700,000  loan  to  finance  the  construc- 
tion was  received  in  April  and  contracts 
will  be  let  by  June  1. 

One  dormitory  will  house  94  women 
and  will  be  constructed  north  of  Sanders 
Hall  near  North  State  Street.  The 
men's  dormitory  will  have  a  capacity  of 
100  students.  It  will  join  Galloway  Hall 
to  the  south,  completing  the  "H"  formed 
by  Burton  and  Galloway  Halls. 

The  new  dormitories  will  relieve  ex- 
isting crowded  conditions  in  on-campus 
housing.    A   small   increase  in  boarding 


students  will  be  possible  only  if  the 
auxiliary  off-campus  units  on  Pai'k 
Avenue  (women)  and  Adelle  Street 
(men)   remain  open. 

A  third  construction  project  is  under- 
way in  Murrah  Hall,  where  old  Murrah 
Chapel  is  being  renovated  to  provide 
office   and   classroom   space. 

Scheduled  for  completion  before  the 
College  convenes  for  the  fall  session, 
the  project  will  make  available  private 
offices  for  every  member  of  the  faculty. 
The  first  two  floors  will  be  devoted  to 
offices  and  the  third  floor  will  be  used 
for  classroom  space.  All  three  floors 
will  be  air  conditioned. 

A   smaller  but  significant  renovating 


job  was  completed  this  spring  when  the 
Art  Department  moved  into  a  new  build- 
ing back  of  Galloway  Hall.  Improved 
facilities  and  added  space  will  enable  art 
instructor  Karl  Wolfe  to  strengthen  the 
program  of  the  department  during  the 
1957-58  session. 

In  the  midst  of  this  unprecedented 
expansion  of  the  College  physical  plant, 
major  emphasis  remains  on  strengthen- 
ing the  curriculum,  building  the  faculty, 
and    serving   the   individual   student. 

Under  President  Finger's  leadership 
Millsaps  College  continues  to  put  first 
things  first.  Alumni  can  rest  assured 
that  the  financial  aid  they  are  giving 
their  Alma  Mater  in  increasing  amounts 
is  being  put  to  judicious  use. 


From  the  left,  the  Union  Build- 
ing, the  Art  Department,  and 
the  new  offices  in  Murrah  Audi- 
torium  under   construction. 


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Page   Four 


MAJOR  NOTES 


cAlumni  Fund  Passes  $16^000 


Millsaps  College  alumni  and  friends 
have  given  or  pledged  more  than  $16,000 
to  their  Alma  Mater  through  the  first 
annual  Alumni  Fund  program,  accord- 
ing to  Nat  Rogers,  '41,  chairman  of  the 
1956-1957  campaign. 

The  figure  stood  at  $16,120.81  on 
April  22  with  more  than  two  months 
remaining    before    the    July    1    deadline. 

To  exceed  the  announced  goal  of 
$10,000  for  the  first  year  of  the  Fund, 
740  alumni  had  mailed  checks,  cash,  and 
money  orders  for  an  average  gift  of 
$21.78  per  person.  Last  year's  total 
participation  in  the  annual  dues  program 
was  623  donors  with  a  final  total  of 
$2,900  contributed. 

The  success  of  the  Fund  in  its  first 
year  has  surprised  even  the  most  opti- 
mistic officials.  Figures  reveal  that 
more  alumni  are  giving  and  that  a 
phenomenal  gain  has  been  registered  in 
the  amount  of  the  individual  gift.  Con- 
tributions have  ranged  in  size  from  $1 
to  $1,000  with  close  to  half  of  the  total 
given  coming  from  donors  whose  gifts 
were   $100  or  more. 

Rogers  stated  that  one  more  appeal 
would  be  made  to  graduates  and  former 
students  by  direct  mail.  It  will  be  mailed 
in  May  to  every  alumnus  and  will  in- 
clude a  note  of  thanks  to  those  who 
have  given  and  a  final  reminder  for 
alumni  whose  gifts  have  not  been 
received. 

Encouraged  by  the  excellent  response 
to  the  Alumni  Fund  idea,  the  Finance 
Committee  of  the  Alumni  Association  has 
recommended  that  the  1957-58  goal  be 
set  at  $17,500,  an  increase  of  $7,500 
over  the  Fund's  first-year  objective. 

Working  with  president  Craig  Castle 
and  Rogers  in  directing  the  Fund  cam- 
paign in  its  first  year  have  been  the 
following  members  of  the  Finance  Com- 
mittee :  O.  B.  Triplett,  Forest,  chairman ; 
G.  C.  Clark,  Sr.,  Jackson;  George 
Pickett,  Jackson;  W.  B.  Dribben,  Green- 
wood; Dan  Wright,  Jackson;  Walter 
Spiva,  Jackson;  and  Dr.  Bill  Parker, 
Heidelberg. 

Because  her  alumni  have  seen  the 
need  and  have  been  challenged  to  meet 
it  through  the  Alumni  Fund,  greater 
days  are  ahead  for  Millsaps  College  and 
Christian  higher  education  in  the  state. 


Encouraging  news  about  the  first  annual  Alumni  Fund  campaign  obviously  pleased 
these  College  officials.  Cheeking  over  the  latest  results  are,  from  the  left:  Jim 
Livesay.  Alumni  Association  executive  director;  A.  Boyd  Campbell,  College 
treasurer;  and  Craig  Castle,  Alumni  Association  president.  A  final  figure  of 
$17,000  by  June  30  is  possible  if  alumni  response  continues. 


according  to  an  announcement  by  Dean 
James  S.  Ferguson. 

More  than  one  hundred  courses  will 
be  offered  during  the  ten  week  summer 
session.  Students  may  take  a  maximum 
of  fourteen  hours. 

Last  year  summer  enrollment  reached 
455,  an  all-time  high  for  the  session. 
Fifty-five  colleges  and  universities  were 
represented  among  the  students  reg- 
istered. 

July  15  will  be  the  first  day  of  the 
second  term.  The  summer  session  will 
close  August  16. 


Summer  Session  Scheduled 

The   first   term    of   the    1957    summer 
session  will  open  on  June  8  at  Millsaps, 


College  Receives  $405,000 

An  estimated  $405,000  in  gifts  was  re- 
ceived by  the  College  during  the  fiscal 
year  ending  July  1,  1956.  The  figure  in- 
cluded gifts  from  the  following  sources: 
alumni,  parents,  corporations,  Mississippi 
Foundation  of  Independent  Colleges,  be- 
quests, church  support,  foundations,  and 
other.  Dramatic  gains  were  made  in 
church  support,  with  $85,314.68  coming 
from  the  two  conferences  of  the  Meth- 
odist Church  in  Mississippi. 

Contributions  to  the  Million  for  Mill- 
saps campaign  are  not  included  in  the 
figure. 


Graduation  Set  For  June  3 

One  hundred  and  sixty-nine  members 
of  the  Class  of  1957  will  receive  Bachelor 
of  Arts  and  Bachelor  of  Science  degrees 
on  Monday,  June  3. 

The  sixty-third  graduating  class  will 
hear  Dr.  Ernest  C.  Colwell,  vice  presi- 
dent and  dean  of  the  faculties  of  Emory 
University,  deliver  the  Commencement 
address. 

By  special  request  of  the  seniors  Dr. 
H.  E.  Finger,  Jr.,  will  bring  the  bac- 
calaureate sermon  on  Sunday,  June  2. 

Graduation  exercises  will  again  be 
held  out-of-doors  behind  Founders  Hall. 

The  Commencement  weekend  program 
includes  the  following  events;  Sunday, 
June  2,  8  a.m..  Holy  Communion;  9  a.m., 
senior  breakfast;  10:50  a.m..  Baccalaure- 
ate services,  Galloway  Memorial  Metho- 
dist Church;  3:30  p.m..  President's  recep- 
tion; 6  p.m.,  Millsaps  Singers  concert, 
campus;  Monday,  June  3,  9:30  a.m., 
meeting  of  the  Board  of  Trustees;  10 
a.m.,  meeting  of  the  senior  class;  6 
p.m.,  dinner,  cafeteria;  8:15  p.m..  Com- 
mencement. 

The  Alumni  Banquet,  formerly  a  gra- 
duation weekend  event,  is  held  each  year 
on  Alumni  Day  in  May. 


SPRING,    1957 


Page  Five 


CRISIS  IN  HIGHER  EDUCATION 


Crucial  Campaign  Underway 


Nationwide  attention  is  being  focused 
on  the  multi-million  dollar  Advertising' 
Council  campaign  now  underway  in  sup- 
port of  higher  education.  Sponsored  by 
the  Council  for  Financial  Aid  to  Educa- 
tion, the  campaign  will  last  through 
1958  and  will  endeavor  to  alert  the 
American  public  to  the  crisis  facing  the 
nation's  colleges  and  universities. 

The  Advertising  Council,  sponsor  of 
such  successful  campaigns  as  the  CARE 
series  and  "Religion  in  American  Life," 
is  a  nonprofit  organization  composed  of 
business  and  civic  leaders  who  are  inter- 
ested in  promoting  the  general  welfare. 

Disturbed  by  the  fact  that  higher  edu- 
cation is  suffering  from  an  economic 
depression  in  the  midst  of  an  era  of 
widespread  and  unprecedented  prosper- 
ity, top  men  and  women  in  all  fields 
have  given  their  approval  of  the 
campaign. 

Briefly,  the  plan  calls  for  advertising 


in  newspapers,  magazines,  radio,  tele- 
vision, public  transportation,  motion  pic- 
tures, and  trade  and  industrial  publica- 
tions. Kits  containing  these  ads  have 
been  mailed  to  media  in  your  area. 
Peak  months  this  year  and  next  will  be 
April  and  October.  The  N.  W.  Ayres 
Advertising  Agency  in  New  York  City 
is  preparing  ads  for  this  campaign. 

A  twenty-eight  minute  movie  on  high- 
er education  and  its  needs  is  available 
for  showing  before  civic  clubs  and  other 
groups.  Booklets  pointing  up  the  prob- 
lem may  be  obtained  by  writing  Higher 
Education,  Box  36,  Times  Square  Sta- 
tion, New  York  36,  N.  Y.  The  movie  may 
be  secured  by  writing  Modern  Talking 
Picture  Service,  3  East  54th  Street, 
New  York   22,   N.   Y. 

You  as  an  alumnus  and  your  friends 
can  help  in  this  vital  program  by  ask- 
ing your  local  newspaper  editors  and 
radio  and  television  station  managers  to 


use  the  Advertising  Council  material. 
If  you're  an  advertiser  yourself,  no 
more  important  public  service  could  be 
performed  than  purchasing  space  or  time 
for  the  use  of  the  ads. 

A  letter  of  thanks  from  you  to  the 
owner,  editor,  or  manager  of  the  media 
using  the  material  on  the  crisis  in  higher 
education  would  be  a  great  help,  too. 

This  is  a  crucial  campaign.  The  kind 
of  citizen  the  nation  produces  in  the 
future — indeed,  the  strength  of  the  na- 
tion itself — may  depend  upon  the  public's 
response  to  it.  Your  help  is  urgently 
needed. 


A  significant  moment  in  the  history  of  a  church  and  a  college  is  shared  by  three 
who  have  invested  their  lives  in  both.  Dr.  H.  E.  Finger,  Jr.,  left,  president  of 
Millsaps  College,  receives  a  check  for  $1250  from  Wade  Russell,  Kosciusko,  in 
final  payment  of  the  First  Methodist  Church  quota  on  the  Million  for  Millsaps 
campaign.  The  Reverend  W.  R.  Richerson,  pastor  of  the  Kosciusko  church,  looks 
on  with  satisfaction.    Russell   will  enroll   at  Millsaps   as   a   freshman  in  the   fall. 


Student  Fees  Increased 

To  help  offset  the  pressure  of  rising 
costs.  College  fees  will  be  increased  $25 
per  semester  beginning  with  the  fall 
session. 

The  announcement  was  made  by  Presi- 
dent H.  E.  Finger,  Jr.,  following  approval 
of  the  increase  by  the  Board  of  Trustees 
of  the  College. 

The  increase  will  be  the  first  since 
1947.  Tuition  will  remain  at  $250  for 
the  school  year.  Since  fees  are  paid  by 
all  students,  including  those  receiving 
scholarship  assistance,  the  plan  will  en- 
able the  increase  to  be  borne  by  the 
entire  student  body. 

General  College  fees  cover  registra- 
tion, library,  athletics,  and  student  acti- 
vity fees.  The  boost  will  increase  semes- 
ter fee  costs  to  $76.  The  total  costs  for 
boarding  students  attending  Millsaps,  in- 
cluding tuition  and  fees,  will  be  $336. 

In  commenting  on  the  increase  Dr. 
Finger  said,  "Students  for  whom  the  in- 
crease will  mean  an  established  hard- 
ship may  be  assured  of  receiving  scholar- 
ship assistance." 

Within  recent  years  most  privately 
supported  colleges  and  universities  have 
been  forced  to  make  substantial  increases 
in  tuition  and  fees  to  remain  in  opera- 
tion. The  increase  announced  by  Millsaps 
is  modest  and  late  in  comparison  to 
action    taken    by    sister    institutions. 


Page  Six 


MAJOR  NOTES 


Alumni  Fund  Goes  to  Work 

Because  Millsaps  Alumni  have  re- 
sponded with  generosity  to  the  first 
annual  Alumni  Fund  Campaign,  the  Col- 
lege has  been  able  to  purchase  an  organ 
to  be  used  for  the  instruction  of  music 
students. 

The  new  Moller  organ  has  been  in- 
stalled in  the  Music  Hall  at  a  cost  of 
,f4,50()  and  is  now  being  used  by  students 
of  Mrs.  John  Sigman,  organ  instructor. 

For  the  first  time  in  Millsaps  College 
liistory  adequate  organ  instruction  is  be- 
ing provided  for  students  on  the  cam- 
pus, and  the  excellence  of  this  instruc- 
tion has  been  made  possible  through 
alumni   gifts. 

Wider  areas  of  service  and  improved 
instruction  lie  ahead  for  tlie  College 
because  of  the  increasing  loyalty  of  the 
beneficiaries  of  her  guidance,  her  aluinni. 


Church  as  an  organization  at  work  for 
the  strengthening  of  the  College  and  of 
Christian   higher   education. 


Associates  Meet 

On  April  0th,  another  milestone  in  the 
march  of  progress  at  Millsaps  College 
was  reached  when  nearly  sixty  men  met 
in  the  Forum  Room  of  the  Liliraiy  to 
discuss  the  future  of  the  College. 

It  was  the  first  meeting  of  the  Mill- 
saps Associates,  an  organization  com- 
posed of  persons  throughout  the  slate 
whose  duty  it  will  be  to  work  with  the 
administration  and  the  Board  of  Trustees 
in  strengthening  the  program  of  the 
College. 

The  Associates  membership  is  drawn 
from  alumni  and  other  friends,  who  aie 
interested  in  making  certain  that  Mill- 
saps College  is  equal  to  the  great  chal- 
lenges and  responsibilities  of  the  years 
which   lie   ahead. 

President  H.  E.  Finger,  Jr.,  preside<l 
over  the  April  9th  meeting,  which  was 
attended  by  members  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees. 

Associates  on  hand  for  the  initial 
meeting-  heard  speakers  discuss  the  state 
of  the  College,  its  needs,  and  its  oppor- 
tunities. Speaking  for  the  men  and 
women  currently  enrolled  was  student 
body  president  Sam  Jones,  Jr.  Bishop 
Marvin  Franklin  spoke  for  the  Board. 
O.  B.  Triplett  represented  the  alumni, 
and  Dr.  Finger  spoke  for  the  adminis- 
tration and  the  faculty. 

Present  plans  are  to  expand  the  As- 
sociates Committee  to  at  least  100 
members,  whose  job  it  will  be  to  help 
interpret  the  goals,  the  needs,  and  the 
purpose  of  Millsaps  College  to  the  citi- 
zens of  the  communities  in  which  they 
live. 

The  Millsaps  Associates  join  the 
Alumni    Association    and    the    Methodist 


Alumni  Loyalty  Praised 

Recognition  of  the  loyal  and  devoted 
service  being  given  the  College  by  the 
Alumni  Association  has  come  from  the 
Board    of    Trustees. 

At  the  March  8  meeting  of  the  Board 
of  Directors  of  the  Alumni  Association, 
President  Craig  Castle  read  a  letter 
addressed  to  him  from  Dr.  N.  J.  Golding, 
secretary   of  the   Board   of   Trustees. 

Text  of  the  letter  is  as  follows:  "The 
Board  of  Trustees  of  Millsaps  College 
requested  me  to  extend  to  you,  and  to 
the  members  of  the  Alumni  Association, 
its  cordial  and  sincere  thanks  for  the 
very  fine  contribution  you  are  making 
to  the  College.  Your  continuing  support 
and  help  means  much  to  the  ongoing  of 
Millsaps.  That  which  you  have  done 
and  are  now  doing  is  deeply  appreciated 
by  the   Board." 


I 


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New  Music  Instructor 

Fred  H.  Purser,  Jr.,  has  joined  the 
Millsaps  faculty  as  instructor  in  the 
nuisic  department.  He  is  teaching  music 
theory  and  piano 
and  will  direct  the 
IMillsaps  band  be- 
gimiing  in  Septem- 
ber. 

For  t  li  e  past 
three  years  Purser 
has  served  as  band 
ilirector  with  the 
V.  S.  Navy  in  the 
I'ar  East  and  in 
Charleston,  South 
Carolina. 

A  native  of  Jackson,  he  attended  Barr, 
Enochs,  and  Central  High  public  schools 
and  began  his  college  career  at  Millsaps 
before  enrolling  at  Louisiana  State  Uni- 
versity. 

Purser  received  his  Bachelor  of  Music 
and  his  Master's  degiees  at  the  Univer- 
sity of  INIichigan,  where  he  was  president 
of  Plii  Mu  Alpha,  music  honorary,  and 
a  member  of  Kappa  Sigma,  social  fra- 
ternity. 

An  accomplished  pianist  at  the  age 
of  eight,  he  is  well  known  in  the  Mid- 
South    area   as   a   concert   artist. 

He  is  a  memlier  of  the  Baptist  church 
and  is  married  to  the  former  Mary 
Ann  Byars. 


Scholarship  Fund  Grows 

The  Mr.  and  Mrs.  G.  W.  Mars  Scholar- 
ship fund  has  been  increased  $1,000  to 
bring  the  total   of  the  gift  to  $9,000. 

The  additional  amount  was  given  by 
Mrs.  C.  W.  Mars  and  her  sons,  Norman, 
Henry,  and  Lewis,  of  Philadelphia,  Mis- 
sissippi, to  supplement  the  fund. 

Awarded  each  year  to  a  deserving 
ministerial  s  t  u  de  n  t,  the  scholarship 
amounts    to   $250.00    per    year. 


Election  Fime  Again 

A  Forest  attorney  and  a  Jackson  in- 
surance executive  have  been  nominated 
for  president  of  the  Millsaps  College 
Alumni  Association  for  the  19.57-58  term. 

Dr.  Thomas  G.  Ross,  nominating  com- 
mittee chairman,  announced  that  Mill- 
saps Alumni  will  choose  Ijetween  George 
Pickett,  Jackson,  and  O.  B.  Triplett, 
Forest,  for  the  top  office  in  the  Asso- 
ciation. 

The  nominating  committee  named  six 
active  Millsaps  alumni  as  candidates  for 
vice  president.  They  were:  Mrs.  Ross 
Barnett,  Jackson;  Reynolds  Cheney, 
Jackson;  G.  C.  Clark,  Jackson;  The 
Reverend  Roy  Clark,  Jackson;  Dr.  Turner 
Morgan,  Jackson;  and  Dr.  Charles 
Wright,  Jackson.  Alumni  voted  for  three 
of  the  six  nominees. 


.\r  I'RESS  TIME 
<).  I!.  Triplett  was  named  president 
of  the  Association  for  the  year  19.57- 
58.  The  announcement  was  made  at 
the  annual  Alumni  Dav  Banquet  on 
.May    II. 

Elected  to  serve  with  Triplett  were 
the  Reverend  Roy  Clark,  .Mrs.  Ross 
Barnett,  and  Dr.  Charles  Wright,  vice 
[)residents;  and  Mrs.  T.  H.  Naylor 
secretary.  More  than  1,101)  alumni 
voted  in  the  election. 


Mrs.  T.  H.  Naylor  and  Shirley  Nor- 
wood, both  of  Jackson,  were  nominated 
for  the  office  of  recording  secretary. 

Alumni  voted  in  April  in  a  "ballot- 
by-mail"  election.  Ballots  were  mailed 
to  approximately  5,300  alumni  whose 
addresses  are  known  to  the  College.  The 
new  officers  will  assume  tlieir  duties  on 
July  1. 

Present  officers  of  the  Millsaps  Col- 
lege Alumni  Association  are  Craig 
Castle,  Jackson,  president;  W.  J.  Car- 
away, Leland,  vice  president;  Fred 
Ezelle,  Jackson,  vice  president;  IMartha 
Gerald,  Jackson,  vice  president;  and  Mrs. 
T.  F.  Larche,  Jackson,  recording 
secretary. 


SPRING,    1957 


Page  Seven 


oAlumnus  Named  College  President 


A  Millsaps  College  graduate  has  b^en 
appointed  president  of  Wood  Junior 
College'  in  Mathiston,  Mississippi. 

He  is  the  Reverend  Felix  Sutphin, 
pastor     of    Grenada     Methodist     Church 

_  and  a  leader  in  the 

North  Mississippi 
Conference  of  the 
Methodist  Church. 
The  announce- 
ment was  made  by 
Bishop  Marvin  A. 
Franklin,  of  the 
Jackson  Area,  and 
Miss  Muriel  Day, 
executive  secretary 
of  the  Bureau  of 
Educational  Institutions  of  the  Women's 
Division  of  Christian   Service. 

Sutphin  will  become  president  of 
Wood  Junior  College  on  June  1,  succeed- 
ing Dr.  Charles  Morgan  who  has  served 
as  president  of  the  College  since  1946. 
He  attended  Wood  Junior  College  before 
entering  Millsaps  in   1038. 

Following  his  graduation  from  Mill- 
saps, the  Reverend  Sutphin  entered 
Emory  University  where  he  received  his 
Bachelor  of  Divinity  degree  in  1944. 
He  has  served  the  following  pastorates 
since  returning  to  Mississippi:  Blue 
Mountain,  Baldwyn,  Drew,  and  Grenada, 
where  he  is  completing  his  sixth  year. 

A  leader  in  the  Million  for  Millsaps 
campaign,  the  Reverend  Sutphin  is  an 
active  and  loyal  alumnus  of  Millsaps  Col- 
lege, and  his  appointment  as  president  of 
Wood  College  received  enthusiastic  ap- 
proval   from   the   campus   community. 

Upon  accepting  the  appointment,  the 
Reverend  Sutphin  said,  "Wood  Junior 
College  occupies  a  unique  place  in  the 
church  and  educational  circles  of  Mis- 
sissippi and  we  hope,  under  God's  guid- 
ance, to  see  her  go  forth  and  fully  fill 
that    place." 

He  is  married  to  the  former  Elene 
Brooks,  of  Mathiston,  who  is  a  Wood 
graduate.     They    have   two    children. 

Wood  Junior  College  is  supported  by 
the  Women's  Division  of  Christian  Ser- 
vice of  the  Methodist  Church. 


Reunion  In  New  York 

The  true  value  of  events  and  institu- 
tions can  frequently  best  be  appraised 
from  the  vantage  point  of  years  and 
distance. 

New  York  is  perhaps  the  smallest 
Millsaps  Area  Club  in  existence,  but  its 
enthusiasm  and  loyalty  is  on  a  par  with 


The  debate  team  has  retained  its  usual  high  rating  this  year.  Looking  over  the 
schedule  are  Jim  Finley,  Finley,  Tennessee;  Paul  Kern,  Morton;  Professor  Grady 
McWhiney,  debate  coach;  Robert  Mims,  Jackson;  and  Don  Lisle,  Greenwood. 
Finley   and  Lisle  were  undefeated  for  the  season. 


the  model  clubs  of  the  nation's  best 
alumni   association. 

On  January  17,  1957,  the  New  York 
Area  Alumni  met  at  the  Williams  Club 
in  New  York  City  to  hear  an  address 
by  President  Finger  and  to  enjoy  fel- 
lowship with  the  men  and  women  who 
claimed  Millsaps  as  Alma  Mater. 

Dr.  Finger  si^oke  of  the  program  of 
the  College,  its  aims,  its  plans  for  the 
future  and  of  his  philosophy  of  educa- 
tion. Interest  was  high.  In  fact,  a  meet- 
ing which  began  at  7  p.m.  finally  ended 
when  the  last  reluctant  good-byes  were 
said  at  11:30  p.m.  Credit  for  the  success 
of  the  evening  goes  to  chairman  Vic 
Roby,  1938,  who  engineered  the  program, 
publicity  and  arrangements. 

Despite  the  fact  that  the  demands  of 
city  life  are  great  and  the  miles  between 
are  even  greater,  graduates  and  former 
students  in  the  New  Y^ork  Area  have 
demonstrated  a  willingness  to  put  Mill- 
saps College  high  on  their  list  of 
loyalties. 

Included  in  the  group  which  met  on 
January  17  were  Harold  Boutwell,  1941; 
Charles  Boyles,  1953;  E.  J.  Ferris,  Jr., 
1940;  Lanier  Hunt,  1924;  Conan  A. 
Millstein,  1938;  Francis  Hamilton,  1936- 
38;  John  Fenton,  1951-53;  Fred  Holla- 
day,  1933;  Alton  F.  Minor,  1936;  Paul 
and  Effie  (Register)  Ramsey,  1935  and 
1937-38;  Lawrence  Waring,  1942;  Claire 
King,  1956;  Dorothy  Sherman,  1939-41; 
and  Mrs.  Lanier  Hunt,  Mrs.  Vic  Roby, 
and  Mrs.  Fred  Holliday,  friends. 


Alumnus  Contributes 
To  Medical  Advance 

A  Millsaps  alumnus  was  a  member  of 
a  team  reporting  a  key  development  in 
heart  surgery  which  will  prolong  the 
time  the  heart  can  beat  without  a  blood 
supply. 

He  is  Dr.  Hector  S.  Howard,  a  member 
of  the  class  of  '48  and  a  resident  of 
Jackson. 

Dr.  Howard  and  Dr.  Watts  R.  Webb, 
who  worked  with  him,  made  the  report 
at  the  meeting  of  the  Society  of  Uni- 
versity Surgeons  at  Ohio  State  Univer- 
sity in   February. 

Research  studies  were  made  in  which 
animals  were  maintained  on  a  pump 
oxygenerator  while  both  cardiac  inflow 
and  outflow  wei'e  cut  off. 

The  doctors  said  blood  was  flushed 
from  vessels  of  the  isolated  heart  and 
lung  with  an  electrolytic  solution. 

Under  these  conditions  the  heart 
ceases  to  beat  and  loses  its  irritability. 
However,  they  reported,  "resumption  of 
blood  flow  after  periods  up  to  90  minutes 
have  been  followed  by  an  easy  restora- 
tion of  cardiac  function."  Such  a  time 
period  is  "adequate  for  any  surgical 
maneuver,  including  cardiac  transplan- 
tation." 


Page  Eight 


MAJOR  NOTES 


Some  Things 
Are 

Everybody's 
Business 


By   DR.   GEORGE   L.   MADDOX 
Associate   Professor   of   Sociology 

The  assertion  that  the  use  of  beverage 
alcohol  is  everybody's  business  may  sug- 
gest moral  prudishness  and  intolerance 
to  some.  Yet  the  demonstrable  physio- 
logical effects  of  alcohol  on  the  human 
body  must  be  faced. 

In  given  quantities  ingested  alcohol 
acts  as  a  depressant  which  affects  co- 
ordination, perception  and  judgment. 
Consequently  it  is  not  just  the  drinker's 
business  when  he  drives  an  automobile 
or  operates  a  complex  machine  under 
the  influence  of  alcohol.  It  is  not  just 
the  drinker's  business  when  over  four 
million  of  his  fellow  drinkers  become 
addicts.  The  fact  that  some  drinking 
results  in  inebriety  and  addiction  makes 
the  use  of  beverage  alcohol  everj'body's 
business. 

If  this  is  true,  it  should  follow  that 
an  intelligent  concern  about  the  use  of 
alcohol  should  also  be  everybody's  busi- 
ness. Intelligent  concern  assumes  factual 
information.  Intelligent  concern  assumes 
that  one  is  at  least  as  interested  in  un- 
derstanding why  individuals  drink  as 
in  the  problems  which  result  from  some 
drinking. 

Why  do  two  out  of  three  adult  Ameri- 
cans use  alcoholic  beverages  in  spite  of 
undisputed  problems  associated  with  in- 
ebriety and  alcoholism?  Research  leads 
one  inescapably  to  the  conclusion  that 
individuals  drink  primarily  because  they 
perceive  that  alcohol  does  something  for 
them  as  well  as  to  them  and  that  what 
they  hope  alcohol  will  do  for  them  is 
sufficiently  attractive  to  offset  what 
alcohol  may  do  to  them.  This  point  is 
well  documented  in  the  findings  of  a 
series  of  studies  of  uses  of  alcoholic 
beverages  among  teen-agers  in  high 
schools  located  in  selected  areas  of  five 
states.  These  findings  may  be  summar- 
ized briefly. 

It  is  the  rare  student  who  graduates 


from  school  without  at  least  one  ex- 
perience with  alcohol.  The  teen-agers 
correctly  perceive  that  most  adults  are 
not  abstainers.  Jloreover,  most  of  the 
students  in  these  studies  reported  that 
their  first  "tasting"  experiences  came  in 
the  home  with  parents  present.  Their 
drinking  tended  to  increase  with  age, 
approaching  a  peak  about  the  time  of 
graduation  when  most  of  them  expected 
to  assume  adult-like  responsibilities  of 
marriage,  a  full-time  job,  or  entrance 
into  the  armed  forces. 

Reasons  for  Drinking 

What  reasons  did  these  teen-agers 
give  for  their  drinking?  Simply,  they 
reported  drinking  (1)  to  indicate  to 
others  something  about  themselves  ("a 
real  man,"  "a  regular  guy,"  "grown- 
up") ;  (2)  to  identify  themselves  with 
the  group  ("to  be  one  of  the  crowd," 
"not  to  be  left  out")  or  (3)  to  experi- 
ment prematurely  with  widely  observed 


This  is  the  first  of  a  series  of 
articles  written  by  Millsaps  College 
professors  which  we  hope  will  become 
a  regular  feature  of  MAJOR  NOTES. 
Alumni  frequently  fail  to  appreciate 
their  instructors  fully  until  their 
classroom  experience  has  ended.  These 
features  will  allow  all  of  us  to  bene- 
fit from  the  years  of  research  and 
study  represented  in  the  lives  of  the 
faculty  at  Millsaps — and  at  a  time 
when,  perhaps,  we  can  appreciate  its 
true  value.  Dr.  George  .Maddox,  who 
is  the  writer  of  the  following  article, 
has  done  extensive  study  in  the  field 
of  alcohol  education.  He  is  a  1949 
graduate   of   Millsaps. 


adult  behavior  ("to  see  what  it  was 
like.").  Drinking  as  rebellion  against 
adult  authority  was  rarely  indicated  as 
a  motive  among  these  students. 

Less  than  one  in  five  of  the  high 
school  students  in  these  studies  consid- 
ered abstinence  a  moral  imperative  and 
there  appeared  to  be  no  close  correlation 
between  church  membership  and  absti- 
nence among  them. 

Significantly,  the  overwhelming  ma- 
jority of  the  students  conceived  of  bever- 
age alcohol  as  a  social  beverage  rather 
than  as  an  addictive  drug.  Few  of  them 
conceived  alcoholism  or  inebriety  as  a 
problem  for  themselves  or  their  friends. 

It  is  clear  from  these  studies  that 
adolescents  in  our  society — those  on  the 
way  to  becoming  adults — have  learned 
a  great  deal  about  the  use  of  beverage 
alcohol.  It  is  less  clear  that  they  have 
an  adequate  perspective  about  possible 
consequences  of  drinking  for  themselves 
or  others.  It  is  clear  that  they  appre- 
ciate what  alcohol  can  do  for  them  with- 
out being  equally  clear  about  what 
alcohol  can  do  to  themselves  and  to 
others.  It  is  not  clear  that  they  are 
aware  of  the  patterns  of  behavior  which 
are  acceptable  alternatives  to  drinking. 

For  those  who  have  an  intelligent 
concern  for  the  problem  aspects  of  drink- 
ing in  our  society  such  as  inebriety, 
alcoholism,  alcohol  education  or  therapy 
for  the  alcoholic,  there  is  something 
that  can  be  done,  and  now.  Increasing- 
ly, committees  are  appearing  in  com- 
munities to  study  the  uses  of  alcohol 
objectively  and  to  make  recommendations 
for  community  action.  Other  committees 
have  devoted  attention  to  the  problems 
of  getting  information  to  and  providing 
(Continued    on    Page    24) 


SPRING,    1957 


Page  Nine 


J^eadership^  Teamwork  Seen  in  Alumni  Program 


When  Mrs.  Mciritt  Queen  (Dorothea  Mitchell,  l!i:)ri)  vUiud  the  lampus  recently, 
she  was  accompanied  by  her  children  and  her  father.  Dr.  B.  E.  Mitchell,  emeritus 
professor  of  mathematics.  Here  Business  Manager  .1.  W.  Wood  does  a  bit  of 
advanced  recruiting  with  the  Queen  children  as  his  objective.  Pictured,  from  the 
left,  are  Mrs.  Queen;  Jeffrey,  aged  .■{;  Bethany,  aged  8;  Dr.  Mitchell;  Mr.  Wood; 
and    Christopher,    aged    12.     The    Queens    live    in    Koslyn    Heights,    New     York. 


Duke  Club  Meets 


A  full  scale  alumni  club  meeting  in 
Durham,  North  Carolina,  developed  last 
month  when  Dr.  J.  E.  McCracken  arrived 
for  the  purpose  of  attending  a  profes- 
sional meeting. 

The  genial  Dean  of  Students,  always 
interested  in  Millsaps  alumni,  made  a 
contact  or  two  and  soon  the  news  made 
the  rounds.  A  simple  "hello"  had  snow- 
balled into  a  good  sized  reunion. 

Durham,  home  of  Duke  University, 
always  has  its  share  of  ex-Majors,  and 
this  year's  graduate  school  student  body 
had   the   usual   quota. 

With  Julia  Allen,  '54,  and  Jim  Bur- 
nett, '55,  serving  as  organizers,  a  supper 
get-together  was  arranged  in  the  gra- 
duate men's  dining  hall  on  the  Duke 
campus.  McCracken  reported  on  events 
and  plans  back  home  and  the  "Millsaps 
Club"  members  shared  their  experiences. 
It  was  a  wonderful  evening,  from  all 
reports. 

Among  those  attending  were  Louis  and 
Helen  (Davis)  Hodges,  '54;  Sid  and 
Martha  (Greenwood)  Head,  '54;  Keith 
and  Winnie  (Hargrove)  Dix,  '54  and 
'53-'55;  Jim  and  Marianne  (McCorniack) 


Eskridge,  '53  and  '52-'54;  Julia  Allen; 
Jim  Burnett,  and  Ed  Upton,  '56.  Other 
Millsaps  alumni  in  the  area  sent 
greetings. 

In  reporting  on  the  experience  Dean 
McCracken  said,  "One  of  the  most  re- 
warding things  about  the  visit  was  the 
fact  that  our  alumni  were  so  cordial  and 
warm  in  their  welcome  and  had  such 
high  opinions  of  the  preparation  they 
had  received  here.  These  alumni  had 
the  consistent  opinion  that  the  degree 
from  Millsaps  had  opened  many  doors 
for  them  and  established  for  them  a 
better  reputation  in  advance  than  they 
could  have  had  otherwise.  The  genuine 
sincerity  with  which  these  opinions  were 
expressed  constitutes  a  considerable  com- 
pliment to  the  Millsaps  faculty  and 
staff." 


HAVE    YOU    FORGOTTEN 
SOMETHING? 
A  pair  of  black  gloves  and  a  plastic 
raincoat   were   found  in  the   Christian 
Center  after  Homecoming. 

If  the  persons  who  lost  these  items 
will  contact  the  Public  Relations  de- 
partment on  the  campus  the  office 
will    be    glad    to    return    the    articles. 


Teamwork  is  building  the  Alumni  As- 
sociation into  an  organization  of  para- 
mount   importance   to   the   College. 

Volunteer  workers  and  College  admin- 
istration officials  are  the  members  of 
that  most  effective  team.  Results  of 
their  devoted  work  are  to  be  seen  in 
many   fields. 

This  year  Craig  Castle,  association 
]iresident,  heads  the  volunteers  and  is 
furnisliing  excellent  leadership.  A  ca- 
llable organizer  and  a  loyal  supporter  of 
I\Iillsaps  since  his  graduation  in  lf)4T, 
the  Jackson  lawyer  has  directed  a  vigor- 
ous program  during  the  1956-57  term, 
and  activity  will  continue  at  a  fast  pace 
through  June  30  when  the  new  adminis- 
tration will  take  over. 

Other  officials  on  the  volunteer  team 
are:  W.  J.  Caraway,  Leland;  Fred 
Ezelle,  Jackson;  and  Martha  Gerald, 
Jackson,  vice  presidents;  and  Mrs.  T.  F. 
Larche,  Jackson,   recording  secretary. 

Working  through  committees  the  45 
member  Board  of  Directors  has  pro- 
moted, among  other  projects,  the  fol- 
lowing activities :  alumni-football  team 
chicken  fry;  football  season  ticket  sales 
campaign;  the  first  Alumni  Fund;  reor- 
ganized and  enlarged  Board  of  Directors; 
Homecoming;  Alumni  Day;  alumnus  of 
the  year  selection;  location  of  missing 
alumni;  and  increased  alumni  participa- 
tion in  college  activities. 

They've  done  all  this  and  more 
through  four  Board  meetings,  eight  meet- 
ings of  the  executive  committee,  and 
numerous  committee  meetings. 

A  salute  to  President  Castle,  his 
Board,  and  the  many  alumni-at-large 
who  are  serving  Millsaps  College  with 
devotion. 


RetittioTt  of  '28  Called 

Bob  and  Alice  (Ridgway)  Blount,  of 
Heidelberg,  Germany,  where  Colonel 
Blount  is  stationed,  have  written  their 
classmates  asking  that  they  join  them 
at  Millsaps  in  1958  for  the  30th  anni- 
versary of  their  graduation. 

The  reunion,  a  special,  would  be  heid 
on  Homecoming  Day  in  October  when 
the  regular  get-togethers  are  scheduled. 

This  year's  Homecoming  is  set  for 
October  19.  Regularly  scheduled  reunions 
include  the  classes  of  1946,  1945,  1944, 
1943,  1927,  1926,  1925,  1924,  the  twenty- 
fifth  for  1933,  and  the  fiftieth  for  1908. 
As  usual,  the  Early  Days  classes  will 
hold  their  annual  get-together  for  those 
(Continued    on    Page    21) 


Page   Ten 


MAJOR  NOTES 


They  Ministered  to  Thousands 


Qood  and  Faithful  Servants 


The  campus  flag  hung  at  half-mast 
twice  within  recent  months.  Death  had 
ended  the  earthly  careers  of  Dr.  John 
Magruder  Sullivan  and  Mrs.  Mary  B. 
Stone,  two  devoted  servants  of  Christian 
higher  education. 

Mrs.  Stone  had  returned  to  her  classes 
professor  of  English  since  1931,  died 
suddenly  on  December  IDth.  In  failing 
health  for  several  years,  Mrs.  Stone 
continued  to  teach  and  had  met  her 
classes  in  the  Christian  Center  building 
the  day  before  she  was  stricken. 

Active  until  the  last.  Dr.  Sullivan 
suffered  a  stroke  in  his  home  on  Park 
Avenue  while  writing  a  letter  to  one 
of  his  children.  He  succumbed  after  a 
brief  hospitalization.  He  retired  in  1 947 
after  45  years  of  active  service  o)i  the 
faculty,  but  his  love  for  the  college  and 
his  interest  in  all  of  its  activities  con- 
tinued   until    his    final    illness. 

Mrs.  Stone  had  returned  to  her  classes 
in  the  fall  after  a  heroic  battle  with  a 
continuing  illness.  She  had  hoped  to 
teach  the  last  full  year  of  her  active 
career  before  retiring  in  June. 

A  graduate  of  Randolph-Macon  Col- 
lege    for     Women,     she     received     her 


Master's  Degree  from  Peabody  College 
and  did  additional  graduate  work  at  the 
same  institution.  It  was  during  the 
summer  of  1931  that  Mrs.  Stone  joined 
the  Milisaps  faculty  as  assistant  pro- 
fessor of  English.  She  became  dean  of 
women  soon  after  her  affiliation  witli 
the  College  and  endeared  herself  to 
hunderds  of  students  as  a  counselor  and 
friend.  In  1953  Mrs.  Stone  retired  from 
lier  position  as  dean  of  women,  but  she 
continued  to  serve  the  College  faithfully 
and  well  as  professor  of  English.  She 
will  be  remembered  fondly  as  one  of  the 
chaperones  of  the  Milisaps  Singers  tour 
choir,  an  assignmnt  she  accepted  with 
pleasure  and  carried  out  with  enthu- 
siasm. 

Her  impatience  with  siothfulness,  her 
frankness,  and  her  insistence  on  ex- 
cellence in  the  classroom  made  their  con- 
tribution to  the  strength  of  Milisaps 
College.  Her  many  talents  enabled  her 
to  serve  the  College  and  the  community 
equally  well.  Among  the  activities  to 
which  she  gave  unselfishly  of  her  time 
was  the  class  she  taught  in  the  Galloway 
Memorial  Methodist  Church  Sunday 
School  and  the  Altrusa  Club  of  Jackson. 

Dr.  Sullivan's  educational  preparation 


included  a  Bachelor  of  Arts  degree  from 
Centenary  College,  a  Master  of  Arts 
degree  from  the  University  of  Missis- 
sippi and  Vanderbilt  University,  and  a 
Doctor  of  Philo.sophy  degree  from  \'an- 
derbilt. 

He  gave  his  life  to  ^lillsaps  College, 
and  the  students  who  "sat  at  his  feet" 
were  privileged  to  be  associated  with 
a  great  and  good  man.  His  love  for  his 
fellowman  and  his  dedication  to  ihe 
quest  for  knowledge  and  truth  directed 
his  life  and  inspired  his  associates.  In 
his  report  to  the  Board  of  Trustees  at 
the  midyear  meeting  President  Finger 
wrote,  "No  more  gallant  soul  ever  lived. 
Since  his  retirement  he  has  continued 
to  bless  this  College  community  with 
his  sense  of  rich  humor,  his  warm  spirit 
of  friendship,  his  ever  growing  devotion 
to  the  College  and  his  alertness  of  mind, 
body  and  spirit  that  shamed  even  the 
most  vigorous  of  all  the  rest  of  us." 

Those  who  knew  and  studied  under 
Mrs.  Stone  and  Dr.  Sullivan  can  be 
thankful  for  the  truth  of  Tennyson's 
lines  in  "Ulysses":  "I  am  a  part  of  all 
that  I  have  met." 

Two  faithful  servants  of  the  College 
have  gone  to  their  reward. 


^^■i  1/' 


SPRING,    1957 


Page    Eleven 


oAlumni  Day  Growing  In  Importance 


Alumni  Day,  the  annual  spring  in- 
gathering of  Millsaps  men  and  women, 
is  on  the  record  book  as  another  memor- 
able success. 

For  the  second  consecutive  year  the 
program  emphasized  the  continuing  edu- 
cation theme,  with  afternoon  seminars 
conducted  by  Millsaps  professors  again 
proving  to  be  of  great  interest  to  alumni 
and  their  friends. 

The  May  11th  day-long  agenda  was 
climaxed  by  the  annual  Alumni  Day 
banquet  and  alumnus  Turner  Cassity's 
gi'ipping  two  act  play  in  its  premiere 
showing  by  the   Millsaps   Players. 

Dr.  H.  E.  Finger,  Jr.,  spoke  following 
the  dinner  to  a  large  audience  on  the 
state  of  the  College.  Included  in  the 
group  attending  the  banquet  were  mem- 
bers of  the  class  of  1957,  who  were  wel- 
comed into  the  Alumni  Association  by 
President  Craig  Castle.  Larry  Tynes, 
son  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Gycelle  Tynes,  1933 
and  1936,  responded  as  president  of  the 
senior  class. 

One  of  the  high  points  of  the  year's 
alumni  program  came  during  the  after- 
noon seminars.  Three  separate,  intense- 
ly interested  groups  of  alumni,  students, 
and  friends  from  the  city  of  Jackson 
heard  the  following  lectures:  "What's 
Wrong  with  Modern  Poetry,"  by  Dr.  M. 
C.  White;  "The  Middle  East  and  the 
Future,"  by  Dr.  J.  S.  Ferguson;  and 
"The  Birth  of  an  Adult,"  by  Dr.  J.  E. 
McCracken. 

Early  arrivals  enjoyed  coffee  in  the 
Christian  Center  lounge  and  were  joined 
later  in  the  morning  by  fellow  alumni 
for  a  tour  of  points  of  interest  on  the 
rapidly  changing  campus.  Others  re- 
laxed in  the  Christian  Center  auditorium 
and  watched  the  color-sound  movie, 
"Campus  Close-up." 

Those  who  spent  the  day  on  the  com- 
pus  enjoyed  a  lunch  "student-style"  in 
the  cafeteria. 

While  their  fellow  alumni  relaxed, 
members  of  the  Board  of  Directors  met 
in  committees  and  prepared  reports  for 
the  Alumni  Day  meeting  of  the  Board. 

Again  this  spring,  alumni  who  hadn't 
taken  part  in  a  College  function  for 
years  joined  the  ever-growing  number  of 
regulars  who  are  demonstrating  their 
loyalty  by  attending  as  often  as  possible. 
Spirit  was  excellent,  interest  was  high. 
It  was  another  great  day  for  Millsaps 
and  her  alumni. 

If  you  missed  this  one  you'll  have  an- 
other chance  October  19th.  Mark  your 
calendar  now.  That's  Homecoming — and 
its  planned  for  you! 


Although  change  is  inevitable,  some  things  seem  to  remain  constant.  Millsaps 
coeds,  through  the  years,  have  represented  beauty  in  its  finest  sense.  The  students 
pictured  were  contestants  in  the  Maid  of  Cotton  contest  held  annually  in  Memphis. 
They  are,  from  the  left,  Ruth  Land,  Jackson;  Kegina  Harlan,  Jackson;  Susan 
Young,  Greenwood;  Laurene  Walker,  Greenwood;  Yvonne  Moss,  Tchula;  and 
Frances   Bryan,   West  Point. 


Memorial  Gifts  Received 

Two  gifts  to  the  1956-1957  Alumni 
Fund  have  been  received  as  memorials 
to  members  of  the  Millsaps  College  com- 
munity who  died  during  the  current 
session. 

Contributions  in  memory  of  Mrs.  J.  E. 
J.  Ferguson,  mother  of  Dean  James  S. 
Ferguson,  and  James  William  Gulledge, 
Millsaps  senior,  were  recorded  by  the 
Fund  in  recent  weeks.  The  Ferguson 
memorial  was  given  by  Mrs.  Frank 
Cabell,  1935,  and  the  Gulledge  memorial 
by  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Zach  Taylor,  Jr.,  1944 
and  1945. 

Mrs.  Ferguson,  wife  of  the  Reverend 
J.  E.  J.  Ferguson,  retired  Methodist 
minister,  died  on  January  8th  after  a 
lengthy  illness.  A  car  accident  claimed 
the  life  of  Gulledge  and  a  companion 
in  March. 

The  memorial  gift  is  an  appropriate 
and  increasingly  popular  method  of  giv- 
ing which  provides  the  donor  with  the 
opportunity    to    honor    the    deceased    by 


contributing  to  an   on-going  and  worth- 
while cause. 

The  money  received  from  Mrs.  Cabell 
and  the  Taylors  will  be  used  to  strength- 
en the  College  in  areas  of  greatest  need. 

Report  On  Music 

Inauguration  year  for  the  re-estab- 
lished music  department  has  been  a 
busy    one. 

Under  the  direction  of  Holmes 
Ambrose,  chairman  of  the  department, 
musical  activities  have  reached  a  new 
high. 

One  of  the  highlights  of  the  year,  of 
course,  was  "South  Pacific,"  which  was 
presented  by  the  music  and  drama  de- 
partments. Mr.  Ambrose,  who  served  as 
musical  director,  received  special  praise. 
According  to  one  reviewer,  "The  control 
exercised  over  the  orchestra  by  Holmes 
Ambrose  was  magnificent.  Not  once  did 
the  musicians  cover  a  vocalist.  The  or- 
chestra was  beautifully  muted  yet  re- 
tained a  richness  and  fullness  which  gave 
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Page  Twelve 


MAJOR  NOTES 


cAlumni  In  Higher  Education 

Serving  The  Nation    Well 


One  of  the  most  pressing  needs  in  the 
nation  today  is  for  teachers  in  the  field 
of  hig;her  education.  The  college  popula- 
tion is  growing'  much  more  rapidly  than 
the  supply  of  qualified  men  and  women 
who  must  provide  the  instruction. 

IVIillsaps  alumni  are  striving  to  meet 
that  need.  A  recently  conducted  survey 
reveals  that  eighty  alumni  are  employed 
by  colleges  and  universities.  The  list  is 
by  no  means  complete;  there  are  doubt- 
less many  more. 

No  attempt  was  made  to  name  the 
students  who  are  serving  as  graduate 
assistants  in  graduate  schools.  Many  of 
these  will  enter  the  field  of  teaching- 
after  their  schooling. 

The  list  of  Millsaps  men  and  women 
in  higher  education,  as  compiled  by  the 
alumni  office  with  the  help  of  the  faculty 
and  especially  Dr.  and  Jilrs.  Ross  Moore, 
is  as  follows : 

Robert  E.  Anding,  '48,  Millsaps;  John 
Bettersworth,  '29,  Mississippi  State; 
Marvin  M.  Black,  '21,  University  of  Mis- 
sissippi; O.  D.  Bonner,  '39,  University 
of  South  Carolina;  Robert  Whitefield 
Bullen,  '47,  Mississippi  State;  M.  L. 
Burks,  '25,  North  West  Junior  College; 
Philip  Burton,  '43,  Vanderbilt;  Elmer 
Dean  Calloway,  '48,  Birmingham  South- 
ern; Bowman  L.  Clarke,  '48,  University 
of  Mississippi;  Hugh  Clegg,  '20,  Uni- 
versity of  Mississippi;  Mrs.  Magnolia 
Simpson  Coullet,  '24,  Millsaps;  Herbert 
Rush  Craig,  '43,  San  Jose  State  College; 
Wiley  Hyram  Critz,  '41,  Princeton; 
Frank  Cross,  '24,  East  Central  Junior 
College;  Haver  Cecil  Currie,  '30,  Houston 
Univei-sity;  Charles  L.  Darby,  '49,  West- 


ern Michij^an  College;  David  Donald,  '41, 
Co'umbia;  Harold  J.  Douglas,  '42,  Tran- 
sylvania; K.  P.  Faust,  '40,  Perkinston 
,'iinior  College;  James  S.  Ferguson,  '37, 
Millsaps;  Homer  E.  Finger,  Jr.,  '37, 
Millsaps;  Arden  O.  French,  '27,  Lou- 
isiana State  University;  Henry  Marvin 
Frizell,  '10,  Jones  County  Junior  College; 
Charles  B.  Galloway,  '33,  Millsaps; 
William  B.  Gates,  '18,  Texas  Tech; 
Marvin  Gieger,  '08,  Mississippi  State; 
Floyd  Gillis,  '42,  Massachusetts  Institute 
of  Technology;  Willis  Glover,  '34-'35, 
Mercer  University;  Mrs.  Marguerite 
Watkins   Goodman,   '17-'18,    Millsaps. 

Isaac  Alanson  Goss,  '49,  Millsaps; 
Kora  Graves,  '36,  Perkinston  Junior 
College;  John  K.  Hampton,  '47, 
Tulane;  Paul  Hardin,  '36,  Millsaps; 
Robert  Harmon,  '15,  George  Washington 
University;  Joseph  Robert  Harris,  '26, 
Hinds  Junior  College;  Robert  A.  Hassell, 
'31,  Southern  Methodist  University;  John 
R.  Hillman,  '23,  Texas  A  &  M;  Dale 
Lavonne  Hudson,  '50,  Jones  County 
Junior  College;  Mitchell  Carter  Huntley, 
'20,  Alabama  Polytechnic  Institute; 
Tlieodore  Johnston,  '47,  University  of 
Buffalo;  Mrs.  Ayrlene  McGahey  Jones, 
'35,  University  of  Alabama;  Gwin  Kolb, 
'41,  University  of  Chicago;  James  H. 
Lemly,  '32-'35,  University  of  Georgia; 
James  J.  Livesay,  '41,  Millsaps;  Henry 
Lutrick,  '48,  Delta  State;  Frank  H. 
Lyell,  '27-'29,  University  of  Texas;  Wil- 
liam Forest  McCormick,  '25,  Mississippi 
State  College  for  Women;  John  Miller 
Maclaehlan,  '30,  University  of  Florida; 
George  L.  Maddox,  Jr.,  '49,  Millsaps; 
Freddie  Ray  Marshall,  '49,  University  of 


Mississippi;  Marjorie  Miller,  '41,  South- 
eastern Louisiana  College;  Frank  Mit- 
chell, '19,  Duke  University  (retired)  ; 
Elise  Moore,  '18,  Mississippi  State  Col- 
lege for  Women. 

Sanford  Newell,  '50,  Converse  College; 
Carl  Ray  Newsoni,  '38,  Union  College; 
Clarence  Norton,  '19,  Wofford  College; 
Shirley  Parker,  '53,  Millsaps;  Avery 
Philp,  '42,  Mt.  Union  College;  J.  B. 
Price,  '26,  Millsaps;  Robert  Paul  Ramsey, 
'35,  Princeton;  William  Ross,  '42,  Lou- 
isiana State  University;  Sidney  Sebren, 
'49,  Mississippi  State;  Bayliss  Shanks, 
'38,  Vanderbilt;  John  C.  Simms,  '27, 
North  Georgia  College;  Otis  Singletary, 
'47,  University  of  Texas;  Warren  Smith, 
'44,  Mississippi  State  College  for  Women; 
Cruee  Stark,  '34,  Kilgore  Junior  College; 
Bethany  Swearingen,  '25,  Millsaps;  Mack 
Svvearingen,  '22,  Elmira  College;  Yewell 
Reynolds  Thompson,  '48,  University  of 
Alabama;  Janice  Trimble,  '43,  Univer- 
sity of  Chicago;  B.  A.  Tucker,  '25, 
Southeastern  Louisiana  College;  Ormond 
Van  Hook,  '18,  Mississippi  Southern; 
John  S.  Warren,  '25,  Hendrix  College; 
Vernon  Wharton,  '28,  Southwestern  Lou- 
isiana Institute;  Robert  Lewis  Williams, 
'25,  University  of  Michigan;  Edwin 
Craft  Wilson,  '43,  Pennsylvania  Military 
College;  J.  W.  Wood,  '56,  Millsaps;  J. 
D.  Wroten,  '41,  Millsaps;  and  Donald  S. 
Youngblood,  '47,  Southern  Methodist 
University. 

The  Millsaps  faculty  is  constantly  en- 
deavoring to  encourage  current  students 
to  consider  seriously  the  field  of  educa- 
tion as  a  career. 


j  It  was  very  early  in  the  morning  and  the  lights  burned  late  in   Whitworth  Hall.    The   reason?     Exams   began  the  next  day. 

SPRING,    1957  ■  Page  Thirteen 


Art  Excellent  Record 

One  indication  of  the  quality  of  the 
academic  pi-ogram  of  a  college  is  found 
in  the  number  of  graduates  who  con- 
tinue their  studies  and  in  the  number 
who   receive   scholarships. 

Eight  students  have  already  received 
substantial  grants  for  the  1957-58  year. 
Others  are  expected  to  receive  notifica- 
tion of  awards  before  the  end  of  the 
year. 

Sandra  Miller,  Greenwood  senior,  has 
been  granted  a  Fullbright  scholarship. 
She  will  study  at  the  University  of 
Clermont-Ferrand  and  has  selected 
modern  French  drama  as  her  main  field. 
The  amount  of  the  grant  is  approxi- 
mately $1800. 

A  Woodrow  Wilson  Fellowship  to  the 
Eastman  School  of  Music  of  the  Univer- 
sity of  Rochester  has  been  awarded  to 
Sam  Jones,  Jackson  senior  and  student 
body  president.  Awarded  on  invitation 
only  and  only  upon  nomination  by  mem- 
bers of  the  academic  profession,  the 
fellowship  covers  tuition  and  fees  for 
one  year  and  has  an  additional  sizeable 
subsistence  provision. 

Jackson  senior  Barbara  Swann  is  the 
recipient  of  a  scholarship  to  George 
Peabody  College  for  Teachers  in  Nash- 
ville, Tennessee.  She  will  complete  the 
work  for  her  Master  of  Arts  degree  at 
George  Peabody  and  plans  to  enter  the 
field  of  clinical  psychology. 

The  Rockefeller  Brothers  Theological 
Fellowship  Program  has  awarded  a  $1200 
fellowship  for  one  year  of  study  in 
seminary  to  Graham  Hales.  A  Jack- 
sonian,  Hales  was  one  of  45  students  in 
the  nation  to  win  one  of  the  scholar- 
ships. He  will  study  at  Southern  Baptist 
Seminary  in  Louisville,  Kentucky. 

Lawrence  Shepherd,  of  Columbia,  and 
Harry  Bowling,  Jackson,  received  chem- 
istry scholarships.  Shepherd's  grant, 
from  the  University  of  Illinois,  was 
$1700  plus  tuition  and  fees.  Bowling, 
who  will  attend  Louisiana  State  Univer- 
sity, was  awarded  an  $1800  scholarship. 

The  Atomic  Energy  Commission 
awarded  fellowships  to  Billy  Ray  Davis, 
Natchez,  and  Billy  Evon  Foster,  Jackson. 
They  will  study  radiological  physics.  The 
basic  amount  of  the  grant  is  $2500,  with 
tuition,  fees,  and  travel  expenses  paid 
by  the  commission. 


Stolen  from  somewhere — "Americans 
have  more  time-saving  devices  and  less 
time  than  any  people  on  earth." 


Twentieth  Century  Fox  talent  scout  Ben 
ISard  listens  to  a  reading  by  Claudette 
Hall,  Kitchener,  Ontario,  Canada,  in  one 
of  several  interviews  he  held  on  the 
Millsaps  campus.  Millsaps  was  one  of 
30  colleges  in  the  West,  Midwest,  and 
South  visited  by  Bard  in  a  nationwide 
talent   search.   (Photo  by   Frank  Hains) 


Millsaps  Is  Scene 
Of  Talent  Search 

Millsaps  College  is  one  of  thirty 
schools  in  the  West,  Midwest,  and  South 
selected  by  20th  Century  Fox  studios  as 
a  potential  source  of  new  talent  for  '..he 
moving  picture  industry. 

Ben  Bard,  director  of  new  talent  for 
Fox,  spent  two  days  on  the  campus 
meeting  and  getting  acquainted  with 
"possible  stars  of  tomorrow." 

The  selection  of  Millsaps  as  talent 
"hunting  ground"  is  a  high  tribute  to 
the  stature  and  reputation  of  the  Players 
and  director  Lance  Goss. 

According  to  insiders,  Bard  expressed 
definite  interest  in  several  students,  who 
will  follow  up  their  initial  interview  by 
sending  pictures  and  data  to  Hollywood. 

If  the  students  make  a  favorable  im- 
pression on  a  committee  of  four,  which 
includes  Bard,  they  will  be  invited  to 
Hollywood  for  a  three-month  expense- 
paid  course  at  the  Fox  studios.  At  the 
end  of  that  time,  if  they  show  sufficient 
promise,  they  will  be  screen-tested. 

An  actor  himself.  Bard  has  played  in 
many  films,  including  the  part  of  Cap- 
tain Brissac  in  the  first  Academy  Award 
winning  film,  "Seventh  Pleaven." 

He  opened  a  private  school  for  actors, 
developing  such  stars  as  Alan  Ladd, 
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Page  Fourteen 


World  Premiere 


The  world  premiere  of  "The  Inverted 
Year,"  by  Turner  Cassity,  '51,  was  the 
year's  final  presentation  for  the  Players. 
It  was  the  second  premiere  in  Players 
history  and  the  first  by   an   alumnus. 

Cassity's  play  is  an  adaptation  of  Jean 
Stafford's  novella,  A  Winter's  Tale.  The 
title  of  the  play  is  taken  from  a  line  in 
William  Cowper's  poem,  "The  Task": 
"O   Winter,  ruler  of  the  inverted  year." 

"The  Inverted  Year"  concerns  an 
American  girl  at  the  University  of 
Heidelberg  in  1936  and  a  Nazi  flyer. 
Nazi  activities,  such  as  the  burning  of 
the  books,  the  war  against  the  Jews,  and 
the  civil  war  in   Spain,  are  related. 

A  freshman  and  two  of  the  stais  of 
the  fall  presentation  of  "Othello"  played 
the  leads  in  "The  Invei'ted  Year."  The 
role  of  Fanny  Harahan,  the  Boston  girl 
about  whom  the  play  is  centered,  fea- 
tured Laura  Smith,  Vicksburg  freshman. 
Lt.  Max  Rossler,  the  Nazi  flyer,  and 
Persis  Gait  were  played  by  Dick  Blount, 
Jackson,  and  Mary  Russell  Ragsdale, 
Memphis,  Tennessee.  In  "Othello"  they 
played  the  roles  of  Othello  and  Em.ilia. 

The  authenticity  of  details  of  the  play 
was  certain  from  the  beginning.  Peter 
Stocks,  a  freshman  from  Bottrop,  Ger- 
many, who  served  in  the  German  Navy 
during  World  War  II,  was  on  hand  to 
give  helpful  information.  In  addition, 
Dick  Blount  lived  in  Germany  last  year 
while  attending  a  branch  of  the  Univer- 
sity of  Maryland  at  Munchen.  His 
parents.  Colonel  and  Mrs.  R.  E.  Blount 
(Alice  Ridgway),  '28  and  '29,  are  sta- 
tioned   in    Heidelberg. 

Cassity  is  presently  serving  as  libra- 
rian of  the  Jackson  Municipal  Library. 
Noted  chiefly  as  a  poet,  he  has  had 
many  poems  published  in  leading  poeti-y 
magazines.  He  is  at  work  at  present  on 
a  series  of  sketches  on  the  Caribbean. 

In  a  Purple  and  White  interview 
Cassity  said  that  he  feels  that  writing 
talent  is  innate  and  that  Millsaps,  be- 
cause "it  is  thorough  in  the  best  old- 
fashioned  sense  in  its  curriculum,  i.e. 
not  watered  down,"  is  a  good  institution 
in  which  to  begin  a   literary  career. 

While  at  Millsaps  Cassity  was  editor 
of  the  Bobashela,  a  member  of  Omicron 
Delta  Kappa,  Kit  Kat,  Eta  Sigma  Phi, 
Kappa  Alpha  fraternity,  and  was  named 
to  Who's  Who.  He  received  his  M.S.  in 
library  science  from  Stanford  University 
and  an  MA  in  English  from  Columbia 
University. 

MAJOR  NOTES 


Qraduate  Pioneers 


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Educational  Television 


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By   SHIRLEY    CALDWELL 


A  Millsaps  alumna  is  teaching  the 
nation's  first  statewide  educational 
course  in  mathematics  by  television. 

Mrs.  Ayrlene  McGahey  Jones,  '35,  in- 
structor of  mathematics  at  the  Univer- 
sity of  Alabama,  is  pioneering  in  edu- 
cation by  television.  Already  her  work 
is  being  paralleled  in  many  other  states 
on  a  smaller  scale. 

The  Alabama  Education  Television 
Network  opens  avenues  for  college  edu- 
cation to  thousands  of  citizens  of  Ala- 
bama. The  mathematics  course  begun  by 
Mrs.  Jones  last  June  was  the  predecessor 
of  the  present  program. 

Following  her  graduation  from  Mill- 
saps,  Mrs.  Jones  received  her  Master's 
degree    from    the    University    of    Texas. 


She  taught  mathematics  at  Central  High 
School  in  Jackson  for  several  years  be- 
fore accepting  a  position  with  the  Divi- 
sion of  Defense  Research  for  the  U.  S. 
Navy  at  the  University  of  Texas. 

During  World  War  II  she  taught  math 
under  the  V-12  program  at  Millsaps. 
She  also  taught  at  Mississippi  Southern 
before  going  to  the  University  of 
Alabama. 

At  Alabama  her  television  duties  take 
precedence.  The  present  program  was 
begun  less  than  a  year  ago.  It  has  proven 
so  popular  that  the  University  now  of- 
fers twenty-two  live  half-hour  programs 
and  twenty-seven  half-hour  films  each 
week. 

At   least   twentv-six    Alabama    schools 


have  television  sets  attuned  to  the  Uni- 
versity telecasts  for  instruction  in  class- 
rooms when  Master's  degree  instruction 
is  not  available. 

The  University  presents  live  in-school 
programs  for  elementary  or  high  school 
classes  in  ceramics,  music,  sciences,  home 
economics,  and  French.  Programs  for 
adults  include  college-credit  courses  in 
Spanish,  trigonometry,  and  American 
and  cultural  programs  in  music,  biology, 
interpretation  of  great  ideas,  literature, 
home  nursing,  and  Alabama  history. 

Mrs.  Jones  uses  chai'ts  and  drawings 
to  illustrate  her  points  in  her  teaching, 
the  television  cameras  following  every 
line  on  the  blackboard  and  picking  up 
all  verbal  as  well  as  visual  instructions. 


SPRING,    1957 


Page    Fifteen 


McComh  Area  Club 
Is  Boosting  Millsaps 

When  Tommy  Parker,  1954,  was  elect- 
ed president  of  the  McComb  Area  Mill- 
saps  Club,  he  announced  that,  with  the 
help  of  his  fellow  alumni,  he  would  do 
everything  in  his  power  to  make  the 
organization  an  active,  effective  force 
for  the  College  during  his  term  of  office. 

Parker's  term  expired  in  April,  and 
the  record  shows  he  was  a  man  of 
his  word. 

With  the  help  of  his  officers  and 
interested  club  members  the  McCorab 
area  has  served  the  College  in  an  out- 
standing' manner  in  the  area  of  student 
recruitment. 

On  April  9,  the  Club,  which  inehules 
Pike  and  Amite  County  alumni  and 
friends,  held  its  annual  spring  recruit- 
ment picnic  at  Percy  Quinn  State  Park. 
More  than  30  promising  high  school 
seniors  were  guests  of  honor  at  the  late 
afternoon  outing.  It  was  the  second 
recruitment  party  staged  by  the  club 
in  two  years,  and  for  the  second  time 
it  was  an  outstanding  success. 


The  Reverend  Raymond  Wesson,  of 
McComb,  has  been  named  president 
of  the  McComb  Area  Millsaps  Club. 
Wesson  was  elected  at  the  spring 
meeting  of  the  group  on  April  9. 

Dr.  J.  B.  Cain,  of  Magnolia,  was 
elected  vice  president  and  Mrs.  Perry 
Bunche,  McComb,  w  a  s  re-elected 
secretary-treasurer. 


Public  Relations  Director  Jim  Livesay 
talked  with  the  seniors  about  their  plans 
for  the  future;  and  Nancy  Boyd,  Betty 
Oldham,  and  Marler  Stone,  Jackson 
freshmen,  entertained  the  guests  with  a 
musical  program. 

Alumni  present  proved  to  be  most 
efficient  salesmen  for  the  College,  tak- 
ing the  opportunity  to  follow  up  on 
contacts  made  earlier  with  promising 
students. 

Working  with  Parker  during  his  term 
were  H.  A.  Nowell,  Woodville,  vice  presi- 
dent; Mrs.  Perry  Bunche,  McComb,  secre- 
tary-treasurer; and  a  number  of  others 
who  accepted  assignments  ranging  from 
publicity  to  "chef  duties"  at  recruitment 
functions. 

The  McComb  Area  Club  is  currently 
setting  the  pace  among  the  nine  Millsaps 
Clubs  established  since  1954. 


John  D.  Stringer  led  his  section 
scholastically  for  the  first  three  quarters 
at  the  University  of  Tennessee  College 
of   Dentistry. 


Lined  with  stately  oaks,  the  walk  from 
Miirrah  Hall  past  the  library  to  the 
bus  stop  siTves  the  current  student 
generation.  It  guards  well  the  memories 
of   the   past,   too. 


Early  Graduates 
Taken  By  Death 


Within  recent  months  the  years  have 
taken  their  toll  among  the  members  of 
the  Early  Days  Club. 

The  Reverend  Luke  Alford,  one  of 
three  surviving  members  of  the  class  of 

1897,  passed  away  on  January  14,  after 
a  long  illness.  He  was  among  the  very 
first  to  sign  the  register  when  the  Col- 
lege opened  for  its  first  session  in  1892. 

On  April  19,  Wharton  Green,  who 
received  his  Bachelor  of  Arts  degree  in 

1898,  died  suddenly  at  his  home  in 
Murray  Hill,  New  Jersey.  He  was  one 
of  five  living  members  of  the  class  of 
1898. 

Alford,  who  was  83,  was  a  retir«:d 
Methodist  minister.  He  served  for  many 
years  as  a  member  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  of  Millsaps  College.  He  was 
the  oldest  member  of  the  Mississippi 
Conference  of  the  Methodist  Church  and 
had  been  presiding  elder  of  the  Vicks- 
burg  and  Meridian  districts. 

A  native  of  McComb,  he  had  lived  with 
his  son.  Dr.  John  Alford,  in  Starkville  for 
the  past  three  years. 

Historic    Appeal 

Deeply  devoted  to  Millsaps  College 
and  active  in  its  behalf  as  long  as  health 
would  permit,  Brother  Alford's  dramatic 


Teaching,  Graduate  Study 
Attract  1957  Seniors 

By   SHIRLEY    CALDWELL 

Millsaps  College  is  bearing  its  share 
of  the  load  of  supplying  teachers  and 
graduate  school  material.  One  hundred 
seventy-four  seniors  will  receive  degrees 
from  Millsaps  College  on  June  2.  An 
amazingly  large  number  of  these  will 
enter  graduate  school,  and  another  large 
group  will  become  teachers. 

The  office  of  the  Dean  of  Students 
made  a  survey  to  determine  what  the 
seniors  would  do  upon  graduation.  One 
hundred  twenty-four  students  had  re- 
turned the  questionnaire  at  press  time. 
Of  this  number,  almost  half,  61,  planned 
to  do  further  study.  Fifty  were  planning 
to  teach.  Others  were  entering  the 
armed  services,  the  field  of  religious 
education,  were  planning  to  become 
homemakers,  or  had  not  made  decisions. 

Of  those  who  were  planning  to  enter 
graduate  school,  18  intended  to  study 
medicine;  16,  theology;  6,  law;  3,  psy- 
chology; 2,  English;  2,  biology;  2, 
chemistry;  2,  geology.  Other  fields 
which  were  listed  were  pharmacy,  edu- 
cation, economics,  sociology,  religion,  oc- 
cupational therapy,  math,  and  music. 
Two  graduates  will  do  advanced  language 
study.  One  selected  German,  the  other 
French. 

Secondary  education  was  the  choice 
of  the  larger  number  of  those  who 
planned  to  teach.  Thirty-five  chose  to 
teach  in  high  schools,  while  only  15 
named  elementary  education. 

It  is  significant  and  encouraging  that 
the  majority  of  the  Class  of  '57  are 
planning  to  enter  graduate  school  and 
the  field  of  teaching.  Advanced  educa- 
tion is  needed  in  this  day  of  specializa- 
tion, and  the  need  for  teachers  is  critical. 
The  decisions  of  these  111  students  speak 
for  the  influence  of  Millsaps  teachers 
and  the  quality  of  the  students.  Major 
Notes  applauds  both. 

plea  for  support  of  the  Million  for  Mill- 
saps campaign  before  a  joint  session  of 
the  state's  two  Methodist  conferences  in 
1954  was  one  of  the  most  memorable 
events  in  the  history  of  the  College. 

Green  had  distinguished  himself  as  a 
professional  engineer  in  the  East,  mov- 
ing to  New  York  soon  after  his  gradua- 
tion from  Millsaps  College.  Among  his 
notable  contributions  to  the  field  of  en- 
gineering are  several  large  buildings  in 
New  York  City,  the  United  States  Em- 
bassy in  Tokyo,  the  Triborough  Bridge 
in  New  York  and  the  Lincoln  Tunnel. 

He  served  as  liaison  engineer  for  the 
(Continued     on     Page     25) 


Page   Sixteen 


MAJOR  NOTES 


^^ South  Pacific  ^^  Breaks  All  Records 


By   SHIRLEY    CALDWELL 


There  hasn't  been  so  much  excitement 
on  the  hill  in  ages.  We're  talking  about 
the  College  production  of  "South  Paci- 
fic," naturally.  Not  only  was  it  an 
outstanding  presentation,  but  it  also 
attracted  the  largest  crowds  ever  to 
assemble  on  the  campus  for  a  dramatic 
or   musical   offering. 

Millsaps  productions,  while  consistent- 
ly well  acted,  well  directed,  and  well 
staged,  have  attracted  small  crowds  in 
the  past.  Critics  have  expressed  regret 
that  so  few  people  take  advantage  of  the 
opportunity  offered  by  the  Players  to 
see  some  of  the  world's  greatest  plays 
produced  in  a  near  professional  manner. 

"South  Pacific"  was  presented  March 
7,  8,  and  9.  The  first  night  almost  every 
seat,  including  those  in  the  balcony, 
were  filled.  Friday  night  persons  were 
turned  away  at  the  door.  Saturday  night 
lines  for  tickets  for  the  8:15  show  began 


forming  before  seven  o'clock. 

One  reason  for  the  popularity  of  the 
Rodgers  and  Hammerstein  musical  is 
the  play  itself.  The  Broadway  produc- 
tion won  twelve  awards,  among  them 
the  Pulitzer  Prize,  and  ran  1925  con- 
secutive performances,  topped  only  by 
"Oklahoma!"  among  musicals  and  by 
only  three  dramatic  successes. 

Press  Enthusiastic 

Another  reason  was  the  superb  job 
done  by  the  Players.  There  was  no  part 
which  did  not  rate  special  notice  by  the 
critics — the  staging,  (25  scenes,  with  6 
sets,  handled  beautifully),  the  directing, 
the  acting,  the  singing,  the  lighting, 
the  musical  direction,  the  dancing. 

"South  Pacific"  was  the  first  musical 
in  Millsaps'  history.  The  drama  depart- 
ment and  the  music  department  collab- 
orated in  what  proved  to  be  a  happy 
\inion.   Lance  Goss  and  Holmes  Ambrose, 


heads  of  the  respective  departments, 
have  opened  a  new  field  for  Millsaps. 

The  play  is  the  source  of  such  per- 
rennial  favorites  as  "Some  Enchanted 
Evening,"  "Younger  Than  Springtime," 
"I'm  In  Love  With  A  Wonderful  Guy," 
"This  Nearly  Was  Mine,"  "Bali  Ha'i," 
and  "There  Is  Nothing  Like  a  Dame," 
which  received  full  justice  in  the  hands 
of  Peggy  Sanford,  as  Nellie  Forbush; 
Henry  Clements,  as  Emile  de  Becque; 
Marler  Stone,  as  Lt.  Joseph  Cable; 
Carolyn  Allen,  as  Bloody  Mary;  and  a 
chorus  of  forty.  David  Franks  added 
the  comic  touch  in  the  role  of  Luther 
Billis. 

"South  Pacific"  has  joined  "Death 
Takes  A  Holiday"  and  "Death  of  a 
Salesman"  in  the  Millsaps  hall  of  memo- 
ries. It  is  hoped  that  the  size  of  the 
crowd  is  an  indication  of  things  to 
come:  better  audiences  and  more  appre- 
ciation for  Millsaps  productions. 


Francoise  .-Mlard  of  Paris,  France,  to 
James  Ogden,  '43.  Living  in  Saudi-Ara- 
bia. 

Norma  Jean  Ashley  to  the  Reverend 
Berry  Whitehurst,  '54.  Living  in  Nash- 
ville,  Tennessee. 

Ann  Elaine  Booth,  '55,  to  James  J. 
Chepey.  Living  in  Wilmington,  Delaware. 

Clara  Parks  Booth,  '56,  to  John  Mur- 
ray Pinkston,  Jr.,  '56.  Living  in  Vicks- 
burg,  Mississippi. 

Mary  Ruth  Brasher,  '53-'54,  to  Thomas 
E.  Parker,  '54.  Living  in  McComb,  Mis- 
sissippi. 

Greta  Bo  Childress  to  Cecil  Earl 
Brown,  Jr.,  '56.  Living  in  Memphis, 
Tennessee. 

Geraldine  Marie  Cipolla  to  Francis 
Mitchell  Beaird,  Jr.,  '51.  Living  in  Baton 
Rouge,   Louisiana. 

Carolyn  Marie  Clogston  to  Wilbur 
Irvin  Luke,  '53.  Living  in  Jackson,  Mis- 
sissippi. 

Mary  lona  Connolly,  '49-'51,  to  Louis 
William  Harvey.  Living  in  Biloxi,  Miss. 

Harriet  Crisler,  '50-'52,  to  J.  Richard 
(Continued    on    Page    22) 


Jones,  Coimtiss  Families 
Mark  Millsaps'  Maturity 

A  college  measures  its  maturity  by 
n^any  things — the  growth  of  its  student 
body,  the  effectiveness  of  its  curriculum, 
the  strengthening  of  its  financial  and 
physical  resources.  Perhaps  the  most 
satisfying  yardstick,  however,  is  the  one 
to  be  found  in  the  Countiss  and  Jones 
families. 

When  William  Burwell  Jones,  II,  and 
John  R.  Countiss,  III,  walked  across  the 
platform  to  receive  their  diplomas  that 
warm  June  night  in  1950,  they  became 
the  first  third  generation  graduates  in 
the  history  of  the  College. 

Their  grandfathers  before  them  had 
established  the  tradition.  First  came 
William  B.  Jones,  Sr.,  in  1897  and  John 
R.  Countiss,  Sr.,  in  1902.  Then  followed 
George  Jones  in  1925  and  John  R. 
Countiss,  Jr.,  in  1926. 

Today  William  B.  Jones,  III,  is  a 
Methodist  minister.  He  and  his  wife, 
the  former  Carol  Dean,  are  serving  in 
Chile  as  missionaries.  They  accepted  the 
assignment  shortly  after  Bill's  gradua- 
tion from  Candler  School  of  Theology 
at  Emory  University  in  1953.  Carrying 
on  for  the  family  at  Millsaps  today  is 
Sarah  Jones,  a  junior,  the  eighth  member 
of  her  family  to  attend. 

John  R.  Countiss,  III,  is  engaged  in  the 
(Continued    on    Page    24) 


vUTu^i  ALO^^N' 


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We  welcome  the  following  into  the 
Future  Alumni  Club  of  the  Millsaps  Col- 
lege  Alumni   Association: 

Lisa  Ann  Burch,  born  November  11  in 
Denver,  Colorado,  to  Dr.  and  Mrs. 
Howard  B.  Burch.  Mrs.  Burch  is  the 
former  Clarice  Black,  '55. 

Vernon  .Alan  Burnham,  born  on  Sep- 
tember 28,  1956,  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  J.  V. 
Burnham  (Patti  Laura  Latham,  '46). 
He  is  their  fifth  son. 

Judy  Ann  Campbell,  born  December 
17  to  the  Reverend  and  Mrs.  Jim  Camp- 
bell, of  Jackson.  The  Reverend  Campbell 
is  a  1951  graduate. 

Lee  Ann  Chapman,  born  August  22 
to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Joe  Brooks  Chapman 
(Dixie  Lee  Winborn,  '55).  The  Chapmans 
live  in  Carmichael,  California. 

Sarah  Eunice  Davis,  born  July  12  to 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Cecil  B.  Davis.  Mrs.  Davis, 
the  former  Lois  Rogers,  graduated  in 
1955.  The  couple  have  two  other 
daughters. 

Richard  Corwine  Dorman,  born  Janu- 
(Continued    on    Page    24) 


SPRING,    1957 


Poge   Seventeen 


REW  Theme-— ^^Beyond  Peace  of  Mind  in  Religion 


93 


Religious  Emphasis  Week  was  one  of 
the  high  points  of  the  year.  Seldom  has 
the  campus  been  so  stirred,  the  students 
so  stimulated  to  think  through  to  a 
mature  faith,  so  compelled  to  examine 
their  spiritual  life. 

Dr.  Peter  A.  Bertocci,  professor  of 
philosophy  at  Boston  University,  was 
the  featured  speaker.  He  attracted  some 
of  the  largest  crowds  ever  to  attend  a 
REW  program,  and  students  kept  him 
long   hours   in   the   discussion   groups. 

The  theme  of  the  program  was  "Be- 
yond Peace  of  Mind  in  Religion."  The 
noted  author  and  lecturer  pointed  out 
that  the  aim  of  religion  is  not  peace  of 
mind,  but  the  unrest  which  leads  to  the 
attempt  to  "do  something"  about,  not 
only  the  world's  problems,  but  individual 
problems  such  as  one's  attitude  toward 
his   fellow   man. 

The  author  of  the  textbook  used  by 
Millsaps  in  philosophy  of  religion  courses, 
Intorduction  lo  the  Philosophy  of  Reli- 
gion, he  has  also  written  Human  Venture 
in  Sex,  Love  and  Marriage  and  The 
Empirical  Argument  For  God  in  Late 
British  Thought. 

Dr.  Bertocci  received  his  MA  degree 
from  Havard  and  his  PhD  from  Boston 
University.  He  received  a  Fulbright 
Fellowship  in  1950  and  studied  in  Italy. 
At  present  he  is  Borden  Parker  Bowne 
Professor  of   Philosophy  at   Boston. 

Religious  Emphasis  Week  is  sponsored 
by  the  Christian  Council  under  the 
auspices  of  the  J.  Lloyd  Decell  Lectui'e- 
ship  Fund. 


Graduate  Awarded 
Rotary  Fellowship 

Shirley  Stanton,  1956  graduate  of 
Millsaps  and  a  native  of  Greenville,  has 
been  awarded  a  Rotary  Foundation  Fel- 
„ .  —  .  .  lowship  for  ad- 
vanced study  a- 
broad  during  the 
1957  -  58  academic 
year. 

One  of  123  grad- 
uate students  from 
30  countries  to  re- 
ceive a  Rotary  Fel- 
lowship,  Miss 
Stanton  will  study 
Spanish  language 
and  literature  at 
the  University  of  Uruguay  in  Montivideo, 
(Continued    on    Page    21) 


A  visit  to  the  campus  made  by  Dr.  Peter  A.  Bertocci,  center,  professor  of  philosophy 
at  Boston  University,  recalled  memories  of  graduate  school  days  to  three  Millsaps 
faculty  members  who  attended  Boston  University.  Dr.  Bertocci  was  the  Religious 
Emphasis  Week  speaker.  Appearing  in  the  picture  are  John  Stone,  Jackson  junior, 
president  of  the  Christian  Council;  Dr.  N.  Bond  Fleming,  head  of  the  philosophy 
department;  Dr.  Bertocci;  Professor  Robert  E.  Bergmark,  religion  and  philosophy 
teacher;    and    Dr.    George    L.    Maddox,    chairman    of    the    sociology    department, 


3n    iMFUtcriam 


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: 

Mrs.  J.  Wendell  Dayton  (Gayle  Doggett)  died  March  31  in  Corinth,  Mississippi 
She  was  a  member  of  the  class  of  '41. 

Francis  Marion  Featherstone,  '94-'02,  died  April  2,  1956.  He  had  lived  ir 
Indianola,  Mississippi. 

Joseph  E.  Johnson,  '13,  died  August  31.  He  had  practiced  law  in  Batesville 
prior  to  his  death. 

William  D.  Jones,  '33-'35,  died  March  26  in  Jackson.  He  was  the  brother  oi 
Gladys  Jones  Maw,  '29. 

Luther  Manship,  of  Jackson,  Mississippi,  died  November  15.  He  was  a  190S 
graduate. 

The  Reverend  J.  L.  Nabors  died  January  24  at  the  age  of  77  in  Water  Valley 
He  attended  Millsaps  from  1901-02. 

Henry  Payson  Pate,  '33-'34,  died  January  10  in  New  Orleans  following  a 
lengthy  illness.    His  wife  is'  the  former  Glenn  Phifer,  '40. 

Robert  H.  Wells  died  December  17  in  Jackson.  He  attended  Millsaps  during 
the  1929-30  session. 


Page   Eighteen 


MAJOR   NOTES 


CHURCH  ARCHITECTURE 

Creative  or  Imitative? 


By  WILLIAM   GILL,  Architect 
R.  W.  Naef  Architect-Engineers 


What  are  buildings  other  than  ideas 
expressed  in  stone,  steel  and  other  ma- 
terials? The  church  building  can  be 
nothing  other  than  the  expression  of  the 
idea  of  God.  Man's  idea  of  God  is 
received  from  the  scripture;  therefore 
we  cannot  consider  the  church  building 
apart  from  tlie   scripture. 

Scripture  does  not  give  specific  in- 
structions for  the  building  of  the  church, 
but  it  does  give  a  basic  philosophy  by 
which    we    are    to    live.     The    whole    of 


scripture  concerns  the  search  for  truth. 
Therefore  the  expression  of  Christianity 
should  be,  to  the  limit  of  our  ability, 
one  of  honesty  and  truth.  The  major 
Christian  addition  to  the  body  of  scrip- 
ture is  the  concept  of  faith  and  the  idea 
of  Enmianuel  —  "God  with  us"  —  now. 
Tlie  violation  of  these  two  basic  concepts 
by  the  building  of  false  fronted  imita- 
tions from  the  past  has  fostered  the  be- 
lief that  tiie  church  is  a  dead  institution 
living  wholly   in   the   past. 


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This  article  will  give  the  reader  an 
architect's  appraisal  of  current  trends 
in  church  architecture.  It  will,  we 
feel,  stimulate  serious  thought  on  the 
subject  in  a  day  when  millions  of 
dollars  and  thousands  of  hours  of 
time  and  effort  arc  being  spent  to 
meet  the  needs  of  an  America  which 
is  showing  renewed  interest  in  re- 
ligion. Mr.  Gill  was  one  of  several 
on  the  R.  W.  Naef  staff  whose  skill 
and  know-how  contributed  to  the  de- 
sign and  completion  of  the  Millsaps- 
Wilson  Library  in  1955. 


Christianity  is  more  than  a  religion. 
It  is  a  way  of  life.  It  is  inconceivable 
that  the  twentieth  century  man  can  live 
at  a  rate  better  than  the  speed  of  sound, 
then  return  on  Sunday  to  an  obviously 
false  expression  of  the  past  for  the  re- 
newal  of   his  faith. 

Since  the  beginning  of  time,  man's 
greatest  offering  to  God  has  been  the 
building  of  the  Temple.  Is  the  colonial 
church,  with  its  pagan  symbolism,  or  the 
Gothic  imitation  adequate  offering  for 
the  atomic  age? 

Scripture  tells  us  that  the  tithe  is  to 
be  the  "first  fruits."  This  includes  the 
first  fruits  of  the  mind  and  hand.  The 
first  fruits  of  the  mind  of  an  age  is  its 
creative  art  (i.e.  applied  knowledge). 
The  fruit  of  the  hand  is  the  technical 
skill  of  an  age.  The  creative  mind  builds 
on  the  past — the  closed  mind  steals  from 
the  past  and  contributes  nothing  to  the 
stature  of  the  age.  One  of  the  great 
tragedies  of  our  time  is  that  our  great 
machines,  truly  the  gift  of  God,  have 
been  used  to  imitate  hand  work  for  the 
building  of  the  church. 

There  is  now,  more  than  ever,  a  need 
for  the  church  to  express  its  own  time. 
Truth  is  timeless,  but  the  first  appeal  to 
man  must  be  made  within  his  prison  of 
his  own  time. 


SPRING,    1957 


Poge   Nineteen 


ABOUT  THE  CAMPUS 


Students^  Professors  Make  Millsaps  News 


•  Death  has  claimed  two  members  of 
the  Millsaps  College  community  this 
year.  Wayne  Renfro,  Jackson,  and  Billy 
Gulledge,  Crystal  Springs,  both  seniors, 
have  left  places  on  the  campus  which 
will  be  difficult  to  fill. 

Renfro  died  suddenly  in  November. 
Gulledge  was  killed  in  a  car-truck  col- 
lision while  returning  from  the  Mardi 
Gras   celebration   in   New   Orleans. 


•  Feeling  a  special  desire  to  help  the 
Hungarian  refugees  because  the  fight 
for  freedom  was  led  by  college  students, 
Millsaps  students  and  faculty  held  a 
week-long  campaign  to  raise  funds  and 
a  later  drive  to  collect  clothing. 

Dr.  George  L.  Maddox,  head  of  the 
sociology  department,  served  as  chair- 
man of  the  committee.  Each  member 
of  the  college  community  was  contacted 
in   the   effort   to   raise   funds. 


9  Twenty-two  Millsaps  students  are  sup- 
plementing their  formal  pre-ministerial 
training  by  serving  as  supply  speakers 
and  preachers  for  Mississippi's  Methodist 
churches. 

The  service  is  purely  a  voluntary  move 
on  the  part  of  the  future  ministers  who 
have  expressed  a  desire  to  do  weekend 
preaching  and  teaching  and  occasionally 
serve  as  speakers  during  the  week  before 
church  organizations. 

The  Reverend  Robert  Anding  is  direc- 
tor of  the  Town  and  Country  program 
at  Millsaps. 


O  Members  of  Chi  Omega  sorority  cap- 
tured the  coveted  bucket  at  the  annual 
Stunt  Night  with  a  skit  entitled  "Brew 
for  Two."  Judges  ranked  Phi  Mu  mem- 
bers second  for  their  interpretation  of 
"Who  Killed  Cock  Robin,"  and  the 
Vikings  repeated  their  1956  perform- 
ance by  taking  third  place  honors  with 
"Robbin'  Some  Trousseau." 

Stunt  Night  is  an  annual  event  spon- 
sored by  the  Majorette  Club,  women's 
athletic  group.  The  ten  social  groups 
on  the  campus  entered  original  skits 
in  the  competition. 


•  The  Millsaps  band,  under  the  direc- 
tion of  senior  Sam  Jones,  has  given  two 
concerts  this  year.  And,  to  borrow  a 
phrase  from  a  local  critic,  they  deserve  a 
hearty  pat  on  the  back. 

A  review  of  the  spring  concert  said, 
"Jones  gives  you  the  comfortable  feeling 
that  he  has  despotic  control  over  his 
musicians.  They  were  trained  to  a  fine 
edge  and  showed  their  polish  in  sharp, 
clean  attack  throughout  the  entire  pro- 
gram." 

The  band  is  composed  of  45  members. 
Jones  has  served  as  director  for  the  past 
three  years.  Fred  Purser,  Jr.,  instructor 
of  music,  will  become  director  at  the 
beginning  of  the  1957-58  year. 


•  A  big  event  annually  on  the  campus 
is  the  Millsaps  Invitational  Debate  Tour- 
nament. This  year  more  than  160  stu- 
dents from  21  colleges  and  universities 
took  part,  with  10  states  represented. 

Debaters  from  Southern  Illinois  Uni- 
versity, Southwest  Missouri  College,  and 
the  University  of  Alabama  won  top 
honors   in   the   two-day  tournament. 

Directed  this  year  by  Dr.  E.  S.  Wal- 
lace, head  of  the  department  of  eco- 
nomics and  business  administration,  the 
Millsaps  tournament  is  one  of  the  largest 
of  its  kind  in  the  South. 


•  The  fall  issue  of  Stylus,  literary  mag- 
azine, featured  an  original  cover  design 
by  Jimmy  Jordan,  freshman  from  Laurel. 
Done  entirely  in  royal  blue  and  white, 
it  depicts  an  arm,  representing  the  arm 
of  God,  placing  the  Christmas  star  in 
the  heavens. 

The  32-page  magazine,  edited  by  John 
Stone,  of  Jackson,  contained  short  stories, 
essays,  and  poems  by  twenty-two  stu- 
dents. 

The  spring  issue  of  the  publication  was 
released  late  in  April. 


ing    to    Dr.    J.    B.    Price,    head    of    the 
chemistry  department. 

Ten  of  the  pre-medical  and  pre-dental 
students  will  attend  the  University  of 
Mississippi.  Eight  students  have  been 
accepted  by  Tulane.  Others  will  attend 
Washington  University,  the  University 
of  Tennessee,  the  University  of  Utah, 
Vanderbilt,  and  the  University  of 
Arkansas. 


•  A  Millsaps  freshman  served  as  queen 
of  the  Natchez  pilgrimage  for  1957. 
Dean  Jones,  brown-eyed  brunette,  tra- 
veled ninety  miles  a  day  practically 
every  day  during  March  in  order  to 
rule  over  the  event  and  to  keep  up  her 
studies. 


•  As  usual,  the  departure  of  the  Singers 
on  their  annual  tour  left  a  big  void 
on  the  campus. 

This  year's  tour  covered  towns  located 
mainly  in  North  Mississippi.  The  sixty- 
five  voice  choir  departed  March  29  and 
returned  April   7. 


•  Approximately  four  hundred  high 
school  seniors  and  their  sponsors  visited 
the  campus  on  March  9  to  take  part  in 
the  College's  annual  High  School  Day. 
Officials  named  the  1957  event  one  of 
the  most  successful  in  its  history. 

Craig  Castle,  Jackson  attorney  and 
president  of  the  Alumni  Association,  was 
the  featured  speaker.  Other  activities 
of  the  day  included  scholarship  compe- 
tition, guided  campus  tours,  tours  of  ex- 
hibits, consultation  periods,  an  afternoon 
variety  program,  a  reception,  and  "South 
Pacific." 


•  Twenty-three  Millsaps  students  have 
received  acceptance  from  medical  and 
dental  schools  across  the  nation,  accord- 


•  The  marriage  of  Student  Executive 
Board  Secretary  Nancy  Peacock  to  SEB 
President  Sam  Jones  was  another  event 
of  campus-wide  interest. 

The  wedding  took  place  in  Kosciusko 
on  January  29. 

Sam  and  Nancy  will  graduate  in  June. 
Both  are  outstanding  students  and  have 
made  many  contributions  to  campus 
life. 


Page  Twenty 


MAJOR  NOTES 


REPORT  ON  MUSIC  — 

(Continued  from  Page  12) 
it  easily   the   best  sound   I've   heard   out 
of    a    local    accompanying    orchestra    to 
date." 

A  new  feature  has  been  added  to  the 
regular  concert  choir.  The  Madrigal 
Singers,  a  select  chorus  of  fourteen 
voices,  has  become  a  popular  group. 
They  present  both  sacred  and  secular 
music. 

This  year's  Tour  Choir  visited  North 
Mississippi  churches,  schools,  and  col- 
leges. The  65-voice  choir  departed  on 
the  tour  on  March  29  and  returned  to 
the    campus    April    7. 

For  the  first  time  in  the  history  of 
the  College,  there  is  an  organ  on  the 
campus  on  which  music  students  may 
practice.  The  Moller  organ  was  pur- 
cli.ased  with  funds  contributed  by  alumni 
to   the   College. 

On  April  28  Open  House  was  held  in 
the  newly  decorated  Music  Hall.  Former- 
ly known  as  Elsinore  Hall,  it  features 
paneled  walls,  asphalt  tile  floors,  acous- 
tical tile  ceilings,  and  sound-proofing 
between  the  practice  rooms.  It  contains 
three  studios,  two  large  classrooms, 
eight  practice  rooms,  a  recital  hall,  and 
a   storage   room. 

Members  of  the  music  department 
staff  are  Fred  Purser,  piano  instructor; 
Charles  J.  Watson,  piano  instructor; 
Mrs.  Leland  Byler,  music  education  in- 
structor; and  Mrs.  John  Sigmund,  organ 
instructor. 


It  was  all  for  a  worthy  cause  and  a  miracle  happened.  The  faculty  defeated  the 
students  in  vollcv  ball  before  a  wildly  cheering  Mart-h  of  Dimes  benefit  crowd  in 
Buie  Gymnasium"!  Observe  the  ballet  form  of  the  faculty  team  and  the  sadistic 
expressions  of  the  faculty  bench-warmers  as  victory  nears.  Finally,  notice  the 
joyous  antics  of  the  fossils  and,  to  the  right,  the  dazed,  bewildered  look  of 
defeat  on  the  students'  faces.    Such  conduct! 

SPRING,   1957 


ROTARY  FELLOW  — 

(Continued  from   Page  18) 
Uruguay,    in    preparation    for    a    career 
as  a  teacher. 

At  present  she  is  a  student  and  a 
Spanish  graduate  assistant  teacher  at 
Louisiana  State  University.  She  expects 
to  receive  her  Master  of  Arts  degree  in 
1958.  She  is  a  member  of  Sigma  Delta 
Pi,  Spanish  recognition  society,  and  Phi 
Sigma   Iota,  romance  honor  society. 

While  at  Millsaps  Miss  Stanton  served 
as  news  editor  and  managing  editor  of 
the  Purple  and  White  and  feature  editor 
of  the  Bobashela.  She  was  elected  presi- 
dent of  Chi  Delta,  creative  writing 
honorary,  and  was  a  member  of  Sigma 
Lambda,  women's  leadership  honorary, 
the  Majorette  Club,  and  Chi  Omega 
sorority. 


REUNION  — 

(Continued  from  Page  10) 
who   graduated   or   attended   fifty   years 
ago  or  more. 

Each  year  more  and  more  specials 
join  the  regulars  on  the  reunion  schedule. 
Why  not  take  the  initiative  and  call 
your  classmates  together  for  a  memor- 
able day  on  the  campus  in  October? 

Page  Twenty-One 


In  the  fall  issue  of  Major  Notes  this 
column's  opening  paragraph  mentioned 
the  evidence  of  increasing  alumni  sup- 
port for  the  College. 

New  signs  are  on  the  horizon. 

The  Alumni  Fund  (see  story  in  this 
issue)  has  gone  well  beyond  .$6,000  above 
its  minimum  goal  in  its  first  year.  Even 
the  most  optimistic  officials  are  sur- 
prised— and  delighted. 

In  the  alumni  officers  election  more 
than  1,100  graduates  and  former  students 
have  returned  their  ballots.  This  bids 
well  to  be  the  most  participation  by 
alumni  in  a  College  event  since  Millsaps 
opened  its  door  in  1892. 

One  unmistakable  sign  that  great 
progress  has  been  made  is  the  fact  that 
the  Alumni  office  is  receiving  an  increas- 
ing number  of  cards  and  letters  from 
graduates  and  former  students  announc- 
ing plans  to  change  addresses,  marriage 
plans,  and  telling  of  additions  to  the 
family,  deatlis,  and  job  changes. 

Greater  days  for  the  College  and  the 
Association  lie  ahead. 


Still  in  debate  in  Congress  is  the  long- 
suffering  Tax  Credit  bill  which  provides 
for  tax  relief  for  pa)cnts  of  college, 
students.  In  general  the  bill  would  make 
a  large  portion  of  tuition  payments  to 
colleges  and  universities  deductible. 

Write  your  senators  and  congressmen 
for  information — and  express  your  con- 
victions. 


Published  reports  to  the  contrary  not- 
withstanding, Millsaps  College  officials 
are  not  i)lanning  to  abandon  intercol- 
legiate athletic  competition.  In  fact,  the 
athletic  committee  has  been  engaged 
this  spring  in  an  intensive  study  of  the 
program  for  the  purpose  of  strengthen- 
ing weak  points.  The  intramural  pro- 
gram will  continue  to  receive  its  proper 
share  of  the  emphasis   on  athletics. 

If  anyone  asks,  the  Majors  will  be 
competing  in  intercollegiate  athletics  on 
a  non-subsidized  basis.  They'll  be  doing 
their  best  to  win  them  all,  too. 


Statistics  just  released  by  the  Popu- 
lation Reference  Bureau  concerning  the 
fertility  of  college  graduates  in  the 
United  States  reveal  some  interesting- 
data. 

According  to  their  figures  tabulated 
on  the  classes  of  1931  and  1946,  Millsaps 
women  favored  large  families  while  their 


FROM  THIS  DAY  — 

(Continued  from  Page  17) 
Mayer.    Living  in  New  Orleans,  Louisi- 
ana. 

Patricia  Crow  to  Giles  A.  Rawls,  '51. 
Living    in    Port    Arthur,    Texas. 

Rose  Cunningham,  '57,  to  O.  Gerald 
Trigg,  '56.  Living  in  Hopkinsville,  Ken- 
tucky. 

Myra  Ann  Drew,  '55-'56,  to  Joel  Webb 
Cooper.  Living  in  Albany,  Georgia. 

Vera  Bernice  Edgar,  '54,  to  Paul  G. 
Green.     Living    in   Natchez,    Mississippi. 

Charlotte  Elliott,  '56,  to  James  L. 
Boyd.    Living  in  Sacramento,  California. 

Amaryllis  Faye  Griffin,  '56,  to  Tommie 
Eugene  Price,  '56.  Living  in  Atlanta, 
Georgia. 

Patricia  Hudspeth,  '55-'56,  to  Gene 
Bennett  Hubbard.  Living  in  Jackson, 
Mississippi. 

Gladys  Keeton,  '52-'53,  to  James  E. 
Alford.    Living  in  Atlanta,  Georgia. 

Carolyn  Lamon,  '55,  to  Hughston  Tho- 
mas.   Living  in  Dallas,  Texas. 

Betty  Louise  Landfair,  '57,  to  Jack 
M.  McDonald,  Jr.,  curently  enrolled. 
Living  in  Jackson,  Mississippi. 

Mary  Carolyn  Moore  to  the  Reverend 
Ira  Meredith  Robinson,  '52.  Living  in 
Crowder,  Louisiana. 

(Continued    on    Page    24) 


male  classmates  approached  family  re- 
sponsil)ilities  more  cautiously.  The  men 
graduating  in  1931  averaged  1.5  children 
per  graduate,  exceeding  only  four  other 
colleges  co-operating  in  the  survey.  Co- 
eds of  the  class  of  1931  averaged  2.2 
children  per  graduate,  topping  women  in 
58   other   colleges. 

None  of  the  few  men  graduating  in 
1946  who  replied  to  the  survey  reported 
children,  but  the  women  led  their  con- 
temporaries in  53  other  colleges  with  an 
average  of   1.9  children  per  graduate. 

Good  news  comes  out  of  the  nationwide 
survey  of  America's  college-trained  men 
and  women.  The  couples  most  qualified 
to  become  parents,  those  prepared  in 
mind  and  spirit  for  intelligent  citizen- 
ship,  are   having   larger   families. 


According  to  Wilson  Compton,  presi- 
dent of  the  Council  for  Financial  Aid  to 
Education,  during  the  next  ten  years 
colleges  and  universities  will  need  an 
average  of  more  than  $500  million  addi- 
tional voluntary  support  each  year  if 
they  are  to  meet  rock-bottom  require- 
ments. Much  of  this  support,  Compton 
says,  must  come  from  alumni,  business 
concerns,  the  professions,  foundations, 
related  church  bodies,  labor  unions  and 
the  general  public. 

Mr.  Compton  puts  the  alternative 
(Continued    on    Page    25) 


Miller  Williams,  professor  of  biology 
at  Millsaps,  has  received  the  Katherine 
Bellamann  award  presented  annually  for 
the  poem  selected  as  the  best  published 
during  the  year  in  the  poetry  magazine 
Lyric.  "Andantino"  was  the  award  win- 
ing poem. 

The  Bellamann  award  was  established 
by  Mrs.  Bellamann  in  honor  of  her 
late  husband,  Henry  Bellamann,  author 
of  King's  Row. 

The  first  free  verse  ever  published  by 
Lyric,  "Andantino"  also  won  first  place 
in  the  free  verse  division  of  the  Missis- 
sippi   Poetry    Society    contest    in    1956. 

Quicksilver,  a  quarterly  poetry  mag- 
azine, published  a  portion  of  the  poem 
as  being  one  of  the  seven  most  striking 
lines  of  poetry  published  in  American 
magazines  during  the  preceding  three 
months. 

Williams  is  the  author  of  three  vol- 
umes of  poetry:  Et  Cetera,  Six  New  Son- 
nets, and  Letters  to  the  Editor. 


Holmes  Ambrose,  head  of  Millsaps' 
music  department,  served  as  chairman 
of  Mississippi  auditions  for  the  National 
Council  of  the  Metropolitan  Opera  in 
March. 

The  auditions  were  held  by  the  Na- 
tional Council  in  cooperation  with  the 
Metropolitan  Opera  Auditions  of  the 
Air.  Local  winners  appeared  again  in 
New  Orleans  to  be  judged  on  a  regional 
basis.  Winners  in  New  Orleans  will  be 
sent  to  New  York  tO'  audition  again  for 
appearance  on  the  National  Auditions 
of  the  Air. 


Dr.  Alfred  P.  Hamilton,  head  of  the 
department  of  classical  languages,  is 
the  author  of  a  history  of  Galloway 
Memorial  Methodist  Church  which  was 
published  last  year. 

The  book,  Galloway  Memorial  Metho- 
dist Church— 1836-1956,  was  published 
by  the  Parthenon  Press  of  Nashville, 
Tennessee. 

Dr.  Hamilton  was  asked  by  the  Board 
(Continued    on    Page    24) 


Page  Twenty-Two 


MAJOR  NOTES 


Tennis  To  Tennyson 


By   SHIRLEY    CALDWELL 


Dr.  M.  C.  White  likes  to  tell  of  the 
man  who  remarked  to  him,  "You're  the 
only  man  I've  ever  seen  who  could  run 
better  than  he  could  walk." 

The  remark  was  made  as  the  man 
watched  the  67-year-old  professor,  who 
walks  with  a  slight  limp  because  he  has 
arthritis,  as  he  played  tennis.  Dr.  White 
plays  around  three  times  a  week,  "and," 
he  smiles,  "until  two  or  three  years  ago 
my  partner,  Reid  Lipscomb,  and  I  could 
beat  any  Millsaps  doubles  team.  We 
still  beat  them  sometimes,  but  more 
often  we  don't." 

Dr.  White  is  head  of  the  English 
department  at  Millsaps.  He  squeezes 
his  tennis  playing  into  a  regular  sched- 
ule of  lecturing,  writing  book  reviews, 
coaching  the  tennis  team,  reading,  grad- 
ing papers,  making  talks  to  civic  clubs, 
hearing  book  reports,  and  listening  to 
the  problems  of  the  students. 

He  usually  plays  five  sets  of  tennis 
in  an  afternoon.  In  1925  and  1929  he 
won  the  state  singles  championship  and 
was  a  member  of  the  championship 
doubles  team.  He  has  coached  the  Mill- 
saps team  to  victories  in  the  Mississippi 
Intercollegiate  Tennis  Tournament  for 
two  of  the  past  three  years. 

In  his  36  years  at  Millsaps  Dr.  White 
has  established  himself  as  a  favorite  on 


Many  Interests 
Keep  Prof  Busy 


the  campus,  one  of  those  teachers  whom 
alumni  return  to  see.  Students  feel  they 
have  missed  a  valuable  part  of  campus 
life  if  they  don't  take  at  least  one  of 
his  courses.  Current  events  are  often 
discussed  in  his  classes,  and  students 
learn  almost  as  much  philosophy  and 
religion  there  as  they  do  in  the  courses. 

A  native  of  Alabama,  he  was  born  in 
Uniontown  and  lived,  until  he  entered 
college,  in  Newbern.  His  childhood  there 
has  furnished  many  of  the  stories  which 
he  tells  so  well. 

"I  was  interested  in  all  sports,"  he 
recalls,  "When  I  was  about  eight  I  had 
some  trouble  with  my  eyes.  Glasses  were 
prescribed  for  me,  and  for  a  period  of 
about  eight  years  I  had  two  pairs — one 
which  I  wore  and  the  other  which  was 
in  the  shop  being  repaired.  I  was  ex- 
tremely rough  on  them  because  I  would 
forget  them  when  I  was  playing." 

An  accident  which  injured  his  back 
made  it  impossible  for  him.  to  participate 
in  sports  for  a  year  or  two,  and  it  v;as 
then  that  he  developed  his  love  for 
reading.  He  recalls  that  he  spent  $50 
which  he  had  earned  doing  odd  jobs  to 
buy  a  set  of  books,  which  he  still   has. 


The  books  are  Lord's  Beacon  Lights  of 
History. 

A  graduate  of  Birmingham  Southern 
College,  Dr.  White  received  his  Master's 
Degree  from  Harvard  University  and  his 
Ph.D.  degree  from  the  University  of 
Wisconsin.  He  is  a  member  of  Kappa 
Alpha,  social  fraternity;  Phi  Beta 
Kappa,  national  scholarship  honorary; 
Omicron  Delta  Kappa,  leadership  honor- 
ary; and  Alpha  Psi  Omega,  dramatics 
honorary. 

Dr.  White  joined  the  Millsaps  faculty 
in  1920.  He  had  previously  taught  in 
high  schools,  served  as  head  of  the 
English  department  at  Alabama  Pres- 
byterian College,  and  taught  at  Austin 
College  in  Sherman,  Texas. 

He  has  added  dramatics  to  his  list 
of  achievements.  In  1925  he  organized 
the  Millsaps  Players.  Only  one  attempt 
had  been  made  prior  to  that,  and  it  had 
failed  because  some  people  thought  that 
a  church-supported  college  had  no  busi- 
ness producing  plays,  not  even  Shape- 
speare's  "As  You  Like  It,"  which  was 
the  first  effort.  A  change  in  adminis- 
tration made  Dr.  White's  organization 
(Continued    on    Page    25) 


SPRING,    1957 


Page   Twenty-Three 


FROM  THIS  DAY  — 

(Continued    from    Page    22) 

Ann  Hobbs  Munger,  '40-'42,  '46-'48,  to 
Kenneth  Irvin  Franks.  Living  in  Jack- 
son, Mississippi. 

Francis  Boykin  Pittman,  '48,  to  James 
H.  Delmas.  Living  in  Meridian,  Missis- 
sippi. 

Sylvia  Sanford,  '54,  to  John  Land 
McDavid.  Living  in  New  Orleans,  Louis- 
iana. 

Mary  Margaret  Schmitt  to  Benjamin 
Franklin  McMath,  '48-'52.  Living  in 
Jackson,    Mississippi. 

Mary  Sue  Smith,  '52,  to  David  Barrett 
Haller  Best.  Living  in  Indianapolis, 
Indiana. 

Carolyn  Taylor  to  Richard  Fulton 
Barksdale,  '55.  Living  in  Atlanta,  Geor- 
gia. 

Nancy  Jane  Throckmorton,  '52-'53,  to 
Alvye  Lee  Smith.  Living  in  Jackson, 
Mississippi. 

Patricia  Ann  Tripp  to  James  Edwin 
Allen,,  '53.   Living  in  New  York. 

Betty  Lou  Tune  to  Thomas  W.  Guion, 
'47-'49.    Living  in   Greenville,   Texas. 

Frances  Walton  to  Harry  E.  Gulledge. 
'54.    Living  in  Jackson,  Mississippi. 

Helen  Doris  Wilkerson,  '52-'54,  to 
Thomas  Stanley  Sims.  Living  in  Jack- 
son,  Mississippi. 

Rosemary  Williams,  '55,  to  William  D. 
Cloughley.    Living  in  Pensacola,  Florida. 

Gloria  Ann  Woods,  '51-'52,  to  Melville 
Mitchell.  Living  in  Starkville,  Missis- 
sippi. 

Margaret  Airey  Woods,  '56,  to  Ben- 
jamin Hal  Brown,  '56.  Living  in  Mem- 
phis, Tennessee. 


FUTURE  ALUMNI  — 

(Continued    from    Page    17) 
ary  1  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Richard  Dorman. 
Mr.   Dorman   is   a   member   of  the   class 
of  1941. 

Debra  Anne  Dunton,  born  January  24 
to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ross  K.  Dunton,  of 
Pacoima,  California.  Mrs.  Dunton,  the 
former  Bessie  Mae  Haney,  attended  Mill- 
saps  from  1951  through  1953  and  served 
as  the  campus  nurse  during  that  period. 

Linda  Sue  Elgert,  born  October  30  in 
Baltimore,  Maryland.  She  is  the  daught- 
er of  the  Reverend  and  Mrs.  Roger 
Elgert  and  the  sister  of  Janet  Faye 
Elgert,  2.  Mrs.  Elgert  is  the  former 
Laura   Mae   Godbold,   '47. 

Harry  Charles  Frye,  III,  born  Novem- 
ber 12  to  Dr.  and  Mrs.  H.  C.  Frye,  Jr. 
(Helen  McGehee).  Dr.  Frye,  '47,  and 
Mrs.  Frye,  '41-'43,  live  in  Magnolia,  Mis- 
sissippi, and  have  two  daughters,  Nancy 
and  Betsy. 

Michael   Ewin   Gaby,   born  January   2 
to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ewin  Dilleno  Gaby,  Jr. 
(Continued    on    Page    25) 


Johnny  Turner,  '56,  has  completed  an 
18-week  course  of  study  at  the  U.  S. 
Navy's  Officer  Candidate  School  at  New- 
port, Rhode  Island.  He  is  one  of  several 
members  of  the  Class  of  "56  who  have 
attended  the  Newport  School. 


FACULTY  FACTS  — 

(Continued    from    Page    22) 

of  Education  and  the  Board  of  Stewards 
to  write  the  history.  He  found  the 
assignment  more  difficult  than  he  had 
imagined.  "The  lack  of  materials  (at 
the  beginning)  could  not  have  been  more 
complete  if  there  had  been  a  deliberate 
and  systematic  conspiracy  to  destroy  all 
evidence  of  its  past,"  he  reported.  His 
diligence,  however,  produced  an  amaz- 
ing wealth  of  facts.  Four  years  were 
required  for  their  compilation. 

Dr.  Hamilton  has  also  written  a  his- 
tory of  the  Jackson  Rotary  Club.  He 
has  considered  writing  a  history  of  Mill- 
saps,  although  no  definite  plans  have 
been    made. 


Mrs.  Mary  B.  Clark,  a  niece  of  Major 
Millsaps  and  former  assistant  librarian, 
is  now  living  with  her  daughter,  Mrs. 
Richard  Jones,  in  Huntsville,  Texas. 
Mrs.  Clark  turned  her  home  on  the  cam- 
pus over  to  the  College  on  leaving  for 
Texas. 


JONES,  COUNTISS  — 

(Continued   from    Page    17) 

practice  of  law  in  Jackson.  He  received 
his  training  for  his  profession  at  Mill- 
saps  and  the  University  of  Mississippi 
and  is  a  frequent  visitor  to  the  Millsaps 
Campus.    He  is  single. 

There  are,  no  doubt,  other  third  gen- 
eration graduates  of  Millsaps  College. 
Write  the  Editor,  Major  Notes,  if  you 
know  one.  Meanwhile,  it  now  appears 
that  W.  B.  Jones,  II,  will  send  the  first 
of  the  fourth  generation  to  Millsaps 
College.  The  Joneses  are  the  parents  of 
two  daughters,  Rebecca  Lynn,  2,  and 
Deborah  Dawn,  four  months. 


SOME  THINGS  — 

(Continued   from   Page   9) 

for  the  alcoholic.  Others  have  been  con- 
cerned with  exploring  the  potentialities 
of  objective  education  in  the  public 
schools  and  in  church  schools. 

For  those  Millsaps  alumni  and  their 
friends  who  are  concerned  to  make  drink- 
ing their  business  in  an  intelligent  way, 
a  real  opportunity  for  study  and  explora- 
tion of  this  problem  area  is  available  on 
the  campus  this  summer.  The  Summer 
School  of  Alcohol  Studies  at  Millsaps 
will  provide  a  four  day  program  of 
lectures,  forums,  field  trips  and  work- 
shops for  public  and  church  school 
teachers,  community  leaders  and  the  gen- 
eral public.  The  dates  are  Monday,  July 
29,  through  Friday,  August  2.  The  cost 
is  low,  only  seventeen  dollars,  and,  for 
many  qualified  persons,  scholarships  are 
available  on  application  to  Mrs.  Vashti 
Cain,  Narcotic  Education,  Woolfolk 
Building,  Jackson,  Mississippi. 

If  alcohol  is  everybody's  business,  it 
is  everybody's  business  to  be  informed. 
Make  being  informed  about  alcohol  your 
business. 


TALENT  SEARCH  — 

(Continued  from  Page  14) 

Jack  Carson,  Turban  Bey,  Gig  Young, 
Shirley  Temple,  Jane  Withers,  Gower 
Champion,  Mamie  Van  Doren,  and  hun- 
dreds  of   others. 

Twentieth  Century  Fox  has  signed  him 
to  an  exclusive  seven-year  contract,  and 
the  present  talent  search  is  one  of  his 
projects. 

Perhaps  a  Millsaps  student  will  be  the 
next  name  on  his  list  of  stars. 


Page  Twenty-Four 


MAJOR   NOTES 


EARLY  GRADUATES  — 

(Continued   from    Page    16) 
New   York   World    Fair   in    1939    and   a 
consultant  on  Idlewild,  Queens  and  New- 
ark Airports. 

Established  Grants 

A  staunch  supporter  of  his  alma 
mater,  Green  established  the  Wharton 
Green  1898  Scholarship  on  the  50th  an- 
niversary of  his  graduation  to  aid  worthy 
Millsaps  students.  He  also  created  a 
similar  scholarship  in  honor  of  his  wife, 
the  former  Clara  Barton,  which  is  known 
as  the  Clara  Barton  Green   Scholarship. 

With  the  Reverend  Alford's  passing, 
the  two  surviving  members  of  the  class 
of  1897  are:  the  Reverend  W.  B.  Jones, 
Nashville,  Tennesse,  BA;  and  Paul  D. 
Ratliff,  Jackson,  Mississippi,  BL.  There 
were  twenty-one  members  originally. 

Surviving  Green  in  the  class  of  1898 
are  the  following:  Percy  Clifton,  Jack- 
son; Garner  Green,  Jackson;  and  Alex- 
ander Harvey  Shannon,  address  un- 
known, all  Bachelor  of  Arts;  and  Lemuel 
H.  Doty,  Biloxi,  and  John  Prince  Ed- 
wards, Mendenhall,  Bachelor  of  Law. 
Twenty-four  members  received  degrees 
in  1898. 


and  able  men  and  women  are  attracted 
to  the  profession. 


MAJOR  NOTIONS  — 

(Continued    from    Page    22) 
bluntly.     "What    happens    to    American 
education     will     eventually     happen     to 
America,"  he  says. 


The  Ford  Foundation  continues  to 
strengthen  institutions  of  higher  learn- 
ing and  agencies  for  the  relief  of  human 
suffering  through  its  virtually  unre- 
stricted grants.  A  total  of  81  appropria- 
tions by  the  Foundation  of  more  than 
$40  million  was  announced  for  the  period 
of  January  through  March. 

Most  encouraging  to  higher  education 
and  vitally  important  to  the  future  of  the 
nation  is  the  grant  of  $25  million  to  the 
Woodrow  Wilson  Fellowship  Corporation 
to  support  a  nationwide  effort  to  meet 
the  rising  shortage  of  teachers  in  col- 
leges. Through  the  program  graduate 
fellowships  will  be  provided  to  some 
5,100  potential  college  teachers  over  the 
next  five  years.  Able  college  students 
will  be  actively  recruited  for  academic 
careers. 

Few  people  realize  the  seriousness  of 
the  loss  of  college  faculty  members  to 
higher  paying  jobs  in  business,  industry 
and  government.  By  1970  three  times  as 
many  students  will  be  seeking  admission 
to  the  nation's  colleges  and  universities. 
It  doesn't  take  an  Einstein  to  recognize 
the  crisis  which  seems  certain  to  develop 
unless  the  loss   of  teachers   is   stopped 


Have  you  heard  of  the  Alumni  Fund 
performance  of  Wofford  College,  the 
South  Carolina  Methodist  institution  with 
an  enrollment  smaller  than   Millsaps'? 

From  12%  participation  by  alumni  in 
the  1955  fund,  and  a  total  contributed 
of  considerably  less  than  the  Millsaps 
figure  this  year,  Wofford  skyrocketed 
to  74.4  9'(i  participation  and  $63,000  in 
1956. 

How  was  it  done?  Roger  Milliken,  a 
farsighted  local  industrialist  who  was 
an  alumnus  of  another  institution,  heard 
of  the  great  need  of  the  College  and  the 
poor  participation  of  Wofford  alumni. 
He  decided  to  do  something  about  it.  For 
each  percentage  point  increase  recorded 
in  1956  over  the  129'p  level,  Mr.  Milliken 
offered  a  gift  of  $1,000. 

Wofford  alumni  responded  dramatic- 
ally. From  12Cr  to  74.4%  —  3  out  of 
every  4  alumni  —  was  enough  to  lead 
the  nation   in  performance. 

Millsaps  alumni  have  achieved  a  parti- 
cipation figure  of  14.4  Cr  in  the  first  year 
of  the  Fund  with  $16,261.81  contributed. 
The  final  figure  will  be  some  better. 

Could  such  a  miracle  happen  at  Mill- 


saps 


It    could    if    we    could    find    a 


potential  Roger  Milliken  in  our  ranks — 
and  if  the  same  spark  could  ignite 
our  alumni. 


FUTURE  ALUMNI  — 

(Continued    from    Page    24) 

Mr.  Gaby  is  a  '53  graduate  and  Mrs. 
Gaby  (Carolyn  Hudspeth)  attended  from 
1951-53. 

Elizabeth  Lynn  Izard,  born  July  4  to 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  W.  H.  Izard  (Betty  Klumb, 
'47).  The  Izards,  who  live  in  Columbia, 
South  Carolina,  have  another  daughter, 
Mary  Kathryn,  5. 

Deborah  Dawn  Jones,  born  January  15 
to  the  Reverend  and  Mrs.  William  Bur- 
well  Jones  (Carol  Dean)  in  Santiago, 
Chile.  The  Reverend  Jones  in  a  1950 
graduate. 

William  Perry  Martin,  Jr.,  born  Nov- 
ember 8  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  W.  P.  Martin, 
of  Brookhaven,  Mississippi.  Mrs.  Martin 
is  the  former  Milly  East,  '51. 

Jeffrey  Glenn  I'arish,  born  in  February 
to  ]\Ir.  and  Mrs.  Ted  Parish.  Mrs.  Parish 
is  the  former  Joanna  Clayton,  '55.  They 
live  in  Vernon,  Florida. 

Michael  Henry  Posey,  born  February 
22  in  Oak  Ridge,  Tennessee,  to  Dr.  and 
Mrs.  Franz  Posey  (Linda  Lou  Langdon), 
both  '51. 

John    Gregory    Ridgway,    born    March 


MANY  INTERESTS  — 

(Continued   from    Page    23) 

possible,  and  the  first  production  bore 
the  fascinating  title  of  "Fascinating 
Fanny." 

"Our  most  successful  presentation  was 
'Nothing  But  The  Truth.'  After  the  run 
at  Millsaps  we  gave  it  15  times  more 
over  the  state. 

"One  of  the  plays  had  a  scene  which 
took  place  in  an  English  pub.  Some  of 
the  boys  collected  liquor  bottles  along 
the  Gold  Coast,  and  we  filled  them  with 
tea  to  use  in  the  scene.  After  the  play 
the  janitor  failed  to  remove  them  im- 
mediately, and  a  visiting  minister  re- 
ported to  the  president  that  someone 
was  running  a  Blind  Tiger  in  the  Mill- 
saps chapel!" 

Although  he  has  spent  much  of  his 
spare  time  directing  extracurricular  ac- 
tivities. Dr.  White  feels  that  they  can 
play  too  large  a  part  in  a  student's  life. 
"Important  as  they  are,  they  should  re- 
main secondary  rather  than  primary. 
The  student's  first  concern  should  be  his 
education." 

He  believes  that  the  prime  purpose  of 
education  is  the  development  of  the 
personality.  "We  can  only  acquaint 
students  with  the  facts  and  help  them 
learn  where  to  find  an  education." 

Active  in  civic  affairs,  he  has  been 
a  member  of  the  Lions  Club,  a  member 
of  the  Board  of  Stewards  and  a  teacher 
at  Galloway  Memorial  Church,  and  has 
served  in  Community  Chest  drives. 

Dr.  White  is  married  to  the  former 
Bessie  Linn  Bilbro.  They  have  one  son, 
Milton  Robert,  a  1941  graduate  of  Mill- 
saps, who  resides  in  Marianna,  Florida. 


29  to  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Walter  Ridgway  in 
Jackson,  Mississippi.  Dr.  Ridgway  is  a 
'43  graduate.  John  Gregory  has  a 
brother,   Walter   Stevens,   Jr.,   2^2. 

John  Hubbard  Smylie,  born  November 
1  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Thomas  Melville 
Smylie  in  Baton  Rouge.  Louisiana.  Mrs. 
Smylie  is  the  former  Patricia  O'Brien, 
class  of  1940.  John  Hubbard  was  wel- 
comed by  two  and  one  half  year  old 
Clare. 

Susan  Elizabeth  Young,  born  April  2 
to  Lt.  and  Mrs.  James  L.  Young  (Joan 
Wignall),  '52  and  '51-'52,  in  Sasebo, 
Japan.  The  Youngs  also  have  two  sons, 
David  and  Frank. 


SPRING,    1957 


Page  Twenty-Five 


cTVlAJOR  MISCELLANY 


Early  Days  (1892-1907) 

A  drugstore  which  he  describes  as 
"most  unusual"  keeps  Joseph  Hart,  '96- 
'98,  quite  busy  these  days.  His  son  is 
associated  with  him  in  operating  the 
store,  which  is  located  in  Seattle,  Wash- 
ington. Mr.  Hart  celebrated  his  76th 
birthday  this  year. 


J.  M.  Kennedy,  '04,  has  the  distinction 
of  being  the  only  graduate  to  complete 
the  work  for  three  degrees  at  Millsaps. 
He  makes  his  home  in  Bay  Springs, 
Mississippi. 

1908-1919 

At  the  College  of  the  Bible  Centen- 
nial Development  Convocation  in  Lex- 
ington, W.  B.  McCarty,  '05-'09,  received 
a  special  citation  honoring  him  for 
"Christian  statesmanship  as  demonstrat- 
ed by  your  vision,  faith,  wisdom,  love 
for  the  Brotherhood  and  willingness  thus 
to  dedicate  your  life  to  the  Kingdom  of 
God  on  earth."  Mr.  McO^rty  is  a 
Jackson,   Mississippi,  resident. 

Mrs.  A.  M.  Kirkpatrick  (Leota  Tay- 
lor), '18,  has  the  distinction  of  being  the 
youngest  (18)  and  first  woman  in  Mis- 
sissippi to  pass  the  Bar  examination, 
also  winning  the  Mortimer  Law  Medal. 
She  attributes  her  success  to  her  law 
course    at    Millsaps. 

1920-1929 

Grenada  graduate  Mrs.  L.  J.  Page,  '21, 
is  teaching  in  the  Grenada  City  Schools. 
She  is  the  former  Thelma  Home.  Her 
son,  Leslie,  Jr.,  a  '54  graduate,  is  doing 
graduate  work  in  religious  education  at 
Emory. 


After  leaving  Millsaps  in  1925,  Mrs. 
Ralph  H.  Read  (Mary  Lorene  Hill,  '23- 
'25)  received  her  degree  from  Columbia 
University,  taught  school,  married,  and 
now  has  two  children  in  college.  She 
is  a  special  education  teacher  and  her 
husband  is  a  pastor  of  the  North  Con- 
gregational Church  in  Detroit,  Michigan. 


Mrs.    Lucie    Mae    (McMuUan)    Bishop, 

'26,  is  planning  to  attend  the  American 
Library  Association  Conference  in  Kan- 
sas City,  Missouri,  in  June.  She  serves 
as  librarian  of  Southwestern  Louisiana 
College  in  Hammond. 


Mrs.  Nelson  Gill  has  two  additional 
reasons  for  attending  all  alumni  func- 
tions— her  daughters.  Lady  Nelson,  who 
is   a   senior,   and   Mabel,   a   junior.    The 


former    Gladys    Howie,    Mrs.    Gill    is    a      aeology    at    the    American    Museum    of 
1926  graduate.  Natural   History. 


The  Allison  Art  Colony  held  an  exhi- 
bition of  paintings  by  Helen  Jay  Lotter- 
hos,  '27,  last  fall.  An  art  teacher  in 
Jackson,  she  is  included  in  "Who's  Who 
in  American  Art."  Among  other  honors, 
she  has  received  the  Gold  Medal  in  the 
National  Water  Color  and  National  Oil 
Exhibitions  of  the  Mississippi  Art  As- 
sociation and  the  Edward  S.  Shorter 
Prize  in  the  Southern  States  Art  League. 


Dr.  A.  V.  Beacham,  '28,  has  been  elect- 
ed president  of  the  General  Practice  As- 
sembly for  the  state  of  Mississippi  for 
the  coming  year.  He  is  a  resident  of 
Magnolia,  Mississippi. 


Teaching  in  the  American  Dependent 
Schools  for  the  Air  Force  for  the  past 
two  years  has  provided  Mrs.  Keener 
Lawson  Bowden  the  opportunity  of  tour- 
ing 16  European  countries.  She  was  a 
member  of  Grenada  College's  class  of 
1928. 

1930-1939 

A  new  record  of  flight  over  the  Pacific 
was  established  by  Captain  Ben  Harrell, 
'31,  son  of  emeritus  professor  G.  L.  Har- 
rell. He  piloted  a  Pan-American  Air- 
ways Strato-clipper  DC-7C  from  Tokyo 
to  San  Francisco  via  Seattle  in  19  hours 
and  48  minutes.  A  resident  of  Palo  Alto, 
California,  Mr.  Harrell  is  administrative 
check  pilot  of  all  incoming  new  pilots 
in  the  Pacific  and  Alaskan  area  for  Pan 
American. 


Bank  examiner  W.  J.  Tremaine  makes 
his  home  in  Jackson,  but  his  job  takes 
him  all  over  the  state.  Mr.  Tremaine, 
who  attended  from  1930-32,  has  two 
children,  a  boy  and  a  girl. 


Three  Millsaps  alumni  have  been  hon- 
ored by  the  Boy  Scouts  of  America. 
Eddie  Khayat,  '32,  and  Joe  Hinds,  '30-'32, 
were  awarded  Silver  Beaver  awards, 
highest  honor  in  Scouting.  B.  M.  Stevens, 
Sr.,  who  received  an  honorary  degree 
from  Millsaps  in  1952,  was  elected  pres- 
ident of  the  Pine  Burr  Area  Scout 
Council. 


Mrs.  James  A.  Ford  (Ethel  Campbell, 

'29-'33)  and  her  husband  are  living  in 
New  York  City.  Mr.  Ford  is  recognized 
as  the  leading  authority  on  the  arch- 
aeology of  the  Southeastern  United 
States  and  is  associate  curator  of  arch- 


The  Carlsbad,  New  Mexico,  city 
schools  are  the  chief  concern  of  the  Joe 
Stroud  family.  Mr.  Stroud  is  director 
of  guidance  for  the  schools,  Mrs.  Stroud 
(Mary  Humes,  '35)  teaches  a  special 
class  for  handicapped  children,  and  son 
Al   is   a  member  of  the   seventh   grade. 


Mrs.   S.   L.   Moorhead    (Mabel   Martin, 

Grenada  '34-'36)  is  teaching  music  in 
Holcomb  High  School.  Holcomb  is  lo- 
cated near  Grenada,  Mississippi. 


The  weather  man  was  already  putting 
on  a  show  in  New  York  last  November 
when  Paul  Sheffield  gave  us  a  report, 
but  it  was  only  a  preview  of  things  to 
come.  Even  the  fact  that  they  were 
living  in  South  Brooklyn  failed  to  help 
them.  Mrs.  Sheffield  is  the  former 
Carolyn  Buck,  '36-'39,  and  Mr.  Sheffield 
is  a  1939  graduate.  They  have  two 
children,  Sandra  and  Paul,  Jr. 


Ross  Shelton,  '39,  was  named  Man  of 
the  Year  of  the  Mississippi  agency  of  the 
Mutual  Benefit  Life  Insurance  Company 
recently.  He  was  also  featured  in  the 
February  issue  of  "Insurance  Field," 
one  of  the  country's  leading  insurance 
magazines. 


1940-1949 
Kate  Wells,  '40,  made  a  tour  of 
eleven  European  countries  last  summer, 
a  member  of  a  party  of  45.  She  is  a 
junior  statistician  with  the  Tennessee 
Department  of  Public  Health. 


A  promotion  to  manager  of  Manu- 
facturing Department  Coordination  for 
Ethyl  Corporation  took  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Thomas  M.  Smylie  (Patricia  O'Brien,  '40) 
away  from  Dixie  to  Greenwich,  Con- 
necticut. They  were  welcomed  by  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Richard  Lauderdale  (Mary 
Elizabeth  Nordin),  both  '42,  and  Mrs. 
Betty  Adams  Chitwood,  '41-'42. 


Richard  Dorman  has  been  named  as- 
sistant manager  for  the  Bastian-Bless- 
ing  Company  in  Chicago.  He  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  class  of  1941. 


Serving  as  organist  and  choir  director 
at  the  Senatobia  Methodist  Church,  in 
addition  to  her  duties  as  mother  and 
homemaker,  keeps  Mrs.  Magee  Gabbert 
(Kathryn  DeCelle),  '41,  quite  busy.  Her 
husband  is  an  oil  and  gas  jobber.    Kay, 


Page   Twenty-Six 


MAJOR   NOTES 


S,  Pattie,  5,  and  Scott,   3,  complete  the 
family. 


oming    he    worked   as    assistant   auditor 
for  a  major  oil  company. 


The  University  of  Mississippi  has  an- 
nounced that  Margaret  Aronelle  Lofton, 
'42,  was  awarded  a  Master  of  Education 
degree  in  secondary  education  last  sum- 
mer. Miss  Lofton  makes  her  home  in 
Brookhaven,  Mississippi. 


Albert  G.  Sanders,  Jr.,  '42,  has  been 
named  executive  director  of  the  North 
Mississippi  Industrial  Development  As- 
sociation. Formerly  a  member  of  the 
Agricultural  and  Industrial  Board  in 
Jackson,  he  assumed  his  new  duties  in 
September. 


A  student  in  the  School  of  Social 
Welfare  at  Louisiana  State  University, 
Mrs.  H.  N.  Minnis,  Jr.  (Mary  Emma 
Ervin)  holds  a  scholarship  from  the 
Jlississippi  Department  of  Public  Wel- 
fare in  Public  Assistance.  A  1943  grad- 
uate of  Millsaps,  she  plans  to  return  to 
the  field  of  public  assistance  when  she 
completes  her  training. 


A  Danforth  Campus  Christian  Worker 
Grant  has  been  awarded  to  the  Reverend 
Sam  Barefield,  '46.  He  and  his  wife 
(Mary  Nell  Sells,  '46)  are  living  in 
Hattiesburg,  where  he  is  director  of  the 
Wesley  Foundation  on  the  Mississippi 
Southern  College  campus. 


Mrs.  Charles  E.  Salter,  Jr.  (Marjorie 
Burdsal)  and  her  engineer  husband  are 
the  parents  of  three  girls — Barbara,  7; 
Beverly,  4;  and  Lynette,  2.  Mrs.  Salter 
is  a  member  of  the  class  of  1946. 


Mrs.  George  C.  Curtis  (Lois  Ann  Fritz, 
'46)  responded  to  our  request  for  news 
but  reported  that  there  was  nothing 
exciting  except  her  four  children:  Gary, 
7%;  Wayne,  5%;  Cathy  4;  and  Greg,  1. 
Mrs.  Curtis  and  her  family  are  living  in 
Smyrna,  Georgia. 


A  trip  back  to  Mississippi  was  on  the 
spring  schedule  of  Mrs.  Edward  M.  An- 
derson (Flora  Giardina,  '47)  and  her 
family.  It  will  be  a  long  one — she,  her 
husband,  and  the  children,  Kristy,  4, 
and  Mike,  2,  live  in  Eugene,  Oregon. 


Clarence  H.  Denser,  Jr.,  '47,  has 
changed  his  title  from  captain  to  doctor 
and  his  location  from  the  sunny  state 
of  California  to  the  sunny  state  of 
Florida.  He  is  now  employed  by  the 
Florida  State  Hospital  in  Chattahoochee, 
Florida. 


After  several  years  in  Wyoming, 
James  Hoggs,  '48,  has  moved  back  to 
his  hometown,  Meridian.    While  in  Wy- 


Thomas  T.  Boswell,  '46-'48,  is  in  his 
third  year  as  math  teacher  at  Hernando, 
Mississippi,  Hig'h  School.  In  addition 
to  his  teaching  duties  he  directs  a 
twenty-voice   glee   club. 


The  Reverend  Everette  R.  Watts,  '49, 
is  the  newly  appointed  Director  of  Youth 
Work  for  the  Mississippi  Conference 
Board  of  Education  of  the  Methodist 
Church.  Before  assuming  this  position 
he  served  as  the  pastor  of  the  Bucka- 
tunna-State   Line   Charge. 

Class  of  1950 

James  Bennett  Lewis  received  his 
Master  of  Arts  degree  in  mathe- 
matics from  the  University  of  Mississippi 
at  the  summer  commencement  exercises 
held  August  19.  He  is  married  to  the 
former   Doris   Ann   Barlow,   '51. 


B.  Q.  James'  Air  Force  stint  took  him 
from  Colorado  to  Florida  to  Oklahoma, 
but  now  he  and  his  wife,  the  former 
Glenna  Goodwin,  '53,  have  settled  in 
Jackson,  Mississippi,  with  their  son, 
Benjamin  Quitman,  III.  Mr.  James,  an 
agent  with  Pilot  Life  Insurance  Com- 
pany,  attended   from    1948-1950. 

Class  of  1951 

June  of  this  year  will  mark  the 
first  anniversary  of  residency  in  Jackson 
for  Mr.  and  Mrs.  James  Watts  Clark. 
Mr.  Clark  is  associated  with  Overstreet, 
Ware,  and  Ware,  Architects.  The  couple 
are  the  parents  of  a  son,  James  Watts, 
II,  15  months.  Mrs.  Clark  is  the  former 
.Mary    Alice   Moss. 


A  Ph.D.  degree  in  psychology  has  been 
awarded  to  David  Leigh  Easley  by 
Vanderbilt  University.  His  dissertation 
title  was  "Associative  Inhibition  as  a 
Function  of  Temporal  Interval  and 
Warm-up." 

Class  of  1952 

Gaston  Hall  has  been  elected  president 
of  the  Graduate  Students  Association  of 
Yale  University.  He  is  studying  French 
and  Italian  literature. 


Peter  J.  Costas  is  proud  of  the  fact 
that  his  brother,  Anthony,  recently  ar- 
rived from  Greece  and  is  a  student  at 
Millsaps  now.  Mr.  Costas,  who  attended 
from  1949-1952,  owns  a  business  enter- 
prise in  Jackson,  Mississippi. 

Class  of  1953 

The  Boston  University  Philosophical 
Club  has  elected  Allie  M.  Frazier  pres- 
ident   for    the    coming    year.     He    is    a 


candidate  for  a  Ph.D.  degree  at  the  uni- 
versity. He  and  his  wife  have  one  son, 
Tommy,  who  is  two  and  one  half  years 
old. 


Temco  Aircraft  has  Mrs.  B.  H.  Reed 
(Amelia  Ann  Pendergraft,  '51-'53)  and 
her  family  living  in  Dallas,  Texas.  Mr. 
Reed  is  an  engineer  for  the  company. 
They  have  two  children,  Kenneth  and 
Susan. 


Class  of  1954 

Hugh  Burford  was  awarded  his 
Master  of  Science  degree  in  pharma- 
ceutical chemistry  by  the  University  of 
Mississippi  last  summer.  Now  serving 
in  the  Army  at  Fort  Jackson,  South 
Carolina,  he  plans  to  enter  graduate 
school  to  work  for  his  Ph.D.  after  his 
discharge. 


Mrs.  Louie  C.  Short  (Frances  Jo  Pea- 
cock) is  employed  as  the  physical 
therapist  at  the  San  Diego  County  Hos- 
pital while  her  husband,  who  attended 
from  1950-1953,  serves  two  years  in  the 
Navy.  Dr.  Short  recently  received  his 
D.D.S.  degree. 


Daniel  Talmadge  Keel,  Jr.,  is  interning 
at  the  Baroness  Erlanger  Hospital  in 
Chattanooga,  Tennessee.  He  attended 
the  University  of  Tennessee  Medical 
School. 


Audrey  Jennings  reports  that  she 
has  "finally  begun  honest  labor." 
(She's  been  in  graduate  school  at  Tulane 
since  graduation).  With  her  thesis  Hear- 
ing completion  and  as  a  candidate  for 
her  MA  in  sociology  in  June,  she  has 
accepted  a  position  with  the  Milne  Boys 
Home  in  New  Orleans. 


Class  of  1955 

Roy  Acton  Parker  is  an  Atomic  En- 
ergy Commission  fellow  at  Vanderbilt 
University.  He  received  the  Theta  Nu 
Sigma  science  award  on  his  graduation 
from  Millsaps. 


Three  1955  graduates  have  received 
advanced  degrees  from  the  University 
of  Mississippi.  They  are  Eugene  B. 
Antley,  Master's  in  social  science;  Low- 
ell Jones,  Master's  in  social  science;  and 
Charles  Thomas  Ellington,  Master's  in 
business  administration. 


A  LT.S.-2  under  the  Woman's  Division 
of  the  Board  of  Missions  of  the  Meth- 
odist Church,  Teresa  Terry  is  working 
at  the  Wesley  Community  Center  in 
Chattanooga,  Tennessee,  as  a  group 
worker. 


SPRING,    1957 


Page   Twenty-Seven 


COULD  YOU  DO  IT  NOW? 


The  week  of  May  25-June  1  is  Exam  Week  at  Millsaps.  Students  have  been  studying,  organizing  notes, 
and  getting  ready  for  the  big  event  which  can  mean  the  difference  between  an  A  and  a  B  or,  in  a  few  cases, 
passing  and  faihng. 

Alumni  are  often  amazed  to  find  how  much  they've  forgotten  or  how  much  they  never  knew.  Look 
over  the  questions  below,  which  were  part  of  the  actual  exams  given  in  recent  years  in  the  subjects,  and 
see  how  well  you  do. 

In  Philosophy  (DR.  N.  bond  Fleming)  : 

What  is  meant  by  saying  that  'deduction's  poison  is  induction's  meat?'  What  is 
the  basis  for  reasoning  by  analogy?  Which  of  Mill's)  methods  is  most  scientific? 
What  is  meant  by  the  coefficient  of  correlation  ?  Name  two  criteria  for  a  good 
hypothesis.  What  failure  of  Bacon's  really  kept  him  from  being  the  founder 
of  induction? 

In  EngHsh  (MRS.  marguerite  goodman)  : 

This  is  what  it  says;  in  your  words,  briefly,  what  does  it  mean: 

(1)  Fairy  tales  are  made  out  of  the  dreams  of  the  poor. 

(2)  Nothing  is  more  natural  for  people  whose  education  has  been  neglected 
than  to  spell  evolution  with  an  initial  r. 

(3)  I  have  no  right  to  tamper  with  your  flute  and  then  criticize  your  music. 

In  History  (DR-  ROSS  h.  moore)  : 

This  was  the  question  for  the  History   11   examination  in   1956: 
Outline  and  discuss  the  power  of  the  rulers  of  France  800-1500. 

In  Psychology  (DR-  Russell  levanway)  : 

What  attitudes,  values   and  personality  characteristics   should  the  home   provide 
the  child  in  preparation  for  his  coming  into  contact  with  a  larger  environment? 
-■        Develop  a  comprehensive  approach  to  the  problem  of  discipline. 

In  Biology  (professor  r.  p.  ward)  : 

Classify  the  following  glands  as  to  whether  they  are: 

a.  exocrine  Liver  Thyroid 

,       .      b.  endocrine  pancreas  Gastric  glands 

c.  mixed  Sublingual 

d.  none  of  these  . 


a       WHAT  HAPPENED? 

J.  ■  •  ■  . 

Continuing  education  should  be  an  aim  of  every  college  graduate  and  is  one  of  the  objectives  of  the 
Alumni  Association.  It  is  one  of  the  purposes  of  the  annual  seminars  held  on  Alumni  Day.  Plan  to  attend 
next  year — you'll  enjoy  it  and  learn  a  great  deal,  too. 


MILLSAPS  COLLEGE  ALUMNI  NEWS 


Summer.  1957 


Alumni  Fund  Issue 


Alumni  Returned  To  Classes 


oA  cMessage  .  .  . 
From  the  President 


April  9,  1957,  may  well  be  considered 
one  of  the  significant  dates  in  the  his- 
tory of  Millsaps  College.  On  that  Tues- 
day the  first  group  of  "Millsaps  College 
Associates"  joined  the  Trustees  at  the 
College  for  an  initial  meeting. 

So  enthusiastic  was  this  group  from 
the  outset  that  we  might  say  the  Trus- 
tees) joined  them.  The 
morning  program  had 
three  constituent 
parts.  (1)  Statements 
by  two  students  con- 
cerning what  Millsaps 
College  had  meant  to 
them.  (2)  Statements 
by  an  Alumnus  and 
a  Trustee  about  the 
future  opportunities 
of  the  College.  (3) 
k  presentation  by  the  Administration 
outlining-  some  of  the  areas  in  which  the 
Associates  can  substantially  assist  the 
College. 

It  was  unanimously  agreed  that  the 
statements  by  the  two  students  were 
the  most  impressive.  From  the  point  of 
view  of  the  Administration  the  effect 
could  not  have  been  better  planned. 

Forty-two  persons  have  accepted  our 
invitation  to  become  Millsaps  College 
Associates.  The  Associates  and  Trustees 
will  name  appropriate  officers  and  in- 
vite additional  members.  It  is  contem- 
plated that  100  persons  will  eventually 
be  named.  The  group  includes  men  and 
women,  alumni  and  other  than  alumni, 
Methodist  and  non-Methodist.  The  poten- 
tial effectiveness  of  such  a  group  in  the 
strengthening  of  the  College  is  exciting 
and  reassuring. 


An  increasingly  popular  and  successful  feature  of  Alumni  Day  each  spring  is  the 
seminar  session  conducted  by  Millsaps  College  professors.  The  1957  series  is  pic- 
tured above.  In  the  top  picture  Dr.  M.  C.  \Ahite  speaks  on  "What's  Wrong  with 
Modern  Poetry."  The  middle  photograph  shows  Dr.  J.  E.  McCracken  lecturing  on 
"The  Birth  of  an  Adult."  Dr.  J.  S.  Ferguson  presents  the  subject  "The  Middle  East 
and  the  Future"  in  the  third  picture..  The  purpose  of  the  seminars  is  to  promote  a 
continuing  interest  in  education  on  the  part  of  alumni. 


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MAJOR   NOTES 


MAJOR 
NOTES 


ABOUT   THE    COVER 


The  brilliantly  lighted  Union  Build- 
ing stands  out  in  dramatic  relief 
against  the  gathering  darkness  of 
the  evening.  The  newest  addition  to 
to  the  campus  will  house  student 
offices,  the  cafeteria,  grill  and  book- 
store. Most  exciting  for  members  of 
the  campus  community  is  the  provi- 
sion made  for  student  social  life  in 
the  new  building. 


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Alumni  Election 5 

Building   Program     _; 6 

Graduation,  '57  7 


New  Faculty 

Your  Homecoming     .. 
Pickett  Heads   Fund 
Alumni  Fund  Report 


Alumnus    of   the    Year How    Do    You    Read? Campus    News 

Personals Students    Witness Conference    Pageant 

Alumni  Day  Scenes Students  Give Sports  Summary 


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Success   Story   — . 
Millsaps  Writers 


Editor  -. James   J.   Livesay 

Assistant  Editor  Shirley  Caldwell 


SUMMER,    1957 


Page  Three 


DR.  THEODORE  DISTLER    TO  SPEAK 


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Campus  life  will  center  around  the 
beautiful  Union  Building.  Students  will 
find    a    greater    unity    within    its    walls. 


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Official  Opening  of  Union  Building 
Is  September  26 


The  Union  Building,  the  second 
major  construction  project  of  the  Million 
for  Millsaps  campaign,  will  be  officially 
opened   on   Thursday,    September   26. 

The  ceremonies  will  also  signal  the 
formal  opening  of  the  sixty-sixth  ses- 
sion of  Millsaps  College  and  the  annual 
observance   of   Founders   Day. 

Dr.  Theodore  A.  Distler,  of  Washing- 
ton, D.  C,  executive  director  of  the  Am- 
erican Association  of  Colleges  and  one  of 
America's  most  distinguished  educators, 
will  speak  at  opening  ceremonies.  His 
subject  will  be  "Christian  Higher  Educa- 
tion and   Liberal  Arts   Education." 

The  program  will  be  held  out  of  doors 
to  accommodate  the  hundreds  of  Missis- 
sippians  and  out-of-state  guests  expect- 
ed  to   attend. 

On  Wednesday,  September  25,  a  dinner 
will  be  held  in  the  new  cafeteria  as  a 
part  of  the  celebration  of  the  attainment 
of  the  campaign's  second  objective.  In 
attendance  will  be  the  faculty,  trustees, 
Millsaps  College  Associates,  members  of 

Page  Four 


the  Board  of  Directors  of  the  Alumni 
Association,  members  of  the  Commission 
on  Christian  Higher  Education  of  the 
two  conferences  of  Mississippi  Metho- 
dism, and  their  wives. 

Thursday's  ceremonies  will  begin  at 
10  a.m.  with  an  academic  procession 
which  will  include  faculty  members, 
platform  guests,  and  members  of  the 
class   of   1958. 

The  Union  Building,  which  fills  the 
area  between  Sullivan-Harrell  Hall  and 
Buie  Gymnasium,  will  house  student 
offices,  the  bookstore,  grill  and  cafe- 
teria. Two  private  dining  rooms  will  be 
available  for  use  by  members  of  the 
College  community  and  related  organiza- 
tions. A  large  area  has  been  provided 
for  student  social  activities.  It  is  com- 
pletely  air   conditioned. 

The  first  objective  of  the  Million  for 
Millsaps  campaign  was  reached  in  Sep- 
tember, 1955,  when  the  library  was  re- 
'modeled  and  greatly  enlarged.  It  was 
the  first  building  on  the  campus  to  be 
air  conditioned. 


.'symbol  of  the  Millsaps  Way  in  education, 
the  Christian  Center  will  continue  tc 
call    students    to    worship    and    study. 


MAJOR  note; 


Forest  Attorney  Named  Alumni  President 


A  lawyer,  a  minister,  a  doctor  and 
two  homemakers  have  been  elected  to 
top  Alumni  Association  offices  for  the 
year  1957-58. 

In  an  election  which  set  a  new  record 
for  alumni  participation  in  a  College 
event,  0.  B.  Triplett,  Jr.,  '25,  Forest  at- 
torney, was  named  president  of  the  As- 
sociation. More  than  1,100  cast  their 
votes  in  the  "ballot-by-mail''  primary. 

Triplett  won  over  George  Pickett,  '27- 
'30,  in  one  of  the  closest  races  on  record 
in   Association   files. 

Alumni  elected  the  Reverend  Roy  C. 
Clark,  '41,  pastor  of  Capitol  Street 
Jlethodist  Church,  Dr.  Charles  Wright, 
'4S,  physician,  and  Mrs.  Ross  Barnett, 
'28,  wife  of  attorney  Ross  Barnett,  to 
serve  as  vice  presidents.  All  are  residents 
of  Jackson.  Others  in  the  race  were 
Reynolds  Cheney,  Jackson  attorney;  Dr. 
Turner  Morgan,  Jackson  dentist;  and 
G.  C.  Clark,  Jackson  businessman. 

Mrs.  T.  H.  Naylor,  '28,  Jackson  house- 
wife, defeated  Shirley  Norwood  Jones, 
'50,  for  the  office  of  recording  secretary. 
B'Irs.    Jones    is    a    Jackson    attorney. 

Officers  who  headed  the  work  of  the 
Association  during  195G-57  were  Craig 
Castle,  Jackson,  president;  W.  L.  Cara- 
way, Leland,  Fred  Ezelle  and  Martha 
Gerald,  Jackson,  vice  presidents;  and 
Mrs.  T.  F.  Larche,  Jackson,  recording 
secretary. 


Mrs.  Cobb  Dies  Suddenly 

Members  of  the  Millsaps  College 
family  were  saddened  to  learn  of  the 
death  on  May  20  of  Mrs.  H.  W.  Cobb, 
retired   professor   of  Spanish. 

Mrs.  Cobb,  who  lived  in  Claremont, 
California,  was  stricken  with  a  heart  at- 
tack and  succumbed  after  hospitaliza- 
tion. She  and  her  husband  were  planning 
a  trip  through  the  southern  portions  of 
the  nation  at  the  time  of  her  death. 
Letters  to  friends  at  Millsaps  revealed 
that  they  planned  to  visit  the  campus 
during  the  trip. 

In  1931,  Mrs.  Cobb  joined  the  Millsaps 
faculty  as  professor  of  Spanish  and 
taught  continuously  until  her  retirement 
at  the  close  of  the  1951-52  session.  Her 
educational  preparation  included  a  Bache- 
lor of  Arts  degi-ee  from  St.  Lawrence 
University  and  a  Master  of  Arts  degree 
from  the  University  of  North   Carolina. 

Active  in  civic  affairs  as  well  as  edu- 
cational endeavors,  Mrs.  Cobb  was  a 
member  of  the  League  of  Women  Voters, 
the  American  Association  of  University 
Women,  and  Kappa  Kappa  Gamma  social 


More  than  1,100  alumni  cast  their  ballots  in  the  19,')7-.">8  election  of  Alumni  Associa- 
tion officers,  breaking  all  records  for  participation  in  the  annual  event.  The  new  of- 
ficers pictured  above  are,  left  to  right,  O.  I!.  Triplett,  Forest,  president;  Mrs.  T. 
H.  Naylor,  Jackson,  secretary;  Mrs.  Ross  Barnett.  Jackson,  vice-president;  and 
the  Reverend  Roy  C.  Clark,  Jackson,  vice-president.  Not  shown  is  Dr.  Charles 
Wright,  Jackson,  vice-president. 


NOW     AVAILABLE 

A  limited  number  of  33  1/3  long 
play  RCA-Victor  recordings  of  the 
.Millsaps  Singers  in  sacred  concert. 
The  record  contains  nine  selec- 
tions and  features  a  sixty-voice  a 
eappella  choir  under  the  direction  of 
Dr.  Alvin  Jon  King,  emeritus  direc- 
tor anil  founder  of  the  Millsaps  Sing- 
ers. 

Records  sell  for  $3.95  including 
mailing  charges.  Address  your  order 
to  Director,  Department  of  Public  Re- 
lations, Millsaps  College,  Jackson, 
Mississippi. 
A  MUST  FOR  YOUR  COLLECTION 


sorority.  During  her  student  days  she 
was  selected  for  membership  in  Phi 
Beta  Kappa. 

Mrs.  Cobb  is  survived  by  her  husband, 
Henry  W.  Cobb,  of  Claremont,  California, 
for  many  years  a  professor  and  business 
manager  at  Tougaloo  College:  and  a 
daughter,  Eleanor  Cobb,  '41,  of  San 
F'l-ancisco,  an  employee  of  the  U.  S.  State 
Department. 

Interment  took  place  in  Claremont, 
California. 


Enrollment  Nears  900 

For  the  second  consecutive  year  Mill- 
saps College  officials  were  expecting  en- 
rollment to  edge  near  the  900  mark  when 
the  fall  session  opened  on  September  9. 

Dean  James  S.  Ferguson  said  that 
a  higher  percentage  of  returning  form- 
er students  and  fewer  cancellations 
among  new  students  was  limiting  sharp- 
ly the  number  of  late  summer  accept- 
ances. 

Applications  for  admission  during  the 
month  of  August  closely  paralleled  last 
year's  figure  but  rejections  for  the  1957- 
58  session  were  running'  higher. 

Most  of  the  applicants  are  from  the 
RTou|)  born  in  1939  and  1940  before 
the  birth  rate  began  to  rise  sharply. 
Millsaps,  along  with  other  colleges  and 
universities,  will  feel  the  first  effects 
of  the  much  heralded  "tidal  wave  of  en- 
rollment" by  1960.  A  policy  of  "con- 
trolled gTOwth"  is  expected  to  allow  for 
gradual  increases  in  enrollment  while 
assuring  the  maintenance  of  the  char- 
acter of  a  small  college. 

Dr.  Ferguson  pointed  out  that  an  in- 
crease in  the  percentage  of  men  among 
new  students  enrolled  will  be  recorded 
over  last  year's  student  body. 


SUMMER,    1957 


Page   Five 


Building  Program  Continues 


TWO  DORMITORIES  NEXT  ON  AGENDA 


The  building  program  at  Millsaps  Col- 
lege, inaugurated  in  1954  to  provide  facil- 
ities for  housing  and  academic  needs, 
continues  at  a  steady  pace  as  the  new 
school   year   begins. 

Contracts  have  been  awarded  to  a 
Jackson,  Mississippi,  firm  for  the  con- 
struction of  two  dormitories  and  work- 
men are  applying  the  finishing  touches 
to  the  new  faculty  offices  and  class- 
rooms in   Murrah   Hall. 

The  Union  Building  has  been  com- 
pleted and  will  be  officially  opened  on 
September  2(;.  A  story  in  this  issue 
gives  details  of  this  project. 

The  two  dormitories,  one  for  men  and 
one  for  women,  will  be  financed  through 
the  Home  and  Housing  Finance  Agency 
of   the    Federal   government. 

Scheduled  for  occupancy  by  Septem- 
ber, 1958,  the  two  housing  units  will 
eliminate  the  necessity  of  placing  three 
students  in  each  room.  The  women's 
dormitory  will  house  96  students  and 
the  men's  unit  will  accommodate  136 
students  on  the  basis  of  two  assig^^ed  to 
each  room. 

Auxiliary  houses  on  Park  Avenue  and 
Adelle  Street  will  be  closed  when  the 
new  dormitories  are  opened,  allowing 
for  an  increase  in  enrollment  of  not 
more  than  75  students. 

A  location  near  North  State  Street 
immediately  north  of  Sanders  Hall  has 
been  selected  for  the  women's  dormi- 
tory. The  southwestern  portion  of  the 
campus  on  the  site  of  the  veterans 
apartments  will  be  the  location  of  the 
new  unit  for  men.  It  will  be  joined 
to  Galloway  Hall  and  will  complete  the 
final  portion  of  the  "H"  made  by  Bur- 
ton Hall  and  Galloway  Hall. 

Originally  scheduled  to  house  only 
100  men,  the  new  dormitory  will  be  built 
to  accommodate  136  students.  The  ex- 
pansion in  capacity  is  subject  to  the 
approval  of  the  lending  agency. 

Another  project  of  great  importance, 
the  conversion  of  Murrah  Hall  auditor- 
ium to  faculty  offices  and  classrooms, 
will   be   completed  by   October   1. 

The  new  three-story  space  will  pro- 
vide facilities  for  private  offices  for  24 

Page   Six 


faculty  members,  seven  classrooms,  a 
faculty  lounge,  and  restrooms.  The  en- 
tire area  will  be  air  conditioned  for  year- 
round  comfort.  The  project  will  en- 
able every  instructor  to  have  a  private 
office  and  will  provide,  by  use  of  space 
in  the  Library  and  Union  Building,  air 
conditioned  classrooms  for  most  of  the 
summer  session   classes. 

The  cost  of  the  Murrah  Chapel  re- 
conditioning, $130,000,  will  be  met  by 
applying  the  accomplishment  grant  of 
the  Ford  Foundation  gift  and  budgeting 
the  remaining  $28,500  over  a  period  of 
several  years. 

A  project  smaller  in  size,  but  of  real 
significance  to  the  campus  community, 
is  the  relocation  of  the  Infirmary.  Di- 
rected by  maintenance  supervisor  Carl 
Phillips,  the  job  was  scheduled  for  com- 
pletion by  the  beginning  of  the  session 
in  September. 

The  new  facilities  are  located  in  two 
of  the  former  veteran  apartments,  which 
have  been  moved  to  the  eastern  edge  of 
the  campus  and  immediately  south  of 
Faculty  Row.  The  Infirmary  was  form- 
erly located  in  the  green  "temporary 
World  War  I"  barracks  near  the  Christ- 
ian Center. 

Ill  addition  to  major  construction  pro- 
jects, the  campus  maintenance  force  has 


been   readying   College  facilities  for   the 
fall  session. 

Business  Manager  J.  W.  Wood  an- 
nounced at  press  time  the  employment 
of  an  additional  staff  member  to  super- 
vise air  conditioning  and  electrical  en- 
gineering for  the  new  buildings  on  the 
campus. 

Included  on  the  list  of  projects  com- 
pleted "behind  the  scene"  are  the  con- 
version of  the  old  cafeteria  to  recreation 
area  for  men;  installation  of  new  plumb- 
ing in  Founders  Hall,  including  tile 
baths  and  showers;  construction  of  a 
service  drive  and  parking  lot  to  serve 
the  Union  Building  and  Buie  Gymna- 
sium; revision  of  the  electrical  distri- 
bution system  which  increased  voltage 
from  2,300  to  13,000  volts;  renovation  of 
the  band  hall  and  the  construction  of 
a  new  office  for  the  director;  and  the 
construction  of  an  additional  laboratory 
for  the  geology  department  and  rewiring 
of  the  biology  laboratory. 

To  enable  custodial  staff  members  to 
maintain  grounds  more  efficiently  a  new 
tractor  and  a  mowing  machine  have  been 
purchased.  Golfers  will  be  interested  to 
learn  that  Number  7  green  has  been 
moved  to  make  way  for  the  construction 
of  the  women's  dormitory. 

The  usual  painting  and  repairing  has 
been  in  progress  throughout  the  summer, 
Mr.  Wood  said. 


iMurrah  Hall  Chapel,  for  generations  of  Millsaps 
alumni  a  place  of  inspiration  and  entertainment, 
« ill  fill  a  new  role  in  College  life  this  fall.  It 
will  house  faculty  offices  and  classrooms  and 
will  be  ready  for  occupancy  by  October  1.  The 
pictures  show  the   south   windows   being   walled 

n  and  the  new  entrance  replacing  the  familiar 
old   doors   by   the   water   fountain. 

MAJOR   NOTES 


STUDENTS 
BECOME 
ALUMNI 

Four   Receive 

Honorary  Degrees 

At  Commencement 


Qne  hundred  and  seventy  members  of 
the  class  of  1957  joined  thousands  of 
men  and  women  on  June  3  when  tliey 
received  degrees  and  became  alumni  of 
Millsaps   College. 

The  graduation  exercises  officially 
closed  the  sixty-fifth  session  of  the 
College. 

Before  the  awarding  of  diplomas,  four 
outstanding-  Mississippians  were  recog- 
nized by  the  College  when  honorary  de- 
grees were  bestowed  upon  them  in  tra- 
ditional ceremonies.  Receiving  the  degree 
of  Doctor  of  Divinity  were  the  Reverend 
Clyde  L.  Gunn,  pastor  of  the  First 
Methodist  Church,  Gulf  port;  and  the 
Reverend  Felix  Sutphin,  former  pastor 
of  Grenada  Methodist  Church  and  presi- 
dent-elect of  Wood  Junior  College.  John 
L.  Stennis,  United  States  senator  from 
Mississippi,  and  W.  B.  Dribben,  superin- 


tendent of  schools  of  Greenwood,  Mis- 
sissippi, were  awarded  the  degree  of 
Doctor   of  Laws. 

Speakers  for  commencement  weekend 
were  Dr.  Ernest  C.  Colwell,  former  vice 
president  and  dean  of  tlie  faculties  of 
Emory  University,  and  Dr.  H.  E.  Finger, 
Jr.,  president  of   Millsaps   College. 

By  special  request  of  the  members 
of  the  graduating  class,  Dr.  Finger  de- 
livered the  baccalaureate  sermon  on 
June  2  in  Galloway  Memorial  Methodist 
Church.  Dr.  Colwell  brought  the  bac- 
calaureate address  Monday  night  in  the 
Christian    Center    Auditorium. 

Dr.  A.  P.  Hamilton  once  ag-ain  pre- 
sided during  the  presentation  of  medals 
and  prizes  to  the  students.  Samuel  L. 
Jones,  Jr.,  of  Jackson,  received  the 
Founders  Medal,  awarded  annually  to  the 
senior  with  the  highest  quality  index  for 
his  entire  college  career  and  a  grade  of 
excellent  on  his  comprehensive. 

Other  honors  conferred  upon  students 
included  the  Bourgeois  Medal  awarded 
this  year  to  Margaret  Yarbrough,  of 
Indianola,  sister  of  Robert  M.  Yar- 
brough, '47.  Eight  other  awards  were 
given  to  students  for  superior  perform- 
ance in  their  respective  fields. 

Tlie  graduation  of  the  class  of  1957 
brought  to  4214  the  number  of  men 
and  women  who  have  received  degrees 
from  Millsaps  College  since  the  first 
commencement  in  1895. 


STENNIS 


GUNN 


DRIBBEN 


SUTPHIN 


SUMMER,    1957 


Page   Seven 


Alumna  Returns  to  Teach 


New  Faculty  Members  Announced 


The  Millsaps  College  faculty  was 
strengthened  by  the  addition  of  eight 
new  members  when  the  1957-58  session 
convened  on  September  9. 

New  professors  and  their  fields  are 
Dr.  Donald  Caplenor,  biology;  Dr.  John 
W.  Stevenson,  English;  Dr.  John  L. 
Guest,  German;  Thurston  Walls,  eco- 
nomics; Richard  Fairbanks  and  Glenn 
F.  Welsh,  music;  Audrey  Jennings,  so- 
ciology; and  Mrs.  Robert  Anding,  educa- 
tion. 

Dr.  Caplenor,  who  will  head  the  de- 
partment of  biology,  is  a  graduate  of 
Peabody  College.  He  received  his  Mas- 
ter of  Science  and  Doctor  of  Philosophy 
degrees  from  Vanderbilt  University.  He 
comes  to  Millsaps  from  the  Peabody 
College  faculty.  Other  teaching  posi- 
tions held  by  Dr.  Caplenor  include  an 
instructorship  at  Vanderbilt  and  the 
chairmanship  of  the  department  of  bio- 
logy at  Georgia  Teachers  College. 

A  graduate  of  Wofford  College, 
Stevenson  received  his  MA  and  Ph.  D. 
degrees  from  Vanderbilt.  He  has  serv- 
ed on  the  faculty  of  Presbyterian  Col- 
lege in  the  department  of  English  for 
seven  years.  Dr.  Stevenson  will  hold 
the  rank  of  associate  professor  of  Eng- 
lish at  Millsaps. 

Dr.  Guest  will  serve  as  associate  pro- 
fessor in  the  department  of  German  at 
Millsaps.  He  received  his  Bachelor  of 
Arts  degree  from  the  University  of 
Texas  and  completed  his  graduate  study 
at  Columbia  University  and  New  York 
University,  where  he  received  the  Mas- 
ter of  Arts  and  Ph.D.  degrees.  He  has 
served  as  instructor  of  German  at 
New  York  University  and  more  recent- 
ly at   Rutgers   University. 

Walls,  who  has  been  ;a  member  of  the 
Mississippi  State  College  faculty  since 
1938,  holding  the  rank  of  acting  chair- 
man of  the  department  of  economics, 
will     serve    as     associate     professor     of 


FAIRBANKS 


STEVENSON 


GUEST 


1 
WALLS 


ANDING 


WELSH 


JENNINGS 


economics.  He  is  a  graduate  of  the 
University  of  Texas  and  received  his 
Master  of  Arts  degree  from  that  insti- 
tution. He  has  done  additional  graduate 
work  in  his  field  at  the  University  of 
Texas. 

Fairbanks  will  join  the  faculty  as  in- 
structor in  the  department  of  music. 
A  graduate  of  the  Westminster  Choir 
College  of  Princeton,  New  Jersey,  he  re- 
ceived his  Master  of  Music  degree  from 
that  institution  in  1955.  He  will  teach 
voice  and  theory  and  will  direct  the 
chapel  choir  and  the  Millsaps  Madrigal 
Singers. 

A  graduate  of  Duke  University,  Welsh 
received  his  Bachelor  of  Music  and 
Master  of  Music  degrees  from  Yale 
University.  As  assistant  professor  in 
the  Millsaps  music  department,  he  will 
teach  piano  and  theory.  He  came  to 
Millsaps  from  Bradford  Junior  College 
in  Bradford,  Massachusetts,  where  he 
was  director  of  music. 

Miss  Jennings,  a  1954  graduate  of 
Millsaps  College,  will  serve  as  instruc- 
tor in  the  department  of  sociology.  Af- 
ter receiving  her  Master  of  Arts  de- 
gree from  Tulane,  she  entered  the  field 
of  social  work  in  New  Orleans. 

Mrs.  Anding,  wife  of  religion  profess- 
or Robert  Anding,  will  be  a  part-time 
instructor  in  the  department  of  educa- 
tion. A  graduate  of  Millsaps  College, 
she  received  her  Master  of  Education 
degree  from  the  University  of  Mississip- 
pi. 

Faculty  members  who  will  not  return 
for  the  1957-58  session  include  James 
P.  Barker,  instructor  of  economics;  Dr. 
Roy  Prince,  professor  of  romance  lang- 
uages; Charles  J.  Watson,  assistant  pro- 
fessor of  music;  Miller  AVilliams,  in- 
structor of  biology;  and  John  Zumbro, 
associate  professor  of  economics,  who 
resigned  following  the  completion  of  a 
leave  of  absence. 


Page    Eight 


MAJOR  NOTES 


1908.  They  will  be  holding  official  reunions  during  the  day. 
The  class  of  1933  will  have  its  25-year  reunion,  and  the 
class  of  1908  will  be  honored  as  the  50-year  group. 

Don't  underestimate  reunions.  They  provide  a  common 
meeting  ground  for  friends  and  classmates.  Tlieir  success 
depends  upon  the  members  of  the  classes  and  that  extra 
effort  they  put  out    (or  fail  to  put  out)    to  attend. 

Homecoming  events  will  get  underway  at  10  a.m.  Satur- 
day with  reg-istration.  Reunions  will  begin  at  10:30  and 
last  until  12  noon,  when  alumni  will  have  a  Dutch  luncheon 
in  the  new  cafeteria  and  participate  in  a  student-alumni 
rally  which  will  build  "beat  M.  C."  spirit.  The  parade  will 
form  at  1 :30  p.m.  on  the  campus  drive  and  move  to  Capitol 
Street  to  begin  at  2  p.  m.    At  3:30  p.  ni.  students  will  present 


HOMECOMING  IS  FOR  YOU 


Reunions  Call  Twelve  Classes 
and  Early  Days  Club  Members 
Back  to  Campus— Majors'Choctaws 
Meet  Following  Annual  Banquet 

Alumni  from  across  the  nation  will  converge  on  the  Mill- 
saps  campus  on  October  19  for  that  big  day,  Homecoming. 

Last  year's  Homecoming  has  taken  its  place  with  other 
events  as  one  of  the  greatest  in  College  history.  One 
alumnus  wrote,  "I  don't  recall  ever  having  enjoyed  a  day  as 
much  as  I  did  the  Homecoming  this  year  at  Millsaps."  There 
were  many  other  letters  praising  the  day  and  naming  features 
which    made    it    unforgettable. 

Again  this  year,  the  opportunity  presents  itself  for  all 
Millsaps  alumni  to  share  in  the  program  which  is  planned 
especially  for  them.  The  events  will  begin  Friday  evening, 
October  18,  at  (i:30  p.m.  when  the  Early  Days  Club  members 
hold  their  annual  banquet.  The  Early  Days  Club  is  made 
up  of  alumni  who  attended  Millsaps  fifty  years  ago  or 
more. 

Tliis  will  be  a  special  Homecoming  for  the  classes  of 
1946,  1945,  1944,  1943,  1933,  1927,  192(3,  1925,  1924,  and 
Street  to  begin  at  2  p.m.  At  3:30  p.m.  students  will  present 


The  football  teams  of   1927.   1928,   1929   and   1930   got   to- 
gether in  1956. 

a  variety  program  in  the  Christian  Center  auditorium,  and 
at  4:30  p.m.  alumni  will  be  taken  on  a  tour  to  inspect  the 
new  buildings.  The  annual  Homecoming  Banfjuet,  with  its 
Alumnus-of-the-Year  Award  presentation,  will  be  held  at 
5:30  in  the  new  cafeteria.  And,  of  course,  at  8  p.m.  the 
annual  football  game  with  JHssissippi  College  will  require 
the  presence   of  ALL  alumni. 

Make  plans  to  attend  Homecoming.  There's  something 
special  about  the  day  over  and  above  all  the  activities. 
You  can't  possibly  know  what  it  is  until  you  set  aside  the 
routine  and  devote  a  few  hours  to  Jlillsaps  College  and  the 
men  and  women  who  are  such  an  important  part  of  your 
past. 


.    .    First  Alumni  Function  in  New  Cafeteria   .    . 


SUMMER,    1957 


Page    Nine 


Alumni  Make  History 
During  Year  1956-57 

The  story  of  alumni  activity  during  the 
year  1956-57  is  a  story  of  achievement. 

The  leadership  furnished  by  President 
Craig  Castle  and  the  devoted  sei'vice 
given  by  the  officers  and  members  of 
the  Board  of  Directors,  the  class  man- 
agers of  the  Alumni  Fund,  and  many 
others  made  history. 

It  was  indeed  a  great  year.  The  suc- 
cess realized  by  those  who  worked  hard 
through  the  twelve-month  period  can 
partly  be  attributed  to  efforts  made  in 
previous  years.  We  build  on  the  founda- 
tions laid  by  others. 

It  is  now  appropriate  for  Major  Notes 
to  extend  for  the  administration  and 
faculty  of  the  College,  the  students,  and 
many  others  who  are  devoted  to  Mill- 
saps  College  and  its  ideals,  congratula- 
tions and  sincere  thanks  to  those  who 
made  the  1956-57  alumni  year  a  year  for 
remembering. 

Listed  below,  in  capsule  form,  are  a 
few  of  the  activities  of  the  Alumni  As- 
sociation since  July  1,  1956: 

(1)  Sponsored  a  campaign  to  sell  sea- 
son  tickets   to   Millsaps   football   g-ames. 

(2)  Held  the  annual  outing  which 
brings  together  alumni  and  members 
of  the  football  team  for  an  evening  of 
food    and    fellowship. 

(3)  Staged  what  observers  called  the 
largest  and  most  successful  Homecoming 
in  College  history. 

(4)  Sponsored  the  annual  Alumnus-of- 
the-Year  program  which  honored  Rubel 
Phillips  as  the  most  outstanding  alumnus 
for    1956. 

(5)  Established  the  first  annual  Alum- 
ni Fund  campaign,  which  brought  ap- 
proximately $16,500  to  the  College  for 
unrestricted  use,  exceeding  its  goal  by 
$6,500. 

(6)  Obtained  the  largest  participation 
by  alumni  in  a  college  event  in  the  me- 
mory of  officials  when  more  than  1,100 
voted  in  the  election  of  Alumni  Associa- 
tion officers. 

(7)  Carried  on  the  work  of  the  As- 
sociation through  six  committees,  four 
meetings  of  the  Board  of  Dii-ectors  and 
many  more  meetings  of  the  alumni  of- 
ficers. 

(8)  Increased  interest  and  participa- 
tion of  alumni  in  College  affairs  through 
organized  programs  and  individual  ef- 
fort. 


>     t 


Heads  Alumni  Fund 

George  Pickett,  Jackson  insurance  exec- 
utive and  civic  leader,  has  been  named 
chairman  of  the  1957-58  Alumni  Fund 
campaign.  He  succeeds  Nat  Rogers,  '41, 
who  guided  the  Fund  through  its  firvt 
year  to  a  successful  conclusion. 

The  announcement  of  Pickett's  ap- 
pointment was  made  at  press  time  by 
Alumni  Association  president  0.  B.  Trip- 
lett,  '24,  of  Forest. 

Pickett,  who  attended  Millsaps  from 
1927  through  1930,  is  a  member  of  the 
Board  of  Directors  of  the  Alumni  As- 
sociation and  has  long  been  actively  en- 
gaged in  volunteer  work  for  the  College. 

A  member  of  Galloway  Memorial 
Methodist  Church,  he  has  served  in 
leadership  positions  in  many  Jackson 
church,  civic,  and  fraternal  organiza- 
tions. 

The  Finance  Committee  of  the  Alumni 
Association  Board  of  Directors,  advisory 
group  to  the  fund  chairman,  has  set 
$17,500  as  the  minimum  goal  for  the 
1957-58   Fund. 

Last  year's  goal  of  $10,000  was  ex- 
ceeded by  $6,500  under  Rogers'  leader- 
ship, and  College  and  Alumni  Associa- 
tion officials  are  confident  that  Chair- 
man Pickett,  known  for  his  ability  as  a 
fund  raiser  for  worthy  causes,  will  go 
over  the  top  on  the  quota  for  the  cur- 
rent  year. 

Unrestricted  giving  on  the  part  of 
alumni  and  friends  to  the  Fund  will  be 
emphasized  this  year,  Pickett  said,  but 
gifts  for  specific  projects  will  be  ac- 
cepted. 

Seven  hundred  and  eighty-three  per- 
sons gave  a  total  of  $16,483.81  to  the 
Fund  last  year.  Total  giving  through  the 
old  dues  program  in  1955-56  was  $2,900. 


Outstanding  Alumnus 
To  Be  Selected  Soon 

Do  you  know  of  a  Millsaps  College 
graduate  or  former  student  whose  con- 
tributions and  achievement,  particularly 
those  of  the  past  12  months,  have  been 
outstanding? 

If  so,  perhaps  you  should  nominate 
that  person  for  the  Alumnus-of-the-Year 
Awai'd. 

Now  in  its  sixth  consecutive  year,  th? 
annual  award  program  honors  a  Mill- 
saps alumnus  as  the  highlight  of  the  big 
Homecoming    weekend    program. 

Last  year  Mississippi  Public  Service 
Commissioner  Rubel  Phillips  was  chosen 
to  receive  the  Alumnus-of-the-Year 
Award,  the  highest  honor  given  by  the 
College  exclusively  to  its  alumni.  Other 
recipients  are  W.  J.  Caraway,  1955;  Gil- 
bert Cook,  Sr.,  1954;  E.  A.  Khayat,  1953; 
Dr.  Charles  L.  Neill,  1952;  and  James 
J.  Livesay,  1950. 

A  committee  composed  of  three  alumni, 
three  faculty  members,  and  three  stu- 
dents make  the  final  and  often  difficult 
decision  regarding  the  year's  honoree. 
Nominations  must  be  made  in  writing  by 
October  9,  fully  describing  the  qualifica- 
tions  and  activities   of  the  nominee. 

Read  These  Rules 

Factors  considered  in  the  selection  of 
the  award  winner  include  character  and 
contributions  in  the  fields  of  service  to 
Millsaps  College,  service  to  the  church, 
and  service  to  community  and  the  public. 

Service  in  any  of  the  fields  designated 
above  will  entitle  any  alumnus  to  be 
considered  by  the  committee  for  the 
award,  but  sei-vice  by  nominees  in  all 
three  fields  are  considered  by  the  award 
committee  in  making  the  selection. 

Although  primary  consideration  is 
given  to  the  service  performed  during 
the  year  immediately  preceding  the 
award,  the  committee  also  considers  the 
service  rendered  in  these  fields  by 
nominees  during  all  previous  years. 

Both  men  and  women  are  eligible  to 
receive  the  citation.  Nominations  are 
welcomed  from  anyone,  regardless  of  col- 
lege affiliation. 

Results  of  the  judging  will  be  reveal- 
ed at  the  annual  Homecoming  Dinner, 
Saturday.  October  19,  when  the  award 
recipient  is  honored  and  the  citation  of 
merit  is  read. 

Follow  that  impulse.  Address  your 
letter  to  Alumnus-of-the-Year  Commit- 
tee, Millsaps  College,  Jackson  10,  Mis- 
sissippi,  today! 


Page   Ten 


MAJOR   NOTES 


SAME  COLLEGE  —  SAME  FRIENDS  —  NEW  EXCITEMENT 


Here  a  camera's  eye  view  of  Alumni  Days  held  on  May  11, 
reveals  only  a  few  of  the  many  high  moments.  In  picture 
number  1,  faculty  and  alumni  enjoy  rare  fellowship  as  they 
gather  for  the  Alumni  Day  banquet.  A  scene  from  the  Mill- 
saps  Players'  production,  "The  Inverted  Year,"  is  shown  in 
picture  number  2.  Alumni  saw  the  three-act  play  following 
the  banquet  to  climax  a  day  of  actitivties.  The  last  alumni 
function  ever  to  be  held  in  old  Galloway  Hall  cafeteria  is 
shown  in  picture  number  3.  The  new  cafeteria  will  be  ready 

SUMMER,    1957 


for  Homecoming  functions.  One  of  the  first  to  register  for 
the  gathering  was  ().  B.  Triplett  .Ir.  (picture  number  4), 
who  later  in  the  day  was  announced  as  the  new  Association 
president.  In  picture  number  5,  W.  F.  Murrah.  of  .>Iem- 
phis.  son  of  former  President  William  I?elton  Murrah, 
registers.  IMcture  number  6  shows  outgoing  .Association 
president  Craig  Castle  and  Dr.  H.  E.  Finger,  Jr.,  going  over 
plans  for  the  new  year  with  Mr.  Triplett.  To  really  experi- 
ence the  thrill  of  coming  back — "do  it  yourself." 

Page    Eleven 


Events  of   Note   From  Town  and  Gown 


Parents  are  Briefed 

Parents  of  students  entering  Millsaps 
College  for  the  first  time  this  fall  were 
"one  jump  ahead"  of  their  sons  and 
daughters  for  once  in  their  lives,  thanks 
to  a  program  inaugurated  in  August  by 
the  administration  of  the  College. 

It  was  the  new  parent  orientation  pro- 
gram held  on  August  10,  17,  and  26  and 
planned  to  acquaint  parents  with  the 
purposes,  program,  and  services  offered 
by  the  College.  Similar  in  purpose  to  the 
annual  students'  orientation  it  came  sev- 
eral weeks  in  advance  of  tlie  opening  of 
the  fall  session  and  prepared  parents  for 
the  experiences  which  lie  ahead  for  their 
children. 

Dr.  J.  E.  McCracken,  dean  of  students, 
directed  the  parent  orientation  program 
which  made  use  of  panel  presentations 
and  question  and  answer  sessions.  A 
lecture,  "The  Birth  of  an  Adult,"  was 
given  by  Dr.  McCracken. 

According  to  President  Finger,  the 
purposes  of  the  new  program  are  to 
provide  parents  with  general  informa- 
tion about  the  College,  to  secure  inform- 
ation about  new  students  which  will  as- 
sist the  College  in  providing  for  them  the 
best  program  of  studies  and  develop- 
ment possible,  to  provide  parents  with 
assistance  in  planning  and  preparation 
for  college  life,  and  to  provide  a  more 
intimate  fellowship  between  parents  and 
the  College  faculty  and  staff. 

Response  to  the  program  from  parents 
was  encouraging,  officials  said. 


a, 


Collegians  ^'  Needed 

An  appeal  for  issues  of  The  Collegian, 
early  publication  of  the  Millsaps  College 
student  body,  has  been  issued  by  Librar- 
ian Bethany  Swearingen  and  Emeritus 
Professor  G.   L.   Harrell. 

Inaugurated  in  November,  1898,  by  the 
class  of  1899,  The  Collegian  was  publish- 
ed monthly  during  the  college  year  until 
it  was  merged  with  the  Purple  and  White 
in  1909. 

If  you  have  issues  of  this  publication 
and  would  be  willing  to  donate  or  sell 
them  to  the  College,  please  write  Miss 
Swearingen  or  Dr.  Harrell.  Much  of  the 
early  history  of  Millsaps  College  is  con- 
tained in  its  pages  and  persons  furnish- 
ing these  missing  copies  would  be  doing 
the  College  a  great  service. 


\ii  indii  ilton  of  the  need  and  desire  of 
Millsaps  students  for  the  new  Union 
Building  is  the  check  presented  by  the 
Majorette  (Tub  for  use  in  equipping  the 
recreation  room.  Dr.  H.  E.  Finger,  .Jr., 
accepts  the  check  from  the  president  of 
the  organization,  Edna  Wixon,  Cruger. 
.Members  of  the  group  raised  the  money 
through  special  projects. 


Students  Show  Faith 


One  of  the  most  inspiring  incidents 
of  the  past  school  year  came  to  light  at 
the  final  chapel  session. 

Members  of  the  Majorette  Club,  or- 
ganization for  women  students  inter- 
ested in  athletics,  presented  the  College 
with  a  check  for  $350  to  be  used  in 
equipping  the  Union  Building.  Edna 
Wixon,  president  of  the  club,  made 
the  presentation  to  Dr.  Finger,  express- 
ing for  the  group  their  interest  in  their 
Alma  Mater  and  its  future. 

The  money  donated  by  the  club  was 
raised  in  special  projects  to  help  pro- 
vide equipment  for  the  recreation  room 
in  the  Union  Building.  The  gift  was  un- 
solicited and  came  from  the  desire  of 
the  Majorette  Club  members  to  have 
a  part  in  undeinvriting  the  current  Iniild- 
ing  program. 

Often  those  closest  to  an  event  or  an 
institution  are  unable  to  appraise  its  im- 
portance or  its  true  significance.  It  is  to 
the  everlasting  credit  of  those  students 
that  they  have  "eyes  to  see"  and  see. 
They  point  the  way  that  those  of  us 
who  really  care  about  Christian  higher 
education   must  go. 


cAlumni  Pioneers 

Twenty-four  students  composed  the 
first  class  of  graduates  from  the  Uni- 
versity of  Mississippi  School  of  Medicine 
at  its  commencement  exercises  this  year. 
Of  that  numbsr,  six  were  Millsaps  grad- 
uates. 

Blillsaps  alumni  who  received  M.  D. 
degrees  in  June  were  John  Campbell  Gil- 
liland,  '.54;  John  Milton  Giordano,  Jr., 
'50;  Warren  Woodrow  Johnson  '50; 
Henry  I  ipes  Mills,  Jr.,  '53;  Steven  La- 
velle   Moore,   '53;   and   Nell   Ryan,   '50. 

Miss  Ryan,  who  served  as  secretary- 
treasurer  of  the  class,  is  the  only  woman 
known  to  graduate  from  a  four-year 
medical  school  in  Mississippi.  She  is 
the  second  Millsaps  alumna  to  gi-adu.ate 
from    medical    school. 

Other  schools  represented  in  the  grad- 
uating class  were  Mississippi  College, 
4;  University  of  Mississippi,  10;  Mis- 
sissippi State,  2;  Delta  State,  1;  and  Mis- 
sissippi Southern,  1. 

The  Millsaps  graduates  will  intern  in 
the  following  hospitals:  Gilliland,  Uni- 
versity Hospital,  Jackson;  Giordano,  Mo- 
bile, Alabama,  County  Hospital;  John- 
son, John  Gaston  Hospital,  Memphis; 
Mills,  Orange  Memorial  Hospital,  Or- 
lando, Florida;  Moore,  Arkansas  Baptist 
Hospital,  Little  Rock;  and  Bliss  Ryan, 
Vanderbilt   Hospital,   Nashville. 

Beg   Your  Pardon 

We  knew  it  would  happen.  We  knew 
that  we  would  miss  many  alumni  who 
are  serving  in  the  field  of  hig-her  educa- 
tion in  our  article  on  the  subject  in  the 
spring'  issue  of  Major  Notes. 

No  one  can  say  we  were  partial, 
however.  We  omitted  the  name  of  the 
professor  who  suggested  the  story  and 
did  much  of  the  research — and  he's  a 
Millsaps  faculty  member,  at  that.  He's 
Dr.  Ross  H.  Moore,  chairman  of  the 
histoi-y    department. 

Also  omitted  from  our  list  were  Tom 
Robertson,  '41,  Anderson  College;  George 
E.  Reves,  '29,  the  Citadel;  Francis  Bal- 
lard, '24,  Southern  Methodist  University; 
Jean  M.  Calloway,  '44,  Carleton  College. 
In  addition,  two  recent  graduates,  Keith 
Dix,  '54,  and  Audrey  Jennings,  '54,  have 
accepted  positions  in  the  field.  Dix  will 
teach  at  Hampdon-Sydney  College,  and 
Miss  Jennings  will  join  the  Millsaps 
faculty. 

We're  sorry  for  the  oversight.  We  will 
appreciate  receiving  the  names  of  other 
alumni  we've  overlooked. 


Page  Twelve 


MAJOR  NOTES 


A  high  moment  in  the  history  of  the 
College  is  captured  by  the  cameraman. 
It  is  the  ground-breaking  ceremony  for 
two  dormitories  planned  for  occupancy 
by  September.  19.i8.  Construction  was 
scheduled  to  begin  following  the  govern- 
ment lending  agency's  approval  of  the 
firms     engaged     to     build     the     housing 


unit>.  I'ictured  loft  to  right,  first 
row  are  R.  W.  Naef  architect;  .1. 
W.  Wood,  business  manager;  R.  L. 
Ezelle,  board  member;  V.  D.  Youngblood, 
board  member;  Bishop  Marvin  A.  Frank- 
lin, chairman  of  the  Board  of  Trustees; 
H.  E.  Finger.  ,Ir.,  president;  A.  Boyd 
Campbell   treasurer   of  the   College;   and 


lack  row — J.  L.  Gunn,  mechanical  con- 
tractor; W.  L.  Gill,  designer,  of  R.  W. 
Xaef;  R.  C.  Hawkins,  Power  Electric 
Company;  Colvin  Reid,  structural  de- 
signer, of  R.  W.  Naef;  Leigh  Watkins. 
111.  electrical  engineer;  D.  V.  Denny,  Jr., 
contractor;  M.  H.  .Minks,  Jordan  Con- 
struction Company;  and  Forrest  North, 
consultant.  Lomax  Mechanical  Engineers. 


Alumni  Serve  South 

Three  Millsaps  alumni  took  part  in  the 
southwide  conference  on  post  high  school 
education  of  the  Southern  Regional 
Education  Board  in  Louisville,  Kentucky, 
in  April.  The  conference  was  sponsored 
by  the  President's  Committee  on  Edu- 
cation  Beyond  the   High   School. 

Boyd  Campbell,  '10,  delivered  one  of 
the  keynote  speeches  at  the  opening  gen- 
eral session.  James  E.  Baxter,  '26,  Meri- 
dian, was  one  of  the  state  delegates  ap- 
pointed by  the  governor,  and  Fred  B. 
Smith,  '12,  Ripley,  was  invited  by  the 
President's     Committee     to     participate. 

Three  hundred  educational,  profes- 
sional, and  lay  leaders  from  the  South 
attemped  to  find  answers  to  some  of  the 
pressing  problems  facing  education  in 
the  region  today. 


YOUR  HELP,  PLEASE 

Here  is  another  request  for  copies 
of  the  BOBASHELA,  Millsaps  College 
yearbook. 

Ira  Travis,  '30,  needs  a  copy  of  the 
1929  and  1930  BOBSASHELAS  and 
would  appreciate  the  assistance  of  his 
fellow  alumni  who  might  have  extra 
copies. 

A  resident  of  San  Antonio,  Travis 
is  a  certified  life  underwriter  and  is 
most  successful  in  his  own  agency.  He 
was  a  very  welcome  guest  on  the 
campus  last  October  for  the  Home- 
coming  weekend. 

If  you  have  an  extra  BOBASHELA 
for  1929  or  1930  write  the  .Mumni 
Office  or  send  a  card  direct  to  Mr. 
Travis  at  2314  West  Huisache,  San 
Antonio,  Texas. 


Summer  Reviewed 

Fifty-two  colleges  and  universities 
were  represented  in  the  1957  Millsaps 
College  Summer  School  student  body. 
Four  hundred  forty-eight  students  were 
enrolled  for  courses  in  the  summer  ses- 
sion. 

The  University  of  Mississippi  led  in 
representatives  from  other  schools  with 
4.5  students  enrolled,  followed  by  Missis- 
sippi State  College  for  Women  with  33. 

The  first  term  of  the  summer  session 
began  on  June  10.  The  session  closed  Au- 
gust 17.  More  than  60  courses  were  of- 
fered, and  students  enrolled  in  both 
terms  were  able  to  earn  a  maximum  of 
14  semester  hours. 

During  the  regular  session  892  stu- 
dents were   enrolled  for  credit. 


SUMMER,    1957 


Page   Thirteen 


National  Winner 

Millsaps  College,  long  a  name  respect- 
ed in  forensic  circles,  has  again  achiev- 
ed recognition  because  of  the  perform- 
ance  of   one    of   its    student    orators. 

Keith  Tonkel,  of  Clermont,  Florida, 
placed  second  in  the  national  finals  of 
the  eighty-third  annual  Interstate  Ora- 
torical Contest  held  in  May  in  Lansing, 
Michigan. 

Tonkel,  a  1958  senior,  won  in  the  men's 
division  of  the  state 
contest  earlier  to 
qualify  for  the  na- 
t'onal  finals  at 
Michigan  State  Col- 
lege. 

The  Millsaps  Col- 
lege orator  spoke  on 
the  subject  "Today 
ami  Tomorrow,"  in 
which  he  defended 
the  present  genera- 
tion of  young  people  and  challenged 
them  to  accept  the  responsibility  which 
is   theirs   to   build   a  better  world. 

First  place  winner  was  Jim  Johnson, 
of  Augustan  College,  whose  subject  was 
"Why   Elvis   Presley?" 

The  six  speakers  sui-viving  elimina- 
tion rounds  in  the  national  contest  re- 
presented the  following  colleges  and  uni- 
versities: Millsaps,  Augustan,  Nebraska 
State  Teachers  College,  University  of 
Dubuque,  Central  State  College,  and 
Hope  College. 

Tonkel  also  received  the  John  R. 
Mason  scholarship  in  speech  for  the  year. 
This  is  the  second  time  he  has  won  the 
award. 


Could  Concern  You 

A  new  policy  regarding  former  stu- 
dents of  Millsaps  College  was  inaugurat- 
ed by  the  alumni  office  when  the  new 
year  began  on  July  1. 

Prior  to  this  year  former  students 
were  listed  according  to  the  last  year  in 
which  they  attended  Millsaps.  A  student 
who  attended  during  the  1951-52  session 
only,  for  example,  was  considered  a 
member  of  the  class  of  1952.  Under  the 
new  plan  he  will  be  listed  with  the  stu- 
dents he  would  have  graduated  witli  if 
he  had  continued — the  class  of  1955. 

There  will  be  some  former  students, 
of  course,  who  did  not  enter  as  fresh- 
men. They  will  be  listed  with  the  classes 
of  four  years  later  until  the  alumni 
records  clerk  is  notified  by  individual 
students  of  the  proper  class  or  until  time 
permits  her  to  check  transcripts. 


Commencement  1957  was  something  of  a  family  festival  for  the  Armstrong  family, 
of  Coffeeville,  Mississippi.  George  W.  Armstrong,  III,  received  his  diploma,  leaving 
two  brothers  remaining  in  Millsaps.  During  the  past  academic  year  the  Armstrongs 
may  have  set  a  record  with  three  members  of  their  immediate  family  enrolled  at  the 
same  time.  Pictured  with  their  father,  G.  W.  Armstrong,  are  Joe,  George,  and  Ralph. 
Joe  is  a  junior  and  Ralph  is  a  sophomore. 


A  picture  which  sjmbolizes  progre.ss  will  undoubtedly  bring  a  touch  of  sadness 
to  many  of  our  post-war  alumni.  Here  the  last  of  the  Veteran's  .\partments  stands 
forlorn  and  deserted,  waiting  its  turn  to  be  moved  or  torn  down  to  make  way  for 
the  men's  dormitory  which  will  be  constructed  next  to  Galloway  Hall.  The  telephone 
booth  standing  to  the  right  brings  to  mind  a  portion  of  a  popular  song  of  a  few  years 
ago — "A  telephone  that  rings,  but  who's  to  answer."  Ground  will  be  broken  soon 
on  the  new  dormitory  which  is  scheduled  for  September,  1958,  opening. 


Page   Fourteen 


MAJOR   NOTES 


College  History  Depicted 

A  pageant  depicting  the  founding  and  growth  and  the 
contribution  of  Millsaps  College  to  the  welfare  of  the  state 
and  the  nation  was  presented  to  the  two  conferences  of  Mis- 
sissippi Methodism  in  June  as  a  supplement  to  President 
Fing-er's   annual   report. 

Called  "The  Millsaps  Charge,"  the  pageant  portrayed  the 
three  periods  in  the  history  of  the  College.  It  was  written 
and  directed  by   Mrs.   Ross   H.   Moore. 

The  20-year  period  from  1892  to  1912  was  piesented  as 
"Years  of  Crusade,"  followed  by  the  1912-1932  era,  called 
"Years  of  Conquest."  The  twenty  years  from  the  depression 
to  the  present  were  depicted  as  "Years  of  Confirmation." 
1  he  voice  of  Bishop  Charles  B.  Galloway,  who  has  been  call- 
ed the  spiritual  founder  of  the  College,  was  featured  through- 
out  the    presentation. 

Action  in  the  pageant  centered  around  two  students, 
rooniniates.  who  symbolized  every  student  of  every  era.  The 
Millfaps  Madrigal  Singers,  a  16-voice  choir,  provided  the 
choral  background  for  the  pag-eant. 

The  final  scene  featured  the  contributions  of  Millsaps 
College  alumni  to  business  and  the  professions.  Craig 
Castle,  1956-57  Association  president,  spoke  for  all  alumni. 
He  introduced  Albert  Sanders,  Jr.,  '42;  Dr.  James  S.  Fer- 
guson, '37;  Robert  Ezelle,  '35;  and  Dr.  J.  R.  Cavett,  '41; 
who  repesented  alumni  in  the  various  specialized  fields.  Dr. 
Finger,  a  1937  graduate  himself,  spoke  at  the  climax  of  the 
scene. 

At  the  Mississippi  Conference  presentation  of  the  pag- 
eant in  Jackson's  Galloway  Memorial  Church,  the  W.  B. 
Jones  family,  with  graduates  in  each  of  the  three  periods  of 
College  history,  was  honored  by  delegates  and  visitors 
present.  Representing  the  family  were  W.  B.  Jones,  Sr.,  '97; 
George  H.  Jones  '25;  and  George  K.  Jones,  '55. 

The  Reverend  0.  S.  Lewis,  '03,  Dr.  G.  L.  Harrell,  '99, 
the  Reverend  L.  P.  Wasson,  '04,  and  Dr.  B.  E.  Mitchell  ap- 
peared on  the  program  as  the  voices  of  the  two  Methodist 
conferences. 

Dr.  Frank  Laney,  professor  of  history  at  Millsaps,  was 
the  narrator,  and  Holmes  Ambrose,  chairman  of  the  depart- 
ment of  music,  directed  the  Madrigal  Singers  and  spoke  as 
the    voice    of    Bishop    Galloway. 


They  Ministered  to  Men 

Tlie  lives  of  two  Millsaps  College  alumni  who  are 
serving  their  fellowmen  as  chaplains  were  the  subjects  of 
recent   feature    stories    in   Jackson    newspapers. 

They  are  Rear  Admiral  William  Thomas,  '12,  now  re- 
tired, and  Captain  Joseph  W.  Jones,  '49,  stationed  at  Fort 
Gordon,   Georgia. 

Dr.  Thomas  is  the  first  Navy  chaplain  to  attain  the  rank 
of  admiral.  He  has  been  in  the  service  since  1917,  reaching 
the  position  of  Chief  of  Navy  Chaplains  before  his  retire- 
ment in  1949. 

From  1917  until  1933  Admiral  Thomas  served  actively  in 
the  Navy.  In  1933  he  was  appointed  chaplain  of  the  Naval 
Academy  at  Annapolis.  In  1945  he  moved  to  Washington 
as  Chief  of  Navy  Chaplains.  In  recognition  of  his  outstand- 
ing service  to  his  church,  his  college,  and  his  nation,  he  was 
awarded  the  degree  of  Doctor  of  Divinity  by  Millsaps  College 
in  1935.  Since  his  retirement  he  has  served  as  dean  of  Me- 
morial Chapel  at  Lake  Junaluska,  North  Carolina.   He  filled 


the  pulpit  of  Capitol  Street  Methodist  Church  in  Jackson 
for  six  months  as  a  supply  pastor  in  1953. 

Captain  Jones  led  men  into  some  of  the  fiercest  fighting 
of  the  World  War  II  European  campaign.  Today  he  leads 
soldiers  in  prayers  for  peace.  He  told  reporters  of  his  de- 
cision to  become  a  minister:  "I  saw  so  much  destruction 
during  the  war  that  I  decided  I  had  to  do  something  about 
it.  I  felt  that  through  the  ministry  I  might  be  able  to  help 
stop  another  war  before  it  began." 

Captain  Jones  was  a  reconnaissance  battalion  platoon 
leader  in  1944-45.  His  small  unit  had  the  job  of  "clearing 
the  road"  for  the  Seventh  Armored  Division  in  its  battles 
throug'h    France,    Belgium,   and    Germany. 

He  was  wounded  twice  in  the  fighting,  was  captured  by 
the  enemy,  and  was  awarded  the  Silver  Star  for  gallantry  in 
action  and  the  Commendation  Ribbon  for  meritorius  serv- 
ice. 

Admiral  Thomas  and  his  wife  now  live  at  Lake  Juna- 
luska, North  Carolina.  Captain  and  Mrs.  Jones  and  their 
two  sons  live  in  Augusta,   Georgia. 


Millsaps  Student  Is 
Outstanding  Poet 

Millsaps  senior  John  Stone,  of  Jackson,  has  been 
named  Mississippi's  Outstanding  Young  Poet  of  1957. 
His  poem  was  selected  from  among  2,000  entries  in  the 
Poetry   Parade   of   1957. 

Stone  also  received  the  State  Times  Poetry  Cup 
for  1957  and  the  Buena  Vista  Hotel  award,  a  vacation 
for  two  people. 

The  poem  which  won  the  award  is  given  below: 

THE  REST  IS  SILENCE 
By   John    H.    .Stone 

Still   she   watched   the  summer   sun 
Faile,   sink,  and  the  skies  run 

To  a  golden  hush  at  the  earth's  end. 

The  chair  that  he  was  "going  to  mend," 
Mis  pipe,  unemptied,  on  the  chair, 
.A.  g-host   of  autumn   in  the  air. 

The   walnut  tree,  the  silent  squirrel, 

Tlie  swallows  which  began  to  swirl 
Around    the    liill's    dissolving    rim — 
.\\\   these   spoke   to   her   of   him. 

For  they   had   loved,   and   he  had   died. 

.A.   star  fell,  and   burned   like  pride, 
.And  left  a  brief  line  on  the  sky. 
She    heard    the    distant    nig-iit-bird    cry. 

An  outstanding  student  at  Millsaps,  Stone  was 
named  to  Who's  Who  Among  Students  in  American 
Colleges  and  Universities.  He  has  served  as  editor  of 
Stylus,  campus  literary  magazine,  president  of  the 
Christian  Council,  president  of  Westminister  Fellow- 
ship, vice-president  of  Alpha  Epsilon  Delta,  honorary 
pre-niedical  fraternity,  vice-president  of  Lambda  Chi 
Alpha  social  fraternity.  He  is  a  member  of  Omicron 
Delta  Kappa,  men's  leadership  honorary,  Kit  Kat, 
men's  creative  writing-  honorary,  and  the  Lambda  Chi 
combo. 


SUMMER,    1957 


Page   Fifteen 


Where  Do 
Great  Ideas  Come  From? 


From  its  beginnings  this  nation  has  been 
guided  by  great  ideas. 

The  men  who  hammered  out  the  Constitution 
and  the  Bill  of  Rights  were  thinkers— men  of 
vision  — the  best  educated  men  of  their  day. 
And  every  major  advance  in  our  civilization 
since  that  time  has  come  from  minds  equipped 
by  education  to  create  great  ideas  and  put 
them  into  action. 

So,  at  the  very  core  of  our  progress  is  the 
college  classroom.  It  is  there  that  the  imagina- 
tion of  young  men  and  women  gains  the  in- 
tellectual discipline  that  turns  it  to  useful 
thinking.  It  is  there  that  the  great  ideas  of 
the  future  will  be  born. 

That  is  why  the  present  tasks  of  our  colleges 
and  universities  are  of  vital  concern  to  every 


American.  These  institutions  are  doing  their 
utmost  to  raise  their  teaching  standards,  to 
meet  the  steadily  rising  pressure  for  enroll- 
ment, and  provide  the  healthy  educational 
climate  in  which  great  ideas  may  flourish. 

They  need  the  help  of  all  who  love  freedom,  all 
who  hope  for  continued  progress  in  science, 
in  statesmanship,  in  the  better  things  of  life. 
And  they  need  it  noiv! 


^K 


If  you  want  to  know  what  the  college  crisis 
means  to  you,  write  for  a  free 
booklet  to:  HIGHER  EDUCA- 
TION, Box  36,  Times  Square 
Station,  New  York  36,  N.Y. 


-   HIGHER    EDUCATION 


KEEP    IT    BRIGHT 


MILLSAPS    COLLEGE 


Page   Sixteen 


Sponsored  as  a  public  service,  in  cooperation   with  the  Council  for  Financial  Aid  to  Education 

MAJOR   NOTES 


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iLUMNIFUND 

EPORT  for  1956-57 


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Official  Report  of  The  1956-57  Alumni  Fund 

The  First  in  MiBlsaps  College  History 


NAT  ROGERS 
Chairman,  1956-57  Fund 


CRAIG  CASTLE,  President,  1956-57 
Millsaps  College  Alumni  Association 


The  first  Alumni  Fund  in  the  history  of  the  College  has  been  oversubscribed 
by  more  than  $6,000.  A  goal  of  $10,000  was  set  by  officials  and  it  was  felt  that 
the  drive  could  be  considered  a  success  if  this  figure  were  reached.  When  the 
campaign  closed  a  total  of  $16,483.81  had  been  subscribed.  Since  1952-53,  the 
Alumni  Association  had  utilized  a  dues  payment  system.  In  1955-56,  approximately 
$2,90U  was  received  through  this  program.  This  year's  results  represent  an  increase 
in  giving  on  the  part  of  alumni  of  more  than  40U';.  Leadership  during  the  past 
year  was  of  outstanding  ciuality.  Nat  Rogers,  Fund  chairman,  Craig  Castle,  Associa- 
tion president,  and  others  worked  tirelessly  to  spark  the  drive.  Cooperation  from 
hundreds  of  others  enabled  the  Fund  officials  to  record  "Mission  More  Than 
Accomplished." 


SUMMARY  OF  1956-57  ALUMNI  FUND 


Total  Subscribed  

Number  of  Contributors  

Percentage  of  Alumni  Giving 
Averag'e  Gift  


416,483.81 

783 

15% 

$21.05 


General  Contributions                         No.  Amount 

(Less  than  $100)    713  $  7,682.81 

Major  Investors  62  7,956.00 

Friends    7  815.00 

Corporate  Alumnus  Program  1  30.00 

783  $16,483.81 


Percentage  Giving 

1900   50% 

1892-99  47 

1915   37 

1910  33 

1904  31 

1918  31 


Number  Giving 

1953  49 

1941  34 

1947  34 

1949  32 

1950  31 


Total  Contributed 


1935 
1917 
1929 
1937 


$1,368.50 

1,338.00 

.      584.00 

507.00 


Page    Eighteen 


MAJOR   NOTES 


Report  of  Giving  By  Classes 


Class 

1892-1S99 

1900 

1901 

1902 

1903 

1901 

1905 

1906 

1907 

1903 

1909 

1910 

1911 

1912 

1913 

1914 

1915 

1916 

1917 

1918 

1919 

1920 

1921 

1922 

1923 

1924 

1925 

1926 

1927 

1928 

1929 

1930 

1931 

1932 

1933 

1934 

1935 

1936 

1937 

1938 

1939 

1940 

1941 

1942 

1943 

1944 

1945 

1946 

1947 

1948 

1949 

1950 

1951 

1952 

1953 

1954 

1955 

1956 

*Includes  those 


No.  in  class* 
17 
10 
13 
15 
22 
13 
20 
19 
20 
25 
22 
18 
33 
29 
33 
26 
19 
36 
43 
36 
31 
38 
34 
40 
45 
61 
63 
77 
91 
84 
102 
124 
92 
97 
99 
80 
108 
114 
86 
100 
116 
137 
144 
141 
134 
96 
65 
76 
218 
171 
232 
224 
212 
181 
184 
224 
145 
154 
who  enrolled  with  class 


No.  giving 

8 

5 

1 

1 

6 

4 

1 

2 

7 

5 

6 

b 

4 

4 

7 

4 

7 

4 

8 
11 

2 

7 

6 

3 

8 
12 
12 

9 
13 
21 
18 
13 

6 

9 
13 

8 
18 
23 
20 
18 
15 
25 
34 
26 
16 
19 

7 

8 
34 
25 
32 
31 
27 
22 
49 
27 
19 
18 

but  did  not  gr 


I'ercentage  giving 
47% 
50 

8 

7 
27 
31 

5 
11 
35 
20 

^J7_ 

33 
12 
14 
21 
15 
37 
11 
19 
31 

6 
18 
18 

8 
18 
20 
19 
12 
14 
25 
18 
10 

7 
9 
13 
10 
17 
20 
23 
18 
13 
18 
23 
18 
12 
20 
11 
11 
16 
15 
14 
14 
13 
12 
27 
12 
13 
12 

aduate. 


Amount 


!f 


300.(10 

110.00 

300.00 

.5.00 

87.50 

170.00 

25.00 

42.50 

335.00 

147.50 
180.00 

60.00 
360.00 
200.00 

90.00 
182.00 

75.00 

1,338.00 

170.00 

55.00 
110.00 
137.50 
135.00 
160.00 
207.00 
260.00 
157.00 
305.00 
502.50 
584.00 
412.00 

60.00 

80.00 
250.00 

89.50 
1,368.50 
436.00 
507.00 
418.00 
177.50 
373.50 
493.00 
500.50 
255.00 
296.50 

48.50 

29.00 
480.31 
245.00 
194.50 
285.00 
206.00 
422.50 
310..50 
209.00 
221.50 
147.00 


SUMMER,    1957 


Page    Nineteen 


CLASS  MANAGERS 

for  the  year  ending  June  30,  1957 

were  of  vital  importance  to  the  success  of  the  Alumni  Fund.  Loyal  alumni  willing  to  give  unselfishly  of  time,  effort,  and 
financial  support  to  their  colleges  may  yet  be  the  salavation  of  the  har<l-pressed  system  of  private  education  in  America.  The 
1956-57  Millsaps  College  Alumni  Fund  campaign  demonstrat  d  the  validity  of  this  statement.  Approximately  300  alumni 
accepted  the  job  of  serving  as  class  managers  for  the  Fund.  They  wrote  cards  and  letters,  made  telephone  calls  and  personal 
visits  urging  their  fellow  alumni  to  -ive  to  the  Fund.  They  gjve  to  the  Fund  themselves.  Consequently  the  goal  set  for  the 
new  program  was  exceeded  by  more  than  $6,000.  A  salute  is  due  each  one  who  labored  so  faithfully  as  a  class  manager.  They 
helped  make  glorious  history. 


WE  LIST  BELOW  THE  NAMES  OF  THOSE  ALUMNI 
WHO  SERVED  AS  MANAGERS  OF  CLASSES  TURNING  IN 
THE     BEST     PERFORMANCES     DURING     THE     1956  -  57     DRIVE. 

PERCENTAGE   GIVING 

1900— Morris  A.  Chambers;  189':-99— Wharton  Green,  Joseph  Hart;  1915— C.  C.  Clark, 
R.  T.  Henry,  J.  H.  Sasser;  1910— A.  Boyd  Campbell,  Charles  R.  Rew;  1918— Julian 
B.  Feibelnian,  Mrs.  A.   M.   Kirkpatrick   (Leota  Taylor). 


NUMBER  GIVING 

1953— J.  E.  Benson,  Charles  H.  Boyles,  Mildred  Carpenter,  Pat  Curtis,  Margueritte 
Denny,  Allie  Mitchell  Frazier,  Roger  F.  Hester,  Bryant  Home,  Josephine  Lampton, 
Robert  Lee  Hunt,  Irby  Turner,  Jr.,  Ewin  Gaby,  Charles  Sommers,  and  Steven  L. 
Moore;  1941— J.  R.  Cavett,  Roy  C.  Clai'k,  Thomas  G.  Hamby,  Joel  McDavid,  Charles 
Murry,  Jr.,  Nat  Rogers,  Louis  Wilson,  Thomas  Robertson,  and  Martha  Gerald;  1947 — 
Robert  T.  Hollingworth,  Jr.,  Mike  McLaurin,  Inman  Moore,  Jr.,  L.  L.  Brantley,  Jr., 
J.  H.  Cameron,  Sarah  Frances  Clark,  Mrs.  W.  H.  Izard  (Betty  Klunib),  Otis  Single- 
tary,  Jr.,  Mirl  Whitaker,  Dan  Wright,  R.  M.  Yarbrough,  Jr.,  Nat  Hovious,  Otho  Keith 
Pigott,  and  James  T.  McCafferty;  1949— Rowland  B.  Kennedy,  R.  H.  Conerly,  Hiarold 
James,  Claude  Johnson,  Jr.,  Ralha  Doyle  McGee,  Robert  Nay,  Mrs.  J.  D.  Powell 
(Elizabeth  Lampton),  Everett  Watts,  Raymond  Wesson,  J.  W.  Youngblood,  Philip 
Irby,  Jr.,  W.  F.  Goodman,  Jr.,  James  Howard  Jenkins,  Gene  T.  Fleming,  Leonard 
Metts,  John  A.   Neill,   Marion   Parker,  Julian   Prince,   Floyd   Heard,   and   Edsel   Cook; 

1950 Moran    Berbett,    Henry    Blount,    Jr.,    Campbell    Cauthen,    Mrs.    Tom    Crosby 

(Wilma  Faye  Dyess),  Royce  Dawkins,  Jr.,  Edward  Majure,  F.  M.  Martinson,  Jr.,  J. 
G.  Millsaps,  Jr.,  Mrs.  Dean  Jones  (Shirley  Norwood),  Mrs.  Dewey  Sanderson (  Fannie 
Buck  Leonard),  Parks  Stewart,  Robert  Lee  Walton,  Jr.,  T.  B.  Abernathy,  Richard 
Harris,  Joseph  R.  Huggins,  J.  E.  Johnson,  Jr.,  Earl  T.  Lewis,  A.  P.  White,  and 
Johnnie   Jabour. 


TOTAL   CONTRIBUTED 

1935 — William  J.  Caraway,  Charles  Robert  Ridgway,  Jr.,  Floyd  Lewis,  Charles  Edwin 
Brown,  B.  T.  Akers,  T.  A.  Baines,  Otho  Monroe,  and  Paul  Ramsey;  1917 — R.  G.  Moore, 
Otie  Branstetter;  1929^Mrs.  Evon  Ford  (Elizabeth  Heidelberg),  Theordore  K.  Scott, 
W.  B.  Dribben,  Robert  C.  Embry,  Albert  K.  Stackhouse,  and  Heber  Ladner;  1937— 
Mendell  M.  Davis,  Fred  Ezelle,  and  A.  T.  Tatum. 


Page   Twenty 


MAJOR   NOTES 


Major  Ir 

IV( 

istors  Club 

Alumni  who  contributed  SI 00  oi 

more 

lo  the  Millsaps  College  Alumni  Fund  during 

the    year    1956-57    are   listed   below 

They 

are    charter   year    members    of    the    Major 

Investors   Club.   Those   giving   so   generous 

ly   of   their   means    to   support   their   Al 

iia 

Mater  have  indeed  invested  in  the 

future 

of  Christian  higher  education   in   America.               1 

They  are  shown  on  the  general  list  alphabetically  under  the  year  of  graduation. 

Applewhite,   Dr.   C.   C ..BA  07 

Kimball.  Mrs.  J.  T. 

" 

A'^limove     Dr     Sani    E        —     ■'■*'  ^" 

(I.,^,.;.-.-  '--.  '   - BA 

41 
29 

^^9jilln\jL  ^^  f       -i-^  Ji  *        t^  *^  m       J — i  • 

JIcManus,   John   S.   BS 

Eornctt,  iNlrs.  Ross 

(Pearl   Crawford)    BS  26 

McX'air,  Dr.  S.  S.  21 

■23 

Beacham,   Dr.   A.   V.   BA  28 

Moore,  R.  G .  BA 

17 

Blount,  James  A.  BS  08 

Murry,  Dr.  C.  M BA 

41 

Dranton,   Rev.   R.   R.   BA  27 

Neill,  C.  L.  DA 

0," 

Branton    :\Irs.    R.    R. 

NeiU,   Mrs.   C.  L. 

(Doris   Alford)    BA  29 

(Susie   Ridgway)    BA 

Pickett,  George  B.  27 

07 
-30 

Campbell,   A.    B. BS  10 

Caraway,   Mayor  W.  J.  BS  35 

Pi-opst,  Rev.  Paul -.24 

■-8 

Caraway,  ilrs.  W.  J. 

Rhea,   Mrs.   J.   Earl 

(Catherine   Ross)    BA  35 

(Mildred  Clegg)   BA 

35 

Castle,  Craig  BA  47 

Ridgway,  C.  R.  Jr.  BA 

35 

Churchwell,  W.  C.  06-09 

Riley,   Solon  F.  BA 

28 

Collins,  W.  Harris  BA  36 

Rogers,  A.   L.   ...       ...    _...    ..BA 

07 

Cook,    Gilbert,    Sr.          BA  08 

Rogers,  Nat  „           ._...BA 

41 

Costas,    Peter   49-52 

Rogers,  Mrs.  Nat 

Countiss,  Dr.  Eugene  H BS  30 

(Helen  Ricks)   .._...  BA 

42 

Crawford,   Robert  L BA  52 

Ross,  Dr.  Thomas  G BS 

36 

Crawford,    Mrs.    Robert    L. 

(Mabel  C.  Buckley)    49-52 

Sasser,  Joseph   Harry   ..   .    LLB 

15 

Egger,  John  F.      .  „               BA  27 

Schimmel,  Mrs.  Brevik 

Ezelle,   Fred   ..BS  37 

(Edith   Cort\\Tight)    40-42 

Ezelle,   Mrs.   Fred 

(Katherine  Ann  Grimes)    BA  42 
Finger,  Dr.  H.  E.,  Jr.  .. BA  37 

Smith,  Fred  B.         -       -    -.  BS 

12 

Spiva    Walter                    ..      BA 

25 

Spiva,  Jlrs.  Walter 

Ford,    Mrs.    Evon 

(Jlary  Davenport) BA 

25 

(Elizabeth  Heidelberg)    ^  BA  29 

Stevens  Dr.  B.  M.  ...         LLD 

55 

Franklin,    Marvin    A.    LLD  52 

Golding,  Dr.   N.  J.  -BA  17 

Trimble.  Airs.  Celia  Brevard  BA 

40 

Green,    Wharton    BS  98 

Trimble,  Janice  BA 

43 

Holloman,  Thomas  Wynn  „.  BA  01 

Triplett,  Oliver  B B-A 

24 

Hunt,  B.  M BA  21 

White,  D.  M BA 

17 

Jones,  Harris  A.  -BA  99 

Womack,    Dr.    Noel    C.    BS 

44 

Jovner,  Dr.  Austin  .-    19-22 

Womack,   Mrs.   Noel   C. 

Kees,  Mrs.  Wylie  V. 

(Flora   Mae   Arant)          .    BA 

44 

(Mary  Sue  Burnham)    ...  BS  33 

Wroten,  Dr.  J.  D.,  Sr.              BA 

13 

Kennedy,  J.  M BA  04 

Wroten,  INIrs.  J.  D.,  Sr. 

Kimball,   J.   T.   BS  34 

(Birdie   Gray  Steen)     BA 

14 

SUMMER,    1957 


Page  Twenty-One 


OFFICIAL  LIST  OF  CHARTER  YEAR  CONTRIBUTORS 
TO  THE  MILLSAPS  COLLEGE  ALUMNI  FUND 


*  ASTERISKK  INDICATES   DECEASED 


1892-1899     (47%) 
Harris   A.   Jon?s 
Percy     L.    Clifton 
Garner   W.   Green,   Sr. 
Wharton     Green* 
Joseph    Hart* 
William    B.    Jones 
Hal    S.    Spragins 
Mrs.     G.     C.     Swearingen 

(Anne  Buckley) 
T»  ..,.„. A900  ^50%) 
Morris  Chambers 
W.  T.  Clark 
Norman  C.  Guice 
Thomas    M.    Lemly 

1901  (8'/f) 
Thomas    Wynn    Holloman 

1902  (7%) 
Mrs.   Mary   H.    Scott 

(Marv    Holloman) 

1903  (27%) 
Allen  S.  Cameron* 
Felix    Grant* 

H.    B.    Heidelberg 
Aimee    Hemingway 
O.    S.    Lewis* 
Frederick     D.     Mellen 

1904  (31%) 
C.    A.    Bowen 

S.    C.    Hart 

J.    M.    Kennedy 

Dr.    Benton    Z.    Welch 

1905  (5%) 
Aubrey   C.    Griffin 

1906  (16%) 
Mrs.    O.    S.    Lewis 

(Evelyn    Stevens   Cook) 
John   L.  Neill 

1907  (35%,) 
Dr.   C.    C.    Applewhite 
John  William  Loch 

J.     A.    McKee 
C.    L.    Neill 
Mrs.   C.    L.   Neill 

(Susie  Ridgway) 
William  Pullen,  Jr. 
A.     L.     Rogers 

1908  (20%,) 
James    A.    Blount 
Gilbert    Cook,    Sr. 
Henry    Grady    Heidelberg 
W.    F.    Murrah 

Mrs.   Bert  W.   Stiles 
(Bessie  Huddleston) 

1909  (27%) 
Jason   A.  Alford 
W.   R.   Applewhite 
J.  H.  Brooks 

W.    C.    Churchwell 
James  Franklin  Noble 
Basil   F.  Witt 

1910  (33%) 
A.    Boyd    Campbell 
Henry   Marvin    Frizell 
J.    Gann  Johnson 
Charles   R.   Rew 
Charles    G.    Terrell 
Frank  Starr  Williams 

1911  (12%) 
Mrs.  Forrest  G.  Cooper 

(Mai'guerite   Park) 
Edgar   Dade   Gunning 
T.    H.    Phillips 
Eckford     L.     Summer 

1912  (14%) 
M.    W.    Cooper 
Randolph    Peets,    Sr. 
Fred    B.    Smith 
William    N.    Thomas 

1913  (21%,) 
James    A.    Biount 
J.    E.    Honeycutt 
Sam    B.    Lampton 
R.    E.    Nason 
Logan    Scarborough 
Frank  T.   Scott 

Dr.  J.   D.  Wroten.   Sr. 

1914  (15%) 

Mrs.    W '.    R.    Applewhite 

(Ruth   Mitchell) 
J.    B.    Cain 
T.    M.    Cooper 
Mrs.   J.    D.    Wroten.    Sr. 

(Birdie  Gray  Steen) 

1915  (37%) 
Sallie   W.    Baley 


C.  C.   Clark 
Robert    T.    Henry 
E.    L.    Hillman 
Rams  y     W.     Roberts 
Joseph   Harry    Sasser 
William   E.  Toles 

1916  (.'%) 
Mrs.    P.    M.    Hollis 

(Nelle    York) 
Annie    Lester 
William   M.   O'Donneli 

1917  (19%,) 
rZ'"   ^    .^shmore 
Otie  G.   Bran^LtLLcr 
Clarence     BulIocK 
N.    J.    o^id;a,s- 
Mrs.   E.   A.   Harwell 

(Mary    Shurlds) 
Howard    B.    McG.?hee 
R.    G.    Moore 
J.    C.    Wasson 

D.  M.   White 

1918  (31%,) 
S  Iwyn    Boatner 
C.    H.    Everett 
Julian     B.    Feibelman 
W.   B.    Gates 

Hill    Hodges 

Mrs.  A.  M.  Kirkpatrick 

(  Leota  Taylor) 
J.   L.   Lancaster 
Mrs.  Howard  B.  McGehee 

(Fannie   VirdenI 
Elise    Moore 
J.    S.    Shipman 
Aimee    Wilcox 

1919    (6%) 
Mrs.    Edith    B.   Hays 

(Edith    Brown) 
J.    J.    Valentine 

1920  (18%) 
J.    A.    Bostick 
Dan    Brewer 
Charles    W.    Brooks 
Alexander    P.    Harmon 
C.    G.    Howorth 

B.    L.    Kearney 
R.    Bays    Lamb 

1921  (1H%) 

E.  B.    Boatner 

Dr.    Boyd    C.   Edwards 
Joseph    M.   Howorth 
B.    M.    Hunt 
Mrs.    Walter    R.    Lee 

(Helen     Balli 
Mrs.     L.    J.     Page 

(Thelma    Horn) 

1922  (8%) 
Charles    Carr 
Burton      Clark     Ford 
Austin    Joyner 

1923  (18%) 
J.    B.    Abney 

W.   E.   Addkison 
Gladys    Cagle 
Dr.    S.    S.   McNair 
Daniel  F.  McNeil 
Virginia  Thomas 
Leigh    Watkins 
Mrs.     Leigh     Watkins 
(Henrietta    Skinner) 

1924  (20%.) 
Francis    E.    Ballard 
Jeptha,   S.   Barbour 
Mrs.   E.   B.   Boatner 

(Maxine  Tull) 
R.   B.   Booth 
William    G.    Cook 
Mrs.    Armand    Coullet 

(Magnolia  Simpson) 
Caroline    Howie 
Hermes    H.    Knoblock 
Ary    Lotterhos 
Mrs.    Joe   Pugh 

(Eva   Clower) 
Oliver    B.    Triplett 
Jesse    Watson 

1925  (19%) 
Mrs.  J.   C.    Burrow 

(Maggie  May  Jones) 
Walter    M.    Galloway 
Dr.    George    H.    Jones 
William    W.    Lester 
T.   H.   Naylor 
Mrs.  Glenn  Roll 

(Ethel    Marley) 


Mrs.    Cynthia    Shamel 
(Cynthia    Thompson) 

Mrs.    V.    K.    Smith 
(Rosalie    Lowe) 

Walter     Spiva 

Bethany    Swearingen 

Alberta    C.    Taylor 

Lucie    Watkins 

1926  (12^;>) 
Mrs.    Ross    Barnett 

(P  arl    Crawford) 
James    E.    Baxter 
Mrs.  Morgan   Bishop 

(Lucie  Mae  McMullanl 
^';'i...C-^   M.    Chapman 
Mrs.    Joe    W.    crawiuiu 

(Martha  Bell  Marshall) 
Junes    S.    Hamilton 
Isuar   A.   Newton 
F.    W.    Vaughan 
H.   W.    F.    Vaughan 

1927  (14%) 
R.    R.    Branton 
Joe    W.    Coker 
John    F.    Egger 
Ard  n    O.    French 
Mrs.    Leon    Hall 

(Cynthia   Penn) 
L.    S.    Kendrick 
Helen    Lotterhos 
Amanda   Lane  Lowther 
Orrin    H.    Swayze 
Mrs.    Orrin    H.    Swayze 

(Catherine    Power) 
Ruth    Tucker 
Louise   Wilkinson 
Mrs.    Wilfred    Wilson 

(Ida    Lee    Austin) 

1928  (25%) 
Mrs.    A.    K.    Anderson 

(Elizabeth   S^tzler) 
Dr.  A.  V.  Beacham 
R.    E.    Blount 
Mrs.    Keener    L.    Bowden 

(Keener  Lawson) 
Cecil  L.  Clements 
Mrs.    Walter    Ely 

(Ruby     Blackwell) 
Roy    Grisham 
William     T.    Hankins 
Ransom   Gary  Jones 
Mrs.  T.   F.   Larche 

(Mary  Ellen  Wilcox) 
Dwyn    M.    Mounger 
Mrs.  T.  H.  Naylor 

(Martha    Watkins) 
M.    A.    Peevy 
Mrs.    M.    A.    Peevy 

(Lucile   Hutson ) 
Paul    Propst 
Solon    F.   Riley 
George    Oscar    Robinson 
Marjorie   Smith 
Dr.    V.    L.    Wharton 
E.    B.    Whitten 
Roy    Wolfe 

1929  (18%) 
Ruth    Alford 
Goorge    R.    Armistead 
Mrs.    R.    E.    Blount 

(Alice  Ridgway) 
Mrs.    R.    R.    Branton 

{Doris  Alford) 
Dr.   W.    B.   Dribben 
Robert    Embry 
Mrs.    Evon    Ford 

(Elizabeth    Heidelberg ) 
Bessie    Will    Gilliland 
Mrs.    Roy    Grisham 

(Irene    York) 
Charles    Frank    Lacey 
Heber    Ladner 
Mrs.    J.    H.    Maw 

(Gladys  Jones) 
S  _'xton  McManus 
Theodore  K.  Scott 
Collins  G.  Shows 
A.  K.  Stackhouse 
R.  E.  Wasson 
Mrs.    W.    O.   Weathersby 

(Claire   Sistrunk) 

1930  (10%) 
William  D.  Carmichael 
Davie  Catron 

Mrs.    Harry    Cavalier 
(Helen  Grace  Welch) 


D.    P.    Cuughlin.    Jr. 
Eu'^ene     H.     Countiss 
Mildred    Horne 
Mrs.     Philip    Kolb 

(Warr  ne    Ramsey) 
Marv    Miller    Murry 
Robert   P.  Nc-blett.  Jr. 
Mrs.    Ralph   T.   Phillips 

( Mildred     Williams) 
George    P.    Pickett 
Carlisle     Touchstone 
Ira    A.    Travis 

1931  (7%) 
Elsie  Abney 

R  ynolds     Cheney 
M^iiouoii  ntsier 

(Winifred    Scott) 
Philip    Kolb 
Martell    H.    TVitihell 

1932  (9^,;,) 
Mildred    Cagle 

Mrs.    J.    H.    Cameron 

(Burnell  Gillaspy) 
Edward    A.    Khayat 
W.    L.    Rigby 
Arthur      L.     Rogers,     Jr. 
William    Tremaine.    Jr. 
Mrs.    H.    E.    Watson 

(Ruth  Mann) 
Mrs.    Kathryn   H.   Weir 

(Kathryn      Herbert) 
Mrs.    Burt   Williams 

(Mildred    Clark) 

1933  (13%) 
Norman  U.  Boone 
Mrs.   Reynolds  Cheney 

I  Winifred     Green) 
Mrs.    T.    D.    Faust.    Jr. 

(Louise  Colbert) 
Harriet  Heidelberg 
Mrs.   R.   P.  Henderson 

( Adomae    Partin) 
May    Tatum    Hull 
Mrs.    H.   B.    Kavelin 

(Martha   Hamilton) 
Mrs.  Wylie   V.   Kees 

(Mary    Sue    Burnham) 
Floyd     O.     Lewis 
J.     Allen     Lindsey 
Haden    E.    McKay 
Mrs.   Paul   Meacham 

(Jessie    McDaniel ) 
Gvcelle    Tynes 

1934  (lOc;,) 
D.    C.    Brumfield 
Joe  Guess 
Garland    Holloman 
Mrs.   R.   C.  Hubbard 

( Daree     Winstead  i 
J.    T.    Kimball 
Mrs.     Edith     C.     Maxwell 

(Edith    Crawford) 
Mrs.    James    Peet 

(Dorothy    Broadfoot) 

1935  <17%) 
Buren    T.    Akers 
Thomas   A.    Baines 
Charles    E.    Brown 
Mrs.   Frank    Cabell 

(Helen  Hargrave) 
W.    J.    Caraway 
Marvin    A.    Cohen 
Albert    Collins 
Mrs.     Hertha    Fowler 

(Hertha   McCormick) 
Mrs.   Joe   Guess 

(India  Sykes) 
Paul  D.  Hardin 
Mrs.   Tom    Hederman 

(Bernice  Flowers) 
W.   C.   Jones 
Mrs.    Charles   Kemmer 

(Mary   Norton) 
Dr.  Dewitt  T.  Lewis 
Thomas   F.   McDonnell 
Paul  Ramsey 
Charles    Robert    Ridgway 
Mrs.    Joe    Stroud 

(Mary    Humes) 

1936  (20%) 
Mrs.    Richard    Aubert 

(Vivian    Ramsey) 
Dorothy    Boyles 
Mrs.   Charles  E.  Brown 

(Mary  Rebecca  Taylor) 
Webb    Buie 


Mrs.    Webb   Buie 

(Ora   Lee  Graves) 
Hubert    M.    Carmichael 
Mrs.    C.    W.    Chadwick 

(Elizabeth    Clark) 
H.    Wyatt    Clowe 
Harris    Collins 
Mrs.  H.  C.  Dodge 

(Annie  Frances  Hinds) 
Caxton    Doggett 
Robert    L.    Ezelle,    Jr. 
Mrs.  Ransom   Gary  Jones 

(Jessie  Vic  Russell) 
Aubrey    C.    Maxted 
Alton    F.    Minor 
31  Ion    Morehead 
Margaret  Mycn^ 
Charles     i..     Weill 
Joseph    C.    Pickett 
Thomas    G.   Ross 
Mrs.    E.    L.    Smart 

(Virginia    MeCullar) 
George   Stephenson 
Mrs.   Gyrelle   Tynes 

(Dorothy   Cowen) 

1937  (23%) 
Mrs.  Paul  Brandes 

(Melba   Sherman) 
B.    B.    Breland 
Mendell    M.    Davis 
Mrs.    E.    D.    Eaton 

(Fanni?   Humphreys) 
Fred    Ezelle 
Dr.  James  S.   Ferguson 
Dr.   H.    E.    Finger.   Jr. 
Julian     Hendrick 
Hugh    B.    Landrum 
Mrs.    James   C.    Leak 

(Mildred  Breland) 
Robert    M.    Mayo 
Mrs.    William    P.    Miller 

(Elizabeth    Pickett) 
George    E.    Patton 
Mrs.     Erwin     Peyton 

(Opal    Brumfield) 
Wealtha   Suydam 
A.    T.    Tatum 
Mrs.    Leora    Thompson 

( Leora    White) 
Mrs.   W.   W.   Turnbull 

(Sue    Cunningham) 
Mrs.    G.    C.    Turner 

(Margaret    Bryan) 
Fred   J.   Weston 

1938  (18%) 
M.    J.    Bullock 

O.    C.    Clark 
Leonard  E.   Clark 
Mrs.   Allen   H.  Craft 

(Madeline  Morrow) 
Mrs.    G.   W.   Curtis 

(Sara    Gordon) 
Mrs.    R.   T.    Edgar 

(Katherine    Dement) 
Mrs.    Lewis    R.    Freeman 

(Lucille  Strahan) 
Josephine    Lewis 
Mrs.    Harry    S.   McGehee 

(Marguerite     Coltharp) 
Mrs.    Edward    S.    Powell 

(Hazel     Hollingsworth) 
Mrs.    Paul    Ramsey 

(Effie   Register) 
Mrs.   J.   Earl   Rhea 

(Mildred    Clegg) 
W.    B.    Ridgway 
Vic   Roby 
Mrs.    L.   H.   Ross.   Jr. 

(Maude  Lyle  Golden) 
Carroll    H.    Varner 
Mrs.  S.  M.  Vauclain 

(Edwina  Flowers) 
Mrs.   James    R.    Wilson 

( Ava     Sanders) 

1939  (13%) 
Wirt    Adams    Beard 
William    H.    Bizzell 
Fred   J.    Bush 
Foster    Collins 
Gilbert    Cook.    Jr. 
Blanton     Doggett 
Donald    O'Connor 
Mrs.    Donald    O'Connor 

(OUie   Mae   Gray) 
Milton   E.   Price 
Paul    R.    Sheffield 


Mrs.    Paul   R.   Sheffield 

(Carolyn    Buck) 
Mrs.    Dudley    Stewart 

(Jane    Hyde    West) 
A.    T.    Tucker 
Robert    Wingate 
Mrs.    J.    W.    Wood 

(Grace  Cunningham) 

1940  (18%) 
Mary    K.    Askew 

Mrs.   Ralph    B.   Bartsch 

(Martha  Faust  Connor) 
L.    Lamar    Beacham 
Mrs.    Gilbert    Cook.    Jr. 

(Virginia  Wilson) 
Mrs.    Felix    Daniels 

(Ruth    Corley) 
Mrs.    J.    f.    r  icia,    j^ 

(Elizabeth   Durley) 
Mrs.     Alvin     Flaunes 

(Sara    Nell    Rhymes) 
G  raid    P.    Gable 
Annie   Mae   Gunn 
Dr.    J.    Manning    Hudson 
Samuel    T.    Lloyd 
Clavton     Morgan 
Mrs.    Henry    P.    Pate 

(Isab  11a   Glenn   Phifer) 
Lem    Phillips 
Mrs.    G.   O.   Sanford 

(Bess    McCafferty) 
John    L.   Sigman 
Mrs.    Thomas    H.    Smylie 

(Patricia   O'Brien) 
Mrs.    A.    G.    Snelgrove 

(Frances    Ogden) 
Elton    L.    Sumrall 
Mrs.    Celia    B.    Trimble 

(Celia    Brevard) 
Joseph    S.    Vandiver 
Terry    H.    Walters 
Kate    Wells 
James    R.    Wilson 
Jennie    Youngblood 

1941  (23%) 
L.  M.  Addison 
Joseph  H.  Brooks 
John  Paul  Brown 
Jack  L.  Caldwell 
Elizabeth  Lenoir  Cavin 
Roy    C.    Clark 

David    Donald 

J.    P.    Field.    Jr. 

Mrs.   J.   Magee  Gabbert 

(Kathryn     DeCelle) 
Samuel     B.    Galloway 
Martha    Gerald 
Thomas    G.    Haniby 
Mrs.    Thomas    G.    Hamby 

(Rosa  Eudyl 
Thomas    K.    Holyfield 
Joseph   T.   Humphries 
Harry    Jacobs 
Mrs.    Jack    Kent,    Jr. 

(Mary   Alyce   Moore) 
Gwin    Kolb 
James    J.    Livesay 
Joel    D.    McDavid 
Marjorie    Miller 
C.   M.   Murry 
Nelson    R.    Nail 
Eugene   Peacock 
Mrs.    Lem    Phillips 

(Ruth   Blanche  Borum) 
Thomas   Robertson,   Jr. 
Nat    Rogers 
Willard  R.   Samuels 
James    Prentiss    Scott 
Paul    T.    Scott 
James    B.    Sumrall 
W.  O.  Tynes 
Mrs.    Terry    Walters 

(Virginia   James) 
Louis    H.    Wilson 

1942  (18%) 
Mrs.  J.  W.  Alexander 

(Corrine  Ball) 
W.    B.    Bell 
Mrs.  W.   B.  Bell 

(Eva    DeCell) 
B.    C.    Blount 
Mrs.    B-   E.    Eurris 

(Eva    Tynes) 
Clements   B.    Crook 
Edwin    C.    Daniels 
Mrs.    Fred    Ezelle 

( Katherine   Grimes) 


Page    Twenty-Two 


MAJOR  -NOTES 


Williams   B.  Fazakerly 
Mrs.   J.    Stanley    Gresley 

(Elizabeth    Landstreet> 
Edgar    B.  Horn 
Mrs.    Henry    Kluttz 

(Frances    Peveyl 
Mrs.    Gwin    Kolb 

I  Ruth    Godbold) 
V.'.    Ba'dwin    Lloyd 
Mrs.   W.    Baldwin    Lloyd 

(Anna    Rao    Wolfel 
Raymond    Martin 
Mrs.   Robert  Revere 

(Annie    L.    Galloway) 
!Mrs.    Nat    Rogers 

(Helen     Ricks) 
Mrs.    R.    H.    Rosen 

(Marjorie  Hammer  I 
William  D.  Ross.  Jr. 
Mrs.  William  D.  Ross,  Jr. 

(Nell    Trirlettt 
Albert    C.    Sanders.    Jr. 
Mrs.    Brevik    Sohimm  1 

(Edith    Cortwriirhti 
J.    B.    Wtlborn 
Mrs.  V.  L.  Wharton 

(Beverlv  Dickerson) 
Mrs.    Louis  H.  Wilson 

(Jane   Clark) 


1943    a2^c) 

Mrs.    Sam    Baldwin 

(Kaihleen    Stanley) 
Otho    M.    Brantley 
Dolores    Craft 
Mrs.    Brookes   Davis 

(Dannie   Rebecca   Ricei 
Alan    R.    Holm?s 
Mrs.     James     J.     Livesay 

(Mary    L«e    Busby) 
Mrs.   D.    L.   Mumpower 

( Louise    Lam-aster) 
Walter    R.    Neiil 
James    Ogden 
Robert   D.   Pearson 
Mrs.  Robert  D.   Pearson 

(Svlvia  Roberts  I 
Charles    L.    Scott 
Janice    Trimble 
Mrs.    M.    W.    Whitaker 

( Jerrv    McCormack) 
Or.   J.    L.   Wofford 
Mrs.    H.    .A..    Zimmerman 
(Ellenita   Sells) 


1944    (20^f) 

Jim   C.    Barnett 

Mrs.  Wallace  W.   Bass 

(Margaret  Gaskin  i 
Mrs.  Jack   L.  Caldwell 

(Marjorie    Murphy  i 
James     E.     Calloway 
G.   C.   Dean.   Jr. 
Avlene    Hurst 
Mrs.    J.    T.    Kimball 

(  Louise    Day  i 
Mrs.    E.    D.    Lavend  ^r 

(Virtrinia   Sherman) 
Mrs.    Keith    Murray 

(Martha  Porter  Bogen 
Mrs.    Gordon    L.    Nazor 

(Jean    Morris  i 
Mrs.   William   S.   Neal 

( Patricia     Morson ) 
Waudine   Nelson 
Mrs.    J.    T.    Oxner 

(Margene    Summers! 
Randolph   Peets.  Jr. 
Mrs.   David   Richardson 

(Alma    Carl  I 
R.   H.   Smith 
Zach    Tavlor.   -Jr. 
Noel    C.    Woma^k 
Mrs.    No  1    C.    V/omark 

(Flora    Mae   Arant) 


1945    (11':/) 

Mrs.    W.    W.    Barnard 

(Frances    Herring) 
Harry    Helman 
Mrs.  Harry   Helman 

(Louise   Blumer) 
Nina   H.    Reeves 
Clifton    H.    Shrader 
Mrs.    Trent    Stout 

(Cornelia    Hegman) 
Mrs.    Zach   Taylor,   Jr. 

(Dot   Jones) 


1946    (11%) 

Sam  Barefield 
Mrs.  Sam  Barefield 
(Mary    Nell    Sells) 


Mrs.  George  C.  Curtiss 

(Lois  Ann  Fritz) 
Mrs.    Wayne   Derrington 

( Annie    Clara    Foy) 
Frances    Galloway 
Mrs.   Randolph   Peets.  Jr. 

(Charlotte   Gulledge) 
Mrs.   C.   E.   Salter,   Jr. 

( Marjorie    Burdsal  i 
W.    E.    Shanks 


1947    (leTc) 

Mrs.    E.    M.    Anderson 
(Flora    Giardina) 
L.   L.   Brantley.  Jr. 
Carolyn    Bufkin 
Mrs.   Neal  Calhoun 

(Mary  Wharton  i 
J.    H.    Cameron 
Craig   Castle 
Sarah    Frances    Clark 
Vii  tor   S.    Coleman 
Wallace  L.  Cook 
James    D.    Cox 
Clarenre  H.    Denser 
Mrs.    Roger   Elgert 

( Laura    Mae    Godbold) 
Mrs.    Kenneth    I.    Franks 

(Ann   Marie  Hubhs ) 
Robert    Holiingsworth 
Nat    Hovious 
Mrs.    W.    H.    Izard 

(Betty   Klumb) 
Daisv    Lester 
Mrs.    R.    S.    Lindsey 

(Catherine  Herring) 
John    Earl    Lowther 
M.   L.   McCormick.  Jr. 
Dan  McCulIen 
Mike    McLaurin 
Mrs.   Sutton   Marks 

( Helen    Murphv  I 
Rex    Miirff 
James    D.    Powell 
Katherine    Riddell 
Mrs.    W.    G.   Riley 

(Elizabeth  Welsh) 
Mrs.  H.   L.  Rush  Jr. 

(Bettv    McLemcroi 
Mrs.   W.    E.   Shanks 

( Alice  Crisler) 
M.  W.  Whitaker 
Mrs.  J.    L.   Wofford 

(Mary    Ridgway) 
Daniel   Andrews    Wright 
Robert  M.   Yarbrough  Jr. 
H.    H.    Youngblood 


John    F.   Egger 
Edward    L.    Gibson 
W.    F.    Goodman.   Jr. 
William   A.   Harris 
Shin    Hayao 
Mrs.    Nat    Hovious 

(  Lucy     Robnson I 
James  H.  Jenkins.  Jr. 
Mrs.    J.    H.    Jenkins,   Jr. 

(Marianne   Chunn) 
Claude     W.     Johnson 
Rowland    B.    Kennedy 
R.    D.    McGee 
David    Mrlntosh 
Mrs.    David    M'  Intosh 

(Rosemary  Thigpen) 
Leonard    Metts 
Turner    Morgan 
John    A.    Neill 
Marion    P.    Parker 
Mrs.  James  D.   Powell 

(Elizabeth   Lamptoni 
Mrs.    George  T.   Reaves 

(  Kathryn    Rung  j  I 
Carlos    Reid    Smith 
Everette   R.   Watts 
Ravmond    Wesson 
William    D.    Wright 
J.    W.    Youngblood 
Mrs.    J.    W.    Youngblood 

(Nora  Louise  Harvard) 


1950    (14^,) 

Thomas  B.  Abernathy 
Vfilliam   F.   Appleby 
Moran    R.    Berbett 
Walter   Berryhill 
Henry    C.     Blount 
Mrs.    Tom    Crosby,    Jr. 

(  Wilma    Dyess) 
Royce    H.    Dawk  ins 
S.    Richard    Harris 
Joseph  R.   Huggins 
B.    Q.    James 
Mrs.    Cecil    G.   Jenkins 

(Patsy  Abernathy) 
Edmund    Johnston    Jr. 
Earl    T.    Lewis 
W.    C.    M-Daniel 
John    H.    Millsaps   Jr. 
Mrs.    D.    D.    Jones 

(Shirlev   Norwood) 
Joe    W.     OXallaghan 
Dick    T.    Patterson 
Ken    Patterson 
Charles    L.    Randle 


James   W.    Ridgway 
Mrs.     Louise    Robbins 

(  Louise    Harris) 
Paul    Eu:.rene    Russell 
Mrs.  Dewy  R.  Sanderson 

(Fannie  B.   Leonard  i 
Mrs.    Carlos    Reid    Smith 

(Doris  Liming! 
Parks  C.  Stewart 
Mrs.    Richard    Swink 

(Thelma    Borden) 
A.     Patton    White 
Dr.    John    D.    W..fford 
Mrs.   John    D.    Wofford 

( Elizabeth    Ridgway  i 
Thomas    L.    Wright 


1951    (13Tc) 

Mrs.    M.    C.    Adams 

(Doris   Puckett  Noeli 
Beverly     Barstow 
Fram  es    Eeacham 
Mrs.   Charles   Blakewood 

( Marilvn    Jenkins) 
William   R.    Burt 
Jim    Campbell 
Mrs.    Sid    Champion 

(Mary    Lipsey ) 
Mrs.   L.  S.  Chatham 

(B*:tty    Sue    Wren) 
Mrs.    Duu'^an    Clark 

I  Patri"  ia    Busby  i 
Mrs.   James   Watts    Clark 

(  Mary    Alice    Moss) 
George    T.    Currey 
Ed    Deweese 
Carolyn    Estes 
Mrs.    Peyton    H.    Gardner 

(Betty    Ann    Po:^ey) 
Wavorly    B.    Hall.    Jr. 
Dot    Hubbard 
Cecil    Jenkins 
Mrs.    Raymond    King 

( Yvonne    Mclnturff ) 
Mrs.    Earl     T.     Lewis 

I  Mary    Sue   Enochs' 
Mrs.    William    P.    Martin 

(Milly    East) 
Franz    Posey 
Mrs.    Franz    Posey 

( Linda    Lou    Langdon) 
Mrs.    James   W.    Ridgway 

(Betty   .lean    Langstoni 
lionise    Sharp 
David    H.    Shclton 


1948    (15^r) 

J.   W.    Bishop 

I\Irs.    J.    W.    Bishop 

(Truly    Graves) 
James    F.    Boggs 
Thomas     T.     Boswell 
Elmer    Dean    Calloway 
Mrs.    Jerrv    Chang 

(Ruth    Chang  I 
Bowman    L.    Clark 
Cecil    L.    Conerly    .Tr. 
Mrs.    James    Delmas 

iFrant  is    Pittman) 
J.    A.    Fortenberrv 
Mrs.    H.    G.    Ha^e 

I  Ethel    Nola    Eastman  ) 
Mrs.  Thomas   E.   Hearon 

(Jane   Stebbinsi 
James   S.    Holmes.   Jr. 
William    A.    l.ampton 
Suttnn    Marks 
Mrs.   Turner   T.    Morgan 

(Lee    Berrvhilll 
Rubel     Phillips 
H.    L.   Rush.  Jr. 
Charles    Sours 
John    E.    Sutphin 
Mrs.    C.    M.    Tolar 

(Ada  Mae  Bain  ) 
Alanson    V.  Turnbough 
Charles    N.    Wright 
W.    H.    Youngbood 
Mrs.    W.    H.    Youngblood 

(Frances    Gray) 


1949    ili^c) 

Mrs.  W.  N.   Bogan.  Jr. 

(Ann   Lomax  Creswell) 
H.    F.    Boswell.    Jr. 
Mrs.    R.    C.    Brinson 

( Catherine     Shumaker » 
Bruce   C.    Carruth 
Robert  H.   Conerly 
O.   W.   Conner 
Mrs.  Henry  Dupree 

(Mary  Ruth  Hicks) 


One  of  the  many  alumni  visitors  to  the 
campus  this  summer  was  AUie  Frazier. 
*53,  a  candidate  for  the  Vh,  D.  degree 
at  Boston  I'niversity.  Here  he  is  shown 
the  beautiful  I'nion  Building  by  Dr. 
Bond  Fleming,  chairman  of  the  depart- 
ment of  philosophy  and  Frazier's  major 
professor. 


Bennie    Youngblood 

Mrs.   Herman    Yueh 

( Grace    Chang) 


1952    (12^'^) 

Mrs.    Chester    Bolton 

(Norma   Ruth    Harrelli 
Duncan    A.    Clark 
Peter    Costas 
Ella    Virginia    Courtney 
Robert    L.    Crawford 
Mrs.  Robert  L.   Crawford 

(Mabel    Clair    Buck!   >  I 
Anne   Elizabeth    Dunii 
Marvin     Franklin 
Hugh    Gaston    Hall 
Mrs.   W.  W.  Holmes 

( Anne    Sisson) 
Elbert    C.    Jenkins 
S^le    Lillv.    Jr. 
Mrs.  Sah  Lilly.  Jr. 

(Evelyn    Lee   Hawkins) 
L.    E.    Norton 
William    Riecken.   Jr. 
Mrs.   William    Riecken 

I  Jeanenne    Pridgen  i 
Roy    H.    Ryan 
Edward   H.    Sherrod 
J.    P.    Stafford 
Giyn    O.   Wiygul 
James    Leon    Youmr 
Mrs.    James    Leon    Young 

(Joan    Wignall ) 


1953    (2'^c) 

Mrs,   Flavins   Alford 

(Mary   Ann    O'Neill 
Mrs.   W.   E.   Ayr-s 

(Diane    Brown) 
Lynn    Bacot 
David    Balius 
Mrs.    David   Balius 

I  Virginia    Kelly  I 
James    E.    Benson 
Chester    Bolton 
Charles    Boyles 
Lelia    June    Bruce 
Mrs.    George  Cain 

( Karolyn     Doggett) 
Mildred    Carpenter 
Van   Andrew   Cavett 
Mrs.    M.    S.    Corban 

(Margaret    Hat  horn) 
Mrs.    George  Currev 

(Mary     Nell     Wiliams) 
Pat   Curtis 
Mrs.    Walter    L.    Dean 

tAnne  Roberts) 
Marguerite  Denny 
Mrs.   Ross   K.   Dunton 

(Bessie   Mae   Haney) 
Mrs.    Rome    Emmons 

(Cola    O'Neal) 
J.    n.    Eskridge 
Mrs.    J.    B.    Eskridge 

(Marianne  McCormack) 
Mrs.   Charles  H.   Foster 

(  Elizabeth    Lester) 
Allie    M.    Frazier 
Ewin     D.    Gaby,    Jr. 
Mrs.    Ewin    D.    Gaby,    Jr. 

(Carolyn   Hudspeth) 
John   E.   Griffin 
Roger    F.    Hester 
Byron    T.    Hetrick 
Robert    Hunt 
James    W.    Irby 
Mrs.    B.    Q.    James 

(Glenna  Gail   Goodwin) 
Jos  phine  Lampton 
John    T.    Lewis.    HI 
T.    W.    Lewis.    Ill 
Mrs.   T.    W.    Lewis.    Ill 

(Julia   Aust) 
David    McFarland 
Mrs.    R.    N.    McKinley 

( Linda    Wasson  i 
Henry   Pipes   Mills.   Jr. 
Mrs.    B.    H.    Reed 

( Ann    Ponde»'-,'nft  i 
Mrs.    Georce    Reid 

(Nona  Wayne  Ewinp) 
Louis    C.    Short 
Mrs.  R.   G.   Sibhald 

(Mary   Ann   Derrick) 
Claude    J.    Smith 


Charles    R.    Sommers 

Irby    Turner,    Jr. 

Emilia    Weber 

Lamar    Weems 

Mrs.    William    D.    Wright 

(Jo    Anne    Bratton) 
Mrs.    Roy    Wolfe 

( Jimmie    HiUman) 


1954    (12^f) 

W.    E.    Ayres 
Jack  Roy  Birchum 
Lois    Ann    Boackle 
Mrs.    George    V.    Bokas 

(  Aspasia    Athas) 
Mrs.    T.    H.    Boone 

(  Edna    KhavatI 
Hu'^h  Burford 
Jo    Anne   Cooper 
M.    S.    Corban 
Bernice    Edgar 
Minni^    Farlow 
Mrs.    Richard    Feltus.   Jr. 

(Jeanette  Sanders! 
R.    Malcolm    Guess 
Sidney    Alexander    Head 
Mrs.   James    D.   Holden 

(Joan   Wilsoni 
Yeager    Hudson 
Mrs.    Yeager    Hudson 

I  Louise    Hight  i 
Mrs.    Jos.ph    R.   Huggins 

I  Barbara    Walker) 
Mrs.    George    L.    Hunt 

(Jo    Glyn    Hughes* 
Mrs.    William    J.   James 

(Sybil    Foy  I 
Norma    L.    Norton 
Leslie  J.    Page,  Jr. 
Thomas    E.    Parker 
William   S.   Romey 
Dennis    Edward    Salley 
Mrs.    Louie   C.    Short 

(Frances   Jo   Peacock) 
Mrs.    Lamar    Weems 

( Nanette    Weever) 
Frederick    Whitam 


1955    (13<"c) 

Fulton     Barksdale 
Mrs.    Howard    Burch 

(Clarice    Black  I 
William   E.   Burch,   Jr. 
Sybil   Casbeer 
Mrs.   Joe   B.   Chapman 

(Dixie     Lee     Winborn ) 
Mrs.    Viola    Sly    Hall 
George   Lewis   Hunt.   Jr. 
William    J.    James 
Mrs.    John    T.    Lewis 

(Helen    Fay    H  ad) 
Roy   Acton    Parker 
Harold    G.     Peden 
Toxey    Puckett 
Lucy    Robinson 
Jeaneanne    Sharp 
Mary    Alice    Shields 
Kenneth    W.    Simon 
B.    M.    Stevens 
Theresa  T.?rry 
Katherine   Webb 


1956    (12^r) 

n.    L.   Ammons 

Emma  Atkinson 

Betty    Barfield 

Merle    Blaloek 

T.    H.    Boono 

Mrs.    James    L.    Boyd 

(Charlotte    Elliott) 
John    B.    Campbell 
Joseph     Conti 
Zorah   Curry 
Walter    Ely 
Harrison    Eth ridge 
Albert    Felsher.    Jr. 
Richard    Fleming.    Jr. 
Stearns    L.    Hay  ward 
Walton    Lipscomb,    111 
Mrs.     Ken     Patterson 

(Marlene  Brantley) 
Albert  N.  Williamson 
J.  W.  Wood 


SUMMER,    1957 


Page   Twenty -Three 


MILLSAPS   COLLEGE 

expiesses  its  srratitude  to  all  alumni  and  friends  whose 
contributions  and  efforts  made  possible  the  magnificent 
results  obtained  through  the  1956-57  Alumni  Fund  pro- 
gram reported  on  the  preceding  pages. 


Reproduced  below  are  excerpts  from  letters  written  by  two  class  man- 
agers. They  indicate  the  measure  of  devotion  given  by  many  to  the  cam- 
paign just  ended.  They  express  the  feelings  of  a  host  of  Millsaps  alumni 
who  are  responding  to  the  challenge  to  uphold  their  College  in  its  deter- 
mined struggle  to  maintain  standards  of  excellence  and  integrity. 


"I  will  contribute  the  difference  between  what  you  are  able  to  give 
and  the  $10  minimum  which  I  am  requesting.  If  Millsaps  has  meant  as 
much  to  you  as  it  has  to  me,  I  am  sure  that  this  opportunity  will  be  ac- 
cepted. .  .  ." 


"A  Yale  alumnus  told  me  years  ago  that  they  not  only  contributed  to 
endowment,  and  so  on,  but  often  went  into  their  own  pockets  to  pay  annual 
deficits  of  the  college.  Our  church  colleges  have  never  asked  us  to  do  this 
but  they  have  had  to  practice  the  strictest  economy  to  keep  going. 
"It  is  little  short  of  a  miracle  they  have  made  such  a  deep  impression 
upon  society. 

I'm  proud  of  what  Millsaps  stands  for.  May  she  know  increasing  true 
greatness  and  possess  an  increasing  loyalty  from  us  ...  " 


Page   Twenty-Four  MAJOR   NOTES 


ANNOUNCING- 

The  1957-58  Alumni  Fund 

Goal  $17,500— Campaign  Dates:  July  1, 1957-June  30, 1958 
Alumni  Participation  Objective  —  1,000 


You  may  have  heard  that  a  college  is  made  of  three  essential  ing-redients : 
faculty,  students,  and  a  physical  plant.  Omitted  from  this  list  of  essentials 
is  one  enormously  important  aspect  of  every  college  —  the  alumni.  And  this 
importance  is  growing  rapidly  1 

As  the  student  depends  upon  and  requires  the  college,  the  faculty  and 
the  campus,  so  the  college  depends  upon  and  requires  the  support  of  alumni. 
When  a  student  realizes  the  friendship  and  contributions  of  the  faculty,  when 
he  receives  the  benefits  of  a  campus,  he  prospers  and  lives.  Likewise  when 
alumni  show  friendship  for  the  college  where  they  studied  and  express  that 
g'ood  will  in  gifts,  the  college  c?,n  grow  and  survive. 

IT  IS  NOT  EXAGGERATION  TO  SAY  THAT  WITHOUT  YOUR  GIFTS 
MILLSAPS  COLLEGE   MAY   NOT  PROSPER! 

It  is  hoped  that  every  alumnus  will  realize  that  every  gift  to  Millsaps 
College  will   be   multiplied   many  times   over   in  the   usefulness   it  supports. 

We  are  grateful  for  your  generous  gifts  in  the  past.  We  confidently 
anticipate   your   continuing   faithfulness. 

H.  E.  Finger,  Jr.,  President 
Blillsaps  College 


SUMMER,    1957 


"It  is,  of  course,  largely  by  the  extent  of  the  support  accorded  a  college 
by  its  own  graduates  that  the  world  judges  of  the  right  of  that  college  to 
seek  cooperation  of  others  in  planning  for  the  future.  An  institution  that 
cannot  rally  to  its  financial  assistance  the  men  and  women  who  have  taken 
its  degrees  and  whose  diploma  is  their  passport  into  the  world  is  in  a  poor 
position  to  ask  assistance  from  others.  It  is  not  merely  what  the  alumni 
give;  it  is  the  fact  that  they  do  give  that   is  of  supreme   importance." 

Charles  William  Eliot,  President   (1869-1909) 
Hai-v'ard  University 


Page   Twenty-Five 


WHY  THE  ALUMNI  FUND? 


Alumni  giving  is  both  a  necessity  and  a  privilege.  It  implements  the 
Christian  beliefs  and  principles  upon  which  we  base  our  lives.  It  is  the  life- 
blood  of  church  and  private  schools,  and  economics  has  caused  it  to  spread 
to  the  public-supported  institutions  as  well.  While  changes  in  the  tax  structure 
have  reduced  and  almost  eliminated  the  very  large  gifts,  rising  costs  have 
made  education  and  all  other  things  more  costly.  You  and  I  must  fill  the 
ranks.  Our  dollars,  while  small  in  the  individual  contribution,  can  be  sur- 
prisingly large  in  the  aggregate.  You  would  give  a  little  time,  an  hour  or 
perhaps  a  day  during'  the  year,  to  help  Jiillsaps.  You  and  I  can  think  then 
of  giving  a  little  time  and  effort  for  our  school,  and  the  most  practical  way 
you  can  give  that  time  is  by  giving  as  many  of  your  dollars  as  you  can  afford. 

George  Pickett,  Chairman 
iVIillsaps  College  Alumni  Fund 


A  MES.SAGE  FROM  WHITWORTH  AND  GRENADA 

To  me,  iVIillsaps  College  is  the  heir  of  Whitworth.  Not  only  does  she  hold 
aloft  the  same  ideals  and  purposes;  she  is  the  expression  of  Blississippi 
Methodism's  concern  for  Christian  education  in  our  state;  she  is  the  proof 
of  Mississippi  Methodism's  willingness  to  assume  its  share  of  the  responsibility 
for  such  education.  Now  that  my  Alma  Mater  has  become  Millsaps,  I  think 
of  her  as  an  enlarged  Whitworth.  I  feel  a  pride  in  her  unique  position  and 
rejoice  in  her  triumphs.  Since  she  has  inherited  me,  I  am  sure  that  my  best 
loyalty  and  support  are  not  too  much  to  give.  I  am  confident  that  in  making 
this  statement  I  have  spoken  for  those  who  owed  their  allegiance  to  Wliitworth 
and  Grenada  Colleges  in  earlier  days. 

Ann  B.  Swearingen 
Whitworth  'OO 


The  importance  of  giving  to  Millsaps  College  through  the  Alumni  Fund 
is   threefold: 

First,  it  keeps  us  conscious  of  our  relationship  to  the  College  and  to  each 
other.  Millsaps,  as  a  college  devoted  to  Christian  higher  education,  has 
given  a  heritage  of  which  we   should   be  justly   proud. 

Second,  it  offers  to  us  an  opportunity  to  express  our  gratitude  to  the 
College.  We  are  the  beneficiaries  of  cultural  gains  and  a  spiritual  inheritance 
developed  and  enriched  at  Millsaps,  and  the  privilege  of  giving  to  the  Alumni 
Fund    is   a    means    of   saying   "thank    you." 

Third,  it  develops  a  fellowship  among  the  former  students  and  graduates 
of  the  College.  We  are  drawn  together  in  working  for  a  common  cause. 
Our  interest  thus  stimulated  draws  us  back  to  the  College  campus  to  witness 
the  growth  which  our  gifts  are,  in  part,  making  possible. 

A  well  informed,  gi'ateful,  enthusiastic,  and  closely  knit  body  of  alumni 
is   vital   to   the   life   of   Millsaps    College. 

O.  B.  Triplett,  Jr.,  President 
Millsaps  College  Alumni  Association 


Page   Twenty-Six 


MAJOR   NOTES 


How  Well  Do  You  Read? 

cA  NOTE  ON  DISCERNMENT 


By    Marguerite    Watkins    Goodman 
Associate  Professor  of   English 


Back  there  wlien  I  was  in  college  as  a 
student,  I  thought  that  those  of  us  who 
were  born  without  the  photographic  mind 
might  as  well  pack  up  and  go  home. 
1  here  were  no  A's  for  us  and  not  too 
many  B's.  There  seemed  to  be,  however, 
a  few  other  students  who  enjoyed  faculty 
commendation  because  of  a  stupendous 
"background"  mysteriously  gained  in 
high  school  or  at  the  fireside  at  home — 
a  "background"  intangible  and  undefin- 
able.  The  rest  of  us  seemed  destined  to 
wear  for  life  the  brand  of  mediocre. 

If  I  could  have  known  then  what  I 
now  know,  I  might  have  set  my  "sights" 
higher.  For  I  now  know  that,  though  my 
mediocre  mind  has  developed  no  photo- 
graphic memory,  there  is  within  my 
brain  a  higher  plateau — one  on  which 
discernment  and  judgment  dwell — which, 
once  invaded  and  disciplined,  can  serve 
me  even  better  for  real  thinking  than 
sheer  memory  can. 

I  have  come  to  know,  moreover,  that 
tliat  mysterious  tapestry  of  mind  known 
as  background  can  be  "shaded  in"  when 
and  if  the  student  is  willing  to  read  in 
the  full  sense  of  the  word.  Real  reading- 
may  be  defined  as  an  intelligent  con- 
sideration— often  word  by  word  consider- 
ation until  some  momentum  is  earned — 
of  material  at  hand  in  the  light  of 
the  pupil's  former  experience  and  with 
the  help  of  whatever  curiosity,  imagina- 
tion, and  discernment  can  bring  forth. 
By  former  experience  we  should  mean 
what  Henry  James  defined  as  "that 
immense  sensibility,  a  kind  of  huge 
spiderweb  of  the  finest  silken  threads 
suspended  in  the  chamber  of  conscious- 
ness and  catching  every  air-borne  par- 
ticle in  its  tissue."  We  limit  our  ac- 
ceptance of  James's  definition  for  the 
simple  reason  that  some  of  us  have  re- 
tained fewer  than  every  air-borne  par- 
ticle within  our  consciousness,  and  for 
that  reason  we  are  handicapped  as  we 
set  out  for  the  "wealth  of  the  Indies." 

Now  that  for  years  I  have  sat  fac- 
ing young  college  students,  I  find  an 
increasing'  desire  to  prove  to  those  young 
persons  that — given  average  Intelligence, 
a  willingness  to  investigate  the  uncer- 
tain and  the  unknown,  and  an  eagerness 
to  match  wits  with  the  author  assigned 


— they  can  read  and  hence   tliink  along 
with  the  greatest  minds  of  time. 

Let's  consider  several  passages,  the 
careful  study  of  which  demands  in  vary- 
ing combinations  those  traits  mentioned 
above  in  our  definition  of  real  reading. 
From  a  letter  by  William  Cowper  to 
Joseph  Hill,  we  borrow  the  following 
sentences: 

.  .  .  When  we  circumscribe  our  esti- 
mate of  all  that  is  clever  within  the 
limits  of  our  own  acquaintance  .  .  . 
we  are  guilty  of  a  very  uncharitable 
censure  upon  the  rest  of  the  world, 
and  of  a  narrowness  of  thinking  dis- 
graceful to  ourselves.  Wapping  and 
Redriff  [sic]  may  contain  some  of  the 
most  amiable  persons  living,  and  such 
as  one  would  go  to  Wapping  and  Red- 
riff to  make  acquaintance  with. 

If  we  know  what  Wapping  connotes, 
we  are  probably  blessed  in  the  literary 
background  which  is  ours;  but  if  we 
simply  dismiss  that  word  as  a  place- 
name  unimportant,  we  miss  Cowper's 
idea:  we  refuse  to  read.  We  see  no  ax, 
no  block,  no  reluctant  culprit  condemned 
perhaps  unjustly,  perhaps  by  a  world 
afraid  of  new  light  on  "settled"  issues; 
we  hear  no  sigh  or  groan  from  that 
"tenant"  of  Wapping  who  Cowper  says 
may  be  well  worth  knowing.  In  brief, 
if  we  ignore  Wapping,  Wapping  becomes 
too  good  for  us!  And,  ironically  enough, 
we  never  know  that  Cowper's  commen- 
dation of  certain  ones  of  Wapping  would 
not  include  readers  like   us. 

In  some  reading,  of  course,  there  is 
interpretation  which  leans  heavily  for 
its  meaning  upon  background  knowledge 
of  which  we  spoke  above.  Let's  look  at 
the  motto  printed  on  the  title  page  of 
The  Bay  Psalm  Book,  America's  first 
home-published  manuscript:  "If  any  be 
merry  let  him  sing  the  psalms."  If  we 
are  not  mistaken,  that  motto — as  inno- 
cent as  it  looks — refuses,  at  the  insist- 
ence of  Calvinistic  doctrines,  to  endorse 
the  singing  of  psalms  as  a  natural  and 
approved  adjunct  of  being  merry.  It 
demands  rather  that  the  merry  one 
should  sing  psalms  as  a  sobering  dis- 
cipline for  the  sin  of  his  trivial  soul, 
which  sin  has  condoned  his  "being- 
merry"!    In  that  vein  the  words  "let  liim 


sing  psalms"  march  forth  as  a  serious 
edict  pronounced  by  a  theocratic  minis- 
ter-ruler upon  the  "merry"  culprit.  Such 
reading  weaves  an  innuendo  into  plain 
words  which,  on  untrained  lips,  might 
slip  by  in  the  guise  of  innocent  inanity. 

Moreover,  it  is  the  privilege  of  the 
English  teacher  to  round  out  what 
might  have  been  and  what  must  have 
been  within  the  implication  of  an  au- 
thor's words.  For  instance,  he  who 
reads  "Alexander's  Feast"  with  no  hint 
of  nemesis  wrought  by  him  of  Miletus 
bred,  though  he  may  be  able  to  recite 
every  word  of  the  ode,  reads  without  dis- 
cernment and  misses  a  thrill  in  Timu- 
theus's  "floor-showing"  which  Dryden 
planted  ever  so  subtly.  He  who  reads 
unsuspectingly,  reads  not;  for  he  misses 
often  basic  ideas. 

We  who  live  in  the  classrooms  know 
that  there  are  students  (so  called)  who, 
though  mechanically  perfect  or  nearly 
so,  rebel  against  thought  questions. 
Those  classroom  "squatters"  betray 
their  own  shallowness  by  condemnation 
of  questions  for  which  "we  (the  stu- 
dents) can  not  prepare  ourselves  in  ad- 
vance; questions  which  would  never  have 
occurred  to  us."  The  kindest  estimate  of 
such  students  is  that  they  do  not  seek 
(Continued   on   Pag-e  32) 


SUMMER,    1957 


Page   Twenty-Seven 


ABOUT  THE  CAMPUS 


Students^  Professors  Make  Millsaps  News 


•  Seven  Millsaps  College  students 
maintained  A  averages  for  the  second  se- 
mester. Two  hundred  forty-four  students 
were  named  on  the  Dean's  List  of  stu- 
dents making-  the  letter  grade  B  or  above. 

•  Year-long-  secrets  were  revealed  in 
May  when  the  Bobashela,  campus  year- 
book, was  released  for  distribution  by 
editor  Hal  Miller,  Jackson,  and  business 
manag-er  Graham  Hales,  Jackson. 

The  annual  was  dedicated  to  Dr.  A.  P. 
Hamilton,  chairman  of  the  classical 
languages  department,  and  rededicated 
to  Dr.  Alvin  Jon  King  and  Dr.  Albert 
G.  Sanders,  who  retired  at  the  close  of 
the  1955-56  session. 

Betty  Garrison,  Jackson  sophomore, 
was  chosen  top  beauty  by  Lucile  Ball  and 
Desi  Arnez.  Runners-up  were  Regina 
Harlan,  Jackson;  Marilyn  Wood,  Tupe- 
lo; Sandra  Stanton,  Leland;  and  Peggy 
Perry,   Louin. 

The  student  body  selected  as  favor- 
ites Nancy  Neynian,  Greenville;  Graham 
Hales,  Jackson;  Jeanette  Wilkins,  Yazoo 
City;  Robert  Minis,  Jackson;  Marilyn 
Wood,  Tupelo;  Hugh  Johnston,  Vicks- 
burg;  Alice  Starnes,  Utica;  Howard 
Jones,  Jackson;  Hazel  Truluck,  Port 
Gibson;  and  Keith  Tonkel,  Clermont, 
Florida. 


•  Juniors  Eddie  Williams,  of  Belzoni, 
and  Billy  Graham,  of  Macon,  were 
chosen  to  sei-ve  as  editor  and  business 
manager  of  the  1958  Bobashela.  They 
were  selected  by  a  special  committee 
composed  of  the  Publications  Committee 
from  the  faculty,  the  current  editor  and 
business  manager  of  the  yearbook,  and 
one  other  staff  member.  Other  members 
of  the  staff  will  be  named  at  the  begin- 
ning of  the  1957-58  session. 

Professor  Lance  Goss,  chairman  of 
the  speech  department,  is  faculty  advis- 
er. 


•  Columbia  University  has  awarded  a 
full  tuition  scholarship  to  Tommy  Nay- 
lor,  Jackson  junior,  for  advanced  study 
in  the  field   of  engineering. 

Millsaps  is  one  of  six  colleges  in  the 
South  invited  to  participate  in  a  special 
combined  plan  of  engineering  study  in- 
augurated at  Columbia  three  years  ago. 
The  student  must  take  three  years  of  his 


pre-eng'ineering  training  at  an  outstand- 
ing liberal  arts  college  and  transfer  at 
the  end  of  his  junior  year  to  Columbia, 
where  he  will  complete  the  additional 
two  years.  At  the  end  of  the  five-year 
study  period  he  receives  a  Bachelor  of 
Science  degree  from  the  liberal  arts 
college  and  a  Bachelor  of  Engineering 
degree   from   Columbia. 


•  Top  acting  awards  for  the  195G-57 
year  at  Millsaps  were  won  by  Mary 
Ruth  Smith,  Vicksburg,  and  Dick  Blount, 
Jackson,  according  to  Lance  Goss,  direc- 
tor of  the  Players.  The  two  were  honor- 
ed for  their  roles  as  Desdemona  and 
Othello  in  the  fall  production  of 
"Othello." 

Shirley  Brown,  a  senior  from  Belzoni, 
was  awarded  the  highest  honor  given 
to  a  member  of  the  Players,  the  Alpha 
Psi  Omega  award,  which  is  presented  to 
the  student  who  has  made  the  greatest 
contribution  over  a  four-year  period. 

"South  Pacific"  was  named  the  best 
production  of  the  year.  The  March 
presentation  attracted  over-flow  crowds 
each  of  the  three  nights  it  was  given. 

•  Jim  Waits,  Hattiesburg  senior,  was 
named  president  of  the  Millsaps  College 
student  body  for  the  1957-58  school  year. 

Chosen  to  serve  with  Waits  were  Tom- 
my    Fanning,     Hickory,    vice-president; 


The  first  copy  of  the  l!).".?  BOBASHELA 
is  presented  to  Dr.  A.  P.  Hamilton, 
chairman  of  fhe  classical  languages  de- 
partment, by  editor  Hal  Miller  and 
business  manager  Graham  Hales.  The 
annual  was  dedicated  to  Dr.  Hamilton 
as  one  who  "has  poured  into  Millsaps 
College  the  wealth  of  his  experience  and 
spirit." 


Ann  Myers,  Greenwood,  secretary;  and 
Billy  Mullins,  Prairie  Point,  treasurer. 

Waits  defeated  John  Stone,  of  Jack- 
son, in  the  election.  Over  85  per  cent  of 
the  student  body  voted  in  the  first  pri- 
mary. 

This  year's  election  proved  to  be  one 
of  the  most  colorful  and  enthusiastic  in 
the  history  of  the  College.  Almost  all 
available  space  was  used  to  display  in- 
genious posters  designed  by  backers  of 
the  candidates.  A  special  feature  was 
a  giant  campaign  rally  and  pancake  sup- 
per at  which  candidates  for  the  four  of- 
fices spoke. 

Waits'  platform  was  centered  around 
plans  for  the  new  Union  Building  and 
campus  activities.  Stone  promised  bet- 
ter Student  Executive  Board  representa- 
tion and  increased  use  of  campus  facili- 
ties for  social  and  cultural  purposes. 

The  new  officers  were  chosen  from 
a  slate  of  12  candidates,  eight  nomi- 
nated by  SEB  and  four  petitioned  by  the 
student  body. 

•  Millsaps  has  established  a  new  honor 
society  on  the  campus.  Eta  Sigma,  which 
recognizes  superior  academic  achieve- 
ment. 

First  tappees  in  the  new  organization 
were  Don  Taft  and  John  Stone,  both  of 
Jackson,  juniors;  and  Elwyn  Addkison, 
Louisville,  Reynolds  Cheney,  Jackson, 
Sam  Jones,  Jackson,  John  Morgan,  Sum- 
rail,  Jeanette  Pullen,  Kosciusko,  Martina 
Riley,  Jackson,  Lawrence  Shepherd,  Co- 
lumbia, and  Jeanette  Wilkins,  Yazoo 
City,  all  seniors. 

To  be  eligible  for  membership  in  Eta 
Sigma  a  student  must  have  completed 
80  semester  hours  of  work,  have  an 
overall  quality  index  of  2.6,  and  have 
attended  Millsaps  for  two  semesters. 


•  A  former  Millsaps  coed  was  chosen 
to  represent  the  state  as  Miss  Hospital- 
ity. She  is  Jane  Fatherree,  West  Point, 
now  a  student  at  Ole  Miss.  Miss  Fath- 
erree attended  Millsaps  during  her  fresh- 
man year  in  1955-56. 

Second  alternate  in  the  contest  was 
Margaret  Ewing,  Millsaps  senior  from 
Cleveland. 

Also  representing  their  home  towns 
were  Millsaps  students  Nancy  Craw- 
ford, Laurel,  and  Shirley  Habeeb,  Vicks- 
burg. 


Page   Twenty-Eight 


MAJOR  NOTES 


Miss  Mississippi  for  1956,  Annette  Tisdale,  ponders  a  big  decision — which  of  the  two 
young-  men  slie  should  support  for  president  of  the  Millsaps  student  body.  She  was 
saved  from  nial<ins  a  final  decision  since  she's  a  Mississippi  Southern  student.  At 
the  left  is  Jim  Waits,  llattiesburg  senior,  who  was  the  victor,  and  John  Stone, 
defeated  candidate,  is  on  the  right.  Stone  is  a  Jackson  senior.  (Photo  bv  Frank 
Hains). 


•       « 


SPORTS  SUMMARY 


•     • 


I'or  the  tiiird  consecutive  year  Dr.  Milton  C.  White's  classy  tennis  team  estab- 
lished itself  as  a  power  in  interc-ollegiate  tennis  by  its  performance  in  the  state 
tournament  at  Battlefield  Park  in  Jackson. 

The  Majors  applied  the  pressure  on  opening  day  to  lead  the  field  compiling 
thirteen  points,  four  up  over  the  University  of  Mississippi  and  Mississippi  State. 
Although  dark  horse  Mississippi  Southern  finished  strong  to  edge  the  Millsaps  net- 
ter  for  the  tennis  crown,  they  finished  the  season  again  as  the  non-subsidized  won- 
ders in  the  midst  of  competition  known  for  its  perennial  subsidization. 

A  season  record  of  seven  wins  and  five  losses  fell  short  of  last  year's  regular 
season  performance.  Will  to  win  and  superior  tennis  in  the  clutch  enabled  the  Majors 
to  come  close  to  their  third  state  championship  in  a  row. 

Teams  from  the  University  of  Mississippi,  Mississippi  State,  Mississippi 
Southern,  Mississippi  College  and  Delta  State  were  vying  with  Millsaps  for  the 
coveted  tennis  crown.  Roster  of  the  1957  tennis  team  was  as  follows:  Max  McDaniel, 
James  Vaughan,  Fred  Abraham,  Jimmy  IMcCormick,  Wayne  Sherman,  Charles  Hon- 
son,  and  Floyd  Jones. 

Next  year  Dr.  White  is  faced  with  a  problem  of  staggering  proportions,  with 
McDaniels,  Abraham,  McCormick  and  Jones,  all  veteran  performers,  lost  through 
graduation.  The  non-subsidized  Majors  have  done  well  within  recent  years  and 
the  pressure  will  be  on,  with  every  team  in  the  state  desiring  a  win  over  the 
"trouble-makers"  of  the  last  three  years. 


Slowly  but  surely  the  Millsaps  Majors  are  coming  hack  in  intercollegiate 
basketball.  The  1956-57  season  was  the  best  in  three  years  of  being-  outmanned 
and  outscored — occasionally  by  only  one  point. 

A  won-lost  record  of  3  and  14  doesn't  look  particularly  impressive  on  paper, 
but  the  change  for  the  better  was  evident  to  the  on-the-scene  observer.  Team  spirit 
was  tops,  causing  local  sports  writers  to  praise  the  "hard-luck"  quintet  for  its 
hustle   and   sportsmanship. 

Something  closely  akin  to  an  atomic  explosion  shook  Buie  Gymnasium  when 
the  Majors  downed  William  Carey  to  post  its  first  win  in  forty-six  games.  A 
loyal  and  exuberant  student  body  roared  as  the  team  lifted  Coach  Erm  Smith  aloft 
and  paraded  around  the  gymnasium. 

Members  of  the  1956-57  varsity  cage  squad  included  sophomore  center  Eddie 
Whaley;    guard    Bobby    Ray,    freshman;    forward    Ken    Parks,    freshman;    guard 

(Continued   on  Page   32) 


Although  the  Richard  R.  Priddys  have 
no  children  of  their  own,  they  have  come 
to  mean  a  great  deal  to  hundreds  of 
children  and  young  people.  Dr.  Priddy, 
chairman  of  the  geology  department  at 
Millsaps,  is  one  of  the  most  popular 
teachers  on  the  campus  and  is  often  call- 
ed on  as  a  special  speaker.  Mrs.  Priddy 
was  unanimously  elected  president  of  the 
Mississippi  Congress  of  Parents  and 
Teachers  by  its  Board  of  Managers  at  its 
June   meeting. 


A  European  tour  which  took  them  to 
many  literary  points  of  interest  made 
this  summer  one  to  be  remembered  for 
Dr.  and  Mrs.  M.  C.  White. 

The  couple  embarked  from  New  York 
July  16  on  the  Ryndam  of  the  Holland 
American  lines.  They  arranged  their 
tour  to  include  such  literary  shrines  as 
Stratford;  Haworth,  the  home  of  the 
Brontes;  Newstead  Abbey,  Bryon's 
home;  Bedford,  the  location  of  John 
Bunyan's  home;  and  the  Wordsworth 
Lake    Country. 

They  visited  in  England,  France, 
Switzerland,  and  Italy.  In  London  they 
paid  a  visit  to  Gwin  Kolb,  '41,  who  was 
engaged  in  research  work  in  Europe 
as  a  Guggenheim  fellow. 

Dr.  and  Mrs.  White  reached  New 
York  on  September  4  aboard  the  Staten- 
dam. 


Dr.  J.  B.  Price,  chairman  of  the  Mill- 
saps chemistry  department,  has  been 
named  president-elect  of  the  Jlississip- 
pi  Academy  of  Sciences,  Inc.  He  will 
have  charge  of  the  1958  State  Science 
Fair  and  serve  as  president  of  the 
Academy    during   1959. 


A  former  faculty  member.  Dr.  George 
W.  Currie,  is  the  author  of  two  books 
just  published.  Romance  in  the  Rockies 
is  a  novel,  and  Sentiments,  Sermons,  and 
Songs  is  a  book  of  collected  poems.  Dr. 
Currie  taught  at  Millsaps  from  1939 
through  1942.  Now-  a  resident  of  Pine- 
ville,  Louisiana,  he  retired  in  1955  from 
Louisiana   College. 


SUMMER,    1957 


Page   Twenty-Nine 


Historian  Singletary  witli  Professors 
Ferguson,  Fleming  and  Moore 


MiUsaps  Produces  Scholarly   Writers 


Last  spring  the  Millsaps  Players  pre- 
sented a  play  written  by  a  Millsaps 
alumnus,  a  first  in  many  ways.  It  was 
an  historic  moment  for  Millsaps. 

It  also  pointed  up  the  fact  that  many 
Millsaps  alumni  have  distinguished  them- 
selves in  the  field  of  creative  writing. 
Major  Notes,  through  faculty  recollec- 
tions and  recent  reviews,  came  up  with 
a  list  of  twenty-four  alumni  who  have 
one  or  more  books  to  their  credit. 

The  play  mentioned  above  was  "The 
Inverted  Year,"  by  Turner  Cassity,  '49. 
Mr.  Cassity  is  also  well  known  as  a 
poet  and  is  at  work  at  present  on  a 
series  of  sketches  on  the  Caribbean. 

Cid  Ricketts  Sumner,  '09,  is  perhaps 
the  most  widely  known  of  Millsaps 
writers.  Her  novels  include  Tammy  Out 
of  Time,  Sudden  Glory,  The  Hornbeam 
Tree,  and  Quality,  from  which  the  movie 
"Pinky"  was  made.  She  recently  publish- 
ed her  first  non-fiction  work.  Traveler 
in   the   Wilderness. 

One  of  the  most  recent  books  is  Negro 


Militia  and  Reconstruction,  by  Otis 
Singletary,  '47.  Before  publication  it  was 
awarded  the  Moncado  Prize,  a  cash 
award  made  biennally  by  tlie  American 
Military  Institute  for  "the  best  original 
book-length  manuscript  in  any  field  of 
U.   S.  military  history." 

Another  recent  publication  is  The 
Changing  South,  by  John  M.  Machlach- 
lan,  '30,  and  Joe  S.  Floyd,  Jr.  The  Sat- 
urday Review  of  Literature  calls  it  a 
"statistical  survey  of  profound  social 
significance." 

Writers  now  included  on  the  list  are 
the  following:  Paul  Ramsey,  '35,  Basic 
Christian  Ethics;  Nolan  Harmon,  '14, 
The  Famous  Case  of  Myra  Clark  Gaines; 
Vernon  Wharton,  '28,  Negro  Mississippi 
1865-1900;  John  Bettersworth,  '29,  Con- 
federate Mississippi;  Rufus  Terral,  '22- 
'25,  The  Missouri  Valley;  Larston  Farrar, 
'40,  How  to  Make  $18,000  a  Year  Free 
Lance  Writing  and  Washington  Low- 
down;  Tom  Robertson  '41,  The  Leather 
Greatcoat;   David   Donald,   '41,   Lincoln's 


Herndon    and    Inside    Lincoln's    Cabinet; 

Gwin  Kolb,  '41,  co-author  of  Dr.  John- 
son's Dictionary ;  Robert  D.  Moreton, 
'35,  editor  of  English  edition  of  foreign 
treatise;  Ruth  Greer  Clark,  '26-'28, 
Echos  from  the  Hills  (poetry);  J.  B. 
Cain,  '14,  Tents  and  Tabernacles;  W.  B. 
Jones,  '97,  History  of  Methodism  in  Mis- 
sissippi; John  Aubrey  Wooten,  '29,  For 
One  Tomorrow  (poetry) ;  William  D. 
Ross,  co-author  of  Berlin  Reparations 
Assignment;  George  0.  Robinson,  '28, 
And  AVhat  of  Tomorrow?;  Maxine  Tull 
Boatner  '24,  who  is  writing  a  history  of 
Gallaudet  College;  Mack  Swearingen, 
'22;  George  Robinson,  '28  and  Lanier 
Hunt,  '24. 

Roy  DeLamotte,  '39,  has  been  asked 
to  write  a  novel  about  the  ministry  for 
Doubleday.  He  is  at  work  on  the  book 
at   present. 

•Major  Notes  invites  corrections  and 
additions.  It  is  hoped  that  a  complete  list 
can  be  published  in  a  future  issue. 


Page   Thirty 


MAJOR   NOTES 


Carolyn  Allen,  '57,  to  the  Reverend 
Thomas  Hillman  Wolfe,  '53.  Living  in 
Jackson,  Mississippi. 

Betty  Jo  Atwood,  '46-'4S,  to  Edwin 
Curry  Boynton.  Living  in  Houston, 
Texas. 

Elizabeth  Anne  Barfield,  '56,  to  Sum- 
mer Lewis  Walters.  ,Ir.,  '57.  Living  in 
>,'ew    Haven,    Connecticut. 

Betty  Glyn  Barksdale  to  Lloyd  Allen 
Poyle,  Jr.,  ',")?.  Living  in  Atlanta, 
Georgia. 

Mary  Elizabeth  Brandon  to  Edwin 
Elliott  Flournoy,  '5G.  Living  in  Jackson, 
Mississippi. 

Virginia  Breazeale,  '53,  to  Frank  Ray 
Wheat. 

iMargaret  Ann  Brown,  '46-'t7,  to  Cle- 
ments B.  Crook,  '42.  Living  in  Dallas. 
Texas. 

Betty  Anne  Buchanan  to  Joseph  Ed- 
mund Johnston  Jr.,  '50.  Living  in  Jack- 
son, Mississippi. 

Patricia  Ann  Carley  to  Wade  James 
Patrick,  '51-'52.  Living  in  Jackson,  Mis- 
sissippi. 

Lodusca  Catledge,  '55-'56,  to  Norris  C. 
Knight,  Jr.  Living  in  Jackson,  Missis- 
sippi. 

Eva  Jo  Chambers,  '55,  to  Hans  J.  Han- 
sen, Jr.  Living  in  New  Orleans,  Louis- 
iana. 

Patricia  Louise  Chunn,  '57,  to  James 
Ray  McCormick,  '57.  Living  at  Emory 
L^niversity,    Georgia. 

Gladys  Aden  Coleman,  current  student, 
to  David  Evans  Pryor,  '55.  Living  in 
Jackson,  Mississippi. 

Vivian  Cone.  '34,  to  John  Nolan  Harp- 
er. Living  in  Jackson,  Mississippi. 

Sue  Anne  Courson  to  James  Harlan 
Durrett,  '55-'56.  Living  in  Jackson,  Mis- 
sissippi. 

Carol  Culley,  '55,  to  Frank  Edward 
Rives.  Living  in  Memphis,  Tennessee. 

Elizabeth  Cunningham,  '52-54,  to  Roy 
Newman.  Living  in  Gulfport,  Mississippi. 

Carleen  Durham,  '52-'54,  to  Donald 
Brewer  Gooding.  Living  in  Bakersfield, 
California. 

Janis  Edgar,  '57,  to  Powers  Moore,  '56. 
Living  in  Dallas,  Texas. 

Barbara  Lynne  Gainey  to  Dan  Raney 
Anders,  '54.  Living  in  Oxford,  Missis- 
sippi. 


J.  M.  Kennedy.  '04,  has  written  a  history 
of  Jasper  County,  Mississippi,  which  will 
be  published  soon.  Pictured  above  in  his 
\\'orld  War  II  Military  Academy  uni- 
form, Kennedy  has  long  been  a  loyal 
alumnus  and  staunch  supporter  of  Mill- 
saps  College.  His  book,  entitled  JASPER 
HISTORY  EXCELS,  lists  a  surprising 
number  of  firsts  for  the  southeast  Mis- 
sissippi county. 

Patricia  Jane  Hillman,  '56,  to  Dan 
Stewart  jMurrell.  Living  in  Harrisburg, 
Pennsylvania. 

Dorothy  Earle  Huddleston,  '5fi-'57,  to 
Harold  Dewey  Miller,  Jr.,  '57.  Living  at 
L'niversity,    Mississippi. 

Retha  Marion  Kazar,  '49-'52,  to  Steve 
Short.   Living   in   Crenshaw,   Mississippi. 

Alillicent  Corean  King,  '57,  to  Milton 
Olin  Cook,  '57.  Living  in  Avondalc 
Estates,    Georgia. 

Joyce  Lee  to  John  Henry  Carney,  '57. 
Living   in    Crystal    Springs,    Mississippi. 

I\Iary  Ann  Lindsey  to  Clyde  Virgil 
Williams,  '51-'53.  Living  in  Jackson. 
Mississippi. 

Catherine  Gordon  Lotterhos  to  Henry 
Pipes  MWU,  Jr.,  '53.  Living  in  Orlando, 
Florida. 

Draper  Francine  Lowe  to  Billy  Calvin 
Greenlee.  '57.  Living  in  Jackson,  Missis- 
sippi. 

Barbara  Jean  McClenahan,  '53-'55,  to 
James  Watford  Rice,  Jr. 

Roma  Martin  to  John  Phil  Taylor.  Jr., 
'57.    Living    in    Jackson,    Mississippi. 

Danye  Carol  Miller,  '57,  to  David 
(iarvin  Chaffin.  Living  in  San  Diego, 
California. 

Helen  AHnyard.  '47,  to  George  Paul 
Koribanic.  Living  in  Levittown,  Pennsyl- 
vania. 

Barbara  Layne  Myers,  '54,  to  Dr.  Wil- 
(Continued  on  Page  32) 


^UTU^t  ^L'^'^H' 


^A~ 


We  welcome  the  following  into  the 
Future  Alumni  Club  of  the  Millsaps  Col- 
lege  Alumni    Association: 

Jan  AUyn  Blakeney,  born  to  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Joe  Frank  Blakeney  on  June  1.  Both 
3Ir.  and  Mrs.  Blakeney  (Virginia  Pee- 
bles) graduated  in  1952.  Jan  Allyn  was 
welcomed  also  by  Jody  Ann,  2. 

Richard  L.  Berry,  Jr.,  born  i\Iay  13  to 
Dr.  and  Mrs.  Richard  Berry.  Dr.  Berry 
is  a   1951   gaduate. 

Jocelyn  Chastain,  born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
James  G.  Chastain,  IH,  on  April  14  in 
Jackson.  She  has  two  sisters,  Claire,  4, 
and  Jamie.  3.  Mr.  Chastain  attended 
from  1940-42. 

Stephanie  Ann  Collins,  born  June  16 
to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Stephen  Collins.  Mr. 
Collins  is  a  1955  graduate.  Mrs.  Collins 
is  the  former  Mary  Vaughan,  '54. 

James  Paul  Comola,  Jr.,  born  in  Jack- 
son on  April  15  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  James 
Paul  Comola,  '57  and  '55-'56.  Mrs.  Co- 
mola is  the  former  Jacqueline  Peternian. 

Jon  Bartlett  ("Bart")  Haddad,  born 
to  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Ray  J.  Haddad,  Jr.,  on 
June  10  in  Raleigh,  North  Carolina.  Dr. 
Haddad  is  a  member  of  the  class  of  1952. 

Terri  Ann  King,  born  April  30  to  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Raymond  King,  of  Hesston, 
Kansas.  Mrs.  King,  the  former  Yvonne 
Jlclnturff,  is  a  member  of  the  class  of 
1951. 

James  Allan  Lossing,  born  June  19  to 
Lt.  and  Mrs.  Fay  Allan  Lossing  in  New- 
port, Rhode  Island.  Lt.  Lossing  attended 
during-  the  1947-194S  session. 

Bruce  Morson  Neal,  born  January  29 
in  New  Orleans,  Louisiana,  to  Dr.  and 
Jlrs.  William  S.  Neal  (Patricia  Morson, 
'44).  He  joins  Dianne,  12,  Susan,  2,  and 
Stuart  5. 

Joy  Fonda  Poston,  born  April  14  to 
the  Reverend  and  Jlrs.  Samuel  H.  Poston 
(Bobbie  Gillis,  '4S)  in  Charleston,  South 
Carolina. 

Virginia  Davis  Walker,  born  Decem- 
ber 3,  1956,  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Bob  Walker. 
Mr.  Walker  is  a  member  of  the  class  of 
1949,  and  Mrs.  Walker  (Barbara  Atkin- 
son)  is  a  '50  graduate. 

Kay  Hall  Welch,  born  July  12  to  Mr. 
and  Jlrs.  Carl  Welch  in  Hattiesburg.  Mr. 
Welch  attended  Jlillsaps  from  1952-1956 
and  Mrs.  Welch,  the  former  Glenda 
Glenn,  graduated  in  1955. 


SUMMER,    1957 


Page   Thirty-One 


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  ac- 
curate list,  but  there  will  be  unintentional  omissions.  Your  help  is  soliciated  in 
order  that  we  may  make  the  column  as  complete  as  possible.  Those  whose  memory 
we  honor  are  as  follows : 

Alan  C.  Cameron,  '03,  died  June  2  in  Wagoner,  Oklahoma.  Eighty-two  years  of 
ag-e,  he  had  served  in  the  ministry  in  Oklahoma  since  1906. 

Mrs.  Henry  W.  Cobb,  retired  professor  of  Spanish,  died  in  Claremont,  California, 
following-  a  brief  illness. 

Felix   W.  Grant,   '03,  died  July   17   in   Jackson,   Mississippi. 

Dr.  R.  W.  Griffith,  Jr.,  '47,  was  killed  in  an  automobile  accident  May  9.  He 
had  just  returned  from  a  tour  of  duty  overseas,  and  was  on  his  way  to  his  home  in 
Jackson. 

Joseph  Hart,  '96-'98,  died  May  17.  He  had  lived  in  Seattle,  Washington. 

W.  E.  Oswalt,  '0S-'09,  died  August  14.  He  was  a  resident  of  Jackson,  Mississippi. 

William  Rawls  Owens,  '14-'15,  died  in  June  in  Columbia,  Mississippi. 

Thomas  Edward  Pegram,  '05,  died  July  28.  He  had  lived  in  Ripley,  Mississippi. 


SPORTS  SUMMARY 


(Continued   from   Fage   29) 
Don    Williamson,    forward,    freshman;    Bob    Weems, 


Smiley    Ratcliff,    sophomore; 

guard,  sophomore;  and  Charles  Henson,  forward,  freshman. 

Lack  of  height  and  limited  experience  in  college  competition  hurt  the  squad 
this  year.  Next  year,  with  losses  by  graduation  nonexistent  and  with  one  or  two 
rangy  newcomers  on  the  squad,  the  story  could  be  quite  different. 


Baseball  experienced  another  "lean  year"  at  Millsaps  College  during  1957. 
Major  trouble  was  in  the  offense  department,  with  a  team  batting  slump  hanging 
on  most  of  the  season.  Coach  Sammy  Bartling  could  have  used  one  more  good 
infielder  and  a  first-line  catcher,  as  well  as  ton  notch  outfielder.  With  these 
positions  filled  the  season's  won-lost  record  would  have  looked  more  favorable. 

Spring  Hill  and  Brookley  Air  Force  Base  fell  before  the  steady  first-line 
pitching-  of  the  purple  and  white  nuie.  In  otlier  outings,  including  several  con- 
tests  with   Mississippi   College,   the  final   score   went   against  the   home   team. 

Personnel  of  the  1957  squad  was  a  follows:  Perrin  Smith,  sophomore, 
second  base;  Richard  Smith,  freshman,  second  base;  Cliff  Rushing,  junior,  center- 
field;  Billy  Livingston,  junior,  centerfield;  Eddie  Whaley,  sophomore,  first  base; 
Stan  Hathorn,  sophomore,  right  field;  Smiley  Ratcliff,  sophomore,  catcher;  Bobby 
Ray,  freshman,  shortstop;  Roger  Kinnard,  freshman,  third  base,  Harvey  Ray, 
freshman,  third  base;  Robert  Gentry,  sophomore,  left  field;  Bob  Fortune,  freshman, 
pitcher:   and   Tex   Sample,   senior,  pitcher. 


Here's  a  direct  appeal  to  you,  the  Millsaps  alumnus.  You  undoubtedly  know 
high  school  seniors  who  are  good  students  and  interested  in  the  best  in  education 
who  are  also  good  athletes. 

Perhaps  these  boys  would  prefer  not  to  play  subsidized  ball,  with  its  demands 
on  the  time  and  personal  lives  of  the  students.  A  word  from  you  about  the 
Millsaps  way  in  athletics  and  the  school's  reputation  could  have  great  influence. 

Although  no  athletic  scholarships  are  given,  boys  with  a  bona  fide  financial 
need  can  apply  to  the  Awards  Committee  for  help.  They  will  be  given  the  same 
consideration  other  students  receive. 


ON  DISCERNMENT  — 

(Continued  from  Page  27) 
education;  rather  they  seek  approval  of 
their  minds  as  of  status  quo.  New 
thoughts  might  embarrass  their  ready- 
made  answers,  might  warp  the  A  which 
for  them  signifies  "approved  in  person 
as  of  now!"  The  grade  is  the  thing; 
thought   can  wait! 


As  I  see  it,  rebellion  against  thought 
questions  is  enemy  number  one  in  the 
acquisition  of  reading  skill.  Those  alone 
can  be  dared  to  use  their  innate  powers 
of  discernment  who  are  willing  to  think 
— not  for  but  along  with  the  great  minds 
of  literature.  A  large  part  of  the  blame 
lies,  of  course,  with  those  teachers  who 
commend    the    parrot   memory    of   dates 


and  other  surface  data,  thereby  relegat- 
ing genuine  thought  to  the  realm  of  the 
optional.  So  long  as  discernment  and 
judgement  are  discounted  in  the  school- 
room, nothing  can  be  done  for  the  aver- 
age mind;  impoverishment  of  superior 
minds  likewise  may  bs  a  by-product  of 
"puffing''  mediocrity  in  those  who  are 
capable   of  more. 


FROM  THIS  DAY  — 

(Continued  from   Page  31) 
liam   H.  Jacobs,   '50.   Living  in  Jackson, 
Blississippi. 

Hah  Mae  Nicholas.  '57,  to  Jack  B. 
King,  '57.  Living  in  Atlanta,  Georgia. 

Shirley  Jean  Norwood,  '50,  to  Darrcll 
Dean  Jones.  Living  in  Jackson,  Missis- 
sippi. 

Nell  Carolyn  Oliver,  '56-'57,  to  Ray 
Joseph  Millet.  Living  in  Jackson,  Missis- 
sippi. 

Lynda  Corine  Payne  to  Kenneth  Ray 
Dew,  '57.  Living  in  Jackson,  Mississippi. 

Betty  Margaret  Pepper  to  Dr.  John 
Tilden  Grantham,  Jr.  '47-'48.  Living  in 
Yazoo    City,    Mississippi. 

Joy  Anne  Phelan  to  Lowell  Lovett 
Jones,  '53-'55. 

Carolyn  Ramsey  to  Ralph  Hutto,  '49. 
Living  in  Washington,  D.  C. 

Martina  Kathryn  Riley,  '57,  to  Edward 
Whitmer  McRae.  Living  at  Emory  Uni- 
versity, Georgia. 

Jane  Riser  to  Lacy  P.  Fraiser,  '57.  Liv- 
ing  in    Little    Rock,    Arkansas. 

Peggy  Jo  Sanford,  '57,  to  Tex  Sher- 
wood Sample,  '57.  Living  in  Boston, 
Massachusetts. 

Mary  Elizabeth  Smith  to  Eulyss  Ed- 
ward Stewart,  '57.  Living  in  Jackson, 
Mississippi. 

Nancy  Eleanor  Stallings,  '54-'55,  to 
John  Roach.  Living  in  Triangle,  Vir- 
ginia. 

Lillian  Ann  Starnes,  '55-'57,  to  Wil- 
liam Otis  Thomas,  Jr.  Living  in  Hat- 
tiesburg,   Mississippi. 

June  Claire  Stellwagon,  '57,  to  Charles 
Newton  Catledge,  '56.  Living  in  Jack- 
son,   Mississippi. 

Mary  Sue  Stump  to  Grover  Upton 
Berry,  '55-'56.  Living  in  State  College, 
Mississippi. 

Lillie  Felicia  Thibodeaux,  '52-'53,  to 
David  Patenotte. 

Mary  Emilia  Weber,  '53,  to  Myron 
William  Yonker,  Jr.  Living  in  Dallas, 
Texas. 

Edith  'Whitley  to  James  S.  Minnis,  Jr.. 
'50.     Living  in   Monroe,   Georgia. 

IMartha  Ann  Wolford,  '57,  to  Thomas 
Lee  Willetts,  '54-'57.  Living  in  Colum- 
bus, Mississippi. 

Marilyn  AVood,  56,  to  Harry  Rinklin 
Blair,  '56.  Li\'ing  in  Newport,  Rhode 
Island. 


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MAJOR  NOTES 


Faith  in  God  and  faith  in  their  fellow- 
man  has  taken  three  Millsaps  College 
students  on  a  mission  to  England  and 
brought  them  back  with  a  message  to 
America. 

Lacy  Causey,  John  Sharp  Gatewood 
and  Keith  Tonkel,  pre-ministerial  stu- 
dents who  allowed  the  germ  of  an  idea 
to  gTow  into  a  never-to-be-forgotten 
summer  of  "witnessing  for  Christ,"  are 
eager  to   deliver  that  message. 

Financed  by  donations  from  interested 
Mississippians  and  their  own  money,  the 
trio  left  Jackson  June  19  to  begin  the 
first  lap  of  a  tour  which  would  take  them 
to  England  and  to  many  unusual  and 
inspiring  experiences. 

Tlie  three  students  hitchhiked  to 
Montreal,  Canada,  where  they  boarded 
the  SS  Seven  Seas  for  Southampton, 
England.  They  had  allowed  themselves 
ten  days  to  reach  Montreal,  expecting  to 


Mission  to  Mankind 


have  trouble  getting  rides  since  there 
were  three  of  them.  They  arrived  in 
four  days,  spending  far  less  than  they 
had  expected  because  of  the  generosity 
and    interest    of   people    along   the   way. 

Upon  arrival  in  England  the  group 
contacted  officials  of  the  Methodist 
Church  with  whom  they  had  correspond- 
ed. Surprised  to  discover  that  the  ad- 
venturing American  Christians  had 
made  it,  the  British  Methodists  were 
warm  in  their  welcome  and  immediately 
outlined  a  schedule  of  church  visitations 
and  contacts  which  kept  the  young  Mis- 
sissippians busy  until  the  day  of  their 
departure. 

"Everywhere  we  went  we  were  receiv- 
ed with  warmth."  Causey  said,  speaking 
for  the  group.  "AVe  found  British  Meth- 
odists 'on  fire'  in  the  best  sense  of  the 
phrase." 

Gatewood  wrote,  "The  response  to  our 
team  has  been  most  humbling.  Wherever 
we  have  stopped  the  people  have  taken 
us  into  their  hearts  and  homes.  It  is  a 
blessing  to  see  Christianity  really  at 
work  and  the  Spirit  of  God  so  evident  in 
the  lives  of  men  and  women.  We  shall 
cherish  this  opportunity  for  service  all 
our  days." 

Among  the  many  experiences  which 
the  three  will  long  remember  are  their 
days  at  the  general  conference  of  Brit- 
ish Methodism,  their  talks  with  Leslie 
Weatherhead  and  other  leaders  of  the 
Church  in  England,  visits  to  the  shrines 
of  ^Methodism  where  John  and  Charles 
Wesley  worked  and  lived  and,  most  of  all, 
the  fellowship  and  worship  experiences 
shared  with  British  young  people  and 
adults. 

They  said  the  two  issues  most  fre- 
quently mentioned  in  serious  discussion 
were  the  revival  of  interest  in  religion  in 
America  and  the  question  of  segregation. 

Although  they  didn't  seek  it,  publicity 
seemed  to  follow  them  during  their  mis- 
sion. Papers  in  the  United  States  and 
Canada  ran  feature  stories  on  them.  In 
England,  every  town  they  visited  boast- 
ing a  local  paper  gave  them  a  writeup. 
The  British  Broadcasting  Company  men- 
tioned their  visit  in  a  nationwide  broad- 
cast. A  tape  recording  of  "Do,  Lord" 
they  "tossed  off"  was  such  a  success 
that    it    received    radio    time. 

They  returned  home  early  in  August 
feeling  that  their  Christian  Witness 
i\Tission  is  only  half  over.  They  will  visit 
churches  in  Mississippi  sharing  their  ex- 
periences and  bringing  to  the  home  folks 
the  same  message  of  the  universality  of 
Christ  and  the  one-ness  of  all  mankind. 

As  one  member  of  the  team  expressed 
it,  they'll  never  again  be  as  small  as 
they  were  (in  spirit)  when  they  left. 


SUMMER,    1957 


Page   Thirty-Three 


cJMAJOR  MISCELLANY 


Early   Days    (1892-1908) 

Fifty-two  years  of  service  in  the  politi- 
cal field  were  behind  him  when  J.  D. 
Fatherree,  '02,  retired  as  county  at- 
torney of  Clarke  County,  Mississippi,  in 
1954.  He  had  served  as  representative, 
senator,  circuit  judge,  and  mayor  of 
Quitman,  Mississippi. 

May  11  was  an  important  day  for  Dr. 
and  Mrs.  Benton  Z.  Welch.  The  couple 
celebrated  their  Golden  Wedding  anni- 
versary. Dr.  Welch  is  a  member  of  the 
class   of   1904. 

After  serving  34  years  with  the  U. 
S.  Public  Health  Service,  Dr.  C.  C.  Apple- 
white, '07,  retired  and  accepted  the 
position  of  director  of  the  Division  of 
Local  Health  in  North  Carolina,  a  posi- 
tion he  hasi  filled  since  1949. 

1909-1929 

Featured  speaker  at  the  Satartia  High 
School  commencement  exercises  this  year 
was  Miss  Bell  Lindsey,  '23.  She  chose  as 
her  topic  "Retrogression  and  Education." 

Wishes  for  a  successful  Alumni  Day 
were  sent  by  I.  H.  Hollingsworth,  MA 
'24,  although  he  was  unable  to  attend. 
Mr.  Hollingsworth,  who  now  lives  in 
Biloxi,  Mississippi,  expressed  a  deeply 
appreciated  sentiment:  "Always  the  best 
for  Millsaps  is  my  profound  wish." 

1930-1939 

The  firm  of  Rohrer,  Hibler,  and  Re- 
plogle.  Psychologists  to  Management, 
has  announced  the  appointment  of  Dr. 
Alvan  L.  Chapman,  '31,  to  partnership 
status.  Dr.  Chapman  taught  at  the  Uni- 
versity of  Texas  for  sixteen  years  be- 
fore joining  the  staff  of  the  firm. 

The  twin  daughters  of  Mrs.  Paul 
Meacham,  Patsy  and  Peggy,  19,  are  en- 
rolled at  Lindenwood  College  for  Women 
in  St.  Charles,  Missouri,  but  her  sons, 
Paul  ,  17,  and  Britt,  7,  are  Millsaps  pros- 
pects. Mrs.  Meacham,  the  former  Jessie 
McDaniel,   is   a    '33   graduate. 

Now  Chief  Public  Administration  Ad- 
viser to  the  U.  S.  Operations  Mission  to 
Pakistan,  DuVal  Steaks,  '34,  has  had 
an  interesting  and  varied  career.  Prior 
to  accepting  his  present  position,  he  was 
Assistant  Mission  Director  for  Helmand 
Valley  Projects  in  Afghanistan,  going 
there  from  the  Atomic  Energy  Commis- 
sion in  Washington.  He  received  his  Mas- 
ter's degree  in  public  administration  at 


American  University  and  has  been  ad- 
mitted to  candidacy  for  his  Ph.D.,  which 
he.  hopes  to  receive  on  his  return  to  the 
States  in  1959.  Mr.  Stoaks  expressed  a 
desire  to  see  any  alumni  passing  through 
Pakistan. 

Richard  F.  Kinnaird  has  been  appoint- 
ed Chief  Engineer  of  Optical  Research 
and  Development  for  the  Engineering 
and  Optical  Division  of  Perkin-Elmer 
Corporation.  He  graduated  from  Mill- 
saps in  1934  and  received  his  MS  degree 
from  the  University  of  Chicago  in  1936. 

An  interesting  position  as  an  associate 
director  of  the  Field  Services  Division  of 
the  Public  Administration  Service  has 
taken  E.  F.  Ricketts,  •31-'34,  all  over  the 
States  and  to  such  foreign  countries  as 
Thailand,  Greece,  Brazil,  and  Mexico. 
The  PAS  program  consists  of  activities 
concerned  directly  or  indirectly  with  the 
improvement  of  governmental  opera- 
tions. Its  Field  Services  Division  pro- 
vides a  full  range  of  consulting  services 
to  governments.  Mrs.  Ricketts  is  the 
former  Berkley  Muh,  '38. 

An  enviable  record  has  been  com- 
piled by  the  Reverend  .J.  Noel  Hinson, 
'30,  superintendent  of  the  Sardis  District 
of  the  Methodist  Church.  Dui-ing  the 
past  four  years  he  has  had  a  part  in  the 
construction  of  8  churches,  15  education- 
al buildings,  and  one  parsonage;  was  in- 
strumental in  increasing  pastors'  sal- 
aries; has  helped  10  circuits  to  become 
autonomous;  and  has  influenced  the  lives 
of   thousands. 

Moss  Point  citizens  selected  Rames 
Khayat,  '33-'34,  mayor  in  the  recent 
election.  Mr.  Khayat  defeated  his  oppon- 
ent by  a  wide  margin. 

A  career  in  government  administra- 
tion has  taken  John  and  Marguerite 
(Darden)  Godbold  to  St.  Louis,  Missouri, 
where  he  is  Director  of  the  Ninth  U.  S. 
Civil  Service  Region.  Mrs.  Godbold  is 
a  member  of  the  class  of  1940,  and  Mr. 
Godbold  graduated  in  1939.  The  God- 
bolds  have  three  children,  Walter,  13; 
Tommy,  9;  and  Marguerite,  3. 

Robert  A.  Ivy,  '39,  administrator  of 
the  Doster  Hospital  and  Clinic  in  Co- 
lumbus, Mississippi,  was  named  presi- 
dent-elect of  the  Southeastern  Hospital 
Conference  in  May.  He  will  assume  the 
presidency  in  May,  1958,  when  the  con- 


ference meets  in  Miami  Beach,  Florida. 
He  is  also  educational  opportunities 
chairman  for  the  state  association. 

1940-1949 
Clayton  A.  Morgan,  '40,  is  serving  as 
counselor  for  the  Vocational  Rehabilita- 
tion section  of  the  Texas  Education 
Agency,  having  received  his  doctorate  in 
educational  psychology  from  the  Univer- 
sity of  Texas  a  few  years  ago.  He  and 
Mrs.  Morgan,  who  live  in  Corpus  Christi, 
Texas,  have  two  children,  Jane  Eleanor, 
3,  and  Clayton,  Jr.,  2. 

David  Donald,  associate  professor  of 
history  at  Columbia  University,  has  been 
granted  a  leave  of  absence  from  the 
LTniversity  and  will  be  a  member  of  the 
Institute  of  Advanced  Studies  at  Prince- 
ton diu'ing  the  1957-58  session.  The 
following  year  he  will  be  a  fellow  in 
the  Institute  of  Bchaviorial  Sciences  at 
Stanford.  The  author  of  Lincoln's  Hern- 
don,  Ijincoln  Reconsidered,  and  Inside 
Lincoln's  Cabinet,  he  has  also  written 
a  biography  on  Senator  Charles  Sumner 
which  will  be  published  soon.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Class  of   '41. 

A  decision  to  enter  the  field  of  engi- 
neering after  several  years  of  service  as 
a  missionary  has  brought  Haniel  Jones, 
'42,  and  his  family  back  to  the  States, 
where  Mr.  Jones  will  be  in  school  in  Au- 
burn, Alabama.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Jones  (Sue 
Springer,  '42-'43)  have  four  children, 
Sylvia,    Joye,    Win,    and    Tate. 

A  Shell  Merit  Fellowship  to  Stanford 
University  was  awarded  to  Adene  Hurst, 
'44,  one  of  90  high  school  mathematics 
and  science  instructors  from  the  United 
States  and  Canada  selected  to  receive 
the  award.  Miss  Hurst  teaches  math  at 
the  Lake  Charles,  Louisiana,  High 
School. 

Carleton  College  in  Northfield,  Min- 
nesota, has  announced  the  promotion  of 
Dr.  Jean  M.  Calloway,  '44,  to  the  rank 
of  associate  professor  of  mathematics. 
Dr.  Calloway  is  vice-president  of  the 
Carleton  chapter  of  Sigma  Xi,  national 
science  honorary,  and  is  a  member  of 
the  American  Mathematical  Society  and 
the  Mathematical  Association  of  Ameri- 


Robert  M.  Yarbrough,  '41-'43,  has  been 
made  headmaster  of  Christ  Church 
School  for  Boys  in  Christ  Church,  Vir- 
ginia.     He  also  serves  as   assistant   or- 


Page   Thirty-Four 


MAJOR   NOTES 


ganist   at   the    Christ   Church    Episcopal 
Church. 

Bowman  L.  Clarke,  "47,  has  resigned 
his  position  as  director  of  the  Wesley 
Foundation  at  the  University  of  Missis- 
sippi to  accept  a  Danforth  Foundation 
grant  for  doctoral  studies  at  Emory 
University.  He  received  his  Master's 
degree  in  philosophy  at  Ole  Miss  in 
August. 

After  a  summer's  visit  in  Europe,  Ann 
Ammons  Howard,  '48,  will  return  to  Mis- 
sissippi this  fall  to  teach  art.  She  re- 
ceived her  Master's  degree  in  history 
from  Memphis  State  College  in  19.5fi. 

At  least  one  Millsaps  alumnus  has 
no  trouble  seeing  "My  Fair  Lady."  He  is 
Gene  Tally  Nettles,  '49,  vi^ho  is  a  member 

of  the  cast. 


1949-1957 

Peggy  Billings,  '50,  delivered  the  "mes- 
sage of  welcome"  to  SO  young  men  and 
women  who  were  commissioned  deacon- 
esses and  missionaries  of  the  Methodist 
Church  at  the  annual  meeting  of  the 
Methodist  Board  of  Missions  at  Buck 
Hills  Falls,  Pennsylvania.  Miss  Billings 
is  a  missionary  to  Korea. 

An  LL.B.  degree  was  awarded  to  Rob- 
ert J.  Yohannan,  '50,  by  Rutgers  Uni- 
versity at  its  191st  commencement  in 
June. 

Lt.  Fay  Allan  Lossing,  .Jr.,  '47-'48, 
was  recently  appointed  to  the  executive 
staff  of  the  Naval  Academy  at  Annap- 
olis, Maryland. 

Dr.  Cleveland  Turner,  '52,  has  begun 
his  specialty  training  in  general  surg- 
ery at  the  Ochsner  Medical  Foundation 
in  New  Orleans.  He  is  married  to  the 
former  Dorothy  Jernigan,  '52,  and  has 
three  children,  Cleveland,  III,  6,  Diana 
Elizabeth,  4,  and  Linda  Gail,  7  months. 

After  2%  years  of  service  vnth  the 
Navy,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  James  Leon  Young 
(Joan  Wignall,  '51-'52)  have  returned  to 
Jackson  to  make  their  home.  Mr.  Young, 
a  member  of  the  class  of  '52,  will  prac- 
tice law  with  his  father's  firm,  Young 
and   Daniel. 

Four  Millsaps  alumni  have  received 
M.  D.  degrees  from  the  University  of 
Tennessee  in  recent  exercises.  They  are 
John  Sandefur,  '53;  Durward  Harrison, 
'53;  John  Neil  Turnage,  '50;  and  Samuel 
0.  Massey,  '53.  Mr.  Sandefur  is  married 


to  the  former  Mary  Louise  Flowers,  '55, 
and  Mr.  Massey's  wife  is  the  former 
Mary   Lynn  Graves,  '55. 


The  Reverend  Harold  L.  Fair,  '49-'50, 
was  named  assistant  editor  of  the  Meth- 
odist adult  church-school  publications  in 
July.  Immediately  prior  to  his  appoint- 
ment, Mr.  Fair  worked  with  The  New- 
Christian  Advocate  in  Chicago. 

Graduation  from  the  University  of 
Mississippi  Medical  School  and  his  mar- 
riage to  Catherine  Gordon  Lotterhos 
made  June  a  busy  month  for  Henry  Pipes 
Mills,  Jr.,  '53.  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Mills  are 
living  in  Orlando.  Florida,  where  Dr. 
Mills  is  interning  at  Orange  Memorial 
Hospital. 

A  Jackson  columnist  recently  featured 
Dr.  &  Mrs.  Loyal  Durand  (Wesley  Ann 
Travis  '49-'51),  listing  the  achievements 
which  have  brought  them  distinction.  Dr. 
Durand  received  his  Ph.D.  degree  in 
theoretical  physics  from  Yale  University 
in  June,  and  Mrs.  Durand  has  completed 
the  required  work  for  her  Ph.D.  degi'ee 
in  romance  languages.  Their  honors  are 
too    numerous   to    mention    here. 

The  CIBA  Pharmaceutical  Products 
Inc.  has  appointed  Jesse  0.  Reed,  '53, 
professional  service  representative  in  the 
Jackson  territory.  Mr.  Reed  is  married 
and  has  three  children. 

Jack  Dunbar,  '54,  has  accepted  a  posi- 
tion with  the  law  firm  of  Talbot  and 
Sullivan  in  Clarksdale,  Mississippi.  He 
is  married  to  the  former  Ann  Hand,  '54. 

Keith  Dix,  '54,  received  his  doctorate 
in  economics  from  Duke  University  in 
June.  He  will  teach  at  Hampden-Syd- 
ney  College  in  Virginia  this  fall.  Mrs. 
Dix  is  the  former  Winnie  Hargrove,  '53- 
'54. 

A  teacher  in  Denver,  Colorado,  during 
the  195f>-57  session,  Jo  Anne  Cooper,  '54, 
has  accepted  an  appointment  to  teach 
in  Japan  next  year. 

Two  Millsaps  alumni  were  chosen  to 
receive  F\ilbright  Scholarships  this  year. 
.Sandra  Miller,  '57,  will  study  in  France 
and  William  Eugene  Wright,  '54,  will 
study   in    Germany. 

On  July  3  Frank  Mangum,  '54,  was  or- 
dained Deacon  in  Trinity  Cathedral  Par- 
ish in  Little  Rock,  Arkansas.  Another 
Millsaps  alumnus,  the  Reverend  David 
Watts,  '42,  rector  of  St.  Paul's  Parish  in 


Batesville,  Arkansas,  preached  the  ordi- 
nation sermon.  FYank  is  now  Deacon- 
in-charge  of  St.  Luke's  Mission  in  North 
Little   Rock. 


A  draftsman  with  the  11th  Armored 
Cavalry  Regiment's  Medium  Tank  Com- 
pany, Charles  H.  Williams,  '55,  is  serv- 
ing in  Germany  as  part  of  "Operation 
Gyroscope,"  the  Army's  unit  rotation 
plan.  He  was  employed  as  a  geologist 
with  the  Lion  Oil  Company  in  Roswell, 
New  Mexico,  prior  to  entering  the  serv- 
ice. 


A  1955  graduate  returned  to  his  Alma 
Mater  to  serve  on  its  faculty  during  the 
1957  summer  session.  John  Lott,  who  re- 
reived  his  MA  in  English  from  Vander- 
bilt  in  1956,  had  a  chance  to  find  out 
what  it  is  like  on  the  other  side  of  the 
desk. 


Following  his  graduation  from  the 
Washintgon  University  Medical  School, 
A.  W.  Ferris,  '51-'53,  accepted  a  com- 
mission as  a  first  lieutenant  in  the  Air 
Force.  He  is  on  duty  for  his  internship 
at  Tripler  General  Hospital  in  Honolulu, 
Hawaii. 


Jerry  Trigg,  '56,  is  serving  as  associ- 
ate pastor  of  the  Belmont  Methodist 
Church  in  Nashville,  Tennessee.  Mrs. 
Trigg  (Rose  Cunningham,  '57)  has  ac- 
cepted a  position  in  the  Intermediate 
Division  of  the  Methodist  Publishing 
House  in  that  citv. 


The  John  Q.  Schisler  graduate  award 
has  been  granted  to  Edwin  P.  Upton, 
'56,  for  the  1957-58  session.  He  will  at- 
tend the  Duke  University  Divinity  School 
and  will  receive  his  Master's  degree  in 
religious  education  next  spring.  The  fol- 
lowing year  he  plans  to  work  toward  his 
Bachelor  of   Divinity   degree. 


The  University  of  Arkansas  named 
Mrs.  Charles  McSwain  (Mary  Warren 
Huntley,  '53-'55)  the  recipient  of  the  Jo 
Belle  Holcombe  award  given  annually  to 
the  woman  student  in  the  senior  class 
who  has  done  superior  work  in  the  field 
of  English.  She  was  recogrnized  for  her 
work  while  at  Millsaps,  too,  receiving  the 
Clarke  Essay  Medal. 


.Vlice  Starnes,  '57,  graduated  from 
Delta  Air  Lines'  Stewardess  School  at 
the  Atlanta  Airport  in  the  spring.  She  is 
now  based  in  Memphis,  Tennessee. 


SUMMER,    1957 


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OCTOBER 

Is  The  Month  For  Coming  Home 

and  for 
The  Warmth  Of  Reunion 


A  1956  reunion  of  the  Early  Days  Club  was  a  wonderful 
experience. 


Homecoming  —  1957 


SPECIAL  REUNION   CLASSES 

Early   Days   Club    (1908   and   before) 

and 

the  classes  of 

1924,   1925,   1926  and   1927 

1943,  1944,  1945  and   1946 

For    1933-the    25th 

For  1908-the  50th 

DON'T  MISS  YOUR  REUNION 
Plan   Something   Special 


TENTATIVE  AGENDA 

October  18th,   1957 

Freshman  Day — All   Day 
Eai-ly  Day's  Club  Banquet 

October   19th,  1957 

Registration  10  a.m. 

Reunions  10  a.m.-12  noon 

Informal  Lunch  —12  noon 

Pep  Rally    (cafeteria)    12  noon 

Parade  2  p.m. 

Variety   Show   3:30   p.m. 

Campus  Tour  —  4.30  p.m. 

Banquet    ___5:30    p.m. 

Mississippi  College  Game  —.8  p.m. 


Saturday,  October  19th,  is  the  Date — Your  Classmates  Will  be  There 
We'll  Be  Expecting  You 


MILLSAPS    COLLEGE   ALUMNI    NEWS 


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EDITION 


Ti-         ■*         -ft- 


Inside  .  .  . 

Alumni  and 
Development 


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MILLSAPS 

COLLEGE 

BULLETIN 


From  the  President 

The  successful  launching  of  an  earth 
satellite  by  the  Soviet  Union  may  ap- 
propriately be  compared  to  the  shock  of 
F'earl  Harbor.  If  Sput- 
nik has  shocked  us 
into  a  re-evaluation  of 
our  entire  educational 
program  and  into  a 
re-examination  of  our 
sense  of  what  is  im- 
portant, then  we 
might  well  thank  God 
for  it.  When,  some  one 
asks,  "What  can  I 
do?"  a  part  of  the 
answer  is:  "Inquire  seriously  about  what 
education  is  for  and  how  brains  can  be 
better  rewarded." 

We  can  expect  our  nation  now  to  con- 
centrate intensely  on  science  and  en- 
gineering. This  is  as  it  should  be.  If 
we  have  been  passed  by  the  competitor, 
we  want  to  catch  up  as  rapidly  as 
possible. 

It  will  be  fatal,  however,  if  our  con- 
centration is  limited  to  mathematics, 
physics  and  chemistry.  The  real  battle 
is  still  for  the  minds  and  the  loyalties  of 
men.  Russia's  jump  on  us  may  make 
this  battle  more  difficult  than  it  has  ever 
been.  It  has  not  changed  the  fact  itself. 
The  most  demanding  areas  of  study  and 
for  study  are  not  the  natural  sciences — 
demanding  as  they  are — but  the  social 
sciences  and  the  humanities.  The  latter 
is  the  study  of  how  human  conduct  and 
behaviour  can  be  understood  and  im- 
proved. Though  we  may  have  fallen 
behind  Russia  in  some  scientific  develop- 
ments, we  can  still  point  to  marked  ad- 
vances— more  advances  in  the  areas  of 
science  than  in  the  area  of  human  rela- 
tions. 

The  task  we  confront  is  that  of  achiev- 
ing stability  and  stamina  for  a  heritage 
of  freedom.  And  having  achieved  it,  the 
further  task  is  to  learn  better  how  to 
share  it  and  commend   it. 

Millsaps  College  expects  to  make  its 
contribution  to  an  intensified  training 
of  scientists.  It  is  imperative  that  this 
be  done  so  that  our  scientific  leaders 
can  have  the  essential  balance  of  the 
liberal  arts  and  of  a  Christian  philos- 
ophy. We  need  brilliant  scientists  who 
are  also  human  beings,  responsible  citi- 
zens and  enlightened  Christian  church- 
men. Better  to  say — we  need  enlightened 
Christian  Churchmen  who  are  also  bril- 
liant scientists. 


Homecoming  gets  better  every  year,  and  returning  alumni  become  more  enthusiastic 
In  the  top  picture,  members  of  the  Early  Days  Club,  one  of  the  most  loyal  groups 
pose  in  the  Union  Building.  The  Club  includes  alumni  who  attended  Millsaps  fift; 
years  ago  or  more.  Picture  2  shows  some  of  the  members  of  the  class  of  '33  wh( 
returned  for  the  25-year  reunion.  Members  of  the  classes  of  '24.  '25,  '26,  and  '2' 
gathered  in  front  of  the  Christian  Center  for  picture  3,  and  the  classes  of  '43,  '44 
'45,  and  '46  posed  at  the  side  entrance  of  the  "CC". 


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MAJOR  note: 


ABOUT  THE  COVER 


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NOTES 


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Dr.  A.  P.  Hamilton,  "the 
noblest  Roman  of  them  all." 
appears  in  the  Homecoming 
parade.  Members  of  Eta 
Sigma  Phi  provide  the  trans- 
portation. 


OFFICIAL  PUBLICATION  OF  THE  MILLSAPS  COLLEGE 

ALUMNI  ASSOCIATION 


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Development   Program 

Outstanding  Alumnus  

Alumni  Role  

Homecoming  Experience  ... 


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....  6  Esse  Contribution  10 

7  Oil  In  Mississippi 1 2 

....  8  Memorial  Gift  Plan  1 J 


Singers'  Reunion  . 
Wroten   Featured 
Marriages 


Special  Issue  Coming 
High  School  Day  


.   Clubs  Active  ....   Class  of   '99   ....   New  Staff  Member 

.     .     Births,    Deaths     ....     Story    From    Korea     .... 

Sports    Summary Faculty    Facts 


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Alumni  Fund  Report 


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Editor  James   J.   Live.«ay 

Assistant  Editor  Shirley   Caldwell 

MILLSAPS     COLLEGE     BULLETIN 


Volume  42 


December,   1957 


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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Sound  Development  Program 
Is  Feature  of  Sixty -Sixth  Year 


It's  been  another  exciting  and  signif- 
icant fall  at  Millsaps   Colleg-e. 

The  $500,000  Union  Building  has  been 
ofricially    opened    and    dedicated. 

The  faculty  offices  and  classrcoms  in 
Murrah  Hall  are  in  use,  serving  34  in- 
structors   and    administrators. 

Ground  has  been  broken  and  construc- 
tion is  well  along  on  two  doiniitories 
which  will  cost  in  excess  of  8800,000  and 
house   236   students. 

Ten  capable  instructors  have  been 
added  to  the  faculty  and  a  number  of 
important  changes  and  additions  have 
been  made  to  the  curriculum. 

Alumni,  trustees,  faculty  members,  and 
the  newly-formed  Associates  groups  be- 
gan new  and  important  committee  work 
designed  to  strengthen  the  College. 

Among  the  projects  initiated  or  con- 
tinued with  new  enthusiasm  this  fall  is 
the  faculty's  development  committee, 
charged  with  the  responsibility  of  long- 
range  planning.  The  alumni  launched 
the  second  annual  Alumni  Fund  cam- 
paign, gave  attention  to  implementing 
the  Advertising  Council's  national  cam- 
paign in  behalf  of  higher  education,  and 
began  a  program  to  interest  Mississippi's 
best  students  in  attending  Millsaps.  Re- 
cruitment of  college  teachers  from  the 
Millsaps  student  body  received  the  serious 
study  of  faculty  and  trustee  committees. 

September's  air  of  expectancy  was 
supercharged  with  the  encouraging  news 
that  church  support  and  alumni  giving 
had  reached  new  highs.  The  probability 
of  increased  support  from  business  and 


industry   and   the   foundations   added   to 
the  feeling  of  optimism. 

Highlight  of  the  early  weeks  of  the 
fall  session  was  the  ceremony  on  Sep- 
tember 26,  marking  the  formal  opening 
of  the  Union  Building  and  the  sixty- 
sixth  session  of  the  College,  and  the 
observance  of  Founders  Day. 

Dr.  Theodore  Distler,  executive  secre- 
tary of  the  American  Association  of 
Colleges,  spoke  to  friends  and  alumni  of 
the  College  on  the  subject  "Craftsmen 
of  Liberty"  at  the  opening  ceremonies 
Thursday.  Officials  of  the  church,  the 
trustees,  the  College,  and  the  student 
body  took  part  in  the  brief  but  impres- 
sive  program. 

One  of  the  year's  most  delightful 
events  was  the  dinner  held  the  night 
before  in  the  Union  Building  and  at- 
tended by  300  membes  of  the  Alumni 
Board  of  Directors,  the  Board  of 
Trustees,  the  faculty,  the  Commission 
on  Higher  Education  of  the  Methodist 
Church,  and  the  Millsaps  Associates. 

Five  speakers  told  their  listeners  what 
Millsaps  meant  to  them  personally  and 
described  its  importance  to  the  city, 
state,  and  nation.  They  were  Allen 
Thompson,  Jackson  mayor;  Dr.  Kirby 
Walker,  superintendent  of  schools;  0.  B. 
Triplett,  Forest  attorney  and  Alumni 
Association  president;  Bishop  Marvin 
Franklin,  and  James  L.  Waits,  president 
of  the  student  body. 


During  the  day  Wednesday  the  fol- 
lowing organizations  met  to  plan  pro- 
grams in  support  of  Millsaps  College: 
the  Board  of  Directors  of  the  Alumni 
Association,  the  Commission  on  Higher 
Education  of  the  Methodist  Church,  and 
the  Millsaps  Associates. 

Guests  for  the  Union  Building  opening 
and  those  attending  Homecoming  and 
other  events  on  campus  have  been  shown 
"the  miracle  of  Murrah  Hall  chapel." 
Alumni  and  friends  who  remember  with 
warm  feeling's  the  old  chapel  will  find 
it  hard  to  believe  that  three  floors  of 
offices,  lounges,  and  classrooms  and 
seminar  rooms  are  in  use  daily  in  con- 
trast to  the  meetings  held  occasionally 
in  the  space  in  years  past. 

Not  since  the  spring  of  1955  has  the 
campus  been  free  of  the  noises  of  con- 
struction as  the  College  moves  toward 
more  adequate  facilities  for  students  and 
staff.  Contractors  Denny  and  Jordan 
are  on  schedule  in  their  efforts  to  finish 
the  men's  and  women's  dormitories  by 
the  opening  of  the  1958-59  session.  Men 
will  enjoy  136  additional  spaces  and 
women  will  have  100  new  spaces.  All 
dormitories  will  house  students  on  a 
two-to-a-room  basis. 

It  has  been  an  exciting  fall  and  one 
which  reflects  the  tempo  of  life  at 
Millsaps  today  and  its  hopes  and  plans 
for  the  future. 


New  Dormitories  Under  Construction 


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Dr.  Theodore  Distler,  executive  director  of  the  Association  of 
American  Colleges,  delivered  the  main  address  at  the  dedica- 
tion of  the  Union  Huildinjj  on  September  26.  Adequate 
facilities  for  students  and  faculty  members  is  one  of  the 
goals   of   the  development    program    of   the   College. 


Foundation  support  of  colleges  and  universities  is  becoming  a  major  factor  in  the 
strengthening  of  higher  education  in  the  United  States.  The  bonus  grant  of  the  Ford 
Foundation  given  to  one  college  in  each  state  was  used  by  Millsaps  College  to  provide 
new  faculty  offices  and  classrooms  in  Murrah  Hall.  The  center  photograph  shows 
crowded  conditions  before  the  project  was  completed  on  October  1.  Pictures  of  each 
professor  in  his  new  private  office  gives  an  idea  of  the  importance  of  the  construction. 


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Page   Five 


Cdngratulations    are    extended    following    the    presentation. 


Clark  Named  Outstanding  Alumnus 


A  Jackson  minister  has  been  named  the  outstanding 
Millsaps  College  alumnus  foz-  1957.  He  is  the  Reverend 
Roy  C.  Clark,  pastor  of  Capitol  Street  Methodist  Church 
and    a   niemher    of   the    class    of    1941. 

Clark  was  honored  on  October  19  at  the  climax  of  the 
annual  Homecoming  Banquet.  Student  body  president  Jim 
Waits,  of  Hattiesburg,  presented  the  award  on  behalf  of 
the   alumni,  faculty,   and   students   of   the   College. 

Now  in  its  seventh  year,  the  Millsaps  Alumnus  of  the 
Year  program  recognizes  alumni  whose  contributions  in  the 
areas  of  service  to  church,  college,  and  community  have 
been  outstanding.  Nominations  are  made  by  the  general 
public  and  the  award  recipient  is  selected  by  a  committee 
composed   of  alumni,  faculty  members,   and   students. 

Clark  came  to  Capitol  Street  Methodist  Church  in  1953 
from  a  successful  pastorate  in  Forest,  Mississippi.  Follow- 
ing his  graduation  from  Millsaps  College  he  entered  Yale 
School  oi'  Divinity,  where  he  received  the  Bachelor  of 
Divinity   degree. 

He  is  the  son  of  the  Reverend  and  Mrs.  C.  C.  Clark,  of 
Jackson,  and  is  married  to  the  former  Esther  Mae  Maddox, 
of  McComb.  The  Clarks  have  two  children,  Lynn,  10,  and 
Susan,  5.    His  father  and  two   sisters   are   Millsaps   alumni. 

The  citation  described  the  Jackson  minister's  activities 
in  part  as   follows: 

"Since  his  appointment  to  his  current  pastorate  in  1953, 
he  has  inaugurated  and  carried  on  a  program  which  has 
been  recognized  as  truly  outstanding.  This  year,  the  first 
project  of  an  ambitious  expansion  program,  a  magnificent 
$300,000  educational  building  and  a  new  chapel,  has  been 
completed,  and  a  second  project,  the  remodeling  and  air 
conditioning  of  an  older  educational  building,  has  been 
inaugurated. 

"In  demand  as  a  speaker  before  church  and  college 
groups  and  civic  and  fraternal  organizations,  he  gives  him- 


self unselfishly  in  response  to  these  calls,  although  his  own 
responsibilities  as  a  minister  require  and  receive  many 
exti'a  hours  of  his  time  each  day. 

"His  interest  in  his  fellow  man  manifests  itself  in  his 
willingness  to  accept  civic  assignments.  In  his  community  he 
is  a  member  of  the  local  Executive  Committee  of  the  Appeals 
Review  Board,  a  member  of  the  Policy  Committee  of  the 
Family  Service  Organization,  a  member  of  the  State  Depart- 
ment of  Public  Welfare's  Advisory  Committee  on  Standards 
for  Licensing  Maternity  Homes,  a  member  of  the  Universitj'' 
of  Mississippi's  Advisory  Council  on  Continuing  Education, 
a  member  of  the  Board  of  Directors  of  the  Symphony 
Orchestra,  and  an  active  worker  in  numerous  other  fund 
drives  and  community  betterment  projects.  He  is  immediate 
past  president  of  his  city's  Ministerial  Association. 

"Since  his  first  days  on  the  campus,  the  award  recipient 
has  felt  and  demonstrated  a  deep  loyalty  to  his  Alma  Mater. 
Through  the  years  this  interest  has  continued.  Within  recent 
months  he  has  served  as  chairman  of  the  Board  of  Directors 
of  the  Alumni  Association  Projects  Committee,  devoting 
carerul  thought  and  leadership  to  its  activities.  When  the 
advisability  of  the  recent  building  program  to  undenvrite 
two  vitally  needed  dormitories  was  being  debated  at  the 
histoi-ic  joint  session  of  the  two  Conferences  of  Methodism 
last  year,  he  rose  to  his  feet  at  a  crucial  time  in  the  debate 
and  spoke  logically,  and  at  the  same  time  persuasively,  of 
the  vital  need  for  the  project." 

The  Alumnus-of-the-Year  Award  is  the  only  honor  given 
by  the  College  exclusively  to  its  alumni.  Recipients  of  the 
award  since  its  inception  in  1950  have  been  Rubel  Phillips, 
Jackson,  1956;  W.  J.  Caraway,  Leland,  1955;  Gilbert  Cook, 
Sr.,  Canton,  1954;  E.  A.  Khayat,  Moss  Point,  1953;  Dr. 
Charles  Neill,  Jackson,  1952;  and  James  J.  Livesay, 
Jackson,    1950. 


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MAJOR   NOTES 


In  Answer  to  a  Frequently  Asked  Question 

oAlumni  Are  Filling  Crucial  Role 


Current  international  tensions  have 
impressed  upon  the  minds  of  millions 
the  vital  importance  of  the  educated 
man.  Suddenly  the  "egghead"  has  been 
elevated  to  the  annointed  position  of  a 
modern  day  Moses.  With  the  new  reali- 
zation of  the  crucial  role  higher  educa- 
tion plays  in  our  society  has  come  new 
demands   on   its    institutions. 

These  demands  reach  every  area  oT 
America's  diversified  system  of  colleges 
and  universities.  Millsaps  College,  al- 
ways dedicated  to  the  highest  standards 
of  excellence,  is  now  exp-ected  to  prepare 
an  even  higher  percentage  of  superior 
graduates  in  greater  numbers  for  even 
greater  responsibility. 

For  the  privately  supported  small 
liberal  arts  college  these  demands  as- 
sume gigantic  proportions.  The  best 
teachers,  more  adequate  facilities,  more 
effective  curriculum,  the  best  equipment, 
and  the  best  students  must  be  obtained — 
and  they  cannot  be  obtained  without  fi- 
nancial resources  beyond  those  currently 
available.  Before  money  comes  there 
must  be  the  loyalty,  interest  and  public 
opinion-molding  activity  of  all  of  its 
constituency. 

In  the  midst  of  these  serious  demands 
the  following  report  is  encouraging  and 
reassuring  to  every  person  who  appre- 
ciates and  respects  Millsaps  College. 

Millsaps  alumni  are  accepting  their 
responsibility  as  a  vital  segment  of  the 
constituency  of  the  College.  Working 
through  the  Alumni  Association  and  in- 


dependently they  are  making  their  in- 
fluence count  through  an  increasing 
number  of  projects  and  programs.  Build- 
ing- on  good  foundations  laid  in  previous 
years,  they  are  well  on  their  way  toward 
making  the  year  1957-58  a  truly  signi- 
ficant year  in  College  history. 

Specificially,  the  following  activity  is 
undergirding  the  College  in  its  deter- 
mination to  meet  the  challenges  of  the 
years  ahead: 

Fund   Drive   Launched 

The  1957-58  Alumni  Fund,  v.ith  a 
goal  of  $17,500  from  1,000  alumni,  has 
reached  a  total  of  more  than  $7,000. 
Under  the  direction  of  Fund  Chairman 
George  Pickett,  the  campaign  to  ob- 
tain alumni  financial  support  is  being 
strengthened  by  the  personal  efforts 
of  .340  class  managers. 

On  November  19,  the  first  annual 
Alumni  Fund  dinner  was  held  in  the 
Union  Building.  The  meeting  featured 
a  film,  "Endowing  Our  Future,"  and 
talks  by  Alumni  Association  President 
0.  B.  Triplett,  Jr.,  Campaign  Chair- 
man George  Pickett,  Rubel  Phillips, 
and  President  Finger.  The  needs  of 
the  College  and  higher  education  in 
general,  its  mission,  and  the  import- 
ance of  the  Alumni  Fund  were  pre- 
sented with  frankness  and  sincerity. 
Craig  Castle,  immediate  past  presi- 
dent of  the  Association,  w^as  master 
of   ceremonies. 

Statements  made  during  the  eve- 
ning reflected  the  enthusiasm  and  the 


Alumni  support  is  a  key  factor  in  the  long  range  development  program 
of  the  College.  The  Board  of  Directors  of  the  Alumni  Association, 
pictured    below   in    session,    is    the   official    voice    of    Millsaps    alumni. 


seriousness  of  purpose  to  be  found 
in  alumni  and  in  those  who  furnish 
alumni  leadership. 

Dr.  Finger,  in  sharing  with  alumni 
the  plans  for  the  years  ahead,  said, 
"Our  primary  concern  is  not  with 
brick  and  mortar  but  with  brains  and 
character.  If  we  go  all  out  for  the 
sciences  without  equal  attention  to  the 
humanities,  we  will  again  have  sold 
our  souls  for  a  mess  of  materialistic 
porridge."  He  named  as  uppermost 
in  importance  on  the  list  of  the  needs 
of  the  College  the  maintenance  of  a 
superior  faculty. 

Rubel  Phillips,  Alumnus  of  the  Year 
in  1956,  spoke  of  the  College  as  a 
symbol  of  sanity,  leadership,  and 
vision.  "If  I  started  now  and  worked 
the  rest  of  my  life  I  could  not  repay 
Millsaps  for  what  she  has  done  for 
me,"  he  said. 

Sincere  and  moving  appeals  for  en- 
thusiastic support  of  the  College  were 
presented  by  Messrs.  Triplett,  Pickett, 
and  Castle.  It  was  a  great  evening 
for  the  Association  and  the  College. 

Groundwork  Laid 

In  the  spring  of  1957,  the  founda- 
tion was  laid  for  alumni  effort  in  be- 
half of  the  College.  Forest  attorney 
0.  B.  Triplett,  Jr.,  was  elected  presi- 
dent. Named  to  serve  with  him  were 
the  following  loyal  and  capable  alum- 
ni: Mrs.  Ross  Barnett,  the  Reverend 
Roy  Clark,  and  Dr.  Charles  N.  Wright, 
vice  presidents;  and  Mrs.  T.  H.  Naylor, 
recording  secretary. 

Under  Triplett's  leadership,  alumni 
activity  has  included  the  following: 

(1)  A  ticket  sales  campaign  and 
an  alumni-student  outing  in  support 
of  the  football  team; 

(2)  Planning  and  staging  a  success- 
ful and  well-attended  Homecoming 
weekend  program; 

(3)  Sponsorship,  with  the  adminis- 
tion  of  the  College,  of  the  alumnus-of- 
the-Year  progrram  bringing  honor  to 
an  outstanding  graduate; 

(4)  Design  and  production  of  of- 
ficial Alumni  Association  stationery; 

(5)  As  described  above,  the  launch- 
ing of  the  second  annual  Alumni 
Fund    campaign; 

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Page  Seven 


Alumni  Day — Homecoming 

Are  They  Really  Worth  Your  Time? 


MILLSAPS  COLLEGE  REVLSLTED 


Homecoming  1957  has  gone  into  the 
record  boolc.  By  all  standards  of  judg- 
ment, it  was  a  meaningful  and  successful 
weekend. 

They  came  from  Washington,  D.  C, 
and  St.  Louis,  Missouri,  and  scores  of 
towns  and  cities  in  several  states. 

They  came  representing  the  first  class 
to  enroll  at  Millsaps  College.  Answering 
the  roll  call  in  October,  1957,  were  the 
Reverend  H.  A.  Gatlin  and  Simon  W. 
Dismukes,  who  registered  in  1892.  They 
came  in  larger  numbers  representing 
the  class  of  1957. 

By  the  hundreds  they  came,  to  take 
part  in  one  or  more  of  the  ten  functions 
planned  for  the  weekend.  There  were 
those  present  who  remembered  the 
sparse  Homecoming  crowds  of  the  not- 
too-distant  past. 

For  those  who  attended  for  the  first 
time,  Homecoming  was  an  amazing  ex- 
perience. 

Early  arrivals  who  reached  the  cam- 
pus Friday  were  entertained  by  the 
Freshman  Day  festivities  which  featured 
"artistically"  garbed  freshmen  enjoying 
a  24-hour  period  of  fun-filled  subservi- 
ence to  upperclassmen.  Hazing,  fast 
disappearing  from  the  American  college 
scene,  was  absent  from  the  Freshman 
Day   activities. 

An  eye-opener  was  the  parade  with 
its  magnificent  floats.  Campus  organi- 
zations, including  lionoraries  as  well  as 
social  groups,  created  truly  professional 
entries  in  the  Homecoming  parade  com- 
petition. A  spellbound  graduate  express- 
ed the  feelings  of  all  alumni  when  she 
said,  "We  thought  we  had  the  very  best 
in  our  day,  but  these  floats  look  like 
entries  in  the  Tournament  of  Roses 
parade." 

Campus  decorations,  which  have  come 
to  be  a  highlight  of  the  Homecoming 
weekend,  this  year  featured  a  nursery 
rhyme  theme.  Receiving  the  worst  end 
of  the  deal  in  every  scene  was  the  much- 
maligned  "Choctaw." 

Because  of  the  traditional  individual- 
ism and  academic  disciplining  espoused 
and  absorbed  by  its  members,  the  Mill- 
saps  College  student  body  has  often  been 
accused  of  lacking  in  school  spirit.  Al- 
though the  alumnus  observer  had  no  way 


of  judging  the  1957  edition  of  the  student 
body  in  regard  to  its  individualism  and 
its  academic  discipline,  he  was  over- 
whelmed by  the  vocal  demonstration  of 
school  spirit  at  the  noon  pep  rally  in  the 
Union  Building  cafeteria. 

The  finest  contribution  by  students  to 
the  day  was,  as  always,  their  personal 
thoughtfulness  and  cordiality  extended 
in  both  formal  and  informal  contacts. 

The  returning  alumnus  was  impressed 
by  the  student  participation  in  Home- 
coming. 

If  the  weekend  was  his  first  Home- 
coming since  leaving  the  campus  he  was 
amazed  and  delighted  to  see  the  additions 
and  improvements  made  to  the  physical 
plant. 

Two  separate  tours  of  the  campus 
began  in  the  Christian  Center,  stately 
building  which  houses  the  religion,  phi- 
losophy, education,  speech  and  drama, 
and  ancient  languages  departments.  If 
he  had  received  his  degree  before  1950 
this  was  new  and  impressive. 

Old  Murrah  Hall  was  next,  and  every 
alumnus  who  hadn't  visited  the  campus 
since  September  found  what  he  saw  hard 
to  believe.  Murrah  Chapel  had  been 
converted  to  three  floors  of  air  condi- 
tioned faculty  offices  and  lounges,  class- 
rooms and  seminar  rooms  attractively 
decorated  and  equipped  with  modern 
furniture.  He  left  happy  to  know  that 
his   Alma   Mater,   in    a   day   when   it   is 


becoming  increasingly  difficult  to  retain 
facult,y  members,  had  provided  for  its 
own. 

The  Union  Building,  almost  as  new  as 
the  Murrah  offices,  seemed  a  dream 
come  true  to  the  touring  alumnus.  Beau- 
tiful and  commodious,  the  building  pro- 
vides completely  for  the  students'  social 
and  recreational  needs.  As  groups  of 
alumni  walked  through  the  grill,  book 
store,  cafeteria,  social  hall,  lounges, 
student  offices,  and  private  dining  rooms, 
they  saw  "a  home  away  from  home." 
The  most  frequent  comment  made  during 
the  Union  Building  tour  was  "How  I 
wish  they'd  had  this  when  I  was  here." 

A  visit  to  the  Music  Hall,  oldest  of 
the  "new"  buildings  on  the  campus,  add- 
ed to  the  amazement  of  the  alumnus  who 
hadn't  been  on  campus  recently.  Old 
Elsinore  Hall,  tastefully  furnished  and 
completely  equipped  as  a  Music  Depart- 
ment, housed  a  recital  hall,  private 
studios  for  four  full-time  professors, 
classrooms,  and  individual  practice 
rooms. 

Student  guides  made  the  Library  the 
final  stop  on  the  Homecoming  weekend 
tours  because  it  remains  for  many  the 
"pride  of  the  campus."  Greatly  enlarged, 
air  conditioned,  and  beautifully  decorat- 
ed, the  Library  is  serving  Millsaps  in 
many  ways.  Touring  alumni  viewed  the 
large  general  reading  rooms,  faculty 
lounges,  departmental  reading  rooms, 
and  the  study  carrels  with  deep  satisfac- 
tion. They  understood  why  the  point 
index  of  the  student  body  was  higher 
last  year  than  in  previous  years. 

The  tour  was  a  rewarding  and  satis- 
fying experience  for  returning  alumni. 

If  alumni  reaction  is  an  accurate 
barometer  the  events  planned  for  Home- 
coming were  worthwhile,  even  in  the 
judgment  of  the  busiest  executive. 

Registration  and  the  social  hour  which 
followed  in  the  Christian  Center  Build- 
ing lasted  well  beyond  the  time  alloted 
for  the  two  functions.  "Socializing" 
alumni  gave  as  their  reasons  for  linger- 
ing- in  the  halls  and  lounges — "we're 
enjoying  ourselves." 

Reunions  were  late  in  starting  because 
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MAJOR  NOTES 


For  Some-Their  First  Visit  To  The  Campus  In  Years 


The  Homecominij  banquet  climaxed  a  great  day.  A  portion  of  the  cro»d  is  seen  in  picture  Number  1.  Some  of  the  Early 
Days  Club  members  who  came  back  enjoy  food  and  fellowship  in  Number  2  at  the  Club"s  annual  dinner  Friday  night.  The 
camera  records  a  significant  moment  in  the  weekend's  activities  in  Number  3.  W.  F.  Murrah.  of  .Memphis,  views  the  portrait 
of  his  father.  Bishop  William  B.  Murrah.  the  first  president  of  Millsaps  College.  One  of  the  many  excellent  floats  in  the 
parade  is  shown  in  Number  4.  The  class  of  1899  presented  to  tie  Librarian  Bethany  Swearingen  a  rebound  copy  of  the  first 
edition  of  the  COLLEGIAN.  Surviving  members  Harrell  and  Jones  make  the  presentation  in  Number  5.  Fellowship  at  its  best 
is  pictured  in  Number  6  during  the  social  hour  following  registration  in  the  Christian  Center.  Cheerleaders  "warm  up"  for 
the  pep  rally  preceding  the  game  with  MC  in  Number  7.  Freshman  Day  on  Friday  featured  competition  for  King  and  Queen. 
A  few  of  the  contestants  are  "captured"'  by  the  cameraman  in  Number  8. 


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Page    Nine 


Events  of  Note  From   Town   and   Gown 


Esso  Grant  Received 


For  the  second  consecutive  year  Mill- 
saps  College  has  been  selected  as  one 
of  a  number  of  liberal  arts  colleges  to 
receive  an  unrestricted  grant  from  the 
Esso  Education  Foundation. 

The  grant,  totaling  $2,000,  is  one  of 
several  received  by  Millsaps  College 
from  business  and  industry  over  the  past 
few  years.  The  Ford  Foundation  de- 
signated funds  for  the  Jackson  institu- 
tion, including  an  extra  "accomplish- 
ment" grant  for  unrestricted  use.  Other 
organizations  making  direct  grants  to 
Millsaps  include  the  General  Education 
Board,  the  Texas  Company,  United 
States  Steel  Foundation,  General  Motors 
Corporation,  and  the  Lyle  Cashion 
Company. 

Additional  support  is  received  annually 
by  Millsaps  from  business  and  industry 
through  the  Mississippi  Foundation  of 
Independent  Colleges,  an  organization 
formed  to  give  friends  of  independent 
higher  education  a  single  source  for  the 
receipt  of  gifts  to  colleges  and  univer- 
sities. Belhaven  and  Blue  Mountain  Col- 
leges are  cooperating  in  the  Foundation 
program.  Gifts  made  by  business  and 
industry  are  divided  on  an  enrollment 
and  pro-rata  basis  between  the  three 
schools  Membership  is  open  to  members 
of  the  Mississippi  Association  of  Colleges 
which  are  privately  supported. 


Alumna  Joins  Stajf 

Among  the  many  good  things  which 
have  happened  this  fall  at  Millsaps  is 
the  addition  of  Mrs.  Hem-y  Pate  to  the 
staff.  Mrs.  Pate  will  be  remembered  as 
the  former  Glenn  Phifer,  who  graduated 
in  1940. 

Space  does  not  permit  the  listing  of  all 
of  the  honors  and  achievements  which 
were  hers  during  her  student  days,  but 
among  the  more  prominent  were  her 
editorship  of  the  BOBASHELA,  mem- 
bership in  Sigma  Lambda,  and  her  selec- 
tion by  her  fellow  students  as  one  of 
the  top  campus  beauties. 

Mrs.  Pate  will  be  in  charge  of  alumni 
records  and  research,  and  we're  con- 
gratulating ourselves  and  being  con- 
gratulated on  our  good  fortune  in  secur- 
ing her  services. 


YOU'RE    ESPECIALLY   INVITED 

"Kismet",  the  fabulous  musical,  a 
reunion  of  the  Millsaps  Singers,  semi- 
nars featuring  Millsaps  College 
faculty  members,  and  a  dinner  honor- 
ing members  of  the  class  of  1958 — 
these  are  events  which  will  make 
Saturday,  May  10,  a  day  for  remem- 
bering for  all  Millsaps  alumni. 

It's  Alumni  Day,  the  annual  spring 
in-gathering  of  Millsaps  graduates 
and  former  students. 

You'll  be  hearing  more  about  the 
details.  Meanwhile,  circle  the  date  on 
the  calendar  —  May  10. 

This  is  a  day  none  of  us  should  miss. 


Bring  A  Senior 

High  School  Day,  held  annually  to  ac- 
quaint graduating  seniors  with  Millsaps 
College,  has  been  set  for  March  15. 

A  High  School  Day  Committee,  com- 
posed of  faculty  members  and  students, 
has  already  begun  work  on  plans  for 
the  day.  Chairman  of  the  committee  is 
Mrs.  W.  F.  Goodman,  associate  professor 
of  English. 

Seniors  from  all  over  the  state  will 
meet  for  a  program  which  will  include 
guided  tours  of  the  campus,  a  reception, 
departmental  exhibits,  faculty  consulta- 
tion period,  a  variety  program,  and  the 
Players'  presentation  of  "Teahouse  of 
the  August  Moon." 

Alumni  are  urged  to  have  a  part  in 
the  day  by  encouraging  seniors  in  their 
areas  to  attend  the  event.  Some  alumni 
bring  carloads  of  students  to  the  College 
for  High  School  Day.  Any  effort  is  ap- 
preciated   by    officials. 


Attention  Ex' Singers 


Are  you  a  former  member  of  that  far- 
famed  group,  the  Millsaps  Singers?  If 
so,  Saturday,  May  10,  is  a  most  im- 
portant date  for  you. 

That's  Alumni  Day  and  the  date  set 
for  the  national  reunion  of  all  ex-Singers. 

It's  the  first  of  an  annual  spring  re- 
union series  for  Millsaps  extracurricular 
organizations. 

Alvin  Jon  ("Pop")  King,  emeritus 
director  of  the  Singers,  will  be  on  hand 
as  guest  of  honor. 

The  reunion  will  include  an  afternoon 
performance  of  familiar  numbers  by  the 
Singers  of  the  1934  through  1956  era. 


There's  plenty  of  time  for  you  to  make 
plans  to  be  on  hand  for  this  wonderful 
reunion  and  to  take  part  in  the  rest  of 
the  day's  features. 

It's  May  10.    Don't  miss  it! 


Big  Issue  Coming 


Just  why  do  we  need  institutions  of 
hig-her  education  in  the   United  States? 

Millsaps  College  alumni  will  have  an 
opportunity  to  study  some  of  the  an- 
swers to  that  question  when  the  spring 
edition  of  MAJOR  NOTES  reaches  them. 

Compiled  by  editors  of  some  of  the 
very  finest  alumni  magazines  in  the 
nation,  the  story  of  higher  education  will 
be  presented  in  a  32-page  summary  com- 
plete with  features  and  pictures,  which 
we  feel  will  be  intensely  interesting  and 
of  vital  importance  to  all  of  us. 

The  regular  columns  will  be  on  hand 
to  keep  you  up  to  date  on  fellow  alumni 
and  a  story  or  two  of  importance  about 
the  Millsaps  scene  will  appear,  but  the 
rest  01  the  magazine  wil  be  devoted  to 
telling  the  big  story  of  higher  education. 

We  felt  that  you  as  intelligent  and 
responsible  citizens  should  know  what 
that  story  is. 

Save  some  reading  time  —  it  will  be 
worth  it! 


Jones  Helps  College 

A  prominent  Jackson  businessman  has 
presented  Millsaps  College  with  a  gift 
to  cover  the  cost  of  furnishing  one  of  the 
Union  Building  lounges. 

He  is  Thomas  D.  Jones,  a  representa- 
tive of  Scott-Foresman  and  Company. 
Jones  recently  presented  officials  with 
a  check  for  more  than  SIOOO  to  pay  for 
lounge    furniture. 

The  Union  Building  was  opened  in 
September.  It  houses  two  lounges,  stu- 
dent offices,  a  bookstore,  a  grill,  a 
cafeteria,  and  a  recreation  room.  The 
lounge  which  Mr.  Jones'  grant  furnished 
is  located  on  the  second  floor. 

As  a  textbook  salesman  with  Scott- 
Foresman,  Mr.  Jones  has  visited  college 
campuses  across  the  nation.  According 
to  officials,  his  interest  in  young  people 
led  him  to  make  the  gift. 

In  making  the  contribution  Jones  said, 
"I  have  never  seen  a  student  body  or 
faculty  that  impressed  me  as  much  as 
those  at  Millsaps  have.  Dr.  Finger  and 
everyone  connected  with  your  college 
are  an  inspiration  to  me." 


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MAJOR  NOTES 


Wanted -''P&Ws 


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A  search  is  being  conducted  by  the 
library  staff  i'or  alumni  or  relatives  and 
friends  of  alumni  who  have  in  their 
possession  some  long-sought  issues  of 
the  Purple  and  White,  weekly  journal- 
istic voice  of  the  student  body. 

You  are  requested  to  look  through 
your  Millsaps  mementos  for  copies  of 
P  &  W  issues  published  during  the  fol- 
lowing- years:  1916-17,  1917-18,  1918-19, 
1919-20,  1926-27,  1927-28,  1928-29,  1937- 
38. 

If  yuu  have  any  of  the  above  issues  to 
spare  and  would  part  with  them  please 
mail  them  to  Miss  Bethany  Swearingen, 
Millsaps  College  Library,  Jackson,  Mis- 
sissippi. 


Top  Clubs  Named 

Millsaps  College  alumni  in  the  Mc- 
Comb  and  Memphis  areas  continue  to 
lead  their  fellow  alumni  across  the  nation 
in  grass  roots  activity  on  behalf  of  their 
Alma  Mater. 

On  November  21,  the  McComb  area 
alumni  sponsored  a  recruitment  program 
at  Southwest  Junior  College  in  Summit, 
Mississippi.  Led  by  the  Reverend  Ray- 
mond Wesson,  president,  the  club  invited 
members  of  the  sophomore  class  at 
Southwest  to  attend  a  combination  social 
and  recruitment  program  held  on  the 
Junior  College  campus. 

Dr.  Donald  Caplenor,  professor  of 
biology,  spoke  to  an  intei-ested  group  of 
prospective  transfers  on  the  opportu- 
nities and  hazards  American  youth  will 
find  in  the  new  emphasis  on  science. 
Public  Relations  Director  James  J.  Live- 
say  spoke  to  the  group  concerning  edu- 
cation in  general  and  the  Millsaps  way 
in  particular. 

In  Memphis,  President  J.  J.  Valentine, 
Memphis  attorney,  announced  the  annual 
club  dinner  for  January  at  the  Knicker- 
bocker Hotel. 

A  program  which  will  featui'e  the 
minimum  of  speech  making  and  the 
maximum  of  good  fellowship  is  being 
planned.  Ralph  McCool  is  serving  as 
chairman  of  the  Arrangements  Commit- 
tee for  the  Memphis  area  club  meeting. 

A  business  item  of  importance  will 
include  the  election  of  officers  for  the 
new  yeai\ 

Is  your  area  organized?  Is  your  club, 
if  organized,  an  active  group?  If  not, 
be  the  spark  which  ignites  the  enthu- 
siasm of  Millsaps  men  and  women  in 
your  area.  A  card  or  letter  to  the  Alumni 
Director,  Millsaps  College,  suggesting  a 
time  for  a  planning  meeting  will  draw- 
immediate  response. 


The  President's  reception  at  the  beginning 
of  the  fall  session  provides  a  chance  for 
new  students  to  meet  faculty  members. 
Here  Ann  Sturdivant,  from  Tupelo,  is 
greeted  by  Dr.  and  Airs.  Frank  Laney.  Dr. 
Laney   is  associate   professor  of  history. 

First  Fund  Report 

At  press  time  Alumni  Fund  Chairman 
George  Pickett  issued  his  first  report 
of  the  1957-58  campaign. 

A  total  of  $7,457.00  had  been  received 
from  264  graduates  and  former  students. 

The  classes  of  1941.  1954  and  1956  had 
forged  ahead  in  total  number  of  members 
responding   to    the    Fund   appeal. 

Leading  in  total  given  was  the  class 
of  1917. 

The  goal  is  817,500  from  1,000  alumni 
by  June  30. 

Send  your  contribution  today. 


Sorry- -Our  Mistake 

Information  which  should  have  ap- 
peared in  the  Alumni  Fund  issue  of 
MAJOR  NOTES   is   listed  below. 

These  gifts  to  the  1956-57  Fund  were 
gratefully  received  and  sincerely  ap- 
preciated. 

Omissions  included  the  following: 
Contributions   from   Alumni 
Memorial  to  Billy  Gulledge: 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Zach  Taylor,  Jr.,  '44  and 
'45   (nee:  Dot  Jones) 
Memorial    to    Mrs.   J.   W.    Deyton    tnee: 
Gayle  Doggett) : 
Mr.   and   Mrs.   Charles   Foster.   '4S-'50 

and  '53   (nee:  Elizabeth  Lester) 
ilr.  and  Mrs.  George  Reid,  '57  and  '53 
(nee:  Nona  Ewing) 


Memorial  to  Mrs.  J.  E.  J.  Ferguson: 
Mrs.  Frank  Cabell,  '35 

(nee:  Helen  Hargrave) 

Richard  I.  Jolly,  '13 

Gifts  from   Friends 

Scott  Arnold,  Jr. 
Sterling  Seabrook 
Mrs.  Z.  A.  Wasson 

There  may  have  been  other  omissions 
from  our  final  report  on  the  1956-57 
.A.lumni  Fund  campaign.  If  you  know 
of  any  please  let  us  know. 


Do  You  Have  Them? 


Dr.  Harry  S.  ilanley,  professor  of 
social  science,  has  asked  the  help  of 
Millsaps  alumni  in  obtaining  for  the  Col- 
lege a  complete  set  of  the  United  States 
Supreme  Court  Records. 

Dr.  Manley  says  that  students  in  the 
social  science  division  need  the  reports 
for  reference  work.  Alumni  who  could 
obtain  a  set  of  the  law  reports  are  asked 
to  consider  Millsaps  as  a  recipient. 

The  volumes  w-ill  be  kept  in  the  Mill- 
saps-Wilson  Library.  They  should  be 
mailed  to  Miss  Bethany  Swearingen, 
librarian. 


The  Spirit  of  '99 


For  the  second  time  in  fifty-eight 
years  Millsaps  College  has  received  a 
gift  from  the  graduating  class  of  1899. 

The  two  surviving  members  of  the 
fourth  class  to  graduate  from  Millsaps, 
Dr.  George  L.  Harrell,  Jackson,  and 
Harris  A.  Jones,  Elkins,  West  Mrginia, 
made  the  presentation  in  person  as  a 
feature  of  the  Homecoming  weekend 
program. 

The  gift  was  a  bound  and  inscribed 
copy  of  the  Collegian,  the  first  student 
publication  on  the  campus,  which  was 
founded  by  the  members  of  the  class 
of  1899. 

Librarian  Bethany  Swearingen  accept- 
ed the  volume  for  the  College  from 
Harrell  and  Jones.  It  w-ill  be  displayed 
in  the  Millsaps-Wilson  Library  and  added 
to  the  College's  collection  of  important 
items  from  the  early  years  of  the  in- 
stitution's history. 

Members  of  the  Millsaps  College  gra- 
duating class  of  1899  were  William 
Edward  Mabry  Brogan,  Henry  Thompson 
Carley,  Ashbel  Webster  Dobyns,  George 
Lott  Harrell,  Harris  A.  Jones,  John 
Tillei-y  Lewis,  Edward  Leonard  Wall, 
James  Percy  Wall,  and  Herbert  Brown 
Watkins. 


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Page   Eleven 


By  RICHARD  R.  PRIDDY 
Chairman,   Department  of  Geology 
Millsaps  College 


Academic  Aspects  of  Mississippi's 

OIL  INDUSTRY 


In  many  resjaects  Mississippi  oil  and 
Millsaps  College  are  closely  related. 
Jackson  has  been  the  center  of  the  in- 
dustry during  the  eighteen  years  of  its 
existence,  and  in  that  interval  the  col- 
lege has  furnished  more  than  its  share 
of  the  geological,  geophysical,  and  steno- 
graphic personnel. 

It  was  in  August  and  September,  1939, 
that  Mississippi's  first  commercial  oil 
production  began  in  what  is  now  Tinsley 
Field,  Yazoo  County.  By  Thanksgiving 
the  boom  was  on,  and  the  middle  of  the 
state  swarmed  with  lease  men,  geolo- 
gists, geophysicists,  and  drilling  crews, 
all  trying  to  cash  in  on  the  shallow 
(5,000  foot)  production.  The  next  fields 
— Cary,  Shai'key  County,  and  Flora, 
Madison  County — were  disappointments, 
but  in  April,  1940,  the  discovery  of 
Pickens  field,  50  miles  north  of  Jackson, 
revived  hopes.  It  was  then  that  Millsaps 
College  became  the  meeting  place  for 
geological  study  groups  endeavoring  to 
find  other  oil  structures. 

Despite  the  demand  for  more  and 
more  oil,  the  early  years  of  World  War 
II  were  relatively  unproductive  in  Mis- 
sissippi. The  shallow  structures  of  the 
central  and  northern  sections  of  Missis- 


sippi were  dry;  so  refined  surface  and 
near-surface  geophysical  methods  were 
used  in  locating  salt  dome  structures  in 
South   Mississippi. 

The  results  were  quickly  apparent,  for 
in  rapid  succession  Eucutta,  Heidelberg, 
Cranfield,  Baxterville,  Gwinnville,  and 
other  fields  in  South  Mississippi  were 
discovered  to  help  the  late  war  needs. 
But  with  peace  the  demand  diminished 
and  exploration  slowed  as  few  additional 
fields  were  found. 

By  1953,  deeper  drilling  and  better 
techniques  in  searching  for  yet  deeper 
structures  paid  off  .  In  rapid  succession 
29  fields  were  discovered.  In  some  there 
is  still  but  one  well,  but  in  others,  such 
as  Maxie-Pistol  Ridge,  south  of  Hatties- 
burg,  there  are  more  than  a  hundred. 
Finds  in  Northeast  Mississippi  are  chief- 
ly of  gas  and  are  as  yet  incompletely 
developed.  Just  now  the  trend  is  for 
exploration  at  depths  of  9,000  to  15,000 
feet,  as  in  the  Bolton  Field,  west  of 
Jackson,  and  the  deeper  Soso  sands 
near   Laurel. 

Although  it  has  135  fields,  Mississippi 
ranks  but  tenth  as  a  producer.  A  wise 
state     conservation     program     combined 


Page  Twelve 


v/ith  deep  pay  sands  excludes  most  small 
operators,  and  development  has  proved 
expensive  for  a  few  of  the  major  oil 
companies.  Only  five  or  ten  have  actu- 
ally made  money  on  Mississippi  oil.  For 
many  of  the  major  companies,  Missis- 
sippi is  now  a  training  ground  for  new 
geologists,  with  a  few  of  the  old  timers 
retained  as  teachers. 

Still,  the  industry  is  lively  enough  to 
have  had  a  profund  effect  on  Millsaps 
College.  The  student  body  is  "oil  con- 
scious," and  many  students  already  know 
enough  about  the  industry  to  choose 
geology  for  their  science  requirement. 
This  interest  helped  build  a  geology  de- 
partment much  larger  than  a  liberal  arts 
school  such  as  Millsaps  would  normally 
have.  True,  few  Millsaps  graduates  are 
qualified  to  go  directly  into  the  industry 
as  geologists  without  having  had  gra- 
duate training.  However,  the  College 
does  furnish  the  basic  courses  for  petro- 
leum geology,  which  our  majors  can 
pursue  in  graduate  school.  It  also  pro- 
vides from  three  to  eight  men  every 
year  who  help  in  a  part-time  capacity  as 
file  clerks,  draftsmen,  and  in  caring  for 
cuttings  and  cores  of  oil  wells.  It  like- 
wise furnishes  some  women  students  who 
combine  their  training  in  English,  steno- 
graphy, and  a  little  geology  to  become 
better  than  average  geological  secre- 
taries. 

Several  carloads  of  trainee  geologists 
accompany  Millsaps  advanced  geology 
majors  on  their  longer  field  trips  in 
the  central  and  northeastern  sections  of 
Mississippi  to  share  in  the  study  of  the 
exposed  beds  which,  in  places,  contain 
oil  down  the  dip  in  South  Mississippi. 

MAJOR   NOTES 


ABOUT  THE  CAMPUS 


Students^  Professors  Make  Millsaps  News 


•  The  Student  Executive  Board  presi- 
dent, Jim  Waits,  was  elected  vice-presi- 
dent of  the  national  Methodist  Youth 
Fellowship  i'or  a  two-year  term  at  its 
national  conference  in  Denver. 


®  Two  Jlillsaps  College  students  are 
representing-  the  Colleg'e  in  the  1957 
Washington  Semester  at  the  University 
in  Washington,  D.  C. 

They  are  Jeanine  Adcock,  Jackson,  and 
Joe  Cowart,  Lucedale. 

The  Washing-ton  Semester  program  is 
a  cooperative  airangement  between 
American  University  and  selected  ac- 
credited colleges  throughout  the  United 
States  by  which  honor  students  are  en- 
abled to  spend  a  semester  in  Washington 
observing  the  processes  of  law  and  poli- 
tical  activity. 

Miss  Adcock  and  Cowart  will  return 
to  Millsaps  for  the  spring  semester. 


•  Seventy-three  Millsaps  College  stu- 
dents will  serve  as  departmental  assist- 
ants during-  the  1957-58  session,  accord- 
ing- to  Dr.  Frank  Laney,  chairman  of  the 
Awards    Committee. 

Student  assistants  are  appointed  by 
department  chairmen  to  help  with  the 
work  of  the  department.  Service  scholar- 
ships are  also  awarded  by  the  library 
and  dormitories. 


•  A  Millsaps  history  major  is  spending 
his  junior  year  at  Trinity  College  of  the 
University  of  Dublin.  James  Rush,  Lake, 
reports  that  he  is  taking  Political  His- 
toi'y  of  Europe,  History  of  England,  and 
Shakespeare.  He  will  attend  for  three 
terms  of  seven  weeks  of  lectures  and 
seven  weeks  of  research,  with  a  test  at 
the  end  of  the  term. 


•  Publications  plans  are  underway,  with 
the  editors  of  the  various  journalistic 
and  literary  enterprises  hard  at  work. 
Serving  as  editor  of  the  Purple  and 
White,  campus  newspaper,  is  Betty 
Miller,  Jackson  junior.  Dick  Blount, 
Jackson,  is  business  manager.  Stylus, 
literary  magazine,  heads  are  Ronald 
Willoughby,  Columbia,  editor,  Glenda 
Wadsworth,  Jackson,  assistant  editor, 
and  Bei't  Wai-d,  Jackson,  business  man- 
ager. Eddie  Williams,  Belzoni,  and  Billy 
Graham,  Macon,  are  editor  and  business 
manager  of  the  Bobashela,  yearbook. 


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Master  Major  and  Miss  Millsaps  for 
19.)7-.")8  are  Jim  Waits,  Hattiesburg,  and 
Betty  Gail  Trapp,  Tupelo.  The  two 
seniors  were  chosen  to  receive  the  honors, 
the  highest  Millsaps  students  can  attain, 
because  of  their  contributions  to  the 
college   community. 


•  Millsaps  College  faculty  members  are 
holding  faculty  conversations  this  year. 
They  are  designed  to  give  the  faculty 
members  a  chance  to  get  together  on  an 
iirformal  basis  to  discuss  topics  of  in- 
terest. The  first  conversation  was  led 
by  Karl  Wolfe,  instructor  of  art  and 
nationally  known  artist.  His  topic  was 
the  possibilities  of  developing  intei'est  in 
the  arts  in  the  college  community. 


•  Seventeen  Millsaps  College  students 
have  been  named  to  "Who's  Who  in 
American   Colleges   and   Universities." 

Students  selected  for  the  honor  are 
John  Baxter,  Marion;  Richard  Lamar 
Blount,  Jackson;  Tommy  Fanning,  Hick- 
ory; Aubrey  Jerome  Ford,  Magnolia; 
James  Hood,  Marks;  Betty  Miller,  Jack- 
son; Ann  Myers,  Greenwood;  Cliff  Rush- 
ing, Cleveland;  Keith  Tonkel,  Clermont. 
Florida;  Betty  Gail  Trapp,  Tupelo;  Hazel 
Truluck,  Port  Gibson;  James  Vaughan, 
Amory;  Glenda  Wadsworth,  Jackson; 
Jim  Waits,  Hattiesburg;  Bert  Ward, 
Jackson;  Eddie  Williams,  Belzoni,  and 
Edna  Wixon,  Cruger. 


members,  facilities,  and  general  program, 
was  held  on  October  5. 

College  officials  have  called  the  oc- 
casion one  of  the  most  significant  of  the 
school  year.  Parents  assembled  on  the 
campus  at  10  a-  m.  for  a  program  which 
included  tours  of  the  campus,  a  convoca- 
tion of  parents,  students,  and  faculty, 
and  the  Millsaps-Sewanee  football  game. 

9  The  Millsaps  Players  started  things 
off  in  a  big  way  this  season  with  "Tiger 
at  the  Gates"  as  their  first  production, 
followed  closely  by  three  workshop  pro- 
ductions including  "Sorry,  Wrong  Num- 
ber," "In  April  Once,"  and  Act  II  of 
"The   Torchbearers." 

"Tiger  at  the  Gates,"  a  satirical 
comedy  by  Jean  Giraudoux,  starred  Mary 
Ruth  Smith,  Vicksburg,  as  Helen  of 
Troy.  Critics  called  Miss  Smith  an  ex- 
traordinarily talented  young  actress. 
Other  lead  roles  included  Don  Lisle, 
Greenwood,  as  Hector;  Max  Miller,  Kos- 
ciusko, as  Paris;  Bunny  Cowan,  Jackson, 
as  Andromache;  and  Melanie  i\Iatthews, 
Raymond,  as  Cassandra. 

The  Players  presented  another  first 
when  they  gave  Mississippian  William 
Alexander  Percy's  "In  April  Once."  As 
far  as  officials  could  determine,  it  was 
the  only  production  of  the  play  other 
than  an  off-Broadway  presentation  dur- 
ing the  1955-56  season. 

The  success  of  the  rest  of  the  season 
is  guaranteed,  too,  with  "Teahouse  of  the 
August  Moon"  scheduled  for  March  12- 
15  and  "Kismet"  for  :\Iav  7-10. 


•  Parents  Day,  a  program   designed   to 
acquaint   parents   with   Millsaps   faculty 


•  "Christ  Produces  Crises"  was  the 
theme  of  Dr.  W.  C.  Newman's  Days  of 
Spiritual    Emphasis    lectures. 

Dr.  Newman,  pastor  of  the  Tupelo, 
Mississippi,  First  Jlethodist  Church,  told 
members  of  the  college  community  that 
a  Christ-like  life  could  not  be  one  of 
peace  and  serenity.  He  reminded  his 
audiences  that  Jesus'  own  life  was  filled 
with  conflicts  and  that  he  taught  prac- 
tices considered  unorthodox  in  the  society 
of  that  day. 

Dr.  Newman's  appearance  on  the  cam- 
pus w-as  made  possible  through  the  J. 
Lloyd  Decell  Lectureship  Fund.  Other 
religious  leaders  who  have  appeared  on 
the  campus  in  recent  years  include 
Bishop  John  Wesley  Lord,  Dr.  George 
Buttrick,  and  Dr.  Peter  Bertocci. 


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Page   Thirteen 


Gift  in  Memory  of  Friemdl  or  Relative 
Will  Help  Library  Ueder  Nem^  Plan 

In  response  to  numerous  requests,  the  College  has  inaugurated  a  new 
program  which  will  give  alumni  and  friends  an  opportunity  to  make  memorial 
gifts  to  the  Millsaps  College  Library.  One  of  the  most  critical  needs  facing 
Millsaps  today  is  the  need  for  funds  to  purchase  "the  best  and  latest  books 
in  the  various  fields  which  are  included  in  the  curriculum.  The  new  plan 
will  enable  persons  who  desire  to  participate  to  memorialize  a  friend  or 
loved   one  and   materially   assist   the   College   at   the  same   time. 

New  volumes  are  needed  immediately  in  order  that  the  College  may 
be  equipped  to  serve  the  students  who  have  a  right  to  expect  the  latest 
and  best  in   their  fields. 

Even  more  vital  is  the  absolute  necessity  that  faculty  members  have 
access  to  the  finest  in  their  areas  of  specialization  and  be  able  to  turn  to 
the  library  for  help  in  other  fields  of  study  as  they  endeavor  to  keep 
informed    in    the    best    traditions    of   the    liberal    arts    institution. 

On  December  1st,  Librarian  Bethany  Swearingen  reported  that  a  total 
of  41,000  books  were  available  to  students  enrolled  during  the  current 
session.    The  total  capacity  o;'  the  library  is  85,000  volumes. 

Here  is  an  opportunity  for  a  person  to  honor  the  memory  of  someone 
who  has  meant  much  to  him  in  life  by  giving  of  his  means  to  enable 
the  search  for  truth  to  continue. 

A  check  made  to  Millsaps  College  and  designated  Library  Memorial 
Gift  will  be  used  to  purchase  vitally  needed  books.  An  appropriate  book  plate 
bearing-  the  name  of  the  person  memorialized  and  the  name  of  the  donor  or 
donors   will   be   placed   in   each  book. 

Memorial  gifts  will  be  listed  regularly  in  MAJOR  NOTES.  No  set 
amount  is  asked  and  donors  may  be  the  judge  of  the  appropriateness  of 
the  size  of  their  gifts. 

Donors  of  money  for  books  since  September,  1955,  appear  below: 


Gift  in  memory  of  Richard  Maley 
Mrs.  H.  P.  Noland 
Dr.  Myron  F.  Wicke 
Y.W.C.A.  at  Millsaps 

Conti'ibutions  to  James  Lovick  Wasson 
M'emorial : 

Professor  and  Mrs.  Charles  Burleson 
Kosciusko   Friends 
Mrs.  Ellis  Kelly 
Millsaps  Faculty  Club 
Philosophy  Majors  of  1956 
Pi  Kappa  Alpha 
Dr.  J.  B.  Price 
Bethany   C.   Swearingen 
Theta  Nu  Sigma 

Gift     in     memory     of    the    Reverend 
Casper  W.  Avery 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  R.  L.  Ezelle  in  memory 

of  Mrs.  Mary  B.  Stone 
Mrs.  Bernice  Bush 
The  Reverend  Luke  Alford 
Mrs.  J.  E.  J.  Ferguson 


Mrs.  C.  P.  Southall  in  memory  of 
Mrs.  Mary  B.  Stone 

President  and  Mrs.  H.  E.  Finger,  Jr. 
in   memory  of 

Dr.  J.  M.  Sullivan 
Mr.  C.  R.  Grimes 

Misses  Stella,  Josephine  and  Frances 
Loeb  in  memory  of 
Mr.  Joseph  Hart 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Grafton  Green  Bennett 
in  memory  of  Mrs.  Walter  Spiva 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  F.  M.  Jackson  in  honor 
of  Mrs.  and  Mrs.  R.  L.  Ezelle 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  R.  L.  Ezelle  in  memory 
of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  J.  R.  Calhoun 

Mr.    John    K.    Foster    (Independent 
Linen  Service) 


ALUMNI  ROLE— 

(Continued  from  Page  7) 

(6)  In  cooperation  with  the  admini- 
stration of  the  College,  the  inaugura- 
tion of  the  Memorial  Book  Fund  de- 
scribed in  detail  in  this  issue. 

(7)  Through  the  medium  of  Major 
Notes,  the  press,  radio  and  television, 
and  individual  efforts,  placing  suppoi't 
behind  the  Advertising  Council's 
"Help  Higher  Education"  campaign. 

Projects  planned  to  be  launched  in 
the  immediate  future  include  the 
following: 

(1)  Mobilizing  alumni  effort  to  as- 
sist the  College  in  recruitng  and  en- 
rolling- students  whose  scholastic 
ability,  leadership  potential,  and 
character  will  enable  them  to  profit 
from  the  Millsaps  way  in  education; 

(2)  Promoting  attendance  at  Alum- 
ni Day,  May  10,  and  assisting  in  pro- 
gram planning  for  the  occasion; 

(3)  Stimulating  alumni  club  activity 
by  revitalizing  inactive  clubs  and 
organizing  new  clubs  whose  members 
would  be  "grass  roots"  boosters  in 
their  own  communities. 

Realizing-  that  loyalty  and  nostalgic 
reminiscing  alone  could  not  furnish  the 
power  to  undergird  a  vigorous  alumni 
program,  President  Triplett's  first  of- 
ficial act  was  to  name  men  and  women 
to  a  working  Board  of  Directors.  It  is 
through  the  Board  and  its  six  commit- 
tees, representing  every  section  of  the 
state,  that  the  program  of  the  Associa- 
tion  receives  forward   motion. 

Regular  Meetings 

Before  the  year  has  ended  on  June 
30,  these  men  and  women  will  have  met 
four  times  in  official  session  and  will 
have  held  many  committee  meetings  to 
plan  and  implement  an  increasingly  vital 
and  significant  program  in  support  of 
the  College. 

Those  giving  unselfishly  of  their  time 
through  the  Alumni  Association  Board 
of  Directors  are:  T.  A.  Baines,  Jackson; 
Howard  Boone,  Jackson;  W.  J.  Cara-way, 
Leland;  Reynolds  Cheney,  Jackson;  G. 
C.  Clark,  Jackson;  Percy  L.  Clifton, 
Jackson;  Gilbert  Cook,  Sr.,  Canton; 
James  D.  Cox,  Jackson;  Robert  L.  Craw- 
ford, Houston;  W.  B.  Dribben,  Green- 
wood; Fred  Ezelle,  Jackson;  E-win  Gaby, 
Jr.,  Jackson;  Garner  Green,  Jackson;  A. 
C.  Griffin,  Jackson;  William  T.  Hankins, 
Jackson;  Leon  F.  Hendrick,  Jackson;  W. 
S.  Henley,  Hazlehurst;  Garland  Hollo- 
man,  Clarksdale;  Claude  W.  Johnson,  Jr., 
Coffeeville;  Shirley  Norwood  Jones, 
Jackson;  James  Kennedy,  Bay  Springs; 
Heber  Ladner,  Jackson;  O.  S.  Lewis, 
Hattiesburg;  T.  W.  Lewis,  III,  Macon; 
(Continued  on  Page  18) 


Poge   Fourteen 


MAJOR   NOTES 


Mississippi  Junior  College  officials  re- 
elected Coach  Sammy  Bartling  president 
of  the  Association  at  its  meeting  in 
Jackson  in  August. 


The  career  of  a  Turmer  Jlillsaps  coach, 
Herman  Zimoski,  was  the  subject  of  a 
feature  story  in  a  local  paper  in  Sep- 
tember. Mr.  Zimoski,  who  saved  Estes 
Kefauver  from  drowning  when  Mr. 
Kefauver  was  nine  years  old,  became 
coach  at  MiUsaps  in  1922,  one  year  after 
football  was  inaugurated  here.  Mr. 
Zimoski  is  now  employed  at  Mississippi 
Southern. 


Wood  Junior  College  has  engaged  the 
services  of  Dr.  Alvin  Jon  King  as  head 
of  the  music  department.  While  his 
friends  at  MiUsaps  were  reluctant  to 
see  him  leave  Jackson,  they  were  glad 
that  his  skill  and  ability  were  being 
utilized,  and  that  the  students  at  Wood 
may  benefit  from  knowing  him.  They 
look  forward  to  his  weekend  visits 
to   the  camptis. 


Dr.  E.  S.  Wallace,  chairman  of  the 
department  of  economics  and  business 
administration,  has  been  appointed  to 
serve  as  an  educational  counsellor  for 
the  Southern  Institute  of  Management 
and  the  American  Institute  of  Manage- 
ment. He  is  one  of  fifteen  Southern 
educators  who  qualified  last  year  at 
the  Administrative  Staff  College  at 
Princeton,  New  Jersey,  to  teach  "The 
Executive   Course"   of   SIM   and   AIM. 

Dr.  Wallace's  duties  as  counsellor  will 
include  the  handling  of  arrangements 
and  details  for  establishing  and  instruct- 
ing "The  Executive  Course''  among  man- 
agement groups.  He  will  be  responsible 
for  conducting  the  course  within  his 
geographic  area. 


Still  another  MiUsaps  professor  has 
been  the  subject  of  a  feature  story  in 
recent  months.  In  a  story  titled  "Sweep- 
ing the  Floor  of  the  Gulf",  in  the  Dixie 
Sunday  magazine.  Dr.  R.  R.  Priddy  is 
described  as  "a  sort  of  Rube  Goldberg  of 
the  Gulf."  The  story  describes  his  work 
in  studying  the  Mississippi  Sound  and 
the  tools  he  has  invented  to  carry  on  the 


Although  there  was  a  .'57-year  interval.  Dr.  B.  E.  Mitchell,  center,  ate  in  the 
Galloway  Hall  cafeteria  on  the  day  it  opened  and  the  day  it  closed.  Dr.  Mitchell, 
who  is  emeritus  professor  of  mathematics  at  -MiUsaps,  was  among  the  last  to  go 
through  the  line  in  the  old  cafeteria.  The  new  cafeteria  in  the  Union  Buildin;; 
was  opened  September  9.  Appearing  in  the  picture  are  Anne  Marler,  Forest, 
cashier;  M.  J.  Marley,  former  director  of  food  service:  Dr.  Mitchell;  Julia  Anne 
Beckes,    Susan    Wheeless,    and    Judy    Harris,    all    of    Jackson. 


work.  His  study  is  done  in  connection 
with  the  Gulf  Coast  Research  Laboratory 
at  Ocean  Springs,  a  center  which  doubles 
as  a  summer  school  for  science  students 
and  a  place  for  year-round  research  by 
scientists. 


Dr.  A.  P.  Hamilton,  chairman  of  the 
classical  languages  department,  has  been 
awarded  life  membership  by  the  Mis- 
sissippi  Modern  Languages   Association. 

The  honor  was  conferred  as  an  ex- 
pression of  the  MMLA's  appreciation  of 
his  outstanding  service  to  the  cause  of 
foreign  languages  in  Mississippi,  accord- 
ing to  officials. 


T~vvo  Millsaps  professors  have  had 
articles  accepted  for  publication  by 
scholarly  journals   in  recent  months. 

The  Journal  of  Southern  History  pub- 
lished "Were  the  Whigs  A  Class  Party 
in  Alabama?",  by  Grady  McWhiney,  in 
its  November  issue.  Mr.  McWhiney  is 
associate   professor   of   history. 

Dr.  John  W.  Stevenson,  associate  pro- 
fessor of  English,  is  the  author  of  "The 
Martyr  As  Innocent:  Housman's  Lonely 
Lad."  The  article  will  be  published  in 
the  South  .Atlantic  Quarterly  in  January. 

McWhiney's    article    is    his    second   to 


appear  in  the  Journal  of  Southern  His- 
tory, which  has  been  called  "the  most 
scholarly  medium  for  the  publication  of 
research  in  Southern  history." 

Other  publications  by  Dr.  Stevenson 
include  "Pastoral  Background  in  the 
Poetry  of  A.  E.  Housman,"  South  .-Vt- 
lantic  Quarterly;  "Literary  Reputation  of 
Stephen  Crane,"  South  Atlantic  Quarter- 
ly; "Bibliography  of  the  Published 
Works  of  Walter  Clyde  Curry,"  Essays 
in   Honor  of   Walter   Clyde   Curry. 

MeWliiney  is  the  co-author  of  a  book 
which  has  been  termed  "one  of  the  most 
important  and  revealing  of  all  Civil  War 
volumes."  The  book  is  Lee's  Dispatches 
to  Jefferson  Davis,  1862-6,5.  It  was 
selected  by  the  Civil  War  Book  Club  as 
the  Book  of  the  ^Month  for  December. 


Dr.  X.  Bond  Fleming,  chairman  of  the 
philosophy  department,  has  been  named 
to  serve  as  the  liaison  officer  to  nomi- 
nate candidates  for  Danforth  Foundation 
scholarships. 

The  Danforth  Foundation  invites  ap- 
plications fioni  college  senior  men  and 
recent  graduates  who  are  preparing 
themselves  for  a  career  of  college  teach- 
ing and  who  are  planning  to  enter 
graduate  school  in  September  of  1958  for 
their  first  year  of  graduate  study. 


WINTER 


Poge   Fifteen 


By  SHIRLEY  CALDWELL 


About  a  Career 
And  a 
Conviction 


"No  person  can  consider  himself  educated  until  he  knows 
as  much  about  religion  as  he  does  about  other  subjects." 
Such  is  the  belief  of  Dr.  J.  D.  Wroten,  Jr.,  head  of  the 
religion  department  at  Millsaps  College.  It  is  that  belief 
which  has  caused  him,  in  the  six  years  he  has  served  as 
the  department  head,  to  expand  and  improve  the  curriculum 
of  the  division. 

A  tall,  easy-going  gentleman  with  kind  eyes  and  a 
ready  smile,  Dr.  Wroten,  usually  calm  and  unexcited,  almost 
reaches  the  stage  of  exasperation  when  he  speaks  of  the 
indifference  with  which  people  usually  think  of  religion. 
"A  student  should  know  the  Bible  as  well  as  he  does 
Shakespeare.  What  we  would  like  to  have  is  more  religion 
majors  who  are  laymen  - — ■  premed  and  prelaw  students. 
A  doctor  should  have  as  broad  a  personality  as  a  preacher. 
You  can  imagine  a  situation  in  which  a  wife  is  dying,  and 
the  husband  needs  comfort.  There  is  no  one  to  help  him  but 
the  doctor,  and  how  is  he  to  do  it  if  he  knows  only 
medical  terms?" 

The  son  of  a  Methodist  minister.  Dr.  Wroten  has  through 
the  years  been  associated  with  and  devoted  to  the  ministry. 
He  graduated  from  Millsaps  in  1941  with  a  major  in  religion 
and  received  his  Bachelor  of  Divinity  degree  in  1944  from 
Southern    Methodist   University. 

Although  he  has  changed  his  profession  from  preaching 
to  teaching-,  he  is  still  ministering.  During  the  past  thirteen 
years  he  has  built  two  churches,  served  as  chaplain  in  the 
Navy,  pastor  of  a  local  charge,  directed  leadership  training 
schools,  and  trained  numerous  students  in  the  work  of  the 
church.  In  addition  to  his  regular  teaching  and  counseling 
duties,  he  teaches  a  Sunday  School  class  and  fills  frequent 
engagements  as  guest  speaker  in  churches. 

On  the  civic  side,  he  has  been  an  active  member  of  the 
Kiwanis  Club  for  two  and  one  half  years  —  and  a  perfect 
attendance  member,  at  that,  which  is  no  small  feat  for  a 
busy  college  professor.  Last  year  he  served  as  editor  of  the 
club's  weekly  bulletin,  and  is  now  a  member  of  the  Board  of 
Directors.    He  is  Pack  Master  of  Cub  Scout  Troop  No.  16. 

A  campus  leader  while  at  Millsaps,  Dr.  Wroten  was  a 
member  of  Omicron  Delta  Kappa,  men's  leadership  honorary; 
a   member   of  Pi   Kappa   Delta,   debate   honorary;    president 


of  the  Mississippi  student  YMCA;  and  president  of  his  social 
group,  Kap:pa  Sigma. 

After  receiving  his  BD  degree  from  SMU,  he  returned 
to  Mississippi  and  was  appointed  by  Bishop  J.  Lloyd  Decell 
to  build  a  church  in  Jackson.  Now  called  West  Park 
Methodist  Church,  it  is  one  of  the  area's  outstanding 
churches.  In  1950  he  was  asked  to  organize  another  church, 
Broadmeadow,   also   a   prominent   Methodist   institution. 

The  Navy  claimed  his  services  as  a  member  of  the 
chaplaincy  during-  World  War  II.  Upon  his  discharge  he 
was  appointed  pastor  of  the  Bolton-Raymond  charge,  and  it 
was  during  this  period  that  Dr.  M.  L.  Smith,  then  president 
of  Millsaps,  engaged  him  as  a  teacher  of  religion  at  the 
College. 

In  1948  he  obtained  a  leave  of  absence  to  continue  his 
study.  He  received  his  Master  of  Arts  and  Doctor  of  Educa- 
tion degrees  from  Columbia  University  in  New  York.  In 
1951  he  became  head  of  the  religion  department  at  Millsaps. 

Dr.  Wroten  defines  education  as  a  means  of  creating 
a  situation  in  which  teachers  and  students  can  come  together 
in  a  democratic  and  cooperative  fashion  to  develop  a  process 
in  which  growth  and  maturity  can  be  achieved,  both  through 
the  learning  of  facts  and  the  exercise  of  personality. 

In  this  connection  he  has  worked  to  improve  the  cur- 
riculum of  the  religion  department.  He  was  active  in  the 
creation  of  a  Town  and  Country  program  at  the  College.  The 
director,  the  Reverend  Robert  Anding,  teaches  courses  in 
the  religion  department  concerning  the  opportunities  and 
responsibilities  of  the  parish  ministry  and  helps  preminister- 
ial  students  set  up  adequate  programs  for  their  parishes. 

Dr.  Wroten's  aim,  however,  is  to  help  students  who  do 
not  plan  to  enter  the  field  of  religious  activity  to  have  a 
better  understanding  of  all  phases  of  religious  life.  He 
points  out  that  this  should  be  a  goal  of  every  course.  "Thei-e 
is  a  place  for  formal  religion,  and  we  try  to  supply  plenty  of 
that  in  our  department,  but  there  is  the  essence  of  religion 
in  every  course,  and  it  should  be  pointed  out.  It  has  to  do 
with  a  person's  sensitivity  to  values.  Wherever  value  is 
found  in  education  it  should  relate  to  man's  religious 
experiences." 

He  is  married  to  the  former  Paola  Lowe,  of  Laurel,  an 
alumna  of  Millsaps.  They  have  two  children,  Fae  Carole, 
13,  and  James  D.,  Ill,  10. 


Page   Sixteen 


MAJOR   NOTES 


'55,    living    at    the    University    of    Mis- 
sissippi. 

Mary  Edith  Yarbro  to  William  Emory 
Rose,  Jr.,   '57,  living  in  Jackson. 


Julia  Mae  Allen,  '54,  to  the  Reverend 
James  Palmer  Burnett,  '55,  living;  in 
Burlington,    North    Carolina. 

Joan  Bartlett  to  Thomas  Phillips  Car- 
raway,   '47,  living-  in  New  York. 

Marjorie  Boleware.  '56,  to  John  J. 
Albrycht,    living    in    Biloxi,    Mississippi. 

Lois  Charmaine  Bosarge  to  Edwin 
Coleman  Sturdivant,  III,  '55,  living  in 
Jackson. 

Jo  Ann  Marie  Brenke,  '55-'57,  to 
Phillip  Eldridge  Patton,  current  student, 
living  in   Jackson. 

Mary  Ruth  Coleman  to  Billy  Ray 
Sandeford,  '5G-'57,  living  in  Houma, 
Louisiana. 

Carolyn  Cox  to  John  Lamar  Copeland, 
'56,  living  in  Terry,  Mississippi. 

Martha  Elizabetli  Dees,  '36-'39,  to 
Major  Stuart  Edward  Witty,  living  in 
Panama. 

Joy  Hardy  to  Terry  Moore,  '57,  living 
in  New  Orleans. 

Josephine  Holloman  Holland,  '48-'50, 
to  Joseph  Creath  Odom,  '39-'40,  living  in 
Vicksburg-,  Mississippi. 

Frances  Fitz-Hugh,  '54-'55,  to  Thomas 
Hyde  Powers,  living  in  Columbus,  Mis- 
sissippi. 

Jerre  Lynn  Gee,  '57,  to  Jack  Barrett 
Stewart,  Jr.,  '54-'5G,  living  in  Memphis, 
Tennessee. 

Rose  Marie  Merchant,  '55-'56,  to 
Charles  Mitchell  Nowell,  living  in  Mem- 
phis, Tennessee. 

Ora  Elizabeth  O'Xeil,  '57,  to  Joe  Miller 
Hinds,  Jr.,  current  student,  living  in 
Jackson. 

Dorothy  Jean  Richardson  to  William 
Eugene  Loper,  Jr.,  '53,  living  in  Jackson. 

Janice  Russell  to  Dr.  Evan  James 
Kurts,  '50-'52,  living  in  McDowell,  Ken- 
tucky, 

Sara  Prances  Simmons  to  the  Rev- 
erend Adam  Byrd  Hillman,  '57,  living 
near  Hattiesburg,  Mississippi. 

Sandra  Jo  Watson,  '56-'57,  to  the 
Reverend  W^illiam  Edward  Lampton,  '56, 
living   at   Emory   University. 

Frances  Elizabeth  White  to  Patrick 
George  Allen,  '56,  living  in  Memphis, 
Tennessee. 

Carolyn  Joyce  Williams,  '53-'55,  to 
Samuel  Ray  Pate,  Jr.,  living  in  Jackson. 

Irene   Wood   to   Daniel   Lowell   Jones, 


COLLECxE  REVISITED— 

(Continued  from  Page  8) 

of  the  interminable  afterglow  sessions. 
When  they  began  they  continued  in 
happy  session  through  the  lunch  hour. 
The  classes  of  1924,  1925,  1926  and  1927 
turned  out  in  the  largest  numbers,  close- 
ly followed  by  the  Early  Days  Club 
(1908  and  before). 

Photographers  taking  "memento''  pic- 
tures of  the  four  reunion  groups  had  a 
hard  time  halting  the  conversations, 
yearbook  inspections,  and  visiting  back 
and  forth  to  pose  their  subjects.  The 
classes  of  1908  and  1925,  celebrating 
their  fiftieth  and  twenty-fifth,  were  the 
center  of  attention. 

The  largest  crowd  in  history  attended 
the  noon  informal  lunch  to  view  the 
newly-opened  cafeteria,  observe  (and 
occasionally  help)  the  big  pep  rally 
which  burst  forth,  and  to  enjoy  through- 
the-line-style  food. 

After  watching-  the  parade  form  on 
the  campus  drive,  alumni  followed  the 
students  to  the  downtown  area  where  the 
big  show  was  staged.  Alumni  applause 
mingled  with  that  of  admiring  Jack- 
sonians  when  the  Majors  moved  down 
Capitol   Street. 

The  first  alumni  banquet  in  the  new 
cafeteria  was  a  memorable  one,  with  the 
Alumnus-of-the-Year  award  and  the  re- 
port of  the  presidents  of  the  College  and 
the  Alumni  Association  providing  inspira- 
tion and  information  of  great  interest 
to  Millsaps  alumni.  A  standing  ovation 
was  given  1941  graduate  Roy  C.  Clark, 
who  was  honored  as  1957's  outstanding 
alumnus. 

The  game,  with  all  of  its  color  and  ex- 
citement, closed  the  Homecoming  week- 
end. The  loss  to  ilississippi  College  was 
taken  philosophically  and  as  another 
alumnus  put  it  —  "After  such  a  wonder- 
ful day  and  a  real  effort  by  the  team, 
who's  downhearted  ?  And  there's  always 
next  year!" 

Perhaps  what  impressed  the  erstwhile 
stay-at-home  alumnus  the  most,  however, 
was  the  spirit  and  attitude  of  the  alum- 
nus who  returned  to  the  campus  for 
Homecoming    1957. 

Although  he  enjoyed  the  entertainment 
and  the  fellowship  to  the  fullest,  his 
deepest  satisfaction  came  when  he  talked 
with  the  professors  about  the  future  of 
the  College  or  listened  as  Presidents 
Finger  and  Triplett  spoke  of  the  oppor- 
(Continued  on  Page  18) 


*mA 


^oTu^t  ALO^^N' 


We  welcome  the  following  into  the 
Future  Alumni  Club  of  the  Millsaps 
College  Alumni  Association: 

Jere  Lynne  Andrews,  born  October  2  to 
Mr.  and  ;Mrs.  Jere  Andrews  in  West 
Point,  Mississippi.  Mrs.  Andrews  is  the 
former   Gail  Fielder,   '56. 

Cordelia    Mary    Hall,   born    September 

13  in  England.  Her  parents  are  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  H.  Gaston  Hall.  Mr.  Hall  is  a  '52 
graduate. 

Catherine  Anne  Haynes,  born  to  Mr. 
and  ilrs.  R.  V.  HajTies  on  October  24 
in  Houston,  Texas.  Mr.  Haynes  is  a 
member  of  the  class  of  '52. 

Joseph  Clifton  Huggins,  born  October 

14  to  Blr.  and  Mrs.  Joe  Hug-gins.  'Sir. 
Huggins  graduated  in  1950,  and  ■Mrs. 
Huggins,  the  former  Barbara  Walker, 
is  a   '54   graduate. 

Kevin  Barry  Kimbrough,  bo;n  to  the 
Reverend  and  Mrs.  Barry  Kimbrough  on 
August  30.  The  Reverend  Kimbrough 
is  a  '52  g-raduate  of  Millsaps. 

Sheri  Massey,  born  December  1.  Her 
parents  are  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Samuel  0. 
Massey,  of  Picayune,  Mississippi.  Dr. 
Massey  attended  during  the  summer  of 
'55.  Mrs.  Massey  is  the  former  IMary 
Lynn   Graves,    '55. 

Joseph  Reed  Millsaps,  born  November 
6  to  the  Reverend  and  Mrs.  John  Jlill- 
saps.  The  Reverend  Millsaps  is  a  '50 
graduate. 

Kenneth  Neal  Nay,  born  to  the  Rev- 
erend and  Mrs.  Robert  F.  Nay  on  Sep- 
tember 11  in  Vicksburg.  The  Reverend 
Nay  is  a  '49  graduate,  and  Mrs.  Nay 
(Mary  Ethel  IMize)    is  a  '46  graduate. 

Barbara  Lynn  Ueid,  born  November  1 
to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  George  Reid,  '57,  and 
'53.  i\Irs.  Reid  is  the  former  Nona  Ewing. 

Sheri  Roebuck,  three-month-old  daugh- 
ter of  Dr.  and  Mi-s.  Jerry  Roebuck,  both 
'50-'52.  Mi-s.  Roebuck  is  the  former 
Jessie  Wynn  Morgan. 

Russell  Jeffrey  Seymore,  born  April 
28  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  S.  D.  Seymore.  Mrs. 
Seymore  is  the  former  Bettye  Jean 
Russell,   '54. 

Andrea  Kate  Sigman,  born  October  13 
to  Mr.  and  iMrs.  John  Sigman.  Mr.  Sig- 
man attended  Millsaps  from  1938-1940. 
and  Mrs.  Sigman,  the  former  Jlary 
Taylor  Sandefur,  taught  organ  at  Mill- 
saps. 

Shelley     Lockwood     White,     III,    born 

(Continued  on  Page  19) 


WINTER 


Page   Seventeen 


The  five  most  beautiful  coeds  on  the  Millsaps  campus,  according  to  judges,  are 
Lillian  Presley,  Natchez;  Betty  Garrison,  Jackson;  Frances  Bryan,  AVest  Point; 
Shirley  Habeeb,  Vicksburg ;  and  Mary  Lynelle  Reid,  Lexington.  They  were  selected 
from  a  field  of  more  than  20  at  the  Major  Showboat,  a  presentation  pageant.  Photo- 
graphs of  the  beauties  will  be  sent  to  a  nationally  known  personality  for  ranking. 


•       • 


SPORTS  SUMMARY 


•     • 


Four  returning-  lettermen  —  Bobby  Ray,  Smiley  Ratclii'f,  and  Bob  Weems, 
Jackson,  and  Don  Williamson,  Meridian  —  are  the  mainstays  of  this  year's 
edition    of   the    Millsaps    College    basketball    team. 

Ray,  a  sophomore  from  Jackson,  was  the  leading  scorer  on  the  team  last  year 
with  a  15.6  average.  Ratcliff  compiled  a  brilliant  13.6  mark  per  game  before  being 
injured  in  midseason,  and  Williamson  posted  a  9.9  mark  as  a  freshman.  Weems 
contributed  6.2  points  per  game  to  the  attack. 

Bob  Millsap,  a  sophomore  transfer  from  Oklahoma  A  &  M,  is  a  starter  at  the 
pivot  position.  Clinton  freshman  Pewee  Lane  is  an  alternate  starter  at  either 
forward  or  g-uard. 

Charles  Wallace,  Jackson,  and  Charles  Francis,  Gunnison,  are  two  other 
freshmen  who   are  putting  in  plenty   of  playing  time. 

Ed  Whaley,  last  year's  center  with  a  13.0  scoring  average,  went  into  the 
service  this  year,  but  will  return  second  semester.  The  6-3  Tupelo  native  will  be 
a  welcome  addition  to  the   Majors'  attack. 


The  Millsaps  Majors  compiled  a  record  of  two  wins  and  five  losses  for  the 
1957  football  season.  It  was  the  first  losing  season  since  Coach  Sammy  Bartling 
took  over  in  1951. 

After  losses  to  Ouachita  (7-0),  Sewanee  (14-0),  and  Howard  (33-20)  and  a 
12-7  win  over  Livingston  State,  the  Majors  put  on  a  very  good  show  for  three 
quarters  before  bowing  to  heavily  favored  Mississippi  College  19-0.  It  was  Home- 
coming   for    both    schools,    and    Nancy    Neyman,    Greenville,    was    crowned    1957 

(Continued   on   Page    19) 


ALUMNI  ROLE— 

(Continued  from  Page  14) 

Turner  T.  Morgan,  Jackson;  W.  F. 
Murrah,  Memphis;  Waudine  Nelson, 
Biloxi;  Thomas  E.  Parker,  McComb; 
Rubel  Phillips,  Jackson;  George  Pickett, 
Jackson;  W.  L.  Rigby,  Gulfport;  Albert 
G.  Sanders,  Jr.,  West  Point;  Frank  T. 
Scott,  Jackson;  Troy  Watkins,  Natchez; 
and  Dan  Wright,  Jackson. 

As  [Millsaps  College  joins  other  pri- 
vately supported  colleges  and  univei'sities 
in  tui  ning  to  its  constituents  for  coopera- 
tion in  these  crucial  days,  the  adminis- 
tration and  the  Board  of  Trustees  are 
realizing  that  its  alumni  are  accepting 
this  responsibility  and  counting  it  a 
privilege. 

Without  the  understanding,  interest, 
and  support  of  their  alumni,  no  college 
can  hope  to  attract  the  understanding, 
interest,  and  support  of  other  groups. 

Millsaps  College  can  look  to  the  future 
with  confidence  because  those  who  have 
been  a  part  of  her  past  are  her  partners 
in  that  future. 


ACTIVITIES  CALENDAR 

Second  Semester,  1957-58 

January   28-29 — Registration  for   sec- 
ond semester 
February   14 — Stunt   Night 
February  27 — Mid-season  band  concert 
March    12-15    —    "Teahouse    of   the 

August  Moon" 
March  15 — High  School  Day 
March  18— Faculty  Waiter  Night 
March  20— Song  Fest 
.4pril  3-9 — Spring  holidays 
April  3-13 — Singers  tour 
May    7-10 — "Kismet" 
May  10 — Alumni  Day 
May   15 — Spring  band  concert 
J'une  1 — Commencement  Sunday 
June  2 — Commencement  Day 
June    7 — Registration    for    summer 
school 


COLLEGE  REVISITED— 

(Continued  from  Page  17) 

tunities,  the  needs,  and  the  goals  of  their 
Alma  Mater. 

He  came  not  in  search  of  halcyon  days 
long  past  or  a  gay  old  good  time  with 
the  gang,  but  because  he  believed  in  the 
value  of  Christian  higher  education  and 
the  importance  of  Millsaps  College  to 
the  state  and  the  nation. 

These  alumni  were  "back  home"  be- 
cause they  believed  in  Millsaps  College 
and  were  happy  to  have  an  opportunity 
to  be  purposefully  engaged  in  using  their 
influence  for  her  in  their  own  com- 
munities. 

And  suddenly  he  realized  that  that 
was  why  he  finally  came  back,  too. 


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MAJOR  NOTES 


A  career  as  a  stewardess  for  Delta  Air- 
lines was  chosen  by  this  19.")7  graduate, 
Alice  Starnes.  She  completed  her  train- 
ing last  spring  and  is  now  based  in  Mem- 
phis. 


Alumni  at   Work 


Among  the  many  opportunities  alumni 
have  to  serve  their  Alma  Mater,  one  of 
the  most  impressive  is  the  task  of  rep- 
resenting the  institution  at  college  in- 
augural functions. 

In  the  past  two  years  eight  Millsaps 
alumni  have  acted  as  representatives  of 
the  College  at  inaugurations  of  newly 
elected  presidents.  They  have  presented 
greetings  of  Dr.  Finger  and  Millsaps  to 
the  new  officials  and  have  participated 
as  honored  guests  in  the  inaugural 
functions. 

Alumni  who  have  attended  inaugura- 
tions as  Millsaps  representatives  are 
Harris  A.  Jones,  '99,  Elkins,  West  Vir- 
ginia; Dr.  Maxine  T.  Boatner,  '24,  West 
Hartford,  Connecticut;  Professor  Harold 
Jackson  Douglas,  '42,  Lexington,  Ken- 
tucky; S.  P.  Gaskin,  '32,  Pittsburg, 
Pennsylvania;  Carroll  Varner,  '38,  Mor- 
ristown,  Tennessee;  Charles  E.  Brown, 
'34,  Shaker  Heights,  Ohio;  Thomas  C. 
Cooper,  '50,  Conestoga,  Pennsylvania; 
and  Dr.  E.  L.  Hillman,  '15,  Silver  City, 
North  Carolina. 


FUTURE  ALUMNI— 

(Continued  from  Page  17) 

September  13  to   Mr.   and   Mrs.   Shelley 
White,  Jr.    Mr.  White  is  a  '55  graduate 


SPORTS  SU!M!\IARY  — 

(Continued   from    Page   18) 

Homecoming  Queen.  The  next  weekend  Millsaps  dropped  a  29-7  decision  to 
Southwestern   in   Memphis. 

The  last  game  of  the  season  was  perhaps  the  best  of  the  campaign,  as  the 
Majors  downed  a  tough,  highly  regarded  Henderson  State  team  19-13.  The 
Millsaps  offense  came  to  life  and  moved  the  ball  both  on  the  ground  and 
through  the  air. 

A  42-yard  pa.'-s  play  from  quarterback  Fred  Belk  to  end  Smiley  Ratcliff 
got  the  Purple  and  White  off  to  a  7-0  lead  in  the  second  period.  Pete  Tate  and 
Max  Miller  broke  through  to  block  a  Henderson  punt  and  set  up  the  second  TD. 
Buck  .Aitken  plunged  into  the  end  zone  four  plays  later.  Fullback  Brent  Johnson, 
playing  with  a  broken  hand,  raced  15  yards  in  the  fourth  period  to  give  the 
Majors   their  final   six-pointer. 

Twenty  of  twenty-six  lettermen  are  slated  to  return  for  the  JIajors  next 
season.  Those  graduating  will  be:  Cliff  Rushing,  Cleveland;  Kennard  Wellons, 
Jackson;  James  Hood,  Lambert;  Hanip  Miller,  Jackson;  .A.lex  .Alston,  Hollandale; 
and  Ted  Alexander,  Jackson. 


Honored  at  the  annual  rootball  banquet  were  James  Hood,  center  and  captain 
of  the  1957  squad,  and  John  Sharp  Gatewood,  sophomore  halfback.  Hood,  a  native 
of  Lambert,  received  the  Harvey  Newell  trophy,  awarded  annually  to  the  most 
outstanding  Major  both  on  and  off  the  field.  Gatewood  was  voted  the  player 
showing  the  most  improvement  during  the  season.    He  hails  from  Mount  Olive. 


.A-thletic  committee  chairman  Sam  Knox  told  the  football  banquet  audience 
that  Millsaps  was  concerned  with  strengthening  its  program  of  intercollegiate 
athletics  within  the  framework  of  amateurism.  "We  have  what  I  sincerely 
believe  is  the  finest  football  program  in  the  nation.  We  are  definitely  not  plannng 
to  de-emphasize  football  at  Millsaps.  We  are  going  to  work  to  build  better  teams 
and  a  healthier  program  of  athletics  for  all." 

He  expressed  the  belief  that  subsidized  athletics,  if  allowed  to  continue  in  the 
direction  it  is  headed,  will  ruin  the  colleges  and  universities  because  of  its  demand 
for  more  and  more  monev. 


Perhaps  there  are  those  among  our  alumni  and  friends  who  would  prefer  that 
Millsaps  athletic  teams  return  to  subsidization.  With  all  of  the  publicity  media 
and  millions  of  fans  glamourizing  big  time  athletics,  it's  not  hard  to  understand 
this  attitude. 

Do  you  know  how  wo  fared  under  subsidization  when  compared  with  the 
years  since  "de-emphasis''  began? 

During  the  seven  year  period  from  19o(i  through  1942.  the  subsidized  Majors 
won  23  while  losing  35  and  tieing  7.  We  spent  somewhat  more  than  we  took  in, 
too,  to  put  it  mildly. 

There   was   no    intercollegiate   football   from    1942    through    1946. 

The  "Simon  pure"  program  began  in  1947  and  the  first  season  under  the 
new  system  resulted  in  5  wins,  1  loss,  and  1  tie.  Since  1947  the  record  has  been 
44  wins,  24  losses,  and  3  ties. 

Surprised  ?     So  were  we. 


For  the  third  consecutive  year  the  alumni  rolled  out  the  red  carpet  for  the 
football  team  and  the  gentlemen  of  the  press.  The  Mississippi  Valley  Gas  Lodge 
east  of  Jackson  was  the  location,  fried  chicken  and  all  the  trimmings  was  the 
bill  of  fare,  and  Craig  Castle,  Jackson  attorney,  was  the  master  of  ceremonies. 
.A.dd  two  dozen  alumni,  a  sprinkling  of  sports  writers,  a  pinch  of  faculty  members, 
and  you  have  the  mixture  which  made  the  thirty  ^lajors  and  two  coaches  again 
feel  appreciated  and  important.  It  was  the  .•\lumni  .-Association's  way  of  saying. 
"We're  behind  you,  boys."  The  date  was  September  24,  just  before  the  first 
home  game. 


and    Mrs.    \\Tiite    (Mary    Alberta    Gran- 
tham) is  a  member  of  the  class  of  '54. 

LeGrande  Wiggers,  born  to  the  Rev- 
erend and  Mrs.  Charles  C.  Wiggers  on 
October  23.  The  Reverend  Wiggers  is 
a  '50  graduate.    Mrs.  Wiggers,  the  form- 


er  Mary   LeGrande   Tennent.   graduated 
in  1949. 

Jeffrey  Lynn  Woodard.  born  to  Jlr. 
and  Mrs.  Tommy  Woodard  on  October  6. 
Mr.  Woodard  is  a  '54  graduate.  Mrs. 
Woodard  (Frances  Moore)  graduated  in 
1955. 


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Page   Nineteen 


This  is  a  true  story  of  life  in  present  day  Korea.  It  was  written  by  Dot 
Hubbard,  a  1951  graduate  of  Millsaps  College,  who  has  been  serving  as  a 
Methodist  missionary  at  Ewha  University  in  Seoul,  Korea.  It  tells  of  the 
tragic  need  in  Korea  and  of  the  power  of  Christian  love.  The  manner  in  which 
the  story  is  told  reveals  also  the  character  of  the  writer.  iVIiss  Hubbard  is 
engaged   in  graduate   study  at   Scarritt   College.     She  will   return   to   Korea. 


O  tolen!  Yes,  no  doubt  about  it — 
some  of  his  chickens  had  been  stolen. 
The  Chosen  Christian  University  student 
looked  quite  bewildered,  for  raising 
chickens  was  his  project  to  help  pay  his 
college  fees.  Perhaps  he  could  not  gradu- 
ate if  someone  continued  to  steal  his 
chickens! 

That  night  the  student's  ears  were 
particularly  alert.  Sure  enough,  in  the 
early  morning  a  strange  noise  was  heard 
in  his  yard.  He  leaped  from  his  bed  and 
was  soon  standing  at  the  gate  of  his 
chicken  yard.  Tonight  he  would  certainly 
catch  the  daring  thief!  "Wliere  is  he?" — 
and  his  flashlight  surveyed  the  yard  in 
a  quick,  inquisitive  way.  Then  he  found 
them.  The  daring  thieves — four  little 
boys  huddled  in  a  corner,  shaking  with 
fear. 

"Are  you  the  ones  stealing  my  chic- 
kens?" And  his  sharp  question  cut 
through  the  stillness  of  the  night. 

Pour  dirt-smeared  faces  looked  up.  No 
word  could  come  from  them,  but  their 
frightened  eyes  revealed  their  guilt. 

"But  you're  such  small  boys.  Are  you 
about  seven  years  old?"  .  .  .  But  no 
answer. 

"Are  all  of  you  brothers?"  .  .  .  Still  no 
answer. 

"Were  you  the  ones  who  stole  my 
chickens  last  night,  too?''  ...  No  answer. 

Seeing  that  he  was  getting  no  response 
by  standing  over  them  shining  the  light 
in  their  stunned  faces,  the  student  sat 
down  beside  them  and  placed  his  flash- 
light on  the  ground.  Then  with  a  ges- 
ture of  friendliness  he  reached  out  to 
hold   their   tightly   closed   hands. 

"Look  now,  I  won't  hurt  you.  I'd  really 
like  to  be  your  friend.  Would  you  like 
to  tell  me  about  yourselves?" 

Gradually  two  little  tight  fists  began 
to  loosen  inside  the  student's  hands,  and 
the  icy  fear  in  the  eyes  of  the  lads  be- 
gan slowly  to  melt  into  tears.    Love  had 


broken  through  to  them.  Now  they  could 
speak. 

The  oldest  boy  began  to  tell  all:  Yes, 
they  were  brothers — at  least,  they 
called  themselves  brothers,  for  none  of 
them  had  homes  of  their  own.  They  lived 
under  the  Hahn  River  bridge  now  but 
must  find  another  place  when  winter 
set  in.  They  lived  with  a  gang  of  other 
boys.  Their  work  was  begging  on  the 
city  streets  during  the  day  and  stealing 
at  night. 

"Will  you  stay  in  my  home  tonight, 
and  then  let  me  go  with  you  to  your 
place  tomorrow?"  the  student  asked  with 
persuasive  gentleness.  No  need  to  re- 
peat the  invitation;  the  four  lads  were 
indeed  eager  to  stay  the  rest  of  the 
night  with  their  new  "friend." 

All  during  the  night  the  student 
thought  about  the  four  little  "thieves" 
fast  asleep  on  his  floor.  These  young 
boys  should  be  in  school.  They  should 
have  a  home  of  love.  But  what  could  he — 
a  college  youth — do  about  it  ?  Then  he 
prayerfully  decided  his  plan. 

The  next  day  he  accompanied  the 
four  lads  to  their  tent  home  under  the 
Hahn  River  bridge.  There  he  found  about 
10  boys  living  together  in  fear  and 
filth.  There  were  several  more  boys, 
they  said,  but  they  were  already  in  the 
streets  begging.  The  student  stayed  all 
morning  talking  with  these  boys.  Would 
they  like  to  learn  to  read  and  write  ?  If 
so,  he  and  some  of  his  college  friends 
would  come  to  their  tent  each  night  and 
teach  them.  At  first  the  boys  were 
skeptical  but  later  they  all  agreed  that 
they  would  like  to  be  "students,"  and 
they  promised  that  they  would  welcome 
a  school  in  their  tent. 

The  college  student  and  his  friends 
came  faithfully  each  night  to  teach  the 
gang  of  homeless  boys  to  read  and  write. 
In  addition  to  these  subjects  they  also 
taught  them  about  God  and  His  love  for 


shining  shoes.  After  a  few  weeks,  their 
all  people.  One  night  they  helped  each 
boy  to  make  a  shoeshine  box  and  provid- 
ed the  simple  materials  necessary  for 
begging  had  stopped.  Their  stealing  had 
stopped.  All  the  boys  were  working  hard 
shining  shoes  during  the  day  and  study- 
ing  diligently   at   night. 

After  several  months,  the  tent  was 
moved  to  a  spot  near  the  campus  of 
Chosen  Christian  University.  Then  after 
his  graduation  from  college  Mr.  Kim 
(the  youth  whose  chickens  had  been 
stolen)  moved  into  the  tent  to  live  with 
"his"  boys.  Now  the  family  of  boys  felt 
they  had  a  real  home;  they  began  call- 
ing their  tent  "the  Tent  of  Love." 

Recently  Mr.  Kim  has  been  able  to 
get  help  from  the  Korean  government 
for  running  his  orphanage.  The  govern- 
ment has  now  provided  two  more  tents 
for  their  use.  One  is  used  for  a  kitchen 
and  the  other  is  used  for  the  school 
room  and  chapel. 


I  visited  the  "Tent  of  Love"  a  feM 
weeks  ago  and  was  impressed  as  Mr. 
Kim  told  me  this  story.  I  was  also  im- 
pressed by  the  weekly  schedule  which 
hung  on  the  tent  wall  with  a  picture  of 
Christ  above  it.  The  weekly  schedule  in- 
cluded such  as  the  following:  family 
school,  family  council,  family  recrea- 
tion, family  chapel. 

As  I  was  walking  home  from  my  visit 
that  day,  I  met  several  boys  carrying 
shoeshine  boxes.  "Where  do  you  live?" 
I  asked  them.  "We  live  in  the  Tent  of 
Love,"   they   said  with   smiles. 


Centuries  ago,  St.  Paul  gave  the  im- 
mortal words,  "Do  not  be  overcome  by 
evil,  but  overcome  evil  with  good." 

In  the  experience  of  a  young  Korean 
college  student,  this  verse  reads:  "Do 
not  be  overcome  by  chicken  thieves,  but 
overcome  chicken  thieves  with  love!' 


LOVE  and  Chicken  Thieves 


By   DOROTHY  HUBBARD 


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This  column  is  dedicated  to  the  memory  of  graduates  and  former  student;; 
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 
memoy  we  honor  are  as  follows: 

Robert   Magee   Bass,    '06-'07,    who    died    November    11    in   Moselle,    Mississippi. 

Fred  M.  Bush,  LLB  "07,  who  died  in  October.  His  home  was  in  New  Hebron, 
Mississippi. 

Mrs.  J.  T.  Calhoun,  who  died  on  September  G  in  a  Jackson  hospital.  She  was 
the  wife  of  alumnus  and  former  trustee  J.  T.  Calhoun.  For  a  time  she  served 
as  a  member  of  the  Millsaps  College  faculty. 

Edward  Currie,  who  died  October  1  in  Jackson.  He  attended  Millsaps 
from  1946-47. 

Daisy  Lester,  '47,  who  died  November  7,  1957.  She  had  recently  moved  to 
Pontotoc  from  Jackson. 

William  Henry  Livingston,  LLB  1899,  who  died  April  M),  1957.  He  had  lived 
in  Prentiss,  Mississippi. 

Robert  E.  Nason,  LLB  '13,  who  died  January  6,  1957.  He  had  resided  in 
Ackerman,   Mississippi. 

Wiley  Harris  Virden,  '02-'0;l,  who  passed  away  on  Novembei-  15.  1957.  His  home 
was  in  Jackson. 

Adolph  Ed  Weinstein,  '11,  who  died  September  15,  1957.  He  had  lived  in 
Memphis. 


Players  Honored 

Mainly  because  of  the  superb  direction 
of  Lance  Goss,  Millsaps  College  has 
again  received  national  recognition  for 
the  activities  of  the  Millsaps  Players. 

A  scene  from  "The  Inverted  Year," 
by  alumnus  Turner  Cassity,  was  featui-ed 
on  the  1957  cover  of  the  national  mag- 
azine for  Alpha  Psi  Omega,  dramatics 
honorary. 

The  magazine  carried  two  other  Play- 
ers pictures.  They  were  full-page  shots, 
two  of  three  in  the  magazine.  One  was 
a  picture  of  Peggy  Sanford  Sample,  '57, 
in  the  "Honey  Bun"  scene  from  "South 
Pacific."  The  other  was  a  portrait  of 
Dick    Blount,   Jackson,   as    Othello. 

The  honor  is  only  one  of  many  Mill- 
saps, the  Players,  and  Goss  have  received. 


Alumni  Leadership 

Alumni  of  Millsaps  College  are  having 
a  prominent  part  in  the  organization  and 
development  of  the  First  Mississippi 
Corporation,  which  is  being  established 
to  promote  the  industrial  and  business 
development  of  Mississippi  and  this  area 
on  a  profit-making  basis. 

The  company  is  organized  to  provide 
a  large  reservoir  of  equity  capital  and 
will  offer  an  opportunity  for  Missis- 
sippians  and  others  to  invest  in  the 
business  and  industrial  development  of 
the  area.  Included  among  the  officers 
and  directors  of  the  corporation  are  the 
following  graduates  of  ]\Iillsaps:  Alf 
Dantzler,  Jr.,  Pascagoula,  Mississippi, 
director;  Emniitte  W.  Haining,  '31, 
Vicksburg,  director;  Nat  S.  Rogers,  '41, 
Jackson,  director;  John  C.  Satterfield, 
'26,  Yazoo  City,  director  and  general 
counsel;  W.  E.  Barksdale,  '30,  Yazoo 
City,  secretary-treasurer. 


Referees  Recognized 

While  working  at  Bowling  Green, 
Ohio,  Larry  Newman,  later  a  famed  war 
correspondent  for  INS,  wrote  a  poem 
which  has  a  familiar  meter.  While  we 
don't  entirely  agree  with  the  opinion 
expressed  by  Mr.  Newman,  we  did  like 
the  way  he  slipped  the  Alma  Mater  into 
the  poem.  If  you  care  to  sing  it,  try  the 
tune  of  the  musical  setting  for  Joyce 
Kilmer's    "Trees." 

REFEREES 
I  think  that  I  shall  never  see 
A  satisfactory  referee 

About  whose  head  a  halo  shines; 
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Poge    Twenty-One 


cTVlAJOR  MISCELLANY 


1892-1919 

After  half  a  century  in  the  teaching- 
profession,  Charles  L.  Hayman,  '04-'06, 
retired  recently  and  was  honored  with 
a  supper  and  program  by  the  Amite 
County  Teachers  Association.  In  more 
than  402  months  of  teaching  he  missed 
only  four  days.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hayman 
reside   at  Gloster,   Mississippi. 

A  little  of  the  history  of  the  College 
was  recalled  by  Clifton  L.  Dees,  '0.5-'07, 
when  he  wrote  to  officials.  He  roomed 
on  the  second  floor  of  Founders  Hall 
while  he  was  in  school.  Founders  now 
serves  as  a  dormitory  for  freshmen 
women. 

Forty-five  years  have  passed  since  R. 
Burdette  Craig,  '12-'17,  attended  Mill- 
saps,  but  his  interest  in  and  love  for  the 
College  are  as  strong  as  ever.  Now  a 
resident  of  Tinimann,  Arkansas,  he  has 
been  active  as  a  preacher,  teacher,  choir 
member  and  choir  director,  and  steward. 

1920-1929 

A  '23  graduate  has  been  named  to  one 
of  the  top  offices  in  Masonry  in  Mis- 
sissippi. He  is  the  Reverend  Horace  L. 
Villee,  who  was  elevated  to  the  office 
of  Grand  High  Priest  of  the  Grand 
Chapter  of  Mississippi,  Royal  Arch 
Masons,  at  the  one  hundred  and  ninth 
convention  of  the  group  in  Jackson  last 
summer.  He  is  pastor  of  the  First 
Presbyterian  Church  in  Columbus,  Mis- 
sissippi. 

General  Electric's  general  manager  of 
the  western  United  States,  Hillman  O. 
McKenzie,  '24-'25,  has  been  named  in 
Who's  Who  in  the  Business  World.  Mr. 
McKenzie  is  an  X-ray  specialist. 

As  chairman  of  the  English  depart- 
ment for  the  Jackson  public  schools, 
Amanda  Lowther,  '27,  attended  the  Na- 
tional Council  of  Teachers  of  English 
in  Minneapolis,  Minnesota,  this  fall. 

1930-19,39 

Spurgeon  P.  Gaskin,  '32,  has  accepted 
a  position  as  Scout  Executive  for  the 
Allegheny  Council,  with  headquarters  in 
Pittsburgh,  Pennsylvania.  He  had  pre- 
viously served  as  Scout  Executive  for  the 
Occoneechee  Council  in  North  Carolina. 
Mrs.  Gaskin  is  the  former  Carl  Lee 
Swayze,  '32. 

Henry  V.  Allen,  .Jr.,  '36,  has  been 
named  executive  vice-i^resident  of  the 
Mississippi  Valley  Portland  Cement  Com- 
pany. He  will  take  over  the  management 
and  operation  of  the  cement  plant  being 


built  by  the  company  at  Redwood,  Mis- 
sissippi. 

Robert  Mayo,  '37,  was  elected  president 
of  the  Mississippi  Association  of  School 
Administrators  in  October.  He  is  super- 
intendent of  the  Clarksdale  City  Schools. 

New  York  television  audiences  hear 
Vic  Roby,  '38,  regularly  as  he  announces 
for  the  Clairol  Theater  and  other  NBC 
radio  and  television  shows.  Mr.  Roby, 
now  in  his  eighth  year  with  NBC,  has 
announced  "The  Price  is  Right,"  a  na- 
tional show,  as  a  vacation  substitute.  A 
native  of  Tylertown,  Mississippi,  he  was 
described  in  a  recent  article  as  "the 
Millsaps  alumnus  who  does  most  in  New 
York  to  introduce  other  alumni  to  one 
another." 

Millsaps  is  seeking  a  mimimum  of 
$17,500  in  its  Alumni  Fund  campaign, 
but  the  Reverend  Paul  Carruth,  '39,  has 
the  assignment  of  leading  a  $5,000,000 
fund-raising  drive  as  the  Executive 
Director  of  the  North  Carolina  Confer- 
ence Commission  on  Christian  Higher 
Education. 

A  third  Fulbright  scholarship  for  the 
1957-58  year  has  been  awarded  a  Mill- 
saps graduate.    Dr.  Oscar  Davis  Bonner, 

'39,    will    do    advanced    research    in    ion 


Two  members  of  Millsaps'  first  class 
were  back  on  the  campus  for  Home- 
coming activities  on  October  19.  Mrs. 
Henry  Pate  (Glenn  Phifer),  '40,  adminis- 
trative staff  member,  welcomes  the 
Reverend  H.  A.  Gatlin,  Jackson,  and  S. 
W.  Dismukes,  Kilmichael.  Gatlin  was 
the  first  man  to  register  when  the  Col- 
lege opened  for  its  first  session  in  1892. 
Dismukes    attend    from    1892    to    189.5. 


exchange  at  the  University  of  Munich. 
His  work  in  Germany  will  be  a  continua- 
tion of  that  begun  at  the  University  of 
South  Carolina,  where  he  is  professor 
of  chemistry.  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Bonner  and 
their  two  sons  sailed  in  September. 

Wirt  Turner  Harvey,  '39,  has  accepted 
a  position  as  engineer  with  a  research 
firm  in  Phoenix,  Arizona. 

A  Certificate  of  Achievement  has  been 
presented  to  Lt.  Col.  Paul  R.  Sheffield, 

'39,  in  recognition  of  outstanding  and 
efficient  performance  of  his  duties  as  En- 
gineer Officer  last  summer  at  Water- 
town,  New  York.  Lt.  Col.  and  Mrs. 
Sheffield  (Carolyn  Buck,  '36-'39)  have 
three  children,  Sandra,  14,  Paul,  Jr.,  11, 
and   Carolyn,   1   year. 

1940-1949 

Before  his  death  in  November,  Major 
Frederick  Sullens  appointed  Jimmy  Ward, 
'37-'41,  to  take  over  his  duties  as  editor 
of  the  Jackson  Daily  News.  Officials 
followed  his  wishes  in  naming  Mr.  Ward 
editor  later  that  month.  Ward  began 
his  career  with  the  Daily  News  while 
at  Millsaps,  writing  stories  and  taking 
pictures  in  his  free  time.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Ward  have  three  children.  Patsy,  15, 
Jimmie,  12,  and  Myra,  9. 

Belhaven  College  has  secured  the 
services  of  Harry  C.  Raymond  as  a  part- 
time  insti-uctor  of  general  psychology. 
A  '43  graduate  of  Millsaps,  Mr.  Ray- 
mond is  director  of  Christian  education 
at  Pondren  Presbyterian  Church  in  Jack- 
son. The  Raymonds  (Sara  Dewees,  '42- 
'43)   have  a  five-year-old  daughter. 

The  agenda  D.  A.  Reily,  '44,  has  plan- 
ned for  his  family  during  their  furlough 
from  the  mission  field  in  Brazil  reads 
more  like  a  work  schedule.  Part  of  the 
time  will  be  spent  under  medical  care, 
part  in  study,  and  then  deputations  are 
lined  up.  The  Reilys  have  been  in  Brazil 
since  1948,  where  Mr.  Reily  has  served 
as  General  Secretary  of  Missions  and 
Evangelism.  They  have  three  daughters, 
Celia,   Suzel,   and   Lucia. 

A  former  Little  All-American  football 
player  returned  to  his  hometown,  Mc- 
Comb,  in  September  to  speak  to  the  local 
touchdown  club.  He  is  the  Reverend 
David  Mcintosh,  '48,  who  is  now  pastor 
of  the  Ridgeland  Methodist  Church  near 
Jackson.  He  was  welcomed  by  another 
Millsaps  alumnus.  Tommy  Parker,  '54, 
president  of  the  club. 

Less  than  ten  years  after  her  gradua- 
tion from  Millsaps,  Francis  Aline  Neal, 


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MAJOR   NOTES 


'48,  has  become  supervisor  of  elementary 
public  schools  in  Rankin  County.  She 
has  also  received  her  MA  degree  from 
Mississippi  College. 

1950-1957 

Following  his  graduation  from  the 
University  of  Tennessee  School  of  Den- 
tistry, J.  Julius  Ratliff,  Jr.,  '50,  accepted 
a  position  with  the  North  Carolina  State 
Board  of  Health.  He  and  Mrs.  Ratliff, 
the  former  Joan  Sylvester,  are  at  present 
living  in  Rocky  IMount,  North  Carolina. 

Mr.    and    Mrs.    James    Bennett    Lewis, 

'50,  have  joined  the  faculty  of  McXeese 
State  College  in  Lake  Charles,  Louisiana, 
where  Mr.  Lewis  is  teaching  in  the 
mathematics  department.  ^Irs.  Lewis 
is  the  former  Doris  Ann  Barlow,  '51. 

The  Army  Medical  Sei'^'ice  School  at 
Fort  Sam  Houston,  Texas,  graduated 
Captain  Cecil  G.  Jenkins,  '51,  following 
his  completion  of  the  military  medical 
orientation  course.  He  has  been  assigned 
to  Fort  Bragg,  North  Carolina.  He  is 
married  to  the  former  Patsy  .\bernathy. 
'50. 

Peggy  Parrish,  '52,  is  teaching  the 
fifth  grade  at  Alexander  Elementary 
School  in  Jackson,  Tennessee,  this  year. 
She  was  formerly  director  of  Children's 
Work  for  the  Memphis  Conference  of  the 
Methodist  Church. 

Three  academic  years  of  study  were 
climaxed  for  Barry  Kimbrough,  '52,  in 
-August  when  he  received  a  Master  of 
Theology  degree  from  the  Iliff  School  of 
Theology  in  Denver,  Colorado.  He  has 
accepted  an  appointment  as  minister  of 
the  Lovell-Deaven  Methodist  Churches 
in  Wyoming. 

Since  his  graduation  from  Duke  Uni- 
versity Divinity  School,  Jim  Eskridge, 
'53,  has  been  serving  as  associate  min- 
ister at  Highlands  Methodist  Church  in 
Bii-mingham,  Alabama.  Mrs.  Eskridge 
is  the  former  Marianne  McCormaek,  '52- 
'54.  There  is  one  little  Eskridge,  Jean 
Carol,  one  year  old. 

At  the  National  Conference  of  Meth- 
odist Youth  in  Denver.  Charles  Boyles, 
'53,  was  elected  to  serve  as  one  of  two 
project  secretaries  of  the  organization. 
His  office  is  in  Nashville,  Tennessee, 
where  the  national  headquarters  of  the 
agency  is  located. 

Van  Cavett,  '53,  has  left  his  post  with 
the  Roanoke,  Virginia,  World  News  to 
accept  a  position  with  the  Chattanooga 
Times.  The  Times'  editor  is  Norman 
Bradley,  '34. 

Recently  graduated  from  the  College 
of  the  Bible  in  Lexington,  Kentucky, 
Morris  E.  White,  '54,  is  serving  as  pastor 


It  was  a  long  trip  from  Eugene,  Oregon, 
to  Jackson,  but  Mrs.  Edward  M.  Ander- 
son and  her  children,  Kristy,  4,  and 
-Mike,  2.  stood  it  well.  J.  W.  Wood,  busi- 
ness manager,  shows  them  a  report  of 
progress  for  the  College.  Mrs.  .Vnderson 
is  the  former  Flora  Giardina,  '47. 


of    the    Coopei-    Road    Christian    Church 
in  Jackson. 

Dunbar  Babbit,  '54,  departed  in  Sep- 
tember for  Japan,  where  she  is  teaching 
with  the  United  States  Air  Force  De- 
pendent School  Program  for  the  1957-58 
term.  Her  previous  teaching  experience 
has  been  in  the  Pensacola,  Florida,  and 
Bakersfield,    California,    schools. 

Internship  at  the  City  of  Memphis 
Hospital  is  next  on  schedule  for  Levi  B. 
McCarty,  Jr.,  '54.  He  received  his  M.D. 
degree  from  the  University  of  Tennessee 
in  September. 

Both  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Robert  C.  Graves 
(.Vnne  Carol  Finger,  '55)  are  teaching 
biology  at  Flint  Community  College  in 
Flint,  Michigan.  Dr.  Graves  completed 
requirements  for  his  Ph.D.  at  North- 
western in  1956  and  Mrs.  Graves  received 
her  JIS  degree  at  the  same  time. 

The  Coral  Ridge  Country  Club's  new 
golf  pro  is  Jerry  R.  Boykin,  '56.  The 
club  is  located  in  Fort  Lauderdale. 
Florida,  and  Jerry  reports  that  he  is 
enjoying  the  work  very  much.  He  will 
be  remembered  as  a  mainstay  on  the 
Millsaps  golf  team. 

After  attending  a  basic  chaplains' 
course  at  Fort  Slocum,  New  York,  1st 
Lt.  Wilton  D.  Pigott,  '54,  has  been  as- 
signed to  the  U.  S.  Army  Infantry 
Center  Chaplains  Section  at  Fort  Ben- 
ning,  Georgia.  The  Pigotts  have  a  one- 
year-old  daughter,  Kathy  Ann. 


A  degree  in  electrical  engineering 
from  the  University  of  Houston  is  the 
goal  her  husband  has  set,  and  Ruth 
Ann  Pearson  Denley,  '56,  hopes  to  do 
some  graduate  work  in  music  theory. 
At  present  she  is  working  in  Houston. 

Eddie  Khayat,  '53-'54,  who  played  an 
end  position  with  the  Majors,  was  switch- 
ed to  tackle  by  the  Washington  Red- 
skins this  fall.  Professional  football  fans 
had  opportunities  to  see  him  in  action 
several  times  during  the  season  when 
the  Redskin  games  were  telecast  over  a 
national  network. 

In  training  to  be  a  naval  aviator, 
John  B.  Campbell,  '56,  was  recently 
commissioned  an  ensign.  He  is  stationed 
at    Soufley    Field,   near   Pensacola. 

Johnnie  ^larie  Swindull.  '57,  is  serving 
as  director  of  religious  education  at  the 
Toulminville  Methodist  Church  in  her 
home  to'W'n,  Mobile,  Alabama.  She  had 
already  begun  her  alumna  responsibility 
of  recruiting  for  Millsaps  when  she 
wrote. 

Wave  Ensign  Kathryn  Bufkin,  "57.  has 

reported  for  duty  at  the  Naval  Com- 
munication Station  in  San  Diego,  Cali- 
fornia. She  completed  the  16-week  train- 
ing program  for  Wave  officers  in  Octo- 
ber at  the  Newport,  Rhode  Island,  Naval 
Station. 

A  '56  and  a  "57  graduate.  Tom  Pre- 
witt  and  Paul  Comola,  are  enrolled  in 
the  graduate  program  of  education  and 
training  in  social  work  in  the  School  of 
Social  Welfare  at  Florida  State  Univer- 
sity. Both  have  received  scholarships 
from  the  university,  and  both  are  re- 
ported by  the  dean  to  be  making  good 
records.  Mrs.  Comola  is  the  former 
Jackie  Peterman,  '55-'56.  and  Mrs.  Pre- 
witt  is  the  former  Pat  Morgan.   '53-'54. 

Three  Millsaps  pre-medical  students 
have  been  elected  officei-s  of  the  80- 
student  freshman  class  at  the  University 
I\Iedical  Center  this  year.  Glen  Warren, 
■56-'57,  was  named  president.  George 
Truett,  '56-'57,  vice-president,  and  Ben 
Box,  '57,  honor  council  representative. 


REFEREES  RECOGNIZED— 

(Continued  from   Page  21) 

Whose  merits  rate  reporters'  lines; 

One  who  calls  them  as  they  are 
And  not  as  I  should  wish,  by  far. 

A  gent  who  leans  not  either  way. 
But  lets  the  boys  decide  the  play; 

A  guy  wholl  sting  the  coach  who  yaps 
From  Siwash  Hi  to  Old  Millsaps. 

Poems  are  made  by  fools  like  me 
But  only  God  could  referee. 


WINTER 


Page   Twent>'-Three 


''He  might  have  inspired  i 

;  another  Pasteur , .  /' 

"You  sliouM  ham  watched  him  in  the  classroom.  Any  col- 
lege president  would  have  been  as  proud  of  him  as  I  was. 

"It  was  almost  magic  the  way  he  created  a  love  for  learning 
in  his  students.  You  could  see  it  in  their  eyes  .  .  .  and  in 
their  work.  '  ;  :  ;  '  :  •  ■■■;■._■:•._.•..••.: 
"He  looked  worn  out  the  day  he  finally  made  up  his  ynind. 
Told  me  there  wasn't  anything  in  the  world  he'd  rather  do 
than  teach  .  . .  hardest  decisioyi  he'd  ever  made  to  give  it  up. 

"  'But  how  can  I  provide  the  kind,  of  life  I  want  for  my 
family  on  my  college  teacher's  pay?'  he  asked. 

"I  didn't  have  an  answer  for  that  one.  So,  he's  leaving  for 
a  new  kind  of  job  at  twice  the  salary. 
"But  .  .  .  who  knows  what  a  world  of  good  he  might  have 
inspired  as  a  teacher!" 


Unfortunately  for  America,  this  same 
scene  is  being  repeated  all  over  the  coun- 
try. Men  and  women  whose  talents  as 
teachers  could  bring  great  things  to  pass 
are  leaving  academic  life  for  other  fields. 

This  incredible  waste  hurts  all  of  us. 
For  we  may  well  be  losing  the  inspiration 
that  could  lead  some  young  mind  to  dis- 
coveries benefiting  the  whole  human 
race. 

As  a  nation  whose  very  destiny  de- 
pends on  the  development  of  brain- 
power, can  we  afford  to  let  this  situation 
continue? 

Helnthe  colleges  or  universities  of_ 
your  choice7Help  them  plan  for  strong-' 
er,  beLLyi'-paid  faculties.  The  returns  can 
be  greater  than  you  think. 

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