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3 aid  win  Bulii^iin 

ALUMNAE  NEWS  LETTER 


le  Inauguration 


Shared  Hobby, 
the 
Dolls  at 
Rose  Terrace 


May 
1955 


New  Trustees  Are  Added  to  Board 


At  the  coffee  party,  held  at  Rose  Terrace,  following  the  inangui'al  luncheon,  two  new  trustees, 
here  for  their  first  meeting  the  previous  day,  seemed  to  enjoy  themselves,  as  did  their  husbands  who 
came  along  too.  The  photographer  snapped  this  foursome  with  Miss  Parker — from  left  to  right 
(above),  Betty  Neisler  Timberlake,  '-15,  (Mrs.  Joseph  W.  Jr.)  of  Charlotte,  N.  C,  Miss  Parker,  Mr. 
Timberlake,  Neville  Ehmann  of  Havertown,  Pa.,  and  Mrs.  Ehniaun  (Ora  Ehmling,  '36).  Ora  returns 
to  the  Board  of  Trustees  after  completing  a  term  last  year  as  an  alumna  trustee.  She  is  a  former 
president  of  the  Alumnae  Association.  Betty,  who  has  served  on  the  Alumnae  Association  Board  of 
Directors,  has  been  an  officer  in  both  the  New  York  and  Charlotte  Chapters.  She  is  currently 
chairman  of  the  latter. 


Three  other  new  trustees  were  elected.  Two 
of  them,  Harlan  Betts  of  Lake  Forest,  111., 
(left)  and  the  Reverend  Dr.  Richard  R.  Potter 
of  Staunton  were  photographed  as  they  arrived 
for  the  April  15  meeting.  The  other,  Sheppard 
Royster  Cooke  of  Norfolk,  Va.,  was  not  able  to 
be  present.  Mr.  Betts  is  the  father  of  Cynthia 
Betts  Johnson,  '49;  Dr.  Potter  is  minister  of 
the  First  Presbyterian  Church,  Staunton;  Mr. 
Cooke  is  a  son  of  Fannie  Royster  Cooke,  '00. 
His  father,  Mr.  Richard  D.  Cooke,  served  on 
the  Mary  Baldwin  Board  of  Trustees  for  a 
number  of  years. 


staff  photographs,  .Staunton  Leader 


(Jylct$i^  ualawin  Bulleiin 

ALUMNAE    NEWS    LETTER 


Cover 

The  cover  pieture  seemed  to  us 
to  emphasize  the  spirit  whicli 
the  iiuiugural  speaker.  Dr.  ile- 
Cluer.  imparted  when  he  said, 
"Surely  the  task  of  liberal  edu- 
cation will  be  embraced  at  this 
institution  with  a  zeal  that  shall 
assure  us  of  an  atmosphere  teem- 
ing with  intellectual  curiosity. 
electrified  by  high  purpose, 
where  teacher  and  taught  enjoy 
glad  felliiwslii|)  anil  where  young 
women  may  become 

'Lords  of  ail  empirt'  wide  as 
Shakespeare 's  soul. 

Sublime  as  Milton 's  imme- 
morial theme. 

Hicli    as   Chaucer's   speech. 

Fair  as  Spen.ser's  ilreHni." 


Photograph  by  Beverley  Studift 


EfUiorn 
Dorothy  Hisey  Bridges,  '27 
Mary  Moore   Paxcake,    '2S 


\'oLrjiE  III 


May. 


XlMlilCU    .") 


Contents 

New  Trtstees Inside  Front   Cover 

Cover 1 

The  Presidext  Takes  Office 2 

ixalguratiox    hlgiiliuhts       4 

IxACGiRAL  Address  by  Dr.  Fraxc  L.  ^McCh-er 7 

A  Shared  Hobby,  the  Doi.l  C<illectiox  at  Rose  Terrace       .  8 

"Little  Jack" 11 

The  College,  The  Faculty 12 

The  Alimxae  Associatiox 14 

Class  Xotes 17 

Ai.i'mxae  Sons  axd  Daighters 20 

'ilemher  of   the   Americati  Alumni   Council 


Issued  niouthly.    Entered  as  second  class  matter  at  the  postoffice,  Staunton, 
Virginia,  under  Act  of  Congress,  August  '2i,  1912. 


Principals   In   the   inaugural   ceremony  were,   left   to   right:    The    Rev.   Dr.    B.    Frank    Hall  of   Pearsall    Memorial   Church,   Wil- 
mington,   N.   C,   who   gave   the   invocation;    the    Rev.    Dr.    Richard    R.    Potter    of    First    Presbyterian    Church,    Staunton,    who 
pronounced  the  benediction;   President  McKenzie;   Edmund   D.  Campbell,   President  of  the  Board  of  Trustees;   and   Dr.  Franc 
L.    McCluer,    President   of   Lindenwood    College,   St.    Charles,    Mo. 

Pliotograph  by  Beverley  Studio 

The  President  Takes  Over 

As  Chairman  of  the  Board,  Mr.  Campbell  installed  President  McKenzie. 
The  letter's  acceptance  speech  is  found  on  the  next  page. 


OXE  hundred  and  thirteen  years  ago  a  red-headed 
Seotsman  from  New  England,  graduate  from 
Dartmouth  College,  came  to  this  beautiful  valley  and 
cast  a  spell  upon  the  members  of  this  First  Presby- 
terian Church  of  Staunton  which,  as  many  of  you 
may  know,  was  then  housed  in  a  building  diagonally 
across  Frederick  Street.  In  a  short  time  this  Yankee 
Scotsman,  whose  name,  incidentally,  was  Rufus 
Bailey,  had  talked  the  Session  of  the  Church  into 
giving  him  a  beautiful  corner  lot  next  to  the  Church 
itself,  on  which  he  proceeded  to  build  a  girls'  school. 
It  was  the  fir.st  .so-called  female  seminary  in  Virginia. 
Thus  Mary  Baldwin,  as  the  school  was  later  to  be 
known,  got  its  start.  It  wasn't  very  long  before  the 
founder's  successor,  who  also  had  a  good  business- 
man's head  on  her  female  shoulders,  succeeded  in 
talking  our  Church  friends  out  of  their  Church  build- 
ing itself.  That  building  is  our  beautiful,  if  now  some- 
what antiquated,  Mary  Baldwin  Chapel. 

Today,  one  hundred  and  thirteen  years  after  our 
founder  came  to  the  First  Presbyterian  Church  of 
Staunton,  we  are  here  again,  and  this  time  to  inau- 
gurate another  New  England  Scotsman,  also  a  Dart- 
month  graduate,  as  head  of  Rufus  Bailey's  and  Mary 
Julia  Baldwin's  institution.  This  time,  I  assure  you 
we  have  no  designs  on  your  Church  building,  except 
to  express  to  you  and  to  j'our  congregation  our  appre- 
ciation for  your  willingness  that  the  College  use  it  on 


this  occasion.  For  seriously,  this  event  today,  held  in 
this  setting,  becomes  a  symbol  of  the  relationship 
which  has  bound  Mary  Baldwin  College  to  the  Pres- 
byterian Church  for  113  years.  That  gift  of  land 
which  this  Church  made  in  1842  was  conditioned  up- 
on the  naming  of  the  school's  first  trustees  by  the 
Church ;  and  ever  since  then  Mary  Baldwin  has 
proudly  maintained  her  organic  affiliation  with  the 
Presbyterian  Synod  of  Virginia. 

We  are  now  ready  formally  to  induct  our  new 
President  into  office.  We  are  fortunate  to  have  him, 
for  he  is  a  man  whose  Christian  character,  personal 
charm,  scholastic  attainments,  administrative  ability 
and  devotion  to  duty,  mark  him  as  a  leader  in  the 
highest  traditions  of  Christian  education.  Under  his 
administration,  and  with  God's  grace,  Mary  Baldwin 
College  should  move  greatly  forward  in  the  fulfilment 
of  her  destiny. 

Charles  Wallace  McKenzie,  will  you  please  stand. 

The  trustees  of  IMary  Baldwin  College,  affiliated 
with  the  Presbyterian  Church  of  the  Synod  of  Vir- 
ginia, have  unanimously  elected  you  as  President  of 
this  institution.  By  their  authority,  and  on  their  be- 
half, I  do  now  formally  declare  you  invested  with  all 
the  powers  and  responsibilities  of  that  office.  May 
God's  richest  blessings  rest  upon  you  and  upon  this 
institution  which  von  have  been  called  to  serve. 


Alumnae  News  Letter 


Said    President    McKeniie    In    his    acceptance    speech:    "Indoctrinate 

our   students   with    the   heritage    of   our   forefathers   and    teach    them 

the  Christian   way   of  life." 


FOR  Hie  this  is  an  awosonie  occasion — as  well  a^  a 
memorable  one.  Thirty-five  years  ago  this  montii 
ten  yonn<>-  men  were  uratheretl  together  in  a  room  in  a 
fraternity  house  at  Hanover,  New  Hampshire.  These 
ten  were  seniors ;  eight  of  them  had  had  their  college 
careers  interrupted  by  service  to  their  country  in  the 
first  world  war ;  yet  all  hoped  to  receive  their"  degrees 
in  June.  These  young  men  were  discussing  their  plans 
for  the  future  :  jjlans  that  had  been  changed  somewhat 
by  their  war-tinu^  experience.  I,  alone  of  that  grou|), 
was  the  only  one  who  had  not  decided  on  a  definite 
career.  I  was  sure  of  only  one  thing  on  that  memo- 
rable evening:  I  would  never  teach.  A  month  later  I 
was  awarded  a  fellowship  for  study  at  Columbia  Uni- 
versity on  condition  that  I  teach  for  two  years.  I 
became  a  teacher. 

Looking  back  to  those  days  I  wonder  how  that  Fel- 
lowship Committee  ever  had  the  courage  to  name  me 
the  William  Jewett  Tucker  fellow!  Yet  they  were 
wiser  than  I  ever  suspected — for  they  opened  up  for 
me  a  career  of  service  which  brought  with  it  hapjiiuess 
that  I  never  expected  to  en.joy.  For  better  than  .JO 
years  I  have  been  a  classroom  teacher.  I  have  loved 
every  minute  of  those  50  minute  periods.  Today  in 
accepting  this  great  honor  and  trust,  I  abandon  class- 
room teaching  but  I  still  claim  the  right  to  call  myself 
a  teacher,  a  member  of  that  profession  I  so  lightly  dis- 
missed in  1920. 

Early  in  the  week  I  received  a  letter  from  a  young 
lad  at  Annapolis,  the  son  of  some  old  friends  of  mine. 


He  wrote,  ".just  a  note  of  congratulations  to  an  old 
friend  of  the  family"  telling  me  that  no  one  could 
blame  me  for  feeling  proud  today.  II(!  closed  his  note 
in  this  way:  "Well,  sir,  studies — too  many — time — 
too  little.  So,  goodbye  for  now."  I  am  proud  that  in 
spite  of  the  too  many  studies  and  the  too  little  time, 
he  did  write  that  letter  to  me. 

Some  time  ago  Norman  X'ineent  Peale  was  asked  to 
answer  the  question,  '•Wh.v-  should  young  people  go 
to  college?"  He  rejilicd  :  '-There  are  two  reasons  for 
going  to  college:  first,  to  have  an  elfective  beginning 
for  the  realization  of  one's  full  potentialities  of  mind 
and  si)irit ;  second,  to  be  able  to  render  the  most  effec- 
tive and  constructive  .service  to  (Jod  and  society." 
While  I  agree  fully  with  these  two  objectives  or  rea- 
sons, I  am  forced  at  times  to  wonder  if  Mr.  Peale  is 
not  stating  an  unobtainable  ideal !  Too  frequently  the 
college  of  today,  with  its  nudtiplicity  of  courses,  with 
its  mixture  of  vocationalism  and  culture,  with  its 
blciiding  of  idealism  and  materialism,  fails  to  give  the 
student  a  sjiiritual  justification  for  his  four  years  of 
college  life.  Often  he  mu.st  feel  as  does  my  Annapolis 
friend — studies — too  many — time — too  little.  Perliaps 
in  our  desire  to  give  our  children  all  the  best,  we  have 
been  forced  to  compromise  too  much.  In  trying  to 
teach  "all  the  best"  we  mav  have  over-emphasized 
the  "all". 

I  have  no  desire  to  give  this  audience  a  blue-[)rint 
of  what  I  feel  should  be  the  objectives  of  the  lilteral- 
arts.  church-related  college.  That  would  take  too 
much  time.  But  I  do  want  to  emphasize  two  objectives 
that  1  feel  are  vital  if  the  generation  of  tomorrow  is 
to  do  a  better  job  of  peaceful  living  than  our  geiuu-a- 
tion  has  done.  First,  we  must  pass  on  to  our  students 
the  traditions  handed  down  to  us  by  our  forebears. 
Secondly,  we  must  train  our  students  to  develoji  their 
mental  and  ])hysical  caiiacities  to  the  fullest  possible 
extent — in  order  that  they  may  follow  the  Christian 
wa.v  of  life. 

There  are  five  traditions  that  1  feel  the  college 
should  emphasize :  first  and  foremost  is  our  heritage 
from  Jerusalem  expressed  in  these  words  from  Deu- 
teronomy: "...  then  beware  lest  thou  forget  the 
Lord  th.v  (iod,  which  brought  thee  forth  out  of  the 
land  of  Egypt,  out  of  the  house  of  bondage."'  Second, 
we  can  list  our  heritage  from  Athens:  intellectual 
curiosity  and  freedom.  Thirdl.y,  we  owe  to  Rome  our 
tradition  of  law  and  order,  and  our  respect  for  the 
organized  society  endowed  with  political,  economic 
and  legal  functions.  The  fourth  and  fifth  of  these 
traditions  1  would  mention  are  of  18th  century  origin; 
from  Englaiul  comes  the  tradition  of  •'harnessing  the 
power  of  nature  for  the  use  of  man."  Before  the  end 
of  this  century  the  proper  developnu^nt  of  this  part 
of  our  heritage  can  completely  revolutionize  our  way 
of  living — or  destroy  it  utterly.  The  last  but  not  least 
of  these  five  traditions  that  I  consider  a  vital  part  of 
our  American  heritage  came  to  us  from  Philadel|)hia : 
the  ideal  that  all  nu'u  are  created  free  and  erpial.  If  we 
can  perpetuate  this  heritage,  if  we  can  pass  it  on  un- 
(Confinued  on  page  16) 


Alumnae  News  Letter 


The   trustees  take  their   places   for   the   procession. 

Story  by  Don  Hamilton 


Elizabeth     Bowman    Dey,    '24,     (center),    her    husband    who    represented    his 
President  McKeniie's  alma   mater,   Dartmouth   College,   and   Mrs.   McKenzie 


Inauguration   Highlights 


HISTORICAL  repetition  bobbed  up  at  Mary  Bald- 
win College  inauguration  ceremonies  when  it 
was  noted  that  113  years  ago  a  red-headed  Scot  from 
Maine  with  a  Dartmouth  degree  founded  the  Augusta 
Female  Seminary,  later  to  become  Mary  Baldwin 
College. 

Coincidentally  significant  then  is  the  fact  that  Mary 
Baldwin  launched  a  new  presidential  era  with  the  in- 
auguration on  April  16  of  Charles  W.  McKenzie,  a 
black-haired  Scot  from  New  England  who  also  holds 
a  Dartmouth  degree. 


PIiot(iKr:ipIis  by  Beverley  Studio 


V.   M.    I.'s   Colonel    Anderson    receives   "instructions" 
from    Miss   Hillhouse. 


Dr.   John    Kirby   of   Randolph-Macon   Woman's   College,    Mrs.    KIrby, 

(Frances  Allen,   '23),   and   the   Lockes  emerge  from   the   crowd.     Drs. 

Locke  and    Kirby  are  co-authors  of  an   English  textbook. 

Alumnae  News  Letter 


Dr.  Taylor   leads  off. 


Miss    Parker    and    Virginia    Gantt    Kendig,    '37, 
have    time   for   a    chaf. 


To  earry  the  historical  allusion  to  its  full  genea- 
logical Olid,  it  is  necessary  to  note,  too,  tliat  the  presi- 
dent of  the  school's  Board  of  Trustees,  Edmund  D. 
Campbell,  who  inducted  President  McKenzie  into 
office,  is  the  great  grandson  of  that  red-headed  Dart- 
mouth educated  founder,  Rufus  Bailey. 

Staunton  was  treated  to  a  show  of  academic  pomp 
and  ceremony  with  the  colorful  procession  down  the 
steps  from  the  college's  main  building  and  across  the 
street  into  the  First  Presbyterian  Church  where  the 
inauguration  was  conducted. 

Leading  the  procession  were  the  members  of  ^lary 
Baldwin's  Board  of  Trustees  followed  by  dignitaries 
from  all  of  Virginia's  institutions  of  higher  learning 
in  addition  to  Presbyterian  schools  and  organizations 


Agnes    Scoff's    and    Virginia    Theological    Semi- 
nary's   official   delegates    find    robing    a    mutual 
problem. 


You   will   recognize   the    McKenzies,   Dr.   and    Mrs.   Lewis,    Dr.   Grafton. 

Mr.   Spillman.    Second    from   left   is   Margaret    Neel    Query.    '55.    our 

Russell   Scholar. 


Alumnae-publicity  office,  press  box  for  the  day!    At  left,  Don  Hamil- 
ton, author  of  the  accompanying  article  reprinted  from  the  Staunton 
papers,  checks   on   his  story. 


Alumx.ve  News  Letter 


from  in  and  out  of  the  state,  who,  in  turn,  were  fol- 
lowed by  the  college  faculty  and  staflf  members. 

The  most  distinctive  of  the  academic  gowns  worn 
by  members  of  this  impressive  file  was  that  of  the 
president  of  Sweet  Briar  College,  Dr.  Anne  G.  Pan- 
nell.  It  was  predominantly  scarlet  with  blue  trim, 
that  of  the  University  of  London. 

Photographers  at  the  moment  of  the  actual  induction 
ceremony  within  the  church  almost  stole  the  show 
when  the  goodly  sized  assemblage  of  len.smen  arose 
almost  in  a  body  as  if  in  response  to  Mr.  Campbell's 
charge  to  Mr.  McKenzie.  Tlie  color  of  the  moment 
then  was  supplied  by  flash  illumination. 

While  Dr.  Pannell's  robe  and  hood  outshone  all 
others  by  brilliance,  that  of  P.  James  Barnes,  11^ 
representing  the  College  of  William  and  Mary,  was 
distinguished  by  the  fact  it  bore  signs  of  the  antiq- 
uity for  which  the  Williamsburg  school  is  so  revered. 
The  presence  of  Mr.  Barnes  at  the  ceremonies  marked 
something  of  the  way  of  a  reunion  for  the  McKenzies 
since  he  was  a  member  of  their  wedding  party. 

There  were  a  number  of  distinguished  guests  asso- 
ciated with  the  Presljj'terian  Church.  Dr.  Hunter  B. 
Blakely,  secretary  of  the  Division  of  Higher  Educa- 
tion of  the  Presbyterian  Church  who  is  a  former  pas- 
tor of  the  First  Presbyterian  Church,  Staunton,  and 
former  JMarj'  Baldwin  trustee,  spoke  at  the  luncheon 
at  the  college  on  behalf  of  the  Presbyterian  Church. 
The  moderator  of  the  Synod  of  Virginia,  the  Rev.  Z. 
V.  Roberson,  of  Roanoke,  also  was  a  participant  in 
the  luncheon  ceremonies,  giving  the  invocation.  An- 
other church  dignitary  on  hand  was  Dr.  Frank  Price, 
past  moderator  of  the  General  Assembly  of  the  Pres- 
byterian Cliurch,  who  was  representing  his  alma 
mater,  Davidson  College. 

From  Union  Theological  Seminary  came  Dr.  Suz- 
anne de  Dietrich  who  is  resident  lecturer  at  the  Ecu- 
menical Institute,  Celigny,  Switzerland  and  guest 
lecturer  at  Union  Seminary  in  theology.  Also  present 
was  the  president  of  the  Seminary,  Dr.  Benjamin  R. 
Lacy,  Jr.  Dr.  Frank  Bell  Lewis,  former  Mary  Bald- 
win College  president,  now  at  Union  Theological  Semi- 
nary, and  his  wife  were  inti-oduced  at  the  luncheon. 

Dean  ^lartha  S.  Grafton  presided  at  the  luncheon 
and  recalled  the  unsubstantiated  tradition  that  Presi- 
dent Woodrow  Wilson  was  baptized  at  the  appro.xi- 
mate  location  where  President  McKenzie  was  seated 
in  the  dining  room. 

Bringing  greetings  to  the  luncheon  gathering  were 
Betsy  Robinson,  president  of  the  student  body;  Miss 
Fannie  Strauss  of  the  faculty ;  ilrs.  II.  W.  Iviessling, 
president  of  the  Alumnae  Association ;  Dr.  G.  Tyler 
Miller,  president  of  !iIadison  College,  speaking  for 
Virginia's  colleges;  and  E.  Lewis  Knowles,  who 
brought  greetings  from  Mayor  William  A.  Grubert 
who  was  unable  to  attend. 

Mr.  Campbell,  president  of  the  Board,  speaking  at 
the  luncheon,  said  that  President  McKenzie 's  indorse- 
ment by  the  Board  to  the  college  post  was  not  made 
unanimous  until  after  the  Board  had  met  "his  charm- 
ing wife,  a  Xorth  Carolinian."  After  all,  Mr.  Camp- 
bell said,  "President  McKenzie  ivas  a  Yankee." 


"Our  devotion  to  Mary  Baldwin  and  to  her  ideals  Is  a  factor  which 
you  can  count  on." 


"We   -feel   that   It    Is   our    privilege    as   well    as    our   responsibility   to 

assist  In  the  future  development  of  alma   mater  ...  In  providing  for 

future   generations   of  students   even   greater   opportunities   than   we 

have   enjoyed." 


,'We    would    like    to    express    our    fullest    appreciation    for    this    year 

past,   for   the   efforts   of  our   President,   and   for  the    kind    hospitality 

of  Mr.  and   Mrs.  McKenzie." 


Blakely   pointed   to   the   need   for  a   rededlcation  of  the   colleges 
to   a   serious   consideration   of  the    rellglous-moral    purposes 
of  education. 


Alumn.ve  News  Letter 


Ljiberal  Rducatiofi    Gives 


"The  Strength  to  Endure, 
the  OuaHty  Worthy  of  Permanence" 

Dr.  Franc  L.  McCluer  was  president  of  Westminster  College,  Fulton,  Mo., 
when  Mr.  McKenzIe  was  its  dean.  At  the  inaugural  ceremony.  Dr. 
McCluer  outlined  his  own  pertinent  views  of  liberal.  Christian  education. 


THE  inauguration  of  a  President  at  Mary  Baldwin 
College  is  a  happy  and  significant  occasion.  We 
rejoice  in  the  competence  of  your  chosen  leader, 
Charles  "W.  McKenzie.  His  competence  as  a  scholar, 
as  a  teacher,  and  as  an  administrator  is  an  earnest  of 
continuing  prosperity  for  this  institution.  The  char- 
acter of  the  man  who  brings  this  competence  gives 
assurance  of  effective  loyalty  to  the  great  ideals  and 
purposes  of  the  College.  The  task,  however,  is  not  his 
alone.  This  occasion  provides  us  all — and  especially 
the  friends  of  ^lary  Baldwin — an  opportunity  for  re- 
dedication  to  these  purposes.  Tliis,  the  oldest  institu- 
tion of  learning  for  women  related  to  the  Presbyterian 
Church  in  the  United  States,  insists  on  "the  teaching 
of  the  arts  and  sciences  for  the  development  of  the 
whole  life"  and  on  Christian  purpose  to  give  that  life 
direction.  For  more  than  a  century  there  has  been 
enijihasized  here  the  values  of  liberal  education,  of 
Christian  education,  and  of  the  higher  education  of 
women.  Our  society  needs  to  reassert  its  faith  in  these 
values. 

Perhaps  our  thinking  about  liberal  education  has 
been  quickened  by  our  experience  in  the  war  through 
which  we  have  passed.  We  have  made  fresh  discovery 
of  the  indispensable  jn-actical  value  of  education  de- 
voted to  intellectual  life  for  its  own  sake.  We  had 
realized  in  a  vague  sort  of  wa.v  that  the  conveniences 
of  our  modern  civilization  were  the  outgrowth  of 
theoretical  thinking — that  Michael  Faraday's  research 
in  theoretical  physics  made  possible  our  radio.  Then 
we  found  that  our  safety  and  our  freedom  required 
that  thousands  know  something  of  pure  matliematies 
and  theoretical  physics.  For  the  practical  task  of 
defending  civilization  we  had  need  of  liberal  educa- 
tion. 

And  we  shall  look  to  lilieral  education  for  the  fur- 
ther task  of  giving  our  civilization  the  strength  to 
endure  and  the  quality  worthy  of  permanence.  Here 
again  the  training  of  youth  in  the  mastery  of  ideas 
provides  the  understanding  and  the  appreciation  of 
values  vital  to  our  democratic  way  of  life.  People, 
not  dictators,  must  make  the  decisions  of  the  future. 
Appreciation  of  great  values  and  of  eternal  principles 
must  be  developed  in  some  measure  in  countless  minds 
if  our  decisions  are  to  be  wise  and  just.  The  immea- 
surable influence  of  women  in  all  areas  of  human  life 
and  the  vital  importance  of  the  roles  which  are  theirs 
in  the  world  community  challenge  us  to  provide  them 
with  a  liberal  education  of  the  highest  order.    In  this 


brave  new  day  we  dare  not  be  content  with  thr  i)ld 
idea  of  a  finishing  scliool  ethu-ation  for  women  de- 
signed to  give  them  sweet  maimers  and  gracefid  car- 
riage as  if  they  lived  outside  our  world  and  had  come 
on  a  visit  to  decorate  it.  The  curriculum  in  a  college 
for  women  will  emphasize  some  studies  of  peculiar 
interest  to  its  particular  students,  but  the  i)resence 
of  women  in  the  market  place  and  in  the  professions, 
and  their  responsibilites  as  citizens,  to  our  nation  and 
to  our  world  as  well  as  to  our  homes,  lead  to  the  recog- 
nition of  the  fact  that  basic  liberal  education  arts  is 
for  wonu^n,  as  for  men,  of  incalculable  vahu'. 

It  is  with  no  diminution  of  regard  for  technical 
work  that  I  emphasize  the  peculiar  value  of  what  we 
have  called  the  liberal  arts.  Good  tires  and  high  speed 
do  not  lessen  the  neetl  for  good  driving.  To  overcome 
the  confusion,  inluunauity.  and  destruction  of  our  day 
we  nuist  rely  on  clear  tiiinking,  humane  feeling,  and 
exercised  good  will.  Here  is  a  special  responsibility  of 
a  liberal  college  for  women,  a  responsibility  that  must 
be  accepted  one  might  say  with  "delight  of  battle," 
for  foolish  as  it  may  seem  to  many,  there  are  those 
who  hold  that  young  women  who  have  not  settled  upon 
a  career  other  than  marriage  need  make  no  effort  to 
seek  a  liberal  education,  as  if  a  trained  mind  could  be 
of  no  help  to  a  woman  in  making  a  home,  or  as  if  per- 
sonalities with  disciplined  minds,  able  to  think  logi- 
cally and  courageou.sly  and  sensitive  to  the  meaning 
of  our  culture,  will  not  be  better  citizens.  Surely  the 
task  of  liberal  education  described  by  Ordway  Tead 
as  "education  in  the  ways  of  cooperative  living,  cul- 
tural awareness,  scientific  grasj),  and  moral  enthusi- 
asm" will  be  embraced  at  this  institution  with  a  zeal 
that  shall  assure  us  of  an  atmosphei-e  teeming  with 
intellectual  curiosity,  electrified  by  high  purpose, 
where  teacher  and  taught  enjoy  glad  fellowship  and 
where  young  women  may  become 

"Lords  of  an  empire  wide  as  Shakespeare's  .soul, 
Sublime  as  Milton's  immemorial  theme. 
Rich  as  Chaucer's  speech, 
Fair  as  Spenser's  dream." 

Faith  in  this  kind  of  education  is  not  an  easy  exer- 
cise of  res[)ect  for  tradition.  A  vital  part  of  the  tra- 
dition of  liberal  education  is  that  it  shoiUil  not  be 
static  and  unchanging  l)ut  vital  and  living  and  free! 
Its  adherents  will  not  insist  that  all  students  of  the 
liberal  arts  shall  take  four  years  of  Greek. 

(Coniitmed  uii  page  15) 


Ali'mxae  News  Letter 


A  Shared  Hobby 


Patricia  Holbert  Menk,  Assistant  Professor  of  History,  writes 
appreciatively  of  the    McKenzies'   valuable   doll   collection. 


ROSE  TERRACE,  that 
.  dignified,  liandsome 
building  at  the  top  of  the 
campus  at  ]\Iary  Baldwin  now 
houses  Mr.  and  Mrs.  McKen- 
zie,  our  newly  inaugurated 
President  and  his  charming 
wife.  Extensive  redeeoration 
and  renovating  have  brought 
back  to  Rose  Terrace  much  of 
the  loveliness  and  gracious- 
ness  that  originally  charac- 
terized the  building ;  but  even 
more,  the  varied  and  original 
possessions  of  the  McKenzies 
make  the  President's  house 
one  that  is  revisited  as  often 
as  is  courteous.  It  is  comfort- 
able, "lived  in"  and  full  of 
fascinating  books,  prints, 
paintings,  objects  d'art  and 
above  all,  dolls.  There  are 
dolls  everywhere,  tastefully 
and  intelligently  displayed  in 
bookcases,  in  special  shelves 
created  for  them,  in  corner  cupboards,  in  cabinets. 
They  are  in  the  dining  room,  the  hallway,  and  in  Mr. 
MeKenzie's  library  and  study  (which  is  such  an 
appealing  room  that  it  is  a  wonder  that  some  visitor 
has  not  simply  refused  to  leave  once  having  seen  it) . 
A  special  fascination  is  the  fact  that  the  dolls  are  not 
catalogued  particularly  by  age  or  country  or  costume, 
but  are  a  cheerful  melee  of  colors  and  areas  and  types, 
each  one  more  captivating  than  the  last. 

Margaret  McKenzie  is  a  cheerful  and  willing  guide. 
She  laughingly  explains  that  originally  the  doll  collec- 
tion was  liers,"but  now  that  "Mac"  has  become  inter- 
ested in  it,  it  is  as  much  his  as  hers. 

"He  will  spend  lots  more  for  a  new  addition  to  the 
collection  than  I  will,"  she  confessed,  "and  will  often 
go  out  of  his  way  to  find  an  unusual  or  well  done 
example. ' ' 

Probably,  like  any  other  interest  a  happily  married 
couple  shares,  the  collection  is  neither  his  nor  hers  but 
theirs — since  Mr.  McKenzie  will  tell  you  about  it  and 
add  to  it,  but  i\Irs.  McKenzie  cares  for,  launders, 
arranges,  dusts  and  loves  each  doll  in  it. 

How  many  dolls  are  there  in  the  McKenzie  collec- 
tion ?  That  depends  on  who  is  doing  the  counting  and 
also  on  what  you  count  as  a  doll.  One  wooden  egg 
shell,  for  example,  contains  a  small  doll ;  a  Guatemalan 


trunk  has  ten  or  so  miniature  dolls.  Then,  there  are 
masks,  figurines  and  puppets  ;  although  Mrs.  McKenzie 
is  not  particularly  interested  in  anything  except  real 
dolls,  gifts  and  bequests  have  added  a  few  of  the  above 
items  to  her  collection.  If  j^ou  ask  Mr.  McKenzie  how 
manj^  dolls  his  wife  has  in  her  assortment  he  will  say, 
"Oh,  about  seven  hundred."  Mrs.  McKenzie  agrees 
that  there  are  about  six  hundred  to  six  hundred  and 
fifty. 

The  collection  started  many  years  ago,  Cjuite  acci- 
dentally. While  still  a  student  in  college,  Margaret 
Hines  (McKenzie)  spent  a  summer  in  Europe.  Then, 
it  was  the  fashion  to  decorate  one 's  bed  in  the  college 
dorm  with  a  fancy  doll,  and  while  still  in  Vienna,  the 
first  such  doll — a  chasseur  or  a  pageboy,  was  given 
Mrs.  McKenzie  as  a  favor,  by  a  hotel.  The  chasseur 
was  a  typical  souvenir  doll,  so  Mrs.  McKenzie  bought 
a  pair  of  dolls,  representing  iPtanz  Schubert  and  his 
bride,  Mitzi,  to  bring  home  with  her.  Thereafter,  on 
successive  trips,  Mrs.  McKenzie  began  to  make  a  col- 
lection of  ai^thentic  costumes — two  from  Holland,  one 
from  Budapest,  even  a  harem  outfit  from  Turkey, 
although  by  this  time,  Turkey,  as  a  Republic,  had 
banned  harem  dress.  These  costumes,  while  beautiful, 
were  also  voluminous  and  took  whole  trunks  to  store. 
They  were  difficult  to  keep  clean  and  mothless,  so  Mrs. 
McKenzie  decided  that  instead  of  the  costume,  why 
not  collect  dolls  which  were  clothed  in  original  and 
unusual  native  dress  ?  With  this  as  a  basis,  the  collec- 
tion has  grown  over  the  years  and  now  has  a  ti;ue 
ethnological  value  since  many  of  the  costumes  illus- 
trated by  the  dolls  no  longer  are  used  in  their  original 
districts.  Particularly  is  this  true  of  the  dolls  dressed 
to  represent  various  districts  in  the  former  Austrian- 
Hungarian  Empire  and  dolls  dressed  in  the  native 
costume  of  countries  now  behind  the  Iron  Curtain. 
Russia  has  tried  to  discourage  such  native  dress  and 
folk  dancing  as  dangerous  to  the  best  interests  of  a 
Comminiist  state,  and  dolls  such  as  those  in  the  Mc- 
Kenzie collection  now  represent  one  of  the  best 
methods  of  portraying  the  former  customs  of  the 
peoples  of  the  present  Satellite  States. 

Most  of  the  dolls  of  this  collection  are  not  dolls  to 
be  played  with  by  small  ehildi-en.  They  have  been 
collected  to  portray  different  national  costumes  and 
there  has  been  no  particular  effort  to  collect  antiques 
or  those  made  of  a  certain  type  of  material.  Their 
chief  value  is  in  the  costume  itself,  the  authenticity 
of  which  the  McKenzies  have  often  gone  to  consider- 
able trouble  to  verify.  Inevitably  though,  the  collec- 
tion has  fallen  into  .subdivisions.    Originally  a  trav- 


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eler's  memoirs  of  places  and  people  she  had  met,  Mrs. 
JIcKenzie 's  dolls  have  been  added  to  by  friends  who 
have  been  where  she  has  not,  and  now  there  are  many 
dolls  ineluded  from  Asia  as  well  as  Enrope  and  the 
Western  Hemisphere. 

Another  subdivision  which  occurred  e(iually  natur- 
ally is  the  "character""  dolls.  In  addition  to  the 
costumes  these  dolls  illustrate,  they  have  an  added 
interest  in  that  they  are  patterned  after  real  jieopli' 
and  have  facial  and  physical  cliaracteristics  similar  t(i 
those  they  portray.  One  of  the  best  of  these  is  a  doll 
dre.ssed  as  an  old  man  of  Capri — a  man  who  regularly 
u.sed  to  meet  the  tourist  boats,  peddling  souvenirs  and 
postcards.  Another  character  doll  of  interest  is  one 
of  (iandhi;  still  another  is  a  flower  "girl" — actually 
an  old  woman — from  the  Piccadilly  market  in  London. 

^Irs.  .Midvcuzie  tried,  whenever  possible,  to  collect 
a  pair  of  dolls — a  girl  and  a  boy,  representing  each 
national  or  district  costume.  This  has  not  always 
proved  possible,  but  there  are  a  surprising  number  of 
pairs — many  illustrating  that  American  males  arc 
among  the  least  glamorous  men  of  the  world  as  far  as 
their  dress  is  concerned. 

The  dolls  are  made  of  every  conceivable  material — 
nuts,  shells,  pine  cones,  corn  husks,  raffia,  wax,  wood, 
glass,  leather  and  textile  fabrics.  As  the  collection 
now  stands  it  represents  a  fairly  complete  survey  of 
national  costumes  for  the  i>eriod  between  World  Wars, 
In  most  cases  the  dolls  actually  come  from  the  jdacc 
they  are  dressed  to  represent,  although  a  few  of  them 
( CoiitnuK  (1  nil    III  if   jMii/i  ) 


Typical  "City"  man,  London    1910. 

Ill,,l„„il,-    /'.;t.-y 


Mrs.    McKeniie    holding    one    of    the    character    dolls,    a 
Basque  woman. 

The  Hans  Christian  Anderson  dolls. 

Handsome  Japanese   dolls,   used   in   religious  festivals. 

Pliotiijiruplis  li.v  Beverley  Stndin 


have  been  acquired  from  large  companies  who  special- 
ize in  costume  dolls.  In  the  early  years  of  the  collec- 
tion, two  countries  in  particular  were  difficult  to 
obtain  dolls  from.  Apparently,  there  jxist  were  no 
dolls  made  for  children  to  play  with  in  Turkey  and 
no  national  costumes  in  Spain.  One  doll,  added  early 
in  the  collecting',  represents  a  harem  costume,  and 
was  given  Mrs.  McKenzie  by  an  American  professor 
in  Turkey  who  got  a  Russian  refugee  to  make  it  for 
him.  After  World  War  II,  however,  it  was  much 
easier  to  obtain  a  doll  in  Spain  although  they  seem 
to  have  been  made  exclusively  for  tourist  trade. 

The  collection  represents  dolls  from  most  of  the 
nations  in  Europe ;  from  Mediterranean  Islands  ;  from 
North  Africa  including  Egypt ;  from  China,  Japan, 
Indo-China,  and  Hawaii ;  from  Alaska,  Lapland,  Cen- 
tral and  South  America;  and  three  groups  of  dolls 
from  the  United  States — dolls  from  the  Appalachian 
Jlountains,  Indian  dolls,  and  colored  dolls.  The 
Russian  dolls  illustrate  a  particular  problem ;  those 
dressed  in  the  clothes  of  nobility  were  usually  made 
bj^  Russian  refugees  who  had  fled  to  Paris,  London 
or  New  York  after  the  Revolution  of  1917.  Dolls 
dressed  to  represent  Russian  peasants  however,  might 
come  from  Russia  itself. 

Each  doll  or  grouping  of  dolls  has  its  own  special 
fascination  and  interest.  A  very  few  can  be  recalled 
in  detail.  One  very  impressive  pair,  sitting  on  wooden 
blocks,  are  dolls  used  in  religious  festivals  in  Japan. 
Such  dolls  were  not  for  sale  and  were  the  property  of 
the  lesser  nobility  who  used  them  in  religious  cere- 
monies in  the  days  when  the  Japanese  Emperor  was 
considered  sacred.  This  handsome  pair  was  given  to 
Mrs.  McKenzie  by  Romney  Wheeler,  London  director 
of  N.B.C.,  who  brought  them  from  Tokyo.  Another 
interesting  group  is  the  character  dolls  from  Great 
Britain :  the  Beefeater  from  the  Tower  of  London ;  a 
Coronation  Coach  of  Elizabeth  II ;  a  Scottish  couple 
complete  with  authentic  kilts ;  the  "Beau  of  Bath 
and  the  Belle  of  Brighton,"  and  a  typical  "City" 
man  of  London  of  1910,  complete  in  bowler  hat,  um- 
brella, grey  kid  gloves,  newspaper  under  his  arm  with 
the  heading  London  Times  showing  distinctly,  and 
patent  leather  slippers  on  his  feet. 

From  Odensee,  Denmark,  came  a  unique  group  of 
dolls  portraying  the  best  beloved  characters  from 
Hans  Christian  Ander.son's  delicately  beautiful  fairy 
tales.  I-Iere  is  the  match  girl,  the  witch  who  sent 
the  soldier  down  the  well  to  bring  her  the  dog  with 
eyes  as  big  as  watchtowers,  the  Emperor  modestly 
clad  in  a  night  shirt  instead  of  his  non-existent  "new 
clothes,"  the   ballerina   dancing  forever  on  one  toe, 


the  valiant  one-legged  tin  soldier,  the  ugly  duckling 
and  the  goose  girl. 

Prom  Brittany,  a  doll  with  the  delicate  lace  head- 
dress which  identifies  her  native  district  so  com- 
pletely; from  Portugal,  some  bull  fighters  (in  Portu- 
gal the  bull  is  never  killed  in  a  bull  fight)  ;  a  group  of 
Laplander  dolls  from  Sweden  and  others  from  Norway 
(subtly  different)  ;  a  handsome  Manchu  prince  and 
princess — temple  dancers  from  Indo-China ;  a  fasci- 
nating doll  from  the  island  of  Malta  wearing  the 
massive  typical  black  headdress  called  a  faldetta — 
which  doubles  as  a  sunshade  or  a  winter  cloak  and 
gives  the  women  the  appearance  of  great  winged  birds 
as  they  climb  the  steep  slopes  of  their  island  home ; 
Irish  leprechauns ;  dolls  with  the  famous  red  skirt  of 
Kerry ;  a  delightful  colored  group  with  two  grand- 
mothers and  four  children,  Eeny,  Meeny,  Miney  and 
Mo  fresh  from  the  Sunflower  Street  of  yesteryear ; 
dolls  which  originally  graced  an  English  doll  house  of 
the  last  century  including  the  inevitable  Nanny ;  a 
Mennonite  family  made  of  lead — all  of  these  grace  the 
shelves  of  Rose  Terrace.  A  small  but  authentic  group 
of  dolls,  made  of  kid  with  real  hair  and  dressed  in  their 
original  costumes,  is  from  seventy  to  one  hundred 
years  old.  These  were  a  gift,  as  was  a  group  of  hand- 
carved  Chinese  actor  dolls.  Still  another  shelf  has  a 
' '  real ' '  doll  of  the  kind  actually  played  with  by  a  little 
girl  around  the  Aswan  Dam  on  the  Upper  Nile.  This 
Egyptian  doll  is  made  of  wood  and  is  far  from  cuddly 
but  most  unusual.  One  of  the  largest  dolls  is  a  beau- 
tifully done  Basque  woman  in  the  distinctive  dress  of 
those  people  neither  French  nor  Spanish  who  live  in 
the  Pyrenees  Mountains. 

In  some  places,  such  as  Spain,  collecting  dolls  has 
become  easier  since  World  War  II ;  in  others,  such  as 
Central  or  South  America  the  dolls  seem  to  have 
become  stereotyped  and  made  for  the  tourist  trade. 
No  matter  which  Latin  American  country  you  buy  the 
doll  in,  they  all  seem  to  have  been  made  in  Guatemala. 

In  any  case,  the  dolls  in  the  McKenzie  collection 
represent  taste  and  intelligence  and  knowledge.  They 
can  hardly  fail  to  please.  Displayed  on  the  shelves  they 
truly  are  a  ' '  labor  of  love ' '  for  they  must  be  carefully 
packed  for  each  move,  they  must  be  protected  from 
undue  heat,  cold,  moisture,  dryness  and  insects ;  they 
must  be  kept  dust  and  moth  free  and  they  must  be 
"stood  up"  so  they  can  be  properly  appreciated  and 
enjoyed. 

"Enjoyed"  is  the  word  that  best  represents  this 
collection.  It  is  really  and  truly  an  enjojTuent  and  a 
pleasure  for  Mrs.  McKenzie  and  her  busy  husband 
who  have  spent  so  much  time,  energj^  and  talent  on 
this  rewarding  hobbj'. 


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ALUMN-iE  Nevs^s  Letter 


Little  Jack  Is  Back  Today" 


by  Betty  Johnson,  '53 


BRIGHT  aiul  early  every  iiiorniiig-  [  sit  on  a  low- 
stool  and  yawn  while  my  partner  eheerfully  faces 
three  or  four  hundred  grade-sehoolers  and  makes  her 
speeeh:  "Good  morning,  boys  and  girls:  Little  Jack 
is  hack  today  with  a  brand  new  puppet  show."  I'm 
slightly  liored  and  still  sleepy,  and  I  don't  hear  her — 
until  she  says, '" — and  then  there's  a  boy  named  Joe." 
That's  my  cue.  I  poke  Joe — who  is  fitted  on  ray  hand 
like  a  glove — through  the  little  curtains,  and  I  object 
loudly  to  the  whole  proceeding.  And  when  the  chil- 
dren laugh,  I'm  suddenly  wide  awake,  and  ready  for 
the  game  of  wits  that  follows,  as  we  lead  our  young 
audience  to  laugh  and  answer  and  (usually)  to  say 
anything  we  want  them  to. 

What's  this  all  about?  It's  all  about  good  teeth — 
how  to  have  them  and  how  to  keep  them,  with  the  aid 
of  a  friendly  dentist.  My  partner  and  I  (Ann  is  a 
Meredith  girl  from  North  Carolina)  work  for  the  N.  C. 
State  Board  of  Health,  in  the  Division  of  Oral  Hy- 
giene— although  we  seldom  see  Raleigh  or  our  boss, 
Dr.  Ernest  Branch,  who  is  widely  known  and  re- 
spected in  dental  circles  for  his  work  with  the  chil- 
dren and  in  public-health  dentistry. 

ilany  people  think  Little  Jack  is  Dr.  Branch's 
greatest  achievement.  The  show  is  20  years  old  this 
spring,  and  as  we  expect  to  reach  about  150,000  school 
children  this  year,  that  would  make  somewhere  near 
three  million  who  have  seen  Jack  and  his  friends  over 
the  years,  and  have  learned  that  teeth  can  be  a  pride 
instead  of  a  burden. 

We  travel  the  state — this  year  in  a  new  red  station 
wagon — by  counties,  and  usually  manage  to  get  to 
everv  school  in  the  countv,  both   white  and  colored; 


Betty   received    her    M.A.   last   year   from  the   Unlverstiy   of   North   Carolina. 
Next  year  will  find   her  teaching   and    studying   for   doctorate 
at  Iowa  University. 


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antl  everyw  here  we  go,  the  children  are  waiting,  with 
real  impatience,  to  see  the  show.  With  us  in  the  truck 
is  our  stage,  with  its  own  little  lights,  sets  and  props, 
and,  of  course,  the  actors.  The  first  puppets  are  cute 
little  people,  with  accurately-scaled  clothes  (which  we 
wasli  periodically — you  should  see  them  on  the  line!), 
and  operating  them  is  fun ! 

We  have  eight  different  characters,  and  sometimes 
it's  really  hard  work  to  keep  three  or  four  different 
voices  and  characterizations  going  at  once.  There's 
Jack,  an  8-year-old  redhead,  and  his  sister  Judy ;  their 
mother,  and  a  7-months-old  baby  brother.  And  there's 
Joe.  and  the  nice,  fatherly  dentist  (his  voice  is  a  real 
problem  I ).  As  a  matter  of  fact,  we  have  two  Joes,  for 
use  before  and  after  tiie  trij)  to  the  dentist — a  scowling 
little  brat  with  unkempt  hair  and  turned-down  mouth, 
and  a  pleasant  little  man,  with  muscles. 

Joe  gets  the  most  audience  reaction,  of  course — as 
most  audiences  include  a  high  percentage  of  mean 
little  boys  with  a  distaste  for  dentists;  and,  as  Joe  is 
my  special  property,  I  keep  busy !  When  he  debates, 
on  his  way  to  the  dentist,  whether  he  should  go  or  not, 
I  always  get  comments.  Once,  a  first-grader  offered, 
sympathetically,  "7  went  to  the  dentist,  and  he  didn't 
hurt  me  a  bit!"  And  when  he  peeks  through  the  cur- 
tain after  Jack  has  asked  him  not  to,  the  children 
sometimes  almost  come  up  on  the  stage  to  get  him. 
We've  never  lost  control  of  an  audience  yet — I  hope 
the  day  never  comes  when  we  do. 

The  show  has  not  always  been  the  same ;  every  two 
or  three  years  it  changes,  always  revolving  around 
Jack,  his  sister,  and  another  child  who's  afraid  of 
dentists.  The  idea  is  to  teach  the  children  at  their 
own  level ;  and  of  course,  our  hero  always  triumphs 
in  the  end.  There's  always  something  extra,  too — this 
year  it's  an  ice-skating  carnival  as  a  finale:  and  it's 
no  joke  to  make  legless  iieople  figure-skate  I 

I've  always  wondered  how-  people  got  into  unusual 
jobs ;  now  I  know.  It's  an  accident.  Neither  Ann  nor 
I  ever  planned  to  work  for  the  State  Board  of  Health 
— Ann  majored  in  primary  education  and  I  in  dra- 
matic art :  yet,  when  school  closed  last  year,  we  both 
found  ourselves  witii  a  job — and  not  a  very  clear  idea 
of  just  what  it  would  involve.    We  found  out. 

In  September,  we  spent  a  steaming  week  and  a  half 
in  Raleigh,  learning  to  operate  the  puppets — how  to 
make  them  "speak."  walk  and — hardest  of  all — ice- 
skate.  At  night  we  learned  lines  and  rehearsed  back- 
stage work,  for  while  the  show  is  in  progress,  neither 
of  us  has  a  single  sjiare  moment.  Sets  and  records  and 
costumes  must  be  changed,  lights  regulated,  and  props 
arranged  for  easy  access.  And  frequently,  we're 
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Altjmnae  News  Letter 


11 


The 
College 


The 
Faculty 


SATURDAY  CLASSES  TO  BE  ELIMINATED 

The  five  day  class  week  will  be  nndertaken  as  an 
experiment  next  year  at  Mary  Baldwin.  This  will  be 
accomplished  by  placing  the  work  in  a  number  of 
courses  on  an  extended  period  of  seventy-five  minutes, 
twice  a  week,  while  other  courses  will  continue  to  be 
presented  in  the  three  fifty  minute  periods.  Classes 
will  begin  at  8:30  a.m.  as  before  and  will  continue 
through  5  :50  p.m. 

The  faculty  feel  that  some  courses  can  be  taught 
more  effectively  with  longer,  uninterrupted  periods 
which  will  provide  time  for  a  greater  variety  of  activ- 
ities than  can  be  utilized  in  the  short  lecture  period : 
visual  aids,  informal  discussions,  student  reports,  and 
class  demonstrations  can  be  introduced  to  supplement 
the  formal  lecture. 

•Statistical  studies  indicate  that  a  large  portion  of 
the  absences  from  classes  occur  on  Saturday  mornings 
when  students  are  off  campus  for  the  week-end.  It  is 
believed  that  the  new  schedule  will  tend  to  reduce  this 
number  of  absences.  The  faculty  felt  that  conditions 
do  not  necessitate  any  change  in  the  present  practice 
of  pjlacing  upon  the  students  the  responsibility  of 
deciding  how  many  absences  they  can  afford ;  there- 
fore the  plan  of  unlimited  cuts  for  upperclassmen  will 
be  continued.  Additional  advantages  to  be  derived 
from  the  change  are  that  it  will  provide  a  day  each 
week  for  members  of  the  faculty  to  utilize  for  research 
and  study;  and  it  will  enable  students  to  have  more 
time  between  class  meetings  for  reading  and  reference 
work. 

When  the  new  schedule  was  being  prepared,  another 


change  was  incorporated.  It  involved  provision  for  all 
of  the  introductory  courses  in  foreign  languages  to 
meet  five  times  weekly  with  8  semester  hours  credit. 
This  will  enable  the  students  to  have  time  for  the  fre- 
ciuent  drills  which  are  deemed  necessary  for  meeting 
the  essentials  of  a  new  language. 

JUDICIAL  BOARD 

"With  an  eye  to  better  student  living  and  anticipat- 
ing more  students  on  the  campus,  the  Student  Govern- 
ment Association  has  been  reorganized  into  three 
divisions,  to  assume  the  legislative,  executive  and 
judicial  functions  formerly  carried  on  by  the  Student 
Council.  Under  the  new  setup  the  Student  Board, 
composed  of  the  Council,  Y,  and  Recreation  Associa- 
tion presidents,  chairmen  of  the  Board  of  Review, 
Publications  Board,  Social  Committee,  and  House 
Presidents'  Council,  and  the  National  Student  Asso- 
ciation representative,  will  serve  as  the  legislative 
branch  and  be  responsible  for  the  overall  campus  pro- 
gram. Dormitory  problems  and  activities  will  be 
administered  by  the  Plouse  Presidents'  Council.  Two 
representatives  elected  from  each  class  will  serve  on 
the  Judiciary  Board,  of  which  a  senior  is  chairman, 
and  the  President  of  the  Student  Government  Asso- 
ciation an  ex-officio  member.  The  function  of  this 
group  is  to  handle  matters  of  discipline  and  infrac- 
tions of  college  rules.  On  April  20  these  officers  were 
installed  in  the  customary  ceremony.  Dr.  Mary  E. 
Latimer  of  the  Madison  College  faculty,  and  well 
known  to  many  Mary  Baldwin  alumnae  as  a  former 
professor  of  Dramatics  and  Speech,  was  the  speaker. 


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St;ilT  phutosraph,  Staunton  Leader 
President    McKenzIe     congratulates:     left    to    right,     Miss     Fannie,     Mrs.    Grafton,     Miss    Taylor,     Mr.    Splllman,     Mr.     Daffin, 

and    Miss    Flansburgh. 


SIX  FACULTY  MEMBERS  HON.ORED 

Six  members  of  the  faculty  and  stati'  were  honored 
in  Chapel  ou  March  16,  for  tweuty-tive  years  or  more 
of  service.  They  were :  Miss  Strauss,  Miss  Flans- 
burgh, ilrs.  Grafton,  iliss  Taylor,  ]Mr.  Daffin,  and 
Mr.  Spillman.  'Sir.  ]\IeKenzie  presented  to  each  hon- 
ored person  gifts  of  sterling  silver  on  behalf  of  the 
Board  of  Trustees. 

^liss  "Fannie, ■■  who  came  to  ^lary  Baldwin  first 
as  a  student,  graduating  in  1912,  joined  the  faculty 
in  1918  and  has  served  continuously  since  then.  Miss 
Flansburgh,  professor  of  French,  has  been  at  the  Col- 
lege 28  years.  ^Irs.  Grafton,  iliss  Taylor,  Mr.  Daffin 
and  Mr.  Spillman  are  rounding  out  25  years  of 
service. 

A  sterling  silver,  miniature  tea  and  coffee  service 
with  tray  was  given  to  Miss  Strauss.  The  service  of 
Queen  Anne  design  was  made  in  England.  Miss 
Flansburgh  was  presented  with  a  silver  flower  pin, 
designed  by  George  Jensen,  well-known  Danish  silver 
craftsman.  The  other  four  received  Jensen-designed 
silver  medals,  inscribed  with  names  and  dates  of  ser- 
vice. 

Following  the  service.  President  iMcKenzie  declared 
a  holiday  for  the  remainder  of  the  day. 

ENROLLMENT 

As  of  late  Ajiril  enrollment  prospects  for  1955-56 
are  'lo'^'c  ahead  of  last  year.  The  new  dormitory,  to  be 
opened  in  September,  will  be  ready  to  take  care  of 
the  increase.    This  encouraging  news  followed  close 

AiiUMNAE  News  Letter 


iipon  the  heels  of  a  successful  High  School  Week  End, 
April  23-24,  when  over  forty  high  school  senior  girls 
visited  the  campus.  Competitive  scholarship  winners 
will  not  be  announced  until  ^May  18 :  under  an  agree- 
ment with  the  College  Board,  of  which  Mary  Baldwin 
is  now  a  member,  the  colleges  cannot  ask  winners  to 
give  their  final  answer  prior  to  that  date,  though  the 
winner  may  do  so  if  she  wishes. 

GRAY  MEMORIAL  FUND 

Announcement  has  been  made  of  the  Edwin  P.  Gray 
Family  Memorial  Fund  in  Music,  established  by  Mary 
Jane  Gray  Hurley,  "52,  in  memory  of  her  parents  and 
brother,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Edwin  P.  Gray  and  Mr.  Edward 
Gray.  The  income  from  the  invested  funds  is  to  be 
used  in  the  maintenance  of  the  Music  Department  or 
for  scholarship  aid  for  students  in  the  department. 

THE  SCOTCH  AND  THE  IRISH 

"What  all  concerned  hope  will  become  tradition  was 
given  a  trial  run  on  ^larch  17th  when  the  Irish  entia'- 
tained  the  Scots  at  a  rousing  St.  Patrick's  Day  party 
in  the  Activities  Building.  Skits,  songs,  and  dances 
provided  an  entertaining  evening,  with  I'cfreshments 
later,  for  both  faculty  and  students.  Some  came  in 
costume,  and  of  course  ]\Irs.  Daj-'s  was  the  cleverest 
of  all  1  The  final  bit  of  good  humor  was  injected  when 
into  the  crowd  a  pig  was  unloosed,  and  the  squeals 
were  not  all  from  the  unsuspecting  animal !  Now  the 
Scots  are  looking  forward  to  doing  the  Irish  one  better 
with  a  party  on  St.  Andrew's  Day,  November  30. 


The  Alumnae  Association 


Adele  Gooch  Kiessling,  '38,  first  vice-president,  as- 
sumed the  duties  of  president  when  Beverly  Bivens 
Olive,  '39,  found  it  necessary  to  re- 
Vice-President  sign  due  to  ill  health.  The  latter 's 
Takes  Over  resignation  was  accepted  with  reluc- 
tance by  the  Association,  but  Adele 
has  taken  over  the  office  capably  and  efficiently  and 
is  bringing  to  it  genuine  interest  and  enthusiasm. 

The  April  Alumnae  News  Letter  becomes  the  May 
bulletin  this  time,  in  order  to  bring  you  news  of 
President  McKenzie's  inauguration  while 
Elections  it  is  still  news.  Therefore,  the  polls  may 
Scheduled  be  closed  when  this  information  reaches 
you,  but  here  are  the  candidates  for  the 
spring  elections : 

President — Adele  Gooch  Kiessling,  '38,  Staunton, 
Virginia  (Mrs.  H.  William,  Jr.)  (to  fill  the  unexpired 
term). 

First  Vice-President — Virginia  House  Puckett,  '35, 
Davidson,  North  Carolina,  (Mrs.  W.  Olin). 

Secretary — Betty  Ruff,  '49,  Staunton,  Virginia. 

Four  of  the  following  will  be  elected  to  serve  a  three- 
year  term  on  the  Board  of  Directors :  Mary  Benham 
Mitchell  Black,  '22,  Staunton,  Virginia ;  Jennie  Hunt 
Hester,  '29,  Charleston,  West  Virginia ;  Margaret  De- 
7lf«.?wZ  Banta,  '33,  Ridgewood,  New  Jersey;  Virginia 
Gantt  Keudig,  '37,  Salem,  Virginia ;  Marian  Hornsby 
Bowditch,  '42,  Warwick,  Virginia;  Margaret  Barrier, 
'50,  High  Point,  North  Carolina;  Betty  Stall,  '51, 
Greenville,  South  Carolina;  Anne  Hunter  Murray, 
'54,  Charlottesville,  Virginia. 

Thanks  to  the  efforts  of  many  alumnae,  individually 
and  collectively,  the  Southern  tour  of  Wini  Boggs,  '54, 
our  field  representative,  was  extremely 
Chapter  Briefs  profitable.  In  Clarksdale,  Miss.,  Eve- 
lyn Lacy  Nance,  '49,  entertained  pros- 
pective students  and  their  mothers;  while  in  Green- 
ville, S.  C,  Betty  Stall,  '51,  invited  alumnae  to  her 
coke  party  for  prospective  students.  Virginia  House 
Puckett,  '37,  Betty  Lee  Neisler  Timberlake,  '45,  and 
Betty  Lankford  Peek,  '50,  managed  a  series  of  parties 
in  the  Charlotte  area;  others  made  school  appoint- 
ments, entertained  Wini  and  contributed  immeasure- 
ably  to  the  success  of  her  trip. 

Chapters  have  been  on  the  move,  too.  President 
McKenzie  and  Mrs.  McKenzie  visited  the  New  York 


group  on  January  30th,  when  Martha  McMullan  Aas- 
man,  '51,  was  elected  president  and  Rhea  Eincaid 
Hayward,  '33,  seeretarj^-treasurer.  The  McKenzies,  as 
we  go  to  print,  are  to  be  guests  of  the  Richmond  Chap- 
ter on  April  30th  ...  at  a  business  meeting  earlier  in 
the  spring,  Margaret  Getty  Wilson,  '48,  was  elected 
president ;  Ann  Whitehead,  '45,  vice-president ;  Eloise 
Cuthbert  Stovall,  '46,  corresponding  secretary;  Laura 
Jane  Atkinson  May,  '47,  recording  secretary;  Mary 
Lamont  Wade,  '52,  treasurer ;  Rives  Pollard  Lybrook, 
'45,  publicity  chairman.  Patsy  Wilson,  '51,  is  project 
chairman.  A  new  plan  effectively  put  into  operation 
by  the  chapter  is  a  series  of  get-togethers  arranged 
according  to  groups  whose  years  in  college  overlapped. 
From  all  reports  this  is  a  successful  and  pleasant  in- 
novation. President  McKenzie  spoke  to  the  Staunton 
alumnae  on  March  18  when  they  met  at  the  home  of 
Tomlin  Braxton  Callison,  '29.  Anne  Dally  Johnson, 
'37,  was  elected  the  chapter's  vice-president  and  Polly 
Baughan  Moore,  '40,  secretary,  Mary  Graves  Enowles 
Hamilton,  '47,  pviblicity  chairman,  and  Sara  Frances 
Baylor,  '53,  projects  chairman.  Keen  interest  in  the 
Mary  Baldwin  Nursery  School  led  to  the  group 's  mak- 
ing a  substantial  contribution  for  supplies  and  equip- 
ment. The  chapter's  major  project  is  a  series  of  plays 
presented  annually  by  the  Barter  Theatre  of  Virginia. 
Betty  Lee  Neisler  Timberlake,  '45,  is  the  new  chair- 
man of  the  Charlotte  chapter  which  met  in  March.  A 
luncheon  at  the  Gastonia  Country  Club  was  arranged 
by  Martha  Barnett  Beal,  '53,  and  Mary  Elizabeth 
Mason,  '54.  Among  those  present  was  Lelia  Johnson 
Buck,  '82.  Mary  Moore  Pancake,  '28,  acting  alumnae 
director,  was  present,  and  also  attended  a  meeting  of 
the  Winston-Salem  area  group  in  High  Point  at  the 
Sheraton  Hotel.  Betty  Ann  Rankin  Hunsucker,  '53, 
is  the  new  president  and  among  other  officers  are 
Mary  Lu  Wright  Whaling,  '50,  and  Nancy  Boycroft 
Perry,  '45  .  .  .  In  San  Antonio  Florence  Miller  Wilson, 
'12,  opened  her  home  for  a  coffee  party  to  which  pros- 
pective students  were  invited.  Martha  Bussa  Hicks, 
'46,  is  the  recently  elected  president  of  the  chapter. 
In  Chicago  Florence  Wimberly  Hellinger,  '52,  rounded 
up  a  group  of  more  recent  alumnae  to  have  tea  with 
Miss  Parker,  who  was  attending  a  national  meeting  of 
Deans  of  Women  .  . .  Anne  Persons  Baylor,  '53,  writes 
of  interest  in  starting  a  chapter  in  Norfolk,  Virginia. 


To  succeed  Margaret  St.  Clair  Moore,  '16,  whose  term  of  office  as  an  alumna  trustee  expires  in  March, 
1956,  the  Board  of  Directors  of  the  Alumnae  Association,  according  to  the  Constitution,  will  nominate  a  new 
trustee  at  its  October  meeting.  Alumnae  trustees  are  not  eligible  to  succeed  themselves  immediately.  The 
Executive  Committee  of  the  Board  serves  as  the  Nominating  Committee,  and  alumnae  generally  are  urged 
to  send  suggestions  for  the  trustee  to  Mrs.  Kiessling,  1028  Warwick  Drive,  Staunton. 

Send  your  suggestions  as  follows: 
I  recommend  for  Alunrna  Trustee 


Name '.; Class... 

Name Class... 

Signed Class.. 


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MeCLUER — (Continued  from  page  7) 

Nor  is  support  of  this  kind  of  education  vague  and 
sentimental  talk  about  a  better  world.  Liberal  educa- 
tion requires  intelligent  effort  of  a  high  oi'der.  It  is 
designed  to  develop  disciplined  minds  and  generous 
l)ers()iudities.  It  is  true,  as  many  have  said,  that  our 
social  tensions  and  world  problems  are  frequently  the 
result  of  ungenerous  attitudes  and  parochial  emotions. 
It  is  also  true  that  they  are  aggravated  by  the  activ- 
ities of  people  who  lack  knowledge  of  social  need  and 
who  have  limited  understanding  of  the  facts  and 
forces  tliat  enter  into  the  marring  or  making  of  human 
life.  If  genuine  good  will  is  to  be  properly  imple- 
mented it  will  be  directed  l)y  minds  that  know !  Some 
knowledge  of  the  languages  and  literatures  of  the 
human  race,  some  understanding  of  psychology  and 
philosophy  and  religion,  of  the  natural  and  the  social 
sciences,  of  mathematics  and  history,  bring  an  appre- 
ciation of  the  nature  and  destinj'  of  man  not  to  be 
acquired  in  any  other  way. 

Liberal  education  addresses  itself  to  the  whole  per- 
sonality. It  is  mindful  of  the  fact  that  many  of  the 
ma.jor  functions  of  life  are  shared  by  all.  One  does 
not  escape  the  responsibility  of  being  an  intelligent 
voter  by  becoming  a  skilled  engineer.  Helplessness 
and  lack  of  imagination  and  insight  before  a  problem 
of  Iniman  relations  in  a  local  community  cannot  be 
excused  in  the  days  ahead  because  one  is  the  trained 
pilot  of  an  airplane. 

The  second  great  force  in  the  tradition  of  Mary 
Baldwin  College  is  in  its  purpose  to  provide  an  edu- 
cation that  is  Christian.  It  is  the  child  of  the  Presby- 
terian Church  and  as  a  church  college  it  seeks,  with 
hundreds  of  other  institutions,  to  prevent  the  secu- 
larization of  knowledge.  It  was  a  wise  editorial  writer 
who  declared,  "If  the  secularization  of  knowledge 
continues  it  will  ultimately  wreck  civilization." 

It  is  not  argued  that  all  education  should  be  in  tlie 
hands  of  the  ehurcli.  not  even  in  the  liands  of  the 
Presliyteriaa  Church,  but  it  is  clear  that  the  role  of 
the  church  college  is  vital  in  the  support  of  freedom  of 
thought,  in  the  support  of  democracy,  and  emphasiz- 
ing an  adequate  principle  of  interpretation. 

That  it  may  serve  these  functions  well,  the  church 
college  must  ever  be  a  defender  of  freedom.  As  Presi- 
dent Lowry  has  put  it,  "The  committed  Cliristian 
surrenders  his  freedom  of  action  but  not  his  freedom 
of  in(iuiry. "  Indeed,  his  faith  imposes  on  him  the 
obligation  to  maintain  freedom  of  inquiry. 

No  avowed  or  subtle  restraints  of  the  free  exercise 
of  the  human  mind  can  be  tolerated  in  a  great  educa- 
tional institution.  The  true  church  college  is  not 
afraid  of  the  microscope,  nor  of  any  possible  discovery 
of  new  truth ;  nor  is  it  shackled  by  any  consideration 
of  political  expediency.  It  is  hospitable  to  all  truth, 
proud  of  its  religious  faith,  fiercely  free. 

If  higher  education  is  to  meet  its  obligations  in 
strengthening  freedom  in  our  nation,  it  must,  of 
course,  itself  be  free.  It  has  been  wisely  said  that 
freedom  of  thought  is  essential  to  honest  teaching  and 
to  productive  research.    This  freedom  for  members  of 


the  teaching  profession  must  be  zealously  gviarded  and 
not  surrender(Hl  to  orthcjdo.xy  nor  cast  aside  before 
any  fear.  The  teacher  who  is  afraid  to  express  a  well 
considered  opinion  concerning  a  social  problem  be- 
cause of  any  social  pressure  is  disloyal  to  his  profes- 
sion and  to  his  obligation  as  a  citizen.  The  group 
which  would  impose  a  particular  viewpoint  upon  all 
of  its  teachers  about  matters  of  economic  or  j)olitical 
policy  is  disloyal  to  the  nation  and  to  its  heritage. 

We  do  right  to  i)rotest  every  effort  to  limit  our 
academic  liberties.  Xo  one  must  tell  us  what  we  have 
to  think,  where  we  must  come  out.  We  must  not  let 
ourselves  be  frightened  into  silence.  Restrictive  laws 
will  strangle  education ;  the  gray  smog  of  fear  will 
smother  it  to  death.  We  must  strike  out  against  both, 
finding  it  harder  to  meet  the  atmosphere  than  the  an- 
tagonist, but  resisting  both.  Yet,  necessary  as  this 
resistance  is,  it  is  neither  the  best  nor  tlie  most  that 
we  can  do  for  freedom.  Our  right  to  think  for  our- 
selves does  not  give  us  a  right  to  heedless  opinions. 
Our  great  stroke  will  not  be  the  one  that  sets  us  free 
from  criticism,  but  the  one  that  reveals  us  as  free  for 
.service.  Our  amply  demonstrated  responsibility  is  the 
positive  offensive  tactic  which  will  be  the  surest  de- 
fense of  our  fredom. 

Democracy  itself  depends  on  such  freedom.  It  can 
succeed,  indeed  it  can  exist,  only  where  its  citizens 
assert  the  right  and  assume  the  responsibility  of 
thinking  for  themselves  rather  than  accepting  their 
thought  from  set  authority.  When  intolerance  of  the 
opinion  of  another  denies  him  the  right  to  express  it, 
when  mind  cannot  meet  mind  in  free  and  honest  dis- 
cussion, then  vigorous  mental  growth  is  not  longer 
likely. 

As  the  oak  tree,  being  alive,  changes  in  aspect  but 
remains  an  oak,  so  truth  living,  not  static,  changes  in 
aspect,  as  all  like  does  change,  forever  new  and  yet 
essentially  the  same.  Shall  we  not  maintain  in  our 
church  colleges  a  steady  poise  in  a  reeling  age  ?  Shall 
we  not  combine  in  them  an  abiding  faith  in  the  ancient 
verities  and  a  poignant  awareness  of  the  new  intel- 
lectual and  spiritual  heights  to  be  gained? 

And  because  of  their  Christian  philosopher,  these 
colleges  give  a  peculiar  support  to  our  democratic 
faith.  The  political  consequence  of  the  Christian  rec- 
ognition of  the  supreme  worth  and  dignity  of  the 
individual  is  the  belief  that  diversit.v  is  the  source  of 
growth  and  strengtli  and  not  the  source  of  decay. 
Therefore,  in  order  that  diverse  elements  may  con- 
tribute to  the  common  weal,  freedom  of  speech,  of 
press,  and  of  religion,  separate  from  state  control, 
must  be  assured  every  man. 

Threats  to  democratic  faith  amongst  us  do  not  come 
from  the  Christian  philosophy  of  the  church  colleges 
nor  from  those  who  teach  in  these  institutions.  To 
leave  God  out  of  consideration  and  to  think  of  col- 
lective society  as  an  organism  leads  to  totalitarian 
contempt  for  the  individual.  A  free  state  and  a  free 
church  are  alike  dependent  on  a  concept  of  God  and 
man  found  explicit  in  the  Christian  religion.  Our 
church  colleges  with  educational  program  centered  in 
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McCL\J'E'R—( Continued  from  page  15) 
this  faith  are  among  the  most  vital  factors  in  building 
the  essential  spiritual  defenses  of  our  freedom. 

In  its  freedom  to  assert  that  the  fear  of  the  Lord 
is  the  beginning  of  wisdom  the  Christian  college  pro- 
vides a  principle  for  the  interpretation  and  evalua- 
tion of  facts.  Some  years  ago  Dr.  Willard  Lampe 
noted  the  peril  of  superficiality  in  higher  education 
because  of  the  disproportion  in  emphasis  on  facts  and 
their  evaluation.  He  told  of  asking  an  engineering 
student  how  he  derived  a  certain  formula  and  receiv- 
ing the  reply,  "I  don't  know.  All  I  have  to  do  is  to 
memorize  it."  Dr.  Lampe  went  on  to  say  "What  if 
the  formula  were  one  of  the  Ten  Commandments?" 
Dr.  C.  F.  Weizsacker  has  taken  a  similar  position  in 
his  recent  book,  The  History  of  Nature. 

He  thinks  of  power  and  insight  as  the  two  sides  of 
knowledge.  Knowledge  that  gives  power  alone  is  "in- 
strumental knowledge,"  but  the  determination  of  the 
use  of  that  power  must  come  from  insight,  which  is 
concerned  with  the  whole  rather  than  with  fragments, 
and  which  will  be  found  not  solely  in  the  realm  of 
morals  but  in  that  of  religion !  Someone  has  observed 
that  we  have  need  of  men  whe  believe  something  as 
well  as  know  something. 

The  intellectual  leadership  of  our  country  in  the 
next  few  years  will  be  decisive  in  determining  the 
character  of  our  community  in  the  next  half  century. 
Knowledge  is  power  and  the  use  to  which  this  power 
is  put  will  be  determined  by  the  character  of  the  men 
who  have  the  knowledge.  And  this  knowledge  must 
not  be  altogether  specialized  and  segmental. 

If  it  is  true  that  God  is  the  Creator  and  Ruler  of 
the  universe,  no  study  of  the  universe  is  complete 
without  acknowledgment  of  His  sovereignty.  If  it  is 
true  that  Christ  frees  man  and  leads  him  to  an  abun- 
dant life,  no  effort  to  develop  character  without  aware- 
ness of  His  friendship  may  be  fully  successful.  If  it 
is  true  that  the  Sermon  on  the  Mount  gives  man  the 
eternal  principles  through  which  social  tensions  may 
be  resolved,  no  effort  to  resolve  them  apart  from  these 
principles  will  bring  peace. 

The  task  of  bringing  together  a  group  of  Christian 
teachers  in  a  college  and  of  providing  them  with  ade- 
quate equipment  to  achieve  excellence  in  worlv  with 
youth  is  a  part  of  the  teaching  mission  of  the  church. 
Members  of  the  faculties  in  these  colleges  are  stand- 
ing for  the  life  of  our  church — a  church  relevant  to 
our  society,  a  church  making  direct  impact  on  a  matur- 
ing character,  and  a  church  pointing  directions  to 
those  who  will  help  to  direct  the  future.  As  a  con- 
cerned body  of  concerned  Christians,  nurturing  faith 
while  seeking  wisdom,  suggesting  leads  to  those  who 
will  be  leaders,  insisting  that  truth  is  something  we 
are  as  well  as  the  things  we  know,  we  shall  understand 
that  the  church  college  is  the  church  in  one  phase  of 
its  work. 

JOHNSON — (Continude  from  page  11) 

speaking  lines  for  each  other  while  we  change  the  sets. 

It  was  November  before  we  could  run  the  show 

without  trying — and  even  now,  nothing  is  automatic, 

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even  with  our  regular  three-a-day.  For  we  never 
know  what  the  children  will  say  next,  and  we  must 
be  ready  to  answer. 

They  come  back  after  a  perfoi-mance,  too,  to  get  a 
closer  look  at  the  cast.  One  day,  way  back  in  the 
mountains,  a  little  tow-headed  boy  asked,  "Where 
are  all  those  little  people?"  And  when  we  told  him 
we'd  packed  them  in  a  box,  he  looked  at  us  with  the 
purest  horror:    "Won't  they  'mother?" 

The  job  has  its  drawbacks,  as  any  job  has — we  get 
awfully  tired  of  living  out  of  suitcases,  and  of  dispos- 
ing of  spare  time:  it's  the  first  time  I  ever  remember 
having  any.  We  read  all  the  magazines,  and  see  all 
the  movies,  and  when  there's  a  play  in  Chapel  Plill — 
where  I  was  in  school  last  year — I  usually  go  to  see 
it,  if  we're  close  enough.  But  we're  seeing  North 
Carolina — I  know  all  the  back  roads  and  tiny  country 
towns  in  the  state — and  the  health  departments  and 
schools  are  always  most  cordial.  It's  really  an  experi- 
ence to  be  treated  like  visiting  royalty  whenever  you 
come  to  town ! 

Our  year  with  Little  Jack  has  been  rich  in  experi- 
ence of  every  kind;  as  Dr.  Branch  says,  we're  real 
missionaries — and  in  May,  it  will  be  with  no  little 
regret  that  we  say  goodbye  to  the  children  and  pack 
up  the  puppets  for  the  last  time.  But  Little  Jack  will 
tour  on  for  another  20  years,  and  I  '11  always  be  proud 
that  I  was  a  part  of  this  ' '  missionary  work. ' ' 


McKENZIE— (Continued  from  page  3) 

tarnished  to  the  new  generation,  we  will  not  have 
failed  completely  in  our  obligation  to  youth. 

I  believe  my  second  objective  can  be  realized  only 
if  we  recognize  that  Christianity  must  be  the  center  of 
college  life — the  core  of  the  educational  process.  Mr. 
W.  M.  Logan  in  an  article  entitled  "What  Is  a  Chris- 
tian College?"  has  expressed  this  idea  so  well  that  I 
quote  him :  ' '  Our  world  is  desperately  longing  for  a 
moral  power  to  govern  the  limitless  material  forces 
being  unleashed.  Only  a  faith  will  provide  that  power. 
A  mere  system  of  ethics  is  not  enough.  Courses  in 
"Christian  ethics"  will  not  suffice,  for  Christianity  is 
more  than  a  mere  system  of  ethics.  It  is  a  faith,  a 
commitment  to  a  Person.  And  that  loyal  commitment, 
which  a  Christian  college  should  have  at  its  center 
and  whose  summons  it  should  impart  in  all  its  teach- 
ing, is  the  saving  grace  our  world  needs."  And  how 
much  our  world  needs  that  saving  grace  is  obvious  to 
us  all  here  today. 

If  we  can  indoctrinate  our  students  with  that  heri- 
tage of  our  forefathers,  if  we  can  teach  them  the 
Christian  way  of  life  and  give  to  them  the  faith  they 
must  have  to  face  the  future  fearlessly,  we  will  have 
done  a  good  job  of  education.  This  we  can  do  at  Mary 
Baldwin  in  the  years  to  come  as  our  predecessors  did 
in  the  past,  scorning  narrow  sectarianism  and  empha- 
sizing that  "the  fear  of  the  Lord  is  the  beginning  of 
wisdom." 

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Class  Notes 


1883 

Pictured  above  is  Mary  Smoot  Hud- 
son, '83,  whose  birthday  on  January  21 
was  her  ninety-ninth.  Mrs.  Hudson  has 
lived  all  of  her  life  in  Luray  except  for 
ten  years  which  were  spent  in  Washing- 
ton. She  reads,  sews  and  attends  church 
regularly  and  says  she  expects  to  live  to 
be  one  hundred,  "because  I  have  always 
gone  to  bed  early  and  did  not  live  a  fast 
life  like  young  people  do  now." 

1892 

Bessiebcl  McFarlaiid  Alexander  and 
her  husband  celebrated  their  fiftieth  wed- 
ding anniversary  on  April  26,  in  Sweet- 
water, Texas,  the  home  of  their  daughter, 
Mrs.  R.  S.  Biggerstaff. 

1900-1924 


1905 
FIFTIETH  REUNION 


Our  sympathy  is  extended  to  Lillie 
Elizabeth  Sheets  Stricklen,  '02,  whose 
hu,sband   died  in  November. 

Emily  Pdncake  Smith,  '06,  who  served 
as  president  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of 
King's  Daughters'  Hospital  for  eight 
years,  received  a  sterling  silver  tray  in 
recognition  of  her  services  at  a  surprise 
party  given  in  her  honor  on  February  15 
at  the  hospital.  The  inscription  on  the 
tray  read :  ' '  Presented  to  Emily  Pancake 
Smitli  February  15,  1955  by  the  Board 
of  Trustees  in  appreciation  of  her  de- 
voted and  outstanding  services  as  presi- 
dent of  King 's  Daughters '  Hospital 
1947-1955." 

We  are  sorry  to  report  the  death  of 
Violet  While  Nash's,  '06,  husband  on 
December  27,   1954. 

Louise  Priddie  Donovan's,  '08,  grand- 
daughter and  namesake  is  IV2  years  old 
now.  Little  Louise  is  Mrs.  Donovan's 
eighth   grandchild. 

Sincere  sympathy  is  extended  to  Ruth 
Larelle  Phipps.  '09,  and  Reha  Andren's 
Arnold,  '11,  upon  the  death  of  their  hus- 
bands; and  to  Mary  Bell  Hyde  Kerr,  '12, 
whose  son,  Hyde,  died  suddenly  on  De- 
cember 27. 

Lucie    Bull    Priest,     '14,    wrote    us    in 


December  about  a  luncheon  ' '  reunion  ' ' 
at  the  Virginia  Beach  house  of  Pauline 
Anderson  Cumming.  Besides  Lucie  and 
Pauline,  Esther  Wool,  Clare  Adams  Tur- 
ner and  Molly  Worthington  Hume  were 
there. 

Elizabeth  Hodge  Risser,  '15,  of  Colum- 
bus Grove,  Ohio,  reports  that  both  sons 
are  home  again  after  twelve  years  army 
service  between  them.  Daughter  Ellen  is 
doing  Girl  Scout  work  in  Toledo,  Ohio. 
She  not  only  is  publicity  officer  and  dis- 
trict councillor  but  also  has  a  radio  pro- 
gram. 

Margaret  Funkhoii^er  Forbes,  '18, 
gradu.'ite  of  the  Peabody  Conservatory 
of  Music,  has  recently  moved  to  Char- 
lottesville where  her  husband,  J.  D. 
Forbes,  is  professor  of  Business  History, 
University  of  Virginia,  Graduate  School 
of  Business  Administration.  The  Forbes 
have  two  children,  Pamela  and   Peter. 

Elizabeth  Hoy  MacLean,  '19,  her  hus- 
band, and  her  daughter  visited  the  college 
on   April  4. 

News  from  '22:  Hope  Gliek  Walker 
is  very  proud  of  her  granddaughter  and 
namesake,  Hope  DeLong  Hughes,  who  is 
now  almost  2  years  old  .  .  .  Our  sin- 
cere sympathy  is  extended  to  Anne  Der- 
byshire Huger  whose  son,  Scott,  a  stu- 
dent at  Virginia  Military  Institute,  died 
of  in.iuries  received  in  an  automobile 
accident   last   November. 

Congratulations  go  to  Marguerite 
Edgar  McClung,  '23,  whose  husband  was 
honored  in  December  by  the  Rockbridge 
National  Bank  for  30  years  of  service. 
The  McClungs  have  two  daughters  and 
a  son. 

It  was  good  to  learn  that  Mary  Ellen 
Davis,  '24,  has  recuperated  nicely  frop- 
two  bone  operations  performed  upon  her 
arm  last  summer. 

1925-1929 

A  letter  from  Anne  Harriet  Shewmali-e 
Thayer,  '25,  brings  this  news :  ' '  My  hus- 
band, Rear  Admiral  Rufus  G.  Thayer,  is 
retired  from  the  Navy  and  in  the  engi- 
neering business  in  San  Francisco,  Calif. 
Our  23  year  old  son,  R.  6.,  Jr.,  graduated 
from  Stanford  LTniversity  in  June  1954 
and  was  commissioned  an  ensign  in  the 
U.  S.  Naval  Reserve.  Our  20  year  old  son, 
Donovan  Shewmake,  is  a  junior  at  Stan- 
ford University  and  will  also  go  into  the 
Naval    Reserve    upon    graduation. ' ' 

Tommy  MeCUnti-e  Wilson,  '25,  was 
married  on  December  2  to  William  Lowe 
Walde   of  Washington. 

Helen  Farinholt  Wiatt,  '27,  of  Glou- 
cester visited  Mary  Baldwin  on  the  week- 
end of  November  14  when  her  two  daugh- 
ters  attended   the  high   school  week-end. 

Audrey  Blaelford  Higgs,  '27,  is  one 
of  Staunton 's  most  active  civic  leaders. 
Each  year  Audrey  heads  up  the  Fresh 
Air  Fund  effort  in  coniunction  with  the 
Staunton  Woman's  Club  of  which  she  is 
a  member.  Audrey  is  a  corporator  of  the 
King's  Daughters'   Hospital  and   a   Sun- 


day School  teacher  of  adults  of  First 
Presbyterian   Church. 

Class  of  '28  news:  Margaret  Slratton 
Conway  reported  the  birth  of  a  daughter 
on  February  2;  Clay  Bryan  Carr,  Jr.,  son 
of  I';iizal)etli  Hume  Carr,  represented 
Washington  and  Lee  University  on  the 
N.B.C.   College   Quiz  Bowl. 

Linda  Logan,  daughter  of  Emily  WU- 
Iciii-s  Logan,  '29,  tops  the  graduating 
class  at  Woodstock  High  School  and  will 
deliver  the  Valedictory  address  at  Com- 
mencement. 

19:^0-1939 


1930 
TWENTY-FIFTH  REUNION 


You  may  expect  a  big  write-up  in  the 
fall  issue  of  1930 's  twenty-fifth  reunion! 

Louise  Bowen  Wilson,  '31,  and  hus- 
band stopped  by  the  College  in  October. 
They  were  en  route  to  Tazewell.  Louise 
lives  in  Fort  Valley,  Ga. 

News  from  '32:  Kitty  Reid  is  living 
in  Crozet  and  is  teaching  school  in  Nel- 
son County;  Catherine  Dunton  Holland, 
who  sent  "in  pictures  of  her  flower  ar- 
rangements for  the  alumnae  art  exhibit, 
held  last  June,  says,  that  what  began  as 
a  hobby  has  grown  into  a  career.  Cath- 
erine taught  flower  arrangement  in  her 
studio  at  home  for  two  years.  She  is 
especially  interested  in  the  use  of  native 
material  and  dried  flowers  for  which  she 
takes  orders  and  ships  to  distant  points. 
How  lucky  for  Catherine  that  her  hus- 
band shares  her  interest!  He  is  the  gar- 
dener and  also  in  his  wood  working  shop 
makes  bases  for  her  containers.  We  can 
see  how  this  "hobby-career"  takes  most 
of   Catherine's  time. 

Betty  Buel  Winn.  '33,  is  certainly  tak- 
ing a  chance  on  having  a  lot  of  visitors 
when  she  sent  out  her  attractive  Christ- 
mas letter,  complete  with  pen  and  ink 
sketch  of  her  house  and  map  to  help  you 
find  your  way  there.  The  Winns  live  in 
Zionsville,  Pa.,  now,  near  the  main  road 
to   everywhere,   according  to   Betty. 

Mary  Louise  McCutcheon,  '34,  is  teach- 
ing week-day  Religious  Education  at 
Goshen. 


1935 
TWENTIETH   REUNION 


Jeanne  BaJdu-in  Walther,  '36,  stopped 
at  the  College  on  her  way  to  Florida  in 
January.  She,  her  husband,  and  another 
couple  were  beginning  a  two  weeks  trip. 
Jeanne  has  two  daughters,  aged  15,  and 
3.  We  will  expect  to  see  you,  Jeanne,  at 
that  20th  reunion  in  1956! 

Hettie  Kennedy  Fowler.  '37,  reported 
a  Christmas  visit  from  Eleanor  Cely  Car- 
ter whose  husband  is  a  professor  at  the 
University   of    North   Carolina. 

Our  sincere  sympathy  is  extended  to 
Betty  Lambert  Mahler,   '37,  and  her  sis- 


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IT 


ters,  Eosalie,  "41,  and  Kitty  Lamtert 
Moran,  '28,  whose  father  died  on  Decem- 
ber 27. 

Anne  MeFaddin,  '38,  ivas  married  in 
December  to  Harold  Austin  Mason  of 
Bassett  .  .  .  llary  Ann  Vak  Goodloe  is 
a  charter  member  of  the  Deane  Holt 
Auxiliary  King's  Daughters'  Hospital, 
as  is  Margaret  Wilson  CoTille,  '30.  For 
two  years,  Mary  Ann  was  the  chairman 
of  the  Barter  Plays  which  the  Staunton 
Alumnae  Chapter  sponsors  as  a  money- 
making  project  .  .  .  On  October  9  Sarah 
Lacy  Miller  's  son  was  born.  He  is  named 
Eobin  Read. 

We  are  so  glad  that  Ann  Woodward, 
'39,  is  coming  back  to  Staunton  in  July, 
to  serve  as  librarian  of  the  Public  Li- 
brary here.  At  present  Ann  is  a  reader's 
advisor  in  the  White  Plains,  N.  Y.,  library 
.  .  .  Sarah  Maupin  Matthews  and  family 
will  move  to  Bocky  Mount,  N.  C,  in  June. 
Sarah's  husband  has  accepted  a  position 
with  the  Sidney  T.  Blunienthal  Corpora- 
tion there  .  .  .  We  were  glad  to  see  Jean 
Seed  Graybeal  when  she  stopped  by  the 
College  on  February  21.  Jean  has  three 
daughters  .  .  .  Barbara  Baker  Eichard- 
son  Uves  in  Hampton  at  502  Marshall 
Avenue,  with  husband  VoUie,  their  two 
sons,  Eobert  aged  10  and  Jimmy  aged  8, 
and  their  niece,  Susan,  whom  they 
adopted  over  a  year  ago,  when  she  was 
10.  It's  a  happy  household  and  Barb  is 
doing  a  good  job.  Her  community  proj- 
ects are  numerous ;  at  present  the  most 
pressing  is  serving  as  president  of  the 
Hospital  Auxiliary  for  Hampton,  trying 
to  raise  a  million  and  a  half  dollars  for 
a  new  hospital.  Barb  has  a  copy  of  one 
of  the  books  of  Freddie  Young  who  has 
written  several  other  books  on  entertain- 
ment for  the  family.  Barb  saw  Freddie 
in  New  York  two  years  ago,  where  she 
still  lives,  and  said  Freddie  hadn't 
changed  one  bit  that  she  could  determine, 
and  is  very  happy  doing  just  what  she 
said  at  Mary  Baldwin  she  hoped  to  do 
some  day  .  .  .  Janie  Solman  Edwards 
is  stiU  in  Darien,  Conn.,  where  Wilbur 
is  in  radio. 

1940 

Class  Secretary:  Emma  Padgett  FlTZ- 
HUGH  (Mrs.  E.  P.),  19  Shirley  Eoad, 
Warwick,   Va. 

Alice  Jones  Thompson,  her  6  year  old 
daughter,  Liza,  and  her  8  year  old  son, 
Mac,  have  spent  this  past  year  in  Bee- 
ville,  Texas.  She  writes,  "We  have  en- 
joyed the  warm  Texas  sunshine  and  visit- 
ing with  my  family,  but  we  are  homesick 
for  Virginia.  We  hope  to  return  to  Eich- 
mond  to  3808  Seminary  Avenue  in  May. 
I  have  been  superintendent  of  the  Pri- 
mary Department  of  Sunday  School  here. 
The  girls  who  remember  that  I  could 
never  sing  at  dormitory  devotionals  be- 
cause everyone  would  start  giggling  will 
be  amazed  to  know  that  I  have  been  lead- 
ing the  singing  for  the  Primary  children ! 
I  am  also  teaching  a  training  circle  of 
young  matrons  about  the  history  and  be- 
liefs and  work  of  the  Presbyterian 
Church."  E«member  her  brother,  BiUy, 
who   attended   S.M.A.?   He  is   a   rancher 


with  five  children..  Their  father  is  still 
quite  iU  in  BeeviUe. 

Shirley  Fleming  Iben  stays  busy  with 
her  politician  husband,  her  sons,  Sunday 
School  class  teaching,  P.T.A.  and  Junior 
League.  The  most  exciting  news  at  the 
present  is,  husband  Judge  Charles  Iben 
won  over  eleven  other  candidates  in  the 
primary  election  in  January  for  Peoria 
Police  Magistrate.  Congratulations ;  and 
we  hope  the  spring  elections  bring  an- 
other victory!  Shirley  is  production  maa- 
ager  for  the  Junior  League  Children's 
Theatre,  even  plays  a  role  now  and  then. 
(That  sounds  familiar,  speech  major,  we 
recall. ) 

Now  for  the  long  awaited  news  of 
Molly  Wagener  Eice's  trip:  "We  were 
sitting  here  peacefully  one  Sunday  night 
when  the  phone  rang  and  one  of  our 
elders  wanted  to  know  by  the  next  morn- 
ing if  we  could  arrange  to  leave  in  six 
weeks  for  a  two  months '  tour  of  Europe 
and  the  Holy  Land.  I  almost  dropped 
dead  with  excitement,  for  that  was  not 
one  of  the  things  I  had  planned  to  do 
last  summer.  But  we  called  Mother  and 
she  agreed  to  keep  the  children.  We  flew 
from  New  York  to  Paris  on  June  24  and 
stayed  in  Paris  for  five  glorious  days 
full  of  beauty  and  history.  Paris  is  all 
they  say  it  is — just  pure  magic.  Then  we 
flew  to  Cairo  where  we  saw  th3  treasures 
they  took  from  King  Tut's  Tomb,  and 
I  thought  continually  of  Miss  Lakenan 
and  our  archaeology  class.  We  rode  a 
camel  out  to  the  pyramids  and  the  sphinx 
across  the  Nile  desert  and  came  back  to 
see  the  Nile  and  the  bullrushes  where 
Moses  may  have  been  hidden.  Of  all  the 
places  we  visited,  Cairo  was  the  only  one 
we  didn  't  care  for.  It  was  hot,  dusty, 
dirty,  smelly,  and  so  full  of  flies  yon 
couldn  't  sleep.  But  anyway,  we  have  a 
lovely  memory  of  sitting  on  a  hotel  ve- 
randa watching  the  Nile  flow  slowly  by 
while  we  drank  the  equivalent  of  an 
Egyptian  ice  cream  soda.  We  flew  from 
there  to  Jerusalem  over  the  same  route 
that  Moses  and  the  children  of  Israel 
took,  only  we  did  in  four  hours  what  it 
took  them  forty  years  to  do.  Someday 
I'll  tell  you  all  about  Jerusalem  and 
Galilee.  Some  parts  of  it  have  been  Ca- 
tholicized, but  others  are  so  much  like 
you  imagined  it  that  it  makes  you  tin- 
gle all  over  just  to  think  you  are  really 
entering  the  city  by  St.  Stephen's  gate, 
and  seeing  the  sight  of  the  Temple  and 
the  pool  of  Bethesda  and  the  Tomb  of 
Christ.  And  it  was  an  education  in  itself 
to  meet  the  Arab  peoples  and  then  to 
cross  over  No-man's  Land  to  the  Jewish 
sector — (there  was  actual  firing  while  we 
were  there,  and  all  the  tourists  left  but 
us,  and  we  would  have  too,  only  Sherrard 
didn't  tell  me  what  was  going  on!)  — 
and  see  how  the  Jews  are  reclaiming  des- 
ert land  and  making  it  usable  again. 
We  tasted  the  salty  Dead  Sea  waters  and 
swam  in  the  Sea  of  Galilee  and  the  Medi- 
terranean Sea,  and  saw  the  site  on  the 
sea  of  Galilee  where  Christ  called  Peter 
and  Andrew  from  their  fishing  nets.  It 
was  all  too  wonderful  to  describe.  I  just 
wish  I  could  write  a  book  about  it.  We 
flew  to  Rome,  which  we  loved,  and  then 


took  a  bus  through  that  gorgeous  Italian 
hill  country  to  Florence  where  we  saw  all 
the  art  treasures,  and  then  a  train  to 
Fairyland,  which  is  what  Switzerland 
seemed  to  us.  We  climbed  by  steamer, 
cable  car  and  foot  to  the  top  of  Pilatus 
in  the  Alps.  I  would  like  to  live  in  Swit- 
zerland. From  there  we  went  to  Scotland, 
to  Edinburgh  and  up  into  Ellen's  Isle 
County  where  we  stayed  awhile  on  the 
banks  of  Loch  Katrin.  Then  on  to  Lon- 
don and  all  the  sights  one  sees  there. 
Like  a  regular  tourist  I  waited  in  vain 
to  see  the  Queen  in  the  rain.  We  saw 
several  excellent  plays  while  in  London. 
And  then  we  came  home  on  the  Maure- 
tani-a,  which  is  a  whole  new  experience 
in  itself.  Such  luxury!  Such  food!  We 
plan  to  come  East  if  all  goes  well  this 
summer. ' '  Thanks  from  all  of  us  to  you, 
Mollj',  for  the  wonderfully  interesting 
account.  It  couldn't  have  happened  to 
two  more  wonderful  people. 

Florence  Jeffrey  Wingo  spent  three 
weeks  in  Florida  during  the  winter,  vaca- 
tioning with  her  mother.  She  and  husband 
Charlie  had  a  trip  to  New  York  recently. 
Charlie  is  the  new  vice-president  of  the 
Savings  Bank  and  Trust  Company  of 
Eiehmond.   Congratulations,   Wingos ! 

Mag  Wardlaw  Gilbert  has  moved  to 
New  York  but  no  direct  news  from  her. 
(Mrs.  Eichard  Gilbert,  330  Haven  Ave., 
New  York  33,  Apt.  44.) 

Hazzie  Houston  Donaldson  has  a  new 
address,  60  Columbia  Ave.,  Hampton,  Va. 
She  is  well  occupied  with  husband,  twin 
daughters,  teaching  the  book  of  Romans 
to  her  circle  this  year,  and  doing  volun- 
teer work  in  the  Service  League  Speech 
School.  She  saw  Sarah  Hannah  in  Eieh- 
mond recently,  says  that  Sarah  hasn't 
changed  one  bit,  was  beautifully  dressed 
and  is  very  happy  with  her  teaching  ca- 
reer. Hazzie  sees  Julia  Monroe  McCabe 
once  in  awhile  (class  of  '43).  Julia,  hus- 
band and  baby  girl,  Barbara,  live  in. 
Yorktown  in  a  very  lovely  home.  Also  saw 
Jean  Stafford  Camp,  (class  of  '43)  re- 
cently, who  lives  in  Franklin,  Va. 

Fitz  and  I  had  a  glorious  trip  to  the 
West  Coast  during  the  winter.  Flew  non- 
stop from  D.  C.  to  Los  Angeles,  spent 
a  week,  flew  up  to  Frisco  for  a  few  days 
and  then  back  home.  We  can  easily  un- 
derstand why  so  many  people  go  out  there 
for  a  visit  and  decide  to  make  it  their 
home. 

Ann  Baist  Aufderheide  lives  at  36 
South  Graham  St.,  Pittsburgh  13.  She 
and  Howard  have  a  son,  Howard,  Jr., 
aged  8,  and  a  daughter,  Judy,  aged 
9.  Howard  is  with  the  Hewitt  Rubber 
Company  there.  Ann  and  Bettina  (room- 
mates for  two  years)  have  kept  in  close 
contact  through  the  years  and  see  one  an- 
other when  Ann  visits  her  sister  in  Phil- 
adelphia, where  Bettina  lives.  Hope  to 
hear  direct  from  Bettina  before  the  next 
News  Letter.  Ann  writes,  "I'm  just 
sorry  I  can 't  give  you  a  long  list  of 
accomplishments — suffice  to  say,  I  'm  a 
very  happy  and  contented  wife  and 
mother. ' '  We  can  feel  the  glow  from, 
here,  Ann,  and  we  remember  that  what- 
ever you  did  at  Mary  Baldwin  you  did 
well  and  enjoyed  doing  it. 


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Alumnae  News  Letter 


Monroe  Ain.itrorlh  Talili  is  now  living 
in  Riclimond.  Her  liiisliand  Mackenzie 
Tabb  was  namcil  Virginia  state  manager 
for  tlie  Sun  Life  Assurance  Company  of 
Canada  in   November. 

1941 

Class  Secretary:  ALICE  Cleveland  CoOK 
(Mrs.  Thomas  L.),  Rt.  1,  Box  13,  Tlieo- 
(iore,  Ala. 

While  visiting  the  College  in  January 
and  watching  students  come  down  the 
steps  for  lunch  I  swiftly  traveled  four- 
teen years  into  the  past  for  a  few  mem- 
orable moments.  It  was  so  like  always 
except  with  new  faces.  Mr.  Daffin  invited 
me  to  lunch  and  I  sat  between  him  and 
Dr.  Taylor.  I  saw  both  of  the  Graftons 
and  Miss  Hillhouse  looking  fine.  Dr. 
Bridges,  Dr.  Broman,  Dr.  Carroll,  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Day,  Dr.  Flansburgh,  Dr.  Mah- 
ler, Miss  Rudeseal,  Miss  Fannie,  Dr. 
Thomsen,  Dr.  Turner  and  Mr.  Spillman 
are  all  still  there  and  are  very  active. 
Miss  Lakenan  and  Miss  Abbie  are  of  the 
"Emeritus''  status  and  Miss  Mims  has 
returned  after  being  absent  on  leave  to 
write  a  book. 

Everything  looks  grand  although  I 
didn  't  have  a  chance  to  go  all  over  the 
campus.  I  plan  to  go  back  before  too 
long  and  will  complete  the  tour  in  order 
to  pass  the  news  on  to  you. 

Mrs.  Bridges  sent  me  the  names  and 
addresses  of  our  class.  There  were  over 
one  hundred  twenty-five  of  us  in  19.^.7. 
I  began  by  contacting  forty-five.  So  far 
only  two  letters  have  come  back ;  one 
from  Xancy  CTari  McLennan  and  one 
from  Betty  Jean  Rodrick  Manning. 
Nancy  lives  in  Atlanta  and  had  her 
fourth  child,  a  little  girl,  on  December 
21.  Nancy's  sister  also  lives  in  Atlanta. 
I  sat  next  to  Nancy  for  everything  alpha- 
betical for  four  years  and  it  was  a  r=nl 
thrill  to  hear  from  her. 

Betty  Jean  wrote  the  kind  of  a  letter 
that  everyone  likes  to  get  and  best  of  all 
included  a  picture  of  her  three  children. 
Ricky  is  the  only  boy  and  is  S^/o.  The  two 
girls  are  Wendy,  who  is  5,  and  Elizabeth, 
who  is  a  year  old.  Mr.  Manning  is  a 
lawyer. 

Betty  Jean  also  wrote  about  Betty  Lew 
Vingley  Walker,  Camille  Anderson  Jen- 
sen, and  Anna  Gale  Greenland  Dorteh. 
Betty  Lew  and  her  two  daughters  are 
living  with  Betty  Lew's  father  at  the 
New  York  Military  Academy,  Cornwall- 
on-Hudson,  where  he  is  Headmaster  of 
the  Academy.  Camille  is  married  to  a 
doctor  and  has  a  son  and  daughter.  Thev 
live  in  Riverdale  just  outside  of  New 
York  City.  Anna  Gale  is  in  Indianapolis 
and  has  a  sou. 

I  called  Mrs.  MeManaway,  Nancy  Mc- 
Manaway  Bruce 's  mother,  who  lives  in 
Mobile.  She  told  me  that  Nancy's  hus- 
band, Lt.  Col.  Bruce,  is  due  for  overseas 
duty  shortly  and  that  Nancy  and  the  two 
boys,  Harold  and  Bobby,  will  probably 
be  down  here  to  spend  some  time  with 
her  and  Mr.  MeManaway  before  joining 
Col.  Bruce.  I  am  planning  to  see  Nancy. 

Phyllis   Browne   Holbert   is   in   Monte- 


video, Truguay,  with  her  husband,  a 
Colonel  in  the  Air  Force.  Hope  to  get  an 
answer  from  her  for  I  know  it  would  be 
interesting.  Dorothy  Stewart  Eberly,  ac- 
cording to  her  address,  is  in  Hawaii.  I 
wrote  her  also  and  want  to  hear  soon.  I 
am  keeping  my  fingers  crossed  hoping  to 
visit  there  myself  in  the   fall. 

From  the  alumnae  office  I  learned  that 
Libba  McDavid  Spigner  has  two  sons  and 
that  she  lives  across  the  street  from  Bes- 
sie Moore  Combs  who  also  has  two  sons. 
Libba  reported  that  Marie  Vlmer  Wolfe 
has  a  new  daughter.  All  of  these  41  'ers 
live  in  Columbia,  S.  C.  Another  new 
daughter  for  the  class,  is  Stephane  Rod- 
gers  whose  mother  is  Gladys  White 
De  Pue. 

Two  of  my  letters  were  returned.  Does 
anyone  know  the  whereabouts  of  Mar- 
garet Cain  Mims  (Mrs.  Harry  W.),  lately 
of  Monk  's  Corner,  S.  C. ;  or  Lillian  Ros- 
sell  Rawlings  (Mrs.  Jesse  M.,  Jr.),  lately 
of  Atlanta?  We  have  also  lost  contact 
with  the  following:  Elsie  Stegar,  Peters- 
burg, Va.;  Frances  Wade  Haldane,  (Mrs. 
Geo.  M.,  Jr.),  Charleston,  W.  Va.;  Doro- 
thy Adams,  also  of  Charleston ;  Jane 
Jolinson  Mihm,  (Mrs.  Thomas),  Lans- 
downe.  Pa.;  B;irbara  Lingham,  Dayton, 
Ohio;  Elizabeth  Anne  Dalbeji  Lockney, 
(Mrs.  Raymond),  Oklahoma  City,  Okla.; 
Jane  Higtiins  Wallace,  (Mrs.  William), 
Ashland,  Ky. ;  Carolyn  Reid,  Jackson- 
ville, Fla. ;  and  Oliva  .Teannette  Biddick, 
Portsmouth,    Va. 

If  you  wonder  wliere  Theodore  is,  it  is 
a  little  community  fourteen  miles  from 
Mobile  toward  New  Orleans  on  Highway 
90.  It  is  known  as  the  gateway  to  the 
charm  spot  of  the  deep  South,  Bellin- 
grath  Gardens.  We  live  on  a  farm  on  the 
Bellingrath  Road.  To  get  to  the  gardens 
you  pass  our  house.  Our  name  is  on  the 
mailbox  so  do  drop  in.  My  husband  is  a 
graduate  of  the  University  of  Alabama 
and  was  a  Lieutenant  Colonel  in  the  late 
unpleasantness.  We  live  rather  (juietly 
out  here  with  our  two  children.  Tommy, 
10,  and  Carolyn,  7.  We  raise  beef  cattle 
and  dabble  in  real  estate,  plus  try  to  do 
our  share  of  civic  and  church  work. 

I  would  love  to  have  room  to  tell  you 
all  about  Mobile's  Old  World  Mardi  Gras 
(.just  past),  the  Azalea  Festival  featur- 
ing Miss  America  along  with  the  azaleas 
(just  beginning),  and  stupendous  Dau- 
phin Island  development  at  the  mouth 
of  Mobile  Bay  which  nature  has  equipped 
with  huge  pine  trees  and  white  sand  and 
has  surrounded  with  blue-green  Gulf  of 
Mexico  water.  The  bridge  to  the  island 
will  be  opened  in  June.  (I  do  not  work 
for  the  Chamber  of  Commerce  here!) 
Come  to  see  us  and  I  promise  a  person- 
ally conducted  tour. 

Those  of  you  whom  I  have  not  con- 
tacteil  directly  with  my  hard  to  read  hec- 
tograph letter  plus  personal  scribbles  be 
on  the  lookout.  Meanwhile  all  one  hun- 
dred and  twenty-five  of  you  drop  a  card 
about  yourselves  and  others  you  happen 
to  know  about.  If  you  need  to  be  put  in 
the  mood  drag  out  your  Freshman  Blue- 
stocking  and   browse   awhile. 

Happy  holidays  this  summer! 


1942 

Class  Secretary:  Marion  Elsdon  Rydee 
(Mrs.  James),  Glenwood  Springs,  Colo. 

Betsy  Baldwin  Johnson  wrote  from 
Raleigh,  at  Christmas.  (Many  of  us 
rememlier  that  Bets  lives  in  the  country- 
side and  that  her  husband  is  connected 
with  museum  work.)  Last  summer  Betsy 
flew  to  Michigan  with  the  children  and 
saw  Fran  Leakey  Armstrong.  This  winter 
things  were  extni  bu.sy  keeping  records 
for  the  P.T.A.  and  trooping  with  the 
Brownies. 

The  trend  to  desert  plots  for  acreage 
continues.  Mildred  Pinneo  Bailey  has 
moved  from  the  village  of  Pleasantville, 
N.  Y.,  to  the  fringe.  Visitors  this  sum- 
mer will  have  fun  splashing  in  a  swim- 
ming pool  in  the  yard.  Mildred,  please 
give  us  some  facts  about  Cuba,  if  you 
were  able  to  manage  that  holiday  which 
you   had  in  mind? 

Now  for  the  Stork  Department:  I  take 
pleasure  in  announcing  that  Master  Chris- 
toph.  III,  has  joined  the  Polly  Murphy 
Keller  household  at  El  Dorado,  Ark. 

You  will  want  to  hear  more  about 
Pearl  Epling  Forsey.  Her  two  boys' 
names  are  John  and  Bobljy — now  all  we 
need  is  a  snapshot  of  them.  Pearl  and 
I  are  the  only  '42  people  within  a  300 
mile  radius  and  we  hope  to  have  a  Colo- 
rado or  Utah  reunion  soon.  On  the  side, 
Pearl  is  enjoying  art  lessons.  The  family 
enterprise  is  Forsey  Furniture  Store; 
specialties  maple  and  Provincial  styles. 
Some  si.x  years  back  Pearl  used  to  attend 
chapter  meetings  at  Washington,  D.  C, 
with  Regina  Minon  Henderson.  The  latter 
expected  to  go  to  Japan  then;  we  have 
lost  her  trail  since.  Mayhap  Regina  will 
report  in  one  of  these  days  or  Ena  Taylor 
Reed  will  bring  us  up  to  date  on  Regina 's 
address. 

Mary  Lou  Gordon  McKay  is  serving  as 
president  of  her  church  circle  at  Battle 
Creek. 

Alumnae  who  have  been  helping  with 
the  Fund  and  correspondence  through 
the  past  few  years  are:  Suzanne  Hudson 
McLeod,  Janet  Werner  Harris,  Katie 
Early  Holden,  Betty  McGralh  Anthony, 
Nancy  McWhorter  Hurley,  Betty  Bailey 
Hall.  Kay  Poerschke  Kennedy,  Adelaide 
MeSween  Burnett,  Millicent  Frriwh  Pres- 
cott.  Cay  Cumminti  .\de,  Mary  Hampton 
Bartcnstein  Faulkner,  Rachel  Smith  He- 
witt, Louise  Vayidiviere  Mashburn,  Fran 
Leakey  Armstrong,  and  Polly  Murphy 
Keller.  Do  hope  that  I  have  omitted  no 
one  who  deserves  credit ;  a  few  have  had 
to  drop  out  from  time  to  time  among  the 
above  names  because  of  life 's  pace.  I 
do  not  want  to  overlook  a  past  aide  be- 
cause of  a  lapse  of  memory. 

There  is  both  good  and  tragic  news  to 
tell  you  about  our  esteemed  Queenie 
Miller 's  orphanage.  Our  special  pet  of 
bygone  days  "Little  .lames"  is  little  no 
more;  he  is  studying  at  Boston  Univer- 
sity. But  one  night  during  February,  two 
children  and  the  house  burned  on  account 
of  an  oil  heater  explosion.  Low  water 
pressure  in  the  area  delayed  fighting  the 
flames.  The  Millers  managed  to  flee,  suf- 
fering shock. 

After  getting   settled   in   a   new   home 


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1.    Christie,  daughter  of  Fonda  Terifel  Fry,  '51. 

"2.    Susanna,  daughter  of  ilar.y  Sue  Gochenour 
Fowlkes,   '50/ 

3.  Cynthia  and   Franklin,   children  of  Kent    Wysor 
Ivey,   '50. 

4.  Suzanne   and   John,   children    of   Mildred  Pinnco 
Bailey,   '42. 

5.  Martha,  daughter  of  Mary  Anne  Lewis  Seal,   '48. 

6.  Bets  and  Tem,  children  of  "Eve  Cor  Washington, 
"47. 

7.  Billy,  son  of  Janet  f'line  Harman,   '41. 
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8. 

9. 

10. 


A.  Emerson  Willard  and  Emerson,  Jr.,  husband 
and  son  of  Elisabeth  White  Willard,   '42. 
Peggy,  daughter  of  iMargaret  Getty  Wilson,  '48. 
Frances  Morton  Sumner,  '52,  and  daughter,  Jane. 


We  love  the  pictures  of  your  children  and  are  sorry 
that  we  can  not  print  every  one  of  them.  Lack  of 
space  and  rising  costs  make  this  prohibitive.  Further- 
more, the  wide  variety  in  the  types  and  textures  of 
prints  makes  it  difficult  to  reproduce  some  of  them 
satisfactoril.y.  But,  remember,  printed  or  not,  we  oh ! 
and  ah  1  over  each  one  and  carefully  file  it  away  in 
your  per.sonal,  biographical  folder. 

Alumnae  News  Letter 


across  thi'  Potomac,  Xaiicy  Mclt'liorh  r 
Hurley  set  to  the  task  of  sewiiij;  slip 
covers.  Son  Douglas  likes  liaseliall;  so  a 
continuous  game  goes  on  in  tlu-  hackyanl, 
in  season. 

Correction  from  a  past  issue — Caroline 
Hf'ii.inn  Calder  is  still  living  in  Israel,  not 
having  returned  to  Arkansas.  (Please  ex- 
cuse, Caroline?  Your  mother's  address 
was  sent  to  me  from  Staunton;  and  I 
assumed  that  such  meant  your  home- 
coming from   Haifa.) 

Down  in  Georgia,  Louise  Vandiviere 
Mashliurn  is  trying  to  work  in  organ 
lessons  along  with  P.T.A.,  music  for 
Mary  Helen,  7,  and  keeping  track  of 
Susan,   2. 

Xancy  Adair  Delano  is  now  on  a  Ches- 
apeake Bay  farm  where  Hike  is  setting 
up  operations  for  the  freezing  company. 
To  quote  Xancy,  "  ...  a  perfect  spot 
for  children,  so  I  wouhl  welcome  any  of 
the  girls  with  assorted  relatives."  Their 
dwelling  is  Yeardley,  near  Eastville,  Va. 
Generous   invitation,   don't   you   think? 

Staff  supervisor  at  Girl  Scout  head- 
quarters, Milwaukee,  is  Ann  Atwell.  Last 
summer  Ann  directed  a  camp  in  Missouri. 

Janet  TTerner  Harris  is  liking  Tulsa. 
Stevie  attends  first  grade;  so  Janet 
writes  advertising  copy  for  Seidenbach's 
women  's  store.  Vernie  is  busv  at  Sunrav 
Oil  Corp. 

Beckley,  West  Va.,  now  has  Fraueie 
Thomas  Baldwin  for  a  resident.  Jean 
Lacley  Lewis  has  returned  from  Alaska 
and  is  settling  down  at  Shelby,  X.  C, 
where  husband  Ed  works  for  the  Cham- 
ber of  Commerce. 

Anybody  wanting  pointers  about  ama- 
teur radios  might  consult  Suzanne  Hud- 
S071  MacLeod  at  the  Manse,  Xorth 
Wilkesboro.  X'.  C.  When  Jim  has  to 
travel,  their  set  is  as  good  as  a  telephone. 

The  day  before  Hurricane  Ed)ia  struck, 
Betty  McGrath  Anthony  and  lier  husband 
Dave  arrived  at  Cape  Hatteras.  They  re- 
treated to  Xags  Head  to  sit  out  the 
storm.  The  Anthonys  made  a  stop  at 
Staunton,  to  leave  Betty 's  cousin  who 
enrolled  at  college. 

Kay  Poerachke  Kennedy  is  in  a  locale 
of  wonderful  parties.  The  neighboring 
wives  attended  Virginia  colleges  also;  so 
there   is   much   common   ground. 

Betty  BaiJfji  and  Adin  Hall  took  ilam- 
bo  lessons  in  February.  Sumlays,  Betty 
helps  out  in  the  nursery  department  of 
the  First  Presbyterian  church  in  the 
Houston  area.  The  Halls  enjoy  civic 
music  and  bridge  games,  to  sav  nothing 
of  TV. 

This  year  the  Culj  Scouts  recruited 
Mary  Simpson   Bailey. 

The  following  news  was  sent  in  by 
Emma  Padfieit  Fitzhugh,  '40:  Marian 
Hornsby  Bowditch  lives  at  49  Milford 
Road,  Warwick,  Va.,  with  good-looking 
husband.  Bill,  and  tlieir  four  brunette 
sons,  aged  11,  10,  (i,  and  2.  She  is  active 
in  the  Service  League  and  in  tlie  Junior 
Woman 's  Club,  serving  as  chairman  of 
the  Library  Fund  Drive  to  raise  money 
to   build   a   new   library   for   the   Citv   of 


Warwick.  .Slif  drives  around  town  in  her 
Ford  Ranch  wagcui  full  of  boys,  just  as 
energetic  and  good  humored  as  when  she 
was  on  the  hockey  field  at  M.B.C.  Ann 
Timberlakr  Boatwright  also  lives  in  War- 
wick, anil  luis  three  darling  girls  aged  9, 
;{  and  3  months.  She  is  vice-regent  of 
the  local  D.A.R.  and  her  9  year  old  is 
active  in  the  C.A.R.  Ann  keeps  up  cor- 
respondence witli  Glada  Moses  Beard 
of  Schenectady,  X.  Y.,  whose  second  little 
girl  was  born  last   .Tuly. 

Thanks  so  much,  Emma.  Some  items 
have  to  be  held  over  for  the  next  issue 
of  the  Bulletin.  See  you  in  the  Fall. 

1943 

Class  Secretary:  RUTH  Peters  Sproul 
(Mrs.  Erskine),  41  Woodland  Dr.,  Staun- 
ton, Va. 

.lane  Cohron  Godfrey  writes  that  "our 
little  girls  Becky,  4,  and  Gerry,  1%,  re- 
quire a  lot  of  time,  but  I  do  dearly  love 
children.  I  am  on  the  executive  board  of 
the  Garden  Club,  was  area  chairman  of 
the  Community  Chest  and  am  treasurer 
of  the  Civic  League,  so  this  has  been  a 
busy  year.' ' 

Betty  Crews  was  married  to  Walter 
Bethune  Brandon  on  December  28.  Our 
best  wishes  to  you  both! 

Does  anyone  know  the  whereabouts  of 
Sylvia  Meiner  Hannau?  She  is  "lo.st" 
according  to  the  alumnae  files  and  we 
would  like  very  much  to  find  her! 

Elaine  Tieman  tells  us  that  she  grad- 
uated last  spring  from  Louisiana  State 
University  in  Library  Science.  She  is  now- 
employed  as  the  catalog  librarian  at 
McX'eese  Stat<>  College,  Lake  Charles,  La. 

And  for  our  newest  member,  we  have 
a  daughter  born  on  December  16  to  Dot 
Hmulleii  X'eale.  Congratulations  to  the 
proud,   proud    parents. 

1944 

WAX^TED  :    a  class  secretary  ! 

Here  are  a  few  notes  for  you  to  peruse: 
Elizabeth  M'l/sor  Jordan's  second  daugh- 
ter, Patricia  Kent,  was  born  on  N^ovem- 
ber  11  .  .  .  Ann  Jordan  is  secretary  to 
the  president  of  the  McCormick  Tea  and 
Spice  Company  in  Baltimore,  Md.  .  .  . 
Sara  Xair  .James  writes:  "I've  somehow 
gotten  up  to  my  ears  in  club  work,  etc. 
Bill  is  a  member  of  the  State  Senate 
(N.  C.)  this  year  and  I'm  trying  to  live 
in  two  places  at  once  which  is  most  diffi- 
cult. We  're  in  Raleigh  for  four  days  a 
week  and  then  I  have  to  go  home  and 
knock  myself  out  trying  to  do  in  three 
days  what  I  should  have  been  doing  all 
week!"  .  .  .  Dottie  Cleveland  Robb  and 
husband  announced  the  birth  of  a  sou, 
Abbott,  on  Xovember  8.  Dottie  said,  "It 
looks  like  all  of  our  offspring  are  W.&L. 
candidates,  but  I  pl:in  to  steer  them  to- 
w-ard  M.B.C.  gals."  .  .  .  Mary  Grove  An- 
derson was  married  on  October  30  to 
William  ilontfort  Boylan.  Mary  is  living 
in  Pittsburgh  .  .  .  Frances  Suter  is  regis- 
trar and  academic  dean  at  Peace  College, 
Raleigh,  X.  C. 


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TEXTH   REUNION 


Class  Secretary :  l.cirisK  I'liif/i  .Vf.ii.mN' 
(Mrs.  .Icilini,  Skvlinc  Drive,  (den  Mills, 
Pa. 

Bv  file  time  that  vou  get  this  vour 
TEXTH  REUNIOX  will  probiibly  lie  in 
full  swing!  Here  is  the  list  of  girls  who 
wrote  me  that  they  hoped  to  attend.  Xe.\t 
issue  will  carry  a  full  report  of  activities. 
Wisli  you  were  here! 

Martha  Alexander  Hall 
Claudine   Arney  Metz 
.loan  Bennett    Leskawa 
.leanne   Brilt   Purdom 
Babs    Buel-ey   Catlett 
f'-ecile  Cage   Waved 
Helen    Cook   McQuilleu 
Bubbles   Creasy  Lacy 
Anne  Daughtrey  Harrell 
Margie  Earle  Baker 
Betty  Jo  Gardner  Dudley 
Marjorie   Kincaid   Bertok 
Xelwyn  Kirby  Culbertson 
Celia  Lacy  'VVTiallen 
Carol   Luflcie  Roberts 
Louise   McLean    Lightner 
Xancy   Nettlcton   Rood 
Tee    Pancake    Raukiu 
Louise  Plage  Neilou 
Rives  Pollard   Lybrook 
Glendine  Seed  Meadows 
Beverly  Shodes  Wilson 
Carol  Saulsbiiry  Moore 
Babette    SeUJiausen    Trader 
Sally   Smith    Metzger 
Emelene  Waldeck  McKown 
Bette   Wines  Pettit 
X'ow  for  the  news! 

Martha  Alexander  Hall,  Staunton, 
writes  that  her  stepson,  Danny  is  in 
seventh  grade  this  year  ami  her  little 
girl,  Lvnn,  started  the  first  grade  last 
fall. 

Carol  Surre  Dunning  in  St.  Clairsville, 
Ohio,  requested  several  addresses  and 
wrote  she  w-as  interested  in  hearing  about 
everyone.  Her  fourth  child  is  2  years  old 
now-  and  Carol  w-rites  she  has  more  time 
to  write  letters,  play  and  be  a  little  bit 
more   leisurely   about   everything. 

Bulibles  Creasy  Lacy  writes  she  keeps 
bu.sy  learning  to  cook,  etc.  She  and  Mac 
are  living  in  South  Boston,  where  Mac 
practices  dentistry. 

Margie  Earle  Baker's  son,  Jefferey 
Earle,  celebrated  his  birthday  on  Janu- 
ary 20.  Margie  and  husband  Da-vid  had 
a  wonderful  winter  vacation  in  Florida. 
They  are  living  in  Baltimore. 

Babs  BiK'key  Catlett  of  Richmond 
w-rites  that  she  and  Dick  have  bought 
and  are  slowly  remodeling  an  old  house. 
Ball's  daughter,  Ross,  st:irted  school  this 
year.  Little  Ricky  is  Richanl  III.  Sally 
Beale  Weaver  writes  from  Baltimore  that 
her  two  small  boys  are  keeping  her  busy. 
Sally  Smith  Metzger 's  leisure  is  taken 
up  by  being  President  of  the  Ridgewood, 
X".  J.,  Junior  Woman 's  Club.  She  and 
Ralph  will  be  in  Staunton  for  the  re- 
union. 

Jean     Griffith    Mitchell    of    Frankfort, 


Alumnae  News  Letter 


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Ky.,  writes  she  has  two  sons,  Mark,  age 
2,"  and  Craig,  1.  Jean's  husband  is  a 
C  P  A. 

Jeanne  Britt  Purdom's  letter  in  Feb- 
ruary revealed  that  "Mary  Baldwin 
friends  are  lasting."  Jeanne  went  to 
Gretna  last  summer  for  "Bubbles" 
Creasy 's  wedding  to  M.  B.  Lacy,  Jr. 
While  on  tour,  she  called  ' '  Sanee ' '  SmnU 
Wade  in  Faretteville,  N.  C.  This  Decem- 
ber, while  visiting  in  Wilmington,  Del., 
Jeanne  saw  Dot  Van  WinUe  Tremame. 
Jeanne's  sons,  by-the-way,  are  John,  SVs, 
and  Bill,  15  months.  On  February  17, 
Joseph  Stuart  Rowland,  son  of  Dana 
Sohertson  Rowland  was  born. 

Tee  Pancal-e  Eaukin  and  family  moved 
into  tlieir  new  home  in  Mount  Holly, 
N.  C.,  last  August.  Tee's  girls  are  21/2 
years  and  15  months,  names  Julie  and 
kitty.  Tee  writes  that  her  husband  stays 
a  very  busy  general  practitioner  and 
loves  it.  Tee 's  outside  interests  are  church 
and  Medical  Auxiliary  (made  up  of 
doctor's  wives  in  the  county). 

Butch  Neisler  Timberlake,  Matthews, 
J^.  C,  spent  almost  a  week  in  Staunton 
last  fall.  Butch  took  Tim  and  Eobyn  and 
they  loved  it— they  spent  three  days  on 
the"  campus  and  the  baby  sitter  situation 
was  perfect — the  girls  in  Riddle  just  took 
over !  We  are  so  proud  of  Butch 's  recent 
election  to  the  Board  of  Trustees. 

Louise  McLean  Lightner  wrote  from 
Tampa,  Fla.,  that  Jim's  next  engineer- 
ing job  win  take  them  to  Houston.  Edith 
Kay  is  5,  and  in  kindergarten.  Val  is  2 
and  Jimmy,  the  baby,  was  born  in  Octo- 
ber. 

It 's  such  a  joy  to  hear  from  girls  that 
haven 't  sent  news  in  years.  Have  lots  of 
news  from  our  Texas  friends.  I  had  a 
newsy  letter  from  Dot  Heep  Larson  while 
she  was  en-route  to  Colorado  from  her 
home  in  Pacific  Palisades,  Calif.  Dot  and 
husband  were  contacting  a  contractor  to 
do  some  remodeling  on  their  summer 
cabin  in  the  movmtains.  Dot's  children 
are  Jane,  8,  Larry  4,  and  Rickey,  1. 
Dot  writes  they  are  all  blue-eyed  blondes 
and  fuU  of  vim,  vigor,  and  devilment. 
Dot  is  president  of  the  Junior  Woman  's 
Club  in  Pacific  Palisades — ' '  a  very  eager, 
active  bunch  of  young  married  gals. ' ' 

Frances  LocVhart  Jackson  writes  from 
Wichita  Falls  that  she  has  a  new  baby 
girl.  Eloise  Lenoir  Jackson  arrived  Au- 
gust 26,  19.54,  much  to  the  delight  of  her 
mother,  father,  and  two  big  brothers. 
Cecile  Cage  Wavell  of  Corpus  Christi, 
Texas,  writes  that  her  big  news  is  her 
family.  Pamela  10,  Cage  6,  Claire 
18  months,  and  Zoe,  6  months.  Cecile 's 
three  daughters  are  all  going  to  Mary 
Baldwin.  'The  little  ones  have  not  been 
enrolled  as  yet,  but  Pamela  was  enrolled 
at  the  tender  age  of  .3  months!  Cage  is 
going  to  V.M.I.  Besides  her  family,  Ce- 
cUe's  other  activities  are  Church,  .Junior 
League,  and  Cotillion.  Cecile  adds  that 
she  would  like  to  hear  from  anyone  in 
the  vicinity  of  Corpus  Christi.  Carol 
SauXsbury  Moore's  new  address  is  Crest- 
dale,  R.D.  2,  Lancaster,  Pa.  Carol  has 
Vjeen  in  touch  with  Joan  Bennett  Les- 
kawa  on  plans  for  the  reunion,  and  Carol 
adds  she  is  really  looking  forward  to  it. 

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Anne  Sims  Smith  writes  she  lives  "be- 
hind" the  Art  Building,  as  the  Mary 
Baldwin  girls  say.  Simsie  keeps  busy  car- 
ing for  Mac  2,  and  Emily,  1.  She  hopes 
to  see  many  girls  at  the  reunion  and 
writes  that  there  are  so  many  new  things 
for  everyone  to  see  at  Mary  Baldwin. 

Sylvia  Finley  WiUis'  new  address  is 
555  Broadway,  Hastings  -  on  -  Hudson, 
N.  Y.  Sylvia  writes  that  her  husband 
and  three  children  hated  leaving  Hous- 
ton. Sylvia  requested  Jean  McArthur 
Davis'  address.  We  should  like  to  hear 
from  you  too,  Jean! 

Keep  the  news  rolling  in.  How  about 
writing  us  about  j'our  summer  vacations 
for  the  Fall  News  Letter? 

1946 

Class  Secretarv:  Jane  Darden  Britt 
(Mrs.  Tilman),'216  Grace  Street,  Mt. 
Airy,  N.  C. 

Richard  Joseph  Reynolds  Learj'  is  the 
new  son  of  Donn  and  Bettie  Lee  Eeynolds 
Leary,  born  January  9,  1955.  Bettie  Lee 
writes  tliat  Donn  has  been  transferred  to 
Charlotte,  N.  C,  and  she  and  the  2  chil- 
dren will  follow  as  soon  as  they  can.  Do 
let  us  know  your  new  address — and  wel- 
come to  the  Tar  Heel  State! 

Joyce  Craig  Butterworth  was  very 
prompt  in  her  replj'  to  my  card  asking 
for  news.  Her  children  are  Charles,  7, 
Jane,  4,  and  Hugh,  8  months.  Joj'ce 
writes,  ' '  we  're  now  living  in  Silver 
Spring,  Md.,  but  will  leave  the  end  of 
April  for  San  Juan,  Puerto  Rico  to  stay 
for  2  j'ears.  Ted  will  do  research  on  a 
disease  called  Sprue  at  the  Tropical  Re- 
search Medical  Laboratory  there.  If  any 
classmates  should  cruise  over  to  Puerto 
Rico,  be  sure  to  look  us  up.  Our  address 
will  be  Tropical  Research  Medical  Lab., 
APO  851,  New  York,  N.  Y." 

Mabel  Fairiants  Smith  and  husband 
had  a  very  nice  New  Year 's  present,  a 
little  girl!  She  was  born  1:27  a.m.,  Jan- 
uary' 1st,  1955.  Mabel  writes,  "She  was 
12  minutes  too  late  to  be  Greenville 's 
first  baby  and  just  1  hour  and  27  minutes 
too  late  to  be  an  income  tax  deduction." 
They  named  her  Kathryn  Ingram. 
Mabel's  other  2  children  are  Mark,  7 
and  Nancy,  4. 

Jean  Baylor  Nay  writes  us  that  she 
goes  back  to  Staunton  two  or  three  times 
a  year.  Jean 's  sister,  Sarah  Frances  Bay- 
lor, is  an  assistant  at  the  M.B.C.  nursery 
school.  The  Nays  moved  into  their  new 
home  last  May  with  their  two  sons,  ages 
6  and  4. 

Barbara  Wrenn  Graves  has  a  son,  born 
February  9,  1955.  We  understand  Ann  is 
very  pleased  with  her  little  brother. 

Betty  Timberlaie  Trippett  has  just 
moved  to  St.  Petersburg,  Fla.,  where  her 
liHsband  is  with  the  newspaper.  They 
have  two  little  ones,  John  2,  and  Beth  1. 

Marilyn  We.rt  Price  and  family  are 
now  in  San  Antonio,  Tex.  She  has  vis- 
ited with  Virginia  Bridgets  Corrigan, 
Martha  Bussa  Hicks,  and  also  attended 
an  alumnae  cliapter  meeting,  held  in 
February  in  San  Antonio.  The  meet- 
ing was  at  the  home  of  Sally  Wilson, 
'41,   and   there   were  twelve   girls   there. 


Martha  Bussa  Hicks  was  elected  Presi- 
dent— Marilyn  said  it  was  so  nice  to  see 
everyone  and  talk  about  "M.B.C.  Days." 

Rita  Hickey  Carey's  address  is  1005 
W.  Highland  Avenue,  Kinston,  N.  C. 
Rita  has  3  children,  Rita  10,  Joe  8,  and 
Jack,  Jr.,  5. 

By  the  time  tliis  goes  to  press  your 
class  secretary  and  husband  will  be  out 
of  tlie  Air  Force  and  will  be  settled  in 
their  new  home,  216  Grace  Street,  Mt. 
Airy,  N.  C.  Please,  please,  drop  a  line  to 
this  address  with  your  news  of  family, 
trips,  etc. — and  changes  of  address. 

POSTSCRIPTS:  Lois  Mclntyre  He- 
bard  writes,  ' '  I  am  on  the  Executive 
Board  of  the  P.T.A.  and  edit  the  paper 
that  they  put  out  monthly.  I  also  am  a 
committee  mother  for  Nancy's  Brownie 
Troop  "...  Ann  Mathews  has  come  back 
to  Staunton  and  is  working  with  the 
Staunton-Augusta  County  Department  of 
Public  Welfare.  For  the  past  six  years, 
Ann  worked  as  assistant  sales  manager 
and  buyer  in  MiUer  and  Rhodes ',  Rich- 
mond, silverware  and  fine  jewelry  depart- 
ment .  .  .  Babies  for  '46  include:  sons 
for  Maria  Jones  Palmer  and  Bertie 
Murphy  Doming;  and  a  daughter,  Cather- 
ine Moore,  for  Jean  BicMe  Smith. 

Last  minute  addition:  a  red -head 
daughter  is  reported  by  Grace  Brauer 
Potter.  She  was  born  on  April  16  and  is 
named  Katherine  Anne. 

1947 

Class  Secretary :  Myrna  Williams 
Vest  (Mrs.  James  M.,  Jr.),  3  Beekman 
Road,  Wilmington,   Del. 

Our  news  is  a  little  skimpy  because 
only  one  out  of  ten  replied  to  my  cards. 
I  know  there  are  several  new  babies  but 
you  didn  't  send  me  the  vital  statistics ! 
Don 't  be  so  secretive.  The  whole  class 
wants  to  know  what's  happening  to  you! 

Courtenay  Plaslcitt  Hansen  has  been 
quite  busj'  working  for  a  law  firm  in 
Washington  and  house  hunting  in  Vir- 
ginia with  her  husband  Woodie.  She 's 
all  set  for  a  class  reunion.  Hope  the  rest 
of  you  will  be  interested  when  the  time 
comes.  Rusty  Kearfott  Brallej',  husband 
Jim,  and  three  children,  Sandy  7,  Patty 
4,  and  Andy  2,  moved  into  their  wonder- 
ful big  new  home  at  22  Spindletree  Road, 
Levittown,  Pa.  late  in  November.  Beth 
Peed  Smyth  and  Gordon  have  been  in 
their  house  in  Seaford,  Del.,  R.D.  #2, 
for  a  year  now.  Gordon  is  working  for 
du  Pont  there.  Beth  is  interested  in  a 
luncheon  get-together  with  M.B.C.  girls 
in  this  area.  If  you  live  within  driving 
distance  write  to  Beth  or  me. 

Emily  Hundley  was  travelling  around 
Europe  all  summer.  She  must  have  had 
a  wonderful  trip.  She  visited  Burney  Hay 
Gardner  in  Edinburgh.  Burney  and  fam- 
ily were  in  Scotland  a  year  while  Allen 
attended  New  College,  University  of 
Edinburgh.  Thej'  returned  home  Septem- 
ber 15th  and  are  now  living  in  Thomas- 
ville,  Ga.,  where  Allen  is  pastor  of  the 
Presbyterian  Church.  Beginning  January 
3,  Emily  began  work  ^^'ith  the  Christian 
Religious  Education  program  of  the  com- 
bined Presbyterian  Church  TJ.S.-XJ.S.A. 
for   the   Synod   of  Kentucky. 

Alumnae  News  Letter 


Miriam  Burlltf:  Ilelmon  is  still  living 
in  Chicago  where  Boli  lias  one  more  year 
before  completing  his  surgical  residency 
at  Presbyterian  Ilospital.  She  ran  into 
Dr.  Spelt  one  day  in  Chicago.  He  is  now 
with  a  firm  who  are  psychological  con- 
sultants to  management.  Miriam  said  he 
looked  fine  and  asked  about  many  mem- 
bers of  our  class.  I  had  a  Cliristn\as  note 
from  Miss  Latimer  and  she 's  off  to 
Sweden   this   summer. 

Betty  Lacfii  McClure's  tliird  child 
WUliam  Jefferson,  Jr.  was  born  in  July. 
Dee,  5,  and  Susan,  3,  were  thrilled  that 
he  was  a  boy.  Betty  also  reported  that 
Babs  Bixler  was  married  in  October  but 
I  have  no  details. 

Mary  E)wi  Weir  sent  a  grand 
"thumbnail  sketch"  of  her  activities 
since  leaving  M.B.C.  She  graduated  from 
the  University  of  California,  met  her 
husband  there  and  lived  in  Berkeley  for 
three  years  while  doing  graduate  work 
and  teaching  nursery  school.  Later  they 
moved  to  Los  Angeles  and  she  taught  a 
nursery  group  of  cerebral  palsied  chil- 
dren until  the  arrival  of  her  own  little 
girl,  Kim  Elizabeth,  now  21  months  old. 
Mary  hadu"t  heard  from  Sally  Beals 
Holzbach  for  sometime  but  said  last  year 
Sally,  her  husband,  and  three  children 
were  living  in  Japan. 

Pat  Eiiitnik  Sledge  had  a  visit  from 
Chic  Deacon  Andrews '  sister,  Dottie,  in 
January.  Pat  and  her  daughters  were 
alone  all  fall  while  David  was  in  Phoenix 
on  business.  Tip  Suminers  Hale  e.xtends 
an  invitation  to  one  and  all  to  come  see 
her  as  you  pass  through  Tennessee.  She 
and  "Hap"  liave  bought  15  acres  of 
ground  just  outside  Kogersvillc  on  High- 
way 11-W  and  will  start  building  this 
spring.  Tip  has  two  children,  ' '  Chip  ' ', 
21  months,  and  Ann,  6  months.  Carla 
Harris  Robinson  also  has  two  children, 
Robin  5,  and  Rhea  3.  They  are  in  Corpus 
Christi  right  now  but  Wayne  is  in  the 
Navy  and  they  are  due  for  another  move 
this  summer.  She  has  really  lived  all  over 
the  country.  I  promLsted  you  Tray  Vance 
Good's  new  address  in  the  last  News 
Letter.  It's  21,'i  ilurjihy  Street,  Holli- 
daysburg.  Pa.  She's  just  thirty  miles 
al)Ove  the  Pennsylvania  Turnpike  so  some 
of  you  Pa.  girls  should  be  able  to  get 
together. 

Mary  Bob  Hale  Hoe's  third  child,  Mar- 
ilyn Morgan,  was  born  October  7,  and 
Mary  Caperton  Armi-itead  Bear's  little 
daughter  was  born  in  Staunton  on  Feb- 
ruary 3.  It  is  grand  to  know  that  we 
have  another  Mary  Caperton! 

Jane  Woodward  Cappleman  and  hus- 
band have  recently  moved  into  their 
newly  completed  ranch-style  home,  in 
Tarzana,  Calif.  This  new  development, 
just  out  of  Hollywood,  is  named  for  the 
Tarzan  stories  by  Edgar  Rice  Burroughs 
who  wrote  them  while  camping  there. 
Jane's  daughter,  .Tanette  Susan,  is  just 
past   six   months   old  now. 

1948 

Class  Secretary:  Peggy  Harris  Milli- 
G.\N  (Mrs.  Frecierick  M.),  3818  Mont- 
view   Drive,   Chattanooga,    Tennessee. 

Wedding   bells   on   April    2    for   Betty 

Alumnae  News  Letter 


Roberts  and  Peter  (Pete)  Clark  Bertel- 
son !  A  lovelier  time  of  the  year  for  a 
wedding  would  be  hard  to  find,  and  we're 
just  pleased  as  can  be  over  such  happy 
news,  i'ete  was  graduated  from  Carnegie 
Tech  and  received  his  master's  degree 
in  mechanical  engineering  from  the  Uni- 
versity of  Michigan  in  February.  He 
spent  three  years  with  the  Navy  and  now 
is  with  the  Electric  Boat  Company  of 
Groton,  Conn.  This  is  the  company  which 
built  The  Nanlilux.  As  for  the  wedding, 
Betty  and  Pete  were  married  in  Radford 
Presbyterian  Church.  Attendants  were 
Pete's  sister,  Betty's  sister,  Margaret 
Boberts  Wagoner,  '45,  and  Margaret's 
little  girl.  At  the  time  of  writing  Pete 
had  found  an  apartment  near  (jroton 
right  on  the  shore.  Doesn  't  that  sound 
ideal  for  summer  ?  Our  best  wishes  to 
both    Betty   and   Pete! 

Another  ideal  way  to  spend  the  summer 
is  being  jilanned  by  Bobby  and  Pat  Coene 
Artnian.  They  have  returned  to  Beaver, 
Pa.,  and  have  bought  a  farm  nearby. 
Come  warm  weather  they  will  be  out 
where  all  is  peace  and  contentment — well, 
almost ! 

Ann  Tynes  Weiford  and  family  are 
living  in  Chicago  where  her  husband  has 
a  jiosition  with  the  International  City 
Managers  Association.  Ann 's  husband 
had  been  town  manager  of  South  Boston. 

Before  taking  over  her  new  job  at  the 
Charlotte,  X.  C,  Eye,  Ear  and  Throat 
Hospital  in  February,  Mopsy  Pool  paid 
ii  visit  to  Merry  Key  Ellington  and  fam- 
ily in  Atlanta.  Merry  and  Jamie  have  a 
new  address,  too,  2075  Dellwood  Drive, 
N.W.  Merry  writes  that  the  home  they 
have  purchased  is  white  with  green  shut- 
ters. Know  it 's  pretty ! 

Rose  Harrison  certainly  stays  busy  in 
Lynchburg.  Any  of  you  mothers  needing 
advice  on  the  behavior  of  your  children 
should  write  to  Rose.  Seems  she  is  on  the 
testing  committee  connected  with  the 
testing  program  of  the  schools  in  Lynch- 
burg; and  at  the  time  of  writing  she  had 
just  lieen  moderator  for  a  panel  dealing 
with  children 's  behavior.  She  also  was  a 
judge  for  an  art  exhibit..  The  past  three 
years  school  teacher  Rose  has  had  a 
Sunday  School  class  of  high  school  and 
college   girls.   We're   proud   of  her! 

Liu  Rifimrdson  Hall's  second  son, 
Richard  Gilmer,  was  born  on  October  29. 

'Pewee'  Kinder  Moncure  writes  that, 
"Finally  we've  been  transferred  and  my 
poor  southern  feet  will  probably  freeze 
in  Michigan.  John  will  leave  Wilmington 
in  eighteen  days  (middle  of  April), 
bound  for  the  little  town  of  Montague, 
located  on  the  eastern  shore  of  Lake 
Michigan.  I  'm  already  looking  forward 
eagerly  to  our  trip  on  the  train,  seeing 
new   and   strange   countryside.'' 

1949 

Class  Secretary,  Bobbie  Minler  Barnes 
(Mrs.  James  C.)  532nd  M.  I.  Batt.aliou, 
APO  46,  e/o  Postmaster,  New  York, 
N.  Y.,  c/o  Capt.  James  C.  Barnes,  Jr. 

It  seems  very  strange  indeed  to  be 
writing  you   from   Germany !   We  are   all 


tlireo  comfortably  setth'd  now  in  our  new 
ajiartment  and  are  tndy  hajipy  here. 

1  remarried  in  November  of  last  year, 
a  classmate  of  Jack's  from  West  Point. 
Nei'dless  to  say,  .Jim  is  a  fine  person  and 
Ijoth  Johnny  and  I  are  lucky  to  have  him. 
Jim's  been  stationed  in  Germany  for  a 
year  already  and  we  now  have  until  Sep- 
tember 195(5  to  see  all  of  this  fabulous 
continent  we  can.  Believe  me,  it's  a  mag- 
nificent experience,  each  day  a  new  adven- 
ture. 

Our  apartment  is  in  a  Government 
operated  dependent  area  near  Stuttgart. 
We  like  to  tell  people  we  have  a  pent- 
house because  we  live  on  the  fourth  floor 
of  our  building.  There  is  a  large  play- 
ground and  picnic  area  in  our  backyard 
which  promises  to  be  a  lot  of  fun  this 
Spring.  To  make  matters  better  the  com- 
missary and  "  PX "  are  just  a  stone's 
throw  from  our  front  door.  The  city  of 
Stuttgart  is  close  too  and,  as  you  can 
imagine,  I  take  advantage  of  this  ar- 
rangement to  go  on  an  occasional  shop- 
ping spree. 

In  just  the  two  months  I  've  been  here, 
the  three  of  us  have  managed  to  do  an 
impressive  bit  of  traveling.  Last  month 
we  went  to  Garmisch  (a  gorgeous  resort 
in  the  Bavarian  Alps)  to  try  our  hand  at 
skiing,  ice  skating  and  sleighing.  Never 
have  I  seen  so  much  snow!  Our  little 
Hillman-Minx  convertible  was  entombed 
in  snow  drifts  during  most  of  our  stay 
and  Jim  had  to  dig  it   out   regularly. 

Two  weeks  ago,  we  drove  uji  to  the 
picturesque  city  of  Heidelberg.  The  uni- 
versity there  is  especially  interesting  in 
as  much  as  there  are  students  enrolled 
from  all  over  the  world.  The  great  Heidel- 
berg Castle  is  another  embellishment  to 
the  city  's  intrinsic  charm.  Over  300  years 
were  taken  to  build  the  structure  and  the 
beauty  of  its  architecture  is  truly  an  in- 
spiration. The  wine  c-ellar  provides  the 
most  spectacular  view  for  the  tourists' 
eyes,  however — an  enormous  keg  capable 
of  holding  50,000    (sic)   gallons  of  wine! 

To  make  all  you  housewives  jealous 
I  'II  mention  Elizabeth,  my  maid.  She 
works  full  time  and  can  do  just  about 
anytliing.  Domestic  help  in  Germany  is 
almost  absurdly  cheap  so  I  decided  to 
take  full  advantage  of  the  situation, 
while  I  can.  I  just  know  it  will  make  me 
lazy  but  really  I  eouldn  't  pass  it  up 
(could  you?). 

Ev  Lacy  Nance  sent  me  some  good 
news  the  other  day.  Her  mother  and  her 
sister,  Jlay,  sailed  for  France  February 
oth.  Hope  Jim  and  I  can  get  together 
with  them  in  Paris  or  liave  them  come 
over  to  see  us  in  Stuttgart.  Ev  and  Bully 
are  building  a  new  home  right  across  the 
street  from  Ev's  mother.  They  plan  to 
move  in  by  June  and  Ev  is  beside  herself 
with    excitement. 

Margaret  Hooks  Wilson  tells  me  her 
family  is  well.  She  and  Rollin  were  in 
New  York  in  March  for  a  toy  fair.  Did 
Rollin  take  you  to  Nedick  's  to  celebrate 
your  fifth  wedding  anniversary,  Margf 
Hee,  hee. 

Betty  McCluer  Alderson  and  family 
have  moved  into  a  new  home  south  of 
Miami.   Tommy  is  practicing  law  as  well 

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as  fl^i'ing  for  an  airline.  Betty  lias  her 
hands  full  with  Marshall,  4  years  and 
Betty   2yo    years. 

I  had  a  Christmas  note  from  Mary 
Allen  Fhillips  Indenee.  She  has  two  chil- 
dren;   Jeff  and  Pattie  Allen. 

Mere«r  Pendleton  Watt  and  family  will 
be  going  to  Thomasville,  Ga.,  on  July  1st 
where  Vance  will  be  a  "preceptor"  in 
surgery  for  a  year. 

Kitty  Makepeace  Bradford  and  her 
family  were  home  from  Hawaii  for  a 
short"  visit  but  have  returned  for  two 
more  years  (rough'?).  Kitty's  husband 
is  responsible  for  the  English  program 
of  grades  seven  thru  twelve.  Brad  says 
Kitty  has  a  harder  job  than  he  keeping 
their-  two   children  fed  and  happy. 

I  hear  that  Katherine  Fotts  Wellford 
has  her  second  son  and  Frances  Wilhelm 
Dorgan  reports  that  it's  a  second  son  for 
her  also  born  in  October.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Larry  A  vent  (Margaret  Ann  Newman) 
had  a  visit  from  the  stork  in  January — 
the  baby's  name,  Margaret  Ashley;  and 
a  pink  ribbon  to  Betty  Farrington  Fele- 
gara  for  Susan  Elizabeth. 

Betty  Euff  was  awarded  an  advance 
master  of  music  degree  from  the  Univer- 
sity of  Eochester,  Rochester,  N.  Y.,  in 
November.  She  is  now  a  member  of  the 
faculty  of  Roliert  E.  Lee  High  School  in 
Staunton. 

This  is  it  for  now.  Please  write  during 
the  Summer  so  that  I'll,  have  lots  of 
news  for  our  Fall  issue.  Love  to  each  of 
you. 

1950 


FIFTH  KETJNION 


Class  Secretary:  Kate  Scott  Jacob 
(Mrs.  N.  W.),   Onaneock,  Va. 

The  Class  of  1950  certainly  deserves  a 
hail  from  me  because  you  have  been  so 
wonderful  about  writing  me  so  much 
news — Do  keep  it  up. 

Could  you  help  us  find  Eugenia  Bush, 
Peggy  Myan  Kelley,  Johanna  Van  Brunt 
*  Prince;  all  seem  to  be  lost  and  we  would 
like  to  know  something  about  them. 
Patty  Marsh  Belleville  writes,  ' '  that 
Libby  Mitchell,  '48,  is  doing  social  work 
in  "Welch,  West  Virginia,  and  plans  a 
June  wedding.  Betty  Burnette  Hawes 
was  married  three  years  ago  and  is  now 
being  a  housewife  after  working  while 
her  husband  finished  Marshall  College. 
Helen  Hord  Testerman  has  a  son — Ed- 
ward Eoss  Testerman — born  last  July 
and  they  are  living  in  Eogersville,  Tenn. 
Judy  Judge  Hawthorne  has  a  son  who 
will  be  2  in  August  and  who  keeps  her 
mighty  busy.  Jo  Westley  Lucas  has  a 
daughter,  Eobin,  who  was  3  in  November 
and  attends  nursery  school — also  a  son, 
John  Carter,  who  was  born  last  August. 
Joe  is  a  University  professor  in  Chicago. 
Ellen  Schwartz  teaches  in  Silver  Spring, 
Md."  Patty  and  her  husband  visited 
Jean  Webster  Southall  in  October  and 
says  they  had  a  darling  apartment  at  the 
foot  of  the  Catskill  mountains.  Patty, 
besides  writing  newsy  letters,  leads  a 
busy  life  being  a  housekeeper  and  hold- 


ing a  job  in  Yardley,  Pa.  She  is  Record- 
ing Secretary  of  the  Trenton,  N.  J., 
branch  of  the  A.  A.  U.  W.,  works  in  the 
Junior  Civic  Club  and  plays  in  the  semi- 
monthly bridge  club. 

Jean  Webster  Southall  says  Larry  was 
released  from  the  Air  Force  a  year  ago 
and  worked  for  du  Pont  in  New  York, 
but  has  been  transferred  to  Columbia, 
S.  C.  They  have  two  sons,  Robert  Web- 
ster, who  was  born  November  30  and 
L.  T.,  who  was  2  in  November.  Her  new 
address  is  4719  Datura  Road,  Columbia, 
S.  C. 

Nancy  Finch  Pierson  proudly  an- 
nounced the  birth  of  her  daughter,  Car- 
ol_Yn   Clark    on   November   20. 

Virginia  Rosen  Strickler's  husband  has 
accepted  a  position  With  the  Fred  Henry 
Funeral  Home  in  Staunton  and  now  they 
live  at  125  Church  Street  there.  They 
have  a  son,  Mark  Rosen,  born  January 
21,   1954. 

Mary  Sue  Gochenour  Powlkes  has  a 
cute  little  daughter,  Susanna  Dunn,  who 
will  be  2  in  June.  Mary  Sue  sings  with 
the  church  choir,  does  Garden  Club  w-ork 
besides  the  jobs  that  go  with  housekeep- 
ing. 

Marilyn  Simpson  WDliams  is  living  in 
Montgomery,  Ala.,  while  her  husband 
works  on  his  Ph.D.  at  the  Air  University 
Library  at  Maxwell  Air  Force  Base.  She 
has  a  job  but  also  tends  to  Julianne 
Moores  Williams,  who  was  born  May  2, 
1954,  and  is  their  "pride  and  joy." 
Marilyn  hopes  some  other  M.B.C.  girl 
nearby  will  look  her  up.  Hope  Ben  does 
finish  the  dissertation  in  August,  Marilyn. 

Thank  you,  Mrs.  Brown,  for  writing 
us  about  Sarah  Catherine.  She  is  now 
Mrs.  Valentine  W.  R.  Smith,  III  and  lives 
in  Alexandria,  Virginia.  They  have  one 
daughter,  Catherine  Barrett  Smith,  born 
August  9,  1954. 

Loic  Vick  Owens  brings  us  up  to  date 
on  her  doings  nicely.  She  was  married 
February  16,  1951,  before  Charles  went 
into  the  Navy  again.  He  was  released  in 
January,  1953,  and  went  back  to  school. 
Loie  received  her  degree  in  May  that 
year  and  Charles  Vick  Owens  was  born 
December  26,  1953.  Charles  is  a  lawyer 
in  Wliarton,  Texas,  and  Loie  teaches 
English  and  typing  in  High  School  and 
sponsors  the  school  paper.  They  have 
ver3'   recently   moved  into   a   new   house. 

An  interesting  letter  from  Adriane 
Eeim  Lyman  tells  us  that  they  have 
moved  from  Summit  to  Westfleld,  N.  J., 
into  a  new  house,  which  is  still  in  the 
"being  decorated"  stage.  Judy,  who  is 
almost  2,  is  of  no  assistance,  says 
Adriane,  except  to  give  colds  to  Gwen 
Gardner,  who  was  born  August  20,  1951. 
She  says  Doris  McClary  Rollins  lives  in 
Summerton,  N,  J.,  now. 

Exciting  news  from  Emme  Wingate: 
She  was  married  on  April  27  to  Richard 
Gatling  Hawn,  a  "nice  New  York  Yan- 
kee and  an  engineer. ' '  They  will  live 
near  Camden,  N.  J.  We  wish  you  much 
happiness,  Emme.  Emme  bumped  into 
Bobba  Woolverton,  '52,  on  her  way  home 
from  a  European  tour. 

More  news  via  Emme:  Bonnie  Bland 
Cromwell  is  living  in  Waco,   Texas,  and 


had  a  baby  boy,  Howard  Rhea,  just  be- 
fore Christmas;  Babs  Taylor  Shults  had 
a  second  child  Elizabeth  Gay  born  Jan- 
uary 4th. 

Clara  Jane  Burroughs  McFarlin  sends 
news  of  our  lost  soul,  Pat  Bailey,  except 
for  the  address.  She  says  Pat  was  mar- 
ried last  August  to  Alan  Shaw  from 
Asheville.  Pat  works  on  the  Asheville 
paper  with  the  society  section  and  enjoys 
her  work.  Clara  saw  Virginia  Smith  Mas- 
sey  during  the  holida.ys  and  reports  that 
the  Masseys  have  recently  moved  into  a 
very  modern  and  attractive  new  house. 
They  have  one  son.  Bill.  Clara  is  working 
as  a  secretary  in  the  Horticulture  De- 
partment of  Purdue  University  while  her 
husband  works  on  his  doctorate  in  Chem- 
istry. Dick  will  go  in  the  service  when  he 
receives  his  doctorate  in  September. 
Clara  gets  along  fine  after  her  bout 
with  polio.  She  took  physical  therapy 
treatments  at  Emory  Hosi^ital  in  At- 
lanta, where  she  worked  on  the  business 
staff  and  had  a  wonderful  experience 
being  nearby  with  20  other  girls  in  a  big 
dormitory. 

Eleanor  Townes  Leath  says  that  Nancy 
Carn  Brautigan  has  two  girls,  Marsha  3 
and  Nan  a  year  old.  "Teenie"  Shaw 
Simmons  has  three  children,  two  boys 
and  a  girl.  ' '  Teenie ' '  had  polio  but  no 
crippling  effects.  Newell  Martin  Croy 
has  a  boy  and  a  girl.  Lots  of  news, 
Eleanor! 

Hannah  Todd  is  working  as  an  organic 
chemist  at  the  Kettering  Foundation  in 
Yellow  Springs,  Ohio.  She  has  been  ac- 
cepted at  the  Medical  School  of  the  Uni- 
versity  of   Rochester   for  fall  1955. 

Another  mother  to  the  rescue  is  Mrs. 
Williamson.  She  wrties  that  Harriet  is 
married  to  Dr.  Lewis  D.  Thorp  who  is 
associated  with  Parkview  Hospital  at 
Rocky  Mount,  N.  C.  They  have  a  19 
month  old  son,  Lewis  Sumner,  III. 

Ann  Jones  has  just  taken  an  exciting 
trip  to  California  with  a  friend.  Other- 
wise, she  works  in  Richmond  for  the 
G.   F.  C.  Corporation. 

Mary  Emma  Carpenter  Graham  and 
her  husband  live  in  Drexel  Hill  since  her 
husband  was  discharged  from  the  Air 
Force  and  he  attends  the  Drexel  Insti- 
tute of  Technology. 

Joan  Mertz  returned  last  June  after 
spending  three  j'ears  in  Europe.  She  now 
has  a  lovely  apartment  in  Washington 
and  works  for  a  large  travel  agency. 
She  lunched  with  Nancy  Kirchner  during 
the  holidays  and  reports  that  Betsy 
Knott  Knight  is  doing  social  work  again. 

A  most  wonderful  letter  from  Nancy 
Kirchner  is  full  of  joy  in  her  job  as  a 
worker  in  Girl  Scouting  in  Winchester. 
The  job  requires  lots  of  traveling  besides 
working  with  700  girls  from  7-17.  She 
represented  Marj'  Baldwin  at  the  inaugu- 
ration of  the  new  president  of  the  Uni- 
versity of  Maryland.  She  also  works  in 
the  Church  Circle,  A.A.U.W.,  the  Epsilon 
Sigma  Alpha  sorority  for  young  mothers 
and  working  girls,  the  Welfare  Council 
and  other  organizations.  We  are  proud 
of  you,  Nancy.  Betty  Gwaltney  Shutte, 
'52,  lives  nearbj'  and  Nancy  says  their 
son  is  adorable. 


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Alumnae  News  Letter 


Jo  Hunt  was  married  to  Dr.  Rolicrt 
Palmer  last  June  ami  they  are  making 
their  home  in  Shreveport,  La.  Barbara 
Tajilor  Shnltz  was  her  matron  of  honor. 
Barbara  lives  in  I.ittle  Rock  ami  has  a 
son  and  daughter.  On  February  25.  19.54, 
a  son,  Rieliard,  was  horn  to  Barbara 
Pat/ne  Xolan.  In  June  they  moved  from 
Xew  Jersey  to  Charleston,  W.  Va.,  where 
they  have  purchased  a   home. 

Patsy  AUinxon  Turner  has  a  daughter 
lioru  in  July.  Her  husbaml  is  in  the  .\ir 
Foree  stationed   in   Salina,   Kan. 

Gini  7io.sc  Hagee  stopjieil  teaching  in 
January,  19.54,  and  things  hare  moved 
quickly  since.  Says  Gini,  ' '  We  had  a 
baby  girl,  Virginia  Lee,  on  the  9th  of 
June  and  on  June  21st,  we  moved  into 
our  new  home. ' '  Their  home  is  in  Uni- 
versity City  where  they  were  both  born 
and  raised.  They  are  ' '  do-it-yourself- 
er "s"  now  and  having  fun.  She  says 
Jean  Deiore  Calhoun  has  three  children 
now,  the  last   was  a   boy  born   July   9th. 

Betty  Hi  ndt  rsoii  Balsingame's  hus- 
band works  for  Sun  Oil  Company  in 
Dallas  and  Betty  works  hard  running 
after   Jack,   .Jr.,    who    is    17    months    oliL 

Sunshine  Joiir.^  Thompson  gets  M.B.C. 
homesick  ton  sometimes.  She  and  Ed  live 
in  Montgomery  and  Sun.shine  says,  "I 
think  I  've  won  the  prize  for  the  most 
children.  I  have  Sally  3,  Eddie  2,  and 
Irby  Jones  1."  She  says  that  she  is  the 
only  one  of  her  Montgomery  gals  left  as 
Betty  Bailey  is  married  to  George  Shir- 
ley and  is  living  in  Tuscaloosa  and  has 
a  little  Bet.sy  who  is  2.  Evelyn  Matthews 
is  now  Mrs.  Glenwood  Piersou  and  living 
in  Decatur,  Alabama.  Elia  Durr  married 
James  M.  Buck  and  moved  north  to  Bryn 
Mawr,  Pa. 

Sad  news  from  Penny  West  Covington 
and  Hewitt.  Hewitt,  Jr.,  was  born  De- 
cember 2(1,  1953,  a  strong,  healthy  child, 
but  on  February  26,  1954,  he  died,  a 
piece  of  cereal  lodged  in  his  windpipe 
while  he  was  sleeping.  We  are  ail  so 
sorry.  Penny.  Hewitt  graduated  from 
University  of  Virginia  Law  School  in 
February  and  has  accepted  a  position  in 
Atlanta.   Good   luck! 

Kent  IVi/siir  Ivey  's  husband  returned 
from  Korea  in  time  to  spend  Christmas 
with  Kent,  Cynthia  2,  and  Franklin  Wy- 
sor,  who  was  1  in  November.  They  are 
now  living  at   Fort   Benning. 

Marion  Rixliii/  McGinnis  lives  in  Dal- 
las, Tex.,  while  Albert  is  a  student  in 
Southwestern  Medical  School.  They  have 
a  little  John  Roddy  McGinnis,  who  ^s•a.s 
born  October  26,   1950. 

Anne  Faw  Bernard  is  busy  with  her 
new  home  in  Fairfax  and  her  new  daugh- 
ter. Congratulations   Anne. 

Morganton,  X.  C,  is  the  new  home  of 
Louise  Harwell  Fanjoy.  Jack  is  adver- 
tising manager  at  Drexel  Furniture  Com- 
pany at  Drexel,  X.  C.  Louise  taught  the 
6th  grade  last  year  in  Marion,  but  is  now 
staying  home  with  little  Al  who  is  three 
and  all  boy.  Wheat  Shahan  Wilcox  i.s  in 
Atlanta  as  "Bub""  is  in  medical  school 
there. 

Bunny  A.slibi/  Furrh  reports  that  she 
has  moved  13  times  since  she  was  mar- 
ried   in    1950.    They    are    at    present    at 


Port  Huenenie,  Calif.,  where  her  husb.and 
is  a  full  lieutenant  on  a  guided  missile 
submarine.  Bunny  saw  Donna  Daii-i 
Brown,  '51,  not  long  ago.  Leland  is 
stationed  there  and  the  Davises  have  a 
son   about    a   year   old. 

It  seems  impossible  that  five  years 
have  passed  since  we  left  Mary  Baldwin 
and  all  our  friends,  and  wouldn't  it  bo 
fun  to  get  together  again.  We  can  all  do 
just  that  the  week-end  of  May  28th  at 
our  5th  reunion.  Do  try  to  find  a  sitter 
for  the  children  and  go  so  that  we  can 
make  it  a  real  success.  Many  of  you  have 
mentioned  it  anil  are  looking  forward 
to  it.  Harriet  is  making  plans  and  there 
is  to  be  a  dinner  on  Saturday  night  at 
the  Triangle.  She  suggests  that  you 
send  pictures  of  yourself  and  children, 
even  those  attending,  so  that  we  might 
have  a  scrapbook  made.  Send  them  to 
her — Mrs.  Lawrence  K.  Rc-ynen,  163  Cot- 
tage Road,  Wyckoff,  X.  J.' 

1951 

Class  Secretary:  Pat  HoxhnU  J.\cow.\y 
(Mrs.  John),  3201st  AF  Hospital,  Eglin 
AFB,   Fla. 

The  few  weeks  when  I  received  most 
of  these  letters  from  you  all  were  won- 
derful. I  'm  just  afraid  if  any  of  you 
realized  how  much  fun  it  is  to  hear  from 
your  classmates,  some  of  whom  you 
haven 't  seen  since  our  freshman  year, 
you  would  take  my  new  job  away  from 
me.  Please  keep  the  letters  coming  when 
you  have  something  to  report  or  even 
when  you  don 't,  'cause  it  will  be  time 
for  the  next  issue  before  you  know  it. 
I  sent  cards  to  everyone  in  the  class 
asking  for  news  so  if  you  didn't  get  one, 
it 's  because  we  didn  't  have  your  correct 
address.  Please  let  the  alumnae  office 
or   me   know  when  you   move. 

I  have  the  best  news  I  've  ever  had  to 
report  about  myself  this  time.  On  Xo- 
vember  27th,  I  married  Dr.  John  Jaco- 
way  of  Chattanooga.  We  are  thrilled  to 
death  about  living  in  Florida  where  John 
is  stationed  with  the  Air  Force.  Charlotte 
Jaekxon  Lunsford  and  .Jean  Atkinson 
were  two  of  my  bridesmaids,  and  A.  B. 
Potts,  Lucy  Jones,  '52,  and  Georgia 
Roberts,  '53,  helped  serve  at  the  recep- 
tion. Georgia  is  now  working  in  Memphis 
as  a  teller  at  the  First  Xational  Bank. 
A.  B.  plans  delightful  trips  for  people 
at   the    A&I    Travel    Bureau. 

Charlotte  Jnekson  Lunsford  is  now- 
living  in  Madison,  Wis.,  where  Lew  is 
interning  at  Wisconsin  General.  Lew  has 
been  accepted  for  a  residency  in  internal 
medicine  there  beginning  in  June,  that 
is,  if  he  is  not  called  by  the  Xavy  first. 
They  enjoyed  the  winter  sports,  par- 
ticularly ice-skating  and  tobogganing. 
Charlotte  works  part  time  for  a  general 
practitioner  and  models  at  a  department 
store. 

Joan  Bradley  i.s  leading  an  exciting 
life  now.  .She  is  living  in  Xew  York  and 
is  a  stewardess  for  Pan-American.  She 
said  that  right  now  her  monthly  schedule 
is  as  follows:  two  trips  to  San  Juan, 
Puerto  Rico  and  then  a  12  day  trip  from 
Xew  York  all  the  wav  to   Buenos  Aires, 


.\rgentina,  stopping  for  layovers  in 
Caracas,  Venezuida,  Rio,  and  Port  of 
Spain,  Trinidad.  She  said  it  is  wonderful 
seeing  jilaces  she  never  dreamed  of  be- 
fore. 

Martha  Frierson  Hallett  was  full  of 
news  of  herself  and  others  too.  Marty 
and  Bill  moved  into  a  new  home  just  out- 
side the  city  limits  of  Greenville,  S.  C, 
the  last  of  October.  Xot  only  a  new  house 
last  vear,  but  a  new  member  of  the  fam- 
ily, Patricia  (Patty)  Hallett,  born  April 
15th,  1954.  Marty  said  that  Winifred 
Boggs,  '54,  the  Mary  P,aldwin  field  repre- 
sentative, was  in  Greenville  in  January. 
Betty  Stall  had  a  coke  party  for  the  local 
M.B.C.  girls  and  prospective  students. 
Ethel  Smeak,  '53,  Joan  BagUy  Lane, 
'50,  Jane  Frierson  Snipes,  '46,  were 
among  those  present.  Marty  saw  Patsy 
Wilson  when  Patsy  stopped  by  Green- 
ville last  fall  en  route  from  .\tlanta  to 
Richmond  where   she  is  now  working. 

There  seem  to  be  lots  of  people  in  our 
class  with  new  homes.  Joan  /?»#  Chiles, 
whose  husbaml  Buck  is  with  the  Sherwin- 
Williams  Paint  Company,  has  a  new  home 
in  Greenville,  S.  C.  She  said  there  is  noth- 
ing more  fun  than  planning  and  decorat- 
ing a  new  home.  Joan  has  a  little  girl, 
Donna  Buff  Chiles,  who  was  3  on  April 
25th.  Joan  was  in  Betty  Covington's 
wedding  in  June,  '53,  when  Betty  mar- 
ried Frank  Bailey.  She  thinks  they  are 
living  in  Kinsale,  Va.  now.  Sally  Cox 
was  in  the  wedding  and  is  teaching  nur- 
sery school   now   in   Alexandria,   Va. 

It  was  wonderful  hearing  from  Xancy 
KiinUr  Carey  who  lives  all  the  way  out 
in  Spokane,  Wash.  Henry  is  in  the  Air 
Force  but  will  be  out  in  September. 
Xancy  is  teaching  a  combination  iJnd 
and  3rd  grade.  Y'ou  asked  if  there  were 
any  others  of  the  M.B.C.  girls  living  out 
vour  way,  Xancy.  As  far  as  I  know  you 
are  the  only  one  in  our  class  anywhere 
near  there  except  for  Betty  Fink  Schill- 
ing and  Donna  Varis  Brown  who  live  in 
California,  ilaybe  the  ;\lumnae  office  can 
tell  you   of  some. 

Speaking  of  Donna,  she  and  Leland 
are  living  in  Oxnard,  Calif.,  where  he  is 
stationed  with  the  Xavy.  They  have  a 
little  girl,  Kathy.  Betty  Finl-  Schilling  is 
living  in  Hayward,  Calif.  We  hear  that 
she  ha.s  ;i  little  girl.  Kathy,  who  was  3 
in  April. 

Anne  Marlley  Harrity  moved  to  Sun- 
bury,  Pa.,  last  spring.  Her  husband 
Grant  is  preparing  to  build  a  new  church 
so  is  quite  busy.  And  then  Anne  is  kept 
occupied  by  3  year  old  Pat,  but  still  has 
time  for  art  lessons  every  week  and  a 
Brownie  troop. 

Mina  Hill  Parker  and  Billy  are  living 
in   Greenwood,   Miss. 

Did  vou  notice  the  picture  of  the  darl- 
ing little  girl  holding  the  doll — well,  she 
is  Christie  Fry  and  belongs  to  Fonda 
Teufel.  Fonda  said  that  Brent  has 
reached  the  doctorat*-  level  in  tlie  field 
of  Speech  at  the  State  I^niversity  of 
Iowa  and  that  she  can  keep  a  close  eye 
on  him  bec:uise  she  is  departmental  sec- 
retary for   Speech  there. 

P.atty  Andrew  Goodson  and  Royden 
are   most   proud   of   their   little    Patricia 


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Randolph  ivhom  they  call  "Eanny, " 
born  August  26,  1954.  Patty  says  she's 
' '  as  good  as  gold. ' ' 

Mary  Elizabetli  (Bidley)  Evans  Bob- 
inson,  became  Mrs.  Eobinson  on  the  5th 
of  March.  ' '  Jack  "  is  a  Washington  boy 
who 's  a  public  relations  man  for  one  of 
the  local  TV  stations.  "Bidley''  started 
her  internship  at  Children's  Hospital  in 
■Washington  on  April  1.  Patty  Mann 
Burr,  '52  -n-as  Bidley 's  matron-of-honor. 
Anne  Poole,  A.  D.  McMichael  Muenzer, 
and  Pat  Stewart  CUfford,  '53,  were  there. 
Bidley  has  completed  the  classwork  for 
her  Ph.D.  in  clinical  psychology'  at  Pur- 
due. She  now  has  to  serve  a  year 's  in- 
ternship and  write  her  dissertation  before 
graduation. 

Mitzi  Vicl-  Shaw  reports  a  fine  family. 
Dick  is  settled  in  his  law  practice  in  Fort 
Smith,  Ark.,  and  Janet,  4,  is  in  nursery 
school,  and  Bruce  is  2. 

A  card  was  sent  to  Nina  Norvell  Mast- 
man,  but  it  was  answered  by  her  mother. 
The  following  information  \vill  show  why 
Nina 's  mother  had  to  be  her  secretary. 
On  August  1,  1953,  Nina  married  D. 
Richard  Mastman  and  they  are  now 
living  in  Pompano  Beach,  Fla.  On  Sep- 
tember 12,  1954,  twin  daughters  were 
born  and  their  names  are  Nina  Fallon 
and  Wendell   (Wendy). 

Pat  Siee  Shoemaker  and  Evan  are  in 
business  in  Richmond.  Evan  is  president 
of  Cinderella  Cleaners  and  Launderers, 
Inc.,  and  Pat  is  secretary-treasurer.  They 
must  be  kept  busy  as  they  also  have  two 
children,  Diane,  3  months,  and  Barry, 
1%  years.  Pat  said  they  see  Betsy  Bearer 
Sutton  and  John  quite  often.  Betsy  and 
John  were  married  in  August  and  Betty 
Stall  was  in  the  wedding. 

After  graduation  from  college,  Martha 
McMullan  Aasen  worked  in  New  York 
for  three  years  and  was  news  editor  for 
McGraw-Hill  Publishing  Co.  On  Novem- 
ber 25th,  1954,  Martha  married  Larry 
Aasen  who  is  from  North  Dakota  but  is 
working  in  New  York  with  the  public 
relations  department  of  New  York  Life 
Insurance  Co.  After  a  honeymoon  in 
Haiti,  Martha  settled  down  to  keeping 
house  and  loves  it!  She  has  been  elected 
president  of  the  New  York  alumnae  chap- 
ter and  says  she  knows  that  will  be  a 
good  way  to  keep  up  with  Mary  Baldwin. 

Betty  Berger  Fulgham  has  a  little  girl, 
Emily  Anne,  who  was  a  year  old  in  Feb- 
ruary. Mary  Carolyn  Boilers  Jutson  has 
a  son,  Robin,  born  October  10. 

Betty  Anne  Williams  Bradford  and 
Ralph  are  having  a  wonderful  experience 
as  they  are  stationed  for  three  years  in 
Germany.  They  plan  to  see  all  of  Europe 
while  they  are  there.  Their  daughter, 
Elizabeth  Connor,  whom  thev  call  Beth, 
was  born  last  August  13. 

We  hear  that  Margaret  Trawich  Star- 
ratt  and  Robert  are  living  in  Polk  City, 
Fla.,  where  he  is  connected  with  the  pub- 
lic schools. 

That's  all  the  news  for  now,  hut  let's 
all  plan  to  come  to  our  fifth  reunion  in 
'56.  Get  time  off  from  work,  talk  your 
husband  into  doing  without  you  for  a  few 
days,  get  a  baby-sitter  or'  whatever  it 
takes  for  you  to  make  the  trip,  but  do 


plan  to  come  as  it  should  be  a  wonderful 
experience.  Those  of  you  who  plan  to 
come,  let  nie  know  and  in  the  next  issue 
I  '11  put  a  list  of  those  coming — maybe 
tliat  will  inspire  others.  See  j'ou  next 
issue. 

POSTSCRIPTS:  Marilyn  Walseth 
Gans  reports  the  birth  of  Robert  Daniel 
Jr.,  on  October  14;  Marty  Kline  and 
Harvey  Reese  Chaplin,  Jr.,  were  married 
on  Thanksgiving  Day;  Barbara  Conlon 
(Mrs.  Guido  Mieseher)  tells  of  a  wed- 
ding trip  last  May,  with  most  time  spent 
in  Switzerland,  her  husband 's  home. 

1952 

Class  Secretary:  Flossie  Wimierly 
Bellinger  (Mrs.  Frank  R.),  1046  Ridge 
Ave.,  Evanston,  Illinois. 

'Tis  time  again  for  another  news  re- 
port on  our  class — and  my  thanks  are 
again  expressed  for  all  your  wonderful 
help.   So  let  us  be  on  with  the  news : 

I  received  a  nice  card  from  Lady  In- 
graliam  Westcott.  She  and  Jack  have  two 
cliildren — John  aged  2%  and  Diane  aged 
1^/^.  Lady  said  that  they  planned  to 
move  to  Connecticut  in  the  late  Fall — 
so  do  let  us  have  your  new  address  .  .  . 
Betty  Todd  Compo  writes  that  she  and 
Louis  are  now  living  in  Pensacola  with 
their  two  children — Christine  Elizabeth 
2%  and  Patricia  Ellen  1  year  .  .  .  Also 
living  in  Pensacola  are  Martha  Marcus 
Wray  and  husband.  Martha 's  husband  is 
in  flight  training  and  they  plan  to  be 
there  for  another  year   or  so. 

Lucy  Jones  writes  that  she  is  the  ca- 
reer girl  in  Memphis.  She  is  still  in  radio 
work  and  just  loves  it  .  .  .  Peggj-  Shel- 
ton  is  very  busy  as  the  private  secretary 
to  a  company  president.  However,  she  has 
time  for  a  nice  trip  to  New  York  .  .  . 
Teacliing  English  and  social  studies  to 
high  school  juniors  and  seniors  keeps 
Mitty  MeClung  on  the  go.  It  seems  that 
she  also  sponsors  several  organizations 
plus  numerous  other  activities.  From  Dot 
Payne 's  card  it  sounds  as  though  she  is 
as  busy  as  Mitty  with  extracurricular 
activities.  Dot  continues  to  teach  math 
at  Marion  College  and  loves  her  work 
there.  Last  summer  Dot  did  some  grad- 
uate work  at  Duke  and  she  may  continue 
her  studies  there  this  summer. 

A  nice  note  was  received  from  Nancy 
McMillan  Gray.  She  was  married  last 
year  to  John  David  Gray  and  they  are 
now  living  at  Buckroe  Beach,  Va.  Nancy 
is  very  busy  teaching  fourth  grade  in 
Hilton  Village  .  .  .  Another  marriage 
which  is  news  to  us  is  that  of  Joan  Hut- 
cheson  and  Edwin  Poulnot.  She  is  living 
in  Charleston,  S.  C,  where  Edwin  is  a 
department  store  executive.  Ruth  Harri- 
son Quillen  is  busy  as  a  housewife  and 
manager  of  an  advertising  agency  in 
Waynesboro. 

Patty  Stafford  Daniel  writes  that  she 
is  very  busy  with  her  two  girls,  Anne  3 
and  Beth  li/n.  She  talked  recently  with 
Irene  Barry  Reilly,  and  Irene  and  Dick 
love  living  in  Ft.  Lauderdale.  I'm  most 
envious  of  them  .  .  .  Anne  Person  Baylor 
and  Elmore  are  now  settled  in  their  new 
home.  Among  their  first  guests  were 
Patty    Mann    Burr    and    husband    Sam. 


Patty  and  Sam  are  now  settled  in  Char- 
lottesville. Sam  has  been  released  from 
the  Service  and  is  in  private  business. 
Patty  has  also  seen  Nancy  Jones  Lee  and 
Ed  who  are  living  there.  What  fun  they 
must  be  having  together! 

Nippy  Watson  Scott  says  that  she  and 
Stan  will  be  stationed  for  awhile  yet  at 
Ft.  Campbell,  Ivy.  Stan  hopes  to  go  to 
language  school  in  California  later  on  in 
the  j'ear  .  .  .  Betsy  Booth  wrote  a  nice 
long  letter  and  it  was  very  much  appre- 
ciated. Betsy  is  very  busy  with  her  second 
grade  "charges."  Elsie  Nelms  Nash 
writes  that  Betsy  and  Ann  Paulett  are 
planning  a  trip  to  Europe  this  summer. 
Now,  do  let  us  hear  about  your  journey. 
.  .  .  Emily  Mitchell  is  enjoying  her  social 
work  .  .  .  Betsy  Knott  Knight,  '50,  works 
with  her  in  Winston-Salem  .  .  .  Mary 
Porter  Phinizy  Vann  and  husband  Mott 
are  still  living  near  Augusta,  and  they 
see  a  good  bit  of  Jessica  Gilliam  Claus- 
sen  and  Ward.  Jessica  writes  that  she 
likes  living  in  Augusta,  and  at  present 
she  is  very  busy  fixing  up  their  cottage. 

I  think  that  Betty  Floyd  GriflRng 
should  receive  an  award  for  her  letter 
because  Betty  is  living  in  Wiesbaden, 
Germany.  Husband  ' '  Skeet ' '  will  be  sta- 
tioned there  until  June,  1956,  and  they 
have  been  fortunate  enough  to  travel 
cjuite  extensively.  I  just  wish  that  I 
could  print  all  of  Betty's  letter.  Many 
thanks  for  your  news,  Betty  .  .  .  Ruth 
Ann  Worth  Puckett  's  husband  has  been 
sent  to  Korea  but  is  due  back  in  the  Fall 
.  .  .  Carline  Lobits  Shepperd  is  very  busy 
trying  to  get  settled  in  their  new  home 
and  teach  fourth  grade  at  the  same  time! 
.  .  .  Janet  Bussell  Bradley  has  two  busy 
jobs — that  of  lab  technician  and  house- 
wife .  .  .  Mary  Lamoni  Wade  is  the  new 
treasurer  of  the  alumnae  group  in  Rich- 
mond. Congratulations  to  you,  Mary  .  .  . 
I  saw  Annie  B.  Brown  last  November 
and  did  we  have  a  gab  session !  Annie 
B.  loves  her  work  as  D.R.E.  in  an  Albany, 
Ga.,  church. 

Patsy  Murphey  has  just  had  a  nice 
trip  through  Virginia  and  the  East.  In 
New  York  she  visited  Pat  Young  who  is 
studying  and  working  there.  Patsy  also 
visited  M.B.C.  and  Margaret  King  Stan- 
ley in  Arlington.  Margaret  writes  that 
she  is  quite  busy  teaching  fourth  grade. 
Her  husband  is  in  the  Navy  there.  Patsy 
says  that  you,  Margaret,  were  chosen  as 
one  of  the  outstanding  teachers  in  Ar- 
lington. Congrats  to  you !  .  .  .  Margaret 
Kyle  Hopkins,  husband  Wally,  and 
daughter  Pamela,  aged  9  months,  will  be 
returning  to  Texas  to  live  soon  as  WaUy 
will  be  discharged  from  the  Service.  Mar- 
garet says  that  .To  Ann  McClancy  is  now 
Mrs.  Perry  McFaddin.  Do  let  us  hear 
from  you,  Jo  Ann  .  .  .  Dottie  Smith 
Purse 's  husband  has  returned  from  over- 
seas and  they  are  now  settled  in  Long 
Beach.  Dottie  writes  that  Kat  Hatley 
Young  and  E.  P.  now  have  a  second  little 
boy,  E.  Paul  Young  III.  Mary  Jane  Gray 
Hurley  and  Joe  continue  to  live  in  Mor- 
rilton,  Ark.  Their  son,  Edwin  Gray,  was 
born  March  4th  .  .  .  Susannah  Tucker 
Rathbun  is  now  in  Houston.  Tlianks  for 
all  this  news,  Dottie  .  .  .  Our  thanks  are 


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due  Anne  Toole  Cottiiigliam  for  sondinR 
us  so,  so  many  curriMit  aildri'sses  on  our 
class.  Thanks  "so  niucli  .  .  .  Botsy  Scu-iird 
Totty  and  Kil  liavo  another  [irceious  girl 
aged  1  year.  Ketsy  is  very  busy  with 
eivie  work  as  well  as  trying  to  get  set- 
tled in  their  new  home  .  .  .  Anne  Stonj 
Jlarvin  is  kept  very  busy  by  her  21/2  year 
old  boy.  Anne  says  that  Betty  WiUetts 
Fowler,  husband  .Jim  and  daugliter  have 
just    returned   from   Germany. 

In  the  "new  arrival"  department  we 
have  some  good  news.  Frances  Morton 
Sumner  and  husband  Bill  have  a  little 
girl,  Jane  Cassell,  liorn  October  11th. 
Frances  writes  that  Jane  is  quite  a  big 
girl  now  .  .  .  Laura  HiUhouxc  C'adwal- 
lader  and  Robert  are  the  proud  parents 
of  Robert  Brooke,  Jr.,  born  November 
1st  .  .  .  Another  November  1st  baby  is 
Charles  Henry  Schuttc,  son  of  Betty 
Gwaltneii  Schutte  and  Charlie.  I  must 
thank  Betty  also  for  some  other  news, 
and  that  is,  that  Xancy  Curdts  is  now 
Mrs.  Peyton  Pollard.  Do  let  us  hear 
from   you,   Xancy. 

Jane  Spann  Mason  writes  that  her 
husband  is  at  present  teaching  at  the 
University  of  Alabama ;  however,  he  is 
planning  to  go  into  industry.  Jane  says 
that  their  little  girl.  Lib,  20  months  old, 
is  really  a  haml  full.  Other  news  from 
Jane  is  that  Joyce  Acker  Ratliff  and  her 
husband  are  now  at  the  University  of 
Alabama  where  .Jimmy  is  finishing  law 
school.  Micky  Foil  Owen,  husband  Paul, 
and  son  Paul,  Jr.,  are  now  in  Wisconsin. 

It  seems  that  our  class  has  a  propen- 
sity toward  medicine  and  I  shall  now 
give  some  examples  of  this — Joy  Chapo- 
ton  is  engaged  to  .Jack  Ramsey,  a  junior 
in  medical  school.  They  are  planning  a 
June  wedding  .  .  .  .Judy  Valz  is  now  en- 
gaged to  John  Russell  Good,  a  medical 
student  in  Richmond  .  .  .  Diane  Triiett 
Roberts  is  teaching  third  grade  while  Al 
finishes  his  internship  in  Dallas.  .\1  hopes 
to  do  a  residency  beginning  in  July  if 
the  Army  doesn  't  catch  him  first !  .  .  . 
Alice  ffo.s-.s'Aop/  Hamlett  and  Lu  are  in 
Pittsburgh  where  IjU  is  in  residency  and 
Alice  is  in  nursing  .  .  .  .Jane  Woodruff 
Lucas  is  working  in  San  Francisco  while 
Ted  finishes  his  intern.ship  there.  Jane 
says  they  hope  to  return  to  X'ew  Orleans 
this  summer  for  Teil  's  residency ;  how- 
ever they  fear  that  the  Army  will  take 
him  .  .  .  W"e  will  be  moving  in  .June  to 
Cleveland  where  Frank  will  begin  his 
internship.  However,  please  keep  your 
news  coming  in.  I  would  suggest  that  you 
send  your  news  to  the  alumnae  office  for 
the  present  and  I  will  send  you  my  new- 
address   as   soon   as   possible. 

It  has  been  fun  chatting  with  you  all 
again — and  I  do  want  to  say  how  much 
I  appreciate  your  fine  cooperation.  Keep 
up  the  good  work — and  keep  the  letters 
coming ! 

POSTSCRIPTS:  Xew  babies  for  the 
class  of  19.52  include:  Susan  Joy,  daugh- 
ter of  Pat  Klein  Manton,  born  December 
16;  and  Frederick  Charles,  III,  son  of 
Lynn  Lytfon  Hanier,  born  on  Februarv 
14. 


1953 

Class  Secretary,  Marg.vret  G.^rrett, 
Mary   Baldwin    College. 

Since  the  last  issue  of  the  X'ews 
IjETTER  several  members  of  our  class  have 
paid  M.B.C.  a  visit.  In  early  fall  Dora 
McDonald  and  Patsy  Murphey,  '52, 
sto]ipeil  en  route  home  to  Texas  from 
X'ew  York,  and  just  before  the  Christmas 
holidays  Meg  Dunbar  Turner  brought  her 
younger  sister  bv  to  see  the  college.  Kitty 
and  Bill  McClintock  (Kitty  Gorrott  Mc- 
C'lintock  that  is )  paused  here  long  enougli 
to  say  hello  during  one  of  their  many 
Navy  moves.  Bill  has  been  permanently 
attached  to  a  squadron  in  Quonset  Point, 
R.  I.,  as  an  Air  Intelligence  Officer  and 
thev  plan  to  live  near  Providence  until 
he  gets  out  of  the  Xavy  in  1957.  Kitty 
also  brought  us  word  of  her  former  room- 
mate, Pat  Cook  Jackson.  Pat  and  Ed  are 
now  living  in  Orlando,  Fla.,  where  Ed  is 
stationed  in  the  Air  Force. 

I  was  surprised  to  see  the  postmark 
Caml)ridge,  Md.,  on  a  letter  from  Ann 
Fitch.  Ann  explained,  however,  that  she 
has  been  ki'pt  busy  teaching  art  in  the 
Cambridge  High  School  this  year  and 
has  thoroughly  enjoyed  living  in  Mary- 
land. 

X'elle  McCants  has  been  living  in  Co- 
lumbia, S.  C,  while  teaching  this  year 
and  at  this  point  is  more  than  busy  mak- 
ing plans  for  her  June  wedding. 

News  from  Kay  Samaras  Hampers  is 
that  she  and  George  will  be  headed  Vir- 
ginia way  once  again.  George  finishes 
pharmacy  school  in  Pittsburgh  this  June 
and  will  enter  graduate  school  at  the 
Medical  College  of  Virginia  in  August. 
Jane  Tucker  is  doing  graduate  work 
in  French  in  Washington,  D.  C,  this 
vear.  She  and  Anne  Poole,  '51,  share  an 
apartment  at  1743  Harvard  Street,  Wash- 
ington. 

In  Lancaster,  Pa.,  Marcia  Mumnui  has 
been  teaching  at  the  Lancaster  School  of 
Music. 

This  year  should  prove  to  be  an  excit- 
ing one  for  Peggy  Gignilliat  Carswell 
who  will  be  living  in  Germany  while  John 
is  stationed  there.  Meanwhile  Jeanne 
Belle  Sherrill  Boggs  and  husband.  Bob, 
are  getting  .settled  in  Statesville,  X.  C, 
upon  becoming  civilians  once  again,  and 
the  same  is  true  out  in  Minnesota  for  the 
McBriens    (X'atalie   Johnson). 

Sunday,  February  6,  was  the  wedding 
day  of  Delia  Sprong  and  Michael  Arlen 
Reid  in  Houston.  Just  about  two  weeks 
later  was  another  ' '  class  wedding ' ' — 
that  of  Laura  Hays  and  Broox  Garrett 
Holmes.  Laura  and  husband  are  now  liv- 
ing in  Virginia  while  he  is  stationed  at 
Quantico.  Announced  recently  were  the 
engagements  of:  Elma  Rollins  to  .James 
Woodford  Proffitt  of  Richmond;  Mary 
White  to  William  Tliomas  .Johnson,  Jr., 
also  of  Richmond;  and  Dot  Beals  to  Bob 
York.  Best  wishes  to  all  and  do  let  us 
hear  of  those  wedding  plans,  girls! 

Class  news  would  not  be  complete  with- 
out a  trip  to  the  nursery.  Among  our  new 
members  we  find  a  daughter  born  this 
winter  to  the  Joe  Shaners  of  Lexington 
(Betty    Jean    Dahl  1  ;    Mary    Stewart    the 


youngest  in  the  Llewellyn  household  (Pat 
"Wingficld  I  ;  ;ind  Susan  Austin  Perkins, 
daughter  of  I'arker  and  Betty  Jean  Hal- 
ston  Perkins.  Can  you  imagine  "giving 
a  cheer  for  the  year  1-9-7-1  !" 

With  summertime  ahead  I  know  each 
of  you  will  have  interesting  and  exciting 
news  to  report  for  the  fall  Xews  Letter, 
so  I  '11  be  looking  forward  to  hearing 
from   you. 

l!t.H 


FIRST  REUXIOX 


Class  Secretary:  Dapiixe  Browx,  O 
Marlborough   St.,   Boston,   Mass. 

My  but  it  was  good  to  hear  from  so 
many  of  you.  I  didn't  write  cards  to 
everyone  this  time  as  I  wanted  most  of 
all  to  find  out  what  tho.se  girls  were  do- 
ing who  didn  't  graduate  with  us.  The 
response  was  tremendous — thank  you  all. 
X'ow  on  with  the  news  .  .  . 

Jean  Bailiff  Burch  wrote  that  Jack  is 
in  the  Air  Force  and  stationed  in  Ger- 
many. She  hopes  to  join  him  in  the  near 
future.  Had  a  long  letter  from  Sis  Ear- 
per  Herring.  She  is  living  in  Dallas  now 
and  has  a  little  girl,  Susan.  Betty  Bipga- 
dike  Scroggin  has  her  degree  in  Educa- 
tion from  Arkansas.  She  wrote  she  had 
seen  Gail  Goivan  Smith  at  the  bowl  game 
in  Dallas;  also  that  Barbara  Allen  Owen 
had  had  a  little  boy  in  Xovember.  Con- 
gratulations Barbara!  Connie  Headapohl 
reports  that  living  and  teaching  in  An- 
napolis is  wonderful.  She  has  thirty  one 
little  third  graders  and  they  really  keep 
her  busy.  Bonia  Craig  is  teaching  in 
X'ashville;  fifth  grade,  I  believe,  she 
wrote  me.  She  also  belongs  to  the  Junior 
League  in  X'ashville. 

Congratulations  are  in  order  for  Ann 
Hadauaii  Greer— a  little  girl  born  X'o- 
vember  1.  They  named  her  Sara  Robin. 
Congratulation's  as  well  to  Diane  Evans 
Wood — for  a  son  on  Xovenil)er  17.  Diane 
and  Jim  also  have  a  little  girl,  Lovie, 
aged  1%  now.  A  new  addition  to  the 
Hicks  family  also  .  .  .  Mary  Baskin  Hicks 
wrote  that  Katherine  was  born  October 
27.  She  and  baby  hoped  to  join  Sara  real 
soon  in  El  Paso. 

Connie  Jones  is  doing  graduate  work 
at  Louisiana  St-ate  University  in  the 
School  of  Social  Welfare.  Xorma  Ball 
Heuer  is  teaching  in  Charlottesville  and 
she  hopes  to  join  Arthur  in  June.  When 
I  heard  from  her  he  was  stationed  at 
Fort  Jackson  in  S.  C.  EUie  Sine  wrote  a 
long  newsy  letter.  She,  Peck,  and  Peck, 
Jr.,  are  living  in  Middletown,  Pa.,  now. 
She  .said  that  Penny  Thomas  Reagan  is 
living  in  Alameda,"  Calif.  Betty  Stall- 
uorfh  Hanson  and  Vic  are  in  Caloosa, 
Ala.,  now  and  there  was  an  addition  to 
their  family  in  October.  Maylie  by  the 
next  X'E\v.s  Letter  I  "11  know  if  these 
additions  were   boys  or   girls. 

Judy  Morris  loves  her  nursing  work. 
When  I  heard  from  her,  she  was  in 
' '  Pediatrics — taking  Ward  Administra- 
tion. "    This    spring    she's    going    to    St. 


Alujix.\e  News  Letter 


27 


Loiiis  to  the  National  League  of  Nursing 
Convention.  Had  a  long  letter  from  Ann 
"Jolly"  Joint  Gaskin.  She  and  Angus 
are  living  in  Oeala,  Fla.,  and  have  two 
children  —  Margaret  Lynn  and  Angus 
Alexander.  She  had  seen  Ann  Wilson 
Wright  but  didn  't  say  where  they  were 
living  now.  Mary  Carol  Creswell  's  letter 
was  full  of  Europe  and  teaching  school. 
She  wrote  she  was  ready  to  go  back  to 
Europe  and  that  her  fourth  grade  class  is 
wonderful.  She 's  teaching  in  Wickliff e, 
Ohio. 

Belated  congratulations  and  best 
«-ishes  to  Jane  Keitnedy  Lindley  and 
Jim.  They  were  married  in  December. 
Jim  is  in  the  Navy  and  they  are  living 
in  Charleston,  S.  C.  Gig  Eversole  Herd- 
man  wrote  that  she,  Eon,  and  Nancy 
Virginia,  born  November  14,  were  in  Ba- 
ton Rouge  now.  I  think  I  am  correct  in 
saying  also  that  Joan  Davenport  Haydon, 
Chris,  and  son  Kit  are  living  in  Colum- 
bus, Ga.  Jane  Edwards  wrote  a  long 
letter  with  news  of  Anne  Broadnax, 
Tusten  Payne,  and  Audrey  Pepper.  Anne 
is  now  Mrs.  Robert  M.  Blakely.  She  and 
Bobby  were  married  in  August  and  are 
stationed  in  Rantoul,  111.  Tusten  is  Mrs. 
Bill  Lanning  and  they  are  living  in 
Atlanta,  Ga.  "Pepper"  is  Mrs.  Jim 
Oliver  and  they  are  living  in  Tuscaloosa, 
Ala.,  now.  Belated  congratulations  and 
best  wishes  to  all  of  them.  Jane  has  been 
doing  graduate  ivork  at  Auburn  and 
helping  with  the  new  Phi  Delta  Chapter 
there  this  year.  Mary  Louise  McKee  is 
working  for  TVA  in  the  Maps  and  Sur- 
veys Division.  Also  she  said  she  plays 
the  organ  for  the  Junior  Church  and 
directs  the  Junior  Choir  at  the  Central 
Presbyterian  Church  in  Chattanooga. 

Best  wishes  also  to  Alma  McCue  Miller. 
Alma  and  Joe  were  married  Thanksgiv- 
ing Day.  Joe  is  in  the  Army  Medical 
Corps,  stationed  in  Texas  now'.  Alma  B. 
hopes  to  go  down  in  the  very  near  future. 
Visited  with  Ann  Morgan  Lanier  not  so 
long   ago    in    Cambridge.    It    was    surely 


good  to  see  them  again.  Joe  is  in  school 
at  Harvard  and  Ann  is  keeping  house. 
Here  at  Gibbs  they  really  keep  us  busy; 
there  's  never  a  dull  moment.  In  between 
assignments  I  am  looking  at  Bride 
Books;  no  date  has  been  set  yet  but  the 
wedding   will   be   sometime   this    summer. 

I  guess  this  about  ends  my  news 
for  this  time.  Thank  you  all  again  for 
your  newsy  letters  and  next  time  maybe 
we  can  catch  up  with  some  more  ' '  lost ' ' 
alumnae. 

POSTSCRIPTS :  Barbara  Williams 
Tapp  and  husband  who  was  stationed  at 
Camp  Lejeune  have  returned  to  Colum- 
bia, S.  C,  where  both  will  continue  their 
education  at  the  University  of  South 
Carolina  .  .  .  Elizabeth  0  'Neal  Living- 
ston is  living  in  Georgia  where  her  hus- 
band, a  lieutenant  in  the  U.S.  Army,  is 
stationed.  Elizabeth 's  daughter,  Prances 
Elizabeth,  is  nearly  2  now  .  .  .  Anne 
Carol,  daughter  of  Carol  Bacon  Dreizler, 
was  Ijorn  on  February  26  .  .  .  Sandra 
Wright  was  married  to  Robert  Jordan 
GDliland  on  December  4,  and  is  now 
liring  in  Memphis,  Tenn.  .  .  .  Widgie 
Switzer  's  engagement  to  Walter  Moffett 
Zirkle,  Jr.,  was  announced  in  January. 
Wedding  will  be  in  June!  .  .  .  Ann  L. 
Robinson  has  returned  to  Sewanee,  Tenn., 
after  working  for  some  time  in  Nashville. 

1955 

Class  Secretary:  Tomlin  Hornbaegee, 
Mary  Baldwin   College. 

Joanne  Tannehill  who  is  attending  the 
LTniversity  of  North  Carolina  at  Chapi-l 
Hill  has  been  elected  to  Phi  Beta  Kappa. 

Mary  Paxton  will  graduate  from  S. 
M.  U.  in  June.  Mary  was  the  honor  stu- 
dejit  from  her  sorority  and  will  continue 
her  fine  work  next  year  at  Northwestern 
to  which  she  has  been  offered  a  fellow- 
ship. Brides  for  1955  include:  Helen 
Hatch  who  was  married  to  Richard 
Keith  Means;  Mary  Kemp  Jamison  to 
John  Lyell  Clarke,  II;  and  Hope  White 
to  Charles  Molton  Williams. 


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emortam 

1881 

Hattie  Barnes  Bruton 

1883 

Madge  Alby 

1885 

Pauline  Stewart  Crosley 

Lula  McCullough  Browu 

1886 

Nellie  Haijden  Williams 

1889 

Nellie  Estes  Carter 

Hattie  Jones  Mayer 

1890 
Emily  Pasco  Conrad 

1896 

Isabel  Foster  Jordan 

1906 

Clarissa  Hnbbard  Savage 

Mary  Carter  Seott 

1907 

Katherine  Brabson  Trent 

Ethel  See  Smith 

1918 

Mary  Lou  Bell 

1923 

Mona  Van  Horn  Lawson 

1934 

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1938 

Emma  Ruth  Siler  McDonald 

1942 

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1944 

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