of LONGWOOD COLLEGE
Alumnae Association
VOLUMEL
NUMBER3
Editor
Editorial Board
Assistants
NOVEMBER,1964
ELIZABETH Shipplett]ONES
MILDRED Dickinson DAVIS ]. ELLINGTONWHITE
MARIESENGER ]ANE]ones ANDREWS
MEMBERAMERICANALUMNICOUNCIL
LONGWOODCOLLEGE ALUMNAEASSOCIATION
Executive Board
DR.FRANCISG.LANKFORD,JR., President, LongwoodCollege
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WeopenedcollegeinSeptemberwithanenrollment ofapproximately1,450students.Theenrollmentmight havebeenmuchgreaterifmoredormitoryspacehadbeen available.BylateFebruary,1964,wehadreceived1,544 applicationsforadmissionthefollowingSeptember.We hadroomforabout425ofthese.AfterFebruary26,all applicationswerereturned.Weanticipateasharpincrease inapplicationsforSeptember,1965,butwewillhaveno additionalspace.Ournextnewdormitorywillnotbeready untilSeptember,1966.Ihopeallalumnaewillunderstand thesituationwefacewithadmissions,especiallyifyouare askedtoendorseapplicants.Wearehappytohaveyour endorsements,butIamsureyouwillunderstandthatcompetitionforadmissiongrowskeenereachyearandthatonly studentswithstrongrecordsarelikelytobeadmitted.Our facultycommitteeonadmissionstriesveryhardtobeobjectiveintheirdecisionsandtobasethemonacareful appraisalofthetotalrecordpresentedbyanapplicant.
Withinthenexttwoyears,approximately$2,000,000 willbespentoncapitalimprovements.Thesewillinclude anewdormitorytohouseapproximately200students,a studentactivitiesbuilding,anewathleticfield,andthefirst stageofafineartsbuilding.
OfspecialsignificanceinthelifeofyourAlmaMater wasthecreation,bythe1964GeneralAssembly,ofanin-
dependentboardofcontrolknownastheBoardofVisitors ofLongwoodCollege.Thefirstmeetingofthisnewboard washeldonthecampusonJuly15.Allmemberswere present,includingthethreealumnaememberswhoare: Dr.DuvahlRidgway-Hull,Mrs.GlennAnnPatterson Marsh,andMrs.JaneRoyallPhlegar.Amongtheother membersarefourmenwhosewivesareLongwoodalumnae andanotherwhosesistersattendedtheCollege.Mr.Whitehead'sdaughterisaseniorthisyear.Wehaveaveryable boardandthemembersareenthusiasticaboutthefuture oftheCollege.Theywillbeanenormoushelpincharting theaffairsofyourAlmaMaterintheyearsahead.
Mrs.LankfordandIhavenowbeenbackoncampus, afterourtourinPakistan,sinceNovember,1963.We greatlyenjoyedourexperienceabroad,butwewereglad togethomeandtoenteragainintothelifeoncampus. Wearegratefultoalumnae,faculty,andstafffortheexcellentmannerinwhichtheworkoftheCollegewas handledinourabsence.
THE COVER LONGWOOD'S BOARD OF VISITORS
FRONTROWLEFTTORIGHT:E.AngusPowell,PresidentDavidM:Lea&Co.,Richmon?,Va.;TheHonorable�u_gh V.White,Holland,Va.;B.CalvinBass,Hampden-Sydneyfaculty,RICe,Va.;Dr.DuvahlRidgeway-Hull, , 33,obstetncian andgynecologist,Longwoodalumna,Roanoke,Va.;Mrs.John0.March,Jr.(GlennA1;1nPatterson,46),Longwood alumna,Strasburg,Va.;Dr.FrancisG.Lankford,Jr.,PresidentofLongwoodCollege,Farmville,Va.;Mrs.MosbyPhlegar (JaneRoyall,'33)Longwoodalumna,Norfolk,Va.
SECONDROW:Dr.WoodrowW.Wilkerson,StateSuperintendentofPublicInstruction,Richmond,Va.;W.H.King, PresidentBurkevilleVeneerCo.,Burkeville,Va.;JohnWhitehead,PresidentPeoplesBankofRadfor�,Radford,Va.; RalphA.Beeton,PresidentFirstVirginiaCorp.,Arlington,Va.;DouglasA.Robertson,MemberofW1lhams,Robertson, andSackettLawFirm,Lynchburg,Va.;TheHonorableErnestP.Gates,CommonwealthAttorney,Chester,Va.
1964
DR.FRANOSG.LANKFORD,JR.TheInstituteofSouthernCulturepresenteditscurrent programoflecturesatLongwoodCollegeonApril24,1964. ThelecturesinthisserieswereonsomeaspectsofSouthern economics,politics,andpresscoverageoftheSouthern racestory.
ThepapersforthisspringInstitutewerereadbyDr. LorinA.Thompson,DirectoroftheBureauofPopula.ion andEconomicResearchattheUniversityofVirginia,Dr. JamesM.Helms,AssociateProfessorofHistoryandSocial Science,LongwoodCollege,andMr.RobertC.Smith, EditoroftheeditorialpagefortheCharlotteNews,Charlotte, NorthCarolina.
The1964lecturesoftheInstituteofSouthernCultureare remarkableforthevisiontheyhold.Thisisavisionofa NewSouth-aSouthofstableeconomicprosperity,ofjust andresponsiblevotinghabits,andoffreeandadequate communication.Thompson,Helms,andSmithnotonly presentedthisvision,buttheyalsosuggestedpositive, pracucalstepsformakingthisvisionbecomeareality.
Dr.ThompsonisanativeofGreeley,Colorado.He receivedhisB.A.,M.A.,andPh.D.degreesfromOhioState University,andstudiedfurtherinthegraduateschoolsof theUniversityofChicagoandtheUniversityofPittsburgh. BeforehecametoVirginia,Dr.ThompsontaughtpsychologyatOhioWesleyanUniversityandservedasD1rettor ofResearchandDirectoroftheDepartmentofEconomic SecurityofCincinnati.Beforeheassumedhispresentduties attheUniversityofVirginia,hewasdirectoroftheVirginia PopulationStudy,VirginiaStatePlanningBoard,Richmond.He--haspublishednumerouspapersinprofessional sociology,economics,andpsychologyjournals.
Dr.Thompson'spaper,"RegionalFactorsThatInfluence EconomicProgressintheSouth,"discusstdtheSouth's economicchangewithafactualaccountoftheregion's developmentduringthelastthirtyyears,somechallenges anddangersofthepresenttrendsinurbanizationand industrialization,andproposalsforfacilitatingastable industrialclima.einthearea.
Thompsoncitedtwonotablestudiesmadeinthe1930's, aninter-agencystudyoftheSouthernAppalachianArea andextensivestudiesdirectedbythelateHowardOdumat theUniversityofNorthCarolina,ascomprehensiveaccountsofeconomicconditionsintheSouthasofthat decade.TheSouthernAppalachianAreastudycollectedand analyzed"waysinwhichSouthernerswereusingtheir resources"and"fac;orswhichappearedmostsignificant andpromisingindevelopingahigherstandardofliving andofenrichingthelivesofthepeople."ProfessorOdum's book, Southern Regions in the United States (Universityof NorthCarolinaPress,1936),lists"'...thetragediesof reconstruction,ofraceconflict,ofNegro-whiteandwhiteNegrodomination,ofturbulentpolitics,andmultiple minorcriseswithintheseveralstatesandinstitutions'" (p.11)asfactorsinfluencingSoutherneconomyuptothe 1930's.Thompsonadded,"TheconditionsandcircumstancesdescribedbyOdumhavenotchangedgreatly withinthelastthirtyyears."
Ondataobtainedfromthe1960CensusofPopulation, Thompsoncomparedthemedianincomeofwhitesand non-whitesintheUnitedStatesandtheelevenSoutheastnn states.ThemedianincomeofalltheSouthernstatesis
belowthatofthenation,andthemedianfornon-whites isbelowthatforwhitesintheseelevenstates.Hesaysthis islargely"duetothekindsofoccupationsinwhichthe whitesandNegroeswork."Thompsonsaidthatsome factorsaccompanying"thedisparitiesinincomelevel amongwhitesandNegroes"arethechangingagricultural pattern,theincreaseintradeandmanufacturing,"the growthofcitiesandtowns,andurbanizationofthepopulation."Duringthepastthirtyyearstheincreaseofmechanicalfarmequipmenthasreducedthenumberofpeople requiredtooperatefarms.Withtheincreaseoftradeand manufacturingintheSouththerehasbeena"growthof citiesandtownsandurbanizationofthepopulation." Thisshiftofpopulationco-citiesisacomparativelyrecent phenomenonfortheagrarianSouth,andThompsonsaid, "Theroleofthecityintheculturalandeconomiclifeof theSouthisstillunstttled."
Traditionally,manySouthe:rnerspreferredaruraltoan industrialandurbanwayoflife."Consequently,through theyears,moreandmoreSoutherncommunitiesfacedthe dilemmaofhavingtoomanypeopletryingtomakealiving offtoolittleland,whiletoofewjobswereavailableinthe non-agriculturalsectorforthesurplusmanpower,"Thompsonstated.Thegradualacutenessofthiseconomicproblemhasresultedintherecenttrendtowardurbanization. Moreover,with this shifttowardurbanizationtherehas btenacorrespondingshiftintheracialcompositionof urbanandruralareas.TheNegropopulationhasincreased inurbanareasanddeclirn.dinfarmareas;thewhitefarm populationisincreasing.Also,Negroescontinuetomigrate fromtheSouth,andthegrowthinindustryandbusiness bringsmorewhitestotheSouth.Theseshiftsinpopulation havebroughttotheSouth,especiallyinthecities,acomplexityofproblems-governmental,economic,andeducational-whichchallengetheSouthtotakeitsplacewith confidenceandstabilityinurbansociety.Hebelieved, "TheSouthhasthLchallengeandopportunitytoexercise leadushipindirectingthegrowthofitstownsandcities andinadaptingthestructureoflocalgovernmenttomodernsocialandeconomicneeds."Thompsonsuggested, "Wisechoiceswillenablelocalcitizenstoreceivethebenefitsandadvantagesofimprovedtransportation,easeof communication,andchangesintypesofworkopportunities."Advanceplanningisneededforattractive,welldesigntclcitiesandtownswhicharecomfortabletothe workerandthebusinessmanalike,and,needlesstosay, localtaxesarenecessaryforsuchdevelopments. Thompsonconcludedthatwhatisneededforsound economicdevelopmentis"balancedperspectiveandcommonsenseinthemanagementandadministrationofboth governmentalandbusinessaffairs...Ourgoalsshouldbe todevelopasocietywhichoffersequalopportunitiesfor allgroups.Thismeansequalopportunitiesforalljobs, education,voting,andparticipationincommunityaffairs. Position,reputation,andstatusmustbeearned.They cannotbegivenGoodwillandunderstandingare essentialforpeacefulprogress.Ifourenergiesaredirected towardthesegoals,Ihavenofearforthefuture."
Dr.JamesM.HelmswasborninRockHill,South Carolina.HeattendedEmoryUniversity,receivedhis B.S.degrtefromClemsonCollegeandhisPh.D.degree
attheUniversityofVirginia.BeforehispresentappointmentatLongwoodCollege,hewasAssistantArchivist atAldermanLibrary.Dr.Helmshaswrittenmanybook reviewsfortheVirginiaQuarterlyandtheRichmondNews Leader.
Dr.Helms'paper,"TheSouthernNegroatthePolls," isaresultofresearchinthepublicationsoftheSouthern RegionalCouncil,theCivilRightsCommission,the worksofProfessorsDonaldR.MatthewsandJamesW. ProthrooftheUniversityofNorthCarolina,andhisown collectionofNegroopinioninPrinceEdwardCounty.
Helmssaidthetitleofhispaper"wasdeliberatelychosen asbroadenoughtocoveranyfacetofNegrovotingwhich seemedpertinent,yetpermittedconcentrationonthekey problemofwhysofewNegroesvote."Fromsources alreadymentionedHelmsacquiredcertainavailable statistics.IntheelevenSouthernstatesNegroregistration forvotingis"generallyfrom10to15%ofthetotal number"registered.Thismeansthat85to90%ofthe whitesinthesesamestatesareregistered:
AlabamaandMississippiareexceptionswith8.8% and5%respectively....
I�ev<;rySouth�rnState,thewhitepopulation registersinmuchhigherpercentagesofthevotingage populationthandoestheNegro.OfthoseNegroes ofvotingage,nomorethanoneinfifteenisregistered inMississippi,lessthanoneinfiveinAlabama,and fewerthanoneinfourinVirginia.SevenotherSouthernStateshavefrom30to46%ofthtvotingage Negroesregistered.Tennesseesecsitselfapartwith 64.6%.Regis.rationpracticesandregulationsvary almostasmuchasthepercentages.1
PrinceEdwardCountyhas4,464whitesand1,215 Negroesregisteredtovote,butonly60%ineachgroup maybeconsideredactivevoters.Ofthisactivegroup, "nomorethantwooutoffiveofwhitesandNegroes canbecountedontocometothepollsinanordinary election."PrinceEdward'srecordiscommiseratewith thatoftherestoftheSouth.
HelmsgivesseveralreasonswhysofewNegroesvote. First,theyhavenotacquiredthehabitofvoting,although in"thepost-CivilWarRadicalReconstructionperiod Negroeswerenotonlypnmittedtovote,butwereencouragedtomakeuseoftheirnewprivilege."Second, thecorrelationofeconomicandeducationalconditions withvotingactivityisstrong.
Helmssaid,. "Thecommendablehonestyinsucha personwhodeclinestovotewhenhecannotvoteintelligentlystandsinsharpcontrasttothosewhovote,but donotknowwhyorforwhat."BoththeNegrovoter andnon-voterfeltthatneitherschoolnorparentshad "playedadirectroleinpreparationforvoting."Whites, ontheotherhand,feltthatbothschoolandhomehadbeen influentialintheirvotinghabits.
OpinionsdifferastothecauseoftheSouthernNegro's poliri�alapathy.Somehavethoughtthepolltaxpresented abamertoNegrovoting,butstudiesmadebothbywhites (e.g.,FredericOgden,1958)andNegroes(RalphBunche, 1940,andWilliamM.Ellison,Jr.,1943)foundthatthe polltax"haseffectedwhitecitizensmoredirectlythan
1Helms, James M., "The Southern Negro at the Polls," unpublished manuscript, Longwood College (1964), pp. 5-6.
All direct quotes in this review are from the unpublished manuscripts ofthe lectures cited.
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Negroes."InPrinceEdward,onlyoneNegroandonly onewhiteofthepeopleinterviewedbyHelmsgavethe polltaxasaninfluenceontheirvoting.Helmsthinks therepealofthepolltaxinmanystateshashelpedexplode themyththatitwasahandicaptoNegrovo,ing."Texas andArkansas,eachwithapolltaxbutnoliteracyrequirement,hadregistered46.1and41.5%respectivelyoftheir Negrovotingagepopulationasof1963.Thenon-polltax statesofSouthCarolinaandGeorgiahadregistered respectivelyonly30.0and36.2%...Thetaxoperates withoutregardtoraceandwoulddiscourageonlythe leastqualifiedtovote."
Thosewhothinkdiscriminationisthecauseofthe Negro'spoliticalapathyhave,onHelms'thesis,nosubst�ntialproofforthisbelief.TheCivilRightsCommiss10nReportonvotingfor1961,"whichpointsthe fingerofguiltatall12SouthernStates(Oklahomawas addederroneously)"reducestheguiltystatesfirsttofive andlaterto"approximately100countiesofthemore than1,000inthe12states."However,in"countieswhere discriminationinregistrationwasnoticeablyabsent" Negroesstillshowedindifferencetovoting.
Insomespecificcasesinspecificareas,fearofsome kindofreprisaldoesaccountforNegrohostilitytovoting. However,thesefewisolatedinstancesofpressureon Negroesarehardlysufficienttoaccountforsuchwidespreadapathyoftherace.Evenincounueswherethere isnofearofreprisals,pressures,orthreatstheNegro remainsindifferenttovoting.Helms,withreferenceto HorryCou?ty,SouthCarolina,stated,".Icansaywith somecertaintythattheresponsiblefactorsareignorance andpovertyratherthanpressureandthreats."
Helmsmadethefollowingsuggestionsforimproving thevotingsituation.First,bothracesshouldfacethe fac�that _ the"fearo�Negrodominationinanynegrowh1tevotingcontestinallbutafewunusualdistrictsin theSouthisgroundless."Alloverthenation,whites "registerandvoteinlargernumbersthanNegroes."This factshouldberecognizedbycandidatestostoptheir ignorin�oflegitimateinterestsandneedsoftheNegro populauon.Second,theNegrovotershouldrecognize thatfactthathevotes"onaracialbasis.Foreignpolicy, balancedbudgets,farmsubsidies,defenseprograms, internalsecurity,andothernon-racialproblemsofgovernmentseldomconcernhim...Negroleaderscouldsetaside theirconcentrationonnumbersatthepollsandspendtheir effortsteachingqualifiedNegroestovoteonissuesocher thanrace.Indisplayinghisinterestinallmattersofgovernment,theNegroandwhiteswillfindthemselvesallied incommoninterests,"Helmsthought.
Third,thesituationcanbehelpedbypreparingpeople (regardlessofrace)"atthelowereconomiclevelstoraise theirstandardofliving.This,inturn,willleadtobetter educationandmoreinterestingovernment."Fourth, voterqualificationsshouldbe"raisedintermsofliteracy requirements,paymentoftaxes,andresponsibilityof participationinelections."Fifth,"Forthedirectbenefit oftheNegro,"Helmssaid,"Isuggesttheenforcementof oldlawsbeforeunwisepassageofnewones,thiswith particularreferencetovotingrights."Finally,hesuggests, inorderto"helptheNegroassumehisproperrolein Americanpolitics,wemustfirstdeterminejustwhatishis properrole.Informedopinionisabetterguidethanblind emotion."
Mr.RobertC.SmithspenthisyouthinLongIsland,New York.HeattendedPrincetonUniversityandwasgraduated withanA.B.degreeinjournalismfromtheUniversityof NorthCarolina.HehasworkedfortheNewBernSttn-
Jo11rnalinNewBern,NorthCarolina,theGreensboro RecordofGreensboro,NorthCarolina,theVirginia-Pilot inNorfolk,ofwhichhewasAssociateEditoruntilDecember,1963.HehasalsowrittenarticlesforCommentary, TheCommonwealth,andtheVirginiaQ11arterlyReview.At presentheisworkingonabookaboutthePrinceEdward schoolclosing.
Mr.Smith'stopicwas:"AComparativeStudyofHow NewsMediaTreattheSouthernRacialIssueatLocaland NationalLevels."SmithsaidthatbothSouthernand Northernnewspapershavecoveredtheracialissueinthe Southwithonlyaminimum"taintofsectionalbias." Hesuggests,however,thatthepress,"NorthandSouth, hasbeentellingthesepast10yearswhathashappened withverylittlegraspofwhyithashappenedandwitho�ly thefaintestinklingoftheimplicationsofthestoryforits readership."
Hethoughtthesimilarityofcoverageof"Southernrace newsinlargeSouthernandNorthernnewspapers"has bothstrengthandweakness."Thestrengthisthatit isdt:centlyobjectiveandfactuallycomprehensive;�he weaknessisthatitdoesnotgovuyfartowardenlarging theunderstandingthereaderhasoftheproblemandthat itis-toomuch-thesame."Smithbelievedthatthe nationalpresshasimproved"initscoverageoftheSouthern racestorysincetheSupremeCourtdecisionofMay,1954," andheasked,"What,then,istheproblem?Ifthecoverage, NorthandSouth,hasbeenimprovedandstands likelytobeimprovedevenmore,whereinhasthepress faileditsresponsibilities?"
"Isaythatthepresshasfailedtotheextrntthatthe readerofoneormoredailypapers,NonhandSouth,is notlikelytolearnmuchaboutlifeintheSouth-perhaps inhisowncommunity-fromreadingtheracecoverage," Smithstated.Thereadermaylearnthefactsofwhathas occurred,"butheisnotlikelytolearnhowthiswasdone, whyitwas.done,whoreallyaccomplishedit,andbywhat meansand-mostimportant-whatitmeanstohim."
HethoughtthefailuresoftheNorthernpressinwriting storiesofracialincidentsintheSouth"havelargelybeen thoseofunderstandingratherthanofbias."Forfiveyears SmithhascloselyobservedtheNorthernpresscoverageof thePrinceEdwardCountycase."Duringthistime,"he said,"IhavereadhundredsofstoriesaboutPrinceEdward CountyintheNorthernpressandIhavefoundthemtobe largelyfactual,generallyfair-minded,andusuallymystifying.Thenamesanddatesaretherebutth�reasonsare missing."HereviewedthefactsofthePrmceEdward CountypositionfromtheMotonSchoolstrikein1951to theclosingoftheschoolsin1959,tellingthedifficulties whichVirginia'sGovernorBattleandthePnnceEdward Countyschoolboardfacedinattemptingtogetsufficient moneytobuildanadequateschoolforNegroes,andhe added:
ItisherethathistorycaughtupwithPrinceEdward County.TheNAACPhadrecentlyabandonedits policyoffilingequalizationsuits,...[and]toldthe arousedNegrocommunityofPrinceEdwardCounty thatitwouldfilesuit-butonlyfordesegregation... Theschoolwasbuilt,butbythenthesuitwasonits waytotheSupremeCourtwhere,in1954,itwas decidedinfavoroftheNegroplaintiffs...
Itisastoryfilledwithirony.Lookatitcloselyand youcanseethatitcannotbetoldintermsofabsolutes. TheSouthwasmovingtowardtakingtheneedsof theNegrointoaccount,buttooslowly.Themovementhadbeguntoolate.Therevolurionaryprinciple
thatbringsdowngovernmentsjustastheybeginto makelong-delayedreformsproveditselfoutinthe south.Atthemomentofthedawnofunderstanding, theSouthdiscoveredthatitunderstoodtoolate.
Itisafine,dramaticstory,yetIhaveneverseenit properlytakenintoaccountinstoriesofthePrince EdwardCountyschoolclosings.Theaccountsinthe Northernpressinvariablyleaveaflat,one-dimensional impressionoftheevenLSof1951.Itseemsthatthe Negroesfiledsuittoendsegregationbecausethe whites,beingSouthernwhites,refusedtoconsidertheir needs-thisisthecommonlytoldstory.Itisi.rueina wayandyeritisnotreallytrueandcertainlynots�gnif icantlytrue.TheNorthernpaperthatwenttopamsto putthisaspectoftheSouthernracestoryintoperspectivewouldgiv,itsreadershipatremendousboost inthedirectionofunderstandingtheirownracial problems,whichtheynowknowtobeconsiderable.2
SmiththoughtthefailureoftheNorthernpressto reportthePrinceEdwardstory"asitreallyhappened" isbecauseofthedifficultyingetting"thefactsseven,eight, and10yearsaftertheyhadhappened,"but,moreaccurately,inPrinceEdwardCounty"andelsewhereinthe South,Northernreportershavenotknownwhattolook forandtheyhavenotknownwhattolookforbecausethey haveacceptedalltheclichesabouttheSouth.Theyare notprejudicedagainsttheSouthparticularly;theysimply acceptalltheterriblyinhumanoversimplificationsabout theSouth."
IncoveringtheraceissuetheSouthernpresshas,for otherreasons,leftitself"opentothesamegeneralcriticismsofshallowness."Inrecentyearstherehasbeen improvementintheSoutherncoverageonracialproblems, butSmithaskedwhy,whentheSouthernpress"certainly doesnothavethehandicapsofremotenessfromthescene orlackofrealinformationabouttheSouth,"doesitfail "todoabetterjobofcoveringitsownracestory?"
Perhapsthemostimportantreasonisthat"Southern newspapersaremoresignificantlynewspapersthanSouthern,"andinsharingwiththeNorthernpressthesame Americanjournalisticphilosophytheyare"failingtoreach thevitalissuesherejustastheyhavefailedtheNorthern press."Southernnewspapershavetoooftencontented themselves"withreportingsurfaceviolence...without puttingtheeventsreportedinproperperspective"either intheSouthor"acrossthecountry."Theyfailtobalance theincidentsofviolencewithstoriesofpeacefulschool desegregation.Smiththoughtthat"ordinaryjournalistic standardssimplywon'tdoinreportingastoryascomplex asthisone,"andalthough"someSouthernnewspapers haveonoccasiontriedtohandlethestoryindepth,"the "Southernpresstoooftenhasacceptedthesamecliches thathaveconfoundedNorthernunderstandingoftherace story."
Anotherreasonforitsfailure,Smithsaid,isthat"the Southernpresshashaditsownpeculiarhandicaps"in coveringitsracestory.Oneoftheseisfearofreporting fullynewsthatcould"proveinflammatory."Anotheris cooperationwithcommunityleaderstosuppressnewsagainfordifferentreasons.Hetoldoftheagreement betweencityleadersandthenewsmedia"'toavoid publicity'"inthecontroversialdesegregationofschoolsin Dallas.InAugusta,cooperationbetweentheChronicle
2Smith, Robert C., "A Comparative Study of How News Media Treat the Southern Racial Issue at Local and National Levels," unpublished manuscript, Longwood College (1964), pp. 9-10.
ALUMNAE MAGAZINE
NEW INSTITUTE OF SOUTHERN CULTURE PUBLICATION
SouthernWriters:AppraisalsinOurTime,oneofthe firstpublicationsofthenewUniversityPressofVirginia, wasissuedlastApril26.The191-pagevolume,edited byDr.R.C.Simonini,Jr.fortheUniversityPressandthe InstituteofSouthernCultureatLongwoodCollege,containsaforewordandeightessaysselectedfromprevious publicationsoftheInstitute.
Includedamongtheessaysare"TheWriterasPariah intheOldSouth,"byWillardThorp;"PoeinRichmond: TheDoubleImage,"byRobertD.Jacobs;"TheImage ofanArmy:TheCivilWarinSouthernFiction,"by LouisD.Rubin,Jr.;"MaryJohnstonandtheHistoricImagination,"byLawrenceG.Nelson;"EllenGlasgowand theSouthernLiteraryTrad;tion,"byC.HughHolman; "JamesBranchCabellandSouthernRomanticism,"by DorothyB.Schlegel;"FaulknerandtheSouth,"byJamesB. Meriwether;and"TheYoungestGenerationofSouthern FictionWriters,"byRichardK.Meeker.
Inhisanalvsisoftheessays,Dr.Simonini,whoischairmanoftheDepartmentofEnglish,Speech,andDramatic ArtatLongwood,comestothefollowingconclusions: "(1)thestrugglebvtheSouther11writerforjudicious recognitionandapproval-especiallyinhisownregionhasbeencharacteristicofh;scareerfromPoetoFaulkner; (2)theSonth'�tragicvisionofwarandreconstruction didnot.ironicallv.inspiregreatliterature;(3)thenowneglectedMaryJohnstonwastheonlvwritertoaoproach epicgreatnessinher'historicimagination'ofthegreat conflict;(4)thebestSouthernwriters-suchasGlasgow,
andcityleadersin1962ignoredrising"racialunrestin thenameofthestatusquo."Smiththoughtitispossible thatinAugustaasilentpress"'contributedtotheunrest.'"
TheSouthernpress'sspecialfailure,Smithsaid,isthat "ithastoooftenbecomeanorganofcommunitypressure rathtrthananindependentcriticofcommunitylife.In theprocessithasmissedachancetodisabusetheNorthern pressofsomeoftheclichesofSouthernlifethathave blindedNortherncoverageofraceintheSouth."
SmithmentionedtheCharlotteObserver'sattemptto documentthestoryofhowacommunitywentabout thedecisiontodesegregateitspublicaccommodations," andtheRaleighNewsandObserver'sinterest"inproblems ofNegroemployment"asexamplesofnewscoverage employingtheextraordinarymeansheurgesforreporting theracestory,andhearguedthatwheresuchmeanshave hemused"inreportingtheracestoryintheSouth,the pressoflhiscountryhasgrowninstature."
TheInstituteofSouthernCulturewasfoundedat LongwoodCollegein1956forthepurposeofstudying variousaspectsofSoutherncivilization,knowledge,and interest.ItreceivedfinancialsupportfromtheLongwood AlumnaeAssociationitsfirstsixyears.Thepresentfaculty committeefortheInstituteis:VirginiaBedford,Chairman,FrancisB.Simkins,R.C.Simonini,Jr.,andHelen BarnesSavage.
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Cabell,andFaulkner-arecuriouslymisunderstoodinmoderncriticism,particularlyinthewayeachrelatedhimself toaclearlydefinedSouthernliterarytradition;and(5) thenextgenerationofimportantSouthernwritersismodifyingitsrelationtotheSouthernliterarytraditionandto thereadingpublicinseveralsignificantaspects."
ThefirstreviewofSouthernWriters,appearinginthe RichmondTimes-Dispatchsaid''Thegenerallevelofexcellenceisremarkablyhigh,asmighthavebeenexpected fromsuchadistinguishedgroupofcontributors."Alumnaemaypurchasecopiesofthebookat$4.00eachfrom theUniversityPressofVirginia,Charlottesville,orfrom theLongwoodCollegeBookstore.
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TheMaryWhiteCoxDormitoryDedicationAddress
ByJaneRoyallPhlegar,'33AsalumnaeremrningtotheirAlmaMateraftermany years-orevenabrieftime--weseevastgrowthandmany changes.Weseehandsomenewbuildings,newcollege personnelandanewstudentbody.Yetwithallthese changes,wearewelcomedbythesamegraciousnessthat hasalwayscharacterizedLongwood.Againwefeelthat indomitablespiritthatisaveryrealpartofthetreasured legaciesofwhichVirginia Potts Redheadspokeonlast Founders,Day.Itisaspiritthatwouldtakelongtodefine becauseitismadeoftheverylivesofthosewhohave serveddownthroughtheyearsandareservingsofaithfullytoday.
RecallingthehistoryofourbelovedAlmaMater,we knowithasbecomethesplendidinstitutionitisbecause ithasmaintainednotonlythenecessaryscholasticstandardsbutalsothemoral,ethicalandspiritualvaluesoflife whicharesoimportantifwearetohavethekindofworld inwhichpeoplecanlivetogetherpeaceably.Amongthose whowerededicatedtothesehighstandardsistheonewe honortoday-MaryWhiteCox.Inboldoutlineonthe horizonofourpast,shetowersamongthosewhohaveso indeliblyimprintedthemselvesontheheartsofthesmdents.
Tothosewhoknewheraffectionatelyas"MissMary," thereislittleIcansayastimedoesnotenhance-nordi,ninish-:�ostrongapersonality.Butratherletusreminisce,andperhapsthroughourreminiscing,thoseofyou whowerenotprivilegedtoknowhermaycatchsomething ofherpersonalityandthereinfindinspirationandencouragement,aswehave.
Letusdivideherlifespan,endingin1944,intofive eras:First:herVictorianchildhood:BornMarch12, 1878,shewasthedaughterofHelen Howlett andBenjaminM.Coxandwasnamedforhisclosefriend,Dr.James L.White,aprominentFarmvillephysicianShegrewup justacrossthestreetfromthemainbuildinginahome thatisnowusedforfacultyapartments.
Inmymind'seye,Iseeherasaseriouschild,withlong blackpigtails,assumingresponsibilityratherearlyasthe oldestoftenchildren.Broughtupinanatmosphereof graciousliving,MissMarysoonlearnedfromhermother toloveoldsilver,antique-furnitureandprettyclothes.I imagineoneofhergreatestpleasureswasfollowingher father,whomsheadored,ashewentabouthistasksas "ClerkandBusinessManager"ofthecollege--aposition heheldmanyyears.BeingstaunchPresbyterian,nodoubt herearlyreligioustrainingwaslearningthecatechismon Sundayafternoons.
Second:an1890ishyounglady.WithMissMary'sinnaterefinementitwouldbeasacrilegetocallhera"gayninetyteenager."Itwasduringtheseyearsthattwodevotedcousins,VennieandEdnaCox,becameapartof thisalreadylargehousehold,inwhichtherenevercould havebeenadullmoment!Soyousee,earlyinlifeMiss Marybecameadeptinthefineartoflivingwithothers,a qualitywhichprovedsovaluabletoherasateacherin
Tazewell,Virginia,andasamemberofthehomedepartmentofLongwoodCollegefor41years.
PerhapsIshouldstoprightnowandexplaintoyou studentsthatthepositionasheadofthehomeiscomparabletowhatisnowDeanofWomen.Thereason: Dr.Jarmanlikedtothinkofthecollegeasonebigfamily withMissMaryas"headofthehome."
Itwasin1902thatMissMarybecameanassistantto Mrs.PortiaLeeMorrisoninthehomedepartmentofwhat wasthencalledtheStateFemaleNormalSchooland,upon Mrs.Morrison'sretirementandthesubsequentretirement ofMrs.Cockran,MissFauntleroyandMrs.Booker,in1910 shebecameheadofthedepartment.
Herewehaveasnapshotofher,lookingverystatelyin adarkpleatedskirtandawhiteshirtwaistwithahigh starchedcollar.Nodoubtshewaswearingthattaffeta petticoatthatwarnedthegirlswithitsswishingofher approachonthosenightly"lightsout"inspections.
Third:WorldWarI.Theseweretenseyearsbut hopeful,withtheassurancethatthiswas"thewartoend allwars-awarthatcouldmaketheworldsafeforde1nocracy."
Girlsseldomleftcollegeduringtheschoolyearexcept atChristmasandforveryspecialoccasions,sotheirweekendswerefilledwithfunandharmlesspranks,whichsometimes"mortified"MissMary.
OneSundayafternoonseveralgirlsonWhiteHouse Hallweremakingfudgeoveracanofsternoonthe windowsill.BeingquitefondofMissMary,theytook herasample,notknowingshehadalreadydetectedthe aromafromheropenwindow.Asyouhaveguessed,the girlsreceivedalectureonhowmortifiedshewasattheir flagrantabuseoftheSabbathanddisregardofregulations. Butonegirlpleaded:"MissMary,ifyou'lljusttastethis deliciousfudge,youwon'tbesomortified!"
Onanotheroccasionshewasequallymortifiedbythe girlsplaying"jazz"anddancingonSunday.Marshall Greatheadconfessedtolisteningbuthopedtoescapeher displeasureinthatshehadnotdanced."ButMarshall,"she said,"don'tyouknowyouareyourbrother'skeeper?"
Fourth:theDepressionera:Withsalariessufferinga 25%cutandbudgetdrasticallyreduced,Dr.Jarmanand MissMarycontinuedtostress"graciousliving"asanimportantfacetinthewellroundededucationoftheyoung ladieswhowouldbecomefutureteachersandhomemakers. Thenewlyacquired"Longwood"estate,ancestralhome ofGen.JosephE.Johnston,andthenewStudentActivity Buildingprovidedthesettingforthesesocialoccasions. Itwaswiththeutmostcarethattheseaffairs:formal dinnersinthediningroom,receptions,groupbanquets, etc.,wereplannedwiththecooperationofthehomedepartment.AndsoitwaswithdignityandpoisethatMiss Marypresidedattheheadtableorstoodinthereceiving line.Infact,sometimesS.T.C.wasfacetiouslycalled"Miss Mary'sFinishingSchool."
Theeditorsofthe1938Virginiansummarizedthehigh regardinwhichMissMarywasheldwhentheywrote:
"Withutmosttactandpoise,MissMarypresidesat theheadofthehomedepartment.Patientandunderstandinginherrelationswiththestudentbody,sheholdsdear thestandardsandwelfareofAlmaMater,anddevotesunceasingefforttoitscause.Herdeepappreciationfor honesteffortmakespleasingherapleasure;hersympathy forourproblemsandhercharmingmannerhavewonour admirationanddevotion."
AsastudentmyownimpressionofMissMarycanbe summedupinthewordsofWilliamHenryChanning:
"Tolivecontentwithsmallmeans;toseekelegance ratherthanluxuryandrefinementratherthanfashion;to beworthynotrespectable,andwealthynotrich;tostudy hard,thinkquietly,talkgently,actfrankly;tolistento starsandbirds,tobabesandsages,withopenheart;to bearallcheerfully,doallbravely,awaitoccasions,hurry never.Inaword,toletthespiritualunbidden,andunconscious,growupthroughthecommon.Thisismy symphony. "
Ashersecretaryfrom1934to1940,Icouldobservethe heavyloadofresponsibilitysheandherableassistants carriedinthehousekeepingofS.T.C.Icouldobserveher constantdevotiontodutyandhersympatheticunderstandingforthestudents'problems-thesharingoftheirjoys andsorrows.Icanrememberthelonghoursofpreparationbeforetheopeningofschoolandthosehecticfirst fewdays.Butnothingcouldhavebeenmorestimulating thanthenewcropoffreshmeneachfallandlivinginthis atmosphereofyouth'soptimism,enthusiasmandidealism!
IrememberthedanceswechaperonedatHampden-SydneyandMissMary'swaitingintheofficeuntileachprecious girlwassafelybackatS.T.C.Thenrelaxingandre-living theeveningoverthedeliciousmidnightsupperMrs.Sheltonhadprepared.
Irememberhersenseofhumor,suchasthetimeafter adanceayoungmanattemptedtoclimbtothesecond floorporchoftheStudentBuilding.Confrontinghimshe sighed,"Well,herecomesRomeo!"
IrememberdrivinghertoRichmondfortheday: goingtoCole'sforCommencementrefreshments,to Young'sArtShoptohaveacollegepictureframed,andalwaysshoppingandlunchatMillerandRhoads.Shewould quoteherfatherassayingshealwayswenttoRichmond "MaryWhiteCox"butcameback"OwenMoore."
Fifth:WorldWarIIera.Realizingmorefullythan everthefutilityofwar,theproblemsaccompanyingit weighedmoreheavilyonMissMarythanbefore. Rachel Royallsaidthehomedepartmentshouldhavebeenawardedthepurpleheartforthewearandtearontheirnerves inthe"BattleofCampPickett."
In1943theeditorsofthe Virginian commented: "UponMissMaryWhiteCox,HeadoftheHome,we conferthetitle'FirstLadyofS.T.C.'Hergraciousness andsympatheticunderstandinghavebeenaninspiration tous,andhercalmdemeanorhasservedasacheckonour impulsivenatures.Herpatriotismhasbeenunchallenged inthatshewasalwaysreadytobeproperlycomplimentary ofthepictureofoneofourbrothersintheArmyorto lendanattentiveeartoourrequeststogohometosee theboyfriendonfurlough."
Duetoillhealth,MissMaryretiredinJune1944.The highesteeminwhichshewasheldnotonlybystudents
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andherco-workersbutalsobythetownspeoplewasexpressedbythiseditorialinthe Farmville Herald-
"WiththecloseofStateTeachersCollegethisweek, MissMaryWhiteCoxcompletedoverthirty-fouryears asheadofthehome.Herinfluenceduringthisperiodof timehasextendedtomanygirls,fromeveryVirginia county,andmanystates.Shehasbeeninnameandin factheadofthehome,wherefivehundredtoathousand girlshavelivedeachyear.Itwasherresponsibilityto makethemhappy,toencouragethemwhentheybecame discouraged,tobuildaspiritofself-responsibility,attimes todisciplinethem,butalwaystobesympathetic,reasonableandtoleadthem.Herretirementwillleaveaplace difficulttofill."
OfthemanytributesthathavebeenpaidMissMary beforetoday,perhapstheonethatwouldhavepleasedher mostwastheestablishmentoftwomemorialscholarship funds:onebytheFarmvilleAlumnaeChapter,whichaids localgirls,andanothermemorialfundopentoanystudent.
Herinfluence,goodjudgmentandexampleofChristian livingcontinuestodayinanever-wideningsphere.Itis theexampleofChristianlivingaboutwhichtheApostle PaulwrotethePhilippiansnineteenhundredyearsago whenhesaid:
"Finally,brethren,whatsoeverthingsaretrue,whatsoeverthingsarehonest,whatsoeverthingsarejust,whatsoeverthingsarepure,whatsoeverthingsarelovely,whatsoeverthingsareofgoodreport:iftherebeanyvirtue,and iftherebeanypraise,thinkonthesethings."
Andso,todayletusthinkonthesethingsthatshe exemplified,aswelovinglydedicatethisbeautifuldormitorytothememoryofMissMaryWhiteCox.Mayitnot bejustabuildingofbrickandmortarbutmayitbeareal homewhereyounglivesmayfindthroughitsverynameencouragementandinspirationformoreabundantlives. And,maywerededicateourselvestoheridealsandhigh standards,rememberingthat"Toliveintheheartswe leavebehindisnottodie."
Miss Mary White CoxGATHERING OF THE CLAN Longwood's 80th Founders Day
A "Golden Year"Class of '14 Returns For Fiftieth Reunion
Sharing in '14 reunion festivities were, seated: Bertie Nicholson Grubb, Sadie Upson Stiff, Bess Ritter, Juanita Manning Harper, and Mary Trevillian Grice. Standing: Lucy Moore Drewry, Dorothy Avery, Roche Watkins Gaines, Maria Bristow Starke, Marrow Davis Tumblin, Elizabeth Kendrick Easley, Kathleen Browning Holland, Carrie Galusha Mcllwaine, and Meta Jordan Woods.
Celebratingthegoldenyearofcollegegraduationis oneofthegreateventsofanyone'slifeandthatisjust whatitwasforthe1914graduateswhoreturnedtoFarmvilleonMarch20th,1964.Inspiteofthesnow,thewind andtherainthereweretwentyofuspresent-Dorothy Avery,MariaBristowStarke,MaryDorninStant,Frances DavisTumblin,VirginiaFeildBaker,CarrieGalushaMcilwaine,A.JiceHowisonBrown,MetaJordonWood,ElizabethKendrickEasley,BertieNicholsonGrubb,LucyMoore Drewry,AnnStoneStuart,KathleenBrowningHolland, Juani,aManningHarper,CarolynPopeMcCall,BessRitter, MaryTrevillianGrice,SadieUpsonStiff,RocheWatkins GainesandMariaPannillRead.
InDecemberquestionnairesweremailedtoeveryone andmorethan60werereturnedwhichgavedelightful informationabouthowourgirlshadspentthepast50 years.RepliescamefromTexas,California,Canada,New England,Florida,andasfarawayasItalyfromMarguerite ArchambaultStewart.Oneofourmembers,FrancesDavis Tumblin,hasspentmanyyearsasaforeignmissionary inBrazil.
Besidesteaching,ourmembershavemadetremendous contributionstolife,suchashomemaking,women's clubs,gardenclubs,churchwork,allphasesofthearts, farmingandallkindsofcivicactivities.
Ourspecialcelebrationforourreunionwasasupper partyintheprivatediningroomoftheCollegeTeaRoomMariaBristowStarke,hostess.OurguestswereCaroline EasonRoberts,currentNationalAlumnaeAssociation President,"Liz"Jones,ourbelovedAlumnaeSecretary, Mr.andMrs.JamesM.GraingerandRuthHarding CoynerandMr.Coyner,our"senior"man.Weregret thatDr.andMrs.Lankfordwereunabletobewithus.
Specialattentionwascalledtothegroupthatitwas ourclasswhohadpresentedthestatueofJoanofArc to thecollegeandplacedintheRotunda-andthroughthese 50yearshasbeenacceptedattheCollegeasthesymbol ofthe"leadershipofwomen".
Ashortmemorialservicewasheldforour22members whohavediedsince1914"Tisnotthewholeoflifetolive Norallofdeathtodie."
Everyonewasgiventheopportunitytospeak.Atthe close,Mr.Coynerwaspresentedagoldpenandpencil setforservingsowonderfullyasour"seniorman"for halfacentury.Doyourememberourlittlesongabout himthatweusedtosingwithsuchgusto?
"Ourseniormanissomethinggrand, He'sourbigbrotherwhomweadore Theycallhim"Cutie"andhe'sabeauty EverySunday,Monday,Tuesday,Wednesday Thursday,Friday,Saturday,Sunday Afternoonathalfpastfour."
WespenttheremainderoftheeveningwithCarrie GalushaMcilwaineandherhusbandintheirlovelyhome, justtalking,lookingatpicturesandreminiscingabout manythings.
Saturdaymorningweenjoyedthe"CoffeeHour"inthe beautifulAlumnaeHouse;weattendedtheprogramin theJarmanAuditorium,theluncheonandbusinessmeeting inthedininghall.Thenwehadourclasspicturestaken.
Theclimaxofourreunionwastheteagivenbythe collegepresidentandhiswife,Dr.andMrs.Lankford, honoringthereturningalumnae.Wehaveneverseenthe president'shomelooklovelier,northepresident'swife morebeautiful.TheLankfordshadrecentlyreturned from18monthsinPakistanandMrs.Lankfordwas dressedinagorgeouslightblueIndiansari.
WiththanksandappreciationtoourAlmaMaterfor thewarmthofherhospitality-Iamaffectionately,
MARIA Bristow STARKE Presidentof1914Class
ALUMNAEMAGAZINE
The Discovery Of Mission
ByDR.W. TAYLOR REVELEY PresidentofHampden-SydneyCollegeEditor'sNote:ThisaddresswasgivenonFoundersDay, March21,1964.
Introduction:Onescarcelyneedsdocumentthesignificanceofaname.Theancientsfilleditwithmysticimportance.WhenGodappearedtoMosesashetended Jethro'sflock,heappearedasonewhohadanewname, Yahweh.ThroughthisnameMoseswastooverthrowthe forcesofPharaohandleadhispeopletofreedom.Inlater centuriesofIsrali'shistoryonecantracetheriseofapostasy inhighplacesthroughthefrequencywithwhichthename Baaloccursasthenamegiventochildren.Wetendto thinkthatwearepastthesedaysandnolongerputsuch stockinnames.YetrecallindignationofPatwhosent inquiryaboutadmissiontoco-edcollegeandreceiveda returnlettertoMissPatricia-scarfullback.Somehowone's namebelongsuniquelytohim.Inasimilarway,toknow thenameofaninstitutionistoknowsomethingintimate aboutthatinstitution.
AsonelooksatthehistoryofLongwood,therecomes thefeelingthatinthenamesassignedtothecollegeone cantracethehistoryofwoman'sdiscoveryofhermission intheseUnitedStates.Todothisitmay,ofcourse,be necessarytoblinkabitatwhatrightlyiscalledscientific historiography;butfewcollegeslendthemselvessonicely asdoesLongwood.Withtheexceptionofafewyears, Longwood'shistoryspansthehistoryofhighereducation forwomen.Itisfitting,therefore,thatthroughthenames thiscollegehasborneonecantracethestrugglesinvolved inwomen'sdiscoveryofmission.
I.Movementtowardfreedom.ThefirsttaskforAmericanwomenhasbeen,andtbsomedegreestillis,theachievementoffreedom.Tobesure,theyhavebeencherished andadored,solongastheykepttheirproperplaceand remainedtoruleonlythedomainofthehome.Thelady whodaredtoseekforherselfaplacein"men'saffairs" didsoonlyatthecostoftheamusedscornofmanyand brazencatcallsofstillmore.
EvenThomasJeffersonhadpossessedlittleconcernfor theeducationofwomen.Itwas,therefore,aboldmove whenin1839therewasestablishedanacademy,The FarmvilleFemaleSeminary,in1860theFarmvilleFemale College,and1884theStateFemaleNormalSchool.These
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names,nodoubtthechoiceofmen,describetheprimary roleenvisaged.Forthemostpartthatrolewasbounded bythehomeandbythetasksofprocreationandnurturing childreninthehome.Thattheintricaciesofhighereducationcouldprofitorevenbeabsorbedbythefemaleof thespeciesseemedstrangeandnew.Evenwiththeadventofpubliceducationin1869thedescriptionofmissionwasextendedverylittleandamountedtolittlemore thanadivisionoflaborwherebyonefemaleinstructedthe childrenratherthaneachfemaleinstructingherownchildreninherhome.
Theideawasadangerousone,however,anditsachievementineducatingwomenwasboundtocreatedreamsof newmissionsonthepartofthefemaleofthespecies.In 1914anewnamewasorderedandtheStateNormalSchool forWomencameintoexistence.Perhapsthechangefrom femaletowomendidnotmarkasignificantriseinstatus, yetitdidreflectthegrowingawarenessonthepartofmany womenthattheircapabilitiesextendedfarbeyondthehome. Inthepressofbuildinganewnation,manfoundhimself turningmoreandmoreoftheresponsibilityforeducation overtothewomen.Bythisfactanewdimensionoffreedomwasaddedtowomen'sdiscoveryofmission.
Manyof1 youfamiliarwiththehistoryofLongwoodare probablychucklingovertheomissionfromthathistory oftheyears1875to1884.ForduringthoseyearsLongwood'snamewasFarmvilleCollegeandwasunderthe controloftheMethodistChurch.Anamewhichignored thediscriminationagainstwomen,whichincorporatedthe ideasofhighereducationtothefullest,whichinrespect totheissuescurrentlyconsideredwasremarkablylikethe college'spresentname.Here,intruth,isajarringexceptiontothesmoothevolvingofthethesisthathasbeenpresentedthismorning,oftheideathatthereisreflectedinthe namesassignedtoLongwoodwoman'sgrowingsenseoffreedomandman'sreluctantacceptanceofit.Somewhatfacetiously,yetnotaltogether,Iwouldsuggestthatthename FarmvilleCollegemayservethemoretoillustratetheobviousfactthatevolution,whetherbiologicalorsociological, isoftenerratic.Mutationsappearanddisappearsuddenly. Asecondfactisalsoinvolvedatthispoint;namely,thatone seesinthisnametherevolutionaryinfluenceofthechurch. FarbackinancientIsraelthepowerofthespirittobring abouteffectivechangeisnoted.Oneneedonly,forex-
ample,comparethetwoaccountsoftheTenCommandmentsastheyaregiveninExodusandDeuteronomy.In theaccountinExodusinthetenthcommandmentmanis forbiddentocovethisneighbor'shouseorhisneighbor's wifeandsoon.Noteherethatthehouseprecedesthe wife.Whereas,inDeuteronomy,cominginitsfinalformulationseveralcenturieslater,onereadsthatoneshallnot covethisneighbor'swife,thenhisneighbor'shouse.It cannotbeoverlookedthattheMethodistChurchhashad alongheritageasarevolutionaryinthestruggleforfreedomagainsttheoppressionsofman.Itmightbeoverstating thecaseintheparticulartolevysuchaclaimforFarmvilleCollege,butinthedevelopmentofhumanhistorythe effectofthespiritcannotbeignored.
Thenextnameofthecollegewassecuredin1924,The StateTeachersCollegeofFarmville,ormorefamiliarly knownasSTCbymanyofus.Women'squestforfreedom hadinfectedtheentirenation.Equalitywithmenatthe pollshadbeengainedagainstmomentousodds,andwomen ofintrepidspirithaddaredtomoveintotheareasof medicineandbusinessandlaw.Thenewnameofthe collegemadenodistinctionastosex.Itdesignatedonlya vocation,ateacher,andthusaffordedanequalityofvocationalrecognitiontowomen-evenifthisequalitywas notgenerallyrecognizedinthesalaryscale.Bothmenand womenwereteachers;but,ofcourse,itwasnotnecessary topaywomenasmuchasmen.
Despiteall,theperiodprovedmostsignificantinbroadeningthefreedomofwomenthroughopeningnewvocationsforthem.Theshadesofpasttraditionandthe famineofdepressionyearscontinuedtorestrain•those womenwhoweremarried;buttherestraintwasimposed becauseoftheirmaritalstateandnotbecausetheywere women.
1 In194?theStateTeachersCollegeatFarmvillechanged toLongwoodCollege.TheachievementofMethodism three-quartersofacenturyearlierinFarmvilleCollege wasproclaimedbythestate.Thenewnamecarriedwith itnosuggestionthatthevocationalmissionofwomenwas restrictedtoteaching.Thenewnamemadenosuggestion thattheliberalartsandscienceswerebeyondthegraspof women'sminds.Thenewnameproclaimedanequalityof educationandbyinferenceanequalityofmission
ILAssimilatingFreedom.Tomethisisanexcmng storywithitsconclusionnotyetwritten.WhenthePresbyterianChurchintheUnitedStatescanmovewithequanimitytowardtheadmissionofwomenintoitsranksofordainedpersons,onecanrecognizethefactthatwomen havesecuredfreedomforthemselves.
Thegainwasnotallgood.Likesomanyconquests, thisvictorybringsonlythepossibilityofthediscoveryof missionandnotitsachievement.Freedomfromtherestrictionsofmancanneverbeanultimategoal..Itsachievementisbarrenwhennodominatingpurposeoflifegives directiontothenewnessoffreedom.
Tosomedegreethepredicamentofmodernwomanis moredifficultnowinfreedomthanbefore.Nolongerare thebasicchoicesoflifemade;nolongerisitnecessaryfor awomantoberestrictedtothehomeandtotheconcerns ofthehome;nolongerisitpossibletorelyuponthechivalrousconcernofman.Choicesmustbemade.Thevocationofwifeandmothermayandfrequentlymustbejoined withanothercalling.Educationcannolongerserveasa genteelfinishingschooltogivepolishedgracesforthe
homeandsufficientknowledgeofarithmetictogetJohnny Ehroughthefourthgrade.Thesenewresponsibilitiesopen thewaytoadditionalfreedoms.Oneobservesthisalltoo clearly,inthematterofcollegeregulations.Studentactionswhichseemedhorrendousagenerationagoarecommonplacenow.Nolongercanparentsdependupondean's regulationsandcollegerestrictionstosupplythemotive powerforappropriatebehavior.Thenewmoralitymust bewonbychoice,forthefreedomstoimmoralityare plentiful.Thepossessionoffreedomcreatesitsownproblems.Liberatedfromthesecurityofevenoppressiverestraints,womenmustnowfacetheanxietybornoffreedom.
Someonehasdescribedthesituationaptlyinthefollowingmanner.Itiscommonknowledgethatifonetakesa beanandplacesitinthegroundthebeanonsproutingwill senditsrootsdownintotheground.Nomatterinwhat wayoneplacesthebeanintheground,whetherfacedown orup,whethersidewaysortilted,whateverway,thebean rightsitselfastherootextendsintotheground.If,however,thebeanisplacedonthesecondhandofaclock, thestorygoes,thebeanlosesitssenseofpolarityandits sproutingrootsmayextendwildlyinanydirection.
Itistothetaskofofferingthatpolarity,ofproviding thatcommitmenttohighpurposethatLongwooddevotes itself.ItmightwellbethateverygirlwhoattendsLongwooddoesnotfindthesenseofdirectionandpurposefor herself.Thisisnottodenytherealityofsuchapurpose ortoimplythatthecollegehasnotdoneitsparttoenable hertofindsuchapurpose.Theevidenceforthiswillbe foundinthemanywhodogainintheirfreedomasense ofdirectionakintothatoftheApostlePaulashewrote totheGalatians."Foryouwerecalledtofreedom,brethren; onlydonotuseyourfreedomasanopportunityforthe flesh,butthroughlovebeservantsonetoanother,Forthe wholelawisfulfilledinoneword,'Youshallloveyour neighborasyourself.'"
Whenthiskindofpolarizationoflifecanbefoundand freedombecomesthemeanstoserveoneanother,noone needfearthediscoveryofhermissioninlife.IcongratulateyouthatLongwoodCollegehasservedsowell toenableitsstudentstodiscovereachherownmission, andIcommendyoutothefutureinthefaiththatthe collegenownamedtodisavowdiscriminationwillcontinuetoleadinthediscoveryofmission.
MY NEIGHBOR'S IDEA OF SNOW
BYLUCILLEDavisBYRD'36 (fromherbook"Singingsof My Heart")
Iaskedmyneighborhowshelikedthesnow, Withagrowl,shesaid,"Idon't,notatall." Shefurthercommentedthatshedidn'tknow Whyshewascleaningapath,fornoonewouldcall. Tome,suchaloverofthesnow, Withaword,shehadcrushedmygaynessOnlyforamomentthoughIknewherlackofcallerswashergayness. Then,Ismiledatthelessonshegave AsIclosedmydoor; IhopeI'llneverlivetoseetheday Whencleaningafriendlypathwillbeabore.
THE SOUTHERN ACTORS' GUILD-SOUTHSIDE VIRGINIA'S
FIRST SUMMER THEATER
Thisisthestoryofyoungpeoplewhodreamedadream andhadthederring-dotobringittopass.Itisthetaleof theresultofyouthfulenthusiasmforthetheater,ofwillingnesstogiveupasummerofleisureforhardstudy,strenuous physicallaborandconsiduablefinancialriskinorderto bringintobeingSouthsideVirginia'sfirstsummerrepertorytheater."They'llneverraisethemoneytoget started.They'llnevergeeanaudienceinthisarea," chantedallthoseoflittlefaith,onlytohavetoeattheir wordsbeforethesummerwashalfover.
FormanyyearsTheLongwoodPlayersandtheHampden-SydneyJongleurshaveperformedtogetherincollege playsunderthedirectionofLongwooddirectors-Miss Wheeler,MissSpear,Dr.Early,Messrs.WileyandLockwood.LastSpring,followingaparticularlyactiveseason, theinterestonthetwocampusesmusthavebeenespecially lively.Thefirscsuggestionoftheproject-perhapsmade casually-seemstohaveoriginatedamongagroupof JongleursinaHampden-Sydneydormitory.Whenthe ideawascaugh,upbyagroupofLongwoodPlayersand encouragedbyafewoptimisticfacultyfriends,some seriousplanningbegan.Theirownprintedaccountof thenextstepseemsfartoomodest:
TheSouthernActors'Guildcameintobeingata dinnerpartytowhichtheoriginalsixmembersofthe corporationwereinvited.Someone(wecan'trememberwhom)suggestedthatwesixshouldform arepertorytheatercompany,andseveralmonths later,thankstothegeneroussupportwereceived fromtheorganizationsandcitizensofSouthside Virginia,wemovedintoDrakesBranchandbegan torenovateourtheater.Forus,thetheaterisadream cometrue,anditistothosepeoplewhohavegiven socheerfullyoftheirtimeandmoneytomakethis theaterpossiblethatwestandverydeeplyindebted.
Thelocation,weassume,wasselectedbecause (1)DrakesBranch,asmallvillageinCharlotteCounty,was farremovedfromanyofVirginia'sestablished"strawhat" theaters;(2)thelocationisnearthejunctionofU.S. routes15and360;(3)itwassufficientlyclosetoboth collegecampuseswherefriendsmightbeexpectedto renderacertainamountofloyalsupport;and(4)inthe villagewasanabandonedmotionpicturetheaterwhich wasavailableforrent.Heretheysettoworkwithtools andpaintbrushestorenovatethetheaterandmaketheir props.Afriendlycitizenrentedthemmostofherhome, nextdoortothetheater,wherethegirlskepthousefor thetroupeandmadethecostumes.Furnitureforsetswas loanedbysympatheticpatrons.Encouragingfriends contributedfinancialandmoralsupport.ByJune26 therejuvenatedmoviehouseopeneditsdoorsforthe firstperformanceoftheSouthernActors'Guild,Incorporated,followedbytwoperformanceseveryweekendofa differentplayuntilAugust14.Withanearcapacity audienceforeachprogram,S.A.G.wasabletoendthe summerfinancially"intheblack."Tosomeofusit seemedthattheimpossiblehadbeenachieved.
Forthemostpart,thetroupewasmadeupof1964 graduatesandupcomingseniorsfromthetwocampuses, withoneMadisonCollegegraduate.BettyAnneAtkinson and Jo AnnSelf(Longwood'64)andLindaAnderson (Madison'64)alternatedintheleadroleswhhrealpro-
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fessionalskill.EdBakerandMikeCouchmandeserve equalpraisefortheirfineperformancesofthemaleleads, withDavidRelyeaandBillMacGuireinstrongsupporting roles.Workingfaithfullybackstage,assistingwithcostumesandpublicrelations,butplayingsmallpartsatthe endoftheseason,wereDonnaHumphlett'64andprefreshmanDionneSimonini.Besidesacting,thegirls helpedwithstagesetsandcookingandhousekeeping; theboyshandledthesceneryandlightingproblemsand handledfinances.
ThesuccessoftheSouthernActors'Guildwasdue, inpart,totheexpertguidanceofMr.HarveyJeffreys, theGuild'sdirector.Mr.Jeffreys,withdegreesfrom Hampden-SydneyandFloridaStateUniversity,amember ofthefacultyatBluestoneHighSchoolinChaseCity, Virginia,accomplishedthealmostimpossible.Each playwaspresentedonFridayandSaturdayevenings. Sundaywasarestday.ThatmeantthatMr.Jeffreyshad tocast,block,andpolishaplayinfourshortdays;a processthatusuallytakesseveralweeks-trulyaremarkable achievement.
TheseasonopenedinJunewithShaw'sArmsandthe Man.Sincethetheatercouldseatonly350people,100 disappointedpatronshadtobeturnedawayandurged toreturnonSaturday.Apparentlymostofthemdid, alongwith300others,whichnecessitatedrefusingtickets to50onthesecondnight.
Intheweeksthatfollowedthechoiceofplayswas varied-rangingfromOliverGoldsmith'stime-worn eighteenthcenturycomedySheStoopstoConquertothe premiereperformanceofaplaybyChristopherCabell (betterknownlocallyastheformerJongleur"Cab" Venable)-ayet-to-be-publishedthoughtfulscience-fiction tragedy,APlaceforA/donas.Thehighlysophisticated comediesKindSirandAShotintheDarkwerebalanced bytheuninhibitedhilarityofEverybodyLovesOpal.The popularityofOpalbroughtdemandfortworepeatper(Continuedonpage19)
BettyAnnAtkinson,DonnaHumphlett,andJoAnnSelfare picturedabove(lefttoright)inascenefromtheSouthernActors' GuildproductionofOliverGoldsmith'sSheStoopsToConquer.COLLEGE COMMENTARY
FACULTYANDADMINISTRATIONCHANGES
Mr.RaymondFrench,AssociateProfessorofNatural SciencesatLongwood,andMrs.RubySleddJonesofthe HomeDepartmentretiredattheendofthe1964school session.Mr.FrenchjoinedtheLongwoodfacultyin1929. Inmakingtheannouncement,PresidentLankfordsaid, "'Charlie'Frenchhasbeenfriendandcounselortomany generationsofstudentsatLongwoodCollege.Colleagues inthefacultyandadministrationhavealsofoundinhim awarmpersonalfriend.Wewillmissgreatlyourassociationswithhimandwishforhimeveryhappinessinhis retirement."Mrs.Jonesbecameassociatedwiththecollege inthefallof1958andservedefficientlyasheadresident fortheseyears.
Dr.C.G.GordonMoss,appointedasacademicDeanof theCollegein1961,retiredasDeanonJuly1toresume afullteachingloadintheDepartmentofHistoryand SocialSciences.InMarch,aspecialtributewaspaidto Dr.C.G.GordonMossintheformofaportraitofhim presentedtothecollegebythestudentbodyataspecial programinJarmanHall.Theportraitwaspaintedby MauriceGompf,fatherofaLongwoodjunior,MaryAnna GompfofPortsmouth,andishunginRuffnerHall. SucceedingDr.MossasDeanofLongwoodCollegeis Dr.RichardB.Brooks,formerlyChairmanoftheDepartmentofEducation,Psychology,andPhilosophy.Dr. Brookscametothecampusin1957,havingpreviously beenamemberofthefacultyofWilliamandMary.
Dr.CharlesH.Patterson,Jr.,succeededDr.Brooks asChairmanoftheDepartmentofEducation,Psychology, andPhilQ�ophy.Hejoinedthefacultyherein1951.Since 1961hehasservedasdirectorofstudentteachingandin thatpositionhasbeenresponsiblefortheestablishment ofstudentteachingprogramsforLongwoodCollegein Danville,Roanoke,Richmond,HenricoCountyand ColonialHeights.Dr.Patterson'splaceasdirectorof studentteachingwillbefilledbyMr.EdwinH.Vassar.
Newfacultyappointmentsforthe1964-65session includethefollowing:IntheDepartmentofEducation: Dr.JanetL.Bingner,B.S.,M.A.,Ed.D.,asAssistantProfessorofPsychology,comesfromSouthernMethodist UniversityofDallas,Texas;Mrs.HelenLilesPage,B.S., M.Ed.,asInstructorinEducation,formermemberofthe Longwoodfacultyduringthesummerof1963.Inthe DepartmentofEnglish:Mr.HerbertBlackwell,B.A.,M.A., asAssistantProfessor,hastaughtatDeltaStateCollege andatMillsapsCollegeinMississippi;Mrs.AnneM. Moore,B.A.,M.A.,asInstructor,formermemberofthe LongwoodEnglishStafffrom1960-62;Mr.RobertJ. Woodburn,B.S.,asInstructorinEnglishandSpeech. IntheDepartmentofForeignLanguages:Mr.JulianB.Stem, LicenceesLettres,asAssistantProfessorofForeignLanguageswithteachingexperienceinPanama,Waynesburg College,Pa.,andtheUniversityofNorthDakota;Mr. LaymonL.Thomas,Jr.,B.S.,M.S.,part-timeInstructor inLatin.Mrs.AnkeEck;Instructor,anativeofGermany, attendedtheUniversitiesofKiel,Marburg,andRostock. Shehashadanumberofyears'teachingexperiencein theschoolsofGermany.Dr.MariaSilveira,Instructor. AttendedtheNormalSchoolforTeachersandreceived thedoctorofeducationdegreefromOrienteUniversity. Shewasateacherandchiefschoolinspectorforthepublic schoolsofCuba.ShealsoservedasaDidacticProfessor
atOrienteUniversity.IntheDepartmentofMathematics: Mr.HaroldF.Crist,B.S.,M.A.T.,andaretiredcaptainin theU.S.Navy,asInstructorIntheDepartmentofNatural Sciences:MissKatherineElizabethHood,A.B.,Instructor; Dr.JeanG.Swartz,B.S.,M.S.,Ph.D.,experiencedresearch physiologist,asAssistantProfessor;Mr.ThomasG. Teates,B.S.,M.S.,fromthefacultyofNationalCollege, KansasCity,Mo.,asAssistantProfessor;Mr.HaroldL. Bird,B.S.,M.S.,waseducatedatRutgersUniversity andPurdueUniversityisAssistantProfessor.IntheDepartmentofPhysicalandHealthEducation:asInstructor,Mrs. PhyllisWattsHarris,B.S.,formermemberofLongwood faculty1961-63.MissAnneH.Huffman,Instructor(Part-
time)HoldstheB.A.degreefromtheCollegeofWilliam andMaryandhastakenadditionalworkattheExtension DivisionsoftheUniversityofVirginiaandWilliamand Mary.
Twoforeignlanguageassistants,MissJacqueline SimoneCourvoisierofSwitzerland,andMissLucilaEdita OlgaKoppanyofSpain,whilestudentsatthecollege, willassistintheworkintheForeignLanguageDepartment.
Mr.MichaelJohnRees,B.A.,asAssistantLibrarian, waseducatedatKing'sCollege,LondonUniversity,and alsostudiedattheSchoolofLibrarianshipatNorthWestern PolytechnicinLondon.BeforecomingtoLongwood, heworkedintheSt.PancrasMetropolitalandIlford MunicipallibrariesinEngland.
F.EdgarThomas,Jr.,DirectorofPublicRelationsand Development.ReceivedtheA.B.,degreefromtheUniversity ofNorthCarolinaandhastakenadditionalworkatNew YorkUniversity.Hehashadseveralyearsofteaching experienceandanumberofyears'experienceinthepublic relationsfield.Mrs.DouglasH.Henkel,HeadResident, attendedtheCollegeofWilliamandMaryandreplaced Mrs.RubyS.Jones.
LONGWOODCOLLEGEFOUNDATIONPROGRAM
AtaspecialmeetingoftheLongwoodCollegeFoundation,Inc.,hereinMarch,Dr.Lankfordannounceda developmentprogramamountingto$5,606,000tobe extendedoverthenextseveralyears.Theprogramis designedtoprovidethosekindsofeducationalexperiences whichthecollegecannotexpectthestatetoprovide. Amongtheprojectsforwhichthecollegeisseeking assistanceare:scholarsinresidence,expandedartexhibitionprograms,competitivescholarshipsinmusic, facultysalaryaid,andfundstomakeitpossibletosend facultymemberstoothercollegesanduniversitiesfor furtherstudy.
AtitsannualmeetinginOctober,TheLongwoodCollege Foundation,Inc.,electedthefollowingofficers:Mr. MauriceR.Large,Farmville,President;Mr.Harrison Mann,Arlington,Vice-President;andMr.J.H.Wamsley, Farmville,wasre-electedtotheofficeofsecretary-treasurer. OthermembersofthefoundationboardincludeDr.F.G. Lankford,Jr.;Mr.ThomasC.Boushall,Richmond;Mrs. ElizabethBurgerJackson,Farmville;Mr.C.Stewart Wheatley,Jr.,Danville,andMrs.WalterH.Brown, PetersburgandMrs.RaymondBrownofHampton.
SCHOLARSHIPFUNDSANDSTUDENTHONORS
Mr.FredWygal,actingPresidentofLongwoodCollege forfifteenmonthswhileDr.LankfordwasinPakistan, wasinstrumentalinestablishinga$100scholarshiptobe giveneachyeartothefreshmanwhobesttypifiesthe spiritofLongwood.Thegirlischosenbyacommittee offreshmenandtheclasssponsorandisapprovedbythe administration.
TheStudentEducationalAssociationofLongwood College,aprofessionalassooationforcollegestudents interestedinteaching,establisheda$50scholarshipas its1963project.ThescholarshipisawardedtoaSEA memberseniorwithahighacademicstandingandis applieddirectlytotuition.
LECTURESANDENTERTAINMENTONCAMPUS
SpeakersforLongwood'sEightiethCommencement ExerciseswereDr.JosephS.Johnson,Superintendent, NorfolkDistrictoftheMethodistChurch,Norfolk,who gavethebaccalaureatesermonandDr.EdgarF.Shannon, Jr.,PresidentoftheUniversityofVirginia,gavethecommencementaddresstothe240graduatesinJarmanHall.
Mr.FredWygal,whoisnowDeanofStudentsat FerrumJuniorCollege,gavethecommencementaddress tothesummerschoolgraduatesinAugust.
InNovember,StephenK.Bailey,ProfessorofPolitical ScienceandDeanofMaxwellGraduateSchoolofCitizenshipandPublicAffairs,SyracuseUniversity,visitedLongwood.Hislecturetopicwas"AmericanMaturityand WorldAdolescence."
AFrenchnovelist,MarcChadourne,visitedthecampus inDecemberunderthesponsorshipoftheFrenchClub ofLongwood,"JesFrancophiles."Hislecturetopicwas "L'amouretleromanticism."
RaphaelDemos,ProfessorEmeritusofPhilosophy, visitedthecampusinFebruaryandlecturedonthe"ContributionofGreekScienceandPhilosophytoWestern Thought.''
InMarch,Dr.LeslieA.Fiedler,ProfessorofEnglish LiteratureandDirectoroftheHumanitiesatMontana StateUniversity,visitedus.Hislecturetopicwas"The TragicHeroinAmericanFiction."
NOVEMBER,1964
Apoetandliterarycrmc,Mr.JohnEdwardHardy, ProfessorofEnglishatNotreDameUniversity,wason campusinApril.HislectureintheStudentLoungewas onthenovelist,RobertPennWarren.
TheInstituteofSouthernCultureLecturesarereported onelsewhereinthisissue.
LongwoodArtistSeriesProgramsfor1963-64included: "Padia,"thelittlesingers,dancersandmusiciansofGreece, whoperformedinJarmanHallinOctober;theBaltimore Symphony,withPeterHermanAdlerconducting,appeared inFebruary;andadramaticadaptationofDosPassos' USA,directedbyPaulShyre,inApril.
Fourplayswerepresentedthispastschoolyearbythe LongwoodPlayersandtheHampden-SydneyJongleurs. OpeningtheseasoninNovemberwasGeorgeBernard Shaw'ssatire"MajorBarbara."InDecemberHenrik Ibsen's"Ghosts"waspresented,followedinMarchby OliverGoldsmith's"SheStoopstoConquer."ConcludingtheseasoninAprilwasthecontemporarycomedy. mystery,"TheChalkGarden",byEnidBagnold.
EXPANSIONANDRENOVATIONOFPHYSICAL PLANT
TheLongwoodstudentbodycontinuestoincrease innumber,callingfornewbuildingsandtherenovation ofoldones.The1964-65schoolsessionstartedwithan enrollmentof1,400withafreshmanclassof450.The 1963-64sessionhadopenedwithastudentbodyof1,393.
ThenewMaryWhiteCoxdormitorywascompleted inthefallof'63,permitting200crowdedstudentstomove inbyThanksgiving.Anadditionaldormitoryisexpected tobecompletedbythefallof'66.
Thecollegedininghallwasexpandedlastfalltoinclude theMainReconthefloorbelow,thusprovidingfora futureenrollmentof2,000.
Thereisanewshopbuilding,adjacenttothenew laundry,whichhousestheofficeoftheSuperintendent ofBuildingandGrounds,thecarpentershop,paintshop, electricalshopandallgroundsequipment.Thereisalso 2,200sq.ft.ofstoragespaceandareceivingroomthrough whichalldeliveriesofthecollegeareprocessed.
Therenovationoftheformercollegetrainingschool wascompletedlastfallandnowprovidesclassrooms andofficesforthedepartmentsofart,socialsciences,and education.Herealsoishousedthenewclosedcircuit televisionequipment.Thebuildinghasbeenofficially namedtheHinerBuilding,inhonorofMissMaryClay HinerandMissWinnieV.Hiner.
PlansarenowunderwayforthenewStudentActivities Building,tobelocatedsouthoftheSeniordormitory, andforanadditiontoJarmanHalltoprovidemoreclassroomsandauditionspaceforthedepartmentsof Music andDramaticArts.It is hopedthattheseconstructions willbecompletedbythefallof1965.
Installationofa$25,000closedcircuittelevisionprogram hasbeencompbedhereatLongwood.Thefacilities locatedintheHinerBuildingareappliedtosixareas; theyareusedinconnectionwithstudentteaching,preparation,experimentalteamteachingprocedures,training selectivestudentsintheuseoftelevision.Alsoasateaching mediumtoenablegraduatestudentsinteachingeducation,toevaluateanduseprogramsnowavailablefor classroomuseinpublicschoolsandtoaidcollegefacilities inindividualtelevisionteachingtechniques.Mr.Paul Surfaceisdirectingtheprogrammingandoperationsin thecontrolroom.
Young Longwood Musician-. In International Contest
EDITOR'SNOTE:ElizabethHoward,Classof'64,amusicmajor, hasexcelledattheorganallthroughhercollegecareer,winninga districtcontestin1963.Hereshedescribesherparticipationinthe SecondInternationalOrganFestivalinEnglandlastsummer.
Theoldsayingthat"apictureisworthathousandwords" iscertainlytrue.IntwoandahalfweeksIabsorbedmore historyandculturethanwouldhavebeenpossibleinyears ofstudy,andenjoyedmanynewandvariedexperiences intheprocess.Suchwasmyexperienceonmyvisitto EnglandtoparticipateintheSecondAnnualInternational OrganFestivalheldatSt.AlbansfromJune30toJuly4. FromthemomentDr.JoanneCurnutt,AssociateProfessor ofMusicatLongwood,whoaccompaniedme,andIdepartedfromDullesAirportbyjetonJune18,itwasone newthrillandexperienceafteranother.Onthegoingtrip, forinstance,Iexperiencedtheshortest"nighttime"mmy life,witnessingabeautifulsunsetatnineo'clockandan equallybeautifulsunriseattwelve.Thisinitselfisunique.
Impressionswerenumerousandmostlyfavorable.We spentthefirstweekinLondonand,asyoumightguess,it wasrainingwhenwearrived.Typically,themorningfog waseverpresent.ButwhileVirginiansandneighborswere swelteringin99degreeheatwewereenjoyingweatherin thesixties.ThoughitwasnecessarythatIspendmuchtime inpractice,wesawmostofthesightssuchasBuckingham Palace,WindsorCastle,HousebfParliament,BigBen, theTowerofLondon,LondonBridge,WestminsterAbbey, St.Paul'sCathedralandotherplacestoonumerousto mention.Speakingofpracticing,thechurchesweremost kindandgenerousinpermittingustheuseoftheirorgans. AfteraweekinLondon,wemovedouttoSt.Albanstobe neartheCathedralwherethefestivalwasheld.Wewere i!mmediat-elycaptivatedbythecharmofthisEnglishtown. History,cultureanddifferencesfromourAmerican customswereeverpresent.Fortransportationwhilethere werentedanEnglishFord.Imagineifyoucanthestrange experienceofdrivingacarwithrighthanddriveorthefirst timedowntheleftsideofthestreetandaroundacircleto theleft. It issmallwonderthatwesometimeshadtogo aroundacirclemorethanoncetomaketheproperturn! Onsuchoccasions,aswellasonothers,weweremighty gladtohavethesign"VisitorstoBritain"onthecarand thereweretimeswhenwewisheditwerelarger!
Itisdifficulttofindwordstoexpressadequatelyone's feelingswhensurroundedbysomuchhistory.Itwas awesome,forinstance,tostandinWestminsterAbbeyor St.Paul'sCathedralandtrytorelivealittleofthehistoryof eventswhichhavetakenplacethere.Bycomparisonwith UnitedStateshistory,itwashardtobelieveitwhenweread thatSt.AlbanswasoriginallyknownastheRomantown ofVeralamiumandwasbuiltin300A.D.Aportionof St.AlbansCathedralwherethefestivalwasheldwasbuilt in1077-quitesometimeago!
Dr.CurnuttandIwerefortunateinbeingabletohear somebeautifulconcertsbothinLondonandatOxford.At OxfordwearrivedduringtheAnnualBachFestivaland wereabletohearBachperformedbyachamberorchestra andthefamousAustrianorganist,AntonHeiller.
WhileIwasoverawedbybeingabletoparticipateinthe competition,perhapsthemostimpressionablethingto mewasthepresenceotsomanyworldrenownedorganists. The'.judgesforthecompetitionwereAntonHeillerfrom Austria,MarieClaireAlainfromFrance,PietKeefrom HollandandRalphDownesfromEngland.Catherine
Bettybeing"snapped"byafellowcompetirorintheFestival.
CrozieroftheUnitedStatesdeclinedaninvitationtobea memberofthejury,butgaveoneofthemostexciting recitalsweheard.Therewere24participantsinthecompetitionrepresentingEngland,France,Scotland,Germany, CanadaandtheU.S.Ofthe24competing,threewere girls,andthewinner,agirlfromEngland,wasoneofthem.
IwouldbegivingapooraccountofthetripifIfailedto mentionthefriendlinessofthepeopleofEngland.Dr. CurnuttandIweretreatedroyallywhereverwewentand everyoneseemedtobeunabletodoenoughforus.The familyIlivedwithinSt.Albanswentoutoftheirwayto makemystaymostpleasant.Ithoroughlyenjoyedtheir hospitality.Justastheygotalotoflaughsatsomeofmy expressions,Ienjoyedmanyoftheirs.Ofallthefriendly gestures,perhapsthemostunusualwasthatofawaitress whoservedusthefirstnightwespentinSt.Albans.In thecourseofourconversation,shelearnedthatIwasthere toparticipateinthefestival.Lessthanaweeklaterwhen myscheduledtimetoplayinthecompetitionarrived,who shouldbeseatedintheaudiencebutourfavoritewaitress whohadtakentimeofffromworktobetheretocheer meon.
ThecountrysideinBritainislovely.Weparticularly enjoyedourdrivestoOxford,Wembley,EtonandWindsor. Theraintheyhaveprovidesaparticularhuetofoliageand theflowersareoutofthisworld.AtEtonwesawthe famousswallow-tailcoatsandwereremindedofhowmuch thegirlsatLongwoodwouldcomplainiftheyhadtodress soformallyallofthetime.
Allinall,itwasawonderfultripandIamgratefulfor havinghadtheopportunitytoparticipateandtorepresent Longwood. It wasafittingclimaxtofouryearsofcollege. LondonandtheEnglishcountrysidearegreat,butbelieve me,itwasgoodtogetbacktoStatesideastheysayin jollyol'England.
Cfllesilenls <J?l1ssa91
CarolineEasonRoberts,presidentIthardlyseemspossiblethatayearhaspassedsincelast Isatdown to writealettertothealumnaeofLongwood. IthasbeenafullyearformeasIfeelsureithasbeen foryou.WhenIliftmyeyesfromthispage,Iamaware ofthebeautyofthemagnificentoaksinthegroveat Massanettaandthesoothingsoundsofmusiccomingfrom theauditorium.ItisSundaymorning.Themountainair iscoolenoughtomaketheearlyraysofthesunmostwelcome.Myhusbandisdirectingoneofthecampsforyoung peoplesponsoredbyourchurch.Myplansaretoread, relax,andgetsomeworkdoneonourcottagethisweek. WebadadelightfulFoundersDayandevenwiththe datepushedlaterintothespring,wehadsnowfallingand slickroadsasIdrovetoFarmvillefromHampden-Sydney onSaturdaymorning.Itwasahappydayformeinmany ways.Seeingformerclassmates,teachers,andfriendsof manyyearswasthrilling.Havingbothmysisterspresent aswellasmybrother-in-law,whogavethemorningaddress,wasajoytome.
Forthefirsttimeourcollegehasagoverningboardof itsown.Untilrecently,Longwood,alongwithsomeother statecolleges,wasgovernedbytheStateBoardofEducation.Ireadwithinterestthenamesofthoseselectedby theGovernortoserveonourboard.Somearealumnaeof Longwood.Thesewillsurelyhaveaspecialinterestin theirnewwork.
AtoneofourAlumnaeBoardmeetingsourmagazine wasdiscussed.Somemembersofthefacultyfeelthatit shouldbeaprofessionalpublication.Otherspresentfelt thatthethingofgreatestinteresttomostalumnaewas newsofthosetheyknewandlovedwhileatschool.Personally,Ithinkaprofessionalmagazineisfineandwehave alumnaewhocouldcontributearticlesforitbutIfeelthat thistypeofpublicationshouldnotsupplantonegiving newsofalumnae.ThethingthathasmadeLongwood differentfromsomanyotherschoolshasbeenitswarmth, itsemphasisontheindividualandits"bigfamily"atmosphere.MissMaryWhiteCox,weremember,never wanted to becalledDean.ShepreferredtobecalledHead oftheHomeandthefrontofficeinmydaywascalledthe HomeOffice.Sincegraduation,mostofushavebeen hungryfornewsofour"family."Maybesomedaywewill havemoneyenoughtopublishtwomagazines!Thenewsy onewouldnothavetobeaslickpaper,expensiveonebut mightbemorelikeanewsletter.
Oneofthejoysofmyofficehasbeenthecontactwithso manyLongwoodalumnae.Somewhoremembermyparents fiftyyearsagohavetalkedtome,othershavewrittentome. Justtodaya1964graduatestoppedmeinthediningroom
NOVEMBER,1964
atthehotelwheresheisemployedforthesummerand asked,"Don'tyouhavesomeconnectionwithLongwood?" Sherememberedseeing.meatFoundersDay
OneletterIcherishisfromMr.RaymondH.FrenchourCharlieHop.Tomanyofushepersonifiesallthegood andhappymemoriesofFarmville.Fewpeoplehaveloved theschoolandthestudentbodyasCharliehasandfew peoplehavebeenanymorebelovedbythestudents.Charlie Hopretiresthisyear.Hesayshisheartisbeginningto feelthestrainofalltheyearsofactivityforLongwood. Heaskstoberememberedtoyouallandwecanexpect himtowelcomeusasusualatFoundersDay.
ThispastyearItaughtseveralmonthsatLeeHigh SchoolandinSeptemberIwillbeginteachingtheweekdayKindergartenatCovenantPresbyterianChurch.Ihave enjoyedservingasyourpresidentandhopetobeonhand whenoneofyou"takesoverthehelm"inthespring.
WINTER FAIRYLAND
BXGRACEOakesBURTON,dip'21,degree'50 (fromherbook"SonnetsandSongsofMyHeart")
Thelandscapeloomedunending,brownandbareAgloomyskyandbarrenearthbelowAndthenbeganthemiracleofsnow, Andtinyflakescamewhirlingthroughtheair. Theyleapedanddanct'd-arhythmicmelody; Theycurtsiedlowasinaminuet, Andfelllikethistle-downuponthewet Andwelcomeearth,infragilepurity.
Thiswinterfairyland,allstillandwhite, Enthrallsandthrillswithlovelinessdivine; Itsdazzlingb�auty,shimmeringwithlight, Outshinesbyfarthesepaltrywordsofmine, Andevendarknessofthebroodingnight Islostinglisteningandenchantingline.
Our Alumnae Chapters are filled with members who are high-spirited in their enthusiasm for their Alma Mater and whoworklongand hard on chapter projects and functions to make the chapter an outstanding success. We are extremely proud of our alumnae chapters for they remain the staunch backbone ofour Alumnae Association and the link between the alumnae and their college.
The chapter presidents convene in early October with the Alumnae Board members to form the Fall Council. Together they plan projects of interest for the year ahead and recapture the joy ofreturning to their Alma Mater for a wonderful weekend.
At Founders Day in March the chapter presidents present theiryearlyreportsduringtheannualbusinessmeeting of the Alumnae Association. With a past filled with service, ourassociation can look to the future with renewed vigor to work continually together for our Alma Mater.
The following is a briefresume' ofthe yearlyreports of our chapters. The ones sending checks at Founders Day are listed on the Honor Roll.
ThemembersoftheBaltimoreChapterenjoyedachapter meeting in November and the annual luncheon held on May 16 ir Peeces Plantation.
Wearehappytogreetournewestchapter, The Southside Chapter, which includes alumnae members from Blackstone, Crewe, and the surrounding areas. The group was organized in August and already has entertained the students who wou:ld attend Longwood this year at a delightful tea. Kathryne TompkinsAdams is the president. Elizabeth S. Jones, alumnae secretary, met with the group for their first meeting.
The Farmville Chapter had a meeting in October and made plans for the year. As always, the alumnae, faculty and friends enjoyed the delightful coffee hour which the chapter gives at the Alumnae House on Founders Day. This occasion is the highlight for many of the returning alumnae. Dr. and Mrs. Lankford, Dr. and Mrs. Taylor Reveley of Hampden-Sydney and Dr. and Mrs. Philip Roberts of Staunton and Mrs. Elizabeth S. Jones were honored guests of the chapter at the spring luncheon at the Hotel Weyanoke on April 4. Dr. Lankford presented colored slides of Pakistan and gave most interesting sidelines ofhis stay there. The chapter awards a scholarship each year to a deserving Prince Edward County high school senior who will attend Longwood
OurGreensboroChapterhadabuffetdinnerinNovember and the members heard a talk on the college and alumnae association by Elizabeth S.Jones, alumnae secretary. Miss Winnie V. Hinerwas a guest ofthe group. On March 14, Dr. Ruth B. Wilson, dean ofwomen at the college, spoke to members and guests at a large luncheon given in the spacious home ofVirginiaPottsRedhead.
PicturedattheFarmvilleChapterLuncheonwere,seatedleftto right: Mrs. TaylorReveley,Mrs.FrancisLankford,Mrs.Richard Tunstall,andMrs.PhilipRoberts.Standing:Dr.TaylorReveley, Dr.PhilipRoberts,Mrs.ClevelandJones,andDr.FrancisLankford.
TheWilliamHenryRuffner Chapter of Lexington and Rockbridge County met in September and heard plans for the development of Longwood and of the Longwood Foundation by John Allen, public relations and development director of the college. Miss Mary Nichols of the English Dept. and Elizabeth S. Jones, alumnae secretary, were guests at the annual luncheon at the Tri-Brook Country Club in April.
The Lynchburg Chapter met bi-monthly and had two dinnermeetingsthis past year. Thememberswere honored co hear Dr. Lankford tell ofhis stay in Pakistanhighlighted with beautiful colored slides at the annual luncheon at the Virginian Hotel. Mrs. Lankford and Elizabeth S. Jones were also guests. The chapter gives a scholarship to a deserving Lynchburg student who will attend Longwood.
TheNorfolk Chapterhasthecustom ofhavinga chapter get-to-gether the first Saturday in each month in one of the department store's tea room. In December the Longwood areastudents homeforthe holidays wereentertained at tea by the chapter members. Dr. and Mrs. Lankford werehonored guests at the spring luncheon at the Norfolk Yacht and Country Club in May.
The Peninsula Chapterwelcomed the newcomers from Longwood College to the Peninsula at a tea in November. The fashion show and card party held in April was most successful and themembersraised money for their student loan fund. Dr. Elizabeth BurgerJackson and Elizabeth S. Jones were college guests at the annual luncheon when twenty-four incoming Longwood freshmen were also honored by the chapter. Dr. Jackson showed slides ofthe college and Liz spoke on the alumnae association.
The Petersburg Chapter entertained at tea in the home of Mary Joyner Cox Beck on October 30 to honor high school students who were interested in attending Longwood. Elizabeth S. Jones and JaneJones Andrews were college guests and Liz spoke to the group. Mary Ellen Edgerton, the chapter scholarship freshman, accompanied Mrs.Jones, and spoke to the students. In.April a chapter meeting and tea were held and members and guests were delighted to hear Mrs. Nell Griffin, head of the Home Economics department, speak on the department. Several home ec students and science department students accompanied Mrs. Griffin and told the students something oftheir studies in college.
ThePhiladelphiaChapterdrawsmembersfromDelaware andNewYerseyinadditiontoPhiladelphiaandthesurroundingarea.Thebazaar . held . inN<?".emberw��to raisemoneyforchapterprojectsmaddmontoaFun andFunds"cardpartygiveninApril.Thespringluncheon wasenjoyedinMay.
TheRaleighChapterattheirNovemberluncheonheard theirchapLerpresident,PollyHawkinsJarratt,reporton theFallCouncilinOctoberatthecollege.Mrs.Henry LigonwhohadenjoyedatriptoEnglandforafamily reuniontoldoftheseexperiencesatthechapter'sFebruary luncheon.InMaythehomeofKatherineBrewerCarter wasthesceneofthechaptertea.MissLouiseBrewerof thehomedepartmentatthecollegeandJohnAllen,public relationsanddevelopmentdirector,wereguests.
TheRichmondChapterentertainedthenewRichmond areastudentsofLongwoodatadessertpartyinSeptember. Anumberofsophomoresandjuniorsassistedthechapter membersinentertaining.ThechapterholdsOPEN HOUSEforthealumnae,chaptermembersandfacultywho areinRichmondfortheVEAconvention.Thedelightful springluncheonattheWillowOaksCoun _ tryClubwasthe gatheringof117alumnaeandguests.ElizabethS.Jones, andJohnE.Allen,ofthecollege,spoketothegroup. KayMoore,afreshmanwhoistherecipientofthechapte(s scholarship,expressedherappreciationforthe _opport�mty toattendLongwoodthroughthescholarshipprovided. Thechapterofferstw�sch<?larshipsof$�00.00eachto outstandinganddeservmghighschoolsemorseachyear.
TheRoanokeChapterstageditsannualfashionshow anddinnerinMiller&RhoadstearoominSeptember andraisedmoneyfortheirscholarshipfund.Thehome ofJoEadesBearwasthesceneoftheteainJanuarygivenfor chaptermembersandthestudentteachersinRoa�okeat thattime.Overahundredguestswerepresent.Elizabeth S.Jonesjoinedthegroup.Thechapterwasproudand honoredtohaveasguestsattheirspringluncheonatthe PatrickHenryHotelthefollowingcollegegu�sts:Dr. FrancesBrown,assistantdeanofwomen,Eliz�bethS. Jones,Alumnaesecretary,and�ynOsteen,pre�1dentof HouseCouncil;JoanPerry,presidentofthesemorclass; andEllenMeetze,thescholarshiprecipient;andDoris Harwell,amusicmajorwhopresentedherrecitalselections onthepiano.
TheSuffolkChapterheldawintermeetingandmade plansforabakesaleinMarchtoraisemoneyforthe alumnaefund.Atthedinnerme.::tingonMay7,Dr. ElizabethBurgerJacksonoftheSciencedepartmentspoke onthedevelopmentplansandtheLongwoodFoundation ofthecollege.ElizabethS.Jonesgaveasummaryofthe workofthealumnaeassociation.Severalhighschool seniorswerespecialguestsatthedinner.
TheVirginiaBeachChapterwhichwasorganiz�dlast Septemberenjoyedatalkonthecollegeandsawslidesof thecampuswhichweregivenbyDr.JamesHelmsofthe Historydepartment.InFebruarymembersandguests gottogetherforasmorgasborddinner.
TheWashingtonChapterhadasspecialguestsattheir luncheoninFebruary,Dr.andMrs.Lankford.Dr.Lankford spokeonhisstayinPakistan.Thechapter'sann _ ualtea wasinthehomeofAnnBlairBrownonJune7.Elizabeth S.Jones,alumnaesecretary,andherfamilywereguests. SeveraloftheJunegraduatesjoinedthegroupandtold themembershighlightsoftheircollegecareer.
NOVEMBER,1964
TheWinchesterChaptergatheredupitemstosellfor theirrummagesalelastFebruarytoraisemoneyfort�eir projects.Dr.andMrs.Lankfordwereguestsatthesprmg luncheon.Severalareahighschoolseniorswereguests.
The Southern Actors' Guild
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formancesattheendoftheseason.BythetimeNoel Coward'sBlytheSpiritwaspresented�hedemand _ for ticketswassogreatthattheplaywasgiventhreemghts insteadoftwo.ItisinterestingtonotethattheSouthern Actors'Guildwastheonlysummertheatergroupbetween NorthCarolinaandMainethatreceivedtherightsto presentCoward'splay.Withitspopularmusicaladapta tion,HighSpirits,currentlyp!ayingon1?roadway,_ urban theatersintheEastweredemedproduction.Butmthe Guild'stheaterinthelittleknownvillageofDrakes Branch,anenthusiasticyoungplaygoerwhohadrecently seentheNewYorkmusicalhadmostfavorablecomparisonstomake.
Thatactingandplayproductiononcampusisan extracurricularactivitywhichmaybepursuedwithpleasure andprofitaftergraduationhasbeenamplyillustratedby theseyoungThespians.Thoughtherewasmuchhard work,allseemtoagreethattheexperiencewasinvaluabl:. Andjudgingbythetworomancesthatblossomed,it mightbesurmisedthattheyo�ngladiesinvolvedmay haveprofitedbytheopportumtytoprovetheycould cookaswellasacc.
Speakinginbehalfofthecommunity,animpartial observerhadthistosay:
ThesupponreceivedbytheSouthernActors'Guild wasenthusiastic.Theyreceivedendorsementsfrom theCharlotteCountyBoardofSupervisors(Drakes BranchislocatedinCharlotteCounty),theCharlotte CountyPlanningCommission,andtheChamberof CommerceandTownCouncilofDrakesBranch.For theSouthernActors'Guild,theendorsementand encouragementofthesegroupsandmanyother patrons,toonumeroustomention,wasproofthat theywereofsomeservicetothecommunity.
TheSouthernActors'Guildwillbereturningto DrakesBranchinthesummerof1965.Southside Virginialooksforwardtotheirreturn,
MILDREDD.DAVIS Greensboro Chapter buffet dinner meeting last NovemberGranddaughters Club
TheGranddaughtersClubisanuniqueorganizationthattendstokeepalivetheinterestofthealumnaeaswellassrudents.Anystudent whosemotherorgrandmotherattendedLongwoodCollegeiseligibleformembershipintheclub.
Themaidennameofthemotherorgrandmotherfollowsthestudent'sname.Fromlefttoright,
SEATED:Houchens,AnnGray-ElsieFlorenceStables,'33(Grandmother,JuanitaKatherynGray,'28);Gibbs,Joan Gale-EdnaVictoriaDowley,'34;Musgrove,MarthaCollings-AlbertaZ.Collings,'34;Watkins,MarilynCarol-(Grandmother,EffieStegar,ent.'06);Burrell,BarbaraAnn-FrancesAnitaHastings,'37;Allison,LeliaBaxter-LeliaByerley Hill,'37;Hall,CheryllPenelope-EvelynC.Cannon,'42(Grandmother,MaybelleHerring,);Salle,ElizabethMorea(Grandmother,MaryHillChristian);Burrell,CarolynFaye-FrancesAnitaHastings,'37;Talley,HelenAnn-Isabelle DandridgeTanner,ent.'34;Bragassa,LenaPatricia-(Grandmother,UnaKelly);Meade,MaryTyler-(Grandmother, CoraM.Spain,'98);Spigel,PamelaAnn-FrancesLeeBolton,'24.
KNEELING:Lancaster,LucieScott-LucieE.Scott,ent.'24;Scott,SueMarilyn-AgnesBondPowell,'36;Spicer,ElizabethLindsay-EuniceLindsayWhite,'32;Powell,SharynSue-Father,EdgarPowell,enc.'47;Johnson,BrendaLakeJewelLakeWinbrow,'31;McKown,SusanMiller-BettyWilsonHarrell,ent.'36;Pennington,MaryLou-(Grandmother, SarahCarey,ent.'08);Reynolds,MaryRuth-RuthStaplesShockley,'23;McC!enny,MaryWilson-GladysSwanMcClenny,ent.'58);Pottage,SallyTod-SallyMargaretElliott,'62;Lancaster,AnnHolladay-CarolineHoustonByrd,'36; King,NancyMorton-AliceMarshallNelson,'38;Morton,PatriciaKay-MildredLouiseLawhorne,ent.'39;Trice, CaroleEverett-GraceFlorinePrice,'38.
STANDING:Haynie,HelenJean-LillieLouiseCurrie,'28;Dew,LindaRay-(Grandmother,LeonoraTempleRyland, '07);Goode,MaryLouise;Miller,BarbaraAnn-EleanorElizabethMcClenny,ent.'34;McCormick,Rosemary-Helen HamrickEngleman,ent.'39;Copley,ElizabethClayton-DaphneLittletonWilkerson,'39(Grandmother,LucyHamilton Clayton,ent.'10);Baker,LynnOliver-AllieGardnerOliver,'31;Hall,BonnieClaire-ElsieLorraineGreen,'38;Cole, SueElla-MarjorieEileenHolt,'41;Aman,JaneEleanor-NanAdalineGilbert,'34;Chandler,JudyGamer-RichieOdell Ellis,'38;Lancaster,JuneDiehl-CatherineMcClayDiehl,ent.'27;Padera,CarolAnn-CharlotteAnnHall,'58;Bruce, AnnVicars-DorisBerniceDennis,'44;Seegar,GloriaLewellyn-OdellGertrudeLewellyn,'33;Britton,NancyArnette-Sue MaudeYeaman,'34(Grandmother,MaudChemault,'05);Wilson,MarthaGertrude-NancyMarieElder,'29;Johnson, MaryScott-LeliaRebeccaShaw,'27;Tyler,MarthaAnn-AnnetteRoberts,'38;Gibson,OliviaJuanita-(Grandmother, CarrieJennings,'10);McCraw,MaryCatherine-(Grandmother,MaryCatherineBingham,ent.'15);Gibson,Carole Deane-(Grandmother,CarrieJennings,'10);Scruggs,CherylKay-ErnestineGilliam,ent.'19;Johnson,LouiseFloydLouiseGodwinFloyd,'35(Grandmother;LouiseGodwin,'04);Ryan,MaryShelton-MaryGrigsbyPeck,'28(Grandmother,FannieE.Shelton,ent.1900)
DEARALUMNA,
EIGHTY-FIRST FOUNDERS DAY
March 20, 1965
YouareinvitedtoattendFoundersDay.ClassesendinginS'sandO'swillbecelebratingreunions.Anotherfeature willbethededicationoftheHinerBuilding.
Duetothecrowdedspaceinthecollegedormitories,wearerequestingthatAlumnaeplanninganovernightstayfor FoundersDaytopleasemaketheirroomreservationsdirectlywiththeHOTELWEYANOKE,andtonotifythealumnae office.WeexpectmanyalumnaebackonFoundersDay.Docome!Welookforwardtoyourvisit.
TENTATIVE PROGRAM
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YOUR CANDIDATES
Helen Smith Crumpler'30ofRoanokeistheimmediate pastpresidentoftheRoanokeAlumnaeChapter.She servesaschairmanofthemusicconsultantsintheRoanoke CitySchools.HelenservedaspresidentoftheElementary SectionoftheVirginiaMusicEducatorsAssociation, andisamemberoftheMusicEducationNationalConference.SheandherfamilyaremembersofCalvary BaptistChurch.
Jane Powell Johnson'40ofWythevillewaspresident ofherclasswhenincollegeandhascontinuedherinterest inherAlmaMatersincehergraduation.Janeisamember ofSt.John'sEpiscopalchurchandisamemberofthe choir.SheisanactiveparticipantintheStuartChapter oftheD.A.R.Shewasoneoftheorganizersandpast chairmanoftheboardoftrusteesoftheWythevillePublic Library.
Nan Purdum Hunt'53ofNewportNewshasserved aspresidentandtreasurerofthePeninsulaAlumnae Chapter.SheisamemberoftheHamptonRoadsJunior LeagueandischairmanoftheFineArtsCommittee.She wasavolunteerteacherassistantinthelocalpre-school forretardedchildren.
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Before March 15, 1965
BALLOT
PRESIDENT(voteforone)
___Helen SmithCrumpler,'30
DIRECTORS(votefortwo)
Jane PowellJohnson,'40
Nan Purdum Hunt,'53
NOMINATINGCOMMITTEE(voteforthree)
Hallie Ri'lsman Fleetwood,'43,Farmville
JanieDodson,'40,Blackstone
Cleo ReynoldsColeman,'36,Lynchburg
Margaret Mottley Adams,'39,Charlottesville
Virginia AbernathyCourter,'45,Amelia
Helen Mcllwaine Parker,'41,Petersburg
Memories of Longwood
WhatareyourfondestmemoriesofyourAlmaMater?
Theinstitutionatwhichyoureceivedyourhighereducation?-Theclassyoualmostfailed?-Thenightyouhid inafriend'sclosetafterhours?-MayDaycelebration?
Theannualcircusevent?-Thenumerousdancesand parties?-Yes,allthese,butmostofallthelastingfriendshipsandenduringaffectionsthathaveremainedlong aftergraduationdays.
Ouronlymeansofcommunicatingcontinuallywithone anotherafterouractivecollegedaysisthroughtheALUMNAE BULLETINandAlumnaeAssociationwhicheachofus supportthroughouryearlycontributions.
Ourorganizationisnosimpleoperationrequiringa fewdollarshaphazardlyputtogether.Wehavewanted
Association of Alumnae Longwood College
Treasurer'sReport,July1,1963-June30,1964
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SnackBar
UseofHouse
Sales-China&PlaceMats
Sales-CookBook
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ContributionstoEndowmentFund
EXPENDITURES
Salaries
OfficeExpense
AlumnaeHouseUpkeep
MemorialFunds
Endowment
TransferredtoSavings Balanceonhand,June30,1964
October1963bycash
January1964bycash
January1964bycash
March1964bycash
excellenceinourstaffandpublicationandwehaveachieved it.OurassociationmaintainstheAlumnaeHousewhose charmandhospitalityareenjoyedbysomanyguestsof thecollege.TheAlumnaeAssociationprovidesforscholarshipsandloanfundsandthePresident'sDiscretionary Fundwhichpromotetheenduringspiritoffriendlinessof ourAlmaMater.WehaveafineAlumnaeStaffwhich cheerfullyandwillinglygivesmanylonghourskeeping upthechangesofaddressesandrevisingclasslistsforus.
Allofthesefineprojectscannotexistwithoutmonetary support-ContributionsfromUs.
Therecomesatimewhenwemustrealizeour responsibilitybyfullysupportingtheoperatingfundof theAlumnaeAssociation,butdowewantjustthis?-no, wewanttostriveforexcellence,togiveLongwoodthe extrasthatthestatecannotprovide.Theseextrascan becomea"livingendowment"whichwilladdtothe imageofthecollege,andcreateadditionalbenefitsfor studentsandfaculty.Theyarenecessary.
Thepotentialisgreatinourassociation.Wewanteach ofyoutogothesecondmileandputtheAlumnaeAssociationoverthetop,100%giving!
Findouthowgooditfeelstoknowyouhavejoined othersinservingyourAlmaMaterthroughamonetary donation.
Sincerely,
JEANRidenourAPPICH'521964-65 BUDGET
1963-64 HONOR ROLL
JULY1,1963-JUNE30,1964
ThislistwascompiledfromthecontributioncardsreceivedattheAlumnaeOfficefromJuly1,1963toJune30,1964. Ourassociationisself-supportingandyourcontributionsmaintainyourAlumnaeOfficeStaffandAlumnaeHouse,publish theALUMNAEBULLETIN,andaddtotheCunninghamandTabbLoanFundsandtheMorrisonMemorialLibraryShelfin additiontoothergiftstothecollege.
1886
MaryLouiseMcKinney 1888
JosieWinstonWoodson 1891
MaudeF.Trevvett 1893
SarahFergusonThomas AdaMappGuerrant 1894
PearleCunninghamBoyle 1895
SusieFulksWilliams
SueRaneyShort 1896
RosalieBland
MyrrleBrown
FlorenceCrumpPopkins
MaryH.Taylor 1897
ZillahMappWinn 1898
MarieBlandWilliams
AnnieH.Cunningham
MattieL.CunninghamWalker
BelleMearsMiller
KathleenRileyGage
GertrudeThomson 1899
Martha(Pat)Featherston
MatildaJonesPlumley
AnnetteLeacheGemmell
tRubyLei!!llOrgain
NellyC.Preston 1900
BessieGilliamGrinstead
MargaretGoodeMoore
JuliaHarrisButterworth
FannieHuntArmistead
ElizabethPierceHarris
AnniePollardBealle 1901
ElizabethPalmerSaunders
EdithSteiglederRobinson 1902
EthelColeQuid
CarrieGoodeBugg
ClaudineL.Kizer
FrancesY.Smith
KatherineVaughanFarrar 1903
ElmerCriglerHolmes
MaryFrayserMcGehee
MarthaGogginWoodson
GraceB.Holmes
AnnaC.Paxton
MaryE.Peck
MaryShacklefordMattox
PearleWhitmanKnox 1904
EllaBurgerMorgan
MaryLouCampbellGraham
BessieCarterTaylor
InezClaryMcGeorge
MarieEtheridgeBratten
BlancheW.Gilbert
MaryGrayMunroe
MaryHerbertPeake
MaryClayHiner
MarthaHolmanRand
JemimaC.Hurt
BessieMcGeorgeGwathmey
BettieMurfeeRay
AngiePowellParker
MaryPowersKearney
AldaReynoldsSmith
CharlotteSneadGrimes
ScotiaStarkHaggerty
CarrieSutherlin
STATISTICS
NumberofAlumnaecontacted.... 9,716
NumberofAlumnaewhocontributed. 1,281
AmountcontributedtoGeneralFund...$8,419.44
AmountcontributedtoEndowmentFund.$105.00
1905
LucyBrookeJennings
MaudChernaultYeaman
KatherineGraysonReid
GeorgieR.Gravely
BetseyLemonDavis
LucyMansonSimpson
AlicePaulettCreyke
FannieMayPierce
EllenLeeWilson
UrsulaTuckBuckley
FrancesR.Wolfe
1906
LouiseAdamsArmstrong
SteptoeCampbellWood
CarrieM.Dungan
HenriettaDunlap
MaryHarrisWarren
EliseHollandPerkins
BessHowardJenrette
FlorenceL.Ingram
ElizabethB.Kizer
LouNanceHubbard
VirginiaNelsonHinman
VirginiaNunnWilliams
EstellePrice
DeBerniereSmithGrey
AngelaCarrollTinsley
PearleVaughanChildrey
PaulineBrooksWilliamson
1907
OliviaDowdyOverton
BelleGilliamBlanton
MaryHoltRice
CarrieMasonNorfleet
BerylMorrisFlannagan
LeonoraRylandDew FannieB.Shorter
1908
VirginiaBlantonHanbury
BelleBurke
ClaraBurrusFrazer
JuliaForbesThornton
VirginiaGarrisonWilliams
GraceGrahamBeville
GeorgeannaNewbyPage
LockettWaltonMarshall
VedahWatsonDressler
1909
HesterBassSkinner
MarthaK.Blanton
MildredBlantonButton
AliceE.Carter
CarrieCaruthersJohnson
MargarerM.Davis
LilianDelpPerkins
MaryDupuy
ChessHardbarger
IsabelleHarrison
RuthKizerTrevey
CountessMuseBareford
AntoinetteNidermaierPhipps
BlancheNidermaierVermillion
MaryPerkinsFletcher
KatePerry
FlorenceRawlings
LucyRobinsArcher
FrancesStonerBinns
LulaSutherlinBarksdale
VirginiaTinsley
BettyC.Wright
1910
FlorenceAcreeConkling
JuliaArmisteadLee
MittieBattenBrown
MillianBrookeWalker
CotaBrookingParker
MaryBrookingSavedge
SaraCareyPenington
BessieCoppedge
IsabelDunlapHarper
EmilyFirthSmith
EstelleHallDalton
MaggieHumphriesMagee
MaryJonesAdams
EdnaPattie
NannieRansonBailey
HattieRobertsonJarratt
CarolineRoperWhite
MyrtleSteeleSeay
MaryTaylorClack
MarjorieS.Thompson
1911
LilianCookRamsay
SueCookBooker
LucileCousinsJames
NelleFitzpatrickJordan
LouiseFordWaller
EloiseGassmanCook
SallieGogginRode
ElizabethHaskinsPerkinson
SelinaH.Hindle
EmilyW.Johnson
TressieJonesParker
EffieB.Milligan
LucyPhelps
MargaretReeseSledge
SusanRobinsonTurner
AdaSmithShaffner
LucySteptoe
SarahStuartGroves
VeraTignorSandidge
LillianWallBain
LucilleWatsonRose
ElsieE.Wilson 1912
SueAdamsDavis
MaryAndersonLatham
HattieE.Ashe
LouiseBaithisKeister
VirginiaBaskervilleLigon
SallieBlankenshipAdams
AgnesBurgerWilliams
AlethaBurroughsDodd
LetaRandolphChristian
KatherineCookHuffman
LettieCoxLaughon
LouiseDavisThacker
PattieHannahShaffer
AmelieJonesGarrison
PearlMatthews
FrancesL.Poindexter
BettieLouReamesDavis
AnnieBelleRobertson
LouiseRowePullen
BelleSpatigHubbard
ThurzettaThomasRoss
RuthWardSadler
AnneWilkinsonCox
EdithWillisReed
LillianL.Wilson 1913
PrestonAmbler
EvaAndersonGrimes
AdaR.Bierbower
ThelmaBlantonRockwell
FlorenceBostonDecker
VirgiliaI.Bugg
MinnieButlerAlbright
SallieChewLeslie
JennieEarnestMayo
GraceFreemanHuffman
FlorenceGarbee
MargaretGarnettTrim
ElsieGayWilbourn
MargaretGodbeySmith
RuthHardingCoyner
WandaHarkraderDarden
WinnieV.Hiner
MarthaJamesWoodson
NenaLockridgeSexton
AliceMartinHorgan
GertrudeMartinWelch
EmilyMinnigerodeClaytor
AnnieMossMcClure
AnnieMyersWilliams
KatherineRagsdaleBrent
LillianRiceShelby
EthelB.Rodes
EileenSpauldingO'Brien
AnnieTignor
VirginiaE.Wilson
AnnWoodroofHall 1914
MarthaBill
MariaBristowStarke
KathleenBrowningHolland
BessieBucherPike
GeorgieM.Creekmore
FrancesDavisTumblin
LockeyDelpRector MaryDorninStant
VirginiaDriverBeardsley
CarrieGalushaMcllwaine
EthelFoxHirst
AliceHo\.visonBrown
PeadH.Jones
MetaJordonWoods
ElizabethKendrickEasley
IraMcAlpinEbeling
MooreDrewry
PurcellDavis
Ritter
Rumbaugh
UpsonStiff
S.Christian
CoddParker
DinwiddieBass
EwaldLively FrancisGoldman
Harris
LesterUmhau
Oast
Souder
SpitlerBoston
TowlerSnead
Piggott
W.Young
Nancy Jessee Woodward
BettyP.Jordan
GladysMonkMcAllister
VioletRichieMorgan
AnneVerserHarrman
1950
JeanAndersonSmith
NellieAndersonBowles
PuckettAsher
MarianAvedikianKachadurian
MarjorieBoswickMichael
VirginiaBowieBrooks
ElizabethBraggCrafts
NancyBruceMaitland
KatherineJaneBuck
CatherineCobbMeadows
DoloresDuncanSmallwood
AnneForemanTate
CalvinHatcher
FrancesHughesDillon
JuliaHughesReynolds
IvaJonesSeward
NancyKiblerSmith
PatsyKimbroughPettus
JoanMooreBartlett
PollyNasserHolland
GraceOakesBurron
JeanOliverHeywood
JoAnnPhippsSickles
SarahRipponCarignan
JaniceSlavinHagan
CarolScoopsDroessler
AnnieMarySwann
JuliaE.Tuck
HarrietteWadeDavis
MargaretWhiteCrooks
AnnYoungerCorrell
1951
AllieBealeArpia
HarrietButterworthMiller
EdithDumaLindsey
PatriciaEarleCorson
AbbyeM.Edwards
BetsyGravely
EmilyHastingsBaxter
BertyJonesKlepser
CharlotteJonesGreenbaum
StellaLottsMagann
CynthiaMaysPerrow
AnnNorfleetTaylor
JuliaGretnaPerkins
CorinneRucker
LesterH.Smallwood
VirginiaSpencerWnek
BobbieWallEdwards
ElizabethWilsonEast
PeggyPeeryYost
1952
BettyBorkeyBanks
CarrieFitzgerald
MaryLeeFolk
NancyGarbeeO"Connell
NancyHounshellBrame
MariaJacksonHall
JacquelineJardineWall
JerlineKorbachHembree
GeneMoore
RachaelPeters
Erma"Budie"Poarch
JeanRidenourAppich
PatriciaTuggleMiller
JoAnnYowMills
1953
BessieChapmanLayne
BillieDunlapPowell
FreiaGoetzVaughan
CarolineMcDonaldReed
BlannieTannerBass
MargaretTaylorBarlow
1954
PatriciaAlcweggBrown
JaneBranchBotula
JeanCarlyleOverstreet
NellHurtCopley
GailDixonDickson
LottieDixonGarrett
KatharineGilbert
FayGreenlandCampbell
CatherineHamilton
JeanneHamiltonLafoon
ElsieHollandCox
PeggyHoodSmith
JuneHortonMcKown
AnneMalloryHancock
EdnaMannPierce
OraMitchellParker
PatsySanfordMoore
JeanSmithLindsey
VirginiaSutherlandKnott
JoanneUtleyWynne
ElseWenteBunch
MaryDennyWilsonParr
1955
DollyBakerHarrell
VirginiaBurgessNewcomb
MaryCampbellHiggins
NellCrockerOwen
NOVEMBER,1964
BeeryDavisEdwards
NancyC.Inge
PhyllisIsaacsSlayton
MaryJonesKeeling
MargaretLesterMiller
EloiseMaconSmith
NancyNelsonDiggs
AudreyPowellPittard
DotVadenOglesby
BettyWestBuchert
SarahWilsonLisanick
1956
AnneBrookingStelter
NancyHartmannWelker
MollyHarveyChilders
GeorgiaM.Jackson
BeatriceJonesLewis
LenoraJonesMitchell
BettyeMaasTilley
LoisMarshall
ElizabethPancakeSmith
MaudeClaySutherland
KathryneTompkinsAdams
HelenP.Warriner
LouiseWilderColley
1957
PatriciaAshbyRobinson
CamilleAnnAtwood
MargaretBarrettKnowles
BarbaraBurnsideRidout
AnneCaldwellCake
MarieCardwellFoster
MaryCookPegram
JuneDresslerAndrews
ElizabethElliottWilliams
BelleBransonFitzgerald
MargaretHudnallMiller
MaryJamesSaavedra
MaudeMoseleyCook
CatherineNelsonHubbard
GaylePeoplesShiner
FrancesRaine
JeanneSaunders
1958
NancyAndersonCamp
GraceBowlesWatkins
ElizabethBrierleyFulghum
JaneCrureSowards
JudithElliottWare
PatriciaForeNichols
MaryFosterRust
ShirleyHauptmanGaunr
MaryAliceHenry
JosephineMaxeyWhire
MarodithNichols
GraceRichardsonFletcher
ElizabethRuckmanModlin
SallyTilsonCarrer
EllenAnnWebb
GwendolynWhitePruitt
1959
JaneT.Adams
Catharine"Cass"ConnorFlatley
GayleS.Cunningham
LindaDolesDougherry
DoloresDoveEanes
LouiseDuke
GloriaGardnerBuchanan
NancyH.George
AnnGloverO'Dell
ShirleyGrizzardBurgess
EmmaHarrellGardner
BarbaraJ.Heck
HelenHillmanDrummond
SandraKilmonPhillips
NancyKnowlesSaunders
AgnesLeeLowry
ShirleyLucyLeyland
BarbaraOdomWright
CarolSandidge
EvelynV.Skalsky
MarieThomasAnderson
PatriciaTurnerMahanes
JuliaWallaceSweeney
1960
EstelleWalkerAtkinson
JanetV.Ayres
LouisaBoothNoble
JanetChaseStoneman
JoanMarieCreel
DianeDoughtyTobin
MaryFlowersVann
BonnieKeysPatrie
CaroleLassisterPlatt
AddieRichardsonFerrara
JoannB.Tench
HelenB.Wence
JuliaM.Williams
1961
BarbaraBramleyEdwards
JreneBryantWeston
PatriciaCarrSlaughter
BarbaraChaffinBear
ElizabethCassadaWilliams
SandraLeighClemenrs
NancyColeRobertson
BlancheCraigGarbee
JeanDancyScott
NellieDavisWalton
SusanGosnellBall
RoseMarieJohnson
CecilKidd
NannieLeSueur
GeraldineE.Ludwick
JaniceMcClenneyMahone
NancyMorris
DorisButtonO'Bannon
JoyceOdomFulgham
CarolynOliverWilke
ClaraParkerRipley
WircleyRaine
IrisWallJohnson
FrancesAnnWeaver
1962
MarthaSusanBrown
MaryElizabethClay
VernaCrowlMilliken
CarolynLeeDavis
AndronikiFallis
KittyGilbertEastridge
AnnGould
JaneH.Hanger
MargaretKearonHolland
MollieS.Lamberr
JeanineMcKenzieAllen
MoragNocher
PatriciaAnnO'Connor
NancyJ.Oddenino
PatriciaAnnePearce
FayeRipley
PatriciaB.Sadler
ShirleySaundersHarwood
AnneTaylorRowell
ClaudiaWilsonBrooks
1963
M.HarrierBrooks
PhyllisCarwileAbbott
VernelleDugginsVaughan
BettyLouDunn
DiannaG.Euksuzian
GladysCustisDrummond
BrendaRaeFergusson
LindyHatch raE��a�itule!agsdale
KatherineLockridgeGoodman
MarilynMillerOares
MargaretVaughan 1964
MaryAnnaBurgerWomeldorf
PatriciaHudson
SaraJonesBryant
SusanMolrhropLivingston
FacultyandFriends
E.LucilleJennings InMemoriam
SueEasrhamAcree
EmmaLeCatoEichelberger
MaryMassenburgHardy
Chapters
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LexingronChapter
LynchburgChapter
PhiladelphiaChapter
RaleighChapter
RichmondChapter
RoanokeChapter
SuffolkChapter
WashingtonChapter WinchesterChapter
Sputat
MaryClayHiner,'04
LouiseFordWaller,'11
CarrieHunterWillis,'11
VirginiaBaskervilleLigon,EP '12
RuchHardingCoyner,'13
EthelGildersleeve,'20
LucileWalton,'25
ElsieClementsHanna,Dip.'29
NancyShanerStrickler,'32
LucilleCruteColtrane,'33
LeliaMattoxLipford,'35
VeraEbelElmore,'39
MargaretBuntingSaul,'40
JanePowellJohnson,'40
BettyBoucchard,'43
FrancesHawthorneBrowder,'44
MarilynBellRoper,'45
EleanorWadeTremblay,'45
FrancesLeeStoneburner,'46
RachaelBrughHolmes,'47
NancyChambers,'48
JeanCakeForbes,'49
CarolStoopsDroessler,'50
BettyJonesKlepser,'51
JeanRidenourAppich,'52
NellBradshawGreen,'53
JeanHamiltonLafoon,'54
EloiseMaconSmith,'55
GeorgiaJackson,'56
FrancesRaine,'57
CarolWolfe,'58
PatsyPowell,'59
AnnPalmer,'60
CecilKidd,'61
JudySmithLiles,'62
PeggyGreenOlney,'62
LibbyPredmore,'63
EvelynGray,'64
JeannieKafer,'64
Visit Alumnae House
All alumnae are cordially invited co spend the night in the Alumnae House whenever they are visiting in Farmville. Please notify Mrs, Elizabeth ShipplettJones, alumnae secretary, dr Mrs. Garland Cabiness, hostess. Plan a trip soon to visit Longwood College and your lovely alumnae "home on the campus." '
CarolynAnderson '64, Mrs.DanColeman
Betty Andrews '65x, Mrs. Eugene Eike
Mary Sydnor Applegate '65x, Mrs. David Rawles Martin
Elizabeth Ann Arehart '61, Mrs. Dale Clark Smith
Alice Gay Ashworth '60, Mrs. Ronald Leon Robinson
Nancy Marie Attkisson '65x, Mrs. Thomas Clarence Lindstrom
Annice Whitehurst Bailey '63, Mrs. William Chase Schuler
Mary KatherineBallew '64, Mrs. Marcin
Sally Ann Barclay '64, Mrs. Charles D. Rhodes
Mary Ellen Barnes '64, Mrs. Douglas Warren Wood
Pattie Louise Barnes '62, Mrs. Kenneth Christian Wood,Jr.
Beverley Lloyd Barrett '60, Mrs. Andrew Watson Sustrick
Grace Marie Bates '62x, Mrs. Samuel George Spangler, III
Judith Kay Beck '64, Mrs. Bobby Joe Simmons
Susan Diane Bierer '62, Mrs. Thomas L. Bibb
EllenJean Bogan '63, Mrs. R. L. Woosley, Jr.
Alice Parker Boggs '63, Mrs. Edwin Jules Delattre
Elizabeth Bowden Walker '24 & '61, Mrs. JohnJ. Scherer, III
GeraldineMayBowman '64x, Mrs.Reginald Leroy Furr,Jr.
Anne Rogers Bradley '63, Mrs. Franklin Taylor Greene, II
Charlotte leVerne Brooks '64x, Mrs. John Clifton Brann
EdaC. Brown'49x, Mrs.FredW. Holloway, Jr.
Mary Anna Burger '64x, Mrs. Womeldorf
Rosetta Burns '64, Mrs. William R. Wood
SarahJane Euston '62, Mrs. Ben Lineberry
Roberta Cadow '64, Mrs. John Sherwood
Rutherford
Louise Carole Campbell '62x, Mrs. James Malcolm Miller
Sarah Taylor Career '67x, Mrs. Franklin Reynolds Adams
Glenda Marie Chamberlain '62, Mrs. C. Martin Boswell
Jerry Clarke '63, Mrs. William lee Chaney
Mary Margaret Cockerille '64x, Mrs. Silas Wright Barnes,Jr.
Jo Anne Cohen '64x, Mrs. Michael Tyler Crone
Frances Collie Milton '38, Mrs. Stanley Garnjost
Betty Frances Connell '56x, Mrs. Edgar AlonzoJett, III
Margery Cook '64, Mrs. Franklin F. Snelson,Jr.
Alice Courter Burton '46x, Mrs. Andrew Jackson Duesberry
Charlotte Amelia Craig '64, Mrs. Roy C. Wood
Imogene Sue Creasy '66x, Mrs. Oliver Grant Roper,Jr.
Billie Dawn Crenshaw '63, Mrs. Tony Marks
Susan O'Neil Crisman '62, Mrs. David A. Robb, Jr.
VernaJane Crowl '62, Mrs.James Milliken
Janet Culpepper '64, Mrs. Guthrie
Hazel Dorothy Daniel '49, Mrs. Wilfred Dougherty Townsend
Marilyn Frances Daniel '66x, Mrs. John NewtonJoyce
Cynthia Davenport '64, Mrs. John Wright Eberwine
Carolyn lee Davis '62, Mrs. Lowery
Douglas Finley, III
Suzanne lee Davis '63, Mrs. William D. Rogerson
Vesta Gail Deaver '63x, Mrs. Charles Edward Straub, III
Betty Sue Dickenson '61, Mrs. Claiborne Reynolds Leonard
June MarieDivers '51, Mrs. Blair S. Willcox
laura Lillie Dod '64x, Mrs. Richard Wayne Brooks
Judith Carole Dodson '62, Mrs. Harry B. Milner,Jr.
Linda Irene Doles '59, Mrs. Paul Kenneth Dougherty
Rosa Ann Doyle '64, Mrs. R. David Rhodes
Beverly Marie Draucker '61, Mrs. Horace Mitchell Hill
Lucy Belle Eanes '64, Mrs. Williams
Linda lee Edwards '64x, Mrs. Glen Ray Thomason
Mae Lucille English '37, Mrs. Rhodes
Barbara Ennis '65, Mrs. Ferdinand S. Johns
Dianna Gay Euksuzian '63, Mrs. Rudolph
Andrew Miller,Jr.
Mate leote Fadely '60, Mrs. Tisinger
Sydney Epes Fanshaw '66x, Mrs. Richard
Ernest Weis
Betty O'Brien Farley '63, Mrs. Morris E. Carson
Rebecca Anne Fentress '64, Mrs. James W. Bright
BarbaraJean Fields '64, Mrs. lucord
Annette Fitzgerald '64, Mrs. W.J. Farley,Jr.
Shirley Jean Fleming '65x, Mrs. George linwood'Cox,Jr.
Linda Mae Fore '65x, Mrs. Danny Eugene Elder
Joan Page Furr '64x, Mrs.Jim Harrell
Patricia lee Gallahan '64, Mrs. Barry lewis
McGhee
Judith Allen Garnett '64x, Mrs. Douglas
Frank Howe
Barbara Jean Gibson '64, Mrs. Melvin W. Adams
Kathryn Anne Gillespie '62x, Mrs. William Allen Thurman,Jr.
Aleta Gail Goodwyn '63x, Mrs.Jerry lewis Jenkins
Carolyn Parker Grinstead '62, Mrs. Vernon
Edward Helms
PeggyJean Grosch '63, Mrs. Kava
Edith Gwaltney '63, Mrs. Bell
Mary Hamilton Hale '66x, Mrs. Bobbie Wilson Strum
Anne Marie Haley '65x, Mrs. William Randolph Watkins,Jr.
Betty Marshall Hall '65x, Mrs. Roy Clifton Jenkins,Jr.
Sally Phelps Hall '65x, Mrs. Robert Davis Whitehurst
Diane Hansen '56, Mrs. Mason R. Holland
Janice Harris '63, Mrs.J. W. Overbey
Mary Roberta Harris '62, Mrs. Harve
Malone Clodfelter
Lois Virginia Harrison '59, Mrs. Percy
Conway Nowlin
Carole Beverly Hartley '67x, Mrs. Charles
Edward Fariss
Katherine Lynn Hayden '65x, Mrs. CorneliusJamison Martin
Judith Anne Hayler '64, Mrs. Knapp
VirginiaAnnHayes '57, Mrs.R.J. Gallagher
Margaret Virginia Heasley '62x, Mrs. Paul Alan Marquis
Mary Elizabeth Holland '58, Mrs. James
Franklin Duffie
Leslie Jane House '61, Mrs. Johnny Dean
Oliver
Rosa Ann Hubbard '64, Mrs. Draper
Carolyn Sue Huddleston '64, Mrs. Charles McCarty
Sherrill Hudlow '63, Mrs. Suitor
NancyWebbInge '61, Mrs. Ira H. Eskridge, Jr.
Mary Katherine Ingham Murphy '44, Mrs. Philip W. Bethea
Shirley K. Irving '49, Mrs. John G. Hart
Joan Ivy '63, Mrs. Wayne Edwards
Stacy Anne Jackson '64, Mrs. George Edward Goode
Linda Ann Jarman '64x, Mrs. William W. Kincaid
Martha Ann Jenkins '60, Mrs. John W. Parker
Patricia leeJenkins '64x, Mrs. Dalian Goss Fernayhough
Peggy Joyce Jenkins '64, Mrs. Thomas Norwood Layne, III
Sandra lee Johns '60, Mrs. Robert Bailey Lundberg
Ann GailJones '64, Mrs. lewis Brandt
Charlotte Anne Jones '64x, Mrs. C. F. P. Crawley,Jr.
Carolyn Kelly '58, Mrs. Paul H. Gerber
Virginia lee Kemp '62, Mrs. Willard Bauserman,Jr.
Moneda Early Key '54, Mrs. H. R. Holman
Nora Carol Kincheloe '62x, Mrs. Fred L. Knotts
Ann Kovacevich '61, Mrs. WalterOstrander
VirginiaChristian Kuyke '59, Mrs. Maurice Patrick lynch,Jr.
Rita Jane Kyle '63x, Mrs. James Gordon Yager
Janet Inez lacy '64, Mrs. Denver Martin
Kathleen laing '64, Mrs. Fred A. Drunagle
Joyce Elaine lake '64, Mrs. Robinson
Ann Dinsmorelamb '52x, Mrs. Hutchinson
Susan lane '63, Mrs. R. W. Foard, III
Carol Elizabeth Lanier '65x, Mrs. John Hedgecock Broughton
Sydney Latimer '64, Mrs. A. B. Asbury,Jr.
Anne Louise Lawrence '64x, Mrs. David
Gordon Elmes
Nancy W. Lawrence '53, Mrs. Paul F. Peters
Mary Linda league '60, Mrs. James H. Rich, Jr.
Mary Pem lewis '60, Mrs. Stuart Copeland
Susan Elaine Lipford '66x, Mrs. James
Robert Williamson
Charlotte Elaine McClung '64, Mrs. H. Alexander Holmes
Margaret Cameron McCue '63, Mrs. John Joseph Hutchinson,Jr.
Kaye Ellen McKean '63, Mrs. Cecil Minor
Martin
Joan McKenna '63, Mrs. Franklin K. Ward
Virginia Mclemore '59x, Mrs. John Paul Balserak
Nelda Lou McPherson '63, Mrs. Robert W. Emert
Barbara Anne Marr· '66x, Mrs. Sidney
Thomas Doggett
Barbara Gray Martin '63, Mrs. Benjamin Donaldson Robinson, III
Katheryn Jane Massey '64, Mrs. Charles Walton
Agnes Crockett Massie '62, Mrs. C. G. K. Weaver
Joan Arthur Meadows '64x, Mrs. Thomas Calvin Marvin
Judy Gay Melchor '64, Mrs. little
Mary Byrd Micou '62, Mrs. Joseph Wesley Martin
Norma Elizabeth Miller '59x, Mrs. Stone
Patricia Deanne Minter '67x, Mrs. Vincent H. Witcher, III
Brenda Carole Mitchell '64, Mrs. Thomas Iverson Sizer
Ann Mixon '60, Mrs. Wilson
Susan Molrhrop '65x, Mrs. William Casson Livingstone,Jr.
Anne Montague '60, Mrs. Davis
Barbara Ellen Moore '61, Mrs. Wallace
David Stevens
Jane C. Moore '59x, Mrs. P. G. Eliades ALUMNAEMAGAZINE
MaryMorron'66x,Mrs.DavidMeade
Stuart
DomaRobertaMoseley'23,Mrs.Bugg
SueVirginiaMoseley'64,Mrs.Whorton
BarbaraMarieMuehlman'64,Mrs.Herr
PeggyMarianMullin'61,Mrs.DonaldRay
Harvey
MarieLacellaMurphy'64,Mrs.James Garrett
GloriaLeighNewton'63,Mrs.Benjamin PrestleySmith,Jr.
FrancesAleaseNorton'61,Mrs.Walter Hamlett
LucyLeeOliver'64,Mrs.RobertE.Samuel
son
IreneCaroleOsbourne'64,Mrs.Arthur MasonLauterbach,Jr.
SandraLeeParker'60,Mrs.DavidBlake Griffith
VirginiaEleyParker'62,Mrs.JohnN. Buchanan
JeanneTempleParrish'63x,Mrs.Robert EdwardShort
SallieParrott'59x,Mrs.ThomasMarcell Schwarberg,Jr.
ChristinaLuellenPedersen'66x,Mrs.David RaySnellings
FrancesLanierPegram'65x,Mrs.Edwin MarcinMitchell
AnnPennington'64,Mrs.RobertHenry Crow,Jr.
MargaretJanePennington'62,Mrs.James NicholasSavedge,Jr.
LindaKayPernell'63,Mrs.McCall
RosaCourterPenit'63,Mrs.EdmundNoyes
JeanPeyton'60,Mrs.RonaldDavis
PatriciaAnnPinkston'64,Mrs.Woollum
SallyDawsonPleasant'61,Mrs.HomerDan Davis
MaryLouPlunkett'63,Mrs.EverettBenjaminHowerton,Jr.
JoyceEileenPomeroy'55,Mrs.Marshall Hamer
Margaret"Peggy"Pond'63,Mrs.DavidJ. Anderson
ShirleyAnnePowell'62,Mrs.Edward McPhillips
JoanCarolynPritchett'64,Mrs.JimPirkle
Martha Ptttney Noel'35,Mrs.J.Walker Biscoe
NancyWatkinsQuarles'61,Mrs.John GeraldWornom
MaryTheresaQuinn'52x,Mrs.Beal
PatriciaEllaRagland'64x,Mrs.Arthur WayneWilliams
ElizabethCaldwellRaine'64x,Mrs.Thomas WilliamJohnson
MargaretLouiseRanson'66x,Mrs.Clyde WesleyRudd,Jr. "Toni"Raymond'64,Mrs.JeffreyT.Gardy
JudithAnnRobertson'61,Mrs.Gene Wobbrock
LeilaniKayRobinson'63,Mrs.Brewer
MaryJaneRoyall'61,Mrs.J.M.Brown
RebeccaGayleRountree'63,Mrs.W. WintonWebb
DorisArleneSadler'66x,Mrs.RuffinDavis Lee,Jr.
JoAnnetteSavage'62,Mrs.WilliamEddie Orser
Etta Sawyer Harr'24,Mrs.WillardF.Bliss
AnnCraborScon'60,Mrs.MilesS.Brooks
MaryCarolSenell'64,Mrs.TaylorWare
BrendaLeeShackelford'64x,Mrs.J.Gordon
Clayton
SusanSheely'64,Mrs.Ward
KathrynJosephineShelton'64,Mrs.John ArcherKoch,Jr.
LucyR.Shelton'28,Mrs.MauriceClipfel
RoseLaraySimms'65x,Mrs.ClaudeAugustusNurney
BarbaraLeeSimpkins'60,Mrs.RalphFalcone
SarahFlorenceSims'63,Mrs.Jones
AnnRodgersSink'64,Mrs.Miles
DorisEvelynSmith'64,Mrs.GeraldEngel
AnneBrylieSnead'64,Mrs.Crabbe
NOVEMBER,1964
AnnSnyder'60,Mrs.HowellB.Simmons
PatriciaCarmenSoret'64x,Mrs.LawrenceF. Smith
BarbaraSours'64,Mrs.WaltonDenny Welch
JoycePageSpencer'60,Mrs.JohnRosser
Ellingsworth,Jr.
BettyStack'63,Mrs.AlbertAbraham
HelenAnnStancil'62x,Mrs.GranvilleHall
MaryWattStanley'64,Mrs.Matthews
BenyRuthStimpson'64,Mrs.WilliamL. Anderson,Jr.
AllisonKennerStoneman'66x,Mrs.Paul ElwoodBowles
CarolineDuvallStoneman'57,Mrs.James BardenWells
JudithLynnSullender'66x,Mrs.Edgar DavisBrooks,Jr.
LucyMarieSwink'63,Mrs.Roland Damiani,Jr.
HelenEugeniaTaylor'62,Mrs.Robert Clark
KarenTempleton'66x,Mrs.HenryNewton Gibson
CarrollAnnTew'64,Mrs.WilliamA.Reid
MyrtleThomas'64,Mrs.KennethI.Duck
BettySueThompson'64,Mrs.DanielP. Gibbs
PeggyThorpe'64,Mrs.Vaughan
MaryCatherineTodd'63x,Mrs.Andrew Shankland
FrancesJeaneneTownsend'6lx,Mrs. CharlesThomasHalloman
HelenSuza,rneTucker'65x,Mrs.LarryW. Cruse
FrancesPrinceTune'61,Mrs.E.W.Herrington,Jr.
BarbaraJeanTurner'64,Mrs.Boyd
BertyJeanTurner'59,Mrs.CharlesG. Groom,Jr.
FrancesRayeTurner'63,Mrs.JesseA. Atkins
MargieAnnTwilley'64,Mrs.PeterJeffrey McDonald
JaneS. Anthony Crawley'59,agirl,Teresa Lynn
MaryAnn Barnett Trapp,'58,adaughter, JulieAnn
Margaret Beavers Reed'57,adaughter, DeborahLynn
Mildred BlessingSalle,'52,ason,DavidLee
Mattie Blewett Flowers'62,ason,Stephen
Rachel Brttgh Holmes'47,adaughter, ShirleeYoung
Nancy Bttrton Tetterton'63,adaughter, SusanBanks
Sarah Bttston Lineberry'62,agirl,SallyBlair
MaryArmisteadCatlettBurruss'47,adaughter,AnnEdwards
Charlone Craig Wood'64x,adaughter, Bridget
NormaJeanne Croft Adkins'56,ason, JamesIngram
Elizabeth Dawson Lee'62,adaughter, ElizabethAnderson
MaryGarnet Dodd Mason'6lx,ason, Thomas
Charlotte Fitz Cross'55,adaughter,VirginiaMary
Helen FoxBrinain'62,adaughter,Michelle
Leigh
Joan Fttrr Harrell'64x,adaughter,Sharon
Linda Garrison Bowe'58,adaughter,Susan
Elizabeth
AnneLois Gary Gaulding'58,adaughter, Cynthia
Mary GeyerWarson'38,ason,CharlesLewis
BonnieUnderwood'64,Mrs.PaulRobert
son
JanetLeeUnderwood'61,Mrs.W.J.Baird
CeceliaAnnVernon'62x,Mrs.Norris
LedfordPowell
MelindaLeeWalker'63,Mrs.H.Wallace
Edwards
CarolynLeeWall'65x,Mrs.Dayton Crowder
LeliaBelleWaller'66x,Mrs.JamesPalmer
Owen
MaryLindaWard'67x,Mrs.DonaldEdwardMichaels,Jr.
MarthaKayWare'64x,Mrs.CarrollGray
sonPayne
DoloresCarolWatkins'64,Mrs.WalterF. Zborill,Jr.
JudithElderWelch'61,Mrs.0.Walton Wine,Jr.
WillieLouiseWells'65x,Mrs.FrankEdward Coyne
AnnaRayeWhite'64,Mrs.CharlesL. Graves,III
BarbaraJeanneWhite'46x,Mrs.Lewis HandleyWarren
BeverlyJeanWhite'61,Mrs.KennethCrigs
VirginiaSueWilhelm'63,Mrs.W.R. Nichols
MelanieJoWilkes'64,Mrs.KermitFranklinByrd
BarbaraJaneWilsher'64,Mrs.Tyree
ClaudiaNellieWilson'62,Mrs.WilliamW. Brooks
AnneDickinsonWoehr'64,Mrs.Royster
MaryClopton Womack McDonald'35,Mrs. RobertJ.Willis
AliceJoAnneWoods'65x,Mrs.Ronald FrankNorman
JanetMelindaWright'64x,Mrs.John AlbertWatkins
JoAnnaYoung'63,Mrs.WilliamFrank Phillips
AnneW.Younger'50,Mrs.S.M.Correll
Novel!� Go��e Horner'52,ason,IrwinG. Jr.,Jack
Elizabeth GrazianiVance'64x,ason.Joseph FayeGreenlandCampbell'54,ason,Brewster, III
Edith Gwaltney Bell'63,adaughter,ElizabethFranke
MaryAnnHamnerCopley'61x,adaughter, Anne
Patsy Hamner Smith'56,ason
JoanHarveyEdwards'56,ason,Kenneth Reginald
Nancy Hovey-King Morris'64x,adaughter, TamaraNelle
MaryJo H11tchinson Struck'56,ason,David Christopher
Judy Jackson Titus'64,adaughter,Cindi
ElizabethJenkins Ware'57,agirl,Elizabeth Page
MarilynJohnson Williams'45,ason,Cranston
LenoraAnnJones Mitchell'56,adaughter, MargueriteAda
MaryJonesKeeling'55,adaughter,Elizabeth Macon
Carol King Robertson'58,adaughter, LydiaBeryl
Nancy Knowles Saunders'59,ason,David
ArthurE.Koch,III'61,ason,Scott
Connie Lake Chambers'64x,adaughter, JocelynNannette
Anne Lawrence Elmes'64x,ason,Matthew David
MaryLeeRuck'61,ason,RobertJohn
DianeLeavittFriedland'63,adaughter, ArlenePaula
ShirleyLivesayArmstrong'52,adaughter, BarbaraFrances
ConnieLovingHorden'59,adaughter, MaryKimball
DorothyAnnLynnHodges'66x,ason
PatMcLemoreSaunders'55,adaughter, Martha
CarolMatthewsWilliams'60,ason,Scott Matthew
BonnieMooreVest,'56ason,Cameron
NancyMoranSwann'61,ason,William Cosby
LucyJaneMortonPratt'52,ason,George, III
SueMoschlerBaradell'56,adaughter, LindaAnnette
JulieMoncureMoseley'56,ason,Robert Moncure
VirginiaMossGeorge'62,ason,Geoffrey Diuguid
DottieNelsonDuke'62,adaughter,Lisa
CarolynOliverWhite,'61,adaughter, JenniferBradford
ElizabethPancakeSmith'56,ason,Robert
AudreyPettitMesmer'52,ason,William Byrne,Jr.
GenePhillipsRhodes'56,adaughter, Kimberly
KayPierceLong'61,ason,JeffreyDuncan
SallyPleasantDavis'61,adaughter,KatherineElizabeth
LindaPoffWood'62,ason,JeofferyScott
GayPowerMitchell'52,ason,GlennRogers
NancyPrettyFarley'62,adaughter,Kathy
BarbaraRickmanVought'55,ason,John Christian
JeanRidenourAppich'52,adaughter,Jean Elizabeth
MelissaRoweSutton'61,ason,William Venton
JaneRoyallBrown'61,adaughter,Ann Royall
PatsySanfordMoore'54,adaughter, MargaretKimberley
JanieScottWulf'55,adaughter,Katherine Scott
BarbaraSimpkinsFalcone'60,ason,Tony
RubySimpsonSlayton'61,adaughter, KimberlyDean
ThelmaAnnSmithBrandon'50x,ason, JosephFranklin
PacSorelSmith'64x,ason,Christopher Hunter
AnnLeeSo11thC1ltHammock'58x,adaughter, LindaJean
DorothySouthallWomack'46x,ason, GeorgeWilliam
JaneeStC1nleyDonica'61,adaughter,Sharon Faye
SueSturgisTaylor'58,ason,RichardAsheron
ElizabethSutherlandConnelly'56,ason, JamesSutherland
MarthaDillardSydno1·Coffman'E42,a son,WilliamSydnor
KathrynTompkinsAdams'56,adaughter, LauraTompkins
BALTIMORE-BarbaraAssaidMills
BLACKSTONE-KathrynTompkinsAdams
DANVILLE-GraceKappasBishop
FARMVILLE-ImogeneWestTunstall (5.REENSBQRO-BettyBorke_11Banks
H0PEWELL-DoroLhyDouttMinchew
LEXINGTON-IsabelleSprinkleDotson
LYNCHBURG-VevaOakesSpain
NORFOLK-PORTSMOUTH-MargaretWoodwardVanderberry
PENINSULA-MaryEllenMoorePiland
PETERSBURG-MildredSpainArnold
PHILADELPHIAPaulineLanfordSroner
RALEIGH-PollyHawkinsJarrett
RICHMOND-MariaJacksonHall
ROANOKE-BettyBakerKulp
ROCKYMOUNT-RuthHunt
VALLEY(Staunton)-AnnBoswellKay SUFFOLK-NANSEMONDJaneParkerHarrell
VIRGINIABEACHMaryEllenHogeSale wASHINGTON-BettyJonesKlepser
WINCHESTER-AnneMcMullanWillis
Alma Mater
Allhail,AlmaMater,DearMother,rothee, Thydaughterstrue,faithful,andloyalwillbe.
Thygentleinstruction,thyinfluencesosweet, Willgowiththemalwaysaguidetotheirfeet. Thylovingprotection,thynurturingcare, Willleadthemtocherishthingslovelyandfair. Allhail,AlmaMater,DearMother,tothee, Thydaughterstrue,faithful,andloyalwillbe.
NancyWC1lkerReams'52,ason,Gilbert Walker
AnnWeatherholtzLackey'56,ason,David Bentley,Jr.
MarionWebbGayler'55,adaughter,Anne Webb
BettyWestBuchert'55,ason,BlakeAllen
RuthWhittenBarthelemy'46,ason,Felix Edward,III
JoanWillardWhalen'56,ason,Gary
JoanWilliamsJurney'55,adaughter
ElnaAnnWilsonMayo'59x,ason,Chester Wilson
MidgeWoodsAkers'53,ason,PeterL.,III
MaryMercerWrightPoole'61,adaughter, CynthiaAnn
GayeYatesSeibert'61,adaughter,laura Kimberly
RoseByerHylron'59,ason,Jimmy
BettyGriggsBarco'59,adaughter,Susan Gwynn
ShirleyGrizzardBurgess'59,adaughter, JanEdith
SarahHastingsJones'59,adaughter,Sarah Jane
AnneKeziahMulles'59,adaughter,Debbie OctaviaLoftinReynolds'59,ason,Brady Allen
ShirleyLucyLeyland'59,adaughter, StephanieLouise
JulietRobinsonFranklin'59,adaughter, PattieLynn
VerenaWeimerCalvert'59,ason,Creagh Douglas
littledappledislandbrother, Tooyoungtoleaveyourpintomother, Onwobblylegsyoufriskaround, Neverknowingyou'llbefound Anddriventotheotherside Toswimthechannel,bravethetide. Hereinyouruntamedislandhome You'llgrowuplikeyoursire,theroan, Thecraftystallionwhoout-smarts Allthosewhosearchwithlonginghearts Tocapturehimandwinthefame Thatsuchafeatwouldrightlyclaim. Heliftshisheadandsniffstheair, Andthoughhelooksandseesmenot, Heknowsthescentofthosewhoplot Toropehim.Littlefellowflee Andlearnhistricksaswellashe, Andwhatayearlingyouwillbe Whenrounduptimecomes;theywillsee. Thebrushwillshelteryouinsleep, Whilestarstheirsilentvigilkeep. You'llroamwi-chyourancestralstrain Onsomefar-offArabianplain. You'!!waketofeelthewarmsunshine Uponyourbedanddownyourspine. Andtoughandwiryyoumustgrow Tostandthewinterwindsandsnow. Softwhinnyfromtheanxiousmare, AndlittlepiebaldisnoLthere, They'vevanished.Allthatlivesandstands Isjustthescrubpineinthesands.
KATHERINERobertsWESCOTT,'39 (SelectedfromherbookSaltandSand)
ALUMNAEMAGAZINE
Josie Winston Woodson,classof1888, ofLynchburgdiedattheageof94last April.Shewaswidelyknownforher philanthropiesandherinterestinchurch andcivicaffairsinLynchburg.Shewas thedaughterofDr.PeterWinstonwho wascollegephysicianintheearlyyears ofourAlmaMater.Mrs.Woodsonwas amemberofthefirstclassatLongwood andoneoftheoldestalumnae.Susie Fulks Williams,classof1895,isamemberofthe SeniorCenterinRichmondandrecently hadexhibitedsomefree-formceramic, manyofthempitchers,attheCenter"s HobbyShow.BelleMearsMiller,'98, isstillsubstitutingwhenevercalled.Birdie MayBaugh,'0lX,wasformanyyearsa Farmville Herald correspondentanda gentlechampionoftheworldofbirds. ShediedlastApril.NellieSmithey,Dip. '04,diedinJulyinRoanoke.Shehadspent manyyearsteachingmathematicsatJeffersonHighSchoolandbeforethathad taughtinRichmondandatMaryBaldwin College.MissSmitheywasanieceof MissEstelleSmitheywhotaughtatLongwoodformanyyears.Saluda Bugg Evans, '16X,washonoredbybeingchosen VirginiaMotheroftheYearfor1963. Congratulations!Gladys Tucker Rollins, '17,isactiveinWoman'sClub,Garden Club,DaughtersoftheConfederacyand churchworkinCharlestonandherthree grandchildrenareherprideandjoy.Elizabeth Malcolm Hincernfoff,Dip.'17,enjoys lifeinSuffern,NewYork,andhadthe pleasureofappearingontheTVShow, YourFirstImpression,asoneofthemystery guests.BettyandVirginiaGates,both oftheclassof1918,retiredtotheirhomein Riceamidgiftsandhonorsafterateaching spanof37yearsinRoanokeRapids,N.C., MedlinElementarySchool.Frances Stoner Binns,'09,andherhusbandcelebrated theirfiftiethweddinganniversarylastfall attheirhomeinFredericksburg.
TheU.D.C. ,GeorgeWashingtonLee Chapter,honoredEmilyJohnson,'11,at ateaduringtheChristmasholidayslast year.ElsieWoodHenson,'12,wasawarded aPTAlifemembershipbytheLouisa ElementarySchoolPTAinappreciation ofherfaithfulservicetoeducationand churchwork.TheLongwoodGarden ClubofFarmvilleofwhichCeleste Richctrdson Blanton,'13X,wasamemberuntil herdeathinMarch,paidspecialtribute toher,citingherloveofthebeautiful andherraresweetnessofspirit.When EttaRoseBailey,'13,wenttoateagiven bytheBoardofRichmondChildCare Centers,Inc. ,shewashonoredbyhaving ascholarshippresentedtotheHomein hername.IdaElizabethSinclair,'19dip. and'34degree,retiredinJune,1961,and atthattimehadcompleted17yearsas principalofJohnM.WillisSchoolin NewportNews.AportraitofherwaspresentedtotheschoolbythePTA.Miss SinclairdiedlastJune.
Myrtle Davis Watson,'19,hasahome onMainStreetinEdenton,N.C.andsells antiques.Duringoneofhertravelsshe visitedAvalon Drttmmond Bodlyinher HomeEehouseatTemperanceville.Sallie Goggin Rode,'19dip.,hadawonderful vacationtouringNewEnglandandCanada. Betty Bailey Barnes,'20,ofBlackstone hadherdreamofalifetimecometruewith awonderfultripabroadrecently.Ethel Sims,'30dip.anddegree'49,retiredin
NOVEMBER,1964
Juneafter47yearsasaneducator.ThirtysevenofthoseyearsweredevotedtoFairfax CountySchoolSystemasateacher,principal, andlibrarian.Ethelplanstocontinue livinginFairfax.
Amemorialfundinhonorofthelate Ruby Branch Carlton,'30dip.anddegree '44,hasbeenstartedbytheAntiochSchool PTA.Nell Clingenpeel Everett,'32,is assistantprofessorintheDepartmentof EnglishatEastCarolinaCollege.Her husbandisdirectorofthecollege'snew chemistrydepartment.Theyhavetwo children.Margaret Carter Hiner's,'33, son,Kenneth,hashadsomeofhisart workacceptedbytheCorcoranGallery ofArtinWashington.Jessica Jones Binns, '35,continuestoteachatHermitage HighinRichmondandisheadofthemath dept.Onesonismarriedandtheother isastudentatWilliamandMary.Mary Womack McDonald,'25and'35,was marriedinFebruary,1963,toJudgeRobert Willis.JudgeWillisisaregentofthe UniversityofWashington.Dorothy Price Wilkerson,'37,whosehusbandis StateSupt.ofEducationinVirginia,maintainsapersonalclippingservicefrom magazinesandnewspaperswhichshould bebroughttohisattention.Dotandher husbandhavethreechildrenandenjoya busylifeinRichmond.Dot Wise Gibb's, '37,daughter,Betsy,hadathrillofalifetimerecentlywhenPresidentJohnson calledherattheirhomeinGermanyto summonhertotheWhiteHousetobe receivedasoneoftheNationalScholastic Scholars.Betsyandherfamilyflewto theStatesfortheceremony.Frances Collie MiltonGarnjost's'41,son,Tuck,has beenappointedtoWestPoint.Frances teachesinFallsChurchHighSchool. Virginia Price Waller,'38,livesinHenderson,N.C.andrecentlyassumedtheduties ofPresidentofNorthCarolinaAssociation forSupervisorsandCurriculumDevelopment.Norma Bowles Robertson,'42, teachessixthgradeinRockyMountElementarySchool.Herson,Davis,is16 MildredWillson,'44,isanassociatein ChristianeducationfortheNortheast PresbyteryofTexasandmakesherhomein Dallas.Grace Oakes Burton,'50and'61, haswonnumerousawardsforpoetry contestssponsoredbytheVirginiaFederationofWoman'sClubs.Shereceived andinvitationrecentlytoberepresented in Who's Who in the Old Dominion. Grace livesinDanville.
Dorothy Carter Angle,'50,hastwosons, 10and8.SheteachesinRockyMount ElementarySchool.Laura Buchanan Hays, '50,andhusband,George,havebought ahomeinMitchell,Indiana.Elizabeth (Skee)Gillikin,'54,marriedJamesKenneth WaidandislivinginRichmondwhere heisanindustrialengineerwithDuPont.
Karen Spencer Westbrook,'55,andher husband,Pete,teachmusicatFairfield JuniorHighineasternHenricoCounty. KarendirectsthechorusandPeteisdirector oftheschoolband.Togethertheyteach nearly600pupils.Carolyn Wilson McCall, '58,teachesfiveclassesoftypewritingat FranklinCountyHighSchool."B. )."
Jenkins Ware,'57,andhusbandareliving inMartinsvillewhereheismanagerof, thebranchofficeofAbbot,Proctorand Paine,brokers.Theyhaveadaughter. Lou Booth Noble,'60,andhusbandare atLouisianaStateUniversityafterayear
in'IndiawhereBillwasdoingageographical studyonfivehilltribes.Heisnowworking onhisdissertationfromthecollected information.
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ActingSecretary: MaryClayHiner, Farmville,Va.
Here'satoasttotheclassofnineteenand four
Withaffection,devotion,andmemories galore;
Wehaveloved;wehavelost; Climbedtheheightsandbeenrossed Frompillartopost Norcountedthecost.
We'vesucceeded;we'vefailed; Beenvisitedbyluck, Byfatebeenassailed.
ButthelightAlmaMaterplacedrnour hands
Hasneveryetfailedus,andbringsustoday Tocrownherwithlaurelsonourfiftieth birthday.
SowroteCarrieSutherlintenyearsago onourfiftiethbirthday,andsosaywe todayonoursixtiethanniversary.
Yes,ourbiggestnewsisofour60th reunion I Onlysevenoftheforty-four livingmemberscouldbravethesnow stormofMarch20thtoattendthecelebration-Bessie Carter Taylor,Inez Clary McGeorge,BlancheGilbert,MaryClay Hiner,Mary Herhert Peakeandhusband, Jim,ourhonorarymember,andByrd King Eckles.Ourpresident,MaryLou Campbell Graham-blessherheart!-tried tobewithusandgotasfarasRadford whereshewassnowboundforanightand aday.
Wewereonlysevenstrong,butyou shouldhaveheardtheraftersringinthe RotundaonFridayeveningwiththe Naughty-FourclasssongswithInez, Byrd,andMaryHerbertleadingaslustily asinthedaysofyore.Ouronlygetrogetherasaclasswasattheluncheon SaturdayinthenewSeniorDiningHall whereatablehadbeenreservedforus. Therewasgoodfoodandarealtalk-fest. Thenthesharingofthemessagesand lettersofthosewhocouldnotbepresent. Bettie Murfee Rayhaswrittenfromher newhomeonMerryPoint,Portsmouth, andtoldofstimulatingmeetingsofDelta KappaGamma,D.A.R. ,Woman'sClub, andofherjoyinthechurchworkthere. Notimeforlivinginthepast,shesays. ShekeepsintouchwithSadie Lectry Cox, Gertrude Gr4Jin Billingsleyandothersin thatarea.Louise Vaughan Frenchandher husbandstilloperatetheirstore-"have notandwillnotretire."JessieFinkehad beenintouchwithJemimaHurt,Carrie Martin,andNellieSmithey(nowdeceased), noneofwhomwereablephysicallyto makethetripover.Ella Burger Morgan regrettedshecouldnotbepresent.She hascomplerelyrecovered,wearethankful tosay,fromthebreaksshehadwhenshe wasthrownfromadouble-deckerbusin Londonin1961,andishappyinherown homeinBirminghamwithhermarried sonsanddaughtersinstatesnottoofar awayforfrequentvisits.Audrey Brittingham Kuhnwroteofher38yearsofteaching, ofhermarriedsonanddaughterandher grandchildren.SheJivesaloneinherhome inRadford.
TocomebacktoMaryLou,itisher round-robinlettersthathavekeptustogetheralltheseyears.
WemissedthefriendsfromtheJanuary Classwhohelpedcomakeourfiftieth anniversaryamemorableone.Weknow theywerewithusinspirit;thegenerous giftstotheAlumnaeAssociationofMary GreyMonroandmanyocherswereevidence oftheirinterest;alsothemessagesBessie andCarrieMcGeorgesentusthroughtheir charmingdaughters.
Allinall,ourdaytogetherinMarchwas heart-warming,andwepartedfeelingwe couldsaywithSaul'smother-inBrowning's greatpoem-We"havelived,seenGod's handthroughalifetime,andallwasfor chebest."
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PresidentandActingSecretary: LouiseFord (Mrs.S.GardnerWaller) 39N.RoyalAve. FronrRoyal,Va.
CarrieHunterWillisrecenclyreturned fromavisitinPhoenix,Ariz.,withher daughter,Caroline('39),son-in-lawFred Weiler,andtheirthreechildren,Hunter, Susan,andWillis.Herson,Marion,isin Harrodsburg,Ky.whereheisassistant directorofanhistoricalpageant,"Home istheHunter."(Laseyearshehadthe pleasureofgoingwithLouiseFordWaller coEurope.)
LouiseEubankBroaddusofRichmond travelledinEuropeonanextensivecour recencly.RobertaSaundershasretired fromteachingwhichgiveshertimefor churchactivities,D.A.R.,andU.D.C. inNewportNews.RebeccaPeckofFincastleisrecoveringnicelyfromasevere fallin1963anddriveshercarnowand stillenjoysbridge.
GarlandStevens,sonofPearlBowyer Stevens,teachesEnglishandFrenchat LordBocecourcandwasrecenclyawarded aLifeMembershipintheVirginiaPTA forhisc-oncributionsinpromotingthe welfareofchildrenandyouthPearlsaid GarlandlearnedhisABC'sfromherClass Book!HealsocookacourseinFrench atLongwoodafterreceivinghisM.A. atU.Va.
Oneintenofchisclassoffifty-threeyears agolivesintheWashingconMetropolitan area.InMaryland,IrmaPhillipsWallace; intheDistrictofColumbia,LillianWall Bain,SallyGogginRode,GertrudeRoberts Jones,BlancheAnkersMcCraw,andFlorence JayneuntilshecookoffcoFla.;inVa., CharlotteTroughtonCorner,EmilyW. Johnson,MattieHarrisJonesMarriott,Etta HopeOwens,andMyrtleTownesTaylor. MyrtleTownesTaylorgrowstheloveliestofrosesandEmilyJohnsongoesour roViennanowandthencoseechem. IrmaPhillipsWallaceandEmily,both would-be-poets,arealmostindailycontact bytelephonereadingtheirlatestcreations rooneanother.Irma'swritingshavebeen publishedmanyrimesinTheFederalPoet andEmilywillhavetwopoemsinThe Unsungrobepublishedchisfallbythe ColorconePressthroughtheeffortsof MartinBuxbaum.It'sEmily'shonest opinionthatsheisbetteratprosethanat poetryandsheisfollowinginBenjamin Franklin'sfootstepsbywritingherautobiography.Emilywasaneditorforyears intheU.S.PublicHealthServiceand served18monthsontheStaffofcheGolden AnniversaryWhiteHouseConferenceon ChildrenandYouch.Afterretirement sheworkedwiththeU.Va.Extension CenterinArlingconcoordinatingtheCivil WarCentennialLectureSeriesandlectures ontheGreatCitiesofEurope.Sheislisted inthefirsteditionofWho'sWhoofAmerican
WomenandtheeightheditionofWho's WhointheSouthandSouthwest. Everymemberofthe · class,nodoubt, hasvisitedWashingconatsometime. MarthaSmithReed,Emily'sroommate, cameforthesecondtimein53years,co visitEmilyandWashingtoninAprilchis year.Hersister,JanetSmith('15),camewith herthistime.TheyvisitedtheCathedral whichwashardlybegunin1911!Ontheir visitcotheWhiteHousetoseethebeautiful newfurnishings,theyrecalledgetting caughtinasummershowerattheMarine BandConcertontheWhiteHouseGrounds andtakingrefugeundertheTreasury Portico.Leavingtherewhenthesuncame out,Marthasatdownaccidentallyonthe Treasuryseepsinherlovelywhitedress andEmilyhadtowalkbehindhercothe streetcar'.
CharlotteTroughtonCorner,whowasthe firstprincipaloftheMcLeanHighSchool,. washonoredrecenclyforthatsignificant face.Shehasjustreturnedfromatrip aroundtheworldandEastertidewascelebratedinJerusalem.SallyGogginRode enjoyedatripthroughouttheUnited Scateslaseyear.
EttaHopeOwens,BlancheAnkersMcCraw,LillianWallBain,andGertrude RobertsJoneshavealllosetheirhusbands inthelastfewyears.
EttaHopeOwenswasinWinston-Salem visiringherdaughterwhenEmilycalled hercocometotheSpringmeetingofthe WashingtonChaptercowhichournational secretary,LizJones,alwayscomes.
Elementa_ry Prafessianal Class 1912
ActingSecretary: VirginiaBaskerville (Mrs.J. HenryLigon) 2113SaintMary'sSc. Raleigh,N.C.
Mydear"girls"oftheElementaryProfessionalClassof1912.
Howdisappointingitiscowritenotes cofourteenofyou(allthatwehavethe addressesof)andcogeerepliesfromonly five.However,itwaswonderfulcohear fromthese,soheregoesthenewsofchem!
HattieAsheattendedWilliam&Mary CollegeafterleavingFarmvilleandthen taughtintheNorfolkandGloucester schoolsforrwentyyears.In1943she acceptedworkwithcheU.S.Government, retiringinFebruary,1962,fromtheNaval SupplyCenter,Norfolk.Duringher teachingcareershetraveledalloverthe UnicedStatesandatthepresenttimeis planningaEuropeantour.
MamieRagsdaleTurnerhasbeenawidow forsevenyears.SheandhersisterAnnie livecogecherinHighlandSprings,andher workaschurchhistoriankeepsherdays occupied,butshestillenjoysexciting gamesofbridge.
Ourloveandsympathyareextendedco BettieLouReamesDaviswhohasloseher husbandsincenewsofourclasswaslase inthebulletin.Col.JamesDavis,her olderson,nowinFrance,hasjustmadea visitco"theScates"coattendhisson's graduationattheUniv.ofVa.Hisdaughter isastudentatMaryWashington.Her ocherson,GordonReed,hasbeenat Omaha,Neb.,butwillbegoingcoKorea soon.BettieLou,wholivesinPetersburg now,isenjoyingmanygoodandclose friends,mostofchembeingretiredteachers. Herchurchworkandmanydeedsofkindnesscoocherskeepherbusy.
MargaretBellHarmonbadthemisfortune tobreakherhiplaseOctober,butwith
herusualvimandpep,sheisnow,with onlytheuseofacane,enjoyinglifewith itsusualandinterestingactivities.Her husband,whohadacoronaryattackin 1960,hasalsobouncedbackandleadsa normallife,sowesay,"Luckyyou,Margaret!"Heryoungestdaughter,Anne Moffett,isinsummerschoolworking onherMaster's.Anewgrandsonanda dearlittlegreat-granddaughterareapart ofherprideandjoyandatthepresentshe andherhusbandaremakingplanscoattend thedoubleweddinginJacksonville,N.C. , oftwooftheirgranddaughters.
OliveMayesFlippoandherhusband, wholiveatHollyHill,Fla.,celebratedtheir 47thweddinganniversaryMay31stof thisyear.Hehasnotretiredsobothare quiteactivewiththeirdifferentinterests, herswithSundaySchoolandchurchwork andtheGoldStarMothers'chapter.In 1963theyhadawonderfulvacationin Virginiacoveringpracticallytht>whole historicandpicturesquestate.Theoutstandingeventof1964forherwasattendingtheConvocationExercisesofthe Univ.ofFla.,whentheirson-in-lawreceivedaPh.D.inEconomicsManagement.
Inadditioncotheusualpleasuresof churchandclubwork,myhusbandand Ihaveenjoyedsometraveling.Lastsummer IhadawonderfultriptoEurope.Henry didnotfeelequalcothetour,although heshouldhavebeentheonecogosince thehighlightofthewholetourwasafamily reunionoftheAmericanLigonswiththe EnglishLygonsatMadresfieldCourt, the900-year-oldEnglishhomeofthe Lygons,SirWilliamLygon,8thEarl Beauchampe,beingthepresentowner. Ourthreegranddaughterswiththeirfather, Dr.HenryLigon,Jr.,andtheirmother havejustreturnedfromaten-daytripco NewYorkandtheWorld'sFair.Ofour twograndsons,SteveBundy,Jr.,isa senioratRandolph-MaconCollegeand Ligon,nowinJuniorHigh,hopescoenter chereinchreeyears.
Andnow,deargirls,thenexttimeI writefornewsofyoufor"thebulletin" pleasewillmoreofyourespond?
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President: EvaLarmour (Mrs.M.D.Roderick) ActingSecretary: RuthHarding (Mrs.M.B.Coyner) 207SecondAve. Farmville,Virginia
WhenLizJonesaskedmecowritethe newsletterforourclasschisyear,Icalled oneachofourocherfiveclassmateswho liveinFarmvilleforhelp.Asusualthey werewillingcodividetheclassandwrite foryournews.Thelettersweremost interestingbutIwishchateachofyouhad responded.
OnlaseJune8,theUniversityofRichmondconferredonFlorenceBostonDecker thehonorarydegreeofDoctorofHumanities.IchinkFlorenceistheonlymember ofourclasstoreceivesuchadegreeandwe arejustlyproudofour"DoctorFlorence BostonDecker."
WinnieHinerandhersisterMaryClay Hiner('04)werehonoredbyLongwood Collegeinthepastyearwhentherenovated trainingschoolbuildingwasnamed"The HinerBuilding."
EttaRoseBaileywaswellknownnationallyastheprincipalofMaurySchoolin Richmondwhereshepioneeredinmany newideasinelementaryeducationuntilher
retirementinJune,1963.In1960,Etta receivedtheJaneAddamscentennialaward, whichisthehighestsocialwelfareaward giveninRichmond.Underherguidancethe book"TeachingReadingintheElementary School"waswritten,anditisstillconsideredoneofthefinestbooksofitstype.
Inrecognitionofherfineworkteaching historyandsocialscienceinherhomecity ofLynchburg,PrestonAmblerwasa delegatetothenationalconferenceinSan Francisco,Calif.Shehasmadetwotripsto EuropeandonetoMexico,andlastsummer attendedtheAnglicanCongressinToronto, Canada.Shemadearealcontributiontoher churchhistorywhenshewrotethebooklet, "EarlyEpiscopalChurchesinPiedmont Virginia."
FlorenceBufordservedasprincipalofthe GeorgeRogersClarkSchoolinCharlottesvilleforthirty-sevenyears,thelongest tenureofanyprincipalinthehistoryofche Charlottesvilleschools.Sheretiredlast July.Inrecognitionofhercommunity serviceshewasthefirstandonlywoman toreceivetheExchangeClub'sBookof GoldenDeedsAward.ShehasbeenpresidentoftheStateDepartmentofElementary Principals,amemberofcheCityWelfare Board,vice-presidentofthecommunity chest,memberofcheUnitedPalsyAssociation,memberoftherecreationboard andpresidentoftheMenealHygiene SocietyinCharlottesville.
Ann WoodruffHallandherhusbandare travelingmorethaneversinceMr.Hall retiredfromHallmark,Inc.,andtheFederal ReserveBank.InJunetheycelebratedtheir fortiethweddinganniversarybyflyingto Bermuda,thesceneoftheirhoneymoon.
Josephine Allison Orrlivesabusylife withhusband,Bob,inDryden.Threeof theirfourchildrenaremarried,andthey haveeightgrandchildren.Thefirstgrandson,RobertS.Orr,IV,graduatedfrom highschoollastJune.Herunmarried daughter,Judy,teachesacT.P.I.inCookville,Tenn.
Margaret Boatwright McIntyrehadsucha timegettingtoourfiftiethreunionfrom Marion,S.C.,butshewasdeterminednot tobreakherrecordforattendingeveryone sofar.Weweresorrynottogetherinour pictureforsheisoneofcheyounglooking "gals."Shekeepsbusywithchurchand clubworkandhersixgrandchildren.Since herhusbandretiredfouryearsago,they spendtheirsummersandsomewinter week-endsattheircottageatMurrell's Inlet,nearMyrtleBeach,S.C.
Sallie Hargrave Shorehastakenup genealogysincesheretiredastheDinwiddieCountywelfareworker.Sheisa widowwithamarriedsonlivinginCalifornia.Shesaysifanyoneknowsanything aboutgenealogyoftheEpes,Scottsor Wingfields,pleasewriteher.
Evelyn Hur.ff Crossisreallyinorbit withsomanyactivitiesandwithmuch travel.Sheisawidowwithsixchildrenand tengrandchildren.Inthepastyearshe visitedMexico,andlastsummerherplans weretovisittheHolyLand,returning throughEurope.Sheisstatevice-president ofColonialDames,teachesanadultBible classandhasorganizedSuffolk'sfirst C.A.R.ChapterfortheD.A.R.
HownicetohearfromJulia Rollins Ashby,whohasbeenamongour"Lost Alumnae."Afterherhusband'sdeathsix yearsagoshemovedfromWashington, D.C.,backtoheroldhometownof Covingtonmainlytohelpcakecareofher motherwhowaslivingthen.Shehastwo sonsandonedaughterandthreegrandchildren.Herdaughterisdieticianinone ofBaltimore'slargehospitalsandatpresent
NOVEMBER,1964
ispresidentofcheMarylandDietetic Association.
Minnie Butler Albrightisstilldistressedbecauseshecouldnotleaveherill husbandlastyeartobewiththegalsof1913. Sheandherhusbandmovedtoanewhome atRedingtonBeach,Fla.,twentymiles fromSc.Petersburg,tolivenearhersister. Heradviceisnevertomoveafterlivingin thesamehouseforthirty-sixyears!
Eva Anderson Grimesislookingforward toseeingherclassmatesagainin1973,with nobrokenbones!Shedidnotletabroken armkeepherfromthe'63reunion.Sheis activelyinterestedintheD.A.R.and A.P.V.A.
Elsie Gay Wilbournisawidowandlives aloneinheroldhomeinPortsmouth,and enjoysvisitsofherthreechildrenandten grandchildren.Hersparetimeisdevotedto churchworkandflowergardening.
VirginiaWilsonhasretiredandmoved backtoherhometown,Danville,after teachinginRichmondforforty-fouryears. Sheandherniece,WilmaWilliams('26), livetogetherjustcwodoorsfromwhere LadyAstorwasborn.Shehardlyrecognized anyofherclassmatesinourreunionpicture, andsinceshehasthesameredhairshe shouldhavecomebackandtoldushow tolookthesameafterfiftyyears!
Jennie Earnest Mayoandherhusband, Col.B.DavisMayo,continuetolivein Lexingtonafterhisretirementfromteaching mathematicsatV.M.I.formanyyears. TheironlydaughtermarriedaHarvardprofessorandtheylivein"Yankeeland."I hadthepleasureofhavingJennieandRuth Percival/ Whittleasmyguestsduringthe greatreunion.BoydandIhadadelightful visitwithRuthlastMay,inherPetersburg home.Twoofherfivechildrenlivein Petersburgandweenjoyedafamilydinner withherdoctorson,hiswife,herdaughter, Catherine,andherhusband.Twoofher daughters,OpheliaandMargaret,are Longwoodalumnae.
Wewereallsoimpressedwiththegood looksofAnnieWarrenJones Starrittacour goldenanniversary.Exceptforafewgray hairsshewasthesameyoung,vivaciousgirl. Annieandherhusband,Fred,enjoytheir jobsandpreferworkinsteadofretiring. TheycontinuetoliveinCharleston,W.Va., fortheirthreechildrenaresoscattered. SheplannedtoflytoCalif.lastfalltovisit oneofthemandtoattendtheSenior Conclaveof"IAM"Activity.(Ifanyone wouldliketoknowmoreaboutthisActivity shewillgladlywritethem.)Itiseducational, spiritual,andverypatriotic.
Kerah Cole Proctorhasanantiqueand hobbyshopinFredericksburgcalled "Ginnie'sShop."Sheandherhusband rearedhersister'stwochildrenanda youngerbrother.Also,theytookcareof hermotherwholivedtobeninety-twoand ahalfyearsold.Kerahenjoyedteaching butretiredaftertwenty-fouryearsofit becauseofathroatdisability.Sheinvited allofustovisithershop-"Youallcome andpoke"-andshesayssheisknownasa "towncharacter."
Margaret Godbey Smithhasretiredasa librarianandisenjoyinggardeningather summercottageinthe"WilesofGiles," perchedonabluffoverlookingtheNew River.Shesaid"Tellmyclassmatesthatthe latchstringisoutforanyofus."Shewas delightedchathergranddaughter,Peggy, thethirdMargaret,graduatedatLongwood lastJune,andjoinedherasanalumna! MargaretlivesinRoanokeinthewinter.
FannieLouiseRixeydoesaresearchand informationserviceforTheNewStandard PublishingCo.Onephaseofherworkis furnishingdocumentededucationalmaterial
andhertrainingacLongwood"answersto rollcall"there.ShelivesinthesameRichmondapartmentshesharedwithher mother,whodiedtwoyearsago.
WhenKathleen Gillespie Vicarsretired fromteachingayearagothefacultypresentedherwithalovelygiftatasteak dinner.ShestilllivesinWise,whensheis notvisitingherdaughterinSarasota,Fla., orhersoninGreenville,S.C. Emily Minnigerode Claytoristhesame lovelypersonshewasincollege.Shehas traveledinEuropeandchiscountry,and stillcallsBedfordhome.Herdaughter, Imogen Claytor Withers('43),joinedher hereduringourgoldenanniversary.Ethel Abbitt BurkelivesinAppomattox,where herhusbandwassuperintendentofschools untilhisretirementrecently.She,Emily Minnigerodeandtheirhusbandsvisited Florence Boston Deckerlastyearatthe Deckers'beautifulfarm,"TheWarsaw Plantation."
LoyalandyounglookingNena Lockridge Sexronhadherwishcomecruewhenshe attendedourfiftiethwithoutcrutchesand notinarollingchair!Sheenjoyslifein Raleighwithherretiredhusband.Shesays thewayshelivesinthefutureisthrough herchildrenandgrandchildren.Bothof herdaughtersareLongwoodgraduates, Beverley Sexton Hathaway('39),andBetty Sexton Wills('43).Beverley,whohasa M.A.degreeinscience,teachesinLane HighSchoolinCharlottesville.Bettyand herhusbandareactiveinchurchworkin Suffolkandlastyearwerechosentogoto Japanwith"TheNewLifeMovement." Afterdoingevangelisticworktherefor severalweekstheyhavebeenmuchin demandasspeakersonchiswonderful experience.NenadubsBeverleythe scientist,andBettytheevangelist.
Clara Nye JonesofHollandandWanda Harkrader DardenofAhoskie,N.C.,returnedtoourreuniontogether.Clarahas becomeafarmerandshespokeofherthree interestsas"Pigs,peanutsandpoetry." Wandataughttwelveyears,thenmarried andhastwosonsandfivegrandchildren. OnesonisadentistinChapelHill,N.C. Wewouldn'thaveareunionwithout AnnieTignorandElizabethDowneyof Portsmouth.Annieretiredfromworkina bank,andElizabethretiredafterteaching "millions"offirstgradersduringherfortyeightyearsexperience!Anniehastraveled extensivelyinEuropeandtheybothhave seenagreatpareoftheU.S.A.Theyhave kepttheirgirlishfiguresandyouthful arrirudes.Annie'slovelygrayhairhasmade herprettierthanever.
WedecidedthatRubye Keith Wenckeand Anne Woodrtt/f Hallwerethe"prima donnas"ofourclassin1953,andwesurely missedthemin1963.Duetoherhusband's seriousheartattack,Rubyecouldnotcome. Dr.Wenckehaspracticedmedicinein BattleCreek,Mich.,fornearlyfiftyyears, soitwashardforhimtoretire.Theysold theirhomeandexpectedtomoveintoa "luxurytype"apartment.TheironedaughterismarriedtoacardiologistinHouston, Tex.,andtheyhavethreesmallgranddaughters.Theylosttheironlysoninan accidentmanyyearsago.Wehopeco welcomeRubyeandherhusbandinFarmvillesoon.
Annie Moss McClureisnowlivingina lovelylittletownonGreatSouthBay, LongIsland,N.Y.,andhasfoundherfirst yearofretirementanythingbutdull.Can anyofyoumatchherforvarietyornumber of"retired"activities?Sheislearning Brailletobeabletotranscribebooks forblindchildren;shebelongstoachapter of"PeopletoPeople"andenjoysmeeting
peoplefromallovertheworld;sheoften actsashostessintheDynamicMaturity PavilionattheWorld'sFairandshehas timeforchurchworkandenjoymentofher fourgrandchildren,
Annie Myers Williamsholdstheclass recordforhavingthegreatestnumberof children'IntoherfineChristianhomewere bornnine-threedaughtersandsixsons, Mostofthemarecollegegraduatesandon theirown,too,Heryoungestsongraduated lastJuneandhasgoneintotheministry, Anniehasfoundtimetoteachmusicmost ofthesefiftyyears,sohergraduationfrom theoldConservatoryofMusicinFarmville hasmeantmuchtoher,too,
WepauseheretopaytributetoMary SterlingSmithandElsieScullwhodiedin thepastyear.
YoursixFarmvilleclassmatesareall retiredaftermanyinterestingcareers,but eachoneofusisstillactiveinchurchand communitywork,Ifyouevercometo Farmvillepleasecalloneofus,andwecan haveareuniononshortnotice.Boyd,better knownas"Cutie,"andIhadawonderful triptoEuropelasespring,andafterthatour Hampden-SydneyProfessorsonandhis wifepresenteduswithanothergrandson. Wenowhavefourgrandchildren-two boysandtwogirls.Whatagreatjoyitis tolivesonearthem!
1920 Degree
Mary Lancaster Wallhascontributed muchtohernativerownforshehasgiven Farmvilletwofinesons-)B.Jr.,alawyer, andWilliamB.,generalmanagerofthe Farmville Herald. Maryisinterestedinher familywhichnowincludesfivegrandchildren,herchurch,thegardencluband workinginhergarden.
EthelM.Gildersleevehasspentthe44 yearssince1920attheNewportNewsHigh Schoolasteacher,deanofgirls,andassistant principalab·dretiredJuly1,1964.Shehad beenadviseroftheFutureTeachers'Club until1963andsponsoredtheS.C.A.inthe school,1929-1964.Sheislookingforward toyearsofotheractivitiesnowandhopes tohearfrommanyothermembersofthe 1919,1920,1921classes.
(WorldWarIlimitedthe1920degree classtoMaryandEthel,sothisis100% representation!)
1925 Degree
President: KittyMorgan (Mrs.F.R.Hogg) 5220EdgewaterDrive Norfolk8,Virginia
Secretary: BerthaSpradlin 1211DauphinStreet Mobile,Ala.
MissMaryE.Peckenjoysherhome "Peck'sCorner"inFincastle.AnnaBranch Reams GilbreathlivesinKingsport,Tenn., whereherhusbandisalawyer.Shehas fourchildrenandeightgrandchildren.Sid IIIisteachingatGeorgiaTechandgetting hisPh.D.inIndustrialEngineering.Louise livesinStauntonwhereherhusbandCharles RobinsoniswiththeWestinghousePlant. AnneandherhusbandliveinNashville. Johnisworkingonhisdegreeinjournalism andhopestogoonandgethisLL.B. Dorothy Askew GaylelivesinAlbany, N.Y.,withherhusbandwhoisanengineer withtheNewYorkTelephoneCompany andaLt,Col.retired-ArmyReserveCorps.
Dorothyhasrecentlyretiredfromasecretarialpositionwirhapublishingfirm,and isenjoyingherleisurerime-aswellas volunteerworkinahospital.Hertwo childrenaremarried;James,Jr.livesin Tucson,Ariz.;andAnn,inLouisville,Ky.
AnnieMillerAlmondretiredinJuneand in1952sheboughtahouseinherhome townandplannedtoliveinoneofits apartments.
Jean West Shieldswriresthattheyhave losttheircountryseclusionsincetheyare ontheroutetothenewBayBridge-Tunnel. Twohundredfeetoftheirpropertywas takentomakethenewfour-lanehighway whichisjustfortyfeetfromtheirfrontdoor. Sotheymadetheirbackdoortheirmain entrance'Kathleen Morgan Hogg'sson, Douglas,wasordainedasanEpiscopal rectorintheoldTrinityChurchinPortsmouththisspringandisnowservingin Petersburg.
Peggy Moore Nashlostherhusband shortlyafterChristmasofthisyear.Her daughtergraduatedwithhonorsfromthe Univ.ofTenn.chisJune,andreceiveda scholarshiptotheUniversityofVa.forthe summer.Peggyattendedthegraduation butwillreturntoPanamatocompleteher tenureofofficeintheadvertisingfield. LucileWaltoncontinuestoteachinDanville andenjoysresearchworkinthesummeror MountainLake.Hermostrecentpaper withthelateDr.IveyF.Lewiswaspublished intheJanuary1964issueofthe Transactions ofthe American MicroscopicalSociety.
1929 Diploma
President and Acting Secretary: ElsieClements (Mrs.CharlesR,Hanna) 6924PallisterRoad Norfolk,Virginia23518
ItwasfungettingtogetherwithMildred Deans Shepherd,Roberta Skipwith Self,and Eunice Basset LeylandattheAlumnae luncheonlastFoundersDay.Wewereglad Roberta'shusband,Milton,camealongwith her.Wewereinterestedinhearingabout theaccomplishmentsoftheirsons.The youngeronewasawardedasix-year scholarshiprostudymedicineatDuke University.Hisaimiseventuallytobecome amissionary.Theothersonhadplansfor workingonhisdoctorate,withapossible futureinteaching.Mildred'sson,Bob,is outoftheserviceandisestablishedwitha lawfirminRichmond.Herdaughter, Susan,graduatedfromLongwoodinJune,
1964,andisteachinginHenricoCounty. "Butch,"theyoungest,attendsHargrave MilitaryAcademy.Mildred is agrandmothertwice.Eunice is teachinginNewportNews,butlivesinHampton.
Wemissed seeing AlmaHuntwho is "flyinghigh"asshetravelsbyplanefrom placetoplaceperformingherdutiesas ExecutiveSecretaryofWoman'sMissionary Union,AuxiliarytoSouthernBaptistConvention.HerheadquartersareinBirmingham,Ala.,andshediscoveredfromher alumnaelistthatMaryKeen Penn Redder livesthere.
Elizabeth Anderson Duckwall'sdaughter, Margaret,andfamilyareinSanJose,Costa Rica,studyingtheSpanishlanguage,preparingtobemissionariestoMexico.Her son,Dr.FrancisJosephDuckwall,completedhisinternshipatRoanokeMemorial HospitalonJulyl,1964.ThenUncleSam tookoverforhim,hiswifeand6-montholddaughter.
Aroominanewbuildinghasbeen initiatedbyIvaForgie,whoteachessecond gradeinMontvaleElementarySchool, Montvale.
ThoughKatherineWingfield Dunn Thompsonwasamemberoftheclassof '29,shelaterearnedaB.S.Degreefrom Radford.ShemarriedJohnL.Thompson, ateacherofEnglishatAndrewLewisHigh SchoolinSalem.Theirdaughter,Sue,isa sciencemajoratLongwoodand is doing herstudentteachinginRoanoke.Their son,Tommy,isahighschoolstudent. Katherineteachessixthgradeinthe Roanokeschoolsystem.
Louise Morgan Craneandherhusband, whoretiredrecently,wererealizingtheir dreamsoftakingaleisurelytriptotheWest coast.Thiswasarepeatofatriptaken twenty-fouryearsagoandtheyrecordedthe beautiesandinterestsofthetripwith35 mmslides-tobeenjoyedonasnowy wintereveningintheirhomeinBaltimore.
OursympathygoesbelatedlytoEleanor Mallory ParkerwhosehusbandwasaccidentallykilledSeptember10,1963.Hewas SuperinrendenroftheVirginiaWorkshop fortheBlind,inCharlottesville,andwas inspectingajammedelevatordoor,whenit suddenlyreleasedandstruckhishead. EleanorwillcontinuetosrayinCharlottesvillewhereshe is activewithcivicand churchactivities-servingontheexecutive boardoftheChurchWomen.Sinceleaving S.T.C.shetaughtsevenyearsinSoutbhamptonCounty;wasabuyeratThalhimer'sinRichmondforanumberofyears; andhasdoneparttimesellingatMiller& RhoadsinCharlottesville.Avariedcareer'
Sallye Bruce HillsmansaidtheletterrequestingnewswasaddressedtoMiss SallyeBruce!ButshewasmarriedAugust 24,1936, to]. AlbertHillsman,Jr.ofAmelia County.(News is slowgettingthroughandinthisjetage!)Afterfiveyearsin NorfolkrheymadetheirhomeinJerersville wheretheyownandoperateasmallmerchandisestore,andafarmofabout350 acres.Theyhavetwodaughters,BettyLou, andJane.BertyLougraduatedfromWesthamptonandraughtinFairfaxCounry schools.ShemarriedFranklynE.Grey, andwiththeirone-year-olddaughter,Terri Suzanne, is livingatSpringfield.Jane graduatedfromAverettCollegeandinJune 1964graduatedfromMedicalCollegeof Virginia,SchoolofNursing.
Louise Barlow Gibson,whosehusbandis regionalmanagerforNationwideInsurance Company,livesinCharlotte,N.C.They haveoneson,Price,whograduatedfrom theCitadel.HeiscoordinatorforGoodyear'sblimp,"Columbia,"onthewestcoast and lives inLosAngeles,Calif.
Ikeepbusywithsubstituteteachingin Norfolk.Ienjoyedyourletters,classmates. Keeprhenewscoming.Hopetoseemore fromourclassatthenextreunionin196')!
1932 Degree
Secretary: NancyShaner (Mrs.M.P.Strickler) 801LinbayDrive VirginiaBeach,Va.
Isitpossiblechatanotheryearhasslipped awayanditistimeonceagaintobringyou bitsofnewsIhavebeenabletogleanfrom chegalsof'32?Itrustthatthepastyear hasbeenasgoodtotheeachofyouasir hasbeentomeandmine.Whenanyof youcomecovisitintheworld'slargest resortcityofVirginiaBeach,pleasegive theScricklersaring.We'rerheonly Stricklerinthedirectory.
JcwasniceseeingDoris Robertson Adkisson,herhusbandandtwodaughterswhile theywerevacationingherelasesummer. LouiseClayton,fromnearby,isVisiting TeacherinChesapeake,thirdlargestcityin areaintheU.S.ShereceivedherMaster's attheUniversityofVirginiain'54.Along withherschoolwork,Louiseworkswith youngpeopleandinthechoirofherchurch, intheWoman'sClub,andinDeleaKappa Gamma.
Fannie Haskins WitherslivesinFarmville andhasenjoyedherlifeaswifeofarural clergyman,theRev.RobertWithers.They recentlyhadawonderfultripabroad.Their onedaughter,MaryKent,ismarriedand hastwolittlegirls.Hampden-Sydney CollegeconferredtheDoctorofDivinity degreeonRev.WithersduringcommencementexercisesinJune.Evelyn Gilliam Holmesandherfamilyhavelivedinher nativeFarmvilleforfourteenyears.DaughterAnnattendsPrinceEdwardAcademy, andsonAlexgraduatedwithhonorsfrom theUniversityofVirginiainJuneand marriedCharlotteMcClung('64)inJuly. HeenteredtheUniversityLawSchoolin September.
HarrietBranch Majorhastwodaughtersin collegeatMaryWashington.Harriet,Grace Virginia Woodhouse Rawls,andCharlotte HutchinsRobertsallteachinchePortsmouth area.Harriethadlunchrecentlywith Virginia Bledsoe Goffigon.
Thesegirlswithoutfamiliescertainlygee around.RuchHuntteachingathomein RockyMount,combinesstudywithtravel. Thesummerof'57wasspentinEurope; backtotheAlmaMaterin'58;traveledin Russia,Scandinavia,Yugoslaviain'59;did graduateworkattheUniv.ofColoradoin '60andtraveledtoQuebecandMontreal in'63.
SusieFloydisCoordinatorofSciencefor NewportNewsCitySchoolsandatpresent isworkingonasequentialprogramin scienceforgradesonethroughtwelve.She continuesherfineworkintheVirginia AcademyofScience,forwhichshehas receivedrecognition.
AlongletterarrivedfromLindsay White Spicer,whoisnowlivinginLovingston, andwanesusalltovisither.Herhusband, Mason,isachemistwiththeAmerican CyanamidCo.atPineyRiver.Theirdaughter,Elizabeth,isasophomoreatLongwood andworksforDr.Schlegel,heradvisorand historyprofessor;LouisMason,III,ajunior inhighschool,isactiveinthechurch,in track,andintheband.Lindsaywishedme toconveyherbesrtoanyofyouwhowere
NOVEMBER, 1964
returningforFoundersDay;however, March21turnedouttobethewedding dateofouroldestsonEdmund,which calledforachangeinplans.Heisfinishing hissecondyearindentalschoolandStephen willbeenteringV.M.I.inSeptember. ThatleavesMom,Pop,andMichaeltokeep thehomefiresburning.Ifallgoeswell, I'llmeetyou,Lindsay,andElizabethat LongwoodnextFoundersDay.Incidentally,wenowhaveanAlumnaeChapter atVirginiaBeach.
Myloveandbestwishestoallthegals of'32.Whynotdropmeacardbefore May'65?
1933 Degree
President: MargaretGathright (Mrs.W.M.Newell)
1209ConfederateAve. Richmond,Va.
Secretary: LucilleCrute
(Mrs.R.M.Coltrane)
206LighthouseDrive Hampron,Virginia
Duetoconflictingvacations,family reunions,etc.thegroupforourreunion hereonJulyllinHamptonwassmallbut wedidhaveamostenjoyabletimetogether. Assuggestedbymanymaybeweshalltry anotherinayearortwo.
ComingfromRaleigh,N.C.,whereshe hasapositioninthestarelibrary,wasmy roommateforfouryears,MadgeBlalock, andwithherwasoneofmybestfriends fromhighschooldays,RoseCrewsElam.
LoisCoxandJane Royall Phlegarcame overfromNorfolk.Lois,whowasvisiting hermotherthere,continuesrobeenthused withherjobasprincipaloftheMaryland SchoolfortheBlindinBaltimore,Md. Jane'shusbandandhomeandhermany, manyoutsideactivitieskeepherbusy.She andDuvahl Ridgway-Hull havejustbeen appointedbytheGovernortoLongwood College'snewlycreatedboardofvisitors. Ourcongratulationstoboth.
FrancesColemanHankinscamedownfrom Charlottesvillewheresheisengrossedin teachingmodernMacharSr.Anne'sSchool forgirls.RuthJordan('34)andAlice Mooredidnothaveroofartojourneyas theyhavestayedintheirhometownof HampronwhereRuthteachesthesecond gradeatArmstrongElementaryandAlice isprincipalatLangleyViewSchool.Alice receivedherMaster'sDegreefromWilliam andMaryseveralyearsago.HarrietMoomaw Leekcontinuesroenjoyteachingthesixth gradeatPatrickHenrySchoolinRichmond.
GayRichardsonalsocamedownfrom Richmond.Afterteachingforeightyears shedecidedtogobacktocollegeatthe Univ.ofNorthCarolinaforsomeLibrary ScienceCoursesandisnowemployedatthe ScaceLibrary.HildegardeRossisthesame "ole"HildechatweknewatFarmville, jollyandhappyandlotsoffunrobewith. SheisnowAcademicDeanofGirlsatSt. AgnesSchoolandcontinuestomakeher homeonRussellRoadinAlexandria.
Myjob,asanAerospaceEngineer,with theNASAatLangleyField,continuestobe mostinterestingandchallenging.Ourson, Bob,Jr. ,graduatedfromVMIinJuneand wasmarriedinJulyof1961andreceived hisMaster'sDegreeinEnglish,fromUniv. ofVa.in1962.Nowa1stLt.intheArmy, heisstationedatBremerhaven,Germany. Lasesummerafterafiveweekstourto
Europe,Ihadadelightfultwoweeksvisit withhimandmydaughter-in-law.
SomuchforourJulyget-to-gether-now abitofnewsfromchosewhowrote First,weappreciatedtheniceletterand picturewereceivedfromMissIler.She regrettednottobewithusbutwasabit coofarawaysinceshespendshersummers inMonmouthBeach,N.J.,withhersister attheirhomethere.Andtoquoteshe wrote,"Awonderfultimetoyoualland howIwishIwerewithyou-yougaveme suchpleasurewhenyouwereatSTC!" Weappreciatechosekindwordsevenafter 31years.
Evelyn Shaw Bennettreachesalgebraat ParkviewHighSchool,SouthHill.She withherhusband,Harold,andsomefriends werevacationingatSeaIsland,Ga.Dot Lane EllingtonlivesinBrandon,Fla.,where sheworksforDr.Corlewasanassistant andsecretary.Heronlychild,Kay,is10 yearsold.Doreen Smith Franklinandhusband,Jack,arebusyworkingontheirlot atSmithMountainDam,nearLynchburg, wheretheyplantobuildacottagenexr year.Theirson,Howell,graduatedfrom U.Va.in1961andisnowaLt.(jg) intheNavy.Theirdaughter,Faith,graduatedinJunefromRandolph-Maconwith amajorinMathematics.CatherineGannawaymakesherhomeinDraper.Ann PritchardHensleylivesinRichmondandis personnelassistantwithScacePlantersBank. Shesaid,beingaFrenchmajorandwithout anycollegeMach,chatchismightbesurprising!
Duvahl Ridgway-Hull andherhusband, Andrew,enjoyedamonth'stripwestfor sight-seeingandattendedtheAMAconventioninSanFranciscoandtheNEA conventioninSeattle.Sarah RowellJohnson says"Sheisjustahousewife"butwith 3S keepingtheirhomeinRichmondandone onafarmnearby,collectinginformation aboutoldhomesandhistoricalplacesand writingfamilyhistoriesshestaysquirebusy. Theirdaughter,LindaAnne,is15andtheir son,Turner,is12.Martha Gunter Meidling enjoysherjobasateacherandcounselor atE.C.GlassinLynchburg.Hersonis9. Margaret Young MillinerlivesinOnley whereherhusbandisthePostmaster,and sheworksinabankinOnancock.Now thattheBayBridge-Tunnelisopenshe chinksweallwillbetravelingoverchatway andwouldbedelightedforuscostopoff toseechem.Marguerite Massey Morton wasjustbackfromaflighttoNewYorkco visitherdaughterJaneandbrandnew grandson,RobertScottArnold.Besides keepingthebooksforherhusband'sgarage business,helpingcooverseerheworkdone ontheirfarm,serveasorganiseofher church,plusahoseofocherthings,shedoes muchofchecaringforher95-year-old mother-in-law.
Margaret Gathright Newellwroteusa mostdelightfulandinterestingsix-page letter,recallingsomeofthehighlightsof ourlivesatFarmvilleSTC.Theirson, William,Jr. ,graduatedfromVP!andthen receivedhismaster'sinelectricalengineering fromColumbia.Theirdaughter,Mary,who wasaNationalMeritScholarinhighschool, willbeasenioratMaryBaldwinnextyear. Shekeepsbusywirhtheworkintheirhome, churchandgarden.Virgihia Sanford ReveleylivesinVirginiaBeachandishead oftheScienceDepartmentatKempsville JuniorHigh.Sheisalsoaproudgrandmotherastheirdaughter,MaryVirginia, hasasix-months-oldson.TheirsonKen graduatedfromHampden-Sydneyin1963 andtheiryoungersonwillbeaseniorat PrincessAnneHighSchool.Sheandher
husbandandsomefriendsenjoyedavacationtriptoTexas.HenriettaTaylorcontinuesteachingontheEasternShoreand wasinFortLauderdaleforthesummer. MacyThomas Rawls Thompsonstaysbusy withahome,ahusband,a16-year-oldson, Andy,andan11-year-olddaughter,Ruth Lee'skeepintouch!Dowritemethe news.
1935 Degree
President: FrancesV.McDaniel
(Mrs.J.N.Cargill) 8917TrescoRd. Richmond,Va.
ActingSecretary: LeliaMattox
(Mrs.S.A.Lipford) Box351 Bassett,Va.
Thankyou,thoseofyouwhorepliedto mycallfornews!Theoneadjectivethat seemstoapplytomostofusis"busy."
Katherine Coleman Allenwritesfrom Alexandriathatherdaughter,Wye,finishes juniorhighthisspring.Kittyexpectsthat theywillbelivinginSarasota,Fla.,when herhusbandretiresfromGovernment serviceinfiveyearsandsays,"Iamhappily content(andalwaysbusy)ashomemaker."
Jessica Jones Binns,havingreturnedto teachingsevenyearsago,isheadofthe mathdepartmentatHermitageHighSchool inHenricoCounty,theschoolfromwhich hertwosonsgraduated.ImagineGrandma Jessica!OldersonFrankhasa2½-year-old sonandaninfantdaughter.Youngerson BillisafreshmanatcheCollegeofWilliam andMary.Emma Littleton Parkerworks attheThunderbirdinVirginiaBeach.Our sinceresympathytoherinthelossofher 1husband,fromaheartattack,threeyears ago.Hermarrieddaughteralsolivesat theBeach.
Elizabeth VassarPickettplanstocomplete work(exceptforherthesis)onherMaster's degreeatLongwoodthissummer.Bonnie McCoywritesofherprideinanephew, SamuelMcCoyBaugham,whograduates fromhighschoolthisyear.Hehasbeen recognizedonnumerousoccasionsfor hismusicalandartisticabilities.
Challengingandinspiringisthestoryof Zillah Hailey Shafer.Havingleftschool becauseofillness,shehassucceeded, despiteherphysicalset-backs.Through correspondenceandextensioncourses, eveningandSaturdayclasses,andaftera leaveofabsencefromherworktotake regularclasses,shereceivedherMaster's degreein1958.InMarchshewasappointed aneligibilityanalystfortheCharlotte CountyareabythestateDept.ofWelfare andInstitution.Congratulations,Zillah!
Alice Tweedy Puckettehastwodaughters atMaryBaldwinCollege;Betty,agraduate thisJune,andKay,ajunior.Belle Lovelace Dunbar'sdaughter,Charlotte,approaches hersenioryearinhighschoolandherson willbefinishinglawattheUniversityof ChicagoinJuneandBellelooksforward tohavinghimandhiswifenearthemin Columbus.
Lady Boggs Walton,librarianwiththe CharlottesvilleCitySchools,hascontributed muchtotheimprovementofschool librariesthroughoutthestate.Many congratulations,Lady,forthehighoffices youholdintheVirginiaLibraryAssociation!
LivingonafarmnearCrozetandbeing marriedtotheassistantsuperintendentof AlbemarleCountyschoolsaddtoherbusy,
interestinglife.Sheinvitesallofusto contactherifwe'reinhervicinity.
Asformeandmyfamily,wehavebeen greatlyblessedwithhealthandhappiness. Ourdaughter,MaryAnne,graduatedfrom Longwoodthisyearandplanstoteach EnglishinWakefieldHighSchool,AlbemarleCounty,thisfall.Franisarising JunioratLongwoodandstillathomeare Sarah,16;Pat,10;andBetty,7.Wedo haveagoodtime!
Speakingofagoodtime,let'sallgoback nextMarchforFoundersDay!Itcould besuchfun!Afterthirtyyearsthereare probablymanygoodideastoexchange. Whydon'twegettogetheratHore! Weyanoke?(Tobeassuredaroomyou mightreserveearly.)Seeyouthen!
'39
PresidentandActingSecretary: VeraEbel (Mrs.R.B.Elmore) 803KristanLane Fairfax,Va.
Oh,no,itcouldn'tbe!Yes,itis1964. Subtract1939,theyearwegraduatedfrom S.T.C.andtheansweristwenty-fivethatlongsincewelaidourpencilsand papersdownbytheRotundadoorand studiedschoolnomore.Now,worseyet, wehadtoreturntotheRotundaandface ourclassmates.WithMetrecaltofight thebattleofthebulge,MissClairol,Cover GirlMakeUpandacouplemonthsto prepare,thesituationwasnottoogrim. SoMarch20,1964,thirty-twobravesouls turnedtheiffacestowardsFarmville.
Therewardsweregreat.Tosayour reunionwasasuccessistheunderstatement oftheyear.Withsquealsofjoy,Lib Wilson Steidtman,MargaretBritton Guerrina,Jenny Carroll Worsley,andyourstrulyembraced wildlyDot Buckland Wood,Charlotte Minton Neeley,Nancy Gray Perdue,and Theresa GraffJamison.Thiswasonlythe beginning.
SoontheWeyanokeHotelhallswere gaywithshoutsfromKitty RobertsWescott, Amy Powell Sandidge,Lucy Baskerville Lewis,Alma Butterworth Lewis,Mary Jackson Early,Betty Von Gemmingen Bruce, andMeade Neale Kilduff.
Yougirlswhowerenottherebelieve mewhenIreportthatyourclassmates lookbetternowthantheydidwhenthey graduated.Whataninspirationthisturned ourtobe!LaterIwonderedwhatthe managementandothergueststhought asweturnedtheWeyanokeintoAnnexor MainHallorSeniorBuildingofthelate thirties.Wevisitedbackandforthinrobes, p.j.'s,curlersandthelike.Somegirls broughtpicturesandsomehadoldannuals.
Allkindsofthingscameoutofthis Fridaynightbullsession.Youknowadvicetothelovelorn,amillionnewuses forhamburger,andwhattodowithback seatdriversandhusbandswhocomehome tolunch.
Wehadaball.Theweatherwasgrey. Itevensnowed.Butwithinourgroup itwasallsunshine.Theonlyhusbandwas BobArmisteadescortinghismore-attractive-than-everwife,SarahHayes.
Thisdetailcannotcontinue.Icould writeamagazinefull.Butletmecontinue withsnatchesfrommythoughts.Remember RotundaReverberations?We'llcallitnote� byanoldgalatthe1964classreunion.
ThepresentstudentsatLongwoodwere unusuallyfinelookinggirls.ItwasexcitingtomeetSarah Button Rex'stwo
lovelydaughterswhoarebothstudents atLongwood.Thebuildingsandnew dormslookedlikeTheWaldorfAnnex stilllookslikeAnnex.TheRotundais thrillingstill.Faculcymemberswhowere funtoseewereMr.Coyner,MissMoran, MissIler,MissHiner,MissBugg,Mr. Mac,Mr.Graham,Dr.Jeffers,Dr.Simpkins,andMr.French.JaneRoyall'stribute toMissMacywasexcellent.Itmademe realizehowmuchIhadgainedfrom"Miss Mary'sFinishingSchool."Whatathrill tohearTaylorReveley,asPresidentof Hampden-Sydney,givetheprincipaladdress!MarieandTaylorarestillthe tremendousleaderstheywerein1939. SingingAllHail!AlmaMater!inthechapel gavemegoosepimples.
Thealltoobriefclassmeetingafter coffee,lunchandageneralalumnaemeeting wasmuchtooshort.Thebrightspots werethewonderful,wonderfulgirlsback onlyforthedayandlookingrealsharpbelieveme.
TheywereByrd Vaughan Schmierer, ElizabethBurke,Margaret Motley Adams, Virginia Smith Daniel('40),Virginia Yager Thompson,Eloise WilliamsDraine,Caroline Gwathmey Jones,Ruth Read Blackman, Lenoir Hubbard Coleman,Beverly Sexton Hathaway,ClaraNottingham Baldwin,Louise Jones Wells,VirginiaEpes Irby Smith,and HelenCoscan.
Ithadallbeensoperfect-somuchfun wedecidedsuddenly-"Let'sleavenow.'' Ifwetarryitmaybespoiled.So,assuddenly asithadbegun-itwasover.Theimpossible hadhappened.Wehadreturnedto'FarmvilleStateTeacher'sCollege'andrecaptured foronebriefweek-endthewonderful privilegeofhavingbeenamemberofOUR classof1939.
Asap.s.,IthankCaroline WillisWeiler, Frankie Byran Finch,Elsie Dodd Sindles, Jane Fowler Olson,Miriam Ficklen Howell andMargaret Stallard Woolingforyour funletters.Wemissedyou.
1940 Diploma
ActingSecretary: MargaretBunting (Mrs.WarrenA.Saul) 3404RiverviewDrive Richmond25,Va.
Thediplomaclassof1940issohappy toberepresenredintheAlumnaeMagazine andwe'relookingforwardtoourtwentyfifthreuniononFoundersDayinMarch, '65.Here'ssomenewsfromafewofthe gals,I'llpassontoyou.
Annette Prosise Kinghasa21-year-old sonwhoisajunioratV.P.I.andplans togointodentistrywhenhegraduates. Annettehastaughtfor19yearsandstill lovesit!ShewasthefirstWorthyMarron ofOrderofEasternScaroftheNottoway ChapterNo.175,isactiveincommunity andchurchworkandhasbeentheregular pianistinherchurchfor21years!(She wrotethemusictoourclasssongand AggieMann,thewords,remember?) Shefirmlybelieves"inordertobehappy, onehastogiveofhistimetoochersand keepbusy.''
MaryVirginia Walker Gilessayssheis an"ex-schoolreacher."Shetaughtfor9 years:3inAlbemarleCountyand6in Henrico.Her14-year-olddaughteris planningtobeateacher,too,andattend Longwood.She'sbeenactiveinP.T.A. andchurchactivities.
FlyntMooreLittletonmovedtoWildwoodCrest,N.J.,alovelyresorttown, 11yearsago.Shehasadaughter,11,and ason,9.Shedoessubstitutingthere. WheninRoanokesheoftenseesIrma GraffHolland('42),andwheninRichmondseesMarionMitchellYoung.
MaryLouiseSterrettCampbellhascaught 17yearsatGlasgowGradeSchool.She hasason17andadaughter14.Herhusbandthisyearcompleted25yearsof servicewiththeVa.ElectricandPowerCo. Sheisstill"struggling"forherdegree andhasbeengoingtoMadisonCollege forthelastthreesummers.
LouiseHaydonGarlandtaughtfor11 years,butjustsubstitutesnow.Herhusband isafarmer,activeinchurch,adeacon, Asst.Supt.ofSundaySchool,member ofBoardofSupervisors,andpresident oftheFarmBureau.Shespendsmostof hertime"tryingtotamethreechildren." ShebelongstotheYoungHomemakers Club,P.T.A.andisactiveinchurch.
LouisetoldmeLillianDawsonShirley livesinCallao,andhasa5-yr.-oldboy. She,too,isstillteaching7thgradethere.
Asforyourstruly,MargaretAnne BuntingSaul,whereshallIbegin?Ihad manyjobsbeforeItaught,afterIleft Farmville.Iwasalongdistanceoperator. Warwasdeclared,andwhenMothersaid "No!"totheWAC'sIbecamethefirst ladyradioengineerinVa.-3rdinthe U.S.W.D.B.J.inRoanokespentquite afewpenniestrainingmefor"theduration."InlessthanoneyearImetWarren andweweremarriedonour13thdate! HewentoverseasayearlaterandIstayed inRoanoke.Uponhisreturn,wewent toBlacksburgtoworkonhisMaster's. ThenwemovedtoRichmond.Our daughterwenttoLouisburgCollege(N.C.) andtookanaccelerated1½yr.course inoneyear.Shemetherhusbandthere andwasmarriedlastJuly-attheripe oldageof19.NowI'msittingbackwith myknitting,waitingtobeagrandmother! TheonlytimeI'vebeenbacktoLongwood wasto"Cap"mymotherabouttenyears agowhenshereceivedherdegree. Let'scelebrateourreunioninMarch, 1965.Seeyouthen!
1940 Degree
PresidentandSecretary: JanePowell (Mrs.RobertE.Johnson) 205WithersRoad Wytheville,Va.
MaryLouCunninghamWarrenwhois presidentoftheYorkCountyHome DemonstrationClubs,alsoservesona boardworkingforaCommunityCenter. HerfamilyplannedtovisitMarieDix MoraninOakRidge,Tenn.,duringtheir vacation.
HelenReiffScottattendedtheNational MeetingofUnitedPresbyterianWomen atPurdueUniv.inJune.Shehasjust spentaninterestingyearaslibrarianof threeelementaryschoollibraries.Her daughtersareJoanie,5½,andGinnie Lynn,10.
HazelWoodBurbankThomashas takenuphandweavingandhastwolooms. ShehasservedontheLibraryBoardand workswiththeVisitingNursesWellChildConference.Bruceisamemberof theSchoolBoard.
HelenJeffriesMiles'son,Jeff,enters V.P.I.thisfallinpre-law.HughIIIis withthearmyinKoreaandBillyisan eighth-graderwhoplaysclarinetinthe band.Husband,Hugh,receivedtheWine AwardforFacultyAchievementlastyear andisagaindirectorofoneoftheNational ScienceFoundationsummerprograms atV.P.I.LastsummerourRobandAnita CarringtonTaylor'sBillystudiedmath inaprogramorganizedbyHugh.Anita writesthatBillywillbeatNotreDame thissummerforanothermathprogram andwillenterDukethisfall.
LauraMorrisBurrows('39)andSteve hadasix-weeks'triptotheWestCoast thisspring.MorrisisasenioratV.P.I., andMikeisaBlacksburgHighsenior andplaysbasketballandfootball.
RosemaryHowellwhoteachesatHermitageHighinHenricoCountywas surprisedtofindJeanClarkeFulleronthe committeeevaluatingherschoolthisyear. Classmateswillbesorrytohearofthe deathinMarchofAgnesWagstaffJeffries.
SaraKeeseeHiltzheimerenjoysherelementaryschoollibraryandFrenchforthree gradelevelsinDanville,singinginher churchchoir,teachingSeniorYouthin SundaySchoolandplayinggolf.Iwas delightedtorunintoSara,GraceWaring PutneyofFarmvilleandButterflyBreckenridgeHallofRoanokeandtheirfamilies ataV.P.I.gamelastyear.
LoisBarbeeHarkerisdoinggraduate workatLoyola.MarthaMcCorkleTaylor studiedatLongwoodlastwinterpreparing totakemedicaltechnician'scoursesnext yearinRichmond.Shehasadaughterat Randolph-MaconandoneatAgnesScott.
BeulahEttengerCobbsteachesandis JuniorSponsoratMontevideoHighSchool. HerhusbandisadministratoroftheSunnysidePresbyterianHomefortheAging,and Beulahplaystheorganthere.Howard,Jr., isasenioratSt.Andrew'sPresbyterian CollegeandBillisaJuniorinhismother's LatinClass.
AdaSanfordDejarnettelivesonafarm outsideOrangewhereHenryisClerkof theCircuitCourt.Theyhaveagirlwhois nineandaboyfive.PaulineScottHoke islivinginLouisville,Ky. ,whereherhusbandrunsapharmaceuticalsupplyhouse. Theyhaveadaughter15andason4.
JohnnyLybrookMothersheadandIsabel WilliamsonHoytlivetwelvemilesapartin
Valerie,daughterofMargaretBunting Saul'40,picturedonherweddingday.
NewJerseyandenjoyoccasionalv1s1ts. Johnnysays"1940willalwaysbejust 'yesterday'rome-allthefun-allthe friends."Isabel'shusband,Bob,isdirector ofPerthAmboyGeneralHospitaland lectureronthefacultyofGeorgeWashingtonUniv.,D.C.andWashingtonUniv., St.Louis.Rob,Jr.,isasenioratDenison Univ.,Granville,Ohio,whereheiseditor ofthemagazine.ThethreegirlsareRidgely, 16;Perkie,10;andLeigh,8.
MarionSheltonCombs'daughter,Carol, graduatedfromLongwoodinJuneandwill teachatColonialHeights.Herson,aJune highschoolgraduate,wonthecitizenship awardandwillenterUniv.ofRichmondin pre-law.EstelleMannMitchellteachesin Charlotte,N.C.,andhersonisattending WakeForest.
KathrynNewmanBageantnowlivesin Asheboro,N.C.,whereherhusbandis statemanagerforTexasRefineryCorp.Last yeartheyhadawonderfultriptoMadrid. G.G.,20,isasophomoreatHighPoint College.Sherryis16andDebbie,10. KathrynisSecretaryoftheWoman'sClub inAsheboroandchairmanoftheRandolph CountySocietyforCrippledChildrenand Adults.ApaintingondisplayatMeyer's GardenRoominGreensboroisevidence ofherchiefhobby.
IhavehadabusyspringworkingtemporarilyinBob'soffice.Inadditiontoafull businessschedule,heischairmanofthe AdvisoryCommitteeandSteeringCommitteeofthenewWythevilleCommunity College.Robgraduatedfromhighschool asvaledictorianandisenrolledatDavidson. Powell,15,isagolfenthusiastandTom,a busy12-year-old,playsthetrombone.
MyraSmithFergusonandAnnaMaxey Boeltwrotewithenthusiasmforourbig reunionnextyear.JustabouteveryoneI haveheardfromhopestobe'onhandfor theoccasion.MarieEasonReveleyis planningtoinviteclassmembersreturningforour25threuniontoherhomeat Hampden-Sydneyforagee-togetheron Fridaynightofthatweek-end.Doplan tobebackinFarmvillenextMarchand scheduleyourarrivalintimecoseeeverybodyatMarie's.
NOVEMBER,1964
JohnJeffriesMiles,sonofHelenJeffries Miles'40.PresidentandActingSecretary: BettyBoutchard (Mrs.S.C.Maclntire,III) 1340SagewoodCircle StoneMt.,.Ga.
Ifanyofyouwouldlikeaturnasguest editor,pleaseletmeknow.Ididn'trealize itwouldbesohardtogetyougirlstotell meaboutyourselves.
WhileinNewportNewslastsummer,I hadawonderfultimeseeingmanyLongwoodgirls.SarahWadeOwenwastaking classesatWilliamandMary.Cynthia JamesRiddickislivinginHampton.
ItalkedwithJerrySmithShawenwhen shewasinDecaturvisitingherdaughter, Sandra,whoisasenioratAgnesScott. NowIhearitwillbeabusysummerforher asSandraisbeingmarried.Didyouknow thatJeanHattonLugar'sdaughter,Susan, isastudentatLongwood?Sherryisin highschool,BillyistwelveandMikeis mne.
VirginiaCorbinLambislivinginArlington whereJohnisanattorneywiththeLabor Department.Alan,theiroldestson,enters WilliamandMarythisfall.Virginiateaches kindergartenandfirstgradeinaprivate school.BettyHarperWyatt'sdaughter, BettyWade,isalsoenteringWilliamand Mary.HarpooandJerryShawenhavebeen busyallyearplanningthe25threunionof theirhighschoolclass.
AnneElletHardyisplanningasummerof swimmingandridinginhorseshowsforher family.AnneteachesHistoryandWorld GeographyinAmelia.
LeonaMoomaw(MOO)isstilltaking thosefantastictripsandlastsummer touredthewestandendedupinVictoria, Canada.ThispastsummertheytouredNew EnglandandCanada.PagieFrancisHickmanhadbeentoRoanokevisiting.(Isaw PagieinHJimptonandshelookedwonderful.)InMoo'sclassthisyear,shetaught thechildrenofMaryLouShannonDelaney ('42),JaneEnglebyHaynie('42),andLouise ParcellWatts.CharlotteGreeleyMurphy livesinRoanokeandhasadaughter.
HelenLewisBishopandfamilyare movingbacktoLouisvilleinJune.Anne CovingtonFulghum'ssonisgraduatingfrom RiversideMilitaryAcademyinJuneand plannedonenteringRandolph-Maconthis fall.AnnGwynisaneighthgrader.The FulghumsliveinWilson,N.C.
AnneFitzgeraldteachesintheHighland SpringsHighSchoolinRichmond.She enjoyedavisitinNewEnglandlastsummer andwhileinStratford,Conn.,visitedthe ShakespeareanTheater.
AgnesPattersonKellyvisitedMiggieMish TimberlakeinStaunton.Miggieworksa fewnightsaweekasahostessatMary BaldwinCollege.
SusieMooreCieszkosendsoutthemost wonderfulChristmasletterswithallthe newsofherfamily.Herhusbandisa contractorandsheisbusywithherfamily andchurch.Susiemissedthe20threunion butisplanningonattendingthe25th.
MaxineComptonFullerplannedtoattend theUniv.ofAla.thispastsummerto renewhercertificatesoshewouldbeeligible toteachinthefall.FromwayoutinNew Mexico,wehavenewsfromEdnaBrown Lupton.Lastsummertheyaddedahuge dentotheirhomesotheyhaveplentyof roomforcompany,foranyoneplanning atriptothe"LandofEnchantment." Ednahasretiredafter7yearsofkindergartenteaching.Janwillenterthe10th gradeandJennifer,the7thgrade.The Luptonsareplanningatripbackhome thissummer.OpalNelsonPegram'stwin
daughtersstartschoolthisfallwhile Skipperwillbeathirdgrader.Shehadher ownLongwoodreunionthisspringwith HelenHarringtonPoundandWinnia HarrellBottoms('42).
EllaMarshPilkingtonAdamshada fabuloustripabroadandvisitedSpain andItaly.EllaMarshlivesinAtlantaand we'vebeenplanningongettingtogether allthisyear.There'sstillhope-justhalf of1964isgone!
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President: FayeNimmo (Mrs.JackW.Webb) 215LindenAvenue Suffolk,Va. ActingSecretary: FrancesLeeHawthorne (Mrs.J.R.Browder) 2624NorcrossRoad Richmond,Virginia
WecameinthesnowandraintoFounders DayforthereunionoftheClassof'44. HowIwishmoreofyoucouldhavejoined us!Mr.FrenchwelcomedusintheRotunda, andMrs.ElizabethB11rgerJacksonjoined usatourclasstableforlunch.Itdidn't seempossiblethat20yearshadpassed untilweexchangedpicturesofournearly grownchildren!Wefoundonegrandmotherinthegroup:NancyWilliamson Cole,whohasaone-year-oldgranddaughter.
AtthededicationofthenewCoxdormitory,wegrewnostalgicaswerecalled favoritestoriesof"MissMary."
Thoseattendingwere:SaraFrance Forsythe,JaneSmithDunlap,NancyHutter Phillips,RosemaryElamPritchard,Sara JeffriesGilliam,NancyeBruceNoel('45), SueHarperSchumann,MaryK.Bingham Hinshelwood,JuliaEasonMercer,Frances AdamsHaywood,HelenOttHeltzel,Elsie SmithCasterline,NancyWilliamsonCole, MaryHo11seSmoot,LucilleCheatham Moseley,GeneSeymourRaper,Mary PittardNash,MaryLibGrizzardDarby, EmmaBroyles,ElizabethGatesHill,Betty SmithdealMillerandF.LeeHawthorne Browder.
Itwastrulywonderfultohearfromso manyclassmates.Thanksgotoallthe girlswhohelped.MaryKeith,JudyEason, andIspentarainydayorganizingtheforms andletters.Keithhasfivechildrenfrom nursingschooldowntonurseryschool. ThewholefamilydrovetoCalif.inJune. Judy'sthreeboysandtheirprojectskeep herbusy.
FayeNimmoWebb('45),Jack,andfour childrenhaveanewhouseonalakewhere allenjoyskiingandboating.Dreama WaidJohnsonlivesinColoradoSprings butCol.JohnsonmayreturntoWashington,D.C.,andshehopestosendhertwo girlstoLongwoodasbothwanttobe teachers.NancyLouiseRansonButler livesinHouscon,Tex.,andseesHannah CrawfordReynoldsoccasionally.Nancy's husbandisAsst.U.S.Atcorneyandthey werelistedinWho'sWholastyear.Walter Cronkiteisaclosefriendoftheirsand visitedthemrecently.
KatherineJohnsonHawthornedidgraduate workattheUniv.ofRichmondlastyear andisteachinginChesterfieldCounty. ElizabethGoodwinSalehasthreegirlsall "horsecrazy"andallrideinshows.ElizabethisheadoftheScienceDept.ofLeeDairsHighSchoolinHanoverCounty. ErnestineMorganHollomanispresident oftheCarolineEducationAssociationin additiontodutiesasaminister'swife. HerfamilyvisitedtheWorld'sFairin June.
RomeliaSayreSummerellvisitedinVa. thissummerwhiletheRev.Summerell attendedtheWoddPresbyterianAlliance inFrankfort,Germany.Romeliaenjoyed seeingBettyBridgeforthYoungandPatsy ConnellyBagleywhentheirfamiliesvisited theirchurch.PatsywasvisitingBettyin Fayetteville,N.C.BettyVanArsdale HoffmanwroteofvisitingRomeliawhen herfamilywenttotheSmokyMountains.
RosemaryElamPritchardenjoyedserving as2ndV.PresidentoftheNationalAlumnae Association1962-64.Sheenteredgraduate schoolattheUniv.ofVa.lastJune,is activeinP.T.A.,Woman'sClub,and isadeaconessinherchurch.Theschool activitiesofherthreechildrenkeepheron thego.RuthD11ggerSandersissupervisorof ElementaryPhysicalEducationinNewport News.ShestagedthefirststateGymnastic MeetforgirlslastspringatLongwood. ShealsorepresentedVa.inNorman, Okla.,asGymnasticSpecialistatthe InstituteofGirls'andWomen'sSports.
MildredWillson,DirectorofChildren's WorkatFirstPresbyterianinAtlanta, hasjustreturnedfromtripstoMexico andNewYorkwheresheattendedthe Fair.DarnellWhitbyLongisteachingand workedwithTauChapterofDeltaKappa Gammaonagrant-in-aidforaLongwood student.
FrancesAdamsHaywoodtravelswitha golfinghusband,butisalsovice-pres. ofWomenoftheChurchandworksin theschoollibrarywhereherchildrenare inthe2ndand4thgrades.SheandElsie SmithCasterlinegettogethernowthat ElsiehasreturnedtoVa.asColonelCasterlinerecentlyretiredfromtheAirForce andtheylookforwardtosettlingdown intheirnewhomeinWilliamsburg.
CarolynEarlyLeachattendedaN.S.F. instituteatOhioWesleyanandisnow teachingfulltimeandlistsherthreechildren asherinterestsandactivities.Dottie SueSimmonsKesslerstillmissesVa.now thattheyareinWis.,butismakingnew friendsandservingher4thyearasDen Mother.
NatalieCarrollWestisteachingand activeinchurchwork.MaryHo11seSmoot enjoysworkingwiththeBrowniesand daycamp.Livingonalake,herfamily isbusyboating,skiing,andswimming.
MildredDrosteisassistantprofessor ofPhysicalEducationatMaryWashington College,andiswatersafetychairmanfor theFredericksburgChapteroftheAmericanRedCross.Sheinvitedustovisit herinhernewhomewhenwepassthat way.FrancesStroheckerMcIntoshsaw Drostelastspringwhenshetraveledwith herhusbandtoseveralcolleges.Asasst. Supt.ofSchools,hewasrecruitingnew teachers.Francesalso·visitedBermuda lastspring.
AnnaPorkerHampconhasherdays filledwithherdutiesaspresidentofthe WomenoftheChurch,DenMother,and motherofthreechildren.RuthKersey isworkinginRichmond.GloriaPollard ThompsonisSecretary-TreasurerofVa. Assoc.AmateurAthleticUnionandis
financechairmanofU.S.OlympicWomen'sSwimmingCommittee.
CharlesAnnaPriceYounthasmoved toCharlotte,N.C.,andherdaughterhas forateacher,LucyMansonSharpe('45).
MaryHarmonGodseyhasmovedintoa newhomeinNorfolk.NancyPowell StuartisteachinginCovington.Emma BroylesteachesinBedford.JanePeery PeeryofTazewellisservingas2ndvicepresidentoftheVa.FederationofWomen's Clubs.Shewillbefeaturedinanewbook, "VirginiaLives."
SaraJeffriesGilliamhadawonderful timeatthereunion.She,Jane,Sueand SaraWaynestayedovernighttohavemore timetotalk.ShehasseenJaneFordPhillips whohasmovedtoMartinsville.Jane wrotethatitisgoodtobebackhomeafter movingaroundalltheseyears.Heroldest sonattendsAugustaMilitaryAcademy. Janeaskedaboutthe"RoundRobin Letter"thatflewaroundseveralyearsand asksthatwhoeverhastheletter,"Please don'tlettheRobindie-senditon!"
MaryGrizzardDarbylivesnearbyin Richmondandstaysbusywithscoutsand churchwork.MargaretLawrenceGrayson visitedwithherwhenshebroughther daughtertoseetheWesthamptoncampus. HelenOttHeltzeltookherlovelydaughter toLongwoodforourreunionsoshecould seewhatawonderfulplaceitis.Lucille CheathamMoseleyisaGirlScoutLeader andteachesSundaySchool.Herhusband isontheNationalBoardofRuritansand theyhadafinetriptoMiami.
LydeThompsonLewishasthreehandsome boys.SheandEarlhadatriptoJamaica lastyearandarelookingforwardtovisiting Mexicothissummer.FrancesRainey ChapelwrotefromRochester,N.Y., thatshewasexcitedabouttakingtheir fourchildrentotheFair.Shelivednear LouiseMcCorkleLaughlinwhenshelived inPittsburgh,Penn.,andtheyenjoyed exchangingnewsfromVirginia.Mary ElizabethPearsallLeGrandelovesliving inWis.whereBruceteachesattheUniversity,andtheyalllookforwardtospending partofthesummerattheircabininCanada. MEPisa"TrainerforTrainees"foradults inScoutjobsandispresidentofP.T.A. MaryPittardNashisagolfingenthusiast whenshecanfindfreetimefromhertwo activeboys.
BettySmithdealMillerlovedhervisit toLongwood.SheworksintheAlumnae ChapterinAlexandria,andtheWashington CivicBallet.Herthreechildrenareactive insportsandBettystaysbusyteaching dancing.ShesawclassmatesNancyHutter Phillips,NellQuinRichard,andBetty HenritzeAyersatarecentparty.Nancyis enjoyinghernewhomesinceshemoved toAlexandriaandisactiveinRedCross work.
NancyWilliamsonCole,issecretarytreasurerofVa.Assoc.forRetardedChildren.ShesentnewsofDorisLoweFoot whosehusbandheadstheMathDept.at theUniv.ofGa.,andnewsofRachel AmmenYoungwholivesinBiloxi,Miss. MildredEadesHarrisissecretaryofRoanoke AlumnaeChapteranddoesvolunteer workfortheRoanokeFineArtsCenter.
GeneSeymourRaperhasthreeboysand isasocialworkerinNansemondCounty. BarbaraDickensonPhillipsenjoysgardening, bridge,andherchildren,age16and10. MarySuePalmerParvinteachesfirstgrade inLombard,Ill.,andisactiveintheChicago ChapterA.S.A.Shelivesinthe"Lilac Town"andtheycelebratedwithaweek offestivities.
PatsyConnellyBagleyhasthreechildren andherspecialactivitiesinbasketball. ShewenttoMorgantown,W.Va.,and Charlotte,N.C.,toattendSouthern Conferencegames.
InRichmondSueHarperSchumannand IworktogetherintheAlumnaeChapter. Suehasfourchildrenandisattendingnight classesatR.P.I.She,Louis,andchildren wereplanningatriptoFla.withastopover inGa.toseeSaraWayneandJocelyn GilliamScott.BettyAllbrightTredway worksintheGardenClub,butherbiggest thrillistherecentadoptionofababy brotherforLaura.JerryTitmusteachesin QuanticoandtouredHawaiilastsummer.
EllaBanksWeathersBoyle,husband,and children,William,Jr.,-17;Jack-16;David12;andDonald-7,areinKobe,Japan,where herhusbandisamissionaryandshestays busybeingamissionary'swifeandteaching English.HeroldestsonwillenterDavidson thisfall.JaneSmithDunlaphasfivechildren rangingfromage17to8.Herhusband practiceslawinRochester,Minn.,andrepresentstheirareaintheStateSenate.He spendseverywinterinSt.PaulatthelegislaturewhereheischairmanoftheEducation Committee.
Myactivitiessoundlikearepeatofyours withchildrenaged10and13plusSunday School,P.T.A.,andWoman'sClub.We enjoyedavacationinFla.lastsummer. Thanksforyourletters,itwasajoytohear fromyouandIwishitwerepossibleto writeallthenews.Anylettersreceived laterwillbesavedfornextyear.
President: EleanorWade
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(Mrs.E.G.Tremblay) 2649JeffersonParkCircle Charlottesville,Va. ActingSecretary: MarilynBell (Mrs.G.K.Roper,Jr.) Rt.1,Earlysville,Va.
Dear'45'ers,ElsieThompsonBurger,who stilllivesinFarmville,wrotethatsheand "CharlieHop"havedecidedtogivethe "triflingest"classfromLongwoodone morechancetosavefacefortheempty yearsandshowupforour20threunionon FoundersDay,1965!We'vesavedhalfa facealreadybyhearingfromtwenty-seven girls!
MildredAlvisO'Brienhasfourgrandchildren!Hertwodaughtersareboth marriedtoattorneys.WatchforHillEllett onthesportspage.HeisSugarBaker Ellett'ssonandontheVMIfootballteam. SheandWatthavea17-year-olddaughter athomeinRoanoke.MargaretBarksdale WoltzwrotefromClarksvillethatherfour childrenkeepherbusy,butshehadtimeto helporganizealocalLittleLeagueTeam.
MaryAnnBiggsPrillmanhasadaughterat LongwoodandasonatT.J.inRichmond. OurlongestlettercamefromMargaret "Teddy"BearMorrisoninsunnyMiami. ThisactivemotheroffivehasbeenaJunior Leaguer,RepublicanCommitteewoman, andonlyfemalesoftballcoachinatwentysixteamleagueinNewJersey.
WhileworkingforherMaster'satWest ChesterStateCollege,Pa.,VirginiaDale HoneycutthastimetobeP.T.A.president athertwosons'school.Herhusbandis DirectorofResearchforAvisunCorp. RobertaDavisHueyenjoyslivingin Bethesda,Md.,whereherneighborscome fromthroughouttheU.S.Sheandher husband,Harvey,havetwochildren.
FromupinMichiganwehadnewsof SusanDurrettSalter,whose17-year-old sonandfour-year-oldDeedeekeepherand Larrybusy.DowninDaytonaBeach, BetsyFoxHallwasrecentlynamedWoman oftheYearinherchurchandisacandidate forClubwomanoftheYearfromherlocal woman'sclub.
MarthaHigginsWalton'slifeevolves aroundthethreelittleWaltons,twoof whomtoweroverher,buttheentirefamily isinvolvedinatherapyprogramforthe oldestson,Rickie,whowasbornwith cerebralpalsy.Theresultsofthefamily effortareencouraging.NancyHarrell Butlersentnewsofherfourchildrenand husbandfromWinchester.Shehada reunionwithMaryWatkinsMorganlast winterinEmporiawhenMarywasvisiting fromNatchezwithherdaughter.
MarthaHiteGraves'husbandisworking ontheSaturnRocketboosterprogram. Theyandtheirtwochildrenarelivingin Slidell,La.NewsarrivedfromWalters,of NellRayFlemingJoynerandhertwosons. Maribeth"Betsy"JacobGregoryteaches kindergarteninCapeCharles.Sheandher husbandliveonhergrandfather'sfarmon OldPlantationCreek.LivinginAtlanta,
Ga.,nowElizabethMastHalsteadandher husbandaretheproudparentsofthree girlsandababyboy.
FromdeepintheheartofTexas,Sara MolingMacKinnonwrote_chatJohn_is pasroroftheFirstPresbycenanChurchrn CorpusChristi.Theyhavefourchildren. AliceNicholsProcerraholdstherecordfor newsfromthefarthestpoint,ArubaIsland offVenezuela.HerhusbandiswithStandard OilRefinery,andtheirchildrenhavealways Jivedinthetropics.
NettieAnnePaytosWigginsissecrecarycreasurerofEmporiaSavingsandLoan.She andRaymondhavefifteen-year-oldtwin boys."Gin"PullenPalmer'ssurgeonhusbandhasbeentransferredtotheNaval HospitalinCharlesron,S.C.,fromKey West.Theyhaveasonandtwodaughters. AthirdgradeteacherinBoydton,Alleyne PhillipsBrysonwritesthatthey'llhavero makeherretire!Shelovesteaching.
PatMaddoxGoodloehasanarchitect husbandandfourlive-wirechildrenburstill hastimefortheBrowniesandsingingina choralgroup.Shewroteof"Bobbie"Scott who'sdoingawonderfuljobforCounty WelfareinFishersville,andMarilynjohnson Williamsandherhusband,whohaveasmall soninRoanoke.
MargueriteStephensonMillerisco-owner ofaprivatekindergarteninBrunswick,Ga. Sheandherprofessionalengineerhusband havetwodaughters.MayFranklinWoodwardPoetshastwochildrenandteaches theseventhgradeinBarhamsville.Edith SanfordKearn'shusband,Jack,iswiththe appliedphysicslabatJohnsHopkins.Their familyhasjustmovedintoanewhomein SilverSpring,Md.
Andfinallyfromthe"GardenSpot", Charlottesville,isnewsofEleanorWade TremblayandMarilynBellRoper.Eleanor's husband,Gerry,isanattorney;andthey havefourboysandagirl.GeorgeandI havetwochildren.Myonlyclaimtofame !wasaTVappearenceonPasswordwhich broughtme$350onwhichwearenow sitting.Theymoneywentfordiningmom chairs!Weliveourinthecountrywitha beautifulviewoftheBlueRidge.
Lifebeginsatforty;socomeonbackfor ourtwentiethreunionwherewe'llall"live itup."SeeyouMarch1965.
President: EleanorBisese
(Mrs.RobertB.Johnson) 3606WinstonBlvd. Wilmington,N.C.
ActingSecretary: FrancesLee
(Mrs.FrankD.Stoneburner) 301RalstonRd. Richmond29,Va.
WhenBessywroteandaskedmeto writetheclassletter,Iwasdelightedand haveenjoyedhearingfromsomanyofyou. IwishIcouldenclosealloftheletters.Our classseemstobequitebusywithChurch work,PTA,scouts,andchauffeuringthe childrentotheirmanyactivities.
DotCummingstaughtontheislandof SumatrafortwoyearsandisnowonTibu (westofVenezuelanborder)teachinga firstandsecondgradecombination.She hastraveledcoandvisitedmanycountries. Shehasenjoyedamarvelouselephantride downariver,watchedatiger-skinningand seenmonkeys,cheetahs,leopards,lions, zebras,rhinos,buffalosandgiraffesintheir naturalsettings.Shehasvisitedteaand rubberfacroriesandhascollectedbeautiful paintingsandteakwoodfurniturefromthe
JoanandJanice,daughtersofMarthaHigginsWalton'45.
FarEase.Herslidecollectionistremendous andIknowwewouldallenjoyseeingchem atour20threunion.Youwillhaverocry tobeinthescacesthen,Dot,andbringchem withyou.
JackiePardenKilbywasthefirstperson whocalledandshehadtheGermanmeasles, butwasfeelingbetter.Herthreechildren keepheronthego.
BessyreceivedanotefromMrs.Libby BurgerJacksonthankingtheclassforour thoughtfulness.Sheboughtadeacon bench,justliketheonesatthealumnae house,forherporchandsaysshehopes co"linesomeofyouonicbeforelong." Bessyisbusywithherchildren,Mark, 15Carol,11,andRob,8,andahusband whohaslearnedtofly,butcan'ttalk Bessyintogoingwithhi1:11.Caro!yn BobbittJoneshasbeensubsmuceceachrng inadditiontokeepingupwithBob-5, Beth-10,andJimmy-15
BevPeeblesKellyisaGirlScoutleader, SundaySchoolteacherandisonmany boardsinNewportNews.SheseesAnn SummersLumpkinoften,aswellasMaggie McIntyreDavis,whoisteachinginPortsmouthandGinnyShacklefordMcIntyre, whoisstillinS.C.
SpotHunnicuttJoneshasbuiltalovely homeontheYorkRivernearGloucester. Shehasadarlinglitclegirl.MaryEllen
Baileyhasbeenelectedpresidentofthe Business&ProfessionalWomen'sClub inLexingronandisElementarySupervisor intheRockbridgeSchoolDivision.Becky NorfleetMeyerlivesinChesterfieldCounty andhasrwoboys,7and8.
MarthaWatkinsMerglerwritesfrom ParkForest,Ill. ,thatDonwillreceivehis M.A.inbusinessinJunefromtheUniv. ofChicago.Debbiewillgraduatefrom theeighthgradeandDonIIwillcomplete fifthgrade.
DottieOvercashwasatameetingofthe LongwoodCollegeFoundation,Inc.,and wassoimpressedwiththebeautifulnew buildingsandnewstaffandfacultymembers.SheseesGlenAnnPattersonMarsh often.GlenAnn'shusbandisRepresentativetoCongressfromtheWinchesterdistrict andGlenAnnisenjoyinglifeinWashington.
MikeShiflettToomercalledlasesummer andIwascrushednotroseeher,but Mopsy,mydaughter,sacforherchildren andsaidtheyweredarling.Sheisstillon aranchinBurns,Col.,andherthreeboys are8,7and6.RuchRoweDaniellives hereinRichmondandrecentlyMinnie RoseHawthorneLyleandherfamilyspent theweek-endwithher.Ruthhasthree children14,12,and5,andsaidMinnie RosewasteachinginKenbridge.
MargiePierceHarrison,MinnieLee CrumplerBurger,andRuthBrooksSoyers wereallattheRichmondAlumnaeluncheon. ItalkedroShirleyCruserWhitewhois busywithherfamilyofhusbandandtwo sons.MargaretOrangeisworkinginthe WescmorelandbranchofThalhimersand wouldlovetoseeanyofyouwhenyou comein.
ThehighlightofouryearwasanovernightvisitfromJanePhilhowerYoung duringChristmas.ShewasinWilliams_bmg visitingthefamilyandcameup.L1lhan ElliottBondurantcameforlunch.Janeplays theorganforbochChurchservicesan�w�s inchargeofthePTAcarnival.Lillian1s teachingandlovesit.Mopsy,ourdaughter, isveryinterestedinLongwoodandwill graduatein1965fromFreeman.Shewas electedheadcheerleaderforthecoming year.Lewis,13,wasthepitcherforthe LittleLeagueteamchatwontheState Championshiplastsummer.Theyplayed inAshland,Ky.,andweallwentout.The eight-year-old,_Hank,isjust_beginning LittleLeaguethisyearandloves1t.
Pleasestartgettingreadyforour20th reunionandlet'smakeitthebiggest Farmvillehaseverseen.Ournamewould lookgoodonthecup!Thanksforthe wonderfulletters. '47
President: MargaretEller (Mrs.J.B.Anderson) 1918GreenwoodRd.,S.W. Roanoke,Va.
Secretary: RachaelBrugh (Mrs.G.V.Holmes) 102W.ChurchSc. Edenton,N.C.
Whileawaitingchearrivalof"Holmestead"NumberNine,Ihopefullysentout manyrequestsfornewsfromyoufellow classmates,and,forthefirsttimeinseventeenyears,Iwasverymuchdisappointed whenonlysixofyourespondedromy request.Tothesixofyouwonderfulones whocompliedwithmyappeal,manythanks; androtheremainderofyou,doletmehear
' }�•. l, l;lY,,,r � .�....-�;•A}'d) .
Whoelsein'47-oranyocherclass-canmatchRachelBrughHolmes'galleryofeightcharmingchildren,includingtwins?Aninth child,aninfantgirl,arrivedtoolatetobephotographed.Rachel'sdaughtersarefuturewearersoftheBlueandWhite,butanewstate rulingbarstheenrollmentofhertwosonsatLongwood.Lefttoright,toprow:Rosemary,13;George,12;Jane,11;Rachel,9;bottomrow:Katherine,6;Emilie,6;Rebecca,3;andJohn,2.
somethingfromyouandyourssothatnext timeyourclassmateswon'tbedisappointed again.
Oureldestdaughter,Rosemary(13),goes toEaseCarolinaCollegeweeklycofurther herpianoinstructions.George,Jr.(12)is afirstclassBoyScout,presidentofthe threeeighthgradesfornextyear,anda coincollector,andnewspaperboy.He andhisonlybrother,Johnny(2),areboth hopingthatthestorkbringstwinboysso thatthemalescoreinthefamilywillgo upabitintheirfavor!Jane(11)isinterested inhorses,andmynamesake,Rachael(10), playsthepianoinhersparetime.The twins,KatherineandEmilie(6),havecap andballetastheirspecialtywhileRebecca (3)istheperfectexampleofperpetual motion-bothphysicallyandmentally!
BeatriceBurchWilson'soldestdaughter willstartcohighschoolnextfallwhilethe "baby"willenterfirstgradeatthesame time.Bea'shusbandworksforVitroin Marylandandcommutesdailyfromtheir homeinFairfax.
MaryAgnesMillnerHarrellreturned cotheteachingprofessionin1962after anabsenceoftenyearsandteachesfive classesofbiologydailyatnearbyAhoskie, N.C.HighSchool.Hertwosonsare11 and4.Herhusbandisowher,manager, andchiefbakeratHarrell'sPastryShoppe inAhoskie;andMaryAgnessaysthat,in herfifteenyearsofmarriage,shecancount ononehandthenumberofcakesandpies she'sbaked!Shemetherhusbandacthe Univ.ofN.C.whereshedidayearof graduateworkinzoologyandhewasa businessmajor.
JudyReickBassreportsthatbesides buildingandmovingintotheirnewhouse, theyareexpectingbabynumberthreeac anytime.EvelynHairisheadofthemath departmentofGeorgeWashingtonHigh SchoolinDanville.BettyBibbWarehas hadaneventfulyear.Lastsummershe hadaspinaloperation,movedtoMiramar,
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Fla.andnowhasfinishedayearofreaching EnglishacMcArthurHighSchool.Next fallshe'llbeacounseloratMiami-Dade JuniorCollegewhileherhusbandfinishes hislastyearactheUniv.ofMiami.Their Wendyisfifteen.
KathrynKennedyCarpenterlivesat BowlerWharfwhereherhusbandhashis officewiththeFarmCreditAssociation. ShereachesfifthgradeacCenterCross, andhasoneboyandtwogirlswhowant cobeteachersliketheirmother.Daughter, JennieLou,wontheeighth-gradegrand prizeintheStateforheressayonWi!d!ife Conservationandhadthethrillofgoing cotheCapitolcoreceiveherawardmoney fromGovernorHarrison.Kathrynhas finally"crackeddown"MaryArmistead Catlett,whoisnowmarriedcoAlexBurruss andlivesinWappingerFalls,N.Y.Mary hadababydaughter,AnnEdwards,last summer.
Pleasedoletmehearfromeachofyou verysoon!
andwillbeenjoyingasabbaticalleavechis yeartoworkinherMasterofScience degree.TheChristmasseasonbrought greetingsfromDotWhiteSavagein"freezing"NewHampshire,fromNancySquire PoplarinHavredeGrace,Md. ,andfrom MaryAnnMorrisSlaughterinMiami,Fla. JaneBurchettWommackwroteabout herchildren,Beccy-6,andClay-4½.Betty BurchettAlmarode'slettersaidtheAlmarodes andthetwins'motherwereenrouteco Mexico.Betty'sJaneisinthethirdgrade, Rickyisinkindergarten.
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President: Louise"Peepsie"Brooks (Mrs.J.W.Howard,Jr.) 1404RuffnerRd. Alexandria,Va. ActingSecretary: NancyChambers 480WestSixthSt. Lexington,Ky.
Allofyourlettersweregrandcoreceive, funcoreadandIcacklethecondensing ofyournewswithreluctancebecauseI wishthelettersintheirentiretycouldbe shared.Thankyou,thankyouallfor writing.
AlonglettercamebelatedlyfromMargie BurnspostmarkedHawaiiwhereshewas attheendofamonth'svisitcocheIslands. MargieteachesscienceinShreveport,La.,
MaryLouBadbyPickhardtandPie liveinNewSmyrnaBeach,Fla.,where heteacheschemistryandphysicsandis alsoregistrarforthehighschool.Mary Louteachescommercialsubjectsinthe juniorhighschool,andbothMaryLou andPiearetakingnightcoursesatStetson. Theyhavefourchildren,Joe-12,Anne-11, Booty-7,andLou-3.HarrietteSutherlin OverstreetwroteofhervisitcotheNew YorkWorld'sFair.Heroldestdaughter, MaryMarshall,isamemberofaGirl Scouttroopwhichhadcharteredabusfor thetrip,andHarriettewasoneofthe luckymothersinvitedtoaccompanythe group!
AddieDoddWilkersonsentapicture ofhercharmingfamily,butunfortunately colorwon'treproduceinthemagazine. AddieandBobliveinSpray,N.Y. ,and havetwochildren,Mary-9,andRobert-6. MargieBurnsvisitedAddieduringavacationtriptoDanville.
EllenWardFairclothandherhusband Allenarenotonlyremodelingtheirdrug scoreinSuffolkburhaveboughtalovely woodedJoeonthelakeandareplanning theirhousecobebuiltsometimeinthe future.Theirdaughter,Hope,is12and son,Jay,is5.
JeanEdgertonWinch'shusband,George, hasrecentlybeentransferredcotheGeneral OfficeBuildingintheProduceStandards DepartmentofCampbellSoupCo.They
havethreechildren,Anne,Dawson,and LeahCarlyle.Jeanandfamilywerein Goldsboro,N.C.atChristmasandsaw LibbaJeffreysHubardforthefirsttimein nineyears.
EstalineAndersonMcCrawlivesinAppo• mattoxandhasthreechildrenNancy MinaTaylorChambersisteachinginthe secondaryschoolinAppomacrox.Mitty HahnSleddsentnewsofBettyScroggins Nicholswhowilljoinherhusbandin Europesometimeinlatesummerfora tourofseveralweeks.Hewassentover forathree-months'assignmentbyhis firm.MittyandHunterandfiveboysare againparticipatinginLittleandPony Leagues.
LelaBo11ldinTomlin'shusband,Charlie, recentlybuilcanewofficebuildingat WicomicoChurchforhissurveyingbusiness,andtheyhavebuilcanewhouseon theriver.Theyhavethreechildren,Evelyn-5, Tommy•7,andChip-10.MildredDavis DixonvisitedLelalasesummer.Mildred andherhusband,whoisadoctor,andtheir fivechildren,threeboys,twogirls,ages 13·3,liveinSouthBoston.
TheWashingtonareaseemstobea reunioncenter.PetePetersonWoodcellsof EleanorOverbeyVanHorn'sarrivalinthearea inOctober.EleanorandBobarebuilding ahouse,andshewillbenearPete,Tucker Winn,AdelaideCobleClark('49)and CarolStoopsDroessler('50).Tucker continuesasoneoftwocounselorsto 540seniorstudentsacW.T.Woodson HighSchoolinFairfaxandenjoysher tripstoLongwoodforAlumnaeBoard meetings.
BinkieMotleyLentzandStanspentthe summerinEurope,andstoppedinLondon tovisitfriendsbeforereturninghometo BelAir,Md.JeanneTolleyBourneand NancyeLitzBradfordbothliveinNatural BridgeStation.Jeanne'shusband,Bob, isproductionmanagerfordyeingfor JamesLees&Sons.Theyhavethreegirls, Karen-10,Teresa-7,CarolAnn-10months andoneboy,Clark-3.Jeannewroteof theWilliamHenryRuffnerAlumnae chapterandMissNichols'visit.Nancye andherhusbandareremodellingtheir hugeoldfarmhouse.
Abriefcardfrom,asshedescribesherself,'aYankeewhocan'tcuethetieswith Virginia',arrivedfromCatherineBickle HanklawholivesinWilliamsport,Penn. LettersfromNancyH11ghesRobinsonnot onlybringbackmemoriesofLongwood formebutofyourhighschooldaysin Mullens,W.Va.Nancysetthepacefor herfamilywithsistersInezandFrances "Jim",Longwoodalumnae,andCatherine aseniornextyear.NancyandJacklivein Mullens.Theirdaughter,Jill,isafirst graderandJenniferisathome.
BettyJaneSnappFawcettteachessocial studiesatHandleyHighSchoolinWinchesterandisamemberofthe"mothers' taxiclub."BettyRennWaltonisamisplaced Kentuckian,Iamconvinced.Shewrites againoftheiragriculturalactivitiesin Cartersvilleandofherworkingenealogy attheCumberlandCountycircuitcourt.
GinBaileyVaughan'sletterwasjustthe nicestsurprise,andIthinkshemusebeas night-owlyaseverasherletterisashilarious asherthreea.m.visitswere.SheandFred liveinherhometown,Lawrenceville, wheresheteachesEnglishandSpanish, sponsorsthecheerleadersandthesenior play,andgradespapersforrecreationsince thelocaltheatreclosed!Frediscost accountantforaschoolequipmentcompanywhich,Ginsays,assuresheroffuture security!Iamalsocherishingaletterfrom "Duffy"White.SheandErlewerepre•
paringtomoveintoanapartmentwhen DuffywroteinApril.Sheteachesfourth gradeandfrequentlyseesPeggyMoore Womble,whohasthreechildrenandlives inVirginiaBeach.Theochermemberof thesuite,VirginiaTindallSchilder,Tom andTom-TomliveinMclean.
RandolphHenryHighSchoolinCharlotte CourtHouseclaimsthetalentsofHarriett PurcellGarrett,whoisteachinghome economicsafteraten-yearabsencefrom theclassroom.Herhusband,Leo,is guidancedirectorinthesameschool.They havecwoboys,Ross-12,andLee-9.
My'neighbor'JeanBabbBlackwellin Crawfordsville,Indiana,announcedthat theBlackwellshadjustmovedintoanew (old)homewithlotsofroomstowhich shesays,"Wewillnodoubtbecome adjustedandnotfeelasifwe'revisiting."
MarthaStringfieldNewmanandTomand daughter,SusanliveinAylett.WhileTom attendedabankconferenceatU.Va.last summer,MarthaandSusanvisitedHelen FifieldHelmandherfamilyinRemington. TheHelmseshaveadaughter,Ann,andtwo boys,PhilipandJimmie.JunePoole Canninghasreturnedtoteachingand son,Barry,isafirst-grader.Gertrude DriverAverrettandherhusbandandfour youngstershaveatobaccofarminRangemont,N.C.
MargaretThompsonLewismarriedThomas DeaneLewis,Jr.,whowaswiththeState HealthDept.forfifteenyearsandwas recentlyappointedSuperintendentofEnvironmentalHealthinFoodandMilkfor thecityofRichmond.Margaretiseduca• cionalsecretaryforForestViewElementary School.Th<:Lewiseshavetwochildren, JaneNeville-16,andThomasDeane-15. TheyhavemovedfromAmhersttoRichmond.
MildredJonesGriffithlivesinKinsale. Nowtomakeallofusrealizethatweare nolonger"sweetyounggraduates",Anne Homes'lettergivesanaccountofaweekendshespentattheCavalierHotelat VirginiaBeach,chelocaleoftheSigmaChi FraternityofN.C.StateCollege'sSweet• heartBall.Theeventsincludedacombo dance,apinkchampagnebreakfastanda dinnerdancewhereAnnparticipatedand wasofficiallyrecognizedthroughallthe festivitiesasachaperone!
IboughtahouseinOctober,an1888 cottagewitheightrooms!InAprilIwent toPurdueUniversityforaweekendmeeting ofOhio,IndianaandKentuckytechnical servicelibrarians,andinMayIwasinthe hospitalforabitofsurgery.Whilethere, Isleptcountlesshoursandbetweennaps
allyourlettersbegantoarrive.Somehow, evenaftersixteenyears,thatwarmspirit offriendlinesswhichissocharacteristic ofLongwoodpervadesyourlettersand perhapsexplainswhyIfeelselfishincollect• ingthemandnotbeingabletosharewith youthestyleandvivacityoftheindividual writers.Intheintroductoryparagraph,the writerusuallystates,"Thisisn'tnews,"but theconcludingparagraph,fortunately, alwaysreferstothepleasureinhaving readnewsofclassmates.Hopefully, thiswillencouragemanyofyoutowrite nextyear.Myaddressispermanentnow, soonyourcalendarsforApril1965,scratch chisnote,"SendnewstoHootforthe AlumnaeMagazine."
President:
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VioletRitchie (Mrs.J. V.Morgan) Gloucester,Virginia
Secretary: JeanCake (Mrs.RichardA.Forbes,Jr.) 117MenchvilleRoad Denbigh,Virginia
Thosehardyindividualswhogathered inFarmvilleonFoundersDayforour15th Reunioninspiteofrain,sleet,snow,and coldonaspringweekendwerefew-but weweregladwecame.Wemarvelledat chechangesinthecollegeandrejoicedin chemanyfamiliarchangelessthings.Iwas horrifiedtofindthatIhadgainedenough yearsanddignitytobeanswered,"Yes, Ma'am"byacollegestudent!
Tobegintheweekend,LeeStaples LambertdrovedownfromIndianHead, Md.,withtwoofherthreeboysandleft themwithhersisterandweproceededto FarmvillewithFrancesAdamsHaywood ('44)andElsieSmithCasterline('44)who werereturningfortheir20threunion.We hadnotbeensuccessfulinpersuading JackieWatsonDudleyandPhyllisAlley Cartertomakethetrip.Lee'shusband isretiringfromtheNavyandtheyare movingtoMemphis,Tenn.,thissummer. LeehashadacoupleofnicetripscoNew Yorklatelywhenherhusbandhadbusiness there.Weseemedtobetheonly'49-ers registeredforthewholeweek-endwith theexceptionofourdearCharlieHop. leissadtothinkofhisretiringthisyearbut heassuredushewouldalwaysbeonthe welcomingcommitteewhenwereturnedto visit.
AttheluncheononSaturdaywefound cherestoftheclassmembersandtheyeach wroteafewlinesforyou:
VioletRitchieMorganisteachingthenew PresbyterianCovenantLifeCurriculumto youngadulcsinherchurchinGloucester andisaCubScoutDenMother."Alsowe areacampingfamily,"shesays."Andlast summerwewenttoNewEnglandandhad amarveloustime.It'smucheasiertocamp withboysthantostayatahotel."Peggy SmithCrittenden'shusbandisadentistin Gloucesterandtheyhavecwolittleboys, BillyandGuy.KittyHankinsWilson('48) isteachingPhys.Ed.andViolet'sfirst• grader,Bill,isherstudent.MargaretGregg ShacklefordteachesatBotetourtSchool. MargaretWhittleAtkinsonandDolly AnneFreemanSydnordroveovertothe reuniontogether.Margaret'shusband "P.T."isSupeiintendentofAmeliaCounty schoolsandherchildrenarePete-15, Peggy-14,Frank-6,andRobert-2.Dolly Anne'schildrenareMaryAnne-14,Allen• 12,Bill-9,andBen-5.Dollyisapast presidentofManboroPTA,AmeliaCounty Woman'sClubandtheMethodistW.S.C.S.,
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Family of Jean Cake Forbes '49.
and also vice-president ofFarmville District PTA. She took a history class under Dr. Simpkins coward renewing her teaching certificate and substitutes in Amelia County Schools. Grace Mallory Rives lives in Hopewell and has Fran-12 and Johnage one.
Ruch Stables Pennington lives in Petersburg where her husband, Aubrey, is Assistant Principal of Walnut Hill Elementary School. She has a daughter, Paige-11, and a son, Tucker-5, and enjoys Woman's Club, church and alumnae group. Ruth's twin sister, Lillian Stables Wise ('47), was with her.
Also at the luncheon was Mary Ellen Moore Allen. Her daughters are Sandra-10, Jennifer-11, Barbara-13, and Nancy-14. She teaches sciences at Cumberland High School and her husband, Philip, is a Sunbeam bread salesman. Ethel Shockley Southall's children are Jane Gaye-8, Susan Kaye-6, and Delbert-4. Her husband, Walter, is recovering from a heart attack. Ethel is a past president of the Business and Professional Woman's Club, serves as organist for Farmville Baptist Church and teaches music two days a week at JohnRandolphElementarySchool,Cumberland County. Her husband, Walter, is distributor for Tidewater Oil Company and sheis his secretary.
We had a laugh with Muriel McBride. Not only did she attend Founders Day, shecametheweek-endbefore, coo,thinking that was the proper date! After ten years in a government job in Washington she decided ro renew her teaching certificate and is happily teaching in Franklin. We agree with Muriel when she says, "After 15 years I returned ro Longwood for Founders Day and even though there have been many changes, there is one thingchat warmth and closeness is still there." It was wonderful ro be remembered with a telegram from Elsie Love Bentley Sanford in Houston: "Fifteen years cannot dim my sparkling memories of each of you. Especially roday my heart will be at Longwood wishing you every good thing in abundance in the years co come. With love ro each of you and Charlie Hop. P. S. OurTexas-sizewelcomemati, always ready."
Dalila Agostini Amend and family reluctantly left their church and friends in Tulsa and moved co Chicago whereEdward is a graduatestudent in theDivinity School at the Univ. of Chicago. They expect this ro be a three-year project. Dalila is teaching French at Homewood-Flossmoor High, a large suburban school south of Chicago. The children, Eric-8, Kurt-6, and Laura-5, attend a private school near their apartment in Madison Park. Any Longwood folks in the Chicago areaDali would love co see you.
Notes at Christmas time came from: Mary Frances Hundley Abbitt who enclosed
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excellent pictures of her three childrenJohn David-11, Mary Denson-9, and Frances Townes-6. The Abbiccs have built a summer cottage at Virginia Beach and love co have friends stop by. Anne Simpson Alston and family are settled in their new home in the Bon Air area in Richmond. Anne East Watkins, Louise Redd Downing ('50) and "Cab" Overby Goodman ('50) and ochers go co the Presbyterian Church where Anne is a member. Anne Verser Hartman is in Milwaukee chis year where her husband is beginning residency in plastic surgery. They planned co attend Leich's 20th reunion at Princeton this past summer. Their children are Mary Bliss-9 months, Christopher-2 years, "Bo"4, and Tiffin-5. Martha Morehead Landersman and her Navy husband stay on the moveand atpresent I think arein Newport, R. I. Sons, David and Mark, are adaptable and enjoy making new friends. Christmas always brings a note from Jackie Watson Dudley and this year we had a nice visit with her, Raymond, three boys and daughter, Penny. Whatfun1
Frieda Dansberger Baker wrote co say why she wasn't at the reunion. Their fifth son, Vernon Maury, arrived in December! Her oldest son begins high school in the fallandtwoareinScouting. Friedamanages co find time co tutor two elementary boys after school every day.
Richard and I enjoy our three children and many activities. Continue writing yournews to me, please.
'SOPresident: Norma Roady 1052 Garden Drive NewportNews, Va.
Secretary: Carol Bird Scoops (Mrs. Earl G. Droessler) 4733 N. DittmarRoad Arlington 7, Va.
Dear 'Iii friends-Just two months left ofour stay in Sydney, Australia. We loved the novelty of Christmas on the beach, a sizzling 110 degrees, the hottest day of the summer. In February we rejoiced againasthebulkofourAmericanChristmas cards poured in. Carol Jean has worked in the office of a big city dept. score and will return home to her senior year in high school. Maureen has attended full day sessions in the public school kindergarten and speaks like a real Aussie. Mary Martha and Chris run around on ferries, busses, etc., to do the shopping with me. We bought an old British car-Humber-but I'm afraid co try co drive on the wrong side of the road. Just dealing with the shillings, pounds, and ha'pennies is enough forme!
Thisspringwewillhaveour15threunion! We've always had a good showing and I hope we can cop our own record on this occasion. Don't just make your own plans, write to three or four friends and
urge them co join you. Get your hotel reservations in early so we can all be at the Weyanoke together. According co the Alumnae Office records some of you are listed as "address unknown" but in myfiles youarelost. I cannotreallybelieve however that Betty House Higgenbotham, Clem Alie, Frances Dodson White, Lelia Mae FerrattLeggett, Louise T11rner Cundiff, Bobbie Davis Adams and many more have completelydisappeared!
Elinor Lawless Hutchens is living in Jamestown, N. Y. (Little Alaska) where Billis directorofpurchases forRoyalMetal. Elinor has caught in public and parochial schools and is now teaching Adult Education Art Classes. She has placed first in the county Art Show for three years. Their children are George-16, Marion-14, and Dave-13. Jane Williams Cambliss has moved into a new home in Beaumont, Tex., where Russell is manager of Printing and Paper sales for East Tex. Pulp and Paper Company. Hilda Edwards Tall and children live in Norfolk. Charlie is Public Information Officer aboard the USSEnterprise currently in the Mediterranean for nine months. Evelyn "Eccie" Rippon Ayers is in Portsmouth. Young RoyJ. is in the third grade and so pleased with his new baby sister. Katie Bond11rant Carpenter has a new house in Howard County, Md., outside Baltimore. She's working on a newly established newspaper competing witha150-year-oldone. GrisBoxleyCousins ('49) and her husband Irv are in on the venture, too. Anne Foreman Tate sent a nice picture ofTerri-10 and Kim-4. Sheis in her fourth year as member of the PTA executive committee and a homeroom mother. Buck is enjoying his work as Inspector Engineer with the Va. State Highway Dept. Peggy White Crooks is working in the new alumnae chapter at Va. Beach. She and Annette Jones Birdsong went co Harborron on the shore last summer to visit Anne "Nock" Flanigan when she came up from Fla. Margaret Wall Irby ('49), Jennie Sue Webb Mead ('49) and Sue H11ndley Chandler ('47) were there, coo. Just recently Annette and Tom attended the National Peanut Convention in New Orleans and then flew with friends cotheBritishWestIndieswherethey picked up a sloop and cruised the islands for ten days and had a wonderful time. Annette's sister, Betty Jones Klepser ('51), has done so many long-distance errands for me this year plus taking care of last minute details at the house when we left rown. CharlotteFla11gher Ferrowas comove co Fairfax County the first ofthe year.
Harriet Ratchford Schach and Willplanned a Feb. trip co the Virgin Islands. Their Carey is in second grade and Tracey is in nursery school. Jane Hunt Ghiselin Lindley is lookingforinterestinaChicagoAlumnae Chapter. She was home in Newport News last summer and visited Suzie Bowie Brooks and talked with Charlotte Fla11gher Ferro. Pat Paddison Evans has moved coJeffersonville, Ind.
Patsy Ritter Jack sent picture of Jerri Lee-4, and Scott-3. Cab Overby Goodman wrote from Bon Air chat her sister Elinor ('48) and husband have moved co Falls Church. Anne Simpson Austin ('49) lives near Cab.
Hope co see Nancy Kibler Smith sometime when they are in Arlington visiting Bob's parents. Bob has a rural medical practice with hospital privileges at Petersburg hospital. Their children are Carol-7, Michelle-5, Rob-3, and Jan-18 months. Christmas greetings from Roady. Ruch Walker McGhee and Stuart sent a lovely
Frances, 6, Mary, 9, and John, 11, children of Mary Frances Hundley Abbitt '49.William,Debra,andJoseph,childrenof JoAnnePhippsSickles'50.
pictureoftheirchurch-WarwickMemorial MethodistChurch,Denbigh.LizzieBragg CraftsisactiveinPhiladelphiaAlumnae Chapter.JaneSmithTindellandfamilylive inHouston,Tex.whereBillworksfor NASA.TheirchildrenareDanaAlan-9, Mark-7,Amy-5,andClaudia-3.Margaret BeasleyScotthassons9,6,and4.Theylive inWaynesborowhereBenisDevelopment engineeratDearbornDivisionofW.R. Grace.MargaretseesEllenMoyeron holidayswhenEllenishomefromteaching inPetersburg.AlsosawMaryLouAlphin Hurleywhowasvisitinghermother.Mary Lou'shusbandteachesinFairfaxcounty. KittyCar17!ichaelFisherandRayhave boughtalovelyoldfarmhouse"Bethel" nearProffitt.Theyhavetwoboysandtwo girls.Margaret,Kitty,andMaryLou WoodwardMcKown,whohastwochildren, gottogetherandcalledLouShelorVaughan inMartinsburg,W.Va.whereMauriceis aveterinarian.Theyhavefourchildren. DoloresDuncanSmallwood,Lesterand fourdaughtersleftVa.Aug.'63forBelgrade,YugoslaviawhereLesterisprincipal ofasmallelementaryschoolfordiplomatic childrenfromtheUSA.Childrenfromthe otherembassiesattendalso.We'llmiss Doloresatour15threunion.SisterJohn Therese(MaryMiller)visiteduslast summerwhenourlivingroomwasfullof trunksandpackingboxes.Maryhasbeen inchargeofthehighschoolyearbookar theschoolsheteachesinLancaster,Pa. NicepictureofJaneRichardsMarkuson's threebigboys.NancyLeeMaddoxCarringtonwasinthehospitalwithbacktrouble forsevenweeks.CeeCeeisinnursery school.
AnnaNockFlanigan'schildrenarePatty, Peggy,PatrickandMike.OotNewell PhillipsandErniehavealmostfinished buildingtheircottage.Theirson,Peyton, playedbaseballandfootballthisyear.Ann NicholasWeslerandherNavyfamilyare backinSevernaPark,Md.TroxieHarding hasbeenworkingtofinishrequirements forMaster'sDegreewhichshenodoubt receivedthefirstweekinJune.Shealso teacheshalfdays.HerChipisintheseventh grade,Mikeinfifthgrade,andbaby, Ricky,athome.BarbaraSoursandNorma RoadywereinsummerschoolatU.Va. withTroxie.JuanitaWeeksHandywrote fromSanJose,Calif.,whereherVirginia
isinfirstgrade.JuanitareceivedherGeneral Elem.Credentialtoreplaceprovisionalone. NormHandywillqualify·forElem.AdministrativeCred.thisyear,legalqualificationsforprincipalship-noimmediateplans.
CarrieAnnO'LaughlinspentChristmas inFredericksburg.She'sbeeninMiamiso longshehadalmostforgottenaboutsnow! Sheisinvolvedinanexcitingnewlibrary programduetoanewreadingsetupather school.
PatsyBirdKimbroughPettusspenttwo monthsinbedlastwinterwithaslipped discandthenworeabracefortwomonths. ShesawShirleyHillsteadLorraineand KemperandRobbieCromarRileeatadinner party.AlsosawSuzieBowieBrooksand G.T.atVa.Beach.MarthaHallhasadress shopinSouthHillcalledMartha's.
EarlandIhadanicevisitwithBetsy HankinsMcVay('53)inHonoluluwhere herhusband,Kimmo,andhismotherrun DukeKahanamoku's,anexcitingWaikiki Beachnightspot.Hoperoseeheragain inAugustaswewillbeinHawaiifora month.
Whetheryou'recountingchildren,gray hairsorextrapoundsIcantopmostanyone ofyouonallthreescores!Thisisourbig year,girls.Wewillallbehopingtosee youMarch20,1965!
'SIPresident: BetsyGravely 219ThomasHeights Martinsville,Virginia
Secretary: BettyJ.Jones (Mrs.RoyG.Klepser) 1405S.20thStreet Arlington,Virginia
Thisisgoingtobeshortthisyear.Some ofyoufolkswhohaven'twritten,doletme hearfromyousoI'llhavemorenewsfor thenextissue.Don'tforgetthatwhatmay bethesameoldgrindtoyouisnewstoall therestofus.
JeanCarterWatkinsSaundershasababy boyborninDecember,1963,andisbuying anewhouse.Thismakesthreechildren nowforJeanCarter.RuthGillsCooper wrotefromIndianapolis.Herdaughter, Cheryl,isinkindergartenandson,Brad, isrwo.Betty"Mac"MacReeHodgesis teachingfirstgradeinasmallprivateschool andsaidherdaughter,Jane,isalmostas tallasshe.HelenAgnewKooncesayschar lifegoesalongmuchthesame.
PegPeeryYosrhadamajorsurgery operationlastyear,1963,butisdoingfine now.Herdaughter,Martha,startstoschool inSeptemberandBobistwoyearsold.
EdithDumaLindsaycompletedherMA attheUniv.ofAla.inSecondaryEducation andimmediatelybeganworkthereonher MAinEnglish.Asagraduateassistant,she teachestwoclassesoffreshmancomposition andtakesthreeclassesofherowntoprepare forcomprehensiveexaminations.For severalyears,too,shehasworkedoutwith amoderndancegroupattheUniv.sothat particularLongwoodinteresthasnever waned.Edithalsohearseachyearfrom MadeleineBigot,theFrenchexchange studentof1951.MadeleinelivesinEngland nowwithherhusbandandthreechildren afteragreatdealofglobetrotting.Iguess Edithsaidalotweallfeelwhenshesaid thattheuniversitytakesalotofherrime andeffortbutitcouldnevertaketheplace ofLongwoodinherheart.
DearMaryCrowderWhite,anotherfaithfulone,wrotethatsheandJackandthe
childrenhavereturnedtoRichmond.They boughtahouserightnexttoHelenConnelly Buttonandhernicefamily.ShesawRomine MahoodOverbyandBillatThanksgiving. IalsobadanicevisitwithFrancesCreger Thompson.
AndyAdamsJohngotherdriver'slicense thisyear.Sheservesassecretaryofthe PTA.Sheandherhusbandareveryactive intheUnionChamberofCommerce andattendedthestateconventionin Richmond.IssacVelequezDonzelivesnear SanJuan,PuertoRicoandifanyoneknows Issac'saddress,pleasesendittothealumnae officeatLongwood.
RoyandIhadseveralnicetripsthispast yearroNewYorkandTexas.OurJudy startedkindergarteninSeptemberand lovedit.Ouroldestgirl,Mary,becomesa seniorincollegethisyearandCarolyn-15 willbeajuniorinhighschool.Itseems onlyyesterdaybutwehavebeenoutof collegethirteenyears!
Youwillbereadingthisjustabour ChristmassoItakethisopportunityto wisheachofyouandyourfamiliesavery wonderfulChristmasseasonandavery happy1965.
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President: PeggyHarris (Mrs.GarlandC.Ames,Jr.) 4513KrickSt. Norfolk,Va. AlumnaeSecretary: JeanRidenour (Mrs.C.W.Appich,Jr.) 34WillwayAve. Richmond,Va.
Thetravelbughascaughtonwithour classandtripsallovertheworldarethe bignews.TheWorld'sFairhasattracted severalofourclassandtheirfamilies.Anne RossenRunkleandPerewer�theretocelebratetheirfourthweddinganniversaryand hadricketsrosee"HelloDolly."Anne teachesinRichmondandlovesit.Frances TurnerWidgenandJohnvisitedtheFair inAugust.Franceshastaughtafourthand fifthgradecombinationwithhereldest child,Kathy,intheclass.MaryFrances SpurlockTaylorandfamilyspenttheir summervacationinNovaScotia.She teachesatHermitageHighandlastyear talkedwithBooriePoarchandRachael Peterswhentheywereonanevaluating visitingcommitteefromAnnandale.Pere andBootieenjoyedatriproEuropelast summer.B.B.WilsonThompson,Bill,and childrenarestillhavingawonderfulrime inFranceandhaveskiiedinSwitzerland. GeneMoorehasbeenteachinganexciting sixthgradeinLynchburgfortwoyears. SheandherfathertraveledinAlaskaand campedoutwhenweatherconditionswere favorable.DoloresHobackKanner,Aland threechildrenhadagrandwesterntrip. Summerof'63Hoeycameeastandhad rimetostayafewdayswithAnneMoseley AkersandTominRoanoke.Annewasat Circuslastyearandenjoyedthechangesin thecollegeandvisitingwithMariaJackson HallandFrancesThomasFairer.Mary CrawfordAndrewsspendsherrimewirh threechildren,alargeyard,andgardenin Geneva,Ind.
Manyofourclassareholdingresponsible positions.JackHuegelreceivedhisMAin EducationatLongwoodandhasbadadditionalstudyatDuke.Heisprincipalof WoodrowWilsonjuniorhigh,Danville. JackalsoisontheBoardofManagersof theVirginiaCongressofP.T.A.andState JuvenileProtectionChm.MayorsCom-
mitteeforDecentliterature,President, AdvisoryCouncilofSocialServiceBureau, andfatherofthreedaughters.Eleanor WeddleBobbitthashadfurtherstudyatthe Univ.ofMd.andisdoingherdissercarion workinelementaryphysicaleducation. Shehadcompletedher10thyearofteaching atLongwood.Herhusbandisacting principalattheKeysvilleElementarySchool. GinnyMcLeanPharrhasrenewedher certificatethroughnightcoursesatR.P.I. andW&MextensionclassesinChesterfield andisteachingatHeninginChesterfield. TherearemanyscatteredacrosstheU.S. CindyMimsLambethhasbeeninAustin, Tex.,fiveyears.Herdaughter,Lynne,10, hasbeenawardedthreebadgesattheir neighborhoodswimmingpoolandson Lee,5,considershimselfagreatfisherman. CindyhasbecomeactiveinParentswithout PartnersandtheGraduateGroupandworks asaResearchAssociateattheBureauof BusinessResearchattheUniv.ofTex.She keepsincouchwithFrannyStringfellow BaileyandFrancesAnnRamseyHunter. Frannyenjoysboating,fishing,andswimmingwithheradoptedchildren,ason-2, andadaughcer-4months.Withtheopening oftheChesapeakeBayTunnelandBridge PeggyHarrisAmesandfamilytooka SundaydriveovertheEasternShoreco visitwithFranny.Peggykeepsmeinformed aboutourclassmembersinNorfolk.Ann HardingHodgeshastwodaughters,is activeinthePortsmouthServiceLeagueand enjoysgolf.BettyBarnesLampert,Ralph, andthreechildrenhavemovedintoanew house.Shehasbeenteachingkindergarten. MayHenrySadlerMidgetthashelped organizeanalumnaechapteratVirginia BeachandbecameVice-Pres.oftheWomen oftheChurchinOctober.JaneLeeKellogg GeorgehasattendedOldDominionCollege inNorfolkandplanscoscarereaching. JerryKorbackHembreehasherrealestate licenseandworkswithherhusband'sfirm. SheisalsoVice-Pres.oftheJuniorWoman's ClubofNorfolk,andhastwoboys,11and 7.WhileinRichmondlastspringforrhe Jr.Woman'sClubConventionJerrytalked withJoyeHumphreyHarrisandFrances ThomasPairec.Joye,Jimandthreesonsare doingtheinteriorfinishingcouchesand landscapingoftheirhome,Renfrewshire, inTunstall.JimisregistrarcotheVestry ofSc.Peter'sChurchandJoyeteaches SundaySchool.HeisPresidentoftheNew KentRuricanClubandJoyehasjust completeda2-yeartermasPres.ofthe NellyCustisJuniors.Franceskeepsup withthecollegeinFarmvilleandsees JackieJardineWallastwooftheirchildren areinkindergartentogether.
InPalmBeachGardens,Fla.,Bobby PageBonnerisenjoyinganewhouseand herfourchildren.GeorgeiswithPratt& WhitneyAircraft.AudreyPettitMesmer isinanewhomeinWinterPark,Fla.They havefourchildren,Randy-12,Julie-10, Elizabech-3,andWilliamByrne,Jr.-1. MaxineWattsPexchelisinDallas,Texas, whereRoyisnowapartnerinaninsurance agency.Son,Bruce-7,anddaughter, Carol-5,areinschoolsoMaxinehasbecomethelibrarianinanewhighschool. LucilleThompsonisinLosAngeles,Calif. whereshehasspent2yearsingraduatework attheL.A.BaptistCollegeandSeminary, twoyearsworkingasacontractsecretary forvariousoilcompaniesandisnow teachingfortheL.A.schoolsasasubstitute whichallowshermoretimeforChristian workinBaptistcirclesandstudyatthe Univ.ofJudaisminHollywood.Oneof herhobbiesiscollectingChristianand Jewishliteratureandchildren'sbooks. EthelStrawBeall,Herbandsixchildren
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liveinalargecolonialhouseinBowie,Md. Theiroldestchildgraduatedfromhigh schoolinJune.HerbworksinBureauof PersonsinD.C.MidgeWoodsAkersand PetearestillinFlorence,Ala.andhavefour children,twogirlsandtwoboys.InHuntsville,Ala.,youwillfindMillieBlessing SalleinanewhomewithBuddandtheir children,BeckyandDavidLee.Mary QuinnBeallivesinHuntsville,coo.Margaret ThomasMayoandBobandthreegirls movedintoanewhomeinRaleigh.Bob hasbeenbusywiththeinteriordesignof thenewN.C.ArchivesandHistoryBuilding.Margaretisdirectingthechurchchoir, busywiththeWomen'sworkandischurch treasurer.ShekeepsincouchwithEthel StrawBeall,BillieWoodBillings,andMary CrawfordAndrews.JoAnnYewMillslives inanewhomeinDobb'sFerry,N.Y.,on theHudsonRiver.LucyJaneMortonPratt, GeorgeandthreesonsliveinStatenIs. , N.Y.,whereGeorgeisDirectorofthe StatenIslandMuseum.BettyScottBorkey BanksandfamilyareinGreensboro,N.C., whereScottieispres.oftheAlumnae Chapter.PatLeeMathewshasbeenin Calif.ayearbutexpectedcoreturneastin thefall.
Therearestillmanyofusscattered throughoutVirginia.ShirleyLivesay Armstronghashertwosmallchildrenand newhomeinSpringfield.Husband,Phil, isassistantHeadmasteratAscension Academy.LauraLeeFrittsWhitmorehasher kindergarteninFrontRoyalandoccasionally visitswithBranchyFristoeChoatewholives inRichmond.Whenherteachingcertificate expiredin'62,CarrieBristoeFitzgerald retiredfromteachinginBuckingham. Sincethenshehasenjoyedknitting70 sweaters,crocheted110hats,made18 dolloutfitsandtakenupgardening! ShirleyGrogganDuncanwasgreatlyhonored andthrilledwhenshewaspresentedalife membershipintheVa.PTAinDanville. ShehasbeenpresidentofBrookside GardenClubandherSundaySchoolClass. NancyWalkerReamshadherthirdchild, ason,justintimeforlastChristmas. MarianBecknerRigginsandBillreallyhave theskibugandenjoythesporeatHot SpringsandatBlackwaterlodgeinW.Va. InChaseCityisElizabethRushStumpswho hastaughtthefourththroughseventh gradessince1952.Herfourdaughtersare Phyllis-12,Susan-8,Jeanne-4,andEllen-2. SheisnowteachingatBlackstoneH.S.and hasbeenworkingcowardhermaster'sin summers.CharlieandIwereatVPI HomecomingandsawMarcyMillerMason's husbandwhoteachesintheagriculture dept.there.Theyhaveonedaughter. MaryBrameTrotterandEdareinLynchburg.MaryisactiveinJr.Club,church, andPTA.AnnMoodyGabbertwasin Richmondlastwinterforaget-together withMariaJacksonHall,EmmaHarris Allen,NancyWalthallAveryandHelen Tanner('53)atPatTuggleMiller'shouse. PatandBillhavebegunteachingcareers togetherinthesameschoolinHanover Countyandloveit.Theyspendtheir summersgardeningwiththeirthreeboys. Mariacontinuesasagrandpresidentofthe RichmondAlumnaechapter.Herhusband, Virginius,hasbecomeamemberofthe BoardofTrusteesoftheValentineMuseum. PollySimpsonCockehasanewhomein Richmond.BettyFosterenjoysherjob assecretaryforaRichmondinsurance company.ElsieBakerTokarzisbackin Richmondandbusyworkingonanew homenearalake.MarianBradleyPorter cookanextensioncourselastwinterand spentthesummergardening,canning,and preserving.ChrisDavisGrizzardandtwo
childrenhavevisitedGayPowerMitchell andnewbabyboyinMechanicsville. ConnieBlankenshipFarislivestwodoors awayandisteachinginHanoverCounty. BackinRichmondfromTenn.isCarolyn LuskSmithwhileSmiteytakesfouryears ofresidencyinpathology.KittyAlexander Yarbrough,husbandandtwogirlsandson arebuildinganewhome.SarahLuBradshawCheneryhastwochildrenandenjoys volunteerworkintheBonAirElementary Clinic.NovellaGoodeHorner,Irvinand newsonaremovingintoanewhomein Skinquarcer.RuthLacySmithandJerry havebeenhelpingtoestablishthemontholdGraceMethodistChurchinHenrico County.AnneOaklyKellamandTommy havebeenteachingthirdgradersinSunday SchoolinRichmond.MaryKarrBorkey ishelpingWaltwiththebuildingbusiness. AnneandMaryMoorewereabighelpin collectingthenewsofalltheRichmond crowd.
Icertainlydidappreciatethesplendid cooperationofsomanyofyouwhorespondedtomyhastycards.Wemovedto ournewhomeandfivedayslaterincreased ourfamilycooneboyandthreegirls.
TheAlumnaeAssociationcountsonus forsupport.Nowisagoodtimecosend thatgiftcotheAlumnaeAssociation.
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President: PollyBrothers (Mrs.H.G.Simpson) 1017PennsylvaniaAve. Suffolk,Va.
Secretary: NellBradshaw (Mrs.ClydeGreen,Jr.) 1410BlueJayLane Richmond,Va.
Doestimeseemcopassfasterforyou thelastfewyears?Ifeelitalmostimpossible cobewritingthisnewslettersosoonalreadyithasbeenayear!ThelastnewsletterwaswrittenfrommemoryandI did"goof"onafewvitalstatistics.
AnnBoswellBeamerhasason,nota daughter.Sheandfamilyhavemoved backtoRoanokecolive.AnnCrowder VickscromisinRichmondandherhusband, Donald,isnotacoach,butaDesign DraftsmanforReynoldsMetalCompany. Theyhavethreechildren-Lyn-7,Daniel-5, andDouglas-3yearsofage.
AnnKeithHundleyBramehasthree girls.HarperwastransferredcoTucker, Ga. ,outsideofAtlantabyhiscompany, Calif.Chemical.PollyBrothersSimpson forwardedaletterfromLoreneWegner Schneiderwhocouldnotmakeourreunion becausesheandherhusbandwereinNassau onvacationatthetime.Lorenereturned fromFla.abouttwoyearsago,andher currentaddressisArlington.MaryAnn JohnsonKinderandBillliveinConn.and havetwochildren.
IhadnonewsfromEddieAnnAbbitt MathewsonbutBettyAbbittHolland,Ed, andtwoboysarereturningfromGermany. Mary"Sis"BurtonHolland,Clancey, andgirlshaveboughtanewhomein Throughgood,Norfolk.BettyBaker Kulphasanewbabyboy-makingthree girlsandaboy.HarrietMinichanThomas andHayeshadatwo-weekvacationin Fla.duringMarch,1964,minusthechildren. BetsyHankinsMcVaycametothemainlandonatwo-weekstaytoattendaCystic FibrosisConventioninSanDiego,Calif. BetsyandKimo'svisitingcelebritiesat theirPolynesianSupperClubhavein-
eludedDebbieReynolds,CydCharisse andTonyMartin,AvaGardner,andJay North(DennistheMenace).Betsyfinds timetodovolunteerworkatachildren's hospitalandworkinpolitics.Ontheir lasttripheretheyspentaweekendinCalif. withTennesseeErnieFordandhiswife, Betty."Theyaredarling,naturalpeople withtwocuteboys,andwehadaball," quotedBetsy.
AnneJones"Jonesie"GrayhadadelightfulcoffeeforBetsywhileshewasin Richmond.Thoseattendingthepartyfrom ourclasswereAnnC,·owderVickscrom, NatalieBryantHall,AnnKeithHundley Brame,HarrietMinichanThomas,Emma HarrisAllenandNellBradshawGreen.
Judy"Hose"CoxisactiveintheHunt ClubinMontgomeryCounty.AnnMurphy Morroncouldn'tstandthestrainofrelaxingathomethisyearsosheisteaching again.AnnieLeeOwenCarlronhasmoved fromSc.Stephens-addressunknown. NancyLawrencePetersisbackfromJapan andlivinginArlington.JaniceWiggins PumphreylivesinFallsChurchwith husband,Bill,andtwochildren.SueWebb Welchhadanoperationchisyearandis gettingalongjustlinenow.
BillyDrm/apPowellhasmovedintoa newhouseinChevyChase,Md.,closerto Wilson'soffice.NancyReedWatsonis livinginChatham.SarahMcElroyHarvie calledmeonherlasetriptoRichmondto givemethenewsofournorthernVa. classmates.MarjorieHallMasseyisabuyer fortheVogue,Richmond.NancyWooldridgeCalohanislivinginRuscburg.Lucy PageHallKennedyandTedareinKilmarnock.CarolynMichaelJohnsonis livinginWillows,Calif.
"Yourstruly"endedabusyyearserving asaCouncilDelegate,aroommocher,a memberofaGardenClub,andJr.Woman's Club.Nowandthroughsummer,Little Leaguewillkeepmebusy.
1Thankyouforyourkindremarksabout myfirstnewsletter.Thisyear,inyour Christmascards,pleasesendmenews aboutanyofourclassmates.Ineedyour helprocarryon!
Newsfromourman-"CharlieHop." Blesshim!Hereallyenjoyedbeingwith hisclassof'53againatourreunion.He saidchatoldFatherTimehadreallyturned theclockbackabitwhenwewalkedon thecampusofOleL.C.
Ifbychanceyouhavedriftedinrothe pastwithme-trythissongforfond memories:
ThosewalkstoLongwoodonspring afternoons
TheCollegeJuke-boxplayingfavorite tunes,
ThesillysongswesingThesefoolishthingsremindusofyou. Bullsessions,bridgegames,lastinghalf thenight
Ascribblednotetomom-"toobusy cowrite."
ThosemaddeningweekendflingsThesefoolishthingsremindusofyou.
Mailcall,telegrams,eachcrowdeddance, Allplayedaspecialpartinaddingcoeach gayromance.
Thethrillwegotwhenourbestbeaux sentflowers-
Thesunbathsontheroof-we'dburn forhours
ThewaitforphonescoringThesefoolishthingsremindusofyou. Andthoughthecomingyearsfindus apart
Allofthesethingswilllingerinourhearts
Eachmemorywillcling-
Thesefoolishthingsremindusofyou.
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President: NellCopley
510SecondStreet Blackstone,Virginia
AlumnaeSecretary: JeanneHamilton (Mrs.C.H.Lafoon) FourthAve.Extension Farmville,Virginia
You'llneverknowhowabsolutely wonderfulitwascoseetheclassof'54 arriveforFoundersDayinFarmvillewith rain,sleet,snow,anddetermination!Even withtheelementsagainstus,wecame throughwithflyingcolors(redandwhite, chatis)towintheattendancecupwith 43ofuspresent'Ourtwosponsors,Mrs. ElizabethBurgerJacksonandMissIler wereonhandcomakeour"tenth"complete.Wedidmisschoseofyouwho couldnotmakeit.
MaryDennyWilsonParrandIbegan witha"coffee"heldacthealumnaehouse, andafewarrivedintimecoenjoythe hospitalityoftheFarmvillealumnaechapter there.AfterthebusinessmeetingatJarman auditorium,someofushadaquickvisit cothechapterrooms,andtheolddorms ReturningtotheRotunda,whatshould wefindbutaserenadeinhonorofall returningLongwood"girls."Therewas adeliciousluncheoninthenewSenior dininghall,which,I'mafraid,wassadly neglectedinpreferencecochatter!Atthe classmeetingintheVirginiaRoom,we foundthatLynHillFinneyhadtraveled chefarthest-allthewayfromSyracuse, N.Y.,leavinghusbandandlivechildren athome.Durhatsareoffcoyou,Lyn! ThentherewasElsieWenteBunchwho broughthusbandandtinybabyfrom Knoxville,Tenn.Atthismeetingalso weexpressedourgratitudetoVirginia SutherlandKnott,whohasbeensuchan ableandconscientioussecretarysince graduation.AsVirginiaisquitebusythese days,andhasbeensodiligentinherjob ofcorrespondingwithusthepastten years,sheaskedcoberelieved,andchat's whereIcamein.I'msohandy,itseems, livingclosecoLongwood.Sofromnow on,pleasesendallyournewscome.The methodwedecidedonwasthatyoushould allsendmeaChristmascardandwrite yoursnewsandmessagesonthecard.Now pleasedon'tforget!Ihavealreadyreceived one.ItarrivedMondayafterFounders Day,andfromnoneotherthanoursponsor, Mrs.ElizabethBurgerJackson.Haveyou everreceivedaChristmascardinMarch? Thenewsinchisletterwillhavecobe itemsIhappencorememberfromallthe chicchatchatwentonatthereunionand frompersonalcorrespondence.
Someofusareputtingchoseteaching certificatescogooduse.OneisNell Copley,whopresidedatourclassmeeting. NellisteachingfifthgradeinNorfolk andwillspendthesummerathomein Blackstone.VirginiaSutherlandKnott isdoingspecialteachingintheelementary schoolatDinwiddieandteachingprivate pianolessonsinherhome.Shehasason. FayeGreenlandCampbellandfamilyare inElCerrito,Calif.Thoughshemisses travelingandteaching,sheconsiders motherhoodthemostwonderfuloccupation ofall.BettyLouGarrattBeckersaw MonedaKeyHolmaninRoanoke.Looking afterhertwochildren,LewisandSissy, keepsBettybusy.SheandLizCrockettLuczac stayedwithmeFoundersDayweek-end. LizisaveryactivememberoftheJunior LeagueinRoanoke,andwasco-chairman ofcheHarvestFestivaltherelasefall.Liz
modelsandmakesoccasionalTVappear· ances.
LastsummerthechildrenandItook MikecoWashingtoncocatchaplanefor abusinesstrip.Whilehewasgone,wehad amarvelousvisitwithSylviaReamesPicardac andfamilyintheirmostattractivehome inAlexandria.Sylviamakesaverygood guide,andIhighlyrecommendthehospitalityat"HotelPicardat."Tryitsometimes!SawDotBankheadWyattand visitedwithClaireKreinbaumHannanin McLean.SincebothClaireandSylvia reallyhavetheantiquebug,mostofthe conversationwas"wherecanyou/indthe realstuffcocanechairs?"and"Whenare yougoingcoGeorgetownagain?"
AnnEdmondsisteachingintheAlexandriaarea. Iwouldcertainlylikecoknowhow PeggyHoodSmithbudgetshertimeco includehernumerousactivities!Asif beingthewifeofJudgeSmithandthe motheroffourchildrendidn'tconstitute a24-hourday,shehasbeenplayingthe leadintheJr.League-sponsoredchildren's theaterproductionsandperformsweekly atthepublicschoolsallaroundtheNewport Newsarea.Also,shehasrenewedher certificatebycommutingtoWilliamand Mary,cakingsuchcoursesas"TheHistory ofGreekCivilization"and"Abnormal Psychology."
Whilepassingaroundallthesnapshots ofchildren,BettyIs/inSaffellesaid,"I don'thaveanythingsmallerthanthis 5x7chatIjusthappenedtobringalong!" PatsySanfordMoorehasadaughter, MargaretKimberley.
Oneofthehighlightsofmyyearwas seeingfamiliarfacesaroundtheLongwood campusagain.Ilovewatchingthecollege growandprogress,buttherearesomethings thatwillalwaysremainthesame.Istill watchfortheforsythiatobloomalong Cunninghamwall,celltimebytheLibrary clock,wishIcouldgocoprayersatthe Episcopalchurch,andfeelsorryforthe girlsstrugglingwithluggagedowntothe trainstation.Iseetheystillwearthe eternalraincoatsovershorts,playfield hockeyinthedeadofwinter,andmake lotsofnoiseinthemovies!
Don'tforgetthoseChristmascards,and ifyournewscan'twaituntilChristmas, writenow,butdowrite,sothatthenext newsletterwillbebrimmingfullofinterest• ingtidbitsabouteverybody.
'55President: BettyDavis (Mrs.H.R.Edwards) 416JoistHitePlace Winchester,Virginia AlumnaeSecretary EloiseMacon (Mrs.H.MelvinSmith) 566LuciaRoad Pittsburgh,Pa.
Manythankscothoseofyouwhocook timeouttodropmealinethisyear.A special"ThankYou"goestothegirlswho wrotelettersforme.Idoappreciateyour help.Nowcosharewithyoutheactivities ofourclassmates:
MaryAnnWardDeaconhastwogirls, Kim,whoisinthesecondgrade,andKelly. HerhusbandiswiththeColumbusand SouthernOhioElectricCompanyinColumbus,Ohio.Theyareactiveinchurch activitiesandvisitinGalaxseveraltimesa year.JoAnneDyerRidenourlivesin Chesapeake,Ohio,whereheroldestson, Davis,isasecondgrader,andJohnnyis
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Judy,1year,Janice,2½years,daughters ofEloiseMaconSmith'55.
four.Sheisactiveinchurchworkacross theOhioRiverinHuntingron,W.Va. JoanWilliamsJurneylivesinherhome townofMartinsvilleandhasonelmle girl.MarionLowryBoonlivesinWinchester,Ky.
FarthersouthinCarthage,N.C.,we findEllenBrentDizeBoone.Theyhave movedfromLakeWaccamawtoanew pastorate.EllenBrenthasthreechildren andanine-roomhousecocakecareof; butshemanagestofindalittlesparetime tosellTupperware.PollyannaMartin FoardandDonarebackinOakRidge, Tenn.,afterlivinginWestLosAngeles forthreeyearswhileDontaughtbotany atU.C.L.A.Donisnowdoingresearchat theOakRidgeNatureLaboracory_Bi_ology Division.Theiroldestson,Ben,1smthe fourthgradeandBrianisinkindergarten. JaneBaileyWillsonisenjoyinganew homeinLakeland,Fla.,wherePercyis employedasapharmacistattheLakeland GeneralHospital.
MaryJonesKeelinghasretiredfromhe. workforaWashingcon,D.C.lawfirmr Sheandherhusbandwereawaitingthe completionoftheirnewhouseinVa. about18milesfromWashington.Her husbandiswiththeGeneralServices AdministrationinWashingcon,andhas recentlyobtainedhisMastersDegreefrom GeorgeWashingconUniversity.Joan ConleyLeonardlivesinSeabrook,Md., andAnnaMaeSandersSandersisinWarsaw.MarionWebbGaylorlivesinHazard-
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ville,Conn.,andhasfivelittleones--; fourgirlsandaboy.MaryHundleyHyatts husbandisstationedatCampPendlecon, Calif.Theyhaveatwo-year-oldson, Casey,andareanxiouslyawaitingthe adoptionofasecondbaby.
CarolynWatsonYeaccsisteachinghome economicsandworldgeographyatthe PrinceEdwardAcademyagain.Her daughter,Linda,isinfirstgradeand Dianeinkindergarten.Homerworksfor theFarmvillePostOffice.BettyWest BuchertenjoyslivingatVirginiaBeach. Hertwodaughtersandsonkeepheron thego.NellCrockerOwen,wholivesin Carrolconhasababydaughter.Va.Beach claimsBettyBarrGibbsandherhusband whoworksforC.&P.TelephoneCompanyanddoesagreatdealoftraveling. Theirson,Billy,isinkindergarten.Betty isstillteaching.AudreyMorseTilleclives atFortLeeandhastwoboys.Nancy TaylorisinRichmondteachingsixth gradeinHenricoCounry.SylviaBradshaw ButlerhastwogirlsandislivinginWhaleyville.HerhusbandiswithV.C.Chemical.
FrancesNorthernAshburnisteachingat LancasterHighSchoolinKilmarnock andherhusbandiswiththeVirginia MenhadenIndustrythere.Theirson,Don, isinkindergarten.Lastyearsheattended theVirginiaS.C.A.ConventioninRichmondandmetRoseFrostwhoisteaching attheDouglasFreemanHighSchool. BechKentThurstonhasthreeboys.Her husbandisaninvestmentbrokerinRichmond.LastwintersheandBillwenton atwo-weekCaribbeancruise.Donnie
2,Del,
DevineClarkhasmovedintoaspacious newhome.Heroldestson,Gus,isin secondgrade,andWilliam _ isstillarhome. Donniestillkeepsbusywithchurchwork, Woman'sClub,andtheRichmondChapter ofLongwoodAlumnae.ErnestineJohnso_n Delaney'slittlegirlenteredfirstgradethis fall.Herhusband,Warren,isnowwith Ingersoll-RandinRichmond.Shesees HelenShortJennings('54)whohastwo littlegirls,andJackieWhiteTwyman occasionally.
NancyNelsonDiggsisdoingpuppet showsinthechildren'swardsmhospnals inNorfolk.Sheandherhusbandteach SundaySchool.Theyhavetwochildren, Nelson,four,andNan,two.Alsoin NorfolkisWilmaSalmonRobinsonwhose oldestchild,Evelyn,isinfirstgrade,and Bill,age4,andAnn,age2,areat_home. PeteisstillteachingPhys.Ed.andisvery proudofhiswrestlingandgolfteams.
andJohnny,
Wilmahasbegunbowlinginanattempt coaddatrophyofherowntohiscollection! SheisactiveintheNorfolkPanHellenic Associationandinchurchactivities.Barbara RickmanVoughtlivesafewblocksfrom her.SheandGlenhaveanewson.Karen SpencerWestbrooklivesinRichmondand hasalittleboy.
AudreyPowellPiccardisinHalifaxwhere herhusbandhasascore.Shehasason, Ed.Audreyhadaninterestingexperience teachingEnglishtothewifeofarefugee Cubanfamilythatherchurchsupported sometimeago.AnnThaxtonDanieland herentirefamily,thethreeboysincluded, areshowingquarterhorsesthroughout Va.andN.C.Theyaretryingcopromote interestinChampionshiprodeosinthe Eastandatwritingweresponsoringone tobeheldontheirfarm.Herhusbandis aveterinariannearHalifax.BarbaraMoore Curlingandfamilyhavevisitedthemfrom Annandale.Barbara'sdaughter,Del,has startedschoolnow,andtwo-year-old Kevinisathome.Cynthiaisinfourth grade.Barbaralivestwoblocksfrom TrianneLampkinFreese('54)andalso closetoBuzzieHartisHall.Barbara's husband,Otis,iswiththeC&PTelephone Company.Asidefromchurchwork,she doesvolunteerworkattheschoollibrary.
JeanCarolParkerHarrellhasthree childrencokeepheroccupiedaswellas communitywork,choir,andservingas presidentoftheLongwoodAlumnae ChapterinSuffolk.FromPetersburg, NancyIngeplannedtotraveltoCalif.in thesummerandthenoncoHawaii.She willteachagainatPetersburgHighthis winter.She,JeanCarol,AnnCarterWendenbttrgSilverandJackieWhiteTwymangot togetherayearagoinRichmondforlunch andtorenewoldtimes.AnnCarterisstill inFredericksburgandhasthreechildren.
InAlexandria,JoyceQuickPrebleenjoys housekeepingforherhusbandandlittle daughter.BarryiswithMutualofNew YorkInsuranceCo.PacMcLemoreSaunders hasmovedbacktoRoanokewhereher husbandiswiththeColonial-American NationalBank.Theyhavethreesonsand onedaughter.SheseesDonnieDevine ClarkwhensheisinRichmond.Also, shekeepsincouchwithGailDixonDickson ('54)wholivesinNorfolkandhastwo girlsandtwoboys.
ClareDavisWallaceinLynchburghas twosons,SamuelandStephen.Becky HinesBowlinghasfounditexcitinghaving SaraFrancesinschool-secondgrade-but stillhasthreelittleboysathomeontheir farmnearAndersonville.
JoycePomeroyHamer,wholivesin FrontRoyal,isinhertenthyearofteachmg
ChildrenofJanieScottMcilwaineWulfChildrenofWilmaSalmonRobinson'55.
seventhgradersinWarrenCounty.Her husbandteachesBibleatRandolph-Macon Academyandisdirectorofreligious educationthere.HeisagraduateofOhio UniversityandholdsaMastersfrom Scarritt.LastsummertheyspentatCamp SeaGullinArapahoe,N.C.,aboys'YMCA campwhereMarshallwasheadcounselor andJoyceworkedintheoffice.Naomi ReedDeiterlivesinHuntingtown,Md.,and hastwochildren,BethandReed.
FrancesSpindlerMcAllisterhasretired fromteachingandisenjoyingtheroleof aprofessor'swifeinStaunron. Jo Burley Adams('62)isteachinginBlacksburgand hastwoboysandagirl.Donisteaching atVPIandworkingtowardhisMasters Degree.BettyJaneGriffinHollandis inCarysbrookandteaching.Shehasa daughterinschool.
Wehaveanumberofpeopleintheclass whoseaddressesareunknown.Ishalllist themincaseyoumightknowoftheir whereabouts.TheyareBarbaraMitchell Hale,ShirleyWardPatteson,AnnWatkins White,PhoebeWarnerandJudyCable Funk.Ifyoumove,pleasenotifythe Alumnaeo.fliceoftheaddresschange.
Don'tforgetourTENTHREUNION comingupinMarch,1965.Besurero startmakingplansrobethere.
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PresidentandActingSecretary: GeorgiaJackson 146MarlboroughStreet,Apt.9 Boston16,Mass.
Timeonceagainformecoconveyro eachofyouthenewsI'vecollectedfrom aroundthecountry.Itwasgrandcohave somanyresponsescomycards,andI especiallywantcothankeachofyouwho tooktimecowritethoseenjoyablelong letters.
We'rebeginningcohavequiteadelegationinCalif.WinnieLouhoffDavis,Joe andtheirtwoboysareinCovinawhere theyhaveahouse.Herfamilyhasbeen outforavisit,andtheycookatripcoTex. coseeJoe'sfamily.
LorettaBrookingGasswintandNorm areinLaMirada,Calif.,andhavegotten togetherwithBettyPatRogersGoddard andAudreyOwenBeale.Theywerelooking forwardcoacartripwiththeirchildrenthis pastsummercoVa.
BeckyBlairButchercontinuesteaching atthePrinceEdwardLowerAcademyand hadplanstoattendLongwoodsummer school.NannieAndrewsteachesthird gradeinDanville.WithNannieinDanville isMargureteFranklinGrekoswhoteaches fourthgradeandhasLongwoodstudent teachers.SherecentlyjoinedDeleaKappa GammaandispresidentoftheWoodberry
HillsWoman'sClub.ShirleyBlankenship McCainandGenemovedtoDanvillefrom Greensboro,N.C.,whereGeneownshis businessof"PiedmontCameras."Shirley isreturningcoteachingafteranabsence ofthreeyears.
Thoughtheyarecurrentlystationedin NewportNews,BettyJaneShackelford Ellisonreportsatransientstateforher family,forMorrisisanelectronicsengineer whotravelsonnuclearsubmarines.Keeping housewiththreechildrenmakesabusy lifeforBonnieMooreVestinSalem.
NancyHartmanWelkerandPhilplanned asummerathomeinManassas.Nancy workedtwodaysaweekatManassasAir ForceStationthisyear.Shesentnewsof AnnieLeighLewisJoneswhohasadaughter andlivesinLynchburg.
GenePhillipsRhodesisinRichmond wheresheattendsLongwoodAlumnae
SuzannePrillamanLowry'56receivedthe M.S.degreefromCornellUniversityin 1961andspentthenextyearworkingona researchproject.Appointedlectureroftextilesandclothing,shetaughtcoursesin textilesandappareldesign,becomingassistantprofessorin1963.
meetings.AlsoinRichmondisJeanWard towhomIoweanapologyforanerrorin thelastbulletin.ShereceivedaMasterof ChristianEducationdegreefromthePresbyterianSchoolofChristianEducationand isnowDirectorofChristianEducationat MemorialMethodistChurch.
Takingayearofffromteachingtohave ababywasElizabethSutherlandConnelly, butshewillresumeteachingatDinwiddie HighSchoolinthefall.SheandLandon liveatDeWittwhereshefindstimeto serveasorganistofherchurch.
SueMoschlerBarradellandDonare buildingahomeinNewOrleanswhere heiswiththeChryslerCorporationSpace Division.Theyhavethreechildren.Rose FrosthasbeenteachinginRichmondbut planscomovetoFla.,whereshewillteach, andifpossible,attendtheUniv.ofMiami. MurielBoswellFlynnandMikeareinNew Brunswick,N.J., andMurielwilljointhe staffatRutgersUniv.forthesummer. MorenewsfromtheRichmondpeople.
HelenWarrinercontinuesherworkas StateSupervisorofForeignLanguagesand canbefoundinmostanypartofVa. JulieMoncureMosely,whosehusbandis anarchitect,hasretiredcoBonAircobea housewifeandcareforhertwochildren. SaraJaneBrisentineMickteachesatThomas DaleHighSchoolinChester.Herhusband iswithReynoldsMetals,andtheyarecurrentlybuildinganewhome.
ShirleyAdamsDanielhastaughtfor sevenyearsatVarinaHighSchool,andthis yearwasalsoonanevaluationcommittee coWarwickHighSchool.ShirleyWilbourne GarlandisteachingatSevenPinesElementarySchoolinHenrico.JoanHarvey EdwardsandFrancesEdwardsBowenare bothlivinginFranklin.AnnLushThrift withthreechildrencokeepherbusyisin Burkeville.
InMarchLouiseTurnerCaldwellmoved intoanewhouseoutsideSmithfieldand plannedtoretirefromteachinginJune. AlsolivinginSmithfieldisShirleyKemp Barlowwhofindstimewithabusylifeon thefarmcoteachbiologyandchemistry atChuckatuckHighSchool.Shewas honoredwithaconservationachievement awardpresentedbyGovernorHarrison. ItwasgivenbytheVirginiaResource-Use EducationCouncilcofivegraduatesofa 1962ShortCourseinNaturalResources cakenatWilliamandMary,foroutstanding applicationofconservationeducationprinciples.
AnnWeatherholtzLackwrotefrom Donelson,Tenn.,ofthebirthofherfirst child,andMary Jo HutchinsonStruckhad herfirstinAlexandriaonthesameday! ShecookGermanthisyearattheUniv.of Va.ExtensionNightSchool.BetsyWelbon AlwoodmovedinAugusttoDurand, Mich.,whereJohnwillbeprincipalofa newconsolidatedhighschool.Shewas inFarmvillecovisitoldfriendsandplaces thisspring,andIimagineshewasamazed attheextraordinarychangesinLongwood sinceourdaysthere.
DaleBrothersBirdsongandBillsray busywiththeirtwoboys,clubwork,and civicactivitiesinSuffolk.AnnJones Mitchellhadanewbabyin'63.Jimeisat \ ., H.
Selina,1½years,daughterofMaryEllen HawthorneBalarzs'56
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ElaineCarolHarris,3months,daughterof BarbaraMaysHarris'56
SikorskyHelicopterinStratford,Conn., afterastayinVietNam.LivinginBlackstone,KathryneTompkinsAdamsalsohad alitclegirlthisyear.Withherthreechildren, JoanWillardWhalenmanagestocontinue reachingP.E.atRuralRetreatHighSchool.
Besidestheactivitiesofherthreedaughters,LizDeHavenBlairisbusilyengaged inJuniorLeagueVolunteerworkand garden,bridge,anddanceclubs.Ann ColemanRosshasthreeboysandmanages togrowflowersandtakepartincivic, church,andschoolaffairs.Anothergardener isAnneBrookingStelterwhohastwo gardensayearthankstoTed'sagricultural fieldman'swork.TheywinterinWest PalmBeach,Fla.,andreturntoWinchester forthesummer.
EllenThomasvanValkenburghand WoodareinCherryHill,N. J., where Woodisaseniorresidentinmedicinefor theNavy,andEllenfindstimetotake antiqueclasses.TheaterbillsinAvondale, Pa.featurePatsyAbernathyRiceandWoody. TheybothcontinuetoteachandPatsy waselectedvice-pres.ofthelocalEducation Association.
HavingmovedtoNewportNews,Ginnie ObenchainCrossisbusywithhertwoboys andherchurchcircle,andservingas committeechairmanfortheWoman's Auxiliary.Johnispracticinggeneralsurgery there.MaryEllenHawthorneBalatzis organistanddirectorofthreechoirsat BethanyChristianChurchinRichmond, hasprivatepianopupils,andsomehow findstimetocontinueherownstudiesin voiceattheUniv.ofRichmond.
BarbaraMaysHarrismovedtoBayonne, N. ]., whereBondwillbeginresidenceon aPh.D.atDrewUniv.Happytobeback inthesouthagain,JaneLohrLeeisnow seededinGoldsboro,N.C.NormaJeanne CroftAtkinsandJimarenowatBossier AirForceBaseinLa.,afterthreeyearsin Japanwhereshetaught.NormaisaRed CrossGrayLady,chairmanofParent CouncilforSouthfieldSchool,andvice-pres oftheBaseOfficers'Wives'Club.
IhavemanagedtoenticePhyllisNurney outofGeorgetownforavisittoBoston, andthewelcomematisalwaysoutto anyonetravelinginNewEngland.Do writemeyournewsforthenextmagazine.
NOVEMBER, 1964
PresidentandActingSecretary: FrancesRaine TuckahoeJuniorHighSchool Richmond,Va.
ManythankstoSandraDyerHinsonand CamilleAtwoodwhoansweredmyS.0.S. whentheRoundRobinletterwasnever returnedtome.Afterlastyear'spoor showing,Iwasdeterminedtoputfortha bettergatheringofnewsfromtheClassof '57!Sinceyouwillbereadingthisshorcly beforeChristmas,whynotencloseanote inagreetingcardtomeatmyhome addresssothatwhoevercompilesnext year'snewscanincludesomethingabout you.
Camillespentamosthappysixweeks inEuropeandtheNearEastduringthe summerof1963.Whatasightshemust havebeenridingatopacamelfromthe oasisatGizatothepyramidsandthe Sphinx!RecentlyinstalledasStatePresidentoftheMedicalTechnologySociety, shewilltaketimeofffromherbusyschedule toattendtheNationalConventionin KansasCityandlatertovacationatCape Cod.
Jo Davisreceivedascholarshiptocompletehergraduatedegreethissummer. BarbaraAmesHoyhasservedaspresident oftheTidewaterAlumnaeforthepast twoyears.SheandLutherrecenclyadopted ason.MargaretBeaverReedandBuddy arenowproudparents.MargaretMustard StickleyandKenareenjoyingthepatter oftinyfeetfromtheirlitclegirl.
Educationhasbeentheaimofmanyof ourclassmatesortheirspouses.Ourclass canboastofJohnAustinwhohasreturned toourAlmaMaterwhereheisteachingin thedepartmentofNaturalSciences.VirginiaPearcehasbeensogratifiedwithher workwiththedeafwhileteachinginIdaho thatshewillcontinuegraduateworkat GallaudetCollegeinWashington,D.C., thissummer.GloriaKratzschYounghas beenteachingthesixthgradeinIowaforthe pasttwoyears.Davewillcompletehis Ph.D.thereandthentheywillreturnto theUniv.ofMaine.
CarolPhillipsisworkingintheWashingtonareaandlivesnearHazelBellBoyer andherhusbandwhorecenclyadopteda babygirl.FlorenceKingLaneandBillare proudoftheirsecondboybornthispast spring.TheyarelivinginWaverlywhere BillisaStateTrooper.AnnSavageHerring andherhusbandarebothteachersinthe Suffolkareawheretheyhaveboughta home.Libertyville,Ill.,ishomeforKathleen YatesSchneider,herhusband,andtwo daughters.
VirginiaPoheDossandTomhavereturnedfromathree-yearstayinCalif.and, atpresent,theyandtheirtwochildren arestationedinCampLejeune,N.C.Belle FitzgeraldteachesinWytheville.Jane BrughLaymanandJohnwelcomedtheir secondson,CharlesKevin,inMarch JohnteachesatVPI.
SandraDyerHinsonisafulltimehomemakerforRea,Jr.,andRea,III,inDetroit, Mich.Theyhavebecomeardentsports' fans,havingtakenupgolfandskiing. MarthaJoynerDulongisinJapanwith husband,Perry,andtheirthreechildrenPerry,Jr.,Randy,andSuzanne.Planning toremaintherefortwomoreyears,she hasbecomeanexpertatIkebana,the Japanesemethodofarrangingflowers,and hasalsotakenupgolf.PerryisaCaptain intheAirForce.AnneThomasDennyand LeewhoisaLieutenantintheNavyare inJapanandalongwiththeirtwosons,
MikeandChris,havetakeneveryavailable opportunitytoseethesights.
Aftertwogirls,GerryLuckSiekirskiis thehappymotherofason.Theywillbe movingfromNewEnglandtoGermany forayear.B.].JenkinsWarehadalitclegirl inJanuaryasdidEmIrbyMcDowell('58). KittyNelsonHubbardandherdentist husbandwillbelivinginFarmvillewhere hehassetuphispractice.HardyWilliams Robinson('59)hasalittleboy.FloPollard GoodeandBagwellhavetwolitclegirls andarestillinRichmond.ElsieMeade WebbisteachinginVirginiaBeach.
AnneWayneFullerPattersonandJohn are\nFortOrd,Calif.,fortwoyearsinthe servJCe.
GaylePeoplesShinerexpectedtoattend theUniv.ofFla.forathree-weeks'course duringthesummer.LifeinStarkesounds mosthappyforGayle,Billy,andtwo children,JimandBeth.PatAshbyRobinson, Dub,andMontearehereinNewport NewswhereDubisAssistantCommonwealthAttorney.Montewasveryillthis pastwinterwithaseriouskidneyinfection butisslowlyregaininghisstrength.We aresothankfulthathewillsoonbeall right.PatPowellWoodburylookedcharmingatthePeninsulaAlumnaeChapter luncheonthisspring.Herfamilyplus pianolessonskeephereversobusy.Bobbie TyerWardandWattieareinNewportNews whereheisworkingatFortEustis,but theyplantomovetoPetersburginthe nearfuture.CaroleeSilcoxcontinueswith theWedgewoodTheatregroupworking justoutsideofWilliamsburg.Shehadone oftheleadsintheopeningshowthis seasonin"BusStop"andwillleavefor Nagshead,N.C.,justassoonasherduties asteacheratFergusonHighSchoolare conpletedtobetheproducerforthegroup justbeginningthere.NancyLenzHarvey isagainteachinginWilliamsburgandis quiteactiveintheCommunityTheatre there.SuchThespianswehave!Caroline "Mooch"StonemanmarriedJamesWells inOctoberof1963.HeisafirstLieutenant andtheyarelivingatFortLee.
Fromallaccounts,thecampusatLongwoodhasreallyundergoneachangedue totherapidexpansion.Butthebiggest
changetocountlessalumnae,especially "GreenandWhites,"willbetheretirement of"CharlieHop"inJune.ThelaseletterI receivedfromhimgavesuchatruepicture ofhisdedicationtothespiritofLongwood, chatIwouldliketoquotejustabit,"I justcan'tbelieveanybodywilleverknow justhowmuch I enjoyedbeingpresentat classmeetings-worrying-yetgettingall thekicksoutofgettingreadyforCircus, ClassProductions,ClassGames,Song Contests,andeverything.Iwilllong rememberchosedays-ifthegoodLord leesmelive'emoutAlwaysgiveyour supporttoLongwood!"Yes,Longwood willalwaysrememberCharlieHop,the teacherwhomadethecollegedaysofso manyLongwoodgirlssomeaningful.May youenjoyawellearnedrestinOrlando, Fla.,inthewinterandWarsawduringthe summer,Mr.French.
IhavebeenwithN.A.S.A.atLangley Fieldforthepastthreeyears,butthisfall willfindmeintheclassroomatTuckahoe JuniorHighSchoolinHenricoCounty. Pleaseletmehearfromyouthroughout thecomingyearand,ifpossible,sendyour newsitemswithyourChristmasmail.
'58
President: ShirleyHauptman (Mrs.HunterM.Gaunt,Jr.) 432FairmontAve. Winchester,Virginia Secretary: CarolWolfe 1101S.QuincySt.,No.104 Arlington4,Virginia
Manythankstochoseofyouwhosent newsthisyear;itwaswonderfultohear fromyou.Anytimeyoucansendmelittle bitsofnewsIwouldappreciateit-Ican ajwaysstoreitupuntilthenextnewsletter. Jackie Trdder Kavanaughandfamilyhave lefttheNewYorkareaandaresettledin Atlanta,Ga.Nancy Drudge Fawcettand RayareinGreenville,S.C.whereheis teachingatFurman.TheyvisitedAlice Sawyer PaceandfamilyinTamparecently. Judy Alexander Beermann,LaurieandBob areinRichmondwherehewillbeatUnion TheologicalSeminaryonemoreyear.This summerBobhadfieldworkinNewport NewsattheHidenwoodPresbyterian Church
Carol KingRobertsonandfamilyplanned tocomeeastthissummerfromPleasant
Hill,Mo.Lasesummerthefamilycamped inthemountainsofColorado,thedesert ofUtah,amongthebigmountainsofCalif. andaroundCraterLakeinOregon.When theRobertsonfamilyisn'tcamping,Carol ishelpingwithGirlScouts,chasingBrian (age2)andthedog"MeToo."Judy Holderman Mazella'shusband,Sam,isin surgicalresidencyatGeorgeWashington Univ.Hospital.Judyhastwosons,Danny andDavid,andhasanurseryschooland sheevenfindstimetopaintsome.
Nancy BakerCooperisinNewportNews whereLarryisworkingonnuclearsubmarinesandisapipeinspectorattheshipyards.Nancyhastwolittleones,Tracy andStacy.Iftimepermits,Nancyplansto returntoschoolinthefalltorenewher teachingcertificate.MaryAnne Barnett TrappinBonAirkeepstabonsomeof ourclassintheRichmondarea,andis busylookingafterBeth,Todd,Julieand sometimeseventeachesswimming.Betty Jo Cook Careerlivesdownthestreetfrom MaryAnneandteachesfirstgradeinBon Air.Pat Younger Brownandfamilylive nearbyPathasonelittleboy,Rick,and expectinghersecondchildinseveral months.Jeannie Vestal Hellstromstilllives inClovis,N.Mex.,withhusbandandthree children.Carolyn Kelly Gerberislivingin ShawneeMission,Kan.-Congracularions, Kelly!
Annette Crain AllenandBobareinNewportNewswhereBobhashispractice.They havetwochildren,WendyandRobert,Jr. CoraAlyce Somerville Kyleandherhusband liveinHancock,N.Y.whereheisa Presbyterianminister.Theyhavealittle girl.
Linda Gar�ison Boweandfamilyplanned tomovebacktoWilliamsburgfromTex. inAugustsoTommycanopenapractice. Linda'stwochildrenareTommyandSusan. Lucia Hart Gurley wrotefromHouston, Tex.Herdaughter,Bech,istwo.Betsy Ruckman Modlinandfamilylivecloseby. Gwen White PruittisinJapannowwhere herhusbandisstationedatTackiwawaAir ForceBase.Shehasfoundtwomore Longwoodgirlslivingnearthere-Jean Dorsey('59),whoisteachingfirstgrade inthehousingunitatthebase;andMartha Joyner Dulong('59),whosehusbandisin thesamesquadronasGwen'shusband. GwenandDanhaveonelittlegirl-Sharon Kay,two.Jackie Harnsberger Lewissends wordfromPittsburgh,Pa.wheresheand Robertboughtanewhouseinthespring andhavebeenquitebusypainting,planting, andredecorating.JenniferLou,their daughter,istwo.
BacktoVirginia-inLeesburgJane Crute Sowardsisteachingbusinessat LoudounCountyHighandkeepingan eyeonAlan,age3,whileAlteachessixth grade.Jo Maxey Whiteandfamilyvisited themlastfall.Johasalittleboy-Jeff,one. MaryAnne Foster Ruseandfamilycome byoftentovisitJaneandsodoesEllen Webb.GayAllenisnowministerofmusic atachurchinLynchburgandMargaret DowdyisteachingPhys.Ed.inAshland, Va.
Frances Rosenkrans Wittsentmelotsof newsfromCrozet-thanksalot!Frances's husbandisprincipalofRedHillElementary Schoolandsheisbusylookingaftertwo boys,Richard,age6;andCharlesAlan, whoisthree.Jane Karicofe Elliottand RogerhavemovedtoBroadwaywhere heistheministerofthePresbyterianChurch. Theyhavetwosons-Kennethand Timothy.Norma Miller Sroneisteaching inTroutvillenowbutsheandhusband, Bob,andson,David,willmovetothe
D.C.areachissummer.Sarah Friend DickersonandT.C.arelivinginCharlottesville.Theyhaveaboyandagirl.Virginia Londeree Fulcherandhusband,Bob,are livinginCharlottesvillewheresheis teachingatAlbermarleHighSchooland heisanannounceratradiostationWELK. Madeline Bailey WarrenandBernard arelivinginAnchorage,Alaska,where theyexperiencedtheterribleearthquakein March.Bernard'sschool,WestHigh,was demolishedandMadeline'sschool,Eagle RiverElementary,wasbadlydamaged. Theyhavebeenteachingtherethreeyears. Carolyn Ward FronfelrerandGenearestill inWaverlywhereGeneworkswithR.E. HerbertAutoSales.TheyhaveonesonGeneMeade,Jr.,ageone.Carol Lash PughisenjoyingthebrightlightsofNew York.Herhusband,Randy,hasbeen busyintheBertLahrcomedy"Foxie"and nowiswiththenewCarolBurnettshow "FadeOut,FadeIn."CarolandRandy arebuyingahousethissummer.
Shirley Hauptman GauntisinWinchester whereherhusbandispracticingsurgery. Theirsonisthree.Suzie Barr Kendalland BobarestillinOkla.CitywhereBobis doingNeuro-surgeryresidency.Mary Lee Teel WebbandCharlesarelivingin Charlottesvillewhereheisalawyer.They haveboughtahouseandareredecorating it.
AnnJeter CollinsislivinginEatontown, N.J.,whereherhusbandisstationed. Nancy Richardson Rayboldwholivesin FairfaxCountyisstillteachingscienceat EdisonHighSchool.IvisitedwithKate Krehbiel Lawrenceandfamilytheocher day-bestwayIknowtogetmynews. KateandDonhavetwolittlegirlsJenniferandMelissa.Asformyself,Imade ittoCalif.lastsummerandhadamarvelous time,especiallyinDisneyland.Icaught atWakefieldH.S.againlaseyearandwill bethereagainfor1964-1965.I'mgoingro theUniv.ofMd.parttimeandmaybe somedayI'll;gecaMastersDegree.
Idowishthatmoreofyouhadsentin newschisyear.Won'tyoupleasesitdown anddropmeanoteaboutyourself?Ifyou haveachangeofaddress,besureandlet meortheAlumnaeOfficeknow.
'59
President: LillianRossen (Mrs.L.C.Spicer) 1209MaywoodRd. Richmond,Va.
AlumnaeSecretary: PatsyE.Powell
GiessenAmericanSchool APO169,NewYork,N.Y.
ThisyearIwasespeciallygladtohear fromthemembersoftheClassof'59,as beingsofarfromallofyou,Ifindthenews fromhomemorethanwelcome.Iwould liketothankallofyouwhowrotetome andespeciallyLillianRossenSpicerwho didsuchagoodjobofcollectingnews, sochatIwouldn'thavetowritesomany letters.Lil'slicclehelpersdidmuchofthe newsgathering.TheywereSarahHastings Jones,CharlotteGray,AnneKeziahMullis, DottieCothern,ShirleyLucyLeyland, HelenJeanYoung,andMinnieLeeDean. Thankstoallofyou.
Lee'shearabouttheworldtravelers. VirlindaJoynerreturnedtotheUSAfora shortvisitduringthesummer,andsaid thatshecertainlydidenjoyhervisitto Longwoodandherlookaroundthecampus. SheleftherplaceintheFarEaseforBarbara EnsmannorHelenJeanYoungwhocertainlyshouldbetherebynow.BettySpivey SellersisinGermanyandhasdoneasmuch travelasthemotherofatwo-year-oldboy canmanage.Oneofmynearneighbors untilJunewasDonnaBooneFile.Donna andDwightarenowbackintheUSA aftertwoveryinterestingyearsinGermany. FaySalmonClarkisinPariswhereher husband,James,isaCaptainintheArmy andwillbestationedthereuntil1966. AlsoinGermanyisDellaHigginsHammond whoissecretaryofthelocalOfficers' WivesClubandhasbeentakingaceramics class.SheandJackhavetraveledasmuchas theschedulewillallow.LouGrayWatkins andBobwerescheduledtoreturntothe statesinSeptemberfromGermany.Lou hasenjoyedexchangingrecipeswith herGermanneighbors.SheandBob havebeentoItaly,France,Switzerland, AustriaandLuxemburg,andplannedco seemoreofEuropebeforereturningco thestates.
IwasverysorrychatIcouldn'treturn forourFoundersDayreunion,butthe distancewasabitcoogreatforsomeofus. LillianreportedtheattendanceofHelen JeanYoung,BarbaraEnsmann,Evelyn Skalsky,Aggie,JoanLee,Meme,Odom, andBru,aswellasCharlieHopinhis greentie.Thegirlscertainlyseemedto haveenjoyedfindingoutthenewsfrom eachocherandeatingMrs.Dugger's deliciousmeal.Therewerethirty-eight membersofourclasswhoreturned.Of courseIcan'tlistchemall.Ican,however, imaginewhatthechattermusthavebeen like.
DorisAyersMcElfreshwrotefromManchester,Mich.WillhasbeendoinggraduateworkthereandDoristaughtthirdgrade lastyear.TheyplannedtoreturntoVirginia inthefall.Itdoesseemthateveryoneis goingtohaveawell-educatedhusband chisyear.CorecaBennettOsbornisnowin CollegePark,Md.,whereFrankisworking onadoctorateandsheisteaching.She hasalsobeenworkinginthehonorary teacherssorority,AlphaDeleaKappa.Juliet RobinsonFranklin'sdaughter,PattieLynn, wasbornonWashington'sBirthday.Juliet's husband,Bob,waselectedtobeadelegate colasesummer'sNEAConvention.He isalsopresidentofthePrinceWilliam EducationAssociation.DeloDoveEanes
NOVEMBER,1964
hasalmostfinishedhergraduateworkfor awhile.ShewasstillworkingonherNSF Fellowshiplasesummer.Deloalsoserved onthestateevaluationcommitteeforscience cexcbookslaseyear.LindaDolesDougherty wroteaboutalloftheinterestingthingschat havehappenedcoherchisyear.Themost interestingwasherwedding,butshedid haveaveryexcitingtimeonaEuropean tourbeforechat.
Nowlee'scakeaquickrundown.Violet ScottBarlowisstillteachingatSmithfield HighSchool.ElvaJaneWynneGrymesis teachingatGreatBridgeHighSchooland hasbeenworkingonherMaster'sduring thesummers.ShirleyGrizzardBurgessis busyinhernewhomeandtakingcareof twodaughters.BettyRawlsisteaching firstgradeatWycheElementaryinHampron. Bettydoesagoodjobofkeepingupwith everyone.ShirleySa11ndersHarwood'62is livinginWilliamsburg.BarbaraOdom WrightmovedfromSuffolktoChesapeake. Shehasbeenteaching6thgrade.
Anyoneloseafilling?Dr.RuchLooper HartmanhasherdentalpracticeinahomeofficeinEllicottCity,Md.PatFarrington spentaweekwithBarbaraHeckinBermuda inJune.NowchatBarbarahasbeentransferredroEngland,Patismakingplansco visitthere.PacstilllivesinArlingtonand worksinthenation'scapital.BarbaraHttrst FrenchwasstillinBurney,Calif.,andis lookingforatleaseoneocherLongwoodgal inthearea.Barbarawasonmaternityleave fromherteachingpositionwhenshewrote tome.
AnneKeziahMulliswasteachingin RoanokeandlookingafterchatnewdaughterwhenIheardinthespring.Nearbyis SandySandidge.Ialwayslookforwardto hearingfromSandy.Sheshouldhavea blueribbonforwritingtomewithoutthe reminders.Sandyhadplanstovisitthe World'sFairasdidanumberofocherschat Iheardfrom.Shehasreallyenjoyedbeing ProgramDirectoroftheRoanokeSummer YWCACamp,andIhearchatherbasketballteamatJeffersonisdoingexceptionally well.ElaineChaffinBaskervillespentthe pastfewmonthsinAlabama.Herhusband isnowinflightschoolatFt.Rucker,and theywerebothlookingforwardcohaving anewlicclebrotherorsistertojoinchreeyear-oldVirginia.BettyMaynardHotchkissiskeepinghouseinRichmondforRoss
andtheirtwolicclegirls.Nottoofaraway isWeedieNormanHoffmanwhohasbeen veryactiveinthegardenclub.She,coo, wasplanningtoenlargethenurserywhen Ilaseheard.
PeggyHarrisBarberymovedtoRoanoke chisyearandisteachingandherhusband isattendinglawschool.NancyAnn AndrewscaughtatLongwoodlastsummer. SheisamemberofchePhysicalEducation Dept.attheUniversityofTennessee.Linda Fleshmanisstillteaching3rdgradein Roanoke,andisnowworkingtocomplete herMaster'sattheU.ofVa.Sheisvery activeinthelocalandstateChristianEndeavorUnion.LauraVirginiaPriceWoods hasmovedtoWythevilleandisteaching 5thgrade.
Ochernewsofinterestcomesfrom CharlotteJewellGarstwhosehusband, Hugh,graduatedfromVPIinJune.Charlottehasbeenteaching7thgradeinRoanokeCounty.ErnestineStoltzSmithand KennyarelivinginWhiteStonewhere bothcaughtlaseyear.AggieLowryis teachingandwenttosummerschoolchis pastsummer.JoannFivelstillteachesin NewportNews.Shechaperonedagroupof teenagerstoNewYorkatEaster.Anne LaBonteFutrellhasmovedintoanewhome. SohasBettyMcClennyGordan,Ihear. JeanTttrnerGroomisaremedialreading teacherfortheNewportNewsschool system.ShereceivedherMaster'sfrom William&MaryinJuneof'62.Jane AdamsisstilltheTechnicalEditorforthe NASALangleyResearchCenter.Theysent hertoSanFranciscocoeditspeechesin March.ShesawFranandwasablecotalk withCassandAnneAdamsMcDaniel. UpinthenorthernVirginiaregion, GayleCunninghamplanstoenrollinthe Univ.ofMd.andworkcowardherMaster's. ElsieDickHoodteaches5thgradein FairfaxCountyandsheandherhusband areantiquecollectors.LouHeierteaches inArlingtonandhadplannedabigtrip west,whenlaseIheard.BarbaraMitchell Vanlandinghamhasherhandsfullwith twogirlsages3and1.ConnieLevinson teachesinAlexandria.
IheardfromteachersBettySmythers ShelconinCollinsville,AnneWallace, Martinsville;RoseByerHylton,Spencer, Va.;JoanneMaitlandJohnston,Sandston; MaryStricklandChurch,DumbartonElementary,Richmond;GwenMeltonBaucom, HenricoCounty;BettySueBarbeeMcKinley,Richmond;MaryEllenMoore Piland,Hampton;JoanLeeThomasJenkins, Hampton;PeggyHarrisBarbery,Roanoke; andNancyGeorge,Richmond.Charlotte GrayisteachingscienceinHenricoCounty. SheattendedBrownUniversitylastsummer onaNationalScienceFoundationScholarship.HerMaster'sshouldbeawardedsoon. LindaVesswasanotherNationalScience Foundationscholar.ShestudiesatEase CarolinaCollege.SinceLindadoesnot teach,shecancakenicetripstoCanadaand FloridainthefallandatChristmas.Sheis atechnicianwiththePhillipMorrisCo., inRichmond.DottieCotherncanoften befoundworkingattheHolidayInnin Martinsvilleinthesummer.Inthewinter sheteachesfirstgrade.WheninWestVirginia,lookforJudyEckstromMorrisasshe teachesinCharleston.Laseofall,thereare acoupleofpeoplewhotoldmetheyjust stayedhome.Theyseemtohaveagood manythingstodo,however.OctaviaLoftin Reynoldskeepshouse,caresforson,Brady Allen,andcakesanactiveinterestinBeta SigmaPhiSorority.NancyKnowlesSaunders isamemberoftheJuniorWoman'sClub andthegardenclub.Twosonskeepher busy,coo.
StephanieLouise,daughterofShirleyJane LucyLeyland'59.Pleasebecertaincocheckthelistof marriagesandbirthsintheBULLETIN.Help mesavepostagemoneybywritingthisyear atEastertime.I'mteachingintheAmericanDependentsSchoolinGiessen,Germany. Ihavereallyenjoyedmanytrips,especiallytendaysbehindtheironcurtain.I'll begladroshowmythousandsofslides coallinterestedpersonsandIhopetosee manyofyoutravelinginEurope.Itwas arealpleasuretotalkwithBarbaraHeck inLondonchisyearandifIgeetotheUSA forChristmas,I'llhopecoseemoreofyou.
'60President: ConnieGoodman
Mrs.PhillipRyan 3819Baronet Richmond,Va.
ActingSecretary: AnnieB.Palmer StuartHall Staunton,Virginia
CarolMatthewsWilliamsisinSan Antonionowandhasason,ScottMatthew. CarolplanscoteachthisfallwhileDon goescolawschool.JeanO'Connell graduatedfromU.Va.thisJunewithher Master'sandwillteachinOkinawa.Helen RileeandRuchDentonaregoingco GermanythisfalltoteachwiththeArmed Services.Alsocompletingandworking ontheirMaster'sareArleneMcKayand CallieJohnson.LindaLaneConnell's husband,Dick,isgettinghisMaster'sin metallurgyatVPI,wherehehasaccepted astaffpositionforthisfall.Debbie,now three,isalivelyyoungmiss. NancyDonaldsonMiddlecamp,Tomand LauraLeearestillinLebanon.Barbara Bishopisthefirstofourclasscoreturnco Longwoodasamemberofthefaculty. DorisKeslingwasdirectorofCamp JtasterSeal_thissummerandhasafulltime positionwiththeEasterSealSocietyin Roanoke.DixieHilliardNickolsoncaught inBlacksburglastyearwhileNickwas attendingVPI.JeanPeytonDavis'husband, Ronald,isasenioratVirginiaEpiscopal TheologicalSeminaryinAlexandria,so JeanisteachinginAlexandria. AnnSnyderSimmonsandhusband,Hal, arelivinginCanaogaPark,Calif.,where AnnisteachingfirstgradeandHalis workingonaPh.D.AnitaEanesMinter andhusband"Red"recentlyboughta newhomeinRoanoke.AnnMixonWilson taughtsecondgradeinRoanoke.Her husband,Gerry,recentlygraduatedfrom VPIandisnowassociatedwithFirst NationalExchangeBankinRoanoke. MaryAnneMontagueDavishasmoved coShelby,N.C.whereherhusbandhas takenanewjobandshewillbeteaching. JoycePendletonHarrellhastwochildren andislivinginSt.Brides.Nancy HarnsbergerislivinginRichmondand planstobemarriedinOctober.
President: PatSouthworth (Mrs.WilliamMahler) Bldg.2182,Apt.515 RandolphAFB,Texas AlumnaeSecretary: CecilKidd 9925ChancellorPlace Richmond35,Virginia
Ourotherclassalumnaesecretary,Ann Kovacevich,isnowMrs.WalterOstrander andlivinginSalem,N.H.
PageLandersCarrexpectedhersecond childthispastsummer.PatSouthworth Mahler,ourpresident,hasayear-oldson. BeaRowlesandGailPaschalRudacille arebothinsocialwork.Beawillbecome SuperintendentofWelfareinAmherstin July.GerryPhippsWebsterisstationed withherhusbandinAsmara,Ethiopia untilAug.'65.VirginiaVandeRietGardner hasbeenelectedsecretaryofthenewly formedVirginiaBeachAlumnaeChapter.
BobbyKoonsSchillinghasthreechildren, twingirlsandason.DodieWebsterisoff forSouthernCalif.foravacationfrom school.Mostofourclassisstillteaching chegreatmindsoftomorrow.Manyare teachingandhousekeepingasSarahRock Grizzard,BrendaParsleyBailey,Alma WrightGalligo,KittyReidWade,Janice McClennyMahone,JoyceOdomFulghum, EvelynKingThompson,MarthaG.Shirley Saundersare.
Mostofusarestilljustteaching:Frances Weaver,FrancesAyres,HarrietDawson, MaryRideout,GerryLudwick,Shirley Murray,andCarolynThorpe.
EmilySheltonGoodhasmovedcoMiami Beach,Fla.,whileherhusbandattendsschool there.LindaPayneScarceislivingin Harrisonburgandisplanningcoteach.
President: BeckyTuck
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64MathesonRd. Columbus3,Ga. AlumnaeSecretaries: PeggyGreen �Mrs.W.W.Olney) 3911W.ChathamDrive Richmond,Virginia
JudySmith
(Mrs.D.W.Liles) 1228NorviewAve.,Apt.A-8 Norfolk13,Virginia
Theclassof'62againhasmadenews goodnews.Herearesomeoftheinteresting factswehavegathered:
StillinEthiopiaare Jo SavageOrserand herhusband,Eddie. Jo isteachinghigh school-levelEnglishwhileherhusband isteachingcollege-levelEnglish.They liveinasmallgreencottagewithlittleor fewconveniences. Jo saysthehardest thingshehadtodowascoconvincethe Headmasterofherschoolthatawoman shouldandiscapableofteachingschool1 Goodluckto Jo whowillbethereanother year.
Many'62ersareteachingvariousgrades inFairfaxCounty.Theyareasfollows: PattiePearce,WinnieEgolf(willteachin Okinawanextyear),SueBeardmore,Pat Hickey,MaryLeachElmore,MaryByrd MicouMartin,LoisPeters,andAnnWells. ExceptforWinnie,theywillbeteachingin Fairfaxagainnextyear.
ThoseteachingatVirginiaBeachareas follows:TrinaChildress(lifeguardingin summer),DonnaMarquetteMcCJoud,Sue Sharpe,EllenPowell,MoragNocher(will summerinFla.),andMaryHarrisClodfelter whoisalsosponsorofsophomoreclass andannualatherschool.JudyDietrich willattendgraduateschoolnextyear.
AnnHowellGriffinreceivedaNational ScienceFoundationGrantcobegingraduate workatWilliamandMarythissummer. VirginiaParkerBuchananreceivedherM.S. inPhysicalEducationatUniv.ofTenn., andwillteachinQuanticonextyear.Faye RipleyalsoreceivedM.S.atUniv.ofTenn., andwillteachintheRichmondarea.
BuildinganewhomeareEmmieBeckham Billingsandhusband,Doug.Sheteaches inHopewell.Mrs.Bobbitt,ourclass sponsor,isbackatLongwoodafterworking onherPh.D.forayearatUniv.ofMd. Welcomeback,Mrs.Bobbitt!Glenda Chamberlainwillbeteachingatthenew ChathamHighSchoolnextyear.
LastsummerJeanineMcKenzieAllen andherhusband,Lorie,attendedOld DominionCollege,wherehewasasenior majoringinelectronicengineering.Jeanine willteachintheNorfolkCitySchool system.VirginiaCulpepperAlexander's husband,Charles,graduatedfromVirginia LawSchoolinJuneandtheyareinRoanoke whereGingerwillteachsecondgrade.
LibbyClaytaughtschoolforayearin SouthhampconCounty,butdecidedco trysomevariety,socooktheCivilService ExamandisnowworkingintheDept.of theArmy,Ft.Lee,Va.asavoucherexaminer. BusywithmanyactivitiesisNikiFallis whospentlastsummerinGreece.She'll teachagaininDanvilleandwillserveas treasureroftheP.T.A.andschoolrepresentativecotheDanvilleEducation Association.
TeachinginHamptonareJudyWaldo andTaylorRowell.Taylorisalsotreasurer ofDistrictIVPhiMuAlumnaeAssociation. SheinterviewedHampton'sMayorand thearticlewaspublishedinthePhiMu magazinelasefall.
ThispastyearRosemaryHenryThomas caughtmathandcivicsinArkansaswhere herhusbandisstationedatSACbasein Blychville.Spendingmostoftheirtime homemakingareSarahEustonLineberry, BettyDawsonLee,NancyPrettyFarleyand HelenFoxBrittain.PacSadlerhasan interestingpositionworkingatM.C.V. fortheClinicalTransplantCenteras secretary.
Twoverybusypeopleinschoolwork andcivicactivitiesareJanePennington SavedgeandVirginiaKempBauserman. JanecaughtmusicthisyearinWaverly andWakefieldpublicschoolsandnext yearwillbeteachingprivatemusiclessons. JaneisamemberofWakefieldJunior Woman'sClubandwaschairmanofthe floatcommitteefortheirCommunityDay Parade.VirginiaKempBausermanissponsor ofNewportNewsHighTri-Hi-Y.Her husbandisagraduateofW&Mandisa physicistwithNASAatLangleyField.
TheNewYorkWorld'sFairhadJean Cloudasavisitorchissummer.Jeantaught intheSterlingSchool,LoudounCounty, whichwasbuiltforthejetage,complete withsound-proofingandair-conditioning.
ZeeTappStuartandhusband,Marshall, willbeinRoanokewhereMarshallwill assumethedutiesofathleticdirectorat NorthCrossSchool.LindaPoffWood andhusband,Jim,willmovecoWyoming wherehewilldograduatestudy.Teaching mathinWinchesternextfallwillbeSusan BiererBibb.Nocfarfromherwillbe GayleJonesFears-teachinginNewMarket.
KeatonHollandsayssheisstill"footlooseandfancyfree."Shetraveledtwo monthsinEuropelastsummer,andwill beinHenricochisyearcoteachbiology. JudySmithLileswillbespendingherthird yearatFrankW.CoxHighSchoolas chairmanoftheBusinessEducationDept. andsponsoroftheF.B.L.A.RubyAnn BaldersonJewellwillbeteachingatMiddlesexHighSchool.Sheandherhusband, whoisprincipalofPleasantHillHigh School,accompaniedtheseniorclassco NewYorkandtheWorld'sFairinMay.
EvelynFulghamBohnerwillbemoving coNewYorkwhereherNavyhusbandwill
bestationed.Shehopestoteachschool afterattendingsummerschooltogeta NewYorkcertificateforelementaryeducationandhomeeconomics.CarolynLee Davisisteachingthesecondgradeat VirginiaBeachafterherJunemarriageto TuckFinley,aHampden-Sydneygraduate.
PeggyGreenOlneyspentthesummerin Clarksville,Tenn.,wherehusband,Buddy, wastheassistantministerforthesummer atFirstPresbyterianChurch.Thisfallthey areinRichmondwhereBuddywillcontinuehisworkatUnionTheological SeminaryandPeggywillteachSpanishin threeRichmondelementaryschools.Ginnie MossGeorge,afterhavingpresentedher parentswiththeirfirstgrandchild,willbe teachingkindergarteninLynchburg.Dottie NelsonDukeiskeepinghouseinRichmond forhernewdaughterandhusband,Mac, whoisnowabranchmanageroftheBank ofVa.
Ihopenextyearthatmoreofyouwill replytoourpleasfornews.Rememberit's yourmagazine,too,andyourclassmates aresointerestedinyou.
President: AliceWhite 21279thSt. VirginiaBeach,Va.
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AlumnaeSecretaries: ElizabethPredmore 31621stSt.,Ape.2 VirginiaBeach,Va.
JoycePowell 1112GardenDrive NewportNews,Va.
Theyearof'64findstheClassof'63 scatteredfromHawaiitoEurope.Itseems almostimpossiblethatsomuchcouldhave happenedinjustoneyear.
JeanLowry,whocompletedherteaching yearinFairfaxCounty,traveledforamonth inEuropewiththeUniv.ofRichmond SummerSchoolAbroadProgram.Nancy HagueRagsdaleandhusbandtouredthe U.S.andMexicothissummerandwill returntoDurhaminSeptember.
BarbaraGrayMartinRobinsonand JaniceHarrisOverbeywillbelivingwithin ablockofeachotherinRichmond.Their husbandsareteaching,also.MaryLou PlunkettHowertonandherhusbandwere inLynchburgthissummerandinSeptember willreturntoteachatVirginiaBeach. DianeLeavittFriedlandandherhusband areinHuntsville,Ala.
JoanMcKennaWardwillbeginher secondyearteachingFrenchandSpanish atNewportNewsHigh.SherrillHudlow SuiterandRogerarelivinginSyracuse, N.Y.MaryReynoldsjustreturnedfrom Europewhereshecookanartcoursethrough RoanokeCollege.BobbieLothstudiedat theSorbonnethissummerandtoured EuropeandEgypt.SusanLaneFoardand husband,Bob,areinMorton,Ill.
JaneBowlingMayswillbeteachingin NelsonCountywheresheandherhusband arerentingacountryhome.DudleyBrooks willcontinueteachingintheRoanoke CountySchoolsystem.
AnniceBaileySchulerisnowbuying thingsforhernewhouseinTamore, Venezuela.EdithGwaltneyBellisathome withherparentsinWindsor,whileher husbandisservingayearinKorea.Frieda BoykinisemployedatYorkHighSchool forelevenmonthsasavocationalhome economicsteacher.FayeMcKeanMartin islivinginRichmond.
NOVEMBER, 1964
Anita,daughterofPhyllisCarwileAbbott '63x.
LucySwinkDamianiandherhusband willbothbeteachingmathinBeverley, Mass.SigneYoungMarichal,anotherhome ecteacher,isatFortBenning,Ga.Doc FretzLeonardwillresumeteachingin Roanoke.LauriceHamletwillagainteach inPowhatan.MargaretMcCueHutchinson andhusbandwillteachatthesameschool inBaltimore.VirginiaBrockwellwillbe sponsorofthecheerleadersatMatoca HighinChesterfieldCounty.BettyFarley CarsonwillteachinLynchburg-thistime withhernewhusband.JaneAnthony CrawleyandhusbandareinFarmvilleand havehopesofbuildingtheirownhome soon.
JoanIvyEdwardsislivinginNorfolk whereshewillteachelementarymusic. NancyBurtonTetterton,husbandandbaby girlareresidinginRichmond.Marthaand MaryWarrenworkedascampcounselors inNewYorkthissummer.Bochwillteach inArlingtonchisfall.RayeTurnerAtkins willteachschoolinHampton.
AtVirginiaBeachwillbeCarolGregory, BettyBoyd,SusanHarwood,AnnPeters, CindyGayandWeeziePowell.
RebeccaRountreeWebbhasbeenworking towardsanelementarycertificationat Longwoodthissummerandwillbeteaching inSalem.MarilynMillerOatesstoppedby ashoppingcentertobuyabathingsuit andfoundshehadwona$1500down paymentonahome!Sheandherhusband arelivinginPortsmouthwhereMarilyn willteachfirstgrade.ShirleyRussellis alsolivinginPortsmouth,andwillteach therechisyear.
NeldaMcPhersonEmertwillteachin StaffordCounty.BettyStackAbrahamis livinginGermanyuntilDecemberwhen shewillreturntotheStates.SallySims JonesandHarryarestationedatElginAir ForceBase,Fla.Sheisteachingandis sponsorofthecheerleaders.NellMartin islivingwiththemotherofCatherine Marshall(authorofAManCalledPeter).
LivingclosetoWashington,D.C.Nell workedwiththeDept.ofAgricultureon aspecialprojectandmetMrs.Lyndon JohnsonandMrs.OrvilleFreeman.
PeggyHughesJohnsonandLarryhave invitedallofus'63erstoHawaiiwhere theywillbeforthreeyears.BarbaraStewart isinchargeofgirls'intramuralsatJefferson HighinAlexandria.MarySueLoftisRose taughtinHalifaxlastyearwhileliving athome.Shehopestobeteachingin Anchorage,Alaska,sooncobenearher husband.SandraFreedmanandLefty SnyderhadanicetriptoFla.andwill returntoteachinFairfax.JoycePowell, whovisitedtheWorld'sFairthissummer, willcontinuetoteachinHampton. HavingenjoyedatriptoFla.thissummer, IwillagainteachatVirginiaBeach.Please continuetoleeJoyceandmehearfromyou. GreenandWhitelovetoyouall!
'64President:
JoanPerry
6037RiverRoadPoint Norfolk,Va.
AlumnaeSecretaries:
JeannieKafer
3722N.PershingDrive Arlington,Va.
EvelynGray
2605ParkAve.,Apt.5 Richmond,Va.
PeggyPondAnderson('63)spentthe summerinNorfolkandwillteachin Richmondthisfall.
NancyBurke,Becky"RedBush"James, JaneCarolMaddox,LynneOsteen,Joan Perry,andRenaWeldwillshareahouse whileteachinginRichmondandHenrico County.Joantutoredstudentsinma�h duringthesummerandRenaworkedm SanFranciscofortheCommitteeofUndergraduatePrograminMathematics. , Busyhomemakersandmothersare ConnieLakeChambers,AnneLawrence Elmes,JoanFurrHarrell,BarbaraFields LucordPatSorelSmith,andJudyJackson Titus.'JudyandBarbarawillwelcome additionstothefamily.
BrendaShackelfordClaytonwasastewardessforDeltaAirLines,Inc.before marryinglaseChristmas.Sheandhusband willmovetoCincinnati.SuzanneTucker Cruseattendedsummerschoolarthe UniversityofNorthCarolinaandwill graduateafterfinishingstudentteaching inDanvillethisfall.DorisSmithEngel workedinadrugstorechissummerand willmovetoBatonRouge,La.,withher husband.StuartKingFlowersisworking attheArmyLogisticsManagementCenter atFortLeeasasecretaryandisattending RPIatnight,majoringinbusinesseducation.Thissummersheandherhusband vacationedattheWorld'sFairandNiagara Falls.
AnnaWhiteGravesworkedatChowan MedicalCenterandhadplanstobea secretaryinAtlantathisfall.BettyThompson GibbsisasecretaryattheDept.ofAgricultureinWashington.ElizabethEllenJones workedasacampcounseloratMassanetta SpringsthissummerandnowiswithFBI inWashington.Amongchosewhotoured EuropethissummerwereMarilynKilgore, DonnaCornell,GlendonMerchant,Linda Nelson,AnnStokes,SusanSutton,and MartyWhite.ThisfallMarilynwillteach inRichmondandplanstoworktowarda mastersdegreeattheUniv.ofRichmond. Susanwillteachi-nHampton.Linda JarmanKincaidgraduatedfromtheUniv. ofVa.SchoolofRadiologicTechnology.
IreneOsbourneLauterbachtaughtthe fourthgradeatCourtlandElementaryin SouthamptonCountywhenshefinished atLongwood.Thissummersheandher husbandmovedtoMurfreesboro,N.C. PeggyJenkinsLaynewillteachatWestside ElementaryinStauntonthisfall.Eunice LewisenjoyedatriptoGeorgiathissummer. ChrisLongstreetandPeggyWaldocaught swimmingatCampNavaracinNewYork. Chriswillteachphysicaleducationand anatomyatGreenbrierCollegeinLewisburg,W.Va.,chisfall,andPeggywillteach physicaleducationatHammondHigh SchoolinAlexandria.
LindaPernellMcCallhasbeenteaching atCaveSpringHighinRoanokeCounty sincethefallof'63.MargieTwilleyMcDonaldwillteachSpanishatRegional HighSchoolinJobstown,N.J.Barbara MagillleftLongwoodtostudyinParisand Tours,France,thencamebacktotheStates toattendtheUniv.ofWis.Sheispresently
astewardessforPanAmericanAirlines. JoanMeadowsMarvingraduatedfrom Radfordthissummer.ShirleyMetcalf wasthegirls'physicaleducationdirector atthePortsmouthYWCAthissummer andwillteachinColonialHeights.Kay OrrtaughtbusinessatJohnMarshall HighinRichmond,thenworkedforthe FredericksburgSavingsandloanAssociationduringthesummer.Thisfallshewill teachbusinessatStaffordHighSchoolin StaffordCounty.
BertySueOwenworkedatMyrtleBeach chissummerandwillreachthefirstgrade inChurchland.LindaPariswillteacheighth andninthgradegeneralscienceacFredM. LynnJuniorHighinWoodbridge.Judy PameavisitedherfianceinOkla.and traveledontocheWorld'sFairandCanada thissummer.Shealsodidsometutoring. Weareproudthattwoofourclassof'64 membersparticipatedintheMissVirginia Pageant.DixiePerkinsrepresentedRockbridgeCountyandEllaLouiseRosser representedAppomattox.Dixietooka vacationinOrlando,Fla.andwillteach atFairfaxHighthisfall.
JoanPritchettPirkletaughtthirdgradeat SedgefieldSchoolinNewportNewswhen shefinishedatLongwoodandwillreturn therethisfall.Sheservedasplayground directorchissummer.BarbaraPolandspent thesummerworkingattheDept.ofAgricultureinWashingtonandwillteachat ForeHuntHighinFairfaxthisfall.Pat ReahasbeenworkingfortheMartinsville BulletinsinceJune'63writinglocalnews stories,features,obits,andeditinghigh schoolnews.CarrollTewReidattended hersecondnationalPhiMuConvention atMackinacIsland,Mich.BettyAnnRex spentthesummerworkingasacounselor atthePresbyterianCampatMassanetta andatGirlScoutCampandvacationing withherfamilyattheircabininBuckinghamCounty.ShewillteachinHenrico C!ounty.
SallyBarclayRhodesworkedatMiller andRhoadsparetimeduringthesummer andwillteachfirstgradeatNewportNews. LewanRippeywillteachsixthgradein Newark,Delaware,andalsoworktowarda MasterofEducationdegreeattheUniv.of Delaware.AnneWoehrRoysterwillagain teachfifthgradeatNorthElementaryin ColonialHeightswhereshebeganteaching aftershefinishedinJanuary.MarianRuss workedchissummerforaconstruction company-notdiggingditches,butinthe office!ShewillteachinFairfax.
PriscillaSallespentamonthtravelingin Canada,NewYork,MichiganandWisconsinwheresheattendedtheArtFair. ShewillteachFrenchandartatHuguenot HighinRichmond.SusanShepherd workedasareceptionistforadoctorand willteachfirstgradeinHenricoCounty. JudyBeckSimmonscaughtsixthgradeat theEastSalemElementarySchoolinSalem whenshefinishedinFebruaryandwill returntherethisfalltoteachfourthgrade. ElizabethSmithwillteachseventhand eighthgrademathatWoodrowWilson JuniorHighinDanville,andwillsharean apartmentwithGlendonMerchant,Evelyn SmithandShelbyWebb.Evelynwillreach thethirdgrade.
BarbaraSoursWelchattendedthenational conventionofPhiBetalambdainWashingtonandplacedamongthetopeightin thenationintheMissFutureBusiness Teachercontest.AleaStricklinjoinedher parentsinGrandCanyon,Arizona,shortly aftergraduationandworkedtherethis summer.GinnySummersbeganteaching thefifthgradeinWaynesborowhenshe finishedinNovemberandwillreturnthere
thisfall.Shewillbegingraduateworkthis fall.TerrieSwannspc;ntthesummer workingfortheVirginiaEmployment CommissionandwillteachinColonial Heights.PeggyThorpeVaughanwillreach aspecialeducationclassthisfallatEmporia Elementary.
JoyceWaldburgervisitedinKansasCity andChicagothissummer,andthisfall willteachatJohnK.TuckerinHenrico County.CarolynWallCrowderwill graduatethisfallafterstudentteaching andwillthenworkforWesternElectricin Baltimore.SusanSheelyWardworkedat NagsHeadlasesummerandwillreach secondgradeatAnnSmithPrimarySchool inLexington.CarolSenellWarevisited theWorld'sFair.Shewillteach8thgrade atHenricoHighinHenricoCounty.Patsy WilliamsvisitedNagsHeadthissummer. ShewillteachfirstgradeatForestHills SchoolinDanville.ShirleyWilsonwill teachhomeeconomicsatFranklinCounty JuniorHighinRockyMount.
CharlotteCraigWoodsaysthatBridget is"growinglikeaweed."Sheandher husbandspentthesummerinHerndon. JudyWoodyardhasbeenteachingarcsand craftsatasummerplaygroundandworking withretardedchildren.Shewillteachat MonroeJuniorHighinRoanokeCity. Manywilllaunchtheirteachingcareers chisfall.InHenricoCountyBettyStimpson AndersonwillteachbusinessatHenrico High,ToniRaymondGardyandEvelyn Graywillteachsixthgradeandthirdat TuckahoeElementary,andJudyWoodham willteachfifthgradeatMaudeTrevvett Elementary.LindaWoodallwillteach fourthgrade,atBonAirPrimaryinRichmond,andDeeWatkinsZborillwillteach FrenchatManchesterHighinChesterfield County.PhyllisMathewswillteachelementaryschoolinColonialHeights.
InCharlottesville,MelanieWilkesByrd willteachatMadisonCountyHigh,and CharlotteMcClun!{Holmeswillteach EnglishatAlbemarleCountyHighAt VirginiaBeach,AliceFayeJameswillteach fourthgradeatMalibuElementary,Wanda RobertsonwillteachartatFrankCoxHigh. JoanVolivawillteachhistory,health,and science,andMarilynAnthonywillteach elementarymusic.PatPinkstonWoollum willteachEnglishatFergusonHighin NewportNews,andJudyDuncanWhittemorewillteachhistoryalsoinNewport NewsatWarwickHigh.
lauraLockridgeandLoisObenshainwill beteachingatStonewallJacksonJunior HighinRoanoke.laurawillteachbiology, generalscienceandhistory.MyrrleThomas DuckwillteachmathatBeltsvilleJunior HighinBeltsville,Md.,andSueMoseley WhortonwillteachfirstgradeatFt.Foote ElementaryinOxonHill,Md.
AnneSneadCrabbwillteachhome economicsatWoodrowWilsonJunior HighinDanville,NeldaMcPhersonEmert willreturntoStaffordCountytoteachfirst grade,JudyMelchorlittlewillteachartat RobertE.leeHighinFairfaxCounty, JanetLaryMartinwillteachhiscoryat JamesWoodHighinFrederic,Marie MurphyGarrettwillteachEnglishatHalifax CountyHighinSouthBoston,Mary CatherinePulleywillteachsixthgrade socialstudiesinFranklin,BonnieUnderwoodRobertsonwillteachelementary musicinNottowayCounty,BrendaMitchell Sizerwillteachbusinessatlee-DavisHigh inMechanicsville,MerleTalleywillteach businessatSouthernSeminary,andRowena Yates,aproudnewcarowner,willteach EnglishandhiscoryatFredM.LynnJunior HighinWoodbridge.
CarolynAndersonColemanwillreach firstgradeatJamisonElementaryin RoanokeCounty.LucyEanesWilliams willcakeapositionintheDanvilleschools. TouringKansasandColoradowithher family,SueBoatwrightvisitedrelatives andspentthesummersightseeing.After spendingsometimeatVirginiaBeachlast summer,SallyGilattendedtheVirginia HomeEconomicsTeachersAssociation Meeting.SueandSallyarebothteaching inFairfaxCounty.
DoinggraduateworkattheUniv.of Virginialastsummer,NancyDobyns managedsometimeofftotourNewYork's WorldFairwithDanetteBlundell.Nancy isteachingatVirginiaBeach,andDanette isteaching7thand8thgradeEnglishand historyinPrinceWilliamCo.
DonnaDaviswhoisteachinginChesterfieldCounty,touredEuropelastsummer withfriendsandattendedclassatthe Sorbonne.Movingwithherhusbandto Wilimingcon,Del.whereherhusbandworks forDuPont,RosaDoyleRhodeswillteach intheJohnDickensonHigh.Beginning theirreachingearlyJudiHackneyand SueStallingstaughtEnglishinsummer schoolatSuffolkHighTheyalsospent somerimecouringNewEngland.A"fulltime-ice-creampusher"describesourDoris Harrisonwhoworkedatherfather'sTastee FreezinJarrattlastsummer.Shepainted coo-allthesignsarenowREDAND WHITE!SheisnowteachingatBrooklandJuniorHighinHenricoCounty.
Afterworkingasasecretaryatherchurch inlexingconlastsummerAnnCarrolltook specialcoursesinLouisville,Ky.inpreparationforherteachingblindchildrenat theVirginiaSchoolfortheDeafandBlind inStaunton.BrendaIsbel,nowteaching atTuckerinHenricoCounty,spenther summerasatrailleaderatagirlscoutcamp. JudyBreweristeachingfirstgradersin ColonialHeights.
POTENTIAL
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Welcome To Parents Of 1964-65 Freshmen
BYMILLYWOODWARD, President ofStudent GovernmentLastspringwhenIcoldmyparentsthatIwasgoing tot�lkC.?theparentsofnewstudents,myfatherquickly replied,Formanyyearsyou'vewantedtobeabletotell parentssomething,nowthisisyourchance!"Taking advantageofthisopportunity,I'dliketotalktoyouabout asubjectdeartoallofus-yourdaughters
Today,youparentsmustfeellikethefatheroflaseyear's StudentGovernmentPresidentasheandaporterstruggled withafullArmytrunk,overnightbag,fifteenblouses, ukelele,books,andabedroll-MaryAnneLipford'sgear fortwoweeksasacampcounselor.Theloaded-down porterturnedtoMaryAnne'sfatherandaskedinall sincerity,"Ain'tsheevercomingback?"
Althoughthecarloadofclothesandparaphernaliayou recently�nloadedhasconvincedyouthatyourdaughter couldeasilystayhereforfouryearswithouteverrefueling, she'llsoonbebackhome.Homefulloftalkaboutred'n' whiteCircusChiwalkingat2:00A.M.onthe Colonnade...thehugeChristmastreeintheRotunda... ourcolorfulMayDayintheDellandmanymore wonderfulthings.
P�rhapsIcanquietanyqualmsyoumayhaveabout leavingyour"prideandjoy"herebyassuringyouthat Long_woodhasenoughgoodfoodtokeepherwellnounshed,enoughfriendlinesstoembraceherandmake herfeelwelcomeinanygroup,andenoughactivitiesto keepherbusy-toobusytobecomehomesick.Weuppercl�ssmenhaveexcitedlysharedourcollegeexperiences w1thourparents,andit'swithrealexcitementthatI giveyouapreviewofthingsaboutwhichyourLongwood daughterwillbewritingyouthisyear.
��e.ba�isforourharmoniouslivinginallstudent arn�m�siso�rHonorCode.OnMondaynightthis auditoriumwillbefilledwithfreshmeninwhiteeach bearingalightedcandleandacardpledgingto"govern mycollegelifeaccordingtothestandardsoftheHonor Code."
Perhapshavingseenhalfheartedhighschoolhonor codesfail,you'rewondering,"ButdoesyourHonorCode herework?"Yes,itdoeswork!OurStudentGovernment,composedofaLegislativeBoardandaJudicial Board-eachhavingtworepresentativesfromeachclassseestoitthatourHonorCodeisnotjustanidealistic systemc�mp\etelyisolatedfromeverydaycampusliving. TheLegislanveBoardpassesrealisticandreasonable r�gul�tionswhiletheJudicialBoarddealsfairlywith v10lat10nsoftheseregulationsandtheHonorCode. Bochboardsrely,ofcourse,onthewisdomoftheAdministration,foritistheywhomustapproveanymajor decisionsmadebyeitherboard.
NOVEMBER,1964
Today,yourdaughterhasautomaticallybecomea memberoftheStudentGovernmentAssociation,the AthleticAssociation,andtheYoungWomen'sChristian Association.Shemaybeinterestedenoughtoheada StudentGovernmentcommittee,playontheclasshockey team,orparticipateintheChristmasPageantsponsored bytheYWCA.Shemayfindhernicheinthechurch groupofherchoice,forwehaveseveralfinestudent centershereequippedwithprayerroomsformoments ofquietmeditation,kitchensforpizzapartiesanddates, a�dcompetentadultdirectors.Ifyou'releavingasongbird withustoday,she'llprobablybesinginginaWilliamsburg concertnextspringwiththecollegechoir,chorus,or MadrigalSingersIfshejoinstheLongwoodPlayers, she'llbecaughtupinthemagicalworldofbackstage Jarman.AtLongwoodthereareclubsfortheHome Ec'er,SpanishandFrenchstudents.Therearepublications' staffseagertoutilizethejournalistictalentsofyour "newspaperwoman,"yourhighschoolannualeditor,and othertalenteddaughters.
Thereare . ninesocialsororitiesoncampus,butsince onlyone-thirdofthestudentbodybelongs,sorority membershipisofsurprisinglysmallimportancehere.
Whatisimportanthereisanenthusiasmforthetraditions oftheschool:theWaterPageantthesingsinthe Rotunda...theall-in-funcompetitionbetweentheRed'n' WhiteandGreen'n'Whiteclasses.Someencouragement fromhomewillmakeyourdaughterwanttoreachfor thescarsinbothacademicandsocialareas.
Thankyoufortheinterestyou'llbelihowingtoward Longwood.Thankyouforyourattentiontoday;but thankyoumostofallforyourdaughterandallshewill contributetoourcollege.Visitusoften!
"Ain'tsheevercomingback?"Yes,butnotbeforeshe's lefthermarkhere,andnotbeforewe'vegrowntoknow andloveheralmostasmuchasyoudo.
Longwood Opens-- 125th Session
Thespeakeratour1964-65convocationthisfallpraised Longwood's125-yearrecordofeducationalleadershipand suggestedtoacapacityaudienceofstudentsandfaculty thata"moralphilosophy"isneededasindividuals adapttochangeandteachersdischargetheircompelling responsibilities.
Dr.JosephC.Robert,professorofhistoryattheUniversityofRichmondandformerpresidentofHampdenSydneyCollege,challengedourLongwoodstudentsto lookforthemoralvaluesineverysituation,justasgreat educatorsofthepastdevelopedamoralphilosophyby whichtoliveandteach.
ReviewingLongwood'spioneeringroleintheeducation ofVirginiawomen,beginningwiththefoundingofthe FarmvilleFemaleAcademyin1839,Dr.Robertnoted thatthepoorpreparationofschoolteacherseventually causedthecollegetobecomeastateteacher-training institutionin1884.
Dr.Robertwasspeakingdirectlytothemanyfuture teachersintheaudiencewhenhedeclared,"Yourre-
sponsibilitiesherearepeculiarlycompelling;foryou inheritanobleconceptfromyourStateandagrand traditionfromthevocationwhichIhopeisbeckoning you.Inteacherhoodyoumustjoinresponsibilitywith reverentialpityforignorantmankind.Youarethehands ofthegreatPotterashemouldsthisclaywecallyouth."
Commentingonthepowerofeducation,Dr.Robert said,"Individualscanbreakthroughthepatternofsocial toughnessandresistancetochange.Mankindisnotin thegripofinhuman,non-personalforces.Strongmen areraisedup.AndparticularlythegeniusofVirginiais nottimidnegativismbutastatesmanlike,temperate attitudetowardsnewnecessities."
Afternotingthatarealisticapproachtoproblemsisnot alwayseasy,Dr.Robertwentontosaythat"thehistoric musicoftheCommonwealthisasymphonyofcompassion andresiliencyandresponsibility,ofloveandofstrength, ofperceptioninknowingandboldnessinacting.Witness thegreatmenofthepast.WiththeVirginiaformula,they couldcopewithchange."
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ColleenHudson,formerstaffmember