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STATE Vol. VIII.
TEACHERS
COLLEGE.
FARMVILLE.
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THE ROTUNDA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26, 1928
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MAY DAY FESTIVAL NEW GIRLS ELECTED FOR MINOR DRAMATIC CLUB FRESHMEN ELECT TO BE ON MAY 12 TO GIVE PLAY OFFICERS FOR 1928 OFFICES BY STUDENT BODY Performances Friday and Sat- Folk Legends Will lie Used as Theme urday Nights On Friday and Saturday nights the Dramatic Club will present Harriet "A Kiss for Cinderella." This is to be on the Lyceum course and is to be one of the biggest attractions of the season. The cast has been working on it steadily for over two months and has worked to a splendid performance. This play is, as Ban iiV plays usually are, an arcial, fairy I ike play full of smiles and tears. Those who have seen Betty Bronson play in "A Kiss for Cinderella" have an idea of its charm, but they cannot realize how charming it is until they see Mabel Fitzpatrick as little Cinderella, and Louise McCormick as the big policeman. Since we want every girl to see this play it is on the Lyceum course and is to be given two nights. Seats can be reserved at White's Drug Store.
Ever since Blaster our interest in May Day has been mounting higher and higher. We have heard long lists of names read for practices and many are asking when May Day, will The da-e is Saturday, the foUl till six o'clock.
of a group of familial-, but favorite legends with an introduction by Etta Marshall. The Greek episode tells how Persephone, the goddess of Spring is
carried off to the Underworld by Plu- Vice-President Secretary to. In answer to her mother's prayTreasurer ers, Ieus allows her to return for Undergraduate six months each year, and as she comes, flowers spring up in her path. The Romans have a procession of
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SOPHOMORE PLAY TO BE REPEATED On May 4, at 8 o'clock, "Play Time" will be presented again. For those who saw the first performance, here is an opportunity to see this delightful entertainment again, and for those who did not see it—well, you are in luck, for here is your chance to see "Play Time" and for fifteen cents. Ask anyone who has seen "Play Time" and she will vouch for it. Don't forget—May 4 at 8 o'clock in the auditorium.
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maidens TRl SIGMA CELEBRATES FOUNDERS DAY i Feast of On April 20th & 21st Alpha Chapter of Tri Sigma was hostess to many alumnae and members of the National Council Friday evening an informal reception was given in the Student Building lounge; at which time almost eighty guests called including members of the faculty, home department, and patrons of the sorority Saturday afternoon, before a large audience a bronze tablet commemorating the eight founders of the National organization, was presented to the school. The tablet was presented by a pageant in which were embodied some of the aims of the organization and also a short history of the school from 1898 to 1928. The marker was received for the founders by Mrs. G. B. James. The pageant closed with a short talk by Dr. Jarman who acknowledged the tablet for the school. Saturday evening at six-thirty the annual founders day banquet was celebrated in the banquet hall of the Tea Room. Among those present for the weekend were three of the Founders, Mrs. G. B. James of Newport News, Va., Mrs. Roland S. Hall of Easton, Pa., and Mrs. S. M. Bayley of Washington, D. C; three members of the National Council, Miss Mabel Lee Walton of Woodstock, Va., Mrs. W. M. Stryker, of Wichita, Kansas, Mrs. Ludwig Schmidt of Bartlesville, Okla., and about forty alumnae.
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Elections for the minor officers in the college were held April is. The attention of every member of the student body was focused on the elections, which were characterized by careful consideration anil forethought. With such a barrage of talent at the helm, S. T. C. is started in the right direction to steer through all obstacles in 1928-1929. The following girls were elected: Student Government Association Vice-President Lucille Craves Secretary Emma Woods Treasurer Louise Foster Cam] i f. ague Elsie Clements V. W. C. A.
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Miss Thomas Elsie Clements is PresidentMiss Waters Elect Miss Mary P, Jones Mrs. McCorkle At the meeting of the freshman The Rotunds class which was held lest night, the Associate Editor Lucy Th im] officers for next year were elected. Business Manage!-, Margaret Walton The seven girls elected for the variThe Virginian ola offices are capable, efficient girls Bus. MgT. Lucille Norman who will keep the sophomore class Art Editor I lertrude Jarman "to-be" in the standing that a BOpho Literary Editor Frances Wilson more claSS should hold. Athletic Association The officers are; Vice-President Laura M. Smith President Elsie Clements Secretary Mary Jane Wilkinson Vice-president Nancy Nelms Treasurer Laura X. Smith Secretary, Elizabeth Mrockenboi-ough Heads of Sports Treasurer Alma Hunt Tennis Martha Hendcrlite Reporter Jane Hunt Martin Hockey Marie Hide. Sudenl Government Representatives: Sammj Scotl Basketball Adele Hutchinson Adele Hutchinson and Willie SavadgC Margaret Leonard Volley Ball Claudia Fleming Elizabeth Atwater Baseball ie Oliver Representative Field and Track Gwen Hardy DERATING CLUB GIVES FACULTY TAKE OFF Anna Burgess Archery Emma Woods
ALPHA DELIA RHO FACULTY-STUDENT FOUNDERS DAY PROGRAM TENNIS FINALS Joan Circle of Alpha Delta Rho Celehrrtes F-'mder? Dag
On Friday, April 20th. at eight o'clock the Joan Circle of Alpha Delmidnight in the month of May there ta Rho held its annual open meeting. blooms a magic red flower and happy This meeting celebrated the third is the mortal who finds it. A village Founders Day of the organization. Dr. Rankin gave the invocation. maiden goes in search of it and when This was followed by a piano solo, she finds the drooping flower, her "Murmuring Zephyrs" by Klizabeth neighbors come into the forest to re- Taylor. joice with her. Dr. William M. 1'rown, from WashThroughout the Scandanavian ington and Lee University gave the Dr. Brown countries the peasants dance around address of the evening. took for his subject education and its a bon fire. Some paint their faces meaning. He brought out the fact that black in order to frighten away evil education is not simply the subjects spirits. we take, but the use we make of The English scene is laid in the them. A degree does not necessarily time of Robin Hood. He wins the constitute an education. In illustratarchery contest and has the priviing this fact Dr. Brown said wc might lege of crowning his sweetheart, compare students and education to Maid Marian, Queen of the May. She the little dog who ran down the track is then entertained by the villagers. after a railroad train. After we catch it, what are we going to do with it*.' STUDENT GOVERNMENT Education centers around these ASSOCIATION MEETS things, control, appreciation, and understanding. Appreciation of value The thirteenth annual conference o flife is one of the realisations of of the Southern Inter-Collegiate Aseducation. In fact an education is sociation of Student Government met synonymous with appreciation. in Lynchburg on April 19-21, at RanDr. Brown brought to the attention dolph Macon College. of the audience, our purpose in school The conference was composed of and our duty as future educators, as representatives from every southern well as leaders. His talk was instruccollege south of West Virginia, east tive and at the same time highly enof the Mississippi River including tertaining. Texas. Speakers of the conference in- | Following Dr. Brown's address the cluded Mr. John L. Manahan, dean Chromatic Club gave a musical selecof Education of the University of tion. This selection seemed to appeal Virginia; Miss Mary L. Sherrill of to the audience. Ii was beautifully ! Mount Holyoke College, Mass.; Mrs. rendered. Dr. Jarman gave the final talk of W. S. Harris, of Danville, Va.; Mrs. .the evening. His talk he said had no George H. Hallet, Jr., propotional reptdefiinite subject. Bui. centered around resentation League, Philadelphia, Pa., jleadership and its part in campus life and Mrs. Marion B. Rosenberry, Mad- I Dr. Jarman said that he realised the ison, Wisconsin. Campus problems j Importance of a fine type of scholarwere discussed by heads of various ship, but even more than this be felt state organizations. [the need of campus leadership, based Representatives from this college on campus service. He pointed out were Miss Mary C. Royall, president very definitely the fact that the highof the student body and Miss Frances est type of leadership is the type Continued on last page Willis, president-elect. In Russia, for one mystic hour at
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Friday afternoon finals in tennis, between Dr. Walrndey, faculty chanplon, and Dolly Reed, stuea nt champion, will be staged. Last fall a tennis tournament was held for our faculty members who desired to follow in the footsteps of Helen Wills. The contest was watched with interest by the members of the student body especially when it was learned that it was narrowed down to a fight between Dr. WalnHey and Mr. Coyner. And, when Dr. Walmsley won from Mr. Coyner, and was proclaimed the faculty tennis champion we learned that in the spring he was to play Dolly Reed, the student body champion.
DEBATES TO BE HELD The first of the annual debates between the classes of State Teachers College will be held on Thursday, May '$ in the Student Building auditorium. The debaters will try to solve the question, Resolved: "That the College Should Train Only Potential Leaders." There will be two debates, the first between the freshmen and the sophomores, and the second between the juniors and the seniors. The two winning teams will debate at a later date. The silver cup with Blue and White ribbons which sits on the mantle in the rotunda will be awarded the winning team. This team will have its name engraved on the CUP and the present ribbons wil lbs changed for the class colors.
DRAMATIC CLUB PLAYS AT WORSHAM SCHOOL On last Thursday night the I Ma matic Club presented a program at Wortham fot the benefit of school, A number of girls from S. T. c. went, and took part in the pio Among the were: a tourist dramatic readings, solo dances, piano and duets, the Freshma". selections by the Freshman orchestra and several choruses by the Foil Club.
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Many of us noticed the impressing poster, "gee Them When They Were Young" stuck up in prominent places as we journeyed to and from classei M Mvia- mowing. On CUe night of April 18th we had the opportunity of seeing them- the members of the faculty as they might or might not have looked when they were young. The Debating Club gave Its annual Faculty Take Off which consisted of three acts, the first of which portrayed the faculty, in all of its dignity, attending a faculty meeting. The subject under discussion at the meeting was .is to whether o mot the girls at S. T. C. should be allowed to use rouge. During this discussion a very young lady, quite a flapper in fact, made her appearance and with much difficulty induced the members of the faculty to believe that she was Miss Carrie Tal iaferro. She told them of the magic power which she had found the water from a new spring at Lythia to possess and begged them to try it. The second act consisted of numerous
scenes showing the various members of the faculty as they made their ways toward the spring and as they returned with the effect of the magic power of the water very much in evidence. The third act showed memhe' R of th ■ faculty in their class rooms. SMO f these members had visited the spring and some had not and it is needless to say that one bad no trouble in distinguishing between these two types. In the last IOOIM a ten ..car old Mr. Coyner set off a Ii. i cracker in a room in which Miss ii ng was teaching drawing ami the curtain went down with a hang.
VISUAL EDUCATION Harvard University and Pat he Film ''ON,pans have Joined forces to jive motion picture-, a new place, and ,in in p II tanl one, In education. Har vard laboratories will be the "production lots'* in which education Alms, t . plement lectures and text hooks. will be mad i. I'II lent filming is in the geology field. The- pictures will be Continued on last page
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