SUMMER 1965
AlumniBulletin UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA
An aerial view of Westhampton College. The shovel indicates the approximate location of the Fine Arts Building .
The AlumniBulletin IN THIS ISSUE
THE ALUMNI BULLETIN
A System of Risks and Rewards: Free Enterprise Commencement 1965 .... Alumni Day, 1965
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6 Alumnae Weekend 7 50th Reunion 8 Business School Nationally Accredited ... . ... . . . . . . . Alumni 9 by B. C. Holtzclaw, Retiring Dean, Honored 9 Distinguished Scholar Ends 36 years of Service to U. R. . 10 . . . . . ident Pres '15, Gary, Vaughan Elect Barnett, Professor Law Alumni Honor Charles E. Miller: A Clear Thinker, An Articulate Man . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 12 Gridders Building but Optimistic, Opener Against Tech
Harriers Set Seven Records . . . Mud Huts and Maharajas .. . . Alumni In The News . .... ... . . Westhampton News . .. . .. . .. ... . ........
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Publi:.hed quarterly at the University of Richmond by the General Society of Alumni . Entered as second-class matter at the Post Office, University of Richmond, Virginia, May 14, 1948. Subscription price: $ 1.00 per year.
VOL. XXVIII
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1965 No. 4
JOSEPH E. NETTLES, '30 .................. .... .... Editor RANDOLPH H. WALKER, '60 .... Assistant Editryr Editor LESLIE S . BOOKER, '22 .... Westhampton JOHN W. EDMONDS, III, '56 Law School Editor THOMAS S . BERRY, ...... Business School Editor Manager CECIL F. JONES, '43 ....... .. ..... Business
OF AL U MNI SOCIETY THE GENERAL Pr esid en t A. P. GATES, ' 48 ................... . Vi ce Pr esid en t J . R. N OFFS! NGER, ' 40 ...... . V ice Pr esident E. BALLARD B AKER, '47 ······-V ice P r esid ent RoBERT M. STONE, JR ., '5 0 ... Secre tar y JOH N W. EDMONDS, III, ' 53 COMMITTEE
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Geo rge W. Sadler, ' 43 Lewis T . Bo ok er, '50
COUN CIL ........ . Pr esi den t Vic e Pr eside n t Vi ce Pr esident JAMES M. FR YE, JR., '53 JO SEPH E . NETTLES, '30 .................. Tr easur er Tr easur er C ECI L F . JO NES, '43 ALUMNI THE G. FRED COOK, '25 .. C ARLE
Is ThereA TeacherOn TheFaculty? The most important person on any campus is the student . He is as essential to an educational institution as the customer is to a business organizati on. It is to be feared that on some campus es he is becoming the forgotten man . Fred Mallory , '57, whose thoughtful article in the Limestone College Bulletin (Page 23) should be required reading, is not the first academician to suggest that colleges are placin g too much emphasis on research and writing and not enough on teaching. Too often the profe ssor is obsessed with the urge to publish, publish, publish to the point that he re gards classroom work and personal counselin g as "unwelcome intrusions" on his time . Th e whole question of research and writing versus teaching was brought to public attention when Dr. Woodrow Wilson Sayre, admittedly a good teacher, was dismissed from thought he was not doing enough the Tufts Univer sity faculty because the administration research and writin g. Among those who picked up their cudgels in defense of teaching was John Fischer, editor of Har/1er's who made a few scathing remarks in an article in that ma gazine entitled, "Is There a Teacher on the Faculty?" He feels that students are gettin g short-ch anged and there are many who share this belief. Th ose who feel that educational institutions are just another business, like General Motor s or duPont and should be administered as such, lose sight of the fact that a college or university is a place where students and faculty are co-seekers of knowledge and truth, men and women who examine ever y facet of every question , seeking rather than avoiding controver sy. It is in such a stimulating environment that young minds grow and mature . Daniel Holl owell, writing in the New Republic , pays his respects to the " just-anotherbusin ess" school of thought . He quotes from a 33-page pamphlet published by the Association of Higher Education of the National Education Association, dealing with better preparation of colle ge and universit y administrators. Words. Words . Words. But there is one word that is signifi cantly missing . In all of the 33 pages, Mr. Hollowell points out, there never once occ urs the word, "stud ent." "Our institutions of hi gher learning resemble General Motors plants in size and spirit; thei r administrators think and talk like GM executives," Mr . Hollowell observes. Why should not the students begin to think like members of the United Automobile Workers?" Happil y, the Universit y of Richmond is a teaching institution that has not lost sight of the tr aditional concept of a college as a teacher on one end and a student on the other end of a log. It is a happ y concept because it includes not only the classroom relationship of te acher and student but all of the aspects of counseling and guidance . When the alumni return to the campus of the Universit y of Richmond they talk about the great teachers, the Mit chells, the G aineses, the Harrisses, the Lovings, the Metcalfes, the McNeills. All of them, in the words of Fred Mallory, entered the teaching profession "out of motive of sacrifici a l service to God and to humanit y." Each measured up to Mallory 's exacting yardstick for measuring a professor : "a mediator between God and man, one who loves both his subject and the student, one whose. intellectual interests transcend his chosen specialty, and one whose personal concern for h,s students extends beyond the grade book. "
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COMMITTEE EXECUTIVE Alfred J. Dickin son, ' 37 Howard P . Falls, ' 33 A. E . Dick Howard, '54 Edmund G. Harri s on , '5 6 J ohn W . Edmond s , III , '53
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ASSOCIATION S CHOOL LAW Gar y, '15 Pr esi dent J . Vaughan _____Vic e Pr esident W. Smith, '22 Frank ' 48 .... Exe c. S ecretary Ivey Klingel, Virginia Tr easu r er Carl e E. Davi s , '56 . DIRECTORS Feli x E. Edmund s , '24 Boyc e C. Wornom , '54 Melvin R. Mannin g, '64 B. Ga ry Blake , '27 Jam es A . Harp er , '5 7 Howard P . Ander son , '4 8 Jam es H. Barn ett , Jr., ' 17 Jr. , ' 39 T . Carter, Ezra '5 3 Hugh A. West,
ADMINISTRATION OF BUSINESS ASSOCIATION ALUMNI Pr esident Jack Runion , ' 56 Vi ce Pr esident James Ric e, '58 V ice Pr esid ent Ca rl John so n , ' 60 Sec r etary __________ R ag la nd , '6 3 _______________ Graham '59 -------------------- Tr easu rer R a ndolph Cromwell. '55 T ed R . Buckner, Past Presid ent Immediate S CHOOL
A SYSTEM OFRISKS ANDREWARDS: Free Enterprise Commencement Address by Edward A. Wayne
(First, let me acknowledge having read Charlie McDowell's column of May 22 entitled rrHow to Succeed At Commencement." I shall not forget his erudite observationrrB revity honors the scholar, reassures the dullard, dignifies the practitioner, pleases the parents and astonishes the faculty." You recall he also said: " ... college ... gradttating classes customarily have been up most of the night accumulating memories. Treat them gently." I shall.I) Last month, a program to enlarge the capacity and enhance the usefulness of the University of Richmond came to a successful conclusion. Hundreds of loyal supporters made this possible. Why did this community respond so generously to our appeal? Could it be that this University represents some ideal which men treasure and
About the Author Edward A. Wayne's commencement address may hove been the shortest (12 minutes) of all the commencement addresses in the University's long history . Certainly it was one of the very best. He mode abundantly clear the University of Richmond's role as a church-re lated institution that subscribes to the principles of free enterprise. And he mode it abundantly clear that there is no conflict between free enterprise and the Christion ethic. In citing Eddie Wayne for the honorary degree of Doctor
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Now let me focus attention on two highly significant characteristics upon which the Trustees ask that the University be judged. "Free enterprise" and "the Christian ethic" are terms frequently used but seldom plumbed to the depths of their meaning. Vocal proponents of economic systems which are diametrically opposed to "free enterprise" have found support in the assertion that the two modifying terms adopted by this University are incompatible; that exploitation of the weak by the strong is the very essence of free enterprise, making the system itself an affront to the Christian ethic. The University of Richmond has chosen to base its claim for continued existence on the conviction that these two systems are not only compatible but mutually essential each to the other-that "free enterprise" is worthy to survive only as it is modified by "t he Christian ethic" and that "t he Christian ethic" tends to produce "free enterprise ."
EDWARD A. WAYNE, D.C.S. The honorary degree was conferred by President Modlin (left).
believe should be preserved to future generations? When Thomas Jefferson penned the Declaration of Independence he said, in its opening paragraph, that he and his associates felt impelled to publish their purposes and principles out of "a decent respect to the opinions of mankind." Accordingly , when the University's Trustees inaugurated the Progress Fund of $1,5 00,000 the first step, out of "a decent respect for the opinions of mankind" was the preparation and publication of a document setting forth the guiding principles of the University of Richmond and the bases of its claim for community support.
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"Many colleges and universities talk about the common bond between private enterprise and private education ... The University of Richmond is among the very few that have fully subscribed to the principles of free enterprise. "The University of Richmond never has accepted even one dollar of public subsidy ... ". _ . the University proudly stands as a church-related institution that places the Christian ethic at the center of its educational programs_"
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whic h was carried to a successful completion , his energetic and persistent leadership.
QUOTABLEQUOTES "Free enterp rise" is worthy to survive only as it is modified by "the Christian ethic" and . "the Christian ethi c" tends to produce "free enterprise."
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Only the hope of enjoying a reasonable po,-tion of the fruits of his efforts has been found adequate motivation for the average man to exert himself toward his capacity. H owever, unle.r.r modified by the self-discipline inherent in "the Christian ethic," the critic's cry of "exploitation" may not be baseless.
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The bankruptcy courts are an essential part of the "free enterprise" system. One might properly desC1"ibethe system as "the system of risks and rewards." IPithout the risks the,-e can be no rewards. IPithout the hope of reward, who would incur the risks?
* * * * * * * Life is like a stream whfrh in its youth runs fast, babbles a lot and is usually shallow, but it is pretty! As other springs add to and exert their influence on the stream, it becomes quieter, broader, deeper, placid, blit it S11stai11slife and bears bu,·dens.
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SERVICE,Luther H. JenkinsGreek Theater BACCALAUREATE
, 1965 COMMENCEMENT The academic year which ended with commencement was marked by several major accomplishments and at least two major decisions. The accomplishments included the successful completion of a $1,500,000 campaign , the accreditation of the School of Business Administration, and the establishment and subsequent rapid growth of the Junior College within University College on the downtown campus. The major decisions, announced following the annual meeting of the Board of Trustees, were the purchase for $350,000 of the Second Baptist Church property on West Franklin Street for the use of University College, and a change in the University's admissions policy to "consider for admission all app licants who meet the academic requirements for enrollment." The University thus became one of the last institutions in Virginia to bring an end to its policy of segregation. The change in policy came with the adoption of a report by the trustee's admission committee which had been studying the problem for several years. Purchase of the Second Baptist Church property, including the sanctuary and education building, will insure adequate quarters for the Junior College for the present and foreseeab le future. Also it will provide for expansion of the evening program of University College, particularly in the liberal arts. The church auditorium seats 750 persons and the three-story education building contains 18 classrooms and 24 offices. Further, on the gro und floor of the church building there is enough space for a dozen classrooms and offices. University College earlier had received a liberal slice of the $1,500,000 raised in the Progress Fund campaign which also made possible the erection of a new dormitory for men, and will make possible the construction of a Fine Arts Building on the West(Continued
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COMMENCEMENT,THE MOSQUE. On the platform (left to right) are Edward A. Wayne, the principal speaker ; Rector Robert T. Marsh Jr., and four candidates for honorary degrees: William H. ReMine, '40; Watkins M. Abbitt, '31; Ira D. Hudgins, '41, and H. Walton Connelly Jr.,'47.
UNIVERSITYPROPERTY.The purchase of the sanctuary of the Second Baptist Church (above) and the Church's Education Building was consummated by the Board of Trustees at the annual meeting in June . The property will will be used by University College, principally by the Junior College. [ 4
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NO , HE'S NOT CRAWLING ON THE CEILLING. He's Tommy Reider of Richmond College executing an intricate dive . Tommy doubles as a pole vaulter for the track team . The swimming meet was arranged by Richard E. Humbert, '41, professor of physical education, with a big assist from the Richmond chapter of the American Red Cross and Miss Nancy Mitchell, swimming instructor at Westhampton.
FROG WOMEN. Nibsie Towne (left) and Debbie Carlisle, a couple of high school students who call themselves "The Dolpha linas," captivated the alumni with their edgeof-the-pool antics which were followed by a deft and beautiful exhibition of synchronized swimming.
SURPRISE.James B. Robinson, '49, who works unceasingly for the University and the Alumni Society was properly amazed when Dean of Students C. J. Gray, announced that Robinson had been selected as the alumnus who had done the most for the University in the realm of almuni-student esprit .
AlumniDay, 1965 From dawn to dusk, Alumni Day provided a variety of activities for the old grads who returned from near and far . The earliest birds were those who attended the Business School alumni breakfast, and the gentlemen of the class of 1915 who breakfasted with classmate J. Hundley Wiley. Later the class dedicated its SO-year-reunion gift, a brick entrance to the Univrsity. Other early risers attended 8:30 classes of favorite professors. Alumni heard music of college years, witnessed a swimming demonstration in the Westhampton pool, and then we re guests of the University at a luncheon at which a portrait of Dean B. C. Holtzclaw was presented (Page 9). A baseball game with William and Mary was followed by a very much enjoyed barbecue dinner under the trees near Millhiser Gymnasium .
OUTSTANDING RICHMOND COLLEGE GRADUATE. Richard H. L. Marks receives the Alumni Council Medal from R. Inman Johnson, '15. [ 5]
Class President R. Inman Johnson presents , University President George M. Modlin ac cepts the SO-year-reunion gift, a memorial entrance to the campus .
DON'T YOU TAKE MY PICTURE, Margaret Ross, retiring as associate professor of English after 29 years of devoted service, admonishes an unheeding photographer . Sharing in the fun are Dr. Charles H. Wheeler Ill, and Ann Peery Frederck, '56, Alumnae Day chairman .
LETTHE NEIGHBORHOODS HELP rehabilitate their delinquency-prone families, Nina Bremner Smith, '31, tells the Alumnae Hour audi ence.
PRETTYAS A PICTURE, Dean Roberts stands beside the portrait painted by David Silvette . The portra:t was unveiled by her nephew , Ralph Roberts.
PRESIDENT-ELECTLILLIAN BELK YOUELL, '45 (right), with retiring president, Frances Anders-on Stallard, '28 (left) and Betty Ann Allen Doub , '49, vice president-elect .
Alumnae Weekend While an astronaut walked in space, Westhampton alumnae trod more familiar terrain to attend Alumnae Weekend , June 4-6 . Considering the theme of "Many Cultures-One World ," they ventured vicariously to relate their lives to past and present , and to determine their roles in what one speaker called a "world suffering from cultural shock." But not all the weekend was spent in academic gymnastics . The y put aside intellectual pursuits to pay tribute to two faculty members, Miss Margaret Ross and Dr. Marguerite Roberts , who retired from their present duties at the end of the school session. The one-world challenge was studied Friday by some 90 "students " attending Alumnae College , with Joyce Betts Pierce, ' 50, as chairman . Four professors from Westhampton and the University of Richmond were lecturers. Ann Peery Frederick , '56 , was Alumnae Day chairman on Saturday when she welcomed Nina Bremner Trevett Smith , ' 31, as the principal speaker . Mrs. Smith, of Washington, D .C., is director of the Commissioner 's Youth Council , the District's official agency for control , prevention and treatment of juvenile delinquency. "Stimulating and informative ," was the reaction of one alumna who returned to the classroom for "college day." She found that the sessions offered "springboards in many directions which demand that we do something about the knowledge that we already have." In lighter vein, another graduate - of the forties - found that the seats are considerably harder than they were in bygone years. She also commented that she thought "colorful spring hats were distracting from intellectu al endeavor. " The scholarly lectures traversed time ( Contin ued on page 15)
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PORTRAIT B.Y ROBINSON . Jimmy Robinson, '49, who has sketched scores of alumni , visited the Westhampton side of the lake where his charcoal sketches were much in demand by alumnae . Above is Dr. Jean Wright, professor of French.
Extra spice was added to the Westhampton Alumnae Day festivities through the kindness of Jimmy Robinson, U of R class of '49. Mr . Robinson volunteered his services to sketch profiles of alumnae as the y gathered in the foyer of Keller Hall on June 5. Shown above is a sketch of Miss Jean Wright, Professor of French at Westhampton . Many alumnae were the happy recipients of similar sketches of themselves made by Mr. Robinson as he labored throughout the day. The alumnae were most grateful for this special attention .
THE GANG'S kll HERE. Members of the class of 1915 begin their 50th reunion with a dinner at "Overlook," the home of Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Sutton on the Pamunkey River in West Point, Va. In the picture are Dr. and Mrs. Dudley P. Bowe of Baltim ·ore; Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey Russell Bowles Jr., Richmond; Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Buford, Sarasota, Fla; Mr. and Mrs. J. Earle (Pete) Dunford, Wake, Va.; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ellett, Pocahontas •, Va.; Dr. and Mrs. Norfleet Gardner, Henderson, N. C.; Dr. and Mrs. R. Inman Johnson, Louisville, Ky, and King and Queen C.H., Va.; Dr. and Mrs. Rufus Nelson, Charleston, S. C.; Mr. and Mrs. James A. Newton, Roanoke; Colonel and Mrs. G. M. Percival, Deland, Fla.; John A. Ryland and Miss Antoinette Ryland, of Walkerton, Va.; Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Tucker, Irvington, Va.; Dr. and Mrs. J. Hundley Wiley, Richmond;
Mr. and Mr5. Wilmer L. O'Flaherty, Richmond; Mr. and Mrs Bernard Schaaf, Richmond; Mrs. Louise Reams Hundley, Charlottesville; Miss Ethel Smither, Richmond; Mrs. Irene Stiff Phillips, Tappahannock; Mrs . Sara Thomas Hambrick and Mrs. Church Ford, Georgetown, Ky.; Mr . and Mrs. E. J. Wright and Miss Wright, Richmond; Mr. and Mrs. Edward B. Dunford, Riverdale, Md .; Dr. and Mrs. E. V. Peyton, Bowling Green, Va.; Dr. and Mrs. Henry W. Decker, Aylett, Va.; Mr. and Mrs. Maxwell Willi$, Culpeper, Va.; Dr. Hunter Sweaney, Durham, N. C.; Hon. J. Vaughan Gary, Richmond; Dr. and Mrs. M. H. Harris, West Point, and Mrs. Kathleen Bland Cottle, West Point. (Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey Russell Bowles Jr. were at the Suttons' home for the reunion but had not arrived when the picture was taken.>
50th REUNION by Had you been driving along the highways of King and Queen and King William Counties, Virginia, on Friday afternoon, May 14, you would have seen a convoy of closely spaced cars, with headlights burning. You may well have believed this a funeral procession ( as some natives did), but on closer examination you would have noted there was no hearse at the head of the column, and the burning lights were for directional purposes. What you actually saw was the University of Richmond's Class of 1915, celebrating its semi-centennial anniversary, which got under way with a brief visit to "Warsaw Farm, " the home of Dr. ('15) and Mrs. ('17) Henry W. Decker. Then followed a short visit at "Ingleside," the home of John Ryland, '15, and his sister, Antoinette. To honor our president, Dr. R. Inman (Rat) Johnson and his wife , Elizabeth, we stopped briefly at "Quail Hollow" on the Mattaponi River, to which they will move from Louisville, when they retire this summer and their dwelling is completed . Blue print plans of their home were examined and approved. Nelson Sutton dubbed it "the most elegant kitchen in the county." Promptly at 6:00 o'clock the caravan arrived at the lovely home of D. Nelson Sutton, ' 15, and his wife, Frances Shipman Sutton, '15, where we were guests at a
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sumptuous dinner served in the summer house. The party, consisting of approximately fifty, reluctantly broke up at 9 :00 o'clock and returned to Richmond and other points in Eastern Virginia. Saturday morning some of the celebrants arrived in time for breakfast with "Hun" ('15) and Mrs. ('18) Wiley, at their home adjoining the campus, prior to registration and exchange of greetings with those unfortuna:tely unable to be on the Friday safari . Next on the program was the presentation
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by the Class to Alma Mater of an enlarged , landscaped entrance to the University, at the site of the present entrance and bus stop . The presentation was made by class president Johnson and was received by University President, George M. Modlin. The wording on the bronze plaque shows the gift to be from "the Class of 1915- the first class to graduate on this campus." Following the Alumni Lun cheon on Saturday, members of the Class at both Westhampton and Richmond Colleges were presented with framed certificates of 50 years membership in the Alumni (Alumnae) Society. In addition to being the leading class each year but one, in percentage of members contributing to the Annual Fund Campaign, the Class established a new record at this reunion: every living member of the Class who received his degree in 1915, with one exception, was present durin g the reunion. The absent member was Frank O 'Neill, who lives in Tujun 'ga, Calif., and could not make the trip. Seven members of the Class who did not receive degrees were present , thus again proving the loyalty of the non-degree classmates. In addition to Virginia , members came from Maryland ; North Carolina ; South Carolina, Florida and Kentucky .
BusinessSchoolNationallyAccredited * * * * Beta Gamma SigmaInstalled
The University's School of Business Administration won accreditation by the American Association of Collegiate Schools of Business in April and less than a month later added another feather to its cap-the establishment of Beta Gamma Sigma national commerce honor society at the school. The announcement of the accreditation was made to the student body as well as alumni in a breakfast meeting on Alumni Day, May 15. The Business School was one only one east of only four institutions-the of the Mississippi---1:0 win accreditation. Dean W. David Robbins said a five-year program "to improve the quality of education for future business leaders" was instrumental in achieving the accreditation. He pointed out that the new business school building was dedicated in 1961 "with facilities that are comparable to the very best amo~g business schools, including both teachmg and laboratory facilities." He told the alumni that in order to attract the top-flight teachers sought by the school, he had succeeded in working out arrangements with Richmond business and industry whereby teachers would spend four days a week on the University campus and one day a week with management as consultants on a long-term basis. Robbins said there has been a "major" revision of the school's curriculum over the
Business School Alumni Elect Jack Runion, '56 Jack Runion, '56, Area Development Assistant for Virginia Electric and Power Company in Richmond, ~ was chosen presii dent of the School of Business Administration Alumni Association. Runion joined VEPCO in 1956 and has served the company in Norfolk and Rich mond. James Rice, '58, and Carl Johnson, '60, auditors for Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad Company, will serve as vice presidents. For secretary, School of Business Administradition alumni chose Graham K. Ragland, '63, an accountant with the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company; for treasurer, they chose Randolph W. Cromwell, Jr., '59 , comptroller for Richmond Food Stores.
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A GREAT DAY for the Business School. Dr. Clarke E. Myers (center), dean of the University of Miami School of Business Administration, stands beside Dean W. David Robbins of U. of R.'s School of Business Adminstration and D. Basil Morrissett, '49, president of Richmond's B. T. Crump Co. The occasion was the installation of Beta Gamma Sigma. Morrissett was one of 16 alumni-one from each class since 1949-who were chosen as charter members.
past several years, with a growing emphasis on "the fundamental disciplines upon which the new study of business rests." The accreditation paved the way for a special convocation at the business school on May 27, when students saw the installation of Beta Gamma Sigma commerce honor society, which is to Business School students what Phi Beta Kappa is to liberal arts students. Only can those business administration schools accredited by the AACSB can have a chapter of the honor society. Dr. Clark E. Myers, dean of the University of Miami's School of Business Administration, was the installing official of Beta Gamma Sigma and was assisted by the only two members of the honor fraternity at the University of Richmond business school, Dean Robbins, and Dr . Herman P. Thomas, chairman of the department of economics. The heads of three national corporations were among those initiated as honorary charter members. They are Richard S. Reynolds, Jr., chairman of the board of
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Reynolds Metals, E. Claiborne Robins, '31, president of A. H. Robins Co., Inc. , and Lloyd U. Noland, Jr. , chairman of the board of Noland Company in Newport News. Dr. George M. Modlin, president of the University of Richmond, and Dr. Charles H. Wheeler, III, treasurer , were inducted as honorar y faculty members. Dr. Patrick S. Kemp, chairman of the accounting department, Dr. John B. Stewart, chairman of the marketing department, and Dr. David C. Ekey, chairman of the industrial manage ment department, were initiated as faculty members. Sixteen alumni, one from each class since 1949, eight seniors and five junior students of the class of 1965 were initiated. The alumni members, chosen for outstanding contribution to the field of business administration, are David B. Morrisett, '49, president of B. T. Crump Co.; Edward L. Kurtz , '50, senior underwriter for Southwestern Life Insurance Company; Joseph E. Brooks, '51, treasurer of B. W. Wilson (Continued
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B.C. Holtzclaw, RetiredDean, Honored by Alumni When Dr. Benjamin C. Holtzclaw's portrait was unveiled before hundreds of alumni at the traditional luncheon in Milhiser Gymnasium May 15, the old grads broke into applause. Some of the applause was for the talented brush of David Silvette, the Richmond artist who painted the portrait. But most of it was in recognition of a brilliant 36-year teaching and administrative career that came to an end on July 1 when Dr. Holtzclaw retired. Dr. Holtzclaw's career has been well reviewed by Dr. Solon B. Cousins, whose address is printed on this page. It was Dr . Cousins who earlier had paid to Dr. Holtzclaw a tribute that must have been the concensus of the alumni gathered there: "Dr. Holtzclaw is worthy to stand in the great succession of men who have helped make the University of Richmond what it is today." He has been in the academic wold for 54 years, since he was a freshman at Mercer University in 1911. He studied at Oxford University after earning his bachelor of arts degree at Mercer, and earned a Master's degree there. His Ph.D. was earned at Cornell University. He has held down three jobs at the same time-chairman of the scholarship committee, professor of philosophy, and dean of the Graduate School. During World War II, he added one more job to his overloaded schedule. He served as acting dean of Richmond College. And while he has enjoyed his work as an administrator, it will be the classroom that he will miss the most when he retires. "The teacher's richest reward is in the classroom," he said. His teaching method was one of pushing, probing, and leading students to think. "Philosophy aims to instill in students the proper ideals needed for a balanced life," he said in an interview with Charles H. Houston of the Richmond News Leader. But in the dean's chair he earned the reputation as a hard-nosed, albeit charitable, get-itdone administrator. His decisions were generally made without hesitation, not only in the dean's chair but also when he operated as chairman of the scholarship committee, which passes on scholarship aid to some 500 students each year. (Continued on page 16)
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DistinguishedScholarEnds 36 Yearsof Serviceto U.R. Remarks by SOLON B. COUSINS Professor Emeritus of Bible and Religion When our students are graduated they go their scattered ways to begin their careers but in truth they never leave us. Always they are coming back not only on our High Days, as today, but often in flashes of warm and vivid recollection. They return to the campus which Nature beautifies at every changing season. They return to classrooms where at times they heard words that later the touch of Life turned to truth. But supremely they return not only to re-
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new associations with fellow-pilgrims with whom they traveled the sometimes steep ascent, but to get a fresh breath of teachers gratefully remembered. And they have witnessed to their appreciation by presenting portraits of their masters to adorn our walls and as a perpetual reminder to the continuing processions through our halls of those who created, maintained and perpetuated the noble tradition in which we stand. ( Continued on page 16)
THE BELOVED TEACHER AND FRIEND of hundreds of Law School students over the years, James H. Barnett Jr., L. 17, stands beside his portrait which was presented to the University at Law Alumni Day. It was unveiled by Professor Barnett's grandson, James H. Barnett IV, and accepted for the University by President Mod lin.
Law Alumni Honor ProfessorBarnett, ElectVaughan Gary, '15,President by JOHN W. EDMONDS III, L. 56
The law alumni returned to the campus on April 24 to pay tribute to a great teacher and a genial and beloved friend, James H. Barnett, Jr., L. 17, who has completed 45 years of service as a professor of law at the University of Richmond. The portrait was presented to the University by Julian Savage, L. 49, whose laudatory remarks were a source of comment throughout the Law Day celebration which ended with the annual banquet of the Law at which J. School Alumni Association Vaughan Gary, L. 15, for many years Virgin ia's Third District Representative in Congress, was elected president. It had been hoped that Ike Marvel would be able to get to Richmond to join Julian Savage in tribute to Professor Barnett but Ike proved to be as elusive as he was in the days of Personal Property and Bills and Notes. ( As every Law School alumnus knows, Ike Marve] was the plaintiff, the defendant,
the forger, the trespasser, the hero , the heel in Professor Barnett's classroom who came running on the double to play the leading role in leading cases. He was a f ohn D oe, glamorized and romanticized-Ed.) It was shortly after the close of World War I in 1920 when Mr. Barnett arrived at the Law Schoo] campus. He had been down that path before as a law student but in 1920 he came to the other side of the desk. The world and his students experienced many changes during the 45 years that the green eye shade reigned . He presided first at Columbia Hall for 3 5 years and for ten further years on the University campus. One of the students' first introduction to the law was the course in personal property conducted by Mr. Barnett as he took the gold piece in the case of Qu een v . Ashwell and handled it with the adroitness of a magician-now you see it; now you don't. Nor was this to be a student's sole ex-
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posure to Mr. Barnett. The courses he taught encompassed the whole spectrum of commercial law. Many of the problems raised by him remain unanswered both by the courts and his students, but the training and legal acumen he instilled by use of these questions has manifested itself across the face of Virginia in particular and the face of the nation in general. It was with delight that the alumni heard that this was not the culmination of his career and that Ike Marvel and his creator would be around next year to continue the infusion of legal training into another class of law students. After such a presentation any other activities would normally be anti-climactic, even a baseball game with Furman which our Spiders won 3-2 in 11 innings . The evening activities were marked by the gathering from afar of many lawyers, who regaled their former fellow students with tales of success and victory. Everyone noticed that everybody else had become much plumper and the students much younger. of the The office of Vice-President Alumni Association went to another branch of government, the Judiciary, in Frank W . Smith, L. 21, of Grundy, Va., who had been Judge of the Circuit Court for the 27th Circuit since 1948. It was symbolic and fitting that he had been among Mr. Barnett 's first students. Re-elected to the position of Secretary and Treasurer were Mrs. Virginia Ivey Klingel, L. 48, of Richmond, and Carle E. Davis, L. 56, of Richmond. The new Directors of the Law School Alumni Association are Felix E. Edmunds, L. 24 of Waynesboro; Boyce C. Wornom, L. 54 of Emporia; and Melvin R. Manning , L. 64 of Richmond.
Charles E. Miller: A Clear Thinker, An Articulate Man by ROSE BANKS* Dr. Charles E. Miller, associate director of the applied physics laboratory at the University of Washington until his death December 7, 1964, was awarded posthumously the U. S. Navy's Distinguished Public Service Award "in recognition of outstandin g scientific contribution to the U. S. Navy. " Mrs. Miller received the award from Rear Admiral Allen M . Shinn Chief of the Bureau of Naval Weapon s. The award, consisting of a gold medal and a citation, is the highest recognition the Navy gives to civilians and was a fitting conclusion to a distingu ished career. Dr . Miller had worked at the University of Dr. Miller Washington for more than 20 years. At the time of his death he was engaged in the design of underwater tracking ranges for the N avy's anti-submarine program. He conducted research on the torpedo influence exploders and was co-holder of the patents on the one now in use in modern torpedos. He earned his doctorate in physical chemistry at Columbia University in 1941, where he had enrolled on a scholarship after his graduation from the University of Richmond in 1935. At Columbia, he worked with Dr . Harold Urey and Dr . Enrico Fermi on the project that led to the first controlled nuclear reaction, which in turn, led to the atom bomb. These accomplishments do little to recreate the young Charlie Miller who was born and educated in Richmond . In his first 22 years he never dreamed how far the boundaries of his small world on the James River would extend nor how profound an effect he would have on our lives. His father, Wolfe Miller , died when Charles was a small boy, but not before he had instilled in the boy a tremendous curiosity to explore the world around him and to find the answers to the "whys" that fill a little boy's life . There were others in Richmond who helped him and whom he never forgot. Miss Rosalie Harper of John Marshall High School picked him from hundreds of *Mrs. Banks is superintendent Division
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FOR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION to the United States Navy. Rear Admiral Allen M. Shinn, Chief of the Bureau of Naval Weapons, presents the Distinguished Public Service Award to Dr. Miller's widow
undistinguished students as one who must satisfy his intellectual curiosity ; J. Vaughan Gary, '12 , awarded him his first scholarship; and Dr . Loving and Dr . Ryland took a particular interest in his accomplishments . And he never forgot his mother and sisters who willingly , if fearfully, lived in a house crowded with his specimens and test tubes. Charles' high school accomplishments did not indicate that he would graduate from the University of Richmond as a member of Phi Beta Kappa, though his grades were unusual in science and mathematics. If he had been dependent upon his high school grades or a scholastic achievement test to enter college, he would probably been classified as "not college material. " He was fortunate in his associations at the University of Richmond and these, coupled with his own brilliance , produced a man who was prepared not only to be the scientist in the laboratory, but one whose cultural interests and appreciations made him equally at home in the art gallery, the theater , the library , sailing, or skiing . His family never knew whether they would hear from him next from the top of a mountain or from 1,000 leagues under the sea. One of his favorite tricks was
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calling to Richmond from decks of aircraft carriers, from Honolulu , South Ameri ca, or Japan to say, "Hi , how are things in Richmond ?" The question was never an idle one, he really wanted to know . Once while talking to a group of friend s, he was asked if his work on the atom project hadn 't convinced him that there was no God. His answer: " On the contrary . The further we explore the unknown and extend our horizons, the more firmly I am convinced that there is a Power controlling our destinies, and th at man will never penetrate the ultimate mystery. This is the confirmation of God ." He was fearful of the power which modern science had released and constantly worked for its control and its possible uses for peace. He was a warm, sympatheti c person who loved his family , his frien ds and his fellowman . Destruction to him was too awful to contemplate . Dr . Miller 's citation from the Navy says, "Dr. Miller exercised unique and superi or professional abili ty, sound jud gment and keen foresight. " It further states that it is given in "recognition and appre ciation of his untirin g efforts, personal contribution (C ontinued on page 17)
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Although the University of Richmond lost both of its quarterbacks, three outstanding offensive ends and five seasoned half backs from the 1964 team, Coach Ed Merrick is encour aged about prospects for the 1965 campaig n . The Spiders had their finest Spring practice in a number of years. The squad worked hard, the morale was high and the club made few mistakes in the final intra-squad scrimmage. The 1965 schedule includes hom e games with Virginia Tech on September 25 and East Carolina on October 9, both at 8: 15 o'clock (EST), and the Homecoming game with The Citade l on October 30 at 2 o'clock (EST). On the road the Spiders will play West Virginia (September 18), Southern Mississippi (Octo ber 2), Buffalo (October 16), Boston College (October 23,), VMI (November 6), Furman (November 13) and William and Mary (November 20). Alth ough Merrick realizes Quarterback Jan Linn, a junior who played less than five minutes on offense last season, std! hasn't faced a college foe, the Spider mentor ,was impressed with the way the 6-1, 192-pounder directed the Whites to a 27-6 win over the Blues in the Spring windup tilt. On a rainy day Linn completed 10 passes for 64 yatds and ran eight times for 73 yards, one . of them a 48-yard touchdown romp. Rom1ie Smith, No. 1 quarterback the past two seasons, was strict ly a drop back passer , but Linn and understudy Larry Shotwell, a 6~ , 195-pound non-letter ing junior, should prqvide the Spiders with a more versatile attack. Halfback losses included Kenny Stoudt, a fine two-way performer ; Pete Brittol'l, Warren Hayes, Norris Aldridge and Joe Stromick, All-Southern defensive back. However, Merrick believes he has a quartet of fine running halfbacks in Junior Ronnie Grubbs ( 180) and Speedy Senior Don Matthews ( 164), who averaged 4. 7 yards in 54 carries last season; shifty Sophomore Jim McKenna ( 173) and Larry Zunich (200), who lettered as a defensive back as a soph. Zunich was a standout in the Spring contest, picking up 154 yards in 11 tries and scoring three touchdowns -o ne on a 76-yar.d run. Doug Davis, 224-po und junior fullback who blocked well all Spring, probably will
start ahead of Co-captain Ron Gordon (216), an excellent linebacker who will also see service on offense. Junior College transfer Wayne Wrenn ( 215) also is slated for lineb acking duties. Grubbs and Zunich also will see duty as defensive backs. Junior Letterm an Rick Payne (169) and Sophomore Mike Kuper (191) showed up well as defensi ve backs in the Spring. Mike Kicid is (182) and Dave Schriebfeder (180) also may see some service as defensive backs. No coach likes to lose such ends as AllSouthern John Hilton , three times the Southern Conference's top pass receiver; Pete Emelianchik and Kirk Kressler, all headed for the pros. Howe ver, Ed Kull a£ (6-1, 192), who lettered for two seasons 011 defense, and Dennis Phelps , a 6-1, 180pound non-lettering junior , performed well as offensive ends in Spring drills. Defensive at end Merrick can count 011 Senior Lettermen Bob Prince (210) and Bob Ring ( 198), who may see some offensive service as well, and promising newcomer Bill Hayo (6-5, 240) . Of the 19 lettermen expected to return, 11 are interior linemen so the Spiders from
CAPTAINS' CLUB DINNER SCHEDULEDOCTOBER 30 Hugh Keyser, new president of the Captains' Club , reminds everyone to circle the night of October 30 on his calendar. Keyser announced that the club would hold its annual banquet that night at the John Marshall Hotel following the Homecoming football game with Th e Citadel at Richmond City Stadium that afternoon . Th e three recipients of the club's Distinguished Service A ward will be announced later. The banquet, which will follow a social hour at 6 o'clock, is open to all alumni and friends of the University and is not restricted to past capta ins and athletes. Serving as officers with . Keyser this year are Jack Null and Bobby Sgro, vice-p residents, and John J. Wicker, Jr ., secretary. Those wishing tickets ( $10 each) to the banquet should write the Capta ins' Club , Box 500, University of Richmond , Va. 23173.
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HARRIERS SETSEVENRECORDS by ROBERT A. WHITT* A speedy University of Richmond track team set seven school records during the 1965 season and established three new marks in the State Meet. Termed "our best squad since 1956" by Coach Fred Hardy, the Spiders were led by sprinters Sam McCormick and Bob Crute . The versatile McCormick, a senior, ran up a total of 125 points during the season, the highest number ever scored in one season by a Spider. He competed in eight different events and ran on both relay teams. Sophomore Crute set records for the 100 and 220 yard dashes in the State Meet and ran legs on the record setting 440-relay and winning mile relay teams. Five individual and two relay school records were set. They are : 100- 9.7, McCormick and Crute; 220- 21.2, Crute; 8801 :55.8, Allen Saville ; 330- intermediate hurdles - 39.1, Stuart Clough; triple jump44, 4" , Mike Kusheba; 440- relay-42 .7 (Don Matthews, Richard Elliott, Crute, McCormick), and mile relay-3: 21.0 ( Crute, Elliott, Saville, McCormick) . In the State Meet, Crute and McCormick ran 1-2 in both dashes, with Crute setting new marks of 9.7 and 21.3. The quarter mile relay team lowered the State Meet time to 42.8, and the mile relay foursome won in 3: 2 2. 5. Richmond scored 3 5½ points, finishing third behind William and Mary and VMI. Crute won the Colonial Relays hundred in 9.9 and placed fifth in the same event in the University of Florida Invitational Relays. Saville, a sophomore, chopped a full sec-
University of Richmond Track Coach Fred Hardy is shown with Ace Sprinters Bob Crute (left) and Sam McCormick who set or had a part in setting four of the seven new school records last Spring. Crute and McCormick each ran the 100 in 9.7 seconds. Crute ran a 21.2 in the 220 dash and both ran on the record-setting 440 and mile relay teams.
ond off L. E. (Jim) Tharpe's ('27) 40year-old record of 1: 56.8 for the half-mile with his time of 1 :55.8 in the Southern Conference meet trials. Tharpe still holds the school's mile record, also set in 1925. Besides the record breakers, others contributing valuable points included the ver-
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Year M eet 1965 Old Dominion 1965 State Meet 1965 Frederick 1958 Big Six Meet 1965 Southern Conference Meet 1925 South Atlantic Meet 1942 Big Six Meet 1937 Southern Conference Meet & Mary 1933 & 1934-William 1934 William & Mary 1956 Wake Forest 1965 Miami 1948-WM ; 1949-VMI ; 1950- Wake Forest 1952 William & Mary George Riggs 1955 Washington & Lee Mike Kusheba 1965 Old Dominion Bill Ventura 1962 Apprentice School John Griffin 1942 Washington & Lee Woodrow Clark 1935 National Jr. AAU Meet Lowry Miller 1958 V.P.I . Don Matthews, Richard Elliott, Bob Crute, Sam McCormick 1965 V.M.I. Bob Crute, Richard Elliott , Allen Saville, Sam McCormick 1965 Frederick
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satile sophomore Bruce Soderstrom , who scored 105 points in nine dual meets. He competed in six field events. Captain Ronnie Jones (mile and 2-mile) ; Don Everett ( dashes and high hurdles) ; and Bill Ronemus ( shot put and discus) also aided the cause. The depth-shy thinclads, particularly weak in the high hurdles, high jump, pole vault, and 2-mile run, had a 3 won, 6 lost dual meet record, defeating Washington and Lee, East Carolina and Frederick and losing to Florida, Furman, Miami, Old Dominion, VMI and W&M . The last two defeats were by close 79-66 and 75-70 margins . Expected to lead the 1966 track team are Crute and Matthews (100 and 220); Elliott (440) ; Saville (880); Don Alley (mile) ; Everett ( dashes and high hurdles) ; George Wood (high and intermediate hur dles) ; Ronemus ( shot put and discus) and (Co ntin ued on page 28) * Bob Whitt, misses
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been Minister of Education at Northminster Baptist Church in Richmond since February , 1961. He re ceived his B.A. degree from the Univer sity of Rich mond in 1951, majoring in sociology. He also holds a B.D. degree from Southern Baptist Theolo g ical Seminary in Louisville, Ky. Bob is a native of King William County , Va. , where he played high school and semi-pro baseball. One of his hobbies is collecting University of Richmond athletic records which date back to 1920 for the four major sports .
Humans Go Hungry but the Cattle Never Had it So Good
MUDHUTSAND MAHARAJAS by MARY BETH STIFF JORDAN, '59 and R. S. JORDAN, III "A man that has friends must shew himself friendly . . . ."-the words buffeted through my mind as the jet engines roared their song of flight. We were well on our way halfw ay around the world to visit friends in India . Our arrival in Delhi punctuated the fact that we were now in a different world . At the airport itself were signs of India's teeming population. Baggage handling was done by men , not machines; crowds of people were laboring in construction jobs with very little mechanical help, relying instead on sheer numbers to complete the tasks. (I could better visualize the ancient pyramids construction with their armies of laborers.) We finally completed customs procedures and met our host, Dr. Sunder J. Vazirani . His pleasant smile and personality quickly made us feel welcome, an amazing display in itself for he had ridden a bus all day to Delhi and sat up all night at the airport to meet us. Our journey to the town of Patiala was the first page of a book of memorable adventure s. Our bus was jammed tight with passengers as we jostled our way through the lovely farm country of the Punjab . The heat and dust of the eight-hour, 150-mile trip were minor details compared with the delight of seeing the giant kaleidoscope of water buffalos, sacred cattle, camels, ele-
A MAKEROF SWEETS. His pan of hot cooking oil is heated by charcoal. He can, and probably will, squat in this position on his haunche s for hours.
IN THE COURTYARDof a building which once was a Maharaja's
palace, Mrs. Vazirani chats with her American friends, the Jordans. The building is now a museum.
phants, people on foot, bicycles, ox carts, and motor vehicles of various types drifting by our windows. At times it seemed that the road itself was a sea of moving humans and animals, a traffic jam of living things. Patiala, small by Indian standards, has a population of about 120,000 people. It is a veritable showcase of many facets of Indian life . Being remote from the tourist trail gives the visitor a chance to see the true India , among other things, a photographer 's paradise . Nearby ruins of Mogol conquerors are mute evidence of one of the invading waves that ruled India only to be absorbed by the mass of its subjects. Here also is a true bazaar area with streets so narrow and twisting and filled with people that it would seem impossible for another person to have room to pla ce his feet. It is even more dubious to think that a car could travel such areas- but with an elbow on the horn , a heavy foot on the accelerator , and an apparent disregard for anything alive, the Indian driver maneuvers in a skilled fashion that would be coveted by Grand Prix drivers . In Patiala is the palace of one of the most (Con tin ued on page 28 )
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About the Authors The Jordons' fascinating story about the lnoJU that was and the Indio that is began on a bus en route from Danville to Richmond. There, Dr . Jordon, then a student at the Medical College of Virginia, met Hio Holder, then a student at Guilford College. He learned that her lather was in the Indian embassy in Washington. Subsequently he was to learn that Hio 's great-great-grandparents were among the first Indians converted to Christianity by the famed missionary, William Corey. Loter Miss Holder met and married Sunder J. Vazirani,
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One cannot escape the conclusion that the distinctive features of Christian ethics are : (Continued from page 3) Obedience, Unworldliness, Benevolence, PuOne over-simplified definition of "free rity, and Humility. At its most profound depth one finds enterprise'' reads: that on love depends the "fu lfilling of the law," and the sole moral value of Christian "Freedom of private business to organize and operate for profit in a competitive system duty-that is, on love of God, in the first without interference by government beyond place; and, secondly, love of all mankind, regulation necessary for keeping the naas the objects of divine love and sharers tional economy in balance." in the humanity enabled by that love. In effect then, the University of Richmond An honest appraisal of the fundamental nature of man suggests that not yet has he has committed itself to teaching the freereached the stage where any significant num- dom of men in economic, intellectual and ber of men will "produce according to their spiritual pursuits. It has chosen to depend on the voluntary support of men of goodability and consume according to need" thus assuring a surplus of production by will who share its faith in free men-men who impose upon themselves the self-disthe talented to compensate for the undercipline inherent in the Christian ethic which production of the unskilled, or indolent. Only the hope of enjoying a reasonable in turn imposes upon men obedience to portion of the fruits of his efforts has been the highest ideal of morality they know; found adequate motivation for the average i.e., purity of conduct and life, humility and man to exert himself toward his capacity. love of all mankind as brethren, sons of a However, unless modified by the self-dis- common Father. Those who accept these cipline inherent in "the Christian ethic," the principles of life will not exploit others. critic's cry of "Exploitation" may not be On the contrary, they will find themselves irrevocably committed to an unremitting baseless. struggle against all social evils. Let me hasten to note one fundamental And now a word of farewell to the facet of "free enterprise" often overlooked, graduates. Tonight you leave this campus but overlooked only at one's peril. That to go, I know not where. May God see "competitive system" can be rough and you safely on your way! But you will rugged indeed. It can, and will, "test the return again and again . When you gather mettle'' of the best of men. But it provides for the twenty-fifth reunion of the Class a second driving force which undergirds of 1965 few, if any, of us will be here to "free enterprise," i.e., the ever-present greet you. But I am certain of some things chance of abject failure . The bankruptcy you will find here in 1990 . There will be courts are an essential part of the "free many more buildings, many more students, enterprise" system. One might properly deand they will be much younger looking than scribe the system as "the system of risks the students were in 1965. Then the other and rewards." Without the risks there can members of your Class will be showing their be no rewards. Without the hope of reage-shockingly! ward, who would incur the risks? If the In another and more significant sense, you "competitive system" can be maintained, will never leave this campus, for wherever then "free enterprise" provides the most you go it will be with you. Our lives consatisfactory way yet devised to spur men tosist of the sum of a multitude of experiences, ward their capacity-to stretch themselves contacts and influences. Few of them can to the utmost and thus contribute toward be identified even by ourselves. For life is higher and higher standards of living with like a stream which in its youth runs fast, their concomitant opportunities for intelbabbles a lot and is usually shallow, but it lectual and spiritual growth. But that growth is pretty! As other springs add to and can be malignant unless modified by "the exert their influence on the stream, it beChristian ethic." comes quieter, broader, deeper, placid, but "Ethics" has been defined as 'The sci- it sustains life and bears burdens. So it ence of moral duty; . . . the science of will be with you. And somewhere-tomorideal human character." row or the day after-when you are sudBut this does not adequately describe denly confronted with one of Life's temptathe characteristic or quality upon which this tions to choose the low road , you will react University has pinned its hopes, for it adds according to some forgotten but indelible "Christian" to modify Ethics. When one influence you encountered here. If you have turns back to the beginnings of the Chris- caught something of the depth of meaning tian era he finds that the ethic was an ethic of "free enterprise," modified and controlled of community or fellowship-those earliest by "the Christian ethic," you will without Christians were brethren through a common a second thought or looking back choose the fellowship . To these first exponents of the high road though it be the hard road. And Christian ethic, persecution and violent death you will walk it willingly! was always a possibility. More often, howIf you share the ideals and guiding ever, they were called upon to express this principles of the University , you will now ethic in less spectacular, but no less arduous, and to the end of your days join with those virtues-virtues which found expression in who have to go on before you in preserving daily experience-in love, forbearance, pa- these precious things . You will never leave tience and mercy. this campus! Risks and Rewards
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Commencement (Continued from page 4)
hampton campus. It is expected that ground for the Fine Arts building will be broken this year. Money received by University College was used to provide additional classroom and office facilities . The man who gave leadership as general chairman to the successful campaign , Dr . Edward A. Wayne, delivered the commencement address ( see page 3) before a large audience in the Mosque to which for the second consecutive year the exercises were moved because of threatening weather. Bachelors and masters degrees were conferred on 444 men and women and honorary degrees upon five distinguished citizens, four of them alumni. Watkins M. Abbitt of Appomattox, Fourth Virginia District Representative in Congress, was made a Doctor of Laws; William H . Re Mine, '4 0, of Mayo Clinic, heart surgeon and teacher, Doctor of Science, and Wayne, Doctor of Commercial Science. Upon H. Walton Connelly Jr., secretary of the Training Union Department of the Virginia Baptist General Board, and Ira D . Hudgins , pastor of the Franklin (Va.) Baptist Church , the University conferred the Doctor of Divinity degree. The exercises ended on a note of praise, addressed by President Modlin to the seniors. He commended their maturity and good citizenship during a year which had been marked by unruly demonstrations on many college campuses. "You made known your wishes," he said, "through your legally constituted student organizations and officers and through your uncensored newspaper. . . . Unlike students in so many colleges over the country ... you have not formed yourselves into mobs in order to express your feelings ."
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and distance , and glimpsed the future , with expert dissertations on a variety of subjects. Dr. F. Elaine Penninger, assistant professor of English at Westhampton College , and Dr. Catherine A Pastuhova , visiting professor of Russian language and literature at the College, taught the morning sessions. Dr. Penninger, who is currently writing a book on William Caxton, discussed his development of the printing press in the growth of Western culture . Dr. Pastuhova , formerly chairman of the department of Russian at Smith College, interpreted the twentieth century Russian mind as it is reflected in its literature . Dr. Ralph C. McDanel , chairman of the Department of History at Richmond College, and Dr. 0. William Rhodenhiser, chairman of the Department of Religion at the University of Richmond , took over the afternoon teaching duties. Dr . McDanel
viewed the present predicament in Southeast Asia, and Dr. Rhodenhiser dealt with religious values in an age of shock. Saturday's events were highlighted by Mrs. Smith's address on the topic: "Understanding Our Own ." Pointing out that each city is a microcosm, the alumna suggested that by understanding our own cities, we gain a broader understanding of the whole world . "Understanding," she said, "is the keystone upon which action framework depends, and to understand the culture of the society of the slums of our big cities is to understand the need for determined, and sometimes drastic, action." Validating her proposals with almost incredible case histories, the director focussed alumnae attention on multi-problem families, who, she said, comprise roughly only six percent of the nation's population but contribute about 80 percent of the problems. Their unrest and the rising negaive indices of their behavioural problems, she predicted, menace the endurance of the society our families know. Rigidity of the attitudes, policies, and procedures of conventional agencies, she said, should be replaced by "a different approach, a . different philosophy, and altogether different techniques for dealing with this culture." She stressed that the necessary change "will not come from within the existing social service structures but will have to come through the efforts of the outside community-the taxpayers who support the social service structures and pay for the help that goes to the multi-problem families." The social worker emphasized that the inextricable relationship between the family and the neighborhood makes it necessary to tap resources from within by developing individual and group responsibilities . The revised approach, which cuts across the rigidity that is imposed when individual agencies deal with isolated events, is being developed successfully in Washington by the Commission. Problem families, she reported, are responding favorably to "newfound status and interest in living." To back up her theories, she described one current project which has involved the synchronization of the efforts and resources of 30 separate agencies. "I am convinced," she said, "that we are on the threshold of a simple, economical and humane method . . . for building and sustaining more meaningful lives for the deprived families caught in the slum culture of our cities. She urged alumnae to give these problems their attention for "these are our own-our responsibility, our opportunity," she concluded. Such intellectual adventures consumed much of the weekend, but time remained for fellowship, class reunions, swimming, a garden party, business sessions, and profiles sketched by Jimmy Robinson, an alumnus of the University of Richmond. Special
events were highlighted by the recognition of two members of the faculty. A portrait of Dr. Marguerite Roberts, who has resigned as dean-a post she has held since 1947-to concentrate her efforts in the field of English, was presented to the University by the alumnae. In making the presentation to Dr. Modlin, Frances Anderson Stallard '28, outgoing president, stressed Dr. Robert's contributions to the college, the community, and the nation, and her international reputation as an authority on Thomas Hardy. A special tribute was also paid to Miss Ross who has retired after 39 years as a member of the Westhampton English Department. Graduates expressed their appreciation by presenting a gold watch to her . Some who were returning after many years found the campus "more lovely than they had remembered and the spirit of the weekend exciting." Others who live in the shadows of the familiar arches brought their children to the activities. They showed their Alma Mater to the younger generation and proudly introduced them to faculty and friends who, as one of them said, "were so important in making me conscious of my responsibilities in a world which desperately needs what we learned at Westhampton."-Mary G. Scherer Taylor '42
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Paper Company; Theodore F. Adams, Jr. , '52, Donald B. Williams, '53, and Hartwell T Rainey, III, '58, all of Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company; Thomas C. Leggett of South Boston, '54, manager of Leggett Department Stores; Ted R. Buckner, ' 55, of Hunton, Williams, Gay, Powell and Gibson, a Richmond firm; Edmund G. Harrison, ' 56 of AT&T in New York; Frank A . Howard, '57, group manager at the Richmond office of Connecticut General Life Insurance Company; Randolph W . Cromwell, '59, comptroller of Richmond Food Stores; Charles G. McDaniel, '60, vice president of Hilldrup Transfer Company in Fredericksburg; B. Roland Freasier, Jr., '61, an Internal Revenue agent in Richmond; Stewart L. Richardson, Jr., '62, a doctoral candidate at the University of Colorado; James J. Pezella, Jr., '63, of Virginia National Bank of Norfolk; and Russell G . Warren, '64, a graduate student at Tulane University .
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His personal philosophy is based on Christianity and the Baptist denomination , "a good foundation to stand on." He was a Democrat until FDR put up the first five-billion dollar federal budget. He has voted Republican ever since. ( 16]
He is concerned about the future: "Machines are here and are going to demand many more better-prepared men to run them. The problem is going to be what to do about average persons, or the sub-average persons." His retirement will give him more time to pursue his hobbies, Southern and Virginia history, with chief emphasis on the Colonial period. And he likes time too, to go back and re-read his Greek books. Columnist Houston concluded a column about Dr. Holtzclaw with these words: "It would seem that, to sum him up, you might say that he is a liberalized conservative who is a pessimistic optimist. Could a true philosopher be anything else?" When Dr. Holtzclaw came to the University of Richmond he brought a richly furnished mind and the qualities and graces which enabled him for thirty-six years to impart to students the accumulations of scholarly pursuits and the wisdom of experience as an administrator and educator. The exceptionally brilliant record of his college years was prophetic of his continuing intellectual achievements . As a Rhodes Scholar he was awarded the coveted Degree of M.A. ; Cornell University conferred upon him the distinguished Degree of Ph. D. Just prior to his joining the faculty at the University of Richmond he was dean of his Alma Mater, Mercer University. He had the rare competence of being equipped to teach courses in any department in a college curriculum. His extra-curricular interest in the field of genealogy has kept him an eager student of history .
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Today we proudly add another to our cherished gallery and unveil the portrait of Benjamin Clark Holtzclaw . For thirty-six years he has served The University as professor of Philosophy, as Acting Dean, as Chairman of The Personnel Committee and as Dean of The Graduate School. In his manifold activities he has touched the life and work of the University at every vital spot, and with the mark of excellence. He has been the image which the Founding Fathers envisioned of a teacher in a Christian institution, a scholar, an exemplar and interpreter of its purpose and objectives, and a churchman without apologies. The Lovely Lady who knows him best has marveled how a man so smart could be so good . That is a perfect tribute where distinctive erudition is joined to unaffected piety. A naturalized citizen in any academic world, his learning has never removed him from the human touch. His vocation was professor of Philosophy. His explorations of that field intensified his convictions of the finality of the Christian philosophy of life and our mysterious world . And that conviction suffused all his teaching. (Continued
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Dr. EdwardC. Peple,'32 New GraduateSchoolDean Dr. Edward C. Peple, '32, has been named the new dean of the University of Richmond's Grad uate School.
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Dr. Peple, a member of the University faculty for 28 years, will assume his new duties July 1, when Dr. Benjamin C. Holtzclaw, the retiring dean, steps down. Dr. Modlin, president of the University, made the announcement in which he said the new dean "is eminently qualified to hold this important position in the University." Few appointments have met with such acclaim by the faculty and student body. Dr. Peple , a brilliant scholar, is held in high esteem by his colleagues and is recognized by students as one of the University's ablest teachers. He will continue to teach advanced classes in English and will serve as chairman of the scholarship committee, which administers an ever-growing amount of scholarship aid, now more than $150,000 each year. Dr. Peple said he welcomed the opportunity to devote his major attention to education at the graduate level and at the same time was happy that he could be permitted to continue as a classroom teacher. During his 28 years at the University he has been closely identified with the educational and religious activities of Richmond. He served for 10 years as a member of the Richmond School Board, as chairman his last year on the board. He served on the
executive comm ittee of the Virginia Board Association and was a member of the state Board of Education committee on re-examination of certification requirements for teachers of English. Dr. Peple conducted European and Middle Eastern tours for the Virginia Education Association in the summers of 1963 and 1964 and again this summer. He is a trustee and former vestryman and junior warden of St. Paul's Episcopal Church and president of the board of trustees of St. Paul's Church Home Fund , as well as a former member of the local board of St. Catherine's School. He is past president of the Harvard Club of Virginia and the Torch Club of Richmond, and a member of six honorary fraternities including Phi Beta Kappa and Omicron Delta Kappa . His social fraternity is Kappa Sigma. A native of Richmond, he attended Harvard University where he received his doctorate in 1936. He taught one year at Wells College, Aurora, N . Y. before joining the University of Richmond faculty in 1937 as an instructor. He is married to the former Mary Virginia Stevenson. The Peples have two children, Edward, Jr. , a Woodrow Wilson Fellow who will begin graduate work at the University of Virginia in September, and Stephen , now a sophomore at Richmond College.
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For students near and far, from colleagues, and friends, I have the honor of presenting to you and through you to The University of Richmond the portrait of Benjamin Clark Holtzclaw. And to the honor I feel, I hope I may be permitted to speak of my pardonable personal pride in this presentation. Fifty-three years ago I knew him as a student in my classes at Mercer University a handicap he has long since overcomeknew him as a devout and loyal parishioner in a church where I was pastor, and for many years as a colleague here. His career has all been of one piece. Integrity of mind, an humble heart, lofty character and an approved workman in his generation have been his hallmarks. And a Gentle Man.
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and devoted service to his country." He would have asked no more.
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Speaking at the ceremonies which marked che acceptance of the award , Dr. Wayne M. Sandstrom, Deputy Director of the Applied Physics Laboratory of the University of Washington, said, "of course, I do not know what Dr. Miller would have said, were he standing before us today, and I see no point in speculating on it." He continued: "Nevertheless, all of you who knew him know that he would, after overcoming his embarrassment, after expressing his appreciation for the honor , say something to amuse us, and then something to enlighten us, and then something to motivate us. He was a source of ideas, a clear thinker, and an articulate man."
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tackle to tackle promise to be much stronger than last season's youthful line . Tackle John Deeter was the lone loss. Offensively Merrick can count on Senior Tackles Dick Hodsdon (225) and Bernie Ortwein (231) , Co-captain Ray Tate (235) and Junior Guard Larry Pew ( 205) , all greatly improved , and Junior Sam Anderson (210) or Terry Smith (219) at center. Sophomore Dave Harvey (245) and Letterman Bob Albright (230) will help as offensive tackles with Senior Letterman W. D. Strickland (195) and Sophomore Terry Crum (214) backing up Tate and Pew . Merrick has available for defensive duty Junior Bob Andrews (230) and Senior John Gillen (2 46) at tackles, Junior Ken Krimm (25 4) and Senior Bob Solomon (205) backed by Sophomore Nick Morris (217) at guards and Junior College Transfer Don Attaway (215) at center. Sophomore Mike Bragg promises to be one of the finest kickers the Spiders have had in a number of years.
SAUNDERS GETS POST ON MEDICAL BOARD Dr . Richard H . Saunders, Jr ., associate dean and assistant professor of medicine at Cornell University Medical College, has been appointed assistant director of the National Board of Medical Examiners. The NBME , established in 1915, is a voluntary and unofficial organization which prepares and administers qualifying examinations for medical students and physicians, for medical schools, state boards of medical licensure, and medical speciality boards. Dr. Saunders received his MD degree from the University of Rochester (N. Y.) , School of Medicine and Dentistry . He has served on the faculty there as well as at Yale University School of Medicine , the University of Vermont College of Medicine and at Cornell.
1907United States Senator A. Willis Robertson was presented the Distinguished Service Award of the Virginia State Chamber of Commerce at a banquet in Williamsburg, May 11. The award is given for "extraordinary contributions to the public well-being, whether it be in the field of art, literature, commerce, invention, politics, philanthropy or any other endeavor."
1911Dr . Paul E. Hubbell of Ypsilanti, Michigan, taught a course in the History of Great Religions, last semester at the extension of Eastern Michigan University. Dr. Hubbell is professor emeritus of history at the University .
1913Reverend John W. Elliott, Jr . of West Winfield, N . Y., has recovered from a heart attack. He is a former president of Alderson-Broaddus College in Phillippi, W . Va . Reverend Ryland T. Dodge of Alexandria is busy supplying churches in Virginia, after retiring four years ago . He reports that he has served more than 40 churches since then. Jo .ho J . Wicker, Jr., and P.A.L. Smith, Jr. of Richmond were honored recently by the Richmond Bar Association, for their membership in the bar for 50 years.
1916Reverend H. W. Connelly of Roanoke is writing his second book, a collection of 17 of his favorite sermons, "How to Keep a Church Ticking. "
1917E. Carl Hoover , of Basset, Va., a retired educator, is keeping busy with work for civic groups and his church.
1919Robert T. Ryland was retired as superintendent of schools in Westmoreland and Richmond counties on June 1, was given a lounging chair by the members of the two-counry education association .
1920Dr. Clyde V. Hickerson, pastor of North minster Baptist Church for more than 20 years ,
FRIENDS HONOR EDMUNDS FOR PUBLIC SERVICE Felix Edmunds , '24, was the guest of honor at a reception and dinner in May in Waynesboro, where he lives. He served that area 16 years in the Virginia House of Delegates , serving so effectively that a Scroll of Honor was presented to him by approximately 100 friends at the dinner. Mr. and Mrs . Edmunds also received a silver tray and 12 silver goblets and an album of pictures taken during the evening. Looking on at the presentation ceremony was Virginia 's governor Albertis S. Harrison, Jr. Also among the guests was Lt. Governor Mill s E. Godwin .
OF CLIFFORD L. LORD (center) president of Hofstra University, was THE INAUGURATION witnessed by more than 2,000 persons under a tent on the campus. Taking part in the ceremony was Dr. Edward C. Held, '23 of Hempstead, N. Y., (left) who represented the University of Richmond at the inauguration . Held 's friend, A. Holly Patterson, chairman of the board of Nassau Community College is at right. Alumni have served as official representatives of the University at inaugurations throughout the country.
retired in April and was named pastor emeritus. The church presented Dr. and Mrs. Hickerson with a gift of $1,000 on his retirement. Dr. Hickerson was active in the ministry for 42 years. A. B. Honts of Front Royal, Va., is serving his second year as commander of the Col. John S. Mosby Camp No. 1237, Sons of Confederate Veterans in Front Royal. He is in the insurance and real estate business there. J. W. Dejarnette of Bowling Green, Va., has completed 3 7 years as a distributor of American Oil Company products in his area. He is still active in the oil business, though he sold his lumber firm, which he operated for 20 years , in January of this year. He is a senior partner in Dejarnette and Beale Insurance Agency. Dr. Charles M. Caravati, chief of the section of medicine at Richmond Memorial Hospital, has received the first Louise Obici Memorial Hospital annual award for outstanding contributions to medicine. He has practiced medicine, in Richmond specializing in gastroenterology, since 1924. Until last year he was professor of clinical medicine and chairman of the section of at the Medical College of gastroenterology Virginia.
1921Reverend Ralph J. Kirby is supplying pulpits in his retirement, and recently completed an interim pastorate at the Westhaven Baptist church in Portsmouth.
1922V . 0. Smith of Amherst has retired after 42 years with the State of Virginia, 12 with the attorney general's office, the remainder with the ABC Board. He is serving a second term on the town council of Amherst. Reverend Cecil G . Carter is the author of a series of devotionals published in a booklet printed by Toler and Company in Roanoke. It is entitled "Thoughts, Prayers and Sketches for
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He has had a distinEveryday Inspiration." guished career as a pastor.
1923Leslie Van Liew of Miami, Florida, has been elected vice president in charge of administration of the Keys Company, one of the largest real estate organizations in the United States. Reverend Henry B. Anderson has completed 32 years as pastor of Grace Baptist Church in Durham, N. C. He .also served churches in Petersburg, Va., and Enfield, N. C. Dr. Joseph R. Johnson of Lynchburg has joined the Virginia Baptist Foundation, Inc. He
MARCHETTI · WILL HEAD NATIONAL MEDICAL GROUP Dr. Andrew A. Marchetti, '24, chairman of the department of obstetrics and gynecology at Georgestown University 's medical school, has been named president-elect of the American Gynecological Society. Dr. Marchetti, a Richmond native, received his M.D. at Johns Hopkins Med ical School in 1928. He spent 15 years with the Cornell University Medical College and the New York Hospital where he was associate professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology as well as attending obstetrician and gynecologist, before joining the faculty of the Georgetown Medical School in 1947. He had studied at the University of Rochester and the University of Cincinnati before moving to Cornell.
PASTOR FLIES TO BERMUDA TO OFFICIATE AT WEDDIN G Love called and Reverend Dr . Emmett Y. Robertson , '25, went flying to meet it. He flew to Bermuda , where he officiated at the wedding of his nephew , USAF Lt . Grayson Randolph Robertson , Jr. Lt. Robertson was marri ed to Miss Barb ara E. Belcher , daughter of Capt ain and Mrs . Roy Belcher. Capt. Belcher is the commanding officer of the U. S. naval base in Bermuda. Dr. Robertson is pastor of Parkview Baptist Church in Richmond.
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CHAPLAI N KENN ETH A . BURNETTE di scusses mod el comm unity progr am wi th M ar shall Kurfees (center), di rector of the committee , and Judg e E. S. Heef ner of the Juveni le and Domesti c Relat ions Cou rt .
MINISTER COORDINATES MODEL COMMUNITY IN NOVEL NORTH CAROLINA EXPERIMENT Kenneth A. Burnette , '5 8, is coordinator o f the Committee for a Model Community in Winston-Salem and Forsyth County , N. C. that is attrac ting a great dea l of attent ion far beyond the area. Burnette , assistant director of the Department of Pastora l Care of North Carolina Baptist Hospital in Winston-Sa lem, began work in the program in 1962. The committee was established when some of the Winston-Sa lem citizens decided there was much room for improvement in their city. A study was conducted to see what needs could be served by volunte er services. It was found that many adu lts could not read and write, many who depended upon welfare checks were making no attempt to become self supporting , children in trouble with law enforcement agencies often lacked the attention needed to salvage them as good
citizens, and the school drop-out problem was serious. The help of churches and other institu tions was enlisted , volunteers were found to teach the illiterate , to give training to families on welfare and other low -income gro ups, to help children who needed guid ance, and work in other problem areas. While no miracles were achieved overnight , the continous program has accomplished a great deal and the results have been gratifying , according to Burnette . Burnette was a student missionary to Hawaii in 1957 and in 1959 was ordained to the ministry in West Lynchburg Baptist Church . He served as assistant pastor of that church and as pastor of Arnold's Valley Baptist Church at Natural Bridge Station pri or to jo ining the Bapt ist Hospital.
served as pastor of churches in Virginia and as chap lain of Virginia Baptist Hospita l in Lynchburg duri ng a long career . Reverend Ralph W. Mapp has resigned from Surry Baptist Church and will retire in Portsmouth, Va.
Title Ins urance Company, in Richmond, has retired after 26 years with the firm.
1924Reverend E. H. Puryear is serving as president of the Ruritan Cl ub in Singer 's Glen, Va . J. Bernard Bradshaw of Arlington has served for 20 years as a counsel with the Board of Im migration Appea ls, Office o f the Attorney Ge neral. James T . Knight, vice president of Lawyers
1925Reverend G. F. Bernard Mullin is in his 23rd year as pastor of Beale Memorial Baptist Church in Tappahannock, Va. G. Fred Cook, Jr ., has retired as direct or of pub lic relations of Virgin ia Electric and Power Company, and has joined the investment banking and brokerage firm of J. C. Wheat and Company in Richmond .
1926Hartse! F. Frazier of Fayetteville, W. Va., retired in Ju ly 1964 as assistant su perintendent of the Fayette County schools for 31 years.
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Judge Herman A. Cooper of the Richmond T raf!ic Court was the subject of an article in the Richmond Times -Dispatch in Ma y. The article praised his work as a judge . Lester E. Tharpe has resigned his job in the business field and has gone into Y .M.C.A . work in Washi ngton, D. C. Reverend Harvey L. Bryant of Richmond is supply preacher at Hardy Central Baptist Church after retiring in June after a 42-year career. Jesse C. Gree n has served for 23 years as area supervisor of vocational agriculture of the Virginia State Board of Education, in a 23-county area of central Virginia. Reverend W . R. Vaiden is now liv ing at 5051 Buhach Rd., Atwater, California.
1928Dave Herman has received the rank of Kentucky Colonel. He is living in Washington , D . C., where he is an advertising and public relations executive . Reverend George W. Burroughs of Victoria has been elected president o f th Rotar y club there. T. Gray Haddon, commonwealth 's attorney of Richmond , has retired after a 54-year career
SANFORD CO MMEN TS ON CAMPUS MORALS Dr. Nevitt Sanford , '29, writes m the Journ al of the Nat ional Education Association that students toda y are under tremendous pressures from adult society in the general direction of immorality . Sanford is teachin g at Stanford Univ ersity. "Our culture ," he wrote , "exhibits an enormous preo ccupation with sex as shown in our movies, popu lar liter ature and advertising and yet no authorit ative voice has questi oned the ideal of mono gamy .. . ." H e reported that studi es among college students reveal that ther e has been "little , if any, increase in sexual promi scuity durin g the past 12 years." He pointed out that th e student who get s the idea that "everybody else is doing it" is more likely to do it h imself in order to avoid being stra ngely different fro m his peers.
of public service. Now 81, Haddon served as a lawyer, city councilman, member of the Virginia House of Delegates, state senator, judge, and Richmond's commonwealth's attorney.
1929David Buchanan and Mrs. Buchanan visited their daughter and her husband at Del Rio, Texas, before going on to spend some time in Mexico . The Buchanans live at Chappaqua, N.Y. Herman B. Dixon of Topeka, Kansas, addressed the state college convention of Furure Business Leaders there in the spring . He reports that he is on the board of directors and treasurer of the Red Cross chapter in Topeka. He is general accounting manager of Southwestern Bell Telephone Company there.
1930E. S. Harlow of Richmond has moved from 4520 Grove Ave., to 201 Ross Rd. He is in the research department of American Tobacco Company here.
1931Dr. A. J . Villani of Welch, W. Va., is at the Stevens Clinic there where he practices obstetrics and gynecology. Dr. Philip W. Oden has been appointed chief of McGuire Veterans Administration Hospital's spinal cord injury service, one of the major services of the Richmond hospital.
1932Reverend Leonard D. Carmack of Brunswick, Maryland is completing his sixth year as the Maryland member of the Christian Life Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention . Now in his 24th year as pastor of First Baptist Church in Brunswick, he is serving his second year as president of the State Mission Board of the Baptist Convention of Maryland. George Huffman of Alexandria is now a program analyst in the Federal Supply Service after
DR. NEUMANN RETURNS AFTER YEAR ABROAD Prof essor Frederick Newnann of the University of Richmond music department soon will return to the United States from Europe where he has spent the past year gathering material for a book on Bach interpretation. His search for material has taken him to Tubingen, Marburg, Gottingen, Munich, and even to East Berlin, where he had to cross over each day for six weeks. Further research will take him to Par is and London. He was invited in January to lecture at the musicological institute of the University of Tubingen on Bach interpretation, and he later gave two more lectures one at the Music Academy of Trossingen , and another in Tubingen. He has had articles published in the last two issues of Music and Lett ers, a distinguished British magazine published by Oxford University Press, and the Revue de Musicologie of Paris and the Journal of American Musicological Society will carry articles in coming issues.
SEWARD: AUTHOR, CRITIC, TEACHER Well, the Russians are reading reviews from The Virginian-Pilot book page . Our fame is spreading. And I'm the last to knock cultural exchanges between nations , although I am suspicious of the belief that if nations and people get to know each other better they will love each other more. It's just possible that peop le and nations that get to know all about one another will learn to loathe each other. I mean , well, it's happened . Whether or not this latest cultural exchange will cement U. S. Soviet relations. remains to be seen, but the die is cast. Specifically, the Russians are reading Old Dominion College professor William W. Seward's Virginia-Pilot book reviews, which Mr. Seward gathered together with assorted lectures and radio talks on books for publication in 1963 by Frederick Fell under the title of Contrasts in Modern Writers: Some Aspects of Recent British and American Fiction. Mr. Seward offered his collection of short essays as an "infor mal journal " of fiction during the 1950s, which is fair enough. Since its appearance, Contrasts has had a steady sale, justifying Mr. Seward's hope that it would "be of some value to persons engaged in writing and of interest to general readers with the passion for taking things apart to see how they work. " Book reviewing is not as demanding as criticism, though both serve readers and writers well if they are done with competence and in good spirit. The book reviewer is under an injunction to treat books as news, to discuss plots, themes, techniques , characters. He should provide some information about the authors, if available, and mention their previous works, if any. Hopefully, the reviewer furnishes his readers with knowledgeable, perceptive reactions to what he has read. Essays of criticism, generally longer than reviews, are veh;cles for study of significant facets of a writer's art. The critic comments on a writer's relation to previous writers *The above column by Glenn Scott, Sunday Editor of the Virginia-Pilot is reprinted with appreciation.
having retired three years ago as a Lt. Colonel in the U. S. Air Force. Reverend Russell J. Urquhart is in his tenth year as pastor of the Charles Town (W. Va.) Baptist Church. Dr. Hugh I. Myers is now at Parsons College. He is a former chairman of the department of science at the College of Emporia, Kansas.
1934Waldo Miles Jr., of Bristol, Va., will manage the Democratic Party's gubernational campaign in Virginia this Fall. Miles is an attorney in the southwest Virginia city.
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and literary traditions and attempts to assess his standing among his contemporaries and his impact on the art and thought of his time. The book reviewer is a herald; the critic is an interpreter . Book reviewing is journalism; criticism is scholarship. displays the Mr. Seward frequently critic's touch in the reviews he does for The Virginia-Pilot. Wirt Williams, a novelist and a professor of English at Los Angeles State College, commented recently on the amount of "pure criticism" Mr. Seward had woven into The Virginian-Pilot reviews selected for Contrasts. The mixture seems to have pleased other critics, and then Mr. Seward's publisher reported that he had received an order from Moscow for several copies of the book, which means the Russians must be pleased, too. That pleased Mr. Seward, and it pleases us. Curre ntly Mr. Seward is at work on a book of personal reminiscences of Ernest Hemingway based on his relationship with the late author from 1940 until his death. Mary Hemingway, who visited Mr. Seward and his family in Norfolk last year, appro ves of the project and discused it with Mr. Seward in New York last month. Contrasts was Mr . Seward's fourth book . It was preceded by two books of criticism Quarrels of Alexander Pope and -The Literature and War -a nd a mystery novel, Skirts of the Dead Night. He is listed in Contemporary Authors, the standard reference on living authors.
Sidney Sidelman has retired as a Lt . Colonel in the U.S. Air Force and is living in Forest Hill, N. Y. James M. Johnson is an international auditor for California Texas Oil Corporation, and is now in Milano, Italy. He expects to return to the United States for a few months in 1966 or 1967. He will soon travel to Hanover, Germany, where he will work for several months. Reverend Frederick W. Haberer is teaching at Detroit Bible College, and expects to retire soon to Florida . ]. R. W. Street of Franklin, Va., is general sales manager of Union Bag-Camp Paper Corporation there.
1937GEN. DOBSON RETAINS ATHLETIC INTERESTS Brigadier General John W . Dobson, '35, commanding general of the U . S. Army's
Dr. Charles W. Turner of Lexington, Va., a member of the faculty of Washington and Lee University, is the author of a new text on the West published in May. It is entitled "Mississippi West." Richard L. Todd of Richmond and Mrs. Todd have bought an old home in the Bon Air area and are restoring it . Todd is office manager and assistant treasurer at the Virginia Institute for Scientific Research. John W . Russell, a Richmond attorney, has been re-elected to another four-year term on the Chesterfield County school board. E. Parker Brown has retired from the Federal Bureau of Investigation after a 25-year career. Since June l, he has been associated with the firm of Florence, Gordon and Brown in Richmond.
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IP I Antilles Command, and an athletic star at the University in the 1930's, still retains an interest in sports. In March he served as honorary chairman of the Puerto Rico Golf Association's Charity Ball, and earlier as honorary chairman of the 12th Invitational Tennis Caribe Hilton Tournament in San Juan. He keeps active in riding, golf , baseball, and as a spectator at sporting events. General Dobson has been commanding general of the Antilles Command with headquarters at Ft. Brooke, Puerto Rico since April 1963. The family's official residence in San Juan is historic Casa Blanca, the residence of Don Juan Ponce de Leon, seeker of the Fountain of Youth. The mansion is the oldest continuously occupied residence in the Western Hemisphere. In his present command, his mission includes providing administrative, logistical and training support and supervision of Army Reserve Army National Guard, and ROTC activities in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
C. G . McAllister, Jr., is a medical service representative for Baxter Laboratories, Inc. With the firm 15 years, McAllister was a chemist with the U. S. Government before joining Baxter. Edward M. Miller of Richmond reports that his son has won a National Science Fellowship to MIT and will do graduate work there. Miller is plant technical director of Reynolds Metals Company in Richmond.
1939Benjamin McClure of Paris spent the month of February on safari in Africa . He is president of Vick International with offices in Paris, France. Leonard Kamsky of New York City has been appointed vice president of the general development division of W. R. Grace and Company . On the invitation of the British Foreign Office, he delivered a paper at a conference in Sussex, England in February. Dr. Clyde T. Francisco, professor of Old Testament Interpretation, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Jed the Bible Hour for the Bluefield Pastors' School in June . Robert E. Leitch, executive vice president of Bottled Gas Corporation of Virginia, has been elected the director from Virginia to the board of the National LP Gas association.
1940Dr. David Dexter of Garden City, N. Y., delivered a paper at the annual meeting of the North American Clinical Dermatology Society in Las Vegas in March.
19411935William M. Pope is vice president and crust officer of the National Bank and Trust Company in Charlottesville. Beverley L. Britton, manager of public relations services for A. H. Robins Company of Richmond, received an award by the Richmond Navy League Council for "significant and outstanding" service to the community and the navy. Britton is a captain in the naval reserve.
1936Reverend Arthur W. Rich is pastor of First Baptist Church in Lakeland, Florida. Dr. Kenneth R. Erfft has resigned as vice president of the Jefferson Medical College to become president of a new educational consulting service. The new firm, Kenneth R. Erfft Associates, Inc., has offices in Philadelphia. William H. King, a Richmond attorney, has been elected president of the Virginia League for Planned Parenthood, Inc.
William F. Parkerson, a Richmond attorney, has announced his candidacy for re-election to the Virginia State Senate.
1942Thomas E. Warriner, Jr . of Cocoa Beach, Fla., has been elected city attorney. He is associated with Rush, Reed and Marshall there . Captain Vincent W. Collins, of the U. S. Navy was married on May l to the former Miss Carol Berg Thompson at Falls Church, Va. Edward M. Klein of Richmond has been elected vice president of Morton G . Thalhimer, Inc., real estate firm.
1943Stanley D. Watts of Coral Gables, Florida, has been nominated to the executive committee of the Million Dollar Round Table, an insurance trade honor organization. Membership in the club is earned when a salesman sells a million dollars of insurance.
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CHOIR RECORDS NOW ON SALE The University of Richmond Choir has available for sale several records made by the 1960 , 1961, 1962 and 1963 Choirs . Included are the following selections . The 1960 records include "Four Folk songs" by Brahms and "Six Chansons" by Hindemith , and other selections by Jacob Hand], Franz Joseph Haydn , and Guillaume DuFay . The selections on the 1961 records include "The Betrayal" by Kraehenbuchl , compositions by William Byrd, and others . "The Passion of Our Lord According to St. John," by Johann Sebastian Bach is the featured selection of the 1962 record . Britten 's "Rejoice m the Lamb" is another selection. "Canticle of the Sun," a piece composed for the University of Richmond Choir by Jack Jarrett, former choral director for the University, is featured on the 1963 record. Several selections by Bach also are included . The price for each record is $4.00 . In quiries may be directed to Bob Grizzard, 6501 Dryden Drive, McLean, Va. until September 15, when he may be reached at Box 94, University of Richmond , Va .
SANFORD PORTRAITGIVEN TO NEWPORT NEWS SCHOOL The late T. Ryland Sanford, superintendent of Warwick schools and later assistant superintendent of Newport News schools, was honored recently at a city school bearing his name. His family and friends gathered at the Newport News school where his daughter , Mrs. William L. Hudgings , Jr., unveiled a portrait of the educator who died in February of 1963. Among those present at the unveiling was Dr. Davis Y. Paschall, president of the College of William and Mary , who said Sanford did much for the school system and m~~y schools were constructed under his. superv1s1on. Dr . Paschall said Sanford "advocated education at its best and we can look around to see his works. "We all know and remember his quiet hand of leadership was always there ," Paschall said , adding that Sanford's life was an inspiration to others. Samuel D. Green, assistant superintendent , gave the invocation at the ceremony , and Dr. Robert 0. Nelson , superintendent of the Newport News schools presented the portrait to Mrs. Virginia J. Pharr , principal of the school.
John A. Schools, assistant executive manager of the Richmond Chamber of Commerce has won the title of Richmond's "Boss of the Year." His secretary, a member of the Virginia Capital Charter Chapter of the American Business Women's Association, wrote the letter which won the title for Schools. He was honored at a dinner in Richmond. Reverend 0. Edwyn Luttrell of Larchmont Baptist Church in Norfolk, has been teaching philosophy at Christopher Newport College there . Charles J . Gambill, Jr ., a Richmond C.P.A., has been promoted to Lt. Colonel in the Marine Corps Reserve .
1945Dr. Carlos S. Berrocal is practicing in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, where he is a pediatrician . He is past president of the medical society of his county. Reverend R. Berkeley Garnett is now pastor of Ivor Baptist Church in Southampton County. He formerly was pastor of Providence Baptist Church at Ordinary, Va. Dr. John Boyd Bullock of Richmond is engaged to Miss Marcella Anne Hammock of Blackstone. A summer wedding is planned .
1946Dr. Louis Rubin, Jr., professor of English at Hollins College, Va., spoke at the 100th anniversary of Lee's surrender at a special ceremony at Bowdoin College. General Josha L. Cham berlain, then president of Bowdoin, but a soldier at the time, received the formal surrender of Lee's Army of Northern Virginia .
1947Russell Lang has been named Director of Marketing for First and Merchants National Bank. Lang has been senior partner of Bank Marketing Associates, a Richmond consulting firm, serving banks in Virginia and throughout the country . Lang will be responsible for the administration, direction and planning of the bank's entire statewide marketing program . Dr. T. H. Jennings of Bedford, Va., received the Robins award by the Medical Society of Virginia in October 1964 for "outstanding
APPLEGATE'S BIG ONES DON'T GET AWAY Shelton P . Applegate , '55, recently spent two months fishing for sharks and visiting fossil collections in Europe and Africa. Applegate , who is employed by the Los Angel es County Museum , fished for sharks (he caught 60) in the Indian Ocean by means of gill nets, anchored long lines , and drifting long lines. A long line is a number of hooks attached by drop lines to a single nylon line . The largest shark collected was a "lady" tiger shark 12 feet long, and the smallest, a banded cat shark five inches in length . A deep water dogfish was taken in 600 fathoms of water , and a large series of the sharpnosed shark , Scoliodon , from newborn to adults was collected . Applegate visited fossil collections in Paris, London , Brussels, Darmstadt , Stuttgart , Tubingen , and Munich.
THA T THE BLIND MAY HEAR
by EMORY D. SHIVER,
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One afternoon, a little over a year ago, I was awaiting a telephone call which would tell me whether my voice was suitable for making tape recordings for the visually handicapped. I could see myself, in mellifluous voice, of course, reading bestselling novels, learned treatises, and maybe even some of the classics I should have read in college but didn't. At times I even pictured a faint halo hovering over my head . Then the telephone rang and I got my first assignment from Roy Ward of the Virginia Commission for the Visually Handicapped . "Ed," he said, "we have an applicant who needs to have the Virginia Insurance Regulations read to him. Want to try it?" Immediately my idea of reading best-sellers, along with my altruistic feelings and hardly broken-in halo disappeared like a kite in a hurricane. I mean, could anything be duller than reading a hundred pages of Insurance Regulations? The answer to the latter question is still an unqualified NO, by the way, but anyhow I got through it and I learned something . There's a lot of worthwhile work to be done in this area if you have the time and the inclination . But, Pin-A-Rose-On-Me attitudes and dimestore halos just get in the way. The reader benefits every bit as much as the sightless person who listens. Once this soaks in you can begin to accomplish something. That's the attitude with which three of us at C&P approach this volunteer work. We read under the sponsorship of the Old Dominion Chapter of Telephone Pioneers, a telephone company organization interested in work of this sort, and under the direction of the Virginia Commission for the Blind. So far we have read on a "demand " basis. That is, a blind person asks the Commission for a particular book. If that book is not in their library, the Commission presents it as a project to the Pioneers who in turn find a reader for that specific book. We are currently reading a detailed text
on communism like that - a specific book for a specific person. However, future plans call for readings which may have a more general appeal. And if the quality of the recordings is good enough they will become permanent property of the Library of Congress for use by any sightless person throughout the entire country. None of us in the program at present (Hene Baluch, William Brennan and I), have professionally trained voices so we follow certain guidelines developed by the American Foundation for the Blind. Briefly, they run something like this : A good reading is natura l, sympathetic , even-flowing, without affectation or forcing. As to how fast the material should be read, experience has shown that the majority of blind people prefer fast rather than slow reading-about 165 words per minute. The reader must be careful not to make any noise whi le reading-not only mechanical noise, like kicking the table or shuffling papers, but also breathing, and mouth and throat noises like clearing the throat or sniffling. Certa in special problems arise from time to time, too. For example, what do you do when you come to a map, or a graph, or a footnote, or a tongue-twister like "Rasklnikov ?" Our guidelines tell us to describe the map or graph if it seems important, to read the footnote at the time it appears, to spell difficult words and to trans late foreign words and phrases. Experience has taught me one other rule: Don 't try to read too long at any one sitting. If you do your tongue will roll up just like a window shade that's wound too tightly, and more errors come out than correct words. All in all, reading for the blind is satisfying work - work, to be sure, but in many respects more enjoyable than play. And of all the problems involved in it, the toughest one is watching out for that confounded halo .
community service by a physician ." He has practiced in Bedford since 1952. Mr. and Mrs . J. Hundley Wiley, Jr., of Allentown, Pa., have announced the birth of a daughter, Lucy Elizabeth, April 7.
James M . Wiltshire, Jr., has been elected assistant secretary of Fidelity Bankers Life Insurance Company of Richmond. He has been assistant counsel for the firm since September, 1964.
1948Benjamin F. Wine Jr., is in Seattle, Washington, where he is a representative of Prudential Insurance Company. A top salesman with the firm, he was one of a limited number of sales representatives to earn a trip to Florida . He expects to receive the Chartered Life Underwriter designation this summer. Oscar S. Wooten of Columbia, S. C., has been elected assistant controller of the South Carolina Electric and Gas Company.
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Reverend James R. Smith, pastor of Mount Olivet Methodist Church in Arlington, Va., preached the baccalaureate sermon at the commencement exercises of Southwestern College, Winfield, Kansas, in May . Dr. W. E. Holladay, Jr . is now Chief of the Department of Medicine at Kennestone Hospital, in Marietta, Georgia. He was elected a member of the American College of Physicians in 1964.
COLLEGES PUT TOO MUCH STRESSON RESEARCH IN MEASURING PROFESSIONAL STATUS-MALLORY The Ph.D. degree has become the college teacher's "union card," says Dr. Fred C. Mallory, '56, assistant professor of sociology and philosophy at Limestone College. In an article in the Limestone College Bttlletin, Mallory sees the college teaching profession as one rapidly changing. Without the Ph.D ., he says, the college teacher's chances of being hired are minimal except in small schools. He points out that the college professor's duties, by tradition, have been three: research, teaching, and counseling. And, he says, in the old days, a man usually entered the teaching profession "out of a motive of sacrificial service to God and to humanity ." Today, says Dr. Mallory, "many young people enter college teaching as a means to social prestige and financial prosperity." Dr. Mallory asserts that the new professor is often insecure both professionally and economically. "He is usually offered a oneyear contract with no clear understanding about renewal; his salary may be under the average family income of the community," he says. Thus, in order to live in comfort and dignity, the professor must "moonlight" or take a summer job. He believes that "both
1949William H. Puryear, of Petersburg has been promoted to Chief of the Educational Services Office in the Resident Instruction Department at the U. S. Army Logistics Management Center at Ft. Lee. He has been at the Center since 1960. His office is responsible for the researching and developing instructional material for all courses offered at the Center. Lou Burdette, former Milwaukee Braves star, has been traded to the Philadelphia Phillies of the National League. Burdette came to the Phils from the Chicago Cubs, who had acquired the pitcher earlier from the Braves. Dr . and Mrs. Paul Smith of Decatur, Ala bama, have announced the birth of a son, Scott Ashley, on March 27. R. Lee Northey is the manager of Central Motel in Richmond and is state agent for Family Life.
1950Reverend John P. Elliott, Jr., has served for 13 years as pastor of Scottsville Baptist Church. The church will celebrate its 125th anniversary in July. H. Hawkins Bradley of Raleigh, N. C., reports chat he is in his second year as part owner of of the Raleigh Cardinals Baseball Club. Louis A. Crescioli has been re-assigned to New York City by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. He is completing his 11th year as a special agent with the FBI. He is living in Flushing, N. Y. Chase Spilman Decker of Aylett, Va., was married to the former Miss Annette Louise Hanemann of Montclair, N. J., in March in Rome, Italy.
of these necessities reduce institutional loyality as well as funtional effectiveness." Professional status is now measured almost exclusively by research and publication, he contends, adding that the professor with an extensive list of nationally known publications can frequently name his salary and school. He believes graduate schools condition young teachers to covet early and persistent publication. "This obsession," he says, "may cause them to disdain classroom work and personal counseling as unwelcome intrusions into their time." Dr. Mallory asserted the need to "recapture the concept for the ideal college professor as a mediator between God and Man, one who loves both the subject and the student, one whose intellectual interests transcend his chosen specialty, and one whose personal concern for his students extends beyond the grade book." "Such a professor," he says, "will seek diligently to improve his skills in research, in teaching, and in counseling; he will make a place in his busy schedule for all three functions.
Dr. William C. McCorkle, a space scientist at the Redstone Arsenal at Huntsville, Alabama, was a special guest on the American Broadcasting Company's "Science All Stars" national television program in April. David 0. Williams is now in the tax department of the Bethlehem Steel Company in Bethlehem, Pa. Dr. Arnold P. Fleshood, director of instruction for Lynchburg public schools, has been named the new head of the department of elementary education at Richmond Professional Institute. The appointment is effective August l. Dr. Fleshood, a native of LaCrosse, Va., received his M.S. degree from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and an Ed.D. from Columbia University. He formerly served as a teacher, principal, general supervisor, and director of instruction for Martinsville public schools. He also has been a University of Virginia extension instructor a visiting lecturer, at Randolph-Macon W~man's College and a student teacher director at Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia. William B. Astrop, '50, is now a vice president of Broadstone Realty Corporation, a subsidiary of Stone and Webster Securities Corporation in New York. He has received a promotion to Lt. Commander in the U. S. Navy Reserve.
1951Henry D. Robinson is now with the auditing department of the Multiwall Bags Division of the Virginia Carolina Chemical Company. His office is in Atlanta. Robert S. Stephens of Fredericksburg owns and operates a trucking business which he bought in 1959.
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SURPRISE, SURPRISE. Students in Professor N . Wilford Skinner's German class presented him on examination day with a handsome silver cigarette lighter. Referring to the number of matches the popular teacher expended over the course of the year in trying to keep his pipe lighted, Leycester Owen, in making the presentation, suggested the lighter would give more and better fire. An excellent lecturer, Skinner has on occasion drawn the rarest of all compliments-a round of student applause at the end of the hour.
Dr. Arthur B. Frazier is director of the department of general practice at De Paul Hospital in Norfolk. Carl E. Bain of Richmond has been elected first vice president of the Virginia Pharmaceu tical Association. Albert D. Murden of Floral City, Florida, has been appointed elementary supervisor of Citrus County (Fla.) public schools.
1952Ray L. Breeden, Jr. of Roanoke, Va., has been promoted to agency manager of the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York. Breeden jointed the firm in 1958 and has served as assistant sales manager and training assistant. Frank S. Edmonds has joined Weyerhaeuser Company as sales development manager of the envelope, tablet and register bond papers at Crocker Hamilton Papers, Inc., paper sales subsidiary of Weyerhaeuser Company. This is a new position, involving future large-volume sales of paper products. Before joining Weyer-
THREE RECEIVE DEGREES FROM N. C. SEMINARY Jesse H. Parker, '5 3, of Norfolk, received the master of theology degree at the commencement ceremonies of the Southeastern Baptist Seminary May 7. Two other University of Richmond men, Howard B. Smith, Jr., of Lynchburg , and Jerry R. White, Jr. of Roanoke, both 1962 graduates, received bachelor of divinity degrees in the ceremony. They were among 18 Virginia students who received degrees from the seminary.
haeuser, Edmonds was associate publisher of the Peninsula Enterprise in Accomac, Va. Donald Parcell of Cincinnati, Ohio, is in his 10th year with Broyhill Furniture Factories of Lenoir, N. C. He travels southern Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Storm of Brooklyn, N. Y., have announced the birth of a daughter, Cindy Lee, on January 18. Reverend and Mrs. George Trotter of Richmond will leave this summer for Indonesia, where he and Mrs . Trotter have been appointed missionaries. Reverend Robert L. Boggs, pastor of Raleigh Forbes Baptist Church for six years, has resigned to accept the pastorate of Connelly Memorial Baptist Church in Roanoke, Va. Boggs served 10 years in Richmond, including four as an associate of Tabernacle Baptist Church .
1953Thomas N. Pollard, Jr ., director of admissions and registrar at Richmond College, has been named to work with the newly-appointed Virginia Higher Education Study Commission to survey multiple applications to Virginia colleges by state students. Dr. William R. Beasley has opened oral surgery offices in Harrisonburg, Va. He has been practicing and teaching in Iowa for seven years. For five years he was assistant professor of oral surgery at the medical and dental colleges of the University of Iowa. Dr. Richard L. Fisher of Brookneal, Va., has been awarded life membership in the Virginia Junior Chamber of Commerce . Mr . and Mrs. Henry E. Rubin of Norfolk, Va. have announced the birth of a son, Hilton Martin, on January 27. Rubin is a sales representative for the John Hancock Insurance Company. Russell L. Cheatham of Fresno, California represented Alma Mater at the inauguration of Dr. Frederick W . Ness as the new president of Fresno State College. Mr. and Mrs. Seeman Waranch of Norfolk have announced the birth of a daughter, Michele, on February 6. Waranch is vice president of the Insurance Agency of Norfolk, Inc.
1954Duane H. Brown is now business manager of the Greater Washington (D. C.) Educational Television Association, Inc. He formerly was associated with Barber and Ross Co., in Washington. Dr . Robert B. Scott has returned to Richmond to become assistant professor of medicine at the Medical College of Virginia. Captain James R. Brier of the U. S. Army is completing requirements for a master's degree in production management at Michigan State University. Truett E. Allen of New York City has been promoted to assistant vice president of Irving Trust Company. Dr. and Mrs. Spencer D. Albright, III, of Chapel Hill, N. C. have announced the birth of their third child, Rebecca Lee, on May 7. Reverend Thomas W . Downing has been called to become pastor of University Baptist Church in Baltimore. He has served as pastor the Warsaw (Va.) Baptist Church. Charles E. Webber, Jr., has moved from Memphis, Tenn. to Richmond. The Webbers have announced the birth of a daughter, their second, Mary Campbell, on January 24.
1955John L. Booth of Seattle, Washington, has received the Doctor of Theology degree from Dallas Theological Seminary . A son, John M., was born to the Booths on November 16, 1964.
GATES ELECTED PRESIDENT OF ALUMNI SOCIETY A . P. Gates, '48, executive vice president of Virginia Carolina Chemical Company, was chosen by alumni to head the General Society of Alumni for the coming year. A hard-hitting businessman, Gates has been with VC since he received his master's degree from Harvard in 1950, beginning his career as a member of the sales staff. He soon was made an assistant sales manager, then assistant to the vice president of sales. In 1956 he was appointed general sales manager of the agricultural minerals division. He was made vice president of the division in 1960. Aiding Gates in his executive duties for the alumni will be three capable vice presidents. They are Robert M. Stone, Jr. ·so, of Roanoke, an executive with Travelers Insurance Company ; Dr. J. R. Noffsinger, '40, of Winston-Salem, N. C.: and E. Ballard Baker, '47, Judge of Henrico County Court. John W. Edmonds, III, '53, a Richmond
Dr. C. Leon Jennings, Jr. is pracucmg in Roanoke, Va., and was initiated as a Fellow of of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists in San Francisco in April. Marshall Waring is teaching 7th grade mathematics at Albert Hill Junior High School in Richmond. Parke D. Pendleton of Richmond is comptroller for the Galeski Photo Center there. He and Mrs. Pendleton have announced the birth of their third child, Ellen Prescott, on May 19. Pendleton was a C.P.A. for Baker, Rennalds, Thompson and Whitt from 1961 to 1964.
1956Edward B. Willingham, Jr. visited the Holy Land and parts of Europe last summer. He is director of radio and television for the Council of Churches in Detroit, Michigan. Charles F. Taylor is with C.I.T. Corporation in Greensboro, N. C. Reverend Justin T. Paciocco of Oak Dale Church in Gainesville, Va ., and Mrs. Paciocco have announced the birth of a daughter, Lisa Maria, on February 21. Otis Brown has been appointed County Executive of the County of Albemarle, Va. He has served as assistant county executive since March of 1962. Frank L. Fleenor, Jr., has been appointed administrative assistant at B. & G. Olsen Co ., Inc., where he will assist in the development and coordination of all administrative departments of the firm's 23-state operation. W. K. Cardoza is new New Business manager for the C.I.T. Corporation in Richmond. Leon Tucker is the manager of the Milledgeville, Ga. plant of the Madison Throwing Company. Reverend and Mrs. Paul Stouffer have arrived in Georgia after serving as missionaries in Brazil. They will make their home with Mrs. Stouffer's parents in Collins, Ga., during the next year .
1957William Powell Tuck received the Doctor of Theology degree during commencement exer-
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attorney, was elected secretary. George William Sadler, '43, and Lewis T. Booker, '50, Richmond attorneys, will serve on the executive committee. Taylor H . Sanford, ' 29, sports director and coach at Ft. Lee, was re-elected as an alumni member of the athletic council.
WILLINGHAM'S "MOMENTS
MINISTRY:
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Rev. Edward B. Willingham, Jr., '56, reaches 82,300 listeners-mostly teen-agers - each Sunday morning but not through preaching. Instead, Willingham produces "Moments of Music," an hour-long radio broadcast on WXYZ, the local rock 'n roll station . Aired just before the day's quota of rock 'n roll begins, it incorporates such music as spirituals and folk masses in a fast-tempo show. All is based on a religious theme but the only actual "pitch" is a brief suggestion at the close that listeners go to church. In this way Willingham hopes to reach some who would never listen to a sermon nor attend worship. Willingham is director of the radio and TV department of the Metropolitan Detroit Council of Churches. Before taking his current position three years ago, Willingham was Minister of Christian Education at Delaware Avenue Baptist Church in Buffalo,
N.Y. He decided on a career in the field of Christ ian broadcasting during his sophomore year in Richmond College and majored in physics to gain technical background. He worked as chief engineer for the Radio and TV Center of the American Baptist Assembly, in Green Lake, Wisconsin, and has worked as an announcer.
DEANE WINS TRIP, IS JAYCEE OF THE YEAR Ernest C. (Sonny) Deane, '58, is the recipient of two recent honors. He won a sales contest sponsored by his firm, the Johns-Manville Sales Corporation, and an award from the Bluefield, W. Va. Junior Chamber of Commerce chapter. The contest prize was a week's trip to Puerto Rico, and the award was the Distinguished Service Award as Jaycee of the Year in Bluefield.
cises at New Orleans Baptist Seminary in May. Captain William M. Brown of the U. S. Air Force is now an aircraft commander in a KC-135 Stratotanker serving with the 99th Air Refueling Squadron at Westover AFB, Mass. Walter C. Witt has received a Master's degree in Chri stian Education from the School of Christian Education, Union Seminary, in Richmond. He earned his Bachelor of Divinity degree from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Wake Forest, N . C. Reverend C. Norman Bennett, Jr., has accepted a call as pastor of Azalea Baptist Church in Norfolk. He had served three years as pastor of Central Baptist Church in Altavista . Dr. Donald Sly is now in his residency at the University of Virginia Hospital at Charlottesville. Samuel B. Cutchins, Jr. is now a systems analyst with Andrews, Burket and Company in Richmond. Previously, he was with Johnson and Johnson in New Brunswick, N. J. James W. Cox is manager of the C. and P. Telephone Company office at Staunton, Va . William P. Tuck has received the Doctor of Theology degree at the New Orleans Baptist
Theological Seminary. His major field of study was Christian Theology. Emmett Y. Robertson, Jr. has been transferred to the sales training department of Reynolds Metals Company in Richmond. He was in the insurance and real estate department. Douglas G. Palmore, formerly a teacher at Tuckahoe Junior High School, has been appointed headmaster of Huguenot Academy in Powhatan County. Charles B. Lamphere has been used car manager of Richmond Plymouth Corporation in Richmond.
1958Mr. and Mrs. Grover W. Johnson of Hampton, Va., have announced the birth of a daughter, Aimee Lynn, on April 1. Johnson is a teacher at Hampton High School. Phillip E. Welker is chairman of the department of English at Stonewall Jackson High School in Manassas, Va. A daughter, Kame, was born to the Welkers on September 30, 1964. The engagement of Thomas G. Carver of Richmond to Miss Jean Kendra Lawder of Charlottesville, has been announced. Carver is doing graduate work at the University of Virginia . Saul H. Slatoff has received a Master 's degree in library science from the State University of New York, in 1962. Since then, he has been head librarian at the Hudson Valley Community College in Troy, N. Y . Dr. David A. McCants will become assistant professor of speech at the University of Kentucky in September . Reverend Frank G. Schwall, Jr., of Bluefield, W. Va ., has completed a six-week course in clinical pastoral training at the School of Pastorral Care of the North Carolina Baptist Hospital. Dr. C. K. Polly is practicing dentistry in Big Stone Gap. Va . Dr. Richard C. Grown of Norfolk will attend the Harvard School of Public Health in September . He will study tropical medicine . Reverend Carl E. Herweyer has accepted a call to Hunton Baptist Church in Glen Allen,
IRVING MAY CHAIR OF HUMAN RELATIONS MEMORIAL TO DISTINGUISHED ALUMNUS The Irving May Chair of Human Re1ations has been established at the University of Richmond as a memorial to the business, civic and religious leader who died last September. May, '11, was vice chairman of the board of directors of Thalhimers, Inc., He received the honorary degree of doctor of science from the University in 1955. Dr. George M. Modlin, president of the University, said Dr. E. W. Gregory, Jr., chairman of the department of sociology, will be the first person to occupy the chair. A substantial gift by Mrs . May and her son and daughter, coupled with gifts made by Mr. May dur ing his lifetime and memorial gifts of friends made possible the establishment of the $50,000 chair. "It is appropriate, " Dr. Modlin said, "that Irving May's name and memory be perpetuated on the campus of this university."
"In my long association with many men and women in the Richmond community," Dr. Modlin said, "'I have known no one whose name could be more appropriately linked with a chair of human relations. Nothing human was foreign to him. He loved his fellow man sincerely, and happily this love was returned during his lifetime. " In May of 1963 May was one of three Richmonders who received citations at a dinner sponsored by the National Conference of Christians and Jews. Three years earlier he had received the distinguished community service award from the Richmond Jewish Community Council - the highest honor the Jewish community can bestow. He received posthumously one of the six "distinguished citizenship " citations awarded by the University at a convocation in November launching the University 's development campaign .
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Va. He formerly was pastor of Long Green Baptist Church in Long Island, Maryland. Hartwell T. Rainey, III, of the C. and P. Telephone Company of Virginia is now a data systems representative in the Comptrollers Department of American Telephone and Telegraph Company in New York. Reverend Robert D. Burch is now minister at Benton Heights Presbyterian Church in Monroe, N.C. Kenneth A. Burnette, assistant director of the department of pastoral care of the N. C. Baptist Hospital, has been named coordinator on the committee for a Model Community in Winston-Salem's All American City . The engagement of Douglas W . Conner of Richmond to Miss Carole S. Coleman of Ports· mouth has been announced.
1959Roger E. Miles is second vice president of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Junior Chamber of Commerce . Alex Matzanias is now practicing law with the firm of Rosner, Liatos and Matzanias in Richmond. Dr. A. Tracy Aitcheson, Jr. is now practicing dentistry in Alexandria, Va. Captain Michael C. Magee of the U. S. Army is now stationed at Ft . Shafter, Hawaii. Dr. Wilson A. Higgs is taking the U. S. Air Force Flight Surgeon's Course in San Antonio, Texas, and will be assigned to an air base in Anchorage, Alaska, upon the termination of the cour se. He interned at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, Pennsylvania. The engagement of James S. Presgraves of Richmond to Miss Betty Carol Watts of Richmond, has been announced. Mr. and Mrs. William Day have announced the birth of a son, Joel Darin, on May 2. Day is teaching at Hargrave Military Academy . Mr. and Mrs. A. Keith Overstreet of South Boston have announced the birth of a daughter, Karen Marshall, on October 28, 1964. Reverend Karl J. Herrenkohl is minister of Ontario Street Methodist Church in Buffalo, N . Y . He and Mrs . Herrenkohl have announced the birth of their third child, Lisa Anne, on February 10. William T. Bayliss, Jr., has joined the Montague-Betts Company in Lynchburg as a steel buyer. Gary W. Grove is financial analyst at Marriott-Hot Shoppes, Inc., and lives in Bethesda, Maryland . Chaplain Philip F. Kahal is serving as a U. S. Navy chaplain with the Third U. S. Marine Division on Okinawa. Ray K. Weems has joined the staff of Virginia National Bank in Charlottesville .
1960The engagement of Dr. Wendell W. Key, Jr., of Morrisville to Miss Mary Emelyn St. Clair has been announced . Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Boss of Raleigh, N. C., have announced the birth of a son, Clayton Schuyler, on September 8, 1964. Gerald K. Wells is teaching English at Presbyterian College at Clinton, S. C. A son, Gerald K. Jr., was born on January 14. Luis W. Morales, formerly an employee of Robert Morris Associates, has moved to Ponce, Puerto Rico, where he has an administrative position with radio station WPAB . Robert Harnsberger is southeastern representative for the Bleached Products division, Union Bag-Camp Paper Company in Franklin, Va. J. P. Barker is a production manager of the specialty gas department of Air Produ cts and
DR. LAVENDER RESIGNS TO JOIN U. OF ALABAMA Dr. Thomas E. Lavender, for 27 years a membger of the Richmond College department of Modern Languages, will join the faculty of the University of Alabama September 1. Dr. Lavend er will become chairman of the department of Romance Languages at the Huntsville extension of the Alabama Uni versity. A native of Alabama, he earned his Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of Alabama and his Master of Arts and PhD. at Har vard University. In announcing Dr. Lavender 's resignation, Dean Robert F. Smart of Richmond College said, "Dr. Lavender's dedicated service to the Un iversity over a long period of years is appreciated by all who knew him and worked with him. We wish for him all success in his new position. " The Lavenders will be closer to their son and daughter when he assumes his new post. They have a son , Thomas Jr., at Huntsville , an engineering assistant doing research for Northrup Aviation, and daugh ter , Letitia , in Rome , Georgia .
Chemicals in Allentown, Pennsylvania. He has been promoted to captain in the Marine reserve. Charles P. Wilbourne has been promoted to assistant vice pres ident of the Colonial-American National Bank of Roanoke.
1961Steven G . Pugh ha s been promoted to assistant cashier at the Bank of Virginia in Richmond. Reverend Roy F. Gose was ordained into the Sacr ed Order of Priests of the Episcopal Church in June . He will continue as deacon assistant at the Church of the Hol y Comforter in Richmond. Donald P. Falls has moved to Roanoke where he is employed by the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephon e Company . R. C. Hass el, Jr . has been awarded a $4,000 fellowship for predoctoral work in English at Emory Universit y in Atlanta . Raoul L. Weinstein is on the faculty at Christopher Newport College in Newport News . He teaches mathematics and is serving as head track coach. Perr y A . Ross is an international customer relations man with DuKane Corporation, a communications and language laboratory manu facturer. Edward C. Peple, Jr ., has received a Woodrow Wilson Fellowsh ip for 1965-66 . He will attend the Univ ersity of Virginia . Mrs. Peple will be re sident manager for Cambridge Square Apart ments in Ch arl ottesville . John F. Eikelbarner is a First Lt . in the U. S. Air Force and is stationed in Baltimore, Md . Dr. Russell B. Wa yland, III, graduated from th e Medical College of Virginia on June 6, and was married to the former Miss Freda Ashworth o f Richm ond on June 19. He has been sele cted for a special internship in pediatrics at MCV . Hobb y M. Neale has joined the Southern Bank and Trust Company in Richmond . Malcolm J. M yer s has returned from German y and entered the data processing department of
PROFESSORJOSEPH ROBERTHEADS GRADUATE LEVEL STUDY IN AREA Dr . Joseph C. Robert , professor of history at The University of Richmond , has been named director of a study to determine how Richmond area institutions of higher learning can co-operate in offering graduate-level education . Dr . Robert, former president of Hamp den-Sydney College, was appointed by a committee of college and university presi dents who have been delving into the ways the idea could be implemented. Dr. James A . Jones, president of Union Theological Seminary and chairman of the committee, called Dr. Robert "the logical choice" to study "the prospects and procedures for establishing in Richmond a graduate study and research center." Dr. Robert said he expects to have an interim report by mid-summer and a final recommendation by September. He said the work will involve a study of present grad-
uate resources available in Richmond and of other co-operative graduate programs in other areas of the United States. Included in the study will be an exploration of the advantages an expanding graduate program would have in serving business, commerce and the professions in the area. The program would offer doctorate level programs in both the humanities and sciences and would take advantage of educational resources already in the community. Now , the only Richmond-area institutions offering doctoral programs are Union The ological Seminary and the Medical College of Virginia. The other participating institutions are the Presbyterian School of Christian Education, Virginia Union University , Richmond Professional Institute, Randolph-Macon College, and the University of Richmond .
the First and Merchants National Bank in Richmond. Reverend Kirkland H . Lashley has become pastor of East Stone Gap (Va.) Baptist Church. Emory D. Shiver, a public relations supervisor of C & P Telephone Company is one of three C & P employees to tape textbooks for blind persons . A company commanded by Lt. Frederick Sale, Jr ., won the Commanding General's Superior Training Award in February at Ft. Dix, N. J. John L. Spain, Jr. has received a Master of Theology degree from Duke University in the area of Pastoral Care . Landis H. Litchfield received a Bachelor of Divinity degree at commencement exercises at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Ft . Worth, Texas, May 21.
Wesley B. Young, III, is now a sales representative with Druth Packaging Corporation, and is living in Charlotte, N. C.
1962William A. Harrison received a Bachelor of Divinity degree at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary May 21. The engagement of Lt . Wilton 0. Curtis of the U. S. Air Force, to Miss Patricia Anne Childress of Richmond, has been announced. Lt. Charles B. Burham, III, has been promoted to First Lt. in the U. S. Army . He is stationed at Ft. Bragg, Ky ., where he is commander of the 177th Military Intelligence Detachment. The engagement of Benjamin G. Smith Jr ., of Sharps to Miss Harriett Carol Major of Richmond, has been announced. Lt. William A. Clark of the U. S. Navy was married on April 24th to the former Miss Diane Dorin of Richmond . He is stationed at the Bureau of Naval Personnel in Washington, D . C. James H . Slaughter of Norfolk is now a territory manager for Wyeth Laboratories. John J . Purcell, Jr., has completed his militar y obligation and is now employed with the Purcell Lumber Company in Louisa, Va. Kenneth L. Allison of Edgewater, N. J . is now in the New York office of Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company . Duval S. Adams received the Legion of Merit award in his retirement ceremony held at Third Army headquarters in April. Adams, retired as a Colonel in the U . S. Army , is now assistant to the president of Nova University in Ft. Lauderdale.
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1963John E. Sullivan is serving as Lt. (J.G .) rn the U. S. Navy . Steven B. Miller is serving in the U . S. Army in Orleans, France. David W . Gammon is teaching high school in Prince George County. Roland B. Brandis, III, received a Master of Business Administration degree from Harvard University in June . David L. Sullivan is a member of the staff of Seidman and Seidman, a C.P .A. firm in Greensboro, N. C. He and Mrs. Sullivan have announced the birth of another son, on March 11. Mr . and Mrs. Jerry J. Pezzella, Jr. of Norfolk have announced the birth of their first child, a daughter, Julie Michele, on April 10. Mr . and Mrs. Morgan C. Pritchett of Richmond have announced the birth of their second daughter, Mary Braxton, born December 2, 1964. Albert E. Millar, Jr. received a Master of Arts in English from the University of South Carolina in June. The engagement of Millar to Miss Vickie Meena of Newport News has been announced. An August wedding is planned . Thomas R. Foster is doing graduate stud y at Richmond Professional Institute. The engagement of Reuben Hill McBrayer, Jr. of Chatham to Miss Sarah Randolph Coles of Richmond has been announced. McBrayer is a student at the Medical College of Virginia. Reverend Charles L. Pendleton was ordained in March at Orange Baptist Church. He has been assistant pa stor at the Orange church in previous summers, and is now pastor of Oakland Baptist Church at Richardsville and Eley' s Ford Baptist Church at Fredericksburg. James M. Paxton of Richmond has joined the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company o f Virginia. Richard Kopko, principal of Falling Creek Elementary School, has been named assistant director of the Richmond public school's new department of human development programs. Kopko was principal of Bellwood Elementary School for two years before coming to Falling Creek. Norman E. Lassiter , Jr. is taking helicopter training at Mineral Wells, Texas, and will be
FRANCESANDERSON STALLARD,'28 ELECTEDTO BOARD OF TRUSTEES Frances Anderson Stallard, '28, has finished her duties as president of the Westhampton Alumnae Association but she acquires a new post as Alumnae Representative on the University of Richmond Board of Trustees. In announcing her election, Dr. George Modlin, University president, said that she will succeed Harriet Sharon Willingham, '26, who has been on the Board since 1950. Although she assumes greater University responsibilities, Mrs. Stallard leaves an indelible mark of her service to Westhampton and her alumnae . While a member of the Alumnae Board, she headed the committee for the swimming pool completion campaign, a drive which brought success to the longtime goal. During her two-year term as president, she worked with Dr. Modlin' s commit-tee to select a new dean for Westhampton college. Among her most gratifying experiences, Mrs. Stallard counts work done on the committee headed by Jefferies Heinrich, '20, which was concerned with the memorabilia of the late Dean Keller. This group is responsible for the selection of items which will eventually be housed in a memorial room in Keller Hall, a few of which are now displayed in cases on the third floor and in the foyer. The former president's talents were also incorporated in the redecoration of the Blue Room. It was during her tenure, too, that the University received the cooperation of the distaff side in their favorable efforts for the Progress Fund . Such a commendable record of administration would seem to have required all of her efforts but such was not the case. Mrs. Stallard gives of her energies to her community, her church, and her home. Since her graduation from Westhampton, where she remembers she was known as "Mildred Anderson's (Williams) little sister," she has been active in Baptist affairs. As a member of Tabernacle Church and later River Road, she has frequently served on boards in the Richmond area, and also on the board of the Woman's Missionary Union of Virginia. In the community, she was, for many years, on the board Qf the Young Women's
Christian Association. She is a past president and former board member of the Tuckahoe Woman's Club and of the Elizabeth Kates Foundation, which supports a program to rehabilitate women prisoners. Another community endeavor, which she shares with her husband, Beecher-a Richmond attorney, a graduate of T. C. Williams Law School, and a former member of the Virginia House of Delegates-is the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. Mrs. Stallard is corresponding secretary of the Museum Council and former membership chairman. Her husband is a member of the Collectors' Circle. Their most recent entry in this activity was a painting purchased from Dean Keller's estate. The Stallards have other mutual interests. He is also a trustee, a member of the board of Bluefield Junior College. They like to travel and have made the global circuit and several trips to Europe and other parts of the world. Their favorite winter vacation spot is Mexico where they manage to collect art objects, "despite the fact that we communicate in English." Mrs. Stallard is a member of the Virginia Historical Society, the Historic Richmond Foundation, and the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities. "I am much interested," Mrs. Stallard says, "in seeing Richmond maintain old traditions and manners . I have lived here all of my life, and I am happy to see efforts being made to preserve old relics." She carries some of the same determination with her to their home on Virginia Avenue in Richmond's Westmoreland Place . Immediately after the busy Alumnae Weekend she made a tour of the local junk dealers to find old cast iron pieces which she is reviving with salterini paint. Presiding over her yard are statues of St. Francis, Cupid, and an assorted menagerie, many of them proofs of her antiquing skills. To uphold tradition and to project into the future have been characteristics of her presidency of the Alumnae Association. She brings the same talents to her new post. As one alumna says: "The University is most fortunate, at this period of their greatest growth, to have the counsel and dedication of Frances Anderson Stallard."
stationed at Ft. Rucker, Alabama. Robert A. Stubblefield has joined the DuPont Company at Old Hickory, Tennessee. Elwood M. Obrig, graduated from the University of Miami School of Law in June. He is a charter member of the Law School Honor Council, and was elected president of his law fraternity. Second Lt. James W. Hosier, III, has re ceived a regular commission in the U. S. Air Force. He previously held a USAF reserve commission, but was named for regular status on
the basis of his duty performance, educational background, and potential as an Air Force officer. He is an air intelligence officer in an Air Training Command unit at Lowry AFB, Colo rado.
1964Second Lt. Robert C. Meador is in navigator training at the U. S. Air Force at James Connally AFB, Texas. The engagement of Boyd D. Cave, Jr., of
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Richmond to Miss Ann Reynoldson Butterworth of Richmond has been announced. Cave is a student at the Medical College of Virginia. The engagement of Lt. Claude Richard Hoggard, III of the U. S. Army, to Miss Holly Raven Miller of Richmond, has been announced. Lt. Hoggard is on active duty in Viet Nam. The engagement of Robert E. Meiggs, III, of Hampton, to Miss Phyllis Jane Bradshaw of South Boston, has been announced. The engagement of James P. Lawless of McLean, Va., to Miss Barbara Burgess of Arlington, has been announced. Lawless is a student at the Georgetown University Law School. An August wedding is planned. M. Allen Sanders has been awarded a Fulbright grant for the 1965-66 session. He will study classical folklore and mythology at the University of Bonn, Germany. He did graduate study at Tulane University this year. The engagement of Joseph J. Kessel, of Wayne, N. J. to Miss Lynda Patricia Royster of Richmond has been announced. An August wedding is planned. The engagement of Wesley R. Monfalcone of Louisville, Ky., to Miss Rebecca Alice Holt of Bluefiield, W. Va., has been announced. Miss Holt is a graduate of the Medical College of Virginia School of Nursing, and Monfalcone is a student at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Thomas E. Hill is a student at the University of Maryland Law School in Baltimore. W. A. Robinson has completed his U. S. Coast Guard service and returned to Lynchburg . John J. Rice of Colonial Beach has completed an ordnance course in the U. S. Army and is taking Airborne training at Ft. Benning, Georgia. He will soon leave for a tour in Korea. Donald B. Dunbar has joined the staff of the Virginia Auditor of Public Accounts . The engagement of Burnett Miller, III, of Culpeper, to Miss Nancy Saunders Holland of Newport News, has been announced. Miller is a student at the University of Richmond Law School. A September wedding is planned. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Custalow of Richmond have announced the birth of a son, Mark Randal, on March 6. Thomas G. Seccia is employed by Pilsburg Company, and reports the birth of a daughter Elizabeth Ann, March 3. ' The engagement of Stuart B. Medlin of West Point to Miss Jane G. Norton of Deltaville, has been announced. Medlin is a graduate student at the University of Richmond. James B. Spell, Jr. is a student at the University of North Carolina Law School. Melvin R. Manning, a Richmond attorney, won the Delta Theta Phi law fraternity award as the outstanding law graduate of 1964 in the fraternity's chapters in Virginia and North Carolina. Craig Matthews interviewed seniors at the placement office of the School of Business Administration for his firm, the John H. Harland Company. C. William Lacy, Jr. is now with the Life Insurance Company of Virginia, where he is handling the controls function for combination and ordinary agency field force. Kenneth W. Humphrey has been appointed senior multigraph sales representative in the Richmond area. Joseph D. Tatum of Spencer, Va., has been commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the U. S. Army graduating from the Officer Candidate School at the Artillery and Missile Center at Ft. Sill, Oklahoma . William E. Savage has joined the First and Merchants National Bank in Richmond. S. Strother Smith, III, has been elected execu tive vice president of the Young Republicans in Virginia. The engagement of Russell K. Odland of Richmond to Miss Barbara Kirkpatrick of Richmond has been announced. Odland is a graduate of the University .
Second Lt. James B. Helvin, Jr ., of the U. S. Army has completed a nine-week signal officer orientation course at the Army Southeastern Signal School at Ft . Gordon, Georgia. Leonard Hyman of the U. S. Army is serving at Ft. Bragg, N. C. as a psychiatric social worker in the post Mental Hygiene Clinic. Henry Page Johnson, Jr. has joined Firestone Synthetic Fibers Company in Hopewell, Va., where he is employed in the Process Quality Control Department.
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Soderstrom (in a number of field events). Crute, Matthews, Elliott, Saville and Everett will provide a good nucleus for the relay teams. Freshmen who may help next year include Rodney Camden (dashes) ; Fred Hardy (880 ) ; Dick Howe (hurdles); Dave Cathers (high jump) ; John Huffman (broad jump); Dave Delgado ( shot put) ; Randy Michaux and Dave Powell (javelin) and Carl Bagby (triple jump). Michaux won the frosh javelin event in the State Meet with a toss of 172 feet and Powell placed fifth. Young Hardy is son of the coach. The frosh dual record was 2 wins and 3 defeats.
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famous maharajas. His Highness , The Maharaja of Patiala, has immense personal holdings that would pale most Western standards of wealth. A small example is his ownership of 14 automobiles-this in a country where the waiting list for purchasing an Indian made Fiat is over 13 years and the duty on an import is 100 %, when such an import can be arranged. We were honored to be invited to visit the royal palace which houses an art collection that would do credit to any museum . While in Patiala we had the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to attend the wedding reception of the Maharaja's son. The color and splendor of this occasion seemed to be right out of the Arabian Nights. My eyes were dazzled by the flash of jewels and dress of this living link to the past, a past that will perish with the death of the present maharajas. The Indian government has stripped much of the wealth and most of the political strength from these former kings and still represented was wealth that defied description. As I thought of the ancient past my very imagination was staggered. Consider the following facts with all its ramifications of wealth and prestige; whereas the current Maharaja has two wives, his father had 360 wives!
At the extreme opposite end of the scale of India, a ratio of 450 million patients to were the masses of India's people. Public one surgeon, incredible odds! education, existing on paper, does not reach With lumps in our throats we told our the common man. The caste system, officially friends good-by. The return trip to Delhi in eliminated by government decree, in reality a borrowed small car took 12 hours of still exists for it is an integral part of basic dodging people , potholes, and cattle, not Hinduism. Qualified medical people are se- always successfully. Our host accompanied verely scarce, almost non-existent in some us, took us to the airport, and waited with specialities. Compounding this problem is us for our plan::. Walking through the the confusing and often terrible situation of departure gate we tried to reflect on the quack medical practitioners who probably do countless gestures of friendship by our as much harm as good. Basic sanitation hosts and friends. As we bade farewell to knowledge is lacking in vast segments of the Dr . Vazirani, he said, 'Thank you for compopulace. For example , fresh cow dung is ing to our home. You must come back for gathered and dried for use as cooking fuel. you are our friends. God bless you." He left The young children who do this task are for the long journey back to Patiala, back not taught to wash their hands before eating to his lovely wife and children, back to work and rarely wash them at all. The possibilities among fantastic handicaps and needs. of cross infection are enormous. From our Hindu friend in India, " ... The diet of the area is basically poor in you are our friends. God bless you." As the protein in spite of a readily available, large plane lifted us homeward I thought again of source of meat , the holy cattle. These use- the words in Proverbs , " ... there is a frien d less beasts devour a large percentage of that sticketh closer than a brother." crops, hinder traffic, and complicate sanitation matters . I was told that the U. S. aid program of grain each year to India does not equal the amount of grain eaten by these cattle. India has hungry humans but the SPIDERS FINISH THIRD cattle have no food problems 1 I can never forget the faces of India's IN S.C. DIAMOND RACE children, smiling and gay in spite of inLeading the Southern Conference with an credible poverty; faces that gathered around 8-2 record going into the final week of loop us in friendly swarms wherever we went. competition, the University of Richmond I can never forget the faces of the Rotarians Spiders lost the second game of a doublein Patiala as they sang their national anthem header to Davidson, 6-1, after taking the and as they listened to Bob's address; faces opener, 7-3, and fell from first place . Furthat reflected civic responsibility and a desire man, a team the Spiders had defeated, 3-2, to know more of America. I can never for- in 11 innings, went on to capture the Southget the faces of the faculty and students of ern Conference pennant with a 9-2 record the dental school as they listened to another by winning its last four games. The Spiders, who finished third with a address; faces hungry for knowledge in the 10-5 record a half -game behind West Virmidst of archaic and poorly functioning equipment; faces that will be the next pro- ginia ( 10-4), never recovered from that loss fessional leaders. I can never forget the to Davidson. They bowed to VMI, 3-2; edged Virginia Tech, 10-8, but fell before faces in the church service that we attended; faces reflecting the tremendous difficulty that William and Mary , 5-3, on Alumni Day. The defeat at the hands of the Indians Christianity has in making the slightest dropped the Spiders into second place ( 4-3 ) progress in India; eight faces in a Sunday in the State Big Five chase and enabled morning service of a Methodist church that VMI (5-2) to take the title. has been in existence 35 years. I can never Richmond, which captured seven of its forget the countless faces of all the hos- first 10 games, had increased its SC recpitable people that we met ; faces that ord to 6-0 as the result of a 9-5 triumph showed us without exception friendship un- over VPI and the extra-inning decision over der every phase of life that we experienced, Furman. West Virginia then stopped the from mud huts to maharajas ' palaces. Spiders twice, 2-1 and 3-1, but Coach Mac India must be the most complex of all Pitt's nine bounced back to the top of the nations. Imagine a nation a third the size SC ladder with 5-1 and 3-0 triumphs over The Citadel prior to the split with Davidof the U. S. with three times its population speaking some 800 languages and dialects. son. A 5-3 loss to Virginia also hurt RichTie these factors with an oversupply of gov- mond 's Big Five title chances. The Spiders ernment red tape and then add the seem- finished the season with a 13-10 overall record. ingly insurmountable problem of a burgeonThird Baseman Pete Britton collected ing population . To this cauldron stir along three hits in the final game, an 8-6 loss to its border one of the century's most ominous Navy to raise his batting mark to .411, best problems , Red China. If there is hope for in the Conference. He was named to the India it must be in the hands of people such All-Southern team along with Second Baseas those we met. Perhaps it lies in the dedica- man Richie Sharff (.321) while Dick Thomption of those like Dr. and Mrs. Vazirani. son (.267), fancy fielding first baseman, He is the only maxillo-facial surgeon in all was chosen on the second team.
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Westhampton News R. C. Co-Eds Secretary S. MATTHEWS (Lilly Trevvett) Glen Allen, Virginia Frances Coffee McConnell, 1911, has recently lost her husband, Harry McConnell. We extend our sympathy. Frances still lives in California, 2035 Harvard St., Palo Alto. Her son, Professor Harden McConnell (Stanford) was elected to the National Academy of Sciences, America's top scientific society, in April of this year. Professor McConnell is regarded as one of the world's top scientists in physics and physical chemistry. Mas.
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1920 Secretary Mas . WILBUR
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( Sallie Adkis son) 4107 W. Franklin Street Richmond, Virginia Due to various good reasons, it appears that our class will not have a reunion to celebrate 45 years as Westhampton alumnae. The usual town members will be on hand and perhaps Shippie will come from West Point, Virginia, though she is planning to keep three grandchildren so her daughter can attend her 15th reu nion . It was good to hear from some of you. It would have been better had we heard from everyone. Here are the four most interesting
WESTHAMPTON FOUNDATION ESTABLISHED As a part of the celebration of Westhampton's Fiftieth Anniversary last year, plans were made to establish a W esthampton Foundation. Alumnae and friends had felt for some time the need of a permanent fund to be the recipient of gifts to Westhampton College, and the establishment of such a fund seemed an appropriate goal for the Fiftieth birthday of the college. The Foundation became a reality in July, 1964, after approval by the Westhampton College Aumnae Association and the University of Richmond Board of Trustees. According to the terms of the contract, gifts and bequests made to the Westhampton Foundation will be used specifically for Westhampton College. In the summer of 1964 the Foundation was set up with an initial sum of $20,000, of which $12,500 was contributed by Westhampton alumnae and $7,500 came from a bequest of the late Dr. Emily Gardner, an alumna of Westhampton and a trustee of the University of Richmond. It is the hope of Westhampton alumnae that through the years the Foundation will grow to a point where it will furnish real financial assistance to Westhampton College. If you should wish to make a bequest to the Foundation or a gift while living, the following form is suggested by our attorney, Miss Elizabeth Tompkins.
reasons for not coming. Kitty Vaughan Willis and Virginia Truitt Swann are planning to go on the University of Richmond alumni-ae Tour in July and have many things to do before then. They will be surprised to see each other. Kina McGlothlin Odell is chairman of the Administration and Instruction Committee of the Greenville, S. C. School Board, and is quite busy as her six years on the Board of Trustees ends with the June meeting. Jeannette Freeman, after being a widow for 14 years, has married Charles Minor's college roommate, whose wife died last year. They spent their honeymoon in San Juan, Puerto Rico and are now there again. Mr. Harold Bettle is retired from General Motors Overseas Division, but a former classmate who owns the General Motors agency for the Island, asked him to come back for a month or so to advise them about expansion plans. Both Mr. Bettle and Jeannette are enjoying this project. Their home address is 50 Knickerbocker Road, Tenafly, New Jersey.
dormitories and hostesses. Hence, she's my boss! When I introduce her that way, she's really embarrassed. Leslie Booker is going to Europe on our college tour. I'm crushed that I'm not by her side, but I'd promised to stay here this summer. Please send news; please send alumnae contribution. Leslie Booker's class must not let her down. Narcissa D. Hargrove writes, "All the winter I have meant to write a short item for 1922 class notes to tell you of our visit to the Czechoslovakian Baptists last summer. Carney and I-also our daughter, Jeannette visited about half of our churches there, holding services and visiting in their homes. This was a wonderful experience. Harriet and Ed Willingham jonied us for part of the time. On leaving Czechoslovakia we drove to Budapest. There we drove to Hamburg by way of Vienna, to attend the Executive meeting of the Baptist World Alliance. 1924 Secretary STEWART F. CARVER ( Elizabeth Cosby) R.D. 3, Lawr enceville, Georgia Mas.
1922 Secretary Mas.
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(Julia Roop) Box 673, Radford College Radford, Virginia Here I come again after having been quiet for these ten or fifteen years. Remember when I used to hound you for news and money? If you only do as well this time! Yes, I've : consented to be your class secretary again (I never could say no to Leslie Booker), so please send me letters at once telling me about yourselves, your activities, your families . I want a lot of news for our next issue. As you'll see from my address I'm at Radford College now, hostess in Moffett Hall, a very large and luxurious dormitory. Upper Kentland Farm, my home that so many of you knew and enjoyed with me, is only fifteen miles away, and I dash back on days off to caress my cherished possessions, to revel in the beauty of my garden. My son Tom and his bride are there. Life here at Radford College is interesting and pleasant . Having no daughters was the only disappointment of my life; now I have two hundred twenty! I never even hoped for that many! This school is big-big-big and growing bigger by the moment. We shall soon be the biggest woman's college in the U. S. A. Is it any wonder with twenty-five hundred girls I frequently run into connections of old Westhampton friends, both through the girls and through their V.P.I. dates? For instance, Irene Summers Stoneman's nephew, Philip Stoneman, Jr. dates in my dorm and reports that Irene is well and very brave; Zola Hubbard Leek sent a young friend from her hometown, a student, to call on me. Zola is very active in her community. I have seen her from time to time at State DAR conferences. She's Regent of her DAR chapter, as I have been of mine. I was in Richmond in March for this meeting. LaFayette Johnson Payne (Mrs. Waverly) and the doctor were out to see me since I've been here. Then I saw LaFayette at the DAR conference. She's Regent of her chapter too. She grows more beautiful. Maxine Graves Spiers is my boss, if you please! After the death of her distinguished husband, she came here to Moffett as hostess. Now she's an Assistant Dean, in charge of
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Our Little Gardens is fast becoming a "waystation" for members of '24 but they don 't stay long enough:-Virginia Clore Johnson and her husband Walkley came by on their
SUGGESTED FORMS FOR USE IN MAKING GIFTS TO THE WESTHAMPTON COLLEGE FOUNDATION 1. For a gift in a will the following clause is appropriate: "I give and bequeath ( or devise, if the gift be real property) the sum of $ . . ... . ( or if property be given, insert a description thereof) to the University of Richmond , Richmond, Virginia, for the WESTHAMPTON COLLEGE FOUNDATION, to be managed, controlled, administered and disbursed in all respects for the purposes set forth in, and in accordance with the provisions of, that certain Agreement dated July 1, 1964, executed by the Westhampton College Alumnae Association and the University of Richmond ." 2. For a gift of property other than real estate, made by a donor while living , the following clause is appropriate: "I give and assign the sum of $ ..... . ( or if other personal property be given, insert a description thereof) "-then repeat the language in the clause above suggested . 3. For a gift of real property, made by a donor while living , a deed containing the following clause is appropriate: "I give and convey the following real property ( describing it) to" - then repeat the language in the clause above suggested . Of course, the spouse of the donor should execute the deed .
way to New Orleans to see the new granddaughter at Easter. Hazel Paris Cederborg and her husband Emil stopped in Atlanta on their way to Florida but only long enough to say "hello." Louise Wilkinson Morton stopped over between planes on her way to Columbus, Georgia to see her husband's father, Mr. Morton; and on her way back by Charlotte, N. C. to see her son Oliver, Jr. and his wife Virginia. A chat on the phone is better than nothing but a visit is better. Norma Coleman Broaddus wrote a note enclosing one from Eva Sanders in Nigeria, West Africa, along with a picture of Eva and a Christmas message to her co-workers. Let us especially remember Eva and her work in our prayers. Margaret Fugate Carlton wrote news and enclosed a letter from Anna Hardaway White. Anna wrote of her delight at seeing Virginia Gregory and Helen Anderson Hendrick on their way home from our reunion last June. She was as sorry as we were that she couldn't be with us . Inez deJarnette Hite's daughter Ann and her husband left recently for Greece to be gone five fabulous months. Ruth Lazenby McCullock's son Matt was graduated from law school and married last June. He and his wife are living in Washington, D . C., where Matt is connected with a patent law firm. Ruth's son-in-law, Mark Oliver, who is alumni secretary at VPI was in Atlanta in January and we had a brief chat . Joanna Savage Ellett says she and her family are returning to Virginia after her husband's retirement which isn't too far away. Hilda Booth Beale writes that Rita Baker, our freshman class president, is now a member of the Richmond and Norfolk Symphony Orchestras. Rita was the only Richmond cellist who was invited to play in Dallas, Texas, in the concerto composed by Pablo Cassals for 64 cellos. We are all proud of Rita and her richly deserved honor . Hazel Cederborg sent a letter from Gladys Shaw Daniloff '22 with interesting news of her daughter in Pakistan and her imperturbable son on the campus of UC in Berkeley, Calif . during the "free speech" riots. Some of you probably saw Hazel during her brief visit in Richmond after a wonderful holiday in Florida in April. She writes that Mabel Allen is spending the summer in Europe. Frances McClintock Alvey is living in Fredericksburg, Virginia where her husband is at Mary Washington College . Hazel would love to hear from you allher address is 1020 Forest Avenue, Deerfield, Illinois 60015. And I'd love to hear, too. This is fun when you write. My big news is that I had my first haircut in 17 years.
1932 Secretary MRS. GLENN S. HESBY (Katherine Roberts) 900 West Franklin St. Richmond, Virginia Evelyn and Pete Ward's son, "Nae," gradua~ed from V~I and plans to make the Army h,s career . His first orders will be to report to Fort Knox, Kentucky. Emmett Carlysle Mathews, Jr., son of Dr. and Mrs. Mathews, will marry Jean Elizabeth Martindale of McLean, Va. on Aug. 14. They will live in Charlottesville, Va., where Emmett Jr. will be in his second year of Medicine and Jean will be teaching. Jessie Miller Turner spent the week-end of May 15 with her daughter, Carolyn in Richmond, Va. On Sun., May 16, Virginia Jones Pharr with her husband, son and his fiancee, and also Evelyn Ward, drove to Richmond from Newport News, Va. My husband and I were happy to have them all for dinner guests that day. Jessie Miller and her daughter leave in June for a trip to Alaska to visit her son, John, her daughter-in-law and her grandson Lewis. ' Carolyn and Charlie Broaddus have sublet th~ir home in Severna Park, Md. and Carolyn will spend the summer in her family home in Chatham, Va. Their son, Girard Thompson Broaddus, graduated from the Severn School for Boys and will enter the University of Richmond in September. Geneva Bennett Snelling hears from Katherine Brugh. Katherine formerly lived in Denver, Colorado, but is making her home in Middletown, Va . Drop her a note or card. She would welcome hearing from you. Geneva Snelling will be in charge of all admissions for St. Catherine's School, Richmond, Va., effective July 1st, 1965, thus relieving her of her teaching duties. "Jud" Babcock, son of Mary Ryland Babcock was in Richmond to visit his grandmother, Mrs. Ryland, over the Memorial Day Holiday. He is with the Manufacturers Hanover Bank in New York City. His sister, Ann Babcock, will enter Salem College, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, in September. 1933 Secretary Miss GERTRUDE DYSON 1500 Wilmington Ave. Richmond, Virginia Kat Hardy made a trip to Fayetteville in May to welcome Edward Hardy Lewis, Linda's second son. Jane Reynolds Merchant had a lovely trip to Europe with Jack for the Patent Office this spring. Visited Jack's son and his wife in Germany, too. Our freshman classmate, Rebecca Watkins
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Moore, had a wedding in May. Nancy Rodwell was married to William Garrett Baker in May in Henderson. Have a good summer! 1935 Secretary MRS. C. M. TATUM (Gladys T . Smith) 336 Lexington Road Richmond, Virginia 23226 Commencements prevented a number of our classmates from attending our 30th reunion . Helen Caulfield Ballard's daughter, Anne, graduated from Wellesley. Gertrude Lewis attended the graduation of her niece, and Harriet Walton participated in the commencement exercises at St. Catherine's. Betsy Cannon Kimball proudly watched her son receive his M .D . from the University of Virginia Medical School. I received an interesting letter from Hazel Weaver Forbes in response to our runion letter . She wrote as follows: . "I_ am sorry to miss seeing all of you as I did m June 1960, but my daughter Patti is graduating from University of Wisconsin at that time, and I must be there for that. In fact she is packing two important events in the ;ame 11;onth, the second being her marriage to FrankIm D .. Karns, Jr., of Belmont Bay, Virginia . ~e fimsh~s at Purdue, then with his junior lieutenant s bars as a Marine they hope to establish a home somewhere, on some base. "We have a son, George, who finishes high school at the American School in Paris this June: then proceeds to Virginia to the marriage. It will be at George Washington's old Pohick Church June 26. "My husband is here in Paris, at UNESCO as assistant director-general. The internationai scene is often hard and challenging. We have many acquaintances from many countries, which lends charm to the life. "I am reference librarian at the American Library in Paris, established by Red Cross in 1918. It is the largest English language library on foreign soil. I meet many interesting people -authors, actors, fashion designers, retired ambassadors, even the secretary to the Duke of Windsor. Do remember me to everyone." Hazel's address is 14 rue Victor Duret, Vaucresson (S & 0) France. Rhea Talley Stewart was in Richmond in May to settle certain business matters, but she had to return to Connecticut to see friends coming from Switzerland June 1. Several of us had lunch with her, as guests, while she was here and we were especially glad to have our spon'. sor, Miss Jean Wright, with us. We are glad to know Dot Nalle Gerzeny's whereabouts, thanks to Gertrude Lewis. Dot's address is 10723 Greenhaven Parkway Breeksville, Ohio. ' Beverly Bates has bought a home at 5504 Richmond Avenue. 1936 Secretary MRS. WESTWOODWINFREE (Lou White) 4520 Riverside Drive Richmond, Virginia 23225 . Last .October ~edding bells rang out for Lmn S,d~ey Christiane Enslow (daughter of D?t Harrison) '.1nd James Gordon Murray in K,_rkland, Washington. I have just recently received that news. Love and best wishes to them and families. Majorie Pugh Tabb's daughter, Louise, has b~en elected to the Honor Court at Mary Baldwin College, where she will be a junior next year. Also a junior next year and at Westhamp ton is Ann Parkinson (Frances Williams' daughter). Lucy Blackwell Alexander's daughter is in high school in Baltimore. Our class Baby Cup Girl, Jane Page Reams,
will return to Richmond in September, as her husband will set up practice in dentistry. Boo's second daughter, Gale Page, is teaching in an elementary school in Bon Air, and Diane, the youngest, is a freshman at Smith College in Massachusetts. Martha Riis Moore wrote quite an interesting letter about her flock. James Thomas Moore, III is a junior and on the Dean 's list at Randolph-Macon College in Ashland and is also selling insurance. John Roger Tyler Moore has just completed a job taking soil samples for the Federal Government and is thinking of going into the service. Gretchen finished high school in 3 years and a summer and now attends Pan American Business School. Her twin, Nancy, is going to Medical College of Virginia School of Nursing in September. She works now for Drs. Smith, Sasser, and Lee in the Ashland Medical Center . Martha's married daughter, Elizabeth (Mrs . Dallas B. Usry, Jr .) is in Marseilles, France, where her husband is employed by Westingh ouse in the Dep artment of French Research Deep Star Program. The Usrys with their two daughters will be coming back in June to California where "Dick " will carry on in this research program undersea . In telling us about her trip to Fr ance, Martha mentioned the rare experience of going to a French beauty parlor . Other points of interest were her week in Geneva, some time in Paris and especially in Spain, which she called her favorite countr y and to which she wants to return . News of our teacher-members: Sarah Poole Batkins , whose husband is a Baptist minister at Mt . Herman church in Moseley, is teaching 5th grade at St. Catherine 's. Next year she will be teaching in the Math department of the Upper School. Anna Castelvecchi Del Papa is teaching 6th grade at Cathedral Elementary . Her new address is 23 10 Poates Drive, Richmond. Lyndele Pitt has just taken some of her T . J . students to the Virginia Junior Academy of Science 25th meeting here in Richmond. About our parents : Several of the girls mentioned to me that their parents were well and in their late 70's and SO's. Margie Tabb and Frances Parkinson said this . My parents are well and active too and I am sure more of you could say the same. This we count among our blessings . 1937 S ecretary Miss
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1053 Naval Avenu e Portsmouth, Virginia 23704 Isn 't it exciting to know that Westhampton will break ground for a Fine Arts Building in 1965? I do hope that each member of the Class of '37 has contributed to the Alumnae Fund this year so that you will have the satisfaction of knowing that you have had a part in the new building. It was good to hear from Kitty Broyles Kerr, who lives in Grosse Point, Michigan. She teaches the fifth grade in Roseville and is bus y working on her Master 's Degree which she hopes to receive in June. Kitty has three children-Kay, who is 23 and married, Stewart is 15 and in high school, and Bru ce is a 12-year-old junior high school student. I know that you join me in expressing sympathy to Kitty in the loss of her father last December. Margaret Hulve y Wright 's son, J ohn Henry Wright, III, was married on May 8th to Trula Leventis of Columbia, S. C. John is a graduate of the Universit y of Virginia and also its Grad uate School of Business. Another ambitious member of our class is Nancy Chappell Pettigrew, who has just com pleted two years in night school and summer
school in library science classes at R.P.I. in order to receive her state Librarian's Certification. She wrote that her job as librarian in two elementary schools of Chesterfield County, homework, term papers, parallel reading and book reports in connection with her library science classes, and the responsibilities of housewife and mother and assistant teacher of the ladies' Bible class in her church, have kept her quite busy. Her husband, Tom, is senior development associate with the American Tobacco Research Lab. Their oldest son, Tim, a 2nd Lieutenant, USAF, and his wife live in Madison, Wisconsin. Nan, 16, has just completed her junior year at Huguenot High School, and Bill, 10, will be a fifth grader next fall. Have a happy summer and a pleasant vacation and then write and tell me all about it. 1940 Secretary MRS .
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(Emma Lou Parsons) 6406 Monument Ave. Richmond, Virgini a 23226 Eureka! Through a little detective work we found Florence Parker Quin. Her address is 36 Colgate Drive, Camp Hill, Pa., 17011. In re sponse to my note she wrote a newsy letter . We are sorry she wasn ' t able to join us for reunion but, like others, she was involved in graduation exercises. Daughter, Peg, graduated from high school and will enter Dickinson Col lege, Carlisle, Pa. in Sept . Jim, the eldest child, is a junior in civil engineering at Lafayette College, Easton, Pa., studying on a National Presbyterian Scholarship and one from the American Institute of Steel Construction. Paul is finishing 10th grade this year, a " real ham, " being interested in drama and public speaking. Husband, Bob, is with the Pennsylvania Highway Department . Florence is a church secretary and enjoys her work " tremendously ." Our heartfelt sympathy goes to Margaret Crabtree Sutherland, whose father, Dr. A. R. Crabtree, emeritus Southern Baptist missionary to Brazil and Portugal, died on April 15, 1965. Dr . Crabtree was an eminent alumnus of Richmond College . Congratulations are in order for Bob Harrison, son of George and Anne Ellis Harrison , on his election as president of next year 's Sophomore Class at Richmond College. Dimple Latham Gravatt writes that son Emerson graduated from Hargrave Military Academy on May 29. She promised more news when she joined us for reunion. Caroline Doyle Saunders ' daughter, Bets y, enters Hollins College in the fall. My Pat graduated from J. R. Tucker High School this June and enters Westhampton in Sept. Would love to hear of other graduations and college plans .
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( Barbara Lewis) 224 Westwood Road, Wardour Annapolis, Maryland 21401 June Hargrove Cornwall has been busy with school work and family. They are celebrating St. Catherine 's 75th anniversary . The girls and Puff Poteat Humbert head for New Hampshire soon, while Dick teaches six weeks of U. of R. summer school. She and Dick golf on weekends with Millie Cox Goode and Skee. Lowaita Rowland Martin 's two sons are proficient in Judo and go far afield for tournaments. Lowaita is going back to school to get her graduate degree in Music, and hopes to teach in one of the nearb y colleges in two years . The opportunities in California are unlimited , " but it 's so crowded! " Peggy Jeanne K yle Anderton 's two daughter s are in summer school, and her husband travels . From Hagerstown, Maryland, comes word that Flo Nuchols Claytor has been hospitalized for 10 days with pneumonia. Both her children will be in school this fall , so, according to Flo, "Perhaps now after 22 years the class pre diction of 'clubwoman ' ma y come true! " Thi s is the Claytors ' second summ er of camping. Fl o says, " Give me Virginia Beach and the Cavalier! " Who is our class secretar y next ? 1944 Secretar y MRS . GLADSTONE
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(Dorothy Monroe) 124 Duke Drive Portsmouth, Virginia B. ]. was good enough to round up some news of the Richmond girls, but was too modest to mention h er own activities . She writes, "Was wonderful to see Rita when she was down with her two younger children Beth and Al , Jr. She has been taking education and library science classes and just loves her job as librarian at the Jr . High School in Watch Hill. She to ok one day to drive down to Chapel Hill where Frank is a freshman. AI is now with the Foster Mfgr . Co. and they will move to Wilton, Maine in Sept ., but plan to enjoy one more summer on the sound." This spring Barbie Stansbury (in Williamsburg costume) played cello in a flute and string qu artet at the Capitol. She al so taught swimming, worked as a life guard , and made the D ean's list! The Stansburys are the proud po ssessors of a cabin cruiser and spend as much time as possible at Gray's Point scraping, painting, and generall y admiring. They expect to spend a lot of time on the water this summer.
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Bob Filer has been on sabbatical from the U . of R. this past year. Ann and the two children accompanied him to Europe in the spring . They bought a car on the continent and toured Holland, Germany, France, Italy, and Spain . England was the last stop before returning home in mid-June . Lois North's husband has had his teaching load at Knox College lightened so he could participate in a federal grant on higher education. Lois imported her mother for several weeks this spring and accompanied Walter on some of his travels. I was delighted to chat with Ruth Cotton when she was in Portsmouth visiting Bob's family. Here 's the run down on her children: Cathy, 18, is finishing her first year at the Univ . of Connecticut; Buckie, 15, is a freshman in high school; Chris, 10, is in the 4th grade, and Candy will enter public school in the fall. Bob has retired from the political scene and is doing a lot of zoning land work in Fairfax County. They enjoyed a trip to Jamaica in January and were full of plans for more traveling. Ruth works as an apprentice to an interior designer three days a week and says she loves it. Gene Keever has managed to find time to work for the City of Chesapeake taking a school census. Husband Dick is busy coaching a Little League baseball team. Gene shared some news from Evermond. She has been taking courses in Old Testament and World Literature at Wingate and Queens colleges. Lindsay is top ranking student in her class and is beginning to think of college possibilities . Gene also says Jinx Paarfus' widower has returned to MCV to study psychiatry and has the four children with him at 10408 Medina Rd., Richmond . Stonie and I enjoyed a trip to Atlanta this spr ing. The noise lev el at the Hill house is unbelievable-piano and electric guitar keeping a fast pace . Bobby plays in a band and eats and sleeps rock and roll. Sometimes I think I just won 't survive . He's been elected President of his class at Norfolk Academy for the third consecutive year. We are looking forward to Fleet's being with us this summer. We have been pleased she has done so well in school. Have a nice summer and let me in on your vacation activities! 1945 Secretary Mns . EDWING. ADAIR , JR. (B etty Clement) Box 752, Culp eper, Virginia It was a great 20th reunion and everyone looked so young! We missed those of you who had been with us before, and all of you who have never joined us for one of these delightful and gay occasions. Remember that we will have another in June 1970 and start planning now to attend! Those here for part or all of the "doings" were Betty and Eddie Adair, Jane and George McDorman, Ruth Latimer, Elizabeth Whitehorne, Lillian and Mac Youell, Wanda and Warren Pace, Jen Lea and Scott Yancey, Mar y and Jack Paulson, Connie Richards, Kathy and Jack Atkinson, Liz Cone,
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NEW ALUMNAE PRESIDENTIS WORLD TRAVELER Since her graduation from Westhampton in 1945, Lillian Belk Youell has never been far removed in spirit from her Alma Mater , although she has travelled to distant points with her Navy husband . On the occasion of her twentieth reunion, she returned to take over the gavel as president of the Alumnae Association. College responsibilities are not new for Mrs. Youell who is a member of Mortar Board and served, during her senior year, as president of College Government. A graduate of Collegiate School, in Richmond, where she won the Rosemary Medal for outstanding leadership, she is the daughter of the Rev. J. Blanton Belk, D.D., pastor emeritus of St. Giles Presbyterian Church, and Mrs . Belk. The new president leads a busy life. She is the wife of Commander Rice M . Youell, USN - a graduate of the T. C. Williams Law School, the mother of two sons- age 15 and 14, and a teacher of senior English at W . T . Woodson High School in Fairfax County. Navy adventures have resulted in a family inter est in the Orient which was sparked by duty in the Far East. They had an opportunity to see much of the area and the boys brought home judo skills . Mrs. Youell, impressed by the simplicity of Eastern decor, started a collection of Eastern artifacts. Their most memorable tour was the two years spent on Guam which was brought to an abrupt halt in late 1964 when a disatrous typhoon forced evacuation of wives and children . At his present station, the commander is legal and legislative assistant to the Chief of Naval Operations in the Pentagon . The
Youells live in Fairfax in the "tallest house in the neighborhood," Mrs. Youell laughs, "because our son, John, is an ardent ham operator and his radio antenna is easy to spot." He communicates with hams throughout the world, including some behind the Iron Curtain and Barry Goldwater, here at home. The younger son, Bill, is the family athlete with outstanding performances on the record in baseball and golf. Mrs. Youell "loves" to teach and has just completed her ninth full year as an English teacher , with her location depending on the Navy. Despite the time required for correcting themes, she finds opportunities to make Florentine flower arrangements . She admits that she maintains another ongoing project - rereading a long list of favorite books. In accepting the gavel, the new president noted that she looks forward to the forthcoming Fine Arts Building. She spoke of "the friendly, warm spirit of Westhampton which is far removed from the impersonal atmosphere that educators decry in many of the nation 's largest universities. " "This is why we are here today, " she said, "and why we will continue to return to the campus." That is why, she added, alumnae welcome the opportunity to serve. With true English teacher instinct she turned to Robert Frost to summarize for her with his words : "To pay them some small sweet share / For having once been there." Elected as Alumnae Vice-President to . serve with Mrs . Youell was Betty Ann Allen Doub, '49. Betty Anne combines her duties as a wife and mother with her work as a professional.
Eulalia and Vaden Pitts, and Ann and J. B. Jackson . E. P. Brooks Blackwell and Roy had planned to come until Thursday when E. P. became ill with a virus infection. We were honored to have Lillian Belk Youell elected President of the Westhampton College Alumnae Association for 1965-1967. Lillian is teaching high school English in Springfield, Virginia, where they have been living since their
return from Guam, and Mac is working at the Pentagon. This new office will bring capable Lillian to Richmond four times a year for meetings. You will be pleased to know that we appointed class secretaries for the next five years. Betty Clement Adair will be the first to serve and she will need news from you by September 5th. I am sure you have missed news of our class in recent Bulletins, so please try to feed news to Betty at least once during this next year. Everyone wants to know what you and your family are doing! Connie Sutton Richards will serve as Fund Chairman for 1965-66 with Jane Wray and me following her, and Jen Lea, Mary, Ruth and Kathy will follow Betty, in that order, as secretaries. Our dinner party Friday night, June 4th, was a happy affair and we were pleased to have 13 girls, 9 husbands, Elizabeth's date, and our honored guests, Miss Lutz and Miss Rivenburg, in attendance . Many of us joined Jen Lea and Scott and Betty and Eddie in their suite after dinner for more hilarious conversation and " togetherness." Eulalia and Vaden Pitts left late that night to return to their new home in Rockville, Maryland. Eleven of us made it to Westhampton Saturday for the luncheon and a tour
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of the marvelous swimming pool wing of Keller Hall (guided by none other than Miss Crenshaw who looks younger than she did 20 years ago), the beautifully redecorated Blue Room and a ramble along the third floor hall where many of us had roomed. Later in the afternoon Miss Lutz graciously entertained us at a punch party in her apartment . She left by jet this week to spend the summer with her artist brothers in California. Liz Cone had to return to Wilson, N. C. Saturday afternoon to prepare for Frances's and David's confirmation luncheon for 22 people on Sunday, and Lillian wanted to visit her mother and father before returning to Springfield Saturday afternoon. After a group of husbands returned from their Saturday afternoon golf game, 13 of us ate boxed chicken dinners on our porch. Kathy and Jack couldn't join us for they were spending as much time as they could spare from the week-end festivities trying to get Mrs. Atkinson relocated in a nursing home and her house prepared for new occupants. We progressed from our porch to Wanda and Warren's gorgeous new home in the far West End for a grand get together where Ruth Latimer really shone as organizer and director of party games! We did not stay up nearly so does take late as we did five years ago-time its toll! The farewells were lingering and regretful but we all look forward to the 25th! J. B. and I sent Mary and Jack Paulson off to Newport News early Sunday morning for Mary had to sing in her church choir. Mary, too, has recently been elected to serve on the first vesVestry of her Episcopal Church-the trywoman in the Diocese of Southern Virginia. How about that honor? We received very interesting letters from some of you which were read at the dinner and much enjoyed . I have to make a deadline with this copy so I will send them on to Betty and I am sure she will give you highlights from them in her first letter . Please send her news this summer and let's support Lillian and the college with our interest and contributions to the Alumnae Fund. 1947 Secretary MRS. JOHN C. HORIGAN(Mildred Daffron) 4636 Stuart Avenue Richmond, Virginia 23226 From Verda Sletten Hobbs we had a nice note. She is busy with her twins and she had a visit from Charles and Polly Jones Cousins. The children enjoyed being with each other. We have a new address for Pat Guild Robertson . Last November she and Robbie moved their family to 2935 Surrey Trail, Route 2, College Park, Georgia. Previously they had made a trip to California where they visited San Francisco, Los Angeles, Disneyland and everything else a tourist must see. Her children are John, a 7th grader, Claudia, a 4th grader, and Patti, a second grader. We've heard from Martha Henley Berkie for the first time in a long time. She still makes her home in Manakin, Virginia. Besides looking after her large family she is a statistician with the State Department of Welfare and Institutions. Her children are Joe, 17, a senior in high school, Susan, 14, in the 9th grade, Linda in the 5th grade, 6 year old Barbara, and 5 year old Kenny. Howie Bingham Kiser wrote that she and Kent had spent five very happy years at the Grace Baptist Church in Trenton, New Jersey . Their Lisa is in the sixth grade and right now her fondest wish is to go to Westhampton College . Best wishes for the summer and please let me hear from you.
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with us our freshman year, had to cancel a trip · to Virginia. Many activities had been planned in her honor. She is president of the DAR for the State of Florida Sara Brenner Rubin is still teaching Hebrew. . . . Judy Barnett Seelhorst is busy with 4 children and a large farm in Kentucky, where they raise a fabulous number of chickens. Hope her children like eggs! ... Thru the grapevine, heard that Johnnie Johnson Sandidge is enjoying a a new puppy and sewing machine-what combination. . . . Maude Giles Mann has a new house, 203 Poplar Lane, Richmond. . . . Bobbie Dean Kolcum goes to night school twice a week and continues to teach school. She and "Bicker " are fine . . .. Bish and I were '48ers at BBQue . It was nice. More of you should have come. Our most distressing news was the March death of the husband of Doris Vickers Hall. H e was 38 and died of a heart attack. Our deepest sympathy to Doris and her 2 children, out in California. That's it for this time. Surely wish you former group leaders would get active again, so we can count on lots of "out of Richmond " news. Maybe those who have organized chapters might appoint someone to write. Calling around Richmond is possible, but not around the country. So, please, do your share . Next deadline is in August. Get the reports of your fabulous vacations here in time. Till then . . ..
MRS. JOHN W. BISCOE, JR. (Jean Brum sey) 808 Keat s Road Richmond, Virginia 23229 Well girls, I'm "it " (meaning class secretary) again and am counting on you to prove we are not in an age group when nothing happens. Although the bulk of the marriages and babies are mostly over, there are still new houses, new jobs, etc. .. . to report. So, please send me all your news and gossip. I'll print the news and digest the gossip! Our thanks to Doris Moore Jarvis who has kept us informed for two years. She deserves a rest. Richmond has been an active place for alumnae recently. You know by now we exceeded our goal in the Progress Fund Drive. Margaret Sabine Brizendine, Lois McClanahan Garrett, Mary Jane Spivey Snead, and I were involved from our class . We enjoyed seeing old faces at the weekly report dinners. Jean Love Hanson ('51) was on my team and did a good job . Sara Bishop Wilbourne came one night with Jack, who was quite active in drive. Don't forget the appeal for funds to keep the AA operating. Every 'lil bit helps. The Richmond Club had its annual luncheon and fashion show in May. Our class was represented by Mary Cross Marshall, Margaret Brizendine, and "Bish." Margaret Elliott Ownby planned to go, but a sick child kept her at home. Margaret Brizendine is a Scout Leader and when I talked to her, was packing for a weekend camp-out. She said Betty Hengeveld Bradshaw was returning from Tokyo, where her husband is an Air Force Colonel. Haven't received word as to her present location. Betty Hickerson Butterworth is enjoying her lovely new home. I went there to a most enjoyable bridge-luncheon and was pleased to see Sara Frances Young Derieux ('47) . Virginia Kreyer was in town for a visit a few months back. She continues in an administrative position and works with handicapped children. Faye Hines Kilpatrick stays quite busy teaching, taking graduate courses, and keeping up with her five, ranging in ages from 16 to 4. Maria Carter Satterfield, her husband and 4 children, are living in a "makeshift" fashion while their badly burned house is being repaired. She expected the work would take 6 months due to the extensive damage. Her children are good troopers and adjusting well. Mary Jane Spivey Snead is teaching in a private school. She and her family, including her 11 and 13 year olds, are great boating enthusiasts and enjoy the 17 foot boat which Harry built. She said several class members were disappointed when Betty Rackley Root, who was
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utive Staff Assistant at the Virginia Insurance Rating Bureau. Betsy Bethune Langhorne has two children, Thomas and Mary. Lew is Production Manager at Union Envelope Company. Claudia Bradshaw Miller welcomed Ann Scott on October 25, 1964. Her son, Claude is 2½ and her husband is Assistant Office Manager for Associated Transport. Jay, Jane and David are the children of Jane Lawson Willis. Her husband, David, is a customer service agent for Eastern Airlines at Byrd Field. Jeanne Goulding Cheatham and her family have moved to 4805 Bengston Road in Fresno, California. They are within sight of the Sierras and have been real tourists. Russ is Sales Supervisor for Shell Oil Company and was asked by Dr. Modlin to represent him at the inauguration of the new president of Fresno State College. Jane Ellis Babb writes, "Our trip to Mexico came off without a hitch. We were south of the border 18 days, in one of which we were able to see both the Pacific and the Gulf of Mexico by crossing Mexico at its narrowest point. By good fortune, we were invited into a Mexican home to share their midnight Christmas Eve dinner. Miss Rudd's Spanish got a long awaited trial." Jane's husband is Asrnciate Professor in Agricultural Economics at Purdue University. The Palm Sunday tornadoes missed them by 8 miles. I was sorry to hear that Piret Koljo Cruger's husband suffered another heart attack and was hospitalized for a month . He is home again but has to take things easy. News from Eleanor Wright Weston and her family finds that they are filled with excitement over their move to Virginia. Billy is being transferred to Langley A.F.B. and their new address will be 304 Beechmount Drive, Hampton Shores, Hampton, Virginia. Eleanor's spare time has been spent in decorating their new home and with the Officers Wives Club. Ann Marie Hardin Bailey wrote in her Christmas letter that this was their last Christmas in England since they will be coming back to the United States in the spring. She also writes, "In March I left the rest of the family and flew off to Munich for a five-day Girl Scout Conference. When we weren't attending meet-
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ings we were out in the snow admiring the beautiful Alps and sightseeing in Germany and Austria. April brought Wives Club elections and I found myself elected vice-president. The same month we realized a long awaited eventa permanent minister for our adopted English church. Ben worked hard toward this as he is a deacon and treasurer of the church. In June we went to France and Switzerland for a two week tour. In September Ben and I had a five day 'Funnymoon' to Scotland. It could be called a cultural tour as we visited the homes of Wordsworth, Burns and Sir Walter Scott." Summer plans for Paula Abernathy Kelton and her family include a stay at Camp Eagle's Nest, Pisgot Forest, North Carolina. Elizabeth McRae Dudley sent news of the dedication of Tidewater's Community Chapel -Mausoleum which took place in May. Elizabeth's husband, Roy, is vice-president of the Meadowbrook Memorial Gardens. Eleanor Easley Barnes writes that she and Don stay busy with banking and homemaking responsibilities. Don is Comptroller and Auditor for Planters National Bank in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. Their children are Anne, 6, Clara, 4, and John, 2. Eleanor writes, "we have just scratched and squirmed our way through the chicken pox and are making plans to go to Nags Head with the children in May." Mary Ann Hubbard Dickenson, Boyd and their five children live at 3219 Orchard Hill Road in Roanoke. Boyd is a partner in an architectural and engineering firm. Jo Asbury Hopkins is occasionally substitute teaching now in the fourth and sixth grades. Jo, Hal and their three boys enjoy camping. Congratulations to Shirley Hall Murphy and Tom on the arrival of Timothy Scott on April 24. Their other children are Chris, 14, Steve, 11, Paula, 8, and David, 3. Tom is president of the Home Shops, Incorporated. Maryglyn Cooper McGraw and Wally live at 8349 Charlise Road in Richmond. They have two children, Martha Glen, 4, and Walt, 2. Wally is counsel for the Life Insurance Company of Virginia. Liz Latimer Kokiko and George live at 86 Holly Lane in Meriden, Connecticut. Their children are June Kathryn, 9, and Christopher George, 4. Liz's husband is a psychiatric social worker and is Administrative Director of the Child Guidance Clinic for Central Connecticut. Liz and George were in New York in March and saw "Funny Girl" and "The Tonight Show." Lea Thompson Osburn and Will love Richmond and have enjoyed seeing everyone. Will is sales representative with Lederle Laboratories, Division of American Cyanamid. Lea and Will have two children, Ann Neill, who will be 12 in July, and Bill who will be 9 in July. 1952 Secretary
TAYLO&RPARRISH, INC.
General
Contractors
Richmond,Virginia
MRS.
s. SCOTT
HERBERT
( Bettie Snead) Box 38, Boydton, Virginia 23917
Come on, '52ers-life can't be this dull. I hardly have enough news this issue to warrant writing it. Looks like I'll just have to tell you all about my New York trip! My friend, Alice (from Boydton) and I took the RF&P Spring Theatre Train in April for a five day stay in N. Y. The first person I heard from after arrival was Lou Tull Mashburn who invited us for dinner. She lives up near Central Park in an apartment. It was a real treat to see Lou and Art, whom I had never met, and hear about their most interesting work in Research. They were both going to Philadelphia and Atlantic City in the next few days to deliver papers on their work. Alice and I saw five plays while there and also had a tour of marvelous Lincoln Center. Believe me, RF&P is great for getting tickets to SRO shows and we enjoyed every one. Just can't wait to go again. I'll have to give justice where due. . . . I did hear from a few of you. Thelma Childers
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Snider has a new address: 3225 Durhill, Houston, Texas, 77025. Our sympathy to Kathleen Cook O'Bier and Anne Tharpe McCann in the loss of their mothers. Fannie Craddock Wood's new address: 4924 Starmount Dr., Greensboro, North Carolina. Eleanor Bradford Tunell is now settled also in Carolina, Bob being with G.E. Eleanor's address: 4835 Gaynor R., Charlotte, N. C. Harriet Willingham Johnson writes that she has been taking a course in child psychology at the University of Minnesota in the evenings this last semester and "it feels good to get back into studying again." Following is an account of the terrible flood in St. Paul from Harriet Stubbs Johnson: "Dave went over to Stillwater (a little town about 40 miles away) at 11:30 P.M. and came back home again at 9:30 A.M. the following day, volunteering his services on the dikes. It was quite an experience for him. Stillwater was an old logging town and is built on much sawdust, which of course is not conducive to keeping out water, so they had much backup seepage due to the pressure of the St. Croix River. The State Prison is located there, too, so the convicts were on shift work to help out. Evidently the water was also coming back up the sewer system and they covered the manholes with plastic, then sandbags 5 feet tall and still water seeped through. We are delighted that most danger is now past but really feel for the people downstream." Addie Eicks Comegys writes that she is finishing up her second term as Guild President this month. She also raised and sold their first Boxer litter, one of which has already placed first in the Puppy Class at the American Boxer show. And has redone the kitchen in their New Hampshire lakeside cottage . . . "will be exceedingly glad when summer begins and meetings END!" 1954 Secretary MRS.
ROBERT
J.
SYN OVITZ
(Jane Lanier) 1505 Riley Road Muncie, Indiana Best wishes to Betty Rosenberger and Joseph Henry Allen, Jr., who were married on the tenth of April, 1965, at Walker Chapel, Arlington, Virginia. The Allens will live at 213 Battle Street, S.W., Vienna, Virginia. More happy news comes from Dr. and Mrs. Robert Denby Lewis (Linda Goodman) who adopted Robert Spencer Lewis on April 13, 1965. Robert Spencer was born July 27, 1964. Linda writes that they are very pleased with their recently acquired home at 210 Thomas Heights, Martinsville, Virginia. It has good sized rooms and has been keeping them busy with some redecorating projects. Josephine Arnold Markham is working toward her M.A. at Tulane University while her husband, Bob, works on his Ph.D. Their daughter, Kathy, age 4, has been attending nursery school. The Markhams are planning to return to Richmond in September where Bob will be an assistant professor at R.P.I. Their present address is 6440 S. Claiborne Ave., Apt. 708, New Orleans, Louisiana. Beverly Burke Dunklee and Earl have moved about ten miles west of Richmond to 106 Hickory Drive, Manakin Sabot, Virginia. It was wonderful to hear that Beverly French Dunn and Bill are still enjoying Lynchburg so much. Bev writes, "It doesn't seem possible we've been here three years. We really feel at home and have made wonderful friends. We are in a home now at 4343 Gorman Drive. Last December Bill became editor of the "Iron Worker," the quarterly publication of the Lynchburg Foundry. He seems to be doing a good job and is very happy with his new work." The Dunns have a daughter, Page. Edie Jackson Jones reports a good year. In
April she, T. W. and their three daughters visited relatives and friends in the Maryland and Washington, D. C. area . The highlight of their trip was attending the Allen-Rosenberger wedding. Edie and Jo Sue Leonard Simpson helped serve at the reception. The Jones's still live at 2107 Cheltenham Blvd., Greensboro, North Carolina. Nancy Lay, who teaches at the University of Tennessee, was in Richmond during her quarter break and enjoyed visiting with Miss Mary Jane Miller and Sara Sherman Cowherd. Nancy has been working hard, but enjoying life in Knoxville. After teaching summer school until mid-July Nancy plans to take a northeastern trip. Shirley Ward Wingfield has been very busy with her duties at home as well as with church activities, A.A.U.W., Home Demonstration Club, and tutoring every afternoon. Shirley says that her Home Demonstration group has been making straw hats for their spring project and she writes, "My black broad brim hat will be perfect for a witch costume on Halloween!" The Wingfields have been pleased with Shirley Anna's response to first grade but younger Sarah misses her big sister. 1956 Secretary
Mus.
PHILIP
FREDERICK,
Ju.
(Ann Peery) 4106 Kensington Ave. Richmond, Va. 23221 We are continuing our class news using the rest of our letters that most of you have returned. We'd love to hear from the others before the next issue. Ann App: 17 Hazel Crescent, Kidlington, Oxford, England. Ann has been teaching school in Europe for several years. She writes that her address is unstable and sends her parents address for the record-1603 Somerset Drive, Lynchburg, Va. Betty Brinkley: Betty was married on May 22 to John Hayward of Philadelphia. Ann Carroll Yeaman Malcolm is making a card file for Betty entitled "The Care and Grooming of Husbands." If you have any wise or witty sayings send them on to Ann Carroll. Jean Burroughs: Mrs. Lawrence E. Matthews, 14 First Street, Front Royal, Va. Jean's husband is a minister, and she is a busy pastor's wife, involved in the choir, circle, training union counseling, teaching, Board of Christian Education, and Council of United Church Women. She is active in the Music Study Club and enjoys reading and camping. The family goes to Nags Head each summer, visited New England last year, and took a trip down the Blue Ridge Parkway this summer. Their children are Kevin Douglas (9-22-58), Carol Alice ( 4-11 -60) , and Bruce Allen ( 4-20-62). We haven't heard about their new baby, expected in November 1964. Rose Dranchak: Mrs. Charles Martin, 4907 Edgefield Circle, Richmond, Va. The Martins have adopted a baby girl, Jeannine Marie, who was born on December 13, 1964. Thelma Flynn: Mrs. Marshall Helm, 3745 Gloucester Dr., Tucker, Ga. Thelma has a new baby boy born April 20, 1965-Marshall Todd, whose hospital picture was adorable! Mildred Fulfer: Box 2007, Harlingen, Texas. Mildred is a missionary teacher to the Spanishspeaking people at Valley Baptist Academy. Macon Moring: Mrs. Richard H. Horton, 8716 Lonepine Road, Richmond, Va. Macon 's husband is in the insurance business, and she is a housewife with three children to entertain her-Donald Scott ( 1-8-58), David Hale (9-7-59), and Martha Macon (3-2-64). They are members of Third Presbyterian Church, where Macon is a circle leader, Sunday School and Bible study teacher. The Hortons took a trip to Sarasota, Fla. in 0cc. 1963. Macon enjoys sewing and painting. Their new split-level home is decorated with several of her lovely paintings.
Ann Peery: Mrs. Philip Frederick, Jr., 4106 Kensington Ave., Richmond, Va. My husband is a physician, and we have three childrenMary Helen (3-1-60), Clair Peery (12-14-61), and Philip III (10-6-63) . We are members of First Baptise Church, where I am a pianist in the Sunday School. My civic activities involve the Westhampton Alumnae and the Junior Board of Retreat Hospital. I have enjoyed several art classes at the Virginia Museum, and wood block printing is my love right now. Our vacation plans include trips to Nags Head and Tazewell. Ann Pope: Mrs. Roger H. Kitchen, Yale, Va. Ann's husband is a farmer, and they have one son, Keith Pope (6-20-64). They are members of Drewryville Methodist Church where Ann is a part-time teacher. She enjoys "bridge and flowers ." Nancy Ann Saunders: Mrs. Charles H. Johnson, III, 1903 Haviland Drive, Richmond, Va. Nancv's husband is sales manager for Southern Waterproofing & Concrete. They have two boys -Charles Kenneth, "Kenny" ( 12-4-57) and Keith Saunders (10-31-60). Nancy is a member of Third Presbyterian Church, Monacan Junior Woman's Club, Zeta Tau Alpha Alumnae, and Chestnut Oaks Recreational Association. Her hobbies are music and bridge. The Johnsons have visited New York, Sea Island, and Miami Beach. Her dream is "seeing my children grow up as well-educated adults in the profession of their choice." Ellice Adelaide Simmonds : Mrs . Charles H. Wells, 1856 Capri Drive, Charleston, S. C. Charles is an assistant professor in medical school. Lisa has her Masters in Elementary Education from Michigan State University, and had taught for six years. Now she is being a housewife and mother of Susan Adelaide (1118-62), and a baby. We have lost the name of the new baby. Please redeem us with another card, Lisa. The Wells have had a summer of study and travel in Europe, as well as trips throughout the U. S. Helen Siner: Mrs. Rudolph M. Wood, permanent stateside address: M. L. Wood, 1 Norwood Drive, Chase City, Va. Helen and her husband formerly lived in Rustburg, Va. where he was pastor of Rustburg Baptist and she was active in church work, choir, and Sunday School. Helen did graduate work at Southeastern Baptist Seminary. In 1960 they took a two-month camping tour of Europe, "partially responsible
for our going back there to work." In the summer of 1964 the Woods went as the first Southern Baptist missionaries to Luxembourg, where they will have an English-speaking congregation. They have two children-Laura Ann (9-28-62) and David Malcolm (2-27-64) . Margaret E. Smith: Mrs. Robert King, 5614 Warm Springs, Houston, Texas, 77035. Peggy's husband is a sales representative for ColgacePalmolive . Their children are Deborah Ellen (11-20-58), Margaret Susan (8-22-60), and Cheryl Robin (9-24-64) . Merle Ann Snyder: Mrs . Charles Carpenter, 1129 John Marshall Drive, Falls Church, Va. We received news of Merle's wedding, but would like to hear more from her. Marilyn Sorce: Mrs. Roger E. Padgett, 513 Bragg Road, Manassas, Va. Marilyn received her Master of Education degree from U. Va. in 1961, and has studied the "new" math. She and her husband are both school teachers, and spend their summers directing a camp in the mountains near Skyline Drive. Joyce Still: Mrs. Harold D . Gibson, 8508 Holly Hill Road, Richmond, Va. 23229. Joyce has her Master's degree and is a part-time English instructor at RP.I. Harold is assistanc-inpersonnel of the Richmond Public Schools. They have one son, Harold David, Jr. (2-20-63). They are members of River Road Baptist Church. Joyce is on the Executive Board of the Thomas Jefferson Junior Woman 's Club, and enjoys bridge and knitting. Kathy Spaulding: Mrs. Thomas F. McNichol, 1234 Harding Drive, Upper Darby, Pa. Kathy's husband is assistant treasurer of First Pennsyl vania County Bank. They have two children, Laurie (12-13-56) and Tommy (6-2-59). Kathy is active in the Church Woman's Club, and on the Board of Directors of Holy Child Academy. She has worked on United Fund and M .S. drives and for the local community association. She enjoys sewing, bridge, and painting and has taken several courses of adult educacion"primarily for self-edification and hobbies. " The McNichols have traveled in California, Florida, and Canada. Dorothy Lee Stiff: Mrs. Madison Price, 7 Beverly Hills Drive, Newport News, Va. Madison is a dentist, and Dottie is busy raising Robert Bruce ( 4-20-60), Thomas Madison (923-61), and Leslie Britton (7-26-64). They are members of First Baptise of Newport News, where Dottie is active in the choir, and Sunday
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School. She paruopates in the Beverly Hills Garden Club and the Peninsula Dental Auxiliary. The Prices usually come to Richmond for Homecoming and Reunion week-ends. Lillian Stephenson: Mrs . Grace H. Stroud, Jr., 1302 Wilroy Road, Suffolk, Va . Lillian's husband Jack is an engineer, commuting to Norfolk every day. Lillian is active in church and civic affairs, and has two lovely daughtersBetsy, 5, and Mary, 3. They are busy adding a new den to their home. The Frederick family enjoyed visiting them in April this year. Leta Mae Tucker: Mrs. Edward D. Hodge, 1321 Pollock Road, Mexico, Missouri, 65265. Leta Mae's husband is a lawyer, and they have one child, Susan Randolph (4-19-62) . Leta Mae is a member of the Presbyterian church, and active in the Junior Chamber of Commerce Auxiliary and Republican Party Volunteers. She has taken graduate work at U .Va. and taught college English in the Adult Evening School in Mexico, Missouri . Mary Lou Watson: Mrs. Lester Lamb, Box 443, Woodstock, Va . Mary Lou is a housewife and a social worker for the Welfare Depart ment. Skip is hospital administrator at Patrick County Memorial. They have three childrenMelissa Jean (4-23-60), Amy Elizabeth (2-7-62), and Elizabeth Watson (5-5-64). They are members of Stuart Baptist Church. Mary Lou is a board member of the local Cancer Society, and was the 1963 chairman of the Cancer Crusade for Patrick County. Her hobbies are reading and embroidery . Patty Lou Weatherly: Mrs. James D . Cooper, Hagen Street, Norton, Va. Patty's husband is assistant manager of Virginia Oil Company. Their children are James Douglas, Jr. (12-4 57), and Stephen Jackson (11-8 -60). Patty is active in youth work for the W.S.C.S., leader of Junior Hi's for the M .Y .F., member of Beta Sigma Phi sorority ("more civic that social"), and vice-president of the Norton P.T.A . The Coopers spent three years in St. Augustine, Fla., "very enlightening." She enjoys bridge, decorating, and gardening and wants to "give as much of myself as possible to my church, family, and community." Ann Louise Woodall: Mrs . Thomas T . Thompson, 107 Bramston Drive , Hampton, Va. 23366 .
Ann Louise's husband is in real estate, and they have one son, T. Tyler Thompson, Jr. (3-14-61) . Ann Louise is a member of St. John's Episcopal Church, where she was U.T.O. Guild chairman and assistant Guild Bazaar chairman. She is active in the Junior League of Hampton Roads, and her hobbies are sewing, reading, and painting. The Thompsons visited Florida in the spring of 1964 and New York World's Fair in June 1964. Betty Wyatt: Mrs. James E. Grant, 38 Timberlake Drive, Greenville, S. C. 29607. Betty teaches kindergarten, and her husband is Youth Minister at First Baptist Church of Greenville . Betty is a Sunday School teacher and also teaches in a Negro kindergarten as part of the Goodwill Center program. Their children are Martha (8-31-58) and Jimmy (2-9-60) . The Grants have had trips to New York, Canada, and Wisconsin. Ann Carroll Yeaman: Mrs . John A. Malcolm, Jr ., 1371 Syracuse St., Denver, Colorado. Ann Carroll's husband Nick is a resident physician in pathology, and will finish his training in June 1966. She enjoys handcrafts, sewing, gardening (200 feet of flower border), and carpentry, having helped in the construction of a den for their home. They have three children-Ann Ross (7 -9-59), John McLagan ( 4-2864), and a new baby born on April 12, 1965, Rebecca Lynn. This news just got in under the wire, and was too exciting to leave out: Helen Crittenden (Mrs . Wayne Culbertson), Box 12, Dahlgren, Va., called from the hospital to report the birth of twin girls on Ma y 14, 1965. At this writing names had not been selected, since the twins had been predicted only a few days before . The Culbertsons have two other daughters, aged six and four. The following are new addresses: Diane Brown (Mrs . Charles Higgins) 115 Hanover Ave ., Colonial Heights, Va . Barbara Jinkins (Mrs. C. H. Keville) 131 Cooley Rd., Williamsburg, Va. The following ar e "whereabouts unknown": Jeanette Branin, Shirley Evans Hart, Ruth Dallos, Katherine MacMullan. This is the end of the news letters, so if
you want more news in the Alumni Bulletin you must send it in . It is due one week after you read this . Any address changes, new jobs or new babies, and corrections to the above will be welcomed. Don 't forget our big 10th re-union will be in June 1966-not too far away to start planning! 1957 Secr etary Mns. GEORGEM. BALL (Margaret 294 Morris Avenue Mountain Lake s, New Jersey
Logan) ·
I'm just filling in for Carolyn-next time she'll be back. Dotsie Pelouze Keith writes that she ancF Dick and their three boys are happy in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Nearby neighbors are Virginia Swain Saunders ('55) and Ashby. The Keiths visited Angela Groth Guenther ('56) and Dick in San Francisco as part of a vacation ill Hawaii. They flew United Airlines since Dick -is now doing their advertising at N. W. Ayer and Son in Philadelphia. Dr. and Mrs. Burton Alan Moss (Marcia Slaven Moss) are delighted with their fourth child, a daughter Amy Lynn, born March 5, 1965. That makes a well-balanced family-two boys and two girls. Burton will be going into practice in Norfolk, Virginia in August, in his specialty of pediatric allergy. Following the continuing trend of migration to New Jersey are John and Ann Wagner Westbrook, now living at 56 Thayer Drive, New Shrewsbury . The Westbrooks have another baby girl, but I have no details. Brandon MacDaniel has been in Richmond! all winter at the Seminary . At the end of May she left these shores for a summer abroad, which should illustrate for us all the rewards of clean living and high thinking. Anne Byrd James and Russ are now parents! Russell Lawrence was born March 21, 1965. Lidetta Rice finishes her doctoral course work this June . She is now teaching sixteen hours a week-has twenty-two organ students. This summer she will be living in the home of Willi Apel, author of the Harvard Dictionary of Music. 1958 Secretary MRS. GENE L. HOLDER(Sarah Ashburn) 45 Holiday Hill Endicott, New York
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The arrival of a son to Beverly Byram Gerber and Louis, who are residing now at 1001 Edgemoor Court, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, has recently been announced. Also arriving in April was Eric Ayers Eggleston, son of Mariett Ayers Eggleston and Jim . Lola Hall McBride and Mac announce the arrival of Sallie Lynn, born April 28. Nancy Brooks Flowers and Joe announce the adoption of their second daughter, Elizabeth Bennett, at the age of six weeks. Congratulations to all the new families. Suzie Prillaman Wiltshire writes that she and Charlie are practically in tears at the thought of leaving Yale and their John Hay Fellowship friends . They visited the Cockrells (Jackie Ryerson and Grafton) in early May while attending a joint meeting of John Hay Fellowship men from Columbia, Harvard and Yale . The Wiltshire 's are planning a trip to France this summer which we will hear about later. A card from Becky Branch Faulconer told that two of her paintings have been accepted at the Museum in Louisville for the Sale-Rental Gallery. Dottie Goodman Lewis and David are on the move again. David will be staying in surgery and the Navy is sending them to Portsmouth, Virginia . They will be much closer to Dottie's home and relatives now. The home of Kay Crawford Trimble was recently the site of a small reunion of eight
girls from our class. Eddie Knipling Lake, who had driven from California with her mother and the three boys to Arlington, joined Beverly Coker Hobbs and drove to Kay's for the reunion. Beth Smith Steele and Mariett Ayers Eggleston drove down from the Lynchburg area. Cora Sue Elmore Spruill drove down from Alberta, where she was visiting her parents, and Carolyn Smith Yarbrough and Carolyn Moss Hartz from Richmond drove over to Kay's. Kay relates that everyone arrived there mid-morning with all but two of their combined fifteen children. (Beth and Cora Sue left their babies at home.) It sounds like a perfectly wonderful day and I heard from Carolyn Hartz chat Kay's lunch was delightful. Jean Hudgins Frederick and Carolyn Moss Hartz were models at the Spring luncheon of the Richmond Alumnae Club at Willow Oaks on May 8th. They enjoyed seeing Libby Jarrett Berger and Sue Hudson Parsons there. Betty Blair Rhodes has accepted a position at Ginter Park Baptist Church in Richmond. She will be leaving her job as Minister of Education at Warrenton Baptist Church, where she has been for the past five years. At a reception honoring Betty Blair on May 23, the pastor read resolutions and praised Betty for her loyalty and cooperation. I know those of you in Richmond will be looking forward to having Betty Blair back home. Gene, John, J. D ., and I spent a few days in White Plains, New York, in late March. While we were there we visited Dan Loh and his family in Southport, Conn. Dan was a fraternity brother of Gene's and was at U of R when we were. John had a nice Easter vacation, so we went to Virginia for a wonderful spring visit. I spent time with Carolyn Smith Yarbrough and her two children. The six of us converged on Kay Crawford Trimble and her two sons. Later I was able to visit with Carolyn Hartz and her son Jimmy. It was a real treat for me to see friends and be in Virginia which was gorgeous at that time of year. I wish I could have visited with more of you. We skied as late as April and Gene is already counting the weeks until we have snow again. Have a very pleasant summer and please take time to drop me a card about yourself. The news is due again in September. 1959 Secretary MRs. RALPH L. HAGA, JR. (Carolyn Nash) 3609 Chamberlayne Avenue Richmond, Virginia 23227 Preparation for Bible School and Laurie's 6th birthday party have me on my last legs. For once I'm glad that news is scarce! Jeff, 2, is at the "underfoot" stage but is quite a little helper. Sue Riley Lambiotte moved recently into an old house at 214 Piez Ave., Newport News. They are doing some modernizing on the outside and adding a few indispensables inside, including a kitchen sink. Sue enjoyed having to use paper plates, "etc.," the first week and was more than a little sorry to return to dishwashing. Kenneth will be two in October and is busy exploring his newly acquired yard. Here's a new address for Shirley Satterfield Flynn: 119 Maple Ave., Northport, New York. She 's only 30 miles from the World's Fair, and near the beaches, and loves their new home. Les is no longer in the Army, but has an interesting job on Long Island with Grumman Aircraft Engr. They have two sons, Kevin, who will be 4 in November, and Colin McKenna, who celebrated his first birthday on March 30. Eileen Cordle is very excited to be moving to Danville where she'll teach journalism and sponsor the newspaper at G .W.H.S. next fall. "The Chatterbox" is one of the nation's top student newspapers, "and if it loses its medalist rating while I'm sponsor, I'll be crushed." You should hear the latest comments from our proud mothers! Ruth Adkins Hill's little
Bobby is a "whopping big boy (15½ lbs. and only 3 months old) and so like his dad." Ruthie says her back is nearly broken but she is an adoring mother. They and Mary Lawrence, 3, squeezed into their Volkswagen in May for a 10-day trip to Philadelphia, where Ruthie and the children visited with her parents and Bob flew to Cleveland on business. The Gilmers are getting adjusted to Melanie, who is growing rapidly. Don works for an architectural and engineering firm in the field of highway design but he has drawn up the plans for the house he and Cary (Hancock) are planning to build this summer. Katherine Schools Covington's baby, Diane, at 15 months is speaking in complete sentences . Eileen Cordle visits them rather frequently and is in seventh heaven with Diane 's grammatical achievements . Jo Edwards Mierke is still working and announces that she spends her spare time chasing Karen, now 2½. In May they spent their vacation with Bev Wine Bowers and Al. Al has a new hobby-a Honda, which he rides all over town, through the woods, everywhere, and Bev brags, "I co-pilot sometimes!" Bev is busy with club work and attended the state convention of Jr. Woman's Clubs in May. Her June plans included Bible School. Sue Matthews Wright said husband Jack was to get his Ph.D. from U.Va. in June . Andy is now a year old and very cute. Two new babies to report: Gary Moore Barnes and Bill are thrilled with their first daughter, Elizabeth Page, who arrived with very little warning on Monday, April 19. Bill's mother came for a week to help take care of David, 2, and help restore normalcy. Page is a model baby, but Gary mourns, "Maybe when I catch up on sleep things will seem more normal again." . Marion Gates Breeden presented Ed, Eddie, 4, and Charlie, 2½, with another boy, Lucius Holland, on April 23. Sally Zea Forrest, who was at W .C. during our freshman year, also has 3 children, is now living in Strasburg, and plans to teach elementary school there. · Peggy Dulin Crews has been substitut~-teaching an average of 3 days a week. She and Merrill are both active in Riverside Baptist Church besides being avid swimming and tennis enthusiasts, Peggy working with G .A.'s, Merrill singing in the choir. Both are officers in their S.S. class. Knitting has become Peg's latest hobby and she made 3 sweaters this winter . Merrill's residency ended in June, so he was job-hunting. Barbara Dulin Polis developed a simultaneous interest in knitting and has almost completed a sweater for little Chuck, who'll be 2 in October. Charlie completes his first year of urology residence in July-3 more to go! Margaret Tabor Small is also active in church, being secretary and chorister of the adult S.S. dept., church clerk, assista~t director . of the Jr. Choir, and T.U. adult director. Besides all this she finds time to sew for herself and the two children, and personally made the drapes for every room in her new brick rambler home. She is starting her 9th year with the Dept . of the Army as secretary to two CS16 scientific advisors. Her husband, Mike, is a National Guard radar operator on a missile site near Lorton, Va. They met at Manassas Air Station after Mike had left Ohio U. for the Air Force . He is busy with R.A.'s, choir, teaching Juniors, and being sec.-treas. of the Brotherhood. Barbara Kriz Turlington and lawyer-husband Ed celebrated their 1st wedding anniversary on March 14. Barbara works as a technician in the heart research lab at M.C.V. Jean Rice Hodder and Bob enjoyed a week in Washington, D. C., the last week in April, where Bob attended the American Physical Society meetings, and Jeanie vacationed and did some shopping and sight-seeing. Jeanie's job at the School of Public Health keeps her in-
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volved in editing reports, putting out a newsletter, evaluating clinic programs, and writing articles. She is primarily concerned with the N. C. neurological and sensory disease program. Marg aret Griffin Thompson spent a wonderful week in San Juan, Puerto Rico, in March whil e Art 's ship was in port there, and managed to get a lovely sunburn seeing the El Moro Fortress in a sun-back dress. Art has orders to Camp Lejeune, N. C. in August. Shirley Gordon Highfill writes chat although she'll welcome the respite from teaching this summer (from phonetics especially!!) she 'll miss her delightful class of 11 second graders in the attractive little private school where she teaches. She and Jerry have begun using the first pieces of a set of pottery with a Penn. Dutch motif scrafitoed on a bluish-gray background which Shirley made this winter. The remainder of the set is in various stages of preparation. Recently they enjo yed an exhibition by the visiting potter from the Virginia Museum . Pac MacDonald Allen and Dick are getting plenty of experience in coast-to-coast moving! In June Dick graduates from medical school and they will leave New York for Portland, Oregon, Dick's home, where he will intern. Pat plans to look for a job after they get settled, and with the glowing letters of reference which follow her she 'll probabl y "wow 'em " in Portland. Just received news of a 3rd new arrival : Patsy Kelly Clark and Doug have a little girl, Paige Goldin, born on April 27. Pat sy says she's ju st beautiful! The last minute before the Bulletin deadline, Mary Trew B. Lindquist obligingly entered the hospital, and presented Jerry and son Jeff with a new baby girl. This baby was so new it didn't have a name yet! Details in the next newsletter. I had an int eresting letter from Elaine Pettingill Rigby recently . Her husband passed his comprehen sive exams in December, 1964, and is working toward a Ph.D . in theoretical nuclear ph ysics. As Elaine wrote , the y h ad just completed the necessary series of injections and were packing up to go to Germany in April, 1965, where Robert will spend 2 years at the Univer sity of Fuebingen . It is quite a problem to decide what to pack, what to store, and what to discard at a time like this, especially when you've been living on a student's income for years . There were four extra hands helping Elaine-Susan, who'll be 4 in Sept., and Robert , 2, their two red-haired, blue-eyed darlings . All of chem wer e excited about the trip. The next news deadline is September 7, so plan to write your group le ader the end of August . Let's have a nice long letter with plenty of details! 1960 Secretary MR S. ROBLEY J. LIGHT (J eann e Kosko) 1301 Parga Street Tallahassee, F1orida 32304 Believe it or not, our fifth reunion is a past event now and already we must look into the future for another gay week-end in 1970. For chose of you who were unable to attend the dinner chis year, I'll fill you in on the news that surpassed all speed records in being related. First of all twenty-eight of our classmates and Miss Gotaas, our class sponsor w ere pre sent; chose were Millie Bagley Bracey, Jo yce Birdsall, Ethel Burton Lee, who also was celebrating her anniversary that night, Bonnie Clarke, Mary Eakle Adams, Evalane Green, Ruthi Greenfield Zinn, Becky Grissom Van Ausdall, Loretta Hudgins and Sarah Hudgins Rice. Alm, Nancy Jenkins Marrow, Phyllis Jenkins Polhemus, Sue Ludington Jones, Doris McBride Chesher, Jeanette McWilliams Welsh, Linda Morgan Lemmon, Jane Morris, Audrey Nuckolls Reynolds, Martha Jane Pugh Woods, Em St. Clair, Joan Silverstein Zimmerman,
Nancy Rae Taylor Baker who should receive a medal for traveling to and fro on the Shiloh to Richmond Road that week-end. Others present were Diddle Thompson Zimmerman, Dodie Ty.rrel, Mary Lou Walden Wagner, Meurial Webb, Rozy Weinstein Rottenberg and yours truly. Our long distance prize (if we had had one) would have gone to Dodie who flew in from Los Angeles and honorable mention to Phyllis Jenkins Polhemus and Ruthi Greenfield Zinn who drove down from New York. Our thanks to Jane Morris again for arranging the dinner, a photographer and for the much asked for mimeographed class rolls. If one were to attempt to review our five years since graduation, she would see that life was not so hectic and busy at Westhampton after all. Just look at the Bakery (that's Nancy Rae Taylor Baker, Bill and their "ornery children" per Nancy Rae); they've made 9 moves in 6 years, the last being March 21 to Shiloh, Va. where Bill is pastor of the Shiloh Baptist Church. Nancy Rae reports they're only 3 miles off Rt. 3, just on your route to Richmond. Running a close second with moves is Phyllis Jenkins Polhemus who has made 7 in 5 years time; she and Bob are on Long Island but I understand Bob spends quite a bit of time in the "big city" checking on coffee, sugar and cocoa where he is in warehousing with his father. Phyllis and Katherine returned this spring to Va. for a pre-reunion visit with her family in Burkeville. Mary Eakle Adams has a new Richmond address . . . 5606 Crenshaw Rd. as does Jeanette McWilliams Welsh who is residing at 8531 Patterson Ave., Apt. D; Jeanette is teaching math at Collegiate Boys School there and Jack is somewhat of a commuter being a director of the Barksdale Theatre in Hampton this summer; in the fall he will return to University College in Richmond to teach. Evalane Green has returned to Richmond as a librarian at the public library and has joined the apartment dwellers at 3512 Patterson Ave., being #4 there. In Richmond also for a brief visit recently were Mary Cooley Malone and Dick who came down for the Baptist Foreign Missions Appointments and a combination holiday sans children. Millie Bagley Bracey and Penny are moving into a house of their own in South Hill; getting the jump on her were Mary Lou Walden Wagner and Scott who are now living at 14 Argall Place, Newport News, Va. 23602. They've been in their new home about a month and Scott is a Physicist at the NASA Langley Research Center. Mary Lou is also yearbook chairman for the Queen Anne Garden Club. Degrees are still piling up for some of our classmates. Bonnie Clarke received a Master's in Guidance Education on June the sixth at UVa and will remain in Charlottesville as a psychologist at the UVa Hospital. Her address is 416 Monroe Lane, Charlottesville. On the University of Arizona campus this summer, students will be counselled by Betty Brown Tiemeyer, who with her husband will return to school in the fall to study for Ph.D.'s in Psychology; their current address is 55 North Cherry Ave ., Apt. 203, Tucson, Arizona 85719. Mary Frances Gibbs has her own lab at Na tional Institutes of Health now and was sent recently to Cleveland for a training course on the use and application of a new machine. Gloria Greenfield Harris reports that husband Jay has received a Fulbright fellowship for the next academic year and they will be studying at the University of Paris. As of June the tenth, Pat Testerman Pinson will be working on a Ph.D. in Fine Arts at Ohio University; she and her husband will be on a two-years leave of absence from Bluefield College. Congratulations are also in order for Pat as she is to be listed in the forthcoming publication of "Outstanding Young Women of America." She confirms the cliche that "it's a small world" as she ran into Gloria Holland (class of '61) in a museum in Munich, Germany on a tour of
Europe last summer. Martha Jane Pugh Woods has been selected to attend a National Science Foundation School at William and Mary this summer and Nancy Jenkins Marrow reports that she is returning to Westhampton to take German for her degree requirements. A reunion does wonders for our records . . . we discover marriages that never have been reported in the Bulletin and neglected children (announcement of the latter, we mean). Martha Dvorak has become a "middle man" on our roll as she is now Mrs. R. F. Ourednik, Jr. I haven't decided which is the more difficult to spell; they are living at 521 Bulkeley Place, Apt. 16, Newport News. Mary Burgess also has moved downhill on the register being Mrs. Palen; she and her husband still reside at Dahlgren. And then there's Kay Lacy who decided she wanted to move up in rank and became Mrs. V. R. Brinkley; her address is 1365 Roanoke Ave., Newport News. Audrey Nuckolls is now Mrs. Franklin Reynolds (not of the aluminum wrap fame she says to her sorrow) and they receive their mail at 109 McMurdo St., Ashland, Va. Perhaps some of our babies announcements are neglected for very good reasons . . . their "mommies" are busy with many little ones. Ginny Crute Walker and Walter are the busy parents of James Gray, born Oct. 3, 1961, Thomas Shelton, November 25, 1962 and Martha Anne Crute, January 7, 1965. Ginny, however, finds time for activity in the Chesterfield Jaycettes and even visited Lynne Lewis Cummins and family in Damascus, Md. recently. Nancy Holmes Rice arrived November 22, 1964 to keep sister Eleanor company and mother Sarah Hudgins Rice even busier. Sarah reports that Fred is now Assistant Principal at Churchland Jr. High School. We located Laura Moss Nelson and Charles in Tampa, Florida where he is a dentist; Helane Marie, born September 30, 1964, has her mommy running these days. Two May babies 1965 kept their mothers from attending the reunion . . . Rennie Custis Mapp who arrived the nineteenth at the household of Eva Frances Rue Mapp and Billy, and Leigh, born the twelfth, to Paula Williams Davis and Joe who also have a new address ... 1400 Loring Dr., Hartsville, S. C. Barbara Ferguson Qaissaunee and Abdul probably will have the first bi-lingual baby of our class as Jamila Anne at 8½ months speaks both English and Farsi (Persian). Barbara reports that they are currently building a house which is a day-by-day proposition of buying and getting chores done (so all you new home designers and builders don't complain). She is still working part-time as a librarian and wrote that Abdul was in the States the month of June. Also, the excitement of the filming of Michener's "Caravans" is taking place in Kabul as of the date of writing; interestingly enough the natives of Afghanistan dislike the picture of themselves and their country presented in this best seller. Barbara suggests that you read "An American Engineer in Afghanistan" which her husband declares as the "best history of Afghanistan he has ever read," one in which the author alternately loves and hates the Afghan people, alternately praises and criticizes them with the criticism outweighing the praise. For all of you in the Richmond area or about to move there, just contact Becky Grissom Van Ausdall's husband Jerry for any Real Estate questions; he recently went into business with another gentleman. Congratulations are in order too for Becky as she was elected Recording Secretary of the Richmond Alumnae Club. Joyce Birdsall could conceivably win the "Oscar" for hopping around the country and abroad. She worked in a London Hospital this past year, then travelled in Europe and is now on the staff of a hospital in Suffolk. Other recent travellers were Jane ]\;forris who ventured to Florida (probably as a recuperation period from all of the reunion work) and Joan Silverstein Zimmerman who visited the World's Fair
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in New York. Also in N. Y. now is Yolanda Childress who has a part in an off-Broadway play. Another New Yorker is Shirley Satterfield Flynn who is living in Northpoint. Ruthi Greenfield Zinn claims residence there and presently is teaching a bridge course at the New York Hospital but only until she and Steve take off for Eastern Europe this summer. Nancy McCulloch Pickands and Jim soon will depart from that area to move to Blacksburg, Va. where he will teach graduate school at V. P. I. Olivia Ames certainly has been leading an interesting life. When not a secretary at the American Telephone and Telegraph Co. in Portsmouth, she's travelling in Europe, not exactly cooperating with President Johnson's idea to "See America First." It won't be long until we can obtain medical aid all over the world from classmates' husbands. Melissa Granger and Ed Mayo report that they have moved to 3043 Sherwood Dr., Brunswick, Ga. (just two blocks from the beach and right on the route to Fla.). Ed is going into general practice with two other doctors there. Pat Hunt Worthington and Buck are going to join the Medical Corps of Uncle Sam first at Fort Sam Houston and then in Germany, as of July the seventh. Diddle Thompson reported at the reunion that Chuck is interning in Suffolk but will be off to the Army and eventually Germany, also as of September. Another prospective mover is Miriam Rothwell Livermon and Bill who received a new appointment at the Annual Conference of the Methodist Churches in Va. Beach. Catherine Spencer reports that she has studied the harpsichord with Dr. Joanne Curnutt at Longwood College since graduation. She frequently sees Ann Hurd Parker at Richmond concerts. The Parkers have a new address . . . 4247 Arrowhead Rd., Chesterfield County, Richmond. And now the sentimental part of my newsletter must come forth ... it will seem strange not to be awaiting the postman four times a year (the first of September, December, March and June, just so you won't forget) but I am sure you will fill the boxes of our new secretaries with all kinds of interesting notes, cards, etc. Linda Morgan Lemmon (Mrs. Robert) will be looking at 651 Andrews Rd., Aberdeen, Md. for the next 2½ years for all of you delinquent and non-delinquent writers to drop her a line; then Clare Earle Ahlers (Mrs. David M.) will take over the duties so that the five-year span before our next reunion will not become a burden for one person. Clare's current address is 339 Duff Rd., Penn Hills Township, Pittsburgh, Pa. where her husband is working on a Ph.D. at Carnegie Tech. I did not purposely intend to reverse the order of our newly-elected officers but that is what I have done. Em St. Clair is our new President and is sporting a diamond from Wayne Key, Jr. who is a resident physician at MCV; an August 7 wedding is planned after which Em's address will be 2210 Chalfont Dr., Apt. 19, Richmond. Jingling the monies for our class will be Jeanette McWilliams Welsh, which reminds me to remind you (that's a tongue twister!) to send in your $1.00 if you have not already done so and if you wish to participate in the class upkeep of a treasury. Many thanks for the splendid response thus far to our appeal. Again I thank you all for the pleasure of being your class secretary and know that you will support your new officers in the same way you have done Phyllis, Jane and myself the past three years. If any of you wonders why your news was not included, I insert a brief explanation ... the 3 Lights left Tallahassee the first of June for three weeks in Va. and I know that upon my return my box will be overflowing with returned questionnaires (as I have confidence in all of you) which I will promptly forward to Linda to include in the next write-up.
1961 Secretary
MRS. JERRYH. JoNES (Betty Wade Blanton) 7701 Granger Road Richmond, Virginia Only one more year and we will be having our 5th reunion. It isn 't too early to mark June 1966 on your calendar and make plans to be here with your classmates. Tommie Wolfe Cooke and Jim have finally settled in Staunton, Virginia after moving several times in the last year. Jim has gone into private practice and they have become home owners. Their address is 129 Sproul Lane, Staunton, Virginia. Tommie writes that due to a son, Jay who is 2 years old and a daughter, Linda, who is six months there is never a dull moment around the Cooke house. Anne Pultz Waters sends word form Norfolk that she retired from teaching in December . Barbara Anne Waters arrived on the 15th of April to take up most of her mother's free time . Anne says she looks just like Zeke with plenty of black hair. Another little girl, Kalian Ellis Cobb (Kally) arrived on April 9th to delight her parents, Barbara Ross Cobb and Alan . I received a long letter from Barbara before Kally's arrival and she reported that she was busy getting acquainted and that Al loves his law work. They are living in Parma Heights just outside of Cleveland. Suzanne DuPuy Black writes that she and Don are moving to Accomac, Virginia, the last of June . Don has accepted a call to two churches !here--St. James in Accomac, and St. George m Pungoteague . Suzanne says they will be moving in to a lovely restored 1811 home with huge rooms and high ceilings. Suzanne Foster Thomas and Sandy Gott Gilliam were both in Richmond the last weekend in April attending Law Day with their husbands. Sandy is trying to decide whether to retire from teaching or not . Suzanne says Will has two teeth and two on the way. Suzanne and Will dropped by our house for a few minutes in May and Will certainly does look like his father. Suzanne and Bill have rented a house at Rehoboth Beach, Delaware for the month of July . Another classmate attending Law Day was Gayle Gowdy Williams with husband Ebb . Gayle had nothing but nice things to say about Martinsville. Cathy Marshall Overstreet sent me pictures of her daughter, Karen, and I certainly wish I could share them with all of you. Cathy says Karen fills her entire day. She is certainly a darling little girl. Mary Burks Pipes and Noland are moving to New Orleans in July and Mary writes that they are both very excited. Noland has been asked to be assistant minister at St. Martin's church in New Orleans. Their home is to be in Metairie, which is just across the river. The address will be 106 Dorrington Blvd., Metairie, La. Lynne Stephenson Cox and Skip have been very busy with yard work this spring. Since the_re is anoth~r Gemini shot in June, Lynne ~ntes that Skip has been to tracking stations like Bermuda and the Virgin Islands to check equipment. Lynne will be helping with Vacation Bible School this summer. With Sam 's graduation from T . C. Williams Law School this June, Anne Abbitt Kerr will be retiring from teaching at least for awhile. Sam has the bar exam to take this summer and then he goes into the service . Anne says they don't know where they will be as yet but Sam has been accepted into JAG. Kitty Borum Fitzhugh and Parke are now living in Portsmouth . Parice received his M .A. degree from the University of Richmond last August and is now clinical psychologist at the Community Psychiatric Clinic . Kitty is working there also as a psychological aid. Pat Cluverius Goodman had planned to retire from teaching but was drafted to work at Collegiate School this past winter.
Dixi Hargrave Whitehead has enjoyed her year of teaching at Chatham Hall. She is planning to spend five weeks this summer at U .N.C. continuing her work on her M.Ed. degree. Annie Robinson Warner writes that she and Jim have been extremely busy this year. At present they are the adult advisors to the young people in their church and also district advisors . There are eleven Episcopal churches in the district . They returned in May from camp with about 65 teenagers and I'm sure they were very tired counselors. Annie is still a research assistant at the Medical School and aside from research she has been instructing the graduate students, doing lots of photography and preparing for a morphogenesis class they hope to have this fall. Annie writes that it is Cotton Carnival time in Memphis now and that it is really something to see. Their address is 3698 Northwood Drive, Memphis, Tenn. Evelyn Spivey Drum and John attended their first Kentucky Derby in May and were thoroughly excited. Winning $7.60 added to their enjoyment. Jennie Stokes Howe and Bob will both be finishing at V.P.I. this summer. They will go to Fort Rucker, Alabama where Bob will attend a helicopter school and then next winter they are being sent to Germany for three years. They are both very excited because this is exactly where they wanted to go. Sallie Magruder Rawls and Ash will move this summer into a colonial home at 4325 Fauquier Avenue , here in Richmond. Sallie is going to teach summer school and use the money to decorate their new home. Martha Carole Rogers will attend the Uni versity of Virginia on a NSF Academic year program beginning in September. She will be working in Biology. Nancy Adams Booker will attend William and Mary this her second summer to continue master 's work in math. Jim Chandler finishes medical school this June and he and wife, Louise (Inman) will be moving to the mid-west (St. Louis, Missouri, I think) where Jim will intern. This summer I will spend eight weeks at William and Mary taking physics. I do not know my new address as yet so send any news you have to the old one , I'll get it. Any news you have for the fall issue should get to me by September 10th. Hope you are having a nice summer .
Frances Lawson Powell (left after soph. year) was married to Richard Parker Morgan in Ohio last February 13. Cathy Carr is back in New York working for the Institute of Internacional Education as a program specialist. She plans programs for Fulbright and Foreign Government Scholarship grantees. She finds the work very interesting but does miss England at times . Ruth Blair is teaching and is living at home in Chatham, Virginia . Had a call from Sandra Nunn Wallace who will be moving from Richmond to Raeford, North Carolina. Dee will leave the teaching profession and go with Burlington Industries. Sandra will miss all her friends in Richmond, but looks forward to small town living again. Everyone here will miss her. Jo yce Garner has taught health and physical education at Virginia Intermont College, Bristol, Virginia, the past year . She plans to return there next year . She receives her M.Ed. from University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, this summer . I saw a few 62'ers at the Richmond Alumnae luncheon, May 8; Sherry Ratcliffe Crawford, Darlene Morgan, Marsha Sullivan Wallner, and Susan Meyer Ryan . Susan's husband was to return home that evening after a year 's stay in Viet Nam . A letter from Judith Gayhart Keene brings this news: "My husband, Don, was graduated with honors from the Universit y of Tennessee College of Dentistry in Memphis on March 21, 1965. His acceptance into Psi Chapter of Omicron Kappa Up silon is the honor of which we are most proud. On March 22nd, we had everything which had not been sold in our Corvai r and were on our way to Daytona Beach, where we are living with Don's parents until the end of July. The next two (2) years are going to be in spent at the University of Washington Seattle, where Don has been admitted into the Certificate Training program is Periodontology . Needless to say, we are both looking forward to our sojourn in Seattle and the trip West! My addre ss through Jul y will be as follows : 638 White Street, Daytona Beach, Florida 32014 ." I hope you have a pleasant summer, and if you do something of interest, please inform us us. Summer events and winter pl ans-let hear of them by September 1. 1963 President
1962 Secretary
Joan E. Bishop 1042 Chiswick Road Richmond, Virginia Sharon Alderson will be married September 11 to First Lt., U. S. Army, Thomas L. O'Connor. He is a graduate of the University of San Francisco and is serving in the Army at Fort Eustis, Virginia. They will be married at the Memorial Chapel, Fort Eustis. Sharon has been working at the National Aeronautics Space Langley Research Center since Administration graduation and will reach her Career Status June 26, 1965. Judy Acree Hansen writes from Durham, North Carolina, that she and Dick will remain at Duke, where he is graduate student in English, through next February. Judy has been teaching Latin and English to ninth graders in a new junior high school and enjoys it very much. She also informs me that Libby Wambler Jarret and Harry took a trip to New York with his medical school class. Harry gets his M .D. in June and he will intern at Norfolk General Hospital. Libby also says that Harry, Jr., is developing quite a vocabulary and "promises to be a talker like his mom!" Jane Thompson Kemper and C. B. have bought some land in the Northern Neck which C. B. is using for nursery stock. Jane, as busy as ever, has many projects going.
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MRs. JoN N. BOLLING (Judy Barlow) 3910 Cutshaw Ave., Apt. 2 Ri chmond, Virginia Some of you sent man y interesting pieces of news the past two months in connection with our June 4th Reunion. Claudia Dodson, who is a graduate assistant at the University of Tennessee, writes that she is madly working on her thesis and hopes to get her Master's degree in Physical Edu cation in August. Another graduate student, Nancy Hybner, is finishing the research for her thesis at U.N.C. and will be married June 26th to Robert E. Murphy . Her fiance is in the process of finishing his M aster's degree in astronom y at Georgetown University. Their address will be 2823 Kalmia-Lee Court, Apt. 301, Falls Church, Virginia. Nancy writes that Jean Robertson will get her Master 's degree in social work this June and is goin g to Spain on the Experiment in International Living this summer. Mary Benton Hummel hopes " to be rewarded for her toils" in August with an M.A . in Classical Civilization from the University of Minnesota . In September she will begin work on her Ph .D.! She has had an exciting two years there as dorm counselor for 45 girls in the only co-ed dorm on campus and as
a teaching assistant in the classics department where she has helped run a language lab. Nancy Hootman Clemmer and Don are living in Munich, Germany and will be stationed there until August 1966. She writes that they skied at Garmisch this past winter and recently visited Paris. Their address is Box 92, APO New York, 09108. Mary Jane Gregg Shand and husband are living at C-3 Bloomfield Terrace Apt., Athens, Georgia and her husband is assistant professor of physics at the University there. Many of our class members seem to be on the move at present! Susan Ligon, who accelerated and joined our class, is planning to be married August 14 to Vahe Allalemdjian after which they will be going to Frankfort, Germany and Milan, Italy where her husband will be working in the fur import-export industry. Betsy Broaddus Zimmerman, Craig, and their daughter will be moving to Charlottesville in June where Craig will enter medical school. After his graduation from T. C. Williams, Kay Koontz Gillette and Bob will be moving to Suffolk where Bob will join a local law firm. I do hope to see many of you at our reunion graduation week-end. It should be loads of fun! Keep the news coming because this is the only way we can keep everyone in touch. 1964 Secretary Miss
CYNTHIA
MORGAN
118 Kennedy Avenue Louisville, Kentucky I am certain that most of you, like me, are finding yourselves in the position of looking back over the past months since our graduation with a somewhat incredulous feeling. The time
which has passed has involved change, growth and hopefull y progress in our adjustments as persons functioning in a variety of roles. Several letters included news about May Day. Among those present from our class were Hecky Henderson White and her husband, Judy Barnhart, Linda Fridley, Carol Hanson, Dottie Williams, Sara Rauschhaupt, Pat Dabney, Kathy White, Betsy Uhl, Ellen Clute and Elsa Falls and others, I am sure. Pat Dabney, Dottie Williams and Sara Rauschhaupt plan to remain in Hampton and teach again next year. Beth Edwards Cox will finally join Randy at Camp Lejeune the middle of June. Suzanne Borum Baker's husband, Bud, is already serving in Santo Domingo. Carole Hanson and Linda Fridley plan to live together next year since they will both be attending the University of Pennsylvania. Good luck to both of you! Carole will be spending part of her summer at Green Lake, Wisconsin. Our long lost travelers Sally Abel and Betty Cheyney will be returning this summer. Sally has had a unique year in Bangkok and Betty has been studying music in Vienna. She will attend Northwestern University in the fall. Gay Frith Thompson and her husband, Branan will be moving away from Kentucky the end of May. They plan to visit in New York and see the World's Fair as well as to visit with Sandra and Dave McDonald. Mary Sue Robinson Thompson and her husband, Richard, are now located in Fort Benning, Columbus, Georgia. Betsy Burton will be attending Indiana University in the fall, majoring in music and minoring in French. Gayle Jones Mapp is with Wyatt in Germany where she is teaching kindergarten. They are located in a remote area where Hitler trained his ski troops. I understand Wyatt's parents visited them the end of May.
Elaine Robertson Snyder is no longer teaching but is employed at the Philip Morris Research Center. Elsa Queen Falls and Don moved to Roanoke, Virginia June 14. Don has a job with Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co. Nancy Hall Lyon and her husband Bill, are renting a house in Louisburg, North Carolina where Bill is working for Burlington Industries. Mary Cross Brittle Floyd has been teaching a second grade Special Education class at Westhampton Elementary school. She and Tracy will be moving to Wake Forest, North Carolina where Tracy will attend Southeastern Baptist Seminary in the fall. Carol Gilbert Turner and Bob will also be living in Wake Forest in the fall since Bob will also be a Seminary student. They will be working for the Virginia Baptist General Board on youth-led revival teams this summer. Connie Nunn Crowder and her husband have been living in Clarksville since Billy graduated from East Carolina this June. He entered the insurance business and Connie plans to teach. Ann Hardwick continues to enjoy her work in Washington but I really envy her plans for the fall. She will be leaving on September 11 for a European excursion to Spain, Morocco and France for about a month. Louisa Pastors will be getting her M.A. from Columbia soon and will be working in the library there this summer as well as working on her Ph.D. in English. She plans to teach on the college level, possibly in Vermont, next fall. Kathy White will be going to McGuire's V.A. hospital in June to continue her training in Occupational Therapy. Kathy and her mother presented a puppet show May Day. I know it was entertaining as it has been in the past. Sue Hepler is an English graduate student
The Road to Freedom
TRAILOFTHESWAMP FOX In the annals of formal military history, Marion's brigade might seem to be a joke. The men came and went as the need for them arose. They supplied their own horses, guns and food. They were ill equipped, often hungry. But they were no joke. Armed and in the saddle at a moment's notice, they attacked often, took hundreds of prisoners, then melted into the countryside. Through the darkest days of the Revolution, they kept the British off balance-and made communications in the Carolinas a virtual impossibility. To British General Tarleton, the wily Marion became "the old Swamp fox." And to Tarleton's vastly superior army, those ragged raiders seemed "everywhere at once." Through the swamps and woods of the Carolinas, Marion and his men blazed a new road to freedom. Turning adverse odds into victory. Keeping the torch of liberty aflame. The road to freedom is seldom a highroad, with bands playing and flags flying. It is more often a rough way, unmapped, through darkness and danger. It has not been the way of ease and expediency, but the way of individual initiative and determination, that has paved our long American Road to Freedom .
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at University of Richmond and will be teaching in the fall. Pat Ryan continues to be an outstanding actress. She had the only feminine role in the Virginia Museum production of "No Time For Sergeants." Harryet Hubbard Wallace and her husband, Roy, will be going to Fort Bragg in September where he will attend school before being sent to Viet Nam. Harryet will move to Fort Thomas after he leaves where she will be nearer her parents . Joyce Sanford Brittingham will be in Martinsville until the end of July when the Air Force will send Jim elsewhere. The week before Easter I was at home in the Washington area and talked with Gloria Harris Leber . She and Charlie are living in Falls Church, Virginia where she is working for a consulting firm to the Atomic Energy Commission called Roland F. Beers, Inc. I visited Linda Richardson and Katha Massey who share a very attractive apartment in Washington. Both seemed content with their jobs at the Library of Congress as well as with the general Washington atmosphere. This article would never be complete unless I included the news regarding marriages, births, engagements, etc. Donnalee Rowe and Charles Hoy Steele were married on June 5 in Columbia Baptist Church, Falls Church, Virginia . Elizabeth Morris will marry David Meador July 10 in Richmond. David returned from Pakistan in February and plans co enter VPI in the fall. Lisa Coleman was married in Charlottesville on June 19 and Brenda Wade was married in Richmond the same date. Jane Bibb also married in June. Pat Bankes was married May 1 and Jo Ann Barco became Mrs . Dan Daugherty January 29. Dan is a navy pilot and is stationed in Florida; however, they will be living at Virginia Beach. Brenda Falls is now Mrs. Henry Davis Holland. Her husband is a junior medical student at MCV . Marcia Roider and George Williams became Mr. and Mrs . April 3rd. I enjoyed seeing Emily Ayers Grey who was a bridesmaid. If I had thought for ten years I wouldn't have come up with such a unique take-off for a honeymoon . Marcia and George took separate helicopters to Jeffersonville, Indiana where they met to begin their honeymoon without the usual tin cans, messed up car, etc. Need I mention the expressions on the faces of the "well-wishers" when they were left "holding the bag" literally . Bonnie Brooks became engaged to Paul Reddit, a seminary student from Arkansas on March 26. Ann Gay Widmer and Allan E. Parker will marry July 17. They will live in Amherst, Massachusetts. Allan now works for the control data at the University of Massachusetts. Ann is now vacationing with her parents in Hawaii . Adora Rees Palmer recently gave birth to her second boy, Kevin James. A note from Mary Eleanor Hodges Strickland says, "After six months at Quantico, my husband is now stationed here at Camp Lejeune, N. C. Although he leaves in a few weeks for six months overseas, I plan to spend a short vacation at my home in Roanoke and return to Camp Lejeune in August to teach high school math on the base. Six months in the Mediterranean would be more than agreeable to me, but, unfortunately, the Marine Corps vetoes wives when it comes to such missions." On my way back to Louisville several weeks ago, I was in Richmond on a Sunday and was at Westhampton for dinner with Linda Fridley, Judy Barnhart and Jane Norton. I enjoyed this so much and wished for more frequent opportunities to see each of you. It means a great deal for us to keep in touch with each other so I hope you will continue to keep me posted. Have a relaxing and enjoyable summer!
WESTHAMPTONALUMNAE LOCALCLUBS Baltimore Alumnae Club President: Miss RUTH LATIMER 5 Westerly Way Fairwinds on the Severn Severna Park , Maryland During the year 1964-65 the Baltimore Club met three times . In Septemb er the Club members held a tea in the home of Katherine Neuby for all girls attending Westhampton. In December at a luncheon meeting in Hutz ler's Tea Room in downtown Baltimore the Club enjoyed a film "Climate of Learning" which described the origin and growth of the University of Maryland . The annual business meeting took place on May 15 after luncheon again in the lovely home of Katherine Neuby. At this time the officers were elected for the coming year as follows: Ruth Latimer-President } to finish second Katherine Neuby-V. Pres . year of term. Mariah Hasker-Secretary Mildred Cordish-Treasurer The Baltimore Club has an active member ship list of 61 and the average attendance of 12 at the meetings. Particular attempt has been made to bring the list up to date.
Lynchburg Alumnae Club President: MRS. JOHN ABBITT (Anne Bing '49) W aterlick Road Lynchburg, Va. The Lynchburg Club enjoyed a coffee at the home of Caroline Doyle Saunders '40 in April. Special guests were Westhampton students from the area who were at home for spring vacation and those who will enter Westhampton in September. Officers of the club are Anne Bing Abbitt '49, President; Shirley Armstrong Sutton '49 Vice President; and Shirley Williams Hill '50, Treasurer.
Peninsula Alumnae Club Co-chairmen: MRS. JAMES B. THOMAS,JR. (Jacqueline Thomas '61) 26 Brandon Road Newport News, Virginia and MRS. STUARTATINSON (Betty Marlow '61) 121 Keith Road Newport News, Virginia The Peninsula chapter of the Newport News Alumnae Association reports that during the fiscal year '64- '65 efforts were made to foster new interest and growth in the local club . For the first time in several years, standing committees were appointed, including committees for telephone, program, ways and means and publicity. Another first was the establishment of four regular meeting dates to make the chapter a working organization rather than just a social gathering. The programs consisted of the fol lowing : 1. In September a Coke Party was held for W eschampton Alumnae and students.
2. The November meeting was an informal talk by Miss Miller , member of the W esthampcon Physical Education Department, on "Westhampton Today ."
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3. In February we were privileged to have Miss Suzanne Kidd, member of the University of Richmond faculty , give an organ recital, which was open to the public. 4. Our final meeting was the Spring Luncheon in April at which time Mrs. Booker and Mrs. Duty , member of the English Department, brought us up to date on current happenings. Two money raising projects were also attempted, adding to the list of firsts for the chapter . First , a combined dinner with the Richmond Alumni took place in February. Though only a small profit was made, sociall y the event was quite successful. In April, a combined Bridge Party-Fashion Show wa s staged . A local store provided the merchandise, which in turn was modeled by Westhampton Alumnae . As a result of the two projects , The Peninsula Association was able to donate $ 100.00 to the Alumnae Fund, still keeping in reserve enough for operating expenses . In summar y the year was a successful one . Efforts are being made to broaden the scope of our programs, to make the fashion show an annual project, and to add one more mone y making project .
Richmond Alumnae Club President : MRS. ELLIS M. DuNKUM (Elizab eth Ramo s '59) 4604 Bromley Lane Richmond, Virginia 23226 The Richmond Club ended a ver y successful year with the lovely and traditional luncheon and fashion show at the Willow Oaks Country Club on May 8. The Class of '62 sponsored the spring event this year and did a grand job under the direction of Joan Bishop. Alumnae modeled fashions provided by L'Pell 's. The 59 alumnae present agreed that the weather, food, fashions, and fellowship were most delightful. As we look back over the year, we feel grateful and proud. We have 170 active members (those who have paid their dues). The Calendar Sales increased our treasury by $108.07 . The sale of pecans showed a profit of $239.70 and the card party $90.83. All are increases. Our thanks to the chairmen: Marilyn Kubu and Martha B. Rice, calendars; Margaret E. Ownby and Jean H. Frederick, pecans; and Julie Haynie '63, card party! Our other activities brought enjoyment to many alumnae. The Covered Dish Supper in October with its political theme enabled us to hear two outstanding faculty members ' views . Dr . McDanel and Dr . Shotzberger were inform ative and enjoyable. On December 13 the Class of '55, with Joy Winstead Propert as chairman , sponsored the annual Alumnae Children's Christmas Party in Keller Hall. Over 100 children thrilled to the finger puppets of Kathy White, the talk on Santa's knee and the refreshments. On March 25 only a few alumnae and their husbands gathered at the Fann y G. Crenshaw Swimming Pool for the Swimming Party sponsored by the Class of '64, Kendal East as chairman. Even though the weather was cold and rainy, those present swam delightedly and watched a water show provided by some of the Westhampton students. At the spring meeting the following officers were elected for two-year terms: Second VicePresident, Charlotte Houchins Decker '51 ; Recording Secretary, Becky Grissom Van Ausdall '60 ; and Treasurer, Barbara Moore Flannagan '54. The executive board is now planning an interesting and challenging year for '65-'66. We hope that every Richmond area alumna will support and participate in the activities of the Richmond Club. We also welcome the suggestions and ideas which any of you may have .
Tidewater Alumnae Club Presid ent :
H. CALLIS, (Ann Hanbury '54 ) 105 48th Street Virginia Beach, Virginia MRs . ROBERT
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The visit of Miss Jean Wright and Leslie Booker, at which time Miss Wright spoke on both the problems of colleges and on Dean Keller 's death's heralding the end of an era in Westhampton 's history, was the highlight of our year. In September we presented a coke party in honor of all Westhampton students, past and present . In October Mrs . Webster Carpenter spoke delightfully and informativel y on Virginia histor y, with particular emphasis given to Gr een Mount by Betsy Fleet and John D. P . Fuller. Green Mount is devoted to the life of a Virginia pl antation family during the Civil War and cont a ins references to ance stors of Mrs . Webster. On Februar y 20, 1965, a covered dish luncheon wa s held at Larchmont Baptist Church . Latel y we 've used these luncheons as a chance to bu y one another's recipes for the dishes brought . The re cipes are written on index cards and sold at ten cents each . After the luncheon and business meeting , the program was turned over to Helen Ballard, who delivered a thoroughly enjo yed discussion of Louis Auchincloss ' R ector of Justin . At this meeting the date w as set for the final lunch in Apr il.
Tidewater Club Luncheon-Lafayette Yacht and Country Club-Miss Wright, Elizabeth McRae Dudley, Incoming Pres. '65-67, Ann Hanbury Callis, Retiring Pres., Mrs. Booker, Alumnae Sec. At the business meeting in April, the nominatin g comm ittee, consisting of Charlott e Beale, Mar garet Saunder s, Marian Breeden and Mildred Clinks cales , brought in the following slate for 1965-196 7: Pr esident - Elizabeth Dudley Vice-Pr esident-Betty Williams Potter Sec' y-Treas.-Felice A. Stern Hi stori an- Virginia Pitt Friddell Appreciation was expressed to retiring presi dent, Ann H anbury Callis and vice-president Betty Po tter, who had succeeded June Hodges M yers . W e ha ve sent the Alumnae Association a che ck for $60.00. Our project for the year, the sale o f boxes of greeting cards at $ 1.25 per box, is not complete and will be continued dur ing th e rnmmer by Charlotte Beal e for Ways and M eans .
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1923H er fr iends were sadd ened by th e death in
May 1965, after an illness of only a few days, of Miss Elizabeth Broaddus Gayle of the class of 1923. She had lived for many years at 2827 West Grace Street and had worked at the David M. Lea Manufacturing Company .
HELEN ORPIN WENZEL Helen Orpin Wenzel, '29, died June 21 at Winter Haven, Fla., after a long illness. She is survived by her husband, Fred, '27; a daughter, Judith Wenzel Ownbey, a granddaughter, Karen Marie Ownbey, born May 20 of this year, and a brother, W . Foster Orpin of Richmond. In her last days, Helen was privileged to see her little grand-daughter who was fl.own with her mother , from Tripoli, where Lt. Ownbey is stationed. The Wenzels had lived since 1948 in Florida where Dr. Wenzel is a chemist for the University of Florida's Citrus Experiment Station at Lake Alfred, near Winter Haven . Born in Richmond in 1908, Helen attended Collegiate School before enrolling at Westhampton where she was one of the most outstanding athletic performers in the school's history. She won second place honors in the track meet of 1926, and first place in 1927 and 1928. She was track manager in 1929. Following her graduation from Westhampton , she taught in western Virginia and, in Richmond, at John Marshall and later Thomas Jefferson high school where Dr . Wenzel was also a member of the faculty . They were married in 1935 and remained in Richmond until 1948 when Fred resigned from the staff of C. F. Sauer Co. to accept the position at the Experiment Station. Although Helen was ill over a period of some ten years, she remained active until her last days. The funeral service was conducted at Winter Haven , with interment in Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond .
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1909Palmer M . Hundley, 76, a retired employee of the insurance department of American Tobacco Company in Richmond, died April 25. He attended Richmond College, the University of Chicago and graduated from Davidson, College. He was vice president of Sydnor-Hundley, a furniture firm, a company his father had helped form. He was the secretary of the executive board of Boy Scouts at the Seventh Street Christian Church. He married Helen Hancock, a Westhampton graduate. He is survived by Mrs. Hundley and a son, Thomas Palmer Hundley.
1911Overton S. Woodward, 75, died at Stuart Circle Hospital Richmond June 1. Mr. Woodward founded an insurance business, Mutual Insurers, Inc., in 1932 and was chairman of the board of the Richmond firm at the time of his death. A member of Kappa Sigma fraternity, he aided in the construction of the chapter house at the University. Survivors include his wife, Gretchen, a daughter, Mrs . Thomas W. Sale of Hampton; a son, Clement ; two sisters, Mrs. J . Stuart Graham and Mrs. Robert M. Pilcher ; and a brother, John B. Woodward, Jr.
1912Word has been received of the death of W. E. Matthews, of Blacksville, S. C. Leonard Statham Gilliam died in Statesville , N . C. on April 19, 1965. He was an outstanding business man and churchman. Billy Gilliam, as he was generally known, was born in Appomattox County, Virginia, and after attending Fork Union Military Academy, he entered Richmond College in 1908. He took a prominent part in college activities. Later he attended the University of Virginia and Harvard University . He served in World War I, and was a former president of the Statesville Rotary Club . He was a deacon of the First Presbyterian Church. He was chairman of the board of directors of the Statesville branch of the First Union National Bank. He was instrumental in organizing in 1919 the Carolina Parlor Furniture Company, and in 1954 the name of this company was changed to Gilliam Furniture Inc . He served as president and general manager until his death. His last visit to the campus was for the 50th reunion of his class . He is survived by his wife, the former Marie Moseley, a son, S. S. Gilliam Jr. and a daughter , Mrs. R. Hunter Park of Greenville, S. C., and grandchildren.
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1891Word has been received of the death of Dr . John R. Bagby of Pulaski, Va. He had retired from active practice of medicine in 1939 because of ill health.
1907J. Beverly Hancock, 79, former president of Mechanics and Merchants Bank in South Richmond, died April 25. Mr. Hancock began his banking career in 1904. He served at the bank he later headed as messenger boy, assistant cashier, cashier, executive vice president, trust officer and director, president and chairman of the board. He was a member of the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd and served as treasurer of the church for 20 years . Survivors include a son , a daughter and four sisters .
1913George Boyd Simpson, 74, died on March 26 after a long illness at his home in Belle Air Beach, Florida. Simpson was a lifelong employee of the Federal government and at the time of his retire ment he was chief of the Renegotiation Service in the Bureau of the Interior . Survivors include a brother, Dr . William A. Simpson, of the class of 1912.
1914Dr. A. R. Crabtree, 75, died in Roanoke on April 15. Dr . Crabtree was a Southern Baptist Missionary co Brazil and Portugal. He received his doctorate in theology from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville , Ky .
He was appointed by the Foreign Mission Board in Richmond in 1921. He spent most of his 38 years as missionary in Rio de Janeiro, where he was president and professor of theology at the South Brazil Theological Seminary, pastor of a church and editor of periodical literature of the Carroll Memorial Publishing House. Prior to his retirement in 1959 he served as a fraternal representative to the Baptists of Portugal for about a year.
1918Word has been received of the death of Dr . Maury C. Newton of Narrows, Va. Wiley W. Wood, president of the Mutual Savings and Loan Company since 1934, died at his home in Norfolk May 2 . His sons, Wiley W. Jr., and William, were associated in the business with him. Wood was a graduate of Norfolk's Maury High School, where he was a basketball star . He became captain of the basketball team at the University of Richmond, and continued his interest in the sport, often serving as a basketball referee and as an official in other sports contests. He served in the Navy in World War I. Active in civic affairs, he served as director of the Norfolk chapter of the Red Cross and was a past president of the Norfolk Lions Club. He was a former president of the Virginia Industrial Bankers Association, and president of the national organization. He is survived by his wife and two sons .
1919It has been learned that Coleman M . Whitlock of Mt. Airy, N. C. died in April of 1964.
1920Homer E. Brugh of Roanoke died on April 6 . He was 67 years of age.
1924Reverend Rupert Ellis Dunkum of Pinellas Park, Florida, died April 3. He was a Baptist minister for 43 years.
1927William Hiter Atkins, an insurance executive, died June 15 in New York City. Mr. Atkins was secretary of agencies for Royal Globe Insurance Company of New York. He joined the Travelers Insurance in 1928 and was later transferred to Hartford, Connecticut. He joined Royal Globe in 1941. He was president of Student Government of Richmond College.
1928Reverend William David Barr, Sr., 57, pastor of Centralia (Va.) Presbyterian Church, died March 12. He was a former assistant to the pastor at St. Giles Presbyterian Church in Richmond. He was a graduate of the University of Richmond, William and Mary College, the Presbyterian School of Christian Education in North Carolina, and Southeastern Seminary of Wake Forest. He is survived by his wife, a son, daughter, sister and a brother.
1932Word has been received of the death of Rafael Angel Nunez of San Jose, Costa Rica. Reverend Edward Malcolm Collier, 53, pastor
of Abingdon Baptist Church, died at his home in Abingdon April 22. He has served as pastor of Matoaca, Gill Grove, and Second Branch Baptist Churches in Chesterfield County. From 1943 to 1946 he served as a U. S. Navy Chaplain in the Pacific Theater . He had been pastor of the Abingdon church for 19 years. Mr. Collier served as a trustee of Virginia lntermont College, the Virginia Baptist Children's Home and the Religious Herald Publishing Association. He was a member of the board of visitors of Emory and Henry College and a past president of the Washington County Ministerial Association . Survivors include his wife, a son and a daughter.
1940Edward Sylvester Sinar, 48, assistant secretary and director of personnel of Norfolk Shipbuilding and Drydock Corporation, died May 9. He was a member of the Civil Service Commission of the City of Norfolk, and a member of American Legion Post 204. He was a member of the board of stewards of Epworth Methodist Church and one of the organizers of its Learn ing for Life Bible class. Survivors include his wife and parents, and a sister and brother .
1941Hugh S. Crisman, 48, of Winchester, Va ., died June 20 in Winchester Memorial Hospital. He was the owner of the Hugh S. Crisman Heavy Equipment Company . He had been associated with Highway Machinery and Supply Company of Richmond, and the Glenn L. Martin Aircraft Company . He had taken special courses at Johns Hopkins University, and the University of Pittsburgh. Survivors include his wife, two brothers and a sister .
will be called "Southern Literary Studies," and will encompass the field of Southern literature from its beginnings to the present day. Dr. Rubin has written or edited nine books in the field of Southern literature, including a novel, and critical studies of Thomas Wolfe , Ellen Glasgow, and James Branch Cabell. (Last month he was the principal speaker at a meeting of friends of the Richmond library who presented a ·bust of Cabell to the library wrich is built on the site of Cabell's birthplace .) A former Guggenheim and Sewanee Review fellow , Dr. Rubin also has been Fulbright lecturer at the University of AixMarseille Institute in Nice , France, and has lectured at the Bread Loaf Writers Conference . He is a former vice president of the American Studies Association.
CRITTENDEN WINS THREE NO. 1 AWARDS That perennial winner of first place awards did it again. John Crittenden, '53, a sports writer for the Mi ami News , earned three number one awards . He was the best in features , columns and general excellence. Last year, he won first places in features and columns. Crittenden reports that his pieces were of "the usual infinite varity" . . . including Cassius Clay, Wayne Hardin , Willie Pastrano, The Black Muslims , Bear Bryant, Roger Maris and Darrell Royal.
1950Word has been received that Samuel Fenton Bowles died at Alexandria, Va., in March, 1963. He was 37.
1959Joseph A. Hall, 41, principal of Varina Elementary School, died of a heart attack on April 14. Hall was serving in his first year at Varina after three years at Central Gardens Elementary School. He began his teaching career in Rockingham County public schools, and came to Henrico in 1954 as a seventh grade teacher at Glen Allen Elementary School. He later taught at Highland Springs before becoming principal of Glen Echo Elementary School in 1958, where he remained until Central Gardens was opened.
RUBIN WILL EDIT SERIES ON SOUTHERN LITERATURE Louis D. Rubin, Jr., '46 , professor of English at Hollins College, has been named general editor of a new continuing series of book-length studies in Southern literature which will be published by the Louisiana State University Press . The series, to be published in hard-back, [ 43}
MAGNA CARTA TERMED GREAT SUCCESSSTORY This historic agreement between a king and his barons 750 years ago and its tremendous influence on America justice is a success story of uncommon significance, says A. E. Dick Howard, '54, associate professor of law at the University of Richmond law school. Professor Howard tells of the Magna Carta, its influence on English and American jurisprudence, and the 750th birthday celebration in the June issue of the American Bar Association Journal. Howard tells of the English struggle with royalty and how the document became influential in American law. He lists the celebrations of the anniversary of the signing of the Magna Carta, and points out that the original document is preserved in the British Museum . King John put his seal to the document on June 15, 1215. There were several observances of the occasion in England, and here in Virginia a ceremony was held at Jamestown .
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