The Campus Canopy
VOLUME VII *127
NUMBER 19.
THE GEORGIA STATE WOMAN’S COLLEGE, VALDOSTA, GEORGIA SATURDAY, MARCH 29, 1941.
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt Is
Main Speaker At Dedication
Of G.S.W.C’s New Library
Edwards To
Head 1941-42
Sports Club
ANN PARHAM, (left) of Warm Springs, president of the Student
Body, who introduced the main speaker, MRS. FRANKLIN DELANO
ROOSEVELT (right) at the library dedication ceremonies on Thurs­
day.
First Lady Is Really Up
To Her Title In Interview
By Anna May Pryor
Goodness, an interview with the “first lady” ! This is the most ex­
citing thing that's happened in years . . . centuries, in fact.
To get down to business, now . . bright and early you find ye olde
Campus Canopy Reporter sitting on the steps of the new library . . .
WAITING.
Pet-peeves is a good one to ask.
"I have none of which I am aware,” was Mrs. Roosevelt’s calm
reply. Well, then, Mrs. Roose­
velt—Do you ever fish with the
President? No? You just take
your knitting along? You’re right,
knitting is no place—I mean fish­
ing is no place for knitting. Say,
I AM excited! Mrs. Roosevelt is
Twelve seniors, including seven
talking on, “I like the out-of-doors, dormitory students and five day
she says, “I frequently swim, ride, students were chosen this week to
(my own horse, she laughed) and serve as Ladies of the Court at
just LOVE camping trips.”
the May Day Festivities. These
This is your first trip to this include Margaret Dutton, Runelle
part of the State? How do you Prance, Wilmat, Green, Evelyn
like it? “I have enjoyed every Brim, Ruth Morgan, Yolando Copminute of my stay here. I have page, Louie Peeples Askew, Ve­
a somewhat sentimental interest ronica Kleeman, Inez Taylor, Mar­
in Savannah, as my grandmother ian Orr, Lois Christian andGwenformerly came from there.” This dolyn Winter.
is going swell!
These girls will serve with Mar­
What do you think of our cam­ garet Bums, Maid of Honor, as
pus, Mrs. Roosevelt? “Well,” she attendants to the May Queen, Mar­
graciously answered, “I havent tha Wilkes, at the May Day festi­
seen enough of the campus, yet, vities on May 10. This will be the
but I find the girls themselves a twenty-eighth annual May Festi­
val a t G. S. W. C.
(See FIRST Page 4)
The members of the May Court
were elected by a committee com­
posed of the May Queen, Martha
Wilkes, the Maid of Honor, Mar­
garet Bums, and the chairman of
the May Festival, Miss I^eonora
Ivey.
The Queen of the May and the
Maid of Honor were elected in a
Miss Marie Motter, soprano, student ballot held before Spring
Mr. Herbert F. Kraft, pianist, and Holidays.
Miss Gladys E. Warren, accom­
panist will present GSWC’s con­
tribution to the series of Univer­
sity Fine Arts Programs on Tues­
day evening, April 1, in the audi­
torium. On April 7 they will pre­
sent their program to Armstrong
Junior College students in Sav­
annah; on April 9 the concert will
An open forum will be the main
be offered to the Georgia State
College for Women in Milledge- feature of the April meeting of
vJlle. The final program will be the Government Association which
at the University of Georgia in will be held on Friday evening at
7:30 o'clock in the auditorium.
Athens on April 10.
The following selections will be The purpose of this forum is to
discuss problems of Student Gov­
given:
Dites, que faut-il faire?—Viar- ernment and campus life, and to
make and discuss suggestions as
dot.
to improvements that may be
A Pastoral (Old English)—ar­ made in them.
Ann Parham, president of S. G.
ranged by H. Lane Wilson.
A. who will conduct the forum,
Wiegenlied—Mozart.
stated that this week a box will
Aria, “Non so piu”—Moxart.
be placed in the hall of the ad­
Miss Motter.
ministration building so that any
Sonata Op. 57—Beethoven.
12 Seniors
Selected For
May Court
Over 5000 People Throng Campus
To See And Hear First Lady
A huge throng, estimated at
more than 5000 people, gathered
beneath the balcony of G. S. W.
C.'s handsome new $72,000 library
building on Thursday morning to
witness dedicatory exercises at
Louise Edwards, of Eastman, which the nation’s First Lady,
will be president of the Sports Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, was
Club for 1941-42, as a result of principal speaker.
Mrs. Roosevelt asserted the need
the election held yesterday in the
administration building. At the for a thoughtful younger genera­
same time Evalyn O'Neal was tion in these trying times. “In
chosen vice-president, Mary Jose­ these days it matters a great deal
phine Ford was elected secretary, what the younger generation is
and Alice Belle Meadors, treas­ thinking,” she declared.
She stated that woman's place
urer^
in the present crisis is “to do their
Louise Edwards will succeed present jobs better, to take ad­
Ruth Reid, who has served as vantage of every opportunity, and
president of the club for the past to remain calm over situations.”
two years. Evalyn O’Neal will suc­ She graciously added, “We women
ceed Katherine Mundy in the vice­ in America are capable.”
presidency. Mary Josephine Ford
Mrs. Roosevelt also contended
and Alice Meadors will succeed that women have just as much re­
themselves in their
respective sponsibility to carry as men.
positions.
In conclusion of her address,
Louise Edwards is a Lambda, she told members of the student
and has served in various capaci­ body, gathered en masse for the
ties on sports council. She is a dedication ceremonies that “Your
member of the Math-Science Club, day offers the problem of whether
and is head of the Math Division a rule of force shall dominate the
of that group. She was a mamber world, or shall a rule of reason, as
of Freshman Honor Society and represented by our democracies,
was recently inducted into Sen­ prevail.”
In dedicating the new library
ior Honor Society.
building in the Northern Pines,
For the year 1940-41 Evalyn Mrs. Roosevelt stated, “In this
O’Neal has held the office as vice- building you are given an oppor­
president of the Sophomore Class, tunity to study and prepare your­
a reporter on the Campus Canopy selves for the future . . . . I ded­
Staff and a member of the college icate this building to interesting
youth and the strange world in
Glee Club.
which you live.”
A member of the Freshman
Introduced by Parham
Honor Society and of the MathThe First Lady was introduced
Science Club, Mary Josephine
Ford will hold the position of Sec- to the huge crowd which over­
lowed the northern section of the
reary of the Sports Club.
college campus, by Miss Ann Par­
Alice Belle Meadors is a mem­ ham, of Warm Springs, president
ber of the Sociology Club, Vesper of the G. S. W. C. student body.
Choir, and has been on several Touching on the fine work of Mrs.
Roosevelt in spreading liberal
radio programs.
thought and speech around the
world, Miss Parham praised the
“democratic manner in which she
lives and thinks.”
Prior to Mrs. Roosevelt's ad­
dress, the crowd heard Chancellor
S. V. Sanford, director of the en­
tire University System, of which
the womans college here is a unit,
tell of a rising standard of living
which always comes as man’s op­
portunities increase. Introduced
by Miss Carolyn Williams, of Ty
Ty, member of the presidents
Council, Chancellor Sanford in
turn presented R. B. Logan, archi­
tect who designed the structure.
Key To Library
Mr. Logan presented key to the
new library, symbolic of progress
in education to General Sandy
Beaver, member of the board of
regents and slated to become
chairman at first session of the
newly organized board, who ex­
pressed appreciation as a board
member and a citizen of Georgia
for the fine opportunities which
the college offered to young wo­
men of South Georgia.
Passing the key on to Dr. Reade,
General Beaver praised the work
which he had done since coming
here less than seven years ago.
In a short address, Dr. Reade out­
lines progress of the institution
and expressed his gratitude for
the fine cooperation and support
of men such as Chancellor San­
ford and General Beaver in help­
ing him to bring G. S. W. C. for­
ward with the times.
Telling of a friendship between
Mrs. Roosevelt's father and his
own, the college head thanked the
president's wife for coming here
to appear on the program.
Distinguished Guests
Former Governor E. D. Rivers,
(See MRS. Page 4)
Dedicated By Mrs. Roosevelt
Motter, Kraft
Warren To Make
Concert Tour
S. G. A. Program
To Consist Of
Open Forum
(See MOTTER Page 4)
• (See S. G. A. Page
NEW $72,000 LIBRARY at G. S. W. C., resting among the tall, stately pine trees on north side
of the campus, which was dedicated in formal exercises yesterday morning with Mrs. Franklin D.
Roosevelt, wife of the President, as principal speaker.
PAGE TWO.
Saturday, March 29, 1941,
CAMPUS CANOPY
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Published weekly by the students of the Georgia
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Prepare To Participate
Next Friday’s m eeting of the S tudent Govern­
ment Association will be one of the m ost signifi­
cant gatherings of the year. I t should be of vital
importance to every student here, for th e program
will consist of an open forum held for the purpose
of discussing problems of S tudent Governm ent on
our campus, and for m aking and discussing sugges­
tions as to improvements th a t can be m ade o r new
ideas th at can be added to our cam pus life.
Every mem ber of the association w ill be given a
chance to participate in these discussions. To do
this intelligently, every student should be prepared
to participate. E very student should th in k seriously
between now and F riday on th e question, “W hat
can be done to m ake life m ore pleasant, o r to im­
prove campus life, a t G. S. W. C .?’\ and then p re­
senting the resulting ideas to th e group, e ith e r in
person a t the meeting, or by placing th e w ritten
suggestion in the S. G. A. Suggestions Box in th e
Ad Building.
Not only will S. G. A. m embers be given a chance
to make suggestions, b u t they will be given
a
chance to express opinions and e n te r into open
discussion on those which are presented by others.
This will be a forum of the students, and by the
students, so let's all do our p a rt by preparing some
constructive suggestions to be presented, and by
entering wholeheartedly and cooperatively into the
discussions of these suggestions.
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Have you noticed the light in the dome? It’s
been burning every night for the past three weeks.
If you haven't seen it, make it a point to do so, for
it really adds to the beauty of the campus
at
night.
So many students have commented on how
much they enjoyed hearing Mr. Kraft practicing
on' the organ in the library in the late afternoon,
just before dinner. So many girls seemed to really
appreciate the music that we think we should
have more of it. We wonder if, between six and
sig-thirty in the evening, ( a program of classical
favorites could be given from the library for the
enjoyment of the students. Many girls have sug­
gested this idea, and we think it’s a good one.
Orchids to .' / . Mrs. Shrivalle and her staff for
the excellent service at dinner Wednesday even­
ing. They deserve a great deal of credit for helping
to make the Honor Day and Library Dedication
ceremonies the success that it was.
The Y. W. C. A. has made a great contribution to
G. S. W. C. with this year's Religion in Life Week.
The programs held during this week really meant
a lot to those who attended them, and the response
of the students was texcellent. As to the value of
the programs, a faculty member stated, “Dr. Wieman has made most valuable contributions to our
understanding of human personality, of the inter­
relationships among people, and of factors making
for individual adjustment”. Many students have
said, “She really made me think”. That’s sufficient
evidence of the success of this program.
FACES ABOUT TOWN . . .
V era Simpson . . . whose return
from New Orleans was closely fol­
lowed by a le tte r from a New O r­
leans adm irer . . . I t seems the
gentlem an w rote the aforem en­
tioned le tte r to M other Bee . . .
who w as half of the chaperonage
on the trip . . . and requested
"Simple's” nam e and address for
the purpose of correspondence . . .
P arham . . . the m ost capable
hostess we know . . . M argaret
B um s . . . who received an or­
chid in New O rlean s . . . and from
a resident of m illionaire’s row . . .
“S ot” . . . who m ade th e rounds
accompanied by Zipper, the page
in the Blue Room, the talented lit­
tle dancer in Ted W eem’s floorshow, and one of the boys in the
o rchestra . . . W ilkes . . . whose
going-away gift from M cH affey
. . . w as both unique and patriotic!
. . . chaperones Miss Saw yer and
M other B . . . whom th e Seniors
enjoyed thoroughly . . . The crew
. . . who w ere sorely tem pted on
visiting the orchid farm . . . I t
seems they w anted a p lan t badly
in orded th a t they m ight grow
th e ir own orchids fo r the
next
form al . . . T aylor and Em ily . . .
who received le tte rs a few days
a fte r th e ir re tu rn . . . from Eddie
and Philip, respectively . . | M ax­
ine . . . who m ade m ore headw ay
w ith a certain girl's date than did
she . . . b u t not after a snaky
fashion . . 1 The date w anted it
th a t way.
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H ITS AND ENCORES . . . The
W hip-o-W ill Club . . . w ith a tren d
tow ard exclusion of th e w rong el­
em ent . . . BACK STR EET . . .
subject of b itte r controversy, b ut
which wo acclaim a h it . . . “The
rain th a t leaked in th e bus” . . .
an incident th a t ra te s an encore
. . . Ted W eems and orchestra . . .
w ith special em phasis on vocalist
P e rry Komo . . . who m ade a def­
inite h it w ith all.
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W EDDINB BELLS . . . ran g in
D ecem ber fo r Ann M cDonald . . .
but secretly . . . Now Ann has
gone to New York to join h e r hus­
band . . . W e’ll miss you, Ann . . .
though you could have let us in on.
dred Wilson . . . G. S. \V. C. alum the secret . . . Louise Bell and Milni . . . will be Ju n e brides.
AMONG THOSE M ISSING . .*.'
this q u a rte r are . . .’ M artha Sum­
m er . . . Sue Lewis*. . . Sot .■.*.
Georgia Lane . . . a regretful fare­
well to them . . . and welcome back
to Mury Alice and "Evelyn Brim.
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TALL TALES
. w ere travel­
ing around town concerning the
arrival of Mrs. Roosevelt and p a t­
ty . . . some said she had been able to reserve only seventy-five
rooms a t th e Daniel Ashley for
herself and h er party, even though
she tried to get the entire hotel
. . . how tales do spread . . they
even told th a t President Roose­
velt was to join h er here W ednes­
day . . . tall tales they told In Val­
dosta . . . in fact th e whole town
w as talking about this spectacular
even . . . th e v isit-o f th e F irs t
Lady to G. S. W. C.
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FLORIDA BOUND a re Jan e
W illiams, Jeanne
Pryor, Jan e
Sm ith, Teeny Hopson, B eth Tharpe
and "P unkin” N ew berry.
Show
those F lorida “A lligators”, gals!
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W HATSA’ MATTER, Rutland,
can’t you - m ake up your m ind?
“Foozy . . . Jim m y . . . Foozy . .-.
Jim m y". Go to it, S carlett!
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CROSSED U P . . . “Nookie’s ”
R ay w hen m istaking Mrs. Collins
for “N ookie” . . . Oops, R ay’s m is­
take! M other’s discovery.
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IT ’S ALL OVER NOW betw een
N azi and Joe, Jeanne, and Price,
M ay and Sonny . . . and how m any
m ore since Spring H olidays? W ell
. . . they say it’s over, but we’ll
w ait and see . . . I t's been said
before.
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BETTY JA N E is doing O. K.
w ith B uddy . . . so it seems. How
gotes th ere D orrough ?
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YES . . . Mrs. Roosevelt took
D r. Reade’s suggestion and wore
th e “blue dress” . She w as very
gracious and DID look w ell in
blue.
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RU BEN AND RACHEL . . .
R achel Cunningham , would you
believe it, ta lk s about Ruben
som ething o r other. Can you b eat
it? “Ruben and R achel”.
Sketching
Are you up to date on your MILITARY? Girto,
you positively should be, for perhaps the military
trend has affected this country as well as others
more th an any other one movement in history. Tho
whole world has gope mad on th e subject.
One reason you should know
your Army boys and what
they stand for is th a t the few
th a t hadn't already joined the
S ta rs and Stripes got in the
d raft and are serving Uncle
Sam in a g reat big way. If
men w ear uniforms and fight
wars, th e least* we women can
do is to be fam iliar enough
w ith M ilitary tactics and regulations to recognize
th e ran k of our men. There's no use in tagging a
Colonel, sergeant . . . now, is there ? Girls, leSirn
to know your soldier at a glance!
N ot only do people talk w ar and m ilitary suojects, b u t they let i t guide th eir every move. Styles
in clothes, colors, make-up, hair-do and shoes and
h ats have gone m ilitary. The radio is full of Pa­
trio tic strains and W ar news. The papers stress
this side of life. People are planning futures with
this in view. All in all, it’s a great movement.
W hether we like it o r not—it’s here and we must
m ake the best of it.
“God Bless Am erica”.
D av We M et
I told m yself th a t day vve met.
I said to me, “Now, you look out
H e’s good to look at, and yet
H e’d ta k e your heart, w ithout a doubt!
“H e’s m uch too g rand and really tail
Too m any girls would like a chance
To tr y to m ake him fall for them
And tr y to steal his glance.
H e's in th e arm y anyhow,
T h a t m ilitary m akes them w hirl . . .
I told m yself these things,
B ut a fte r all I ’m ju st an o th er girl.
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Wise And Otherwise
By F rances Kennedy
W ise
I f n a tu re , is so Wise, w hy did she supply man
w ith so m any things to think about, and so little
to th in k w ith ?
O therw ise
B y Louie Askew
CAROLYN WILLIAMS . . .
Ladies and gentlemen, we pre­
sent to you the President of the
Young Women’s Christian Associa­
tion . I . the girl who who has a
finger in every pie of campus un­
dertakings . . . the girl who has
more energy than the law allows
. . . to be so tiny herself . . . in­
dustrious, efficient, reliable . . . a
scholar . . . member of both the
Freshman and the Senior Honor
Societies . | . serving as secretarytreasurer in the former and as
vice-president of the latter . .* .
one of the mainstays of the MathScience Club . . . head of the Math
Division last year . . . originated
Little Willie, being very original
herself . . . smart .. . never failing
under any conditions ; ; . worked
herself in “Y” prestige: Freshman
Council, Sohphomore Council, Cab­
inet, Morning Watch Chairman
her second year, vice-president,
now president, but also a member
of the State Conference Planning
Committee . . . receives her G. S.
W. C. emblem this year .* .• . is
chairman of the Student Attend­
ance Committee . . . very consci­
entious | | . but at the same time
ouite understanding . . . honor stu­
dent first and second year-. . ,
member of the Sociology Club this
VIRGINIA T O M IIN SO V —
Sociology M ajor . . . a fine girl
who b rin g s out th e best in o th er
people . . . never forceful . . . but
g ets th ere . . . alw ays a smile .- . .
never seen h er frow n . . . listens,
thoughtful1 . . . unobtrusive . .- .
tra n sfe r from Georgia Teachers
College . . . elected D orm itory
R epresentative on S tudent-F acul­
ty H onor Council fo r this y ear
.• . one people place confidence
in a t first sight . . . F ren ch Club,
Sociology Club, serving as P resi­
dent la st year, Cam pus Canopy
sta ff th e two years she’s been
here . . I advertising and circulative* .
. eaSy-going, quiet • | •
S ports Club . . . used to be known
fo r h er braided hair-do . . . -now
fo r looking so well w ith sh o rt h air
. . . agreeable . . . p o p u la r. . . a
Statesboro m aid . . . and an a t­
tractiv e one a t th a t . . I w ith a
personality popular on any cam ­
pus!
y e a r .* ; . m odest b ul lets h e r ac­
tions speak for h er ch a ra c ter . . .
tru stw o rth y . . . am bitious . . *
lovely disposition . . . a t ease w ith
m ost .anybody . . .- even th e F irs t
L ady . . ». being herself a F irs t
Lady of our Campus!
And thus the lib rary is dedicated! A stirring ad­
dress by th e gracious F irst L ady on Thursday
m orning w as th e principal event of the exercises.
W ednesday night, a t th e dinner in the dining
room, Mrs. Roosevelt charm ed th e entire school
w ith h er words. And she wore blue. She said
th a t D r. Reade’s suggestion to w ear blue ather
th an black am used her. “You know m ost m en hate
black, anyw ay”, she said. Orchids and everything
nice to S. C., who did a good job as m istress of
ceremonies.
On looking back: Dr. Wieman, very hum an phychologist, gave it stra ig h t from th e shoulder and
w as w ell-liked by GSWC. And th e Georgia Glee
Club . . . nuff’ sed!
Comes N ext: Jam es Melton. Tom orrow after­
noon brings th e nationally fam ous ten o r in
the
la st of th e a rtis t series. A utograph hounds, sharpen
your pencils.
Buying an E a s te r B onnet? A ren’t you glad its
not one of th e following v ariety th a t w as quite the
rag e in 1891? “A larg e h a t w ith chiffon brought
over its crown, a w reath of buds about th e brim
and a bunch of flow ers in front. I t sounds elab­
orate, b u t it is th e very acm e of sim plicity . . *A
bonnet th a t is a v ery dream in violet has a crown
of open gold lace outlined w ith violets. J u s t in
fro n t are tw o w hite lovebirds, while a t th e back
a re loops of ribbon”. A nd who dares to say th at
women’s ,hats haven’t im proved w ith th e years?
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Saturday, March 29, 1941.
CAMPUS CANOPY
Dr. Wieman Is
Final Speaker On
Religion In Life
JAMES MELTON, tenor, who will be presented In concert on
Sunday afternoon in the college auditorium, as the final program of
G. S. W. C.’s regular A rtist Series
James Melton T o Sing
Here Sunday Afternoon
“America’s Favorite Tenor” Is Final
Artist Series Attraction Of This Year
James Melton, “the brilliant American Tenor who has the heaven
bom gift of song”, will be presented in concert on Sunday afternoon,
March 30, a t four o'clock in the college auditorium. This will be the
final program of GSWC’s regular Artist Series Concerts. Mr. Melton,
is widely known as a star of radio, opera, and the screen, and has made
many successful concert tours b o t h -------------------------------- —|
in America and Europe.
He is an American, and his
many followers take pride in the Saturday, March 29
. Dinner honoring James Melton
fact that, native of Georgia, he
was educated in American schools —7:00 o'clock p. m.—Rec. Hall.
Sports Club Dance—8:00 o’clock
and colleges and has received voice
training and operate schooling p. m.—Rec. Hall.
Sunday, March 80
also in this country.
Concert by James Melton, tenor
His voice is an unusual com­
bination of lyric quality and rich —4:00 o’clock p. m.—Auditorium.
darkness, and his rare combina­ Monday, March 31
“Y’’ Cabinet—7:00 o’clock p. m.
tion of talents has made him one
—House-in-the-Woods.
of the nations favorite artists.
The program to be presented on Tuesday, April 1
Musical Concert by Warren,
Sunday afternoon consists of the
Motter, and K raft—8:00 o’clock p.
following numbers:
m.—Auditorium.
Program
I. Gia ie Sole dal Gange—Scar­ Wednesday, April 2
English Club Meeting—7:30 o’­
let,
clock p. m.—House-in-the-Woods.
Ombra Mia Fu (0 Ye Beloved
Thursday, April 18
Shade)—Handel.
Vespers—7:15 o’clock p. m.—
Danza, danza, fanciulla gentile Auditorium.
—Dumate. (Dance, dance, gentle Friday, April 4
(See JAMES page 4)
Student Government Meeting—
(Open Forum )—7:15 o'clock p. m.
—Auditorium.
Social Calendar
Dr. Regina Westcott Wieman,
eminent psychologist and religi­
ous leader conducted the latter
part of the YWCA’3 Religion in
Life Week held on campus from
March 24th through the 2bth.
The theme of this phase of the
Religious Emphasis Week was
“Deepening and Enriching Our
Personal Relations."
Dr. Wieman’s first lecture was
Monday when her subject was
“Facing Life and the Christian
Philosophy of Life". "Getting The
Most Out of College Life” was
the subject of the open forum
held on Monday afternoon for
Freshmen and Sophomores.
Following the Y Cabinet supper
on Monday night in the House-inThe-Woods, Dr. Wieman led a dis­
cussion on “The Place th at the
YWCA can fill in the lives of each
student."
“Men and Women Relations"
was the subject of Dr. Wieman's
third lecture during chapel period
on Tuesday.
This broad subject
was continued in a discussion
for Juniors and Seniors on Tues­
day afternoon. 'Getting the Most
Out of Each Day” was the theme
of Tuesday night’s lecture.
At the regular chapel exercises
on Wednesday Dr. Wieman pre­
sented her final talk, "Deepening
and Enriching our Personal Rela­
tions." H er last apperance was at
the discussion group on Wednes­
day afternoon.
Mr. Espy, the speaker for the
first p art of the Religion in Life
Week, presented the policies of
America as contrasted with for­
eign affairs. D r Wieman direct­
ed her messages more to present
campus problems, and getting the
most out of life.
Georgia Glee
Club Presents
Program Here
If it seemed unusual last week­
end seeing so many young gentle­
men strolling about the campus,
it wasn’t th at G.S.W.C. had turn­
ed co-ed—not permanently—but
th at the South Georgia belles were
favoring the University of Geor­
gia Glee Club boys with some of
their famous Southern hospitality.
The Sunday afternoon glee club
performance was a rare tre a t for
the girls. Hugh Hodgson’s direct­
ing and accompanying and Minna
Hecker’s glorious colotura soprano
voice always assure them of a
good Valdosta audience. When you
add to th at thirty-six handsome
young men from the University,,
you’ve got a real success. Ben Jen­
kins, incidentally, created a mild
sensation when he returned to his
(See GEORGIA page 4)
'New Orleans Is The Land Of
Dreams Come True Say Seniors
PAGE THREE.
9
By Billie Green
New Orleans—"land of dreams they call it, but to the seniors it
is “land of dreams come true’’. For four long years there was a strug­
gle and work, work and struggle to make this trip possible and finally
it all came true. Experiences, none of us expected, formed unforgetable memories of that beautiful historic city. From the very first
morning something different and
new happened—if It didn’t of it’s
own accord, we made it. Church at
St. Louis Cathedral, second in age
by only three years to the one in
St. Augustine, Fla. And the stain­
ed glass windows are really beau­
tiful—(we noticed the artists of
Seventeen freshmen and juniors the group, shall we say, examin­
were informally inducted into the ing the details carefully?” After­
Freshman and Senior Honor So­ wards, buying sweet-peas from
cieties by recognition at the din­ the flower-girl under the arches
ner for Mrs. Roosevelt on Thurs­ of the Cabildo. Dinner at Arnaud's
day night. Juniors with averages and gaining a sense of direction
of B or better, at the end of eight by a walk through the old French
quarters are made members of quarter or, as we prefer, the
the Senior Honor Society, while Vieux Carre. The boat trip, up
freshmen with averages of B or the river was a fine idea, even if
better, at the end of two quarters the fog did cause us to turn back.
are automatically members of the The Monday morning tour with
Freshman Honor Society.
“Mr. Einstein" and getting cut off
The following juniors are the from Canal Street by the St. Pat­
new members of the Senior Honor rick’s Day Parade. TVilane, Loyola,
The
Society: Marie Ambos, Eleanor and the Orchid Farm!
Cook, Louise Edwards, Leecy Anne French quarter again and TuGoodloe, Mamell Parker, Pattye jagues for the delightful menuless
Patterson, Mary Jean Rockwell meal—the French- bread and the
French
waiters . . . ooh, la,
and Maxwell Williams.
la!
Royal
Street which holds an
New members of the Freshman
Society include Mary Carol Allen, antique collector’s dream. The
Emmie Carter, Maye Copeland, Cabildo and the string quartet on
Marian Hambrick, Mary Mason,. the second floor playing Vienise
waiters. Klob’s with shrimp cre­
Sadie Miller,, Jackie Rose, Jean­ ole
gumbo and the orchestra play
nette Smith, Jean Williams, and ing five dedication pieces. Rain
Laura Mae Youngblood.
and more rain. But not to inter­
These students will be more fere with the tour to the site of
formally accepted into the re­ the Battle of New Orleans the
spective organizations on Honor Huey Long Bridge and the nice
Day.
view of the leves. Mural inspec­
The Senior Honor Society was tion at the airport and the four
organized in 1936-37 with the pur­ bravest “going up” while some of
pose of recognizing scholarship, the less adventurous found excite­
leadership, and personality. On a ment in an automatic elevator.
five-year period of trial, the or­ Back to town by beautiful Lake
ganization is petitioning Mortar Pontchatrain. Again to the French
Board, national honor and leader­ Quarter and lunch' at famous
ship society for membership. Last Antoine's and Horrors! the menu
year, the Senior Honor Society completely in French. (Well, noth­
organized a Student Cooperative ing like asking.) The Presbytere
Book Store, and opened it to the and a view of the Audabon prints
students on January 1, 1940. —What charming patios and love­
Headed by Evelyn Brim, the old ly iron work! Pirate’s Alley—now
members of society are as follows: th at’s the life. A walk to the
M argaret Burns, Ruth Reid, Mary Old French Market and after some
Alice Brim, Carolyn. Williams, of those fishy smells say, we know
Lois Christian, Billie Green, Louise why that coffee is world famous!
A first love—the Napoleon House
Macfie.
(See NEW page 4)
The Freshman Honor Society
has as its purpose the promoting
and maintaining among the mem­
bers of its organization and the
campus a t large all activities
which tend to stimulate and en­
rich, their intellectual living. This
17 New Members
Are Recognized By
Honor Societies
(See 17 page 4)
PAGE FOUR.
NEW . . .
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with a vote of appreciation for it's
records of the classics. Rush back
to the hotel and a scramble for a
shower in preparation for the Blue
Room. Ted Weem’s Orchestra, you
know. Quite a good one too and
the floor show—well you should
have been there, Charlie. Did
you ever notice how glamorous,
looking the seniors are under pro­
per circumstances? Wednesday—
last day, oh heck! Well anyway
ye ole purse strings are getting
mighty slack. Ye gods! and noth­
ing to take home—mustn’t forget
Lil* Sis either. Let's see! Curio
shops, perfumers, Aunt Sally's
pralines, antique dealers—all in
the days view—ending up Canal
Street with a ride on the escala­
tor at Maison Blanc. Last minute
cards to send and a last daylight
view of the quarter. Oh look a
hurdy-gurdy man! What a darling
monkey. And supper at the Court
of the Court of the Two Sisters—
very charming place not counting
Bernard who makes it more so.
More dedications by the orchestra
and “Six Angels on Horseback*’
to eat. Sounds like divinity? It’s
paradise! What is your cradle in­
dication, chum? It all shows up in
your handwriting.
Ah, finally we must leave! Gad,
it really hurts. Let’s see — the
Haunted House, Madame John's
Legacy, the Cabildo, Antoine's,
etc, etc., etc. Yes, that make’s
everything except the street car
ride and we'll take that next time.
For definitely there must be a
next time—someday. A whirling
pattern of gay, fiesta, joyous
memories and it all spells “Come
back to New Orleans—place of
charm and adventure." We’ll be
there!
JAMES...
(Continued from Page 3)
maiden.)
II. In the Silence of Night—
Rachmanioff.
Ay Gitanos—Vera Eakin.
Clouds—Ernest Charles.
Love Went A-riding — Frank
Bridge.
Le Reve (from “Manon") (The
Dream)—Massenet
Intermission
IV. Rapsodie hongroise No. 12
—Liszet.
The Juggler—Tach.
Mr. Evans
V. Aria: Elucevan le Stelle,
from Tosca—Puccini.
(The stars were shining.)
Mattinata—Beoucavallo.
VI. The Hills of Home—Oscar
Fox.
Sugar Plum—Jaques Wolfe.
He's gone away (North Caro­
lina song)—arr. Leo Sowerby.
Come, Love, with me—Carnevali.
OAm f U i
F IR S T . . .
(Continued from Page 1)
very delightful group." Did you
hear that, girls? This IS some­
thing!
What can I ask no? Oh yes—
What part can women play in this
world crisis? Mrs.
Roosevelt
thoughtfully replied, “To do their
present jobs better, to take ad­
vantage of every opportunity and
to remain calm." She graciously
added, “We women are capable."
She continued, “In these days, it
matters a great deal what the
young people are thinking, for it
is the young people who must de­
cide what will happen to our
country in the future."
In speaking of the American
Youth Congress, which has it's
headquarters in New York, Mrs.
Roosevelt says, “There has been
a split in the policies and as a
result of this split there have
formed two communistic groups."
Mrs. Roosevelt's own personal
feelings toward this split is that
it is a result of poor leadership,
and that youth is being guided in­
to following the Communistic lines
too closely. She did not attend
it's annual meetings in Geneva,
but sent representatives. Her
hopes are that the youth of today
will not follow this path.
O . . . . oh, time is about up.
But she continues," Women have
just as much responsibility as the
men in the future of our country,
in that they must influence the
early years of the young children's
lives—intellectually, morally and
physically. Young people, it’s your
responsibility." She concluded by
saying “Make your world a better
place in which to live."
Sigh—that's the shortest inter­
view I've made. It's all over now,
but it was fun while it lasted and
she’s really up to her title as
“First Lady of The Land."
MRS....
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Mayor J. D. Ashley, Emory P.
Bass, president of the Valdosta
and Lowndes County Chamber of
Commerce, and a number of Valdostans welcomed Mrs. Roosevelt
in the library building immediate­
ly. proceeding the ceremonies.
Prior to exercises, the First
Lady held a brief press conference
in which representatives of The
Valdosta Times, The Lowndes
County News, United Press, and
The Campus Canopy, college pub­
lication, iired several questions at
her. She denounced to Miss Anna
May Pryor, managing editor of
The Canopy, activities of Commu­
nistic leaders in the American
Youth Congress in reply to her
question about the organization.
Members of the Lowndes Coun­
ty Democratic Womans Commit­
tee were presented individually to
the First Lady by Mrs. D. Ingram,
chairman of the group.
First Visit
Coming here from Charleston,
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student may place suggestions in S. C„ Wednesday night, Mrs.
it before the meeting. These will Roosevelt dined with students at
be brought up and discussed. Also, the college that evening, and was
the floor \yill be opened to the the guest of Dr. and Mrs. Reade
presentation of new ideas and at their home Wednesday night.
suggestions.
Bridge.
Lilac Time—Cyril Scott.
An old forgotten note—Harvey
GauL
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ll Gaccio (The Kiss)—Arditi.
Mr. Kraft.
Miss Motter.
SGA
M OTTER. . .
Aria, “Mi Chiamano Mimi" (La
Boheme)—Puccini.
Miss Motter.
Rhapsody B Minor—Mrahms.
Thou Art Repose — ShubertLiszt.
Staccato Etude—Rubinstein.
Mr. Kraft.
E’en as a lovely flower—Frank
Saturday, March 20. lfHi
CANOPY
Junior-Senior
Formal Will Be
Saturday, April 5
Curtis Davidson will be on the
G. S. W. C. campus for the second
time this year, when he plays for
the Junior-Senior Formal and Tea
Dance scheduled for Saturday, April 5.
The formal will be held at the
Country Club, usual place of col­
lege formals, and the tea dance
will be in the Rcc. Hall. Plans for
these events are underway and
the committees, appointed by
Gwendolyn Hendrick, have begun
functioning.
Eleanor Cook and Dot Wilkes
are responsible for the receiving
line. The chaperones for the occas­
ion are: Miss Hopper, Mrs. Beechwood, Dr. and Mrs. Reade, Miss
Carter, Miss Richter, and Miss
Lowry.
The committee for the selection
of the orchestra, was made up of
Leecy Ann Goodloe, Virginia Pow­
er, and Twerp Bowen. The no­
break group consists of Maxwell
Williams, Elise Gannon, Minnie
Roberts and Mildred Harris, who
have decided to have 20 no-breaks
and who are responsible for the
no-break cards. Alice Wisenbaker,
Betty Franklin, Emily McCall and
Julia Bess Smith make up the
decorating committee.
Other committees are: Serving,
Annie Heald,
Margaret Clay,
Mary Jean Rockwell, Nancy Cole,
and Catherine Scott, and Refresh­
ment, Carolyn Roberts, Mary Bundrick, and Frances Street.
GEORGIA...
(Continued from Page 3)
home town as a comic soloist.
Bob Harrison's violin and Jimmie
Edwards' flying fingers were re­
sponsible for the crowd of people
who gathered in the Rotunda af­
ter dinner Sunday. This talented
pair of room-mates entertained the
group with an impromptu swing
concert. These boys had an op­
portunity to show the audience
what they could do with more
serious music at the afternoon
program.
The dance Saturday night in
honor of th e , visiting glee club
was good enough to rate some
Technicolor move shots. In fact,
the whole week-end (thanks to
the boys* good music and the girls'
hospitality) was one of those nev­
er-to-be-forgotten affairs. To every
girl who assisted in the Sopho­
mores in entertaining goes a lusci­
ous verbal orchid.
She left here shortly after yes­
terday morning's exercises for
Tuckeegee, Ala., where she is to
appear as guest speaker at Tuskeegee Institute today.
Horace Caldwell, Valdosta and
Albany hotel operator, was sche­
duled to entertain her at lunch
in Albany yesterday noon.
Visit of the distinguished Mrs.
Roosevelt here marked the first
time that a president's wife had
been a truest in Valdosta.
CAROLYN WILLIAMS, (left) who introduced CHANCELLOR S.
V. SANFORD at Thursday’s ceremonies for dedication of the library.
Mrs. F.D.R. Dines With Students
In College Dining Hall
(By Frances Kennedy)
Wednesday evening marked the biggest thrill to GWSC students
in a long time when Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt was our guest at din­
ner in the dining room. Strictly for students only, the principal event
was the address by the First Lady.
Sara Catherine Martin, president of the Sophomore class and
chairman of the President's Coun- —— ----------------------------- —
cil, presided as mistress of cere­
monies. She presented Evelyn
Brim, president of the Senior Hon­
or Eociety, who, in turn, present­
ed the seVen new members of that
organizaion. S. C. then presented
Thelma Sirmans, president of the
Bearing an immense basket of
Freshman Honor Society, who rec­
ognized the eight freshmen to be flowers, six men of the Greek
Community welcomed Mrs. Roose­
inducted into the society.
velt to Valdosta on Wednesday
With an appropriate verse the evening in the Rotunda. The bas­
mistress of ceremonies introduced ket, a unique arrangement of
the Serenaders, group of college glads was decked with the Ameri­
songsters directed by Miss Motter. can flag colors on one side, and
They sang several Stephen Foster the colors of Greece on the other.
airs.
Betwen the two a streamer bear­
Frances Williams, president of ing the words: “Welcome to Val­
the Math-Science club and a mem­ dosta and the Greek Community"
ber of the steering committee of was placed.
the President's Council, was next
The Greek proprietors of down­
presented. She introduced Mrs. town restaurants were very gen­
Roosevelt.
erous in offering the services of
Mrs. Roosevelt, dressed in blue their waitresses for the Wednes­
with a corsage of Talisman roses day hight dinner.
gave a stirring address. She de­
livered a challenge to the youth in the House-in-the-Woods. With
of America to take advantage of
every opportunity and to learn Thelma Sirmans as president, the
everything in their reach. Charm­ following Sophomores are old
ing and gracious, the First Lady members of the Society: Betty
was interesting and well-liked by Barnes, Wilma Cody, Elizabeth
everyone.
Fender, Mary Josephine Ford,
Catherine Green, Elizabeth Hartsfield,
Jeanne Pryor, Corinne
Smith, and Jacqueline Smith.
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Greek Community
Presents Flowers
To Mrs. Roosevelt
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organization begun in 1936-37 is
also on a five-year trial petition­
ing for membership in the Alpha
Lambda Delta Honorary F rater­
nity. Among the projects for this
year a hobby show was presented,
and magazines have been placed