Birmingham Southern College - Southern Accent Yearbook (Birmingham, AL)

Text from Pages 1 - 164 of the 1950 volume:

LIBRARY OF BIRMINGHAM-SjU; JL1« COLLEGE THIS IS THE HILLTOP NINE BUILDINGS LI RARY OF BIRMINGH M- OUTHERM C LL ZE 1DB8 STUDE ■ ■ u rs AND QUITE A SOUTHERN ACCENT. lULlA ANN GILMt:H, KniTDR DUULEY yUVEL. UUIilNESIJ MANAGER LIBRARY OF BIRMINGHAM-SOUTH£RN COLLEGE Dr. Wesley Adolphus Moore is as much a part of Birmingham-Southern as the Hilltop itself. Having graduated with honors from old South- ern University in 1905, he helped link that in- stitution with the young Birmingham College when he came here to assume his duties in the math and physics department in 1920. As a teacher at Birmingham-Southern, he has been patient with the slow student and has en- couraged those who have found math an excit- ing adventure. To Dr. Moore, who is young in spirit but at the same time offers wisdom and inspiration from the vantage point of many years of experience and service, this book is dedicated. WESLEY ADDLPHUS MDDRE ! f7682 Although life on the Hill isn ' t really divided into four rigid divisions, certain activities do seem connected with certain seasons. So, for the sake of the pattern, this book is divided loosely according to the four seasons. « In the fall, with sighs of an- ticipation as well as regret, books are taken in hand and the daily trips up the Hill begin. With winter, Southern Hfe slips in- to an easy routine. For some, that routine runs hke this: a bumpy ride on No. 44, classes (optional), a bridge session, and then a meeting or two. Comes the spring, and there ' s a new hit in the air and in the faces of win- ter-tired hilltoppers. Thoughts of elections and spring dances make it hard to stay in class. fifmei u . ummci Summer brings with it, along with the Starlight Operas, tender memories of the extra-curricular activities throughout the year that have put the bow on the package. 1 For students at Birmingham- ern, the last few days of September, not the first of January, mark the beginning of the new year. Long hnes of folk registering twine about the gym and all over the Hill- top are sounds of: How can I take history 251 at ten when Shakespeare ' s then, too? , , , Do you have your room, yet? . . . How do you do, I ' m so glad to know you. . . . How was Laguna? ... I haven ' t writ- ten my folks yet, either. . . . What line do we stand in now? . . . Oh, it ' s good to be back. . . . A new year . . . new friends . . . new ideas . . . new horizons. -4R-  w y ■ - ,r ' jf. r ' an. ■ .s. ' u:-i- • ; ' . wj .-. . •. .- n . ' Mh.v ' I ■■ I ■■ I ' :r f, ■ ■• il ' iisai nil inn ■■ R.1 - i ' ' ' m ' :.. s - ■■ ' ■,.■ M us im Itrii «v ■« . 4 - H THE PRESIDENT To the hundreds of students at Birmingham-Southern, as well as to the alumni and the civic leaders of Birmingham, Dr. George R. Stuart, Jr., is a respected educational leader and, more important, a very good friend. 1)K. 1 . Shanks )(■( of the College As dean, Ur. Sli.inks is the cn- couragcr, reprover, .idvisur .uid very best friend of every student. Mar ' i Holmes Sensabaugh Dean of Women The director of all women ' s ac- tivities on the campus, the sororities and dormitory girls in particular, Mrs. Sensabaugh successfully carries out all her duties with equal ability and charm. ADMINISTRATION Robert H. W ' aiston Bur Mir Cecil AbeRnethy Raymond Anderson Helen Boyd Jean Moore Bradley Professor of English Professor of Music Director of the Cafeteria Assistant Bookkeeper S ILLIAM BURCH H. R. Butts Alfred Canon Antony Constans Assistant Professor of Physical Associate Professor of Classics Assistant Professor of Political Professor of French Education Sciertce THE FACULTY at SD Marian Crawi-orii Snrcliiiy lo Ihe I ' rcsiJiliI Howard Cri;i£U Elizabeth Davis liiihiiflor in Physical Eihicntion H. B. Englebert Aihniirisfrit he Assisfitnt Marsee Fred Evans Professor of Sliccrh Margaret Fletcher Secretary to the Dean RUDYARD GoODE Assistant Professor of Economics Eva Goodenough Assistant Professor of Psyc jolot y U T H E R N Emory Q. Hamk Profi ssur of Economics G. R. Hernandez Assoc. ' a c Professor of Spanish Henry Kopman Assistaui Professor of French Anne Lewis Assistant in Music Raymond MacMahon Associate Professor of Art Virginia McMahan Admissions Counselor Harry McNeel Associate Professor of Spanish John Malone Professor of Ethication THE F A C ' f Stuart Mims hntruitor hi Radio Robert Moore As istanf Professor of Education W. A. Moore Professor Emcrilus of Mathematics Robert Murray Manager of Ihe Bookstore E. S. OwNBEY Professor of English Wilbur D. Perry Austin Prodoehl Professor Emeritus of English Professor of German Margaret Ramos Instructor in Spanish ULTY at SOUTHERN Laura Sears Assistant to the Registrar William Shelton Proji ' ssor of Religion George Simmons Assistant Professor of Chemistry Mary Sue Smith Assistant to the B?irsar Natalie Smith William Smithey, Karl Thelander Hugh Thomas Harold Wilcox Instructor in History Associate Professor of Assistant Professor of Dean of the Birmingham Professor of Chemistry Chemistry Mathematics Conservatory of Music THE FACULTY AT SOUTHERN Phillip Blaudry Assoriiitc Professor o) luninniih-s Daniel Arden, Jr. Assisliinl Professor of Oeolofiy Ralph Bugg Assis ,iii Professor of folininliMii NoRDEAN Golden luslriicior of Sccrcftiritil Stililics Charles Baker Assistant Professor of Physical liihiia ioii J. Allen Tower Professor of Geogralihy John F. Locke Professor of Matheiiiaties Joseph Parks Professor of History Leon Sensabaugh Professor of History Robert Van Asselt Associate Professor of Physics Jack Barnes Assistant Professor of Ejigineerinf[ Arnold Powell Associate Professor of English Richebourg McWilltams Professor of Etijilish Howard Harlan Professor of Sociology James Doubles Associate Professor of Biology W. A. Whiting Professor of Biology Charles Hathaway Associate Professor of Biology Virginia Burns, Margaret Hughes, Frances Gibbs, and Harriot Duff, Librarians Adams Ardovino Arnold Aromi Atkins Baldone Bell Blinn BODDEN Bowers Bradley Brasher Row one: Robert Barry Adams Anthony John Ardovino, 0X Vice-pres. 2; Newman Club, prcs. 2; IntcrFraternlty Council, trcas. 2 John McNeill Arnold, IlKA Eugene John Aromi, @X Prcs. 4; Kappa Phi Kappa; Kappa Pi; Newman Club Row two: Lewis Eugene Atkins Eta Sigma Phi; Omicron Delta Kappa; Galileans, pres. 3; Ministerial Asso., pres. 4 Joseph Charles Baldone, ®X Bobby Eugene Bell, 0X Eta Sigma Phi; Hilltop News, College Theater; Omicron Delta Kappa; Scribblers Club George Anderson Blinn, AE club Toreadors; B Club; Ushers Club; International Relations Rupert Bodden, Junior, ATn Skull and Bones Patricia Ann Bowers, AOn Vice-pres. 4; Mortar Board, pres. 4; Amazons; Student Life Com. 4; Choir; Newman Club, sec. 3; Cheerleaders captain 1, 2; P.E. Club; College Theater, sec. 2, pres. 4; Southern Accent 1; May Court 3, 4; Who ' s Wh o, 4 Adelbert Edward Bradley, Junior, 0X Pres. 3; InterFraternity Council, pres. 3; Kappa Phi Kappa; Intramural Board; Omicron Delta Kappa James Eschol Brasher Scribblers Club THE SENIOR CLASS DP Mary Florence Brock, AXA Mu Alpha; College Theater; Choir; Amazons, sec. 4 Milton Perry Brovcn, Junior, KA Omicron Delta Kappa, Honor Council; Kta Sigma Phi Raymona Brown, KJ Trcai. 3; sec. 4; Mortar Board; Hilltop Newt; Ama ont, v prei. • ; P.E. Club; Chccrlcailcr 1, 2, ), 4; Who who, 4 Mav Court 1. 4 I ' liii IP I)anii;l BouiiARi), — W, I ' rc. 4 Koli ' l4o; ROBI-RT CAI.I.AFrAN, l . Franciif. Cannon, KA John Wallis Carpenter, Junior, AXA l.c Ccrcic Francais; Scribblcri C lub William Ai i)i rson Cartir, ATil Ruu- Mr,r: HovcARD Paul Castor, A ' I M.S.M.; Pi Delta P.i; Hilltop New. Clarence Richard Causey, KA Corrci. icc. 2; Kappa Phi Kappa William Edward Champiin, Ji nkir, K.- Pi Delta P.i George Thomas Chapman, a2 I BROCK Brow.v, M. p. Bruvn, R. Raul I ARM C AI.l.AHA.N Cannon CaRPI-NTI k Cartf-R Casior Causey Champlin Chapman NINETEEN HLNDREU ANU FIFTY Chitwood Clark Clepper Coats COATES COKER. Collier Cooper Craiger Davis DiSEKER DOERR Mki Ron- one: Carey Jones Chitwood, ATO Vice-prcs. 4; Omicron Delta Kappa; Honor Council, chairman 4; Choir; Executive Council, 4 Eugene Cliff Clark Eta Sigma Phi; Delta Phi Alpha; Skull and Bones Ray Kenneth Clepper, AXA Toreadors Katherine Ann Coats, nB4 Vice-pres. 3 ; Col lege Theater, vice-pr«s, 2; Choir; May Queen, 3 ; Miy Court. 2; Ushers Club; Intramural Council Ron ' tuo: William Malcomb Coats, KA Clyde Henley Coker, IIKA Lc Ccrcle Franicais; P.E. Club ; Intramural Board ; Kappa Phi Kappa; Ushers Club; Hilltop News; Southern Accent Abel Charles Collier, IIKA Kappa Phi Kappa; P.E. Club Marilynn Wayne Cooper, AOII Mortar Board; Bus. Mgr. Hilltop News, 2, 3 ; International Relations Club Roil ' three: John Craiger Kappa Phi Kappa; Phi Sigma Iota; Entrc Amigos; Le Cercle Francais Majorie Inez Davis, TLB Kappa Pi ; College Theater; Hilltop News Maude Diseker, IIB Mortar Board; YWCA, pres. 4; College Theater; Executive Council Dorothy Doerr, r4 B Mortar Board; Eta Sigma Phi; Pi Delta Psi ; International Re- lations Club; Hilltop News; Southern Accent; Amazons; Pan- Hellenic Council, pres. 3; Executive Council; YWCA; Intramural Cnunci! THE SENIOR CLASS OF Ijiv ' ahiis Kl.CI.N Elliott Encdahl Farris Flrcuson Flf.ming Franklin Fuller Gilbert Green Greer Row otic: Allen Jack Edwards, 0X Pres. 3; Omicron Delta Kappa; Kappa I ' hi Kappa; Hillcop News, Editor, 2 Raymond Tower Elgin, Junior, IIKA Mil Alpha, prfs. } ; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Sigma Iota; Choir Edgar Elliott, ATQ Prcs. 4: Executive Council, vicc-pres. 3; Omicron Delta Kappa, vicc-prei. 4 Clarence Conrad Encdahl, ATO Eta Sigma Phi Lee LeForce Farris, Junior, A3 Delia Phi Alpha; Skull and H...ic- William Donovan Ferguson Baptist Stu. Union, vicc-pres. }; Religious Council; Galileans, pres. 2; Ministerial Asso. ; Pi Delta Psi Ann Blocker Fleming College Theater; Eta Sigma Phi, pres. 4; Phi Sigma Iota Leon Franklin, AXA Pi Delta Psi, sec.-ireas. 4; Kappa Phi Kappa; Le Cercle Francais Knw three: Lawrence Patricia Fuller, ZT. Treas. 3, 4; Phi Sigma lota; Amazon, ; .Mortar Board; College Theater; Executive Council Lillian Gilbert, r l B Vice-pres. 4; Kappa Delta Epsilon; P.E. Club; Executive Coun- cil; Y.W.C.A.; Mortar Board Willis Samuel Green, IIKA choir; Mu Alpha: Kappa Phi Kappa; varsity tennis, basketball Donald Frederick Greer, ITK.X NINETEEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY Griftiths Hackbarth holloran Hale Hamby Hamilton Hansen Harris, A. B. Harris, G. C. Holder Hopping Johnson Doyle Benjamin Griffiths, IIKA Executive Council; Toreadors John Thomas Hackbarth Toreadors Patrick James Holloran, AJI Phi Sigma Iota; Newman Club; Enire Amigos Clara Kathryn Hale M.S.M.; YWCA; College Theater; Usher Club; Chi Sigma Phi Charles Hamby, Junior Ministerial Asso. 4; Galileans; M.S.M. Martha Sue Hamilton, KA Phi Sigma Iota; Kappa Delta Epsilon; F.ntrc Amigos; Hilltop Newi; Dornn Council ; Ushers Club Peggy Marie Hansen, ZTA International Relations Club; Le Ccrcle Francais; YWCA Albert Basil Harris Theta Sigma Lambda; Theta Chi Delta; Delta Phi Alpha George Ceberon Harris, AXA Sec. 4; Bus. Mgr. Hilltop News, 4; Scribblers Club; Le Cercle Francais; Phi Sigma Lota; Omicron Delta Kappa Kathryn Holder, AOIT Choir; College Theater; Mu Alpha ; May Court 4 Harry Parker Hopping, KA Varsity basketball; B Club Nancy Coleman Johnson, nB E Treas. 2, 3; YWCA Phi Sigma Iota; Lc Cercle Francais; Kappa Delta Epsilon, vice-prcs. 4 THE SENIOR CLASS DF Wii LiAM Reeves Jones, AXA Kappi Phi Kappa; Executive Council: International Relations Club Donald Roy Kahn skull and Bones, Prei. 4 John James Keyes Toreadors Sara Pettus Killingsworth, HB Pres. 4; Colle);c Theater: YWCA: Amazons: Religious Council; International Relations Club Role two: Theodore Kromis, — Newman Club: Eta Sigma Phi Thomas Edmund Lakeman, IIKA ( h,.ir; I ' . I Club; I ' shers lub; Hilltop Ne« William Lee Legg, KA P.E. Club; Varsity basketball Gentry Martin, 0X JoNP.S K Al I N Ki VIS Kll I.INCS- H)RTH Kromis Laklman Lecc Martin Mashburn Masom McClunc McElrov Rou- Ihrct: Maxwell Clay Mashburn, KA Donald Makepeace Mason Galileans, pres. 4; M.S, M.; Ministerial Asso.: ' ho ' s ' ho 4 Henrietta Jean McClung, AXfJ Pres. 4: Pan-Hellenic Council, treas. 4: Phi Sigma Iota; Kappa Delta Epsilon; Pi Delta Psi; Entre Amigos: YV( ' C. ; Intramural Council Cranston Richard McEi.roy Kappa Pill Kappa NINETEEN HUNDRED AND EIFTY McLain Meyer Neely No rton NOYES Outlaw Owen OxroRD Palmer Paradiso Paxton Peters William Thomas McLain, Junior Mu Alpha; Kappa Phi Kappa Dorcas Reece Meyer James Kilford Neely Frances Ann Norton Eta Sigma Phi, sec. 4; Theta Sigma Lambda; Delta Phi Alpha College Theater, sec. 4; Choir; Southern Accent Row I wo: Wesley Noyes Esther Oleta Outlaw Theta Chi Delta ; Delta Phi Alpha; Mortar BoarJ Virginia Owen, KA Kappa Delta Epsilon; Pi Delta Psi ; Cheerleader; YWCA Jerry Newton Oxford, ATfi Varsity basketball Roil ' three: Thomas Palmer, AJT Toreadors Angelo Paradiso, ®X Kappa Phi Kappa WiLLENE Paxton, AXO Treas. 3; vice-pres. 4; Hilltop News; Pi Delta Psl; YWCA; Amazons; International Relations Club; Le Cercle Francais; Southern Accent WiLLARD FaRRINGTON PeTERS Toreadors THE SENIOR CLASS DF PiTTMAN Pool. Price Putnam Rial kountree Rylani) Santmyi R Sasser SCOCIN Scott Self Elmer Everett Pittman Phi Sismj Iota John Pool, AXA tlmicron Delli Kappa; Executive Council; Scribblers Club; Intramural Board Betty Ray Price, DB I ' res. y ; YVC ' CA, pres. 3 ; Mortar Board, vicc-pres. 3 ; Who ' s Uho. 4; M.S.M.; Religious Council; PanHcIlcnic Council; Ushers Club; Cheerleader William Eli Putnam, ATO American Chemical Society, Thcta Chi Delta; In tcr Fraternity Council Rnu tuo: JiMMiE Nell Real, AOII Sec. 2; prci. 4; Executive Council; Chairman Women ' s Division, 4; Mortar Board ; May Court 3, 4 Peggy Scott Rountree, KA PanHellcnic Council ; Intramural Council ; Hilltop News; Wcit- niirntcf I cllowship Russell Steger Ryland, IlKA Sec, vice-prt ' s., pres. 4; Omicron Delta Kappa; InterFratcrnity Council, vicc-pres, 3, pres. 4; College Theater, trcas. 3; Hill- top News; Ushers Club; Student Life Com.; Who ' s Who 4; Toreadors Sue Pat Santmyer, AOII Corres. sec. 4; Alpha Lambda Delta, pres. 1 ; Phi Sigma Iota, pres. 4; Kappa Delta Epsilon, pres. 4; Mortar Board, editor 4; Entrc Amigos, Le Cerclc l-rancais; Honor Council, sec. 3 ; May Court, 3; Who ' s Who, 4 Row three: Stewart Sasser Kappa Phi Kappa James Hillman Scogin Toreadors Alice Scott John Vincent Self, KA NINETEEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY Shaw Sheeler Shepard Shugerman Short Sims Slaughter Smith, A. Smith, C. A. Smith, B. J. Smith, C. Smith, J. A. Stevenson Mildred Virginia Shaw Theia Sigma Lambda, sec. 4; Kappa Delta Epsilon EwELL Edward Sheeler, A— 4 Pres. 4; Toreadors Bess Bouchelle Sheppard, ZTA Sec. 3, vice-pres. 4; Pi Delta Psi; College Theater; Entre YWCA; Executive Council, sec. 3; Publications Board 3 ern Accent David Shugerman Hilltop News; Southern Accent Norma Jean Short College Theater ; Kappa Delta Epsilon, treas, 4 Amigos; ; South- Robert McNeill Sims, 0x Editor Hilltop News, 4; College Theater; Choir, Kappa Phi Kappa, pres. 4; Omicron Delta Kappa; American Chemical Society; Cheerleader Walter Jackson Slaughter Alex Morrison Smith, Junior, IIKA Toreadors Roti tlirec: Carol Ann Smith, KA Prcs. 4; PanHelUnci Council; Newman CK.b; YWCA Betty Joyce Smith Kappa Delta Epsilon; M.S.M.; YWCA CosiMA Smith, KA Mu Alpha Jo Ann Smith, KA Charles Stevenson, Aii THE SENIOR CLASS DF Beth Stone Mortir Board: M.S.M.: Pi Di-lij Pii; Honor Council; Dclca I ' hi Alphj; RcIiRioui Council; Student Life Com. 4 John McKay Strong phi Sigma lota; tntrc Amij;ov; Toreadors Fred Wilton Templin, KA Vanity Icnnii Fletcher Thorington Mary Catherine Under x ' ood, KA YVX ' CA: Mu Alpha, vice-pre.. 4; M.S.M. William Tinman Walker, II KA Sec. : Prci. Student Body. 4; t mn;roti Delta Kappa; Intra- mural Board: Choir: Sludcnc Life Com. 4; Publicationi Board. 4: Skull and Bonei. treai. ); Who ' t Vl ' hu. 4 Adelaide Louisa Wearn, . Q College Theater; P.F, Club; PinHcIlcnic Couni-il; Intramural Council Sto.se SiRO.N ' C ll MPI.IN I ' llORINCTON Undkrwood U ' aLKIiR « ' IARN X ' HITF.r) Vi ' mThHtAD Vii ' ii HAMS, B. X ' lLLlAMS. N. X ' oOD WoOLIiY U ' OOSLEY U ' right Chester Leroy Whited, Junior, Ox Hxecutivc Council, 2; Toreadors Collier Whithead, Junior Bryan Dorroh Williams Toreadors K..II Hirer: Norma Jean Williams, KA Sec. :; Kappa Delta Epiilon. .1. 4; Le Cercle Francaii: M.S.M.; Choir; YM;C. Eason Kavanaugh Wood, Junior, IIKA William Walton Wooley. Junior Delta Phi Alpha Martha Jean Wooslev Phi Sijtma Iota; Kappa Delta Epiilon: M.S,M,. lec. 4; Eotre . mim t. c :. t;, pre,. 4; Y ' ' S ' C. , icc, 4; Galilean, Myrtle Emily Wright, AXA M.i Mphj. Delta Phi Alpha NINETEEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY T H Roir 1 Robert Archibald, IIKA Ministerial Association; Metii. Stu. Movcme Vice-pres. 5; Choir Sarah Ellen Argo, KA Phi Sigma Iota; Amazons Charles Cox, FIKA Eta Sigma Phi: College Theater; Le Cercle Francais; Executive Council Joe Crump, ITKA Rou- 4 E J U N WiLL.AM B. Atkinson, Jr. Ministerial Association David Baker, .iAE Grady Barrow College Theater Rou- 2 James Beckers Baptist Stu. Union Nena Berry, KA College Theater, YWCA Clark Brown, A I Pres., 2 Jerry Culver, AOn P. E. Club, College Theater Edwin Cumbie Ministerial Association Joseph D ' Accardi, ®X Newman Club Catherine Dean, KA The Choir Jean DeYampert, r l B Sec. 3; Hilltop News; YWCA; Eta Sigma Phi; Kappa Pi, sec. 3; Honor Council; Meth. Stu. Movement; Le Cercle Francais Row 5 I D R S Stella Frances Byars, KA Treas. 3 ; College Theater Robert Caufield Galileans, Vice-pres. 3; Meth. Stu. Movement; Ministerial Asso. Row J George W. Conway, Jr. Geology Club Margaret Cooper, KA P.E. Club William C. Cooper Skull and Bones BiLLiE Doughty, AXn Alpha Lambda Delta, treas. 3; Baptist Stu. Union; Delta Phi Alpha; YWCA; Amazons Dudley Dovel, AXQ Entre Amigos; Phi Sigma leta; Bus. Mgr. Southern Accent 3 Mary Ann Englebert, ZTA Pres. 3; Executive Council, sec. 2; Choir; Stu. Life Com. 2, 3; Amazons; Pres. 3; PanHellenic Council, pres. 3; YWCA; Mu Alpha; Mortar Board; Who ' s Wlio, 3 Margaret Enslen, KA Vice-pres. 3; May Court 1, 2 John Evans, 0x Ahc iiiiiai.i Akoo a i kin ' son ' Baki k Hahkow Bickers Bl RRV Brown Byars Calm I r u Co X WAY COOPLR, M. Cooper, Vf ' . Cox Cruump CUI VI R CuMBii: D ' ACCARIII Dl AN I)i Yampi R I Doughty DovEt Enclebert Enslln KVANS CLASS D F 1951 T H E Row 1 Ann Fowler, nB 5E Phi Sigma Iota; Meth. Stu. Movement Robert W. Gay, HKA Vice-pres. 3: Honor Council; American Chemical Soc; InterFraternity Council Thomas Edward Giles, A2 Meth. Stu. Movement; Ministerial Association Row 5 Ernest Hardy, ' AE Le Cercle Francais; P.E. Club James B. Harris American Chemical Soc. Vice-pres. 3; Theta Chi Delta, Pres. 3 William Lawrence Hawkins Edward D. Henne Ministerial Asso.; Meth. Stu. Movement Virginia Ann Hicks J Julia Ann Gilmer, 0Y Pres. J; Mortar Board; Editor Southern Accent 3; Hilltop News; Choir; Phi Sigma Iota, vice- pres. 3; Mu Alpha; Amazons; PanHellenic Council, sec. 3 Stu. Life Com. 3; May Court, 2; Who ' s Who, 3 Row 4 Joe Higginbotham u N I D R S Dudley Gilmore, AXA Kappa Phi Kappa; Baptist Stu. Union Row 2 Angelina Giovino American Chemical Soc; Newman Club; In- dependents James William Goodwin Ministerial Association; Galileans Mary Lois Grayson, KA Kathryn Griffin Hilltop News; Meth. Stu. Movement; Inter- national Relations Club; Choir; Entre Amigos John Hallmark, Jr., AS Meth. Stu. Movement; Intramural Council Herman Higgins, AXA International Relations Club; Pi Delta Psi Robert F. Houston Frank Hull, nK. Scott Jackson Le Cercle Francais; Choir; College Theater; Mu Alpha Row 5 Ruth James, 0Y Sec. 3 ; Mu Alpha Alfred T. Jennings, ATfl Edwin F. Jernigan Meth. Stu. Movement Martha Sue Johnson, AXti International Relations Club; Baptist Stu. Union; Le Cercle Francais Margaret Johnston, IIB f-l)% 1 I K Gay Giles GlI Ml R On MORI GlOVINO cjoodwin Gravson Grim IN Hallmark H RI)Y Harris H « KINS Hi NNL Hicks Hicginbotham HlGGINS Houston Hull Jackson | M1 s Jennings Jernican Johnson Johnston CLASS D F 1951 T H Roil- 1 J. E. Keeton, ©X Skull and Bones Jack Key, IIKA Solthern Accent; International Relations Club Margaret Metzler, ZTA Kappa Delta Epsilon; PanHcllenic Council; Col- lege Theater; Amazons R. Hughes Miles, IIKA Mcth. Student Movement; Ministerial Asso. E Michael J. Keyes Hope Kirby, HB Alpha Lambda Delta; Honor Council; Meth. Sen. Movement; YWCA Roii 4 Maxie B. Moore, IIKA Toreadors Richard Kirby, IIKA J Row 2 Harold Myhand, KA Leslie Muntz, ©x u N Emmerson Krug, A2 I James Lambert, IIKA Pi Delta Psi Owen Lawless Toreadors James Nash, IIKA Stuart Nicholson, 0x Vicc-pres. 3; P.E. Club, Vice-pres. 3; Varsity basketball 2. 3; Interfraternity Council; Kappa Phi Kappa I D R S James Licari, 0x Newman Club, Vice-pres. 3 Inez Lollar, r I B Intramural Council; P.E. Club; Baptist Stu. Union; Amazons; Entre Amigos Row 3 Wylene Mahone Wharton McIntyre, KA Barrara Meer Phi Sigma Iota; Kappa Delta Epsilon; Entre Amigos Row 5 Donald F. O ' Byrne, 2 ' AE HuBER O ' Donnell, KA Newman Club Gloria Parnell, ZTA The Choir Mary Jo Patton Betty Ruth Phillips, AOII Le Ccrclc Francais; College Theater KliETON K .Y Ki;yi;s Kimiv, H. Kprhv, R. Krug Lambert Lawless LiCARI LOLLAR Mahone McIntyre Meek Metzler Miles Moore iMvHAND MUNTZ Nash Nicholson OBVRNE o ' donnell Parnell Patton Phillips CLASS D F 1951 T H E Row 1 Louise Phillips, KA Ralph Powell, ATO J u N I D Robert Richard, -IAE Pres. 3; InterFraternity Council, Pres. 3 Martha Jo Riddle, r B Vice-pres. 2, Pres. 3; YWCA; Amazons; Hill- top News; Southern Accent; International Re- lations Club; PanHellenic Council, Pres. 3 Anthony Rizzo, 0x Rou 2 Frieda Roser, ZTA Mu Alpha, Pres. 3; Choir; Newman Club Stephen Rouss, ®X Newman Club, Treas. 2, Pres. 3; Choir Josephine Sansone Newman Club, Mu Alpha Gloria Scalise, AOII Newman Club Jean Seymour, KA Eta Sigma Phi Joseph G. Stewart, ATQ American Chemical Society Benjamin F. Stokes, 0. Eta Sigma Phi; Executive Council; Ministerial Asso. Percy Sullivan, 0x Roif 4 Wvnelle Teer, r I B Newman Ciub Kenneth R. Townsend, A2 i Toreadors, Hilltop News Mary Ann Trantham, 0Y Treas. 3: Phi Sigma Iota Louis Vest, 2AE Geology Club, Pres. 3 Florence Wates, IIB YWCA; Entre Amigos; College Theater Row 5 Jane West, AOn Kappa Pi; College Theater; YWCA; Meth. Stu. Movement Sue Wilkins, AOn P.E. Club; College Theater R S Row 3 Ann Smallman, KA YWCA; Freshman Com.; Le Cercle Francais; College Theater Robert Steinhauer Delt.i Phi Alpha Donald Williamson Phi Sigma Iota Betty Woodham, nB$ YWCA Manly Yeilding I ' HIM.II ' . 1.. PoWKI.L Kt( IIAfth R iDoi.r R I7.ZO ROSER Rouss Sanson r ScALisr SlYMOUR Smallman Steinhaiur Stewart Stokes Sullivan Teer ToWNSEND Trantham VtST Wati s West WlLKlNS Williamson ' ooniiAM Yfildinc CLASS D F 1951 T H E L D W E R D I V I s I D N J- . «i A ljik BOB SOLOMON ADAMS nivA RUBY JOYCE ADDINGTON Aon MARY BETH ALLAN Axn LUCIA MAE ALLEN er PATRICIA ALLEN ZTA EVA ANNE ALLGOOD Aon BETTY JEAN ANTONIO BARBARA ARMSTRONG AXfi MAURICE AUSLEY JUNIOR KA JACK NUGENT AUSTIN IIKA THOMAS AUSTIN AS MARY ANN BAGLEY nB JAMES BAILEY HARRY TURNER BAKER ANN ADELAIDE BAIRNSFATHER Aon NAN BARNES BARBARA ANNE BARNLl I er SARAH JANE BARRINEAU RALPH KENNETH BATES JIM BEENE 2AE ANNA JANETTE BELL SHIRLEY ELLIOTT BELL Aon ELISE BERTHON r B ALICE MAE BENNETT M F? vH lELGGA RARRIE DORIS ROBERT ADONIS WILLIAM I.UM HODDEN VIRGINIA BOX BROWN NEWTON ATP. BOHANNON Aon KA BROWN :ONNIF. MARGARET riJZABrTH JOHN MARGIE JAMES OY ANN li:A. iiURNEY DELL CANTLEY ROWN liROWN iiURKH lUNlOR BURRUSS KA CA III! ATfi Aon ARRARA MARSIIAI r. lEAN JOAN BETTIE DAVID •;i:ii. RANDOLni CARROLL CARROLL LOUISE BALDWIN :ari.isle CARNEY CATO CHAMPLIN ion Axn ia GF.ORr.E JOHN HELEN WESLEY JOHN :HUNG IRANKI.IN MELVIN MARIE CLIFFORD PERRY HANG CHARLES CHESSER CHITVi ' OOD COCHRAN - ' V KA Ai;.| ' AOII JEANNE TYLER COLEMAN SARA ANN COMPTON Axn MITZI HELEN CONNELL BETTY JANE CONWAY ' JAMES RALPH CONNELL AXfi BOBBY COOLEY HENRY PATTERSON COPELAND WILLIAM ROBERT COPELAND PATRICIA MARIE CORNELIUS PAUL EARL COSBY ROBERT CRAIG JACK REED CRAWFORD AX A AXA KA PATRICIA JEAN CROSBY KA SYLVIA CRUMLEY JAMES DONNELL CURL STANFORD DAVIDSON BETTY LOUISE DAVIES KA FRANCIS HAROLD DAVIS HKA JAMES MICHAEL DAVIS nKA RICHARD WELLINGTON DEASON SAE ALBERT EDWARD DENNIS CHARLES OLIVER DEXTER nivA ALAN ROBERT DIMICK 2AE LOUISE DISMUKES Axn DORIS DONX ' DEY AX 12 JACQUELLYN DOROTHEA DUNWOODY ROBERT CURRIE ELLITHORI ' E i:AE JOANNE EMERSON ROBERT ESTOCK i;AE LAWRENCE EUGENE EVANS KA ORLANU IINCH, JUNIOR AT[ ELTON CHARLES FITCH LOUISE CAIN FLOWERS ROBERT CARROLL FORD BILLY FREDERICK IIKA QUINTUS FULLER. 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R WOOD i ' n BARTI-r ANN WORTIIINGTON YEILDING I IK A II H+ Featu res By the time the chilly winds of winter have hit the Hill, Southern stu- dents have settled into a pleasant pat- tern. Freshmen have become acquainted with Birmingham-Southern ' s students and traditions and are very close to being real Hilltoppers. m Folks who are back for their second, or third, or fourth (alas) year are glad to have arrived once more to the w best time of the year. The wheels are all functioning at full speed; the social season is at its gayest and brightest. This is the warm, smooth middle of the year — not the hesitant beginning or the regretful ending. Pat Bowers Prciidcnt of Mortar Board Raymona Brown Prts Senior hitramnral Majiagcr Ray Brownell President of O micron Delta Kappa Carey Chitwood President of the Honor Council Mary Ann Engelbert President of the PanHellenic Council Julia Ann Gilmer Editor of the SOUTHERN ACCENT WHO ' S Donald Mason Prcs ' niciit of the Gal}lccui Sue Pat Santmyer President of Kapl a Delta Epsiloii Betty Ray Price Past President of YWCA Bob Sims Editor of the HILLTOP NEWS Russell Ryland President of the InferFratcrnity Council Bill Walker President of the Student Body VV ii U Vz y mencan Ulmuer6lue6 and L otieaes THE EXECUTIVE CDUNCIL OFFICERS Bill Walker President Marvin Rice ...Yice-President Betty Jo Taylor Secretary Maurice Ausley Treasurer This Council, the members of which are selected in general student elections, is the chief governing body of the College. Carey Chitwood Marth Ann Galloway Lillian Gilbert MEMBERS William Jones Newton Maloney JiMMiE Nell Real Patti Reed Benny Stokes Sue Wilkins E. K. Wood i V LJ- ' i- KKHfi H;. STUDENT LIFE COMMITTEE This committee is responsible for making up the schedule of student activities for the school year. All on and off campus functions are subject to the approval of this com- mittee before they may be assigned a place on the official school calendar. The Student Life Committee is composed of representatives from each principal student organiza- tion, faculty members representing various departments and the deans of the college. Dr. Arnold Powell, Chairman Gene Atkins Pat Bowers R.1V Brownell B. P. Burch Mary Ann Englebert MEMBERS Julia .Ann Gilmer John M.ilonc N ' irgini.i MaMalun Robert Murray Robert Richard Mar) ' Holmes Sensabaui;h I lenrv Shanks Beth Stone Betty Jo Taylor rietcher Thorington J. A. Tower William Walker O. C. Weaver THE PUBLICATIONS BOARD The Publications Board, made up of both faculty members and students, is concerned with the organization and functioning of the two campus publications. The Hilltop News and The Soiifbeni Accent. MEMBERS Ralph Bugg, Chainnan Julia Ann Gilmer Bob Sims Howard Creed George Harris Betty Jo Taylor Dudley Dovel Sydnor Ownbey Bill Walker THE HQNDR COUNCIL OFFICERS [ Carey Chitwood Chainnan Beth Stone Secretary Bob Gay _.._ Vublicity Chairman It is the duty of this council to supervise the functioning of the Honor Code and to mete out punishment to those who are guilty of the infraction of the rules set down in that Code. MEMBERS Milton Brown R;iv Brownell Jean DeY.inipert Hope KIrby Sue Pat Santmver STAFF Julia Ann Gilmer Editor Dudley Dovel Business Manager Stella Byars Women ' s Sports Editor Clyde Coker Men ' s Sports Editor Assistants to the Editor — Hollis Boston, Dorothy Doerr, Bob Gay, Sam Green, Doyle Griffiths, Jack Key, Margaret Norton, Willene Paxton, Jim Todd. Drawings by Jane West SOUTHERN ACCENT, 1350 The Southern Accent, in a sense, is the more important of the two student pubU- cations on the Hilkop, since it is a record of the year ' s events. It is nine months in the making, comes out but once a year and has to be good. The Editor spent those months (1) trying in vain to get pictures and copy in on schedule and (2) frantically cutting out pages of the book so that for the first time in years the annual would come out in the black, as the powers-that-be decreed that it must. Fate and the Administration, it seemed, were all against her. The calm, stoic Business Manager systematically called on prospects for ads, impressed them with her business-like demeanor and then raked in the dough. Somehow, Frus- trated Editor Gilmer and Business Manager Dovel managed to make their budgets jibe and all breathed a sigh of relief when the 1950 Southern Accent, unlike its more recent prede- cessors, emerged from the presses spotlessly free of debt. STAFF Bou Sims I ' .ililor-in-Cbicf George Harris Business Miiiitif cr Asusiiiiit til the Etiitor — Kathrvn Grm i in Niii V Editor — Mollis Boston Ciiiii fiositioii — Margarlt Hnsi.i n, Hrancls Norton, Pat CORNLLIUS Makc-Up — The EJitor; Assistants — Shiriiy Bi.ll, Kath- ryn Griftith, Janh Pcpperd Sports Editor — Clvdl Coklr. Assis aiit — Bou Lantrip Feuliiri- Editor — Bod Blll; Staff — Carolyn Spradley, Tim Jonus. Butcii Rawlinson, Mina Thurman, Jol Smith Campus Coicragi — Butch Rawlinson, Mary Nt.al Wil- liams, Mary Ann Watson, Tim Jonls, tLTON fiTCH Music Editor — Frances Norton Drauia — Stllla Byars, Mary Neal ( ' ' ilI-Iams Women ' s Sports — Betty Jean Pendle. Exchange Editor — Margaret Enslen Editorial Staff — Mollis Boston, Mary Neal Williams, Tim ones. Frances Norton Art Editor — Margie Davis Art Superiisioi: — Eddie Lakuman Staff Artist — Dave Angle THE HILLTDP NEWS Many labored all week that many others might read the latest news come Friday morning. Editor Sims cracked the whip and kept his staff in line — turning out some good and some not-so-good editions. When Marilynn Cooper resigned as business manager early in the fall, George Harris was designated by the Publications Board to fill the vacancy. So Fiarris tried his hand at the books and before long he was able to proudly boast a one-figure sur- plus in the budget. ' Twas a good year for the FiTN; many heated controversies singed its pages; sev- eral columns were born and passed away; cartoonists Angle and Lakeman marched on. SOUTHERN BEAUTY In October, thirty-five young ladies were nominated to represent as many organizations in the traditional Beauty Parade sponsored by the Southern Accent. One cool evening these charming lasses paraded before the four judges: Lily May Caldwell, of The Birmingham Neit ' s; Helene Simmons, fashion director at Loveman ' s; Francis Falkenburg, manager of the Ala- bama Theatre; and Charlie Preston, photographer. After much brow-furrowing and many vote-countings, sixteen beauties were selected. At a reception at Stockham Hall on October 28, the names of those sixteen fairest ones, whose pictures are displayed in this section, were announced. ■ resell iing fc SoulLrn Accent of 1950 MISS LDUISE FLOWERS f -JfW-O MISS MARGARET ENSLEN lUi MAllJLlIlli: DAVIS MISS JEAN SEYMOUR MLSS FRIEIJA HIlSEn MISS MARGIE BURRUSS m MlliJi SUSAN FINLEY Miljjj BETTY CATQ MISS RAYMQNA BHDWN 3 auon ' Xe6 . . . MISS PATRICIA BDWERS C mil, iiiiT. ' iii; Mi:T i,i;it MIS!) ANN CHAT! 4 .TVj W MISS SUE PAT SANTMYER MISS JIMMIE TIJ, RE I 1 ■4 - - - - rjamzations Spring came early this year and brought all the lazy, gay indifference to cares and classes that professors al- ways attribute to it. This spring not only had robins and fresh green buds and pale pink blos- soms but, to top it all, it had a New Building. A new building for art classes to sketch, economics professors to joke about and for everyone to gaze at wonderingly. Inside, Rome fell, Heifetz played Mendelssohn, and H2SO4 collided with H2O but there were none to applaud. Outside, great mountains of dirt were shifted about, girders sprang up and rivets were tossed brashly through the air. The Phillips Science Hall was in the making and everyone stood along the construction company ' s half- hearted fence and cheered. As we said before, this spring had everything! DMICRDN DELTA KAPPA OFFICERS Ray Brownell President Edgar Elliott Vice-Vresident Phil Bouffard Treasurer Omicron Delta Kappa is the national honorary fraternity for outstanding junior and senior men; members are tapped for meritorious leadership, scholarship and service to the college. MEMBERS Gene Atkins Bob Bell Bert Bradley Milton Brown Jack Edwards Ray Elgin George Harris John Pool Marvin Rice Russell Ryland Robert Sims William Walker Cecil Abernathy Raymond Anderson H. B. Englebert M. F. Evans W. E. Glenn David Key Harry McNeel Richebourg McWillianms John Malone W. A. Moore Robert Murray Sydnor Ownbey Joseph Parks W. D. Perry Arnold Powell Austin Prodoehl Leon Sensabaugh Henry Shanks William Smithey George Stuart Robert Walston O. C. Weaver ' W. A. Whiting Harold Wilcox N. M. Yeilding OFFICERS Pat Bowers Vresident Irene Gulledge — Vice-Vrcsident Maude Diseker Secretary Esther Outlaw Treasurer Membership in Mortar Board is the highest honor a senior woman can receive; members are chosen for outstanding leadership, scholarship and service. Raymona Brown Marilynn Cooper Dorothy Doerr Mary Ann Englebert Pat Fuller MEMBERS Lillian Gilbert Julia Ann Gilmer Betty Ray Price Jimmie Nell Real Sue Pat Santmyer Beth Stone MDRTAR BOARD KAPPA PHI KAPPA OFFICERS Robert Sims President WiLiAM Jones Y ice-President Dudley Gilmore Secretary John Craiger - Treastirer It is the purpose of Kappa Phi Kappa, the honor fraternity for men majoring in education, to recognize merit, to foster friendship among its members and to acquaint them with the latest methods pertaining to their chosen profession. MEMBERS Gene Aromi John Carpenter Richard Causey John Cochran Clyde -Coker Charles Collier Bart Country Milton Doughty G. C. Draper Leon Franklin Sam Green Patrick HoUoran C. J. Kelley Jack Key Cranston McElroy William McLain Stuart Nicholson Jerry Oxford Angelo Paradiso Frank Robertson Stewart Sasser James Scogin Robert Wells James Whitsett Cecil Abernathy H. B. Englebert M. F. Evans W. E. Glenn Howard H. Harlan J. M. Malone Edgar Moore Austin Prodoehl George Stuart Karl Thelander Robert Walston O. C. Weaver KAPPA DELTA EPSILDN OFFICERS Sue Pat Santmyer _ President Nancy Johnson Vice-Fresident Norma Short Secretary-Treasurer Kappa Delta Epsilon sets forth as its purpose the promotion of the highest develop- ment of its members in the field of public and private education and the fostering of a friendly spirit within the group. MEMBERS Dudley Dovel Lillian Gilbert Sue Hamilton Hope Kirby Henrietta McClung Barbara Mccr Margaret Met ler Dorcas Mever Betty Pallas Willene Paxton Alice Scott Mildred Shaw Bett e Jo ce Smitli Mildred Walker Norma Jean Williams Jean Woosley Emily Wright Elizabeth Davis Eoline Moore Evelyn Wiley Pat Bowers Raymona Brown Jean DeYampert Mary Ann Englebert Kathcrine Hale I larrict Kinnebrew Martha Sue Johnson Margaret Johnston Marie McClain Ann Mooty Virginia Owen Carol Ann Smith Mary Catherine Underwood ETA SIGMA PHI OFFICERS Ann Fleming President Milton Brown - First Vice-President Charles Cox Second Vice-President Frances Norton Secretary Benjamin Stokes Treasurer Billy Gaylor Rel orter H. R. Butts _, ..Faculty Advisor Eta Sigma Phi, national classic languages fraternity, recognizes excellence in the study of Latin and Greek. MEMBERS Eugene Atkins Bob Bell Mary Ann Casimes Eugene Clark Ed Cumbie Jean DeYampert Dorothy Doerr Clarence Engdahl James Galloway Warren Gaston Earl Gordon John Hallmark Chris Hauer Joe Higginbotham John Fiolstun Wallace King Ted Kromis Stanley MuUins George Stuart Richard Robertson Jean Seymour William Wilson Marian Crawford David Key William Perry PHI SIGMA IDTA OFFICERS Sue Pat Santmyer ..- President Julia Ann Gilmer Vice-Presiilcnt MEMBERS Ellen Argo Ray Brownell John Craiger Dudley Dovel Ray Elgin Ann Fleming Ann Fowler Pat Fuller Sue Hamilton George Harris Pat HoUoran Nancy Johnson Doris Lawler Henrietta McClung Barbara Meer Ann Mooty Everett Pittman Beverly Ponder Joyce Powell John Strong Mary Ann Trantham Mildred Walker Donald Williamson Jean Woosley Antony Constans G. R. Hernandez Henry Kopman Austin Prodoehl The members of Phi Sigma Iota, national romance language fraternity, were chosen for their outstanding achievements in the study of the Latin-derived languages. THETA CHI DELTA y merican L heniicai ocietu Theta Chi Delta, honorary chemical fraternity, recognizes meritorious work in chemistry; meetings of the local branch of the American Chemical Society provide idea-exchanging sessions for the chemistry- minded, too. OFFICERS OF THETA CHI DELTA James Harris President Mario Santerre Vice-President Esther Outlaw Secretary MEMBERS Philip Bouffard William Hawkins Zane Gaut Basil Harris William Putnam Alvin Rich OFFICERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY Mario Santerre President James Harris Vice-President Adei.le Sperling Secretary H. T. Baker Philip Bouffard Robert Darby Zane Gaut MEMBERS Bob Gay Angelina Giovino Basil Harris Bill Putnam Robert Sims Joe Stewart Helen Waid George Wilson % DELTA PHI ALPHA OFFICERS Emilv Wright President Esther Outlaw Vice-President BiLLiE Doughty _. ___. Secretary Dr. Austin Prodoehl _ Faculty Advisor Delta Phi Alpha recognizes excellence and outstanding achievement in the study of the German language. MEMBERS Eugene Clark Basil Harris Bctli Stone Billy Cooper Evelvn McLartv X ' illiani W ' ooley Lee Farris Francos Norton Robert Slcinhaucr Zane Gaut ENTRE AMIGDS OFFICERS Jean Woolsey - President Dudley Dovel V ice-President Sue Hamilton Secretary-Treasurer Membership in Entre Amigos is open to all those interested in the study of the Spanish language and in the cultures of Spanish-speaking countries. r : =ir, ,-: Jt ' RANCAlS e interesi 1 OFFICERS Hli.ca Blum - -. — - PrcsiJrii Mary Ann Trantham .„ „. Vhc-Prcsiiliiit All thos Louise Flowers :ed in things French may . - Secretary and Treasurer i 1 become members of Le Cercle Francais. JJ 1, MU ALPHA OFFICERS Frieda Roser President Mary Catherine Underwood Vice-President Bill McLain Recording Secretary Kathryn Holder Corresponding Secretary Richard Hunter Treasurer Mu Alpha, honorary music fraternity, chooses for its members out- standing solo performers in the field of music. The annual Christmas convocation program is perhaps this group ' s most popular activity. MEMBERS Barbara Barnett Poncy Brock Charles Dexter Ray Elgin Mary Ann Englebert Julia Ann Gilmer Mary Lois Grayson Sam Green Gene Hayes Carol Heaiy Scott Jackson Ruth James C. J. Kelley James McCain Barbara McCIain Margaret Ann O ' Neill Gloria Parnell Katherine Pritchett Jane Reinert Josephine Sansone Martha Sewell Betty Joyce Smith Cosima Smith Mary Allen Spencer Harry Thompson Betty Whittington Norma Jean Williams Gordon Wilson Grady Wilson Emily Wright COLLEGE CHDIR OFFICERS Charles Dexter President James Bryant ..- Yice-?reside7it Patti Reed __ - Secretary The Choir, one of the most widely-known organizations on the Hill, made 1950 another big year in its history; highlights of the year included the annual Christmas carol service at McCoy Methodist Church, several out-of-town concerts, a produc- tion of Kurt Weill ' s ' ' Down in the Valley and the second annual presentation of ' ' The Passion According to Saint Matthew by J. S. Bach. Joyce Addingcon Bob Archibald Ann Armbrcsicr Joe Barnard Nan Barnes Janet Bell Doris Bohannon Perry Cannon Barbara Carlisle Carey Chitwood . 5itzi Conncll Betty Jane Conway Sylvia Crumley Stan Davidson Jack Deas Albert Dennis Mary Ann Englcbcrt Bob Ford Julia Ann Gilmer Kathryn Griffin Gene Hayes Joe Mig ;inbotham Kathryn Holder Henry Ingram Scott Jachson MahaU Kaylor MEMBERS Richard Kirby Jean Lemon Betty Lou Lewis David Loiry Marilynn Miller Ruyal Mooncy Lyra Nabors Gloria Parnell Joyce Powell Kathcrine Price Kathcrine Pritchctt Jean Prultt Richard Robertson Sarah Rogers Robert Sims Betty Joyce Smith Dorothy Snoddy Mary Allen Spencer Margaret Tackcr Jerry Tyson William Walker Kathryn C ' erncr (tcorge Wilson Dudley Wygul E. K. WoihI Betty Woodham Manley Yeilding KAPPA PI OFFICERS Jane West ' President Bobby Cooley Vice-President Jean DeYampert Secretary-Treasurer The members of Kappa Pi, national honorary art fraternity, are students chosen for their outstanding abihty and interest in the field of art. RELIGIOUS CDUNCIL OFFICERS Gene Atkins - President Beth Stone Secre ary O. C. Weaver Harry McNeil Adi isois The principle function of the Religious Council is the coordination of the various religious groups on the campus, acting in both financial and advisory capacities. MEMBERS Maude Disekcr Monroe Lewis Lillian Gilbert Donald Mason C. P. H.imbv Allen Quinn Ed Jernig.in Jo Sansone folinnlc i I,ic K rat neile Teer i li TDREADDRS CLUB OFFICERS Charles Smith President Owen Lawless Vice-President Gene Burchfield Secretary Wallace King Treasurer The Toreadors Club has as its purpose the promotion of interest and understanding of economic practices, principles and problems, and to encourage a spirit of fellowship among those whose field of interest is economics. MEMBERS Jaime Acevedo James Beckers George Blinn Hollis Boston Allen Clark Clifton Dryfus Jesse Fechter Charles Fleming Paul Franklin Pat Galloway Ronald Green Harold Guess Dorma Guyton Oliver Hall Mack Hamby Mark Hanna Michael Keyes Emmerson Krug Eugene Lusk Walter McClure E. G. McKee Hiram McKenney Thomas Minyard Mack Moore Harry Prater Faye Rice James Scogin Ed Sheeler John Strong Robert Sullivan Julien Suttle AMAZONS OFFICERS 1 Mary Raymo Ann Englebert President NA Brown Vice-President PONCY Brock ... Secretary Ellen Argo — Treasurer Amazons, a social organization made up of three i nembers from each of the seven sororities, sponsors the traditional back svard dance and at all times seeks to foster friendly relations among sorority women. MEMBERS Pat Bowers Ruth James Willene Paxton Jerry Cul ver Sarah Killingsworth Katherine Ann Price Billie Doughty Doris Lawler Martha Jo Riddle Margaret Enslen Inez Lollar Mildred W ' alker Pat Fuller Margaret Metzler Sue Wilkins Julia Ann Gilmer Ann Mooty 1 ANDREWS HALL THE DORMITORY COUNCIL Stella Byars, Chairman Pat Crosby MiNA Thurman Evelyn Stevens Hope Kirby Life at Andrews Hall Is a constant nod of agreement to the old idea that dormitory life is the high spot of every girl ' s college career. For Andrews is the place that some eighty of Southern ' s coeds gather to eat, talk, do their laundry, occasionally study and even more rarely, sleep; the whole routine being sprinkled with a goodly portion of comradeship that is sometimes peppery, some- times sweet — but always fun. Andrews is a wonderful melange of people, things and ideas. Among its inmates are a saucy redhead from Cuba, a soft-spoken girl from the Black Belt, a pair of eye- confusing twins from Montgomery, and several gals with accents reminiscent of Mich- igan, California and other foreign parts. The air floating about the dorm is always full of a thousand smells and sounds. One room is noted for its flavorful aroma because of frequent boxes from home. Always there is the smell of cologne in the downstairs hall as some Andrews lass departs on the arm of her date. There are eternal cries of Raymona, it ' s for you — a boy! and Dudley, Poncy said meet her in the bookstore and Gin, ma ' I borrow your aqua angora tonight? There are rules to go by and a council to see that you do; and various other dis- advantages might be mentioned, such as the fact that the dorm is perched on top of a mighty steep hill. But, all in all, to the gals who call Andrews Hall their college home, their four years in the dorm are ears long and pleasantK ' remembered. METHODIST STUDENT MOVEMENT OFFICERS Beth Stone President Bob Archibald Vice-President Jean Woosley Secretary All those who prefer or are members of the Methodist Church may become members of the Methodist Student Movement. BAPTIST STUDENT UNIGN OFFICERS Johnnie Mae Kratz President Allen Quinn ....Vice-President Caroline Phau Secretary Lyra Nabors — Treasurer Membership in the Baptist Student Union is open to all Baptist students on the campus. CDLLEGE THEATER OFFICERS Pat Bowers President Charles Cox Vice-President Frances Norton . Secretary For some, there is nothing more exciting than the smell of grease- paint and the call, On stage, everybody! Places! And there is nothing more rewarding than the waves of applause from an appreciative audi- ence as the final curtain goes down on a good show. At Southern, folks with a flair for dramatics have banded together to form the College Theater. Not all of them are the stars of the show — behind the scenes there are dozens of other members of this organiza- tion handling the flats, the props, make-up and seeing that the produc- tion moves smoothly and swiftly. Every new play or operetta is a new challenge, one that the mem- bers of the College Theater are always ready and waiting to meet. THE NEWMAN CLUB OFFICERS Steve Rouss President Frieda Roser Recording Secretary Wynelle Teer - ....Corresponding Secretary Joseph Baldone .— Treasurer The Newman Club, a religious organization for all Catholic students on the campus, proposes to increase fellowship among the Catholic stu- dents and to sustain their aims and ideals. MEMBERS Anthony Ardovino Betty Jean Antonio Jaime Acevedo Gene Aroml Philip Bouffard George Bowers Pat Bowers Patrick Bowers Betty Conway Joe D ' Accardi Anthony D ' Amico Vincent D ' Amico Robert Estock Mary Louise Ferlisi John Flynn Anne Gallagher Angelina Giovino Carol Healy Rosalie Ippolito Ted Kroniis Joan Kuhle Steve Lcontis James Licari Robert Lyons V incent McAllister F.dgar Mulvaney Florence Naughton Ted Nordman John O ' Donncll Angelo Paradiso Curtis Parks Anthony Ri n Bill Rodriguez Betty Ryan Rosemary Rye Josephine Sansone George Santerre Claire Scalise Gloria Scalise Paul Shields Carol Ann Smith Fdwin Speed Margaret Styslingcr Ann Sudduth Mary Sullivan Robert Sullivan John Turner Robert ' ance Harry ' ' hceiock Gilder X idcman THE Y. W. C. A. OFFICERS Maude Diseker President Jean DeYampert First Vice-President Martha Jo Riddle Second Vice-President Hope Kirby Secretary Lillian Gilbert Treasurer Membership in the Y.W.C.A., international service organization, is open to any woman on the campus. SKULL AND RDNES OFFICERS Donald Kahn _ ....Prcsidcii Rupert Bodden Vice-President E. K. Wood Secretary Bill Walker _ -Treasurer Skull and Bones is the bizarrely-named honorary organization which recognizes outstanding pre-med students. MEMBERS Eugene CLirk William Cooper Lee Farris Zane Gaut Basil Harris J. E. Keeton Marvin Rice Alvin Rich OFFICERS Glenn Goff Prcsicloif Fred Myers yice-P resident Leon Franklin .. .Secretary-T reasurcr MEMBERS Howard P. Castor, William H. Champ- lin, Ann Harper, Bess Sheppard, Beth Stone. Associate Members Jack Barnes, Dorothy Doerr, Dudley Dovel, Herman Higgins, Sara Killings- worth, Eddie Lakeman, James Lambert, Dorcas Meyer, Joseph Moore, Esther Outlaw, Willene Paxton, Mildred Walker. PI DELTA PSI Honorary psychology fraternity THETA SIGMA LAMBDA Honorary mathematics fraternity OFFICERS John Glazner Fmhlc iit Zane Gaut ....Vice-President Mildred Shaw Secretary Dr. J. F. Locke Advisor Members Irene Gulledge Basil Harris Frances Norton W. A. Moore Robert VanAsselt OFFICERS lii 1 H Stoni; Pmiiltiit Carolyn Spradley Vicc-Praklent Ann Gage _ Sccrvtary Norma Short - Trctisurer INDEPENDENT WDMEN Membership is open to all women on the campus not affiliated with a sorority. FRESHMAN COMMISSION OFFICERS Martha Jo Riddle .Chjirma:i Sarah Jane Barrineau president Mary Hatcher Virc-PnsiJenl XTargarlt Norton SiVrc iirv-rriJ!«riT MEMBERS !.iry Ann Baglcy Mary Ann RUkcly Ann n.ivt-nport Louise Uismukcs |-r.inccs Haralson Betty Parks Betty Jean Ryan MINISTERIAL ASSOCIATION Gene Atkins Jack Atkinson James Bailey Bobby Caufield Stan Davidson Gerald Duncan MEMBERS Bob Elliot Earl Gordon James Goodwin Max Hale, Jr. Ed Henne Joe Higginbotham Monroe Lewis Newton Maloney Donald Mason John Merchant Stanley Mullins L. D. Nance Charles Prestwood, Richard Robertson Ray Shubert Benny Stokes Sammy Summerlin Bill Wilson Fred Whiddon Jr. 1 THE GALILEANS OFFICERS Donald Mason President Elizabeth Williams Secretary Stanley Mullins Treasurer Harry McNeel ...Advisor Membership is open to all Christian sects. PHYSICAL EDUCATIDN CLUB MEMBERS Lillian Gilblrt _ PresiJeiif Stuart Nicholson .Vice-President Stella Byars Vice-PreuJent Ed Jlrnigan _ Secretary anil Treasurer The P. E. Club is composed of the Hill ' s oustanding athletes, many of whom are physical education majors. MEMBERS Bob Ad.ims Ev,i Allgood P.it Bowors Sjr.ih J.inc Barrincau Raymonn Brown Ann Coats Clyde Cokcr Charles Collier Margaret Cooper Jerry Culver Katlicrinc Ingram Bill l.cgg Inez I.oli.ir Marian McCoy Jerry Oxford Harry Prater Jackie Richmond lioh Sullivan Mina Thurnian Sue Wilkins GREEKS TV -1 Life at Birmingham - Southern takes on a different and perhaps fuller flavor when you ' re a sorority girl or a fraternity man. New phrases become a part of your vocabulary — meeting ' s at seven at the house . . . who ' ll clean up the room? . . . second degree pledging . . . machines . . . for the fraternity ' s sake. . . . From the moment of pledging until you find that coveted active pin on your chest and for many years afterward, being a Greek-letter guy or girl means companionship, cooperation and an indefinable something that might be called be- ing on the inside. ir I I BOOK new ji. .  r •l .: ' - ■.?; f ?- PAN-HELLENIC COUNCIL OFFICERS Mary Ann Englebert Vresidcnt JiMMiE Nell Real Vice-President Julia Ann Gilmer Secretary BiLLiE Doughty Treasurer Composed of two delegates from each of the seven national sororities on the campus, the Pan-Hellenic Council supervises sorority activities and relations. Ruth James Sarah KiUingsworth Inez Lollar MEMBERS Henrietta McCIung Margaret Metzler Martha Jo Riddle Carol Ann Smith Kathryn Ann Smith Louisa Wearn Betty Woodham INTERFRATERNITY COUNCIL OFFICERS Robert Richard President John Hallmark Vice-President HuBER O ' DoNNELL Secretary Phil Boui i-ard Treasurer The InterFraternity Council, which is made up of two members from each of the seven national fraternities represented on the campus, determines the policies and governs the relations of those fraternities. John Bronaugh Phil Berry Malcomb Coates MEMBERS Ed Elliot Stuart Nicholson Bob Gav Bill Phillips Gary Hutson Stanley Powell Russell RvLind ALPHA DMEGA CHAPTER Sara Compton Louise Dismukes Billie Doughty Barbara Armstrong Betty Cato OFFICERS Henrietta MrCLUNc President WiLi.ENE Paxton First Vice-PresiJent Dudley Dovel Second Vice-President PoNCY Brock Recording Secretary Emily Wright Corresponding Secretary Mary Beth Allan Treasurer MEMBERS Doris Dowdey Martha Sue Johnson Janice Henry Joyce Powell Virginia Hicks Mariam Wilder PLEDGES Carol Healy Dotsie Metzler Sallv Lemmond Marian Steedman ALPHA CHI DMEGA The Alpha Chi ' s seemed to be on then- toes this year and came through with flying colors in almost every field of activity. After closing a successful rush season, the sisters settled down to a whirl of parties. This series of social affairs done in inimitable Alpha Chi style included a dance at the Cavu Club, a progressive dinner and the Christmas party. Far from being merely socialites, the Alpha ' s Chi ' s have executive ability, too. Dudley Dovel was Business Manager of the Southern Accent while Billie Doughty was secretary of Delta Phi Alpha. Two more secretaries were Tootsie McClung and Willene Paxton, of Entre Amigos and Pi Delta Psi respectively. Emily Wright presided over meetings of Delta Phi Alpha. The gals of the golden lyre managed to hold their own in the sports depart- ment. Doris Dowdy spiked enough balls to land her on the all-star volleyball team. In the swimming meet, the Dovel- Dowdey-Metzler relay team placed third and Dotsie Metzler received the dubious honor of being selected champion bal- loon buster. The Alpha Chi ' s are far from homely, too, in addition to their other accomp- lishments. Sisters Betty Cato and Dotsie Metzler found themselves in the beauty section of the annual this year. Knowing all these tidbits about the Alpha Chi Omegas, there ' s no wonder that they are often called the happiest group on the campus. Alph.i Chi ' s inilulginj; in two f.noritc p.istinics — bridge and men ir4i$ e$a TAU DELTA CHAPTER Joyce Addington Eva Allgood Ann Bairnsfather Doris Bohannon Margie Burruss OFFICERS JiMMiE Nell Real President Pat Bowers Vice-President Sue Wilkins Recording Secretary Sue Pat Santmyer Corresponding Secretary Betty Jo Taylor Treasurer MEMBERS Helen Chitwood Pat McCain Jerry Culver Dorothy McCutcheon Joanne Hayes Kathrine Pinkard Kathryn Holder Claire Scalise June Ledyard Gloria Scalise PLEDGES Shirley Bell Barbara Carlisle Peggy Thompson Louisa Wearn Jackie Weir Jane West ALPHA DMICRDN PI If you ' re looking for beauty and brains, it seems that Alpha Omicron Pi has plenty of both. President Jimmie Nell Real and Sue Pat Santmyer were both tapped for Phi Beta Kappa and Sue Pat, with an astronomical grade average was valedictorian of the senior class. As for beauty, note the four AOPi ' s in the beauty section of the Accent and the four in the May Court. The girls certainly seem to be -leaders — the gavels of Mortar Board, Kappa Delta Epsilon, Phi Sigma Iota, College Theater and the Women ' s Division of the Execu- tive Council were all swung by capable AOPi ' s. Two of the sisters were chosen for Who ' s Who in American Universities and Colleges while they and two others were members of Mortar Board. Tau Delta girls were members of num- erous other services and honorary or- ganizations, including Alpha Lambda Delta, the Choir, Mu Alpha and MSM. A glance at the gym will prove that under the frills, these lassies are not fragile. Along with capturing the basket- ball championship (and it would have been hard to lose, with Wilkins and Bell on the team!), two of the AOPi athletes were all-stars. Still, with all these activities to keep them busy, the girls of Alpha Omicron Pi found time to make this year ' s Mr. Hill- topper contest one of the best ever. The annual affair, the proceeds of which go to philanthropic work, consisted of a gala variety show and dance along with the contest. Pat gets the cup for being the year ' s most outstanding AOPI at Southern ALPHA RHD CHAPTER Elise Berthon Joanna Castiglia Dorothy Doerr OFFICERS Martha Jo Riddle President Lillian Gilbert Vice-President Jean DeYampert Secretary Doris Lawler Treasurer MEMBERS Juanita Hamilton Inez Lollar Jane Hydinger Faye Rice Katharine Ingram Betty Ryan PLEDGES Jackie Simmons Jeanette Thomas Wynelle Teer Sally Wood GAMMA PHI BETA A whole lot of fun mixed with a goodly portion of hard work meant another highly satisfactory year for the Gamma Phi ' s. Gamma Phi ' s could be found in most of the campus organizations, among them Entre Amigos, Newman Club, Galileans, Kappa Delta Epsilon, Phi Sigma Iota, and Eta Eigma Phi. A Gamma Phi served on the Honor Council; other sisters served as president of the Physical Education Club, secre- tary of Kappa Pi and treasurer of the YWCA. Various other members of Alpha Rho turned in many long working hours for the Hilltop News and the Southern Accent, not to mention the energy expended by one sister at her post on the cheerleading squad during basketball season. Several black-faced Gamma Phi girls performed in the chorus of the winning CatPaw skit back in January; others de- voted their time the whole year through to the Baptist Student Union, the Re- ligious Council and the Methodist Stu- dent Union. Lillian Gilbert, she of Mortar Board, the Executive Council, and countless other honors, was chosen Lady of the Moon for the year. Lil ' s proclamation as the girl who most typifies the Gamma Phi Beta spirit came as no surprise to those who were acquainted with her and with her boundless enthusiasm. The Gamma Phi ' s, though not the larg- est group on the campus, certainly ex- hibited enough exuberance and leader- ship for a chapter twice their size. How ' s the party, folks? ALPHA UPSILDN THAPTER OFFICERS Carol Ann Smith President Margaret Enslen Vice-President Raymona Brown Secretary Sella Byars Treasurer Ann Smallman Assistant Treasurer MEMBERS Louise Flowers Peggy McMorries Peggy Rountree Mary Lois Grayson Martha Moore Jean Seymour Sue Hamilton Amelia Murray Cosima Smith Joy Marie Honea Virginia Owen Jo Ann Smith Jo Ann Hunter Louise Phillips Kathryn Ann Smith Betty Lou Lewis Beverly Ponder Ann Sudduth Lexa Magnus Jo Ann Powers Mary Catherine Jane Martin Mabel Robinson Underwood Norma Jean Williams PLEDGES Connie Brown Gail Guinn Lucille Shepherd Ellen Argo Nena Berry Francile Cannon Pat Cornelius Patricia Crosby Betty Lou Davies Katherine Dean Patricia Elkourie KAPPA DELTA The Kappa Delta ' s, widely renowned for their beauteous membership, certainly lived up to their reputation this year. Louise Flowers was chosen Miss Southern Accent, while Margaret Enslen was run- ner-up. Then, come the spring, Margaret turned out to be May Queen. Two other KD ' s also can be found in the beauty sec- tion and one of those, Raymona Brown, was also in the May Court. But while the girls of Kappa Delta are famous for their looks, their talent for sports has also been rightfully publicized. In every intramural tournament, the KD ' s have given the other teams a hard time; boosted by mermaid Brown, the KD ' s came in second in the swimming meet. The various organizations on the Hill- top can boast KD representatives; these include Mu Alpha, YWCA, College The- ater, Mortar Board, Newman Club, and one KD was almost a member of Delta Sigma Phi! At least, Beverly Ponder was the sweetheart of that fraternity this year. The highlight of the Kappa Delta so- cial season was the White Rose Ball this spring, led by the new president, Mar- garet Enslen, and Pick Tutwiler. The main event of the winter quarter was winning third place at InterFraternity Sing. This list of honors and activities might lead you to believe that the KD ' s are all- round girls — which is, as a matter of fact, what they are! Prcxy Carol Ann Sniitli receives roses from out-going president limily Lindsay K gr--M - ALABAMA ALPHA CHAPTER OFFICERS Sarah Killingsworth Ann Mooty - Pre idciit ■etary .. .Recording Seci Marg Hope aret Johnston _, Corres bnndin ? Sen ' etary nurer KiRBY Trei MEMBERS Mary Ann Bagley Martha Ann Galloway Margaret Ann O ' Neill Florence Wates Nan Barnes Joanne Gray Betty Jean Pendle Diane Wiggins Eliza seth Burke Harriett Howar d Betty Ray Price Elizah eth Williams Marjorie Davis Nancy Johnson Katherine Ann Price Mary Neal Williams Maud e Diseker Barbara McClair I Jean Pruitt Betty Woodham Ann Fowler Marion McCoy Patricia Reed Ann Yeilding Anne Gallagher Marilyn Miller Mary PLEDGE Mina Thurman Allen Spencer ' PI BETA PHI From the Diary . . . Here it is June already, and it seems impossible that this year could have passed so quickly. The whole chapter was very enthusi- astic about sports and studies this year, and the results were fruitful — we won the volleyball cup and the scholarship cup. Kap, Mooty, Pendle, Snuffy, and Margaret Ann graced the water ballet. Then came the beauty parade, and we were so proud of Margie Davis, who was a beauty, and Ann Coats, a favorite. When I c ame back for the winter quarter, I was glad to hear that Ann Smith would be home from Washington soon. She had been there on the semester plan. Catspaw came along next, and were we pleased to be in the winning group. Kap and Mac led our team to victory in the swim meet. It was in this quarter, too, that Nancy made Phi Beta Kappa, Maude was elected vice-president of the senior class, and fall quarter pledges won the City PanHellenic Pledge Scholarship Cup. The highlight, though, was our Wearers of the golden arrow stop to ch.it Winter Wonderland dance, which was enjoyed by the student body and faculty as well as the Pi Phis. In the sprmg came campus elections, when Kap and Mary Ann took Martha Ann ' s and Patti ' s place on the executive council, and when Patti and Joanne were selected for the May Court. The scroll of Mortar Board unrolled to reveal in glit- termg letters the names of Pi Phi ' s Price, Kirby, and Johnston. Mary Ann Bagley received honors by making Alpha Lambda Delta. When the choir made its trip to the Smokies, Sisters O ' Neill, Mil- ler, Pruit, Woodham, Johnston, Reed and Barnes were among those who en- joyed it. The saddest day of the year was when we bade farewell to seniors Maude, Betty Ray, Sara, Nancy and Coatsie. And, speaking of farewell, I must stop reminiscing and go down to the train station to see a delegation of Pi Phi ' s off to national convention in Canada. I ' ll see them again next fall to hear all about it. I can hardly wait until then, for if next year is as wonderful as this one has been, it ' ll be perfect! tl,0 ••  1 1 , « 1 1 t :,.■ f ■ A XI CHAPTER OFFICERS Julia Ann Gilmer President Mary Ann Casimes Vice-Prcsidntf Ruth James Secretary Mary Ann Trantham Treasurer Lucia Allen Barbara Barnett MEMBERS Jean Gilmer Katherine Pritchett Bonnie Ruth Taylor Mildred Walker THETA UPSILDN Another year found the Theta U ' s still a small, select, active group. Theta U ' s continued to serve as the mainstays of such honorary organizations as Kappa Delta Epsilon, Pi Delta Psi, Phi Sigma Iota and Mu Alpha, having four members in both of the last two men- tioned. Items high on the list of things Xi is proud of include the Golden Future Ball, the first dance of the season; a visit from Mrs. Samuel Fuller, national presi- dent of the sorority; and participation in the winning CatsPaw skit. Katherine Pritchet t and J. A. Gilmer chirped in the College Choir and J. A. sang the leading role in the annual op- erertta, Down in the Valley. One member, a graduate, was back in school for another music degree. The biggest plum to fall in the Theta U lap, not without some shaking on their part, was the scholarship cup which graced their mantel during the spring quarter. Xi ' s average for the preceding three months was an astounding 3.4495, a Phi Beta Kappa average! Xi ' s president, still trying to be a wheel, as Crank and Gluepot pointed out, succeeded only in being vice-president of Phi Sigma Iota, secretary of the Pan- Hellenic Council, a member of Mu Alpha, Mortar Board, the Student Life Committee, and in being one of the twelve chosen for Who ' s Who in American Universities and Colleges. Mary Ann Trantham served as vice- president of Le Cercle Francais and an- other sister, M. A. Casimes, was one of the four students who spent the early part of the year in the District of Co- lumbia on the Washington semester. All of which proves what Theta U ' s are made of. JAG and Mr. Hilltopper at the Golden I ' uturc Ball ALPHA NU CHAPTER Patsy Allen Bettye Bradley Roxie Grace Fredda Hanson Mary Hatcher OFFICERS Mary Ann Englebert PrcsiJcut Bess Shepard Vice-Prcs Jfiif Ann Lee Trimble Secretary Pat Fuller Treasurer Gloria Parnell Historian Peggy Hansen Guard MEMBERS Carole Macklin Shirley Monroe Betty Parks Margaret Metzler Edith McLennan Frieda Roser Margaret Norton Martha Sewell PLEDGES Jureta Oakes Mary Sullivan Martha Smith Nancy Warren ZETA TAU ALPHA The Zetas can mark up 1950 as one more successful year, for their accomphsh- mcnts, both individually and as a whole, have been many. The president of Mu Alpha and of Amazons, as well as of the Pan-Hellenic Council, were Zetas. Three Zetas graced the beauty section of the Southern Ac- cent and one member of ZTA was also a member of the 1950 May Court. More dubiously, at Sadie Hawkins ' festivities, the gal chosen as Sadie, herself, was a member of Alpha Nu. Quite a musical bunch, the ZTA ' s re- tired the Interfraternity Sing cup this year after three straight wins. Several of the singing Zetas can be glimpsed in the college choir and in the various musical productions that abound on the Hill. A sporty group, too, are the gals of Zeta Tau Alpha, for some of them were in- cluded on the basketball, volley ball and Softball all-star teams and two of them were softball and basketball managers in the intramural tournaments. There was a Zeta on the honor council in 1949-50 and in Phi Beta Kappa, and the activities of Alpha Nu ' s dynamic president were recognized in the fall of ' 49 when she was chosen for Who ' s Who in American Universities and Colleges. Gee, I ' m glad I ' m a Zeta, yes I am, sing the girls of Zeta Tau Alpha, and ' twould seem they have just cause for such a sentiment. Slcepytimc g.ils V- I .«S 8 - - -f ' ALABAMA BETA BETA CHAPTER OFFICERS Edgar Elliott .....President Carey Chitwood — Vice-President Ralph Powell _.... Secretary Bill Phillips Treasurer MEMBERS Van Bailey Barry Bodden Jack Burney Clayton Carper Bill Carter G. C. Draper Don Englebert Buddy Finch Quintus Fuller Bill Henning Alfred Jennings Tim Jones Den Legler Kenneth Little John Lovin Tommy McWiUiams John Merchant Bill Putnam Joe Stewart Grover White Lamar Aman Lyle Kirkpatrick PLEDGES Don Montgomery Buddy Oxford Billy Ware Charles Woods ALPHA TAU DMEGA The men of the Maltese Cross have come through with a might) fine record again this year, holding their own in every phase of activity on the Hill. ATO ' s seem to have a knack for join- ing and being tapped for things — witness the number of the brothers in Kappa Phi Kappa, Theta Chi Delta, Skull and Bones, Toreadors, and the Executive Coun- cil. An ATO wields the gavel in the Honor Council meetings and another brother is vice-president of Omicron Delta Kappa. Despite the fact that the Maltese Cross boys are renowned far and wide for their talent for throwing parties, they managed to hold second place in scholar- ship during the fall and winter quarters. Some of of those famous afore-men- tioned parties were the Christmas party, the riproaring houseparty, various woods parties and the shipwreck ATOp ATO- mic ATOll. Their leadout se tat the an- ual spring formal had the whole campus agog — it included real ducks and gold- fish, yet. Far from being sissies, the ATO ' s came out second in the intramural basketball and volleyball tournaments. Three of the brothers made the varsity basketball team and one did his stuff for the varsity base- ball team. The ATO ' s were always on the spot when campus history was being made; for example, they were members of the winning Catspaw group, and an ATO performed with the College Choir ensem- ble at all the various important shindigs throughout the year. That same brother was selected to Phi Beta Kappa, an honor which rounded out the year for the chapter and placed it in the best category. By the sea, by the sea, bv the beautiful sea V V BETA DELTA EHAPTER OFFICERS John Bronaugh President Jack Barnes Vice-President Emmerson Krug Secretary Charles Steven son Treasurer Jaime Acevedo Lee Farris Bill Gaylor Clark Brown John Glazner MEMBERS John Hallmark Richard Knight Ed Sheeler A. J. Beck Howard Castor Chung Chang Melvin Chcsser Jesse Fechter S. F. Ferguson Ed Giles PLEDGES Ronald Giles Ted Kromis Bob Missildine Jack Putman Charles Smith Travis Thrasher DELTA SIGMA PHI Ah, those brainy D elta Sigs! When the scholarship cup was handed out for the winter quarter ' s grades, who should be the proud recipient but the Delta Sigma Phi ' s. Certainly this was one of the big moments of the year. Another time that it was mighty nice to be a Delta Sig (or to know one, if you ' re a girl) was when the four Alabama chapters of the fraternity held a gala Founders Day dinner dance at the Tutwiler. That was on December 4. Delta Sigs were the staunch members of such honorary fraternities on the campus as Phi Sigma Iota, Theta Chi Delta, Pi Delta Psi, Eta Sigma Phi, Theta Sigma Lambda, and Kappa Phi Kappa. Don ' t think the Delta Sigs spent all their time studying! There were numerous get- togethers among the boys every week, as well as several date parties throughout the year. Hilltop Delt.i Sigm.! Phi ' s join tlicir brothers from .ill over the st.ite tor a dinner (.l.inee PHI CHAPTER OFFICERS Malcolm Coates Presidenf Vincent McAllister Vice-President Richmond Causey Secretary Maurice Ausley Joe Barnard Bill Bouton Robert Box Robert Bradley Milton Brown William Champlin George Charles Canty Cooper James Dardess George Durrett Freddy Guttery Wharton Mclntyre Max Mashburn Elliot Moore Harold Myhand Huber O ' Donnell Stanley Parker Emmett Scott John Self Wilton Templin PLEDGES James Allen Parker Hopping Bill Jackson Robert Phillips James Cantley James Jackson Bill Legg Jack Strong Larry Evans Ray Thompson KAPPA ALPHA This year, Southern ' s band of Robert E. Lee fans hved up to their past reputation in every way, especially along athletic lines. These rebels managed to walk off with not one, not two, but four intra- mural championships. Yep, the volleyball, Softball, basketball and football trophies now grace the mantel in the fraternity living room. Brother Joe Travis was crowned paddleball champ and Brother Bill Legg was proclaimed champion horse shoe pitcher. So, its plain to see that the men of Kappa Alpha have not lost their famous talent for sports. Nor have they forgotten how to stage one of those renowned secession balls, as was evidenced by the one they held in the gym during the winter. Led by President Malcolm Coates and Joanne Gray, the KA ' s in their Confederate uniforms, along with the rest of the campus folk, enjoyed a gala evening in an Old South atmosphere. Not content to be just shining socially and in sports, the KA ' s were to be found in most of the Hilltop organizations, Omicron Delta Kappa and the executive Council, for example. There were also KA ' s in the Choir, in the College The- ater, and, of course, on the varsity tennis and basketball teams. Are the KA ' s smart? Well, one of the brothers, Milton Brown, made Phi Beta Kappa: Nuff said. And what ' s your phone number, cutie? yr, ■ ' THETA MU ZETA CHAPTER OFFICERS Marvin Rtce President John Hutchenson Vice-President Henry Copeland Secretary Herman Higgins Treasurer Charles Benefield Phil Berry Rhonald Cagle Robert Copeland MEMBERS Gerald Dickerson Porter Fisher James Gilmer Dudley Gilmore Vann Hamilton George Harris Roy Howard Gary Hutson William Jones Alfred Julian James Whittsett Dudley Wygul Curtis Belcher Harvil Clements Ralph Connell Leon Franklin Bob McGinty Bill Noble Charles Pierson PLEDGES Jerry Swindall Jerry Tyson Clyde Wade George Larimer Roy Melton Charles Romine LAMBDA CHI ALPHA For the followers of the Cross and Crescent, this was a year to remember. . . . ' Mom Dovel and her patience, Brother Berry and his birthday. Brother Franklin as M.C., Brother Rice and his grin, Senator Tyson and his joke book, and the eternal twosome. Brother Harris and Alouette . . . bowery, barn dance and shipwreck parties . . . fun . . . com- panionship. . . . With all the parties, the Fiouse on the Fiill remained intact and underwent a gradual process of redecoration. The Lambda Chi ' s carried on their tradition of membership in as many or- ganizations as possible and were all out for sports, as their opponents can testify. Omicron Delta Kappa, the Hilltop News, Phi Sigma Iota, Executive Council and Kappa Phi Kappa, as well as numer- ous other groups were bolstered by Lambda Chi ' s. The second edition of Scribblings included literary efforts of two of the brothers. Scholastically, the Lambda Chi ' s were doing all right — Brother Adair was on a Rotary Club scholarship to Belgium and Brother Pool received a scholarship to Harvard. Then, too. Phi Beta Kappa claimed Pool and Carpenter. At the end of the year, many of the brothers received their degrees and bade farewell to the big white house and Theta Mu Zeta. Nonetheless, Hilltop ' s Lambda Chi ' s are confident of a future holding many more years to remember such as this one. I ' ll luisli lip my mui; It you ' ll fil up my jii;; ultli tli.it good olc mountain dew DELTA CHAPTER OFFICERS Russell Ryland President Bob Gay Vice-President Jack Key Corresponding Secretary Mike Davis Recording Secretary Joe Crump ...Treasurer MEMBERS Robert Archibald John Arnold Charlie Blaylock Leon Chambers Clyde Coker Charles Collier Charles Cox Harold Davis Charles Dexter Raymond Elgin Sam Green Donald Greer Doyle Griffiths Chris Hauer Frank Hull Richard Hunter Richard Kirby Eddie Lakeman James Lambert Richard Lewis John Loveless Billy Miles Mack Moore Jimmy Nash Ray Nesmith Conyers Orr Jack Osburne David Parrish Palmer Peterson Alex Smith William Walker Eason K. Wood. Bob Adams Jack Austin Elton Fitch Bill Frederick Don Gregory Bob Groover John Haislip Gordon Hale Tommy Holmes PLEDGES Dave Loiry Emmett Lucas Charles Moore Jack Real John Savage Alan Taylor James Todd Bartee Worthington Jimmy Young PI KAPPA ALPHA The Pikes started off another big year by a gala rush season, capped by the tradi- tional Gay Nineties party and the pledg- ing of nineteen neophytes. Socially, scholastically, and in sports, the men of Delta Chapter seem to have done pretty well for 1949-1950. The an- nual fall formal was one of the biggest dances of the year, with Misses Southern Accent as the leading lady. The Pikes scooped the swimming meet, finding it an easy job to cop the trophy. In spite of several injuries, the boys made a creditable showing in football and fin- ished not too far from the top in all sports. Not surprisedly, the Pi Kappa Alphas walked away with the InterFraternity Sing Cup again this year; they have every intention of retiring this cup as they did the preceding one. Delta ' s members in Omicron Delta Kappa were still pursuing their roles as big wheels — for example, Bill Walker was president of the student body, Charles Cox was technical director of the College Theater, Russ Ryland headed the InterFraternity Council and Ray mond Elgin was selected to Phi Beta Kappa. Ryland and Walker were both chosen for mention in Who ' s Who in American Universities and Colleges. Seven more pledges were added to the roster in the spring, and at the end of the year, the Pi Kappa Alphas were the largest fraternity chapter on the campus. Ryland led with Miss Louise Southern Accent Flowers ALPHA IDTA CHAPTER OFFICERS Phillip Boum ard Picsiilciif Eknest Shellburne Vicc-Prcsiilciif George Blinn Secretary Newton Maloney . Treasurer Jim Beene Hollis Boston Allan Clark Dick Cunningham MEMBERS Mark Hanna Gene Hayes Terry Huffstutler Don O ' Byrne Harry Praytor Howard Reeves Robert Richard Fred Robinson Ed Sitz Louis Vest Dave Baker Jack Cavaleri Jack Crawford Jack Deas Dick Deason Allan Dimick Bob Estock Bob Ellithorpe Ernest Hardy Don Henderson PLEDGES Don Howard Kenneth Howell Brady Hughes Frank Ingram Henry Ingram Curtis Parks John Sims Harry Wheelock Steve Windham SIGMA ALPHA EPSILDN SAE brothers spent a hectic and often hilarious year with each other, keeping track of 23 pledges, a winning softball team, a losing football team, and a drowning, yet-to-be-found swimming crew. Not to be dismayed by their cold and hot athletic endeavors, Sig Alpha brothers kept plugging away with plans for construction of the long awaited castle on the not yet built fraternity row. Bob Rico Richard found himself prexy of the Student Body and the oft warring IFC, but managed to take time out and become a hard driving chapter president also. Phil Bouffard became the next E.E. and rapidly passed an anti- communist decree ridding the brothers of Mark Hanna and his world-saving schemes. Perhaps the best thing about being an SAE was the wonderful parties they threw. Among the most remembered (al- though some of them can ' t) was the gambling party at which Baker lost his pants and the roulette wheel, and their brother-sister affair with the KD ' s which neither could pay for. Junking plans for their annual dance, they blew a fortune on their still smoking house- party at Cheaha. The secret of our so- cial successes, said Shelburne, was our intricate knowlege of the theories and fundamentals concerning the develop- ment and application of a party party. Not content with having themselves placed favorably in the College Theater, Choir, professional fraternities, and the school paper, SAE brothers managed to win Catspaw and steal third place at InterFraternity Sing. They certainly weren ' t content with just Sleeping and Eating either, except Monotone Ingram and Gross Hughes who were content to let well enough alone. — Brother H.B. B.iker gets best pledge aw.ird ' •■ -« USk-«« . . BETA XI CHAPTER OFFICERS Eugene Aromi President Stuart Nicholson . Vice-President Bennie Stokes —_ Secretary Robert Sullivan _ - Treasurer MEMBERS Paul Abbott David Angle Bart Country Joe D ' Accardi John Evans Edward Gregg Lamar Jarrard Luther Jones James Licari Leslie Muntz Angelo Paradise Stanley Powell Tommy Patrick Anthony Rizzo Kenneth Seal Robert Sims Percy Sullivan Leroy Whited Ben Williams Joe Baldonc Bob Bell PLEDGES Raymond Gates John Leslie Joe Smith Gilbert Sullivan THETA CHI 1949-50 saw the Redmen of Theta Chi move ahead on the campus with broad strides this year. Starting the year with the second Largest chapter on campus, they entered a successful year of partici- pation in campus activities. Witness to this was the fact that three out of eleven men tapped during the year for ODK were Ox-men. The Redmen held presi- dencies in four groups, had active mem- bers in the College Theatre and Choir, while a Theta Chi edited the college paper and another was elected to the chairmanship of the Honor Council in the spring. In spite of activities, however, they found time to win the Interfraternity scholarship cup in the fall quarter. By far the biggest accomplishment of the year was the acquiring of a fraternity house. In December the Beta Xi chapter began clean-up operations at the inter- section of Arkadelphia Road and Eighth Avenue West and it was not long until the KA ' s had ten new neighbors. The structure commands an enviable view of the campus, and is one of only three fraternity houses on campus. Too, the Redmen took part in the an- nual Mr. Hilltopper show (SEE CUT), played in the Sadie Hawkins Day foot- ball classic, and placed second in Inter- Fraternity Sing. All in all, it was a busy year for the men of Theta Chi. The Ox-men are famous for their fine spirit of fellowship — at almost any time, a group of the brothers could be seen in the bookstore or in the cafeteria laugh- ing at Angle ' s and Whited ' s antics or lis- tending to the quiet remarks of Aromi or Gregg. The Miss Southern Accent contest as presented bv the I het.i Chi ' s Activiti les Although a summer at Southern brings its own activities — summer school, long sessions of tennis, and of course, Starlight Operas, it also is a nice leisure- ly time to contemplate all the doings of the past year. During the regular school session, while extra-curricular activities are flying by and mixing madly with class work, there ' s not much time for medi- tation. But with a whole summer ' s worth of remembering, Sadie Haw- kins ' Day, Cats Paw and those other affairs, gather luster and settle into their proper places in our memories. IL jK storeFcafeterj All ' If-iriir V • ' m ' i. ' STARLIGHT DPERA Along with soft, sudden rains and smooth tans, Summer brings to the Hilltop the Starlight Operas. Off-campus folk, including Broadway stars join Birmingham- Southern ' s talented and the show is on! Produced last year, under the direction of BSC ' s Anderson and Abernethy and LSU ' s Ralph ErroU were The Student Prince, The Merry Widow, and Rosalinda. SADIE HAWKINS ' DAY Patterned after Al Capp ' s famous comic-strip celebration, Sadie Hawkins ' Day on the Hill has all the charm and abandon of its orig- inal. A full day of general horseplay and backwoods finery was topped off with a supper, dances (both square and otherwise) and of course the choosing of the most authentic Lil Abner, Daisy Mate, and Sadie Hawkins, who were Percy Sullivan, Peggy McMorries and Margaret Norton. MR. HILLKlPPrii sponsored In the Al| li. (.) micron I i Sorority to earn money tor their na- tional philanthropy, a Kentucky mountain nursinj; service, the Mr. Hilltopix-r con- test this year brought out a tine crop of candidates from ihc various organ- izations on campus. At the dance in the Studac lUiildinj; following the big AOPi-pruduced variety show, Doyle Griffiths was presented .1 placque by Mrs. Mary Lindrooth, Na- tional President of Alpha Omicron Pi. and was crowned Mr. Hilltoppcr of I9U . At this same affair, Pat Bowers, vice- president of the local chapter of the sorority, was proclaimed the most out- standing member of the chapter for 1 949- S and was presented a gold cup. CATS PAW The annual stunt night, where no holds are barred, was a gala occasion in I9S0. The groups were organized only two weeks before the big night, so Cat ' s Paw plans and preparations crowded out everything else those two weeks while the three fraternity-sorority groups and the Independents got their skits in shape. Deviating from the usual straight satire on campus life. Group I, composed of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Theta Upsilon, Pi Beta Phi, Alpha Tau Omega and Gamma Phi Beta, produced a minstrel show, with Robert Richard directing and Julia Ann Gilmer directing the chorus. The darkies of Group I, with their songs and the inimit- able repartee of Endmen Richard and Parks impressed the judges so favorably that at the end of the four-skit show, , Rico Richard received a bronze plaque for producing ' the best skit in the 1950 edition of Cat ' s Paw. H.M.S. PINAFDRE This guy tale of love at sea starred Mary Allen Spencer, Scott Jackson, Cleveland Hunt, Bob Sims, and Dorothy Cox. THE RIVALS Starring in this play (which featured a stag- ing as near as possible like that of the period in which it was written), were Jean Adams, Ann Fleming, Maurice Ausley, Victor Moore and Bill Johnson. COLLEGE LADIES IN RETIREMENT Leading roles in this popular melodrama were played by Pat Bowers, Ann Fleming, Ted Nordman, Patsy Elkourie and Jane Pepperd. Produced in conjunction with the College Choir, this modern folk operetta starred Julia Ann Gilmer, Sam Green and Charles Oliver. THEATRE INTERFRATERNITY SING For InterFraternity Sing, each sorority and fraternity chooses two songs (one of the organization ' s songs and any other they decide on) and then practices like mad for weeks before the date set for the big annual event. In 1950, when the groups pre- sented the fruits of their labors to the public in M unger Auditorium on April 14, the cups for the best choral renditions went to Zeta Tau Alpha and Pi Kappa Alpha. r r n r f f ' m 9 jmM ' --4 - ' I t • rCf f t-i O r ' ic.s LI ir w ' II MAY DAY May Day on the Hill seems to be a real carry-over from the ancient May celebrations for there is singing, dancing, beauty and gaiety in abundance at Southern ' s version of May Day just as in days of old. In a brilliant ceremony in the Spring of 1949, the Court was presented and Ann Coats and Johnny Self were crowned the May monarchs. The May Court, composed of eight girls chosen by the student body and their escorts, included: Pat Bowers, George Bowers, Raymona Brown, Malcomb Coates; Jimmie Nell Real, Frank Berg, Sue Pat Santmyer, Joe Kennedy; Margaret Enslen, John Akin; Martha Ann Galloway, Buddy Finch; Julia Ann Gilmer, Max Mash burn; Marion McCoy, and Bill Phillips. PD ATlTTATTriAT ' - ' ' ■ y ° some 200-odd Hill- |jll JJ U iV i iUl toppers was in June — the day families and friends gathered to see those long-awaited diplomas finally reach the hands of the proud seniors who had labored so long for them. The senior class officers of 1950 were: Bill Putnam ...President Maude Diseker Vice-Pirsiiiciit Jean WoosL.EwSecrcfary Esther Outlaw .Treasurer A EUILDING IS BORN On January 27, with all the ceremony and festivity the occasion merited, ground was broken and the new s c I e n c c budding was b e g u n . The new Philhps Sci- S P D HT S The intramural program at Birmingham-Southern keeps the athletic- minded so busy that there is never a spare minute to lament the passing of the intercollegiate sports system ten years ago. Life in the gymnasium is an endless cycle of tournaments — tennis — volleyball — swimming — even horseshoes — and both the Greeks and the Independents are con- stantly flocking to the bulletin boards in the lobby to see who plays who next. Birmingham-Southern does participate in two varsity sports, basket- ball and tennis. This year, the basketball team, captained by Bill Ware, managed to hold its own, and the tennis squad did more than that. They won the state championship! Under the intramural plan, everybody plays, and are they enjoying it! % t(i VARSITY TENNIS Having such outstanding men as Wade Herren, George Amsden, Wes Noyes, and Jack Chapman, plus other strong racquet wielders. Coach Bill Burch should have a perfect season this year. Last year the BSC racquet squad lost only one match, and the year be- fore that, they won the state tennis crown. This year ' s group may well win that crown again. VOLLEYBALL In a very fast volleyball tournament this year, the Kappa Alpha men emerged as team champs. PADDLEBALL Joe Travis, of Kappa Al- pha, is this year ' s paddleball champ. PING PDNG Jack Chapman downed Taylor Thorington in the finals of the 19W) pliiLjpong tournament to capture the title. BASEBALL . . . For the first time in many years the Hill- top had a Varsity Baseball nine. Through the untiring efforts of Coach Bill Burch and many of the Varsity squad, another Varsity sport was brought back to the campus, during the 1950 season. It took its place on the physical education pro- gram beside basketball and tennis, the other two Varsity sports engaged in here on the Hilltop. On the Cat schedule for 1950 are such teams as: Howard, Millsaps, Marion In- stitute, Mississippi College, and South- western. Hilltoppers on the 1950 squad include: Dick Morgan, Ken Seal, and Bob Sulli- van, pitchers, Ernie Stanford and Bill Walker, catchers; Billy Fullington, first base; Bill Legg, second base; Bobby Ad- ams, shortstop; Bob Barnes, third base; Bill Ware, left field; Quintus Fuller, cen- ter field; and Parker Hopping, right field. - p The 1949-50 Varsity quJnt, led by Captain Bill Ware, gave its followers all they they asked for. After losing its first five games, all to SEC competition, the Cats bounced back to end the season with 16 wins against 8 losses. The most important series as far as excitement, thrills and chills was concerned was the Howard Bulldogs series, which the Cats split, winning two of the four. Kappa Alpha I ' ratciiiity replaced the Ensley Independents as basketball champs here on the Hilltop this year. The KA ' s cinched the intramural basketball title with a 5 5-27 triumph over the Pi Kappa Alpha quint. Allstars from the fourteen-team league were: John Hallmark (Delta Sigma Phi) Marvin Rice (Lambda Chi Alpha) Tommy Mc Williams (Alpha Tau Omega) Elliott Moore (Kappa Alpha) Carrol Gardner (Ensley) BALL on tL HILLTOP SWIMMING Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity literally walked away with this season ' s intra- mural swimming meet. The Pike ac- quatic team got a total of 47 points, 34 points better than their nearest con- tender, the KA team, which gained 1 3 points. BADMINTON Jack Chapman copped the badmin- ton championship. HDRSESHDES Bill Legg, of Kappa pitched his way to first place in the horseshoe tourna- nent. mJB-i . MV.kM.i .i.y tr tit FOOTBALL The Ordermen of Kappa Alpha took the 1949- SO intramural football crown, end- ing the season with seven wins, one loss and one tie in the 10-team league. The KA ' s only defeat was to a strong Preacher squad. The Preachers led by All- star backfield Charlie Moore, and All- star lineman Bob Elliott, defeated the Ordermen 18-6. Lambda Chi Alpha Fra- ternity, which finished the season in third place, tier the champs 0-0. VOLLEYBALL The undefeated Pi Beta Phi ' s walked away with the volley- ball trophy for the second consecutive year. WOMEN ' S SPDRTS SWIMMING ' acquatic experts of Pi Beta Phi copped the swimming cup this time, with Kap Price their star swimmer. Kappa Delta ' s Raymona Brown chalked up the most individual points, but the total number of team points made by Pi Phi carried the day. ' t The Alpha Omicron Pi team, complete with two six-foot for- wards was a mighty hard one to beat, as the other teams found out, although the Independents surprised everyone with three of the fastest forwards in these parts. In the end, after a couple of tight scores, the AOPi ' s copped the trophy for this .,M • ?. «-. - ,, c • , ' t-- SOFTBALL The spring found eight deter- mined teams practicing faith- fully. The long exciting tournament kept everybody guessing as to the outcome and nobody knowing until the last few games. Hits and home runs galore as well as one or two un- usual double plays made all the £arncs thrilling and made each team strive harder for the trophy. « ' . U-.v.T.f ' TENNIS Once more those Independent fctniis players took the champion- ship — those champs are Irene Gul- ledge and Betty Lou Williams. PING PDNG Kap Price, last year ' s ping pong champion, found another field to conquer when he won th ' ' baJ- mivtou title. With two KD ' s in the semi-finals, however, the Pi Phi ' s and KD ' s tied for the trophy. Be:ause of earlier victories the old trophy went to the KD ' s, the Pi Phi ' s getting a new one. Pat Bowers, who has placed high in the ping potig tournament so many times finally won the championship in this year ' s tourney. y J i l l . -. . 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