Anderson College - Columns / Sororian Yearbook (Anderson, SC)

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Standing, left to right: Sydney Vivian, Professor E. H. Vivian, advisor, Milton Dickson, NIelvin Brown. Seated: Carroll Shands, Mimi Livingston. What ' s new is more than an idle question with members of The Yodler staff, who search for scoops and for the news behind the news, and who struggle with layouts and heads and stories in a race against the ever- nearing deadline. The Yodler not only reported, but made news this year, as Editor JoAnn Coker moved the campus stu- dent newspaper from a monthly to a twice-a-month publication, changed its appearance with a re-styled nameplate for page one, and introduced new features. Chief assistants were Kathy Fetscher, Associate Edi- tor, and Trudy Fowler, keeping The Yodler out of the Delta Psi O meg a As a result of Professor Vivian ' s leadership, Delta Psi Omega, the national honorary dramatic fraternity, has joined the South Carolina Speech Association, and on May 11, 1960, there was held a public initiation serv- ice for seven candidates for membership. They were Dickson, Timms, and Misses Livingstone, Harden, Crick, Miles, and Sammons, and they received membership in the dramatic fraternity on the basis of their perform- ances in a major production and on their knowledge of the meaning and symbols of Delta Psi Omega. This fraternity was organized on March 20, 1929, for the purpose oiF providing an honor society for per- sons attaining a high standard of work in dramatics and, incidentally, through the expansion of Delta Psi Omega among the colleges of the United States and Canada, to provide a wider fellowship for those interested in the college theater. The fraternity is not intended to take the place of the regular dramatic club or other producing groups, but as students qualify they are re- warded by election to membership in this society. Yodler Staff red as Business Manager. Working with the big three was a staff of reporters and advertising solicitors, oper- ating second semester from new quarters in The Pent- house, third floor of the new student center. In March, JoAnn, Kathy, and Trudy, with new staff members Mackey Davis and Bill Richie, went to the S. C. Collegiate Press Association Convention in Colum- bia. Their suitcases were a little heavier on the return trip, for they brought back the cup for the best college paper in the state from a campus of 750 enrollment or under; a certificate for the best page-one layout (done by Jo Ann); a certificate for the best sports story (written by Bill Moore); and for the best feature story (written by Barbara Gibson). JoANN COKER Editor Standing, left to right: Ruth Swindle, Mimi Livingston, Bar- bara Gibson, Jo Shirley, Mary Ahce Mauldin, Gail Anderson, Bess Ofrias. Seated: Trudy Fowler, Carroll Shands, JoAnn Coker, editor-in-chief, Kathy Fetcher. 26

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Standing, Left to Right: Rita Burley Melvin Brown, Reba Hutto, Eugene Nalley, Martha Keever, Bill Richey, Mabel Lee Johnson, Carolyn Cothran, Jim Langston, Mimi Livingston, Sydney Vivian, Anne Abercrombie, Pat Wallace. Seated, Left To Right: Mary Kirby, President, Ray Kimbrell, Milton Dickson, Carroll Shands, Professor E. H. Vivian, advisor. Anderson College Players The fiftieth anniversary of the founding of Ander- son College witnessed new heights in accomplishments for the Anderson College Players, under the direction of Professor Everett H. Vivian, chairman of the Depart- ment of Speech and Drama, and the audiences for the various productions have been impressed by the unusual talent and teamwork displayed by the members of the cast and the director. As part of its golden anniversary celebration An- derson College presented the Players in The Diary of Anne Frank, a play in two acts by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett based upon the actual diary kept by a thirteen-year-old girl who, with her parents and other Dutch Jews, hid from the Nazis in an overcrowded garret in Amsterdam, Holland, during the Second World War. This major production was given on October 20, 21, and 22, and the players performed with a German accent. Another outstanding presentation was a drama of the War Between the States, Tlie Breaking of Bread, which was staged at the college during the chapel hour on December 1.3 and again in the evening for the public. Dickson appeared as the Rebel and Brown as the Yankee in the play that brought out the human side of the soldi( r of the lS60 ' s when Southerner met Yankee in a forest. At the convention of the South Carolina Speech Association, which was held at Columbia College in tlie city of Columbia on February 24 and 2.5, 1961, Dick- son took a prominent part on the program with por- trayals of both Otto Frank and Mr. Van Daan, and he also performed in several scenes from The Breaking of Bread. Nalley and Misses Eathel Bowie and Gayle Anderson were other students attending the conven- tion, and Professor Vivian discussed the problems and technicalities of producing plays. Miss Kirby serves as president of the Anderson Col- lege Players, while other officers are Miss Livingstone as treasurer and Sydney Vivian as secretary. lum wi Pf

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Phi Theta Kappa In 1932 the Anderson College chapter. Beta Pi, was granted a national charter by the Grand Council of the Phi Theta Kappa. This junior college scholarship society, corresponding Phi Beta Kappa for four year colleges throughout the United States. A student to be eligible must rank in the scholastic upper ten per cent of the students enrolled in Arts and Science courses. Professor Henry Von Hasseln holds an honorary membership in the Beta Pi chapter and is faculty sponsor of this chapter. Standing, Left To Right: Sara A. Lusk, James Bell, Robert Gibson, Jan Riggers, Linda Cothran, Shelby Robertson, Professor Henry Von Hasselin, advisor. Seated, Left To Right: Judith Edwards, Sue Payne, president. May Frances Jantzen, JoAnn Coker. The Nothings This eight piece ensemble is a loosely comiected group that plays for various occasions around the cam- pus. Groups off campus invite them to play, also. This group is newly organized this year and is very popular. Although there is no brass section except for one trombone, the type music that is played doesn ' t require a strong brass section. The bongo drums play a big part in this outfit and are very well liked by the students. The electric guitars are also outstanding in this outfit. Some of the members also sing for the group. This group is unique because it only has one girl. Neverthe- less she is very competent as she has written a song, but she has not had it published. Standing, Left to RiKht: Tom I ' inucan, Malcolm Cunningham. Seal c d , Left to Right: l.arrv Hell, Eloise Thrcatt, Hush Ul- mer, Ray Kimbrcll, Roger Austin, Mason Speer. 27