Coker College - Milestone Yearbook (Hartsville, SC)

Text from Pages 1 - 152 of the 1956 volume:

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Therefore, for her ingenuity, planning and supervision that gave us a handsome and well-equipped Science Building, for the way she has used her love for all grow- ing things, especially camellias, for our constant pleasure as we stroll this beautiful campus, for her vivaciousness, charm, intelligence and interest not only in our school and in us as individuals but also in the community of Hartsville, and for the inspiration she has been to us as students—for all these things and more we dedicate this, the Milestone for 1956, to MISS VELMA MATTHEWS Ey) Brevord In this edition of THE MILESTONE, we have at- tempted to preserve in pictures and words the highlights amd the choicest memories of this year at Coker .. . the visions, ideals, and achievements of campus life; the ardent labor involved in the endless hours of study, practice, and rehearsals; the refreshment that comes with whole-hearted play through sports events, dances, dates, bridge, shopping trips, jam sessions, the poignant joy on passing a difficult exam, and the feelings of concern on the part of fellow student and instructor as you struggle with some scholastic or personal difficulty. THE MILESTONE staff has enjoyed the full co- operation of the administration, faculty, and student body. Satistical information has been graciously given, photo- graphs have been made when it wasn’t exactly convenient for everyone concerned, snapshots have been loaned .. . all, with a smile. We of THE MILESTONE staff hope that we have succeeded in compiling the experiences and sentiments of our whole college life from the orientation of homesick and awestruck freshmen to the culminating thrill of grad- uation day. Clad with tradition, its tone unmel- lowed with age, the bell rings out on sleep filled ears in the morning, helps students get to special functions on time, and closes the dating hours much too soon. ot ae ee a ee Fi atthée- 4 Ritrae fpttnat Ctxas J 4 a (iva 2 , 7 oe goes tl tal i Z 7 ly A LE CLK AHL 4 A. 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What, if one likes, she takes to the Coun- try Club. . Students’ privilege. . Dr. Grannis’ “pet peeve.” . A wheeled place to mail letters. (Abbr.) . The mark of an after thought after an after thought. “Life” of the buildings. . Favorite Dunbar pastime. . Nostrils of the frog. . The sixth note of the sung scale. . An actor. (Jocose.) . Always wanted. oN Woy ia . Gold. (Fr.) . Cirrus. (Abdr.) . Short for Susan. - One who doesn’t stay put. . The second letter of the Greek alphabet. . Last name of famous singer whose first name is Nelson. . What al) girls want to wear on their left hands. (Slang) DOWN . What one doesn’t do about a bad grade. . Sometimes, like an old car, hard to get started—especially in the morning. . Egyptian Sun God. . What Pop pays for you to get into, and you work to get out of. . To know. (Scot.) . That is. (Abbr.) . What one wishes to do on the Bell Tower rope. . A seraglio. . Possessive case of I. . What town students have to do with all their books. . Objective case of I. . Indicative of deeds and actions. . Helps one get well. (Adbbr.) . . What the TV set is when it isn’t off. . What one races for between classes. (Abbr.) On Cia AAT | | college — Ls Bt bod | a p42 ip . They influence even those who claim to be uninfluenced. . A southern state. (Abbr.) . Rhenium. Chem. Abbr.) . A little figure with strings attached. . Many girls know all about it from the outside in. . Spanish for sun. . Most coveted degree. . Color of royalty. . The kind of writer you are if you can write an English theme. . 3.14159265 . Brinks . What faculty members sometimes think students are full of. . Drug used in Senior Play. ( Abbr.) . East Indes. (Abbr.) . One of a tribe of Algonquian Indians, formerly dwelling along the upper Mis- sissippi. . A cry of surprised delight. . What the people aren’t when they hide the Senior Hall blackboard. . Thing you make up on a Friday afternoon. . Street. (Fr.) . The department where one learns that he should not let his studies interfere with his education. . New England state. (Abbr.) : Sable of Contents Pit [Ses ... Life of the Buildings... page 8 feNaban(avtgae tale =. ee eee OS ee 10 : Acuity sandestal f scenes lee sete ene ee TS i WEN IOLS tamer ie ae 2) ‘ UCT OSS peed e e resent cle e Sa) ae en 37 A SOPHOMOLES Seee ee ee eee eee eee 43 yodaliitse) ow erie Oe BE ee OS 48 ; What Pop pays for you to get into and you work to . . page 56 get out of i Indicative of deeds and actions ...... page 66 Organizations meee eee 68 ; SPOLts aaeee wren eee oe ee ae 84 : Publications a ee eee ee 88 j Personalities oa eee 93 4 A Backward Glance ____..___. 110 . . They influence even those who. ... .. page 124 ; claim to be uninfluenced : } : | |oreelf PScolation . + page 135 | | i eo eos SY RP Ai Faculty breil Staff Sipe Untors Sophom ores Soren The life of the buildings PEOPLE wi ponent “ .. Behold the man!” —John 19:5 Fame is what you have taken, Character’s what you give; When to this truth you waken Then you begin to lwe. ' Behold a man who has learned how to live!—One co who is awake to the truth that you have only what you ia give away. Coker is proud to have Dr. John Andral Barry, i Jr., as her new president, and we feel that we can truly A say, ‘Behold the man!” A native South Carolinian, Dr. Barry was born at Fountain Inn. He received his A.B. degree from Furman University, his Ph.M. from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, His Th.D. from Southwestern Baptist Theological seminary in Fort Worth. He has done graduate work at both the University of Chicago a and Yale University. In 1949 Dr. Barry became profes- sor of Philosophy at Furman, and he resigned as head of that department to come to us. Nevertheless, it is not i what lies behind our president which has won us to him, ; nor what lies before bim; it is what lies within him- —the character that has made him a scholar and a gentle- DR. JOHN A. BARRY, JR. man. ' i t I rma wees eee ETON Sm hae 4 4 t § } i s H bs ‘ ’ i Dr. Barry and some of the students enjoy a cup of coffee in the canteen. 10 One need not talk long with Dr. Barry before he is assured that our president has developed a sense of mis- sion about Coker, that he has realized what she has to offer, and has visualized how to offer it. Perhaps it is partly Dr. Barry’s philosophy of life that has endeared him to us. “Believe in people,” he tells us. “Magnify the positive, and you will soon lose sight of the negative. Be guided by admirations rather than disgusts.” Dr. Barrygives of himself. At the crossroads where the markers are blurred and the paint peeling, he is not satisfied with merely pointing out the way, he takes your hand and guides you. Yes, CHARACTER IS WHAT YOU GIVE—and he is a giver of self for others. Napoleon once estimated, “Nothing is too small for a great man.” Dr. Barry concerns himself with undercur- rents and by-lines. He bothers to take you into his confi- dence, and not only asks your opinion but wants it. Truly he seeks to determine every move and decision that wiil affect the college from the students’ point of view. Where our president meets a stranger, he leaves a friend. He is a newcomer to Coker, but each girl on cam- pus considers him a friend. He is also a newcomer to the town of Hartsville, but his charming personality and his outstanding ability have given him a very active part in community life. Hartsville has welcomed him with en- thusiastic appreciation. A picture of Dr. Barry must include his charming wife, Helen Bryant Barry. Mrs. Barry is a beautiful comple- ment to her husband, a wise mother, and a debout Christian lady. She possesses charm and grace that springs from a deep-rooted good will and sincere desire to be a friend. Dr. and Mrs. Barry have two children, Ann and Mary Helen. In the President’s well-managed office are the effi- cient Miss Josephine Erwin, assistant to the president, and his secretary, Miss Lucy Singletary. More familiarly known as “Miss Jo,” the president’s assistant is truly the epitome of Coker. Since Coker’s foundation Miss Jo has played a vital part in the life of the College. Our versatile Miss Jo hasn’t enough fingers for all her pies. In addition to assisting the president, edit- ing the alumni news, planning concerts and doing won- ders with receptions, she takes an active part in Harts- ville Community affairs. She is a gracious hostess, not only to visitors but also to students. Miss Jo is a true focal point of Coker activity. Lucy Singletary, the president’s secretary and recep- tionist, was graduated from Coker in 1954 and now adds to Dr. Barry’s office her own kind of southern charm. At- tractive as well as adept, Lucy is giving back to Coker a part of what she received from her Alma Mater. Thus we present a president with a vision, a family that is inspirational, and office assistants who are com- pletely devoted to Coker. From this combination we can expect a better Coker tomorrow. Mrs. Barry, Ann, Mary Helen, and Dr. Barry Miss Lucy Singletary, Secretary to the President Miss Josephine Erwin, Assistant to the President Ny Tee pe ee TY iy Ee ag See ee ee 12 MISS HELEN MILLS, Dean of Women; DR. KENNETH G. KUEH- NER, Dean of Students; MRS. LOUISE M. HANKINS, Secretary. We had our first introduction to Dr. Kuehner on that hectic day of registration. Perhaps we were sur- prised to see a dean working with the teachers in advising and registering students; thus our previously formed con- ception of a dean was altered. Our second encounter with the dean’s office came a few days later. We paused outside to muster up courage before entering with a schedule hopelessly confused or a registration card that must be changed. Miss Hankins’ smile reassured us, how- ever, and before we realized it we were talking easily to Dr. Kuehner about our problem. We here discovered other characteristics of our dean—patience with our in- terruptions and our indecision, an unselfish giving of his time, an interest in students as individuals. Yet there was so much more to learn about this scholarly, versatile, unassuming man before we could really know him. How can we forget that first of many tradi- tional chapel talks by Dr. Kuehner? Upper classmen sat in delightful anticipation while freshmen wondered . . . wondered, until we all enjoyed his slow drawl and dry wit, and laughed at the tales of Tilly. But the morals of Tilly’s adventures and the wisdom of Dr. Kuehner’s “old hat on a peg” were not lost. The importance of the position, but impressive title of “Dean of Students” is comprised of many unimpressive, yet mecessary duties and of the man who performs them. ee A ee DR. KENNETH G. KUEHNER Dean of Students Dr. Kuehner registers students only to unregister and reregiste: them. Enrolling us in classes so that we will have classes to cut, he then must reprimand us sometimes for cutting these classes. He attempts to be in his office tO amswer our questions about what subjects to take and when to take them, to solve class conflicts, to look up records for us, to make transcripts, to write refer- ences, to see that academic life at Coker continues its well-ordered pattern. He must leave his office to teach educatio n classes, give graduate record and teachers’ ex- aminations, do testing for the Public Welfare Department (“sometimes hair-raising”), and visit other schools as a member of the inspection committee of the Southern Asso- ciation of Colleges and Secondary Schools. This year our dean was on loan to the University of South Carolina to teach a graduate class on Saturday mornings and conducted night classes in administration for Air Force Reserves. Dr. Kuehner gives us his evaluation of his job: “A dean lives in a no-man’s-land or at best in a buffer state between the faculty and the student body.” In his office on his bookcase is a souvenir—a pair of antique druggist scales; to Dr. Kuehner these scales signify his responsibility in balancing faculty on one side, students on the other. In his typical sly humor, Dr. Kuehner states his out- look on life—“think or thwim,” but adds seriously that he is still working on his philosophy. His is a working philosophy, a life dedicated to the principles of the insti- tution he serves: character, culture, and Christian service. No picture of Dean Kuehner is complete without his “extra right hand,’ Miss Hankins. She performs the usual duties of a secretary—typing and retyping class cards, handling correspondence, keeping permanent rec- ords, making transcripts, mimeographing examinations. But there is a special quality we remember—her willingness to stop her work and help us, or, to say it another way, her personal interest in each of us. Bills, bills, bills—we think our only association with the business office is the day we stand before Mrs. CaJd- well’s desk to pay our tuition or find a reminder slip in our mailboxes But the collection of bills is only one of the functons of this office directly affecting our col- lege life. We readily see the benefits of a bank on campus. And how important are those letters in our mailboxes, how convenient is the book room, how much we enjoy the canteen! All of these services are under the direction of the business office—services rendered be- cause of a sincere interest in the Coker student body. Or consider our attractive class-rooms and modern equipment, our comfortable dormitory rooms, the good food from our kitchen, the convenience of a laundry on campus. The business office is responsible for every part of our physical plant and for its employees. Someone must do all purchasing for the college, pay wages and salaries, make appropriations for organizations, handle scholarship payments, order caps and gowns for the sen- iors—and these become some of the endless duties of Mr. Kelley and Mrs. Caldwell. MRS. ELIZABETH CALDWELL, Assistant to the Business Manager; Mr. O. D. KELLEY, JR.., Business Manager. 13 sae iki 6 be ne Pia eS ee ig ee 6g te SS win ean lnn® dhe oe witless abt eg | E i | ! } 14 Miss Roberta McKinnon, Librarian; Mrs. H. A. C. Walker, Assistant Librarian. This would seem enough in the line of duty for a dean, but there are many extra duties. For instance, Miss Mills works behind the scenes when we go to Columbia to a play or to the ballet. She helps arrange the accommodations for the high school weekend guests in such a way as to minimize our inconvenience. Seeing that the White House is open for our dates and that free meal tickets are avail- able on “big” weekends are some of those time-consuming extra services that make Miss Mills not only our dean, but our friend. Bills, bills, bills—we think our only association with the Business Office is the day we stand before Mrs. Caldwell’s desk to pay our tuition. But the collection of bills is only one of the functions of this office directly affecting our college life. Our spending money is safe in the Student Bank. Our letters and packages are delivered to us by the Campus Post Office. The Book Room keeps school supplies for us and the Canteen keeps the hunger pangs away between meals. Mrs. Rickey Smith, Secretary; Mr. Sterling Smith, Director of Public Relations; Miss Wil- helmina Kirkland, Assistant Director of Public Relations. The Business Office is responsible for every part of our physical plant and the employees who keep every part of it in order—from our attractive class-rooms and modern equipment to our comfortable dormitory rooms, the good food from our kit- chen, and the campus laundry. Someone must do all purchasing for the college, pay wages and salaries, make appropriations for organizations, handle scholarship payments, order caps and gowns for the seniors—these become some of the endless duties of Mr. Kelley and Mrs. Caldwell. The Business Office is a vital part of Coker College. The library plays an important part in the life of our col- lege. It contributes much in supplementing our studies and at- tending to our cultural ills with the finest in art, music, and literature. Because we so often frequent its rooms, because we consider it a common part of our school day, we can easily over- look the endless unseen duties the library requires of the library staff. How did all those books get on the shelves in the first place? First, Miss McKinnon and Mrs. Walker must carefully consider the books to be ordered—books that we will enjoy and find useful. When the books arrive they are checked page by page to insure their good condition. They must be cataloged, plates placed on the side covers, lettering printed on the bind- ing, the bindings shellacked, and the books rechecked. Only after this involved process are they ready to be placed on the shelves. Our librarians give the same careful attention to the slide and record collections and to the rental pictures. We all enjoy working in a library with attractive book dis- plays, bulletin boards, and flower arrangements—extras which consume a great amount of the library staff’s time. The annual Literary Festival and the Christmas Book Tea are other projects that involve long hours of planning and work. Our library contributes much to the college community as well as to Coker through these extra-curricular activities. We are proud of this, our expanding and up-to-date library. Busy as they are, Miss McKinnon and Mrs. Walker are always ready to help us find a book, to suggest material for a term paper, and to take a personal interest in each of us. As incoming freshmen we knew that we already had friends on campus—those in the Public Relations Office. A representa- tive had visited us in our high schools and in our homes, gladly answering our questions about college in general and Coker in particular. The Office promptly replied to our letter requesting information. On High School Weekends, the Public Relations Office became a touring agency, showing us the points of in- terest on camp us. It made certain that we had fun, and at the same time revealed the true spirit of Coker to us. When we arrived at Coker for the first fall session, we discovered that we had formed a lasting friendship, for ours is a Public Relations Office with an inward look. Taking an active interest in our activities, Mr. Smith, Miss Kirkland, and Mrs. Smith listen to our problems and our complaints, and take polls on campus to determine what improvements are needed. All advertising is handled by this office. It publicizes our school activities and our achievements. Well might we be proud of the Public. Relations Office—our representative as individuals and as a group to the general public. Teachers are those who instruct; those who lecture on a subject previously mastered; those who test us on this subject only to become frustrated because we haven’t mastered it; those individuals who inhabit classrooms and the intellectual parts of our minds. Yet we would not isolate our teachers in the classroom as instructors in books. They take their place in our yearbook because they are also our instructors in life. A joy in teaching, patience, understanding, wisdom, friendship—their materials; Coker College campus, the world—their classroom. Each brings his own contribution to this classroom of life. Their talents are ours to accept or reject as we will) Many are the rewards for the student who knows his teacher outside as well as inside the classroom! We had heard a lot about college professors before we came to Coker that first year as green little freshmen. Perhaps some of us were prepared for the worst as we went for our first reg- istration. But right away we sensed the friendship extended to us. We had a hint of their personal interest in each of us that was to grow during our years at Coker. College classes were our next major undertaking. Although we liked some courses better than others, we always had a friend behind the desk to be patient with our shortcomings and to help us over the rough spots. There was always time out for an occasional joke and a laugh in class. Sometimes we hoped to get out of some work by getting off the subject. These moments were not as leisurely as we thought, however, for from these interesting “sidetracks” we developed a sound philosophy of life. As the months passed, extra-curricular activities found a big place in our college life. In the life of our teachers, too, these events were important as they gave their time to sponsor classes and organizations. Just how many hours did they spend in the auditorium directing plays and skits? How many hours did it take to get the various publications off to press? How many hours were spent getting public performances of all types —May Day, recitals, lectures, etc——ready for the maximum pleasure of both the students and the college guests? And who but our teachers were our most faithful cheerleaders at athletic events? FIRST ROW: V. Smith, A. Smith, Floyd, Erwin, Grannis, Newell, Haynes, Matthews, Moody, Vaughn, Kelly. SECOND ROW: Mills, Farhner, Ingram, Keuhner, J. Saunders, McClimon, Walker, J. Smith, Singletary, Colbert, J. Reynolds. THIRD ROW: Brumbaugh, Davidson, E. Reynolds, Caldwell, Vail, Schall, C. Sisson. Ee bre OS ee er a ara Rie’ Se No aE Ise S aS Fence atone SBS: es ee Oe ' 16 TOP: Tired, Dr. Kuehner? CENTER, left: Dr. Dav- idson has a conference with one of her majors. CENTER, right: Mr. Rey- nolds is busily engaged in photo copy work both for his and for Civ. classes. BOTTOM: Youd better hurry, Miss Floyd, or your team wont win! We can’t overlook their service on Joint Council and other committees to give us those special privileges, a good library, interesting chapel programs, a literary festival and other special conferences. Nevertheless, we still can’t claim them as our” faculty completely, for they find time to take part in the ac- tivities of the surrounding communities. What do we give in return for all of these contributions which make our college life a rich experience? Sometimes a lot of headaches, work that is not our best but will “get by,” an indifference that shuts the doors of our minds. Yet still our teachers have conferences with us to help us with our special difficulties. They excuse our cuts when we have “more im- portant things to do,” and give us make-up tests. They try to consider our plans in scheduling tests, and cover the same ma- terial again and again. And—miracle of it all—if we grasp one principle, if we master one difficult lesson, if we give one sign of interest or ask one thoughtful question—they ask no other reward and take pleasure in our achievement. These, then, are our teachers who present education as a wonderful adventure and life as a great challenge. And how does the staff do it: manage Coker with us here? We like so well to exercise our glorious privilege of complain- ing, often only because it is our privilege. We criticize and rebel, yet somehow they maintain an air of patience and effi- ciency. They register us for everything from dormitory rooms to blood donations. They take care of such matters as burned out light bulbs and repair such things as heating systems. They advise and counsel, convincing us of the folly of some things and the wisdom of others. They are concerned about a well- planned diet, and a well-ordered laundry. Records must be kept, and so they file them diligently day by day, but inevitably choose to remember the best and forget the worst. In the infirmary, kind and patient hands care for our physical ills. These people are a vital part of our college community— mothers, fathers, doctors, guardians, and friends. Behind the criticism, the complaining and rebelling, we are more than proud of our staff, and more than indebted to them for their services to us. R. NICKEY BRUMBAUGH (1944), A.B., A.M., M.F.A. Associate Professor of Art A.B., DePauw Unive rsity; A.M., Western Reserve University; Art In- stitute of Chicago; Cleveland School of Art; Butler University ; M.F.A., Ohio University; pupil of Ernest Riene, Charles Burchfield, Paul Sample, and Aaron Bohrod; Curriculum Committee; Publications Com- mittee; Milestone Advisor. JAMES E. COLBERT (1954), B.S., M.B.A. Associate Professor of Business Education B.S., Bowling Green College of Commerce; M.B.A., Denver University ; Montana State College; Mexico City College; Georgia Teachers College; University of Florida; Scholarships Committee; Sophomore Class Ad- visor; Chi Beta Epsilon Advisor; Curriculum Committee. ANITA McCLIMON (1954), B.S., M.S. Assistant Professor of Business Education B.S., Winthrop College; M.S., University of Tennessee; Freshman Ad- visory Committee. KENNETH GEORGE KUEHNER (1945), A.B., A.M., Ph.D. Professor of Education and Psychology A.B., Allegheny College; A.M., University of Pittsburgh; Ph.D., Duke University; Admissions Committee; Ex Officio Assembly Committee ; Curriculum Committee; President’s Advisory Committee; Scholarships Committee; Sohpiades Committee; Student Government (Advisory Board) Committee. ELEN E. MILLS (1940), B.S., A.M. Associate Professor of Education and Psychology B.S., Mary Washington College; A.M., Columbia University; graduate work in Student Personnel Administration, Columbia University; Ad- missions Committee; Ex Officio Concerts, Lectures, and Programs Committe; Ex Officio Curriculum Committee; Freshman Advisory Com- mittee; Orientation Committee; President’s Advisory Committee; Scholarships Committee; Student Government (Advisory Board) Com- mittee. FRENCH HAYNES (1936), A.B., A.M., Ph.D. Professor of English A.B., Meredith College; A.M., Ph.D., Cornell University; Concerts, Lectures, and Programs Committee; Curriculum Committee; Drama Club Advisor. CHARLES ALEXANDER SISSON (1935), A.B., Ph.D. Associate Professor of English A.B., University of Kansas; Ph.D., Stanford University ; Johns Hopkins University ; University of Iowa; Library ommitttee; President’s Ad- visory Committee; Publications Committee; Student Government (Ad- visory Board) Committee; Sigma Tau Delta Advisor; Periscope Ad- visor; Gateway Advisor. HENRIETTA H. SISSON (MRS.) (1937), A.B., A.M. Assistant Professor of English A.B., University of Kansas; A.M., University of Iowa; Orientation Committee; Publication Committee; Freshman Class Advisor. E : i 4 ‘ q : % 4 4 4 5 ; 3 a A % J 4 ; R cise palin ee a PAE LIPO 2 Legere argue renar tS Senna ee a STONE ttm eSsescaeneg aoe ROBERTA McKINNON (1955), A.B., B.S. in L.S. | Librarian and Instructor in Library Science A.B., Coker College; B.S. in L.S., University of North Carolina; Fresh- man Advisory Committee; Library Committee. ELIZABETH H. DAVIDSON (1936), B.S., M.S., Ph.D. Professor of History and Social Science B.S., M.S., University of Tennessee; Ph.D., Duke University; Con- certs, Lectures, and Programs Committee; Curriculum Committee; | Freshman Advisory Committee; Library Committee; Retirement and | Tenure Committee; International Relations Club Advisor. ALVIN A. FAHRNER (1952), A.B., A.M., Ph.D. Associate Professor of History and Social Science A.B., Hampden-Sydney College; A.M., Ph.D., University of North Carolina. ELIZABETH R. REYNOLDS (MRS.) (1953), A.B., A.M. A.B., Winthrop College; A.M., Columbia University; University of North Carolina; Senior Class Advisor. FRANK W. SAUNDERS (1949), A.B., A.M. Professor of Mathematics : A.B., A.M., University of North Carolina; Duke University; University of North Carolina; Curriculum Committee. VALLERIA B. GRANNIS (1930), A.B., A.M., Ph.D. Professor of Modern Languages A.B., Transylvania College; A.M., Cornell University ; Ph.D., Columbia University ; University of Paris; Middlebury College, Schools of French and Spanish; National University of Mexico; Curriculum Committee: Freshman Advisory Committee; library Committee; Orientation Com- mittee; President’s Advisory Committee; Retirement and Tenure Com- mittee. ELEANOR FLOYD (1945), Ph.B., A.M. Associate Professor of Modern Languages Ph.B., Denison University; A.M., University of Alabama; University of Chicago; Middlebury College, School of Spanish; National University of Mexico; Purdue University ; Sophiades Committee. VIRGIL SMITH (1935), B.M., M.M. Professor of Music B.M., M.M., American Conservatory of Music: pupil of Rudolph Reuter, Silvio Scionti Adolf Weidig, Rossetter Cole, Leo Sowerby; Cornell University: pupil of Egon Petri; Concerts, Lectures, and Programs Committee; Curriculum Committee; Uresident’s Advisory Committee. ALICE STEPHENSON SMITH (MRS.), B.S.E., B.M., M.M. Associate Professor of Music B.S.E., Arkansas State College; B.M., M.M., American Conservatory of Music; violin pupil of Jacques Gordon of the Eastman School of Music, Leon Sametini of the Chicago Musical College, Louis Persinger of the Juilliard School of Music; piano pupil of Rudolph Reuter, Leopold Godowsgy; Music Club Advisor. ELIZABETH M. NEWELL (1943), B.Mus., M.Mus. Assistant Professor of Music Rockford College; B.MUS., M.MUS., American Conservatory of Music: piano pupil of Grace Welsh, John Palmer, Stelle Roberts, Leo Sowerby, Josef Lhevinne; Cumberland Forest Festival: piano pupil of Johana Harris; Yale University, Norfolk School of Music : organ pupil of Frank Bozyan; Assembly Committee; Christian Council Advisor; Junior Class Advisor. MARCELLA JACKSON (1955), B.Mus., M.Mus. Instructor in Music B.Mus., M. Mus., Indiana University; pupil of Walter Roberts, Bela Boszarmenju-Nagy. RICHARD K. SCHALL (1955), B.Mus., Ed., B.M., M.M. Associate Professor of Music Indiana University ; Private voice study with Carl Van Buskirk Glee Club Advisor; Sextette Advisor. ELEANORE W. VAUGHAN (MRS.) 1947 Instructor in Music New England Conservatory of Music: pupil of Henry M. Dunham, Louis C. Elson, Frederick S. Converse. AILEEN MOODY (1936), B.S., A.M. Professor of Physical Education B.S., Battle Creek College; A.M., Columbia University; Concerts, Lectures, and Programs Committee; Curriculum Committee; Library Committee; Orientation Committee; Student Government (Advisory Board) Committee; Athletic Council Advisor. BETTY CRARY (1955), A.B., M.Ed. Instructor in Physical Education A.B., Wake Forest; M.Ed., Woman’s College of the University of North Carolina; Physical Education Major’s Club Advisor. JO BISHOP SAUNDERS (MRS.) (1955), A.B. A.B., Coker Coliege; Modern Dance Club Advisor. BEN INGRAM (1941), A.B., Th.M., Ph.D. Professor of Christian Education A.B., Wake Forest College; Th.M., Ph.D., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary; University of North Carolina; University of California; North Carolina State College; Duke University; Assembly Committee: Curriculum Committee. VELMA D. MATTHEWS (1934), A.B., A.M., Ph.D. Professor of Biology A.B., Woman’s College of the University of North Carolina; A.M., Ph.D., University of North Carolina; Allegany School of Natural History; University of Virginia; Curriculum Committee; Retirement and Tenure Committee; Sophiades Committee. JOHN D. REYNOLDS (1951), B.S.Ed., M.Ed. Assistant Professor of Biology B.S., M.Ed., Temple University; Duke University; Mountain Lake Biological Station, University of Virginia; Biology Club Advisor. CHARLES B. VAIL (1953), B.S., M.S., Ph.D. Professor of Chemistry B.S., Birmingham-Southern College; M.S., Ph.D., Emory University ; Curriculum Committee; Freshman Advisory Committee. he Staff BELLE McFARLAND, R.N. Supervisor of the Infirmary - WILLIAM L. BYERLY, M.D. College Physician CAROLYNNE G. SUMNER, A.B. Dietitian RUTH BASS Assistant to the Dietitian MRS. R. C. PHILSON Head Resident—Memorial and Central Hall Dormitories MRS. C. M. SMITH Matron—Memorial and Central Hall Dormitories MRS. CLYDE GALLOWAY Manager of the Trading Post SARA B. DEFEE Supervisor of the Laundry A. J. WARR Superintendent of Building and Grounds HERBERT H. HANNA, A.B. Plant Engineer i i ! i 20 MRS. REYNOLDS, Sponsor; MARY DOUGLASS, Secretary-Treasurer; BARBARA WARD, President. “Isn’t it fun to count votes!” — € 33 : Pa Z % igen Pilea Tessa realtek ce Bn 9 PEGGY LYNETTE CANTEY BARBARA ANN JOYCE Peggy Barbara B.S., Business Education B.S., Business Education Carolyn can’t have a private conversation with Bar- }), e en L OVS «es bara and Peggy around. CAROLYN ALLSBROOK Carolyn B.S., Business Education JOYCE ELIZABETH PLAYER Joyce B.S., Physical Education ay (gee of 1956 JEANENE LOCKLEAR Jeanene BS., Business Education CORNELIA SHEPHERD PORTER Shep A.B., Elementary Education Joyce, Shep and Jeanene are “just looking.” PUB CEE RIK DB ore 6 CHRISTINE GEORGE SAVVAS JANICE LOWRIMORE Chris Jan BS., Physical Education B.S., Physical Education “What time does the next feature start at the other I, e movie house?” say Shirley, Chris and Jan. e EnULOrs ..-. SHIRLEY ANN LAWHON Shirley BS., Physical Education DELLA MAE REVELS Delle B.S., Business Education vee GES: of 1956 BARBARA ANN FINCH Bobbi A.B., English JEWELL MAXINE LOCKLEAR Maxine B.S., Physical Education Maxine, Delle and Bobbi are “cutting-up!” os ness pein isi monn mina iis ae ce ce SA A Gt Gel Eb LB oe cer his Re Oe Se! ee oe ene of 9G MARY LELAND DOUGLASS IDALYN STOLL Mary Idalyn A.B., Music-Piano A.B., Music-Piano Idalyn, Mary and Sally think it’s so much nicer to Sis ‘Saeee ee e play than to work when you should. SALLY CALHOUN BANKS Sally A.B., English i | NANCY CARLEENE MYERS PATRICIA ANN EADDY Carleene Pat B.S., Business Education A.B., Elementary Education ee Oe. (afes Oo 1956 Carleene got a letter and Summers got a package, but this just wasn’t your day, Pat. Pe rh ire eee ee Pete erie a Treat eh PE ELLA ELITE AE _ -— - | SUMMERS RUTH ULMER Sunimers A.B., Elementary Education LUCILLE COWARD FREEMAN MARY MYRTIS HORTON ) Lucille Myrtis ] A.B., Elementary Education A.B.,Elementary Education Are Charlotte, Myrtis and Lucile really studying, or de Sa AoC is this a from for a good conversation? CHARLOTTE MASON STURM Charlotte A.B., Elementary Education JANIE CALCUTT KING LUKE BROCKINGTON KING, JR. Janie Luke B.S., Business Education A.B., Christian Education cee (Newt O 1956 Don, Janie and Luke are going to be late for Civ. if they don’t hurry. DONALD ANDERSON ‘Don A.B., History ELIZABETH MARGARET DEGENHARDT MARGARET LOUISE ROGERS Liz Peggy A.B., Social Science B.S., Business Education It would be so much easier on Peggy and Joyce if Wie EnLlOrs ... Liz would buy some gas for Liability. JOYCE ANNE JOHNSTON Joyce A.B., Social Science HELEN ELIZABETH PLOWDEN BARBARA RUTH WARD Lib Barbara A.B., Social Science A.B., History 5 Ft (line O 1956 It takes more than coffee to keep Barbara, Lib and Sara awake when they study ror a Civ. test. SARA RODGERS Sara A.B., History gre Pilea esa ee a oe hye cle S19 SER waar Ee A Tie oe ihe i lop painen SESy SPN AT, 2) OL Dp teen PO EA na weber Aa 2 ant ay, be OE a MARGARET JANE INGRAM Jane B.A., Music-Piano What have you found, Faye, that Martha and Jane haven't? MARTHA LOIS LANGFORD Martha B.S., Business Education wie entor... RACHEL FAYE BAXLEY Faye BS., Chemistry DORIS ELIZABETH PEEPLES Bebe BS., Business Education pyots Gls of 1956 SYLVIA ALICE SWEET Sylvia A.B., Elementary Education FRANCES EARLE ROGERS Frankie A.B,, English Bebe, Frankie and Sylvia relax on the edge of. their chairs while watching “Climax.” ean SS Safest SB Se San SE SARAH ELIZABETH BLACKMON Beth BS., Business Education Back Row: Frankie, Claudette. Marian. Front Row: Nancy, Norma Jean, Beth, and Maxine, make use of the Canteen between classes. NANCY CAROLINE STEVENS Nancy A.B., Elementary Education IE CNULOVS ... MARIAN ELOISE TYNER MARY FRANCES WHITTLE SYLVIA CLAUDETTE LOCKEE Martian Frankie Claudette | B.S., Business Education B.S., Business Education A.B., Elementary Education i Gir of 1956 CP ee ase Uae Ei aera ol AAS LATS al ee ee er oe a Shae ee Pie i a oe et 69 ati OR we ahs ers ite hate Ser al os? NORMA JEAN JOHNSON ANNIE MAXINE McLAMB Norma Jean Maxine | B.S., Business Education A.B., Music-Piano 35 entor GE Once upon a time there were some little freshmen who grew and grew until at last they were great big Seniors. It took’a long time to get to be Seniors, and they were all very proud of this fact. Things began in the usual way with this set of seniors . . . there was coffee in the parlor, across from the faculty, and of course they all acted just as dignified as they possibly could. They also had late, late, late per- mission—they could stay out until 12 o'clock on Saturday nights. Then there were Senior Days, when everybody could show off their robes and mortarboards and dignifiedly march into chapel together like one long black rib- bon. One day they all got little gold rings, which proved, beyond a shadow of a doubt that they were really Big Seniors. Naturally, they all had a fine time, in between studying a little bit, and dating, and doing all sorts of things that Seniors love to do (like cutting classes, taking all their mid-weeks, and leaving on week- ends). Then there was a Song Contest to see who could sing the best out of all the classes. They won the Pep Song! But while they were still being proud about their victory, there came the first big Civ test—and Garibaldi and her red-shirts had quite a little skirmish—filibusters and all. They all came through with fairly nice colors— if not flying ones! They chalked up another victory, this time in the field of sports—they won the Hockey Tourna- ment, and later on they won the Volleyball Tournament, too. Interspersed with all of these exciting things were a few necessary evils. For you see, like all other classes, this class was almost void of money. So for money- making projects they sold Coker notes, Coker shirts, and stationary. They even ran the projector for the Saturday night movies. With a dollar here and a dollar there, they pulled through. We proudly wore our rings. Well, time kept flying by, and these people were having all sorts of fun. Some more exams came, and fi- nally one day everybody in the whole school put on a white dress for an event caled Class Day. This meant that these Seniors were getting ready to leave a place for some new Seniors. istory Some of the Seniors made Who's Who, and some of them made What's What? Four of them were asked to join the other three Senior members in Sophiades. The others were real proud of them. Time marched on and before they knew it they were in the midst of pandemonium—exams .. . Teacher's Exams, Graduate Record Exams, Civil Service Exams— exams, exams, exams. And then, for a while it was all over, and they could sit back and relax. But in March, they had to present the Senior play—Arsenic and Old Lace. That was a lot of fun, but it almost drove a few of them crazy. . . (pardon, crazier). Anyway, the play was a great big suc- cess. Then one weekend they all sneaked off when nobody ‘cept some juniors, and sophomores and- freshmen knew that they were going; they called that Sneak Weekend. While they were on their weekend they really let their hair down— they figured that they didn’t have to be dignified among themselves too much. Then the very next day they all put on their robes, caps and gowns for the last time and went to the Audi- torium to get their diplomas. This was a big day for the Seniors, for it meant that a whole lot of them would be going on to da all sorts of wonderful things, but they were very sad. These little freshmen had grown to be Seniors. They loved their old home, and although they were sup- posed to be grown up, now that they were getting di- plomas, they were really freshmen at heart—and would always be. Barbara Finch Arsensc and Old Lace was a big success . . . with Nancy as Dr. Herman Einstein; Liz as Jonathan Brewster; Peggy as Martha Brew- ster; and Frankie as Abby Brew- stera There were the lesser superlatives chosen Prayer group on Senior Hall brought everyone to Ward and . Lib’s room. . | after the greater ones and Faye, Jan, and Joyce see that they are posted on the Senior Hall blackboard... . TH RSE NE OTE SOR OT See APRS OH GOI oe 9 SRS ET Ne IN Tt ae SA Re ee fier mernnnen OT hPL SI TEE OP SKY Te INH BS IE eS BESS 5 SO Se SS BVT AVE OAL Wat Fe er Dee eH fe PTY yg wee iS Secretary-Treasurer; “How’s this for advertising our play?” 4 ss EX Ww ee ea 2 Ay is Vv 38, ‘ a on 3 IS. eo) aS 2 uw [e) 7) q eo) Qy ip) = — 5 B. Z w a) — = Untors he w e untors... JENNIE LEE BARRINGER English FRANCES BISHOP Elementary Education ANN BOATWRIGHT English BETTY CAMPBELL Business Education CONST ANCE CASTANES Business Education JANE COLLINS Elementary Education A lee hs E% i | 38 BETTY ANN DANDRIDGE Business Education DOROTHY DOWLING Mustic-V o1ce 2 pe Gli; of 1957 ANNE DuBOSE | Business Education MARIAN DUKE English Mets Oe Le Gi PET ea a Maes 4 SUZANNE DuRANT Biology SLLVIA GRAHAM Christian Education | i) awn oe ee ee PATSY HOSEY Elementary Education MARJORIE JAVADI English MARY KAY Elementary Education French VIVI KIRK Buiness Education ‘ 40 we uUntors... MARY McDONALD English SYLVIA McELMURRAY Elementary Education ANNE McGUIRT Business Education JERRY MIXON History MARY OATES Elementary Education LOUISE PRICE . Business Education CHARLOTTE REAVES Business Education VIVIAN RUTHVEN Business Education oo Cie 1957 | LUCILE SW AILS Tt Elementary Education : | DERRICK THOMAS | Biology JOYCE TYNER Business Education | PRISCILLA UMBERS English if Saari parnene HAIER Far, a © (ese x 2 pan Wien asec ee oS ot bre Sake SK B13. PATRICIA WEBSTER Biology MARIAN WHITE Business Education DIXIE WHITTINGTON Business Education LYNN WILLIAMS Business Educaiton OLIN WILLIAMS | Business Education 41 junior CE Here we were, Juniors at last. All thirty-one of us! Now we could have all of those upperclassmen’s privileges —we could sign ourselves out; we could roam the halls after 11:00 P. M.; and we now had so many mid-weeks that we even spent them listening to Civ. records in the library. We shall say it was quantity that caused us to be somewhat of a failure; after the Song Contest, we real- ized for the third time that we couldn't sing. On the other hand quality enabled us to gather together a hockey, volleyball, and basketball team. We even won a hockey game. For the annual junior play, we decided to be novel and present a Greek Tragedy. But Socrates had a way of using men in his tragedies. Let’s face it, there was a scarcity of men at Coker. However, we drafted a couple of male faculty members plus a male student and the play got underway. With Miss Newell’s careful direc- tion, we finally learned enough of our parts that the ad libbing made some sense and the curtain rose on Antigone. Thanksgiving found us very thankful ... only 14 months ’til graduation. We surely felt our higher posi- tion in school because what had once been a rumor was now an actuality—those dreaded “Junior Civ. Tests.” Why should we care if Marie de Medici picked Richelieu to be Louis XIII’s regent? It was truly Greek, or should we say “Boubarian.” The Christmas season brought many sparkles to our eyes as well as to some left hands. Among the more for- tunate were Pat Hosey and Vivian Ruthven. Sylvia Mc- istory Elmurray even found a bright object in her mailbox. While the beaus of Marian Duke, Vivi Kirk, Ann Mc- Guirt, Priscilla Umbers and Marian White had honored them with pins of romantic significance, most of us had to content ourselves with the “safety” variety. Exams came and finally went, and all of us pulled through. Next semester we promised ourselves to catch up and make all “A’s’—roomcare, too! Spring soon ven- tured in and all were drugged with a terrible dose of “spring fever.” Juniors couldn’t loaf long, though, be- cause Junior-Senior time drew near. Scraping all our pennies in a little pile, we prepared to entertain the sen- iors in fine style. We enjoyed it and we hope the Seniors did also. We even had a few brains.in our class. Ann Boat- wright, Suzanne DuRant, and Vivian Ruthven were tapped by Sophiades. Weren't we proud of them? Idalyn Stoll, one of our ex-classmates, also was tapped on the Senior level. (Look out, Seniors, we still claim her, too.) When “Who's Who” members were announced, Ann Boatwright was right in the midst of that select group. Everything in May seemed May—May Day and Billy May, both were wonderful; but our eyes were turned to- ward graduation. Here we sadly waved our good-byes iv our Superiors and some of our old members—Sal!, Banks, Carlene Myers, Idalyn Stoll, Marian Tyner, frances Whit- tle, and Summers Ulmer. They were just too smart for us. To ease the pain of their leaving, we were robed in our caps and gowns; upon our fingers, right hands, we could see class rings. Now, we were Seniors for real! Jennie Lee Barringer LEFT TO RIGHT: Sylvia, Anne, Mary, and Frances get ready to decorate for Junior- Senior . . . “Antigone” (Ann Boatwright) tells the King (Mr. Colbert) what she thinks of him ... Mary and Suzanne investigate a noise in the Morgue. MR. COLBERT, Sponsor; LINDA GAUSE, Secretary-Treasurer; ANNETTE COOKE, President, MARY CATHERINE BOLAND, Sophomore Representative on Joint Council. “What will our next project be? We have to have some money!” J ie Soph omores ats CP TEN Peas 8 iy “ ¢ é : Be te es wi Be Eel Eg SE em wr ELEANOR BALLARD BETTY BARNES VIRGINIA BLAKENEY MARY CATHERINE BOLAND CONSTANCE BOOKER THOMAS BOONE VIRGINIA HALL BRINSON MARTHA DEAN CHESTNUT PATRICIA CLARK We Sophomores eee BETTY CONNOR ANNETTE COOKE SUZANNE CURRIER BERTHA MAYE PEGGY DURHAM i DROSE i 44 ALTON FINKLEA VIRGINIA FOXWORTH ] | LINDA GAUSE | ANNETTE GRAHAM : | BARBARA GRAHAM | FRANCES GURLEY a PATRICIA HAMILTON MARY HARVEY SUSAN HOLROYD hs on ee hie lee ce be tle OS A ere e ... Class of 1958 | J y ‘ JANE HOWIE ELAINE JOHNSON HAZEL JOHNSON BEVERLY JONES HELEN KOLB atte ee 46 MARJEAN LANE HELEN LEE FRANCES LIGON DOLORES McCRACKEN JOANNE McFADDIN MARIAN McKNIGHT BETH OWENS LUCILE PARKER ld ELEANOR BLANCHE POWERS By Sophomores eee , : bik CAROL LEE PEGGY EMMA KATE MARTHA ANN PRIDGEN STOGNER THOMASON YARBOROUGH PATRICIA ANDERSON Secretarial Science SARAH COLEMAN BURGESS Secretarial Science NANCY CALHOUN Secretartal Science SHIRLEY CATOE Secretartal Science KATHRYN CHASTAIN Secretarial Science BARBARA FOCHT Secretartal Science LOUISE HARPER Secretarial Science PATRICIA HEUSTESS Secretartal Science NORA ANN JAMES Secretarial Science of 1958 NOT PICTURED: JEANETTE WALTERS Secretarial Science ANNIE M. SMITH YVONNE RAFTELIS Secretartal Science BETTY ROBERTS Secretartal Science GENE TOWNSEND Secretarial Science eT yh Pee SY bee ae eee oh Sophomore Gigs It is said that a Sophomore is “wise and foolish.” This article is nothing more than an extended statement of the fact. As a class we first showed our superior wisdom when we elected Mr. Colbert as our class sponsor and (thanks to his guiding hand) gave the Seniors a shrimp supper. Such fun for the shrimp lovers. We also thought it would be a wise idea to have cheerleaders for our class teams; further, it seemed logical that the more we had, the more success our teams would have. So we chose half a dozen who yelled us on the victory as runners-up in the hockey tournament and winners of the basketball tournament. Obviously the teams also did their part. There are many other ways in which we distin- guished ourselves. For instance, we claim two beauty queens: Martha Dean Chestnut, who is Miss South Caro- lina, and Marion McKnight, who is Miss Hartsville and Coker College Beauty Queen. They’re roommates, too. Imagine all that beauty concentrated in only 216 square feet. (That measurement is correct. A certain girl crawled all over the floor with a foot ruler just to check it.) We also devised and perfected a unique musical combo, the most able Bottle Band. This group was intro- duced to the public at the Hockey Banquet. In keeping with the gaity of the season we costumed them in the very latest red and white stripped nightshirts. We also became the first class to sponsor a movie at the Berry to help the state of our Exchequer. After many hours of deliberation we selected a fairy tale, “The Glass Slip- per,” knowing in our wisdom that it was the type of movie that would draw a large crowd. (We were right, too, but we didn’t make much money.) Of course this Sophomore year was the first time we had a real opportunity to belong to school organizations —and (we don't mean to brag) we are now quite well represented on everything. There are Sophomores on Joint Council, Student Council, Athletic Council, Christian Council, and all the denominational councils. Go to any iS tory meeting of Sigma Tau Delta, Chi Beta Epsilon, I. R. C., Glee Club, Dance Committee, the Sophomore Executive Committee, or the Honor Basketball and Hockey Teams, and what do you find? Sophomores! (’Twas inevitable. ) We also have our foolish side. For instance: In a certain room there is a lovely tropical plant to which is attached a note saying that Aunt So-and-So sent it with love and all that stuff. Now where do you think certain class members dug that plant up? And then one day some gals decided to rent a bike and take a ride; and after touring Hartsville, they developed a terrible thirst. They had no money for cokes (as bikes rent for ten cents an hour) so they simply waded in the reflection pool, pick- ing up all the coins which had been tossed in. (Maybe there’s no difference between a pool and a fountain for this purpose. ) Of course, there were the usual practical jokes, but the ones that backfired were the most fun. Jane Howie maliciously aided in the writing of a mushy letter to a boy at Carolina, thinking that a friend’s name would be signed. The letter was mailed with Jane’s signature at- tached. And Nancy Calhoun vowed she'd leave Coker if she ever saw a roach in her room. Bet that expression on her face when she found the one that Mary Kay put on her pillow was a honey! Actually, we have improved. We no longer play ghost, or hide alarm clocks set to go off in the middle of the night, and Carol Lee and Bert don’t wake people in the wee small hours to feed them stale marshmallows. You see, age is bringing us to maturity. Virginia Hall Brunson Bert and Jane work on posters for “The Glass Slipper” ... Beth, Betty, Kat, Delores and Marian cheer the Sophs on to victory . . . “Molly D.,” Mary, and Carol work on Lhe Skic Xx J 4 q s ‘ Py t 8 $ e] 8 ta ase PATSY MAXWELL, Freshman Representative on Student Council; BETTY CRAW- | FORD, President; CYNTHIA SULLIVAN, Secretary-Treasurer; Mrs. SISSON, Sponsor. “We ought to make a million on these Christmas present tags!” a Ane en LUCY ALLEN ELINOR ASKINS LENORAH BAGGETT HORACE BEASLEY JO ANN BELL MARTHA NELL LYNETTE BRINSON CAMELLIA CHINNES RUTH ANN CLIFF BARBARA CLIFTON BOUKNIGHT BONNIE CONE MYRTLE CONE BETTY CRAWFORD PATRICIA MOLLY CREADICK CRAWFORD ws Re ON ey eee ANNE DAVIS DONNA DAVIS BARBARA DIBBLE HARRIET ELMORE BARBARA EZELL Pa Tea AB Sa Se = PATRICIA FISHER [PBN TH ONAD JO ANNE FOX MARY ALMA GEE ANGELYN GRAINGER i { ae SF eae ey MARCIA GREEN FAYE GURLEY MILDRED ANN MARY HOLMES JUNE HUGGINS HELMS waab nese? leg ee Pain cel aa MARY KAY SARAH ISENHOUR MARTHA JACKSON MARILYN POLLY JORDAN HUGGINS JOHNSTON : we (Up of 1959 : | DORIS ANNE NANCY KING DORIS KIRK BILLIE KISSANE CORINNE KOLB = | 51 i | JOYE ‘ ee ae RS 52 SHIRLEY LAND RUBY FAYE SARA JEAN LONG MARAGARET LOUISE McCORMICK LAWRIMORE LOVELACE CATHERINE McCOY FRANCES FRANCES McLESTER LAURENS McMASTER DORIS MAXWELL McCREIGHT PATRICIA MAXWELL HOLLY MIMS FRANCES MOORE REBECCA MOORE MARY LOU MURRAY we a eee CORA SUE NASH PATSY NORRIS CAROLYN NORWOOD MARY LYNN PATTEN SYLVIA PENNELL PAMELA NANCY PHILLIPS BARBARA RONEY MARGARET SEGARS | PENNINGTON | SANDRA SHAW GESSNER SNOWDEN ——s JANE STRADER CYNTHIA SULLIVAN JOYCE TOLSON | GLORIA TRULUCK PATSY TYNER ELIZABETH VAUSE JOAN WATT PEGGY WEST susie (ire NOV PICTURED Lamar Caldwell Maurice Gainey Betty Jean Gilbert Francis Green Charles Hucks Vera Mercer Mary Oliver Sylvia Snipes Keith Taylor Virginia Vroom Sylvia Watts Jacquelynne Wilson ELIZABETH VANCE WILLIAMS GERRY WILLIAMSON JEAN YOUNGBLOOD WHITTLE 53 —— The fun of decorating Richard- Be errs CHEE because so many of us were chosen to represent the various clubs. The Hockey Tournament and Banquet were just before Thanksgiving. There were seven honor members from our class! Cynthia Sullivan, Polly Jordan, Lenorah Baggett, Doris Kirk, Betty Crawford, Billie Jewell Kissane, and Sylvia Pennell walked away with the honors. A bunch of forlorn girls. That was us—the day our Mamas left us at Coker. Some of us were persuaded to come, same had to be dragged, but a few came quite willingly. What were we doing here? What did we know about college life? Nothing, absolutely nothing, we were freshmen. We were kept pretty busy with parties, movies, and swim- ming those first few days—so we wouldn't get homesick, I think. Nevertheless we got kinda blue at times. You know the old saying “Misery loves company?” Well, speaking from ex- perience, we freshmen can tell you that truer words have not yet been spoken! When classes started we were never so dumbfounded as when we learned that there were homework assignments for the very next classes! Who did these teachers think we were? (Students?) Classes weren’t too bad, though. We even came to like some of our teachers. The Hobo Party in the gym was the beginning of our initiation! Everybody wore a ragged costume and paraded in a circle so the judges could see which of us really looked like a hobo. Margaret Segars was crowned King of the Hobos and Pam Pennington and Fran Moore, who went as Siamese twins, were crowned Co-Queens. Some of the upperclassmen must have thought that we were feeling at home before we were supposed to, because there are only two words that I can say concerning the initiation that followed the Hobo Party. No comment! The days meved rapidly and believe it or not, we were learning something. We became acquainted with frogs and spiders and worms and cockleburs the day our Biology Pro- fessor took us on a field trip—our first Civ test braced us against the rest of college life—and some of us learned the hard way that it’s best not to hide in closets during a Re- quired Function. When October rolled around we no longer had our minds on classes for we were excited about our first college dance. We had almost as much fun helping put up decorations as we had dancing. With Mrs. Sisson as our freshman class sponsor, we began our practicing for the Song Contest. It was very plain at our first practice that we had a lot of work ahead. We practiced and we practiced and pretty soon some of us knew all three verses of the Alma Mater. It took only one practice to learn the words to our pep song, and we thought it was really cute. We were full of vim and vigor when the day of the contest arrived, and were breathless and nervous until the judges handed in their decision. Soon, we were yelling to the tops of our voices for we, the Freshmen Class of 1956, with Lauran Mc- Master as accompanist and JoAnne Fox as director, had won the trophy for the singing of the Alma Mater. It took a good bit to deflate our swelled heads! November arrived and we learned that our successful class was well represented on the Academic Probation list. But the Beauty-Cutie Contest held that month helped inflate our egos, Pam Pennington and Fran Moore as Siamese “Queen” and Mar- garet Segars as Hobo King. son Porch for Christmas. Which one of you freshmen got the peanut? 13 fory After Thanksgiving holidays we elected Donna Davis and Shirley Land as representatives from the Freshman Class to Christian Council. Camellia Chinnes and Barbara Dibble were elected to Athletic Council, and in the midst of all these goings-on we elected class officers: Betty Crawford, President; Cynthia Sullivan, Secretary; and Patsy Maxwell, Student Coun- cil Representative. The Beauty-Cutie Contest winners, announced at the Christ- mas Dance, gave us something to brag about. Sara Jean Long was crowned Cutie Queen! Fran Moore and Nancy King were in the Cutie Court and Holly Mims, Patsy Norris and Joan Watt were in the Beauty Court. For a Christmas project, we made Christmas tags out of old Christmas cards to supplement our treasury. We, also, deco- rated the parlors and porches for Christmas. Everyone worked, and several “original” ideas were used . . . the most successful being the Mistletoe ball (kissing ring) on Richardson. Finally our Christmas holidays began with two whole weeks at home. The thought of coming back was pushed out of our minds. Exams came and went. I will not dwell on that subject. We had fun in February during the Volleyball and Basket- ball Tournaments. Our class was very co-operative for about three-fourths of us signed up for the Volleyball tournament. We were disappointed when we almost, but not quite, won the Basketball Tournament. Winter turned into spring and it was election time. We felt that we were practically full-fledged sophomores . . . par- ticularly when the sixteen humble and grateful girls were in- stalled as Freshman Commissioners. A great responsibility rested upon their shoulders, but such an honor accompanied it! Another freshman project was undertaken in May—we sold cute little May Baskets that we had designed and made. Everyone looked forward to May Day and worked wholeheart- edly to make this one the best ever. The May Court was espe- cially pretty with our freshman representatives, Betty Crawford and Donna Davis, contributing the “especially!” School came to a close after we had had some more exams. A whole year at Coker! We, the graduating class of 1959, had completed one whole school term! Dean Kuehner had warned us, as freshmen, of the soph- omores who thought they knew everything. But we knew bet- ter. We were sophomores now and we did know practically everything; but we had respect and consideration for our elders. We would pretend to know nothing and let the Juniors and Seniors display their “knowledge’—after all, they were here first. Mary Kay Huggms Commissioners and C.C.C.A. Sis- ters helped Freshmen move in the dorm. Phan Ce As she was pinned with the paper pinafore symboliz- ing the office of Freshman Commisisoner, somehow a lump came into her throat. She couldn’t quite realize that she was among the fifteen from the freshman class selected for this honor. Happily she dressed “rag-tag” for initiation, carried an egg around precariously, and “made like a siren” when someone calied “Air Raid!” That night at supper as the out-going commissioners came to their table with a song and a flower for each of them, the lump returned to her throat for a moment. How can she forget the excitement of choosing plaid material for the pinafores or the thrill of making plans for greeting the freshmen the next year! Perhaps it was then that she fully realized her responsibility as a Com- missioner—the importance of helping new students adjust to college life. It could be that the lump came to her throat for a moment as she stood on the steps of Memorial Dormi- tory the first day of Orientation Week; but she soon forgot her excitement in the bustle of getting the new students settled in their rooms. That bewildered girl stand- ing among her suitcases and boxes—how she r esembled a certain other green freshman last year! And so the com- missioner offered her assistance with a smile, carried lug- gage upstairs, and even stayed to help hang curtains. What a hectic first week that was! If she wasn’t carrying suitcases up to third floor, she was bringing empty boxes down to the basement. There were hours of planning parties for the freshmen, waiting tables in the dining hall, visiting her “little sisters.” Commissioners posing as members of the K.K.K. pulled these three—Dottie, Sylvia and Sing—up to trial. There were the quieter moments, too, when she got acquainted with the freshmen and discovered what a wonderful class they were. There were the things she couldn’t express—the good feeling from saying the right word to a homesick girl or answering a puzzled fresh- man’s question about college life. The job of Freshman Commissioner did not end with Orientation Week she soon discovered. The birthday dinner planned by the Commissioners was one of the high- lights of the year. The pinafore girls were also in charge of a High School Weekend. Finally, the day came for the selection of the next year's Commissioners, nominated by the retiring freshman class and Commissioners and elected by Student Council. How proud she was to see some of “her girls” step for- ward at the ceremony. And as she pinned the pinafore on her little sister, there was that old lump in her throat again. LEFT TO RIGHT: H. Johnson, Raf- telis, Hamilton, Owens, Kolb, Clark, Dr. Grannis—Sponsor, Barnes, Cooke, Drose, Boland, Finch, Stogner, Ligon. BELOW: Sing, Molly, and Nancy get help on that unpacking from Betty, Chairman of the Commissioners. Seanad GB TSaaies Se i z 4 58 Dr. Haynes lectures on Literature in Freshmen Civilization. CIVILIZATION “And tor the next time read pages 264-351 in Gard- ner’—(or Warnock and Anderson, or Burgess, or Geise). So, off you went to the library and plodded through a merry-go-round of dates, events, pictures and stories, all the while wondering if this course caled Civilization could possibly mean anything to you. Some years ago a few Coker teachers decided from the evidence placed before them in the form of addled students (with gaps in their memory) that there should be one course that would “tie up” everything that a stu- dent was to study in four years of college. The result was Civilization. And oh, how those teachers and guinea- pig students suffered in such an experiment! They worked and discussed and planned, revised and edited, until there was proof in attitudes and examinations that this was something to be retained. And Civilization became a per- manent part of the curriculum —a cover-all— four-year course which furnished a backbone for all other subjects. But, my, how hard it was for you, the freshman, to see the real worth at first. You didn’t know what to expect when they told you you’d have a lecture and a class period on the same subject. You soon discovered that lecture meant “to write your hand off” and class meant to thrash out ideas given in lecture. Then you were introduced to Mr. Burgess and Miss Gardener, and you began to won- der if you ought not drop the course. “No, I’m sorry. Everyone MUST take Civ.” So you struggled to keep your head up. “No, not three of those chapters on a test at once! I'll never do it!” But you did, and things began to take shape. The dates and events began to spell out the causes and results of the rise and fall of nations. As you sat in the Fine Arts room and listened for hours to some of the world’s greatest music, you began to hear more than the melody. The number ot chapters on tests rose to four, to six, and still you hang on, sticking your nose further into the book and putting your shoulder closer to the grindstone. You realize you are thinking of things you’d never even dreamed of before. Endless questions, seemingly without answers, arose and its a wonder you weren't rendered permanently dizzy from thrashing around in all those philosophical circles. As you and your suite- mates frantically tried to solve all those “new” problems, you became more and more convinced that you really didn’t exist after all. You poured over Art Masterpieces and noted styles and colors. “Hey, why is this one Rem- brandt?” — “It’s not!” Uh, oh! Wrong again. But you kept at it, and if the noise at the art table subsided you could hear the click-click of the architecture slides being inserted in the slide machine, and the head, you hoped! Seven chapters on tests now and you almost threw up your hands and said, “That’s the last straw!” But you couldn’t quit because you were almost there. You'd spent hours in incessant study. You’d read, listened, observed; you'd analyzed and discussed. You had begun “in the be- ginning” and gone through mythology and factual sta- tistics, had a taste of the science, art, music, religion, and literature of many lands and learned about the lives of the men responsible for these. It has been a blur at first. A lot of work, or note-taking, of concentrating went into your puzzle. You studied your contemporaries, their lives, their conflicts, their problems, and tried to determine the effect they will have on coming generations. When the last piece was in place, you got the picture, clear and complete. Civilization was a developer of the sense, a useful, workable base for any other course you make take up, and an enrichment of your knowledge of life in all its phases. The song Civ. Test expressed your sentiments exactly, un- til you realized just what Civ. was meaning to you. Oh, I am crying, unhappy day, No mote wisecracks—no laughter gay; Ever since they said those words to me, eCiv. Test!” The Java ape man—his home a cave; He should hear those freshmen rave; Ever since they said those words to them, perv. Test!” Austrian succession—it bothers me; I don’t care if Napoleon was a he, Ever since they said those words to me, Aa3 . ” Civ. Test! Ah, Tchaiskovsky—he had a friend, But as for me? This is the end! Ever since they said those words to me, m@iva lesti HISTORY AND SOCIAL SCIENCE “History is that social science whose special province it is to trace social development, showing by concrete examples of successive societies in action what society has been, how society has worked, what the causes and consequences of social action have been, and how society as it is, grew out of society as it was.” quote, Dr. Farhner. You, as a history and social science student, were constantly trying to unravel the meaning of this statement. Whether you were studying the Civil War or dis- cussing the problem of juvenile delinquincy, you learned that you must view events and problems objectively. When you first entered Dr. Farhner’s classes, you pondered a rumor you'd heard that if you drop your pencil in lecture, you'd lose a hundred years of history! Somehow you managed to keep up with him; but your hands were thankful when he would tell a story about one of his three favorite topics: William “Extra Billy” Smith, the Navy, or Hawaii. Several people who passed by Dr. Davidson’s Sociology class observed that along with studying the relationships between man and his human environment, you were learning to balance coffee cups and take notes at the same time. After investigating rivers, mountains, and soil with Mrs. Reynolds in Geography, after having gathered much useful information about the history of our state and nation, and after objectively viewing social behavior, you left the Depart- ments of History and Social Science with a fuller understanding of Dr. Farhner’s definition. ENGLISH AND LITERATURE As you, a frosh registered at Coker you were told you would take freshman English and were registered for one of Dr. or Mrs. Sisson’s classes. It wasn’t long before you learned that the main object of the whole course was to teach you how to assimilate the King’s English into a readable composition. Some of your first attempts at composition were so bad you had to te-write them to throw them in the waste basket; but after the Sissons had filled the margin of your papers many times with comments and suggestions, you decided that you might learn to write after all. Left: Jane, Frankie and Frances look at Civ. slides. Right: Betty works on an English theme. or mlaies SS The William Chambers Coker Science Building There were book reports! But we had fun too. For the i tales of the Sissons’ Commonplace Book were interesting and entertaining. In sophomore English you reviewed the lives and works of some of the greats in English and American literature. Here you met Dr. Haynes and tried to help her sing the early English and American ballads) Remember how crushed you were to find that Shakespeare wrote most of those beautiful love sonnets to a boy? You may have taken Nineteenth Century Prose and .Poetry in Dr. Haynes room in North where you could take off your shoes and sit on the floor, or Journalism of Creative Writing under Dr. Sisson. Whatever you studied in the English department you learned the basic essentials and technicalities involved in reading, writing, and understanding the real value of the English language. Across; Suzanne examines a slide. Below: Faye works out a problem for Sonoco Products. SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS Were you blinded or merely cross-eyed—you wondered as you looked into that odd instrument called a microscope. It took a while to decide. As the days passed in the General Biology Lab. and your eyes became adjusted to the microscope, you got up enough courage to look through the lab manual. If it looked menacing from the outside in its drab gray coat, that was nothing compared to the way it looked on the inside dressed in pages and pages of phyla—animal phyla, plant phyla. You discovered what phyla meant in no uncertain terms. After hours of looking at the list of unpronouncable names, you were told to wear your dungarees to class next session because the class was to go on a field trip to the college club. “How nice,’ you thought, “We're going to have some fun.” And fun it was—in spite of all the unexpected meetings with unfriendly spiders and the half-hidden sticks that looked like snakes. Yes, you managed to get a jar full of odds and ends in the forms of bugs, worms, mold, mush- room, and wild flowers. As you crawled over the fence to leave, you were thinking that it wasn’t so bad after all. ee r 4 . But the party was over next class session when you found out you had to classify each and every dangerous creature you had captured. . Soon enough you were to meet some other new friends who were to help you along the road to scientific knowledge: a grasshopper, a crawfish, an earthworm, and (horrors!) a frog. “Are we really going to—to cut it open?” You were! The formaldehyde burned your eyes and nose. Your lab partner got woozy after the first slash of that awful skin and had to leave; but, soon she came back and together you faced the bitter truth: a frog is one of the things every young college girl should know. But wait, this can’t be all, you thought. So you decided to try your hand at Bacteriology, and cultured some growths fearful and wonderful to behold. You stood beside the questionable poet as he ad libbed: “Still I stared and still the wonder grew That one small germ could carry all that flu.” You once carried six tiny bottles around all day because the darlings inside couldn’t live without fresh water every hour on the hour. In Genetics you set about to discover what had caused the strange combination called ‘you’. One look at the greenhouse and you knew you must take Botony too; so you planted and transplanted, crossed and uncrossed, and even grew something uncommon—to say the least—in this territory, a marvelous pineapple. You dug up the campus several times and thereby became a permanent member of the “College Garden Club.” But surprisingly, the campus stayed beautiful. And you were sur- prised when you discovered that through it all you had actually absorbed a part of what you had studied and had benefited by it. Having already stepped into the unknown, you decided you couldn’t lose anything by investigating the possibilities of the Math Department. So you entered the realm of figures and diagrams through Algebra, Geometry, and Trig. It was interesting and frustrating at times! For instance, there were the hours spent trying to solve a problem, almost getting the answer but not quite. Even more frustrating was to be work- ing a difficult problem, get half through it and clearly see the answer but not the last few steps needed to arrive at it. Then there were those nights after long hours of studying when you would go to bed and see meaningless figures and contorted geometrical shapes scampering across the ceiling. By and by fate may have exposed another department to you called Physical Sciences. General Chemistry seemed to be first on the list so you checked it off and registered for the course. One of the first problems you came across was: how to light a burner. When you did get the proper size fire going, you set about to do an experiment in glass bending. At least it started out to be glass bending, but it ended up as finger burning with Dr. Vail and his first aid kit nearby. The first time you broke something you became familiar with Dr. Vail’s classic statement, “It doesn’t bounce, does it?” No, sir, it surely didn’t! You discovered there was a shower in the lab in case someone caught on fire. “Does it really work?” It did, and you had to clean up the mess. Then you decided to take a look into the Organic Chemistry lab and came out smelling like rubber aprons or fertilizer or both. You found out that when the book said, “Simply add the acid to the water” you'd better not ‘simply add the water to the acid’. You did once, and when the smoke cleared—. And there was always some jokester who would ask to be invited to cocktail hour in organic lab. By the looks of the equipment, they vowed you were distilling something besides ketones. You had to point out their error to them and by way of conso- lation invite them to have a cup of coffee specially brewed for lab students, in a vial. Hours upon hours were spent try- ing to analyze a half ounce of fluid. Odors continued to change and increase in intensity. Breakage bills continued to mount up, and you always seemed to break something with three or four hours work in it. Sometimes you didn’t exactly get what you started out to produce; once you had to use soap to wash off the soap you had made. All this made you thankful! for the various things you had experienced along the way, and you felt like you’d accomplished something. And you truly had. Mr. Reynolds and Biology students investigate plant and animal life around the College Club. Left to Right: Fisher, Booker, Maxwell, Land, Mr. Reynolds, Holmes, Myers, Duke. PRIVATE PROPERTY are ar The Administration Building EDUCATION AND PSYCHOLOGY You like children, you have patience, and you have a sense of humor. What are you? Why, you are an education major, of course. After deciding that you wanted to be a teacher, you concentrate on the subjects that you must take as a major in the Education and Psychology Department. In psychol- ogy, you studied multiple charts, memorized statistics, and took regular tests on the work you had covered. You developed the habit of analyzing your friends and even began to wonder about yourself. In Dr. Keuhner’s classes you studied the function of the school and methods for elementary education. After many hours of Ed. courses and observing in the Hartsville Schools, you outlined your lessons and pre- pared to do your practice teaching. You arrived for your first day trembling and fearful but wearing a look of austerity and bravado and were delighted that some of your students thought you were mean. Well, at least you had a few fooled. Maybe you taught in the elementary school where you were asked for numerous dates and had several proposals from seven year olds. With a stout heart you entered Teacher's Exams and sat through four hours of everything you had ever studied in college, and much you hadn’t. After that you were convinced—what- ever came, as long as you had that teacher's certificate and the wise words of your teachers—you were ready to go out and face the world. FOREIGN LANGUAGES Language is the means of expressing an idea. How often you thought that you’d never be able to express a complete idea in the lake of verb forms and idioms in which you have been thrown. Finding that it was sink or swim you set out for the shore only to find that you didn’t learn to swim till you’d learned to paddle. So you paddled around in the shallow waters of basic verb forms, and practice sentences. Gaining courage and skill you were prepared to try your ability in the deeper waters of conversation and composition. Hours were spent search- ing for the right words and hours more contorting faces so words could be pronounced correctly. Not only did you study the language of the people, you learned some of their customs and part of their history. There was always one student who became convinced that she was majoring in baby French, or a Spanish student who after studying a long while would make the mistake of saying, “Vamos a la show tonight.” When you finished your work in the language of your choice, you were convinced that to know and understand another country’s language will further friendship and peaceful relationships. LOWER LEFT: “You wouldn’t be going to school, would you, Summers?” LOWER RIGHT: Claudette learns how it feels to be the teacher. ‘|| BUSINESS EDUCATION Whether you entered the business department as a major of a transient, you were no doubt fascinated by the click-clicks, the buzzes, the hums of the machines, and the quick movement of well-trained hands. You soon found that the order there did not develop at once. When you opened your first semester shorthand book, you thought perhaps the bookstore clerk had given you a textbook in hieroglyphics; but being assured that Ov you had the right book, you set about to conquer this strange ei scrawl. You nearly drove your roommate crazy constantly m | | writing the outlines in the air. Your introduction to typing }| was similiar. “You mean I have to reach this hyphen with my little finger?” You probably distorted words like street into such forms as “xtrww” because you got your fingers caught in the keys. But soon enough you began to have some mastery | of both subjects. Perhaps you now moved into the field of es Office Machines, and the clicks and hums and buzzes began in earnest, and so did you. Do you remember the feeling «| you had the first time you sat down to type on that speed td demon, the electric typewriter? You felt that it was running ® | away from you because each time you moved something ap- mi) | peared on the paper that you had no intention of putting ‘ there. How about the day you told the dictaphone to slow ‘| | down? How siliy you felt! In Introduction to Business you % | | studied the different types of businesses, how they were managed, and the regulations that had been placed upon them a by certain authorities. In Accounting you worked your way if through the work sheets of a practice set. You were told that you were now a bookkeeper for a hypothetical concern which, however, had real problems. Perhaps sometimes you even wished the hpyothetical concern would go hypothetically bankrupt so you'd have no job. Column after column con- fronted you in your Business Math workbook; and you con- tinued to add, subtract, multiply, and divide until the figures became easier and easier to handle. In Economics you studied the good and bad points of Communism, Socialism, and Capitalism. Business English helped you review your weak points in grammar and gave you some exercise in the compo- sition of business letters. After you had terminated your stay in the abode of buzzes, clicks, and hums, whether a transient ot a potential professional, you knew that the work you'd | done and the experiences that you’d had would mean a better, | more secure position in whatever field you make your permanent residence. TE ow Top Picture: Holly and Catherine try to get that : French pronunciation just right. Middle Picture: Students work with office machines. Foreground: Revels, Cantey. Back Row: Castanes, DuBose, McGuirt, Chastain. Lower Picture: Anne learns to operate the mimeo- graph machines. 63 | 64 “ng The Christian Education and Physical Education Building. CHRISTIAN EDUCATION “Ahem!” “Starting with Jehu, name the kings of the Northern Kingdom in reverse.” How many times, you, as a student of Old Testament became confused when Dr. Ben called on you to recite the kings. While tracing the journeys of the Israelites, you heard Dr. Ben say, “Pin this down so you'll know it Judge- ment Day,” his own unique way of saying that you would have it on the next test. In New Testament you studied the Harmony of the Gospels in recording Christ’s life or you may have taken the Teachings of Jesus and become acquainted with the way the conservative, mediating and radical school of Bible criticism interpreted the lessons taught by Christ. To gain further insight you may have studied the Prophets, the Literary Form of the Bible, or the Journeys of Teachings of Paul. This year instead of having only a major in Religion, the Department of Christian Education was formed to enable girls interested in church work to become fully qualified. Dr. Ben was moved from his “cubby hole” office in the Administration Building to the spacious office and adjoining class rooms for- merly occupied by the Business Education Department. For many of us this new major presents an opportunity and a chal- lenge. ART “Why did Ann wear her leotard to Art?” “I’ve got to sketch her!” The work may not have turned out just as you would have liked it, but you tried. Along with merely the pleasure involved in Art, you discovered a lot about people; why they paint the things they do; how you should wear your make up; how to teach the elementary child to draw. You thought you already knew how to print, but you had a terrible time trying to make those characters look right. You'll probably never forget the portrait painted of you that looked like Barry Fitzgerald! For variety there was clay modeling; and you even made a set of jewelry. Impressed as ycu were with this new field of Art, you were more impressed with the patience and insight of Mr. “B”. By not telling you exactly how to do everything, you realized that he was encouraging you to develop your own particular talent in the way characteristic only of you. Lett: Luke King, a ministerial student, conducts a vesper program. Below: Frances develops talent at clay modeling. MUSIC Housed in a beautiful, modern, air-conditioned building, the Music Department plays a leading role in Coker’s educational and cultural life. It offers instruction in piano, voice, organ, and violin to the casual student of music as well as to the music major. Courses in theory, music history, and public school music complete the curriculum. For Coker’s budding musicians the music building is the scene of endless hours of practice, theory classes (enlivened by Mr. Smith’s jokes), lessons, and recitals. A public senior recital is the culmination of four years of intense study and faithful practice. ee a ) The Glee Club is an active part of the Music Department. ! Under the direction of Mr. Schall, Glee Club members practice . faithfully twice a week and spend extra time memorizing music } for the Christmas and spring concerts, Coker’s Glee Club is also a representative of Coker all over the Carolinas; the Sex- ! . tette is much in demand as entertainers. The spring tour of 7 the club is the highlight of the year. 7. The Music Department serves the college community as well as the college itself by offering a variety of musical pro- grams during the vear. Visiting artists and choruses are regularly scheduled. Coker’s Music Department also offers instruction to younger music students of the community through its Junior School of Music. Upper Picture: The Margaret Lawton Music Building. Middle Picture: Pat plays in a piano recital. THE GLEE CLUB, First Row: Hamilton, Stoll, Harper, Johnson, McClam, Powers, McLester, Banks, Maxwell, Anderson, King, Connor, Mr. Schall, Director. Second Row: Bishop, Cone, B., Joye, McMaster, Douglass, Duke, Holroyd, West, Land, Askins, Stogner. Third Row: Creadick, Davis, Ezéll, Focht, Calhoun, Jones, McCormick Helms, Ingram, Dowling, Fox. Organizations Sports Oni Gen fore enone tics Al Seder! Grace: of deeds and actions DOINGS SEATED LFFT TO RIGHT: Miss Mills, Faye Baxley, Suzanne DuRant, Dr. Barry. STANDING: Vivian Ruthven, Dr. Sisson, Dr. Kuehner, Emma Kate Thomason, Marian Duke, Sylvia Sweet. oint ae), Sia Cou 5 { Left: Dr. Ingram plays Santa for the Christmas Party. Center: “Telephone, 198,” Mary calls, as she works for Student Council. Right: Sylvia rushes Jan in trom a date. Joint Council is the judicial power of Coker’s Student Government Association, dealing with major offenses and matters referred by Student Council. This Council also determines student eligibility for participation in extra- curricular activities. Yet, most important, Joint Council is the meeting ground of faculty and students to form a board for con- sultation and advice, and to promote the general interests of both student body and faculty, as a college community. It is seven o'clock on a Monday night, and behind the closed doors of Acree parlor Student Council is in ses- sion. Each week this legislative body of Student Govern- ment Association meets tc discuss problems concerning the regulation of student life. Yet Student Council at Coker is not a police force. “This organization exists to give student opinion a means of expression,” states President Sylvia Sweet. “We hope to help each student realize her own responsibility in upholding Coker’s standards of Character, Culture, and Christian Service.” And through the efforts of these our representatives we are assured a voice in the government of our school. Sometimes in stressing the importance of this major function of Council, we overlook their many other les; important but necessary duties. Secretary Marian Duke has a never-ending job in checking our sign-out cards. Student government girls work in sign-out office at night and on weekends—always available for any problems that may arise. Council spends much time in discussing our suggestions, making decisions about minor infringement of rules, granting permisisons during closed study hour, keeping down noise so that others may study, handling midnight “scares” on the halls, conducting mass meeting so that we, the students, may keep informed. Sylvia Sweet, President of Student Council Faye Baxley, Chairman of Joint Council There are the many Council sponsored projects— orientation of the freshmen, publication of the Student Handbook, the Christmas dinner, high school weekends, direction of competition for the President’s Cup, a “fare- well” picnic in the spring. Our Student Council does not exist only behind the closed doors of Acree parlor on Monday nights. They are a vital part of every phase of our college life, ready to serve us individually and as a student body. SEATED, left to right: Langford, Degenhardt, Ward, B. Crawford, Duke, Baxley, Myers, Max- well, Boland, Barnes, Ruthven. STANDING, left to right: Cook, Sweet, DuRant, Oates. 70 LEFT TO RIGHT, FIRST ROW: Graham, Kirk, Miss Newell, sponsor, Baxley, Ruthven. SECOND ROW: F. Rogers, Frances Gurley, Thomason, Powers. Gause, S. Rodgers. THIRD ROW: H. Johnson, Land, D. Davis, Barnes, Kolb. FOURTH ROW: Bishop, Douglass, Ulmer, Sweet. STANDING: Hamilton, Brinson, Porter, Banks, Stoll, Langford. UE ie Cae: Helen, Frances and Shep participate in the Vivi, Martha, Installation Service. Deputation to Frankie and Faye leave on a Clemson. Vivian and Emma Kate meet Dr. Poag, the Religious Emphasis speaker. “Follow, follow the gleam” . . . White-clad girls enter the darkened auditorium, singing as they come. The lighted candles in their hands shine on their faces and illumine the blue banners across their shoulders labeled “C. C. C. A.” The cere- mony is completed at the reflection pool as the girls set their tiny lights afloat and join hands in the friendship circle. A new Christian Council is installed. “Holy Spirit, breathe on me” . . . The strains of this prayer song come from kneeling figures in Spivey Chapel on the third floor of the dormitory. The first meeting of Council begins as they join together to lead Christian Association—the entire student body—to a closer fellowship with their class- mates and with their God. “But the greatest of these is love” . . . Christian Council takes these words from first Corinthians as its theme and weaves them into its program for the year. The song, medi- tation and prayer of morning and evening watch become im- portant parts of our daily life. Through weekly prayer groups on the halls and visits to the prayer garden with our prayer- mates we know a deeper fellowship. Wednesday night vespers provides us with thought-provoking programs from our favorite speakers, discussions on “Love, Courtship and Marriage” led by Mrs. Barry, and deputation teams from Clemson, Wofford, Davidson, and Georgia Tech. The Vocational Emphasis pro- gram sponsors interesting speakers from various fields. The climax of our Christian experience on campus comes with Religious Emphasis Week. Dr. Fred Poag of Columbia speaks of “Convictions About Christianity” in chapel and at vespers, and answers our problems in discussion groups and personal conferences. Miss Genevive Chandler, a librarian, talked to us during Martha Langford, President Christian Council continues its service through deputations to other schools and representatives to conferences, by con- tributing to the World Student Service Fund and the American Foundation for the Blind, by sponsoring a “White Christmas” to aid needy families, through personal services to those in the infirmary, by serving punch during exams, by arriving at school a week early to act as “big sisters” to the freshmen and to honor them with a Hobo Party. May comes, and Christian Council joins in a friendship circle on Spivey for the last time. But they and their fellow students will long carry in their hearts the words of the parting hymn ... “Blest be the tie that binds our hearts in Christian love. The fellowship of kindred minds is like to that above.” Lawrence Beale, from Georgia Tech conducts a vesper program. Vocation Emphasis Series. SEATED, left to right: Lowrimore, Degenhardt, Bishop, Savvas, Ulmer, Parker, Miss Moody— sponsor, Plowden. STANDING: Dibble, Blakeney, Kolb, Owens, Ward, Chinnes, Drose, Stogner, Ruthven. AEE (Care As freshmen we discovered that all students are auto- matically members of the Athletic Association, under the direction of Athletic Council. A picnic at the Country Club and the hockey tournament were Council sponsored events of the fall. With great anticipation we awaited the volleyball, basketball, tennis, archery, and recreational games tournaments which followed throughout the year. On several occasions high school groups gathered at Coker for “Play Days,” directed by Council. This year, Liz Degenhardt, President annual picnic. Helen and Liz dish out chicken at the for the first time in many years, Coker was host for “Col- lege Play Day.” Giving athletic awards for participation in athletic events was a highlight of the year, but the May Day ac- tivities climax Athletic Council work. The pageantry of the coronation, the beauty of the dances, the breathless suspense of the crew races, the excitement of the tennis doubles, the skill of the swim meet were the results of the efforts of our Athletic Council. Faye moves in for Coker to get that ball from Winthrop. i Roses for Barbara and Frances from Idalyn Stoll, President Betty pantomimes a story. i Idalyn at the Initiation Service. ms The drawing room is dimly lighted, barely outlining the figures seated tama in the shadows. On a table in the center of the room stands a vase of red G roses, illuminated by slender red candles: — Sincerity, Truth, Design.’— The evening-gowned initiates before the tables repeat the national motto and becom e members of Sigma Tau Delta. ; Sigma Tau Delta is Coker’s English Club, and is the Pi Gamma Chap- I AU ter of the national organization. The club seeks to encourage interest in literature and creative writing by sponsoring speakers of literary note, con- tributing to the Rectangle—the national club magazine—and giving an award to the best freshman English student of the year. ’ | Sigma Tau Delta is also sponsor of the annual Literary Festival, which e ta features some phase of the literary world with outstanding anthors in this field as guest speakers. This year “The Newspaper” was featured at the Festival. SEATED: Haynes—Sponsor, B. Graham, Barnes, Ligon, Kolb, Kay, J. Johnston, Collins, Stoll, Duke, Banks, Focht, Boatwright. STANDING: Finch, F. Rogers, Williams, McKnight, White, Lane, Cooke, Gause, Langford, Ruthven, Castanes, Myers, Plowden. SEATED: M. Tyner, Cantey, McClimon—Sponsor, Blackmon, Whittle, N. J. Johnson, J. King, Harper. STANDING: O. Williams, Raftelis, Peeples, Langford, Myers, J. Locklear, Joyce, Allsbrook, Burgess, White, Whittington, Price, L. Williams, James. Gis ela Epsilon What are the necessary qualifications for various positions in the business world? How can a student best prepare to meet these requirements? What problems confront a young person entering this field today? These and many other important questions are discussed when the business minds of the student body get together at the meetings of Chi Beta Epsilon. This is Coker’s business fraternity, comprised of Business Education majors interested in new developments in the busi- ness world. Businessmen and teachers pf business education meet with the group to discuss these problems and to foster an interest and an | understanding of the business world. The club also makes tours of various industries related to their future careers. At the end of the year the members enjoy a farewell banquet at the Beacon. | Frances Whittle, President | Want to be brought up to date on the world situation? Do you sometimes wonder just how much of a threat Com- munism is to the United States? Should certain books by ques- tionable authors be banned from our public libraries? For the answers to these and other questions related to world problems just ask an I. R. C. member. And what is I. R. C2 Why, that’s easy! “Realizing the seriousness of war and the necessity for that co-operation among nations which alone can make peace pos- sible, I do solemnly promise to study the relations among na- tions and to promote in myself and among others attitudes of sympathy and good will towards all the peoples of the world to the end that understanding may produce peace.” Round-table discussions, movies, and guest speakers on cur- rent international affairs are some of the ways in which I. R. C. seeks to further its aims. This winter Dr. Davidson, Lib Plow- den, Joyce Johnson, and Barbara Ward attended a general con- ference in Atlanta concerning foreign trade, problems in the | Middle East, and England’s changing role in world affairs. : I R.C. members have their fun, too, at those memorable steak picnic suppers at the college club! | The largest club at Coker, I. R. C. this year has the largest | membership in its campus history. This in itself shows the grow- ing student concern for this restless world. From this interest can develop our nation’s best citizens. :| Joyce Johnston, President RE a tanal lations Club FIRST ROW: Stogner, F. Rogers, L. Williams, Kay, Powets, Frances Gurley, Ligon, Focht, Thomason, H. Johnson. SECOND ROW: DuRant, S. Graham, Boatwright, Blackmon, Porter, ) Johnston, Dr. Davidson— sponsor, Ward, S. Rodgers, Oates, Plowden. THIRD ROW: Degenhardt, Holroyd, B. Graham, McKnight, McFaddin, Currier, Allsbrook, Peeples, Baxley, Reaves, Hosey, Collins, Ruthven, Castanes, Cooke. FOURTH ROW: Kolb, Hamilton, Raftelis, Clarke, Chastain, Burgess, Harvey, Bishop, Gause, Ulmer, Lane, V. Brinson, Owens, Barnes, Whittington, Drose. FIRST ROW: Clarke, Kolb, S. Graham, J. Lowrimore, Degenhardt, F. Roger, Cantey. SECOND ROW: Boatwright, Allsbrook, ViVi Kirk, Baxley, Ruthven, Ward, Ingram, Sweet, Moka Pi Omega Stevens, Finch. Curtain going up! The house lights dim, the actress on the stage speaks her first line, and another Dramatic Club production is under way. How exciting it was to sit in the audience and watch Frances Rogers, President your roommate in her first role as a Queen Bess Player. You remembered the many nights when she returned late to the dorm after rehearsal in the auditorium. Maybe you sometimes got tired of reading her cues so that she could learn her lines. But under the magic spell of the foot- lights the words came alive again and you were very proud of her. Perhaps you were in the group that went on a “scay- enger hunt” for props, or made posters, or sold tickets, or helped with the costuming and makeup. On opening night you may have been stationed in the wings to give cues and moral support as well. Both actress and “stage hand” meet on common ground in Drama Club as apprentices and as members. During regular club meetings they learn to work together in staging brief dramatic programs. The climax of the year comes with two public productions by the club. How we laughed at the comedy, Arms and the Mam, by Bernard Shaw, and enjoyed the change of pace in the presentation of three act plays in the spring. If your roommate was one of the chosen few, you wondered (with her) how she could ever learn the Greek alphabet, which was just part of her initiation into Alpha Beta, Coket’s chapter of Alpha Psi Omega. However, it was great living with a “celebrity” for election to this national honorary dramatics fraternity is the highest at- tainment in Drama Club. FIRST ROW: Strader, Land, Faye Gurley, Pennell, Kissane, Ruthven, Allen, Castanes, Degenhardt. SECOND ROW: Stevens, Ward, Sweet, Baxley, Cone, Allsbrook, J. Locklear, P. Crawford, Cald- well, Mixon, Dr. Haynes—Sponsor, S. Rodgers, Plowden. Os C55 iz bn yers SEATED, foreground: F. Rogers—President, J. Lowrimore—Business Manager. SEATED: VV. Kirk, Revels, Currier, Ulmer, Cantey, Bishop, Barnes, Oates, Kolb, Blakeney, | Raftelis, White. STANDING: Finch, DuRant, Boatwright, S. Graham, M. Tyner, Savvas, Banks, Ingram, Eaddy, McGuirt, M. Locklear, Drose, McKnight, Holroyd, Clarke. Oates, J. D. Reynolds—Co-sponsor, Ward, McFaddin, Mat- thews—Sponsor, Eaddy—President, DuRant, Webster, Clark. Whasic Chub The auditorium of the music building is the setting for many musical events. It also serves as meeting hall for the Music Club—the core of campus musical interests. Music Club mem- bers have an opportunity to gain experience in performing, to evaluate the musical ability of themselves and their fellow students, and to develop an appreciation of good music. Mem- bers of the club take an active part in campus music programs. At two open meetings during the year the Music Club sponsors visiting ar- tists of interest to the college and community. SEATED: Douglass—President. STANDING, left to right: Dowling, Ingram, Mc- Lamb, Duke, Thomason, Mrs. Smith—sponsor, Banks, Stoll, Williams, Hamilton. tology Che Biology Club provides an opportunity for students interested in Science to discuss Scien- tific development, and to share ideas concern- ing scientific matters. On the night of initiation, new members wete surprised with a steak supper. After the first supper meeting, the Biology club de- veloped its program with slides, filmstrips, and books concerning nearly every phase of biol- cgy. Through these activities students were encouraged to keep up with discoveries in the scientific field. FIRST ROW, seated: Watt, Lovelace, Swails, Campbell, P. Tyner, Pennington, Moore. SECOND ROW, seated: Fox, L. King, J. King, Catoe, McLamb, Sturms, Horton, Stevens, Freeman, Johnson, J. Tyner, M. Tyner. THIRD ROW, seated: Smith, Bouknight, Taber, Monwood, J. Rogers, Clifton, Tallon, Javadi. J STANDING: Mercer, O. Williams, Gaming, McDonald, Mixon, V. Williams, Hucks, Beasley, Day Side Gis Gibson. Marian Tyner, President A unique type of student is enrolled at Coker. Usually appearing on campus only during the day, these students may be distinguished by an armful of books, an ability to airive ten minutes late for Civ lectures, or a set of keys to the “taxies” they operate. Their habitat when not in class is probably the library, the canteen, or the lounge in the Science Building. These are our day students—the commuters who do not have the convenience of walking out of the dorm across campus to Class. From Bishopville, Darlington, Dil- lon, Florence, Hartsville, Lake View, and McBee they come; some travel over 100 miles a day! And oh, the cold mornings when the car won't start, or you leave an im- portant paper at home, or it rains unexpectedly and you slosh through the puddles sans rain apparel. Thus, from mutual involvment in these special prob- lems, the Day Students’ Club was organized. Perhaps the major function of this club is to combat the “unknown quantity” which confronts commuters. This “x” factor may be anything from a change in class schedule before holidays to special announcements made in the dorm. It is frustrating to arrive at Class only to discover that the class is not meeting or met just an hour ago! Through regular meetings the day students keep up- to-date on campus activities and can take their rightful places as members of our college community. TAS, . é é Whiiors’ e Cle The smallest, yet one of the liveliest clubs on campus, is the Physical Education Majors Club. This club encourages participation in campus sports and gives its members training in in- structing when High School Play Days are held on campus. With the Sock Hop as an original money- making project, they introduced new Saturday night entertainment. A typical meeting might find them at Miss Crary’s for a spaghetti supper, taking a memorable canoe ride on a windy day, or journeying to Charlotte to see the Harlem Globe Trotters. LEFT TO RIGHT: Locklear, Lowrimore, Lawhon, Player, Savvas, President, Miss Crary, Sponsor. Chapel BP roctors Before mass meeting begins, students, laugh- ing and chattering, leisurely fill the auditorium. But one group of girls is already there and at work. There ate our chapel proctors—the right hand women of the president at Student Body meetings. Checking attendance, they are S| careful not to overlook the girl who carelessly | sat in the wrong seat, or the eternal stragglers who arrive after the last bell. The chapel | | proctors must distribute any material and collect | | votes. Theirs is a necessary job always well done. LEFT TO RIGHT: S. Rodgers, Head Proctor; Umbers, Ulmer, Long, Thomason, Yarborough. With a handful of programs, a Coker arm- band, a pretty evening dress, and a pleasant smile the ushers greet guests and students as they enter the auditorium. These are the girls who arrive there thirty minutes before anyone else and remain on the job until the house- lights are dimmed. They must see that every- One receives a program, and reserve or locate seats for latecomers. Whether at convocation, community concerts, faculty recitals, lectures, the Literary Festival or graduation, our charm- ing ushers are there—tready with a smile and a helping hand. LEFT TO RIGHT: Ulmer, McGuirt, McCracken, Myers, Head Usher, Thomason, Cantey and Castanes. bee UE Ee The harsh clang of a bell echoes through the dormitory at one A. M. Students awaken with fear, or sleepily reach to turn off their alarm clocks. Then the realization comes—this is a fire drill. Automatically lights are turned on, windows opened, raincoats and towels grabbed, doors closed. Already the fire wardens on each hall are on the alert, checking rooms, counting noses outside, and hurrying to the bell tower to report. “But we didn’t get out in two minutes flat,’ Chief Player says. So we gripe a little when we have another drill, but only because we can have confidence in our fier wardens if a real fire threatens Coker. LEFT TO RIGHT, FIRST ROW: Savvas, J. Lowrimore, Joyce Player, Chief. SECOND ROW: Nash, Huggins, Eaddy, Porter. THIRD ROW: Sullivan, P. Crawford, McFaddin, Du- Bose, Calhoun. LEFT TO RIGHT: Boatwright; Mixon; DuBose; Chairman, Hosey; McLester; Currier; Parker; Blakeney; J. Johnston; Savvas. ee Coperies Patsy Hosey, Chairman “Dance Committee will please meet in Acree Parlor immediately after dinner!” And once again the wheels begin to run that will take the whole school to a night of dancing and enjoyment. Discussing, planning and ar- ranging become the bywords for the inevitable question, “What band are we going to have?” The group delves into a search that produces such popular names as Gerald Carrigan, Neal Compton, the Stardusters, and (our ap- preciation to the Cokers) such names as Dorsey Brothers and Billy May. Once the band is named, the committee launches into the work of selecting decorations so that, like Cindereila’s pumpkin-coach, the dining room will be transformed into a ballroom. In doing this, consideration must be given to such matters as the type of orchestra, the occasion for the dance, and the time of year. “Do you think orange and brown crepe paper with colored leaves will make a hit for the fall dances?” “Dance com- mittee is reminded to meet in the lounge to make stars for the Christmas dance!” “You mean we're actually go- ing to go modern for this one?” Then comes the day when Herb and Jerry get out their hammers and saws and begin work on the band- stand. Ladders are dragged and willing girls dressed in Bermudas, smiles and eventually dirty faces, paint leaves or cut stars far into the night. They hand paper, lower or lift flowers or colored balls until there is but one short hour left before dance time. And, wouldn't you know it? That one important thing has been forgotten and someone must go for it, someone must make the mad dash to find it, to discover where it was so carefully hidden. Indeed it is a situation that calls for quick think- ing and our committee comes through with flying colors. Finally, miraculously, the crepe paper is in place, all the tickets are sold, and listen—the band is playing—and thanks to the dance committee, we at Coker begin another night full of “moments to remember.” Barbara and Ann choreograph a dance. UPlie pear ateleasem re. plicmen a telease -5, straighten up ... don’t just do it, dance it...’ and Mrs. Saunders continues to call directions and give suggestions. Whether it is working on a dance for Arts Forum in Greensboro or choreographing part of the Coker May Day program, your ability did not come overnight. It came after many practice hours, after bending, lifting, prancing, leaping, after doing steps and striking poses that- you felt were foreign to your personality. It came often after being completely frustrated because one measure of music that you could not choreograph. Yes, from chaos and con- fusion, from hours of both physical and mental work spent Beth Blackmon, President. molding a God-given talent come the rich rewards of beauty, grace, perfection of form—and the great inner satisfaction of time well spent and a job well done. FRONT ROW: N. Johnson, Roney, L. Williams, Ligon, Currier, F . Rogers, Holmes, Oates. BACK ROW: Mims, Huggins, Blackmon, Clark, B. Crawford, Holroyd, Ward, Boatwright, Hosey. tnor ports “What were those requiremnts again?” “Tread water a minute, float for a half minute, and swim the length of the pool 6 times, and no fair putting your feet on the bottom at the shallow end.” Swimming is one of the minor sports at Coker, and some of us took it for four years and still had to get a doctor's certificate to say we weren't physically fit to swim. There must have been some fish, however, because we came in second on College Play Day. Peggy Rogers won the tennis matches for us that Play Day and Shirley Lawhon won the singles in the Coker annual tennis tournament. Others, by the way, were still struggling to learn to “keep that side to the net.” Mr. Smith did much to activate the interest in table ten- mis, and there was always someone in the canteen ready to chal- lenge him to a match. As usual, the volleyball tournament caused much excitement as class fought class for points that may have meant the President’s Cup. Crys of “set it up,” “play your positions,” “Spike!” and “rotate” filled the gym and with no casualty but a broken light fixture the seniors won the tourna- ment. Down at the college club other cries were heard: “Stroke up... lean forward ... feather your blade . . . PULL!, and crew practice was underway. “Down to the bridge one more time, girls,” and a chorus of groans go up. What excitement the day of the races when the whole school turned out to watch, and how wet the winning captain was when the girls threw her overboard! In golf we discovered that all “birdies” didn’t fly and in archery we “applesauced” with other archers, and at the end of the year we realized that these sports were meant to build sound bodies and alert minds and develop the spirit of cooperation among us. Susan and Liz synchronize those strokes! ... Will Liz land flat or not? Sophomores practice for a big game .. . Pompie pings one back to Shirley, and Miss Crary seems to enjoy it... Peg warms up for those matches against Winthrop and Furman... Joyce, Carol, Virginia and Maxine are out for a little cruise around the lake .. . Cynthia gives out with a mighty swing .. . Frankie and Carleene aim for the bull’s-eye. f Site Hockey eam FIRST ROW: Savvas, Ruthven, D. Kirk, Cantey, Kolb, M. Lock- lear, Lawhon. SECOND ROW: Blakeney, Kissane, Baxley, Raf- telis, Booker, Sullivan, B. Crawford, McGuirt, Jordan. THIRD ROW: Bishop, Pennell, Player, Pridgen. FOURTH ROW: UI- mer, DuBose, Baggett, Drose. eee. Basketball ae FIRST ROW: J. Williamson, Lawhon, Savvas, Player, Jordan. SECOND ROW: McElmurray, Bishop, Banks, Ruthven, B. Craw- ford. THIRD ROW: Kissane, Yarborough, Blakeney, Pridgen, Drose, Raftelis, Sullivan. Absent when picture was made: M. Locklear. off, ockey “Who's got the shin guards?” ... Mine don’t match!” ... and another hockey game was on. The wind, that allegedly sweeps across the Oklahoma Plains, was nothing compared to | the wind that swept across that open hockey field, where you stood in those short gym suits. But you were out to win. Such things were minor details. Some classes even had cheerleaders to cheer their team on to victory or, if necessary, console them in defeat. One thing unforgettable to all hockey players was the “morning after the day before,’ when they hopped merrily out of bed—and nearly fell flat. Oh! How sore they were! But that afternoon they were back at the hockey field again and ready for another battle. After checking the scorebook, it was announced that the seniors had won the tournament. The || scores for the games were: GID jimniorsivs @ Preshime nyse ene ) tom (Ze antorss ys Sophomores yes = eee 0 to ft (3) Seniors’ vs Sophomores 22... ae 2 to 0 (4) Seniors vs Freshmen. .............. LE 2 tome) (Sy) IRONIC WS SONOS ce eee OF tome (6) Frestimen vs Sophomores ..........-..---- 0 tom The honor teams were announced at the Hockey Banquet and each member was awarded a novelty Coker “C” with a hockey stick on it...and another hockey season had ended. TOP LEFT — SENIOR TEAM — FIRST ROW: Revels, Cantey, Savvas, Lawhon, Player. SECOND ROW: Lockee, Porter, Degenhardt, Joyce, M. Locklear, Baxley. CENTER LEFT — JUNIOR TEAM: Castanes, White, McGuirt, Du- Rant, Ulmer, DuBose, Bishop, Ruthven. OPPOSITE —- SOPHOMORE TEAM — FIRST ROW: McFaddin, Pridgen, Howie, Booker, Raftelis, Powers. STANDING: Cooke, Lane, Kolb, Calhoun, Drose, Lee, Blakeney. LOWER LEFT — FRESHMAN TEAM — FRONT ROW: Chianis, Jackson, D. Kirk, Dibble, Land, Tolson, Baggett, Kissane, Segars. STANDING: Jordan, B. Crawford, P. Crawford, L. Brinson, Sullivan, | Pennell, Joye, Elmore. Hockey in real action! Weshethall The sophomores, wise in more ways than one, proved their ability this year by winning the basketball tournament, after defeating all three class opponents. The scores for the games were: El OCH ORS ySe Eteshinen meee Jil t@ BA C2) Juniors vs Sophomores 2.42.2. BS key ee UunOfse VS ee reshimen see ae 27 to 40 (4) Seniors vs Sophomores .........0......-.. 30 to 42 (Oy BOCHIONS VSR UDIOLS = eee ie 39 to 24 (6) Sophomores vs Freshmen ............_.. Dato 18 During the tournament there was some serious concentra- tion on the gym floor which promoted cries of “Get those re- bounds!” and “All right, girls, let’s set up this zone!” from the team captains. Teammates even shouted at each other “Quit shooting so much!” or, more complimentary, “Boy, is she on today!” Of course, the games wouldn’t have been the same without Bid to grace the court with a bit of “la danse moderne,” or that insistent: voice that made the rounds at every game shouting “All right, how many sophomores do we have?” (At- tendance counted toward the President’s Cup, you know.) The honor teams were named and the tournament was termed a great success—probably due to the undying devotion of Coker’s favorite cheerleaders, “Deeda,’ Dr. Fahrner, and Mr. Saunders, who were at every game. TOP RIGHT — SENIOR TEAM: Locklear, Degenhardt, Ward; Co- captains J. Lowrimore, Savvas; Lawhon, Player, Baxley. CENTER RIGHT — JUNIOR TEAM — SEATED: McElmurry, Hos- ey; Captain, Ruthven. KNEELING: Banks, White, DuRant. STANDING: McGuirt, DuBose, Bishop. OPPOSITE — SOPHOMORE TEAM: Holroyd, Frances Gurley, Lane, Townsend; Co-captains, Pridgen, Yarborough; Drose, Raftelis, Boland, Blakeney. LOWER RIGHT — FRESHMAN TEAM: Co-captains, Williamson, Crawford. SECOND ROW: Jordan, Kissane, D. Kirk, F. Lowrimore. STANDING: Pennell, L. Brinson, Sullivan, Baggett. LOWER CENTER: Shirley has to get those two points despite Polly’s efforts. LOWER LEFT: Polly blocks Shirley while Billie looks on. ec vem MMT nN The Yearbook “Pic ‘ponent ae, Meee me Retires 08 YEARBOOH MOUSE serous phe } | i ' || oil SEATED: Banks, Stevens, Mr. Brumbaugh—Sponsor, Plowden. STANDING: Cantey, S. Rodgers, S. Graham, Degenhardt, Allsbrook. The Milestone | Sara, Lib, and Liz, moved from their Nancy draws the plans of the pages Carolyn and Peggy pound the type- office to the dorm to work into the into the “dummy”. writers so that the last deadline can night hours. be made. It all began second semester of last year. A pebble of of an idea was Cast in an unpretentious pool of ordinary minds. The ripples floating out into the pool made this little pebble so important that it became a MILESTONE. The initial ripple gently lapped at the minds of Annual Editor Lib Plowden as soon as she was elected. Throughout the summer she gathered ideas and made notes. In the fall, the pool was agitated by new pebbles and the ripples spread out to include other members of the staff. Some stones quickly sank to the bottom; other were kept afloat by Lib and Assistant Editor Sara Rodgers, until they, too, became a part of this growing MILESTONE. One of these ripples carried some revolutionary ideas which were to become the crest of the wave. Organizational Editor Sally Banks and Activities Editor Sylvia Graham were called in to discuss these changes in style, and the addition of more copy to the annual. Soon other pebbles were caught up in this flow of ideas. Art Editor Nancy Stevens worked on layouts with Mr. Brum- baugh, Advisor; Liz Degenhardt took charge of photography; Carolyn Allsbrook and Peggy Cantey added their secretarial talents. The ripples gained momentum when Business Manager Charlotte Reaves and her staff took over annual finances. How many trips they made to Hartsville and the surrounding area for those important ads! How many headaches were theirs be- cause of bills that had to be paid! Sometimes the pebbles got mighty heavy and the ripples on the pond could barely be distinguished. There were troubled moments in the little office under North Dorm, as picture schedules met seemingly impossible conflicts, lay outs had to be re-planned, picture angles decided on, deadlines met. But somehow a little breeze always came along at the right moment, and the pebbles drifted along toward that all-important Mile- stone, Elizabeth Plowden, Editor Charlotte Reaves, Business Manager But just a few pebbles and a few little ripples can’t get very far without help. Thus the students themselves became the crest of this wave of ideas and gave it the momentum it needed. Clubs cooperated, when information was needed or pic- tures had to be taken. Faculty members made allowances for occasional class cuts in order to work on the annual. “Ghost writers’ helped with write-ups of their classes, and the pebbles were on their way. Finally the waves subsided, the last ripple lapped the shore, and all was calm. The humble little pebble had become a proud Milestone. Frances Gurley, Reaves, Harper, Powers, Connor, McCracken. SRST TO Te RNR aR RTT OT i The Yeerbook. Picts! VEARSOOR ROUSE rer cor ™ Charlotte sends Louise out to get an ad. SEATED: Dr. Sisson, Boatwright, V. Brinson, Collins. STANDING: Kay, Finch, Banks, Ligon, H. Johnson, McCracken. Pyke eriscope | “The lady in the window wants to buy “Make sure the spelling is right, Biddy.” Dixie makes her rounds with “hot-off- an ad, girls.” Hosey, Stogner, Pridgen. the-press’”” Periscopes. Look through the Periscope for a students’ eye view of campus news and features! Coker’s bi-monthly newspaper, the Periscope is edited by students who are interested in journalism. The paper is a member of the South Carolina Collegiate Press Association and the Associated Collegiate Press. Extra! Extra! The Periscope is off the press. Circulation Manager Dixie Whittington distributes the papers and mails copies to off-campus subscribers. It is the job of Exchange Edi- tor Hazel Johnson to send papers to other colleges. Business Manager Louise Price posts bills to the advertisers. Yet the assembled group in Editor Ann Boatwrigh t’s room has little time to enjoy its finished product. Already plans for the next edition of the Periscope are in the making. Ann con- fers with the Assistant Editor Frances Ligon and News Editor Delores McCracken; news possibilities must be explored, pic- tures planned, articles assigned . . . “What events will make interesting features?” ponders Feature Editor Sally Banks. Re- porters Jane Collins, Bobbi Finch, and Mary Kay must meet that deadline! “Who goes to town this afternoon with Pat Rosey?” Ad- vertising Assistants Louise Harper, Jane Howie, Carol Prigden, and Peggy Stogner know they must pound the pavement for those seventy inches of ads necessary for each edition of the Periscope. LEFT TO RIGHT: Price, Rafletis, McGuirt, Whittington, Hosey, Pridgen. ABSENT when picture was made: Ann Boatwright, Editor Louise Price, Business Manager Finally, the last assignments are completed, but still the editors burn the midnight oil. Rewrite that article... cut an inch here . . . construct headlines . . . compose an editorial. The typewriters of Louise Harper, Anne McGuirt, Yvonne Raftelis, and Gene Townsend click busily. Then the material is off to be printed by the Hartsville Messenger, which so will- ingly co-operates with the Periscope. Surely the staff can now breathe a sigh of relief! But back come the proof sheets to be corrected by Copy Editor Virginia Hall Brinson, and the final dummy is set up. Only then is work on this edition completed. As the papers are distributed, again the staff assembles in the editor’s room—and again we know we will have a Periscope to be proud of! Harper, Howie, Stogner, Townsend. f i 4 H i i 92 LEFT TO RIGHT: Reaves, Banks, White, Frances Gurley. ok Gateway Sally Banks, Editor Budding literary minds have a chance to express themselves through contributions to the annual spring publication of the Gateway. This is Coker’s literary maga- zine comprised of essays, short stories, sketches, and poetry by student authors. Awards are offered for the best work in each division. Work on the Gateway begins far in advance of the publication date, as Editor Sally Banks and her Assistant Editor Charlotte Reaves read and re-read all material sub- mitted. Conferences with Art Editor Frances Gurley fol- low; the aid of Typist Marian White is enlisted; the lay- out is planned; and the Gateway is well on its way! Not until the cover has been chosen and the last proof sheet corrected, however, is the staff's work completed. Then comes the satisfaction of offering to all, Coker’s “proudest products of the pen.” Sophiades The staff with the fluttering blue and gold ribbons pauses over a girl, then gently taps her on the shoulder. The hushed auditorium resounds with our applause as another of our classmates is tapped for Sophiades, Coker’s honorary scholastic society. New members are selected on the basis of scholastic achievement and contribution to college life. Only one- sixth of the senior class and one-half of the eligible juniors may be admitted. Suphiades gives awards annually for the best student re- search work and creative work. Personalities fg il aes moo] ‘ tt SEATED: Langford, Dr. Matthews, Miss Floyd, Douglass—President, Ward, Baxley. ; STANDING: Plowden, DuRant, Boatwright, S. Rodgers, Dr. Keuhner, Stoll, Ruthven, Dr. Barry. 0 Whe We are proud of our upper-class leaders on campus, and each fall we let the world know about it by electing them to WHO'S WHO AMONG STUDENTS IN AMERICAN COL- LEGES AND UNIVERSITIES. These students are selected for this honor by the faculty and the senior class. Scholarship, leadership, and contribution to college life are the outstanding characteristics for which these girls are chosen. Yet we would add another quality—that extra spark ‘of friendliness that is the Coker spirit. SEATED: Martha Langford, Barbara Ward. ; STANDING: Sylvia Sweet, Lib Plowden, Ann Boat- wright, Faye Baxley. nani fag Te 4 93 “Younger than springtime’-—as attractive, too— We present Miss Carleene Myers to you! A rose among us thorns, as it were— Grace and charm characterize her, For fair disposition as well as complexion, For beauty of spirit, have we made our selection! A girl who keeps her things just so, | In school dependable and “on the go,” | She may be little but she’s productive | And neat and sweet and suite constructive, By all of this can just be meant That Lib is our “Most Efficient!” Around and around and around she goes— And where she stops, everybody knows! Around the campus with a friendly smile The Spirit of Coker all the while To Coker’s standards ever true, The “Best All-Around’—Sylvia Sweet to you. entor Most eaiattive Carleene Myers Whst CNicient Lib Plowden Te Oe ed Vey SNe Sylvia Sweet Originality, wit, friendship, laughter This is the girl we're always after, Funnyfaces, jokes, a song—‘Civ Test” This is Bobbi at her very best, Making others merry is her favorite hobby 1 That’s why our class favorite is Bobbi! Paddle, hockey stick, racquet, ball— Of her special talents—symbols all, Sportsmanship first in any contest Always ready to give her best, Not there for the prize, but to play the game, Our Class Athlete—Maxine by name. Be it chemistry or calculus, sh e’s effectual. . This is Faye, our “Intellectual!” ) The gal with the high IL Q— She excels in “extra-curriculars,’ too. Conscientious in her studies here | Her future holds a bright career. . t | Super atives (Ghux. hoeavorite Bobbi Finch Most Athletic Maxine Locklear i 2 Wb SEMEN Faye Baxley Teiiatin “een oOo the May MISS SYLVIA SWEET May Day At Gelee. The pastel colors of their dresses shimmer in the water as the May Court assembled around the reflection pool. Sylvia Sweet in her white gown, the personification | of the spirit of Coker, bows her head to be crowned Queen | of the May . . . Swirling and leaping in gay costumes, dancers give a “command performance” for her majesty. Their audience sits on the hillside of the amphitheater, | their backdrops are green trees, their stage mossy lawn, | and the sun their spotlight. As if abandoning all effort | they reap the rewards of long months of practice... On the archery field and the tennis court star athletes com- pete. Swish—an arrow finds the bull’s eye. Smack—a dot of white streaks over the ne t and the scorer cries “Game, set, match!” . . . White-capped heads bob and sleek wet arms stroke in rhythm across the swimming pool. The audience applauds the grace and skill of the | swimming pageant and cheers the victors of the competi- tive number .. . Paddles nervously poised, the crewmen i steady their boats under the bridge on Prestwood Lake. Bang! The starter’s gun breaks the tension. “Stroke-up!” Backs bend and paddles flash to the cockswain’s chant, and the race is on! A resounding cheer as the winning boat crosses the finish line at the college club, and the winning cockswain is happily dunked into the lake. peeoeg How merrilyCokernuts celebrate the advent of May blossoms and sonshine. TOP RIGHT: Barbara Ward, Maid of Honor; Sylvia Sweet, May Queen; Faye Baxley, Crowner. : BOTIOM: Ruthven; Webster; Plowden; Crawford, B.; Drose; Ingram; Davis; Cooke; Degenhardt; Hamilton; DuRant; : Myers; Langford; Duke; Rodgers, S.; Ward; Baxley; Sweet. CARLEENE MYERS BERTHA MAYE DROSE SUZANNE DURANT PAT WEBSTER MARTHA LANGFORD MARION DUKE BETTY CRAWFORD VIVIAN RUTHVEN BARBARA WARD ALICE IN WONDERLAND Oysters, Lobstres and Snails SARA RODGERS DONNA DAVIS FAYE BAXLEY JANE INGRAM LIZ DEGENHARDT PAT HAMILTON LIB PLOWDEN ANNETTE COOKE i CHARACTERS ENTERTAINED THE QUEEN AND HER COURT The Dormouse, Alice, and the Alice and the Dormouse The Cook, the Queen and othérs of Mad Hatter the merry company eauly One MISS MARIAN McKNIGHT ‘aaeenninasen emerson hy coarcenmmninecoeste pe VASE LIAO TIE SINT FR esseieoisoesiisin en RO AREA RRR Noma Rom MTA ne si pees ESE Zeon TE LLP MARAE ee ee Jostens 155 So Cwelinca of f Honorary eauly Qa MISS MARTHA DEAN CHESTNUT Beauty MISS LIZ DEGENHARDT = fa ) Z eo Za p=, 2 = 102 MISS HOLLY MIMS ‘aoa ea ir lesa pI eR MISS CARLEENE MYERS 2 oe a S Za be YY) = ae za = MISS JOAN WATT 104 MISS SARA JEAN LONG (Giz MISS BETH BLACKMON MISS ANNE DuBOSE 106 poanusicnrcusnen | (Birt MISS LOUISE HARPER MISS NANCY KING MISS FRAN MOORE MISS FRANKIE WHITTLE IF udges Gh: “Oh, no! I’ve forgotten my gloves!” and a dear roommate was sent rushing back to the dorm. It was definitely the night ' of the Beauty-Cutie Contest! Twenty Beauties and twenty | Cuties, sponsored by the different campus orgaizations were | prepared for the big occasion. The Cuties were decked im casual and collegiate skirts and | sweaters and charming smiles. They were to be judged by the audience, and they stepped vivaciously across the stage to the tune of a jingle especially composed for them by their sponsor- ing club. BEE ain I | Meanwhile, the beauties, elegant in evening dresses, con- tented themselves by tugging at each other’s dresses and poking | at stray whisps of hair, knowing they were on the stage next. | They had met the three judges at a tea and dinner that after- | | } | noon; but that didn’t help them feel much calmer. The feeling of “being watched” was all too real. . Finally the contest was ended. Then came the hardest | part of all—waiting for the decisions which would be announced _ at the Christmas dance. Intermission time at the dance found many excited and anxious observers on the sidelines. Miss Martha Dean Chestnut, Miss South Carolina of 1956, crowned | Miss Marian McKnight, Beauty Queen, and Miss Sara Jean Long, Cutie Queen. As the queens and the six girls chosen for each court stood together around the Christmas tree, the by- | standers realized what a difficult job the judges had in making | their choice. UPPER RIGHT: ‘The judges: Mrs. Ed Turbeville, Mr. Bob Johnson, and Miss Joan Griffin. OPPOSITE: Beauty Queen Marian McKnight, and Cutie Queen Sara Jean Long were crowned by Miss South Carolina, our own Martha Dean Chestnut. These were the Beauty Contestants: SEATED: F. Lowrimore, Stoll, Norris, Strader. STANDING, FIRST ROW: Cliff, McKnight, S. Graham, Oates, Ingram, Davis, Watt, L. Brinson, Foxworth, Mims. STANDING, SECOND ROW: Shaw, Joye, Degenhardt, Myers, Pennell, Clarke. 109 UPPER PICTURE: ‘The Freshmen have a party at Dr. Barry's. OPPOSITE: The members of the Sextette and Mr. Schall prepare for one of their performances. LOWER LEFT: The Seniors won the singing of the Pep Song. LOWER RIGHT: ... and the Freshmen won the Alma Mater. ee ef Dseebcrd Glance At the end of the school year nineteen hundred and fifty-six, a lone figure moved slowly down the street lead- ing away from Coker. As he neared the gateway, he hesitated, as if waiting for someone whom he knew would soon follow; and as he turned to look over his shoulder, had anyone been watching, he would have seen the Spirit of Coker. In that backward glance, the Spirit saw a year at Coker, saw it as it was, full of joy and sorrow. He saw it through freshmen eyes, sophomore eyes, junior and sen- ior eyes. Coker’s Spirit first looked at the freshman in all their greenness and hopefulness . . . saw them as they arrived all sparkling and breathless to begin their college careers . . . saw them in that first week attend party after party .. . watched them laugh at the house of an- other frosh, Dr. Barry, as he entertained them . . . saw, too, the wind go out of their sails when they registered were given their first homework assignments, and were initiated in the dormitory attic. The Coker Spirit watched as the frosh learned that most college days would begin with the knocking of the radiators, the clanging of the bell, and grits for breakfast. The Spirit saw other things besides the freshman. He saw the Sextette as they were chosen from the members of the Glee Club; he saw them practicing . . . singing for meetings of local organizations . . . going “on the road” to surrounding communities . . . helping Uncle Sam by entertaining the sick soldiers at Fort Jackson . . . being entertained by them. RIGHT: Ann discusses the newspaper business with Mr. Spearman. BOTTOM: The Literary Festival Panel was composed of: Joseph L. Wiggins, of the Hartsville Messenger, W. D. Workman, Jr., special correspondent for several Carolina dailies; Jack O’Dowd, of the Florence Morning News; Mrs. Frances H. Hildebrand, of the Sumter Daily Item; Walter Spearman, professor of journalism at the University of North Carolina; W. Leroy Harrelson, of the Myrtle Beach News. While glancing at things musical, the Spirit saw the Glee Club in their maroon robes leaving for their annual tour . . . saw their director as he worked to get every voice just right and all the voices perfect together saw the joy and satisfaction of working in harmony. Coker’s Spirit also recalled the annual Song Contest He had seen the committees’ labors in writing new Pep Songs. He had listened critically as each class learned the new song and worked hard to polish the Alma Mater. He would have told anyone who asked that he was glad he didn’t have to judge the contest—that close, it was. How- ever, he rejoiced with all the students as the judges se- lected the freshmen as winners of the Alma Mater and the seniors as winners of the Pep Song. A backward glance at the buildings and the event of the years saw also a festival, the annual Literary Festival in October. Mr. Hodding Carter of the Times-Democrat, Mr. Jonathan Daniels of Raleigh's News Observer, Mr. Thomas L. Robinson the publisher of the Charlotte News. and a distinguished panel of Pee Dee journalists discussed various aspects of Journalism in the South. Pee Dee newspapers were on display in the hall of the Science Building along with a display indicating the many possi- ble outlets for creative writing in the newspapers of the country. The Spirit of Coker also saw students and towns- people going to the Auditorium to hear such performers as Richard Cass, pianist; Lois Marshall, soprano; and the i BE North Carolina Little Symphony . . . saw people going to the Library and the Art Corridor to see exhibitions of painting and sculpture by some twenty contemporary Americans . . . saw people going to faculty recitals: Mr. Smith, pianist; Mrs. Smith, violinist; Mr. Schall, tenor... saw families and friends of certain seniors as well as many other people attending the Senior Recitals in the Margaret Coker Lawton Music Building: Jane Ingram, Idalyn Stoll, Mary Douglass, and Maxine McLamb—all pianists. Culture? Yes... but you can believe the Spirit smiled when he saw the clowning, the capers, the cutting up. “The idle mind is the Devil’s workshop” and he saw the Cokernuts as they leaped into the lap of mis- chief instead of lounging in the lap of idleness . saw Bid and Ward, the daytime bellringers . . . and the sneaky nighttime bellringers too, clad in P.J.’s and chillbumps. There were hands that got into all sorts of mischief . . . hands that had no mercy on the one who wanted to sleep late . . . hands that threw others in the Opposite page Top: The North Carolina Little Symphony. Upper left: Richard Cass, Pianist. Lower left: Lois Marshall, So- prano. Right: Shep and Carleene give out programs as Coker girls and visitors arrive for a night of entertainment in the Auditor- ium. This page, left to right Biddy and Ward always had the urge to swing on the bell rope. The Morgue Ladies wake up a sleepy-head. Frances can’t ever get to the phone when Charlotte is around. Bridge by candlelight after light bell was always more fun! You can imagine! All those suds have to go on the Christmas tree? Bobbie always entertained us with songs like her original “Civ. Test.” showers . . . hands that had to play in the soap used to decorate the dining room Christmas tree . . . hands that picked up the telephone too often and held it too long . . . hands that pelted all passers-by with snowballs the day of the first snow ... hands that belonged in Suite 214-216 “Morgue” which wrote a book entitled “Bridge By Candlelight,” for all college students who have “lights out” at 11:00. But being the Spirit of Coker, he saw that there were some serious moments . . . Religious Emphasis Week .. . deputations to and from boys’ colleges that were a lot of fun but also meant spiritual enrichment to all in- volved . . . CC.C.A. candlelight installations, “Blest Be the Tie,” a call to higher living. And some people studied . . . a few even made the Dean’s List. The Spirit saw the girls as they worked and played. At the Canteen he had to look hard to find the people behind the coffee cups and the grilled cheese sandwiches. But they were there . . . also dancing, play- ing cards reading mail (if Bob of Bill or Ben remem- bered). They were in the dorm, too—partying. Birth- day parties. ‘Happy Birthday, Dear Martha.” Cakes, cakes . Cakes with white icing and pink roses . . . Coke parties . . . Coffee parties . . . Parties . . . Inevitable jokes and chatter . . . Sometimes serious conversation. At a Hobo Party in the Gym, the Spirit saw two strange crea- tures—especially strange that is— who called themselves “Sylvester and Sal” and were dressed up like the worst This page, left to right Carolyn had to be held to get this one taken. Ward, Sylvia and Faye give ser- ious consideration to Dr. Barry’s words. Virginia Hall takes another dose of medicine at the Infirmary. Georgetownians Kathleen, Yvon- ne, and Edna enjoy a High School weekend. Summers, Shirley and Joyce are having a string-pulling time. Jan doesn’t trust the “Girl on the Roller Skates.” Sylvia and Jane “make like hill- billies’ to amuse the Coker- nuts. Opposite page, left to right Pat and her fiance leave for a movie. One had to be an acrobat to put up scenery for the Senior Play. Kat, you’ve got fifteen minutes to get to Civ. lecture. Chris had to move out to Spivey Porch to study. Be sure you have the correct date when you sign out, girls. Beth begins work on a research paper. sort of Hillbillies. They even sang accordingly and got to Fort Jackson sounding like that! The Spirit wondered. He also wcndered about the P.E. girls who worked so hard putting on a puppet show (sewing, building, and painting) . . . who brought such delight to the faces of the young audience moments roller-skate up and down the dorm halls to the consternation of not a few. who could also in their spare Mr. Spirit observed that at unearthly hours a horrible clanging roused dead-to-the-world girls who in a 1:00 a. m. stupor grabbed a towel and raincoat and headed for the great outdoors. (Shirley never failed to put on her shoes and socks; and Sylvia, her genuine red Fire Chief's hat.) Or looking in on Richardson at 11:30 Saturday night, Mr. Spirit may have seen a girl saying goodnight to Mr. Clemson, or Mr. Duke, or Mr. Air Force, in her special corner in her own special way. The Spirit recalled the dining room .. . Sunday din- ner, The Doxology ... “Happy Birthday, George Wash- ington” . . . assigned tables . . . Buffet style supper, Ber- mudas ... “Here’s to , bless her heart”. . . “Round the table you must go”... and the Birthday Supper. The Spirit saw the inevitable signing out for dates, for home, for weekends at Davidson, Newberry, or The Citadel . .. and he noted that some signed back in, some forgot, some returned late, some were just plain careless in the way thye kept their records. And some chose the Mrs. degree instead of the A.B. or B.S. At Christmastime the Spirit saw Herb, Mr. Brum- baugh, and some of the girls decorating the float to be entered in the Hartsville Christmas parade, saw it as it traveled on to other parades in the state and won for itself some honots. And there was the college club buzzing with activi- ties . . . Canoeing (canoe tip or no canoe tip) . . suppers and a uke and many voices full of vitality ... cookouts at the furnace, steak, and tiny cakes made by Deeda’s mother, delicious! . . . swimming, crew . . . field trips . . . and quiet times, too, alone with only the birds and Browning. And the Spirit couldn’t help but see that mailbox, stuffed to the brim with outgoing mail in hopes that the girls would get some in return. Books were dropped, peo- This page, left to right The Coker float represented us in many Christmas parades. Here Ward, In- gram, Blackmon, Oates, Watt, and F. Rogers grace it. There’s not a sport that P. E. Majors miss, is there Shirley? Waiting to man the canoes for the crew races is a rather hopeless look- ing group, but they wont. We always dressed appropriately for the Required Functions. Priscilla Umbers receives that all-im- portant letter. Dad’s Day brought many fathers and some mothers to visit their daughters. Opposite page, eft to right Sam Donahue of the Billy May Or- chestra. Marcie Miller, vocalist, Billy May Or- chestra. Having fun, Chris! We danced and danced... Susan, Ann, and Betty hang stars for the Christmas Dance. ple were late to class. Some got soaked in the rain, but the mail went out ... and many times Olin, Derrick, and Keith were lifesavers when the girls din’t want to get wet going to the mailbox themselves. Coker had a Dad's Day and the Spirit looked on and smiled warmly. Dad sat through Civ. lecture, lost though he was. He met teachers, advisors, and other Dads . . worked and played just as his girl does .. . saw why he sent her to Coker. A gay and exhilarating feeling must have swept over the Spirit as he looked back and recalled Dance Commit- tee planning a big night. He remembered anxious ques- tions such as “Who can I invite?” or “What will I wear?” . the bands that played . . . someone daring to do the Charleston . . . couples saying goodnight on Richardson, lingering five minutes longer than legal . . . and the “After glow.” A glance at the Auditorium and the Spirit saw all the work of practicing for a play . the difficulty of leaving that playbook in the seat for the first time! Then almost miraculously the footlights went on the night of the play and the players were ready to give the perform- ance. They forgot cues and couldn't hear the prompter .. . became nervous and poured tea into the saucer in- stead of the cup... left out a whole page! But like troop- ers, somehow came through .. . the show went on. The weather warmed and suddenly several lithe little figures clad in black scampered across the stage of the amphitheater—Modern Dance Club at work. May Day would take many hours of practice, and practice they did . . . sore feet (sore everything) from dancing on the grass... gales of laughter as they tried on the cos- tumes for the first itme . and then the beauty of the performers on THE day ... and the beauty of the May Court as they went through the ceremony of crowning Sylvia Coker’s Queen of May. Because they were out front, the Spirit of Coker saw the seniors, particularly, in all their glory. Their faces were bright and their manner dignified that first day in Senior Coffee there was almost a stampede the day they received those shiny gold rings. They were measured for caps and gowns in October and felt as if the year was almost over. The Spirit watched them closely as they spent their last days in the library, the Business Build- ing, Science Building, and the Music Building. He saw them spend much time together playing too .. . sun- bathing . . . partying . . . searching for the stolen black- board . . . going off to the beach for “Sneak Weekend.” They were seen perhaps in the most difficult times of all writing seminar papers .. . practice teaching . . . taking Teacher’s Exam .. . giving repertoire andsenior music re- citals . . . complaining of headaches and taking several bottles of aspirin. 'The Spirit saw their delightful play, Arsenic and Old Lace . . . recalled that someone called “Chris Roosevelt” over the speaker . . . saw the Junior- Senior . . . viewed Class Day as the seniors gave the juniors new rings and their new robes . . . remembered how they sang their goodbye song . . . and saw the teats. Then it was Graduation Day, and miles across the stage to the hand that held the diploma, and years until the last word was said and it was all over. Yes, the Spirit of Coker was waiting at the gate for those he knew would soon be there, the graduates of ’56. They passed through the gate and he with them, but before they were out of sight, the Spirit took one last backward glance and waved to the class rising to take their place. Opposite Page: Top: Carleene adjusts her motarboard for the last time before.the gradua- tion exercises. Lower left: The Clubhouse on the lake where we spend our most carefree moments. Lower right: Memorial-Central Dormi- tory, our home. THIS PAGE: Top: Marching to a Senior Day pro- gram. Center: Vivi receives her cap and gown from Frankie at Class Day. Lower left: The path from the Post Office to the Science Building. Lower right: Coker’s immortal Bell Tower. ag, Sn eet ne Aa mn 9 9 nracry pases RR egy, ah) FET Robe oder kencre | 1B LORE or gacee ana Sana meme are IT entor CAROLYN ALLSBROOK 2 ee Page 22 Dean’s List 2,3,4; Sigma Tau Delta 2; I.R.C. 2,3,4; Chi Beta Epsilon 3,4; Queen Bess Players 4; Alpha Psi Omega 4; B.S.U. 1,2,3,4; “Sophomore Skit’; Mother was a Freshman 3; Arsenic and Old Lace 4; How to Propose 4; MILESTONE staff 4; Chapel Proctor 4; Hockey 2; Tennis Tournament 3; Basketball 3, Honor Team 3; Crew 4; Games Tournament 3. DONALDSANDERSON eee eee ae Page 29 Transfer from Carson Newman. SALLY” BANK'S wi. = ee ee ee ee Page 26 Freshman English Medal 1; Writing Award 2; Honor Scholar- ships 1,2,3; Christian Council 1,2,3; Freshman Rep. to Student Council; Sec.-Treas. of Soph. Class; Freshman Commissioner; Glee Club 1,2,3; Sextette 1,2,3; Sigma Tau Delta 2,3; Queen Bess Players 2,3; Music Club 2,3; Riding Club 1, Pres. 2; Dance Com- mittee 1; Fall Play 2; Editor of GATEWAY 2; PERISCOPE staff 1,2, Feature editor 3; Organizations Editor of MILESTONE 3; Dance Revue 3; Swim Meet 1; Basketball 2,3. FAYE BAXLEY Howard Lee Jones Scholarship 1,2; Freshman English Medal; Dean’s List 1,2,3,4; Freshman Chemistry Award; Sec. of Student Goy't. 3; First Vice-President of Student Gov. 4; Freshman Com- missioner; Dance Club 2,3; I.R.C. 2,3,4; Queen Bess Players 2,3,4; Alpha Psi Omega 3,4; Land of Heart’s Desire 1; Time for Every- thing 2; Sophomore Skit; Mother Was a Freshman 3; PERISCOPE staff 2; Rep. on Joint Council 2; Christian Council 3,4; President of Methodist Student Movement 2; Usher 2; May Court 3, «crown- er 4; Class Historian 4; Who's Who 4; Sophiades 3,4; May Day Dances 1,2. BE THY BEACK MON e eee eee Page 34 Dean’s List 4; Dance Club 1,2,3,4, President 3,4; Chi Beta Epsilon 4; ILR.C. 2,3,4, Vice-Pres. 4; Queen Bess Players 3,4; Sophomore Skit; Town Girls’ Club 1,2,3,4, Sec.-Treas. 2; B.S.U. 1,2,3,4; Greensboro Art Forum 1,2,3,4; Cutie Court 3,4; Usher 3; Mother Was a Freshman 3; Numerals 2; May Day Dances 1,2,3,4; Dance Revue 3; Play Day 2; Tennis Tournament 3; Swim Meet 2. PEGG YE LYNE rE GAIN | LIE Yq Page 22 Dean’s List 3,4; Drama Club 3,4; Chi Beta Epsilon 4; Glee Club 1; Westminster Fellowship 1,2,3,4; Usher 4; Junior Class Play; Senior Class Play; Fall Play 3; Alpha Psi Omega 4; Chapel Proc- tor 2; Basketball 2,3; Hockey 4; Recreational Games Tourna- ae 3; Honor Hockey Team 4; Volleyball 4; MILESTONE staff ERIZAB ED He DE GENEVA RG) [ie Page 30 Freshman Commissioner; Junior Class President 3; House Presi- dent of New Central 3; Student Council 3,4; Dean’s List 3,4; May Court 4; Newman Club President 4; I.R.C. 2,3,4; Drama Club 3,4; Alpha Psi Omega 3,4, Stage Manager 4; Mother Was a Fresh- man 3; Honorable Mention for Drama C lub Award; Arsenic and Old Lace 4; Sophomore Skit 2; Fire Warden 2; Athletic Council 1,2,3,4, Pres. 4; Freshman Rep. 1; College Rep. to Lander 4; Winthrop Sports Day, Swimming 1,3; Coker Sports Day, Swim- ming and Hockey 4; Basketball 1,2,3,4, Honor Team 2; Volley- ball 1,2,3,4, Captain; Tennis Singles Tournament 1,2,3,4, Winner 1; Tennis Doubles Tournament 1,2,3,4; Recreational Games Tour- nament 1,2; May Day Dances 2; Hockey Team 3,4; Swim Meet 1,2,3,4,; Crew 1,2,3,4, Coxswain 2,3,4; Numerals 1: Gothic “C” 2; Block “C” 3; Instructor's in Swimming 1; Photography Editor, MILESTONE 4; Beauty Court 2,4. MARY? DOUGLASS ee eee Page 26 Dean’s List 1,2,3,4; Sophiades 3,4; Sec.-Treas. of Senior Class; PERISCOPE staff 2,3; Christian Council 2,3,4; Music Club 2,3,4, President 4; Glee Club Accompanist 1,2,3,4; Soloist on tour for Glee Club; President of Sophiades 4; I.R.C. 2,3,4; Secretary of Glee Club 3; Sec.-Treas. of Westminster Fellowship 3; Music Scholarship 2; Westminster Fellowship Council 2,3,4; May Day Dances 1.2: Dance Revue 1; Numerals 2. PAT EFADDY 25 ie = ee Sed ee Page 27 Sophomore Skit 2; Arsenic and Old Lace 4; Drama Club 4; Bi- ology Club 2,3,4, Secretary 3, President 4; Fire Warden 4; Hockey 1,2,3,4, Honor Team 2, Co-captain 4; May Day Dances 1,2; Numerals 2. BOBBI FINCH 2 ee eee Page 25 Transfer from Winthrop 3; Transfer Commissioner 4; Drama Club 3,4; Sigma Tau Delta 4; Glee Club 3; Songleader 3,4; Meet the Prince 3; Arms and the Man 4: How to Propose 4; PERI- c Lvec ory SCOPE 4; Fire Warden 3; Archery Medal 3; Senior Salutes. LUGIEEE: Gye BRIER MA IN Ge eee eee eee Page 28 Transfer from Winthrop College and Queens College. IMPARTS, S(OUMNOIN| Ecce Pia et aes Page 28 Transfer from Gardner-Welch College. JANE INGRAM} 3222 2 2 Page 32 Freshman Piano Scholarship; Drama Club 3,4; Alpha Psi Omega 4; Sophomore Skit; Mother Was A Freshman; The Thief and the Old Maid; Arms and the Man; Beauty Court 3,4; Coker Sexette 1,2,3,4; Glee Club 1,2,3,4, President 4, Treasurer 3; Music Major’s Club 2,3,4; B.S.U. Council 2,3,4; State B.S.U. Organist 3; School Pianist 3; May Day Exercises Piano Accompanist 1,2; State B.S.U. Choir 2,4. NORMA JEAN JOHNSON Dean’s List 2,4; Certificate in Secretarial Science 2; Day Student’s Club 1,2,3,4; Dance Club 4; Chi Beta, Epsilon 3,4; Biology Club 4; Program Committee Chairman, Junior Class Play; Junior-Senior Decorating Committee 3; May Day Dances 1,2,3; Numerals 2. JOY CEJOHINS TON ee Page 30 Dean’s List 2,3,4; Sigma Tau Delta 2,3,4, Sec.-Treas. 3; IR.C. 2,3,4, President 4; Dance Committee 3,4; Methodist Student Union 1,2,3,4; Hockey Tournament 1. BARBARA JOYCE 2. ee Page 22 Dean’s List 4; Usher 3; Chi Beta Epsilon 4; May Day Dance 3; Hockey Team 1,4; Volleyball Tournament 4. LUKE Bs KING) [Re 2 eee Page 29 Transfer from Furman; I.R.C. 4. JANIE CS KING) =. ee ee ee Page 29 Certificate in Secretarial Science; Phi Beta Epsilon 3. MARTHASCANGEORD =e Page 32 Christian Council 3,4; President of Christian Association 4; Stu- dent Council 4; B.S.U. 1, 2,3,4; Who’s Who 4; Sophiades 4; Class Usher 2; Sigma Tau Delta 2,3,4; Chi Beta Epsilon 2,3,4; Alpha Psi Omega 3,4; Drama Club 2,3,4; PERISCOPE staff 2,3, Editor 4; MILESTONE staff 2; Mother Was a Freshman; Blue Stocking. SHIRLEY LAWHON 22 eee Page 24 Physical Education Major’s Club 3,4, Vice-President 4; Fire War- den 1,2; Arsenic and Old Lace 4; Hockey Tournament 1,2,3,4, Co-Captain 1, Honor Team 1,2,3,4; Volleyball 1,2,3,4; Dance Revue 1; May Day 1,2; Basketball 1,2,3,4, Honor Basketball 1,2, 3,4, Captain 1; Crew 1,2,3,4; Tennis Singles 2,3,4, Winner 4; Tennis Doubles 2,3; Recreational Games 2,3,4; Winthrop Play Day 3; Coker Play Day 4; Numerals 1; Gothic “C’ 2; Block “C” 3; Senior Life Saving 2. SYLVIA CLAUDE Tel tial ©CKE haa. Page 35 Glee Club 1,2; B.S.U. 1,2,3,4; Sophomore Skit 2; May Day Dances 1,2; Hockey Tournament 1,4; Volley Ball Tournament 2,3; Nu- merals 1; Tennis Tournament 3; Games Tournament 3; Basket- ball 2. JEANENES LO CKEA Rage teeae aaa sea Page 23 Dean's List 4; B.S.U. 1,2,3,4; Queen Bess Players 4; Chi Beta Epsilon 4; Chapel Proctor 3; Arsenic and Old Lace 4; Still Stands the House 4; Basketball 2; Numeral 2; May Day Dances 3; Games Tournament 3; Tennis Tournament 3; Professional Shopper Award 4. MAXINES LOGIE R sees eee ee Page 25 Physical Education Major's Club 2,3,4, Secretary 3,. Treasurer 4; B.S.U. 1,2,3,4;Fire Warden 3; Basketball 1,2,3,4, Honor Team 1,2,3,4, Captain 3; Hockey 1,2,3,4, Honor Team 2,3,4, Captain 2,3; Numerals 1; Gothis “C’” 3; Block “C” 3; Winthrop Sports Day-Hockey 3; Coker Sports Day-Hockey 4; Crew 2,3; May Day Dances 1,2,3; Recreational Games Tournament 3; Dance Revue 1; Tennis Singles Tournament 2,3,4; Tennis Doubles Tourna- ment 2,3; Archery 3; Arsenic and Old Lace 4. entor HVAUN IL @ EE i © RSUIM © Ree Page 24 Freshman Commissioner; Sports Editor of PERISCOPE 3; Athletic Council 2,3,4, Business Manager 3; B.S.U. Council 3,4, Treasurer 4: Drama Club 2,3,4, Business Manager 4; Alpha Psi Omega 4; Ring Around Elizabeth, Time for Everything; Mother Was A Freshman; Arsenic and Old Lace; Physical Education Major’s Club 2,3,4, Vice-President 3, Secretary 4; Basketball 1,2,3,4, Honor Team 1,2; Hockey 1,2,3,4, Honor Team 2,3,4, Alternate Captain 2,3; Fire Warden 2,4. MERCINE WM CUAMB ose) 898 ee Page 35 Dean’s List 1,2,3,4; Freshman French Award; Freshman Music Scholarship; Howard Lee Jones Scholarship 3; Glee Club 1,3,4, Secretary, Treasurer 4; Music Club 3,4, Secretary-Treasurer 4. (GEASTRUT TEINS VV RS es er A ae Page 27 Dean’s List 1; Freshman Commissioner; Student Council 3, Treas- urer; Summer School House President 2; B.S.U. 1,2,3; B.S.U. Council 2; Sigma Tau Delta 2,3; Chi Beta Epsilon 2,3; PERI- SCOPE Staff, Feature Editor, 2; GATEWAY Contribution 1, As- sistant Editor 2; Sophomore Skit; Beauty Court 1,2,3; Head Usher 3; May Day Dances 1; Games Tournament 1. BEBE PEEPLES _._--.--------------------------------------------- Page 33 Dean’s List 3; I.R.C. 2,3,4, Secretary 3; Chi Beta Eplison 4; B.S.U. 1,2,3,4; Fire Warden 1; Usher 3; Dance Review 1; Games Tournament 3; Living Pictures 3. JOYCE PLAYER Page 23 Physical Education Major's Club 4. West Minister Fellowship 1,2, 3,4: Chief Fire Warden 4, Basketball 1,2,4, Captain 2, Honor Team 1,2,4; Hockey 1,2,4, Captain 4, Honor Team 1,2,4; Volley- ball 2,3; Crew 1,2,3,4, May Day Dances 1,2; Swim Meet Deh eae Tennis 3,4; Dance Revue 1. ELIZABETH PLOWDEN Dean’s List 2,3,4; Sophiades 4; Who's Who 4; Freshman Com- missioner; May Court 4; Athletic Council 2,3,4; Fire Warden 2; Sigma Tau Delta 2,3,4; IR.C. 3,4, Westminister Fellowship Coun- cil 2,3,4; Queen Bess Players 3,4; Sophomore Skit; Mother Was A Freshman 3; MILESTONE Staff 2, Editor 4, Business Manager 3; Games Tournament 2,4; Tennis Doubles 2,3,4. SHEP PORTER Dean’s List 4; Glee Club 1,2; LR.C. 3,4, Secretary-Treasurer 4; Christian Council 4; B.S.U. 1,2,3,4; B.S.U. Council 4, Secretary 4; Fire Warden 3,4; Hockey 1,2,3,4. EV MAE WAE REVELS 22 e Page 25 Dean’s List 4; Glee Club 1,2; Sophomore Skit; Arsenic and Old Lace 4; B.S.U. 1,2,3,4; May Day Dances 1,3; Cheerleader 3; Hockey 1,4; Tennis Tournament 2; Drama Club 4. SARA RODGERS Dean’s List 1,2,3,4,; Sophiades 4; May Court 4; Student Council 2: Chairman Freshman Commissioners; Christian Council Dep Vespers Chairman 3,4; I.R.C. 2,3,4; Glee Club 3; Dance Club 3; Westminister Fellowship, Council 2,3, President 4, Synod Secre- tary 3; PERISCOPE staff 2,3; Assistant Editor MILESTONE 4; Chief Chapel Proctor 4; May Day Dances 1,2. RVAINGESMRODGER Sc ae Page 33 Dean’s List 1,2; Student Council 3; Joint Council 3; House Presi- dent Memorial 3; Christian Council 1,2,3,4; B.S.U. Council 1,2, 3,4, President 4; I.R.C. 2,3,4; Sigma Tau Delta 2,3,4; French Club 2; Drama Club 2,3,4, President 4, Alpha Psi Omega 2,3,4, President 4; Mother Was a Freshman 3; Sophomore Skit; Hearts 2; White Iris 3; Ring Around Elizabeth 1, Arms and The Man 4: Arsenic and Old Lace 4; How to Propose 4; Dance Club 2,3; Dance Revue 3; May Day Dances 1,2,3; Fire Warden 1; Volley- ball 3,4; Hockey 1; Numerals 2. RECCYAROGER Stee ee Page 30 Dean’s List 2; Modern Dance Club 1,2,3,4; Drama Club 3,4; Alpha Psi Omega 3,4; Chi Beta Epsilon 2,3,4; Town Student’s Club 1,2,3; Sophomore Skit; Mother Was A Freshman 3, Beauty Court 3; Winthrop Sports Day—Swimming 3; Coker Sports Day —Tennis 4; May Day Dances 1,2,3; Swim Meet 1,2,3; Tennis Singles Tournament 1,2,3,4; Tennis Doubles Tournament VAs trect ory Winner 1; Hockey 3, Honor Team 3; Greensboro Dance Forum 3; Dance Review 1,3; Volleyball 3. CHRISTINE SAVVAS Freshman Rep. Athletic Council; Athletic Council 1,2,3,4; Busi- ness Manager 2,3; Vice-President State Athletic Council 2,3; Ed- itor State Athletic News Paper 2,3; Fire Warden 1,2,3,4, As- sistant Chief 3; Physical Education Major’s Club 2,3,4, Vice-Presi- dent 2,3, President 4; PERISCOPE Business Staff 2,3; May Court 3; Dance Committee 4; Canteberry Club 1,2; Queen Bess Players 4. Arsenic And Old Lace 4; Athletic Association Representative to Winthrop 1,2,3, to Converse 2, to Limestone 3; Recreational Games 1,2,3,4; Hockey Team 1,2,3,4, Honor Team 1,2,3,4, Cap- tain 1; Basketball 1,2,3,4, Honor Team 1,2,3,4, Captain 3, Co- Captain 4; Volley Ball 1,2,3,4, Captain 2; May Day Dances 1,2, 3,4: Dance Review 1; Numeral 1; Gothic “C’, Block “C”. NANCYs SEV ENS eae ee ee eee Page 34 Art Editor MILESTONE 3,4; Art Editor GATEWAY 2; Glee Club 1,2; B.S.U. 1,2,3,4; Drama Club 3,4; Arsenic And Old Lace 4. Mother Was A Freshman 3; Volleyball 3,4; Tennis Doubles 2; Tennis Tournament; Hockey 1; May Day Dances 1. IDALYN STOLL Dean’s List 1,2,3; Freshman Music Scholarship; Honorable Men- tion Freshman English Award; Sec.-Treas. Freshman Class; Presi- dent Sophomore Class; Student Council 2; Christian Council 2,3; Sec.-Treas. Christian Council 3; Co-Chairman Christian Discussion Group; Freshman Commissioner; May Court 1,2; Sigma Tau Delta 2,3, President 3; Music Club; Riding Club 1; Glee Club 1,2,3, Accompanist 1,2,3, Soloist on Tour 1; Methodist Student Move- ment 1,2,3; Contributor to GATEWAY 1; Sophomore Skit pianist 2; Basketball Team 1,2; Hockey Team 1,2. CHAREO UE 85 1 UR eeeeee eet anaes ae eran ee Page 28 Transfer from the University of Missouri; I.R.C. 4. SY L VaLAS SW BET ssa oe og ee Page 33 May Queen 4, May Court 1,2,3; Who's Who; Freshman Com- missioner; Student Council 1,2,3,4, Second Vice-President Student Government 3, President of Student Government 4; Joint Council 3,4; Christian Council 2,3,4; Athletic Council 4; Glee Club 1,2,3, Sextette 2,3; IR.C. 2,3,4; Alpha Psi Omega 3,4; Sophomore Skit; Mother Was A Freshman 3; Arms and the Man 4, PERISCOPE staff 2; Honor Hockey Team 2. MARIAN SCY NER 20s ee ee Page 35 Dean’s List 1, 2, 3; Student Council 3; Chi Beta Epsilon 2, 3; Town Student’s Club 1, 2, 3, President 3; Drama Club 4; Sopho- more Skit; Arsenic and Old Lace 4; May Day Dances 1. SUMMERS ULMER ..------------------------------------- Page 27 Athletic Council 2, Business Manager 3; Christian Council 2, 3; Advertising Manager PERISCOPE; I.R.C. 2, 3; Usher 3; House President, Summer School 3; Numerals 1; Basketball 1, 2, Honor Team 1, 2, Captain 1; Hockey 1, 2, 3, Honor Team 2, 3; Crew ds BARBARAGWLA RD see eee oe Page 31 Dean’s List 1, 2, 3; Freshman Commissioner; Freshman Repre- sentative 1; Secretary-Treasurer of Junior Class; President of Senior Class; House President of Central 4; Student Council 1, 4; Ath- letic Council 2, 3, 4; Who's Who 4; Sophiades 3, 4, Sec-Treas 4; Maid of Honor 4;Beauty Court2 3; I.R.C. 2, 3, 4; Biology Club 3, 4; French Club 2; Drama Club 2, 3, 4; Stage Manager 3; Alpha Psi Omega 3, 4; Modern Dance Club 2, 3, 4, Sec.-Treas. 3; Chapel Proctor 1, 3; Mother Was a Freshman 3; Hearts 2; Arms and the Man 4; Basketball 1, 3, 4; Volleyball 1, 2, 3, 4; Hockey 3,Honor Team 3; Crew 1, 2; Tennis Tournament 2, 3; May Day Dances 1, 2, 3; Dance Revue 3; Numerals 1; Cothic NEP 3; FRANKIE WHIDTL ES Page 35 Dean’s List 1, 2; Cutie Court 3; Town Girl’s Club 1, 2; Secretary- Treasurer 2; Chi Beta Epsilon 2, 3, Sec.-Treas. 2, President 3; LR.C. 2, 3; Dance Revue 2; B.S.U. 1, 2, 3; Glee Club; Arsenic and Old Lace 4. 121 Allens “Lucy; -Dilloimss See Cope meee are es ee) () Allsbrool,, Carolyn, Loriss:: Say Css eee eee ees 22, Anderson.) 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C. — 31 Whittle, Elizabeth, Rowesville, S. C. —-------------------------__------------ 53 Whittle, Frankie, Hartsville, §. C. 35 Williams, Lynn, Hartsville, S$. C. 31 Walliams Olin Has Georgetown, ss.) Come 31 Williamss Vance ElattsvillesG.9 Geeta 53 Williamson Gethyauatta,i Sn Cie saeeeene ee 53 Wilson, Jacquelynn, North Charleston, S. C. ----_--__-______ 53 Yarborough, Martha Ann, Timmonsville, S. C. -.-------_______- 47 Youngblood, Jean, Charleston, S. C. —_----------------__-_____________- 53 ie Bin te, RS it NBS E28. a eis ee Re See he BAP ET fe) Js OU ° G B vo 2] fs) se q vo ma v o) 1S) c VU S| carey is = o cs a uninfluenced. , far ; Zé (Ne LA € Seer rea eer ee ‘Famous for Friendliness’ FOR STUDENTS OF DISTINCTIVE ABILITY HARTSVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA Compliments of HAL’S ESSO SERVICE The Lakeshore Motor Court and Coffee House Hartsville, S. C. Phone 1240 HARTSVILLE FLORAL SHOP Corsages and Flowers For All Occasions 1208 College Ave. Phone 338 BOYD-POWE DRUG COMPANY Prescription REXALL Druggist Phone 151 Hartsville, SOUTH CAROLINA The Bank of Hartsville Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and Federal Reserve System We Welcome Every Opportunity of Serving the Students and Faculty of Coker College Compliments of HARTSVILLE CHEMICAL COMPANY FRANK FARM EQUIPMENT John Deere Quality Farm Equipment Hartsville, S. C. Compliments of GLADSTONE Florence, S. C. J. L. COKER AND COMPANY 1865 - 1956 More than a store — an institution Hartsville, South Carolina PEE DEE E QUIPMENT CO. Farmall Tractors Compliments of McCormick Farm Operating Equipment HUGH’S TEXACO SERVICE International Motor Trucks Phone 258 Hartsville, S. C. Mercury Automobiles Telephone 1656 Compliments of THE DIXIE PIG ENTERPRISE GOOD SANDWICHES LUMBER CO., INC. Courteous Curb Service Hartsville, S. C. So. Fifth Street Hartsville, S. C. NOVELTIES - TROPHIES Freeman Smith QUALITY JEWELERS Lunt, Heirloom and Watson Sterling Silver Elgin, Hamilton and Bulova Watches Keepsake Diamonds Castleton, Lenox, Flintedge and Bavarian Imported China FINE REPAIRING GIFTS FOR ALL OCCASIONS WE WELCOME VISITS AND IT IS A PLEASURE TO SERVE THE STUDENTS OF COKER COLLEGE 1258 Carolina Avenue tantsville some Compliments of FOX EQUIPMENT COMPANY Allis Chalmers Studebaker Phone 412 See OU RthESE: Hartsville, S. C. DENNY BROTHERS 1908 DIAMONDS WATCHES STERLING SILVER JEWELRY Hartsville, S. C. FIFTH STREET CLEANERS Phone 100 “It's the Cleanest Number ih Town” THE HARTSVILLE MESSENGER Darlington County’s Home Newspaper Since 1893 FRAMPTON’S MEN’S STORE Hartsville, S. C. “Men’s Wear That Men Wear” and Some for Girls, Too COX MUSIC HOUSE Everything in Music 1323 Carolina Ave. Hartsville, S. C. Compliments of BLUE CAB COMPANY 1326 Carolina Ave. ARCADE HOTEL The Friendly Hotel Hartsville, S. C. Hartsville, S. C. PHONES—9197, 9198, 9141 LOOKING AHEAD... Big things are ahead for those who will take advantage of the many opportunities offered by our great country today! It is our sincere hope that each and every one in your class will lead healthy, prosperous and worthwhile lives —- using your education to make your community and America an even better place in which to work, play and live. Congratulations! SONOCO PRODUCTS COMPANY World’s Largest Manufacturer of Paper Cones, Tubes and Paper Specialties Hartsville, S. C. GUARANTEE MOTORS 1622 S. Fifth St. Tele. 1394-1395 Hartsville, S. C. MOTTE and PEARCE CO. “Best Wishes” J. C. PENNEY COMPANY Hartsville, S. C. f “Your Department Store of Insurance’ 384 W.Evans Phone 8271] | Florence, S. C. Compliments of : Western Auto Associate Stores C. E. Denny, Owner Hartsville, S. C. W. H. CLOTHING CO. Carolina Ave. : Hartsville, S. C. ; COLUMBIA SEA FOOD MARKET : Trust Company of South Carolina Hartsville, S. C. Complete—Dependable AND Insurance DISTRIBUTORS LAKEVIEW MOTEL “We Serve Continental Breakfast Hartsville, S. C. To Our Guests” Hartsville, S. C. THROUGH: Agricultural Development Community Improvement Industrial Expansion CAROLINA POWER LIGHT COMPANY JONES-SMITH JEWELERS, INC. Quality Printing Gifts for all Occasions Prompt and Courteous Service (We mail gifts everywhere) 124 W. Evans St. Diahtooz3 PORTER’S SERVICE PRESS Florence, S. C. 2110 W. Carolina Ave. Call 1076 W. D. ARTHUR Compliments of Oil Company ROSE’S FIVE AND TEN W. D. ARTHUR Hartsville, S. C. Insurance Company Hartsville, S. G. Segars Chevrolet - Cadillac Company, Inc. SALES — SERVICE NEW LIFE 1205 College Ave. Phone 63 FOR SUIT FABRICS! oh : eee Dearest! ; Send itt ws or Santon THE PEOPLE’S BANK : STYLE-SET® } FINISH. It will é look and feel like . | new again. arrow Wa ! | = HARTSVILLE, S. C. : Patton’s Dry Cleaners Member Federal Deposit Nationally Advertised Sanitone Insurance Corporation Dry Cleaning ee HARTSVILLE OIL MILL Ea Hartsville, South Carolina Manufacturers of COTTON SEED PRODUCTS and Refiners of COTTON SEED OIL Compliments of HARRY’S ESSO STATION Carolina Ave. at Fourth Phone 580 Hartsville, S. C. W.L. HALL SERVICE STATION “Your Good Gulf Dealer” U. S. Highway 15—15A Phone 494 Hartsville, S. C. COMPLIMENTS OF A FRIEND HARTSVILLE - MOTOR COMPANY Merchants Credit Bureau and Adjustment Service Inez K. Crowell, Manager “Protect Your Valuable Credit Record” Over Corner Drug Store Phone 1105 1104 PART SV pelea: ASHCRAFT STUDIOS Portrait and Commercial “Erom the Camera of Ed Ashcraft”’ Hartsville, South Carolina W, Diieey) the Glass of 1956 It has been a privilege and pleasure to be your Official Portrait Photographer for out 8th consecutive year at Coker. Mr. and Mrs. Francis Lavergne Johnson Hillview Road, P. O. Box 878 Chapel Hill, N. C. Yes, College is a puzzle, but 50 U5 Life. THE REWARD OF SOLVING THESE PUZZLES IS UNDOUBTEDLY GREATER THAN THAT TO BE FOUND IN THE SOLUTION OF THE PUZZLE ON PAGE SIX: ORIEN) |z ojo! DIF §=| 5 9] [ |5|zl0 lolx mir lol | GUGTRIES COEF GEARED) @l |r SPANIER Bakery and Delicatessen “Less Work for Mama” WEDDING AND PARTY CAKES OUR SPECIALTY Florence, S. C. JOHNSON’S DRIVE-IN THE BEST IN SANDWICHES Hartsville, S. C. . . Refreshing _ Z FRANK’S DAREINGTON@s 2 Gaeme FOR UNEXCELLED SERVICE Phone 663 Hartsville, S. C. PARTON MES ee COKERS PEDIGREED, SEED COKER’S PEDIGREED SEED CO. Hartsville, South Carolina THE SOUTH’S FOREMOST SEED BREEDERS Compliments of BUCHANAN JEWELERS HARTSVILLE Wallace and Watson FURNITURE COMPANY Sterling Silver Hartsville, S. C. Elgin, Hamilton, Bulova Waltham Watches Copley Diamonds Compliments of REDFEARN’S FOOD STORE Hartsville, S. C. Syracuse China Lotus and Glastonbury Crystal Watches, Ronsons, Jewelry—Repaired Pearls—Restrung We take care of all sp ecial orders John Polson, Mer. 1258 CAROLINA AVENUE THE KERFOOTS BOX 32 Interior Decorators HARRISVILLE SEG! Tom and Lucille 1305 College Ave. Hartsville, S. C. Compliments of Compliments of HARTSVILLE DRUG COMPANY F.W. DENNY - JEWELER Hartsville, S. C. 1308 Fifth Street Hartsville, S. C. Compliments of Compliments of Belk’s Department Store DIXIE HOME STORE Hartsville, S. C. Courteous and Friendly Service Be ae es FAP OLS 8 BS TS TS OLE Pay ee De ae ——— v a e 4° ; A G gC , : A Re { a. f r = ' : Z : ; 4 4. 4 ‘ 7 A 7 “a ¢ e =] 4 ‘ 4 — o 4 x = - oT noe tr 2 A 4 Ss a ‘ é � | y | | ye 9 — a � ) A e if} é ‘ 4 2 evrcte Khas Mensano. LN Get” yor GL eer e 5 F : i. Sie a tc 4G Lt re) aq hAoH a $e — ° tech Pe a 7, a = ‘df oa s f e , ° é _ “ er ? “ ad 4 - : a. ‘ ° . 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