Coker College - Milestone Yearbook (Hartsville, SC)

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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

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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

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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