Coker College - Milestone Yearbook (Hartsville, SC)

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of 1957 DIXIE WHITTINGTON “Dixie” B.S.—Business Education Lesh, 85 C: LYNN WILLIAMS “Lynn” B.S.—Business Education Hartsville, S. C. DIXIE Absent when pictures were taken: MAXINE TABER Bossy WALLACE 39

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2 aati eee imo! The Class PRISCILLA HOPE UMBERS CPriss A.B.—English New York City, N. Y. PATRICIA WEBSTER Pate A.B.—Biology Lake City, S. C. MARION WHITE “Marion” B.S.—Business Education Bishopville, S. C. MARION

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The Class of $8... Shouts of excitement—sparkling eyes—and rings—the members of the Class of 1958 were returning. They soon discovered that new members of their class included Bar- bara Anderson, Gwen Earp, and Dorthye Harlow, who was their horseback riding teacher. Some of their class- mates had received the “Mrs.” title during the summer. Two other classmates had also received titles—but of a slightly different nature. Martha Dean Chestnut had won the “Miss Dixie” crown. This happened only two weeks after her roommate, Marian McKnight, was named “Miss South Carolina of 1956.” “Molly” held the same title herself in 1955. We were especially proud, watching the “Miss America” pageant, to see a fellow classmate accept the crown and scepter, proclaiming her as the most beau- tiful, charming, and talented girl in the nation. We knew that Marian would be the very best representative of Coker, South Carolina, and America. The first class project was their Junior play. They de- cided to give “The Fighting Littles,” held tryouts, and selected Mr. James Colbert as the leading man. Practices every night got a little tiring, but there were always other things to change the pace, such as watching a modern dance trio that Mr. Colbert enjoyed more than anyone else! Of course, there were some times when they felt they could relax and have a good cry as they listened to Eddie Duchin music. Occasionally they were interrupted by a low-flying bat. They haven’t decided whether the bat left because heroic Hazel turned out the lights or be- cause the record player cut off. Who knows—maybe bats like Eddie Duchin music, too. It is still hard to decide if Martha Yarborough should become a fiction writer or join the F.B.I. One thing is for certain—she can either make up some great tales or get rid of intruders quickly. Why everyone knows that two boys couldn’t possibly find their way up to second floor New Central at nine o'clock at night! As the song contest approached, they wrote and re- wrote verses for a pep song, and were certain that they had picked just the right tune for it. There was only one thing that worried them—how would it look for Katie to open the Broadman Hymnal to page 402 and start playing their class pep song? When the victors were announced they knew that their fate was the same as the two previous years—defeat. While they were having fun with the extracurricular activities, there were still classes to attend and facts to learn. It seems that it took Beth Owens quite a while to learn that you must gently (!) shake a test tube as you heat it—or else your partner may be wiping sulfuric acid from his head. It also seems that some never learn you do not pronounce the final “‘s” in French—unless you have a roommate like Betty Barnes to correct you. But don’t worry, Pat, Dr. Grannis did give you an “E” for effort. One night the seniors were having such a gay party that the juniors wanted to dampen their spirits. Several of them worked together to get the Senior blackboard— they stole it from right under the seniors’ noses. This led to a 2:00 (a.m.) search of the dormitory and some de- merits. Just before Christmas, they gave their sister class a “ Twas the Night Before Christmas” party. With live toys they entertained their little sisters and then Santa, alias Mr. Colbert, presented each freshman a gift. On May Day they felt that they were well represented in the May Court with Helen Kolb, Katie Thomason, Annette Cooke, and Patricia Hamilton as Junior attend- ants. They looked forward to Clas s Day in delightful an- ticipation for that was the day a senior would present them a robe and a ring. It also meant that they would have to leave behind their jolly junior ways and become dignified seniors for they had reached another milestone.