Coker College - Milestone Yearbook (Hartsville, SC)

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You must be getting it across to Cynthia, Elizabeth! : : ci or Left to right: D. Davis, Huggins, E. Whittle, F. Moore, Dibble, Holmes. Second Row: Kissane, Jackson, Max- well, Long, Allen, Youngblood, N. King, Chairman; Dr. V. Grannis, Sponsor. Third row: McMaster, B, Craw- ford, Fisher, Jones, Sullivan. Our Freshman Commissioners It’s arrival day for new students. Standing on the steps of Memorial Hall are fifteen pinafored Fresh- man Commissioners waiting to give the newcomers a real Coker welcome and help the girls get settled in their new home. All during Orientation Week the Commissioners are on hand to help the freshmen unpack, hang curtains, or go downtown shopping. Though the Commissioners don’t wear those pretty plaid pinafores after the first week, they’re still around than the Ho | What could be more pleasing to the eyes bo Queen and King? to help their “little sisters’ whenever needed. Freshman Commissioners also plan the all-school birthday dinner and in the spring, they help to select next year’s Commissioners. The honor which goes with the name “Freshman Commissioner” is the greatest which a Coker freshman can receive. The responsibility is also the greatest, for it is that of introducing Coker to a new student and helping that student adjust to college life. pool after all. The Commissioners found a use for the

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First Row: JEAN THOMPKINS JENNIE LEE THOMPSON BEVERLY ‘TOUCHBERRY KATHRYN TOWNSEND Second Row: MOLLI£ VESELAK SANDY VOSBURGH ANNIE WARREN Juvy WaTSsoNn Third Row: ELEANOR WHITE Fourth Row: SANDY WHITE Janice WHITTLE Rose Woop DANA ZIMMERMAN 67

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DEPARTMENTS... FACULTY . | | Dr. Davidson lectures to students in a Civilization class. Civilization, History and Social Science “You mean that I’ve got to have four years of one course?” Yes, it’s a fresh- man just discovering “Civ.” Yet Civilization could hardly be called “one course”. Civ. includes everything—absolutely everything! Sometimes it’s hard to explain that to unheeding friends from other schools who say “Oh, we study the history of civilization in one year.” But the Coker student just over- Mrs. JOHN D. REYNOLDS looks the remarks and becomes more and more convinced of the compre- Tene Hist d hensiveness of civilization as she watches her syllabus grow from year to year, pa rofessor of Ue ICEL Social Science | and studies not only history but art, music, philosophy, religion, science, mathematics, etc. Civ. is the class which holds the interest of every student and still chal- lenges the best in all. One studies not only the political dates and figures of a certain period, but also the basic philosophic and religious beliefs underlying it, and the influence of these credos in music, art, etc. Dr. Davidson is the head of the department and has generously contributed her time and efforts for bringing students to a fuller understanding and t knowledge of current affairs. To do this, a student is given a well-developed ’ background of the world. Students who register for one of Dr. Fahrner’s history courses soon find that when he is lecturing on the United States, the emphasis is often on Virginia, and when the discussion is on a particular war, Dr. Fahrner never fails to point out that all important battles were won by the Navy! Mrs. Reynolds and Dr, Davidson always make certain of two things in their | classes. The first is that the students get the facts on certain material and then that they learn to think for themselves. It is a rare student who can leave a sociology class without a desire to analyze all social problems and to improve social conditions. And pity the poor, dumb roommates who don’t know that the water whirls to the right, as it leaves‘ the bathtub—they just haven’t had geography. Dr. ALvin A. FAHRNER Professor of History and Social Science iD 69