Converse College - Ys and Other Ys Yearbook (Spartanburg, SC)

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NINETEE FUHTY-T . . . . , . ,f ' , L F -'ff' Lgig4 ' ...f . . .- , .M ' . fu--Ji-, -7 ' Zllih Bat llc Nlcwhorter McRee Rogers Ogletree 23

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Presentin THE E IOP. CL 5 VIRGINIA BATTLE. ....... . JosEI1-HINE MCWPIORTER. . . HOPE ROGERS. .......... . PEGGY NICREE.. . . . VIRGINIA OGLETREE. . . lt's hard to tell when the history of our class actuaiiy hegan. Perhaps it unofficiaily hegan when we sent in our registration papers and then hegan exchanging stiff and yet friendly notes with our hig sisters and roommates to he: or perhaps it hegan when we received our first in- structions, wherein we were informed of many things, among them, that expensive dressing was not encouraged hy the college and that neatness and simplicity were desired. Of course, we dashed immediately to the nearest store and purchased the newest copy of ivlaclemoisette so as to he informed officially exactly what this thing caiied a college girl would wear. Ar last, with name taped clothing att packed and a tag marked UThis TI-uni: For Converse Coiiegeu securely tied on our luggage, we em- barked, and upon arrival, our official history he- gan. With aspirations of a glamorous coiiege career, we descended upon this tradition engulfed and typically southern coiiege. A universal daze enveloped the entire class for the first weeic, white we unpacked, fought off the ants, swapped roommates, registered tand inci- dentally, white engaged in the iatter, we couidn't help hut wonder what in the world speech was. We could talk, or could Wen. After learning in a vague and general way what Converse girls do and do not do, one fog lifted, hut another even denser one followed which made us laugh at remembrance we might have had of high school ratting. We emerged from this daze with un- heiievahiy sore muscles and completely void of the sophistication that was supposed to have heen ours upon arrival. ............President . . . .First Vice-President . . .Second Vice-President .............Secretary . . . .Treasurer Vvith Button, Freshman stiii ringing in our ears, we turned out en masse for the Junior- Freshman wedding to see our lovely hride, Alice Cocice, attended hy Mary Matthews as maid of honor, and the Junior groom, Jo Bridger, who symhoiized the union with our sister class. Queer things went on in Dexter that year. For example, rememher the time nohody had any shoes? Peggy iVIcRee, Martha Cloud, and Hennie Green Vvaiiace were the guilty parties. However. the opinion of the majority, in that case, proved wrong and the guilty finger pointed to Alice Nioore, who, after a struggle, was none too gently placed in the tuio. Another wedding occurred, this one in 30 Dexter. it was that of Tracy Hamil- ton, the sailor, and Dora the Devil. It pains me to admit that divorce soon followed, the grounds heing desertion. In spite of all the water fights on second and third floors, during which first Hoor shut ati the windows thinking a tidal wave had descended, we managed to conserve enough energy to win the athletic shield. We left the ivied wait hoth teartuliy and cheerfully and realized for the first time that time Hies. We returned the next fait with a new slant on things. To begin with, we were the high and mighties of the campus now and rat weeic plans were teeming fiendishiy through our minds. Yet, our attitude had changed for another reason. Vve were aware of Converse, not merely as a school, hut as a piace set apart, with an atmosphere not yet defined and of which we were proud to he a part. 22 ,

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Once Upon a Time . . . We re-eiecteci our freshman presicient, Leighton Acree, and proceeded on our way for a very successfui year. ixfiany of our ciass who were doing so much prom trotting about this time, are now having visions of white tuiie and church aisles. However, some ot us remaineci on the campus anci Weyii maice up the other fifteen per cent in aiumnae marriage statistics. 24 Gur Junior year, with Mary Lilo Pratt as our presi- dent, was perhaps the husiest year of aii. We feii heir to the Junior Shop, anci coiiecting ciope hotties in waste paper ioasicets was part of our claiiy routine. Again, we turned out for the Junior-Freshman weciciing, this time to see our groom, Lilo Harris, with Martine Vvatson as ioest man. The eternal hricige game on thirci Hoor main con- tinueci throughout the year, Betsy Lake and Lucy Tison compieteci their third year as the undisputed heiies of aii square dances, and thirci tioor East Wilson tripiecl the telephone hill. The vic 'played on in the Four Horsemen's study, Martha Gaffney and Doris Biacic- weii accumulated enough quality points to graduate the entire student hody and many of our classmates unsuccessfully rushed the goons. The seconci dance of the year was ours and before we icnew it, we were entertaining the departing seniors at a banquet at the Cieveiand Hotei. Again, we won the athietic shieicl and our ciass spirit was ilireci anew. Three years having Hown hy, we found ourselves seniorsg clutifuiiy donning our roiaes for chapel and cioiing our food at the tahie. Wirli Virginia Battle as our president, to lead us through the year in which we had no upper ciassmen to turn, we encieci our coi- iege career.