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

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MTU Thee i Hereby Bequeathy It is tlxc will of time Class of '42 to llavc a will, The will of time Class ot '42 will not resemble tl1e wills of any otlier classes in any colleges, for time Class ol '42 is a singular class. Tlmus, liaving lween clesignatecl lvespealcer of tire will ol: its constituents. l lrere set tlrem clown, to lie lianclecl clown tlll'0l.lgll generations ol' classes in tlxis our college, Converse, from tliis clay forward. VVlL1. lx l. lvlilflllil Nlccaig, clo transmit tu one Nellie Kitty Colclougll a semlalancc ol' my Lligniliecl, slow-moving parlance. WILL ll: l. Barbara Hope Rogers. clo fill tlle air witlr expletivcs. tlmt tlmey may lbclong. witll Tryonic accent, to wlromever llrey tall on. 1 WILL III: l. Elizaloeth Agnew Harris, do will my moments ol: subtle. mysterious llilarity to Virginia Hengcvclcl. NVILL IV: l, Virginia Battle, Llo luequealli my ability to UC stars to lVtary Rutll Cannon. VVILL. V: l. Rosemary Harlc. clo leave my larli-lilic qualities in tlie setting ol: tlic slrower to Tex Diclfinstry. in tlle lrope tliat slie may reaclr my standards some clay. WILL Vi: VVC, Monte Niclmolson and Leia Dupree. clu will our effectiveness in causing an uplleaval in souncl waves tmusic to council's earsl. by means ot metallic retainers to Kent Seignious. WILL Vll: We, Lucy Tison ancl Betsy Lalce, in spite of Dr. lvlorgan. elo will our untailing punctualily in class attendance to Allison Stone. ancl also our spic ancl span orclcrliness to HP. C. Howarcl. WILL VIII: l, Boolaer Vvorlcman, leave my almility to get ricl ol extra laoy lricncls to tire .lunior class. WILL IX: l, lvlary Lila Pratt, lwcing nn my last circle, elo lierelay will and lucqueatlr my alwility to maintain a rosy glow on liltccn minutes ot sleep per niglit to lvlary Frances Morgan. Nlay sire never loe cauglit napping. WILL X: l, Nlarion O'Bryan. clo will my almility to tall up ancl clown any steps to Virginia Anne lX'lorgan ancl Betty Hartnian. WILL IX: VVe, tire Class ol '4l2, leave to all ensuing classes tlle spirit wliicli we, inclivielually ancl collectively, liave clcvelopecl at Con- verse College: a spirit ol love lor ancl unclerstancling ol our fellow men. a spirit ol' inclomitalJle liope, llaitll ancl inspiration, in a world 'tlial neccls us. Signed rmrl sealed lay Ei.izAnETu Cnow, Vvliller of tire NViIl. - 26 X r li L X far I 1 c- ,A ...A ,- ::a.wf'f'S ' -wiv' Q v..5.,,,,. L.gpuuuf1'v!'

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Four Long Year Ag Falling lieir to tlie yell Hour Team is Reel Hot,', we were determined tliat llle time triecl ptlrase utired olci seniors slioulcl not loe applied to us, at least athleti- cally. Hopie ciicl lier part to stave it off as far as date liall was concerned, ancl as for weelc encls, well, we liacl unlimited ones. Some of us still get around. All during tlie year, tlie fact tliat tliis miglit lae time last time clouded our activities. Now, we must leave, but we talce with us part of Converse, part of tlme enior Class Poem Vvllat are we to say not saifl lyefore? Sliall we wlio go now find tlwe worcls to tell, Ol song ancl silence. laugiiter, anti still more GF years, grown strangely clear, of living well Ancl warmly, glad ol? lieart, in tliis glad place? We find ourselves macle suddenly aware Of every louilcling. lboolc and tree and face, And stop, rememloering, to turn and stare, Knowing too well tliat mucli we leave laeliincl Vve sliall not llinfi again, laut lcnowing too, A certain quiet peace ol' laeart ancl mincl, Vvliicli years to come must only malce more true: Vve sliall not fear tlieir sorrow or tlieir lengtli,-f Proudly we go, wlao lalce witll us your strength. alinospilere, wliicli at first we merely lnearcl of and later became a part of unawarely. Every part of time campus and every old tradition, so typical of tlie college has been encleareci to us tilrougil our associations and time memory of our liome for four sl'1ort years will remain eternally enshrined in our hearts. MARTHA MCCAIG. Class Historian. MARY ELIZABETH PRATT, Class Poet. ,X 25

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The Future Hold for Thee A PLAY Wirler No Aer Dranmtis Personac: First Fly, Molly Mix, and the Second Fly, Through the Keyhole. Scene: The Main Hall ot Converse College. Time: An alternoon in Decemher, 1962. Setting: The hall is arranged with unusually collapsilnle chairs interminglecl among the statues in preparation lor the annual meeting ot the alumnae, in- cluding those who graduated, those who gave up hope. and those who still have some, ol the class ot '42 The two l'lies are still setting on the wall as the girls come in. lst Fly: Well. woulcln't you linow it? There comes Betsy Latte wearing that new tweed suit made from that hott ol' cloth she had her senior yearl 2nd Fly: And as usual she's the tirst one here. But who's that with her? Oh, yes, theyxre to he in the receiving line. Therels lVlartine Vvalson, presi- dent ot the atumnae, Mother lVlcRee, the new dean ol women, Dr. Black- well. the one who tooli Mrs. lvleadels place as professor ot Latin, Elizahelh Bridges, head ot the math department, Leia Dupre. Dr. Taylorls assistant Bihle prolessor. Franti Cherry, dean ol the music school and Helen Hamiter, his secretary, and the rest ol the tlaculty. lst Fly: VVhat's the meeting lor, anyway? 2nd Fly: Vvell, l've heard ills lor dedications. You linow theylre unveiling a statue ot' Elena lrish out on the t-ront steps and a plaque over the lilorary in honor ot Booher VVorlcmnn, Polly Ligon, and Eleanor Wilcox. lst Fly: But what is that horrihle noise? Why do people do things lilac this when they lcnow l went to Sunnydale last nightl Qnd Fly: Oh. my goodness, thatls nothing but the prospects ol seine more horrilnle music trom the Cleveland Symphony. t'lI latte the music hall any dayl lst Fly: Look. there's some ol them'-flvlargaret Sliinner and Annie Ruth Burnett at the piano, Hone Noten Vvallter with her viola and ash tray, Naomi Clark and Sally Crigler with their violins, and will you get a load ot that director, Nancy Clevelandl 2nd Fly: Theres that two-million-dollar radio Helen lrlzy gave when she left. 'Bout as good as Dr. VVinglield's. lst Fly: But what's it doing in the middle ol the lloor? 2nd Fly: Vvhy, didnlt you linow? The xneetingls going to tune in to hear Rosemary Harlos weettly comment on world allairs. lst Fly: Here's the final hlow to my tread. Theres Scotty Dameron with that twenty-year-old tweecl suit leading Betty Chapman's son lay the nose- he's a lreshman at Chapel Hill, you ltnow. 2nd Fly: And tools who's lnouncing in laehind her'-'Alma League and her assistant, Alice Ntoore, Peggy Beattie, Virginia Battle, and Dot Hagoocl. l guess you ltnow they all gave calisthenics to the Army during the war. lst Fly: Speaking ot the war, have Hopie and Mary Lilalzy laeen heard ot since they were camp hostesses? 2nd Fly: No. lout Lalla Lee has. She's over in Germany now still trying to convince the Germans what really line people they are. lst Fly: Alt, here come the husiness successes, Joan Finlilea and Dottie Wayland. They're running a pawn shop supplying traternity pins-the lcind you need when you need them. Etizaheth Crow was their lirst customer, l heard. 2nd Fly: l can tell you right now they're not the only successes. There's our tirst woman governor, Lucy Tison, and there's Virginia's ambassador to the United States, lVlary Wilson Gee. Listen, she's even acquired a northern accent. lst Fly: Well, l just wish yould tools on that platlorm. Theres Josephine lVlcVVhorter, .lo Carolyn Willis, and Patsy Garner Jordon selling ticlcets to the Broolcs rallle tor those tired old seniors. Qnct Fly: Now we're going to have some lun. Here come the grandmothers: lVlartha Sell, Louise .locolzs lshe's even got enough tor her own lcinctergartenl, Clementina Shanlcs, lVlary Nlatthews, Nlartha lVlcCaig, Butma Yates. Monte Niclitxlson, and Lib Harris. And there's Kay Dontcle with them. lst Fly: Did you lcnow that she's going to he the maid-ot-honor tor Litfs daughter? Shes laeen in all their weddings, l hear. ' 2nd Fly: And speaking ol weddings, did you see Mary Emily Platt's last one? She didn't even tall down the aislel lst Fly: And there come the polygamists, Dot Hoe and Zelime Harhy. Poor things, they just coutdrft matte up their minds. 2nd Fly: Did you see that plane on the loaclc campus? That loelongs to the Rainvitle squadron. The little 'Benzenesl' are flying their mother, Ethel, up today. lst Fly: l donlt guess Floride NlcBee'll he here 'cause she's playing Mabel in New Yorlc in mllhe Pirates ot Penzance. 2nd Fly: Yeah, and Lucy Fair's doing the lead in ul-lellza Poppin'. lst Fly: But wherels Dovie Crooks and Shirley Thompson? 2nd Fly: Oh, Doviels home canning tomatoes, l guess, and Shirley's getting ready to have that last date with Lindsey laelore he goes to the army. lst Fly: Qh, Oh, there they start with that meeting. Let's get out ot here. lCurtain,l MARTHA GAFFNEY, Class Prophet.