Delta State University - Broom Yearbook (Cleveland, MS)

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WHITFIELD GYMNASIUM

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Elizabeth Meeks, Paul McGee, and Lucy Black were new faculty members. Elizabeth Campbell was appointed dietitian, and Claye Hicks was made secretary in Business Office. 1940 Smith-Hughes funds made available to college. Plans for Practice Home were begun. National Inter-Collegiate basketball tourney in Kansas City was attended by the college basketball team. The team placed third and Thermon Blacklidge was first Mississippian to be named All-American. Mississippi Flags was presented on new pageant field by students of the college and the demonstration school. Sept. Dr. G. A. Ward, R. A. Pulliam and Elizabeth Dakin join faculty. Roberts Memorial Library and Whitfield Gymnasium opened for use in regular session. Scribes Club was organized and sponsored by Miss Hammett. 1941 Sept. New Home Management house was added to the Home Economics department. Minnie Patton was made acting head of the department. J. D. Miller, business manager; D. T. Oaks; Laura Wilkerson and F. G. Wallick also came to faculty. Dec. Declaration of war. Many male students were inducted into Mili- tary service. Paul McGee left faculty for Army. 1942 Jan. Alice Collins joins faculty as language instructor. May The Spring pageant Neath Starry Skies was presented. June Ruth Steen joined Army Nurse Corps. Sept. New faculty members were Dr. J. R. Johnson, Science and Mrs. Jeff Miller, secretary in Business Office. Former faculty members Mrs. Mary Catherine Craig Gerard, music, and Mrs. Marguerite Zeigel Hedburg, mathe- matics, were welcomed back. Oct. Representatives of Army-Navy-Marine Corps Presentation Board visited campus to enlist recruits. 1943 Jan. War conditions necessitated banning inter-collegiate sports; these were replaced by intramural games. Nell Briscoe, commerce, and Roy Wiley, Science, were added to faculty. Feb. 13 Victory Ball was presented as climax to bond drive, during which the total value of bonds sold by Delta State was $40,000. March 10 Coach Alex Dickson was made president of the National As- sociation of Intercollegiate Basketball during the association ' s annual National Tournament in Kansas City. April 2 W. A. A. C. recruiters visited campus. April 20 Mrs. Elizabeth Stamps, in Home Economics department since 1925, was accepted by W. A. A. C. May 12 Two thousand people attended the eighth annual meeting of the Delta Council held in the Whitfield g ymnasium. Governor Sam Jones of Louisiana, Jeff Williams, and A. G. LeTourneau were guest speakers. Sept. 7 J. W. Bedwell, Dorothy Forsythe, Nell Mims, Martha Schreiner, Lucille England, Martha Myers, Louise Sublette Perry, and Eleanor Walters joined faculty. Fannie White was named dietitian. The names on Delta State ' s service roll numbered 2 54. Nineteen buildings made up college campus. 1944 Jan. Plans were begun for building a college laundry. Feb. The Little Foxes , a choral group directed by Senior music major, Minnie Fox, presented recital and made public appearances in neighboring towns. Mar. 13 Dr. Emil Ludwig, world famous lecturer and biographer, spoke in college auditorium. His subject was What Sort of Peace Shall We Make With Germany?

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ROBERTS MEMORIAL LIBRARY