Lambuth College - Lantern Yearbook (Jackson, TN)

Text from Pages 1 - 112 of the 1940 volume:

1 rt cJLona cJLast. . . . 9 The LAN copyright, 1940 Charles Gosner, Editor Andrew Parker, Business Manager TERN Presents THE COLLEGE BOOKSHELF  LAMBUTH COLLEGE JACKSON, TENNESSEE DEDICATED TO A. tl5. talueu PROFESSOR OF SOCIAL SCIENCE and A REGULAR FELLOW A liberal educator and a true gentl eman, a Phi Beta Kappa possessed of vision, tolerance, and a sense of fair play, an idealist who prac- tices what he preaches, a professor who has earned the respect and admiration of his co- workers and of the student body — To such a man, We, the Staff, tender our greatest gift, the 1940 LANTERN. It is with deepest feeling that we pay tribute to him, this man of unusual wit, congenial per- sonality, and warm heart. He has been instru- mental in the growth of the college, has aided in molding its traditions, and has enriched its spirit. J. B. Stalvey takes his place in Lam- buth ' s Hall of Fame. OUR GUIDE, PHILOSOPHER, AND FRIEND CAMPUS Where bull sessions hold court — radios blare forth — a few people study — and the gals are discussed. Old Friends Meet Where love Begins and Book Lore ends DAYS  Where classes and people meet — assemblies gather girls sleep — and rations are distributed. The Spirit of Christmas SNAPS FROM HERE AND THERE... IK SWowlaxA PRESIDENT Our president knows us . . . and by our first names, too. We appreciate his democracy . . . He is so far above us and yet one of us. They tell us that this is no new thing — that he has been this way since the day the doors of this college opened. There is some- thing permanent in his inspiration, something lasting in his smile. We see in him that happy balance of realist and dreamer. His dream is an endowed Lambuth . . . Not endowed merely in dollars and cents but in ideals and traditions. This man of thought and action is making his dream come true. His task has not been an easy one but he has never wavered. When hopes darkened, his countenance brightened. He has kept the faith. And we feel that, in a measure, his reward has been bountiful. There is so much of Lambuth in Dr. Womack and so much of Dr. Womack in Lambuth that the two are inseparable. We cannot think of the one without the other. The personality of our president enlivens the Spirit of Lambuth. 10 7 f.£. DEAN OF THE COLLEGE He ' s full of it . . . good old common horse sense. Dean Eagle is a Golden Rule sportsman and we admire him for it. His lectures are practical, instructive, and full of human interest stories. He makes man ' s past shine with new lustre. By the way . . . What is History? f cLr cjL j r{ L_j DEAN OF WOMEN She is the personification of dignity and refinement — a good sport, especial- ly when she tosses snow balls at Pro- fessor Walker. DEAN OF MEN He is a man who has found that sci- ence does not conflict with religion, but rather gives it a broader meaning. 11 VAUGHN M. AGY, B.A., M.A. Professor of Mathematics and Physics RUTH MARR, B.S. IN EDUCATION, M.A. Professor of Education and Psychology MRS. ROBERT McGOWAN Matron, Epworth Hall ARTHUR E. EVANS, B.A., M.A. Professor of Modern Language -sgPl; M$; ||pr H. L. PALMER, B.S., M.A. Professor of Business Administration MRS. HOWARD DEAVENPORT Matron, Girl ' s Dormitory ?% , jSB - 8 %, ' KATHARINE CLEMENT, B.A., M.A. Professor of French and Latin D. F. SNIPES Dietitian J. R. WALKER, B. A., M.A. Professor of Religion Acting Professor of Greek MURIEL MAXWELL, B.S. Assistant Professor of Business Administration 12 JAMES B. STALVEY, B.A., M.A. Professor of Social Science JAMES C. LOFTIN, B.S., M.S., PH.D. Professor of Physical Science AUDREE M. THOMAS, PH.B., M.A., B.D. Business Manager of College Assistant Professor of Religion HELEN WOMACK, B.A. Registrar of College SARAH V. CLEMENT, B.A., M.A. Professor of English MARY EVANS SAUNDERS Professor of Speech F. L. CHENEY, B.A. Director of Physical Education MYRLA PECK Director of Music MATIE FLETCHER Secretary to the President 13 SPEAKING INFORMALLY. Ladies Beware NTest - ce pas ? Marvin -the -Merc less Four Aces 14 y y 1 (Q r x $ 1 JHiihoo. • TRIBUTE TO THE SENIORS Sarah V. Clement Leave us, O Seniors, when the bright June days Have come, and books and lessons find an end ; Go from us, treading each his separate way, But take the benediction of a friend. You are the leaders of our little world, The standard bearer of the White and Blue. How shall we meet the questions that may rise? How can we build our college, lacking you? Go from us as you must but there abides The strength your presence lent us, the brave soul, The keen intelligence — these are our guides, And following them, we too may reach our goal. If we to your fine leadership are true Perhaps some day we shall be Seniors too! 16 SENIORS OFFICERS President Webster Kelley, B.A. Walnut Ridge, Arkansas Major: Biology Minor: Social Science Kappa Phi Epsilon, 1, 2, 3, 4 (President, 4) ; Basket Ball, 1, 2, 3, 4, (Captain, 4) ; Base- ball, 1, 2; Student Council, 1; Student Volunteers, 1 ; Most Representative Junior; Presi- dent, Junior Class; Judicial Committee, 4; (Chief-Justice) Great Captain Secretary-Treasurer Sue Blancett, B.A. Jackson, Tennessee Major: Home Economics Minor: English Omega Upsilon Lambda, 1, 2, 3, 4; Glee Club, 1, 2; Phi Alpha Mu, 1, 2, 3, 4. Woman In Love Vice-President Harlon Lett, B.A. Jackson, Tennessee Major: History Minor: Social Science Sigma Alpha, 1, 2, 3, 4; (President, 2,4) ; Pep Club, 1; LANTERN Staff, 1; Student Council, 2; Pan Hellenic Council, 2, 3, 4; French Club, 4; Judicial Committee, 4. am the Fox This group of students — the 1940 editions — are unquestionably of the Lambuth Press. They have spent the past four, five or six long years in the pursuit of various things — a loan to go to the Met, a date with the ideal beau, a crush on the blond belle, a nap during classes and incidentally, a sheepskin. (We hope no blank ones are forthcoming.) Through the capable leadership of Kelley, Lett, and Blancett it has come unscathed through the last hectic but happy year. The LANTERN offers sincere best wishes to every 1940 Senior. 17 MARGARET PHILLIPS, B.A. Jackson, Tennessee Major: Home Economics Minor: Music Tau Delta, 1, 2, 3, 4; (Vice-President, 3); Phi Alpha Mu, 2, 3, 4; LANTERN Staff, 2; Pep Club, 2, 3; Sigma Alpha Maid, 1, Queen, 2. This Proud Heart BOB WHITE, B.S. in Commerce Jackson, Tennessee Major: Business Administration Minor: Social Science Kappa Phi Epsilon, 1, 2, 3, 4; Baseball, 1, 2, 4; Basketball, 1, 2, 4. All American Front SUSIE BROWN, B.A. Huntersville, Tennessee Major: English Minor: Business Administration Omega Upsilon Lambda, 1, 2, 3, 4; Pep Club, 1, 2; Student Council, 1; Literary Forum, 3, 4; Phi Alpha Mu, 3, 4, (Secretary, 4). Singing in the Rain WILSON HALL, B.A. Fulton, Kentucky Major: English Minor: Religion Student Volunteers, 2, 3, 4; Glee Club, 2, 3, 4; Christian Movement Council, 3, 4; Ministerial Brotherhood, 1, 2; Speech, 1; Literary Forum, 3, 4; Judicial Committee, 3; Deputation Com- mittee, 3, 4; Student Council, 4; Football, 4. The Little Minister 18 LUCY WILSON, B.A. Jackson, Tennessee Major: Home Economics Minor: Biology Beta Sigma Alpha, 1, 2; Phi Alpha Mu, 1, 2, 3, 4; (President, 4) ; Pep Club, 3. The Utile Sister MARYLEE REYNOLDS, B.A. Jackson, Tennessee Major: History Minor: Social Science State Teachers College, Livingston, Alabama, 1, 2; Union University, 3. Brave Neiv World AILEEN FLACK, B.S. in Commerce Jackson, Tennessee Major: Business Administration Minor: English Beta Sigma Alpha, 1, 2, 3, 4; Christian Move- ment Council, 1, 2; Phi Alpha Mu, 3, 4; Literary Forum, 3, 4; LANTERN Staff, 3, 4. O Genteel Lady SARAH LEWELL WILDS, B.A. Michie, Tennessee Major: Home Economics Minor: Mathematics Freed-Hardeman, 1, 2; Phi Alpha Mu, 3, 4. The Courageous Heart 19 COFFMAN MITCHELL, B.A. Whiteville, Tennessee Major: Social Science Minor: History Theta Psi, 1, 2, 3, 4; (Secretary-Treasurer, 2) ; (President, 3, 4) ; Student Volunteers, 1, 2, 3, 4; Pep Club, 1; President Sophomore Class; Cheer Leader, 2, 3; Student Council, 3; Christian Movement Council, 4; Literary Forum, 4; Presi- dent Student Body, 4. The People ' s Choice VIRGINIA ENGLISH, B.S. in Commerce Adamsville, Tennessee Major: Business Administration Minor: English Mississippi Synodical College, 1, 2; Omega Upsilon Lambda, 3, 4; Literary Forum, 3, 4; Phi Alpha Mu, 3, 4; Student Volunteers, 3, 4; LANTERN Staff, 3, 4; Judicial Committee, 4. Fair as the Moon JACK DUNCAN, B.A. Watertown, Tennessee Major: Biology Minor: Religion Sigma Alpha, 1, 2, 3, 4; Glee Club, 1, 2, 3, 4; Student Volunteers, 1, 2, 3, 4; Dramatic Club, 1, 2, 3, 4; Pep Club, 1, 2, 3 ; Student Council, 4. Happy Jack CHARLOTTE FISHER, B.S. in Commerce Jackson, Tennessee Major: Business Administration Minor: Home Economics Omega Upsilon Lambda, 1, 2, 3, 4; Phi Alpha Mu, 1, 2, 3, 4; Dramatic Club, 1 ; Glee Club, 1, 2 ; Kappa Phi Queen, 3, 4. The Portrait of a Lady 20 MARY KATHRYN O ' NEAL, B.A. Jackson, Tennessee Major: Home Economics Minor: English Student Volunteers, 1, 2, 3, 4; Phi Alpha Mu, 2, 3, 4; (Editor, 3, 4) ; Literary Forum, 3, 4. The Loving Heart EDITH WOMACK, B.A. Jackson, Tennessee Major: Home Economics Minor: Biology Omega Upsilon Lambda, 1, 2, 3, 4; (President, 3, 4); Glee Club, 1, 2, 3, 4; Phi Alpha Mu, 1, 2, 3, 4; Student Volunteers, 2, 3; Student Council, 2, 3, 4; Literary Forum, 3, 4; LANTERN Staff, 3, 4; French Club; Sigma Alpha Maid, 4. Her Father ' s Daughter ANGELYN BABB, B.S. in Commerce Corinth, Mississippi Major: Business Administration Minor: English Sam Houston State Teachers College, 1 ; Student Volunteers, 2, 3 ; Phi Alpha Mu, 2, 3, 4; Judicial Committee, 3; Student Council, 4; LANTERN Staff, 3, 4; Dramatic Club, 3, 4; Literary Forum, 3, 4. With Malice Toward None BETTYE MARGARET SCOTT, B.A. Bemis, Tennessee Major: French Minor: English Beta Sigma Alpha, 1, 2, 3, 4; (President, 3); Dramatic Club, 1, 2, 3, 4; French Club, 3, 4; Literary Forum, 3, 4; Pan Hellenic Council, 3. French a la Mode 21 FANNIE MAE DEES, B.A. Jackson, Tennessee Major: Biology Minor: Chemistry Phi Alpha Mu, 2, 3, 4; (Treasurer, 4) ; Judicial Committee, 3, 4; Student Volunteers, 2, 3; Doctor ' s Club, 3. An Ambitious Woman THOMAS GRIFFIN, B.A. Whiteville, Tennessee Major: English Minor: Social Science Sigma Alpha, 1, 2, 3, 4; (Secretary-Treasurer, 3, Vice-President, 4) ; Student Volunteers, 1, 2, 3, 4; Literary Forum, 3, 4; Pep Club, 2, 3. Laughing Boy HARRIETT LUTER, B.A. Jackson, Tennessee Major: English Minor: Religion Mississippi Synodical College, 1, 2; Deputation Committee, 3, 4; Literary Forum, 3, 4; (Presi- dent, 4); French Club, 3, 4; (Secretary, 4); LANTERN Staff, 4; Student Volunteers, 4. An Old Fashioned Girl ARTIE BIVENS, B.A. Dyersburg, Tennessee Major: English Minor: Religion Union University, 2; Dramatic Club, 3, 4; Deputation Committee, 3, 4; Glee Club, 3, 4; Student Volunteers, 3, 4; Christian Movement Council, 3, 4; Literary Forum, 4. To Have and To Hold 22 WILLARD WILDBUR, B.A., B.S. in Commerce Stamps, Arkansas Major: Social Science Minor: Business Administration A M College, 1 ; Sigma Alpha, 2, 3, 4; Tennis, 2, 3, 4; Band, 2, 3, 4; (Director 2) ; Football, 4. The Thin Man MONTINE AKIN, B.A. Ripley, Tennessee Major: Home Economics Minor: English Student Volunteers, 1, 2, 3, 4; Deputation Com- mittee, 3, 4; (Secretary-Treasurer, 3); Phi Alpha Mu, 3, 4. The Well Tempered Listener T. C. BROWN, B.A. Atoka, Tennessee Major: Religion Minor: Social Science Womack Debating Club, 1 ; Ministerial Brother- hood, 1 ; Alpha Pi Alpha, 2, 3 ; Deputation Com- mittee of the Christian Movement Council, 4. The Disciple 23 CENSORED! 24 JUNIORS OFFICERS President LLOYD RAMER JACKSON, TENNESSEE Secretary -Treasurer MARY FRANCES BOND JACKSON, TENNESSEE Vice-President KELLY FUSSELL JACKSON, TENNESSEE Marching On, thirty strong! And what a pace they are setting! Under the leadership of Ramer, Fussell and Bond they have really turned on the heat. Future classes please note: Vice- President of the student body, student prosecutor, president of the French Club, president of Dramatic Club, LANTERN ' S editor and busi- ness manager, plus five staff members, a fra- ternity queen, sweetheart and maid, an M.V.C. tennis star and basketball players galore! Who could ask for anything more? (By long and close observation you will note that the Blah, Blah was furnished by His Modesty, the Editor.) 25 ANDREW PARKER GREENBRIER TENNESSEE MRS. ARTIE BIVENS JACKSON, TENNESSEE MARK LITTLETON ASHLAND, MISSISSIPPI FRANCES CLEMONS JACKSON, TENNESSEE WILLIAM GREATHOUSE JACKSON, TENNESSEE MARY SUE TAYLOR ADAMSVILLE, TENNESSEE MARGARET BELL BEMIS, TENNESSEE DENVER ANDERSON BEECH BLUFF, TENNESSEE JANE PETERS JACKSON. TENNESSEE 26 ANNIE BELLE RAWLS BEMIS, TENNESSEE HUGH HEABERG JACKSON, TENNESSEE LEAR RHODES MICHIE, TENNESSEE MARY LOU THOMAS JACKSON, TENNESSEE JAMES TOMLINSON JACKSON, TENNESSEE ERNESTINE FISHER BARDWELL. KENTUCKY IMOGENE UNDERWOOD JACKSON, TENNESSEE CARL WARD JACKSON, TENNESSEE FRANCES FISHER JACKSON, TENNESSEE 27 CHARLES COSNER RIDGELY, TENNESSEE MABEL MYATT JACKSON, TENNESSEE WILLIAM SPICER CEDAR HILL. TENNESSEE ALENE PRESLEY SARDIS, TENNESSEE BILLY BOREN JACKSON, TENNESSEE IRVIN SANDERS SOMERVILLE, TENNESSEE HARRY MILLER JACKSON, TENNESSEE ROBBIE STEELE JACKSON. TENNESSEE JACK SAUNDERS JACKSON, TENNESSEE 28 LANTERN BUDGET Erasers $ 75.79 Pencils 75.79 Photography 65.79 Taxi Fare for Asst. Ed 155.40 Plug of Tobacco for Editor .10 Printing 17.95 Carter ' s Little Liver Pills for Sport ' s Ed 4.98 Lantern Office Furniture Repairs 150.45 Plug of Tobacco for Editor .10 Tornado Insurance 49.49 Stamp .03 Fly Paper 89.89 Oil for Typewriters 240.49 Plug of Tobacco for Editor .10 Liquid refreshments for T.K.O. dance 13.13 Hush money 113.13 Bromos 4.98 More bromos 9.98 Art work .25 Plug of Tobacco for Editor .10 Cuspidor for Lantern Room 1.49 Accessory Expenditures .49 Misc. Expenditures 2,854.02 (Try this on your adding machine) ( ?) Sworn to and at the list day of February, 1940. (Ed. ' s note: We sincerely thank the mathematics department for their help in balancing this budget.) 29 HEART THROBS ll if f% ' ' W, ■4 1 1 s P5 m jp g i - ■% rfw ?; ■r - - SSHp - BhP i  JHP ' ' i i flr cSSHP ' ■ w i — « IB -- ' r p . --■ JHtosS T ra piKL ' ' f ! ' - ' ' ' •-. ' .V • ' ! ■ f u ' - Iv llf 0Kj ' ; xt i T ' fe t. ' JPjI- ' 1 - ' • ■ : ' lr ,- k NplJ? |T) Zr i v ' ,? : i 1  PWP A -• «i -3$Ei ■I 30 SOPHOMORES OFFICERS President QUENTIN DOTSON SPENCER, WEST VIRGINIA Vice-President ANNE ROSS GERMANTOWN. TENNESSEE Secretary- Treasurer EDWARD VETRANO TARRYTOWN, NEW YORK The Sophomore demand for ca pped and courteous Freshmen was rigid and uncompromis- ing. A staunch desire to keep their wards treading the straight and narrow perhaps made them appear too cocky. However, we realize that the primal requisite for a successful second -year organization is self-confidence. Esteem of self is a modern essential. President Dotson hails from the hills of West Virginia, while Tarrytown, New York claims Washington Irving and Secretary- Treasurer Vetrano (pronunciation optional). And a Shelby countian, Miss Anne Ross, filled the vice-presidential office. These Sophomores are cosmopolitan as well as self-confident. 31 HOWARD WALTON JACKSON, TENNESSEE MARGARET REYNOLDS JACKSON, TENNESSEE FRANCES SMITH JACKSON, TENNESSEE HELEN RICHARDSON WHITEVILLE, TENNESSEE JEWELL PHILLIPS STANTONVILLE. TENNESSEE MAXINE WILLIAMS WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA BETTY CARTWRI6HT GARY, INDIANA MARSHALL HARRISON JACKSON, TENNESSEE JAMES TAYLOR JACKSON, TENNESSEE ROWLAND HARRIS JACKSON, TENNESSEE 32 ELBERT STEGALL JACKSON, TENNESSEE CLOVIS RAINES STANTONVILLE, TENNESSEE SARA ROBINSON MAYFIELD, KENTUCKY Pi A - % VIRGINIA HILLARD LEWISBURG, TENNESSEE MILDRED SHARP GUYS, TENNESSEE WILLIAM GALLAGHER BATAVIA, NEW YORK MARY WINIFRED McRAE CAMDEN. TENNESSEE WILLIAM DEAVENPORT OKOLONA, MISSISSIPPI m MARGARET HUDSON MALESUS, TENNESSEE HOPE WALLICK JACKSON. TENNESSEE 33 JANIE BESS ANDREWS PARIS, TENNESSEE RUTH JOLLEY PARIS, TENNESSEE JIMMY FINCH KENTON, TENNESSEE MARY CATHERINE CONGER JACKSON, TENNESSEE EUGENE WARLICK JACKSON, TENNESSEE V i EARL WILLIAMSON JACKS ON, TENNESSEE MARY EVELYN ELDER JACKSON, TENNESSEE GABE ALLEN JACKSON, TENNESSEE CHARLES ABRAMS L.YNDHURST, NEW JERSEY CLYDE WILLIAMS ELIZABETH, WEST VIRGINIA 34 LA VERNE TUCKER BATH SPRINGS, TENNESSEE FRANCES PARSONS SOMERVILLE, TENNESSEE PHLAKE TUCKER BATH SPRINGS, TENNESSEE SARA McCLANAHAN JACKSON, TENNESSEE EUGENE JOHNSTON MONETTE, ARKANSAS SARAH WESTOVER PINSON, TENNESSEE JUANITA SHELTON NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE LUCILE BRIDGES JACKSON, TENNESSEE MILDRED WARREN TIGRETT, TENNESSEE CHARLES ROBBINS JACKSON, TENNESSEE 35 GEORGE McKELVEY KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE AVIOUS JOHNSON BATH SPRINGS, TENNESSEE A JOE FREELAND STANTON, TENNESSEE MILDRED HARRIS JACKSON, TENNESSEE JACK PHELPS GREENBRIER, TENNESSEE MARGARET FESMIRE JACKSON, TENNESSEE P F dJk JOE BOSWELL JACKSON, TENNESSEE VASSYE COLEMAN POCAHONTAS, TENNESSEE REX CLEMENT HUMBOLDT, TENNESSEE HARRY SHEPPARD PARKERSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA 36 DOROTHY RAY GRAND JUNCTION, TENNESSEE FANNIE LEE WAYNICK JACKSON, TENNESSEE BELDON LANGDON SOMERVILLE, TENNESSEE JOYCE ROSS HORNSBY, TENNESSEE WILLARD JACOBSEN WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS LOUIS SANSOM HICKORY VALLEY, TENNESSEE MARY KATHRYN STOTT TRENTON, TENNESSEE BILL NORTHINGTON DUBLIN. MISSISSIPPI FRANKLIN MELTON J ' CKSON, TENNESSEE MILTON RICE JACKSON, TENNESSEE 37 Sept. 20 Sept. 30 Oct. 7 Nov. 15 Nov. 22 Dec. 3 Jan. 1 Jan. 2 Jan. 9 Jan. 10 Jan. 20 Jan. 21 Feb. 12 Feb. 28 Mar. 1 Mar. 15 Mar. 20 Mar. 28 April 23 April 30 May 19 May 21 STRANGE HAPPENINGS IN LAMBUTH Estes tells of trip to Florida. End of month. Beans for dinner. Butch Rice tells dirty joke. Sansom rates date. J. Finch catches Rice ' s joke. Return of the prodigals. Estes tells of trip to Florida. Light bulb missing. Pop Evans opens electric shop. Littleton shows signs of making decision between Bell and Rogers. Aforementioned signs disappear. Strange man visits 3rd during darkness of night. Escapes unharmed. Photographer Saunders takes snapshot. Flack dons Freshman cap. Day after 14th. Estes tells of trip to Florida. Photographer Saunders develops snapshot. Langdon comes to breakfast. Stott makes entry in accounting manual without aid of Mr. Palmer ' s book. Roudolph Valentino Cameron becomes hysterical over loss of date-book. English becomes hysterical ( ?) over loss of Cameron. OF MICE AND MEN A light rain was beating against the windows of the LANTERN office. The editor was sitting quietly and complacently at his (Mr. Stalvey ' s) desk, gulping his eighth cup of Maxwell House. Four mice sat nearby, silently munching on the mounting boards. Tearing himself away from his coffee momentarily, he gazed at his rodent audience. His eyes were filled with melancholy and despair. He thought of his dearly beloved staff that for the time being had left him alone with his terrifying thoughts. He worried and worried and nodded and snoozed. The dear, tired young man dreamed of days when there would be no deadlines, of days when assistant editors were not always reminding one of unfinished copy. Then there was a period of blankness and later our editor dreamed that Jack Saunders took a snap shot. (Dear readers, please remember this is a dream). In his sweet slumber the weary and haggard editor visualized a clean LANTERN Room and Dead End Gowan just buzzing with activity. He dreamed of that day when Bloaty Heaberg would not court on the LANTERN lounge. He envisioned a LANTERN sent to press, a completed LANTERN — and one that met the approval of both student and faculty (Alas! It was only a dream). The editor awakened with a start — realized his forlorn state, began to belligerently grapple with his conscience, fickle public favor and his own inertia. And the mice, who had just topped off their meal with the printer ' s contract, blinked their eyes weakly. The oft-defeated editor stole silently to the other side of the room, sank to the floor and softly sobbed himself to sleep. 38 FRESHMEN OFFICERS President HAROLD NICHOLS JACKSON, TENNESSEE Secretary- Treasurer MILDRED WASSON JACKSON, TENNESSEE Vice-President MALCOLM MCMILLAN JACKSON, TENNESSEE This story opens on registration day when the Fresh- men feel big and important (more so than they ' ll ever feel again.) Scenes follow in which Harold Nichols is elected (by the town students) to preside over this crew that balked at the term inferior. McMillan and Wasson were elected on the same ticket to serve as vice-president and secretary-treasurer. This martyred band endured Freshmen regulations for two quarters. (Send that to Ripley ' s). There were a few notable exceptions, the explanation of which is so obvious that it may be omitted. For future beginners the LANTERN Staff recommends ventilated head- gear — for the ' r scalp ' s sake. The first year folks gave us that crimson-topped jitterbug, Red Smith, and winsome Millie Wasson as cheerleaders. They reflected credit upon themselves, their class and the college. The precocity of this freshman class for extra- curricula activities, and extraordinary aptitude for various non-academic pursuits is so amazing to the upperclassmen that the weary college bones of the old students creak with the melancholy of their lost youth. 39 ELGIN HOWARD MICHIE, TENNESSEE SYBIL GUNTER W. A. NANCE CHRISTINE TIDWELL JACKSON, TENNESSEE PADUCAH, KENTUCKY ADAMSVILLE, TENNESSEE LOUISE WADSWORTH JACKSON, TENNESSEE GEORGE HEABERG LEATHA RAWLES FELIX DICKSON JACKSON, TENNESSEE FINLEY, TENNESSEE HERMITAGE, TENNESSEE GENE GOWAN BEMIS, TENNESSEE WILLETTE NALL FRANK TOMLINSON CLOIDA McNUTT MILLINGTON, TENNESSEE JACKSON, TENNESSEE JACKSON, TENNESSEE VIRGINIA BISHOP COVINGTON, TENNESSEE DOROTHY GUERIN PATTY JEAN MATTHEWS MARJORIE LAKE MURRAY, KENTUCKY JACKSON, TENNESSEE HICKORY VALLEY, TENN. 40 RUTH KEETON BATH SPRINGS, TENNESSEE HERBERT SMITH ANNIE KATHRYN GODDARD MAYFIELD, KENTUCKY SAULSBURY, TENNESSEE ARTHUR BLANKENSHIP JACKSON. TENNESSEE GARNETT THOMAS FARMINGTON, KENTUCKY JEAN ROSS HORNSBY, TENNESSEE G. W. WHITAKER MICHIE, TENNESSEE MARGUERITE BARLOW TREZEVANT. TENNESSEE GLADYS MAYO SPRINGFIELD, TENNESSEE CHARLES RIGGS MAYFIELD, KENTUCKY CAROLYN TANNER PADUCAH, KENTUCKY CHARLES HUMPHREYS PURYEAR, TENNESSEE ALEX DANCY JACKSON, TENNESSEE EVELYN MATTOX SMITHVILLE, MISSISSIPPI PAUL ARCHER GATES, TENNESSEE JENNY FAY ROBERSON RIPLEY, TENNESSEE 41 SUE TERRY JACKSON, TENNESSEE JAMES STOWE JACKSON, TENNESSEE MARY ANNE DEES JACKSON, TENNESSEE BILLY EXUM JACKSON, TENNESSEE JAMES THOMAS JACKSON, TENNESSEE MARY NELL MARTIN JACKSON, TENNESSEE CHRISTY FLACK JACKSON, TENNESSEE EVELYN RAWLS BEMIS, TENNESSEE MARGARET DUNNE JACKSON, TENNESSEE GEORGE TEER MERCER, TENNESSEE DORTHY ANDERSON MEDINA, TENNESSEE A. G. HILLIARD JACKSON, TENNESSEE ANNE DRUMMOND MARTHA CARROLL JONES JACKSON, TENNESSEE CLINTON, KENTUCKY BILL SHOAF JACKSON, TENNESSEE ANNA NELL BLAND JACKSON, TENNESSEE 42 ' Y It ' EUDORA MARR FANWOOD, NEW JERSEY O. B. EMERSON JACKSON, TENNESSEE KATHERINE DILLARD TOONE, TENNESSEE CARL SMITH JACKSON, TENNESSEE DORIS ANN ROGERS COVINGTON, TENNESSEE REBECCA FORD JACKSON, TENNESSEE DORA MORRIS RIPLEY, TENNESSEE IN MEMORIAM MONROE WEAVER The memory of the life of Monroe Weaver remains — an in- spiration to all who knew him. His devotion to duty, nobility of character, and fidelity to God continue to inspire us. His Soul Goes Marching On. 43 SNAPS In the lab . . . The Boss. . . Snow slide . . . Her Majesty ponders ... At last, a freshman cap! . . . Campus from the south . . . Three musketeers . . . Just relax . . . Frankenstein . . . May Queen . . . Spring, Tra-la . . . Janie ' s ward . . . New outlook . . . Outside of work hours . . . South Drive . . . Ouch! ... In the motorcade . . . Serve! . . . Vetronowski . . . The worried Editor . . . cv ' — W A a s y j a, Y S fc ZM i i tt m V x 0 ' ■■ ' ;. ...... Jj z: i 11 STUDENT THE MrtRCH OF DEMOCRACY COFFMAN MITCHELL STUDENT BODY PRESIDENT CARL WARD STUDENT BODY VICE PRESIDENT STUDENT COUNCIL a «« « (  , First Row: Phelps, Richardson, Babb, Fisher Second Row: Waynick, Womack, Littleton, Miller, Hall Third Row: Sheppard, Thomas, Tanner, Nance, Langdon Presiding officer: Ward Not pictured: Steele, Drummond, Duncan 46 GOVERNMENT President Coffman Mitchell led the student body through the most successful year in Lambuth history. His loyalty to his Alma Mater and devotion to duty inspired his associates. Mitchell preached school spirit from September till June. The Whiteville prophet was heard and heeded. This year we have had school spirit ! Vice-President Carl Ward, as President pro tempore of the Student Council, presided over the legislative branch of the student government. Several impor- tant pieces of legislation regarding Freshmen regulations were passed. In a two hour Student Council meeting, thirty minutes are consumed in consideration of business and ninety minutes are required for Steele ' s objections to any and all bills. Webster Kelley presided over the Judicial Committee. This body interprets laws, holds elections, and hears cases regarding breac h of student regulations. JUDICIAL COMMITTEE Irvin Sanders, Fannie Mae Dees, Chief Justice Webster Kelley, Virginia English, and Harlon Lett. 47 LANTERN Our fond hope is that our chosen title does not fit too well. Confi- dentially, dear readers, this opus began as Great Expectations but it is for you to determine whether or not it is The Light That Failed. This band, courageous and faithful (a la Judas), labored From Morn to Midnight to produce The Choice of Books. It ' s All Over Noiv and we hope you find within these covers a pleasant picture of this school year — a portrait slightly retouched — not telling too little nor saying too much. CHARLES COSNER EDITOR MARGARET BELL ASSISTANT EDITOR ANDREW PARKER BUSINESS MANAGER EDITH WOMACK CLASS EDITOR A. M. THOMAS ADVISOR ANNE ROSS ORGANIZATION EDITOR EDDY VETRANO SPORTS EDITOR MALCOLM MCMILLAN ARTIST 48 STAFF -% ■«■ IMOGENE UNDERWOOD VIRGINIA ENGLISH BUSINESS STAFF SENIOR EDITOR JACK SAUNDERS STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER PATTY J. MATTHEWS STAFF ASSISTANT MARY K. STOTT SOPHOMORE EDITOR EUDORA MARR STAFF ASSISTANT ROBBIE STEELE STAFF ASSISTANT LUCILE BRIDGES STAFF ASSISTANT JACK SMYTHE STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER F.ANCES SMITH BUSINESS STAFF AILEEN FLACK STAFF ASSISTANT ANGELYN BABB STAFF ASSISTANT ANNIE B. RAWLS JUNIOR EDITOR JACK DUNCAN HUMOR EDITOR GLADYS MAYO FRESHMAN EDITOR FRANCES FISHER BUSINESS STAFF HARRIETT LUTER STAFF ASSISTANT EVELYN RAWLS STAFF ASSISTANT 49 VISION To the layman, the VISION is merely from four to six sheets of mimeographed paper. To the students it is a means of making dull lectures endurable. To Dotson it is a nightmare! Most newspapers adopt a slogan. The VISION is no exception. From Walter Duranty they borrowed Write As I Please. (There are occasional modifications of this policy.) The VISION is published weekly (and weakly) and is distributed to the students at a nominal cost of nothing. Quentin Dotson, editor-in-chief, strives to keep order in the VISION office where there is never a dull moment. Dotson objects to staff members throwing each other in the waste basket. He can sometimes be heard above the din of typists and the babble of reporters as he screams, Get that story! Make it smoke! Freeland goes outside and smokes and maybe gets the story. Sports-editor Gallagher smashes a hat (it is never his hat), paces the floor and mumbles, Aw, piffle! 50 STAFF And so it goes. Nail and Wasson, society editors, write their copy. The typists misspell a few words and Nance, production manager, occasionally adds a line of his own, such as qchquex ymca dlurc blishop erch. And his assistant, Jolley, throws away the last part of the stories and news items. And that is how the students get the paper. The VISION covers every aspect of College life and its Dirt Pile is a catch-all for campus and dormitory gossip. This year Dotson has striven to make the paper more an organ of student opinion than it has ever been before. The frequent guest editorials attest to the success of this endeavor. The greatest problem in VISION history was solved this year. The difficulty has always been getting a scoop a quarter. This year ' s staff had no such difficulty as Joe Freeland, ace reporter, garnered three during one chapel program. McMillan provides the artistic touch, Marr takes care of exchange (and small change) and all tracks are covered up by proof-readers Sharp and Shelton. 51 LITERARY FORUM £00 Miss Sarah V. Clement (Sponsor), Harriett Luter (President), Edith Womack (Vice- President), Angelyn Babb (Secretary-Treasurer), Wilson Hall, Annie Belle Rawls. Charles Cosner, Virginia English, Margaret Bell, Aileen Flack, Mary Lou Thomas, Coffman Mitchell. Imogene Underwood, Frances Clemons, Bettye Margaret Scott, Harry Miller, Mrs. Artie Bivens, Mabel Myatt. Artie Bivens, Mary Frances Bond, Mary Kathryn O ' Neal, Susie Brown, Jane Peters, Mark Littleton. An upward glance and you behold Lambuth ' s gleaners of literature. Who knows? — Some mute, inglorious Milton here may rest. (Fanfare of trumpets, please). The Literary Forum was founded in 1933 and from that time has flour- ished and flowered, each year selecting as its members English majors and minors. Its sponsor is and has ever been Professor S. V. Clement, Head of the English Department. This year ' s president, Miss Harriett Luter, led ably but admits difficulty in getting committees to function. But do committees ever? Contemporary drama was the subject for the year. Study was made of contemporary American, English, French, German, and Spanish drama. (Sounds like an Estes travelogue, doesn ' t it?) 52 LES TREIZE JEUNES FRANCAIS Imogene Underwood (President), Annie Belle Rawls (Vice-President), Harriett Luter (Secretary), Frances demons (Treasurer). Charles Cosner, Bettye Margaret Scott, Miss Katharine Clement (Sponsor), Robbie Steele, Harlon Lett. Mary Lou Thomas, Mary Winifred McRae, Beldon Langdon, Mildred Warren, Edith Womack. (Deux etudiants se rencontrent) — Qu ' est-ce que c ' est Les Treize Jeunes Francais? — Ne savez-vous pas ce que c ' est? -Non! — C ' est dommage! Je vous le dirai. C ' est une organization composee de treize etudiants de la langue et de la litterature francaise qui aiment le savoir et l ' amusement. lis ont un congres chaque mois ou ils parlent francais, ou il entend la lecture francaise L ' Etinccllo by Guerlac, L ' Aube by Romain Rolland Les Grands Savants Francais (Lectures Scientifiques) , Dix cours sur Vuniversalite de la langue francaise Rivaral, ou ils jouent les jeux francais, et ou ils ont toujours quelque chose bon a manger. — Quelle organization agreeable! — Comment devient-on un membre? 53 DEPUTATION COMMITTEE £zs i s This group is composed of future min- isters, missionaries, and others planning to devote full time to religious work. It was formerly The Ministerial Brother- hood and later the organization became a fraternity, the Alpha Pi Alpha. Last year it became the Deputation Commit- tee of the Christian Student Movement Council. Truly the poet exclaimed, A rose by any other name would smell as sweet. These young men and women are try- ing in every possible way to follow In His Steps. This year the committee pro- vided regular Sunday worship services for the C. C. C. Camp and also provided occasional speakers for WTJS devotional programs. Lloyd Ramer (Chairman; J. R. Walker (Counselor) Dorothy Ray (Secretary) Wilson Hall Billy Greathouse W. A. Nance Harriett Luter Paul Archer Artie Bivens Mrs. Artie Bivens D. W. Anderson Joe Boswell Malcolm McMillan Montine Akin 54 P. K. CLUB The P. K. (Preachers ' Kids) Club is composed of the sons and daughters of ministers. The infant club was organ- ized this fall. It has not been as active as its founders had envisioned but the members refuse to give up the ship. The purpose of the Club is to promote a closer relationship among sons and daughters of ministers; to provide a so- cial outlet for its members; to continue to practice those principles and precepts of Christian living taught them at home — (Take a deep breath and continue) ; and to encourage, in every possible way, the acceptance of those principles by other Lambuth students. In carrying out this high and noble purpose these young people are Following the Star. Eugene Johnston (President) Imogene Underwood (Vice President) Dr. A. E. Evans (Sponsor) Sara Robinson Willette Nail Bill Northington (Secretary) Andrew Parker Louise Wadsworth Juanita Shelton (Treasurer) Martha Carroll Jones Franklin Melton Jack Duncan Howard Walton Virginia Hillard Charles Riggs Evelyn Mattox Ruth Jolley Felix Dickson Quentin Dotson Louis Sansom 55 STUDENT Dorothy Ray (President), Jack Phelps (Vice President) J. R. Walker, Mrs. J. R. Walker (Sponsor), Mildred Sharp (Secretary-Treasurer). Mary Winfred McRae, Quentin Dotson, Frances Parsons, Virginia Hil- lard, W. A. Nance, Helen Richardson, Coffman Mitchell. Beldon Langdon, Louis Sansom, Sara Robinson, Mary Kathryn Stott, Frances Smith, Juanita Shelton, Mrs. Artie Bivens. Joyce Ross, Annie Kathryn God- dard, Martha Carroll Jones, Patty Jean Matthews, Phlake Tucker, Rob- bie Steele, Jack Duncan. Charles Cosner, Ernestine Fisher, Mildred Warren, Christine Tidwell, Doris Ann Rogers, Mary Anne Dees, Dora Morris. Evelyn Mattox, Willette Nail, Leatha Rawles, Jenny Fay Roberson, Virginia English, Louise Wadsworth, Paul Archer. The Student Volunteers meet every third night of each month (save when members are thinking along other lines ). The aim of the group is to make Christianity practical. This year they took a share in a mission special in China and also helped in the City Mission Work. Is this not Religion In The Making? The president, Miss Dorothy Ray, represented the state-wide Student Volunteer Movement at the Concilia- tion on the World Mission of the Christian Religion, in Toronto, Canada. Miss Ray made several interesting reports on the conference to various Campus organi- zations. Lloyd Ramer, Wilson Hall, Mary Kathryn O ' Neal, Gladys Mayo, La Verne Tucker, Virginia Bishop, Mon- tine Akin. Imogene Underwood, Harriett Luter, Artie Bivens, Carolyn Tanner, Eugene Johnston, Marguerite Barlow, Felix Dickson. Andrew Parker, Jean Ross, Herbert Smith, Mary Evelyn Elder, O. B. Em- erson, Monroe Weaver, Jane Peters. 56 VOLUNTEERS 4 £i ' 57 The PHI From the male ' s eye view, this group is one of the most valuable on the Lambuth campus. The aim of the organization is the advancement and promotion of home economics or in the common- place vernacular — how to get and hold your man. The home-economical girls are always cat- alogued as good catches by the fellows who want to settle down. It is a well-known fact that a Phi Alpha Mu girl makes a better wife than those girls who spend too much time going to Pettigrew ' s or strolling on the campus. By and large the best policy is to stick by needle and thread and pots and pans. That i s The Business of Being a Woman. If you don ' t agree, ask Confucius. Lucy Wilson (President), Mary Kathryn O ' Neal (Vice-President), Susie Brown, Charlotte Fisher, Fanny Mae Dees (Secretary-Treasurer). Sue Blancett, Mary Winifred Mc- Rae, Mary Catherine Conger, Mon- tine Akin, Carolyn Tanner. Louise Wadsworth, Jewell Phillips, Jenny Fay Roberson, Margaret Bell, Dora Morris. Dorothy Guerin, Mary Frances Bond, Alene Presley, Frances Fisher, Ernestine Fisher. Virginia English, Sara Robinson, Mary Lou Thomas, Edith Womack, Cloida McNutt. Aileen Flack, Margaret Phillips, Imogene Underwood, Angelyn Babb, Mary Anne Dees. Joyce Ross, Margaret Fesmire, Clovis Raines, Marguerite Barlow, Sarah Westover. Miss Frances Kelso Sponsor Sara McClanahan, Vassye Coleman, Hope Wallick. 58 ALPHA MU £ fe T ' O e £ § .a (? A 4 : 4 59 DRAMATIC Jane Peters (President), Charles Cosner, Miss Katharine Clement (Sponsor), Imogene Underwood (Sec- retary-Treasurer), Mary Lou Thomas (Program Chairman). Bettye Margaret Scott, Robbie Steele, Mabel Myatt, Sara Robinson, William Spicer (Stage Manager). Franz Malnar once penned a volume entitled, The Play ' s The Thing, and those who have seen the Dra- matic Club ' s 1939-40 productions will attest to the truth of those four little words. The Club boasts of thirty-eight members, eighteen vet- erans and twenty recruits. The initial production this year was Thanks Awfully. That thing that is always killing the cat brought every one out to see Scenes from Shakespeare, and thereafter the Club ' s reputation (we aren ' t saying what kind) was assured. Other presenta- tions were So Great Faith, The Man In The Black Domino, Reality and A Half Hour Too Soon. The Dramatic Club has done a splendid piece of work this year and merits a dozen salutes. (Those are the salutes.) James Stowe, Juanita Shelton, Mil- dred Sharp, Frances Fisher, Maxine Williams. Margaret Fesmire, Annie Belle Rawls, Herbert Smith, Anne Ross, Jack Duncan. Hugh Heaburg, Franklin Melton, Margaret Reynolds, James Tomlinson, Angelyn Babb (Vice-President.) Virginia Bishop, Mildred Wasson, Billy Boren, Janie Bess Andrews, Joe Boswell. Rex Clement (Property Manager), Willette Nail, Jenny Fay Roberson| O. B. Emerson, Mary Evelyn Elder. Eudora Marr, Rowland Harris, Gladys Mayo, Arthur Blankenship. 60 CLUB 61 COLLEGE I i i 1 V i WAV r A cr to? J MBMflHflz L n Front Row: Mary Evelyn Elder, Carolyn Tanner, Doris Ann Rogers, June Simmons, Juanita Shelton, Sara Westover, Edith Womack, Willette Nail, Mildred Harris, Annie Kathryn Goddard, Mabel Myatt, Miss Peck (Director). Second Row: Mary Nell Martin, Virginia Hillard, Patty Jean Matthews, Mary Kathryn Stott, Margaret Reynolds, Avious Johnson, Virginia Bishop, Rebecca Ford, Millie Wasson, Leatha Rawles, Sybil Gunter. Third Row: Bill Shoaf, George A. Teer, Andrew Parker, Clyde Williams, James Dike, Richard Davis, Bill Wildbur, Harry Sheppard, Phlake Tucker, Hugh Heaberg, Franklin Melton, Paul Archer, Jack Duncan, Quentin Dotson Miss Myrla Peck effectively directed this year ' s Glee Club. They ren- dered programs in several churches and sang for the Memphis Conference at Paducah, Kentucky. Miss Peck is planning a week ' s program tour through West Tennessee and West Kentucky. 62 MUSIC Lambuth ' s splendid but strident band this year furnished martial and popular music for the inspiration of the Blue and White gladiators. It is commendable how ably they have performed and how excellently Clarence Pop Wallick has directed. We have had school spirit to spare and we feel that it may be partially traced to the stimulus of the band. There sprang up on the campus a swing band that added much to chapel programs and ball games. They gave us Music For Fun! Front Row: Clarence Wallick (Director), Harold Nichols, James Thomas, Jack Duncan, Gene Gowan, Carolyn Tanner. Second Row: Bertram Horton, Charles Humphreys, Evelyn Rawls, Thelma Wallick. Charles Abrams. Third Row: Howard Horton, Richard Davis, Hope Wallick, Eddy Vetrano. Fourth Row: Felix Dickson, Eugene Johnston, Bill Deavenport. Back Row: Ellis Truett and Bill Wildbur. 63 DEPARTMENT of SPEECH Artie Bivens, Margaret Dunne, Milton Rice, Coffman Mitchell, Thomas Griffin, Margaret Reynolds, Joe Freeland, Bill Gallagher. Under the tutelage of Miss Mary Evans Saunders, these students strive to master The Art of Public Speaking. Mrs. Artie Bivens serves as pro- gram chairman for the Department. Rev. D. F. Snipes and Rev. Artie Bivens are specializing in pulpit procedure. Other members are those who have had credit courses in the Speech Department. Social meetings are held which combine program numbers with informal receptions. Mary Evans Saunders Professor of Speech Mrs. Artie Bivens Chairman of Club 64 TAU DELTA Mary Kathryn Stott (President), Juanita Shelton (Vice-President), Margaret Phillips, Jane Peters (Secretary-Treasurer), Hope Wallick. True to form, the Tau Deltas were very active in dramatics, with Jane Peters presiding as president of the Dramatic Club. Hope Wallick is well known in the college band. President Mary Kathryn Stott was a member of the LANTERN Staff; Vice-President Juanita Shelton demon- strated journalistic ability on the VISION. Likeable girls they are — deter- mined to uphold the traditions of the oldest campus sorority. Miss Katharine Clement Sponsor Mrs. Marcus Phillips Mother 6? The BETA Annie Belle Rawls (President), Muriel Maxwell (Sponsor), Lucile Bridges (Secretary). Aileen Flack, Mildred Sharp (Treasurer), Bettye Margaret Scott. Mary Winifred McRae (Reporter), Frances Parsons, Mildred Warren (Goat Mistress). A most intellectual group — a statement which can be substantiated by the remem- brance of high score in scholarship poll. These girls haven ' t been too concerned rak- ing in quality points to neglect participation in activities. Two have been active on the LANTERN Staff; two members were on the varsity tennis team. Basketball, Literary Forums, Dramatic Club, French Club claim the interest of other B. S. A. ' s. Jewell Phillips, Maxine Williams (Vice-President). 66 SIGMA ALPHA 67 The OMEGA In all school activities, Omegas of quality are found in quantity. To the LANTERN, the sorority contributed Assistant Editor Margaret Bell and seven other staff members. Campus personalities include Most beautiful Charlotte Fisher, and Most popular Mary Lou Thomas. The fraternities elected six Omegas as royalty for this year. Other members were elected to class offices, stu- dent council, and Judicial Committee. Edith Womack (President), Frances Fisher (Vice President), Frances Smith (Treasurer), Mary Lou Thomas (Goat Mistress), Imogene Underwood (Secretary). Sara McClanahan (Sentinel), Frances demons, Fanny Lee Waynick, Mary Catherine Conger, Margaret Hudson. Virginia English, Anne Ross, Sara Robinson, Betty Cartwright, Helen Richardson. Mary Frances Bond, Ernestine Fisher, Charlotte Fisher, Sue Blancett, Margaret Bell. Mildred Harris, Susie Brown, Rob- bie Steele. Miss Sarah V. Clement Sponsor Mrs. W. W. Brooks Mother 68 UPSILON LAMBDA 69 THETA Coffman Mitchell (President), Louis Sansom (Vice-President), Rex Clement (Sergeant at arms). Anne Ross Queen Robbie Steele Sweetheart Quinton Powell (Secretary-Treasur- er), Charles Cosner. A small fraternity, yes — but one in which the true meaning of the word fraternal is well understood. The President of the Student Body and President of the fraternity is none other than Coffman Jelly Mitchell, whose lovable personality has endeared him to the student body as Most Popular . The LANTERN probably would have flickered had it not been for Editor Charles Most Intellectual Cosner and photographer Jack Smythe. Other Theta Psi ' s are well known campus favorites, famous for their friendliness. (Editor ' s Note: The above copy written by Organi- zation Editor.) Joe Freeland, Jack Smythe, Harry Sheppard. F. L. Cheney Sponsor Jimmy Finch, Charles Abrams. 70 PSI 71 Mary Lou Thomas Mary Frances Bond Edith Womack Maid Queen Maid SIGMA Thomas Griffin (Vice-President), A. M. Thomas (Sponsor), Harlon Lett (President). Milton Rice (Treasurer), Gabe Allen (Secretary), Jack Duncan (Ser- geant at arms), Bill Gallaeher. Hats off to the largest fraternity on the campus for a most active year! President Harlon Lett donned dignified robes to act on the Judicial Committee as successfully as in all other activities. Journalists, musicians, athletes, and scientists abetted by campus Romeos are well represented in this group. Out- standing examples of the above are respectively: Eddy Vetrano and Bill Gallagher; Bill Wildbur; Billy Boren ; Charles Robbins ; and Elbert Stegall. Rowland Harris, James Tomlinson, Eddy Vetrano. Charles Robbins, Earl Williamson, Mark Littleton, George McKelvey. Billy Boren, Bill Wilbur (Chaplain), Elbert Stegall. 72 ALPHA ■ ■ « 73 KAPPA James B. Stalvey (Sponsor), Beldon Langdon (Chaplain), Webster Kelley (President). Versatility is the word for members of the Kappa Phi Epsilon. President Webster Kelley starred as captain of the varsity basketball team, urged on by the inspired playing of Bob White and Carl Ward. Kelley ' s leadership did not stop here; he ably offici- ated as Chief Justice of the Judicial Committee. In the field of journalism, several outstanding members are Quentin Dotson, editor of the VISION; Andy Parker, business manager of the LANTERN; Hugh Heaberg and Mr. Stalvey, the brains of Lambuth ' s active publicity department. All members carry out the tradition variety is the spice of life. Kelly Fussell, Hugh Heaberg (Sec- retary-Treasurer), Andrew Parker. Jack Phelps, Clyde Williams (Ser- geant at Arms), Quentin Dotson. Carl Ward (Vice-President) White. Bob Carolyn Tanner Charlotte Fisher Patty Matthews Maid Queen Maid 74 PHI E OlCI f $ v P 75 the YEAR ' S MARY LOU THOMAS Most Popular Girl BELDON LANGDON Most Handsome Boy WEBSTER KELLEY Best All-round Student 76 BEST SELLERS COFFMAN MITCHELL Most Popular Boy CHARLOTTE FISHER Most Beautiful Girl CHARLES COSNER Most Intellectual Student 77 EXTRA! EXTRA! EXTRA! FREELAND ' S SPEECH ON COOPERATION VOTED THE YEAR ' S FUNNIEST EPISODE! Ladies and Gentlemen and fellow members of the Woofem Poof em : I am indeed happy to be here before you today. In fact, I am happy to be anywhere today. My friends, there comes a solemn moment in every person ' s life when he must needs pause and say to himself, Aw, nuts! But, that is neither here nor there — nor any place else for that matter. I must proceed with my lecture. Fellow citizens, after much study and deliberation concerning the matter, I have come to the amazing conclusion that unless some- thing drastic happens, the boys and girls of today will some day become the men and women of tomorrow. And, what is even more appalling, there are people dying today who have never died before. Great men of science, after careful scientific analysis, tell us that it is their belief that the sun will continue to rise in the east and set in the west — or vice versa. Think, my fellow taxpayers, what this means to our glorious nation both in times of war and in time of peace. What does? I don ' t know either, but that is exactly the way some of our greatest statesmen have felt about it. But, let us get down to brass tacks. In other words, I want you to get the point I ' m trying to drive over. This isn ' t Coach Walker ' s school. It isn ' t Brother Cheney ' s school. It isn ' t Kid Eagle ' s school. It isn ' t my school. It is our school. And, in order to make it the very best school possible we must do three things: (1) We must stand for peace. (2) We must stand for temperance. (3) We must cooperate. We cannot operate unless we cooperate. Cooperation is a great thing! 78 With the Erag es ° W A, Lambuth Netmen Again Crowned ( After Second Consecutive 7%jJNi|;ed P •juxJL fcA fl ' . ■ Cumberland Quint [ 6 L Takes Count Of j$ Lambuth Eagles % 3 79 LAMBUTH CHEERS - Brethren — yeah, brethren, — you heard and yelled this cheer and others so often throughout the basketball campaign and similar functions that the names of cheerleaders Smith, Wasson and Steele are firmly im- planted in your mind. Smith demonstrated his ability as head cheerleader by his aggressiveness and school spirit. Millie and Robbie also showed their leadership by taking an active part in pep programs and helping out in all athletic contests. The biggest contribution the cheerleaders and pep club made this year was the fine performance they gave at several basketball games. Doing a modified version of the Big Apple, Susie Q and Ashland Hop, the stu- dents performed on the Armory floor a couple of nights. Concluding the spectacle by forming an L and singing the Alma Mater, the college and student body were praised in newspaper accounts and also by Jac ksonians for their flare for showmanship. Let ' s give Jacksonians bigger and better shows at half-time of cage contests next year. This is one way of reviving the game of basketball which seems to be waning in the surrounding territory. TO BETHEL THE TOOTERS 80 the WEARERS of THE - The wearers of the L are lettermen in basketball, tennis or football. Some of the men pictured above won their varsity letter previously in baseball, which has been dropped for this season. The Lambuth brain- trust, Cheney, is desirous of forming a regular L club which he says would help the boys who are athletically inclined both in their play and studies. WON THEIR LETTERS IN: BASKETBALL FOOTBALL TENNIS The EAGLES - - - FORWARD QUINTON POWELL CENTER BOB WHITE RESUME The Lambuth Eagles ended their basket- ball activities with a record of eight vic- tories and seven defeats. They eked out a victory over Northwest Junior College in their last regularly scheduled game of the season to bring joy to the heart of the Lambuth mentor, Brother Cheney. Bob White, stellar pivot man, and W. A. Nance, ex-Paducah Junior College flash, were named forward and center on the All-MVC team. Wheat and Dub were Lambuth ' s main scoring threats. They made an ideal com- bination working from the hub and under the basket. Other basketeers who shone during the season were Jake Powell, Carl Ward, Lloyd Ramer, Carl England, and Captain Webster Kelley. The flaw in the Eagles ' play seemed to be floorwork. They presented the strangest paradox in Eagle hardwood hist ory. One night they would circle around the Armory Court with fabulous speed and the next night would be as passive as cigar store Indians. Lambuth drew a first round bye at the MVC tournament and were defeated by David Lipscomb in the semi-finals. The Sunflowers monopolized the show by carry- ing off both girls ' and boys ' trophies. FORWARD LLOYD RAMER CENTER W. A. NANCE GUARD CAPT. WEBSTER KELLEY GUARD CARL WARD 82 GUARD JIMMY TOMLINSON : mmtmmv ' jm ■WW 1 SEASON ' S RECORD GUARD GARNETT THOMAS Martin Junior College Cumberland University Bethel Alabama State Teachers U. T. Junior College U. T. Junior College Martin Junior College Northwest Junior College Paducah Junior College Cumberland University David Lipscomb Alabama State Teachers David Lipscomb Bethel Northwest Junior College TOURNAMENT— David Lipscomb Lambuth 31 28 45 28 25 30 27 41 36 32 24 35 54 36 36 59 43 23 44 33 32 34 23 29 52 24 23 59 29 30 48 31 FORWARD BILLY BOREN GUARD CARL ENGLAND FORWARD ANDY PARKER MANAGER JACK PHELPS S3 The EAGLETTES - FORWARD JOYCE ROSS CENTER FANNIE WAYNICK RESUME Coach Cheney had as a nucleus five vet- eran players to start the year ' s cage season, but th e number was reduced to four when one of the girls had to drop basketball be- cause of other activities. The remainder of the squad was composed of freshmen. Working diligently in spite of the small number of games they had booked, they went through a total of seven games and ended with a record of 4 wins and 3 losses. They were defeated in the MVC tournament by the Sunflower girls, in the semi-finals by the lopsided score of 50-11. Gladys Mayo, Jean Ross, Marguerite Bar- low, Dora Morris, Dorothy Anderson, Kath- erine Dillard, all freshmen, showed promise of developing into a fine loop outfit. The veterans Joyce Ross, Jewell Phillips, Fannie Waynick, and Clovis Raines are expected to return for another year to give Lambuth a fast girls ' team. The only problem confronting the 1941 cagers is the possibility of the discontinua- tion of girls ' basketball because not enough interest is shown in the game. mmt mm-m g mm masEs Mm mmm FORWARD GLADYS MAYO GUARD JEWELL PHILLIPS GUARD CLOVIS RAINES GUARD KATHERINE DILLARD 84 FORWARD JEAN ROSS SEASON ' S RECORD Lambuth Martin Junior College 24 32 Martin Junior College 21 22 Northwest Junior College 26 9 Dr. Pepper 38 31 Hardeman All Stars 21 33 Dr. Pepper 14 32 Northwest Junior College 24 16 TOURNAMENT— Sunflower 50 11 GUARD DORA MORRIS FORWARD MARGUERITE BARLOW GUARD DOROTHY ANDERSON Pretty nice — heh . ' Joyce Scoring at Northwest 85 GIRLS IN ACTION Shooting a charity toss The enemy scores Joyce hits a long one Sunflower gets the jump 86 BOYS IN ACTION White sinks a long one Northwest hits but not enough to beat the Eagles who won — 30-29 Smith leads a cheer as Lambuth stages their last motorcade before the Bethel game The Bemis boy loops one to keep the Cheneymen in the ball game 87 FOOTBALL - - ars i ' 4 Left to Right, Standing — Taylor, Truett, Cheney, Nance, Vetrano. Kneeling — Weaver, Spencer, Hall, Flack. Seated — Wildbur, Johnston, Mattox, Ward; Mascot: Voegeli. Lambuth College has laid claim to the national intercollegiate six man football crown after defeating Bethel college, the only other liber al arts college, according to the originator of the game, Stephen Epler, to have the sport. Pioneering in the abbreviated game, Coach Cheney started the season with two squads, a freshmen and upperclassmen. The frosh shellacked their intellectual adversaries by the convincing score of 26-6 and finished their season with a 19-6 victory over Sharon High School. After having several weeks of intra-mural warfare between the teams, Brother Cheney combined both squads to make the first Lambuth six man varsity team. Nosing out the Bethel College Corporals on the Eagles ' gridiron 6-0 on a very rainy afternoon, the Eagles made it two in a row when they went to McKenzie. With the whole student body, band and faculty behind them, the Cheneymen ran roughshod over the Corporals 27-0. The Lambuth six manners are expected to have a stronger team next year with sharp looking uniforms to go with a hot team. Several other MVC schools are expected to put teams on the field which will make the game more interesting. Ward scores at McKenzie against the Corporals. Eagles won 27-0 6 manners running through signal drill 88 INTERCOLLEGIATE CHAMPS Mr. Edward Vetrano, Lambuth College, Jackson, Tenn. Dear Mr. Vetrano: I have your letter of November 19. Yes, six-man football has been played on an intercollegiate basis in several states. The normal schools of Maine have had a league for a year or two and play a regular schedule of games. I have also heard that the junior colleges in Iowa are playing on an inter- collegiate basis. HOWEVER, AS FAR AS I KNOW, YOUR SCHOOL IS THE FIRST LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGE TO PLAY THE GAME. I would be very glad to get the suggestions for rule changes from your Coach, Mr. Frank L. Cheney, and will you so inform him. I am glad to learn of the progress that you are making in the Mississippi Valley, with six-man football. Very truly yours, SE:F Freshmen stop Sharon ' s attempted end run Frosh defeat Sharon 27-0 89 TENNIS RESUME HARRY MILLER BILL WILDBUR JACK PHELPS With four veterans of last season ' s MVC champions returning, the tennis team, coached by Doc Loftin, shows signs of much strength. Miller, Wildbur, Elkins and J. Phelps will be augmented by new blood in James Dike and Howard Walton. They have shown much promise and will press someone for a place on the team. The Eagles were undefeated for a two year span when they won twenty-one straight matches. The golden thread was broken by Memphis Teachers ' last year in the final meet of the season. Harry Miller, number 1 Eagle, won 13 straight matches only to lose his final match last year to Billy Wiggins of Memphis State Teacher ' s College. Miller had beaten Wiggins in a previous match. A stiff tentative schedule has been ar- ranged. Games with Southwestern, Illinois State Normal, Alabama State Teachers, Murray State Teachers, David Lipscomb, U. T. Junior College and others promise to test the skill and endurance of the boys and keep them plenty busy. pf ' fZ JAMES DIKE HOWARD WALTON CARL ELKINS 90 WINNERS of MFC TROPHY Louise and her Paducah Junior College opponent meet before game time. Coach Loftin ironing out the flaws be- fore a match. The Lambuth netwomen made their debut last fall against the Paducah Junior College lassies and lost the two times they played the Kentuckians. Mildred Warren, Maxine Williams, Lucile Bridges, Mary Sue Taylor and Louise Wadsworth are les femmes who are wearing the new uniforms. Calomel Loftin plans to book several more games for the girls this spring. Front Row: Wadsworth, Warren, Williams Second Row: Taylor, Drummond, Bridges 91 INTRAMURALS Edith takes time out before graduation to play Cupid. Notice the swing in Bill ' s style. Brother Cheney off on one of his many road trips. Ready, aim, fire! Here ' s to the 1940 intramural basketball champions! Last year ' s second year class repeated thia year as Juniors. They were crowned champs by virtue of a 23-22 victory over the Sopho- mores who had previously defeated the Frosh handily. Last year the champs challenged the faculty; the challenge was repeated this year and each time it was unheeded. The Junior champion- ship righting five was composed of Spicer, Fussell, Sansom, Wildbur, and Elkins. 92 OTHER ACTIVITIES Off we ' re gonna shuffle Blade Dickson at play P. S. Stolen at Nashville Spirit of Lambuth Ping ping ping—Well all right Relaxation at Epworth 93 BIBLIOGRAPHY Adams, James T., The March of Democracy Agar, Herbert, The People ' s Choice Aikman, D., All American Front Alcott, Louisa M., An Old Fashioned Girl Anderson, Paul L., With the Eagles Andrews, Mary, His Soul Goes Marching On Bacon, Francis, The Advancement of Learning Bailey, Temple, Fair As the Moon Barclay, Florence L., Following the Star Barrie, Sir James, The Little Minister Beveridge, Albert J., The Art of Public Speaking Bourget, Paul, The Disciple Boyd, James, Marching On Brand, Max, Happy Jack Buck, Pearl S., This Proud Heart Chappie, Joe M., Heart Throbs Chase, Mary Ellen, A Goodly Fellowship Connelly, Marc, Green Pastures Dana, Richard H., Two Years Before the Mast Dickens, Charles, Great Expectations Duranty, Walter, Write As I Please Estaunie, Edaceard, Tels Qu ' ils Furent Fawcett, Oliver, An Ambitious Woman Forbes, Ester, O Gentell Lady Hammett, Dashiell, The Thin Man Hanlow, W., Breaking Into Advertising Harrison, Frederick, The Choice of Books Huxley, Aldous L., Brave New World James, Henry, The Portrait of a Lady James, Marquis, The Courageous Heart Johnston, Mary, To Have and To Hold Kaiser, Georg, From Morn to Midnight Kipling, Rudyard, The Light That Failed La Farge, Oliver, Laughing Boy Lawrence, D. 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N., Religion In the Making 94 W dli fa WJ ,- i i 1 • Ha I 1 I L j mm LAMBUTH COLLEGE JACKSON, TENNESSEE A FOUR YEAR-COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION LEADING TO THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ARTS AND BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN COMMERCE Standard Requirements for Entrance and Graduation Pre-Professional Courses Emphasis on Thorough Class Work Attention to Individual Needs Supervised Physical Education Program for both Men and Women Lamouth College is a member of the Tennessee College Association and is granted full certification privileges by the State Board of Education For Catalogue Write RICHARD E. WOMACK, President 96 Have your eyes scientifically analyzed DOCTORS Lagrange and Lagrange OPTOMETRIST Jackson, Tenn. L. P. Jackson Qualify Jewelry Since 1895 Jeweler and Optometrist Jackson, Tenn. McGee-Ross Hardware Company Sporting Goods and Gifts Jackson, Tennessee DRINK IN BOTTLES Take home a carton with your groceries Webster Kelly ' s roommate had gone to the movies so Kelly left this note: If I ' m studying when you get back, wake me up! Lost Chinaman, seeing a bear smelling at his tracks said: You likee my tracks, me makee some more tracks. 97 You ' ll find it at HOLLAND ' S Jackson ' s Dominant Store Established 1871 Compliments of Dr. Clarence S. Gobelet OPTOMETRIST-OPTICIAN Phone 363 Jackson, Tenn. Eudora Marr: Look, my hair is full of electricity. Miss Marr: Yes, I know. It ' s connected with a dry cell. Audrey Jeanne: Pa, what is influence? Mr. Thomas: Influence is what you think you have until you try to use it. DAVE GRAHAM 221 Westwood Jackson, Tenn. Distributor Tom ' s Toasted Peanuts, Fine Candies and Peanut Butter Sandwiches PEARLOIS BEAUTY SHOPPE 306 Main Street Phone 3306 Doctor, this is Mr. Eagle. My wife just dislocated her jaw. Will you please stop by my house sometime next week or week after? ' Compliments Black 8C White Store Owen Grocery 8C Market Phone 839-839 Campbell King Your Neighborhood Store 98 Nothing delights us more than to serve Lambuth College and its students. McCOWAT-MERCER PRESS Jackson, Tennessee S. M. LAWRENCE COAL CO. Phone 6 533 East Chester Street Jackson, Tennessee Telephone 3340 255 West Lafayette BEARE ICE 6 COMPANY The football crowd were milling around the exit, but Joe Freeland was taking a short cut over the fence. Hey, shouted a cop, none of that! You go out the same way as you came in. I am, said Joe, as he vanished from view. Compliments of H. M. Felsenthal Co The Home of Good Candies 110 West Main STEGALL SHOE CO. Shoes Hosiery NEELY HAT SHOP Lovely Hats at Popular Prices Jackson, Tenn. THE BEAUTY NOOK Mrs. S. T. Fergerson, Mgr. Experienced Operators 227 Campbell Phone 2276 99 Compliments Five Points Lumber Company Phone 4100 Lumber — Millwork — Paint John Manville Products Sherwin-Williams Paints Bird Roofing -— Curtis Windows Compliments of m O o Bottling Company Compliments KING ' S ESSO SERVICE Phone 260 Poplar at Neely Street Eat McKenzie Bread and Cakes STANDARD DRUG CO. Market and Lafayette The Walgreen Agency Soda Fountain, Sandwiches Free Delivery Phones 158-159 WAHL ' S SLIPPER SHOP 108 E. Lafayette St. ADVICE TO GIRLS Don ' t go out with track men they ' re too energetic. Don ' t go out with Biology students they cut up too much. Don ' t go out with football men they ' ll tackle anything. Don ' t go out with swimmers they ' re all wet. Don ' t go out with tennis players they like a good racket. Don ' t go out with baseball players they hit and run. Don ' t go out with Dramatic Club men they have snappy lines. Don ' t go out with band players they blow their own horns. SHE WAS ONLY— a carpenter ' s daughter but how she chisled me. a farmer ' s daughter but how she did shock the corn. a mason ' s daughter but she certainly knew how to get plastered. a quarryman ' s daughter but she took everything for granite. a professor ' s daughter, but she knew all the answers. a butcher ' s daughter, but she knew all the best joints. 100 Compliments BOND SHOE CO. JIMMY ' S BIG DIP Main Shannon Phone 582 Coach: No, I don ' t want any crackers. I heard that you let mice run over them. Mr. Snipes: That ain ' t so! Why the cat sleeps in the barrel every night. Compliments SILER ' S PHARMACY Visit Our Store, You Will Find the Piano of Your Choice. W. E. Moore Piano Co. 309 Lafayette Phone 339 ' Were you ever rescued? asked Shorten. ' No, I can ' t get a man to save my life, replied Sarah Westover. BROOKS NEWS CO. Magazines, Dailies and Sundays Lending Library 209 E. Main Phone 217 McCall-Hughes Clothing Co. Society Brand Suits Lee Hats Stetson Hats Corner Lafayette and Church Mrs. Stalvey: I found this letter in your coat pocket this morning. I gave it to you a month ago to mail. Mr. Stalvey: Yes dear, I remember. I took that coat off for you to sew a button on and I ' m still waiting. Mother found Jack Phelps ' clothing scattered all over the floor. Who didn ' t hang up his clothes when he went to bed? Adam, came the muffled reply from under the covers. Confucius say (to Mary Lou): You may get in debt after marriage but don ' t start off with a Bill. 101 Always Something New NATHAN ' S Main and Market Compliments COLLEGE INN Pinkston 8C Scruggs DRUGS Phones 800-801 Ever drink coffee? asked the coffee salesman to Wilson Hall. Yep, about 50 cups a day. 50 cups a day! Does it keep you awake? Well, it helps. THOMPSON-FINLEY ' S Buster Brown Shoe Store 213 E. Lafayette St. Fine Footwear — Reasonable Prices Compliments State Barber Shop Barbers: Joe W. Davis J. E. Webb Bob McKnight LEST YOU FORGET To utilize this space for a word of appreciation is altogether fitting and proper. We heartily thank our friends, the advertisers, for their very liberal and courteous response to the Lantern ' s call. We urge students and friends of the college to patronize them. They deserve it! And, fellow staff members, we can never forget the unselfish and untiring manner in which you have responded to our appeals for help. Without you this year book could never have gone to press. We wish to express appreciation to countless others whose suggestions and advice made the task easier and the product better. ANDREW PARKER. Business Manager CHARLES COSNER. Editor 102 if Through the years that have slipped by, science and art have presented many innovations to stimulate your interest in Photographs. Through the coming years, as in the past, we shall take pride in being among the first to offer all that is worth while. THE MOORE STUDIO 215 North Liberty Jackson, Tennessee 103 This is THE END J see it all now VETRONOWSKI