Longwood College - Virginian Yearbook (Farmville, VA)

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MISS MARY WHITE COX Head of the Home the Home, go the laurels for her patience in listening to our requests and for granting them whenever possible, never faihng to do that which is best for us. Miss Rachel Royall, Miss Mary ' s secrc ' tary, never seemed to tire of the vast job of keeping eight hundred girls in check. To the entire faculty go our praise and thanks for being patient and understanding in days when other things seemed so much more important than studying. Realizing the effect of the war on college life and the students here, they altered their courses to suit wartime needs and give us broader views and inspiration. Geography classes v ith Miss Moran and Miss Waters, cur ' rent events classes with Dr. Walmsley, and sociology classes with Miss Stubbs, kept us up ' to ' date on war ' s activity, geography, and the political trends of the day. Work ' ing overtime on the accelerated physical fitness program Miss Her, Miss Barlow, and Miss Kau2,larich gave their time and energy to keeping us healthy. Under the guidance and supervision of Mr. McCorkle, Mr. French, and Miss Burger, we spent many long but happy hours in the lab working chemistry, physics, and science experiments. Biology labs were equally interesting as Dr. Stevens and Dr. Jeffers helped us overcome our qualms and accomplish the gigantic tasks of dissecting a frog. Miss Bedford alone taught all art classes, supervised num ' erous exhibits, and assisted one of her classes in painting two murals for the Rec. RACHEL ROYALL B.S, Secretary to the Head of the Home 19 S. L. GRAHAM usiness Manager

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Faculty and Administration IN EVER wavering in sensing his influence, which pervades the his wise convictions, never failing us in time of need, never losing faith in us, Dr. Jarman, our president, remained this year, as ever, our friend and adviser. No student has entered State Teachers College without college and urges us on to greater achieve ' ments. The famous Farmville spirit, of which we are all proud, is embodied in our Dr. Jarman. To Miss Mary White Cox, the Head of DR. J. L. JARMAN, President

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VIRGILIA BUGG Registrar WINNIE V. HINER Treasurer MAUD K. TALIAFERRO Postmistress MABEL JONES McCOY Night Matron Faculty and In the language classes in the library, Miss Draper and Miss Barksdale created new interests and practical application of French and Spanish. Keeping the students hard at work translating Cicero and Vergil was the ever faithful Miss Rice. Though Dr. Merritt, our librarian, joined the Army in January, he left his duties in the capable hands of the ladies: Miss Clark, Miss Snead, Mrs. Blanton, and Mrs. Merritt. S. M. HOLTON, Jr. B.A., M.A. Director of Personnel LeROY C. MERRITT B.A„ Ph.D. Librarian MARY MACAULAY SNEAD B.A. Associate Librarian ANNIE F. SHELTON Dietrtian HALLIE LAING Assistant in Home Department