Longwood College - Virginian Yearbook (Farmville, VA)

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C+S C+3 C+3 C S C f C+S C+J) C S C+S C 3 of our little blue handbooks, which mean so much to the freshmen who must familiarize themselves with our Farmville ways. As secretary, Margaret Lohr s job was to keep records of all student body meetings as well as those of the council ' s weekly ones and to issue our famous calling cards to those erring students who must then stray no farther than the confines of the campus. Betty Minetree kept our funds straight and paid our bills. Chairman of the campus League this year was Jean Bentley. STUDENT STANDARDS The Student Standards Committee is actually the Student Body committee. It is made up of rep- resentatives from each class, heads of all organize tions, the major officers, and six faculty members. We all work for what the students want and need here at S. T. C. Most of the minor complaints and many of the major ones come to Student Standards for ironing out. Such things as putting bulletin boards where needed, putting ash trays at the head of the steps, furnishing the recreational equipment for the Rec, and getting permission to date in Student Lounge have come through this committee. Certainly the one thing that Student Standards does and that everyone recognises is to sponsor the trips to Rich ' mond concerts at the Mosque. This accommoda ' tion is for the pleasure of the student body; the committee makes no money. You see, Student Standards is just what it says: an organization to keep the standards of S. T. C. and its student body high. Our committee is the middleman between the student body, faculty, and administration. It is the S. T. C. mediation board and requires the cooperation of all its mem- bers. To the student body: this committee is yours. Use it! ALPHA KAPPA GAMMA Such leaders have been found among you. It is with these words that the Joan Circle of Alpha Kappa Gamma, national leadership fraternity, seeks to recognize those girls in our student body whose years have been full of devotion and who have given the best of their abilities and talents to further the spirit of the State Teachers College. Always, we keep before us the spirit of Joan of Arc, That spirit which in one regard has had no peer nor shall have none. At the beginning of the fall quarter the Joan Circle was composed of Eleanor Bisese, treasurer; Minnie Lee Crumpler, Shirley Cruser, vice-presi- dents; Lillian Elliott; Frances Lee; Ann Martin, president; Jacqueline Parden; Agnes Stokes; and Virginia Treakle, secretary. During fall tapping we recognized seniors, Carolyn Bobbitt, Freddie Ann Butt, Margaret Hewlett, and Dorothy Over- cash; and juniors, Martha Russell East, Margaret Ellett, and Margaret Lohr. At the winter tapping service we added to our circle two additional seniors, Betty Adams and Connie Oz;lin. Working with us throughout the year were our two faithful advisers, Miss Elizabeth Burger and Miss Ruth Gleaves. The annual circus, under the successful leader- ship of Frances Lee, was held on November 10 in the gymnasium. First prize for class stunts went to the seniors, who portrayed a street scene in a small town where everyone was quite happy except the sophisticated college graduate. With their version of S. T. C. in the atomic age, the juniors placed second. The Circus carried out a Mother Goose theme, and reigning over the Big Top was Min- nie Lee Crumpler, a senior, as Queen of Hearts. Attending her in the court were Nellie Smith, a junior, as Little Bo-Peep ; Peggy Moore, a sopho- more, as Little Miss Muffet ; and Violet Ritchie, a freshman, as Mary, Mary, quite contrary. Jane Philhower, as ringmaster, thrilled and delight- ed her audience with her unusual grace and poise. Another big event on the Alpha Kappa Gamma calendar was the annual national convention, which was held on our campus April 12 and 13. Because of wartime restrictions on travel during the past few years, this was the first convention since the beginning of the war. Representatives from the four circles, as well as the national of- ficers, attended the convention. Our banquet con- vention was held at Longwood with Miss Grace Mix as our guest speaker. In the spirit of our patron saint, we of the Joan Circle did realize the challenge which was ours and did strive to catch the meaning of our motto, Leadership in womanly service.

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DR. MARTHA SMITH SMITH Dean of Women DR. J. L. JARMAN President DR. J. L. JARMAN At Wor