Longwood College - Virginian Yearbook (Farmville, VA)

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Seated, left to right: Mrs. ' McCoy, Night Matron; Mrs. Hammond, Dietician; Mrs. Smith, Dean of Women, Mrs. Beazley, Assistant Dietician; Mrs. Laing, College Hostess Standing, left to right: Miss Hamner, College Hostess; Miss Blackwell, Supervisor of Dormitories; Mrs. Province, Supervisor of Pantry; Mrs. Eastham, College Hostess; Mrs. Fitzpatrick, College Hostess Seated, left to right: Miss Garnett, Assistant to the Dean of Women; Mrs. Cox, Postmistress; Mrs. Watkins, Secretary to the President Standing, left to right: Mrs. Richardson, Senior Clerk; Miss Hiner, Treasurer; Miss Bugg, Registrar: Mrs. Bondurant, Junior Clerk; Miss Wall, Assistant Registrar

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Senior Class 9S drools and trench coats ecame annual aiiire I atti .„ „ . I., .J E cherish the memorable events which have taken place in our four wonderful years at Farmville. We arrived at our college as freshmen one rainy day. Afraid that we should not make a good im ' pression our first day at Farmville, we plowed through several inches of rain, walking on our heels. From then on when we packed our trunks, we knew that it would be advisable to leave out our boots and trench coats. Although we were scared stiff, we smile now when we think how Ann Mingea, a lowly rat, too, greeted us in the Ro ' tunda our first day. She suffered rat week, and so did all the rest of us, especially Pete, who hasn ' t fully recuperated from shaking her shoulders and singing Pistol ' Packing Mama. True class spirit was displayed in our produc ' tion and in our circus stunts, which won second place all four years. Birdie ' s By the Sea, Brace ' s boogie, Kingdon ' s songs, Cab ' s Down the Road a Piece, Hilda ' s music, Grace ' s Harrigan, Nancy ' s dances are just a few of the things which we re- member most. The class of ' 45 endowed us with the true green- and-white spirit. It was their ideal which we tried so hard to capture. Our freshman year was given over largely to exploration of the college and its traditions, of the place we would be expected to fill here, of our talent and possibilities. We were busy searching for those qualities of leadership in our members which would do most toward de- veloping the spirit of cooperation which is so vital a part of class and college life. Now, as we end our senior year we feel that during the four years since we made our first ten- tative steps toward becoming a real part of Farm- ville, we have succeeded in grasping that intangible feeling — the Fannville spirit. We felt this spirit most keenly during and after the traditional cap- ping service last fall, and felt especially honored by being the first class to be capped by Dr. Lancaster. Then, there were plans for circus to be made. How we did plan! We even considered a circus on Mars, but as there was some little disagreement about what would compose a Martian circus, that plan was abandoned in favor of the S.A. fruit bowl. We ' re still laughing at Birdie and Chiqmta Banana, and we ' re still gloating complacently over the second pri2;e we won — a place which we held for four years. We were quite proud of our Heidi, who, in carrying out the gay-nineties theme of circus became Frivolous Sal and reigned over the big top. Upon the arrival of hockey season and the an- nual battle of colors we fought hard for the cup and were thrilled when we beat the juniors for the first time. As the seasons rolled around, our hopes soared; we stacked up more points for the color cup. Probably the event most eagerly anticipated by a senior is Senior Dance. We spent months mak- ing plans for ours, inviting dates and fearing that school would close early on account of the coal shortage. We had trouble executing B ' Lee ' s cart- wheel figure, but we produced an effective one with no missing spokes. We had the added at- traction of having Carlotta to lead us. In February came Mardi Gras with Gwen Ackiss as queen. With the coming of spring we looked forward to May Day, when Nancy White- head reigned over the Court dances. We enjoyed hikes to Longwood, even enjoyed spring fever. There were many wonderful things we hated to leave. We got a strange feeHng in the pit of our stomachs as we began to think of our future and make plans for next year. It ' ll be hard not to get the urge to pack up to come back in the fall. Those to whom we feel most responsible for making this such a super year are Margaret Ellett, who has splendidly led us for four years; Grace Loyd, vice- president; Betty Bibb, secretary; Anna Headlee, treasurer. Miss Her, our classman, helped us over the weak spots, guided, and advised us. We ' ll miss her.