Radford University - Beehive Yearbook (Radford, VA)

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Education for women must Ik planned in such a way that their innate ability to collect thoughts and emotions will be controlled and directed. Just the right amount of bureau space for favorite pictures, just the right amount of regularity in the mails, just the proper balance of squirrels and trees and bachelor professors -- and maybe they’ll put down their sonnets for a while and allow some facts to enter. A hazy gold of afternoon sun, the only intruder on a Radford lady and her thoughts. Mr. Whitt's car, the first faculty car to come on the Radford scene, ushered in the auto age. Dean Moffett supervised repair of a flat which held up the journey to Pulaski. Cricket Hearth, a picnic and fellowship center which was unrated in the present location of Clara Lucas, was especially loved by students for spring and autumn gatherings. The main street of Radford in 1913 was quiet and twenty-nine years later the girls’ march for Intellectual Preparedness caused little disturbance.

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The faces of our women reveal the intensify of their lives, their depth of feeling, their affinity for the smile and the friendly word. These are people alternately in tune and at odds with life. Their faces, strained for the last difficult note, solemn in the face of a chemistry experiment, happy with the sheer pleasure of a windy day and a bike, are the faces of Radford. The moment alone with yourself—in a crowd, in the middle of a dormitory, in a favorite corner— is a great moment of introduction. The Radford ladies of 1913 walked in groups from one of the two buildings on the campus to the other. Bicycling back to their dorm after an afternoon lab, these girls, too. feel the wonder of having a laugh echo their own. 3 McConnefl Ittniy

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L The role of the dormitory has remained much the same as it was in the early days. The girls still use its rooms for relaxing, sleeping, meeting informally, meeting formally. Sometimes, in a room to yourself with the hi-fi at a minimum and your roommate playing bridge with your suitemates, great questions get answered. And bulletin boards get made. Dormitories are the scenes of human experiment. Does one really learn best while sleeping, what number of stuffed animals produce the least claustrophobic effects, what level is best for a hi-fi when studying History of Ed.? Radford’s main street reveals the growth of a half-century. The colleges close proximity to the post office, transportation terminals, and the main business district of the town puts everything and everywhere within walking distance. 5