Rollins College - Tomokan Yearbook (Winter Park, FL)

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WHO ' S WHO IN AMERICAN COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES MERLYN GERBER BETTY FUSFIELD NANCY CORBETT GRACE SEBREE MARIE ROGERS BOB HAGNAUER KERMIT DELL LARRY RACHL1N NICK MORRISSEY DODO BUNDY Betty Roebuck, Laleah Sullivan, Sue Kirkpatrick, jean Woodfill, Jinny Argabrite. NURSES AIDES The work done by Nurses Aides is one of the small but important contributions made by college girls in hospitals, and blood banks all over the country. Rollins has an active chapter of the Red Cross Nurses Aides Corps, sponsored by the Rollins Social Service Committee and many of the girls have worked enough time into their class schedule to enable them to work weekly at the Orange County- General Hospital and the Florida Sanitarium. Onct- a month the Rollins Aides serve in rotation at the Winter Park Blood Bank. 17

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ALGERNON SIDNEY SULLIVAN In 1925, the New York Southern Society, in order to perpetuate the memory of its esteemed founder and first president, established the Algernon Sidney Sullivan Award. The following year Rollins College was honored by being chosen as one of a limited number of American colleges and universities to which was given the privilege of bestowing upon worthy recipients the Algernon Sidney Sullivan Medallion and awards. The medallion may be given each year to not more than one man and one woman of the graduating class and to one other person who is not a student of the college. The recipients of these medallions are chosen by the faculty and in this selection nothing shall be considered except the possession of such characteristics of heart, mind and conduct as evince a spirit of love for, and helpfulness toward, other men and women. The Sullivan awards are presented annually to ten upperclassmen in recognition. These awards are intended to recognize and encourage in others these same principles of love for, and service to men which were Mr. Sullivan ' s dominant characteristics. LIBRA The Order of Libra, an honorary society for Upper Division women, was organized in 1935. The name was taken from the Latin word libra meaning balance. This is the keynote of the society, as women tapped for Libra must be well-balanced college students, and have exceptional character, scholarship, leadership, and a wide interest in college activities. Membership is open only to women of high merit and accomplishment, and tapping of new members was done twice this year. To be eligible for Libra the student must have attended Rollins at least one full year, must be a member of the Upper Division, and must fulfill the standard of a balanced life. Although Libra is primarily an honorary society, it has continued service in its own name. Last year it was due to the work and influence of Libra that you gave your pint at the Blood Hank. This year that extra war bond was bought during the pressure of Libra ' s well-planned, highly successful War Loan Drive. Membership in Libra is one of the greatest honors which can come to a woman student of Rollins. Back row: Grace Scbree, Marie Rogers, Hallijeanne Chalker, Emily Cobb, Jessie McCreery, Nancy Corbett . . • Middle row: Marita Stueve, Cynthia Eastwood, Marian Cleveland, Marian Wilcox . Front row: Dorothy Bundy, Peg Tomlinson, Mary Elizabeth Campbell, Merlyn Gerber, Betty Fusfield, Peg Timberlake.

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CONFERENCE PLAN New vigor and meaning have come into the Con- ference Plan this year with the celebration of the sixtieth year of Rollins ' founding, and the twentieth year of Dr. Holt ' s administration. The faculty essay, Educational Aims at Rollins, clarified for us the real purpose behind this Plan, which is so indis- pensable a part of the educational system at Rollins. Inaugurated with Dr. Holt ' s coming, the Con- ference Plan has matured and expanded during the last twenty years, striving toward the fulfillment of his educational beliefs. Dr. Holt ' s basic idea is that the development of character is the goal of all intellectual endeavor, and that education is a part of life even while it is a preparation for more satisfying living. The foundation for each student ' s education at Rollins is the series of tests he takes upon arrival to discover his aptitudes, capacities, and the de- ficiencies in his previous schooling. Every new stu- dent is under the guidance of an advisor with whom he plans a schedule of his work for the Lower Division, including subjects in the fields of sciences, human relations, and the humanities. This estab- lishes a broad base for the specialized work to be done later. At the end of two years the student is expected to have selected his major field. He then presents his qualifications to the Upper Division Board along with the plan of work in his chosen field which he intends to cover during his final two years at