Salisbury University - Evergreen Yearbook (Salisbury, MD)

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fun at the Caruthers’ household for their family, for the neighbors — ves, for the community! After “Miss Ruth” kissed us all good-bye for the holidays, we understand that she had one grand time going here and there in her black Dodge. Angel food cakes and parcels containing other goodies and gifts were delivered to the home of this friend and that. The picture here reprinted — just be¬ cause we wanted one of Dr. Blackwell and his family — is proof positive that he enjoys his home as much as he enjoys us college folk. We are quite sure that our president had the same kind of happy Christinas that he wished us. our re5i dent and lu rami i: inh Or e u, M, rs ■ Bl. ac W e ’ and o ick

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THESE TWO pages might have been blank if some members of the faculty had not remained near the college and been particularly active during the Christmas season, while students were “resting” in their homes. I fowever, before the last bus or car loaded with students and parcels left on Decem¬ ber 20, “Coach” and Mary Maggs had wished each one a Merry Christmas — at least they had permitted their beauti¬ ful Kerry Blue, “Tuffy” to do so for them. Almost a tradition by this time is Miss Matthews’ blue spruce tree which she always lights in time to sav “Merry Christmas,” not only to all the students, but especiallv to the carollers who, on their last day in college before the holi- dav season, awake faculty folk. And Mrs. Thomas — Well, evervone knows what a seasoned traveler she is! Almost as soon as the doors of the col¬ lege were closed, she hopped a train — headed for the “suns” and shores of Miami Beach. Boston cream, fudge, sea foam, almost every kind of candy, to sav nothing of stuffed dates and stuffed — well, you finish it — helped make the Christmas Variety of interests 28

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SLOW DAYS! NOTHING eventful! Gloomy faces! Broken New Year’s Res¬ olutions! After the scurrying clays before Christ¬ mas, the days following the Christmas vacation, as usual, seemed slow. But, there were some organizations in school that were busier than ever before. THE MEN’S ASSOCIATION pre¬ pared themselves to do without their ad¬ viser, Mr. J. Lloyd Straughn. This associ¬ ation whose purpose is to organize, to discipline, and to plan entertainment for the men students, has elected Mr. Straughn as their adviser for the past three years. However, with his approach¬ ing leave of absence, the officers—Walsh, Hoge and Reed—felt it necessary to hold an election for a new adviser, and at this time selected Dr. John B. May. The Men’s Association this year has func¬ tioned very efficiently in sponsoring rec¬ reation for men, for they have charge of the ping-pong tables, boxing gloves, and other eciuipment used for socialized rec¬ reation. THE GIRLS’ DAY ASSOCIATION, their “sister” organization, has also had a busy year. When they walked into the Girls’ Day Student Room earlv in the year, they noticed that the names on the boxes were all upper class women, for the freshies had a different room. Naturally enough, the upper class day students felt that something had been put over on them when thev learned that the best¬ looking sofa (you know, the softer one) had been moved to the freshman room. However, with the help of their adviser, Miss Henrietta S. Purnell, they managed to substitute a cot for their old sofa; and Carrie Carr made a clean copy of the “Requirements of a Real Member,” as the old one looked like a fossil of the Azoic Age, preserved in oil. A new cover for the cot, a stitch in the seat of the easy chair, some extra tables, chairs, pictures, pillows, and flowers helped make the room seem more like “a home at school. Of course everyone can’t sit down to eat her lunch as there are not enough chairs for the 74 members, but they take turns perching about on anything available, and manage to have lots of fun. The good health of the president, Kath¬ leen Tilghman, left the other officers, Wright, Siddons, and Hollowav, with little to do. Jean Travers, freshman rep¬ resentative, helped maintain the high standards of their organization in the freshman room. When asked if she approved of a separate room for freshmen, one senior girl re¬ plied, “I wonder if it’s better for the frosh not to hear the unguarded remarks of the upper classmen or never to have known them at all!” At any rate, our hats are off to this or¬ ganization which has, on their own initi¬ ative, had the “spunk” to improve the appearance of their room. 30