University of Southern Mississippi - Southerner Yearbook (Hattiesburg, MS)

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ll ll ll IWIIVII IW!! g ll ll Il ll Il Il ll i Il ll ll?ll ll Il Il ll lilly MISSISSIPPI SOUTI-IER I 950 Q. gl.. Q Q My book, HOW TO GET YOUR MAN-AND KEEP HIM, was a best seller almost im- mediately, and lecture invitations began to pour in. I thought of my Alma Mater Mississippi Southern, and what a hard time the poor girls had. I instructed my manager to write for an engagement. The surprising reply came: We need your series of lectures, but for the boys, not the girls. We have about five times as many boys as girls, and the boys get awfully discouraged. This made me stop and think. Evidently things had been happening at Mississippi Southern in a big way. I l0St no time in finding out. 4 gf, : When I arrived at the enormous neon sign Mississippi Southern, I boldly en- tered the campus. I just as boldly started looking for the administration building. In five minutes I realized that I was lost. Never had I seen such an imposing array of buildings. Very timidly I asked a student how to go. Really, I remarked, I didn't know that Mississippi Southern had grown so. I was graduated from here in 194O. What!', he said in a shocked tone. Mississippi Southern gets national publicity. We won the Rose Bowl game this year. 'Tm sorry, I excused myself humbly, but I've been traveling all over the world the past few years, and I haven't kept up with everything. The student graciously offered to take me on a tour of the campus. I stared with open mouth, and could only shake my head and murmur weakly, Five dormi- tories for girls and nine for men, besides sorority and fraternity houses. When I was just about to tell my friend that I was getting cross-eyed, he sug- gested that we go to chapel. We sat in the back of the huge auditorium packed with students. I heard a voice repeat, A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches. I looked more closely, I had not made a mistake. It was Dr. George. My new friend whispered in my ear, He has had offers from every large school in the country, but he prefers to stay at Mississippi Southern. Looking around I saw familiar faces - Dr. Walker and Dr. Weathersby, Dr. Peterson, and the rest-but I saw no women teachers that I recognized. I asked about it after chapel. Dr. Lowrey informed me that only a year or two after I grad- uated all of the women teachers got married. The shocks of the day had been too much. I quietly fainted. -FRANCES WALTHALL. llglf lfgllgllgll ll Q f il lf li lf ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll l ll ll ll llalla 9

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ll ll ll9ll ll l ll llell ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll llflwll ll lwll ll 'L ll 9.0 0 Sept. 19-School opened today. After a long lazy summer I was really glad to get back to work. But best of all was seeing all the old students and getting ac- quainted with the new ones. The fact that some of the new ones are good looking doesn't make any difference-much. Sept. 29-First football game of the season with Troy Teachers. There were so many gorgeous new fall outfits scattered about that I had a hard time looking at the ball game. Incidentally, we won. Oct. 1-I can hardly believe it's true. When the boys move into the new dor- mitory, Forrest County Hall is going to be a Senior Dormitory. Hurrah! Oct. 10-They say it will be only a few days until we move. Oct. 15-Will move next week. Oct. 22-Slight delay. Will move next week. Oct. 29-Another delay. Will move next week. Nov. 1-We moved today! Such a job. When everything was moved I just sat down on top of everything. I didn't feel that I could move for a week. The boys govled day before yesterday. They have a queer name for the dormitory- The oc . Nov. 4-We just had time to straighten everything up a little for Homecoming today. Wish Homecoming came more often. Everybody was here. Nov. 23-Thanksgiving holidays. Dec. 15-Began worrying about what to give people for Christmas. If I only knew what I was going to get, it would simplify the matter enormously. Dec. 18, 19-Examinations. Deep groan expresses my feelings. Dec. 19-Christmas holidays begin - Rest at last. Jan. 2-Return to school very reluctantly. Feb. 2-Legislature voted to change the name from State Teachers College to Mississippi Southern College. We felt that it called for some kind of celebration, and promptly voted a half-holiday. Our rejoicing was brought to a rude ending when Mississippi Hall caught on fire. Trunks and clothes were rushed from the building. Girls sitting around with their belongings looked like refugees after a Mississippi River Flood. What a day! Feb. 29-It didn't mean a thing at Mississippi Southern, but it only comes every four years, so I put it down. March 19-Don't exams come around in a hurry! But I can stand it because to- morrow, ----- March 20, after exams are over I can leave for spring holidays. And I have a brand new hat to show off in the Easter parade. March 25-Back to school and Gone With the Wind. I'm going to see it if I have to miss all my meals. April 3-Legislators visited Mississippi Southern. We were all on our very Inst behavior. All of May-Such beautiful weather that I couldn't study or work. Bad case of spring fever. May 31-Good bye to Mississippi Southern. Remark-I notice on reading through my diary that about half of the memor- able dates are the beginning of holidays. But after all. don't we go to school so that we can have holidays? illQllLill5ll 'il ll li li lfbli li ll lllill ll ll lfail