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

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cf three colleges to receive an endowment by the Sloan foundation. These four years have flown by so swiftly and the time has now come for us to step into another world to meet and accept newer and greater responsibilities. lt is with regret that the class of '44 leaves this lovely campus, the students and the teachers, because it feels a cherished love for the college of which it is a part. And for those cf our class who normally would have been with us today we have a prayer within our hearts that God will be with you, guide you and bring you back so that some day in the future we may all get together again. To these boys, Ted Scarborough, Clinton . fy Doolittle, lames CPicl4leD Forte, Howard Gilliam, Rivers King, Wilson Carruth and lohn Mc- Kewen, all of whom were members of our stu- dent bcdy during the past four years whose lives have been taken that we might live, we bow in mernoriam and pray that they rest in peace until we all meet again. COne minute of silencel. As we come to this closing chapter of our lives and as we are able to look to the future with a better understanding of what life ex- pects cf us, may our love, our friendship and the imperishable memories cf our class pass into the history of our Alma Mater. Sincerely, DOT PRICE. , cf,, W W 9 -f MZ? 4,4 In V' 3 j , ,'1.f,' . ,. Aim y. .- , --1 mv .g Op- ., alll: L g

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tion to maintain the pre-war morale. Besides many of our boys leaving for the service, we also had three instructors to go. They were Coach Vann, Mr. W. H. Ford and Dr. I. F. Wal- ker. Among our sophomores receiving honors during this year we find Elizabeth Bischer vot- ed wittiest in our annual Who's Who contest and Bill Mclsendon voted best-dressed boy. Those selected as beauties in The Southerner, our annual, were: Sunshine Mason, Lillian Cooper, Doris Evans, leanne Donovan, Anne Gilliam, and Tommye Lou Dabbs. Before the end of the year our class presi- dent, Billy McLendon, paid a visit to President Boosevelt, and later joined the Navy. The next year brought much excitement to our class as well as the rest of the student body. lt was in the fall of '42 that our college was honored to have an Army Administration school on our campus. lt was about the best morale booster we could have had, and l'm sure all of you enjoyed the good times that we shared together. There also came to us three new instructors this year: Mr. W. L. johnson, Mr. A. D. Gwings, and Mr. 'William V. Harlan. Mr. B. W. Curry was chosen as business manager of the col- lege. Among those teachers who left us were Miss Cora Webb Bass, English instructor who took her place with the Women's Army Auxil- iary Corps: Coach Beed Green, who went to the Navy: lohn M. Frazier, who joined the Army Medical Corps: and Business Manager Ralph Hayes, who entered the State Guard. Members of our faculty to enter the field of matrimony included Mrs. Angela Lacey McConville, Mrs. Gladys Bingham McAllister, and Mrs. Mary Theresa Poe Baylis. Sadness dwelled on the campus on Wed- nesday, September l0, when Dr. W. H. Weathersby, professor of education, died of a heart attack. Among our honor students we find john l. Hibbett, Frances Mclntosh, Moran Pope, Eliza- beth Bischer, and Bobert Thompson represent- ed in Who's Vtfho in American Colleges and Universities. Moran Pope received the good citizenship award. ln our Who's Who contest lohn l. Hibbett was voted as best dressed boy, Merle Carr and Perry Waldvogel as cutest cou- ple, and Bobert Thompson as most handsome boy. We were led through another successful year with President Charles Vifallace, Vice- President Dorothy Gentile, Secretary-Treasurer Sunshine Mason, and Beporter Dot Price. Ah! At last that long-hoped-for year has come! The lowly green freshmen of '40 have become the highly honored seniors of '44. This year has been one of great events. We elected as our leaders lohn T. Brent, president: Katherine Mobley, vice-president: Sunshine Mason, secretary-treasurer: Madelon McMul- lan, reporter: and Dr. McLemore, sponsor. Social life on the campus entered a new phase this year. The cooperation between our school and the Army Administration school offered much entertainment: but by the end of lanuary the Army school had been transferred and we were left almost manless again. Thanks to the Social Life committee arrangements were made for the Social center to remain open on Friday and Saturday nights from 7 to 9:50 p. rn. and on Sundays from 3 to 5 and from 7 to 3:50. The senior girls were also permitted FO have dates in the dormitory lobbies on nights during the week, and outside boys were allowed to come to school socials and date the girls pro- vided they were on the approved list. The enrollment was low but the spirit high. The girls showed their leadership ability. Last year we introduced Mae Elizabeth Brigance as the first girl bell-ringer. This year we have two other girls taking leading positions which have up until this year been occupied by a man. They are Alice Stringer, president of the Stu- dent Body, and Dot Price, business manager of the Student Printz and the college yearbook. lntra-mural sports played an important part this year and brought us all closer together. The night of November 20, l943, became a his- torical one for the sororities on our campus as the finest Pan-Hellenic dance made its debut in the college gymnasium. Later came the stu- dent body's second annual Christmas banquet, which is to be a permanent feature of Southern's social life. Seniors represented in Who's Vtfho in American Colleges and Universities were Me' le Carr, Dorothy Gentile, Sunshine Mason, Alice Stringer and lohn T. Brent. Those represented in our campus 'Who's Vifho contest were lohn T. Brent, Mr. M. S. C.: Virginia Lewis, Miss M. S. C.: Mary Bush Sheppard, girl with best line: Mattie Lois Barksdale, friendliest girl: Alice Stringer, most collegiate girl: Lillian Cooper, most beautiful. Those of our seniors who have married dur- ing this year are: Marguerite Thetford, Marvel Turner, Moran Pope, luanita Herring, and Elizabeth Brumfield. Few changes in the faculty were made. Dr. McLemore was made Dean of Students: Miss Mary Anne Oden, former M.S.C. student, and Mrs. lane Ballard were added to the music faculty: Miss Mildred Anne Martin was elect- ed Nursery School tea Zher, and Mrs. Schwartz became Physical Educatioii instructor. All through our college life improvements have been made on our campus, and this year especially we are proud to witness the beau- tification program which is underway. Vfe are also proud of the wonderful tennis courts given us, the sun-parlors on the dormitories, the new outdoor fireplace, and the new roofs which add much beauty to our buildings. All of these im- provements will remain in our beautiful meincr- ies of M.S.C. We are greatly honored to be a part of the college when it was chosen as one

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ast: and TCStd111C11t enior Class of: '44 We, the senior class of l943-44 of Mississippi Southern College, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Forrest county, being of shaky mind and un- disposing memory but intending to dispose of all desirable characteristics, envious posses- sions, and unreachable qualities upon depart- ure of this institution of higher learning, do hereby make, publish, and declare this to be our last will and testament, hereby revoking any former will made. l, Dorothy Mae Spot Gentile, do hereby leave my way of falling desperately in love at regular intervals to Mary D. Ford. l also leave my perpetual motion to Maudine Webb. l, Eugenia Kathryn Griffin, do will and be- queath my ability to play the piano to Anita Gay Sullivan. To Dot G'Neal l leave the post office. l, Gertrude Breazeale, leave my sunny dis- position and intelligence to the whole student body. May they use it to build their morale. l, Walline Sis Cowart, do hereby leave my home economics worries to lune Watkins and Grace Helen Bogers with the hope that they won't let it get them down. l, Merle Carr, leave my position as Chair- man of the Christian Federation to Lee Walker, but l must take my love for my lieutenant Cnow captain? with me. With a heart full of sadness, we, Gloria Coleman, Vera Belle Dooley, and Harweda Friddle, do give and bequeath our interest in the Demonstration school to all future student teachers. l, Mary Bush Sheppard, do leave my ability to cause the Vesper choir to swing and sway the Sheppard way to lo Miller. l, Tommye Lou Dabbs, hereby leave to lone Boberts a dab of my personality and a few of my men. l, Sybil lohnson, leave my comprehension of every mathematical problem-pure, ab- stract, and applied-to Mattie Charles Bey- nolds. l, Florence Hearn, leave my way of sleep- ing through classes to anyone who can get by with it. l, Marjorie Little, leave the loveseat in the lobby of Hattiesburg Hall to Gene Keebler and Dorcas Longley. l, Dorothy Price-the one-wornan cornrriittee --do will my ability to make soy beans sprout to future Home Ec ZOO classes, but l refuse to part with my love for soldiers and sailors. l, Billie lean Pigott, leave my infectious giggle and growing pills to Agnes Korb and Mary Langdon. l, Eleanor Baby Simmons, do bequeath my slowness and baby ways to Bettye War- nock. l, Mildred Mayo, leave all of my nursery school experience to the A.W.S. in the Bock. l, Kathryn Mobley, do hereby give and be- queath Miss D'Olive and the Art Department to Eileen Gordy. ln addition l leave my name, Polecat to some deserving soul. l, Madelon McMullan, leave my alertness and love of knowledge to Mary Martin, but l'll take Bob along with me. l, Marie Louise Bobinson, leave my nick- name Happy to limmy Faye Wiltshire pro- vided she doesn't giggle all the time. l, Marvel Turner Drennan, leave nothing to nobody-l'm taking it with me. i, term T. Brent, do hereby bequeath my love for iitterbugging to Gene Clark and request that he begin his practice in the Social Center this 29th day of May. l, Mildred Avery, leave my deep interest in Camp Shelby to Mary Evelyn Lee and Betty lean Saxon provided they promise to never let a man get away. l, Mrs. Lee Ora Bridges, leave my position in the library to Mary Thornton and ask that she carry on in my own style. l, Mattie Lois Barksdale, do hereby leave my ability to sing l Couldn't Hear Nobody Pray to Norwood Scarborough. l also leave my pleasing personality and ready wit to Mr. Marsh. l, Edith Buckley, leave my share of the U. S. O. to Doris Fredendoll. Everything else l have, l leave to my sister, so that she can keep it in the family. To Miss Fritzsche, l, Carrie Easterling, leave a vacant seat in class. May it be occupied by some domestic-minded person. l, Mary Elizabeth Glannen, do hereby give my lieutenants to Betty Boss-she doesn't have enough.