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

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loe Stevens, boy with best line, Mattie Lois Barksdale, friendliest girl, T. E. Hightower, friendliest boy: Alice Stringer, most collegiate girly Sidney Hurdle, most collegiate boy: Dim- ple Lane, best-dressed girl, Alvin Maples, best dressed boy. Doris Fredendoll, girl most likely to succeed: Bill Mangum, boy most likely to succeed, lessie W'ayne Gandy, most versatile girly Harvey Craft, most versatile boy: Mary Langdon, best girl dancer, Alvin Maples, best boy dancerg Natalia Graham, girl you'd prefer to be with in a blackout, lackie Stuart, boy you'd prefer to be with in a blackout. fFridcry. February 18, 19441 Mississippi Southern college has been chosen as one of three colleges in the United States to receive an endowment by the Sloan Foundation, Dr. l. B. George, president of M. S. C., announced recently. The work to be carried on in connection with this project is An Economic Experiment. The experiment in Applied Economics is an ef- fort to discover whether schools can actually raise the standard of living in the homes of the communities they serve, by fitting the work of the school definitely to the economic and social needs of the community. A workshop will be conducted on the cam- pus during the summer quarter, it was announc- ed by Dr. B. G. Lowrey, who is director of the project here. Several programs are being worked out in schools in the vicinity of Hat- tiesburg. tFriday, March 10. 1944i Student government is a reality at Missis- sippi Southern college for the first time since 1925, following the ratification and signing of the new student body constitution drawn up Ly a committee of faculty members and students. Members of the committee were Dr. B. A. Mclsemore, Dr. B. G. Lowrey, Miss Alma Hick- man, Alice Stringer, Warren Pittman, Edna Earle Poyner and lane McMath. At a formal signing ceremony on 'Wednes- day, March 8, the signatures were affixed to the constitution, and student government was formally put into effect. Members of the Student Council who are to serve for the remainder of the year are Alice Stringer, presidentg Xllfarren Pittman, first vice- president: Mary Beth Stoner, second vice- president: Frances Holcomb, secretary-treas- urerg Dot Arendale, Edna Earle Poyner, Eunice Hummer, lessey Wayne Gandy, Mary Virginia Simmons, Mary Bush Sheppard, Mary Thorn- ton, Lee Vifalker, Harvey Craft, Bebecca Hathorne, and Norwood Scarborough. fFridczy. March 31. 19441 Fourteen years before maturity, the bonds on the stadium dormitory of Mississippi South- ern college have been paid, Dr. I. B. George, president, announced today. The bonds, amounting to 9577,000, were bought by the B.F.C., to be paid off over a period of twenty years. The original cost of building was Sl40,000, of which 303,000 was a qrant from the federal government. No money from the state of Mis- sissippi was used to build the dormitory. Dur- ing the month of February, 1944, more than half of the remaining bonds due were retired, now all the bonds have been called in. Dr. George stated, The building has been paid off in full and has not cost the state of Mississippi one cent. lt is a record cf which we of Mississippi Southern are indeed proud.

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HIGH LIGHT' OF 1943-44 tFridc1y, Nov. 5, 19431 Plans for rush week are first and foremost in the minds of everyone at Mississippi South- ern college this week. Beginning on Sunday, November l4, with a Pan-Hellenic tea, and end- ing on Saturday, November 20, with a dance given by the Pan-Hellenic, it will be the high- light of all social activity on the campus during the fall quarter. Bush week will be formally opened on Sun- day, November 14, with a tea given by the Pan Hellenic Council. This tea will be held from four to five at the home of Dr. and Mrs. l. B. George. Members of the Pan-Hellenic council and sponsors of the sororities are to serve in the receiving line. Invitations will be mailed. After the formal opening of Bush week the five sororities will send out invitations to their individual parties, The final feature of Bush week will be the dance, which will be given on Saturday, No- vember 20, in the gymnasium. This dance is given by all the sororities jointly, to close Bush week officially. tWednesday, Nov. 24, 19431 The list of those students from Mississippi Southern college whose biographies have been selected to appear in Who's Who Among Stuf dents in American Universities and Colleges has been released by Dr. B. A. Mclsemore, Dean of Students. Ten students were selected. They are: Ophelia Baylis, Hattiesburg, home econom- ics, Kathleen Bynum, Mt. Olive, music, Merle Carr, Crvstal Springs, home economicsg Doris lfredendoll, Hattiesburg, mathematics: Dorothy Gentile, Gulfport, home economicsg Wilda Mae Mason, Purvis, social studies: Grace Helen Bogers, Collins, home economics, Alice Stringer, Baymond, music, lohn T. Brent, lr., Hattiesburg, mathematics and science: Harvey Craft, lr., Hattiesburg, English. This publication is the only national means of recognition for college students which is de- void of politics, fees, or dues. lt is published through the cooperation of over 600 American colleges and universities. tWednesday, Dec. 15, 19431 The second annual Christmas banquet given by the Student body will be held tonight at 5:30 in the college dining hall. Following the banquet a program of violin selections will be presented by Zino Francescatti, one of the world's better known violinists. The Christmas party, held for the first time last year, was inaugurated with the idea of making it a permanent feature of Southern's social life. The job of making this year's party a suc- cess is divided among five committees: Pro- gram, headed by Kathleen Bynumg Menu, Margaret Hardy, chairmang Decoration, Miss Anna L. D'Olive, chairman, Place-card, Kath- ryn Mobley, chairman: Invitation, Frances Hol- comb, chairman. tFriday, Ian. 7, 19441 The last trace of khaki will disappear from Mississippi Southern College campus on lan- uarv 15 when the transfer of the Army Adminis- tration school, enlisted branch No. 2, to Port Washington is completed. The soldiers have been a familiar sight on the campus since the unit was activated in September, 1942, under the temporary com- mand of Capt. Perry Dixon, former director of B.O.T.C. in the lackson city schools. The local unit is the second oldest of its kind, the unit at Ole Miss being about three weeks older. Any coed on the campus will testify to the fact that things will certainly be a lot differ- ent when the soldiers are gone. fFridczy, Ian. 25, 19441 lohn T. Brent, lr., of Hattiesburg, and Vir- ginia Lewis, lackson, now hold the titles of Mr. and Miss M.S.C. following the completion of the annual Who's Who at M.S.C. contest, spon- sored by the Student Printz. The most beautiful girl and the most hand- some boy, as elected by the students, were Lillian Cooper and Gilbert Stevens. Other winners in the contest were: Mary Bush Sheppard, girl with best line,

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