Virginia Commonwealth University - Cobblestone Wigwam Yearbook (Richmond, VA)

Text from Pages 1 - 164 of the 1955 volume:

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For Reference NOT TO BE TAKEN FROM THIS ROOM t • |-VtH ♦ ■ ♦ ♦ - . iFf HB 1 ' Bpp. ' m 1 8 ™. a X if if t ■-- ti y ' OF TIME YOU WOULD MAKE A RIVER, UPON WHOSE BANKS YOU WOULD SIT AND WATCH THE PASSING STREAM OF LIFE. • •••♦♦■♦ RICHMOND PROFESSIONAL INSTITUTE OF THE COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE COOPERATING RICHMOND, VIRGINIA MARY CATHERINE NEMIR • EDITOR-IN-CHIEF PRINTED BY WHITTET SHEPPERSON 55 WIGWAM MONROE PARK ' 4 % %•♦♦ . J HaHKM OHBBHHIH Hear our chorus gladly soaring Ringing through the air. Listen to the students ' praises Alma Mater — fair! R.P.I., our Alma Mater, Blessings on your name. Students, stand to toast our college- Here ' s to future fame. Tested knowledge of the ages, Alma Mater, give. Show us how to use our talents, Teach us how to live. t • • - • tiMi MH CONTENTS PAGE IN MEMORIAM 9 DEANS 10 FACULTY AND SCHOOLS 12 CLASSES 24 SENIOR 26 JUNIOR 46 SOPHOMORE 54 FRESHMAN 62 GRADUATE STUDENTS 72 CAMPUS 74 DORMITORIES 77 CLUBS 86 ACTIVITIES 108 ADS 134 SENIOR DIRECTORY 137 , • • ♦ % ♦ 1 IN MEMOR1 AM BRYANT LEITH STROTHER MEMBER OF THE SENIOR CLASS KILLED... AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT FEBRUARY 11, 1955 , 4 ♦ PROVOST HENRY H. HIBBS A.B., Cumberland College; A.M., Brown University; Ph.D., Columbia University To you who have so lately been engaged in completing your education at RPI let me offer my congratulations You have in no small way contributed to that pride which we mutually share for the educational philosophy of this institu- tion. Each one of you has had a large part in re-affirming my belief that RPI holds a distinct and generous share not only in the future of the South, but of other sections of the country as well. While your program here has been pri- marily vocational or professional, you have, no doubt, come to realize that no limitations have been placed on your in- dividual cultural aspirations. By tempering a solid core of professional training with elected cultural subjects you have participated in an experience whose benefits will increase with each year. In p arting, may I add that it has been a privilege to have had a hand in furthering your education. Now as you go out to serve your state and nation let my best wishes go with you. H. H. HIBBS, Dean o 10° I H HOHM! HMhHI KLi iS- 1 .i-X- THE DEANS Upon the shoulders of these people rest the complex problems of co-ordinating the many complex and diversified elements of this unique institution. Dean Westover has the responsibility of seeing that a high degree of instruction is maintained, plus or- ganizing the Summer School program and directing the men ' s housing arrangements. The nature of Dean Johnson ' s work is of a more personal sort, for it is to her that all the students go with their problems. She is the intermediary among faculty, students, and administration. DR. H. TUDOR WESTOVER Dean of Instruction B.A., M.Ed., Ed.D., University of Missou DR. MARGARET L. JOHNSON Dean of Students: Head of the Department of Modern Languages A.B., Barnard College; A.M., Ph.D.. Columbia University K Et 1 1 1  f ■ : .. . K School of Art 14 School of Business 16 School of Distribution 17 School of Music 18 School of Occupational Therapy 19 School of Clinical and Applied Psychology 19 School of Applied Science 20 School of Applied Social Science 20 School of Journalism, Writing, and Publication 21 Engineering 22 Non-Departmental 22 Staff 23 ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ■■ ■ ■ ■Hi HHHMB ■B H r FACULTY and SCHOOLS BBnflHHfiB SCHOOL OF ART The study of art — based on the inspiration of the ages . . . tying the old and the new together with perfect harmony . . . taking into account the traditions of the past and the innovations of the present, and weaving them into a perfect synthesis . . . Art is not limiting . . . rather it is inclusive of many fields: the fine arts, fostering the training and development of the creative artists . . . art education . . . commercial art, preparing the future professional with a well-rounded background for technical achievement . . . cos- tume design, developing individual tastes and training in professional techniques, drafting, increasing knowledge and practical skill for semi- professional work, dramatic art and speech, training the future actor and drama teacher . . . fashion illustration (training in the art of illustrat- ing current fashions for the purpose of selling merchandise) . . . crafts, interior design and decoration, training in design, decoration and fur- nishings of buildings for professional profit or personal enjoyment. Arthur O. Biehl INSTRUCTOR IN ART B.F.A., Richmond Profe; Maurice Bonds HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FINE ARTS B.F.A., Richmond Professional Institute M.A., Teachers College, Columbia University Art Student ' s League. New York Traveling Fellowship, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Jewett Campbell ■ York Art Student ' s League vhegan School of Painting and Sculptur s Hofmann School of Art Allan Eastman cher ' s College, Buffalo Education, Pratt Institute iign. Vesper George School of An Robert Hester John Ten Eyck Hilton HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCIAL ART Raymond Hodges FACULTY CHAIRMAN OF ART SCHOOL HEAD OF DEPARTMENT OF DRAMATIC ART Ruth H.Hyland ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF ART EDUCATION B.S, University of Illinois M.A., Columbia University W% ■ v HBH H ■■■■■■■I ils Joseph Kidd INSTRUCTOR IN COMMERCIAL ART B.F.A., Richmond Professional Institute Wiley S. Martin INSTRUCTOR IN COMMERCIAL ART B.F.A., Richmond Professional Institute Francis M. Moore INSTRUCTOR IN COMMERCIAL ART Certificate in Commercial Art, Richmond Professional Institute Hazel Mundy HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT OF COSTUME DESIGN Traphagan School of Fashion, New 1 McDowell School of Costume Desigi New York Theresa Pollak PROFESSOR OF ART B.S., University of Richmond; Ha rd Uni. iity Paul D. Reinhardt INSTRUCTOR DRAMATIC ART B.A., in Drama and Theater Educ Uni M.F.A.. iity of Tuls Uni ' Charles C. Renick ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF ART B.F.A.. M.F.A., Richmond Professio Institute Veronta W. Shamp INSTRUCTOR IN COSTUME DESIGN AND CLOTHING CONSTRUCTION B.S., North Dakota State College Paul Worden INSTRUCTOR IN PHOTOGRAPHY r O H ' Mm Studio Lab on a Tuesday afternoon. ♦ • • • r t SCHOOL OF BUSINESS A school of businessmen and business- women . . . illustrating RPI ' s educational philosophy that practice and theory should be closely coordinated . . . one of the few schools where it is the rule rather than the exception for students to amass financial gains while attending classes . . . vital il- lustration of the modern combination of education and life . . . includes many fields: accounting, advertising, clerical practice, business administration, secretarial science, business management, and teacher educa- tion in business. MECHANICS OF MACHINES Raymond C. Boly ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF BUSINESS 8.S., M.B.A., New York University Accounting Certificate, Bentley School of Accounting Alberta J. Frerichs ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF BUSINESS ; College Diploma, Gregg Colleg M.Ed., University of Neb Chi. ska A. Lee Hall ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF BUSINESS B.S., M.S., Business Education, Virginia Polytechnic Institute Thomas R. Hart ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF BUSINESS B.S.. Ed.M., University of Buffalo 7( John J. Hurley ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF BUSINESS Ithena Sampson ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF BUSINESS B.S., Radford College of Virginia Polytechnic Institute Kenneth Zimmer PROFESSOR OF BUSINESS EDUCATION B.S., New York University M.A.. Ed.D., Columbia University 16° - ♦ % f ' ..  ♦ • ♦♦♦ IHHIHHH ■■■■■ ■HnHBHUmMB Verla Beckwith ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF DISTRIBUTIVE EDUCATION B.S., Eureka College B.S., Prince School of Retailing, Simmons College M.Ed., University of Buffalo Mary Virginia Marks PROFESSOR OF DISTRIBUTIVE EDUCATION B.A., Sweet Briar College Diploma, Sorbonne. France M.S., School of Retailing, New Y. University Helen Frances Norton ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF DISTRIBUTIVE EDUCATION Wellesley College (two years) Certificate, Prince School of Store Service Education, Simmons College Hannah C. Reynolds INSTRUCTOR IN DISTRIBUTIVE EDUCATION B.S.. State Teachers College. Farmville M.S., Richmond Professional Institute of the College of William and Mary Ralph Augusta Rush PROFESSOR OF RETAILING for Ph.D., New York Uni ' ■ty Jane Jones Vogeley ASSISTANT PROFESSOR DISTRIBUTIVE EDUCATION Education, Richmond Profe a I In: M.S., New York Uni ' ify DEVELOPING SKILLS Preparing students for work in distributive occupations . . . Department of Retailing . . . training in merchandising, sales promotion, personnel and store management. Department of Advertising . . . offering the advantages of a cooperative work-study program, combining college classes with on- the-job-experience . . . Department of Distributive Education . . . training teachers of retailing for work in the fields of high schools, adult education, and colleges. SCHOOL OF DISTRIBUTION 17° I W  cM • ' 1 SCHOOL OF MUSIC Music . . . the heart song of humanity ... a magnificient harmony of man ' s hopes and fears, dreams and aspira- tions, filled with the inspiration of the ages . . . mankind ' s universal lan- guage swelling from the primitive beat of African drums, from the symphony of philharmonic orches- tras, from the rhythm of jazz bands and from the melody of folk singers . . . music for eternity. THE INSPIRATIONAL Wayne L. Batty ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF MUSIC B M.E.P. Illinois Wesleyan University B.M., Kansas City Conservatory M.M., Chicago Musical College Leslie Lacy Beadles ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF MUSIC B.M.. Chicago Musical College M.Ed., Phil ' ips University Jean H. McConnell INSTRUCTOR IN MUSIC Diploma. State Teachers College Califo Pennsylv John A. Nelson ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF MUSIC B.M. in Music, Westminster. New Wilmington Penn. M.M. In Music, University of Redlands, California Volney Shepard PROFESSOR OF MUSIC e College ago Musk Donald Tennant PROFESSOR OF MUSIC B.S., Ohic c ersity of Michigan Ph.D. University of Iowa )l College 18  % ♦ • . ' . « ♦ ♦ ♦ ■MBM mt ■H9UBU SCHOOL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY The Occupational Therapy worker . . . always by the side of the handicapped . . . straightening withered limbs, strengthening weakened muscles, reac- tivating passive bodies . . . bringing smiles of joy to drawn faces and the light of hope to dulled eyes . . . helping the helpless to help themselves into a new life. Robert K. Bing ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF OC- CUPATIONAL THERAPY B.S., University of Colorado- M.A. O.T.R. O: The Genevieve Cummings ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF OC- CUPATIONAL THERAPY B.S.. College of Si. Catherine- O.T.R., American Occupational Martha E. Matthews ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF OC- CUPATIONAL THERAPY A.B., Winthrop College- Certificate in Occupational Therapy R.P.I .- O.T.R. , American Occupational Therapy Association H. Elizabeth Messick PROFESSOR OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY O.T.R., American Occupational Therapy Association; Diploma in Occupational Therapy, Maryland Institute; Chief Occupational Therapy Branch, U. S. Dept.of the SCHOOL OF CLINICAL AND APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY Vytautas J. Bieliauskas PROFESSOR OF CLINICAL AND APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY B.A., University of Vilkaviskis; M.A., Ph.D., University of Tuebin gen, Germany; Certified Clinical Psychologist, Virginia Ralph A. Enrick ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF PSYCHOLOGY B.A., and M.S., City College of New York; Ph.D., Michigan S-a-e College Psychology ... a new and noble science dealing with the mind of man . . . bring- ing new life to countless unfortunates who in the past would have spent their days behind locked doors . . . aiding the adjustment of those who are unable to find their places in the pattern of modern culture . . . observing and experimenting to find the key to human behavior . . . educating the public in techniques of mental hygiene . . . attempting to apply psychology to the whole area of life itself. William R. Reevy ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF PSYCHOLOGY A.B., Economics, Stanford Univer- sity; Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology. Penn State Walter A. Woods ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF PSYCHOLOGY A.B. University of Wyoming- M.A. Syracuse University; Ph.D.. Colu Uni Edwin S. Zolick ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF PSYCHOLOGY B.S. in P College; Psychology, Catri- olic University o l 9 o t t • SCHOOL O F APPLIED SCIENCE Medical Laboratory Technique . . . Biological and Chemical Laboratory Technique . . . Physical Therapy . . . Nursing . . . training to serve in special- ized fields for the advancement of science. Mary Eugenia Kapp PROFESSOR OF CHEMISTRY A.B., University of North Carolina M.A., Duke University Ph.D., University of North Carolina Walter L. Richards, Jr. ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF BIOLOGY B.S.. Virginia Military Institute M.A., University of Virginia John T. Woodland ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF BIOLOGY A.B. and A.M., Boston University M.S. and Ph.D., Harvard University mine ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF BIOLOGY Jane B. Gladding INSTRUCTOR IN CHEMISTRY B.A., Smith College; Technic Rockefeller Institute for Med Research (6 years); Candidate M.S., University of Richmond SCHOOL OF APPLIED SOCIAL SCIENCE Nadia Danilevsky INSTRUCTOR IN STATISTICS Graduate Moscow University lowship, Graduate School of S Alice Davis PROFESSOR OF SOCIOLOGY A.B.. Radcliffe Col ' ege; M.S. ir Social Work, Richmond Profes ;ional Institute ' Ph.D. Universi.y o North Carolina George T. Kalif PROFESSOR OF SOCIAL WORK B.A.. M.A.. and M.S.W., Tulans Beatrice V. Marion INSTRUCTOR IN MARRIAGE RELATIONS The Department of Applied Sociol- ogy and Social Welfare . . . the social worker, creating comfort in the midst of misery, hope in the midst of suffering and bringing the light of friendship and optimism into the lives of the misfortunate. Department of Recreation and Physical Education . . . helping in- dividuals to find meaningful satis- factions in their leisure time. The Department of Elementary Education . . . preparing students to serve as teachers in elementary schools. Aileen Shane PROFESSOR OF PSYCHIATRIC SOCIAL WORK A.B., Converse College M.S.S., Smith College, School of Social Wc J. Marshall Snelling ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF SOCIOLOGY Lois McGregor Washer ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF RECREATIONAL LEADERSHIP B.S., Carnegie Institute of Technology Social Work, Richmond Professional « 20 ' •••♦.♦ IHHHHHHi ■■ ■KIH HK E. Allan Brown DIRECTOR, SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM, WRITING AND PUBLICATION Assistant Professor of English A.B., M.A., Ph.D., University of North Car Joseph F. Smeall ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH A.B., New York State College for Teacher: M.A., Johns Hopkins University Frank B. Thornburg, Jr. ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF JOURNALISM B.S., University of Tennessee; M.A. University of Florida Miles Walker Woods ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH A.B., Vanderbilt University; M.A., Peabody College CONVOCATION Coloring the whole fabric of RPI life, this school and its subdivisions af- fects the college career of every student . . . English classes . . . teaching the practical application of our native tongue . . . instilling us with an ap- preciation of great literature, old and new. Modern languages . . . increasing our knowledge and understanding of other cultures. Journalism . . . bringing journal- istic theory into the realms of reality giving talented students an oppor- tunity to develop their creative ability. SCHOOL WRITING OF JOURNALISM. AND PUBLICATION °2I ' - ENGINEERING RPI ' s engineering course is offered in cooperation with and under the direction of Virginia Polytechnic Institute. This de- partment offers junior college courses for the purpose of pre- paring students who have completed two years of work in standard courses or three years of work in cooperative pro- grams to graduate at V.P.I, in Blacksburg. Also it prepares students who can a f tend college only one or two years for employment in engineering or drafting on the technicians ' levels. Ralph E. Green ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF PHYSICS AND MATHEMATICS B.S., Tri-State College; M.S., Ur versily of Alabama William P. Spence ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF MATHEMATICS AND DRAFTING B.S. Southeast Missouri State Col- lege; M.Ed.. University of Missouri Charles A. B. Foster ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF ENGINEERING B.S.. and M.S.. Virginia Pol NON- DEPARTMENTAL Edward P. Allen ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION B.S. Rhode Island State Co lege; Ed.M.. Boston Universit Howard Hunter Davis PROFESSOR OF GOVERN- MENT AND ECONOMICS A.B. University of Richmond; Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University Although not specifically classified, there are certain courses which prove indis- pensable to a student ' s education. Simply termed Non-D epartmental , these classes in physical education, gov- ernment, economics, education and his- tory make up an important part in any college program, and certainly so at R.P.I. Marvin L. Ingram ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF ECONOMICS Alger Y. Maynard ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF EDUCATION B. A.. University of Richmond Unive Albert A. Rogers HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY B.A. University of Richmond f Ph.D.. University of Virginia 22 ;« • % ♦ « • Sara Clay ASSISTANT REGISTRAR Robert Hill Fleet MANAGER. NIGHT COLLEGE Lillie Mae Haupt DORMITORY NURSE Newell Highsmith HOSTESS. FOUNDERS HALL Rosamond McCan!ess LIBRARIAN Gladys Tedder VETERANS 1 COORDINATOR We are fortunate to have these six men and women working behind the scenes of the Richmond Professional Institute ' s ac- tivities. Each one of them deserves a salute for a job well done. We wish them many more successful years at R.P.I. LUNCH TIME STAFF 23 eralle • ,•- ••• • ' ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ■■■MHH ■aBHraran Our yesterdays follow us; they constitute our life, and they give character and force and mean- ing to our present deeds. —JOSEPH PARKER :■ .: - AWAITING THE PROCESSIONAL The time has come . . . we ' ve reached that final goal . . . it ' s hard to realize that four years ago we were just planning our college careers. Four years, a relatively long span of time and yet . . . the first few weeks passed in a blur of excitement, a world of unknown faces, new names and strange sur- roundings . . . then the kaleidoscope stopped whirling and we began adjust- ing to the pattern. We experienced the job of new friendships and successfully met unac- customed situations ... we had our first taste of intellectual curiosity, and suddenly a whole new universe opened to us ... we gained a perspective unknown to us before and learned how to conform without surrendering our own individuality. Looking back we can lightly pass over the moments of disappointment and frustration. Instead, our minds dwell on the joys of college activities and most of all, the endless chain of friendships that tie all our experiences together, making them into something meaningful and worthwhile. Now the long awaited day of graduation has come. After four years of college we realize how infinite the field of knowledge is, and how much we have yet to learn. Thus we pass with hope from the old into the new. 55 SENIOR CLASS °26° ' ♦ .♦ ■ ft ♦ •  ♦ , ♦ ft ♦•♦ utBKMmmmumammamtmaaBmamK miB OFFICERS President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer S.G.A. Representative PAT RILEY CLIFF BELCHER MEREDITH MOON DOROTHY BLANKS JAMES McCOART 5$ SENIOR CLASS Left  o right: JAMES McCOART. CLIFF BELCHER. PAT RILEY. MEREDITH MOON °27 ' • ' ♦  ...- ♦:, WILLIAM O ' CONNELL Leadership Key PEGGY FOWLER Leadership Key JIM McCOART Leadership Key CLIFTON BELCHER Leadership Key PAT RILEY Leadership Key °28 ' I 4 ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ■ ' ■PHHHHI IMBII HnnHI Bmi HBBIHB SENIOR AWARDS Not Pictured: MILO RUSSELL Art Key CARTHA BOYER Art Key ALICE NEWMAN Art Key BERNICE STEINKE Scholarship Key 29 ♦ , ♦ ♦ f SENIORS $5 Rose Arline Abbott ROANOKE, VIRGINIA Bachelor of Fine Arts Leo William Allen PETERSBURG. VIRGINIA B.5. in Social Science Elizabeth Ann Adams NARROWS, VIRGINIA B.S. in Social Science Wong Lam Ark NORFOLK. VIRGINIA Margaret Jane Alexander STATESVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA Bachelor of Fine A. ' Clifton Burl Belcher DURHAM. NORTH CAROLINA B.S. in Retailing Lloyd Douglas Bell RICHMOND, VIRGINIA B.S. in Music Education Eleanor Carol Bennett BABYLON, L. I., NEW YORK B.S. in Occupational Therapy Doro ' hy M. Blanks B.S. in Social S HALIFAX COUNTY. VIRGINIA ° 30 « ♦ % « ■ ■HMIBHHHHH H BB HBHUn Josephine S. Bonds Robert M. Booker Rosa M. Boswell Cartha J. Boyer RICHMOND. VIRGINIA RICHMOND. VIRGINIA COLONIAL HEIGHTS, VIRGINIA RICHMOND. VIRGINIA -ology B.S. in Business B.S. in Elementary Education B.S. in Art Education Betty Lee Bradshaw Edna M. Bresko Anna J. Brown Betty Carolyn Brown BURKEVILLE. VIRGINIA PETERSBURG. VIRGINIA WESTMINSTER. MARYLAND FLORENCE. SOUTH CAROLINA eitary Education B.S. in Sociology B.S. in Occupa tional Therapy B.S. in f Hetty Jane Butcher Barbara Ann Chalkley Walter Randolph Chea tham Wirt Atkinson Christian, Jr HENDERSON. NORTH CAROLINA RICHMOND. VIRGINIA RICHMOND. VIRGINIA RICHMOND. VIRGINIA Bachelor of Fine f- Bachelor of Music Bachelor of F - Bachelor of Fir 31 • • • ♦! « ♦ ' ♦ ftl . ! 55 Elizabeth Bruin Chri stopher Leon Harding Christc ipher Gloria Dean Clark RICHMOND. VIRGINIA RICHMOND. VIRGINIA HOPEWELL, VIRGINIA B.S. in Retailing B.S. in Retailing B.S. in Music Janet B. Clausen Jane Clevenger William Boyd Clopton RICHMOND, VIRGINIA CLEARBROOK, VIRGINIA WAR SAW. VIRGINIA Bachelor of Fine Arrs Bachelor of Fine Arts Bachelor of Fine Arts Joel Ross Cohen Marilyn Lee Comer Carolyn Cosick RICHMOND, VIRGINIA RICHMOND. VIRGINIA TOMS RIVER. NEW JERSEY B.S. in Business B.S. in Advertising B.S. in Occupational Therapy 32 ■■iMH i HHHHBHHHII iHHBIHHimiHiniB Louise Marion Cowart SAVANNAH, GEORGIA Bachelor of Fine Arls Ann T. Cowgill RICHMOND, VIRGINIA B.S. in Social Science Beverly Ann Cralle CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA Bachelor of Fine Arls Mary Elizabeth Davis NEWPORT. NORTH CAROLINA Bachelor of Fine Arts Ursula Jane Davis RICHMOND, VIRGINIA Bachelor of Fine Arls Mary L. Diefael ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA B.S. in Occupational Therapy Shirley Ann Dreyer LEXINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA Bachelor of Fine Arts Constance Ann Duncan RICHMOND, VIRGINIA B.S. in Social Science Laura Elizabeth Dunlop CHARLOTTE. NORTH CAROLINA B.S. in Occupational Therapy Roger L. Elgin LEESBURG, VIRGINIA B.S. in Business Hepburn F. Eubank RICHMOND, VIRGINIA B.S. in Sociology John N. Farish RICHMOND, VIRGINIA B.S. in Business 33 , f ♦ t 4 « ' , f- ' , iimiiwiimiiiiiwwiiiiiHiiiwwmi SENIORS 55 Margaret E. Fowler SANDSTON. VIRGINIA Robert L. Groves SANDSTON, VIRGINIA Bachelor of Fine Arts Nancy Lu Gatling NORFOLK, VIRGINIA Bachelor of Fine Arts Gloria Rita Hall CHATHAM, VIRGINIA Bachelor of Fine Arts Frank Lewis Greene RICHMOND. VIRGINIA B.S. in Applied Science Helen Irene Harrod ROCKY MOUNT, NORTH CAROLINA B.S. in Recrealional LeeH. Robert Laurence Hill RICHMOND. VIRGINIA Bachelor of Music Educaiior Lura Patricia Holley GREENSBORO. NORTH CAROLINA Bachelor of Fin- Grover Chandler Hopkins HAMPTON. VIRGINIA Bachelor of Fin- 34 ♦ ■■•• wBM HHUBBHBMOHHMHHnBHHHHi Edwin Bradshaw Hughes Bettisue Heath Hunt Laura Lee Hunt Joan Bernice Hyman RICHMOND, VIRGINIA MAGNOLIA, NORTH CAROLINA HERNDON, VIRGINIA WAYNESBORO, VIRGINIA B.S. In Retailing B.S. In Distributive Education B.S. In Business B.S. in Elementary Education Barbara Jane Innes Mary Minter Jarrett Phyllis Lee Jones Norman Katzenberg HILLSIDE, NEW JERSEY RAINELLE. WEST VIRGINIA ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA B.S. In Occupational Therapy B.S. In Elementary Education Bachelor of Music Eduucation B.S. In Business Robert E. Lee Dansy Margaret Leedy Carolyn Kathleen Liles Frances A. Lindsey HIGHLAND SPRINGS VIRGINIA DUNBROOKE. VIRGINIA RICHMOND, VIRGINIA CHESTER. VIRGINIA B.S. In Business Bachelor of Fir B.S. In Applied Social Science B.S. in Business Education 35° Smn HHH BHHHBI SENIORS 55 Mary Elizabeth Luke PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA H. Joseph Lowenthal NORFOLK. VIRGINIA Bachelor of Fine Arts Charlesana Logan KANNAPOUS, NORTH CAROLINA Bachelor of Fine Arts Catherine Newman McCall RICHMOND. VIRGINIA B.S. in Occupational Therapy Mary Anne Love PEARISBURG. VIRGINIA B.S. in Re- James John McCoart, Jr. ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA B.S. in Retailing Nancy Joan McCoy BEAVER, PENNSYLVANIA Certificate in Interior Design Donna Marie Malcolm SKANEATELES, NEW YORK B.S. in Sociology William Brydon Marks, Jr. RICHMOND, VIRGINIA B.S. in Business 36° 1 1 1 t •%• ♦ ■ • ■■ ■■■■■■■■ ■■■■ ■■■l Byron Walker Marshall, Jr RICHMOND, VIRGINIA B.S. In Business William Nathan Martin RICHMOND, VIRGINIA B.S. in Business Meredith Whittier Moon ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND B.S. in Applied Science Talmadge B. Moose ALBEMARLE, NORTH CAROLINA Bachelor of Fine Arls Mary Grace Mullinix DAYTON. MARYLAND B.S. in Occupational Therapy Carol Everett Murray WASHINGTON, D. C. B.S. in Social Science El Lane Nadel WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA B.S. in Social Science Mary Catherine Nemir ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA B.S. in Sociology Alice Christine Newman FARMVILLE. VIRGINIA Bachelor ol Fine Arls Charles S. Newman RICHMOND, VIRGINIA B.S. in Business William Raymond O ' Connell, Jr. Richard Pryoiz O ' Neil HIGHLAND SPRINGS, VIRGINIA SANDSTON, VIRGINIA Bachelor of Music Education B.S. in Business ° 37° t ♦ • 9 9 V K- f K , $$ June Lloyn Omohundro Julian Hercules Often Joan D. Owen RICHMOND, VIRGINIA EMPORIA, VIRGINIA CHESTER, VIRGINIA B.S. In Business Education B.S. in Business B.S. in Distributive Education Marion E. Owen Robert Prescott Pace Ambrose Parker RICHMOND, VIRGINIA RICHMOND, VIRGINIA RICHMOND, VIRGINIA -ntary Education B.S. in Retailing B.S. in Retailing Andrew Lee Pauley Mary Elizabeth Pennin gton Margaret Lee Perrow WYTHEVILLE, VIRGINIA BRODNAX. VIRGINIA ALTAVISTA, VIRGINIA Bachelor of Fin B.S. in Elementary Education Bachelor of F 38 ■i M|[ HHH MH BHf  4 4 % ■ • • ♦ . ■ ■■■■■■■■ v-. ; : ■■ ' ■t- , V Matthew Alphus Pickeral, Jr. Rose Marie Pierce LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA NORFOLK, ViRGINIA Bachelor of Fine Arls B.S. in Sociology Patricia A. Raabe RICHMOND, VIRGINIA Bachelor of Fin- • Arthur Grayson Riddell, Jr. RICHMOND, VIRGINIA B.S. in Business Pat Riley RICHMOND, VIRGINIA B.S. in Business Doyle W. Robinson MICAVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA Bachelor of Fine Arls Judy Lee Rutenberg LAKE HIAWATHA, NEW JERSEY Bachelor of Fine Arts John William Ryan, Jr. RICHMOND. VIRGINIA of Fine Arls Ann R. Shaner LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA Bachelor of Fine Arts Elaine Lou Shear BLACKSBURG, VIRGINIA Bachelor of Fine Arls Daisy H. Simmons GOODVIEW, VIRGINIA B.S. in Music Charles Anna Skeen THOMASVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA Bachelor of Fine Arts 39 . . IMIffllMltBlllinlH Addison Edwards Slayton, Jr. Robert Jerome Spiker RICHMOND, VIP - W, VIRGINIA B.S. in Social Science B.S. in Journalism Lester Eugene South SALUDA, VIRGINIA Bachelor of Fine Arls Bernice Steinlce SANDSTON, VIRGINIA B.S. in Psychology James W. Stone RICHMOND, VIRGINIA B.S. In Business Bryant L. Strother RICHMOND. VIRGINIA B.S. in Business Sarona Jane Surratt DENTON, NORTH CAROLINA Bachelor of Fin-; . • James H. Thrower RICHMOND. VIRGINIA B.S. in Business John Barton Treviilian RICHMOND, VIRGINIA B.S. in Sociology Thomas Rawl Witten BRODNAX, VIRGINIA B.S. in Music Education SENIORS v Susan D. Woodward HAMPTON, VIRGINIA Bachelor of Fine Arls Mary Holt Woolfolk RICHMOND, VIRGINIA B.S. in Social Science 40° ♦ ♦ ♦  ■ ' ♦ ♦ « • ■HBUMMMHBH ™ Bobby Leo Anderson Leonora A. Beneduce WINSTON SALEM. NORTH CAROLINA WOODHAVEN. NEW YORK ■■ in Interior Decoration Certificate in Fashion Illustration Kathleen Warren Christian NEWPORT NEirVS VIRGINIA Certificate in Fashion Peggy Cole APPOMATTOX VIRGINIA Ceriflcale in Costume Design Sally Charles Eppes LEESBURG, VIRGINIA Certificate in Inle Janet Petty Hall ROANOKE, VIRGINIA Certificate in Costume Design Nina Jean Hall LEXINGTON NORTH CAROLINA Certificate : n Co- i ei • AM Ora Dail Hardy VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA Certificate in Interior Design Sara Jo Hensley Carol Marie Hill MORGANTON, NORTH CAROLINA WILLIAMSPORT, PENNSYLVANIA Certificate in Con • 3-YEAR CERTIFICATE v v Barbara Jean Jarrett NEWPORT NEWS. VIRGINIA or Design J f . . John Tye ■ ' . A Ann Troxler - •. .. - William E. Tyson —oiogy James Kirk Ward THOMASVIUE. NORTH CAf Bachelor of F ' ne Arts Barbara Jane Wattington .- - MIA Yvonne Wenti ARLINGTON. VIRGINIA B.S. In Occupational Therapy Frances Ann White NEW MARKET VIRGINIA B S. i D - ■ James Thomas Wilson, Jr. BLAIRS. VIRGINIA Bachelor ol Fine Art Carolyn Louise Winlcler SHAKER HEIGHTS. OHIO W. Ashlin WyaH RICHMOND VIRGINIA  ... fZC Raymond L. Yost MC ND VIRGINIA ■ Rosemary Young RICHMOND. VIRGINIA B.S. In S. HHH BHBB HHHH H HI .♦ ♦ •♦ - ■HHH Renee Lampros NEWPORT NEWS. VIRGINIA Certificate in Costume Design Jean G. Nelson RICHMOND, VIRGINIA Certificate in Commercial Arf Mildred Bain Partridge NORFOLK, VIRGINIA Cerlificate in Commercial Art Barbara Louise Robbins NORFOLK, VIRGINIA Certificate in Fashion Illustration John R. Schafer, Jr. STATESVILLE. NORTH CAROLINA Certificate in Commercial Art Cynthia Zoe Spralce WILLIAMSBURG, VIRGINIA Certificate in Fashion Illustration Ann Reid Toler VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA Certificate in Costume Design Barbara A. Williams RICHMOND, VIRGINIA in Fashion Illustrate Barbara Joan Williams CANTON. NORTH CAROLINA Christine J. Wise PEARISBURG, VIRGINIA Certificate in Interior Deco Helen Marie Wood ASHEBORO, NORTH CAROLINA ite in Secretarial Science 3-YEAR CERTIFICATE f v o 43 c t ♦ • • - t , f 1j ■ Lois Anne Attkisson ASHLAND, VIRGINIA Certificate in Clerical Practi Doris Jean Box ROANOKE, VIRGINIA Certificate in Retailing Shirley Burton RICHMOND. VIRGINIA Certificate in Clerical Pra Gary Walter Clark FAYETTE. OHIO Certificate in Retailing Helen Coussoulos NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA Certificate in Accounting Elizabeth K. Giesecke RICHMOND, VIRGINIA Certificate in Accounting Bobby Dean Guffey FOREST CITY, NORTH CAROLINA Certificate in Retailing Virginia Mae Hale MONTROSS. VIRGINIA Certificate in Secretarial Scien Peggy Sue Hartline STATESVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA Certificate in Retailing 2-YEAR CERTIFICATE v 44 .. ■MMHHBHi  ' ♦ ♦ J HIHHHHi HHBIHHHi H Susan Randolph Jones Barbara Ann Jordan Catherine Jenell McManarrtc y Marie Marble WHITE POST, VIRGINIA PETERSBURG, VIRGINIA GLASGOW, VIRGINIA WYCKOFF, NEW JERSEY Certificate in Secretarial Science Certificate in Secretarial Science Certificate in Secretarial Science Certificate in Retailing Gloria Mitchell Mae Lee Overstreet Lester Thomas Simpson Betty J. Shealy HOPEWELL, VIRGINIA VINTON, VIRGINIA NORWOOD, NORTH CAROLINA ENFIELD, NORTH CAROLINA Certificate in Retailing Certificate in Secretarial Science Certificate in Retailnig Certificate in Secretarial Scienc 2 -YEAR CERTIFICATE ?? 45 ' ' 1 t • 9 Left to right: BUD DOGGETT, SUE EGERTON, THOMAS MONAHAN, SANDRA SHUMATE, MILTON CHRISTY, GEORGINA HEILIG, JESSE CRABTREE, GERTRUDE HEILIG Adding a touch of color to the somber robes and dignified processions of convocations, the Junior Marshals with their tri-colored sashes have be- come a tradition at RPI. Selected by the Seniors, these members of the Junior Class guide the academic processions at assemblies and graduation exercises. They lend that extra dash of ceremony that is so important at official college functions. What ' s nicer than being a Junior in college? With another year of campus activities to an- ticipate, the Juniors know that they are not nearing the end of their college days as the Seniors are. Their gain in poise and self-confidence adds to their enthusiasm and produces some of the college ' s outstanding leaders. The Juniors have a great time during Rat Week. With the memory of their freshman days faded conveniently into the background, they enjoy pestering the newcomers in Rat Court. Then to show that they are basically kind at heart, each member of the Junior Class adopts a little brother or sister to guide over the rocky path of those first weeks in college. One of the highlights of a Junior ' s year is the SGA Midwinter Dances featuring the Junior Class ring figure. While changing from an old Junior to a new Senior, every member of the class can look back and say that it ' s truly been a grand year. JUNIOR CLASS 46 ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦• -♦♦♦♦ OFFICERS SUE EGERTON TOM MONAHAN GEORGINA HEILIG MILTON CHRISTY AUDREY FRAZIER President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer S.G.A. Representative JUNIOR CLASS Left to right: MILTON CHRISTY. GEORGINA HEILIG, AUDREY FRAZIER, SUE EGERTON, TOM MONAHAN 47 • ♦ r JUNIORS Frank T. Alters Charles Bishop Joyce Bragg Durane Carr Jo Ann Allison Julia Blanchard Carolyn Buchanan Ruby Cash Ben Baines Phyllis Bolick Gail Bunch Milton Christy Richard Beaty Lillian Booker Winifred Burros Jesse Crabtree 48 o « ♦ ♦ .•• • ♦ ♦ % ' Nancy Crowe Betty Jo Early John Frawner Charleen Gordan Doris Dawson Sue Egerton Audrey Frazier Evelyn Grabeel Billie Dixon Mary Elliott Jo Ann Freier Carol Greiner Denice Goodfellc Rolf T. Hamre Marie Dumouchelle Ann Evans Wesley Gibson Charles Holloway 49 f ■ ' . B BHi ■i ' JUNIORS Erwin Harlfinger Dorothy Hewitt Janet James Betty Leftwich Barbara Harvey Martha Holsinger Lester King Marion Lippel Georgina Heilig Ardith Holston Meridith Klees Joseph Lock Gertrude Heilig Rene Hudgins Linwood Kramer Barbara Lovegrove 50 ♦ ,♦ ♦ % .♦ • 1 ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ • ' ■. .♦.♦ ♦ .♦ ♦ I « % 4  • ♦ •  ) t w ■ w . William Marshall Thomas Monahan Pauline Palmer Dorothy Roane Christine Minor Charlene Nichols Frances Percy Millicent Rosenberg Martha Raper Sandra Shumate Jo Ann Miller Beverly Mulholland Betty Pendergrass Henrietta Robbins Mona Mitchell Mary K. Palmer Barbara Priddy McFarland Shackelford , •4 f-4 4 m JUNIORS isSie t , Margaret bwingle Cynthia Touchstone Grace Walker Seymour Solberg Thomas Todd Morris Vaughan Dyan Wilson Beverly Smith Carol Sue Terrell Sara Townes Andrew Wainwright Paul Weinstein Charles Young o 52 o % % ♦ ♦ V ♦ ♦ ♦ • ♦ ♦ • •1 ♦ ♦ ♦ % I  ♦ % ♦ « ♦ % « 1. THE THREE ■ ' MOUSEQUETEERS. 2. THIS WAY, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. 3. THERE ' S THAT D. DOOLEY AGAIN. 4. AN R.P.I. STUDENT, MAYBE? 5. GIVE THE LADIES A LIGHT, SOMEBODY, b. TWEETIE-PIE. 7. FACULTY MEMBER. 8. YOU WOULDN ' T ... OR WOULD YOU? 9. THE PHANTOM MEETS . . . 10. DICK TRACY! ° 53 ♦ • ' ' . . ' : tj ' ;■ The Sophomores are at the halfway point, two years down and two to go. They ' ve been in college long enough to know the ropes but not long enough to dim the glamor of collegiate life. To a Sophomore everyday is a new experience. Members of this class have made their presence felt in all areas of college activities, including their sponsoring of the Rat Dance. They ' ve joined hands with the long line of students who throughout the years have upheld the traditions that make college life what it is today. This hard working class has much to look forward to as its members eagerly pass on to bigger and better achievements. SOPHOMORES JOIN IN AT CO-ED PARTY AT 712— A RARE AND MEMORABLE OCCASION SOPHOMORE CLASS 54° ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ 1 ♦ ♦ ♦ % i S A OFFICERS President EARL ANDLETON Vice-President MARY ELLA HERBERT Secretary HELEN COUSSOULOS Treasurer JOHN THOMAS S.G.A. Representative LESTER SIMPSON SOPHOMORE CLASS Lett to right: MARY ELLA HERBERT. LESTER SIMPSON, EARL ANDLETON. JOHN THOMAS, HELEN COUSSOULOS °55 ■ H HBHIM Judith L. Anderson Earl B. Andleton William E. Asbell Charles M. Barnes Norma C. Berk Arlene A. Blaha Beverly J. Boaz Mary P. Broaddus Bruce B. Buchholz Santina A. Canfora Thomas F. Carrice David L. Cole Betty A. Delaney Nancy C. Downer Marvin Edwards Shirley L. Ellinger Betty Epps Faye S. Epstein Anne G. Flaherty John F. Frederick SOPHOMORES ° 56 - ♦ ♦ ♦ % 4 Athena V. Georgalas Jennie L. Gillon Patricia E. Graziana Elizabeth W. Guthridge Barbara B. Harding Mary E. Herbert Robert D. Houston Melissa A. Hudgins Frank K. Humphlett Cleveland C. Inman Joan M. Johnson Margaret S. Jones Orville H. Jones William E. Jones, Jr. Donna V. Kassapi Patricia E. Kelly Aubrey L. Kenny, Jr. George Kevorkian , Jr. Jacqueline H. Larch Loretta J. Larch SOPHOMORES 57 Donna J. Ledford Lou P. Levinson Susan Levinson Barbara A. Linari Helen J. Linsley A. W. Listander, Jr. John C. Lucy, Jr. Patricia M. Lugar Robert C. McCrickard Dorothy H. Marks Beverly J. Martin Charlene H. Meyer Lucille A. Meyers Hugh G. Miller Marilyn M. Miller Wilbur E. Myrick, Jr. Frances D. Noble Norman J. Nuckols Carolyn M. Parker Betty A. Paschall SOPHOMORES ° 58 it ♦ ♦♦.♦♦.« I ♦ .♦♦.♦ « Charles T. Perkins Joyce M. Perry Andrew D. Pollard Kenneth R. Potts Charles M. Pulley Elizabeth A. Reid Charles A. Reynolds Pauline D. Rouvalis Clifford K. Seckman Robert C. Shira Aubrey D. Shuler Harry A. Shumate Janet Smith Orlando W. Smith Patricia W. Smith Nancy A. Smyth Elmer R. Pugh Ruth E. Schafer Margaret A. Slaughter Margaret Solari SOPHOMORES 59 . . . : f f 9. .f. 1 ♦ ' Carolyn J. Sprinkler Charles R. Suddith Jean H. Sullender Nancy L. Suttle Dolores L. Taylor Jacqueiyn B. Terwilliger Shelia B. Tuchmann Peggy Tucker Elizabeth Y. Walker Ann White Jacqueline Whiiehead Robert M. Williams Lee A. Withers Martha J. Woo!ridge Marcia A. Yezequel William M. Young r.T -«a mm z $ i 3- I Wml FO) F t l , Til SOPHOMORES ° 60 ° ♦ • ♦ ♦ ♦ ! ♦ 1. SLOP SHOP BLUES. 2. TWO OF A KIND. BUT WHICH IS THE ARTIST? 3. ' 55 SENIORS— YES! A. ITS THE LIFE. 5. CAFETERIA CONFUSION. RATS. RATS. RATS. 6. SUBMARINES, ANYONE? 7. PROPOSAL ON FRANKLIN STREET IN BROAD DAYLIGHT. 8. THE ARISTOCRAT. 61 h , t ■• ♦ V-I . . .  -- ' r m K. ♦:.. NO JUSTICE FOR THE RATS. ' ALL THESE? The Freshman Class is one of the most important parts of a student group. The lively rats have a leavening effect on members of other classes whose routine might otherwise have become dull and stereotyped. The Freshmen form a col- lege ' s reservoir of future leaders — the sophomore, juniors, and seniors of to- morrow. Although at first bewildered by unfamiliar rules and mountains of text books, the freshmen ' s good nature — demonstrated so well during the tribulations of Rat Week — and their eager spirit of cooperation have quickly made them an integral part of the college scene. Taking hold of collegiate life with zestful enthusiasm, the Frosh have advanced with amazing assurance. RPI is glad to have you with us! FRESHMAN CLASS 62 ■ ♦ . ♦ 1 FRESHMAN CLASS SHIRLEY KING President SANDRA KUECHLER Vice-President SUE DAVILA Secretary JUNE RIMMER Treasurer RONNIE SEICHRIST S.G.A. Representative RAYMOND C.BOLY Sponsor Left to right: Ronnie Seichrist, Sue Oavila, Shirley King, Sandra Kuechler, June Rii fYO e 63 ° . - Ruth Acord Mary Baird Barbara Black Thomas Bruce Catherine C.Albert Helen H.Baker Barbara Blades Margaret Burkhart Jane H. Alexande Loretta Baltimore Julius Blanchard Alma Burton Clyde Anderson Lucille Barrow Edwin Blanks Barbara Burton Suzanne Beckstoffe Thomas Breedon Theodore Byrd Francis C. Ayers Warren Belts Norma E. Brown John Calamos FRESHMEN o 64 o AAA Anne T. Carr Frank W Collins Suzanne Darden Robert B. Dezano Joyce Ar n Dickerson Dorothy A. Diradour Jeanine A. Edman James C Evans John W. Farrant Betty R. Fleenor Harry J. Carver Wilton J. Dezano Robert L. Edwards Kay G. Ford James A Garuck Susanna Davila Dora A. Dillon Judith R. Evans Sylvia T. Gentry Jerry E. Gholson Esther Dearing Aaron Wm. Dodek Anne F. Ferreira Ronald Gholson FRESHMEN ° 65 ' . «!,- j f. Claudette V. Golde David E. Hawthorn. Roy E. Horton Esther L. Johnson Anne G. Goodwyn Barbara D. Hays Robert L. Hughes Shirley M.Johnson Betty Lee Gunn Norma Higdon Wm.S. Hunter Ann Cardie Jordon Gene K. Hall Beverly Hilton Arlene D. Hym Carol L.Kemp Ira W.Harlow Rachel V. Hinriclcs Virginia A. Ingram Shirley L. King Dick A. Harshman Joseph B. Hobbs. Jr. Margaret A. Jackson KayS. Kirkpatrick FRESHMEN 66 ■ ! ! Anita L. Knightoi John Lash Viola Lumpkin Marian Maclcey Sandra Kuechler Evelyn Layne Russell Lundy George Magill Frances Kustos Betty Leatherman Flora E. MacDonald Delia Matthis Nidi Kustos Winnifred Lindgreen David McCarthy Constance Matless Robert Lanier Mary Lindner Joyce McClure Betty Sue Matthews Peggy Lapsley Carlton Lucy Lauchlin McDonald Ira Mercer FRESHMEN 67 ' f t 9 ' ♦ ' • ' ■ ■ ttfcttl . 4: : im f Jflp-n ' W , Parker Melton Alyce Moore Raymond Lee Osterbind Ernest Peri Jacqueline Gail Minson Susan P. Nelson Margaret Parmesano Margaret E. Powell Irene Mitchell Gerald B. Noble Patricia Ann Pendleton Marcia H. Prince Elizabeth Miller Barbara Mothershead Diane Parks John Pitts Ann Mitchell Doris A. Newcome Catherine F. Paxton Ellis C. Pratt Mary Moomaw Janet B. Obaugh Helen E. Perados Barbara Rapp FRESHMEN ° 68 ° 1 « ♦ • ♦.♦ ' •■ C 1 J? i itfcfcfc Susan J. Renkert Henry V. Rudin Chester L. Sheffer Virginia A. Stark Philip R. Rilee Marylyn R. Salerni Ellsworth G. Spencer Shirley M. Stump Constance L. Robinson Holly W. Schoenholz Marion F. Stafford Barbara B. Thrall Margaret E. Rigby Dorothy E. Ryland Dixie K.Smith Delfina Steffey June C. Rimmer Mary C. Schalstedde Leonard B. Spivalc Shirley A. Thomas Fred Rubins Ronald L. Seichrist Marianne E. Stamper Robert N.Timberlake FRESHMEN 69° l  • •« ' mmflB ■■■ Rebecca A. Turner Louise Wimbish Frank J. Whorley Nancy Wood Edith Vondell Dolly White Martha Williams Thomas Woody Michel Allen W Harry L Vhite theri WyU igton nd, Jr. Diane M. Tyson Carla Wesner Emily Wilkins James Woodruff Billie J. Waters Elmo J.White Elizabeth Wilmer James Wrenn Richard White Margaret J. Wood Barbara A. Yerger FRESHMEN ,« ♦  ♦ THE ANDERSON BUILDING  ♦ ■ ♦ ■ Richard R. Burnette B.A., Randolph-Macon College B.D., Emory University RICHMOND, VIRGINIA (Candidate for M.S. degree— First ye John J. Digiammo B.S., Seton Hall University NORTH BERGEN, NEW JERSEY (Candidate (or M.S. degree— Second year student) Peter J. Finley B.A., La Salle College PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA (Candidate for M.S. degree— Second year student) Felix C. Gotschalk, Jr. B.S.. Richmond Professional Institute RICHMOND, VIRGINIA (Candidate for M.S. degree— First year student) Robert W. Hawley B.S., Richmond Professional Institute WARWICK, VIRGINIA (Candidate for M.S. degree— Second year student) Georgiana L. Holman B.S., Richmond Professional Institute PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA (Candidate for M.S. degre e— Second year student) Beverly C. Maxwell B.A., Mary Washington College LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA (Candidate for M.S. degree— First year student) John N. Mickle, Jr. 8. A., University of North Carolina WINSTON-SALEM, NORTH CAROLINA (Candidate for M.S. degree— Second year student) Ishmael Nazario B.A., Polytechnic Institute of Puerto Rico SAN GERMAN, PUERTO RICO (Candidate for M.S. degree— Second year student) William C. Perdue B.S., Richmond Professional Institute RICHMOND, VIRGINIA (Candidate for M.S. degree— Second year student) Patricia R. Perkinson B.S.. Richmond Professional Institute RICHMOND, VIRGINIA (Candidate for M.S. degree— First year student) Gerald D. Roberts B.S., Union College, New York, N. Y. (Candidate for M.S. degree— First year student) GRADUATE STUDENTS SCHOOL OF CLINICAL AND APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY 72 Two programs of graduate work are offered at R.P.I. — Graduate Psychology and Graduate Social Work. Both of these programs lead to Masters of Science degrees in their respective fields. Our School of Social Work has the distinction of being the oldest school of its kind in the South and the first school established at R.P.I. Its founding dates back to 1917. Its major offering is a program of education designed to meet the training require- ments of those interested in social work as a career. Field work gives the student an opportunity to develop techniques and skills in the handling of industrial problems and training for practical situations in private and public social agencies. The Graduate Psychology Department is relatively new. First organized in 1942, and fully established in 1952 as a separate instructional division, this department pre- pares students for the Psychology profession. It also presents psychological informa- tion to other students to help them professionally. The department provides services to aid students in vocational and personal problems and conducts research projects in cooperation with state and local agencies. GRADUATE SCHOOLS SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK 73 ° SHH HHM CAMPUS Richmond Professional Institute ... a city college . . Located in the heart of Virginia ' s capital . . . A unique institution . . . Cobblestone campus . . . BUILDINGS OF THE. RICHMOND PROFESSIONAL INSTITUTE OF TH£ COLLtGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY FRANKLIN AND SHAFER STREtTS, RICHMOND, VA. Top: ADMINISTRATION BUILDING Bottom: LIBRARY 1. Classrooms 4. Ritler-Hickok 8. Administration 2. Gymnasium 5. Cafeteria 9. Library 3. Moore House— Activities 6. Founders Hall 10 Shafer House Building 7. The Dean ' s House II. Music Building Clockwise from top: HHB ' H B 712 DORMITORY— BOYS 2 il ■r-— RITTER-HICKOK fw- POUNDERS HALL S bhI 1 LAFAYETTE DORMITORY— BOYS 828 PARK DORMITORY m r i • GYMNASIUM ' •-  j . SOCIAL WORK BUILDING v- 3 PSYCHOLOGY AND SCIENCE s BUILDINGS i ' ART BUILDING a JL 1 MUSIC BUILDING 1 3 fl B SB D I ' 12 Lee House 13 School ot Art 14. Graduate Dormitory 15. 028 Park Dormilo- 14. Meredith House 17. V.P.I. Building 1 . Psychology Build I Science Building 20. 712 Franklin— Boys ' Dormitory 21. School of Social Work. BOO Franklin 22. Lalayette— Boys ' Dormitory, 312 Shafer i n, ■ DAY STUDENTS 1 LEAGUE Formed in 1 952 for the purpose of giving the large number of students who reside at home a voice in student government, the Day Students ' League is one of RPI ' s more active organizations. In the informal atmosphere of the Slop Shop, members of this group study, play bridge and talk over the episodes of the day. The DSL, with its annual Slop Shop party and picnic, plays an important role in the social life of the college. From left to right: JOHN FRAWNER, PAT BROADDUS, KATHLEEN O ' KEEFE, TED HAMRE, BARBARA LINARI 7 : oho fc ♦ ■.••• Top to bottom: ELIZABETH MILLER. SUSAN MARBLE, MAR- GARET SWINGLE, DOROTHY BLANKS FOUNDERS HALL OFFICERS President DOROTHY BLANKS Vice-President CATHERYN CHEEK Secretary MARGARET SWINGLE Treasurer SUSAN MARBLE Freshman Representative ELIZABETH MILLER The oldest and largest building on campus, Founders Hall, is the home of over ninety young ladies. From second front where Aphrodite blossoms forth each night to those heavenly bound rooms on the fourth floor, the atmosphere of Founders Hall is continually exciting. 77 - t 4 ■ ' f - • ■♦•■ ■ t ■ Left to right: BETTY DAVIS, ELAINE SHEAR, JUDY ANDERSON, MARGARET BURKHART, KAY BROWN LEE HOUSE A Degas and a grand piano reflect the variety of features which prompt residents of Lee House to speak of their dorm as homey . A TV set situated in a beautiful mahogany and lime room introduces a modern atmosphere. It is said that the most beautiful girls appear at Lee House — their set is always on. 78 ♦ ♦ ..♦ ♦ t ♦ .♦ % ♦ fc ft A . SHAFER HOUSE Those informal get togethers after hours create a feeling of fellowship throughout the dormitory. Freshmen are made to feel at home by pajama parties by which they became acquainted with the older residents. Midnight parties and long bridge sessions will be lasting memories for the girls at Shafer House. (Seated) DOLORES TAYLOR, BARBARA J. INNES, VIRGINIA SANDS (Standing) DOROTHY ROANE, SUE ROWE OFFICERS President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer S. G. A. Representative BARBARA J. INNES DOROTHY ROANE SUE ROWE DOLORES TAYLOR VIRGINIA SANDS 79 ' ! 4 Left to right: PEGGY JO WILSON, President; LARA ROGERS, JR., Representative; BETTY HARGROVE, Freshman Representa- tive; STERLING WYLIE, Vice-President; JUDITH BLACK, Sophomore Representative Moore House is a center for all of RPI ' s ath- letes — it houses the ping-pong table. It is also the meeting place for the various RPI clubs. The girls, twenty of them, feel that their small number has given each of them a cozier feel- ing for dorm life. MOORE HOUSE 80 • ♦ MEREDITH HOUSE OFFICERS President JANE BROWN Vice-President CAROLYN DOBBINS Secretary ORA DAIL HARDY Treasurer EILEEN SCHAEFER S. G. A. Representative ESTHER DEARING Meredith House, the home of televi- sion sets and flowered patterns, is the residence of the winners of R.P.I. ' s. three beauty contests of 1955. Left to right: ORA DAIL HARDY, JANE BROWN, EILEEN SCHAEFER, CAROLYN DOBBINS, ESTHER DEARING ! V :::; When the humdrum routine of classes becomes too oppressive, a group is apt to gather around the coke machine to dispel the blues. The laugh- ing chatter which follows is far from academic, and usually concerns — men, of course. 8 2 8 OFFICERS President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer Freshman Representative JOAN HYMAN GERTRUDE HEILIG SARAH JANE ELLIS JACKIE GEORGALIS SUZANNA DARDEN §B=f Bit ■JP9 1 I 1B . ll B l Lfltw HBS B if 5 J j Snfi ' m Left to right: JOAN HYMAN, SARAH JANE ELLIS, GERTRUDE HEILIG, JACKIE GEORGALIS, SUZANNA DARDEN o 82  F - ♦ ♦ ♦ I ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ • ' ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ .♦ .♦•.,♦ ♦ ♦ % .♦ ♦ .♦ % ♦ 7 1 2 Back Row] Jim Bradshaw, Joe Mayer, Bob Houston, John Thomas, Andre Randy Rilee, Marion Vaughan. (Middle Row) Wayne King, Bobby Weaver, Vincen m Crawford Cuffy Bristow. (Front Row) Ishmael Nazario. Pete Finley, Chuck Youn S Left to right (Above) : wright, Charles Suddeth Mercer, John Millay, J Jack Pitts. Left to right (Below): (Back Row) John Farrant, Rand Michel White, Richard Burnette, Donald Miller, Lut Irv Greenberg, Larry Aronson, Gerry Nobles, Fred Bill Young, Charles Bishop, Bob Stewart, Tim Looney, t Pugh, Wilton Delano, E ian Clare, Richard Green Carrico, Donald Morris. Ronnie Seichrist. win Guhr, Linwood (Middle Row) Re [Front Row) Russell Jone d Hii Butle Some of the most enjoyable parties on campus were sponsored at the 71 2 dorm this year. The first party was given on December 1 7, and served the spirit of Christmas. The latest party was held on March 5th when the arrival of spring brought to life D. D. Dooley, the patron saint of 712. Dooley rose from his coffin to rule over the greatest celebration of them all. A gala evening, including both refreshments and entertainment, was ended by the departure of Mr. Dooley. The men hope to make this an annual event. 83 . t , Left to right: BARBARA LOVEGROVE, BETTY SHEALY, JOAN DOD, ANN FRANCO-FERREIRA, CHARLES ANNA SKEEN, CYNTHIA SPRAKE RITTER-HICKOK One of the loveliest and most historic dorms on the campus is the Ritter-Hickok House. The serenity of its facade belies the activity in which the girls of Ritter-Hickok engage. This year they captured the inter-dorm champion- ship in volleyball for the third consecutive year. OFFICERS President Vice-President Secretary JOAN DOD CHARLES ANNA SKEEN BARBARA LOVEGROVE Treasurer BETTY SHEALY Junior Representative CYNTHIA SPRAKE Freshman Representative ANN FRANCO-FERREIRA 84 1 I % ♦ L A FAY E T T E That old Tudor edifice on the fringe of R.P.I. ' s campus is the home of 57 level-readed young scholars. Although in location it is on the outskirts of the campus, in spirit the dormitory re- flects the very heart of the school. Its members have already captured the intramural basketball championship and are now planning to house the trophy — permanently. Left to right: (1st Row) James Sherry, Carl Giles, Bob Adams, Jim White, John Farley. (2nd Row) Dick Harshman, John Calomos, Sid Knee, Henry Rudin. (3rd Row) Carroll McCrickard, Aaron Dodek, Joe Parker, Reggie Hall, Bruce Smith. (4th Row) Hugh Brown, Milton Cooke, Henry Thrift, Bob Shiva, Jim Moyers. (5th Row) Morris Vaughan, Charles Frick, Ben Gor- don, Joe Bruce, Jack Carver, Gene South. 85  ' 9 w f wm ■ ■ • ■ mm ■:■: ■ STUDENT GOVERNMENT ART STUDENTS LEAGUE PROFESSIONAL CLUBS S. G. A. Democracy is the keystone of our collegiate way of life here at the Richmond Professional Institute. Through the Student Government Association each student has a voice in the administration of college activities. By cooperation and individual initiative, the chosen representatives of the stu- dent body serve as mediator between student and administrative levels in all areas of school life. Through work in the SGA each member ac- quires practical knowledge of the ways a democ- racy should function. Participating in student gov- ernment activities builds poise and self-confidence in each individual; also it develops a healthy respect for the rights and opinions of others. Stu- dent democracy has the important task of mold- ing the character and abilities of persons who will someday have a part in the mighty job of run- ning a nation. The Student Government Association is com- posed of representatives of each class, organiza- tion, and dormitory on the campus, besides four officers who are elected after a period of petition- ing and campaigning each spring. President Bill O ' Connell presides over weekly meetings during which motions are introduced by the Executive Council or by members. Under the jurisdiction of the SGA are the Executive Committee, Honor Council, Elections Committee, Inter-Dorm Coun- cil and the dormitory presidents, whose meeting is presided over by Vice President Peggy Fowler. Also playing vital roles in the functioning of the SGA are Sandra Shumate, Secretary; and Harry Shurr e, Treasurer. RPI, while maintaining the traditions of student government handed down through the years, has added its own unique flavor to this student de- mocracy. At few institutions of higher learning have such friendly relations been established be- tween faculty and students; and at few schools do such diverse types of students mingle with fellow- ship and understanding in a collegiate atmos- phere. Thus through the democratic spirit of individual students and through the binding force of the Student Government Association, RPI truly represents democracy at work. Top: WILLIAM O ' CONNELL Bottom: PEGGY FOWLER 88 I ..♦ Functioning like a miniature President ' s Cabinet, the Executive Committee serves in an advisory capacity to the Student Gov- ernment Association. In weekly meetings held before the regular SGA sessions, the four class presidents, the SGA officers, and the Dean of Students lay the ground work upon which the SGA builds. The committee maps out the projects and discusses the proposals and resolutions that will be presented to the entire legislative body. Planning the Opening, Mid-Winter and May Dances, and screening applicants for the SGA scholarship are among the legislative duties of this group. EXECUTIVE COUNCIL Left to right: SHIRLEY KING, ANDY ANDLETON, PEGGY FOWLER, DR. JOHNSON, BILL O ' CONNELL, SANDRA SHUMATE, TED HAMRE, HARRY SHUMATE, PAT RILEY 89 ' ♦ • •♦ ' ! HONOR COUNCIL Based on the idea that honor is inherent in every man, the Honor Code finds its enforcement in the integrity of each individual. The purpose of the Honor Council is to protect the rights of the individual and to mete out justice in cases where infractions of the Honor Code occur. Back Row (left to right): Andy Andleton, Audrey Frazier, Jim McCoart, Sue Egerton, Lester Simpson. Second Row: Ted Hamre, Mary Ell Herbert, Cliff Belcher, Pat Riley, Dr. Margaret Johnson. Front Row: Harry Shumate, Sandra Shumate, Peggy Fowler, Bill O ' Connell 90 ♦ ■♦ ♦ ♦ J ♦ ♦ ■ ♦ •♦ Lelt to right: Kathleen Christ Rosenberg, Budd Clopton Retta Robblns, Tom Holloway, Delia Adkins ART STUDENTS ' LEAGUE The Art Students ' League was established for the purpose of spon- soring co-operative activities among the various art departments at R.P.I. Some of these activities are traditional affairs, and are looked forward to and enjoyed by all of the R.P.I, students. The Mardi Gras and Variety Show are two such traditional affairs. This year the Mardi Gras was held at the Mosque and provided an enjoyable setting for their indomitable artistic spirit. OFFICERS President JANE ALEXANDER Vice-President BUDD CLOPTON Secretary KATHLEEN CHRISTIAN Treasurer THOMAS JONES S. G. A. Representative RETTA ROBBINS 91 ♦ i W - 1 Lett to right: Martha Raper, Barbara Harvey, Peggy Tucker, Ann Minor, Dr. Tennant, Jack Reade ACCIDENTAL A club for music majors first organized in 1941, the Accidental Club en- deavored to aid the mu sical and social development of its members by parties, musical discussions and practice. This year the club added much to the college ' s social and aesthetic life by sponsoring the Sunday afternoon concerts. OFFICERS President BARBARA HARVEY Vice-President ANN MINOR Secretary MARTHA RAPER Treasurer JACK READE S.G.A. Representative PEGGY TUCKER 92 ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ The Commercial Art Club was established to foster in its members an appreciation and under- standing of commercial art as a profession. Toward this end the club sponsors discussions and demonstrations which dre designed to answer the non-academic problems that arise in the minds of the individual students. The members feel that the club offers them a good op- portunity to feel the temper of their chosen profession. COMMERCIAL ART OFFICERS President Vice-President Secretary-Treasurer S.G.A. Representative MILLIE ROSENBERG BUDD CLOP TON ROSE ABBOTT ANN SHANER Left to right: ANN SHANER, MILLIE ROSENBERG, ROSE ABBOTT, BUDD CLOPTON, MR. HILTON °93 o ' Uniting the departments of costume design and fashion illustration, the Fashion Club provides a common stimulus for students interested in clothing construction, design or illustration. This group de- votes a large part of its activities to studying the various phases involved in making and selling clothes. FASHION OFFICERS President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer S.G.A. Representative DELLA ADKINS DIANE PERCY PHYLLIS BOLICK GLORIA HALL LEE BENEDUCE Left to right: DIANE PERCY, LEE BENEDUCE, MRS. MUNDY. DELLA ADKINS, PHYLLIS BOLICK 94 I ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ The multicolored splashes of paint, the texture of leather and the space and form of stone combine in a synthesis that symbolizes the ideals of the Fine Arts Club. This group unites the common interests of the art education, crafts and fine arts majors. The organization ' s varied activities include lectures, films, dinner meetings, and the annual auction of students ' artistic labors. The proceeds of this sale are used for a scholarship given by the group to some worthy art major. OFFICERS President Vice-Persidenf Secretary Treasurer S.G.A. Representative FRANK AKERS ROSEMARY BUMPAS JANET CLAUSEN BARBARA HARDING TINA CANFORA Left to right: JIM LEEDY, TINA CANFORA. BARBARA HARDING, FRANK AKERS, JANET CLAUSEN. MR. RENICK FINE ARTS - 95  t ■ $ ■ f ♦ - - it,.- ' 4 v Combining paint and cloth, line and color, the members of the Interior Design Club will someday plan the houses of tomorrow. With the aid of scale models, sketches and samples of material they attempt to give their class room theory the test of prac- tical application. Lectures about subjects helpful to the interior designer and field trips are part of this club ' s contribution to the professional interest and knowledge of its members. INTERIOR DESIGN OFFICERS President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer S.G.A. Representative JACK RYAN MARJORIE BAKER NANCY McCOY ORA HARDY DAISY LEEDY Left to right: JACK RYAN, NANCY McCOY, MARJORIE BAKER, ORA HARDY, DAISY LEEDY 96 ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ . ■..♦ GOODBYE MY FANCY Comprised of drama majors, the Theatre Associates, organized in 1940, assists the Drama Department in its presentations. Besides presenting speakers from Broad- way and Hollywood, the group each year selects a stu- dent with outstanding dramatic ability to receive the Hodges Award. THEATRE ASSOCIATES MONEY MAKES THE MAN 97 « t • • l ■♦• ' i m g BAPTIST STUDENT UNION OFFICERS President Vice-President S.G.A. Representative ANN DAVIS CYNTHIA TOUCHSTONE JANECLEVENGER Acknowledging the religious aspect of each Baptist student ' s life, the Baptist Student Union provides an atmosphere of spiritual understanding and fellowship. Founded in 1947, the same year that many of RPI ' s clubs were established, the group sponsors one of the first functions of the school year, the annual BSU picnic at which new students are welcomed. Left to right: (Back Row) VIRGINIA HARVEY, JEAN LEFTWICH, CHARLES BARNES, ARTELIA BAILEY, GERRY DAVIS. (Front Row) ANN WHITE, CYNTHIA TOUCHSTONE, JANE CLEVENGER, LAURA LEE HUNT, GRACE WALKER 98 • ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Left to right: JOANN BENZING, BARBARA RAPP, MILLIE LOU KAUFFMAN, MEREDITH MOON, CAROLINE DOBBINS, ELAINE SCHAFER, HELEN COUSSOULOS, JOHN R. SCHAFER, BEVERLY CRALLE, NANCY WILLCOX CANTERBURY President Vice-President S.G.A. Representative CAROLINE DOBBINS JOHN SCHAFER ELAINE SCHAFER The Episcopalian students of R.P.I, form the Canterbury Club. Each Sunday night the members of the Canterbury Club gather together for supper. The meeting is then continued with a discussion of the various themes in the Bible. The members feel that these discussions have helped them gain new insight into themselves, and into their religion. 990 , • ■♦• J, NEWMAN Emphasizing religious loyalty and knowledge of the church, the Newman Club guides the Catholic student in strengthening the bonds between religion and educa- tion. The semimonthly meetings feature talks by eminent Catholic scholars in all fields of learning. This year the club ' s social activities included: a dance, a picnic, and a tour of the Cathedral. President Vice-President Secretary-Treasurer Corresponding Secretary Publicity Chairman Social Chairman S.G.A. Representative Moderator AMBROSE PARKER BEVERLY SMITH WINDY LINDGREEN ANN WHITE BARBARA LINARI CHARLES YOUNG TOM MONAHAN FATHER GLOISTEN Left to right: FATHER GLOISTEN, BARBARA LINARI, AMBROSE PARKER, BEVERLY SMITH. CHARLES YOUNG, ANN WHITE. TOM MONAHAN 100 t ♦ ♦ t .♦ ♦•,. President MARY LUKE Vice-President ROSE PIERCE Secretary JANETA ALDER Treasurer SALLY EPPES Publicity Chairman BEVERLY MARTIN S.G.A. Representative LOUISE WEINBISH Dedicated to furthering the Christian spirit of the Methodist student, the Wesley Foundation provides spiritual inspiration and fellowship. The group ' s activities feature a monthly dinner meeting. WESLEY FOUNDATION Left to right: (Seated) HANK RUDIN. (Front Row) MARY LUKE, BEVERLY MARTIN LORETTA BALTIMORE. (Back Row) JANETA ALDER, MELISSA HUDGINS, HOWARD WRAY, LOUISE WEINBISH 101 • Left to right: BOB PACE, AUDREY FRAZIER, SUE EGERTON, SHIRLEY KING, ELIZABETH CHRISTOPHER, MRS. JANE VOGELEY, HARDING CHRISTOPHER DISTRIBUTORS OFFICERS President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer S.G.A. Representative SUE EGERTON AUDREY FRAZIER ELIZABETH CHRISTOPHER BOB PACE HARDING CHRISTOPHER Tieing classroom theory and storeroom practice into a meaningful whole, the Distri- butors ' Club aims to advance its members in all areas of life. Weekly promotional dis- plays in the halls of the Administration Building, group projects in retailing and mer- chandising, parties and speakers, integrate the social and vocational life of the club ' s members. 102 , • ♦ ■♦•  .♦ . ■..♦• k . The first college chapter to be organized in Virginia, the RPI Future Business Leaders of America has dedicated itself to the furthering of interest in the national organization by means of meetings with high school clubs and establishing new chapters. Some of the chapter ' s projects and activities have been: the publishing of a student directory, the conducting of community surveys, and the offering of educational films and speakers at the meetings. One of the highlights of the chapter has been an annual excursion to New York City. OFFICERS President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer S.G.A. Representative Reporter BETTY GIESECKE ORLANDO SMITH CHARLENE GORDON MORRIS VAUGHAN HELEN COUSSOULOS ANDREW WAINWRIGHT FUTURE BUSINESS LEADERS OF AMERICA 103 t WM FUTURE TEACHERS OF AMERICA OFFICERS President BARBARA PRIDDY Vice-President TOMMY TODD Vice-President WILLIAM YOUNG Vice-President MACK SHACKELFORD Secretary SARA TOWNS Treasurer NANCY CALVERT The FTA is one of our most recently organized clubs. It was founded for the purpose of acquainting students with the proper professional attitude and to assist them in realizing their position and responsibility as future teachers. As a means toward this end, the club has sponsored field trips to educational institutions where the students could become familiar with the most modern educative methods. Left to right: SARA TOWNES, MR. SPENCE, BILL YOUNG, BARBARA PRIDDY, TOMMY TODD, MAC SHACKELFORD 104- ♦  ♦♦♦♦ V , , , :♦••■.♦• '  - Left to right: (Front row) Betty Mitchell, Barbara Innes, Frances Lewter, Mary Louise Dietzel, Jane Brown, Corresponding Secretary; Nancy Pardue, President; Carolyn Winkler, Alternate SGA Representative; Laura Dunlop, SGA Representative; Yvonne Wentz, Meredith Moon, Carol Bennett, Carolyn Cosick. (2nd row) Miss Cummings, Adviser; Jo Ann Benzing, Jane Ring, E. Jean Davis, Beverly Smith. Treasurer; Archie Harper, Vice-President; Dolores Taylor, Record- ing Secretary; Rae Bazemore, Shirley Harrison, Margaret Swingle, Sandra Kuechler, Elizabeth Maynard. (3rd row) Charles Thompson, Jean Wooten, Beverly Mulholland, Grace Sisler, Sarah Carpenter, Joan Gillis, Patricia Smith, Betty Hunter, Artelia Bailey. ( th row) Ann White, Dorothy Hogue, Rosalind Lieber, Margaret Schafer, Sally Anderson, Ann Evans, Ann Shoop, Patricia Green OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY Dedicated to the purpose of helping the physically handicapped lead normal and productive lives, the Occupational Therapy Club, organized in 1947, combines social entertainment with pro fessional information. Fusing together the scientific and artistic interests of its members, this group provided a well rounded program of social activities. ° 105 f ■ - ' T, . U-  SOCIETY OF STUDENT ENGINEERS For fun and relaxation this is it. The S.S.E. is the only form of organized recreation the engineers have. Through hard work and cooperation from the members, the officers report that ' 54- ' 55 has been a most successful year. OFFICERS Chairman Educational Director Financial Director Social Director S.G.A. Representative Sergeant-at-Arms RICHARD MURRAY KENCARR GEORGE KEVORKIAN SIN BONNER ED JONES AL PETZOLD Lett to right: (Standing) MR. MURRILL, Faculty Adviser; KEN CARR, RICHARD MURRAY; GEORGE KEVORKIAN; AL PETZOLD. (Kneeling) ED JONES. SID BONNER. 106 % % ♦ ♦ 1. SOMEONE ' S BLUFFING THERE. 6. DAHLING . . . 2. THE VERY LATEST THING IN DAFFODILS. 7. FACULTY MEMBER IN DISGUISE? 3. SIMPLE SIMON. 8. IS THAT SO? 4. MADAM MOST. 9. BLOSSOM TIME . . . 5. SAVOIR-FAIRE. 10. ONE, TWO, DOWNBEAT. 11. INTERESTING VISUAL ELEMENTS. 12. DITTO. 13. BACK WHERE WE CAME IN. ° 107 t t it t t v - ■ ' ♦ • 4- -. lvities ■ f  v r V . ■ ■Af? ■- . ■ ■ ■ l(ti m tfii Cotillion Club 110 German Club 111 May Queen 1 14 Apple Blossom Representative 115 Sweethearts 116 Monogram Club 120 Women ' s Recreation Association 121 Sports 122 Proscript 130 Carnival — Mardi Gras 132 $ 4 m • .. ■ •■♦ ■ -.a Left to right: (Standing) MARTHA HAL- SINGER, MARGARET WOOD, MILLIE ROSENBERG. ISeated) DONNA LEDFORD. RETTA ROBBINS. By means of social activities, the Cotillion Club attempts to bring all the college ' s women students into a closer friendship and understanding. Established in 1930, the Cotillion Club is R.P.I. ' s oldest organziation and is the only women ' s social club on campus. Besides offering the fun of parties, bridge games, and picnics, it strives to meet the varied interests of its mem- bers by sponsoring cultural programs and civic projects. Highlighting the year ' s activities are the Cotillion ' s annual fall and spring formals. OFFICERS President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer S.G.A. Representative RETTA ROBBINS MARGARET WOOD DONNA LEDFORD MILLIE ROSENBERG MARTHA HALSINGER COTILLION CLUB ♦ ♦ l ' s ' OFFICERS President Vice-President Secretary Business Manager PAT RILEY HARDING CHRISTOPHER MACFARLAND SHACKELFORD SONNY MYRICK Left to right (standing]: EARL ANDLETON, JOHN LUCY, NORVELL WEST, MAC SHACKELFORD, SONNY MYRICK. (Seated): HARDING CHRISTOPHER, PAT RILEY The German Club has been building a tradition of fun and fellowship ever since it was first organized in 1947. Combining with the Cotillion Club for many of its activities, this men ' s organization adds a definite spark to RPl ' s social life with its annual minstrel show, Shipwreck Dance and dinner dances. GERMAN CLUB 1 1 ■ 4 t, set CHRISTMAS PARTY AT THE METHODIST ORPHANAGE GERMAN-COTILLION SOFTBALL GAME FALL FORMAL COTILLION ACTIVITIES 12 Left: AL PETZOLD AT THE FALL OUTING. Right: THE GANG AT THE SPRING OUTING. GERMAN CLUB ACTIVITIES Many activities mark the life of a German Club member. Outings, dances, and projects, besides the frequent meetings, enhance the social life of R.P.I. 113 ■ ■ K ' t K ' ,, MISS YVONNE WENTZ M AY QUEEN Miss Yvonne Wentz of Arlington, Vir- ginia, was crowned May Queen or the 1955 May Day Dance. She ruled the swee thearts and their attendants at one of the year ' s prettiest formals. 14 , ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ..♦ The May Queen Attendant, Miss Peggy Fowler from Highland Springs, shares this page with Miss Jane Clevenger from Win- chester, Virginia, the Apple Blossom Repre- sentative. APPLE BLOSSOM REPRESENTATIVE JANE CLEVENGER MAY QUEEN ATTENDANT PEGGY FOWLER 115 ■ ' SWEETHEARTS We think fhis year ' s May Court is one of the most outstanding in the history of the school — not only in beauty, but also in the record of the Senior Sweetheart, Miss Meredith Moon, who this year for the fourth time represented her class as Sweetheart. This is the first time R.P.I. has had such a record in this contest. These girls represented their classes in the May Day Court. SENIORS SWEETHEART Meredith Moon ATTENDANT June Omohundro ATTENDANT Jane Alexander ♦ ♦ .♦ ..♦ JUNIOR SWEETHEART Sue Egerton SOPHOMORE SWEETHEART Lois Attkisson JUNIORS SOPHOMORES JUNIOR ATTENDANT Carol Terrel SOPHOMORE ATTENDANT Betty Delaney JUNIOR ATTENDANT Audrey Frazier SOPHOMORE ATTENDANT Pauline Rouvalis SWEETHEART Helen Perados ATTENDANT Ann Edman ATTENDANT Libby Matthi FRESHMEN I have very much enjoyed choosing the class sweet hearts and attendants for the WIGWAM, and I wish to thank you for the opportunity to do so . . . Sincerely, MR. NORMAN ROCKWELL 118 ! ♦ 1 1 % ♦ Right: SONNY GOLDMAN AND DATE at Openings at the Mosque. Left: SHIRLEY KING AND JANE ALEX- ANDER sit this one out at the Sadie Hawkins dance. GERMAN CLUB DANCE underway at the William Byrd. COTILLION CLUB DANCE Marshall. Here are scenes from four of R.P.I. ' s dances. Whether formal or in- formal, these gay, memorable occasions are an integral part of school life. DANCES 119- • -♦• • s . OFFICERS BILL MARSHALL President CLIFF BELCHER Vice-President ED PEEPLES Secretary NORMAN KATZENBERG Treasurer JIM WARD S.G.A. Representative MR. ALLEN Sponsor MONOGRAM CLUB These boys are the officers in a club that is p roud of its work in the field of sports. Whenever a boy is given a letter he becomes a member of the Monogram Club. The club helps to keep the sports program an active and in- teresting one throughout the year. NORMAN KATZENBURG ED PEEPLES BILL MARSHALL COACH ALLEN .v ♦ ♦ ♦ .%•..♦ ; Left to right: (Back row) ELOISE HEWITT, ARLENE BLAHA, PEDIE ADAMS, GAIL BUNCH, DOT NEATROUR. Front Row: JACKIE LARCH, JACKIE WHITEHEAD, JUDY ANDERSON The Women ' s Recreaflon Association ' s main purpose is to provide an opportunity for women students at the Richmond Professional Institute to participate in athletic and recreational activities in the form of intra-murals and play-nights. Above, officers and conference committee chairmen discuss the theme An Activity for Suzy Q. for the annual Virginia Athletic Federation of College Women Conference at which the local organization acted as hostess during the last weekend of February at R.P.I. OFFICERS GAIL BUNCH President ELIZABETH ADAMS Vice-President JUDITH ANDERSON Secretary JEANETTE HURST Treasurer DOROTHY C. HILLIARD Sponsor WOMEN ' S RECREATION ASSOCIATION  9 ♦. 4 . COACH ALLEN GIVES THE TEAM A FEW HELPFUL HINTS BEFORE A BIG GAME February 1955: there ' s a month Coach Allen, and the rest of the Green Devils of R.P.I, would like to forget. For when the second month of the year made its ap- pearance the Big Green cagers boasted a winning record, and prospects for completing the first win- ning in the school ' s history. But, the shortest month of the year had something to say about that! The Devils dropped their last 7 basketball games of the 1954-55 cage campaign, and all of them in the 28 days of February. This disastrous month plunged the Devils ' final record to a won 7 lost 1 3 mark. Not the winning season that once had been hoped for, but one of the most successful, percentage wise, in R.P.I. ' s history. SOME FAST ACTION o 122 ■ _♦ ♦ ♦ .♦ ♦■..♦ ED FEEPLES IN ACTION Even though it ended on a dismal note, the 1954-55 basketball season had its thrills and bright spots for the Green Devils. The season started on a happy note with the Devils trimming the Alumni in a non- scheduled practice game 86-45, then dropping MCV 94-77 in the season ' s opener. And despite the season ' s ending with a seven game losing streak there was some triumph. The Green Devils placed two men, Co-captains Bill Marshall and Jim Ward on the All-Little Seven Team. Ward nailed down a first string berth for the second straight year while Marshall received honorable mention. Easily the high spot of the season was the night of December 3rd in Ashland. In their second outing of the season the Green Devils edged the Yellow Jackets of Randolph-Macon 78-77 in the Jacket ' s nest. %M - Kw ' A s THE REBOUND UNDER THE BASKET 23 SPORTS ♦ PLAYERS ' SCORES JIM WARD BILL MARSHALL NORMAN KATZENBERG LEO ALLEN PARKS STEPHENSON TOM MONAHAN JERRY GHOLSON ED PEEPLES EDDIE YESBECK Points Avr. Ward 482 26.8 Peeples 257 12.9 212 103 11.2 P. Stephenson 6.9 Katzenberg ... 102 5.1 Yesbeck 73 4.3 Monahan 63 3.9 Allen 46 4.2 Gholson 40 2.2 Howard 27 5.4 Finley 18 2.6 B. Stephenson 16 8.0 Meginley 13 3.3 Ragsdale 10 2.0 Gentry 5 2.5 R.P.I. ' S SEASON RECORD R.P.I. 94 M.C.V. 77 R.P.I. 78 Randolph-Macon 77 R.P.I. 56 100 Roanoke Lynchburg 93 R.P.I. R.P.I. 78 84 84 Bridgewater 102 R.P.I. Newport News Appren ice 111 R.P.I. 80 R.P.I. 64 V.M.I. 87 R.P.I. 74 M.C.V. 62 R.P.I. 86 U.T.S. 60 R.P.I. 65 Lynchburg 68 R.P.I. 57 73 68 Shenandoah U.T.S. 49 R.P.I. 58 R.P.I. Shenandoah 91 R.P.I. 53 73 R.P.I. 65 Roanoke 85 R.P.I. 10! Bridgewater 131 R.P.I. 62 Randolph-Macon 69 R.P.I. 52 Norfolk Division 80 R.P.I. 71 Newport News Appren ice 83 124 ♦ .♦ ♦.♦ ■■■♦ Nexf came the Devils ' first defeat, and it was four games before they were able to again taste the sweetness of victory. It all started on a two day jaunt to the western part of the state. Roanoke laid it on our boys first 93-56, and the next night Lynchburg ' s Hornets out-lasted and out-scored the Green Devils 107-100. Two more defeats, one at the hand of Bridgewater and the other from the Newport News Apprentice School TWO POINTS FOR THE GREEN DEVILS Spirit is important in any game; these girls help the team at their low moments and praise the when winning. OUR CHEER LEADERS. rounded out the 1954 part of the campaign. The Devils came back from Christmas vacation ready to go. In their first outing of the new year they knocked off Norfolk Divi- sion 84-80; then they threw quite a scare into the Keydets of VMI before bowing to the school ' s second Big Six foe 87-64. ° 125 QBBHIBBHnBBBBBBBBHBBaBBBBBBBBl Hi HMBH HH B B The Devils came back from Lexington to hand MCV an- other defeat 74-62. Then they toppled UTS 86-61. Lynch- burg again took the Big Green ' s measure 68-65, but the Devils rebounded in grand style to play one of their better ball games as they handed Shenandoah College its first defeat of the season 57-49. After that it was UTS again and another Big Green victory. 3ut there the door to victory shut. Shenandoah, Hampden Sydney, Roanoke, Bridgewater, Randolph-Macon, the Nor- folk Division, and the Newport News Apprentice School all took turns treating the Devils very unkindly. SHOOT! CRIES THE CROWD, AND HE DOES! 26 Front Row, left to right: GENE WASH, CAPTAIN; JOHN FRAWNER, BEN MATHIAS. Back Row, left to right: NORMAN KATZENBERG, AUBREY KENNEY, JIM WARD, DAVE TUROCK, Not Pictured: WALT OBMAN, SAM WARD, BOB ARK, JOEL COHEN Pictured above are members of the tennis team — the first R.P.I, has had in eleven years. Playing only local matches this year, they have proved that they will provide stiff competition for all Little Seven teams in the future. TENNIS 127 4 4) 9 ' 4 t 4, , , f ■  4.4 MHHnHHHHHBHM Bi PLAY BALL, CRIES THE UMPIRE, AND THE GREEN DEVILS ARE OFF ON ANOTHER SEASON OF BASEBALL. HERE YOU SEE THE PLAYERS IN PRACTICE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SEASON. 28 ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ I ♦  ♦ MFS 1. RED-HAIRED AND CAN PITCH, TOO! 2. WHEE! 3. YOU HAVE HIM EATING OUT OF YOUR HAND, JO. 4. RAINY DAY. 5. A NICE LOUIS XIV SMILE. 6. EASY DOES IT, TOMMY. 7. HEY, AUDREY! 8. PREPARE TO TR-O-T! 9. SOME CONTEMPORARY ADVICE. 10. HAPPY BIRTHDAY. 11. THIS IS IT FOR SURE, THIS TIME. 12. GRAND MARCH. 13. SUNNY DAY. 14. VENUS DE MILO, ALREADY. ° 129 $ 4 ■ • • ! IhHBHI S T A F F FIRST SEM ESTER JERRY SPIKER Editor SHARON SAKS Managing Editor ALBERT REYNOLDS News Editor CAROL SUE TERRELL Business Manager JOHN GEASLEN Advertising Manager SECOND SEMESTER JERRY SPIKER Editor-in-Chief SHARON SAKS Editor ALBERT REYNOLDS Managing Editor JOHN THOMAS News Editor CAROL SUE TERRELL Business Manager JOHN GEASLEN Advertising Manager Top: TYPESETTING— C. M. Sager pauses from his linotype work to go over some copy with staff photogarpher John Thomas. MAKING UP THE PAPER— Mr. Frank B. Thornburg, Jr., composer Ray Brown, and Sharon Saks wonder if the head- line will fit. MEETING THE DEADLINE— Here we find Albert Reynolds, Sharon Saks, Tom Armistead, John Thomas, Tom Monahan, and all-important WEBSTER. 30 i ♦ ♦ ♦ . .% ..♦ THE PROSCRIPT If you should come up to the third floor of the Ad Building any Thursday afternoon, you would find a student journalist in every nook and cranny working diligently at putting out the PROSCRIPT. Banging on typewriters, chewing on pencils while thoughts jell, counting headlines on their fingers, the twenty-six enthusiasts of the Journalism Department try to make the Wednesday deadline. Putting out a school publication requires more than just a weekly three-hour lab. It requires hunting for persons who cannot be located anywhere on the campus, it requires interviewing persons who do not want to be quoted, it requires all the hundred and one minute details which must be accom- plished before dashing down to the printer ' s with the copy. But somehow or an- other, everything gets done and the PROSCRIPT comes out, the handiwork of a band of hard working journalism students. LOOKING INTO THE CAMERA after a busy session are the members of the Journalism Department with Editor-in-Chief Jerry Spiker in center foreground and Adviser Mr. Frank B. Thornburg standing. ° 131 mmBSfflH I fZZ Top: ONE OF THE SLAVE GIRLS. Bottom Left: CHEESECAKE IN QUANTITY; CIGARETTE GIRLS TAKE A BREAK. Bottom Right: THE VILLAIN ' S AT IT AGAIN. 132° , . ♦ t .. ' ♦■ ■.♦ . ♦• PRIZE WINNERS. Below: Raymond Hodges, sponsor ol the Art Students ' League, congratulates the student-winners. Right: Winners in the Faculty division, Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Bonds as Lower Slob- ovians. Right, center: Queen Carol Folts and King David Wertzel, elected at the Carnival. A real occasion at R.P.I, is the annual costume dance. Students some- times plan weeks in advance for it and come up with some of the most original ideas for costumes imaginable. However, no matter to what extent costumed, everyone is agreed that MARDI GRAS is a highlight of the year. Left to right: HANGING GARDENS OF BABYLON— UNDERNEATH ALL THAT IS A HUMAN BEING! NEXT, TWO GENTEEL MEMBERS OF STONE AGE SOCIETY. EVEN GIRAFFES AND DIPLOMATS COULD BE FOUND IN THE ARRAY. « 133 - • • ♦ ♦ ■ - JMBiimiif liBiHBiiiiMiM w ,r i ••-■ 1 v.-:: ' •vvv 4 ••■ ■  SramHHi 36 I ♦ •.♦ « ♦ ■..♦ ROSE ARLINE ABBOTT 2408 Pennsylvania Avenui Commercial Art Club ' 52-55; Secretary- Treasurer ' 54-55; Wigwam Staff ' 53 54; Art Students League ' 52-55. ELIZABETH ANN ADAMS 214 Hopkins Street, Narrow B.S. in Social Science MARGARET JANE ALEXANDER 301 Ridgeway Avenue. Statesville, North Carolina Bachelor of Fine Arts Interior Design Club ' 52-55; President Dorm ' 53-54; President A.S.L. ' 54-55; Inter-Dorm Council ' 53 54. LEO WILLIAM ALLEN 1128 McKenzie Street. Pe B.S. in Social Science Basketball Team; Letter WONG LAN ARK 1900 Hampton Blvd., B.S. in Business CLIFTON BURL BELCHER B.S. in Retailing S.G.A. Treasurer ' 52-53; Co-Chairman Permanent Floor Committee ' 52-54; Hor Council ' 53-55; German Club ' 51-1 President ' 53-54; Social Committee Cha man ' 52 53- Parliamentarian ' 52-53; Jun Marshal 53 54; G.C. Minstrel Show ' ! 54- Dorm Council ' 51-53; President ' 52-! Monogram Club ' 53-55. Vice Presidt ' 54-55; Vice President of Senior Class ' ! 55- D.E. Club ' 52-55; Board of Electic 52-53- Mr. Freshman ' 51-52; Chairm of D E Convention Committee ' 52-53. LLOYD DOUGLAS BELL 2414 Halifax Avenue. Richmond, Virgin!. B.S. in Music Education Accidental Club; Opera ' 53 54. ELEANOR CAROL BENNETT 121 Miller Avenue, Babylon. L. I., New York B.S. in Occupational Therapy nan Representative at House Cou nurals lupational Therapy Club; Inte ' 52-54; Varsity Basketball ' 51. SENIOR DIRECTORY DOROTHY M. BLANKS Providence , Halifax County, Virginia B.S. in Social Science Sophomore Representative House Coun- cil 52-53- Basketball and Hockey Teams ' 52-53- Inter-Mural Sports ' 52-54; Rich- mond Inter-Collegiate Council ' 54-55; Junior Marshal ' 53-54; Treasurer of Class of ' 55- Inter Dormitory Council ' 54-55; President of Founder ' s Hall ' 54-55. JOSEPHINE S. BONDS 4902 Dollard Drive, Richmond, Virgini, B.S. in Psychology ROBERT M. BOOKER 2100 New Bern Road, Richmond, Virgini, ROSA M, BOSWELL 2201 Sneed Avenue. Colonial Heights, Virginia B.S. in Elementary Educate CARTHA J. BOYER 1210 Gray Court Ave B.S. in Art Educ BETTY LEE BRADSHAW Burkeville, Virginia B.S. in Elementary Education Cotillion Club ' 51-52; Baptist Studet Union ' 51-55- Y.W.A. President ' 53-5 ' Editor of B.S.U. Paper The Arrow ' House Council; Sophomore Represent, five- Secretary ' 52-54; Member of Futur Teachers of America ' 54-55. EDNA M. BRESKO 1638 Ml. Vernon Av Petersburg, Virginia B.S. in Sociology ANNA J. BROWN Route 4, Westminster, Maryland B.S. in Occupational Therapy BETTY CAROLYN BROWN 1000 W. Palmetto Street. Florence. South Carolina B.S. in Retailing D.E. Club; Cotillion Club. HETTY JANE BUTCHER 137 Willowood Drive, Henderson, North Caroli Bachelor of Fine Arts BARBARA ANN CHALKLEY Route 10, Box 414. Richmond, Vit Bachelor of Music Accidental Club; Chor,.- I WALTER RANDOLPH CHEATHAM, JR. 5515 Broad Rock Road, Richmond, Virginia Bachelor of Fine Arts An Students League. WIRT ATKINSON CHRISTIAN, JR. 2902 Northumberland Avenue, Richmond, Virginia Bachelor of Fine Arts Commercial Art Club; Art Students League. ELIZABETH BRUIN CHRISTOPHER 202 Menole Street, Richmond, Virginia B.S. in Retailing Cotillion Club; Distributors Club ' 53-54; Secretary of D.E. Club ' 54. LEON HARDING CHRISTOPHER 202 Menole Street, Richmond, Virginia B.S. in Retailing German Club ' 53; Vice President of Ger- man Club ' 54; Distributors Club ' 53; S.G.A. Rep. for D.E. Club ' 54; Floor GLORIA DEAN CLARK 200 South 12th Avenue, Hopewell, Virginia B.S. in Music Accidental Club; Chorus; The Barte JANET B. CLAUSEN 1809 Park Avenue, Richmond, Bachelor of Fine Arts Sec. F.A.C. ' 54-55. JANE CLEVENGER Clearbrook, Virginia Bachelor of Fine Arts S.G.A. Rep. for B.S.U. ' 54 55. WILLIAM BOYD CLOPTON Washington Avenue, Warsaw. Virginia Bachelor of Fine Arts Wigwam Assistant Editor ' 54-55; Art Stu- dents League Vice President ' 54-55; Com- mercial Art Club Vice President ' 54 55; German Club ' S3 54- Cheerleader ' 53-54; Chairman S.G.A. Scholarship Fund ' 53-54; S.G.A. Rep. for Lafayette Dormitory ' 53- 54- Art Students League ' 53-55; A.S.L. Variety Show ' 53 54; Accidental Club Opera ' 53-54. 137 Z ' -i -M Students Welcome at . . . Dial 4-7655 Free Delivery DANIA SMITH ' S BAKERS CATERERS 935 W.Grace Street BREAKFAST • LUNCHES SANDWICHES BOOK STORE BOOKS • MAGAZINES HALLMARK CARDS FOR BOXED LUNCHES SCHOOL SUPPLIES For the Finest Fresh Killed LET ' S GO BOWLING Milk Fed Poultry It ' s Great for a Date Call • 1. P. MARTIN PLAYDIUM 3-8613 — Phone — 3-1313 1807 West Broad Street 1 208 E. Cary Street Richmond, Va. OPEN 10 A.M. DAILY RICHMOND DAIRY STUART CIRCLE COMPANY PHARMACY 314 N. Jefferson Street Phone 5-1773 1601 PARK AVENUE RICHMOND, VIRGINIA FOR THE BEST IN MILK • AND ICE CREAM Visit our new Drug Store - 138 SENIOR DIRECTORY JOEL ROSS COHEN 117 South Colonial As Richmond, Virginia MARILYN LEE COMER 7606 Bryn Mawr Road, Richmond. Virginia B.S. in Advertising S.G.A. Rep. lor Adver. ' 53-54. CAROLYN COSICK 151 Bay Avenue. M.R. 2, B.S. in Occupational Therapy O.T. Club. LOUISE MARION COWART 1319 East 49th Street, Savannah, Georgia Bachelor of Fine Arts An Students League; Commercial An Club. ANN T. COWGILL 720 W. 25lh Street, Richmond. Virginia B.S. in Social Science F.T.A. Club. BEVERLY ANN CRALLE 3156 Windsor Drive. Charlotte, North Carolina Bachelor of Fine Arts Cotillion Club: Commerci MARY ELIZABETH DAVIS Route 2, Newport, North Carolina Bachelor of Fine Arts Fashion Club: Cotillion Club; A • St dents League. URSULA JANE DAVIS 916 Hampstead Avenue, Richmond. Virginia Vice President Theatre Arts ' 55: Day Sti dents League; Goodbye My Fancy - Leading Role. MARY L. DIETZEL 712 North Howard Sti I.S. in Occupational Therapy SHIRLEY ANN DREYER 22 East 6 A Lexington, North Carolina Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interior Design Interior Design Club; Art Student: League. CONSTANCE ANN DUNCAN 2005 Kansas Avenue. Richmond. B.S. in Social Science LAURA ELIZABETH DUNLOP 2129 Chatham Avenue. Charlotte. North Carolina B.S. in Occupational Therapy O.T. Club ' 53-54; S.G.A. Rep. for O.T. RODGER L. ELGIN Leesburg. Virginia Dorm Council ' 52; Asst. President Dorm 53- President Dorm ' 54; German Club ' 53 : G.C. Minstrel ' 53. HEPBURN F. EUBANK 805 West 49th Str B.S. in Sociology Richmond, Virgil JOHN N. FARISH 4929 Suburban Avenue, Richmond, Virginia MARGARET E, FOWLER 18 East Berry Street, Sands B.S. in Business Education B.L.A. ' 53-54; Se =. S.G.A. 53-54 -Ei e t S.G.A. 54-55; Pre siden Coun :il ' 54-55; Honor Key f hip ' 54-55. NANCY LU GATLING 7418 North Shore Road. Norfolk, Virginia Bachelor of Fine Arts FRANK LEWIS GREEN 606 Arnold Avenue. Richmond, Vit B.S. in Applied Science Psychology Club Treasurer ' 53 54. ROBERT L. GROVES I! Carter Avenue, Sandston. Virginia Bachelor of Fine Arts Commecrial Art Club: A.S.L.; D.S.L.; Co-director of Variety Show ' 54-55; Head of Poster Com. for Commercial Art Club 54-55. GLORIA RITA HALL Peach Street. Chatham, Virginia Bachelor of Fine Arts House Council ' 52-53; Vice President anc S.G.A. Rep. ' 53-54; Fashion Club Treas urer ' 54-55- Cotillion Club ' 52-53; Variet. Show ' 53; Inter-Dorm Council. HELEN IRENE HARROD Bo 467. Rocky Mount, North Carolina B.S in Recreational Leadership Richmond Intercollegiate Council ' 52-53. ROBERT LAURENCE HILL 2023 Monument Avenue. Richmond, Virginia Bachelor of Music Education R P I Orchestra; Accidental Club; Ge man Club. LURA PATRICIA HOLLEY 214 Mclver Street. Greensboro. North Carolina Bachelor of Fine Arts G. CHANDLER HOPKINS 172 Columbia Avenue. Hampton. Virginia Bachelor of Fine Arts Fashion Club ' 51; German Club ' 51 S3; Advertising Art Club ' 51 55; Vice Presi- dent ' 53-54; Variety Show ' 52-53. EDWIN BRADSHAW HUGHES 3905 Delmont Street, No. 2 Richmond, Virginia B.S. in Retailing German Club; D.E. Club. BETTISUE HEATH HUNT Magnolia, North Carolina B.S. in Distributive Educatii Distributors Club ' 53-55. LAURA LEE HUNT 311 Avenue B Herndo JOAN BERNICE HYMAN 132 Du Pont Circle. Waynesboro. Virginia B.S. in Elementary Education Varsity Basketball ' 52-53; Varsity Tennis ' 52-53; Sec. of Hillel (Central) ' 52-53: President 828 Dormitory ' 54-55; Board Member of Hillel ' 53-54. ° 139 W . • ♦• i i 140 ♦ ♦ ♦ SENIOR DIRECTORY BARBARA JANE INNES 1117 Woodruff Avenue, Hillside, New Jersey B.S. in Occupational Therapy President of Shafer ' 54-55; Occupational Therapy Club ' 53-55. PHYLLIS LEE JONES 315 A East Monroe A B.S. in Music Educati Accidental Club; Cho Cotillion Club. NORMAN KATZENBERG 1605 Orcutt Avenue, ' 53-54; Honor Counc Monogram ' 54-55. ROBERT E. LEE 15 N. Elm Avenue. Highland Springs, Virgini, B.S. in Business F.B.L.A.; S.S.E. I94B. DAISY MARGARET LEEDY Dunbrooke, Virginia Bachelor of Fine Arts in Inte -Historian; S.G.A. Rep. for Int. •ign Club. CAROLYN KATHLEEN LILES 2618 Idlewood Avenue, Apt. I, Richmond, Virginia B.S. in Applied Social Science President, Intercollegiate Counci Cotillion Club N. 53. FRANCES A LINDSEY Chester, Virginia B S. in Business Educatii MARY ELIZABETH LUKE 205 Mill Road, Portsmouth, Virginia B.S. in Business W.A.A. Rep. ' 53-54; Wesley Foundatir. President ' 54-55; Wigwam Staff ' 54-55. CHARLESANA LOGAN Kannapolis. North Carolina Bachelor of Fine Arts A.S.L.; Cotillion Club; Variety Show ' 54. MARY ANNE LOVE 200 Gale Road, Pearisburg, Virginia B.S. in Retailing Distributors Club ' 53-55; Cotillion Club ' 53-54. H. JOSEPH LOWENTHAL 238 W. 27th Street, Norfolk, Virginia Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dramatic Arts S.G.A. Rep.-Freshman Class ' 5152; Theatre Associates ' 51-55; Vice President ' 53-54; German Club; Art Students League- Co-Director A.S.L. Variety Show ' 53-54. CATHERINE NEWMAN McCALL 3007 Putney Road, Richmond, Virgil B.S. in Occupational Therapy Cotillion Club ' 52. JAMES JOHN McCOART, JR. Apt. C-ll, John Adams, Presidential Gardens, Alexandria, Virginia B.S. in Retailing President of the Freshman Class; Treas- urer of the Sophomore Class; S.G.A. Rep. of the Junior Class; S.G.A. Rep. of the Senior Class; S.G.A. Rep. of the Newman Club; S.G.A. Rep. of the D.E. Club- President of the D.E. Club; House Council ' 51-55; Honor Council ' 52-55 Chairman S.G.A. Board of Elections Chairman S.G.A. Freshman Class; Or ganiiational Committee; Co-Chairman S.G.A. Floor Committee; Chairman Polio Fund Drive; Chairman National Municipal League Meeting; German Club; S.G.A. Executive Committee; S.G.A. Orientation Committee. NANCY JOAN McCOY Dutch Ridge Road. Beaver, Pennsylvania Certificate in Interior Design Treasurer of Shafer House ' 53-54; Secre- tary of Freshman Class; Secretary of In- terior Design Club ' 54. DONNA MARIE MALCOLM 14 West Austin Street Skaneateles. New York Newman Cub; S.G.A. Rep. for Newman Club; D.S.L.; W.A.A. ; Cotillion Club. WILLIAM BRYDON MARKS. JR. 3129 Lamb Avenue. Richmond, Virgin!, BYRON WALKER MARSHALL, JR. 1015 Pine Ridge Road Richmond, Virginia B.S. in Business F.B.L.A. WILLIAM NATHAN MARTIN 2413 Royall Avenue, Richmond, Virgini, B.S. in Business D.S.L .; F.B.L.A. MEREDITH WHITTIER MOON Dubois Road, Annapolis, Maryland B.S. in Applied Science Class Sweetheart Freshman, Sophomore, Junior; Honor Council, Sophomore and Junior; Cotillion Club President; Sopho- more Class Vice President; Junior Class Treasurer; Senior Class Secretary; Rat Court; Wigwam Staff Sophomore: O.T. Club; Junior Marshal; Canterbury Club; Freshman Class Executive Committee Rep. Bachelor of Fine Arts Commercial Art Club; Rat Court. MARY GRACE MULLINIX Dayton, Maryland B.S. in Occupational Therapy O.T. Club; Basketball ' 52 53; Westminste Fellowship ' 52-54; Westminster Fellow ship Activity Chairman ' 53-54. CAROL EVERETT MURRAY 4960 Hillbrook Lane, Washington, D. C. B.S. in Social Science— Elementary Education Future Teachers of America. EL LANE NADAL 234 Forest Hills Drive, Wilmington. North Ca MARY CATHERINE NEMIR 2903 Lorcom Lane, Arlington, Virginia B.S. in Sociology Basketball and Hockey Teams ' 52-53; Cotillion Club ' 51-52; Historian Canter bury Club ' 51-52. ' 52-53; Accidental Club ' 51-52. ' 52-53; House Council ' 51-52; W.A.A. 51 52; Orchestra ' 51-52; Glee Club 51-52; Cotillion Club ' 52-53 Pro gram Chairman- Inter-Mural Sports; Team Captain ' 52-53; Miss Red Feather R.P.I. ' 53- S.G.A. Orientation Committee: Opera ' 52-53; Honor Council ' 53-54; Cotillion Club S.G.A. Rep. ' 53-54; Chair man Ring Figure and May Queen Court ' 53 54- Variety Show ' 52-55: Rat Court ' 53 54- Wigwam Editor 54 55; Cotillion C ub ' 54-55. ALICE CHRISTINE NEWMAN 110 Grove Street, Farmville. Virginia Bachelor of Fine Arts and Certificate Fashion Illustration o Ml j , t ! ■ 1 42 ■ • • • ♦ SENIOR DIRECTORY CHARLES S. NEWMAN 203 W. 33rd Street. Richmond, Vii WILLIAM RAYMOND O ' CONNELL, JR. 24 Linden Avenue. Highland Springs, Virginia B.S. in Music Education Accidental Club Vice President ' 52-53; Art Students League; Honor Council ' 53-54; S.G.A. President ' 54 55. RICHARD PRYOR O ' NEIL P. O. Bo 192, Sandston, Vir B.S. in Business JUNE LLOYD OMOHUNDRO 4010 Newport Street, Richmond, Virgil B.S. in Business Education JULIAN HERCULES OTTEN 122 N. Main Street. Emporia. Virginia B.S. in Business Administration Psychology Club. MARION E. OWEN 217 E. 40th Street, Richmond, Virgin!, B.S. in Elementary Education JOAN D. OWENS Box 262, Chester, Virginia B.S. in Distributive Educatii ROBERT PRESCOTT PAGE 205 Menole Avenue, Richmond, Virgil B.S. in Retailing Treasurer Distributors ' Club. AMBROSE D. PARKER. JR. North Shore Point, Norfolk. Virgin!, B.S. in Distribution ANDRES LEE PAULEY 1015 W. Main. Wytheville, Virginia Bachelor of Fine Arts in Drama. A.S.L. ' 51-55; Theatre Associates ' 51 55, Treasurer ' 53-54; Director German Club Ministrel 53-54. MARY ELIZABETH PENNINGTON Brodnax, Virginia B.S. in Elementary Education MARGARET LEE PERROW 1 101 Broad Street, Altavista Bachelor of Fine Arts Commercial Art Club. MATTHEW ALPHUS PICKERAL. JR. 2810 Campbell Avenue, Lynchburg, Virginia Bachelor of Fine Arts A.S.L.; Commercial Art Club. ROSE MARIE PIERCE 2323 Harrell Avenue, Norfolk, Virginia B.S. in Sociology Vice President Wesley Foundation ' 54-55; Wigwam Staff; Grace Fellowship; Inter- Collegiate Council. PATRICIA A. RAABE 4523 West Seminary As Richmond, Virginia Bachelor of Fine Arts ARTHUR GRAYSON RIDDELL, JR. 4948 Suburban Avenue, Richmond, Virginia ANN ROGERS SHANER Route 5, Lexington. Virginia Bachelor of Fine Arts Wigwam Art Staff; Wesley Foundation Secretary ' 52; Commercial Art Club ' 52- 55; S.G.A. Rep. for Commercial Art Club ' 54-55. ELAINE LOU SHEAR McConkey Street, Blacksburg, Virginia Bachelor of Fine Arts in Commercial Art Varsity Basketball ' 51; Girls Intermurals ' 51-53; Commercial Art Club ' 51-55; Presi- dent Lee House ' 54-55. DAISY H. SIMMONS B.S. in Music Education CHARLES ANNA SKEEN Welloske Drive. Thomasville. North Carolina Certificate in Interior Design Bachelor of Fine Arts Interior Design Club ' 51-52; Seen ' 53-54; Cotillion Club ' 51-52; Vice P dent ' 53; Wigwam Staff ' 51; Vice P dent and S.G.A. Representative. Ri Hickok; Art Students League ' 51-54. PAT J. RILEY 4300 Fauquier Avenue, ADDISON EDWARD SLAY Richmond, Virginia 205 Larne Avenue, Richmo B.S. in Business B.S. in Social Science Executive Member of Freshman Class ' 51- Seminar. 52; Board of Elections ' 51 52; German Club ' 51-54; German Club Minstrel ' 51- 53; Honor Council ' 52-53; ' 54-55; Sopho- more Class President; Author S.G.A. Constitution; Student Government Execu- ROBERT JEROME SPIKER tive Committee ' 52-53; ' 54-55; Chair- Route 1. Warsaw, Virginia man, Student Government Legal Com- mittee; Orientation Committee ' 52-54; B.S. in Journalism D.S.L.; German Club Parliamentarian; Editor of Proscript. German Club President; Rat Council; Manager D.S.L. Basketball Team; Co- Chairman S.G.A. Floor Committee; Chairman, Honor Council Constitution Committee ' 52 53. LESTER EUGENE SOUTH DOYLE W. ROBINSON Micaville, North Carolir Bachelor of Fine Arts JUDY LEE RUTENBERG 101 Lake Shore Drive, Lake Hiawatha, New Jersey Bachelor of Fine Arts S.G.A. Rep.; Theatre Arts; JOHN WILLIAM RYAN, JR. 2018 5th Avenue. Richmond, Virginia Bachelor of Fine Arts Interior Design Club ' 52-55; Treasurer ' 53- 54- President S4 55;A rl Students League Rep. ' 54-55; Art Students League ' 52-55. Route No. I. Saluda, Virginia Bachelor of Fine Arts Commercial Art Club ' 50-54; Tn D- ' 5354; MARJORIE BERNICE STEINKE Route 1, Sandston, Virginia B.S. in Psychology JAMES W. STONE 2701 Kensington Avenu, Richmond. Virginia B.S. in Business F.B.L.A. ' 53-54. 143 o ' ♦ msmBmmB Bunma • 144  ♦ • ♦ • ♦ • ♦ ♦ v ♦ ♦••♦■ %■ •%•♦ SENIOR DIRECTORY BRYANT L. STROTHER 1006 Crutchfield Street Richmond, Virginia SARONA JANE SURRATT Denton, North Carolina Bachelor of Fine Arts Fine Art Club. JAMES H. THROWER R. F. D. No. 10 Box 173 Richmond, Virginia JOHN BARTON TREVILLIAN 2903 Monument Avenue Richmond, Virginia B.S. in Sociology ANN TROXLER 911 Mulberry Road, Martinsville, Vir B.S. in Retailing JOHN EDWARD TYE 3412 First Avenue, Richmond, Virgii WILLIAM E. TYSON B.S. in Psychology Psychology Club. JAMES KIRK WARD Kenneywood Thomasville, North Carolina Bachelor of Fine Arts Basketball; Baseball; President Mono- gram Club; German Club; Commercial Art Club; Art Students League BARBARA JANE WATLINGTON Bax 26, Gretna. Virginia YVONNE WENT2 1723 North Barton Street, Arlington, Virginia B.S. in Occupational Therapy O.T. Club ' 54-55. FRANCES ANN WHITE New Market, Virginia B S In Distributive Education Baptist Student Union Preside Distributor Club ' 53 55. JAMES THOMAS WILSON, JR. Blairs, Virginia Bachelor of Fine Arts CAROLYN LOUISE WINKLER 3704 Strathavon Road Shaker Heights, Ohio ' B.S. in Occupational Therapy O.T. Club. THOMAS RAWL WITTEN Brodnax, Virginia B.S. in Music Education Accidental Club; German Club. SUSAN D. WOODWARD 70 Shenandoah Road, Hampton, Virginia Bachelor of Fine Arts Variety Show ' 53-54; Art Students League ' 52-55; Secretary Canterbury Club ' 53-55- Commercial Art Club ' 52-55 MARY HOLT WOOLFOLK 1215 Laburnum Avenue Richmond, Virginia B.S. in Social Science W. ASHLIN WYATT 24 Maxwell Road, Richmond, Virginia Bachelor of Fine Arts Fine Art Club; A.S.L. RAYMOND L. YOST 2815 Floyd Avenue. Richmond, Virgini. B S. in Business ROSEMARY YOUNG 907 Park Avenue, Richmond, Virginia B.S. in Sociology 3-Year Certificate BOBBY LEO ANDERSON 2309 Rosewood Avenue Winston-Salem, North Carolina Certificate in Interior Decoration Interior Design Club ' 52-55; S.G.A. Rep. for Interior Design Club ' 53-54; German Club ' 53-55; Art Students League ' 52-55. LEONORA A. BENEDUCE 9114 87th Street. Woodhaven, New York Certificate in Fashion Illustration KATHLEEN WARREN CHRISTIAN 1608 Orcutt Avenue, Newport News, Virginia Secretary of A.S.L.; Cotillion MARGARET ELLEN COLE Box 84, Appomattox, Virginia Certificate in Costume Design Cotillion Club; Fashion Club- Art Stu- dents League; Program Committee J nlor Red Feather Girl ' 53; Tobacco Q . e ' 53. SALLY CHARLES EPPES Leesburg, Virginia Certificate in Interior Design Freshman Class Treasurer- Foundation Secretary Treasurer- Decoration Club; Cotillion Club. JANET PETTY HALL Route 3. Box 237, Roanoke, Virgini, Certificate in Costume Design Fashion Club; Treasurer 828 Don ' 53-54. NINA JEAN HALL 407 Westover Drive Lexingotn, North Carolina Certificate in Commercial Art Art Students League ' 54. ORA DAIL HARDY 404 27th Street, Virginia Beach, Virginia Certificate in Interior Design Art Students League; Interior Design Club Treasurer; House Council Secretary. SARA JO HENSLEY Route 3, Morganton, North Carolina Certificate in Commercial Art Commercial Art Club; Art Students League, CAROL MARIE HILL 516 Market Street Williamsporl. Pennsylvania Certificate in Commercial Art Treasurer Founders Dorm ' 53-54- Vice President Founders ' 54-55; S.G.a! Rep. BARBARA JEAN JARRETT 313 Hickory Avenue Newport News. Virginia Certificate in Interior Design Cotillion Club; Art Students League; In- terior Design Club Sec-r 145 • 4 I Bn fflWR Hi HB 146 SENIOR DIRECTORY RENEE LAMPROS 640 34th Street, Newport News, ' Certificate in Costume Design Cotillion Club: Fashion Club; coming Court ' 53. JEAN G. NELSON R.F.D. 5, Box 283-C, Richmond, Certificate in Commercial Art Commercial Art Club; Art League. MILDRED BAIN PARTRIDGE 417 Harvard Apt. No. 5, Norfolk, Virginia Certificate in Commercial Art Cotillion Club; Commercial Arl BARBARA LOUISE ROBBINS Box 136, Norfolk, Virginia Certificate in Fashion Illustrate JOHN R. SCHAFER, JR. mercial Art Club; Art Stude CYNTHIA ZOE SPRAKE 708 Lee Drive, Williamsburg, Virginia Certificate in Fashion Illustration Cotillion Club; Fashion Club. ANN REID TOLER 522 8th Street, Virginia Beach, Virgin!; Certificate in Costume Design Fashion Club; Art Students League. BARBARA A. WILLIAMS 1018 W. 47th Street, Richmond, Virgir Certificate in Fashion Illustration : . a Ma 5455: Inter- 53-55; Wigwam Cir VAFCW Publicity Manager 54 mural Basketball and Volleyball Day Students Rep. of Cotillion Clut •54- Fashion Club; Cotillion Club 53 55 Art Students League ' 53-55; W.R.A. BARBARA JOAN WILLIAMS 141 Pisgah Drive, Canton, North Ca Certificate in Interior Design Foundati Decorati n Progr. Club; Chairr CHRISTINE J. WISE Box 958, Pearisburg, Virginia Certificate in Interior Decoration Interior Deocration Club; A.S.L. HELEN MARIE WOOD 401 Armfield Avenue, Asheboro, North Carolin 2-Year Certificate LOIS ANNE ATTKISSON 200 Thompson, Ashland, Virgil Certificate in Clerical Practic DORIS JEAN BOX 2111 Sherwood Avenue, Roa Certificate in Retailing D.E. Club; Cotillion Club. SHIRLEY BURTON 2004 South Cliff Road, Richr Certificate in Clerical Prac GARY WALTER CLARK 410 W. Main Street, FayetK Certificate in Retailing D.E. Club; German Club. HELEN COUSSOULOS 322 48th Street, Newport News, Virginia Certificate in Accounting House Council ' 54; F.B.L.A.; S.G.A. Rep. for F.B.L.A. ' 55; Canterbury Club; ' 55; Wigwam Ma 55 ELIZABETH K. GIESECKE tificate in Accounting sident F.B.L.A. ' 54 55. BOBBY DEAN GUFFEY 124 Church Street, Forest City. North Care Certificate in Retailing VIRGINIA MAE HALE Montross, Virginia Certificate in Secrelaric PEGGY SUE HARTLINE Box 266, Route I, Stalesville, North Carolina Certificate in Retailing D.E. Club ' 53-55; Cotillion Club. ' 53 54. SUSAN RANDOLPH JONES White Post, Virginia Certificate in Secretarial Scit Canterbury Club; F.B.L.A. BARBARA ANN JORDAN 527 W. Washington Street, Petersburg, Virginia Certificate in Secretarial Science F.B.L.A . ' 54-55; Newman Club ' 54-55. CATHERINE JENELL McMANAMAY Route I, Glasgow, Virginia MARIE MARBLE Certificate in Retailing Distributors Club; Founde GLORIA MITCHELL 100 Pierce Street, Hopewell, Virgin!. Certificate in Retailing D.E. Club S3 54. MAE LEE OVERSTREET 1102 Jeanette Avenue. V LESTER THOMAS SIMPSON Main Street, Norwood. North Ca Certificate in Retailing S.G.A. D.E. Club Floor Comn BETTY J. SHEALY Enfield, North Ca- 53-55; Hono r Counci ' 54-55 53-55; D.S. League 54 55 ree ' 54 55. Secretar 53 54; I o 147 • 148 ■ . i ♦ ♦ ♦ .-. ♦ ,♦ ♦ .♦ . % ♦ % .♦ ♦ L. G. Balfour Company Attleboro, Massachusetts Manufacturers of: CLASS RINGS • CLUB PINS MEDALS TROPHIES Represi nt ( d by: Charles G. Motley Walter B. Anderson 41 1 1 Kensington Avenue Richmond, Virginia Rucker Richardson REALTORS Loans - Insurance 118 North 8th Street RICHMOND, VIRGINIA Theodore ' s Restaurant HARRISON and GRACE The Place where R.P.I. Students Meet SNACKS • REFRESHMENTS DINNERS Charles ' Restaurant Now THEODORE ' S PLACE HARRISON and GRACE ROYAL ENGRAVING COMPANY ENGRAVERS for 1955 WIGWAM 35TH ANNIVERSARY VIRGINIA DAIRY COMPANY The Home of Better Milk The oldest independent dairy in this area. Operated under management of same family during its entire history RICHMOND, VIRGINIA Dial 5-2838 149 c A SIGN OF GOOD PR I NTI NG THE PRESS OF WHITTET SHEPPERSON RICHMOND • VIRGINIA ° 150  t ♦ % . . ♦ « ♦ ♦ I « • v - % ♦ ♦ ♦  ♦♦.♦♦♦ •♦■ iT:2 WiBmaMi{ftK t)imwS3immnmiMt KmwaamM Miwimwt SPORTS TYPING ART STAFF Ann Shaner Sara Jo Hensley Beverly Cralle Margaret Powell Sonny Goldman David Cole Thomas Armistead Mary Luke Beverly Martin Margaret Swingle GENERAL STAFF Helen Harrod Margaret Burkhart Barbara Quinn Andleton Frank T. Akers Parker L. Melton PHOTOGRAPHY Colonial Studio Frank B. Thornburg, Jr. John Thomas Dave Cole II, Rose Abbott, Parker Melton, Frank Akers, Kitty Top: AT WORK IN THE OFFICE, Mar Nemir, Rose Pierce, Sally Moore Bottom: FOUNDERS ' HALL WORKSHOP, ONE OF THE 12:30 NIGHTS. (Back row) Helen Coussoulos, Kitty Nemir, Carolyn Buchanan, Parker Melton. (Seated) Rose Abbott, Ann Shaner, Barbara Williams, Frank Akers. WIGWAM STA FF MARY CATHERINE NEMIR Editor-in-Chief WILLIAM BOYD CLOPTON Assistant Editor HELEN COUSSOULOS Business Manager WAYNE KING Advertising Manager ROSE ABBOTT Art Editor HERBERT HAWTHORNE Photographer SALLY MOORE Literary Editor ROSE MARIE PIERCE Senior Section Editor BARBARA WILLIAMS Circulation Manager CAROLYN BUCHANAN Snapshot Editor COVER DESIGN Sara Jc Hensley 52 ♦ ♦ TO THE READER - ♦ ♦ • ♦ ROSE ABBOTT Art Editor BUDD CLOPTON Editor ELEN COUSSOULOS jsiness Manager WAYNE KING Advertising Manage I wish to thank all the persons who helped to make this year- book the wonderful experience it has been to me. I feel that when I leave here, an old friend will be left behind. I hope that within these pages there are as many memories for you — the reader, as there ere for me — the 1955 WIGWAM Editor-in- Chief. ) rWAs MARY CATHERINE NEMIR Editor-in-Chief WIGWAM 53 ■ • ' ■♦• ; ♦ ' ■ .... - rftf. x° t t ' V. % ♦ V ♦ ♦••%. ♦ ♦ • ♦ , ♦■■♦, !■ t ♦ I ff 7 US fl