The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-09-15

The Student Christian Association
was host to the student body at
an informal reception held on Sat
| urday night, September 8. in the
! lobby of of the girls dormitory. In
the receiving line were Mr.. and Mrs.
4 Mcdaniel and members of the facul-
| ty. Misses Emma Lee Sturdivant
and Mary Franklin Moore presided
at the punch bowl, and Misses Grace
| Powell, Ilene Holder and Pauline
SHELTON had charge or games and
other entertainment. Elmore Ray
and Ralph Martin were of invalid
able aid in arranging the affair.
New students have already met
| the members of the L. NJ. and Y. W.
c. A. cabinets. They are-Y. w. 9
A., Emma Lee Sturdivant, president;
Mary Franklin Moore, vice president;
Frances Leslie, secretary-treasurer;
Grace Powell, social chairman; Sara
MCGOWAN, vesper chairman; Pauline
/ Shelton, devotional chairman; Ilene
Holder, personal service chairman;
Esther Cowsert, music chairman;
Maxine Carroll, Masters minority
chairman.
Y. M. C. A-Elmore Ray, president;
Howard Williams. vice president;
Thomas Donald, secretary-treasurer;
Jeff Douglas, devotional chairman;
Ralph Martin, social chairman; Col
Inns Mitchell, vesper chairman; Blif.l
| Moore, music chairman; William Bu-
ford masters minority chairman.
These young people, especially the
girls, who wore placards reading,
ASK Me-" the first several days of
school, have been very helpful to
newcomers.
Dean G.. ]. Everette, assisted by
President NJ. C. Mcdaniel, explained
the students the new teaching
plan at an informal assembly held
on Thursday, September 1, and adj
vised them as to the selection of
their work for the year
At the first vesper service of the
new school year, which was held on
the lawn of the girls dormitory on
the evening of Friday September 2,
/ Miss Sara McGowan introduced Miss
| Emma Lee Sturdivant, Y w. c. A.
President, who introduced the other
members of the cabinet. Then Miss
Sturdivant presented other counc
i members Of this organization. Miss
Louise Gregg gave the devotional, and
Mr.. Blifil Moore had charge of the
song service.
AT the first regular assembly, held
on Monday, September 5, Mr.. Nc
Daniel gave a very inspirational mes
sage to the student body, cautioning
them to forget the past AMI 90
forward, doing their best toward OBJ
tanning high and worthy aim.
At the regular vesper held in The
| auditorium on last Sunday night,
Elmore Ray had charge of the de-
votional. Blifil Moore and Esther
Cowsert directed the song service. and
Mamie Ingram served as pianist.
| Junior College students have been
attending the series of revival ser
vices held at the Baptist Church
during the past week.
! Miss Nellie Brock has been elevated
to the post of head-waitress and Miss
Jane Mashburn is filling Elsie Gran
tham's old place in the kitchen.
The school has a new resident nurse
Miss Carmen Weatheral, of Weir,
who is student in the college. Miss
Weatherall lives in the hospital rooms
and from this day forward she'll take
Mrs. Everette's place in giving the
pills to chase the Ills from the cam
pus.
The first meeting of the Glee Club
was held on Tuesday night, Septem-
Der 6, with 48 members answering
the roll cali and several others ex-
pected to report later. Miss Hick-
man states that the club this year
is an unusually well-balanced group.
There are many new voices and the
outlook is exceptionally good.
The Rev. Mr.. Flowers of the Bap-
fist Church gave the devotional mes
sage at the assembly on Wednesday,
September T. The subject Of his dis
cussion was "The Girdle OF Truth"
To II. J. &C. EacuIfv