The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-23
"CAROE|NA
CAMP USES II
By Winifred Harriss

Converse girls will be heading
for their hometowns. SO Rachel
Cameron, Betty Yopp, and Fan
ny Longley will be traips i n g
Wilmington way.
From W. C. the chartered bus
es to Wilmington will be packed
and jammed with excited gals
as they pull away from the col
leges and speed along t h e
Travelled highway.
Whenever a hometown friend
IS met on our campus, the first
exclamation nowadays is always
cant wait til Wednesday," l
walked to class with Jane Head
the other day and bumped into
Marilyn Carver as she was
leaving breakfast. and the same
thoughts proved to prevail
everywhere. the few DAYS
left before the holidays.
Aall are waiting eagerly
especially the freshmen who
haven't been able to grab
week end and head homeward
due to no class-cuts first semes-
ter.
HOME-BOUND
Although many head home
Wednesday, Thursday will find
a hurrying crowd also, from the
colleges over the State. Plans to
journey home on the chartered
buses leaving Greensboro with
the Wilmington crowd here were
disrupted as social activities
claimed a spotlight Wednesd Y
night. Kathryn Hunter, Jean
Cross. Carolyn Lilley, and
Bobby Mckenzie will stav over
a. High Point College for the big
Thanks giving dance to be held
there. but will begin holidays on
Thursday.
Last Saturday morning as the
last class bell changed loudly, l
hastily grabbed my suitcase.
s1ung heavy coat over nv
arm, dangled an umbrella. "a
most necessary parcel of the
day., and hurried to meet
Eleanor Griswo1d and Marv
Maughan of Durham. We three
Jumped in the car, and wonder
full weekend began as we head
ed for Durham.
Late Saturday afternoon found
US out at Duke university look
ing up friends of the two, and
pretty soon we headed to Bas-
sett House to surprise Mari1yn
Goodman. And surprise her we
did!
Quite naturally the biggest
hugest session followed, and we
EXCHANGED the latest on bits of
news gathered from everybody
else. After hours of talking, we
secuted the downtown shops for
new wool and more needles. as
has become the fad of
the day in the college girls
spare time. what little ther
is!
Time to part arrived too soon
for us, but with shinging eager
ness for the coming HOLIDAYS we
said goodbye; and that OLE feel
ing Of seeing somebody from
home settled. shortening the
hours and minutes It'll the next
time.
Before leaving the University,
we visited in Giles Hall where
encountered more of the girls
from home. Rounding a corner
l spotted Betty Sue Westbrook
and Betsy Keaton Fonvielle. and
it certainly was good to see
them.
As Sunday morning slid into
Sunday afternoon, more girls
from w. C.. arrived in Durham
to spend the day with Mary and
Eleanor. Martha Holton and
Ann Farmer were among US
then; and after q buffet lunch
con at Mary's home, we started
out for an old-fashioned Sunday
afternoon ride.
A favorite meeting place for
the Durham crowd turned out to
be accidentally a meeting place
for the present Wilmington
crowd too. For as we were
leaving a large drugstore, | heard
gasp, a weak yell, and then
an excited shout from Martha
Holton as a car drove up. Who
should step out but Rex Willis!
A surprise of surprises! Natural
ly we all hurried to see each
other.