The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-06-12
FarmvilleHish
Commencement
Held Monday
DIR. SimOnini's
Address, Awards
Are High!ights

OF 1858. forty-tWO strong. bid its
farewell to the institution and
students who remain, at Com
mencement exercises Non V
night
Dr. r. c. Simonini. head Of the
English department at LongWood
COLLEGE. presented to them an in
struction finale pointed concise
and profitable He urged them to
seek carefully for the LIES work
that viii satisfy them: to chal-
lenee all their energies and abil-
ties IN such work and their adul.
activities, and finally. to have
tolerance toward the work and
problems Of others
The class to leave the school
with the principal Robert II. Bal
laeh, under whom they had been
taught. was the class % hear his
efforts highly praised by Supt T
j. McllWalne. In turn. Principal
BallaGh expressed his thanks for
the pleasant associations with the
class members. and with those in
authority in the system
New Courses Set
From the superintendent also
the seniors learned that those I'M
CerclaSSmen who are to remain at
the school Will have larger OPP
portunitles, with establishment of
courses in Distributive Education
and Diversified Occupations next
year.
Principal Ballaeh announced
winners of the annual awards.
after telling the audience Of the
future plans Of the class. Twenty
seven, he said, are to go off to
college; several more are already
al work, and the remaining ones
have promising lob contacts.
Awards Announced
The A c. Fraser awards for
leadership, conduct and activity
in the field of Sports went ID
Phyllis Pearlove and Billy Frank
lin. Eddie Thornton won the Dis
trlct 3 craftsmanship award III
baseball for the past season His
selection was voted by players on
school teams in the district.
Ellen Hamlet. who was the SEN
ior Glass speaker. received the
Mary Whi,e Cox memorial scho-
larship Of 500. 1t is awarded
yearly to a girl in the class. out
standing in scholarship who en-
rolls at LOngwood College to pre-
pare for career Of teachng.
-Four members Of the Junior
Glass received awards Of honor II
being named delegates to B IS
and Girls State They are Nan
Gillian, Ann Brlerley. Phil Cook
and Rcnnie Kennedy
Honor Graduates
Fifteen members OF the class
were graduated with honors They
are Joyce Brisentine, Beverly
U.own Mary Kay Catlin, Robert
Durfee, Beverly Gates. Ellen Ham
lett, Josephine Hillsman. Mary
Elizabeth Hix, Ann Kennedy H
v Lancaster Jr Robert Large,
Phyllis PcarloVe, Gladys Robert
son, Jeanne Schultz and Paul
Shanabcrger.
The Rev James r Kennedy
Presbyterian pastor. gave the in
vocation and bcnediction. while
the Choral Club rendered a mid
program number. "Chors Of
Angels" most effectively
Other Graduates
Other graduates were George
Anderson, il Dorothy f Bass
Barbara Chernault, Rex Daye.
William Drumeller Billy Frank :
lin. Patricia Gather Alma Good
win. John HUBBARD. John Jcfiers.
Ronald hawthorne, john Lindsey
Also. Betty Ann Love. Wllford
Mayton IN. Frances Newell Ernest
Newman, Patricia OVerbee. Lula
Mae Hickman. Clyde Shelton.
Shirley Sheppard, Mary Ann
Simonton. Patricia Simpson. Polly
Simpson Jane Smith Nancy
Striplin. Edward Thornton and
Betty Jean Weaver.