The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-03-18
Attendance Cup TO Class Of l94S
Founders Day Message; NeW AIunnae
Chapters Matching Campus Cro,UM


girls We're allowed 10 stroll on the
lawn only III pairs We're the order
Of the week end for the 74th
Founders Day
From Dero.t. Mich. to Raleigh.
M C., 2l7 LonRWood alumnae H.
turned for the reunions Of tho
classes SIS and IS.
They heard On Thomas Jefser-
son Wertenbaker call for rcbrth
iii Virginia education TO produce
students Of the caliber Of Thomas
jefferson and Woodrow Wilson.
They listened to On. Francis G.
Landlords report on the state Of
the college and plans for capital
additions and improvements prof.
ectS. a new dormitory to house l72
students. a new home management
house. new equipment, utilities for
new buildings. improvement OF
campus roads. further renovation
OF main building fireprooflng Of
additional StairWays. completion
Of the remodeling Of the kitchen,
improvements in tho training
school playground and plans for
an addition TO the college library
Officers Elected
They elected Mrs. Frances Sales
Lyle Of Danvillc. first vice plcSl-
dent. Maria jackson. Of Lexington
and Richmond, second vice preSi-
dent. Mrs Nancy Harrison Me-
Langhlnl Of Woodbury. Forest,
director. and Katherine Gilbert
81 Lvnchbnrg. and Mrs. KITTY
Hatch Whitfield and Mrs Clara
Nottingham Baldwin. both Of
Farmvillc, nominating committee
women
They applanded a. The Glass Of
lo4a won the Founders Day at
endancc cup. with the Glass 81
1889 second and That of 1919
third
They considered 18th anniver-
sary projects suggested BY Mrs
Francis SimkinS past president Of
tho alumnac association. interior
decoration of the LongWood House
basement. name plates for the col
lege buildings. acquisition Of
paintings BY Virginia artists. land
scaping library shelves. archives
records for circulation. establish
ment Of fund for a visiting lee
turer. endowment of a professor
chair d visiting professorship adj
ditlonal support 81 the Institute
Of Southern Culture and support
for the research OF faculty mem
berS
AIumnae Remembered
They paused as gifts were pre-
sented 10 the alumnac house iii
the memories Of three former stu
dents, Georgianna f. Stephenson
Audrey Chewing Roberts. anc
Daisy Mitchell Vincent
They learned OF the money
raising projects and activities uul-
lied by alumnae chapters IN Farm
villc. Richmond Lynchburg. Nor
folk Portsmouth, Suffolk Peters
burg. and Raleigh N G.. and postaI
reports from chapters in Phila
dclphia, Pa Washington, d. c.
Newport News, Baltimore, Md.
Roanoke and Lexington Most
common projects: scholarships FOL
students from their areas and teas
for potential students. j
They discovered that the Roa-
nOkc chapter was rcOrganized last
month, that the Baltimore chapter
is III the process Of reorganization
and that IA new chapters may be
started
Marker Dedicated
They Withstood biting winds fol
the dedication Of the Peter John
ston marker at LongWood estate
Dr.. Landlord. DR.. Joseph G. Rob
rrt. Hampden-S Sydney College pre-
sident, Dr. Ben Lacy. Hampden-
Sydney chaplain, and Johnston
descendants spoke at the dedica
tory exercises.
They drank coffee with former
classmates at a coffee hour spon-
sored by the Farmville alumnat
chapter and had tea at an opel
house in the presidents home.
They watched the colorful AGA
demic procession opening the ira
ditional Founders Day session
and then heard greetings from Dir
Lankford. Miss Frances Patton. ol
Roanoke. Student Government A.
soclation president. and Miss Elsie
StoSScl, of Richmond. alumnat
association president
They turned back the years Il;
Miss Shirley II3nptman, Of Win
chester, senior class president
commented OH colored Slides show.
ing hgl1lights of a college year
from representation and rat day
TO exams and the daisy chain.
But mostly they talked - anc
showed off pictures of thcil
grandchildren specially grand
daughters who want to 20 K
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