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Volume XXXV
L YNCHBURG, VIRGINIA, JUNE, 1951
Nancy Sanderson
"The Old Plantation"
Saturday, June 2! Just two days ago! What a day it was, marred only by one thing and that one thing was a few hours spent on Math Exams in the morning. Once these were over and lunch was eaten, they were quickly forgotten and the fun began.
Many boys spent the afternoon preparing for their dates ihat night and those without dates spent the afternoon preparing to be the best stags that the world had ever known. That night at eight we all took a stroll across the old southern fields, from the main building to the Barksdale Memorial Gymnasium, and on arriv- ing found ourselves in the garden of "The Old Plantation." W e were met by the owners and operators of !his magnificent estate, Col. James Wins- ton, Major Frank Carrington and Major Shaw Smith, who had prepared
a lovely spectacle for us in their gar- den.
As we looked across the beautiful lawn with its sparkling fountain, and under the canopy of appropriate garnet and "white, we saw the lovely old mansion that has been reported as being built in the dim past of two days. The southern side of the gar- den bordered the river and on the dock sat Russ Carlton and his orches- tra, which was to supply the musical
entertainment for the evening. A s the shadows deepened, Ole Doc Bear toll's Showboat paddled by the dock and offered momentary competition to the merriment on the shore. The entire South seemed to be enjoying the evening.
Across from the dock stood a very lovely archway through which tho members of the old southern "V" club and their partners passed as they be- gan the figure dance. The figure was successfully led by the beautiful Miss
Nancy Sanderson of Raleigh, N. C., who was escorted by John G. Thomas, President of the "V" Club.
A thirty minute intermission fol- lowed the figure and during this peri- od the daintiest of southern cakes and punch was served at Mus.e's Mammoth Mint Julep Glass, wh1ch sat at the northwestern corner of the garden.
After the intermission the guests were entertained by the music of Mr. Carlton, and danced on the lawn. A s t h e n i g h t q u i c k l y g r e w towar~ s morning, the guests gradually b1d adieu to "The Old Plantation" and to Messers Winston, Carrington and Smith who had planned the loveliest of evenings.
Among the many guests were:
Miss Mary Charles (CharIi.e) Blades Elizabeth C i t y , N. C . , w1th Lem Blades; Miss Blanch Bergdoll." Martinsburg, W . Va., with Barkley Bondurant; Miss Shirley Jones, Lynch- burg, Va., with Phil Braxton; M.iss Celia Thompson, Lynchburg, Va., w1th Charlie Cockerille; Miss Francis Perry, Windsor, N. C., with Tom Creasy;
John Thomas
Frye; Miss Ellen Galey, Caracas, Venezuella, with John Galey; Miss Dorothy Jean Ellis, Roanoke, Va., with Lloyd Glenn; Miss Margaret Mc- Master, Winnsboro, S. C., with John- ny Heyward; Miss Ester Gorman, L ynchburg, V a., with Ed Hotchkiss; Miss Ann Bergdoll,* Martinsburg, W. Va., with Owens Jones; Miss Harriet Mardre, Windsor, N. C., with Pritch L i n d s l e y ; M i s s G e n n y L o u Ga~rou , Snow Hill, N. C., with Pete Miller; Miss Nona Allen, Lynchburg, Va., with Lonnie Muse; Miss Ann Craft, Lynchburg, Va., with Sonny Peirson; Miss Nancy Kent Martin, Lynchburg, Va., with Nat Pendleton; Miss Mary Moo re, Waynesboro, Va., with Fred Schilling; Miss Anne Kesler, Winston- Salem, N. C., with Albert Shortt; Miss Peggy Smith, Nashville, Tenn., with Bill Stokes; Miss Guinn Cooper, Clarksville, V a., with J a c k Thomas; Miss Eva Evans, Bluffton, S. C., with Doug Van Noppen; Miss Nancy San- derson, Raleigh, N. C., with John Thomas; Miss No!nu Marselt, Lynch- burg, Va., with Smokey W atts; Miss Pat Waltz, Catonsville, Md., with Dave Wilson; and Miss Margaret Wil- liams, Raleigh, N. C., with John Winston.
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Ramsey, Lynchburg,
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Miss Lin
with Alex Dirom; Miss Barbara Riche- son, L ynchburg, Va., with Barbour