Sue Webb, senior from Danville, will reign as queen of the 1951 Longwood May Day celebration this pring. At Sue's side w ill be two maids of honor, Anne Murphy of Danville and Margaret Taylor from Suffolk. The May Queen and her maids of honor were electeu by the stu dent body after the presentation of candidates last Thursday. A court of eighteen Longwood beau ties was chosen at the same time. Representing the senior class on the May Court will be Betty Abbitt from Lynchburg: Jean Drewry. Boykins: Nell B. Green. Suffolk: and Marg.c Sutphln. Roanoke. Elected to represent the junior class this year were Pat Derring of Roanoke; Ann Foster. Farm ville: Mary Ann King. Rescue; Jeanne Lafoon. Farmville; and Sylvia Reames. Petersburg. Sophomore beauties include Barbara Assaid of Roanoke: Mar tha Donaldson. Roanoke: Beth Kent, Richmond: Frances Motley. Sharps: and Nancy Tanley, New port News. Ann Cress of Lynchburg: Peggy Layman. Roanoke: Marie Swtjck er. Wytheville; and Shirley Will ihde. Roanoke were t.;e represen tatives chosen from the freshman class. "Ballad Tree" has been selected as the title of this year's May Day pageant. The festival will be divided into three sections, Irish. English and Scottish, which trace the development oi American folklore. Carrying out this tri-country theme the queen will represent one country and the maids of honor the other two. The court will also be divided into thirds to represent each of the three countries. For the first time this year the festival will have a narrator in
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