Here is an excerpt from an editorial “Thanksgiving Day” from the student newspaper (Hollins Student Life) on Nov 21, 1931, p. 2:
The Thanksgiving season is lovely here. The big Odd and Even game [field hockey] is, of course, exciting, and Thanksgiving Day itself is so delightful that everyone should stay on campus to enjoy it to the fullest. There is always an impressive service in the morning, a delicious luncheon at noon and at night, an unsurpassable banquet. The girls who have been here before naturally wouldn’t think of missing any of this. But to the new ones who might make the fatal mistake of staying in town to eat a forlorn dinner of cold turkey at the S. and W., we issue a warning—don’t fail to be here for a taste of Hollins’ Thanksgiving cheer!
Student Life wishes to extend to the students and faculty the very heartiest wishes for a happy holiday. It is hoped that if you go to the game the side you bet on wins, and that your beautiful chrysanthemums don’t start to wither before Sunday at the earliest.
