Nov. 30, 1984, THE BISON, Searcy, Ark. Ti143 5 Queen foraday Regina club ·sponsor honored for years ·of service by Lisa Pigg Bison stalf writer than I for just sponsoring a club." Pryor "Queen for a Day" and gave her a sponsor presented her with gifts, including "Regina is my life. I have never con- crown, the club's emblem. Represen- roses, a scrapbook, pearl earrings with a Do you have a day other than your birth- sidered anything else," said Pryor. "It has tatives from each decade she has been (See PRYOR, page 7) day that you can call your very own? helped my family become more interested Bessie Mae Pryor does. inserving others. It bas helped me in that Nov. 3 was designated as "Bessie Mae it bas made me be patient, understanding Pryor Day" by the Regina social club in and sympathetic. Also understanding honor of ber 37 years of service as ciub their problems has helped me keep up with sponsor. the changing times." "Oh my, I have never been so floored in A breakfast celebration marking her all my life!" exclaimed Pryor. "There special day was held at Homecoming. The are so ma~y I_Jeople who deserve it more 78 guests held a ceremony proclaiming Bessie Mae Pryor waters her flowers, one of her many interests . ' by TAMI KERR THE BISON, Searcy, Ark. 72143, Nov. 30, 1984 .· 7 Pryor----------------------------- (continued from page 5) matching necklace, and a five-piece luggage set. Pryor, the wife of Dr. -!o~eph Pryor, professor of physical science, has been with Regina through most of its existence. · She became affiliated with the club in the second quarter following the charter in 1947. She was the only sponsor for many years, and currently shares the respon– sibility with Claudette Alexander who works in the Music department. "When the club was first chartered, Harding was still on the quarter system. The first two sponsors were really not terribly interested, so during the second quarter the girls asked me," said Pryor. "I have been a sponsor since then." Senior Sharon Healy, Regina club member, said, "Bessie Mae is ex– ceptional. She is more dedicated to us than we are to our own families." She added, "It is really a nice feeling to know that if you need something, Bessie Mae's door is always open." According to Pryor, her favorite part of being a club sponsor is "getting to know each girl personally, because when you get to know them you just love them." She believes that her duties as a club sponsor are "to be a listener, to be an example, to be patient, and to be in– terested enough to be available." Only once in her history as club sponsor has Pryor regretted her position. In the 60's she had some difficult girls who caused her to contemplate resigning, but the dean of women at that time persuaded her to stay. "Regina is my life. I have never considered anything else Understanding their problems has helped me keep up with the chang– ing times." - Bessie Mae Pryor "I could not believe that they were so bad," said Pryor. "I went to the dean of women and told her I wanted to quit because I couldn't stand it. She told me not to give up because the girls who were the problems would graduate." In spite of that, Pryor's memories of the club will be of the good. "The sweet girls that I have enjoyed getting to know make Regina," she said. ''They are just lovely!" Pryor is not only involved with Regina, but with the community, too. She is especially active in the Garden Club, having serving as president, the northeast district director, state chairman, and as chairman of both the Northeast District Convention and the South Central Regional Convention. In her spare time Pryor enjoys coor– dinating weddings, sewing, teaching a Bible class, and working in College Church's Thursday School. In spite of her busy schedule, Pryor still manages to have time for her Regina girls. "Even when she has something planned, if you let her know when you need her, she will try t~ work it out so that she can help you, too,"said Debbi Richards) a graduate s~dent and member of Regina. Richards added, "She reminds me of the scripture in the Bible that tells the older women to teach the younger women how to love their husbands, because she knows so much about it." "She is the best example of the 'virtuous woman' found in Proverbs 31 - Regina's scripture. She should write a book about how to be a good woman," she said.
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