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May Day Program At 4:30 p.m. f( I J tJLI Published Bi-Weekly as the Official Organ of the Student Body of Meredith College Welcome, Guests! Vol XIX MEREDITH COLLEGE, RALEIGH, N. C., May 4, 1940 Number 12 Hardy Play Is Little Theatre Production Wake Forest Boys to Help Meredith Girls; W. Sessoms, “Andy” Hardy The Meredith College Little Thea ter will present its Bprlng produc tion, “SklddiDg,” by Auronla Rou- venal, on Thursday night. May 9, in the Meredith College auditorium at 8. This play is a comedy based upon the screen pinys of the Hardy family, with Wake Forest hoys, to whom we are very grateful, taking the male roles in the production. , The cast for the play Is as fol> lows; Judge Hardy. Jack Parker; Mrs. Hardy, Virginia Greene; Mar ian Hardy, Nan Davis; Estelle Hardy, Beth Perry; Myra Hardy. Juanita Stainback; Andy Hardy. Walter Sessoms; Grandpa. Leroy Jarvis; Aunt Milly. Mr. Hardy's sister, Rebecca Vaughan; Wayne Trenton HI, Bob Howard; Mr. Stub- bins, the politician. Donald Britt. The following appointed commit tees have been working on the play: prompter. Sadie Allen; busi ness manager, Gretchen Fanny, with Betty FlelBchmann and Ce leste Hamrick, assistants; staging, Corlnna Sherron, chairman, Bobble Green, Bep Pruitt, Nancy Gallo way, Carolyn Duke. Mary Lib Pos ter, Martha Olive and Cornelia Heri'lng; properties, Mary Gwln Oliver, chairman, Virginia Lancas ter, Frances Snow and Dot Pen der; costumes. Ellen Anne Flythe, chairman, Sarali Jackson and Eula Lee McClellan; lighting. Mary Lib Holloway, chairman, and Helen Scai-borough. A limited number of reserved seats are being sold for 15 cents each. To obtain these tickets see Betty .Flelschmann. Girls who wish to sell tickets to obtain points to ward Little Theater membership may see Gretchen Fanny. MAY QUEEN AND HER COURT Junior Class Honors Seniors At Banquet Rainbow Colors Is Theme of Decoration, Hotel Carolina Loca tion of Treasure; the Freshmen Help 'On April 27 (he Jnnlor Class was hostess to the seniors at an elabo rately prepared banquet. The Junior Class cold’s are the hues of the rainbow and these wes'e made the key to the decorations. The girls und their escorts arrived at the Hotel Carolina at 7:30 and after checking their wraps, gathered in brightly chattering groups to talk with old friends. At about 8 o'clook the couples began to stroll Into tho ell-Bhaped banciuot hall to tho strains of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow." They were greeted at the entrance by Catherine Scott of Kinston and Nancy Bradsher of Roxboro. Tho brilliant lights of the hall were subdued by the crepe paper ribbons in pastel shades which were draped ralnbow-llke over the tables. Still carrying out the rainbow scheme, on the tables was an arroy of small decorations. A miniature rainbow spanned the distance between each couple’s plates. Place cards, which were suggestive of April showers and which contained the program and menu, lay under these. For favors there were colonial nosegoys for the girls and boutonnieres for tho boys. At 8:30, the banquet began with a welcome from Juanita Stain- back of Henderson, the Junior Class president, From the speaker's table, where sat the class ofllcers, came various toasts during tho course of the meal. Ida Howell oC Lumber- ton, Junior Class secretary, pre sented the toast to the seniors, fol lowed by a response from Edna Earle Coggins of Inman, S. 0., the Senior Class president. Tho toast to the president was mi^de by the Junior Class treasurer. Rachel Manetis of Troy, and was responded —Continued on page 2. if. Fifteenth Annual Meredith May Day Festival To Be Today Above: Nancy Brewer, May Queen, surrounded by her court. Below her: Bebe Dickenson, Maid of Honor. Left, from top to bottom: Maiy Lanier Seagraves, Frances Dixon, Janie Parker, and Jean Beddingfieid. Right, from top to bottom: Louise Dickie, Betty Clingan, Marie Sugg, and Lola Mae Stroupe. Qirls Model InStyleShow Virginia Bailey, Willa Lee Joyner, Olivia Hood, Win Prizes for Meredith Girls The annual Style Show by North Carolina college girls featuring fabrics made by the textile students of North Carolina State College was held in Pullen Hail on Thurs day afternoon, April 2R, One hun- di'ed and fbrty-three girls from nine colleges piirtlclputed in the show. Early in the spring the girls se lected fabrics made by State boys and under the supervision of their various home ocoiiomlcs depart ments made them up Into dress* es. Tho dresses varied from simple little checkcd ginghams, one of which won ihc grand prize, to —Continued on page 2. Breakfast For Jrs. By Frosh Conllniilni; the coUegc custom, the Preshmiin Class was hostess on Wednesday morning. April 17, at 7:30 at breakfast, given at the chim ney in honor of the Junior Class, Each •'little sister" called for her "big sister” nnd nncompanled her to (he chimney, Miss Anna Mae Baker and Miss Ethel E. English were present as guests of the fresh men. When all had assembled, the blessing was asked by Miss English, who is adviser to the Freshman Class. Then, after the guests had been welcomed by Marsha. Hood, the freshman president, the real Cuii bugiin. 131^ and little sisters sat on the grass or on benches and tables to eat. The menu, consisting of nranges, doughnuts, "pigs in blankets," coKee and sweet milk, was prepared In the college kitchen. May Day Has Arrived At Last, Girls, But Here Is A Glimpse Behind the Scenes of Practice! High noon on Friday has a spe cial signlHcance to 10 fair lassies on our campus. It "spells" time to go to the gym foi' May pole prac tice. As wo go out on the porch between A and B dormitories wo can hear Mrs. Sorrell clapping her iiands to the music which Hazel Is playing. Soon Mrs. Sorrell's head “pops" out uf the door ond she tells us to hurry up. We get Inside the gym and as usual two girls are in tho Infirmary. Slnco we have only one substitute, that means we have to hunt up anotber girl who was in tho May pole dance last year. Dot Maness volunteers to go In search of Nancy Bi-odsher, Ra» ohel Poe or Janet Hobbs. Mean while. tho rest of us busy ourselves with one of our favorite pastimes, "bulling." We, learn that Bula is the only one In the group who made her own dross. Most of us ore baT^ Ing our mothers make ours. It's a lot easier that way and it gives us un excuse to go home and try It on, ton. Hozzle and Frances vow that they don't like the cut of tho dress. At last Dot cornea in with Nancy. Bccky Hamilton Is there to substi tute, too, Mrs. Sorrell brings the pole to tho middle of the- gym floor and each girl unrolls her own pas tel streamer. Oh. dear, something like this would happen. One of the streamers comes untied and noth ing oan start,till it's llxed. A cou ple of the girls tilt the polo a little and Mrs. Sorrell carefully ties the long, slonder piece . of colored cheoseclotli back on tho revolving lop of the pole. Now we’re all set tor the grand maroh, Mrs. Sorrell counts throe and Hasel gives a loud.chord on the piano, and we're off. Publications Win Honors At Press Assn. “Twig” Wins First Place, “Acorn” Second; Agnes Graham Nominated for Sec retary Tlie 1040 spring convention ot the North Corollna Collegiate Press Assoulatlon was held at Hotel Char lotte In Chai-lotte, N. C„ on April 25, 26 nnd 27, with Davidson nnd Qncens cuIlegeH acting as host and hostess, Meredith puhllcnllons were well re[iresonlGd by live membei's of the VQvloiiB staffs: Catherina Scott and Martha Olive, incoming editor and business mamiger ot tho "Oak Leaves"; Hotty Brown McMillan iind Bup Pruitt.' Incoming odltor nnd business manager of the "Acorn"; Agnea Graham, lucomlne business nmnagor ot "Tho Twig." Registration was hold from 3:30 till 5 on Thursday with an execu tive committee meeting afterwards. On Thursday nvenlng. all delegates were honored by a theater party at the Carolina Theater. A general meeting began tho next day with iippolntment of committees and publications progress reports. The representatives were welcomed by Dr. Hunter B, Blakely, and this was followed by a luncheon ut Queons College, ot which Dr, Blake ly Is president. At 2, group dis cussion meetings began and this featured a most Interesting speak er, Mr. Douglas C. MoMurtrle. Mr. McMurtrlo Is director of typog raphy at Ludlow Typogruph Co. and he came from New York espe- olally for the meeting. The evening ps'esented elaborate entertainment ut a banquet and dance In the hotel ballroom. The gold keys were awarded the college journals at the banauot, Stephen S. Sailer, execu- tlvo secretary of the convention, made the awards to the publica tions previously Judged by Frank Smethurst, managing editor ot the ■—Continued on page 2. Alpha Psi Has Conference The Trl-Stiiie, Virginia, Tennos- sue nnd North Carolina, Alplui Pst Omogii conforencQ was held at Roa noke College, Salem, Va.. April 26- 27. Mias X‘'rnnces Bailey nnd Ro sanna Barnes represented Meredltli at the eonfcrcnce. The llrst ufternoon of the confer ence was given over to theoter ex- hlbltN und was followed that night by Thornton Wilder's "Our Town," presented by the Alpha Psi Omega chapter nf Roanoko College. The second day of the confer ence was taken up with round-table Ulsuuasioiis i)( the dlfTereni phuMs of college dramatics, One of these discusslona, “Stnge Craft," was led by Miss Bdlley. Thu ctunl'erence was brought to a close with a luncheon. Many Officers For Next Year Are Elected student Government, “Oak Leaves,” Marshal’s Places Filled; Publications, Councils’ Ranks Soon to be Filled Helen Byrd of Bunnlevel has been elected vlcc president ot fhe Student Government Association for the year 1940-41 over Ann Tay lor of Dunn. Helen was president of her class her sophomore year and is a vice- president of Strlnglleld Hall this year. She Is business manager of (he "Acorn." She Is a Phi and n member of the Home Economics Club and of the Little Theater. Other offlcers of the Student Gov ernment who have been elected to date are Gretchen Fanney of Scot land Neck as secretary over Mary Elizabeth Holloway of Durham. Mary Elizabeth Holloway has been elected S. G. treasurer over Ro- wena Daniel of Henderson and Mary Elizabeth Coleman of Boy kins. Va, Rosaunti Barnes of Goldsboro has been elected president of the Little Theater for the coming year. Last year she was treasurer of her class und secretary of the Little Theater- This year she has been treasurer of the Student Govern ment AsRotlallon. She Is a member of the Colton English Club, the Little Theater ond -Alpha Psi Omega. Carolyn Duke uf Henderson has been elected pi-esident for next year of Ihe Class ot '43. This year she has served as vice president of her lOass. She is a Liltle Theater pledge and takes part In several sports. The B.S.U. Council has been com pleted, Cora Leo Burnett ot Wil mington has been elected first vice president. Nancy Carroll of Char lotte, second, and ElUabeth Tucker of Winston-Salem, third. Tlio sec- 3'etary Is Emma Barker ond treas urer, Jean Rills. Marietta Price has the fellowship group for next year and Louise Dickie is to have tho music. Elizabeth Brownlee Is to he the reporter, Sarah Jackson the program chairman and Mar garet Webb poster chairman. Nancy Calloway has iieen elected Sunday school director and Elizabeth Hos tetler U.S.U, director. Mary Hester i^nwi'li Is Vonng Women’s' Aiixll iary prenidi-nt. Daphne Penny Is to be Iho day student repre.sentatlve. Addle Davis is an Iwnorary mcm- ber of the council. Kllzabuth Pruitt has been elected —Continued on page 2. Queen Nancy Brewer to Lead Pi’ocession, With Maid of Honor Bebe Dickenson and Her Attending Court; Rip Van Winkle Tale to be Presented as Theme of Festivity With Other Sports This afternoon Meredith’s 15th annual May Day festival will be held In the grove at 4 o'clock. Mrs. Gertrude Royster Sorrell, director of physical education, will have charge of the festivities. ' The procession will be led by the May Queen, Nancy Brewer of Wake Forest, and the Maid of Honor, Bebe Dickenson of Kinston. Tlielr attendants are Mary Lanier Seagraves. Fuquay Springs, and Frances Dixon, South Boston, Va„ senior attendants; Janie Parker. Woodland, and Jean Beddingfieid. Cary, junior attendants: Betty Clingan, Covington, Va.. and Louise Dickie, Henderson, sophomore at tendants; Lola Mae Stroupe. Cher- ryviilc, and Marie Sugg, Snow Hill, freshman attendants. Sart^b Hudson, Knoxville, Tenn., Is th'« crown iicnrer, and little Eliza Lea Culberson the train bearer. After the queen and her court have taken ihelr places the amuse- tnent lieglns. The well-known tale ot flip Van Winkle and his 20-year sleep will bp given. The first scene Ik laid at the market, wliere the usual niarkei merriment Is taking place, i^lii iKathleen Jackson) Is having Inis of fun until Mrs, Rip (Virginia Lee Watson) comes upon the scene and. scolding, drags him away. In the second episode in tiie story Rip Is found wandering about dls- —Continued on page 2. \ HOSPITALITY WEEK-END Welcome to our week-end, visitors! We hope that your visit with us «hajl be one of great pleasure. May it be n weelt-enri of memories that you shall take with you when you return to yotiv respective homes. May we all be one happy family. We’re all your friends; just call on us to help you. As a guide, may we tell you something about the pro gram planned for your entertainment. The plan is to initiate you into the real life of Meredith campus. Activities begin Saturday afternoon: 2:30 p.m.—Father-Daughters’ Baseball Game on the Athletic Fields. 4:30 p.m.—May Day Exercises in the Grove. 6:00 p.m.—Dinner in the Court. 8:00 p.m.—Reception in the College Pai'lors. 9:15 p.m,—Pictures shall be shown and a play given to illustrate Meredith Campus life. Sunday 9:10 a.m,—Buses will leave the college for the various I churches in Raleigh. ' Hurry back to see us and we hope you’ll be in school with us next year. Alpha Psi Little Theatre Banquet Held C. Critcher Presides Over Brief Program of Toasts, Responses, Pi'ophesy Given The Alphii I’si Omega, in co-oper- atloii with thi> Litlle Theater, en tertained Us members at a banquet April l(i. ]!H0, nt the Tally-Ho Inn. Yellow flowers bi)rlered by blue candles curried out the fraternity colors of blue and gold. Tho favors and place cards with verses ui- Inched were minute rolling pins lied wllh tho same blue and gold colors- The president ot the Mere dith Little Theater, Carolyn Critch er of Lexington, served as tuast- mistress. A brief program of toasts in spired by technical stage terms was presHited, Miss Critcher, as stage manager, welcomed tho guests, Carolyn Andrews of Biu-- linglon, a tnember of the cast. ]'e- sponded to the welcomo. Ella Ed- dlns gave a toast to the members of Al|)ha Psi. or the set pieces, to which Betty Vernon ot Brooklyn, N. Y., president of that organlisa- tlou, responded. Marietta McLennan gave n toast to tho seniors, to which Sara Colo ot Canton respond ed. thus making the curtain call. Carolyn Critcher introduced Ro sanna Barnes ot Goldsboro, the In coming president ot Little Theater, with a toast. To this toast Miss Barnes responded with a prophecy cimcernlng the future ot that or- ganlwtion. Those present at tho banquet In cluded the following; Misa Frances Bailey, faculty sponsor; Carolyn Critcher ot Lei- Ington, Rosanna Barnes ot Qolda- boro. Bobble Greene ot IexIngton, Margaret Hine of WlQBton-Salem. Carolyn Andrews of Burlington, —Continued on page 8.
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