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NEW GIRLS Y?i& I li PUBLISHED BY THE STUDENT BODY OP MEREDITH COLLEGE DECISION DAY Meredith College labrary BalelQkN,G._ Volume XXL MEREDITH COLLEGE, RALEIGH, N. C., SEPT. 27, 1941 Number 1 PHI VICTORY IS OKTMNEO ON DECISION DAT HERE 'II Administrative And Teaching Faculty Changes Bring New Life Departments of Arts, Languages, Education, Psychology, Philosophy, and Physical Education Are Altered Quite a number of changes have cakcn place in our Meredith Col' lege faculty. Dr. Benson W. Davis of Stetson Uiiiversity in Deland Florida, is now the Dean, replac ing Mr. J. G. Boomhour. Mr. Boomhour, however, is still an ac tive force on the college campus for he is now teaching courses in mathematics and physics, ’ Mr, Clayton t^rles^cbi^ to the. art department from the Uni versity, of Alabama to take the po sition of Miss Mary Tillery, who now has a studio in Wake Foresv, N. C. The department of modern lan guages is headed by Dr. Elliot D. tiealy. Dr. Healy attended Wil ham and Mary, the University of Morth Carolina., and spent some time abroad. For a year he taught in Lycee Marcene at Chartres, France. Mr. Robert Nance, from the University, is also an instructor in tlic modern language department. The place in the education de partment left vacant by Mrs. Ethel English Moyers, is now filled by Mr. Harry K. Dorsctt of Siler City. Mr. Dorsett attend ed Wake Forest, Columbia Uni versity, and Peabody College and has uught at Baylor University and summer Wake Forest sessions. Miss Lila Bell from the Raleigh Haycs'Barton ‘ schools, has taken over some of the education work, Dr. Harold G. McCurdy of Statesville, N. C,, comes to the psychology and philosophy depart ment from Milligan College, Tenn cssee. Dr. Edgar Henderson, for mer professor of these subjects, is i-esiding in Raleigh at the present time. Mr. Charles D. LaMond has been elected to replace Miss Eileen McMillan, who is teaching at Mars Hill College. Mr,LaMond, from Shiker Heights, Ohio, studied at Yale University. Miss Christine White and Miss Elisa Dickenson are the director of Physical Education and the as sistant director/ respectively. 'Miss White, originally of Staunton, Massachusetts, and a graduate of Boston University, comes from Woman’s College, Greensboro, where she held a similar position. - Miss Dickinson of Wilson, also confes from Woman’s College, Changes in the administrative faculty have made. Miss Pauline Baise the secretary to the bur sar in the vacancy left by Miss Nell Barker; Miss Gladys Shipman, as sistant nurse in the infirmary; Mrs. Mitchelli,:;tthe dining room - hostw; Mr. J. W. ifoUis the college dectrician. PHI SONG Girls who participated in the dramatization pf the Philaretian song were Sara Jackson of Mount Airy; Betty Rose Prevatte of Lumberton; Miriam McGregor of Ham let; Fay Chandler of Winston-Salem; Mary Lois Overby o'f Angier; and Elizabeth Pruitt of Hickory. Student Vote Favors Telephones on Halls Girls Must Work Out Own System to Care for Extensions at All Hours'• ’' Having discussed the matter in hall meetings, the night before, I'uesday, September sixteenth, the student body voted unanimously at the student body meeting to ac cept the college’s offer to install phones on ev^ hall in addition to the five pay phones on the first floors of all four dormitories. The phones are extensions of the col* Icgc switchboard. There is to be no charge made for outside calls, but all long distance calls should be made on the pay phones. In order that all may have access to the phones, the student body agreed to limit their conversations 10 five minutes. Each hall is to work out its own system to have one person answering the phone (Continued On Page Two) BUS SCHEDULE ARRIVING MEREDITH Stunt Day, Palio To Take Place October 25th President's Dinner In College Hall At Six O’clock Dailu except Sun. Sunday A. M. p. M. 6:30 12:22 A. M. 7:00 12:52 7:07 7;20 1:22 7:22 7:30 1:52 7:52 7:60 2:22 8:22 8:00 .2:33 - 8:52 8:20 2:57 9:22 8:30 3:09 9:52 6;S0 3:33 10:22 9:22 3:45 10:52 9:62 4:09 11:22 10:22 4:21 11:52 10:52 4:40 P. M. 11:22 4:50 12:22 11:52 B:10' 12:52 . 9:20 1:22 5:40 1:62 ' 5:60 2:22 6:10 • 2:52 6:20 3:22 . 6:40 V 3:52 6:60 4:22 7:10 4:52 7:20 5:22 7:40 5:52 7:50 6:22 8: IS 6:52 8i37 7:22 ; 9:07 7;52 9:37 9:22 10:07 . 8i5a: 10! 37. . - .. ' 19; 22; AA’dSllSaiw By vote of the student body in chapel Tuesday, September 16, stunt day will be Saturday, Oc tober 25. The program for that afternoon will include palio, horse races, original class song contest, bicycle races, and studeht-alumnae sports contests. The activities planned for the evening are the annual A. A. President’s dinner at 6:00 o’clock in the college din ing hall, the presentation of the class stunts at 8:00 o'clock in the college auditorium, and the an nouncements of the awards for the day. At palio the class with greatest percentage of attendance will be awarded reserved seats for stunts. An added feature of the palio pa rade will be the Meredith College Band led by Anabel Calleiro of Sagua la Grande, Cuba. Keen in terest will be shown in the origi nal contest. The students .whose song wins the contest will be awafded a $5,00 prije. Last year Dorothy Pender, senior from Tar- boro, won’ the prize. The Wake County alumni chapter will pre sent an event in the palio. Sara Hayworth of Asheboro, president of the Senior Class of ’41, will be in charge of the alumnae activi ties. The vice-presidents of each class in charge of palio. are Catherine Wyatt of Raleigh, senior class; lone Kemp of Madison, junior class, and Martha Ann Allen of Garner, sophomore class. In charge- of the freshman stunt and palio is Carolyn Duke of Henderson, vice'president of the Athletic As- Bociation. T^e A. A, boai^ has made riew, ru|Wg^,,f turning ; • mu8t''^b^¥haii[dM-l'JaaMi^ Physical Exams, Library, S. G. Work, Parties Occupy All Freshman Orientation Program Keeps New Girls Busy During First Days on College Campus Officers of the Student Organ isations met the incoming Fresh men arriving by trains and buses at the station, and the ones com ing by car dircctly to the college to help them with registering, finding where to go, and unpack ing. The orientation. program be gan with dinner on Monday night, September eighth. At eight o’ clock that night there was a gath ering of new girls in the new hut where they met the heads ot the campus organisation, the pres ident of the Student Government, the Baptist Student Union, the Athletic Association, the editors of theTiuig, Acom, and Leaves, treasurer, secretary, and vice-presi- dent of the Student Government, the society presidents, the Little Theatre president, and the class president. I>Jancy. Carroll .was mas ter of ceremonies and she presen ted the officials as members of the staff of a military camp. Pat Ab crnathy, a very loyal alumna, ciime up from Fayettevifle to lead the songs. On Tuesday the college physi cian was introduced to the new students at an assembly in the au ditorium. Until four o’clock the new students were kept busy with tests, physical examinations, h brary training, and" an informal meeting with their counsellors and the faculty. After dinner there was a meeting with the officers of the Student Government from seven o’clock till eight. At eight- forty five they were entertained by the Baptist Student Union at the chimney. Sarah Jackson, sec ond vice-president, planned the party as a fun school. The Bap tist Student Union was the facul ty; Miss Bailey made the com mencement address, and diplomas in the form of orange popsicles were awarded at die end of school. Wednesday was another day of physical examinations and library training for the Freshmen, fol lowed by matriculation and regis tration in the gym with their va rious groups. The Student Govern ment President met with the Freshmen in the auditorium after dinner and at 9:30 the Athletic Association had a party for them in the grove. Here they sang col lege songs and were served coca- colas and cracker jacks. At ten- thirty the party, broke up. Thursday library training was continued, and in the afternoon a psychological test in the dining hall was given and Student Gov ernment training was continued. On Friday night the Junior Class held a Big Sister Party for the Freshmen at nine-thirty at the chimney. This was a pirate party at which the Freshmen were givn bracelets. They played various gam e s- including a': Vjgg.of‘ y/arV apd sang the the Societies Invite Freshmen, Transfer Students To Join Their Groups ASTRO WEDDING The bridal couple and their attendants are shown above. They are lone Kemp Knight of Madison; Nancy Carroll of Charlotte; Gretchen Fanney of Scotland Neck; and Betty Clingan of Covington, Va. Dr. Knight Delivers Address at Opening Dr. Knight Delivers Address at Formal Opening of School The formal opening of the forty- third session of Meredith College took place Thursday evening, Sep tember 11, at 8:00 o’clock, in the college auditorium. The principal speaker of the evening was Dr. Edgar W. Knight, Kenan profes sor of education at the University of North Carolina. Dr. Knight, in his address on "Education as a Defense Aid” pointed out some very definite tasks which lie ahead for students and faculty as well. Said Dr. Knight, deepei' scarch is more necessary than ever before for the meaning and wid er application of the principles of democracy. The primary aims of American education are the nuin- tenance and betterment of a so ciety which encourages inquiry, a society which defends die rights of freedom of speech, press, con science, and assembly.” “The task of counteracting the dangers of taking democracy for granted bears heavily upon our colleges and schools. Our schools are the first lines of our perman ent defense. Freedom, like democ racy, is a conquest, not a gift, and not to be won the easy way. We need workers with perspec tive wh6 will build on the wisdom and reason of die age. Prior to the introduction of the speaker. Dr. Carlyle Campbell presented the executive committee of the Board of Trustees and eX' pressed his desire that the stu dents know them better. Dr, Carl M. Townsend, presi- dent of die Raleigh Ministerial Association, welcomed the students to the churclies of Raleigh, and the Rev. John H. Grey, pastor of the West Raleigh Presbyterian Chiurch, pronounced the invoca- tipn and {benediction. . .J^usic fofAthe occadon wu fu^- ' )jy; Ha'riv (»' Year’s Sports Calendar Every Girl Can Take Part The Athletic Association has a full calendar of sports planned for this year. They have plans enough so that every girl will be able to find at least one sport in which she wishes to participate. The calendar of the year is as follows. , Hockey, September to November Tennis, September to November Basketball, December to 1st of March Swimming, Winter months Soccer, March Softball, April and May Golf, Spring Riding, Fall and Spring Miss White and Miss Dickinson will act as advisers to the Ath letic Association. Besides these sports there arc various individual sports such as badminton, horseshoes, croquet, and bicycle riding which will claim the interest of many students. New Students Make Choice Astro Picnic, Wedding, Phi Party, Highlight Rushing Period The PhiB, tinder the leader ship of Elizabeth Pruitt ef Hick ory, gained 102 new members to best the Afitros, who took 76 members under the leadership of Ann Barrow of Jackson. Both the Phis and the Astros will hold their installation and initiation ceremonies this even* ing. The newcomers to Meredith have for the past two weeks been of the greatest concern to the members of the Astrateton and Philaretian Literary Soc.ieties. The badges of each, worn on the shoulders of present members, have kept constantly before the freshmen the necessity of making a decision. It has not been because • of the lack of interest or initiative of either sch.ety that the non- nitiates had difficulty in choosing between the two. On every hand bewildered freshemn were encour aged by, “Need some help? Call on a Phi”; and they have been in spired by the Astro, "Hitch your wagon to a star”. Besides these attentions, the rushing activities of the twp so cieties began on Monday night, September 15, with a Philaretian bonfire in the guise of a gypsy camp. New members were kid napped at the railroad tracks and brought to camp where the class future was told, and gypsy songs were sung. The bonfire was concluded with a treasure-hunt, the treasure of which was a note inviting the "gypsies" to return to camp for refreshments. Also on Monday, Astrotekton invitations' to become members were given out in verse form. FROSH PRESIDENT Martha Jeffryg of Hamlet, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Jeffrys, was last night elected president of the'fresh man class from a group rec- .ommended by the junior class. She was outsti^ding in high school activities, es- peciaily> journalism, having been editor of her school pa per. Hortense Liles of Golds boro was elected vice-presi dent, and will have cbai^ of the frediman palio pn Stunt Day. -She la the daughter Mr. and Mn. 0. C. Ule& Both offle«n arc biby Dcofc On Tuesday die freshmen re ceived pecan rolls with the invita tion to "Roll along and be an Astro’’. Tliis procedure was fol lowed the next day by the presen tation of dough-nuts along with the warning, “We’ll dough-nuts if you don’t go Phi", T^eh, on Thursday, the Astro's entertained;?' , at a picnic at Allen’s Pond where . hamburgers, rolls, slaw,'^^tT" salad, ice cream, and drinks were served. On Friday, prospective new members were invited with the gift of an orange to "0-range to be an Astro”. On Saturday evening the two societies met jointly; the Astro’s presented the wedding of Ima New Girl to As trotekton, and the Phi’s, the dra- matization of their song. Invita tions were issued by the Astro’s to the wedding and reception. The bride, Gretchen Fanney, in a. white' marqueisette dress and carrying w arm bouquet, was attended by Iktty Clingan as maid of honor, and by Genevieve Hinton, Martha Lindsey, ConsUnce Ross, an4,. I Kathryn Sutton.; The attendant Jr' were dressed in identical dcess^^ of pastel'colors arjd:ci^?dij\(^^ gay#, The groom,
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