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PUBLISHED BY THE STUDENT BODY OF MEREDITH COLLEGE
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Volume XVL
Meredith College, Raleigh, N. C., Saturday, May 23, 1942
Number 13
Freshmen Give
Picnic at Tar
Heel Club
Games Pitted Before
Sapper; Square Dances
Also Enjoyed by All
The Freshman Class held its an
nual spring party in the form of
a hay ride and picnic supper at
the Tar Heel Club on Saturday,
May 16. About 175 girls and
their dales attended.
Before supper softball, horse-
sltoes, and. croquet were played;
and afterwards square dancing
and other games were enjoyed.
The figures were called by Mar
garet Long and G. P. Smith, both
of Shelby,
Tile class officers and their
dates were Miss Marty Jeffreys of
Hamlet, president, widi Lem Gib
bons; Miss Hortcnse Liles of
Goldsboro, vice-prcstdent. with
Frank Conrad, Lexington;
Miss Jeanne Fleischmann of
Greenville, secretary, with Lam
Mewbom; Mias Nelda Ferguson
of Durham, treasurer, with E. T.
Rollins, and- Miss Jane Foushee of
BurJingtpn, Student Government
Representative, with Nat Garri
son.
Faculty chaperones for the oc
casion were President and Mrs.
Carlyle Campbell, Dean and- Mrs.
Benson W, Davis, Dr. arid Mrs.
Eliot Healey, Dr. Mary Yarbo
rough. Miss Margaret Kramer and
Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Charles.,
Miss Dawkins Is
Planning to Go
To Syracuse U*
COMMENCEMENT SPEAKERS
Is Assistant to Dean
Of Women Here; Only
Fourteen Selected
Next year Miss Edna . Frances
Dawkins, assistant to the Dean of
Women, will be studying at Syra
cuse University, Each year fif
teen to twenty graduate assistant-
ships for women at Syracuse Uni
versity, are awarded to people
from all sections of the United
States. Some experience is re
quired in order to be eligible for
one of these scholarships.
Miss Dawkins, having received
one of the scholarships, will be a
student dean, living and working
in a house with ten to thirty girls,
and will lake three courses each
semester. Two years are neces
sary to obtain a Master's Degree
in student personnel and psycholo
gy.
Miss Dawkins received her A,
B. degree from Merfedith College
in 1937. She attended the sum
mer school session at the Univer
sity of North Carolina in 1940,
and the summer sessipn at Oregon
State College in 1941.
DR. NICKOLSON
Classical Club Holds
Annual Roman Banquet
With togas draped and wreaths
crowiied, the Classical Club feast
ed at their annual Roman Banquet
Friday night. May 15, in the so
cial room on first floor of Fair-
cloth hall. The guests, Lunelle
Geer. Nan Johnston, Alice Justice,
Cornelia Herring, Dr. Helen
Price, and Miss Mac Grimmer, re
clined at the table while the other
members bf the club served as
slaves,
The program included a talk by
Madge Allen on “Horace"; a
group of Latin songs by Elmurene
Lassiter and Hannah Savage, and
a Greek dance by Eliaibeth
Brownlee, lone Kemp - Knight,
Betty Miller, Madge Allen,' Ade
laide Charles, and Charlotte
Green, At the conclusion of the
program,'.all fh’e mcinbErs of the
club sang Latin songs;
Musical Groups
Elect Officers
The three musical organiza
tions of the campus have recently
clected officers for the year 1942
43, and they are:
Choir officers: Theda . Hop
kins. president, of Crcswell;
Kathleen Clark, vicc-presidcnt, of
Severn; Margaret Jordan, secre-
tiiry-treosurer, of Raleigh; and
Duremn Fitzgerald, librarian, of
Raleigh.
Glee Club: Margaret Rober
son, president, of Mount Airy;
Tlieda Hopkins, vicc-presidcnt, of
Creswell;. Betty Rose Prevatte,
secretary-creasurer, of Lumberton;
and Anna Lou Toms, librarian, of
Shelby.
McDowcll Music Club: Mar-
garct Roberson, president, of
Mount Airy; Rose Marie Haynes,
vicc'|3rcsidcnt, of Clyde; Erlcen
Gaskin, secrecary-treasurer, of Al
bemarle; Tlieda Hopkins, pro
gram i:hairmnn, of Crcswell.
Students Donate
Key Money for
Scholarships
It Is Hoped That
Over $300 Will
Be Given Soon
An April 29, the following
recommendation was accepted by
the student body:
1, That the present key money
he given toward tuitimi scholar
ships for students during the
year 1942-4J.
2. That mimragmphed blanks
be distributed among the students
for volunteer promtbing of thciv
key fee. These signed slips will
be filed for reference — 'nwaning
that the key fee will not be re
funded.
J. Tliat the scholarships be giv
en to worthy and needy students
to enable them to cojitinue or fin
ish their educacinn here.
4. That no scholarship be given
to an incoming freshman, but one
to a nicmbec of other classes —
sophomores, junior, and senior. If
more money is available, another
scholarship will be given to the
next most needy students from
any of these three.
5. That the scholarship be given
through application or investiga
tion of actual needs according to
present records,
6. That a committee composed
of Mr. Hamrick and four students,
one from each class and chosen by
the student body, decided to
whon) the seholarshi|)s shall be
given,
It is hoped that at least $S00
(Continued oi^ Page 4)
DR, LUCCOK
DR. RUTH NICKOLSON AND
DR. HAROLD LUCCOK WILL
SPEAK AT SENIOR FINALS
Remodel Those
Old Garments;
Don’t Buy New
We’re
Here;
Good
Meredith Girls Bravely Face Rationing
Meredith lassies arise and pon-
dcci How is all this rationing-and
using of vital inaterials .for de
fense going to affect you?
First of all, there'is the ration
ing of tires and gasoline. Un
doubtedly the number of parlor
dates will be ever increasing as
more tires wear out and the local
swains receive “A" cards for gas
oline. Ah! the pity of it all—just'
'■ as-the: aophomores for next year
obtain the privilege of riding to
and from their destinations in au-
, --..toinobilesbefore .cars be*'
gin to become museum pieccs for
, thej. duration'.
Sugar-.rationing,i^ a benefit for
.someVg/^a. plumper Meredith;^
8(^1) ted/ have
tioncy? Speaking of colfcc again
-.-have you heard chat consump*
ticin of coffee will .be cut 25 .per
ccnt? Coeoii is lo be cut 50 per
ccnt and tea, 50 per cent.
The OPM.has relieved part of
your fears. It has been an-
lUJiinccd that for the present lip
stick, iwgc, powder, and mascara
will be, untouched. Of course,
]}lastic3 will , be used more and
more for containers. Who knows
—perhaps you may ewn be pre
senting cqiitain(^ far refills: as
Bi>glisb 'jwomen; now do, Soap,
tooi y/ill be dilfwent. The war
hiis cut off oil suppli^, olive and
coconut. ^These oils.are necessary
{o.make soap lather. The next
tlm.a’pq^b!4y"a,i bar. of .^p and it
yoesn't
doe^-t ' that
materials now are going to the
nvmed forces.. Thercforc, you
l)ad better save what you have
and croM yonr fingers. It has
been rumored that.: there will be
an abundance of a Renoir fabric
composed of 85 per cent rayon
and 1.5 per cent wool. • Perhaps
you have alr^Uily seen some of this
'material i then you know that it
is very satisfactory., Still there
comc more rumors that rayons and
cottons will Ise rationed. So pre
serve what you have, and cross
your fingers again. Hoy/ do you
like the new curtailed ling^erie?
It's not so bad, is it?
All in .all,- several hundred arti;
clcs have been affected;. Of course,
you will feel the plni^ of curtail'
meiifv.; SUil, you can ^ecp your
Lucky Over
It’s Not So
In England
Every -one rccognijes. the fact
diat along with' all the other
modifications of war comes also a
cliangc in clothes—^particularly
women's. Tills article is one not
intending- to tell you the drastic
measures that have been taken in
urdcr to conserve lalwr, cquip-
nient, and time as well as material.
Rather ic comes as a result of
having ventured into a timely ar-
tide in Pric£ii iil Hmi»e Gconoiiiics,
entitled "Sprin;^ Round-up,” and
written by Mary Eloise Stone. So
if you are “patriotically practical"
you'll hued the message offered
by another Miss.
First of all, it seems the time
has come when it is our duty, not
to our family budgets only—but
to our nation - to remodel rather
than to purcl-.iise anew. It's re
ally cjuitc surprising the things
that can he done w.ith what we
already have. And it can be fun
huvint,' one’s own private style
show. The changes in style are
only slight fmm last season, so
have no fciir of being dated—
thiit is, of omrsc. as far as the
garment is cuncerncd, If you
seem to be a not coo apt student
ill Home Li;uiiomics; then don't
bo ashamed to .isk your seamstress
to take up, let out, put on, or
subtract from. Shell be only too
glad to iiccummndatc you, and
she'll ' ptobalily 'think you’re one
who uses her head to clothe her
body. Tliis goes for shoes, hats,
and other garments, as well as
dresses. Give them a thorough
going-over iKl'ore handing them
on to the cook. If, however, af
ter careful cnnsideracion, you find
chat something that simply can't
be used as is, don't hesitate to
make it usiiblc, ' And just in ease
you think this is a lot of silly talk,
in’conclusion you'll see what-lias
happened in Grwt Britain—dur
ing the past ci|;hf months.
"According {to a recent report
a man in Great
ration . his year’s
'.ca as follows;' one
(26 coupons), two
Catalogue Will
Be Altered, Says
Dean'B. W. Davis
Day Students WUl
Be Made to Take
Physi'cal Education
During tentative registration for
licxt year, held during the past
two weeks, the new catalogue- has
been distribuced.
Dean Bensoii W, Davis has an
nounced the few changes in this
catalogue. He said that there
weix: nu .changes in-the require
ments for . a degree except the
need foi' credit in physical edu
cation. Day students will be re
quired to take this course nevt
year if suitable materials for their
needs can be obtained, A year of
hcidth education will be required,
beginning with- the incoming fresh
men.
from Londoi^
Britaii) could
CDUp0(('.^^ll0\yd
wooleii -f'wit
\Woleiv.-';diir‘tl^'([U 8^t of
wo|ens^wnde?^ti\fe6^;','(8).-- th
cGJontinuld on
three
One new department, business
administration, has been added.
The coui-ses offered include type-
wdt/ng advanced. type;iftrjiting,
shortliand, • accounting, business
law, office m.itiagemenc, and ad
vanced shorthand. The staff has
not yet been selected.
One other new course, creative
writin[», is oifered. It is. taught
hy Dr. Julia Hamlet Harris, Also,
child and adolescent psychology
ind educatioiial psychology have,
been classified as education course.
Hut Reguktiotis Are
Given for Students
The Sludent Governmcnc Coun-
i! presented several recoinmcn-
iliitions in irgard to the hut, in
ehapcl Thursday, May 21, The
proposed regulations were:
1. Thiit the Student Council
select a group of students Co acc
as hostesses whenever dates arc in
tiic hut.
2. That dates be met in the par
lor as usual. Boys must be taken
CO the hut by girls; that is, a crowd
of boys canniit go to the hut with-
out dates.
3. Dates shall leave the hut at
in order i6 leave the. parlors
on lime.
4. That Monday and Thursday
night be reserved for girls only.
5. That noticcs for private par
lies or public meccings shall be
pogced two days in advance.
(3, That various games, like ping
pong, bridge, etc,, be i^erimtted.
7. That cach group using the
hue, iis a group, be responsible for
having It cleaned not laccr tiun the
next day.
8. That the general cleaning
and upkeep of tlie hut be under
the supervision of the Student
Council.
9. Tliat a general hut fund be
maintained.'
10. Time chcrc be a general hut
committee and that one of these
be responsible for' the key.
All. of ,. tlic KcomtnencJaCiohe
were - accepted, fby^ tlje .'8(^dcnt-
tody. '^5 Fac^tyJSfii^e'nt,,^l
" .tionsHip-
Meredith Opens
Summer Session
On June Eighth
School Will Last
Nine Weeks; To
End August Eighth
This summer Meredith will in-
augurate a nine-week sutnroer
school session for the lirst time in
its history. Those who are eligi
ble to comc are chose who wish to
fuiish school in less than four years;
regular college students wisliing to
take certain courses as not to
crowd their curriculum in the
school year; students who want to
remove conditions or add credit
hours; girls wisliing to lower ex
penses; and high school graduates.
Registr.ition will begin in die
College Gymnasium at 2;00 p. m.,
Monday. June 8. It will last un
til August 8. During this time a
student is allowed to carry a max
imum of nine semester hours, tak
ing three courses.
The calendar for the session is
as follows;
June 8, Monday—Registration
in Gym, 2:00 p. m. ^
June 9, Tuesday—Classes begin,
S;00 a. m.
July 4. Saturday—Holiday.
August V, Friday, Examinations
August 8, Saturday—Samincr
session ends.
The tuition cost for the courscs
is $.i0.00 and residence and entev-
Ciiinment adds up to $65,00, There
are also spccial fees.
Art, biology, educalioii, Englisli,
history and government, mathe
matics, modern languages, music,
sociology, shorthand anl typing
courses arc being offered.
The faculty is made up of:
Benson W. Davis, Dean
Edgar H, Aldcn, Violin
Luther W. Barnhardt, Govcni-
mcnt. History
Ernest F, Canaday, Mathemat
ics
Clayton Charles, Arc
George A, Christenberry, Biol
ogy.
Harry E. Cooper, Music
May Crawford, Piano
Harry K. Dorsect, Education
Elliott Healy, Modern Lan
guages
Hazel Martin Lassiter, Voice
Mary James Spruill, English
Sanford Winsto:i, Sociology
Instructor , to Lw Selected, Short
hand, Tyjxwriting
Class Picnic
Miss Franccs Bailey’s first year
specch class gave a jiicnic at Al
len’s I^ond Tue^ay evening, May
19. The girls met at the Bee Hive
at 5:15 apd hiked from there.
Grace Patty was the general
chairman for the picnic. The
food committee; tiiat served hot
do^, plcklu,.-,and lemonade was
head^; ty France? Sowers. Veron
ica .. Aiken; wre
the, in^nberailbt^^'cQininittM.
4,
Sophomores Will
Rise Early and
Make Chain
School to Hear
First Woman
Finals Speaker
Dr, Ruth Nickolson, president*
of iht National women's organ
isation of Phi Betii Kappa, will
speak Monday, June 1, in tlie
Meredith Auditorium at 10:30 o’
clock to the seniors for the com
mencement address. This, is the
first time tliat the seniors have
had a. woman speaker for the com-
nicnccment address.
Dr. Harold E. Luccok, Professor
of Homiletics at the Yale Divinity
School, delivers the Baccalaureate
sermon Sunday morning. May 31.
Other events of the commence
ment season arc as follows:
llic festivities of Class Day,
May 30, will be opened by the
sophomores arising at 4:30, going
ouc to pick daisies, and returning
to make the traditional Jaisy chain.
Tlie exercises of the afternoiDn./'
will begin at 4:30 with the soph
omores marching down to the out*
door clieatre carrying their daisy
chain. Tlie seniors then will
march through the chain, and sev
eral "big sistcr-litcle sister" songs
will be sung. A skit in which
the whole class pitrlicipaCes will
be presented by the • seniors, and
following this will be the reces
sional.
Saturday evening will be So
ciety Night, aiid a program under
the auspiccs of the two societies,
Astrotekton and Philarecian, will
hi- presented. The speaker this
year will be Mr. Paul Green, not-.
ed playwright, and author of "The
Lost Ctilony." Miss Elizabeth
Pruitt, president of the Philareti-
an Society, will he mistress of cer
emonies, and Miss. Ann Barrow,
president of the Astrotcktori Soci
ety, will present the speaker.
Medals wiil be given by cach so-
ciccy to the students writing tlic
two most outstanding essays. The
Philarecian Society will present a
scholarship for the coming year to
ihe freshman member contributing
the most to the society, and Kappa
Nu Sigma will present a scholar'
ship to die frcsliman with tlie
highest scholastic record. Also, a
blazer will be presented by the
Athletic Association to the senio,'
who has made the most valuable
contribution to the campus.
The customary candlc light ser- .
vicc and bonfire of the Seniors will '
take place on Saturday night, too.
In the candle light .service, the
seniors will march around the-
fountain carrying lighted candles.
At a prearranged time those sen
iors who arc engaged will turn and
walk in the opposite direction ,
from their classmates. ,
For the traditional bonfire--cacH- '!'
senior will bring some article-that.r’
is a symbol to her of g"reat ari^';-
noya'ncc during her- college years.
Thc?e articles-W^l-J3,ca8t intQft^^
%;Witlj'ciOTraM7;-'^^ .
Sunday,