Page Four
THE TWIG
December 14, 1945
Silver Shield
Adds Juniors
At the end of their chapel
program the Silver Shield re
ceived as associate members two
juniors whom they recognized
^s outstanding leaders on the
campus. These associate mem
bers were Virginia Highfill and
Jean Branch.
Virginia, as a freshman, was
phairman of community mis
sions on her hall and vice presi
dent of her Sunday School Class.
During her sophomore year she
was a member of the B.S.U.
Council, and this year she is also
a member of the B.S.U. council
and the reporter and librarian
for the Sociology Club.
Jean, as a freshman was
president of her B.T.U. and vice
president of her Sunday School
Class. When she was a sopho-
inore, she served as Sophomore
editor of the Oak Leaves and as
Sophomore representative on
the Student Government. This
year Jean is secretary of the
Student Government Council,
vice president of the Colton
English Club, and B.T.U. chap
erone.
fleport Reveals Progress
Of Victory Loan Drive
The Victory Loan Drive,
which began on October 29 and
will run until December 31, re
vealed the following report as
of December 1 at Meredith:
Scholastic Society
Gives Choral Play
At the chapel program Decem
ber 12, the Kappa Nu Sigma hon
orary scholastic society present
ed an original choral play writ-^
ten by Dr. Harold D. McCurdy. ;
The theme of the play is a stu
dent’s realization of the true sig
nificance of learning and college;
life. A student is shown as she|
is leaving college not realizing,
the depth of her life there. Sev-1
eral years later, she returns!
gratefully to the college, for she
now understands that at college
she began the universal search
for truth.
The part of the student was
played by Mary Elizabeth Shel
ton. The parts of the courses
were portrayed by Ruth Vande
K i e f t, Gwendolyn Krahnke,
Carolyn Kenyon Worrell, and
Peggy Haywood. Flora Ann Lee,
Mary Josephine Clayton, and
Elizabeth Davis were books, and
Marilynn Ferrell was the fiend,
the ever present spirit of perse
cution.
Dr. Helen Price, sponsor for
the society, and Miss lone Kemp
Knight, an alumna member of
Kappa Nu Sigma, assisted in the
production. Ruth Vande Kieft
was, the student director, and
Kitty Jphnson was the prompter.
Officers of Kappa Nu Sigma
are Mary Josephine Clayton,
president; Marilynn Ferrell, vice
president; Gwendolyn Krahnke,
secretary-treasurer; and Eliza
beth Davis, reporter.
i Seniors
.$ 37.50
Juniors
18.75
Sophomores .
18.75
u Freshmen
18.75
Staff and
A, Faculty
... 5,067.25
Ill Total
....$5,161.00
,iAs chairman for the Victory
Loan Drive for women’s colleges
in Raleigh, Mrs! Vera Tart
Marsh launched the drive at
Meredith.
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Pullen Memorial Gives
Washday Banquet”
The young people of Pullen
Memorial Baptist Church gave
a “Washday Banquet” Saturday
night, December 8, at 1:30 p.m.
Zelma Murray, social chairman
of Sunday School, had charge of
the banquet. Sue Betty Chap
man, Hilda James, Doris Jean
Bowman, Catherine Ulmer, Bet
ty Ann Snyder, Eloise Lancas
ter, Minta McIntyre, and Elea
nor and Carolyn Lockamy were
committee chairmen.
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Classes Organize
To Collect Paper
Presidents Hughes,
Drake, Warren, Gaddy
To Act As Sponsors
The War Activities Commit
tee of Meredith College, under
the chairmanship of Mrs. Vera
Tart Marsh, has organized as a
class activity the recently
launched Scrap Paper Drive.
Each class is taking the respon
sibility of one dormitory.
The Senior Class has chosen
Jones as their dormitory, with
Jo Hughes as sponsor and Ruby
Greene as Captain. Lieutenants
of first floor Jones are Jean Da
vis and Jewel Hyatt; second
floor, Annie Belle McCoy and
Katherine Ulmer; third floor,
Becky Barnes and Frances
Bandy.
The Junior Class has chosen
Faircloth dormitory, with Joan
Drake, sponsor, and Ruth Mar
tin, Captain. Lieutenants on
first floor Faircloth are Frances
Freeman and Helen Teachey;
second floor, Dorothy Cooper
and Jean Joyner; third floor,
Patty Whitfield and Martha
Jones.
The Sophomore Class has the
responsibility of Vann for this
drive. Mary Virginia Warren is
the sponsor and Mary Beth
Thomas is dormitory Captain.
Lieutenants for the first floor
are Joy Stillwell and Ruth Sum
merlin; second floor, Sara Flem
ing and Susan Fleming; third
floor, Carrie Rouse and Gloria
Mayer.
The Freshman Class is in
charge of Stringfield dormitory,
with Jean Gaddy, sponsor, and
Frances Spruill, Captain. Lieu
tenants for first floor are Marie
Snelling and Louise Hunt; sec
ond floor, Cann Cowart and
Opal Clemmons; and third floor,
Jean DeWeese and Eunice An
drews.
Ruth Franklin is the student
sponsor for this activity in the
class room buildings and Fran
ces Ward has charge of the Bee-
Hive.
The plans for carrying out
this project, as announced by
the committee in charge, is that
the paper is to be put outside
the students’ room by 10:30 a.m.
on Saturdays, but not on Fri
days. The Captains are respon
sible for the smooth running of
these arrangements and the
Lieutenants collect the paper,
all of which should be cleared
from the halls by 2:00 p.m.
Boxes^ magazines and paper of
all kinds can be used.
Meredith Delegates Attend
Student Legislature Session
Approximately 160 student
delegates from twenty-one col
leges and universities in North
Carolina attended the ninth an
nual session of the organization,
beginning Nov. 30 at eleven
o’clock with registration and
ending December 1 with the tea
at the Governor’s Mansion at
one p.m.
The delegates from Meredith
A.A. Sponsor Jones
Dorm Open House
Open house was held in Jones
Dormitory on Friday night, De
cember 7, from seven to eight
o’clock. The event was spon
sored by the Athletic Associa
tion and the College Health
Chairman, Jean Witherspoon,
who had the cooperation of the
four class health chairmen:
Colleen Brown, Susan Fleming,
Madge Futch and Jo Kornegay.
Rooms were judged by Miss
Catherine Austell of the Art De
partment, Miss Mabel Ellis of
the Business Department and
Dr. Mary Yarbrough of the
Chemistry Department, on the
following basis: suitability to
purpose, 20 per cent; arrange
ment, 20 per cent; attractive
ness, 20 per cent; color scheme,
20 per cent; originality, 10 per
cent; and cleanliness, 10 per
cent; total, 100 per cent. The
grand prize went to Joyce
Thomas and Edith Timberlake
on the second floor; second prize
to Elizabeth Shelton and Melba
Long on the first floor, and third
prize to Jean Bradley and
Nancy Creech on third floor.
Potted plants were given as
prizes.
During the hour, members of
the Athletic Association Board
served cookies, nuts and Russian
tea, in the social room on first
floor Jones, to all students and
visitors.
Open house in Vann, String-
field and Faircloth dormitories
is scheduled for the second
semester.
Piano, Violin Students
Offer Third Recital
The third student recital of thei
year was given Thursday after-'
noon, December 6, at 4:00 p.m.
in the college auditorium. Those
participating in the programs
were pupils of Mr. Pratt of the
Piano Department, and Miss
Rosenberger of the Violin De
partment. Joy Stillwell, Willie
Lee Hart, Thelma Haigles, and
Ruth Wyatt played musical se-1
lections from Beethoven, Chopin,!
and Schubert.
were Anne McLendon, Hilda
Frink, Doris Gene Bowman,
Edith Fleming, Elizabeth War
rick, Amy Wyche, Pattie Whit
field, Katherine Hudson, Flora
Ann Lee, Mitchell Lee, Nancy
Resch, Etta Hooper, and Gussie
Elmore.
Officers for the assembly were
elected at 1:00 p.m., following
registration. Robert Morrison
of Carolina was elected presi
dent of the Senate, and William
McSill of Wake Forest was
elected speaker of the House.
Other officers elected were
the following: David Pittman of
Carolina, president pro tern of
the Senate; Nana Buard of Caro
lina, speaker pro tern of the
House; Bill Smith of Wake For
est, Senate parliamentarian;
John Charlton of East Carolina
Teachers’ College, House par
liamentarian; Judy McClain of
Elon, Senate secretary; Lyn
wood Haliburton of E.C.T.C.,
House secretary; Mary Cox of
Elon College, Senate reading
clerk; Burriice Wesahier of the
Woman’s College, House fea!d-
ing clerk; Sam Johnson of
Pfeiffer Junior College, ser
geant-at-arms in the Senate:
The opening meeting of the
student group was in the hall of
the House; of Representatives.
There Governor Cherry was
first introduced by Wiley Taylor
of Vyake Forest College,
At 3:45 p.m., Amy Wyche,
Meredith College student, pre
sented to the Senate a bill tp
establish small loan organiza
tions,^ ,seconded by :
Hudson.' After discussion from
the floor, the bill was defeated.
No bills wehe btoitght up in the
House by Meredith delegates
because of the introduction of a
previous motion by Buddy
Glenn of the University of
North Carolina that the Negro
college students of N. C. be in
vited to attend and to partici
pate in the tenth anrihal meet
ing to be held next year. Glenn
said, that it is time now to recog
nize Negro colleges “on a basis
of equality and eliminate the
Fascist system of one race ruling
the other.” This motion was sec-
jonded by John Lineweaver, also
from the U. of N. C. Following
their motions, a discussion was
held, ending with the’ climax
coming by the passing of Glenn’s
motion.
A tea was then held for the
students at the Governor’s Man
sion at 1:00 p.m., DecemberJJ.
Approximately 150 s t u d e n-^s
were present.
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