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THE TWIG
November 14, 1947
Profile of David Wilmot
By ELLA MAY SHIRLEY
Juniors, Sophomores
Win Polio and Stunt
WITH THE CLASS OF '47
I know all of you have seen
Mr. David L. Wilmot. He’s the
nice looking young man with
dark brown hair and brown eyes
—and the newest male addition
to the music department. Mr.
Wilmot was born in Cleveland,
Ohio, and says that in his fam
ily tree there are no horse
thieves. His ancestors were
among the early settlers in the
Western Reserve land in Connec
ticut about 1647. The Wilmots,
Mr. and Mrs., that is, and little
Larry live in a new duplex be
hind the college.
Mr. Wilmot went to high
school at Chagrin Falls in Ohio,
to Arthur Gerry for two and
one-half years, to Miami Uni
versity, and to Columbia Uni
versity. At school he went out
for track and basketball; he says:
he is too small for football. He [
used to play golf, too, until he
lost so many balls that he decid- j
ed to substitute tennis for that i
sport. (The tennis balls are large j
enough to find.) j
When asked how he became I
interested in music, Mr. Wilmot
answered that his family was in
terested in the art. His mother
taught voice and was a choir
director, and he just grew up in
an atmosphere filled wtih music.
His hobby? Well, he admits
that he likes to read, particular
ly historical novels, but that he
hasn’t had much time for read
ing lately. Food? Mr. Wilmot
likes just about everything ex
cept spinach. One of his favorite
likes is an Italian one called
“pizzia,” with which he became
acquainted through an Italian
neighbor. Favorite colors? Blue
and green. Among his special in
terests are community singing,
church choirs, public school mu
sic, and football (though he
hasn’t had much time to see the
games around here this season.
Mr. Wilmot served in the army
for three years. He was in the
transportation corps; he was re
sponsible for the unloading of
ships during the time of the Nor
mandy invasion and for other
work connected with port ad
ministration. I Mr. Wilmot had
never been aboard a ship until
I he was in the Army.j
He taught in the Army educa-
: tional setup in France and Bel
gium. He has taught in public
I schools in Middleton, Ohio, and
i in the Long Island public
j schools. Until he came to Mere-
j dith he had nevcer taught in a
[girls’ school.
The last thing Mr. Wilmot
j commented on was the new
styles for women. He said that
since the new fashions are rath
er expensive, he is thankful that
his wife isn’t concerned a great
deal with style. He adds that
these changes are probably just
an idea to sell more clothes. And
about women’s hats—Mr. Wil
mot has definite “likes” and “dis
likes.” He likes simple hats in
good taste and thinks designers
stress too much the ideas of
chicken yards and fruit stands.
Mr. Wilmot has always taken
advantage of the opportunities
to perform and to study. Those
of us who heard him sing in
chapel a few weeks ago thor
oughly enjoyed his program and
are eagerly awaiting the time
when he will sing for us again.
, The thirteenth annual celebra-
; tion of Palio and Stunt was held
ion Saturday, November 1. Fes
tivities began with the afternoon
Palio processional and contest.
Winning first place by carrying
out its idea on “Peace and One
World” was the Junior Class.
I Second place went to the Fresh
man Class, who had as its theme,
“Gran-ma’s Do-Nut Shop.”
An individual prize was
awarded to Virginia Campbell,
senior, for writing the winning
original song. Freshmen took
first place for singing their song
best.
Winner of the bicycle race
was the Junior Class, represent
ed by B. J. Johnson, Barbara
Swanson, and Lela Butts. The
horse race was won by Peggy
Patrick, another junior. Best
class percentage attendance
award was given to the Sopho
mores.
RITA PAEZ
Rosenberger
Plays Recital
Miss Rachel Rosenberger of
the Meredith Music Department
will present a violin recital in
the College Auditorium next
Monday evening at eight o’clock.
Miss Cynthia Wells will be her
accompanist. Miss Rosenberger
is a graduate of Iowa State
Teachers College and the East
man School of Music. She stud
ied violin with Gustave Tinlot
and Jacques Gordon, Rochester,
New York, and with Louis Per-
singer, Juilliard School of Music,
New York. She is a member of
Sigma Alpha Iota, honorary mu
sic fraternity, and, for five years
she has been a member of the
N. C. State Symphony Orches
tra.
Miss Rosenberger became a
member of the Meredith Music
Department in 1945. Her pro
gram is as follows:
Sonata in B Minor for Unaccom
panied Violin Bach
Sonata in G Minor for Violin
and Piano Debussy
A Fickle Maiden
Spanish-Californian Folk Song
Hymn to the Sun
Rimsky-Korsakoff-Franko
Lullaby for a Modern Baby
Delius
Rondo Schuhert-Friedherg
Leading all palio activities
was Marty Davis, vice president
of the Athletic Association, who
had as her assistants the class
vice presidents. They are Sarah
Fleming, Maxine Bissette, Emily
Pool, and Catherine Carpenter.
Ending the day’s activities
was the presentation of class
stunts. The Sophomore class took
first place with a stunt entitled
“And There Shall Be No Night.”
Those taking part were Doris
Concha, Gazelle Moore, Mar
garet Hall, Micky Grady, Imo-
gene Narron and Emily Stacy,
Elizabeth Jones, president, had
charge of the drama.
The Senior Class came in sec
ond with its stunt, “A Fish
Tale.”
Harriet Neese, Athletic Asso
ciation president, had charge of
stunt night with the aid of class
presidents, Mary Beth Thomas,
Ella Mae Shirley, Elizabeth
Jones, and Marjorie Joyner.
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Opal Clemmons
To Fill Vacancy
In an election on Thursday of
last week. Opal Clemmons was
chosen to serve as a vice presi
dent of Jones Hall. In this office,
she will serve as hall proctor
for first floor of that dormitory,
will serve on the House Council,
and will be a member of the Stu
dent Government Council. Opal
replaces Barbara Shellsmith,
who will become a non-resident
student after her marriage to
day.
For the first time in her life
Rita Paez has a “real job,”
which she finds absorbing and
intellectually stimulating, but
behind her big desk with calcu
lating machine, typewriter, and
adding machine, petite Rita says
she feels “mighty small.” Be
coming a business woman cre
ated at first a new and disturb
ing emotion in Rita, who is now
employed at the Occidental Life
Insurance Company; and al
though three months is still too
close to be able to laugh about
it, she can smile as she declares,
“I thought I would never learn
anything, and instead of feeling
like a college graduate, I felt
like a poor child just getting
away from home to enter the
first grade.”
But she did learn, and now is
busy both as a translator and
secretary. A native of Quito,
Ecuador, where her father
served as president from 1935-
1938, she is fully qualified to fill
her position as translator; and
since the company has business
dealings with Cuba, it is her re
sponsibility to see that all letters
going there are answered and
sent out with approval. Of course
with this she has a part in the
routine work involved in any
insurance company.
Rita’s plans for the future are
indefinite; although she hopes
to be able to spend a “big vaca
tion” with her father in Chicago
next June. But who knows?
After all, Jimmy is in Raleigh,
and after he graduates many
things may happen—.
There are others in the class
of ’47 who have become inter
ested in secretarial or executive
positions of one type or another.
Among these are Mable Bald
win, Mrs. Dot Stell Bowman,
Edith Fleming, Betty Jean Yea
ger, Pattie Whitfield, Nancy
Middleton, Jean Joyner, Angelea
Hatch, and Zelma Murray.
Evelyn Grumpier
Plans Graduating
Piano Recital
Evelyn Crumpler, a senior, is
planning her graduating recital
in piano. The date is set for De
cember 3. Before coming to
Meredith Evelyn was a student
of Miss Hazel Worsley of Rocky
Mount. At Meredith she is a stu
dent of Mr. Stuart Pratt. After
graduation at the end of this
semester, Evelyn plans to teach
piano in Wilmington.
Her program is as follows;
I
Buxtehude, Chorale Prelude—
Transcribed for piano by Petri
Prelude and Fuque in D Mi
nor Bach
II
Sonata Pathetique, op. 13
Beethoven
Grave: Allegro di molto e con
brio
Adagio Cantabile
Allegro
III
Capriccio, op. 116, No. 3 .Brahms
Nocturne in C Minor, op. 48,
No. 1 Chopin
Polonaise in A flat Major, op.
53 Chopin
IV
La Cathedrale Engloutic
Debussy
La Danse de Puck.... Debussy
Prelude in E flat Minor
Shostakovich
March, from “The Love of the
Three Oranges” ...Prokofieff
Serving as ushers for the re
cital will be Margaret Morris,
Lorene Adams, Barbara Shell-
smith, Lou Ella Hoots, and
Christine Warren.
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The North Carolina chapter of
the American Association of
Teachers of French is holding its
annual state-wide meeting here
this week-end, with Meredith as
host. The State president of the
association is a Meredith gradu
ate, Catherine Nooe Knox. As a
part of the program the Meredith
Art Department has been exhib
iting a group of French paint
ings, while tonight at eight
o’clock in the Meredith Au
ditorium a program of French
music will be presented by
members of the Music Depart
ment. All students are invited to
attend this program. The meet
ing will be concluded on Satur
day after the business and pro
fessional meeting in the morn
ing, at which visiting speakers
will read a number of papers in
French.
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