December 8, 1950
THE TWIG
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Leigh Hicks and Jane Biggs seem to have their hands full with all their pupils at recess time, hut, judging
by the picture taken above at Myrtle Underwood school, where they are doing their student teaching, mat
ters are well in hand. Leigh, at left, is teaching in the first grade, while Jane, at right, is in the fifth.
First Grade Teacher and Children Enjoy
Each Other at Myrtle Underwood School
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By BEVERLY BATCHELOR
Last issue, as you remember,
we promised to bring you a
glimpse into the private lives of
one or two of Meredith’s own
student teachers.
Beginning with primary edu
cation majors, we chose Miss
.Leigh Hicks, pictured above, to
be interviewed. Leigh, by her
own admission, is “wild about
teaching.” “I wouldn’t change
my job for anything,” she told
us. Of course that’s the kind of
talk we like to hear from a
Meredith student teacher, and
Leigh was eager to tell us when
and how she came to that con
clusion.
“Well, I guess it all started
way back when I was about six
teen,” she mused. “Our pastor
asked me to help out in the Be
ginners’ Department in Vaca
tion ,Bible School, and I’ve never
regretted accepting that offer.
That summer I began to know
and love children! However, my
mind wasn’t made up definitely
until after I came to Meredith
and saw just what possibilities
there were in this business of
teaching. Still the main reason
for my wanting to teach the first
grade is that I want to work
with and be near little children
as much as possible.”
Agreeing that “loving chil
dren” is a pretty good reason for
wanting to teach them, we asked
Leigh just what she was trying
to do through this profession
she has chosen. After giving us
that slow smile of hers that
shows she’s thinking hard, Leigh
made this answer. “I guess you’d
say I’m trying to bring about
situations during the school day
which will later help these little
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folk to become better integrated
individuals.”
Inquisitive souls that we are,
we naturally had to know what
situations and finally persuaded
Leigh to' give us an idea of a
full day’s schedule at Myrtle
Underwood where she teaches
We never knew before!
1. “From 8:30 till 9:00 we
have what we call the general
activity period. It is at this time
that we have our most intimate
contact with the children. If
Mary has a neighbor whose
house burned during the night,
she tells us. If Johnny’s grand
mother is sick, we console him,
and so on. While we talk ta the
individual students, the others
are doing what they will—read
ing, working with clay, drawing.
2. “From 9:00 till 9:30 we
have the music and the ‘show
and tell’ period. Jean Wilson, a
Meredith graduate, is the public
school music teacher who comes'
in once a week, but on other
days each student gets a chance
to show the class anything new
he has or any pictures, books,
etc. he may have run across.
Here the children get a chance
to learn to listen and to talk be
fore a group.
3. “During the rest of the day
our time is taken up with read
By MICKY BOWEN
Well, it’s all over now, even
the shouting. Or are we being
presumptions? It was fun
though, and everyone connected
with the production of “Good
bye” deserved a special bouquet.
We are really developing some
specialists on this campus in the
various lines of dramatic art.
We think the good old system
of apprenticeship retained by
the theatre long after being
abandoned in other fields, al
ways develops the most com
petent artisans, and are pro
ceeding on that theory.
At the present rate we’ll soon
have a back-log of know-how in
every field and that, of course,
is essential to any functioning
organization.
While we’re on the subject
I’d like to throw another bou
quet to the freshmen for their
work on the production. This
was one play we really couldn’t
have had without them. Some
times the tired old seniors
(Thank you. Dr. Harris) forget
what a job it is to get oneself
organized to this business of ac
quiring a higher education; but
we all know it’s quite a feat to
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The Raleigh Little Theatre is
doing a new play this week that
should be very successful. It’s
a modern comedy, “Happy
Birthday,” and was very much
a hit on Broadway. We should
certainly give Mr.'Pryor’s new
play a great deal of support,
since he gave our last production
such an unexpected boost.
The play-writing contest is
really upon us now, though the
deadline has been moved to
January 8. The extension was
made to include all of you who
do your catching up over the
holidays—horrible thought! Put
your vacation to good use this
year! Don’t forget to turn your
manuscripts in the Barbara Cox
when they are finished, and it
might be a good idea to let her
know if you are planning to
enter the contest.
This column takes this occa
sion to apologize for the mistake
made in announcing the judges
of the contest a little prema
turely. They will be announced
officially at a later date.
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ing, writing, playing, telling
stories, and drawing. We have
loads of fun!”
Here’s news! It seems that one
day during reading period one of
the little first-grade gentlemen
was seized with love for “Miss
Hicks.” He hugged her! When
reproved by his teacher and
told not to bother the lady, he
stammered, “But I’m not
ooth’ring her; I like her.”
Primary and elementary
majors teaching this semester
are, at Myrtle Underwood,
Annie Pearl Brantley, sixth
grade; Jane Biggs, fifth grade;
Eileen Bone, fourth grade;
Katherine Latta, second grade;
and Leigh Hicks, first grade.
At Fred Olds School Mina
Mayton is teaching the third
grade; at Boylan Heights School,
Betsy Campbell is teaching first
grade, while Evelyn Barden is
teaching third grade.
At Wiley School B. J. Shuler
IS teaching third grade, Mrs.,
Margaret Mumford is teaching
third, and Martha Hare, sixth.
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Sigma Pi Alpha Gives
Christmas Party Tonight
The Sigma Pi Alpha members
and the State and Wake Forest
chapters of the Sigma Pi Alpha
will meet in the Hut for a Christ
mas party and the regular
monthly meeting tonight be
tween 7:30 and 9:30 o’clock.
The Hut will have not only the
traditional Christmas decora
tions but a pinata, containing
fruits, candies, and nuts, will be
hanging from the ceiling. It
should prove exciting to break
the pinata and to scramble for
the goodies.
For entertainment Laurice
Hlass and Junlin Wong will tell
how Christmas is celebrated in
Palestine and China, respective
ly. Then the vivid Christmas
spirit of Spain will come to life
when Senorita Neblett and
Flor Munoz dance a Spanish
dance. But the program will not
end without the American
touch—the singing of carols.