GOOD
LUCK,
SENIORS!
TWIG
BEST
WISHES,
BRIDES!
Newspaper of the Students of Meredith College
Volume XXVI
MEREDITH COLLEGE, RALEIGH, N. C., FRIDAY, MAY 23, 1952
No. 11
1952 Comniencement Exercises Begin May 30 at 8:30
Students Choose
Jobs For Summer
Summer means work for
many Meredith girls — new,
different, and exciting work
that brings relaxation, and in
many cases, opportunities to
meet people, learn new trades,
acquire glamorous tans and be
gin work in chosen professions.
Among those who wish to
work with people, to acquire a
tan, to work at play, are those
at summer camps: Ann Cash-
well, Becky Haines, Carolyn
Wood and Jane Seate at girl
scout camps; Mary Ann Chand
ler and Caroline Jackson at
Lake Lure; Bonny Morgan, Jean
Pace, Frances Carr, Carolyn
Riddick at Farwell. Anne Bru
ton will help with crafts, Shir
ley Cliatt with riding, and
Penina Bowden with science at
Camp Yonahlossee.
Among those entering the ca
reer of marriage this summer
are Louise Horn, Ann Hollis,
Elsie Wicker, Emily Casteloe,
Peggy Poole, Elizabeth Anglin,
Helen Leatherwood, Pat Sulli
van, Zeta Morton, Ann Mid-
yette, Anne Creech, Ruth Ann
Simmons, Norma Murray, Dot
Thomas, Nancy Cheek, and
Ellyn Royer.
Julia Presson will work with
journalism at WPTF; Irma
Ray with history as a junior
archivist at Annapolis; Jeanette
Leopard as an assistant dietitian
at Rex Hospital; Marjorie Lane
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COMMENCEMENT SPEAKERS
DR. SYDNOR L. STEALEY
DR. MARGARET MEAD
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES MAY 30-JUNE 2, 1952
Friday, May 30, 1952 Annual Music Concert, 8:30 P.M.
Saturday, May 31 Annual meeting of Kappa
Nu Sigma, 9:30 A.M.
Saturday, May 31... Annual Meeting of the
Alumnae Association, 10:45 A.M.
Edna Frances Dawkins, Speaker
Saturday, May 31 ...Alumnae Luncheon, 1:00 P.M.
Frances Thompson Knoizen, Toastmistress
Saturday, May 31 Class Day Exercises, 4:30 P.M.
Saturday, May 31 Society Night, 8i00 P.M.
Saturday, May 31 Annual meeting of Silver Shield
9:30 P.M.
Sunday, June 1 ...Baccalaureate Sermon, 11:00 A.M.
Reverend Sydnor L. Stealey
Sunday, June 1 Dr. Cooper’s Organ Recital, 4:30 P.M.
Sunday, June 1 Senior vespers, 8:00 P.M.
Sunday, June 1 ...Senior Parents’ Reception, 9:00 P.M.
Monday, June 2 ...Baccalaureate Address, 10:30 A.M.
Dr. Margaret Mead, Awarding of Diplomas
Gwen Home Probes Into Twig
History for Research Paper
By ANN IPOCK
As you glance through the
pages of this edition of The
Twig, let’s backtrack in time to
the early 1920’s. Gwen Horne
tells us in her paper, “Changes
In The Twig (for one of Dr.
Harris’ English classes, no
less), that one is able to discover
the manners, customs, and
changing attitudes of Meredith
girls from the early Twigs up
until this present issue. Here we
go!
When you pick up your 1921
Twig, you are holing a four
page (twelve by fourteen in
ches) edition of regular book-
type paper. (In 1937 Gwen tells
us that The Twig grew to the
enormous size of sixteen by
twenty-three inches!) As you
leaf through the pages, you will
immediately notice something
is definitely missing. Of course,
no pictures! The art of photo
graphy has not yet entered the
make-up of The Twig. Almost as
hard to find as photographs is
a sports column. There just isn’t
such a thing. A 1921 Meredith
girl seems to be more interested
in the social graces. Societies
and teas are really in the lime
light. The publication staff is
also different. Gwen writes that
there were two editors-in-chief
and several representatives
from each class. No wonder the
news seems limited only to a
few points of interest!
Probably by now you’ve
reached the society and joke col
umns. In the society columns
you’ll find out who went where
and with whom. Gwen has a
good idea when she brings out
that the elimination of this col
umn may suggest that Meredith
girls of today are not so inter
ested in the lives of their class
mates as they were then. These
society columns have been more
or less replaced by news col
umns showing the growing in
terest concerning other matters
other than campus life. On the
next page an article entitled
“Pops and Crackles” stares you
in the face. This is a joke col
umn which covers a large por-
portion of the paper, and also
will be eliminated in the future
Twig editions.
Looking further, please notice
that the two societies — the As-
trotekton and the Philaretian
are well represented by their
own columns. It’s easy to see
that these articles are written
in the form of minutes of the
past society meeting. Also no
tice that the 1921 drama seems
to be well taken over by the so
cieties.
Music, drama, and art even in
the 1920’s were prevalent in the
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Officers Tahe Oaths
In Chapel Programs
On Tuesday morning. May 6,
during the chapel hour, mem
bers of the new Student Council
were installed in their offices.
Marie Edwards, retiring presi
dent, expressed her appreciation
to the old council and the stu
dent body for their co-operation
during the past year and wished
the new council much success
during the coming year. Pat
Smathers, incoming president,
took her oath of office and then
administered the oath to the
other members of the council.
Working with Miss Smathers
during the new year will be
Ann Partin, vice-president;
Patsy Bland, secretary; Salty
Salter, treasurer; Betty Jo
Welch, chief counselor; Betty
Ann Highsmith, Social Stand
ards chairman; Nancy Jo Wal
lis, Faircloth Hall .president;
Mary Ellen Upchurch, Ann Sea-
grove, and Anne Clark, vice
presidents; Pat Pendergraft,
Jones Hall president; Rebecca
Edge, Mary Jo Issacs, and
Annabelle Whitehurst, vice-
presidents; Emma Jean Mad-
drey, Stringfield Hall president;
Cherrie Beddingfield, Mary Ann
Chandler and Mary Brooks
Stone vice-presidents; Melrose
Canaday, Vann Hall president;
Blanche Aldridge and Ruth
Barnes, vice-presidents; Char
lotte Taylor, president of
non-resident students; Pat Eb-
erhart, Martha Snow, and
Dot Hunt, vice-presidents; and
Class Day, Society Night, Organ Recital
" Events of Graduation Weekend
By BECKY CALLOWAY
The graduation exercises will
officially begin with the annual
music concert on Friday, May
30, at 8:30 p.m. in the Mere
dith Auditorium. On Saturday
morning. May 31, the Kappa Nu
Sigma, honorary scholastic so
ciety, will hold its annual meet
ing at 9:30. Following this, the
Alumnae Association will hold
its annual meeting at 10:45, at
which time the speaker will be
Edna Frances Dawkins. The
Alumnae luncheon, with Fran
ces Thompson Knoizen serving
as toastmistress, will begin at
1:00 p.m. in the college cafe
teria.
Saturday afternoon’s highlight
will be the Class Day exercises
which will be held in the court.
At this time the Sophomore, or
“Little Sister,” class will pro
ceed to the court with their
daisy chain, made of the daisies
picked early Saturday morning.
Each senior, by tradition of the
“even year” graduation, will
present to her “little sister”
some sticks and stones and the
senior class will sing “Hail to
the Even Spirit.” Dot Fisher of
Charlotte, N. C., president of the
senior class, will present the
class’s gift to the college, and
the class prophecy, last will and
testament, and a class skit,
written this year by Grace Pow,
will complete the program in
the court. The two classes will
then march to the front steps
where they will form their nu
merals and then, as the seniors
sing “The Queen of Our Hearts,”
they will proceed to the grove
to elect their class’s p>ermanent
officers.
Society Night, another big
event in every Meredith sen
ior’s life, will be observed on
Saturday, May 31, at 8:00 p.m.
At this time, the annual society
awards will be presented by the
society presidents, Betty Jo
Smith of the Phis, and Barney
Schletter of the Astros. The
various Athletic Association
awards, including the Mono
gram Club award, the Equita
tion Cup, and the cup to the
most outstanding athlete of
Georganne Joyner and Nancy
Doherty, sophomore representa
tives.
AA Board
The reins of the Athletic As
sociation were officially turned
over to the members of the new
Athletic Association Board in'
an impressive installation serv
ice held during the chapel hour
on Tuesday, May 13. The service
was conducted as a campfire
scene. The old members gave a
brief resume of the happenings
of the past year, and the new
board told a few of their plans
for the coming year. After
wards the oath of office was ad
ministered first to Bess Francis
as incoming president, and then
to the other members. The pro
gram closed with the singing of
“You’re the Queen of Our
Hearts, Alma Mater” by both
old and new boards.
1951-52, will be presented, as
will the English Department’s
award for the highest achieve
ment for independent reading
during the school term, the Al
bert Stanburrough Cook prize
for the best bibliography in
American Literature, and the
Elizabeth Avery Colton award
for the year’s best contribution
to the Acorn. Certificates of
achievement will be presented
by both the Sigma Alpha Iota
and the Sigma Pi Alpha, and
the members of Who’s Who in
American Colleges will also re
ceive certificates.
Following the Society Night
program, the Kappa Nu Sigma,
honorary scholastic society, and
the Silver Shield, honorary
leadership society, both will re
ceive new members into their
organizations from the senior
class. Their meeting will be held
at 9:30 p.m.
On Sunday morning at 11:00
in the Meredith Auditorium,
Reverend Sydnor L. Stealey
will deliver the Baccalaureate
sermon.
Dr. Harry E. Cooper, head of
the music department, will pre
sent his organ recital in the au
ditorium on Sunday afternoon
at 4:30. At 8:00 p.m. the seniors
will conduct a vesper program,
and at 9:00 p.m. a reception for
the parents of the seniors will
be held.
Approximately one hundred
seniors will receive their diplo
mas at the commencement exer
cises on Monday, June 2, at
10:30 a.m. The Baccalaureate
address will be delivered by Dr.
Margaret Mead.
The senior class officers for
the year 1951-52 were Dot
Fisher of Charlotte, President;
Ruth Ann Simmons of Martins
ville, Va., Vice-President; Mary
Evelyn Hensley of Burnsville,
Secretary; and Lynette Adcock
of Oxford, Treasurer. Miss
Sarah Lemmon of the History
Department served as class ad
visor.
Faculfy-Senior Picnic
Held at Chimney
On Wednesday, May 14, at
5:30 p.m. the annual Faculty-
Senior Picnic was held at the
Chimney. Dr. Harris, Dr. Price,
and Dean Fleming greeted the
seniors of ’52 and the faculty
with their families. After every
one’s arrival. Miss Whitaker led
the group in a Welcome Song.
Then everyone enjoyed a
most delightful picnic supper
consisting of fried chicken, po
tato salad, bacon-lettuce-tomato
sandwiches, pickles, celery, car
rots, iced tea, and popsicles.
After the meal was finished.
Miss Whitaker led the group in
singing some all-time favorites.
There was also a speech contest
between the seniors and the fac
ulty. Mr. Dorsett and Dr. Can
ady represented the faculty, and
Jean Johnson and Jean Humbert
represented the seniors.
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