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MEREDITH COLLEGE, RALEIGH, N. C. FRIDAY, JANUARY 23, 1953
SUPPORT THE
WORLD STUDENT
SERVICE FUND
English Visitor
Speaks in Chapel
Chancellor T. R. Milford of
Lincoln Cathedral in London,
England, was guest speaker in
chapel on Monday, January 18.
His topic was “What We Want
from College Life.” Plainly and
emphatically he stated that if a
person really wants something,
he can get it. Chancellor Milford
called attention to a situation
present on many of our college
campuses, namely, that students
spend too much time in useless
conversation, dating, and play
ing when they have the privilege
of making the acquaintance of
such great masters as Plato,
Shakespeare, and Bach. In con
clusion, Mr. Milford expressed
the hope that we would not leave
college without a knowledge of
the love of God.
Chancellor Milford was edu
cated at Magdalen College, Ox
ford, and at Westcott House,
Cambridge, where he specialized
in the relation between philoso
phy and theology. Subsequently
he spent several years in India
as professor of philosophy.
In 1936 he returned to Eng
land to take charge of the study
work of the British Student
Christian Movement, and in
1940 he became chaplain of the
University of Oxford. In 1947
he accepted his present position.
He is at present guest lecturer at
the University of North Carolina.
folITdan^w
GIVE PROGRAM
Thursday night, January 8, a
group of the folk dancers gave
a progrcim for the WOman’s Club
at Garner. The dances performed
were Highland Fling, Dutch
Dance, Moravian Dance, Chinese
Dance, Cattle Call Waltz, and a
square dance. Dancers were Jane
Williamson, Jean Martin, Dot
White, Lyn Belton, Patsy Bland,
Joyce Brown, Mary Ann Casey,
Margie Barnes, Mary Ann God
win, Mary Jane Warrick, Faye
, Walker, Alyce Epley, Nancy
House, and Lynette Hooks.
BUSIISESS AND PLEASURE
TAKE DR. YARBROUGH
TO MISSOURI
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Plans Begin
For Religious
Emphasis Week
Doris Allen Heads Work,
Appoints Committees
Campus Committee Sets Goal for
World Service Fund at $600
The Christmas holidays found
some of our facultiy members
mixing business with pleasure
while attending various meet
ings concerned with their fields.
Dr. John Yarbrough attended
the Academy of Science confer
ence in St. Louis, Missouri, as rep
resentative of the North Carolina
State and University of North
Carolina chapters of Sigma Xi, a
scientific fraternity. Dr. Yar
brough, secretary of North Caro
lina Academy of Science, met
with other officers of the Acad
emy from all parts of the nation
in a conference discussing the
problems facing them.
Having done research work
for a number of years on the
peanut. Dr. Yarbrough presented
a paper on this subject, “The
Structure of the Leaf of the
Peanut,” before a botanical
section of the American Associa
tion for the Advancement of
Science.
The pleasure part of the trip
was even more succesful than
the business part, though. With
Mrs. Yarbrough for company.
Dr. Yarbrough reports a wonder
ful holiday visiting Missouri.
Pete Hampton, Chairman,
Urges Hundred Per Cent
Participation in Drive
The campus committee for
the World Student Service Fund
has set as the goal for Meredith
students, $600. The campaign to
raise this amount will be carried
on February 11-13. Dr. John
Gleason, southern director of
the fund, will speak in chapel
on Monday, February 9, to in
troduce the campaipi and will
meet with the committee at 5:00.
Used for books, drugs, food,
and clothing for students and
teachers in other parts of the
world, the WSS Funds are so
licited only from college and
university people. WSS Funds
are distributed throughout the
world on the basis of need alone,
regardless of religious or politi
cal affiliation. Iron curtain coun
tries do not allow their youth
to receive this help. The WSSF
in one of the few undertakings
SENIOR SPEAKS
TO LOCAL CLUB
in the American scene in which
all Christian groups, including
Roman Catholics, join with Jew
ish students in co-operative ac
tion. This aspect makes the
campaign one of the most heal
ing ventures in the university
world.
Mrs. Converse Stresses
Importance
Mrs. Hyla S. Converse, who
spoke in chapel last year on
WSSF, writes, “It is extremely
importapt at this junction in his
tory for our American students
to be challenged to demonstrate
in the world that, as privileged
in material things, they feel
themselves responsible for those
in need; that as mature, under
stand themselves to be inextri
cably a part of the world
university community.”
Pete Hampton, chairman of
the fund campaign on the cam
pus, urges that each student par
ticipate in the drive in order
that we might reach our goal.
Dormitory chairmen working
with Pete are Lyn Belton, Ber
nice Limer, Alstine Salter, and
Mary Cobb Dickens. Faculty ad
visers are Dr. Ralph McLain,
Mr. Harry Dorsett, and Miss
Maxine Garner.
Plans for Religious Emphasis
Week, scheduled for March 2-6,
with Dr. Edward Hughes Pru-
den as speaker, are proceeding
according to Doris Allen, recent
ly elected general chairman. A
steering committee made up of
faculty members of the depart
ment of religion, Janet Stallings,
president of the Baptist Student
Union; Pat Smathers, Student
Government president; and Bess
Francis, Athletic Association
president will work with the
committee headed by Doris.
Committee chairmen include
Gordie Maxwell, program; Bet
ty Jo Welch, worship; Doris
Perry, publicity; Jackie Norris,
discussions; Mary Bryan Reid,
music; Patty Melvin, arrange
ments; Lyn Belton, entertain
ment; Anne Parr, hospitality;
Phyllis Trible, books and litera
ture; Julia Hough, continuation;
Patsy Bland, conferences; and
Doris MacMillan, treasurer. This
group will be assisted by both
students and faculty members
shortly to be appointed to spe
cific responsibilities in each de
partment of the preparation.
Dr. Pruden
Dr. Pruden, who has spoken
at Meredith previously, is pastor
of the First Baptist Church in
Washington, D. C. A native Vir
ginian, he has studied at the
University of Richmond, the
Southern Baptist Theological
Seminary, Yale Divinity School,
and the University of Edin
burgh. He and Mrs. Pruden, who
teaches music, spent a year in
China as guest teachers at the
University of Shanghai. In his
(Continued on page five)
Kitty Barbehenn, a senior art
major and a U. S. Naval Reserve
Officer Candidate, was ^est
speaker at the Raleigh Business
and Professional Women’s Club
on January 13 at the Reinlyn
House. In a brief talk, Kitty
stressed the part which Ameri
can women can and should play
in promoting national security.
She described Civil Defense in
action as she has seen it in her
home state of New Jersey.
■ Mrs. Vera Tart Marsh, who
introduced Kitty to the members
of the BPW Club, is chairman
Ifor Civil Defense.
Joan Langley Seeks
Guest Editorship in
Mademoiselle Test
By PAT MELVIN
Last summer, seeing an in
viting chance for the future,
Joan Langley wrote a 1,500
word criticism of the Au
gust College Issue of Mademoi
selle Magazine. Little did she
dream that at Christmas she
would receive a letter saying,
(Continued on page four)
DR. E. H. PRUDEN
Religious Emphasis Week Speaker
PHIS IN SEARCH
OF SWEETHEART
Did you know that Milton is
looking for a sweetheart for his
Phis? He decided last Wednes
day night that girls could have
sweethearts as well as boys can,
so the problem now is to choose
just the right gUy.
By Wednesday, February 4,
Dottie Garrett wants all of the
Phis to have brought her a snap
shot of their favorite fellow.
Dottie is going to paste all of
these photos on a big red heart
and post it in Johnson Hall. Vot
ing will be held on Friday, Feb
ruary 6, from 1:30 to 4:20 and
on Saturday, February 7, from
10:00 to 12:00 and 1:00 to 2:00.
The ten finalists will bifc an
nounced by the following Mon
day, and voting on that day will
determine the winner. On Wed
nesday, February 11, the “Sweet
heart of the Philaretia Society”
will be announced at the regu
lar meeting.
Milton knows all of you Phis
will part with that favorite pic
ture for just a few days. After
all, wouldn’t you like to be the
sweetheart of the “Sweetheart
of the Phis”?
Chorus Members
Sing for Banquet
Tuesday night, January 20,
the following members of the
Chorus sang at the Chamber of
Commerce Banquet, given in the
Meredith dining hall: Carolyn
Brady, Mary Bryan Reid, Meta
Mae Williams, Dot Stell, Pug
Blalock, Joanne Brown, Mary
Eva Chalk, Susie Rucker, Shel
ley Millican, Carolyn Hall, Caro
lyn Sawyer, and Mary Ann
Casey. Elsie Williams accom
panied the group at the piano.
The girls sang “A Tribute to
Romberg,” a medley of songs by
Romberg. Carolyn Brady and
Shelley Millican sang “Zing a
Little Zong,” and Mary Bryan
Reid gave her version of “It’s In
the Book.”
TRIP TO NEW YORK
Misses Helena Williams and
Betty Yeager are planning a
student trip to New York City
during spring vacation. They
plan to see radio and tele
vision shows and plays and
take sight-seeing tours. The
deadline for deciding to make
this trip is Friday, February 3.
For more details see Miss Wil
liams or Miss Yeager.