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Newspaper of the Students of Meredith College
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Volume XXIX
MEREDITH COLLEGE, RALEIGH, N. C., FRIDAY, MAY 6, 1955
No. 10
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New Officers Make
Plans for Next Year
The new presidents of all Mere
dith organizations and clubs for
T 955-56 met Thursday night, April
28, to decide upon the aims and
goals of the organizations and
clubs. The meeting started with a
statement by Miss Louise Fleming,
dean of students, about leadership.
The meeting then broke up into
three discussion groups led by Becky
Calloway, Ruthe Jeanne Allen, and
Shirley McLean. After discussions
within the groups, they reported
back to the whole group.
Then, membership participation
in organizations and clubs, purposes
and whether or not they were
achieving their goals, and faculty-
student relations were discussed.'
Also under consideration were new |
student orientation, meaning of
honor code, and chapel programs.
The findings of the group were
summarized by Dr. Maxine Garner
LAYNE HEADS '55-56 COUNSELORS
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MEREDITH GIRLS
APPEAR ON TV
On April 29 at 3:30 p.m., two
members of the Junior foods class
appeared on WUNC-TV. Patricia
Bowen and Loree Keene, on the
program “Welcome, Strawberries!”
stressed the importance of the use
of ascorbic acid or vitamin C at a
time when citrus fruit is a little less
popular. Television home-economist
Miss Dorothy Mulder of the State
College Extension Service was host
ess for the occasion.
Demonstrating how strawberries
can be used for each course of a
meal, the girls showed the follow
ing arrangements: A grapefruit-
strawberry May basket appetizer,
with the strawberries in tulip shapes;
a pineapple - strawberry salad;
frosted strawberries to use in place
of bon-bons at a party; a strawberry
meringue torte desert, whipped
cream topped, and garnished with
berries and mint leaves. Charts were
used to stress food values and a
tray of other fruits showed effec
tively the comparative amounts of
ascorbic acid.
Some of our new counselors.
Miss Bell Receives
Annual Dedication
On Monday morning. May 2, at
the chapel exercises, the 1955
edition of the Oak Leaves was dedi
cated to Miss Lila Bell as a teacher
Students Give Recitals
S. A. I. Recitia
Miss Bell
and counselor and friend. As a
member of the education depart
ment, she has contacted not only
the students in her field but all of
the Meredith girls who go into the
Arts building. Her friendly, sym
pathetic smile has made many a
girl feel more a part of Meredith.
On Tuesday evening, April 26
1955, at 8:00 p.m., in Recital Hall,
the Beta Zeta Chapter of Sigma
Alpha Iota presented a recital of
modern American music. Since the
organization promotes modern
music, especially modern American
music, a recital of this sort is held
every year. Members of S.A.I. per
form numbers composed by modern
American composers — two of the
numbers performed were written by
a member of the Meredith Chapter,
Leah Scarborough .The program was
as follows: Verna Wooten, pianist,
“The Cat and the Mouse,” by Aaron
Copland (1900-); Katie Lee Currin,
soprano, “The Daisies” and “Sure
on This Shining Night,” by Samuel
Barber (1910-); “There Shall Be
More Joy,” by Paul Nordoff
(1909-); Diane Morris, pianist,
“Sketches in Sepia,” by Ernest
Bloch (1880-); Jeanne Grealish,
contralto, “Velvet Shoes,” by Ran
dall Thompson (1899-); Annette
Lee, pianist, “Excursions II,” by
Samuel Barber (1910); Faye
Wheeler, organist, “St. Lawrence
Sketches,” by Alexander Russell
(1880-1953); Leah Scarborough,
pianist, “Excursions I,” by Samuel
Barber (1910-); Kay McCosley, so
prano, “Little Elegy” and “The
Bird,” by John Duke (1899-); Mar
garet Ann English, pianist, “White
Peacock,” by Charles Griffis (1884-
1920); Marilyn Greene, soprano,
“Primavera,” by Celius Dougherty;
Leah Scarborough, pianist, played
her own “Hypothesis on Twelve
Tones” for its first performance;
Margaret Layne, soprano gave the
first performance of Leah Scar
borough’s “A Mystery, A Song for
Children.” To close the program, the
S.A.I. chorus with Katie Lee Currin,
director, sang “Sun and the Warm
Brown Earth,” by Gene Branscombe
(1881-); “Balloons in the Snow,”
by Jeanne Boyd (1890-); and “The
Sea Hath Its Pearls,” by Marianne
Genet (1877-1944). S.A.i.’s pa
tronesses are Miss Suzanne Ax-
worthy, chairman of the S.A.I. ad
visory board and a member of
S.A.I.; Miss Beatrice Donley, Dr. j
Lillian P. Wallace, and Mrs. Carlyle I
Campbell. Marshals for the program
were Mary Dare Moore, Carolyn
Harwell, Becky Miles, Adair
Whisenhunt, and Hortense Wiggs.
Hortense Wiggs was the president
of S.A.I. for the year 1954-55, and
Shirley Taylor succeeds her for the
coming year, 1955-56.
Bell Recital
Miss Mary Lou Bell will present
her graduation voice recital May
14 in Jones Auditorium.
Her first group of numbers will
consist of: “Vier Ernste Gesange”;
(1) Ecclesiastes 3; (2) Ecclesiastes
4; (3) “Jesus Sirach”; (4) First
Corinthians 13 — by Brahms. The
second group is “Nebbie,” by Res
pighi; “Madrigale,” by Sinometti;
“Contemplation,” by Widor; and
“Fleure Jetee,” by Faure. Following
these numbers is the aria “Voce di
donna” (The Blind Woman’s Song)
from La Giaconda by Ponchielli.
The closing group of numbers on
the program consists of “Deserted
Street,” by Vehanen; “Pastures,” by
Naginsky; “Little Jack Homer”
(with appologies to Handel), by
Diack; and “At the Well,” by Hage-
man.
Mary Lou is a member of the
McDowell Music Club, MENC, the
Triple Trio, and has been a chorus
(Continued on page four)
Horse Show
Held
An outstanding feature of Hos
pitality Week-end was the horse
show presented April 30 by the
equitation classes under the direction
of Miss Mackay. The show was
opened by a May-pole-winding
done by eight horses in four pairs.
It seems that the freshmen were
outstanding in all classes. The
winner of the first class, a pleasure
class, was Yvonne Bullock. The
second class, advanced equitation,
was won by Carolyn Sonnell, who
also received the Zeno Martin
Award, the highest achievement in
horsemanship. Becky Sawyer won
first prize in the third class, another
pleasure class, and in the two be
ginners’ classes, Alvis Perry and
Charlene Smith were winners. In
the sixth class, an intermediate one,
Mona Faye Horton was winner.
Exhibitions were given in which
Carolyn Stonnell rode side saddle
and Carolyn Reid did a good job
driving a show horse to a racing
cart. The attendance at the show
was very good and the audience
seemingly enjoyed it.
CALENDAR
Book Tea Held
A book tea sponsored by the
English department was held yes
terday afternoon in the faculty par
lor from 4:30 to 5:30. All students
were cordially invited to attend.
EXAMS
M. W. F. 12:00—S.
M. W. F. 2:00—S.
M. W. F. 3:00—M.
M. W. F. 8:30—M.
M. W. F. 9:30—Tu.
M. W. F. 11:00—Tu.
T. T. S. 12:00—W.
2:00—W.
3:00—Th.
8:30—Th.
9:30_F.
11:00—F.
T. T. S.
T. T. S.
T. T. S.
T. T. S.
T. T. S.
May 21, 9:00
May 21, 2:00
May 23, 9:00
May 23, 2:00
May 24, 9:00
May 24, 2:00
May 25, 9:00
May 25, 2:00
May 26, 9:00
May 26, 2:00
May 27, 9:00
May 27, 2:00
May 30—GRADUATION
April
May
May 6—
May 11-
30—MAY DAY
2—8:00—Axworthy and
O’Steen Concert
—Auditorium
Spanish Club
Picnic—Chimney
May 9—8:00—David Pinnix
Piano Concert—
Auditorium
5:30-*-Faculty—Senior
Picnic-—Chimney
7:00—Astro Meeting—
Society Hall
8:00—Roman Totenberg
—Auditorium
16—8:00—Concert by Mary
Lou Bell (voice)
—Auditorium
18— 7:00—Phi Meeting—
Society Hall
19— Senior Exams
start
21— Exams
May
May
May
May
The Freshmen Counselors for the
year 1955-1956 met with their chief,
Margaret Layne, on April 26, 1955.
At this meeting committees were
chosen for the annual Open House
and Big Wheel Party held during
Orientation Week. The purpose of
this group is to help freshmen be
come adjusted to college life. Each
counselor will receive the names of
several girls with whom she will
correspond during the summer, giv
ing them hints on what to bring to
school and what to expect of college
life. The counselors will return to
school the day before the arrival of
the freshmen and will be on hand to
greet them with a friendly smile and
helping hand. During the year she
will hold monthly meetings with her
group and will answer questions and
explain and discuss school rules and
traditions. At the end of the year, the
counselor will rate the girls in her
group on the basis of personality
and character. The counselors,
under the leadership of their chief,
will be assisted by a faculty advisor.
They will attend monthly meetings
in which they will receive their ma
terial and co-ordinate the work.
The counselors were chosen on
the basis of rating by their
counselors, faculty advisors, English
teachers, the assistant dean, and
the outgoing and incoming chief
counselors. The girls to be chosen
for this honor and responsibility for
the coming year are: Jo Ann Selley,
Pam Hartsell, Betty Deloatch,
Peggy Mott, Jody Gibson, Carolyn
Harwell, Marilyn Greene, Bootsy
Fowler, Sarah Lawrence, Pat
Barnes, Marilyn Strum, Glenda Ed-
dins, Peggy Bone, Margaret Creech,
Peggy Yancy, Ada Chandler, Gwen
Maddrey, Becky Murray, Martha
Bramlett, Molly James, Betsy Lane,
Shirley Strother, Betty Kellum, Vir
ginia Stone, Barbara Jean Deans,
Betty Forehand, Miriam Dempsey,
Sally Crook, Joyce Skillman, Eunice
Durant, Kay Banner, Neil Hampe,
Jean Cooper, Joy Curtiss, Lorine
Smith, and Gail Ward.
Margaret Layne, the chief coun
selor, is a rising senior from Rox-
boro, N. C. She is a member of the
Kappa Nu Sigma, Sigma Pi Alpha,
Sigma Alpha Iota, Silver Shield and
Philaretian societies. She is an asso
ciate member of the Silver Shield
Society. She is also active in the
Spanish Club and McDowell Music
Club, the Student League, the
Chorus and Triple Trio, and her
name appears regularly on the
Dean’s List.
Roman Totenberg
Above is a picture of Roman
Totenberg, concert violinist, who
will appear in Jones Auditorium on
May II. The student body is cor
dially invited to this recital. For
write-up, see page 4.
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