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September 30, 1955
THE TWIG
Page three
The Green Room
By MARGARET TUCKER
Now that the season of summer-
stock theatre is over, playgoers find
themselves anticipating the rush of
new dramas which wiU open on
broadway this year. Here at Mere
dith, we, too, are lost in speculation
about our fall production, which we
hope to make a special treat for
everyone.
The committee to select the script
is already at work. If you have a
special choice, why don’t you let
one of the members of the com
mittee know? Just speak to Jeanne
Grealish, Cathy Atkins, Susan
Moss, Janice Earle Dennis, or this
columnist — we wouldn’t want to
overlook a good one!
The “On Stage” party, literally
held on the stage, was a great suc
cess; we also discovered that Mere
dith has some very talented fresh
men, who will be more than able
to carry on the calibre of work
for which the Playhouse has stood
since it was begun.
Eureka! After two years of being
locked, the door to the costume
room finally yielded to persuasion,
the second Brewer niche disclosing
a wealth of costumes all but for
gotten.
The first production of the Ra
leigh Little Theatre this season will
be Death of a Salesman, Arthur
Miller’s wonderful psychological
drama. Even his critics concede that
Miller has contributed, in Death of
a Salesman, one of the most sig
nificant works of the contemporary
American school. Doii’t miss it!
'S™°VJoa.|New Faculty Members
ANGELS IN THE INFIRMARY
The Gestapo met at 3:00 a.m
on a grey Monday morning. Three
citizens of Meredith College were
shipped to Siberia because of whis
pering in the halls after 11:15 p.m.
The two Gestapo agents who re
ported the criminals were awarded
new blackjacks. Other penalties
given were: twenty lashes for read
ing in the dining hall, two hours of
ditch-digging for speaking to a
senior Gestapo member without be
ing recognized, three hours on the
rack for failure to report a room
mate who borrowed a Kleenex with
out permission.
Sounds silly, eh? Well, you might
be surprised to know that some of
our population consider the S.G. to
operate under similar procedures. It
is my aim to clarify any questions
you have concerning S.G. and its
organization. Write me in care of
‘Inside, Out,” The Twig.
By NANCY McGLAMERY
“Sooner or later you’re gonna be
coming around,” ^ could be the
theme song of our two charming new
nurses. Miss Nancy Rose Burris
and Mrs. Juanita Hoffman. These
two young ladies have regular office
hours “way up there” at what might
be termed the “Faircloth Penthouse
Hospital.”
Nancy hails from Mt. Pleasant,
N. C., and Juanita claims Concord,
N. C., as her home town. After
graduating from high school both
girls went into training at the North
Carolina Baptist Hospital in
Winston-Salem. Juanita, however,
served for a short time as a secre
tary with Farm Bureau Mutual In
surance Company before beginning
her training.
The two also “affiliated” at Dix
Hill, and they’re glad to have their
first job in the city in which they
have had so many good times.
Juanita (to use her word)
launched” a husband here. He is
now a sophomore at State College
studying chemical engineering on
the GI Bill.
Next to nursing, Nancy likes sew
ing. Juanita says, “I’d better like to
sew. I have a new sewing machine.”
Nancy is a football and basketball
fan. Last year she rooted for State
(This year it depends on the team.)
She once played “5th string”
basketball herself.
Nancy adds shrimp to her list of
likes, while Juanita enjoys straw
berry shortcake and classical music.
She likes to cook special dishes, too
especially fancy desserts.
How do they like Meredith?
like it very much,” says Nancy. “Al
the girls are so friendly and make
us feel right at home.” “The faculty
has been especially wonderful to
us,” says Juanita, “It’s exactly what
we expected and more.”
Open House Held By B.S.U. |
The B.S.U. held an open house
in the Hut, on Saturday, September
24, to which the student body, their
dates, and boys from State were in
vited. The gathering was held after
the ball game from ten until eleven-
thirty p.m.
PROF DISCOVERS
HONORABLE THIEF
AUSTIN, TEX. (ACP) — The
University of Texas’ honor system
revealed an honorable thief in the
class of Dr. Norris G. Davis, assis
tant professor of journalism. In a
recent quiz, one student signed his
pledge like this:
“I have neither given nor re
ceived any aid on this quiz, nor
have I seen anyone doing so. How-
(ACP) — There was a musica
shindig in Washington, D. C., at
the British embassy and one of her
majesty’s subjects brought along his
eight-year-old son, who had been
living in Washington ever since he
was five. At the wind-up, the or
chestra played the traditional ‘ Got
Save the Queen,” and the youngster
joined in the singing. Only differ
ence was that he sang “My Country
’Tis of Thee,” in a clear penetrating
soprano. When it was over, one of
the guests remarked in a crisp
British accent: “My word! The lad’s
been brain-washed!”
(From the Minneapolis Tribune
Washington Bureau.)
We Welcome Dr. D. R. Reveley . . .
PRINT AND
PROPAGANDA
By ANN CASHWELL
You know that in the early morn
ing many people have to be tuned
up like a rusty radio, and believe
me, coffee is not the only eye-
opener. For a delicious experience,
ending beauty and dignity to your
morning, give Mozart a chance
(piano Concerto in F Major). Re
member, too, that Chamber Music
tickets will be available in Raleigh
soon. Attendence here will be
awarding.
You probably have read of the
recent Irish trouble in the paper.
Well, other more notable, less pub
licized events are also taking place.
Sean O’Casey brings the Irish na
tion to print in his drama, of which
Juno and the Peacock is an excel
lent example. While with print I
might suggest that if you admire the
prose of Dylan Thomas as well as
the poetry. Quite Early One Morn
ing is a rich collection of his work.
Speaking of good work, I think that
more of us should take advantage of
the exhibitions of art held regularly
at the College Union building. Now
being displayed is a collection that
includes Picasso and Matisse. Anc
for those who, unfortunately, prefer
to think art ended when the modern
movement began, the old masters
appear continually.
As the summer tide swirls into
the sea of autumn, beware of nos
talgia summeria, a disturbance that
makes it difficult to welcome the
reality of today.
“A man’s a man for a’ that,” says
Burns, and the students of Mere
dith College have found in Dr.
D. R. Reveley, new head of
the education department, those
qualities which make one an asset to
any community.
Though born in Alabama, Dr.
Reveley considers himself a Vir
ginian, since his family moved there
when he was a small boy. Mrs.
Reveley is a native of Virginia, and
Dr. Reveley is an alumnus of
Hampden-Sydney, taking his Ph.D.
in education at the University of
Virginia.
This is somewhat of a cosmo
politan family, each one of the chil
dren having been bom in a
different state. The trio of girls are
natives of Pennsylvania, Alabama,
and Mississippi, respectively, while
the boy maintains the Virginia heri
tage.
Your editor’s pride in Meredith
was greatly heightened after the in
terview with Dr. Reveley, who
prefers a church-related school to
one supported by the state. He cites
Dr. Reveley, chatting with “Mish”
English.
our informal, friendly atmosphere,
unaccompanied by an undue em
phasis on denominationalism, as
one of the main factors in his regard
for Meredith. The fact that scholar
ship is properly stressed here shows,
Dr. Reveley believes, that we are
aware of which things should be
given first place in a college curricu
lum.
. . . and Mr. Charles Turn
ever, I stole the paper on which it
is written.”
DID YOU KNOW THAT . . . ?
By PAM HARTSELL
Libby Hicks and Betsy Lane
were in the top ten in the Miss
North Carolina contest this sunmer.
Bet Taylor was Miss North Caro
lina Cotton Queen?
There are nine steps leading up
to the dining hall?
Marcia Hampton was Miss North
Carolina Apple Queen? , ^ ^
That Meredith can boast ot a
good-looking Freshman Class?
The counselors had a baU dur
ing the first week of school?
^Jackie Yates toured Europe this
summer? , .
Meredith was weU-representM a
State, Wake Forest, and U.N.C
ball games Saturday?
The tennis court is now the site
of a hberal arts budding?
Approximately one - third or
Meredith College student body is
pinned or engaged?
^ The closet is a good place for
hiding coke bottles?
Practically aU girls have one am-
^^^It’s hard to decide what to wear
in this changeable weather.
Faircloth kitchen is now for stu
^^ThSe'are 48 round windows in
each dormitory?
The 7:30 bell rings at 7:25 each
morning?
The fountain never “comes
forth”?
Dean Fleming was May Queen
during her senior year at Meredith?
Freshmen can double date?
Long hair is coming back in style?
Gino’s has moved from St. Mary’s
Street to Hillsboro?
Bridge is Meredith’s national
sport?
ANNUAL PICTURES
TO BE TAKEN
Oak Leaves pictures will be made
from Qctober 12-20. Senior pictures
wiU be made first—draped. Juniors
wear dark brown or black sweaters.
Sophomores and freshmen wear
white sweaters. We furnish the
pearls.
B.S.U. HOLDS
PLANNING SESSION
The Executive Council of the
B.S.U. held a pre-school retreat at
the “Cedar Chest,” summer home
of Miss Ellen Brewer, on September
5-6. Shirley Spoon, who planned
and directed the program, and Janet
Stallings, the B.S.U. advisor for the
year, met for the first time with the
sixteen girls who form the council.
The Rev. John W. Kincheloe ol:
Hayes-Barton Baptist Church lec
Vespers. Mr. Kincheloe is the B.S.U.
pastor-adviser for the year. Dr.
Bruce Whitaker, state B.S.U. sec
retary, and Ken Freeman, state
president of the Baptist Student
Union, spoke to the group at their
final session.
The council came back to school
in time for the Qrientation program
refreshed, with the plans for the
year well in mind.
Meredith’s new piano instructor
is definitely not a “long-hair.” The
crew haircut you saw on Registra
tion Day was his; Meredith has not
“gone co-ed,” after all, as some
seemed to think at first glance!
Mr. Charles Turn has come a
long way to be a- member of our
music faculty. He was born in
Pennsylvania, and was one of a
family of six. He attended the Man
hattan School of Music in New York
City where he majored in piano.
Laughingly, he says he definitely
didn’t decide on the prob^ssion of
teaching music for the money in
volved. It seems to be a very satis
fying profession for him, though,
and his new students at Meredith
are praising him highly.
Before coming to Meredith, Mr.
Turn taught piano at Brearley
School, Chapin School, Turtle Bay
Music School, and St. Bernard
School — all in New York. Two of
these were girls’ schools, and one
was a boys’ school. When asked
which he likes better — teaching
boys or girls — he was very diplo
matic, and evasive, in answering,
"Either one.”
He likes the South much better
now than he did on his first trip
down when he was stationed in Ten
nessee a year while in the Army.
Meredith and Raleigh have both
For An Afternoon Walk
ARNOLD'S
REXALL DRUGS
3025 HILLSBORO STREET
Adair Whisenhunt interviewing Mr. Turn.
impressed him. Recently, he has
been sampling the foods in restau
rants in Raleigh which, he suspects,
may be superior to the Meredith
dining hall!
At present, he doesn’t know
whether he’ll give a recital this
year, but he does all his practicing
in the Music Building (his piano
hasn’t arrived from Pennsylvania
yet) so we can hear him there. He
lives near Dixie Trail in a “guest
house away from everything,” as he
puts it.
This new instructor is a friendly,
likable, co-operative person who
will make a definite contribution to
our college community.
The first Stunt was presented in
1915. The Senior Class won with a
burlesque of Julius Caesar.
Fall Semester Registration figures
to date (Released by Vera T. Marsh,
Registrar on Sept. 22, 1955):
Resident Students 525
Nonresident Students 76
Total Regular Classmen 601
Special Students - 24
Grand Total 625
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