. (> October 14, 1955
THE TWIG
Page three
FALL FEATURES MANY SPORTS
By BARBARA SNIPES
Well, girls, the season for play
ing intramural hockey and volley-
,ball has hit Meredith again with a
bang, even though hockey isn’t be
ing taught in physical education.
Hockey is played on Tuesdays and
Thursdays at 4:30 and volleyball
on Mondays and Wednesdays at the
same time. Come on out, you sports
lovers—it’s fun!
Annie Laurie Kee, the repre
sentative for hockey on the A.A.
Board, reports good attendance at
practice so far, but she’s wonder
ing where all those freshmen are
who put sports as their main interest
on entrance tests. The hockey
players want you, you, you, and
you to come out once; then you’ll
wanna’ come again. Give it a try
gals; for, after all, the team is gonna’
go to Wake Forest for a game, and
, Duke is coming here. (Sorry, but
girl players only.)
Hockey is a challenging game;
for the most outstanding “frosh”
player wins a hockey stock, and the
honorary varsity members receive
gold medals. Isn’t this enticing?
If you’ve ever played speedball
or soccer, you can easily play
hockey, but no experience is
■ needed. Miss Williams and some of
her prize players, Mary Edna
Grimes, Kathy Yates, Kay Cone,
and Hilda Myers will teach you how
. to play.
Dottie Wampler, Sandra Standi,
and Faye Williamson, freshmen
players, have done exceptionally
well so far. When I asked Sandra
why she came out to practice she
said, “I had never played hockey
before this year — had just seen it
on television, but I love sports, and
hockey is fast, intriguing and there
is plenty of competition.”
Yeah, Volleyball!!!
Volleyball is being played on the
upper court near the pool, and
there’s plenty of room for 32
players. Pat Corbett is the repre
sentative on the A.A. Board. Two
freshmen, Sandra Stancil and Caro
lyn Roberts, are players with the
upperclassmen; so why don’t you?
Start soon!
Everyone needs fresh air other
than that one gets walking to and
from classes; so “flush” the books
once in a while to take in the intra
murals. The exercise in sports can
also easily knock off a couple of
inches here and there.
In every team sport, there are al
ways games with other schools for
the fun and fellowship. If you are
really interested in sports, you’ll
enjoy playing for your school or
dorm. Come on out, gals!
Be sure to watch the coming edi
tions of the Twig for an exciting
hockey event in the future.
The Green Room
By MARGARET TUCKER
Because many of you have asked
about the story which lies behind
the fall Playhouse production, I
. shall try to retell the legend of
“Jason and the Golden Fleece,”
and the incidents which lead to the
tragedy of Medea.
Long ago, a generation before
Odysseus went on his travels, a
certain king of Colchis had in his
possession a valuable golden fleece,
from a ram sent by Zeus. Far away
in Greece, the king sat uneasy on
his throne; for he was a usurper,
and anticipated the return of the
true ruler. Jason, to whom the
crown rightfully belonged, did come
to Greece, saying that he had
travelled a long way to reclaim his
kingdom.
The false king was crafty; he also
wanted to retain his position. He
told Jason that he could be ruler
of aU Greece if he first captured the
golden fleece, a practically impos
sible feat, due to the arduous
journey. But Hera, the wife of Zeus,
was on Jason’s side, and planted in
all the brave Greek warriors a de
sire to accompany Jason on the ad
venture. With her .help, the crew of
the ship “Argo” surmounted all
kinds of difficulty and succeeded in
reaching the shores of Colchis.
Once there, Jason told the king that
he and his men would perform any
task for him if, as a reward, he
would give them the precious fleece.
In the meantime, Hera, suspect
ing treachery, had enlisted the aid
of Aphrodite for her cause. They
sent Cupid down to earth, and at
the exact moment that Jason had
entered the king’s court, the
sprightly god had pierced with his
arrow the king’s daughter, Medea,
so that she looked at Jason, blushed,
turned pale, and fled from the room
abashed. She was hopelessly, irre
vocably in love!
Hera had guessed rightly. The
king, suspicious of foreigners, gave
Jason and his men an impossible
duty. But Medea had mysterious
magical powers; and, tom between
conscience and love, at last be
layed her father by giving Jason a
magic ointment which enabled him
to do the task. The king was en
raged. Medea helped Jason get the
fleece, by charming the serpent
which guarded it, and prepared to
flee with him. Her brother came
with the army of the Colchians. The
girl, now completely estranged
from her country, did a terrible
thing — she had him killed!
“When you are once more safe
at home,” she told Jason, “remem
ber Medea, as I will remember you
forever.” He answered her passion
ately, “Never by night and never by
day will I forget you. If you will
come to Greece, you shall be wor
shipped for what you have done for
us, and nothing except death will
come between us.”
How strange that, although Jason
lied, part of his prophecy was des
tined to become the horrible truth!
Jason and Medea were married.
They lived in Greece happily, and
eventually had a family of two
beautiful little boys. But Creon, king
of Corinth, had different ideas. He
offered Jason his kingdom, if he
would merely declare null and void
his marriage to Medea, a foreigner,
and marry Creon’s daughter.
The daughter was young, and
Jason was ambitious. He was not at
all reluctant to carry out such a
bargain. He did not, however, fore
see Medea’s reaction. Cupid’s arrow
had done its work well; an excess
of love, unwanted, fermented into a
terrible hate. Dangerous to the
mental health of Corinth, Medea
and her children were exiled —
banished for life, and doomed to
wander over the face of the earth
begging for crusts of bread. She
could go home and be killed for her
treason and murder for Jason’s
sake, but what would happen to her
children? And should the man who
promised so much be allowed hap
piness while she suffered? For a
long time, Medea had had no use
for her black arts; now a magnifi-
cant vengeance would be hers. The
powerful story of this revenge is
told in Robinson Jeffers’ tragedy,
Medea.
PRINT AND
PROPAGANDA
By ANN CASHWELL
It is that time of year when the
strategic attacks of the ants dimin
ish, and warm nights cool, leaving
many optimists frozen in their beds.
“In the spring a young man’s
fancy,” and you know the rest of
that familiar saying. Must we wait
till spring for fanciful thoughts.
There are dusty pages in the library
full of light fantasy. Lord Dunsany
has written a delightful group of
plays given the title Plays for Earth
and Air. These clever imaginative,
selections will provide much enjoy
ment. For a proper background to
Lord Dunsany, listen, too, for the
humorous “Symphony 5Vi” (writ
ten between symphonies five and
six) of Don Gillis, the American
'composer. The decor would prop
erly be one of these elusive sunny
days.
I- struggled over an interesting
word yesterday —- “Gebrauchs-
musik” (functional music). I dis
covered that it was not only a
difficult word, but a movement. It
represents the endeavor of the mod
ern composers to communicate with
his audience, arid to make music of
a simpler form for the amateurs.
A. A. NEWS
Attention all Robinhoods — The
archery tournament begins October
17 and will run through the 21st.
Wanted — for October 28 — the
craziest, most mixed-up costumes
you can find.
What for? To wear to one Corn
Husking Bee, of course. There will
be chicken calling, hog-calling, and
original song contests between the
four classes and the faculty. There
will be games and dances that will
make your heads spin. So keep the
twenty-eighth of October open if
you want some real entertainment!
Award Plans Announced
It has been announced by Dr.
Mary Lynch Johnson, head of the
English department, that a 1919
graduate of Meredith, Ruth Ann
Hubbell, has given the college $500,
the interest of which is to be used
for an annual award in creative
writing.
Miss Hubbell, sister of Professor
J. B. Hubbell of Duke, received her
Masters degree at Columbia Uni
versity and is at present a librarian
in Washington, D. C.
Definite regulations for this
award, which will be given during
the Commencement Exercises, will
be announced at a later date.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
(Continued from page one)
spoon, and Rev. Eph. Whisenhunt
were elected to serve on the Execu
tive Committee. Other committee
selections were Mr. Lloyd Griffin,
Dr. Carlyle Campbell, and Mr.
V. Howard Belcher for the Invest
ment and Budget; and Mr. LeRoy
Martin and Mrs. Maude D. Bunn
for the Buildings and Grounds.
Special guests at this meeting
were Mr. Claude Gaddy, Dr. W. J.
Senter, Miss Louise Fleming, and
Dr. Leishman Peacock.
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New Faculty
We Welcome Miss Janet Stallinp's
By NANCY McGLAMERY
When Miss Janet Stallings first
put in her appearance as Director
of Religious Activities and a mem
ber of the religion department of
Meredith College, there was one 6ig
question on the lips of more than
one Meredith girl. “What do we call
her? Janet or Miss Stallings? After
all we did go to school with her.”
Miss Stallings comments, with a
twinkle in her eye, that “it’s been
very amusing,” but the mystery re
mains^ unsolved.
Sampson County in North Caro
lina was Miss Stallings’ home until
the fifth grade when her family
moved to Fayetteville. For four
years (until graduation in 1953),
that she was an industrious student
at Meredith was proved by the fact
that hers was a double major —
religion and primary education. To
this she added a long list of honors
and activities which included: Sil
ver Shield Honor Society, Kappa
Nu Sigma, Folk Dance Club and
Chorus. She was president of her
Sophomore Class, president of the
B.S.U. her senior year, and a loyal
Phi during the four years.
From Meredith Miss Stallings
went to the new School of Religious
Education at Southern Baptist
Theological Seminary in Louisville
from which she graduated last May.
She’s a real music lover, ap
preciating various types, but especi
ally classical and semiclassical
music. She also loves to read with
the emphasis on religious books, but
she’d like to find more time to read
in other fields. However, our Miss
StaUings is not entirely the indoor
type; she enjoys getting out and
“just walking.”
As Director of Religious Ac-
Miss Stallings, consulting with reporter
Nancy McGlaniary
tivities. Miss Stallings works mostly
with the B.S.U. Executive Council
and the local churches, co
ordinating our program with theirs.
She has made Tabernacle Baptist
Church her church here in Raleigh.
Her teaching duties include the Old
Testament Survey course and a
course in Christian Leadership.
The proud resident of her own
apartment in Raleigh, Miss Stallings
says, “I’m feeling very domestic,
and I love it.” As for being at Mere
dith, she smilingly adds, “It’s like
coming back home.”
Maybe if you can possibly pick
her out from all the other Meredith
girls, you’ll have the pleasure of
talking with her as I did, but watch
out when you go to interview her.
Chances are you’ll end up being in
terviewed yourself. She is just that
interested in all of us.
.. and Mr. H. B. Rollins
By ROVILLA MYERS
The English department is now
very different from last year. Why?
There is a member of the male sex
Mr. H. B. Rollins, occupying the
English office with Dr. Rose and Dr.
Johnson — teaching freshman and
sophomore English.
Mr. Rollins claims North Caro
lina as his home state even though
he was born in Akron, Ohio. His
parents are from Shelby, N. C., and
many of his early years were spent
in Forest City and Cliffside. He re
ceived his master’s degree from the
University of N. C. and at present
is spending much of his time work
ing toward his doctorate in Ameri
can Literature which he hopes to
obtain in the spring.
After receiving his masters, Mr.
Rollins taught English at the Uni
versity of North Carolina and Texas
Tech, in Lubbock, Texas; and then
he joined the Air Force and from
1951-54 he was with the Air Force
ROTC at North Carolina State.
ATTENTION GIRLS!
Join a
Physical Education Class
MAN-MUR
BOWLING CENTER
(Opposite State College)
Open Bowling on Week-ends
Where Particular College
People Congregate
ROY’S
Mr. Rollins, enjoying the autumn sun
shine.
Mr. Rollins is married to the
former Elizabeth Hills of Charles
ton, South Carolina, and they have
three children, two girls and one
boy. They are living at 2121 Bus-
kingham Road in Raleigh. He was
a week late in coming to classes
this year because he had contacted
the whooping cough from his little
girl (who, in his opinion had a very
easy time). He was sick for six
weeks, however.
If you haven’t met Mr. Rollins
yet, please do so as soon as pos
sible. He is a very congenial and
friendly person, and he might give
you somri information about his Air
Force ROTC students at State if
you are interested.
Mrs. A. J. Smith, an assistant in
the Dean of Students’s office, has
been in Salisbury, North Carolina,
for the past week attending a Sun
day School Leadership Training
Program.
Complimenis of
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