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“HE BUILDS TOO
LOW WHO BUILDS
BENEATH THE
STARS”
THE TWIG
“PLAIN LIVING
AND HIGH
THINKING”
Newspaper of the Students of Meredith College
MEREDITH COLLEGE, RALEIGH, N. C., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1956
Freshman Class
Elects Officers
Peggy Tetterton was elected
president of the Freshman class at
their class meeting October 2,
1956. The other officers chosen
were; Gail Carter, vice-president;
Janis Smith, secretary; Conme
Spivey, treasurer; and Sylvia McLin,
Student Government representative.
A native of Whitakers, Peggy is
no stranger to Meredith, having
spent this past summer here in Sum
mer School, taking Freshman Math.
Peggy is now concentrating on
Analytic Geometry and plans to
make Math her major. In her high
school, Peggy was a leader in inany
activities. These include president
of the Beta Club, secretary and
treasurer of the high school, mem
ber of the Annual staff, and repre
sentative to Girl’s State. Her favor
ites include: basketball, chocolate
cake and a certain boy at Atlantic
Christian.
Gail comes from Charlotte, where
she attended Central High School.
There she was vice-president of the
National Honor Society, president
of the Centrusa Club, a Junior
marshal and member of the Good
Sports Club. Gail is interested in
both Art and Primary Education,
but thinks that she will major in
Art. As for sports, Gail says that
her ability is strictly Umited to ping-
pong and cards.
“A girl with a quick wit” and
“lots of fun” are the ways that Janis
Smith’s suitemates describe her.
Janis is from Asheville, where she
was active in both school and
church activities. In high school,
Janis was on the newspaper staff.
Red Cross Council, a member of
the Glee Club and Chorus. At
Meredith she plans to major in
Sociology. Janis loves to read, likes
ginger ale and loves to go to the
beach—but hates fish.
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Connie is a Primary Education
major from Wilson. A high school
leader, she received the Leadership
award, was elected Best-All-Around
Superlative, was a member of the
National Honor Society, Quill &
Scroll, a cheerleader and vice-presi
dent of the Keyette Club. She is an
avid sports fan—likes swimming,
water-skiing and basketball. Her
favorite foods include steak, french
fries and pancakes.
The Student Government repre-
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LISTEN CAMPAIGN
PLANS REVEALED
Meredith students gave $229.29
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Astro President Kitty Holt and Phi President Marilyn Green put up a Rush
Week poster.
Writers Organize
The newly - organized Creative
Writing Club had its first meeting
September 26, 1956. Those in at
tendance were Nancy McGlamery
president; Liza Culberson, Jane
Maynard, Mary Fran Ohver, and
Nancy Joyner.
The purpose of the club is to en
courage and criticize students’ writ
ings. The group plans to stay as
informal as possible, with monthly
meetings in the members’ rooms.
Miss Sally Holland is the club
advisor.
to the Listen Campaign of the
North Carolina B.S.U. last year.
The total contributions from col
leges in North Carolina amounted
to $3,229 or about a $100 increase
Over the year before.
“Listen,” standing for “Love Im
pels Sacrifice Toward Every Need,”
came into being during Student
Week at Ridgecrest, North Caro
lina, in June 1953, when groups
from various N. C. campuses be
came deeply concerned about the
needs of the world. They decided
to call upon students to give up
a-penny-a-day or a-meal-a-month
in order that we of the North Caro
lina Baptist Student Union might
have a small part in feeding the
world’s hungry people and aiding
them in other ways.
Forty per cent of the Listen
Fund is used to pay the expenses
of B.S.U. summer missionaries.
This past summer Lois Dobson of
Meredith served Mexico, while
other students were sent to Alaska
and to the western U.S.A. to work
with the Indians. Still other funds
go for educational scholarships for
Christian workers in other coun
tries, for medical aid, and for rescue
work and tools (sent through
CROP). Letters of gratitude for
the Listen gifts come from people
all around the globe.
Small bags for holding coins have
been distributed to all students ex
cept day students who will find a
container for “Listen” in the day
students’ room. Collections will be
made by the repfesentatives on
each haU between the 20th and
25th of each month.
CLIMAX IS REACHED
IN RDSHING ACTIVITIES
TO BE OCCUPIED SOON
The Arts Building of Meredith
College was formally presented to
the North Carolina State Baptist
Convention in a dedication cere
mony before the assembled student
body, faculty, board of trustees, and
guests and friends of the college.
Meredith’s president. Dr. Carlyle
Campbell, opened the special serv
ice on Tuesday, September 25, with
the recognition of the board and
the introduction of guests seated on
the platform. These guests were:
Mr. Claude Gaddy, executive secre
tary of the North Carolina Baptist
Association on Christian Education;
Mr. Lloyd Griffin, chairman of the
Executive Committee of the Board
of Trustees; Dr. L. M. Massey,
chairman of the Expansion Com
mittee of the Board; Mr. H. Ray
mond Weeks, the architect of the
new building; Mr. Earnest W. Poe,
president of the contracting firm
that constructed the building, and
Dr. Olin T. Binkley, professor at
Southeastern Baptist Theological
Seminary and a trustee.
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Rush Week actually began
the Meredith campus Friday, Sep
tember 28, with a picnic sponsored
by the Astros. This was held at
the iTut with Bermudas as the dress
for the freshmen and transfers. As
soon as the sounds of the old and
new Astro songs died, the rushees
were whisked away to Society Hall
for a fashion show presented by
the Phis. The latest college fashions
were seen on the stage. Monday,
October 1, the Phis and Astros
joined to entertain all the new day
students at a luncheon in the Hut.
Tuesday Rush Week officially be
gan, and this day was the Phis’ ex
clusive day. New students were in
vited to the Phi Supper Club in
the dining hall. Wednesday, one of
the Astros’ days, the dining hall
was again the setting for the scene.
This night it was “New York After
Dark.” Thursday night the Phis
reigned again with, the Phi bonfire
at the Chimney. The Astros closed
Rush Week Friday night with a
pep rally in the court.
Early and late the freshmen have
been serenaded by the Astros and
the Phis. They have been visited
continuously and have been show
ered with small favors.
Choice Made Tomorrow
Decision Day tomorrow will cli
max the week. The new girls will
be honored at an early breakfast;
hnes of society members will greet
them as they enter the side of the
dining hall of their choice. The final
decision will be made later on at a
special chapel service, where they
will again signify their choice of
colors by the side of the auditorium
1 they enter.
PLAYHOUSE ENTERTAINS
FRESHMEN AND TRANSFERS
The annual “On Stage” party for
new Meredith students was given
by the Playhouse on Monday night,
October 1. It was held, as the
name indicates, on the stage of the
auditorium, and Bermudas
the form of dress for the
evening.
Entertainment was varied. There
charades and other games.
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FACULTY MEMBERS ADDED
The new members of the
Meredith faculty are as follows:
Dr. lone Kemp Knight, professor
in the Enghsh department, comes
to us from Shorter College in,
Georgia. Dr. Knight received her
M. A. degree from the University
of Pennsylvania and her Ph.D. de
gree from the University of North
Carolina.
Miss Velma Mae Gorsage comes
as instructor in the English depart
ment, with a B.F.A. degree from
Ilhnois Wesleyan University.
Miss Vivian Farlowe, B.A. from
Western Maryland College, who
received the M.A. de^ee from Uni
versity of Virginia, will be assistant
professor of biology.
Dr. P. F. Brookens, retired from
N. C. State College, will be associ
ate professor of economics and
geography.
Mr. James Gaboda who received
the B.F.A. and M.A. degrees from
Columbia University, is associate
professor of art.
Miss Isabelle Haeseler who re
ceived the B.S. degree in music edu
cation at Lebanon Valley College
and the M.A. in sacred music at
Union Theological Seminary School
of Sacred Music, will be acting in
structor in music during the leave
of absence of Miss Jean Swanson.
Mrs. Mary S. McLeod joins the
physical education department af
ter teaching at Troy State Teachers
College in Alabama. She received
her A.B. degree from Woman’s
College, U. N. C.
Mr. J. I. Durham of Wake Forest
wiU be instructor of Latin. He is a
student at Southeastern Seminary.
Dr. Maxine Gamer has returned
after a year’s leave of absence. She
has been studying at Union Theo
logical Seminary in New York.
Other new members of the
Registrar Announces
Spring Dean’s List
Meredith staff are:
Mrs. Pauline Cone Beers, assist
ant librarian, is a 1949 graduate
of Meredith and comes to us from
Duke University Library.
Miss Mary Burnette, director of
the News Bureau, is a graduate of
the University of North Carolina.
New infirmary nurses are Miss
Mary Staunton from Bellevue
Hospital, New York City, New
York, and Mrs. Florence Holder,
graduate of University Hospital
School of Nursing in Augusta,
Georgia, from Rex Hospital in
Raleigh.
Mrs. Jean V. Baird, dining haU
hostess, has had experience in food
service work at Davidson College
and Alabama Polytechnic Institute.
She comes from Dunn, N. C.
Coming this year as house di
rector is Mrs. Ruth Hamilton of
Panama City, Florida, from Florida
State University.
Mrs. Vera Tart Marsh, Meredith
College Registrar, has released the
Dean’s List effective for the fal
semester. Included in this list are
names of students registered for at
least twelve hours who have com
pleted and passed all courses with
a number of quality points equal
to twice the number of semester
hours taken, plus three. The list
includes: Juha Isadora Abernethy,
Marcia, Jeannine Allen, Hazel
Gray Ayscue, Frances Jane Clark,
Nancy Elizabeth Cochran, Carol
Phillips Cooke, Carolyn Joy Cur
tiss, Mary Alice Cusack, Bettie Jean
Davis, Berta Lois Dobson, Glenda
Jane Eddins, Donna Anne Elling
ton, Margaret Anne Enghsh, Betsy
Carol Greene, Sammy Jeanne
Grealish, Elizabeth Ann Griffin,
Mary Edna Grimes, Mary Neil
Hampe, Aureha Elizabeth Harton,
Mildred Holland Harvey, Nancy
Carolynne Harwell, Joyce Wilson
Herndon, Marjorie Love Jackson,
Barbara Sue Johnson, Patricia Ann
Johnson, Annette Lee Kahn, Mil
dred Rebecca Knight, Bessie Mar
garet Layne, Helene Zinka Lee,
Jacqueline Lewis, Marilyn Mc
Arthur, Kay Monica McCosley,
Edna Gwendolyn Maddrey, Aman
da Jane Maynard, Iris Marie Mer
ritt, Rebekah Anne Miles, Trudi
Moore, Margaret Gertrude Mott,
Sally Stephena Newton, Bette Alice
Nock, Wilma Grace Owens, Geral-
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Worship Program Held
Dr. Binkley led a program of
worship during which a musical se
lection was presented by Miss Bea
trice Donley and Mr. Charles Turn,
two members of Meredith’s music
department faculty. Dr. Eph Whis-
enhunt, president of the board of
trustees, brought the program to a ,
climax when he presented the
building to the North Carolina State
Baptist Convention. Accepting on
behalf of the Convention was Dr.
M. A. Huggins, its general secre
tary. The ceremony was brought
to a close with a prayer of dismissal
by Dr. Binkley.
Dream Fulfilled
The completion of the new
$385,000 building represents a par
tial fulfillment of a dream of thirty-
five years. Construction was begun
last fall, and it is hoped that oc
cupation will be able to take place
within the next few weeks. The
landscaping has not yet been done,
but that, too, will be completed
within the near future. The build
ing is an L-shaped, two-story struc
ture containing twenty-two lecture
and seminar rooms. There are also
twenty-four offices, a gallery, a
sound room, a reception room with
connecting kitchenette, two storage
rooms, four rest rooms, and two
janitor’s supply rooms. All furnish
ings will be completely new
throughout the building.
Part of Nine Year Program
This building is the first part of a
nine year expansion program set
up in 1952 which calls for four
academic buildings to be erected
west of the quadrangle. The fi
nancial goal of the program is $2,-
250,000. The new building will be
named Joyner Hall, in honor of a
pioneer N. C. educator. Dr. J. Y.
Joyner. Dr. Joyner was a former
state superintendent of public edu
cation and was also a trustee of
Meredith for 54 years.
ENROLLMENT
RELEASED
Mrs. Vera Tart Marsh,
Meredith College Registrar,
announces that the fall semes
ter enrollment figure stands at
604., This figure includes 229
new students (freshmen and
transfers), 351 returning stu
dents and 24 special students.