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November 16, 1956
THE TWIG
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Improvements Made in Day Students’ Room
By BECKY SURLES
As the day students walked into
their first room in Johnson Hall in
September they were pleasantly sur
prised to see that there had been
many improvements made since last
year. The room had a new look
that was welcomed by all. It seems
that Gwen Maddrey, day student
president, did some fancy talking
to Mr. Belcher, who finally agreed
that day students are a pretty im
portant group and that something
needed to be done to improve the
looks of the two rooms that they
occupy during the day.
New Furnishings Supplied
• The redecorating included Vene
tian blinds for both rooms, a new
lamp, two new lamp shades, new
drapes for the first room, new covers
for the seats and a picture rented
for one year from the art depart
ment. The other covers and drapes
were dry cleaned, so that every
thing was gleaming and fresh for
another year. As is characteristic of
so many women, we decided to
move the furniture in another po
sition. (This happens quite fre
quently, too.) And last, but not
least, we finally got our pencil
sharpener repaired! Only a day stu
dent can know how to appreciate
this. Why don’t , yon stop in to see
us some day, and then you can look
the rooms over? Mr. Belcher says
that one day we will have tile floors.
This is something to look forward to.
Thanksgiving Project Planned
The day students’ plans for
Thanksgiving include donating food
to a needy family suggested by the
welfare organization. The idea is
that each girl bring some sort of
canned food or other non-perishable
articles. Boxes will be provided in
the rooms to put these in. This is
the first project that the day stu
dents have worked on together this
year, and if things go well, we hope
to set this up as a regular project
for future Thanksgivings.
NEW ART CLUB FORMED ON CAMPUS
PLANS FOR ART PROGRAM DISCUSSED
In the past years, a great need
has been felt for an art club at
Meredith. Students have met before,
but a standing club was never
formed.
Recently, Mr. Reynolds and Mr.
Gaboda met with the idea of or
ganizing an art club. They spoke
to art majors and other interested
people who felt the need for a club
For the past mbnth or so this idea
has been discussed and worked on.
Finally, a meeting was held on the
18 th of October when temporary
committees were set up. Since then
a number of meetings were held by
both committees to make plans. The
executive committee has written a
number of national honorary art so
cieties to explore the possibility of
establishing a chapter at Meredith.
The program committee, with Mr.
Gaboda as advisor, worked out a
temporary program for the re
mainder of the year.
Three major areas were con
sidered as part of the over-all pro
gram. Fhst, major monthly events
are to be based upon the fields of
visual arts, dance, literature, edu
cation, and other related fields,
which would be both educational
and entertaining for both art ma
jors and non-majors. Second, there
will be studio works. Most of the
members agreed that it would be
very deshable if an art studio could
be held one night a week in order
to explore painting, drawing and
other art expressions. At these times,
art club members and non-members
will be welcome to come and use
the facilities. An art instructor will
be present in the studio to work
with and assist all participants.
Third, the club will have regu
lar social functions, consisting of
guided trips to the museum and the
BAPTISTS MEET
(Continued from page one)
dress was presented by the Honor
able Raymond Gary, Governor of
Oklahoma. Dr. H. Grey Moore,
Fort Worth, Texas, brought the con
cluding message at the Wednesday
night session. The address for
Thursday morning was given by Dr.
John M. Lewis, director of Radio
and Television Commission.
town galleries, and other social ac
tivities.
The first major event is scheduled
for Monday, November 19, at 8:00
p.m. in the Hut. Mr. James Byrnes,
the associate director of the N. C.
Museum of Art, will discuss the sig
nificance of the museum’s major ex
hibition of the season — “Rem
brandt and His PupUs.”
Home Economics Association
Holds Meeting in Winston
Miss Brewer, Miss Hanyen, and
Home Economics Club representa
tives Joyce Herndon, Betty Smith
and Helen Bone, attended the meet
ing of the North Carohna Home
Economics Association in Winston-
Salem on November 2 and 3.
Following this meeting, Joyce
Herndon, president of the North
Carolina College Clubs, and Miss
Brewer, advisor, met with the ex
ecutive committees of that organiza
tion to make further plans for the
year’s work.
On October 30, Miss Pauline
Gordon, extension speciahst in
housing and home furnishings at
State College, spoke to the Home
Economics Club on various methods
of drying flowers and the types of
flowers and leaves to dry. She dem
onstrated some arrangements, using
driftwood, com tassels, magnolia
leaves and burs from evergreens.
Mixed Eitiotions Mark
Move to New Building
By NANCY JOYNER
It was a joyous Monday morning
when we paraded into Joyner Hall
and scurried about to find the right
room. There is something about en
tering a brand-new building that is
hard to explain. It’s like tearing the
wrappings off the biggest present
under the tree. There is such a clean,
fresh-paint smell, and your steps
echo so grandly in the marble halls,
and the desk tops are so very
smooth. It’s thrilling to be the first
group to use the new building that
Meredith has waited so long for,
and which we hope will stand her
in good service for longer than the
other building has done. We are
fortunate, too, in having experi
enced the old building, for the con
trast is terrific.
The contrast sticks out in a hun
dred ways. In the old building the
floors sagged, and in the winter we
were always either too hot or too
cold, and there was never enough
light on dark days. The pictures that
hung on the walls in no semblance
of order and the paintings on the
glasses-of the doors were anything
but modern. “Downright tacky,” a
stranger would say. “Downright
lived-in,” we would answer back
under our breaths, for we were
ashamed of it even as we loved it.
We had the same sort of feehng
toward it that we would have about
a country cousin, not quite eager
to introduce it to newcomers, but
still very fond of it. It was dear be
cause of its very age and famiharity,
if nothing else.
As I write this, I am sitting in
one of those “horrid” cane-bottom
chairs in Room 18 of the Arts Build
ing. Already there are ghosts. There
is a musty smell about it, and the
chahs are in disorder. The books
and pictures are gone, but the cur
tains are stiU up, and nobody took
the time to erase the blackboards.
The old building has been deserted,
and soon it will disappear com
pletely from the campus.
We are extremely proud of the
new building, and justly so. But it
will take a long time for Joyner HaU
to acquire the comfortable and
settled air that our permanently'
temporary building has had.
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Mona Faye Horton and Mary Catherine^ Cole prepare to go on the breakfast ride.
At 6:00 in the morning they got
up and trudged westward through
the misty, early morning air. They
had reached their point of depar
ture when torrents of water poured
from the skies. They waited for
what seemed hours and would have
waited even longer, but their sup
plies had dwindled to nothing. They
returned home. They attempted
another trip and another, but each
time were driven back by the never-
ceasing rains. The fourth venture
was successful. The morning was
clear; the air was crisp; and spirits
were high. They mounted their
horses at the stable and galloped
defiantly to their destination. If
you haven’t guessed by now, let it
be known that the “they” above
does not refer to Daniel Boone’s
party, nor that of George Rogers
Clark. The people involved in what
resembled a scouting expedition
were about 18 members of the Hoof-
print Club attending one of their
favorite events, the dramatic break
fast ride. As mentioned above, they
tried three times unsuccessfully to
make the ride, but bad weather
prevented their doing so. On Tues
day, November 6, they were
delightfully surprised with fair
weather, and from all reports it was
quite a pleasant occasion. Three
girls rode ahead on a truck to fix
breakfast for the others. The other
fifteen girls enjoyed ham and eggs,
toast burnt only slightly, juice, cof
fee and jelly. The site of the break
fast was about four miles from
Meredith at Mr. Morton’s cabin.
Cooking, eating and general fri
volity was outside around an open
fire.
The event was highlighted by
what would ordinarily be considered
a terrible misfortune. It seems that
Miss Caspari’s horse was clumsy in
his stride and caused a most em
barrassing situation.
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