CONGRATULATIONS,
NEW OFFICERS
THE TWIG
CONGRATULATIONS,
NEW OFFICERS
Newspaper of the Students of Meredith College
Volume XXXI
MEREDITH COLLEGE, RALEIGH, N. C., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1957
No. 7
TRUSTEES’ MEETING
CITES PROGRESS
A report from last week’s meet
ing of the Board of Trustees shows
that progress is surely afoot at
Meredith. The Board of 28 mem
bers which meets twice a year, in
September and in February, met
Tuesday, February 26. Results of
this meeting and of smaller com
mittee meetings held on the follow
ing Wednesday show that many
plans are being made for the future.
Of great interest to the student
body was the decision to allow in
formal and unorganized dancing in
the Hut, the student center. It was
also decided that dancing might be
included as a part of the entertain
ment at this year’s Junior-Senior
Banquet.
Two faculty members received
promotions from instructors to as
sistant professors. These were Miss
Lois Frazier of the business depart
ment and Mr. Edwin K. Blanchard
of the music department. Both of
these are presently working for ad
vanced degrees.
Plans are being made to com
plete the renovation of Johnson
Hall which was begun last year.
The plans call for the rotunda to
be filled in, and for the offices of
the dean of students and her as
sistants to be moved to the area of
what is now the hostess’ parlor.
Vaults are also to be installed for
the safekeeping of college records
and funds.
There is also the possibility that
the breezeways on all three floors
between Vann and Stringfield will
be filled in. Second and third floors
will provide four new suites; on
first floor there will be a large
lounge for entertaining guests. A
sun deck is under consideration for
the attic level between the two
dormitories. The added rooms are
very much needed for the large in
coming freshman class.
No official comments have been
made, but progress was reported on
the plans for the new science build
ing. It is hoped that the construc
tion of this building may begin this
summer.
Kendrick, Maynard, Creech Get Key Offices
JANE MAYNARD
INEZ KENDRICK
MARGARET CREECH
Sophomore Tests
Provide Guidance
HONOR STUDENTS
ARE ANNOUNCED
On February 11, 1957, Mrs. Vera
Tart Marsh, registrar of the col
lege, released the Dean’s List for
this spring. This list includes the
names of 72 students who were
registered for at least twelve hours
and who completed and passed all
courses with a number of quality
points equal to twice the number
of semester hours taken, plus three.
These students are: Julia Isadora
Abemethy, Carolyn Faye Brown,
Mary Ann Brown, Dorothy Ei
leen Browne, Patricia Ann Bruce,
Dorothy Elaine Burleson, Lela Mae
Cagle, Charlotte Elizabeth Carroll,
Marlene Reep Caulberg, Marlene
Dare Clayton, Ellen Harriet Con
ley, Eliza Lee Culberson, Janice
Dawkins Davis, Cecilia Young Den
ning, Cynthia Rose Denny, Berta
Lois Dobson, Glenda Jane Eddins,
Carolyn Virginia Edwards, Donna
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FROST TO APPFAR
MARCH 22
A significant literary attrac
tion has been announced by
the State College Union Series.
Robert Frost will read his own
poetry on Friday, March 22,
at 8:00 p.m., in the Textiles
Building Auditorium.
All students in their fourth se
mester at Meredith have been
taking the National Sophomore
tests this week. These tests, which
were taken March 7 and 8, are
given annually to sophomores for
several purposes.
The most important use to which
results are put is guidance. These
tests become a part of the student’s
permanent record and are used by
both the administration and the stu
dent to see how she ranks in cer
tain fields; often the information
proves helpful in the selection of
her major, if such choice has not
already been made.
Results are also used to rate
Meredith nationally among the
several hundred colleges that em
ploy the same testing program.
TTie test is in three main parts:
general culture, which covers social
studies, science, mathematics and
literature; English, which includes
vocabulary, mechanics, and read
ing comprehension; and contem
porary affairs.
Annual Christian Studies School
To Be Held At College, June 17-21
History of Meredith
To Appear March 22
March 22 has been set as pub
lication date for A History of Mere
dith College by Dr. Mary Lynch
Johnson, head of the department
of English. The release of the
volume will be marked by several
events of interest to the college
community as well as to alumnae
and othei; friends of the college.
On Thursday, March 21, Dr. John
son will be interviewed by Mrs.
Harriet Pressly on her 1:30 radio
program, Station WPTF. Plans are
also under way for a television ap
pearance.
Formal presentation of the book
will take place at an assembly pro
gram at 10:30 on Friday, March
22. Following the ceremony in the
auditorium, the college will enter
tain at a coffee hour in the Alum
nae House, honoring the author.
Dr. Johnson also will be the guest
of honor at a luncheon for alumnae
on the campus for their annual
seminar on Saturday, March 23.
Dr. Syron Nominated
State A.A.U.W. President
Dr. Leslie W. Syron, acting head
of the sociology department, has
been nominated for the presidency
of the N. C. Division of the
American Association of University
Women. The election will be held
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Plans are under way for the fifth
annual School of Christian Studies
to be held at Meredith College,
Monday through Friday, June
17-21. Started by a committee of
local leaders including President
Carlyle Campbell of the college,
the program has featured an im
pressive variety of interpreters of
the Christian faith. Morning and
evening lectures on subjects of cur
rent interest to lay people and
ministers will be given in Jones
Auditorium on the campus through
the five-day schedule. Speakers for
the 1957 meetings will be Dr.
Walter Joseph Harrelson, a North
Carolina Baptist, now dean of the
Divinity School of the University
of Chicago; Dr. Elmer George
Homrighausen, professor of pas
toral theology at Princeton Theo
logical Seminary; and Dr. Halford
Luccock, noted writer and profes
sor emeritus of homiletics of the
Yale Divinity School.
Interdenominational Group
Dr. Ralph E. McLain, head of
the religion department of Meredith
College, is chairman of the com
mittee, which is made up of Presi
dent Campbell, the Rt. Rev.
Edwin A. Penick, bishop of the
Episcopal Diocese of North Caro
lina; Dr. Carlton Prickett, pastor of
the First Baptist Church, Burling
ton; Claude F. Gaddy, executive
secretary of the Baptist Council on
Christian Education; Dr. Harold
Dudley, executive secretary of the
N. C. Presbyterian Synod; and Dr.
Olip^ T. Binkley, professor of
Christian sociology at the South
eastern Baptist Theological Semi
nary, Wake Forest.
Biblical Scholar and Archeologist
One of the youngest seminary
administrators in the country. Dean
Harrelson is a native of Winnqbow
and is married to the former Idella
Aydlett of Elizabeth City. The Har-
relsons traveled widely in Europe
while he was a student at the Uni
versity of Basel in Switzerland. His
undergraduate work was done at
Mars Hill College and the Univer
sity of North Carolina. He has also
studied at Union Theological Semi
nary and the Harvard Divinity
School and taught at Andover New
ton Theological Seminary. Dr. Har
relson has preached to Baptist
congregations in eastern North
Carolina on visits to his home state.
This young Baptist leader has won a
place in American Christendom as
a Biblical scholar and archeologist.
Leader in Evangelism
Dr. Homrighausen is known as
a theologian who has become a
leader in the field of evangelism,
having served as head of various
national committees and commis
sions in this field. He has studied
at the Universities of Princeton,
Chicago, and Geneva. His experi
ence includes periods as pastor, re
sponsibility for various world Chris
tian meetings including the World
Sunday School Convention, and the
writing of articles and books on
Christian education. He was in
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“Cradle Song” Cast
Begins Stndy
Preparations are under way
for the spring production. Cradle
Song, to be presented March 22-23.
A two-act comedy by Gregorio and
Maria Martinez-Sierra, and trans
lated by John Garrett Underhill,
the play takes place in a Spanish
convent.
Busy studying the script are the
cast: Lela Cagle, Jan Mercer, Be
linda Foy, Kitty Holt, Jane Reid,
Bobbie Meeks, Katherine Renfrew,
Katie Joyce Eddins, Pat Maynard,
Sue Matzner, Don Harris and Bob
Sheridan. The last two were in the
fall production given by the Play
house.
Committee chairmen are: Gin
ger Whitley, lights; Faye Chandler,
costumes; Jo Robinson, make-up;
Ann House, programs; Peanut
Swindler, sound; and Annie Ran-
sone, publicity.
KAPPA NU SIGMA LECTURE
FEATURES ARNOLD NASH
On Tuesday, March 5, as the
annual Kappa Nu Sigma lecturer.
Dr. Arnold S. Nash, James A. Grey
professor of the history of religion
and chairman of the department
of religion at the University of
North Carolina, spoke on “Tragedy
and Triumph in the Christian Per
spective.”
At this time Peggy Mott of
Mooresville and Sally Newton of
Kenansville, the two juniors with
the highest scholastic average, were
taken into Kappa Nu Sigma; Elaine
Burleson and Zigrida Smith, sopho
mores with the highest averages,
were recognized.
Preceding the lecture, the Society
honored Dr. Nash and the new
members at a banquet at the
Reinlyn House. Following the lec
ture, a reception .was held in the
Blue Parlor.
STUDENTS CAST
396 VOTES
The election of the first slate of
officers for the next school year was
held on Thursday, March 7, with
396 votes cast out of 430 names
registered. The second slate will be
elected on March 14, and new of
ficers will take over their positions
in May.
Winners for the three major of
fices are: president of Student Gov
ernment, Inez Kendrick, a history
major from Harrisburg, Pa.; presi
dent of the Baptist Student Union,
Jane Maynard, an English ma
jor from Cary; and president of
the Athletic Association, Margaret
Creech, a primary education major
from Four Oaks.
Other first slate winners are:
president of day students, Katherine
Hudgins; chief counselor, Glenda
Eddins; editor of Acorn, Jane Stem-
bridge; editor of Oak Leaves, Betsy
Lane; editor of Twig, Nancy Joy
ner; business maliager of Oak
Leaves, Emily Dean; Vann presi
dent, Miriam Dempsey; Stringfield
president, Betsy Greene; secretary
of S. G., Gelynda Thomas; secertary
of A. A., Carolyn Barrington; sec
retary of B. S. U., Jo Robinson;
vice-presidents of Stringfield: first,
Joyce Hargrove; second, Peggy
Swain; third, Jane Owen; vice-
presidents of Vann: first, Lou Win
stead; second, Ann Thomas; third
Bobby Meeks; third vice-president
of B. S. U., Margaret Slate; first
vice-president of day students.
Hazel Wiggins; and third vice-
president of day students, Catherine
Fontaine.
Silver Shield
Taps Three
On Tuesday, February 26, three
seniors — Anita Hiatt, Lois Pond,
and Jo Ann Selley — were taken
into Silver Shield.
Anita Hiatt, from Winston-
Salem, serves this year as president
of the Student Government. During
the past three years she has been
vice-president of the Junior Class,
director of the sophomore stunt, a
hall proctor, and a sophomore S.G.
representative. She is a history
major.
Lois Pond, also a history major,
is from Lynchburg, Virginia. Presi
dent of Vann dormitory this year,
she had also been a hall proctor,
president of I.R.C., a member
of the Student Legislature Interim
Council, and a member of the
chorus and the Triple Trio.
Jo Ann Selley, an English major
from Cherryville, is active this year
as chief counselor and chairman of
the nominating committee. Last
year she served on the Student
Government Council as treasurer,
and the year before as sophomore
representative.
Dr. KeithSpeaks
To Alunmae Chapter
On Tuesday, February 26, Dr.
Alice B. Keith, of the history de
partment, spoke to the Wake
County Alumnae Chapter on her
experiences in editing the Blount
Papers for the N. C. Department
of Archives and History.'
The Wake County Chapter has
been working to make money for
the Meredith expansion program
and hopes to present the college
with $100 at the graduation exer
cises. The money-making projects
have consisted of appearances on
the radio program “Time Out” and
the sale of homemade desserts.