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THE TWIG
March 22, 1957
Capitol Building Is
"Symbol of Our Solidarity"
By HARRIET SEALS
As the legislature is again in
session, the Capitol becomes a focal
point of interest. We have investi
gated this building to bring the
Meredith students some facts about
its history and its architectural
features.
In November of 1832 a bill was
introduced and carried to appropri
ate $50,000 for the reconstruction of
the State Capitol of North Carolina,
which had been destroyed by fire in
1831. At this time the legislature
did not realize how insufficient the
appropriation was to prove. The two
following legislatures appropriated
$75,000 each for this building.
At this time W. S. Drummond and
Col. Thomas Bragg were the super
visors, and it was these two who
discovered the quarry from which
the material of the Capitol came.
Dissatisfied by presure and delay,
these men resigned, and in their
place was appointed David Patton
of Edinburgh, Scotland. When he
came to Raleigh, things began to
brighten up. He worked over the
plans; he saved money by drastic re
ductions in the workers’ salaries; and
most important, he had something
to show for the taxpayers’ money.
The legislature continued to appro
priate money until the total reached
$531,674.46. Little by little, Patton
revised the plans and finally work
was commenced on the actual build
ing in 1833.
The State Capitol is copied from
the Temple of Minerva, commonly
called the Parthenon; the columns of
the east and west porticos and the
entablature around the building are
Doric. Oramented with Grecian
cornice, the rotunta is surrounded by
an octagon tower, and the dome is
decorated at the top with an orna
ment similar to that of the Lanthome
of Desmosthenes.
The interior of the Capitol is di
vided into three stories. The lower
story consists of ten rooms, eight of
which are assigned as offices^ to the
governor, secretary, treasurer, and
comptroller and two of which are
committee rooms.
The second story consists of the
senatorial and representative cham
bers, four rooms opening from the
Senate chamber and two rooms from
the Representative chamber. Col
umns and antae copied after the
octagon tower of Andronicus Cyr-
rhestes are found in the lobbies and
the Hall of Representatives, and the
plan of the hall is like that of a
Greek theater.
The third story consists of rooms
at first appropriated to the Supreme
Court and Library, of galleries to
both houses and of two apartments
opening from the Senate Chamber.
There are a few outstanding
characteristics of the architecture of
Patton. The stonemasons were so
precise in fitting the stones that.no
concrete was used or needed. The
circular stairs between the second
story and the legislative balconies
are self-supporting. The second story
floor under the rotunda overhangs
the supporting walls by nine feet to
the edge, making a 17-foot circle
under the rotunda ceiling.
On June 20, 1840, the Capitol was
completed and on November 16,
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Meredith Alumnae Included
In Sir Walter Cabinet
By LELA CAGLE
During the current meetings of
the Sir Walter Cabinet in Raleigh,
several Meredith alumnae are among
the group of wives of state legislators
and state officials. Those claiming
Meredith as Alma Mater are Mrs.
William Lriday, wife of the president
of U.N.C.; Mrs. Luther H. Earn
hardt, wife of the lieutenant gov
ernor; and Mrs. J. Kemp Doughton,
wife of the speaker of the House.
Mrs. William Eriday
Young and attractive Mrs. Lriday
is the former Ida Willa Howell of the
Class of 1941. While a student at
Meredith, Mrs. Friday met her hus
band “Bill,” a student at N. C. State
College. Soon after their marriage,
they both took jobs at the University
—she as director of the Health Ed
ucation Workshop at the School of
Public Health and he as assistant
dean of students. Little did either
think that one day he would be
president of the University, when she
wrote these words in 1949: “Bill
received his law degree last June
and is now assistant dean of students
here at the University. A lawyer
turned educator is probably a sur
prise to some, but we like the life and
work here at the University.”
Mrs. Luther Barnhardt
Mrs. Luther Barnhardt has an
other claim to fame in the minds
of Meredith students since she is
the mother of Phoebe Barnhardt,
Meredith’s May Queen of 1955,
well remembered by the present stu
dent body. Mrs. Barnhardt is the
former Burvelle MacFarland of the
Class of 1925 and was a public
school music major. She and her
family are living in Concord, where
she is organist in a church. While
the legislature is in session, she plans
and looks forward to visiting the
Meredith campus again.
Mrs. J. Kemp Doughton
Mrs. J. Kemp Doughton is one
Meredith alumna who didn’t change
her name and yet caught her man.
Only six and a half years ago Ivy
Grace Doughton married her cousin,
J. Kemp Doughton. Mrs. Doughton,
having been a high school teacher
of social science, has always been
1840, Governor Dudley opened the
doors for the first General Assembly
there. Since that time, there havb
been many changes and alterations
within and on the building, but it
still remains today as the “symbol
of our solidarity.”
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very much interested in politics and
can thoroughly enjoy her husband’s
position as speaker of the House.
Although active in her church at
Sparta, Mrs. Doughton is “not much
of a club woman,” as she expressed
it, and loves to cook for her husband,
whose favorite food is old-fashioned
light bread.
FACULTY MEMBERS ILL
Dr. Elizabeth Vaughn returned
home March 18 from Walter Reed
Hospital to be with her children
during their spring holidays.
Mr. James Gaboda, Miss Ellen
Brewer, and Miss Ruth Hamilton
have recently been absent from work
because of illness. Mrs. Hamilton is
still confined to her room.
Have you wondered what B.S.U.
really is? Were you elected to serve
on the B.S.U. Council next year?
Do you have a desire for real
Christian fellowship? Would you
like to meet other college students
who are interested in many of the
same things that appeal to you?
Then the B.S.U. Spring Planning
Conference is meant for you.
TIME: April 26-27.
PLACE: First Baptist Church
at Sanford, North Carolina.
ARRANGEMENTS: Pay $1
registration fee to Pat Kerley in
212 Brewer.
Class cuts are excused if you are
on the eligibility list.
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MacDOWELL MUSIC CLUB
TRANSFORMS MUSIC LIBRARY
By NANCY LONG
and PAT CORBETT
Could you possibly see the sun
through those windows? A new
type of fur (dust) Venetian blinds
perhaps? Could this chaos include
records? Could this be a new record
purchasing plan—-one half now—
the other half on lay-away? Would
you care to know the number of
canceled checks the music store had
in 1812? Enter at your own risk or
purchase a life insurance policy be
fore entering this room. This was
the music library before the Mac-
Dowell Music Club invaded this
public enemy No. 1 with paint
brushes, turpentine, sewing machine,
ironing board, brooms, and the en
thusiasm to transform this public
enemy No. 1 to a first-place winner.
At the first invasion on Saturday,
February 16, a group of girls took
the room by storm, and light began
to trickle through the windows to
let them know that the Hut lay di
rectly beyond them. Dark, drab
colors began to (disappear and in
their places appeared cheerful red,
white, and black. i
On a recent shopping spree, a
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grass rug at half price and the ma
terial for draperies were purchased.
The MacDqwell Music Club sold
homemade candy in the Beehive to
make money to furnish the library
more thoroughly. Recently a gift of
$5.00 was presented to the club to
help with expenses.
The grand opening of the music
library was held Monday, March 1,
at 4:00 p.m. Comments overheard
on that occasion were unanimous in
praise of the transformation.
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