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THE TWIG
May 2, 1958
HORSES GIVEN
TO MEREDITH
There has been new excitement
“down around the Meredith stables”
lately with the arrival of two new
mare^ — gifts of Dr. McBee of
Marion, North Carolina. The ex
citement will continue until the ar
rival of another horse — a gelding
— which is also a gift of Dr. McBee.
These are not the first horses given
to Meredith by Dr. McBee, for all
'fiders are familiar with his earlier
gifts of “Belle” and the favorite,
“Silver Mac.” These two horses are
ridden in riding classes every day.
The two new arrivals are regis
tered light chestnut mares with white
markings. Their names are “Helen’s
Firecracker” (because she was born
on the Fourth of July, of course)
and “Lady Meredith.” The two
ladies are full sisters and their dam
was the registered mare, “Credilly’s
Lady,” now residing at Meredith.
The sire was “Mystic Gold,” whose
respective sire was Gold Cloud from
Missouri. The two new mares have
already taken over their duties in
the riding classes.
The new gelding has not yet ar
rived, and all that is known about
him is that his sire was a famous
fine-gaited saddlehorse from Ken
tucky named “Kentucky Moon
shine.”
Mrs. Edward’s only comment
was that the two new mares are
, The
Mind Wanders
All right, a’ready, so we’re going
to have another test on Friday so
everyone can pull up her grade.
That’s all I need, another chance
to pull up my grade. After Friday,
my average will probably be 40
instead of 66 ... I hate those white
shoes. Why didn’t I write home
for my pink ones? I loaned my white
gloves to Carolyn and I know they
haven’t been washed ... I wish
she’d stop talking and hand back
the tests. What’s done’s done. Be
sides, it’s been so long since we took
this test I can’t remember what I
put. ... I wonder if Jim will call
tonight, tomorrow night, or ever. I
wonder if he doesn’t why he didn’t.
... If I lie out two hours this after
noon my tan should look pretty
good. Of course, with my luck, it’ll
rain. Why don’t I just cut my next
class and lie in the sun — just in
case it does rain. Besides we’re sure
to have a pop. ... If I had a
sister who lived in Raleigh, I could
take a week end and stay out later.
Later! How am I going to stand that
boy for 5 hours! Why couldn’t it be
Jim? ... At least, here comes my
paper. Just as bad as I expected —
what’s the use. . . .
really nice horses. “You can even
have a look in their mouths,” she
said.
History Department
Plans Luncheon
who put them out. The appearance
of the boxwood bushes still remains
a mystery. — Rebecca Scott.
The History Department faculty
is planning a luncheon for Satur
day, May 10. Guests will include the
present history majors at Mere
dith; Raleigh alumnae who were
history majors; and two outstanding
guests of honor. Miss Lois Edinger
of Chapel Hill and Mrs. Robert
Durham of Detroit, who graduated
from Meredith as history majors.
Miss Edinger, former vice-
president of the National Classroom
Teachers Association, is now em
ployed to teach history by the North
Carolina In-School Television Ex
periment at Chapel Hill. Mrs. Dur
ham, the former Mary Louise Ed
wards, has appeared on a regular
radio program discussing religious
and social problems. She has pre
sided over the Episcopal Women of
Michigan for several years.
The luncheon in the dining hall
will be followed by coffee and des
sert in the Alumnae House. At that
time there will be opportunity for
the history majors to ask questions
of the-two guests.
The Boxwood
Mystery
REPLY TO DR. SENTER
FROM FIELD DAY TO MAY DAY
May Day at Meredith has not
always existed as such. Dr. Mary
Lynch Johnson, in her A History
of Meredith College, tells us that
long before May Day was celebrated
by the college, Meredith had a
Field Day. Field Day was inaugu
rated by the Physical Ecucation De
partment soon after the turn of the
century. The purpose of the event
was to demonstrate the progress of
the Meredith girls in sports. It be
came an annual celebration which
gave way to May Day when the Col
lege moved to its present location in
1926. Through the years, the fes
tivities have become more elaborate
until now they cover a week end.
No longer is May Day confined to
the Meredith family; instead, the
event with its court, dances, and
horse show is used as an oppor
tunity to introduce prospective
freshmen to Meredith and the stu
dent body.
Once every College generation,
there is a special attraction during
May Day week end. Since 1924, the
faculty has produced Alice in Won
derland every fourth spring. Dr. Lil
ian Parker Wallace as the White
Rabbit and Dr. E. F. Canady as
the Mad Hatter have standing
roles in the “drama.” According to
schedule, the next presentation will
be in 1960.
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On returning April the ninth from
spring vacation. Miss Mae Grim
mer discovered, to her amazement,
hat two healthy, good-sized box
wood bushes had been set out in
front of the' alumni house. Miss
Grimmer immediately called the
alumni house chairman, Mrs. Mar
tin, to see if she could explain the
appearance of the plants. Mrs. Mar
tin knew nothing about them. Miss
Grimmer then contacted Mr. Bel
cher, but he could not offer any
explanations either. The bushes are
beautiful, and they are greatly ap
preciated, but no one seems to know
By PEGGY RATLY
Dr. Senter, “who usually appears
more concerned for our well-being
than we ourselves,” offered us ad
vice in the last issue of the Twig
concerning the use of sunlamps. Last
week that advice was greatly ap
preciated. However, since that time
we have experienced a slight re
versal in the weather, and we are
tempted to say this week, “Who
needs a sunlamp anyway!” Yes,
spring has definitely sprung around
our campus, and with it have come
a flood of sunbathers — the like of
which a sunlamp never saw. As a
matter of fact, it seems entirely pos
sible that a visitor to our campus
last Friday or Saturday might have
wondered whether he was visit
ing one of those “sun for health and
beauty” resorts or Meredith Col
lege. Those who might argue this
point apparently did not glimpse the
areas near the swimming pool and
the breezeways which, on these days
and several days thereafter, were
literally swarming with sunlamp
tanned girls who were fast acquir
ing the real thing. In fact, the sun
bathing business has picked up so
much that one almost has to go out
at four a.m. and reserve a spot on
the breezeway. However, (seriously)
after seeing several of our fair stu
dents sit down for class rather gin
gerly, and after noticing quite a few
COMMENCEMENT CHOIR
IS ORGANIZED
A new plan has been put into
operation for the Commencement
Choir this year. A volunteer group,
composed of eighty members from
the sophomore and senior classes,
under the direction of Miss Beatrice
Donley, will be responsible for the
music for the Baccalaureate and
Commencement services. The group
has been practicing each Monday
night at ten o’clock for the past
month. The sophomore class is par
ticularly happy to have a part in
the services, as they wish to pay one
last tribute to their “Big Sisters.”
The two programs have not yet
been completely planned, but the
choir has been practicing “God Who
Made the Earth” by Leo Soverly,
The Wind’s in the South” by John
Prindle Scott, and “List, the Cheru
bic Host” from the- Oratorio, The
Holy City, by A. R. Gaul.
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we thank Dr. Senter for his com
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some timely advice concerning our
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