iWerrp Christmas:
Volume XXXIX
New Furnifure
For Meredith
Reports Silver
Dr. George Silver, Meredith busi-
Newspaper of the Students of Meredith College
MEREDITH COLLEGE, RALEIGH, N. C., DECEMBER 16, 1964
This year as in previous years, the
Meredith dining hall is planning to
prepare an extravagant Christmas
dinner for Meredith students. All
ness manager, has announced that students are invited to this as are
many outside guests. All guests are
All Meredith to Celebrate Christmas at Banquet
new dormitory furniture ha.s been
purchased to replace the old furni
ture, which has been here since
1926. The new furniture will match
the new chairs which were purchased
two or three years ago. In every
room there will be beds with built-in
springs, a double-mirrored chest
with two lock drawers, and a double
study desk (two study desks have
not been purchased for each room
because of the size of the rooms,
not because it is less expensive).
Furniture Coming Soon
The furniture should begin arriv
ing in early December and be com
pletely in place by early February.
It will arrive in small groups to pre
vent excessive disturbance to the
student body. A plan for the ar
rangement of the rooms has been
very carefully worked out, taking
into consideration the space avail
able and the placement of the elec
trical receptacles. To save wear and
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to dress in semi-formal attire and are
to assemble in the dining hall at
6:00 p.m. on Friday, November 18
for this meal. In addition to the meal
itself special entertainment will be
provided.
Other Events
The annual Christmas dinner initi- I
ates the holiday festivities at Mere
dith. After the meal girls go caroling
at the homes of the faculty and staff.
Upon returning to school, all par
ticipate in hall and suite parties.
Meredith classes will be discon
tinued at 1:00 p.m. on December
19 and will resume at 8:30 a.m.
January 4.
(See page 3 for feature and pic
tures on Christmas events.)
Mrs. Rice. Mrs. Thornt, and Mrs. Holler decorate the dining hali in preparation for the annual Christmas dinner.
Movie Schedule
Jan. 9—“Goodbye, Mr. Chips”
Feb. 20—“Seven Brides for Seven
Brothers”
Mar. 27—“Cheaper By the Dozen”
April 9—“Three Faces of Eve”
The above list of movies was set
up by Rosie Chandler, Marcia Sned,
and Mrs. Allen. The productions will
be shown in Jones Auditorium.
Times and prices will be announced
at a later date.
Works Exhibited
By Art Students
During the week-end of Decem
ber 4-6, the works of several Mere
dith College art students were dis
played in Johnson Hall. This exhibit
is one of two presented by Meredith
students during the year, the second
exhibit coming in the spring. The
works exhibited were of various
techniques and subjects, the most
appealing of which were several por
traits of young children. Some of
the pictures were for sale, while
most were kept by the artists for
their individual senior exhibits.
The details of the spring exhibit
will be announced later.
MCA Sponsors Forum;
Catholic Priest Is Speaker
The Meredith Christian Associa- prompted by the general increased
tion sponsored a forum on the Spirit
of Catholicism with Father John
Breuning as speaker. Father Breuning
is the Catholic Chaplain at State and
has served in this capacity for the
past six years.
The forum was presented as a
result of expressed interest in the
subject by several members of the
student body. Several said that they
knew little about the faith and prac
tice of the Roman Catholic Church,
but that they had ever widening
contact with Catholics. It was also
Egyptian and Wild West
Themes Take Top Honors
interest in the Catholic Church since
Pope John XXIII called the Vatican
Council.
Father Breunig answered ques
tions concerning major changes re
cently instigated in the Catholic
Church. One significant change is
the presentation of mass in the ver
nacular. This is a radical departure
from ihe century old practice of
mass being said only in Latin.
Views on birth control are being
reconsidered with the development
of Enovid, the contraceptive pill.
Also for the first time laymen are
being encouraged to participate in
worship services of other denomina
tions. A general spirit of openness
and friendliness to other Christians
prevails; whereas, previously, the
spirit was one of exclusiveness.
A prize went to the sophomore
class on November 20 as the Mere
dith College Atliletic Association
presented its annual Stunt Night.
The stunts, all original skits pro
duced by the individual class mem
bers, are presented each fall at Mere
dith as a sort of “last fling” before
the Thanksgiving holidays.
Second place went to the senior
Egyptian girls compete for prince is their own characteristic ways.
class with the juniors and freshmen
left to console themselves with the
fact that they came in ahead at Corn
Huskin’.
The freshman skit was based on
j a contest to see who could become
the best “dirt-getter.” With most of
the action commencing from the
broom closet, the result was “leave
the dirty work to the maids.”
Winning Egyptian Theme
The sophomore skit was based on
an Egyptian theme, Four princesses
competed in hieroglyphics for a
prince who represented the un
known. The Cleopatra type won, but
the prince turned out to be small
and ugly.
The juniors represented “Once
Upon a Knight,” and the princesses
were seeking such treasured rights
as one o’clock privileges. They won
the privileges through the brave ef
fort of "Stunt Knight.”
The seniors went western to pre
sent “The Cheese Whiz,” a show
about how the Rat and the Fink
tried in vain to control No-Toes’
cheesc factory. The culprits needed • —
help from No-Toes to leam how i lumbia State College foreign student
to make holes in Swiss Cheese. | (Continued on page 3)
Spanish Club Hosts
Various Speakers
The Spanish Club listened to
Josie Chadwick tell about her trip
to Mexico last summer at the Sep
tember meeting. Josie and Liz
Guthrie made the trip together. The
girls lived with a Mexican family
during their stay.
At the October meeting, the
Spanish Club had Miss Lois Frazier,
a Spanish teacher at Durham High
School, as its guest. Miss Frazier
discussed life in Monterrey, where
she resided for seven years. Follow
ing her talk, Mr. William Ledford,
sponsor of the club, spoke about his
experiences in Mexico this past sum
mer.
At the November meeting, a Co-
Downs Displays
Swedish Wares
The Art Club held its monthly
meeting on Tuesday, December 17,
at 7:00 in the basement of Poteat
Dorm. This meeting was an informal
pre-Christmas social. Dr. Arthur
Downs of (he Meredith College art
department displayed silver jewelry,
glassware, and stainless steel, which
he acquired while he was in Sweden
this past summer. Visitors were in
vited to attend this meeting.
Meredith Ensemble
Busy Entertaining
The Meredith Ensemble has been
busy this holiday season rehearsing
for and presenting Christmas pro
grams. On the evening of Decem
ber 6, the Ensemble entertained for
the Wake County Alumnae Christ
mas Banquet held in the college din
ing hall. By special invitation from
Governor Sanford, the Ensemble
performed at the Farewell Dinner
for the State Supreme Court, Decem
ber 9 at the governor’s mansion. The
Meredith Chorus’ Christmas Con
cert, Sunday, December 13, was
closed by the Ensemble’s presenta
tion of “Stille Nacht.” Another of
the Ensemble’s engagements was a
Ladies’ Night Banquet. The Ensem
ble has yet one more performance
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College Calendar
Dec. 17—Phi party for children
from Cerebral Palsy Center,
Gym, 7:00 p.m.
Dec. 18—Christmas Banquet, Cafe
teria, 6:00 p.m.
Christmas Caroling, 9:00 p.m.
Hall Parties, 11:30 p.m.
Dec. 19—Holiday recess, 12:30p.m.
Jan. 4—Classes resume, 8:00 a.m.
Jan. 6—Book Tea, Blue Parlor,
4:00 p.m.
Jan. 8—Dance Recital, Auditorium,
8:00 p.m.