“She Hath Not
Lived In
VaiN’
Hler Spirit Abides
With Us
Still”
Vol. II Meredith College, Raleigh, N. C., Friday, February 3, 1922
No. 11
PRES. BREWER PAYS
TRIBUTE TO WORK
OF MISS CAMPBELL
Evelyn Cam))l)cll came to Alereclitli
('ollege in the fall of 1!)20 to take the ]>o-
sition of .Dean of Women. !Slu> died Decem
ber 23,lS):il and was buried at her old home
in iUcliae, Georgia, on Dec. "2o, 1921. Her
connection with i^leredith College was very
brief—all too brief from our liTiman })oint
of view—lasting only one year and a half.
Though so short, it was very meaningful,
.^he came to us from Baylor College, Texas,
where she had served for two years in a
similar ])osition. Those who knew of her
work in Baylor reported that her success
was nothing short of phenomenal. They
gave her up with the greatest regret. Be
fore her experience at Baylor she had served
for a number of years as Lady Principal of
Bessie Tift College in Georgia and later was
the Corresponding Secretary for the AYoin-
an's Th sionary Union of Georgia. In all
of these positions- she exhibited wonderful
organizing capacity and achieved uiupies-
tioned and distinguished success.
At Weredith College she had three lines
of responsibility. In the first place she was
charged with the development of the social
life of the institution. She was keeidy alive
to the importance of this part of her work.
Our student life at IMeredith College is not
very complex and for that reason it is diffi
cult to secure necessary v^ariety of recreation.
Therefore she sought in every possible way
to enrich our social life and to give it needed
variety. In such a situation as confronted
her here this was no simple matter. Ea-
leigh is the meeting place for the whole State.
There are several colleges for men near and
it is no little proposition to ])rovide suitable
forms of student activities without going to
excesses. Her work was most successful in
dealing with the problem of properly relat
ing this feature of our life with the class
work of the College.
Her second line of responsibility was in
the religious sphere. Her success in this
line was truly remarkable. For a number
of years the Young AAYman’s Christian
Association and the A'oung AAYman’s Aux
iliary have been the only
ganizations in the College,
these and all of the students can testify to
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religious . or-
O
She magnified
MISS CAMPBELL HOLDS
INOBLE PLACE IN THE
HEARTS OF STUDENTS
ISTo wonder she lives with us no more.
She gave us her spirit! It was her conataut
giving of herself and her love that took her
from us. Ho human being can sympathize,
work and love as Hiss Campbell did and
reach the allotted number of years.
It was usirally after ten in the evening
when we did most of our talking and plan
ning. Her trust and confidence in the girls
was astoundingly great. Over and over she
would say, ‘T just don’t believe there is a
girl in this student body who would stoop
to do such a thing as that”; but when some
thing happened to shake her faith in us all
she could say was. 'fit just breaks my heart.”
She studied the problems of a young woman,
and her one hope was to make us four square
girls—capable to assume leadership and re
sponsibility. The doctrine of unselfishness
she preached and lived—never understand
ing why girls were not thoughtful and con
siderate of each other.
Her mind was filled with ideas and plans
for-us—the score card, the'kitchenettes, the
pressing rooms, etc.—everything that would
make our college atmosphere more wholesome
and livable. She held up the highest ideals
before us. Yoii can hear her now as she
stood before us in chapel explaining the thir
teenth chapter of Corinthians,—“How I long
to see each of you filled with the love of
Christ.”
Hiss Campbell loved Meredith and she
loved her girls. The last time I saw her in j
MEREDITH COLLEGE
HOLDS A MEMORIAL
SERVICE FOR DEAN
An impressive memorial service for Hiss
Evelyn Campbell was held in the chapel on
th morning of J anuary 14. Spoken tribute,
resolution and song attested the principles
and ideals for which Hiss Campbell worked.
.After conducting the Devotional part of
the services, Dr. Bruner, pastor of Taber
nacle Baptist Church of which Hiss Camp
bell was a memleer, paid tribute to Hiss
Campbell as he knew her. He spoke of her
joyousness, her magnanimity and her love
for all.
‘'Endowed with more than usual talent
and gifted with a striking personality Hiss
Campbell had a careen- truly remarkable,”
he- said. He mentioned her work at Bessie
Tift College, as Sec-Treas. of AA’’ AL IJ. of
Georgia, as Dean of AA^onien at Baylor and
also at Aleredith which was a fitting climax
to ]h-0*
Studenit Resolutions, drawn up by a com
mittee freem the student body composed of
Hary Tillery, Bertha Hoore and Louise
Hays were read by Hiss Hary Tillery. Thev
read: ” 117/ ereus, in the death of our be
loved College Hother, we the students of
Meredith College have: sustained a deep and
lasting loss and iXliereufi, we realize the
greatness of this loss and its meaning to the
student Ivxly,
Be it resolved:
First: That we will in memory cherish •
her excellent spirit and beautiful character.
Second: That we will emulate her ex-
amj)les and abide by her precepts.
Third: That we will strive to attain the
noble ideals that she has set for us.
Fourth: Iliat we exfend to the bereaved
family our uid)ound(>d sympathy in this time
of grief.
Fifth: And Furthermore that wo dedi
cate a service to her in /nemory of lier never
dying influence.”
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Son’s little room she said, “You tell my
children I’m never going to leave Aleredith.
I love them too much and they are too good
to me.” So long as the spirit of right, truth,
love and purity dwells at Hereditli, so long
dwells the spirit of Aliss Campbell there.
Beth Caerouu.