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Volume IX
MEREDITH COLLEGE, RALEIGH, N. C., NOVEMBER 14, 1929
Number 7
Wake Forest Boys
Hosts Society Day
Saturday, November 9, was
Society Day at Wake Forest Col
lege, and it was an eventful and
interesting day for all those who
attended the exercises. Just as
is the custom each year, the
Wake Forest boys sent over a
bus for the Meredith girls who
were planning to go. This year
the girls got to Wake Forest
shortly before three-thirty. They
were entertained then at a tea
down at the club house on the
golf links- Here the girls and
their escorts wei’e received by
President and Mrs. Gaines and a
number of faculty members and
society officials. The occasion
was very informal and extremely
delightful. Russian tea and cook
ies were served to the guests.
Miss Caroline Biggers assisted
Mrs. Gaines in serving.
The entire group of guests as
sembled again at six o’clock for
the annual Society Day banquet,
which was held at Mrs. Wil
liams’s. The toastmaster of the
evening was Mr. Charles Mad-
dry. He presided delightfully
over the banquet. A toast was
made to the Louisburg girls by
Mr. Clarence Patrick, and the
one to Meredith by Mr. Tom
Lawrence. The toast to the la
dies, which was given by Mr. W.
L. Warfford, was responded to
by Miss Oreon Bostick of Mei'e-
dith College. Mr. Nolan Benfield
spoke in behalf of the former
students who returned for So
ciety Day. The toast to Society
Day was made by Mr. Raymond
Long. Mr. Walter Cohoon made
the after-dinner speech, and his
words were received with enthu
siasm by all those-present.
At seven-thirty o’clock the ora
tions were delivered by members
of each society in the chape!.
Each oration lasted about ten
minutes. They were excellently
prepared and well delivered. The
program was as follows:
“Poi'traits From the Palace of
History,” Lloyd Thayer.
“Politically Speaking,” Geo.
MacBride.
“Wanted: A Man,” Troy Jones.
“The Price of War,” Wade
Bostick.
Following these, the address of
the evening was delivered by
Mr. Blanton from Louisburg.
President Gaines introduced the
speaker, whose subject was,
“The Glory of Wake Forest in
the Past, Present, and Future.”
At nine o’clock there was a
formal reception in the gymna
sium for all the guests and their
escorts. At this the band played
and there was a grand march in
which everyone participated. A
number of Wake Forest girls
served punch. The reception was
a suitable close for Society Day,
which everyone voted a great
success.
Meredith girls attending So
ciety Day were: Misses Henri
etta Anderson, Flora Allison,
Gladys Blalock, Myrtle Barrow,
Mary Burrows, Oreon Bostick,
Annette Donovant, Mary Susan
Fuller, Jessie Fay Greene, Emma
Hartsell, Kathleen Horde, Sue
Hoi’de, Gaynelle Hinton, Bur
nette Hunt, Alice Freeman
Jones, Isabelle Kinsey, Ruby Lee,
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Dr. J. H. Powell Speaks
At Vespers Sunday
On Sunday night, November
10, vesper services were held in
the Blue Parlor at eight o’clock.
Many burning candles, soft-shad-
ed lights, and artistically ar
ranged fall cut flowers added to
the attractiveness of the parlor.
Ruth Starling, the new chor
ister for the Y. W. A., led the
group in several songs. Kathleen
Durham then led in the Scrip
ture lesson, the twelfth chapter
of Romans, which was read re
sponsively. Then Alma Darke
sang a solo, accompanied by
Othelia Vaughn.
The speaker for the evening
was-introduced by Miss Elliot.
Dr. J. H. Powell, who spoke, is
this week doing religious work
among the fraternities at State.
He is the student secretary of
the Southern Presbyterian
Church.
His talk was based on the
scriptural passage, “For in Him
we live, move, and have our be
ing.”
Dr. Powell said that Paul was
the best fitted man to minister to
Gentiles, for Paul appreciated
the background of his pulpit. His
surroundings were ideal for the
message that was his to deliver.
He had a conception of Truth,
a conception of Reason, of God.
Then a comparison between
Christianity and Stoicism was
given. The elements of God are
present in this Stoicism, which
was founded by Zeno.
The speaker pointed out the
fact that we are living in a time
of intellectual adjustment. The
essential need for denizens of
this earth of God’s is a more
speculative philosophy. Religion
is a simplicity of depth. People
fail to get at the very basis of
Christian beliefs. The strange
ness, wonder, and awe at this
world are not felt as Plato felt
them. The very essence of reli
gion is such an understanding.
Dr. Powell concluded his inter
esting talk by saying: “God is
a Spirit. We have our being in
the thought of God. We did not
make ourselves — we are crea
tures of an omnipotent God; our
future is in hands other than our
own. May there be within us a
consciousness in thinking of re
ligious things—the heart of that
is God.”
After singing “Abide With
Me,” the group dispersed with
inspired souls and with new food
for thought.
Recital Broadcast From
Meredith’s Auditorium
On Thursday evening Novem
ber 7, the second of the concerts
to be broadcasted by the Music
Department was given. Due to
a special arrangement, the pro
gram was broadcasted from the
auditorium here. It consisted of
piano and voice solos and several
numbers by the Glee Club. It
was as follows:
RomuiicG Greenfeld
IJlonclle Morse
My Little House
A Bowl of Roses
Mary Liiclle Broughlon
TliQ Chase Rhelnberger
Bloiidle Moi’Be
Carmoiift
The Quaker
A Dreamboat Pusses By
The Glee Club
Julia Grimes Chosen
As College Reporter
Meredith College has found
another means of strengthening
the bonds uniting it with the
“outside world” and thus of
spreading further the fair name
of Meredith, This new way is
the selection of a college report
er to collect and send to the cur
rent newspapers the various
items and happenings of interest
about the Meredith campus.
Julia Grimes has been chosen to
fill this new position. It is re
quested that all reports of club
meetings and other interesting
events be given to her in suffi
cient time to be sent to the news
papers for publication. With the
cooperation of every Meredith
student much may be done to
keep Meredith’s friends every
where in touch with the happen
ings at Meredith, and also to
arouse the interest of many oth
ers who have not as yet learned
much about it. Let’s everyone do
her p^irt in helping to put this
new enterprise across!
American Legion Sends
Mr. Joyner To Meredith
Armistice Day is a day to be
remembered with a full heart,
with gratitude and a greater
spirit of patriotism. On each
Armistice Day the American Le
gion sponsors a movement in
memory of those who made the
supreme sacrifice and lie now be
neath small wooden crosses on
the fields of France.
Speaking as the representative
of the American Legion, Mr.
William Joyner of Raleigh made
a stirring talk in c-hapel Satur
day morning. Having been in the
trenches himself, Mr. Joyner
gave the attitude he considered
the soldiers to have had. The
American soldier, he said, was
not filled with hatred. But he
considered the war a rather des
picable job which he had to fin
ish as quickly as possible. And,
while it was being accomplished,
it was his part to have as fine
and as cheerful a spirit about it
as possible. The only thing the
soldier was afraid of was the
fear that he would be afraid.
The war, naturally, taught
America and the world a great
deal. It was an international
catastrophe—a world-wide hor
ror. It taught America a great
many things of stark realism,
said Mr. Joyner, and many
things free from realism but
filled with spirit. Should there
ever be another war, said Mr.
Joyner at the close of his speech,
it should certainly and absolute
ly be that every able-bodied man
be drafted and no healthy man
be left to pile up money while his
comrades die in foreign fields.
WELLESLEY COLLEGE
PROHIBITS FLYING
Mr. Battin Presents
First Organ Recital
Sunday afternoon, November
10, marked the opening of the
series of concerts to be given
every Sunday afternoon in the
auditorium. This first concert
was an organ recital by Mr. Isaac
Lucius Battin, director of the
Music Department. Mr. Battin
played entirely from memory a
program which included Widor’s
Sixth Symphony, Bach's Tocca-
to and Fugue in D Minor, and
several lighter works.
The program opened with the
Symphony, the difficult Allegro,
which is the first movement and
which is characterized by a he
roic theme in loud chords, being
given a brilliant interpretation,
enhanced by the delicacy and
smoothness with which the quiet
middle section was played. The
Adagio was characterized by a
subdued peacefulness and many
delicate changes in registration,
which, however, never broke the
smooth flow of the movement.
The melodies and humorous In
termezzo and the quiet Canta-
bile were well played and pre
pared admirably for the brilliant
finale. Here Mr. Battin did some
of his best playing, revelling in
the joyfulness of the movement
and captivating his audience,
who applauded heartily at its
close.
Stebbins’ “In Summer,” which
was the next number on the pro
gram, was carefully phrased and
gave fine opportunity to use
some of the beautiful soft effects
of which the organ at the college
is capable. This was followed by
Toccata and Fugue play, both in
the Toccata and in bringing out
the theme of the Fugue, which
was skillfully handled.
In Schubert’s “Ave Maria”
Mr. Battin used his own arrange
ment, playing the melody twice,
first as a delicate solo and then
accompanied by an obligato part
which was “thumbed” on the
chimes, a soft flute furnishing
the background of harmony.
The program concluded with
Wolstenholme’s Finale in B Flat,
which was very well received by
the audience, many of whom
crowded around the console to
express their appi-eciation of the
recital to the organist person
ally.
The popularity of flying has
added a new prohibition to the
list of “Thou shalt nots” in the
Wellesley College Handbook. The
dean’s office issued the edict
that “No student while under
the jurisdiction of the college
may ride in an aeroplane unless
permission has been granted
from the dean’s office and the
written consent of her parents
secured.”—The Critograph.
Home Economics Club
Holds Regular Meeting
The Home Economics Club
held its regular monthly meeting
on Tuesday afternoon, Novem
ber 12, in the sewing laboratory.
The topic for discussion was
“Thanksgiving.” Talks compar
ing our Thanksgiving with those
celebrated by the Puritans were
given by two of the girls. Miss
Ellen Brewer was the principal
speaker of the afternoon. The
main feature of the program was
the election of Mrs. Cooper and
Miss Welch, dietitians of the two
college dining rooms, to honor
ary membership in the club.
At the conclusion of the pro
gram the refreshment committee
served miniature nut turkeys,
cranberry jelly, stuffed celery,
clover-leaf rolls, and coffee.
WideVariety New
Books In Library
What are the objectives of the
Meredith student during her four
years of study here? Is she in
search of wisdom, pleasure, in
spiration—three things which
the proportionately developed
life must possess? If so, let her
turn in her quest of knowledge,
in her search for delights of the
noblest type, to the realm of
books. The world of literature,
it has been said, is measured by
three dimensions: time, space,
and thought. It stretches back
into the misty morning of leg
end; it encompasses the six con
tinents and the seas that sur
round them, and through
thought transcends every mate
rial limitation or boundary.
What a world of books lies be
fore the exploring reader! And
to this world of literature, cre
ated in past years, the present
generation is continually adding
the results of its creative genius,
new products of a new age—our
age. Hence, it is important that
the reader cultivate an interest
in present-day literature and
seek to make herself intelligently
acquainted with the books and
periodicals which each day are
contributing to world-library
records of the thought, of the
events, of this the twentieth cen
tury.
The library at Meredith fur
nishes many aids in guiding the
student toward a wisely discrim
inating selection of what she
shall choose to read in her lim
ited time. The Saturday Review
of Literature, the Book Section
of the Sunday New York Times,
1 the Literary Supplement of the
j London Times, The Bookman,
! and the Booklist all oflfer ample
; direction toward the most worth-
, while current literature. From
I their concise reviews a good gen-
' oral survey of the newest books
can be made; and from it the
I reader can choose the novels, the
I biographies, the poetry with
which she desires to become
more closely acquainted.
Further than supplying this
preliminary direction, the Mere-
jdith library also offers & good
i selection of this contemporaiy
literature of all types. Among
the newest books of genei'al in-
. tereat which the library has re
cently obtained is Morrow’s “The
Splendor of God,” a missionary
novel centering about the thrill
ing as well as inspiring career of
the Judsons. Others which would
be well worth reading are Mayo’s
“Mother India,” “The Art of
Thinking” by Ernest Dimnet,
and “Adam, the Baby, and the
Man From Mars,” by Ervin Ed-
man, which is a collection of
essays.
, Students of art will be partic-
I ularly interested in “Akhnaton,
I Pharaoh of Egypt,” by Arthur
Weigall, which gives a vivid pic
ture of early Pvgyptian life, liter-
I ature, and art. Also of interest
ito them would be Carlson’s
“Principles of Landscape Paint
ing,” Foster’s "Drawings for Ad
vertisements and Book Illustra-
'tions,” Proll’s “Aesthetic Judg-.
ment” and Howard’s “Pheidias,”
a story in poem, very much on
the order of “John Brown’s
I Body.”
I {Continued on pnsc tour)