Meredith Choir
to be heard in
Concert at Sanford
THE TWIG
Kriss Kringle
holds first place with
Meredith Girls
Volume IX
MEREDITH COLLEGE, RALEIGH, N. C., DECEMBER 5, 1929
Number 10
GLENNIE PAUL TO GIVE
RECITAL ™AY night
Program Will Mark Cli
max of Years of
Study
Miss Mae Crawford will pre
sent Glennie Paul in a piano re
cital on Friday evening, Decem
ber 6. This is the first graduat
ing recital of the year. The pro
gram has been carefully planned,
and is extremely beautiful and
varied. It marks the climax of
. years of preparation.
Miss Paul will hold an infor
mal reception in the parlors im
mediately after the program.
About two hundred guests have
been invited.
W.A.A. Board Meets
First Time This Year
On Tuesday evening, Novem
ber 26, the Athletic Board held
its first meeting in Miss Ander
son’s room. At 6 o’clock each
member arrived with a plate,
cup, saucer, knife, fork, and
spoon, as had been formerly re
quested in the invitations. The
refreshments were served after
the business session, in which
numerous plans for better ath
letics at Meredith were dis
cussed. Then, with Miss Ander
son and Dorothy Rowland acting
as hostesses, a most delicious
supper was served, consisting of
fried chicken, rolls, coffee, pota
to salad, lettuce, and deviled
eggs. Those enjoying this de
lightful “business social” were:
Miss Anderson, Dorothy Row
land, Bruce Gore, Velma Webb,
Elizabeth Thornton, Dorothy
Gillie, Elizabeth Ayscue, Jane
Jones, and Edurina Martin.
Readings Add Variety
To Radio Program
Because the Thanksgiving hol
idays extended through Thurs
day, there was no regular stu
dent recital Thursday afternoon,
November 28. The usual Thurs
day night broadcasting program
was given Friday night at the
same hour, 7:30-8:00 o’clock,
from Station WPTF, in the col
lege auditorium.
At this time the English de
partment, assisted by the Music
department, presented a well-or
ganized and interesting program.
Readings were given by several
English students, and piano and
vocal selections rendered by sev
eral music students.
The program was as follows:
Plano—Wiener Blut Wftltz Strauss
Glennie Paul
Reading—“Turning the Babies in Bed”
Dunbar
Elva Parkinson
Reading—“Buying Theater Ticltets’'
Genevieve Watson
Voice—Kaslmiirl Song Fimlen
Mary Lucille Broughton
Reading—“The Sioux Chief's
Daughter” Miller
Velma Preslar
Choir Will Present
Concert In Sanford
Sunday night, December
8, the choir, under the di
rection of Mr. Battin, will
give a concert in the First
Baptist Church in Sanford.
Members of the church will
come in cars for the girls.
The concert will be at 7:30
Sunday night.
Mr. Battin Presents
Recital In Auditorium
Lovers of Bach’s music were
given a thrill in the true sense
of the word Sunday afternoon
from 5:30-6:30 o’clock, in the
Meredith College auditorium,
when Prof. Isaac L. Battin ren
dered a most inspiring and bril
liant organ recital, using at this
time only selections from that
genius Bach. This was the fifth
recital that has been given this
year by the Meredith Music De
partment faculty. All recitals
have been broadcast over Station
WPTF and well received by the
radio fans.
Mr. Battin’s interpretation of
Bach's numbers was most suc
cessful, and he displayed great
skill and depth of feeling in each
number, but especially in the
chorales.
The program opened with Pre
lude and Fugue in A minor, the
theme of which was brought out
with extraordinary ability. The
chorales were particularly beau
tiful, being played with depth of
feeling. The program was
brought to a close with Toccata
and Fugue in D minor, which
was played with great brilliancy.
The program was as follows:
Prelude and Fugue in A Minor..Bach
Choi’ale Preludes Bach
(a) "Jesu, Meine Freunde”
(b) “Icli ruf zu dir Herr Jesu
Christ”
Concerto No. 1 in G Major Bach
Chorale Preludes Bach
(a) "Valer unser Im Hlmmelrelcli”
(b) "Herzlich thut Mich Verlan-
gen”
Finale from First Trio Sonata....Bach
Air from the Suite In D Bach
Toccata and Fugue in D Mlnor....Bach
South Carolina Club
Has Monthly Meeting
The South Carolina Club met
Friday night in the social room
of second floor. Dormitory A.
This is the regular club room
now. Plans for the year are well
under way. Already enough
money has been raised, by sell
ing hot-dogs on the halls at
night, to buy several pieces of
furniture and some lamps. The
addition of these has made the
social room much cozier. The
members include Eleanor Cov
ington of Cheraw, president;
Adelle Rogers of Mullins vice-
president ; Mary Lee of Florence,
secretary and treasurer; Ruth
Sanford of Greenville, Bessie
Moore of Pageland, Eleazer
Pate of Lucknow, Sara Herring
of Dillon, Frances Pate of Dil
lon, Dale Tyson of Georgetown,
and Sarah Osbourn of Spartan
burg.
Social Calendar
For Coming Week
Dcccinbcr 0
Miss Glennie Paul will give a
piano recital in the auditorium at
8 o’clock.
Dccembci’ 7
The boys of Wake Forest and
the girls of Meredith who are
members of the Campbell Col
lege clubs of the two schools will
entertain jointly in the society
halls from 4 to 6 o’clock p.m.
The members of the Wingate
Club of Meredith will entertain
those who are members of the
Wingate Club at Wake Forest at
a reception in the society halls at
8 p.m.
Ucccinbcr 8
The Meredith College choir
will go to Sanford for the pur
pose of rendering special Christ
mas music.
Dcccnibci' 12
Miss Hermine Steuven’s Ger
man classes will present the an
nual Christmas program, con
sisting of songs and stories, sung
and told in the German language.
Dccciiibor 13
The Kappa Nu Sigma Honor
Society will entertain with a
formal dinner at the Sir Walter
Hotel. At 8 o’clock the society
will sponsor a lecture delivered
by Dr. Francis P. Gaines, presi
dent of Wake Forest College, in
the auditorium.
Dcccnibcr 14
The Dramatic Club will spon
sor a play given by the Fresh
man Class. This event will occur
in the auditorium at 8 o’clock.
Dcc'oiiibcr 15
The annual Christmas musical
program will be broadcasted
from the college auditorium. The
hour will be from 5:30 to 6:30
p.m. The public is invited to at
tend this program.
Miss McNaughton Talks
In Parlor Saturday Nite
Miss McNaughton, originally
from Scotland, and now superin
tendent of the school at Samar-
cand, spoke at vespers Sunday
evening. In introducing Miss
McNaughton, Dr. Carroll, chair
man of the board of directors W
Samarcand Manor, gave the his
tory of the founding of the school
for delinquent girls and voiced
the appreciation which the wo
men of North Carolina felt at
having secured the services of
Miss McNaughton as the super
intendent of such a school. In
the address which followed the
speaker described the school,
scheduled one of their usual
days, explained her work by giv
ing the life history of some of
the students there, and showed
what lasting effect the instruc
tion given at Samarcand had on
the girls who are sent there.
She expressed a feeling of grati
tude for what Meredith students
had done each year at Christmas
to help , make the season a more
joyous one for the girls at Sam
arcand. Miss McNaughton also
brought greetings and apprecia
tion to Meredith from her girls,
and said that they were await
ing, with keen interest, the ap
proach of the 1929 Christmas
season.
!!! CHRISTMAS!!!
Perhaps one doesn’t need
to be reminded that Christ
mas is coming. In fact, the
perhaps should be entirely
done away with, for it is ev
ident that Meredith is fully
aware that the holidays ap
proach. Calendars are filled
with dates criss-crossed as
days now past. Bulky pack
ages are even now to be
seen in the arms of Mere
dith’s “lovely shoppers.”
Lessons go on—but, Christ
mas IS coming!
Competition Is Open
For Essay Contest
The Baptist Sunday School
Board, Nashville, Tenn., offers a
$150 cash prize for the Baptist
student in each State of the
South who writes the most ap
proved essay on the subject,
“The Precepts and Principles of
the Christian Life,” as portrayed
by John Bunyan, in “Pilgrim’s
Progress,” “Grace Abounding,”
and “Holy War.”
Two extx*a southwide prizes
of $100 and $50 will be given
for the first and second best es
says among those winning first
awards in the various states.
A committee will be appointed
in each State to judge the papers
of that State. The judging com
mittee is to be appointed by the
State Sunday School and B. Y.
P. U. secretaries. The papers
may be submitted to the State
Baptist Sunday School secre
tary, or to Frank H. Leavell, at
address given below.
The conditions:
1. The paper is to be handed
in on or before April 1, 1930.
2. It must consist of approxi
mately 10,000 words and be
typewritten on paper 81/2x11
inches (uniform letterhead
size).
3. It must have the merits of
a literary production.
4. It must reflect an accurate
knowledge and analysis of the
subject as portrayed in the three
reference books.
5. The contest is limited to all
Baptist students, candidates for
an A.B. degree, or its equivalent,
in any four-year or junior col
lege. Students in all Baptist
schools, tax-supported, private
schools, or otherwise, are eli
gible.
The contest is being promoted
by the department of Southern
Baptist Student Work of the
Sunday School Board, Nashville,
Tenn.
For further Information,
write Frank H. Leavell, secre
tary, Department of Southern
Baptist Student Work, Baptist
Sunday School Board, 161 8th
Avenue, Nashville, Tenn.—Cho-
wanian.
Miss Montrose Mull spent the
holidays with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. 0. M. Mull, of Shelby,
at the Sir Walter Hotel. Miss
Mull had as her guest Miss Eliz
abeth Kelly, of Taylorsville.
THANKSGIVING SERVICE
HELD IN Bl^ PARLORS
Miss Annie Bostick Tells
Of Experiences
In China
Thanksgiving Day at Mere
dith opened with a beautiful de
votional service held at 9 o’clock
in the parlors. Miss Atlie Bos
tick, a missionary to China,
brought a deeply inspirational
message to the large group of
faculty members and students
there.
The service was begun by the
singing of the Doxology, after
which Vida Miller led in prayer.
After the singing of “Come, Ye
Thankful People, Come,” Mar-
guarite Mason, who presided
over the service, led in a respon
sive reading from the Scriptures,
followed by prayer. A vocal solo
by Alma Dark, “0 For a Thou
sand Tongues To Sing,” aided in
creating a devotional atmosphere
preceding Miss Bostick’s talk.
Dr. Brewer introduced Miss Bos
tick, the sister of Mr. Wade Bos
tick, another well-known mis
sionary in China. Miss Bostick,
after finishing at Judson College,
went out on the mission field in
1900, during the dreadful Boxer
rebellion, to give her life to the
cause of Christ, to which her
family has nobly contributed.
There she has spent most of her
time in northern China, engaged
in work among the women and
children.
Miss Bostick’s talk, compell-
ingly interesting throughout,
consisted of a series of incidents
taken from her experiences as a
missionary, from which she
drew the conclusions that paint
ed for her listeners the many
hardships and trials of the Chi
nese girl’s life so vividly that
when the life of the Meredith
girl, of any American girl, was
placed in contrast, the heart of
each could not help being filled
with gratitude for the blessings
of her life in this Christian land,
a true Thanksgiving spirit, and
a desire to help extend these
blessings to the girls across the
sea who are just learning to
know Christ through the noble
efforts of such tireless workers
as Miss Atlie Bostick.
New Handbook Is
Issued By State
The State Department of Edu
cation has just released a new
high school handbook and man
ual, including the Reorganiza
tion Program, which bears the
names of Prof. J. L. Memory,
Jr., and Dr. J. Henry Highsmith
as co-authors. This publication
is the official guide for the 4,000
high school principals and teach
ers of the State.
The Reorganization Program
consists of a series of tables,
suggesting and prescribing cur
ricula for schools ranging from
a teaching faculty of three
teachers to six or more. Not
only are the subjects suggested,
but a schedule is worked out for
the teachers in each of the va
rious size schools.