RALEIGH, N. C.
Society
THF TWiri
Society
Issue
I 11 JLr I YY 1
Issue
Volnine XI
MEREDITH COLLEGE, RALEIGH, N. C., OCTOBER 9.1931
Number 2
PHILARETIAN SOCIETY GIVES
SKITS AT FIRST MEETING
Three Stunts Are Given in
Honor of Freshmen
The Philnretian Literary So
ciety hold the first meeting of the
year in honor of the new stu
dents, Monday evening, October
28, at 6:45 o’clock.
Eliza Briggs was in charge of
the program and opened the
meeting ■with tiie announcement
that a ghastly murder had been
committed in tlie hall but that
Sallie Council was a very good
detective and would attempt to
solve the mystery. The victim,
Lois Sawyer, M’as then 'sIiomti,
stabbed with butcher knives; the
hysterical wife, Gwennic Crow
der, brought in the detective, tlie
autopsies determined that the
victim had been sliot to death,
and the stunt closed with the con-
scicjice stricken criminal, Evelyn
Barker, confessing tiiat he poi
soned liim.
This was followed by a mj'stic
stunt. Madame “Scratcli-me-if-
you-itch,” Nancy McDaniel with
lier attendants, Kli/a Turner
and Pauline ]}arnes, “tortured”
the following fi*eshmen called
from tlie audicnce, Janie Parker,
]\Iai-v Frances Haywortli, Kath
erine j\losley, iMiscrcre Hett-
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Musical Stunts Given
By Astro^s for New Girls
Promise of Excellent
Programs by Music Assn.
The Raleigh Civic Music As
sociation has a drive on for new
members in the club. Each year
this association sponsors a num
ber of concerts given by some of
the greatest and most famous
musicians of this country. Each
member of the association has a
ticket which admits him to all tlie
concerts given that year.
In 1930-’31, a numby of fine
concerts were given, and this year
the committee ,of selection, of
which Professor Battin, head of
tiie music department of Mere
dith College, is a member, is
choosing the very best. The se
lections have not been completed
yet, but the two certain facts are
that the choices will be fine, and
that tlie number of Meredith
girls who liave already joined
and those who will join the asso
ciation will certainly hear music
worth their time.
A part of the good news con-
cci'uing this year’s concerts is
that the membership tickets for
the students and faculty, instead
of being three dollars and five
dollars, as formerly, will be only
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Miss Pearl Bourne Makes
Talk at Vesper Service
The year 19;50-31. for Y. W.
A. lias l)cen started with an in
terest and entlnisiasni that ])re-
dict exceptional succcss tlirougli-
out tiic ensuing year.
Tliree unusually well planned
and lai’gely attended ves])cr
services have already demonstj’a-
ted the general character of the
Y. W. A. spirit on the Mereditli
campus.
In tlie past Sunday 'evening
service an original j)lan was
effected ai’ound,the genial atmos
phere of a camp fire down in the
grove. Miss Pearl Bourne, As
sociate Southwide Young Peo
ple’s Leader, and Miss Alva
Lawrence, State Young People’s
Loader, figured principally on
the program.
Miss Bourne presented a vital
message in lier characteristic
manner, wliich is serious, leai’ned,
and inspired. She spoke oji
Di •earns. From Babson, she
quoted, “-The biggest thing that
can happen to anyone is to dream
a big dream and make that dream
come true.” She affirmed that
this is not easy to do, but by il-
lusti-ation, she showed the ad.-
visability of dreaming big dreams
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Thirteen States Have
Representatives for 1931
i\Iercdith enrollment this year
is |)ractically the same as that of
the ]>ast year, with a total of 475.
'^riiere ai'e two foi'cign countries
and tliii'teen states outside of
North Carolina represented.
The “Old Dominion” leads tht;
Hat with deven; South Carolina,
second with nijie; Georgia has
four; New York, two; District
of C'olumbia, two, and Floi-ida,
Tennessee, Kentucky, New Jer
sey, Ohio, Michigan, Maryland,
and Connecticut, one each. Japan
and Chiiuv are represented, of
course, by Helen Dozier and
Nancy McDaniel. Nortli Caro-
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Social Calendar
Home Service Band—
Oct. 16 at 6:45 o’clock
Freshman Play—
Oct. 17 at 8:30 o’clock
Meredith B. S. U. Coun
cil enteriains other col
lege councils—
Oct. 17 at 7:30 o’clock
Formal Reception of the
Astrotekton and Phi-
laretian Literary So
cieties—
Oct. 24 at 8-10 o’clock
Entertaining the new students,
the Astrotekton Literary So
ciety presented a novel skit,
“Among My Souvenirs” in the
Society Hall Monday evening,
September 21, at 6:45 o’clock.
Margaret Peacock, chief chax’-
acter in the skit was found seat
ed in her living room waiting
for a friend. While sitting
there she looked into her chest of
souvenirs and found many inter
esting things. As she read the
program of the junior-senior
banquet Elma Warren and Mar
guerite Warren sang “Indian
Love Call.”
Mary Lucille Broughton sang
“Slocjjy Hollow Tunc” after
which “Red” Kendrick of Wake
Forest gave a chalk talk—bring
ing back memories to those Mere
dith girls who had attended the
Student Retreat at Ridgecrest.
May Day memories were re
vived by Virginia Garnett who
gave a scarf dance.
The program was concluded
with a solo, “Among My Souve
nirs” by INIargaret Peacock.
Punch and wafers wcjt served
by the society officers and mar
shals at the conclusion of the
program.
Among the faculty members
]>resent were: Miss Caroline
JJiggei's, Miss Ethel English,
Misses D»)ris and Mary Tillery,
and Miss Hesta Kitchin.
ASTRO AND PHI SOCIETIES
WELCOME NEW_MEMBERS
Ninety New Girls )oin Phi
Society; Sixty-four
New Astros
Law Classical Club
Initiates New Members
The initiation of the now mem
bers of the Helen Hull Law
Classical Club Friday, October
2j was literally a howling suc
cess. A trip through Hades was
given. Old members, playing
tlie part of Hermes, were Lucv
Glenn Gill, Minwal Cates, and
Lillian Aldridge. They led the
blindfolded new members all
around the quadrangle and fi
nally to the attic of Jones Hall.
There Sophie acted as Charon,
and the descent to Hades was
made in the elevator. They were
met with howls and wails of the
old members. “I’lie lost souls”
knelt in the ])resence of Pluto—
otherwise known as Dorothy
Merritt—and confessed their
sins, after which they Avere sen
tenced to the various punish
ments. They rode on the wheel
of Ixion, revolved by Martha
and Nancy Viccellio, until dizzy.
As a restorative they M-ere given
the fruit of ^I'antalus by Claro-
line Wray and the water of
F,ethe bj’ Isabelle Morgan. The
final [)unislmicnt was the rolling
of the stone of Sisyphus—a
marble—with their noses. Peggy
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College B. S. U. Councils
To Be Entertained Here
On Saturday evening, t)cto-
ber 17, at 7:30 o’clock the Mere
dith B. S. IJ. Council will be hos
tess to the B. S. U. Council of
N. C. C. W., North Carolina
State, Wake Forest, Campbell
College and University of North
Carolina and Duke University.
The Meredith student body is
invited to attend tlie meeting
which will be held in one of the
society halls.
The following program has
been arranged for the occasion:
Baptist Student. . N. C. C. W.
“How We Did It”. . Everybody
Chalk Talk—
“Red” Kendrick, Wake Forest
State Convention—
Campbell College
“We Want You to Come”—
Jolm Poe, Duke University
“We Cei'tainly Are Coming”—
Mary Lee, Meredith College
“Europe”. . Miss Cleo Mitchell
“The Promised Land” to
Be Given by Freshmen
On October 17, at 8:30 o'clock
the b'l-eshmaii Class will present
“The Pi'omised I-and,” a comedy
in one act by H. W. Robinson.
The cast of chai’acters in
cludes :
Grandmother I-'Hzabeth Lee
Susan Susan Wall
I'kl Hilda Herring
Tncle Ezra. .Marjorie Fodrie
Mike Joso]ihine Ball
Mary Jean Lassiter
The play will begin at 8:30
and will last from one to one and
one-half hours.
The play is being coached by
Miss Ethel E. English, Fresh
man Dean, and Roxie Collie,
President of the Dramatic Club.
Shakespeare
Class Officers
The Shakespeare class
recently elected the follow
ing officers:
President, Lula Belle
Highsmith, popular Junior
transfer from Peace Insti
tute.
Secretary, Sarah Eliza
beth Jenkins.
Both girls were chosen
unanimously.
Reversing the Astro victory of
last year, the Phis won by
twenty-six when the now girls
settled the question “Are you
going Astro or Phi?” Wednes
day, So])tember 30. Ninety new
girls joined the Phis, and 64, the
Astros.
The Astrotekton society en
tered the auditorium fir.st, led by
the marshals, “IJb” Thorntop,
Charlotte Pahnei-, and Hilda
Barnhill, and Jlary Fi’ances
Snead and followed by the offi
cers, Gaynellc Hinton, ])resi-
dent; Margaret Peacock, vice
])j'osidejit; Mary Lucile Brough
ton, secretary; and ]\Iarv Fran
ces I’ndcrwood, treasui-er.
The Philai-etian marshals,
Rachel ]\Iarslibui'n, Elizabeth
Hostel’, 1^'dythe Bagbv, and
Gwennie Crowdei- led the Phi
line, followed by the officei-s,
I-ottie liellc Myers, president;
\ elma Webb, vice president;
lUitli ,roh nson, scci'otary; and
I'^liza Briggs, treasurer.
I'^lma Currin led the Astro
call; and I’at Abernethv, the Phi.
Mary Lee, Student (iovernment
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Astro Coat Wins Victory
Decision Day Over Dog
'J’he Phis won the Decision Day
victoi'v but Ihe goat won
a fight of his own that after-
nooji. Tied between Jones Hall
and the auditoi-iuni. as usual, the
goal: was tiu' center of attraction
several times dui'ing the day, but
es|)ecially at :4o in the al'ter-
noon, a dog who seemed to be
!t rabid I’hi attacked the Astrt)
goat. ’Pile goat backed oil as
though in fear each time the dojf
O
rushed forward. A crowd of
vVstros and Phis assembled to
watch the contest. Although
handica})ped by being tied, the
goat had no intention of submit
ting to dog, whetiier he be Phi
or what. The goat jumped,
leajjcd u]) and down, and
})ounced in the direction of the
dog. But the dog didn’t wait to
see if the goat got there. He
left quite hastily but I'eturned
with much barking, and again
the goat pounced. Again the dog
reti’cated. The procedure con
tinued for five or ten minutes,
the dog becoming furiously an
gry and barking himself hoarse.
But the goat, with true Astro
stubbornness, won the day and
the dog. It was a case of “now
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