Christmas 1
Greetings
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Christmas
Greetings
Volume XI
Y.W.A. AND B.Y.P.U.
HAVE ANNUAL WEEK
OF STUDY COURSES
Misses Rickett, Coleman
and Laurence Teach
Courses
Meredith staged an unusual
experiment last week by putting
on seven study courses during the
one week. The study courses
were conducted by some of the
state’s most efficient young peo
ple's leaders: Miss Anabel Cole
man, Greensboro, who is a regular
contributor to the various month
ly Baptist magazines taught a
very helpful course in Daily Va
cation Bible School work; Miss
Alva Lawi’ence, Baptist Young
People’s leader in the state,
taught a most interesting mission
book, “Pioneering for Jesus;”
Miss Winnie Rickett, leader of
Junior and Intermediate B. Y. P.
U. work in the state; Mr. Jaines
A. Ivey, State, B. Y. P. U. secre-
taiy had a helpful course en
titled “iVivestments irt .Christian
Living”; Mr. Mooneyham, who
teaches a Meredith girls’ class at
Tabernaclp Church, gave a most
instructive course, “Plan of Sal
vation” ; Mr. Herschel Ford,
former State B. S. U. president,
^taught “Our Lord and Ours,”
which was a course' in tithing;
and Mr. Herbert Kendrick, an
outstanding student at Wake
Forest College, taught a very
unusual class which consisted of
novel poster ideas, and the prin
ciples of lettering.
A larger majority of the.girls
in the student body was enlisted
in the study course, and much new
zeal and enthusiasm were gamed.
The study course was presented
in a very different manner from
that in former years. Previously,
all the unit religious organi
zations, had their study''courses
during different w^eks, and this
plan caused sol many activities
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dr. Brewer Speaks at
Presentation Event
i>r. Charles E. Brewer, na
tional councillor of the Junior
Ord[ei' and president of Meredith
College, was the chief speaker re
cently when the Junior Order
councils of Youngsville and
Sandy Hill, Franklin County,
presented the Harris elementary
school with a beautiful fla^ of
the United States, and a fine copy
of the BiWe. Dr. Brewer pre
sented the order as a great frater
nity, as a great business organi
zation and as a powerful means
for arousing the spirit of patriot-
MEREDITH COLLEGE, RALEIGH, N. 0., DECEMBER 11, 1931
Feature Programs Given
By Literary Societies
The last program of the Astro-
tektor Literary Society was Very
original and very well presented.
It was arranged by Virginia
Garnett.
Ethel Swanson gave one of
Amy Lowell’s poems, “Patterns.”
This was followed by a vocal solo
by Mary Lucille Broughton.
“The Courtship ' of Miles
Standish” was presented in the
form of pantomime. Virginia
Garnett read the play, which was
acted by various members of the
society. Those carrying the
principal parts were:
Miles Standish. . . Virginia Scott
Priscilla Martha Wallace
.John Alden Ella Lee Yates
Priscilla’s Mother
Katherine Mosely
The last meeing of the Philare-
tian Literary Society also had a
very interesting program, ar
ranged by Louise Correll. It
consisted of:
Vocal Solo Hazel Martin
Piano Solo Mildred Moore
Reading. , , , Mary F. Hayworth
Piano Solo, , .Mary Carter Noie
Accompanists for the musical
selections were Elizabeth Lee and
Louise Correll.
The program was closed by the
singing of the “Phi” song.
. The societies are planning a
Christmas program which will be
given jointly at their next meet
ing on Monday.
Lamar Sfringfield
Gives Folk Song Ideas
Of interest to music students
in particular was the address
given by Lamar Stringfield, re
nowned flutist and composer,
whose hobby is collecting Ameri
can folk songs on “American
Folk Music,” in the Meredith
College auditorium Friday aft
ernoon, November 20.
Mr. Stringfield prefaced his
discussion by explaining the
Greek modes and giving their in
fluence on American folk music,
augmenting his remarks with
readings from magazine articles
and committee repoi*ts on the use
of folk music and modern Amer
ican music in the public schools,
and by illustrating folk tunes in
the various Grecian modes.
“Folk music,” continued Mr.
Stringfield, “is probably the
most commonly practiced of folk
lore, and the impressions are most
easily translated for universal
use. Even the more modern com
posers of Europe are establishing
their national and racial senti
ment by continuing expression
tlirough the use of the folk music
of their countries. • Stravinsky,
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PROFESSOB tTLBIOK B. FHTLLIFS
Ulrich B. Phillips Makes
Talk on Antebellum South
Professor Ulrich B. Phillips,
of Yale University, was the guest
speaker at Chapel Saturday
morning, December 5. Declaring
that the propriety of Negro
slavery needed no defense until
it was attacked, Dr. Phillips re
called tliat “In general slavery
was the lot pf all Negroes intro
duced, as, a matter of course and
regardless of tlie latitude of the
locality and the religion of the
citizens.”
This condition existed, he said,
despite the doctrine of the right
of all men to freedom, and oppo
sition to it in the North, where
tlie slaves were of little economic
consequence, and the criticism of
some Southern leaders, wlio re
garded slavery as a misfortune,
but considered it incapable of
removal.
Professor Phillips was edu
cated at Georgia and Columbia
universities and has taught and
lecture^ on Southern history at
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Miss Mary Tillery Has
Paintings in State Exhibit
At the annual exhibition of the
work by members of the North
Carolina' Professional Artists
presented by the North Carolina
State Art Society at the Sir Wal
ter Hotel, Miss Mary Tillery, of
the Meredith Art faculty, is rep
resented by seven paintings.
The paintings by Miss Tillery
are “Doris,” a painting in oil of
her sister; “Angeline,” “Wil
lows,” “Street in Prague,” “Snow
in North Carolina,” “Fishing
Shacks,” and “Prison" Farm.”
Miss Lena Barber, head of
the Meredith Biology depart-,
ment, was recently elected
vice president of the Raleigh
Natural History Club. This
is an honor in that practically
all the officers are men and, in
that Miss .Barbei’ is now in
line for the presidency next
year.
Meredith Students
Join Peace Plan
In the near future the Mere
dith students will be given the
opportunity to join the National
Council for the Prevention of
War which was discussed last
month by Mr. Harrison who is
one of the leaders of the move
ment.
This national council has as its
purpose to arouse college stu,-
dents opinion on the Peace plan
so that they may do something
in a definite way to aid in the
movement.
Mary Lee and Pat Aber-
nethy, who are taking charge, of
the movement on the campus have
announced that speakers from
Raleigli and nearby towns would
be asked to give talks in chapel
each month on some phase of the
Peace movement.
There are several kinds of
subscriptions possible with a dol
lar or two dollar subscription to
a book which Mr. Harrison
has written along with a newspa
per published by the council and
other literature. The newspaper
and literature without the book
may be had for twenty-five cents.
B. S. U. Makes Plans
For Christmas Work
The B. S. U. is planning an
unusual personal service for this
month. They have secured the
names of some of the needy fam
ilies of Raleigh and have assigned
them to individual students and
faculty members who are asked to
fill a stocking for each person.
Only necessities and useful ar
ticles are to be included.
A collection of clothes and
shoes will also be made and will
be distributed through the aid of
the Associated Charities. All
gifts must be in the B. S. U. office
by six o’clock December 16. This
is being done instead of sending
the Christmas stockings to Sam-
arcand as has been done before.
The Y. W. A. is also giving
a Christmas Lottie Moon offerinsr
which is to go, to foreign missions.
Miss Lucille Knight, student
secretary and Elizabeth Stevens,
B. S. U. president will have
charge of the B. S. U. stocking.
Number 5
CHOIR TO GIVE
CHRISTMAS MUSIC
PROGRAM SUNDAY
Annual Christmas Carol;
Feature Assisted by :
Orchestra
The Meredith College Choir
will give its annual program of
Christmas music in the Meredith
College Auditorium on 'Sunday,
December 13 at five o’clock. The
program is as follows:
Two Christmas Carols—“Si
lent Night” and “The First
Noel.”
“A Christmas Song—^Lydia
Harris Hamlin.
“Lo, Hoav a Rose E’er Bloom
ing”—a sixteenth century mel-
ody.
“Every Good Gift”—an orig
inal composition by Mr. Battin.
“At t li e Cradle”—C 6 s a, r
Franck.
“Sleep Holy Babe”—H. Alex
ander Matthews.
“Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring”
—Bach.
“From Heaven High ihe An
gels Come”—a traditional carol
of the fourteentlx century.
The processional is a pastorale
composed especially for this ocr
casion by Mr. Battin. In addi
tion to the organ music there will
be a string orchestra. Piano ac
companiments will be played by
Mary Lee.
The orchestra will consist of;
First violin—Eleanor Hunt and
Sara Elizabeth Vernon.
Second violin—^Doris Bailey
and Bertie Earp.
’Cello—Miss Rose! and Hilda
Fuller.
Double Bass—Wesley Wal
lace.
Glee Club Will Give
Annual Concert Dec. 17
The annual Glee Club concert,
tliat is usually presented in the
spring along with the commence
ment exercises 'will be. given
Thursday evening, December 17.
The unusually good program
which will also include several
novelty numbers in costume reads
as follows:
l^o-wn Curran
Twas April Nevin
One Spring Morning Nevin
By Glee Club
Dreamin’ Time Strickland
Mr. Lil’ Battean . . . , Strickland
By Lucile Broughton
The Night Wind Farley
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