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Volume XI
MEREDITH COLLEGE, RALEIGH, N. C., MARCH 18, 1932
Number 8
PRESIDENTS OF THREE
CLASSES ARE ELECTED
Donovant, Garnett, and
Moseley Are Class
Heads
Annette Donovant of Greens
boro lias been elected president
•of the senior class for the year
1932-1933. Annette lias served
as Director of the Sunday School
Department for the past year,
and during all tlu’ce years she
has been one of the leaders of her
class.
Other officers elected for next
.year by the present junior class
wei:e: Agnes Moore of Raleigh,
vice president, and Martha Vic-
cellio of Chatham, Virginia, sec-
1‘ctary-treasurer.
At a meeting of the sophomore
class Virginia Garnett of Syl-
vania, Georgia, was elected jun
ior president for next year.
Other officers elected were: Vice
president, Katherine Davis of
Winston-Salem; secretary, Eliza
Briggs of Raleigh; treasurer,
Frances-McNeil of Washington,
D. C.; and cheer leader, Emily
Miller of Raleigh.
Virginia Garnett is one of the
most popular girls on the campus.
She has served on the Acorn
staff the past year; she has been
•vice president of her class; she
is present director of the college
•department of the. First Baptist
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In The Spotlight of Campus Elections
m
Mary C. Shbaiiin
New Student Government
President
ANKEfmi Donovant
1932-33 Senior Class
President
Virginia Gaunett
Junior Class President
Next Year
Katiieiiink Moskucv
New Sophomore President
Senior Class Starts Plans
For Commencement
Ibsen’s “Doll’s House”
To Be Presented Here
On April 16 the Little Theatre
will present The Doll’s House by
Henrik Ibsen. Ibsen is very
popular today and Tim DoU's
House lias brought him much
renown as a dramatist. He has
created a new form of drama,
realistic drama, in which he
paints life as it really is. All
plays before his arc built on a
system of climbing up the hill to
a crisis and tlien rushing down
ward. But with Ibsen the down
ward path has been taken before
the play opens, and the velocity
is .cumulative, from the first scene
to the last.
Before tl>e play A DolVs House
opens, Nora lias borrowed money
from an unscrupulous man, Nils
Krogstad. Circumstances made
it necessary for her to forge her
father’s name. Too, it is neces
sary that Nora keeps tius from
the knowledge of lier husband.
To iher. husband^ Torwald, Nora
18'ft song bivdj a doll in A DoWs
Mouse,, who has; never iiod any
trouble and does not know any
thing about-life. As the play
icbntinues, / however, Nora, is
Icuhdtto b'e a. cha'ractcr of great
stWfiligibli. The playv one is ira-
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When asked about the plans
which the Senior class, had made
for commencement, Edwin a
Martin, class president, said that
the Shakespearean comedy
“Much Ado About Nothing”
would be given on Friday night
of commencement.
There is a tradition that every
odd year the class will give one
of Shakespeare’s plays while
on the even years a musical com
edy is given. A Shakespearean
play has not been given in two
years since the last year’s class
exchanged with the present
senior class.
TJ’he tryouts for the play have
already been held. The follow
ing cast has been selected al
though there may be some
changes made later:
Don Pedro, Charlotte Make
peace; Don John, Ethel Swan
son; Claudia, Lina Lee Spence;
Benedick, Lottie Belle Myers;
Leonato, Mary Lee; Antonio,
Bessie Stevenson; Balthazar,
Mary Lucille Broughton;
Barachio, Elizabeth Stevens;
Conrade, Mary Elizabeth Elam;
Dogberry, Prue Choate;'Verges,
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French Class to Give
Comedy by Moliere
The French 21 girls hope to
present Moli^re’s comedy, “Le
Medecin Malzre Lui,” on April
12 at seven o’clock p.m. in the
Astrotekton Hall. The cast of
characters includes:
SganareUe* Margaret, 01m-
steftd; Martinet wife of Sgana-,
relle,- Virginia Farris; G^rante,
Doris Lineberry;, Lucinde,
daughter of Gerante, Frances
McNeil; L«5endrej Annie Vee
Powell; Robert, Ruth ^cGour-
ry; VQlerft,J'rances Gti,y.;,I^uc?«.
Agnes! ’; M90W;; Josephinei. ■ thd
Athletic Association
Sponsors Minstrel
MARY CSHEARINS. C.
HEAD FOR 1932-33
A combination of a minstrel
and vaudeville was given under
the auspices of the Athletic As
sociation Saturday night in the
auditorium. A very successful
burlesque of May Day was one
of the main features, with Prue
Choate as the blackfaced May
Queen.
The show began with a typical
minstrel act with such famous
comedians as Pat Abernethy,
Katherine Davis, Grace Carr,
Katherine Hicks, Mary Schaub,
and Jane Irwin. Pat Abernethy
and Katherine Davis carried on
the chief dialogue, with a dance
by Katherine with the others as
the chorus.
Edith Witt sang several num
bers, including “Sleepy Time
Down South” and “I Promise
You.”
Jo Arnette and Mary Lucille
Broughton sang a duet and also
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Meredith and State I. R. C.
Hold Joint Meeting Tuesday
The State College Interna
tional Relations Club met with
the Meredith Club Tuesday eve
ning, March the eighth. The
clubs met in the Senior parlor
at 6:45.
Antoinette Charles, president
of the Meredith .Club, gave a
short welcome to the visiting club.
After, this, Frank Busbee, who
went as repreaentativie from State
College to the “Southern Confer
ence of International R.elations
Clubs hel4 a-t Rollins College,
Miami, Florida, during the lai;t;er
part of .February, and who was
elected vice president .pf that or
ganization,. gav« a report of the
confeE^njse,,:. The r,iain, ,t}ieme of
hiSi tol^ >yas; thp,,part, that
m^y take in Ijli^, move for
wpicldi .p^^. iFolioiwy^ff t^is re-
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Juniors Defeat Freshmen
And Sophs Capture Win
One of the most closely con
tested games ever played on the
Meredith court between classes
was that of the Junior-Freshmen,
whpn the Juniors took a close-
edged victory, 18-15, on Wednes
day night. The Fres!'.man team
showed decided improvement over
the brand of basketball they dis
played against the Sophs.
With such a general display of
technique, it is hard to pick out
individual stars of the game.
The real heroes were the three
Junior guards, Virginia Greene,
Katherine Hawkins, and Miriam
Brady, who played accurately,
intercepting Freshmen plays to a
decided advantage. Lois Sawyer
and Pat Abernethy divided scor
ing honors, each marking up
eight points. Ellen Hinkley
scored the remaining points.
“Speck” Harris played her usual
steady game, featuring in good
passing.
Virginia Ferrell was high
scorer for the Freshmen, gaihing
17 points. Mary Allyn Lewis
scored the remaining three points.
Mae Marshburn, Durb Jones,
and Virginia Scott played well
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Nellie Norris Is Elected
Meredith May Queen
At ji student body meeting in
chupel on Friday, March 4 Mary
C. Sheai in of llocky Mount was
elected president of thd student
government organization for the
ycai' 1932-1933. As treasurer
of the student government for the
past year Mary C. has prove'cl
her ability and has shown that
she can carry on the work of the
organization next year. Besides
her executive ability she is one
of the most charming girls on the
Meredith campus. She has taken
an active part in her class, in re
ligious organizations, and served
as a marshal of the Astrotekton
literary society. She is also sec
retary of the Colton English
Club this year.
At another recent meeting
NeUie Norris of Gastonia was
elected May Queen, winning over
Rachel Marshburn. Nellie has
served as secretary of tlie senior
class this year and as a B. Y.
P. U. president. She also wears
an “M” for superior athletic
ability and was May Queen at
the Wake Forest Sumnier School.
Minwal Cates of Burlington
has been chosen by the May
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Miss Ida Poteat Is
Speaker at Vespers
The blue parlor, lighted by
rose candles was a quiet and fit
ting scene for the vesper service
of Sunday evening.
Miss Roselle, with Miss Mc
Millan accompanying at the
piano, played soft music on the
’cello while the group assembled.
Mary Elizabeth Elam, Presi
dent of B. Y. P. U., led a devo
tional exercise based on the ideal
qualities of Mary, Mother of
tTesus. '
Mai’y Ldcile Broughton, ac
companied by Elizabeth Lee at
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Fashion Show Given by
Home Economics Club
On Wednesday afternoon,
March 2, tlie Home Economics
Department gave a tea and a
fashion show for the members of
the faculty. Miss Ellen Brewer
made a talk on foods, after which
Miss Hanyan’s textile students
presented the fashion show in
which the members of her classes
were dressed in the correct and
incorrect dresses for various oc
casions.
First of all the correct and in
correct costumes for school wear
were presented. The correct
dress was a simple knit siiit of
serviceable material and the slioes
were sport oxfords—no jewelrj'
was worn. The correct street
dress was of black crepe with just
enough color to relieve the
monotony—a ])lrtin hat and dress
oxfords were worn with it.
Besides these, t!ie correct
church dress of a subdued color,
the good afternoon dress of black
and the incorrect one of flowered
material were shown.' The cor
rect dinner costunic neither too
elaborate nor too simple and the
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