Merry
Christmas
THE TWIG
Happy
New Year
Volume XII
MEREDITH COLLEGE, RALEIGH, N. C., DBCEKBER 16, 1932
Niimlier 4-a
Hockey Season of 33
Closes With Awords
Juniors Receive Cup; Award
Hockey Stick to
Eaton
The Athlctic Association liad
charge of the chaiicl exercises
Friday morning, December 9.
After the student body Imd
sung “You’re the Queen of Our
Hearts, Alma Mater,” Pat Abei--
nethy, president of the Athlctic
Association, expressed lier a])-,
preciation to the faculty niem-
'hers, especially Mrs. Sorvell,
Mr. Spelman, and Miss Kniglit
for their cooperation in helping
to make the hockey sdason a suc
cess.
Mrs. Soi'rell then awsmled the
letters and stars to those players
from the various classes who had
shown all round good s])ortsnmn-
.ship and loyalty as well as the
ability to play hockej^ and who
had therefore been chosen for the
varsity team. The following girls
received lettei’s:
Juniors: Mary Catherine
Hayes and Eleanor llozar.
Sophomores: Mae Marshhurii,
Virginia Scott, and Undine
Weeks.
Freshmen: ITjizcI Boswell,
Henrietta Castlcbury, and Mil
dred I'iaton.
Those wlio I'l'ccived stars
woi’e;
Sonior.s: Pat Abernethv atid
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Philoretians Present
Christmas Program
Tlie IMii Society li(^ld its 1nst
iiKM'MiIg before the holidays in
(he Society TTall on ;Monrlay
evening-, Dee!nib*r 12. An iiii-
usual pi'ognini typical of the
Christmas season wa.s pve-
«p,nted by Mary (,'arter Now.
The scene was laid in :i fam
ily living room wlieio "Nancy
McDaniel, l:l»e inoth*v, Wiis tell
ing her two -liihlrt*n, K(;h!i
PmkiM- and IMary Allyn
the Htory oi the first Christmas.
As-she (old them, ahont it, the
lil1‘erent scones wei-* silhou
etted on a. screen across the
1*00111. Virginia Ko^ev« was
the Vir}>;in Mary with L(n'etta
.Nichols as the Angel. The
“Wise Men’' were li'rances Al
derman, Elizabeth Lee*, and
EHizabetli Harker, and tliesliep-
herds were ICliza lirigjvs, Lil
lian Belle Jenkins, and Lonise
-•''’Mart.in. J)nrinj»' these .scenes
Jo Aviiette sang “0, LiUle
Town of Bethlehem'’ and ^‘Si
lent Night.” After the i^hi^
dreji and, their niothei- had left
the room, Santa Clans, Pat
j\.bernethy, distributed kisses
throughout the andienc*.
Meredith President
/)/•. Charles E. Brewer, ioho allevded
iSoiclfiem Association of Colleges
att(3 Secondary f^cJioolt in Neio
Orleans.
Dr. Brewer Attends
Meeting in New Orleans
Dr. Charles E. Brewer attend
ed the meetings of the Southern
Association of Colleges and Sec
ondary Schools in New Orleans
November J38th to necember 2nd.
There was a full attendance of
member institutions, 'rhere was
the usual number ()f visitoj’s. The
work of the Southei-n A.ssociation
is done largely thrt)ugh two com-
njissions. One is the Commission
on Institutions of Higher Kduea-
tion. The other is the C\)mmis-
sion on Secondary Schools. From
liitie to time institutions are ex-
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Classical Club Meets
at Home of Miss Price
Tlie Helen lldll Law Chissi-
cal ('Inh had their annual
Satni-nalia meetiny; at Miss
il’riee’s on Saturday, IJeeenihor
10. One Peatin-e of the ])r6’irain
whicli was in charj^e of Peggy
Til'i,Y“’an was a .seanee with
.‘\nne Bradsher as Aladiim .Mira-
cula the medium, in which ghosts
ot: departed l{omar?s were called
lip to discuss their lives and
works. Tacitus, represented by
Katlileen Sears, was the shade to
appear. Pliny, the younger, was
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Professor Spelman
Gives Organ Recital
Miss Charlotte Armstrong
Assists in Violin
The third in a series of faculty
concerts was presented by Prof.
Leslie P. Spelman, organist, as
sisted by Miss Charlotte Arm
strong, violinist, Tuesday eve
ning, December 6, at 8:15
o’clock, in the college auditorium.
The concert was attended by a
large number of the college fac
ulty and student body, as well as
outside friends from Raleigh.
The program was opened by
a group of French compositions,
possessing the naive grace and
charm so peculiar to the French
music of the 17th and 18th cen
turies, The first number in this
group was “Suite Du Premier
Ton,” by Clerambault; and the
second number was “Noel Sur
Los Flutes,” by D’Aquin, a com
position so descriptive tliat it en-
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N. S.
F. A. TO MEET
IN NEW ORLEANS
Amorette Byrd and probably
Louise Thomas of Llu; 'Mcri-.dil.h
Student (loveriunent will repro-
sejit the Collej^o at the Eighth
Anmial Conj^ress )!' the Na
tional Student Federation of
America whitli will convene
December 2S, 11)01
Ni'.w Orleans. IIead(|uaiH(*rs
for (lie convention will h(* at
the Roosevelt Hotel w-lth Tu-
lane and Sophie New.comb stii-
1eiits, as hosts and hostess(*s.
A number of (Mit.'^tinuling
speakers have heen secured
among whom are Presi4leni.
Blnwiddie, Dean Butler, Mrs.
l']'li.Ziuh(;th (xilmer (Doi'othy
l)jx), and Itabhi liinstock.
(ironp discussioius will be held
on tin? honor sy.>«tem. interna
tional relations, student gov-
ernnient, athletics, and publi
cations.
Social plans for the conven
tion include a luncheon, regional
dinner, and a dance given hy
the Phi Phi honjirary fraternity.
The students will he taken
sightseeing' around the cam
puses and the city.
Chrlstmas'Holidays
TIig Clirlntiiias iKiIidiiys of tbc
College Mrtll licglii ioniori'ow,
December 17, inul Inst until
•Motidny ut nooii on Junnnry 3.
Duke University Musicate
Sponsored by Seniors
The Duke Musical Club, with
a pei’sonnel of 58 in glee clnb,
symphony and jaz» orchestra,
gave a performance in the
auditorium at Al»;redith Col
lege on Saturday evening, De
cember 10. The GJee Club
was under the direction of J.
Foster Barnes and the orches
tras were directed by (_t. E.
J^ftwich, Jr. Dae to the fact
that Lawrence Clarke Apgar
was called out of town, Carlos
Moseley took his part on the
program and played one of the
tw'o piano selections for which
Mr. Apgar was scheduled.
The program was as follows:
I'AUT I
1. (a) iylght Cavalry Over-
tun,—F. von Svppr.
(h) Bene Aiig^li(|ue (,Kam-
iiici'ai'Ostrow)—A. Ituhcnstein.
(Incidental Solo l\y t\'irlos
Moseley).
. (c) Seh'clion fi-oin •‘I’olu*-
mian (,5irl’’—JJiilfv.
Symphony Orchestra.
-. (a) .\merica (Anthem
I'rom Hie symphony “America/')
—I-Jnicfil Black.
(h) Th(‘ Holy Ahithei- Slugs
(Chri.slu.ias Carol XIA’ (’en-
tiM-y). ArrangiHl from Howard
I"). Srclviiniey's hnrmoni/,n(i(tn
by W. Uhya—JJcrhn-t.
(,4-) Grant Us tt) Do With
Zeal—liacfi (KJSa-lToO). .Ar-
rang(‘d liy A. T. Davisou.
Glee Club
8. Trio from •‘I'attsl.'' (The
duel) —(lOKiiod. Jfe.ssrs. Phil-
li]is. '(^(>rrell, and Stanley.
4 (a) Prelude in G. .Major
-- Racli maiilno /f.
(h) Valse in E—]\foa~koir-
ski. Lawrence ('lark(> Apgai-,
Pianist.
a. (a) Joshua Fit de Jiatlle
oh Jericho—Arranged by Hai'-
vey Gaul.
(h) The jMusical Trust—
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Dr. Brewer Gives Greetings to Meredith Students
The happiest season of the year is almost here. Wc jcel the thrill of it ahr.adij.
For each and all of i/ou I am hopinf) that the hoUdai/s mai/ hritni Itapp!/ re
unions and joi/ons meditations on the mcaninff of the day toe ccJehraic.
I iiyish for you safe joiii'neys, a> merry Christmas and a happy. Ncio Year.
Yours sincerely,
ailASi. K.
Christmas Concert
Rendered by Choir
Carols Broadcast Over
Radio Station WPTF
Lost Sunday
Sunday afternoon, December
11, at five o’clock, the Meredith
choir prc.scnted its annual pro
gram of Christmas music in the
college auditorium. The choir,
under the direction of Prof. Les
lie P. Spelman, rendered one of
the most beautiful and effective
programs ever to be presented at
Meredith.
Aii organ [jrelude, “Rhapsodic
Catalanc” by Joseph Bonnet,
opened the program, after which
the hymn, “0 T^ittle Town of
Bethlehem,” wa.s sung. Follow
ing the invocation, the choir ren
dered its first number, “Break
Forth 0 lieauteous Heavenly
T.igV.t,” a choral from “Christ-
ma.s Oratorio” by Bach; and this
was followed by a solo, the aria
from the same oratorio, sung by
Miss Kthcl Rowland, professor of
voice. The hymn, “Silent Night,
Holy Night,” probably the best
loved bit of Christmas nmsic over
w]-ittcn, concluded the first part
of the program.
Beginning at 5:‘M) o’clock, the
concei-t was broadcast through
the facilities of station WPTF,
Raleigh. The .second part of the
program wasoj>oiied witlia grnip
of traditional cai’tls from differ
ent countries, sung by the choi)-.
I'lie first in this grou]> was aGer-
man cai’ol, “Good Christian Men,
Rcjoicc”; and the second was the
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Freshmen Give Novel
Astro Program
'I'lic “Baby Astros” presc^nted
a very unique and attractive pro
gram at the regulai- meeting of
tile .iVstrotekton Literary Society
on Monday, December IS. 'Fhc
meeting was called to oi'dcr by
flic presidonl, Uachid liiggs.
and aftei- the hiisiuess bad been
finished the program was turned
over to tiu' l’i-esli)iun> Astros,
'^riie program consisted of an
original play depicting a night
at Meredith College. The girls
taking pai’t were Kathleen John
son, Annie May Tftylor, Isabelle
Ross, Ifatlu-ine Hudmon, May-
belle Wheeler, Hazel Boswell.
Christine Adams and Susan T.tn
ma jSloan. ?t)pular .songs wotc
sung throughout -IIk’ pkv -.itHl
several clever jokes v.-cn- j.viillcil
on other Astro mcmber> A>- a
ii-limjtx of the ]n-ogi*am. i !n' girls
sang an origir»aI song ^ibout the
Astro initiation. 'S'iiiN was one
of the most interesting and
anmsing progr)t:!i>> of the year,
atid the Freshni'ui emnnn’ttco is
to be connnende l for thfir work.