Freshmen
THE TWIG
Freshmen
Volume XIIT.
MKREDiTH COLLEGE, RALB10II. N. C., SEPEMHER
iViimber 1
SPIRIT OF THE TIMES“ SUBJECT
OF OPENING ADDRESS THURSDAY
PRESIDENT BREWER
WELCOMES NEW GIRLS
Mr. J. M. Broughton Speaks
at Formal Opening
Exercises
The formal opening of tlie 35tli aes-
siou of Meredith Collego took place
on Thursday evening, September 14,
at 8:00 o’clock in the college audi-
tcrluni. The senior class entered
wearing thetr caps and gowns tor the
first time. Dr. Brewer conducted a
short devotional service. Three mem
bers of the music faculty gave a selec
tion. Mr. Leslie P. Sp^lman, head of
the music department, played the
organ, Miss Charlotte Armstrong play
ing the violin, and Miss Aileen Mc
Millan playing the piano.
Dr. Brewer, president of the college,
introduced the speaker of the evening,
Mr. J. M. Broughton, a well-known
lawyer and citizen of Raleigh. Mr.
Broughton spoke on the “Spirit of
Tlie Times” and its relation to college
students.
“An educational Institution today
must manifest, exemplify and state the
times in whicli we are living,” he said.
The first element of the times that
the speaker emphasized was the forti
tude of the people. He said that his
torians would no doubt record the
fortitude tiiat liad iielped the Ameri
can people to withstand the dlsapi>olnt-
ments, disasters, and injustices of the
present times.
Humility was the second ciiaracter-
istic. Mr. Broughton said that this de
pression has made the sprit ot fellow
ship more universal and made us all
brothers in flesh and in spirit. We
have learned to look not to ourselves
but to the source ol' all power for as
surance, lie declared.
Courage was the third emphasized
element. It was this characteristic
that saved many men and women from
utter defeat, said Mr. Broughton.
The faith of the American jreople
was the last element the speaker
stressed. According to Mr. Broughton,
the students should live up to the
spirit and make a “greater college, a
greater community, and a greater na
tion."
Vocation of Faculty
Members Varied
According to information issued by
the faculty of Meredith College, the
summer vacation has rendered every
one rested and ready to start back to
work this fall.
The President ot the college, Dr.
Brewer, stated that he had enjoyed
a trip to Kidgecrest as well as a num
ber ot smaller tripsi throughout the
stale. Mr. J. G. Boomhour, Dean, en
joyed a trip to the World’s Fair. Miss
Caroline Diggers, Dean of Women,
spent the summer at her home in
Ridgecrest. The Bursar of the col
lege, Mr. F. B. Hamrick, visited his
mother in Shelby. Miss Forgeus, the
librarian, was in Huntingdon, Penn,
tor the summer. Miss Grimmor, secre
tary of the Alumnae Association spent
her vacation at Virginia Beach and
Ocean City, Md. Miss Knight, religi
ous aecretary, was at her home in
Chase City, Va. tor a part of the sum
mer. and later attended the Student
Conference as well as the Y. W. A.
Gamp at Ridgecrest.
Miss Catherine Allen, Professor of
Modern Languages, spent some time
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Meredith Speaker
It Is a great joy to us to welcome
the new students who have come to
Meredith for the first time this fall.
In saying this 1 am speaking for the
Faculty and former students. We are
all wishing for each of you a happy
and profitable stay on our campus.
This sentiment has been expressed in
the correspondence we have had with
you during the summer, and now that
the session has opened and you are
here our great desire is to prove the
sincerity of our expression of interest.
Class room and campus both offer
you valuable opportunities. Get ac
quainted with your teachers and also
with your fellow students. Such ac
quaintances will ripen Into finest
friendships that will bless you
throughout life.
CiiAS. E. BunwKK,
President.
Many Meredith Students
Attend Summer School
Mi{. J. M. Bitovairro.v
Enrollment Figures Show
Increase Over Last Year
Meredith College has an enrollment
this year of 431 regular students and
a number of special students, as com-
I'.ared with the 3S5 regular students
and 34 special students of last year.
There are 3GG pupils residing at the
college, of whicli 120 are freshmen,
The list is being added to continually
and the enrollment when complete is
expected to be about 500.
S.G. and B.S.U. Training
Is Given New Girls
With Virginia Garnett, student gov
ernment president, in charge, the S. G,
Council members have given training
in the study of the handbook to all ot
the new girls. Training has been held
the past week on Monday, Tuesday,
Thursday and Friday nights.
Trnlning for the Baptist Student
Union will begin the first of the week,
with Marguerite Warren, B. S. U. pres
ident. In charge.
New Officers Elected
By the Student Body
Peg LeGrand has J)ecn clected Col
lege Cheer Leader for the year 1933-?.i.
CImrlottc Gnmniage has been elected
Vice-president of Jones Hall for the
year lf)33-34.
Pauline Perry has been elected Stuff
Typist for the Twm for the year
1933-34.
Hester Denslow has been elected
Science Editor of the for the
year l!)33-34,
Elizabeth Poplin has been elected
Secretary of the Student Go'vernment
Council for the year 1933-34.
The following girls have been elect
ed Phi officers lor the year 1933|'4:
Dorothy Dockei'y, Secretary.
Elizabeth Barker, Junior Marshall.
The following girls have been elect
ed B. S. U. ofllcers Cor the year 1933-34;
Martha Stack, B. Y. P. U. Director.
Bertha Mae Stroud, Assistant B. Y.
P. U. Director.
Helen Dobaon, Reporter.
Margaret Whittington, Chorister.
Many Meredith students continued
their studies at various colleges this
summer. Wake Forest attracted the
greatest number but Woman’s College
of II. N. C., Atlantic Christian College,
Appalachian State Teacher’s College
also had students from Meredith. Be
low is a partial li.st of those attend
ing:
Wake Forest: Dorothy Baker, Claire
Benthal, Dorothy Davis, Mildred De-
Weese, Elizabeth Frye, Arabella Gore,
Lena Honeycutt, Virginia Hudson.
Annie Miles Harris. Laura Matthews.
Viola Mitchell, Ted Mussinan, Mary
Lois Parker, and Ruth Robertson.
Woman’s College of U. N. C.: Martha
Wallace.
Atlantic Christian College: Jean
Lassiter and Sallie Lovelace.
Appalachian State Teaclicr's Collc'fto:
Hazel Wagner.
TWO CHANGES MADE IN MEREDITH
FACULTY THIS SESSION
Assistant Dean
fl.'C. .
Mis.s Fi.okknck M. HoA»ii..\xi)
A VKAK A.'0
Mr. .1. ,H. Itroiij^lilon s]tokc «in
“Woiiltli” ill the I'oriinil M|i(>iihig
Thiirsdti}', Soi»((‘nibvr S.
I>r. Itrowci' inihllKhod Ills wcl*
conic f(» th4> iK‘w students in (lie
lir.s( Issue tli(‘
The new girls were enter*
liiined iit III! int'oriiiiil r«‘cc]>tlon
hy Hie Itaptlst Nhulvnt I'liloii on
Siifnnlu}’, Sopteinbor 10 iit 8:0(1.
Tlio old, old dniiiiii oi’ hiding
the crook wtls iieliig ciiiictcd,
iDMi Uic ‘lmni;es ot' (he jiinior
class were hoiiig weighed.
“The liii-gest frcshtiiHii class
ever jet ciitcr JlcredNli” was
coiigratiiliilcil liy the TWI(.
3Ier>dHli m’iis welconilng new
iiieiiihers of (lie i'«ciilty—Mr.
S|iclmtni, Mr. Tyiier, Miss ilnrt-
nesK, and Miss Kelly.
Tiic Astrotckfon and IMilla*
retlini literary socMlcs were
rushing the new girls with thcii-
iisiiiit ciiUmisIhsiii. Tlic 1‘lii’s
had ]»r«scnled (hem ^yllh shMil*
iler coi-.sng'os for (he lirsl. Snn-
day licrc.
The aliiinntic coiiinni ]Mihllshed
iiii nV|H>iiI I'or more (khigoii
Soap (‘Oll|M»IIS.
Tlio catiipHigii for (ho IIAP-
risr s I'II in: N T srAisAzixK
was begun.
The 'i:\VIG statY was hegiiiiihig
(o look for Its new FrcshiHcn
iiieuiboi's.
Two Members of Faculty
Honored by Scientists
Dr. Lula Gaines Winston and Miss
Lena A. Barber, members of the col
lege faculty, have been recently hon
ored by their election as Fellows of
the American Association for the Ad
vancement of Science. Dr. Henry AVard
of the Smithsonian Institute and secre
tary of this group of scientists noti-
lied them of their election.
Dr. AVinston, professor of chemistry
at Meredith since 1!)20. received her
doctor’s degree at Johns Hopkiii's Uni-
vei'sity in 1911. Miss Barber, pro
fessor of Biology here since 1!)22, re
ceived her M. S. degree at the Uni
versity ot Michigan and since that
time has done research work at the
L^niversity of Missouri and the Uni
versity of Wisconsin.
Drive for Coupons
Progresses Rapidly
The Alumnae Secretary. Miss Mae
Grimmer reports that coupons for the
drive sponsored by the Alumnae As
sociation are being sent in rapidly.
At the present time 273,000 coupons
have been collected ami $1,400 have
been realized. This drive, begun In
January, 15)31, has as Its goal 1,000.-
000 coupons for which the Association
will receive $5,000. The coupons from
Octagon Soap Products, Bordens
I’remium Brands, and Kirkman’s Soap
Products are all redeemable through
the Premium Department of the Col
gate Palmolive-Peet Company. The
three objectives for which the money
Is to be used are: athletic eciulpment;
the Student Loan Fund; the Conven
tion debt. Much enthusiasm is being
manifested In the drive and plans are
being made ior challenges between
classes and alumnae chapters of the
college.
New Books in Library
In Rental Collection
Nine new books selected from out
standing best-seilera have been added to
those already on the rental shelf in the
library. They are: A/h'r Five o'clock.
by Corbett: Mai-y'n Neck, by Tarklng-
ton: Tohl by tn Idiot, by Macaulay;
Hem Playn of 1930-1931; WhUti lUrd
b'lyhm. by Aldrich; Story of Jvlian, by
Ertz; Tioo People, by Milne; Uumluff
Uunh and Wild Orchid, by Undset.
Miss Hoagland Returns;
Miss Boomhour Is New
Member
Two changes have been made in the
faculty cf Meredith during the sum
mer. Miss Florence Hoagianil, who
was on leave of absence the past year,
has returned and Is new assistant
dean, replacing Miss Elva Hartness
who is school nurse at the Presby
terian College In Montreat, N. C. Miss
Anne Brownlee, who was assistant pro
fessor of biolcgy, was married in the
summer and is now Mrs. B. C. Lay
of Windsor. This place is being tilled
by Miss Elizabeth Boomhour, daughter
of Dean and Mrs. J. G. Boomhour ot
Raleigh.
Miss. Hoagland received her Ph.D.
degree from Cornell University in
June. While at Cornell, she was
awarded the Hiram Corson Browning
prize for the best essay on a Browning
subject. During the summer Miss
Hoagland studied Dramatics at Emer
son University in Boston. She will,
in addition to her position as assist
ant dean, resume her position as assist
ant professor of psychology and philo
sophy.
Miss Elizabeth Boomhour received
her A.B. degree from Meredith College
In 1931 and did further study both at
Cornell University and N. C. State Col-
'.ege. She finished her M.A. work from
Cornell and got her degree in 1932.
While a student iit Meredith, she took
activc part in athletics making volley
hall, hasketbiill, and hockey teams.
She was also a reporter on the Ticig
staff, then nianaging editor, and later
assistant editor. She was a member
ot Y. W. A., the Barber Biology Club,
(he English Chib, and the Alliance
Francaise. She also became a member
of the Kappa Nu Sigma Honor Society.
Many Graduates of 33
Now Have Positions
A large number of the members of
the graduating class of 19:{3 have
secured positlcns for this year. Ac
cording to Mr. Tyner, the number
securing positions was auile encourag
ing. about fil'ty per cent of the class—
or more being placed. The following
girls are teaching:
• Pat Abernethy is teaching physical
education at the Caswell Training
School,
Margaret Briggs is teaching Mathe-
niatics at Apex. Martha Castlebury
is teaching at Millbrook.
Mamie Chambers is teaching Science
and Heme Kcononiics at Fair Bluff
High School. Annie Miles Harris
is also teaching those two subjects.
Frances Harris Is teaching in the
Albemarle School. Catherine Hawkins
is teaching In the Harris Consolidated
School.
Charlotte Hooirer Is teaching Eng
lish and Latin In Topaco School.
Mary Louise Johnson is teaching Home
Economics In Norlina.
Martha Mull is teaching in the
Grammar Grades in Old Fort School,
and Mary Mull is teaching in Morgan-
ton.
Marguerite Preslar Is teaching Pub
lic School Music In Concord. Bula
Page is teaching in the Grammar
Grades in Kannapolis,
Mary C. Shearin, president ot the
student body last year, Is teaching in
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