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Volume XUI
MEUEDITH C0LL15(JI:, HALEKUI, N. C., ()(;T0BI^I? 7. !!):}:{
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MEMBERS GLEE CLUB
RECENTLY CHOSEN
FOR COMING YEAR
Miss Rowland Mokes Interesting
Plans for This Year
In an iinnoiincenicnt niaclo Wednes
day, October 4. Miss Elliel Rowland,
director of the Glee Club, announced
l.liat the following girls had been
chosen as new n\einbers of the imi-
sical organization for this year;
Rachel Leonard, Marion Wallace,
Margaret Tyson, lillizabeth Under
wood. Louise Thomas, Isabel Ross,
Catherine Martin. Miss Rowland said
that there is a possibility that there
will be some additions to this list
later, but that the above girls are the
only ones who liave been dellnitely
chosen so far.
The old members who are included
in the personnel o£ the Glee Club
again this year are: Josephine Am-
ette, Catherine Farris, Mabel Martin,
Louise Martin, Luna Jackson, Eliza
beth Lee. Virginia Farris, Frances
Calloway, Frances Morris, Marguerite
Warren, Mildred Moore. Louise Cor-
rell is accompanist for the Club.
Every year tlie Glee Club presents
a concert and sings at various pro
grams at the college and in Raleigh.
Rehearsals for tliis year’s concert will
begin next week. Miss Rowland has
ordered quite a bit of new music and
hopes to make the annual concert
one of the most attractive ever given
by the Glee Club. There will be ar
rangements of the folk songs of dif
ferent countrleH and works of some
of the modern as well as the older
composers included on the program.
Sarah Briggs Given
Position at Cornell
Sarah Briggs, ’31. of Raleigh, loft
Friday nioriiing for Ithaca, New York,
whore she will be employed in the in-
lirmary of Cornell I'nlversity to do
secretarial work.
Sarah received her A.B. degree from
Meredith College in lOlU and later
completed work for her Master's de
gree at Cornell University and was
given her degree in 1932. After work
ing a short while in New York, Sarah
retnrneil to Italeigh and took a busi
ness course at Miss Hardbarger's busi
ness School.
While at l\ieredith Sarah was very
active in extra-curricular uctivilies,
being editor of the .U.'orji during her
senior year. i-Ier other activities in-
chuled: Class President 1; Nominating
Committee 1, -1: Twni Staff 1, 2, 3;
Class Cheer Leader, 2; B. S. U. Coun
cil 1, 2, 3; Dramatic Club 2, 3, 4; Col
ton English Club 3, 4; International
Relations Club, 2; Class Poet 4; and
Philaretian Play, 2.
Plans for Oak Leaves
Are Being Made
The 1033-34 annual is now in prep
aration. The Senior superlatives were
elcctert lust week. The class pictures
and the Athlctic Association pictures
have already been made by Dunbar and
Daniel, Inc., to whon\ the contracts
have been given. Renson Printing Com
pany and John and Oilier again have
the contracts for the printing and en
graving of the annual.
Through the work of the editor, with
the assistance of Mr. Canady, the flnan-
(,)^1 ailviser, we feel sure that the Oak
•yvill •>* of the best ever
Two Societies Present
Novel Programs Monday
The two literary socities. Aslrolek-
ton and Philaretian. entertained in
honor of the new girls with novel
programs, Monday evening, October
2. at 0:45 and 10:011 resjiectively.
Virginia Garnett was in charge of
the Astro program and showed living
“picture.s" that she photographed dur
ing her varied travels during the sum
mer, Josephine Hudson in Ihe process
of a Hawaiian dance was the llrst
picture. Katherine Mosely was next
exhibited in a talking picture of her
self at the world’s fair while the
Boswell sisters, represented by Mar
guerite Warren, Amorette Byrd, and
1211a Lee Vates. had a singing picture
taken of them, Then the best tap
dancer in Chicago, Katherine Hudson,
was shown in action. A stunt, pictured
in an l-'astern College, was quite
realistic in its struggles with a ford.
It seemed that Virginia (Inally ended
In Raleigh at WPTF during the Chil
dren’s Bii'thday Party, iileanor Roz-ar
was one of the youngsters who had
her picture taken as she sang and
danced.
After the meetin.n' the girls were
served popsicles.
At ten o’clock on Monday evening,
the Phis also presented a program for
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Appointment at University
Received by Helen Bennett
Helen Bennett, of Wake Forest a
graduate of the class of 1!)3:!, has just
re(felved an appointment to lake train
ing at the University of North Caro
lina, Chapel Hill, lor an exec^utivo posi
tion on the Slate Board of Charities.
Out of two hundred applicants, Helen
was one of twenty-live who wei'c chosen
to do this work.
Calendar for This Week
Oclober 7—Society Installation and
Initiation,
October 14—Wake Forosi B. Y. P, U,
Social.
A Year Ago
Mr. Lee Smith dollv4-rcd
n I(‘clur4> on world iil'i'iiirs, s|>oii-
sorcd l).v th(‘ liit‘rnaMoiial l{«‘l)iHoiis
Chih.
\Vnk4‘ Korost was 4‘liosi‘u I'or lli«‘
1ti>.\niiiiiil r. P. ,A. Convt‘n(ion.
TIh> It. V. r. r. was
liosfoss lo 1li(‘ \V«k‘ l''on‘sJ. |{. V.
I*, r. on Sn1iir(la.v, (^Holier S.
Th‘ new nienihers oi' lli«> Classi*
cat Club hiitliHod.
.Hiss fold iilioiil lior trip (o
i'Mhibnrgli, Svollniid, us a dclcpilo
(o tho lnl‘rnunoiiiil .\ssoointlon of
I iiivrrsil}' 'Women.
'rii‘ CoHoii Kntrlisli riiih hold Its
ilrsi modhm: »nl h iiOHilnating
4-otiinillt(‘0 WHS ap|)olii(od.
Mr. Hiid Mrs. Kilwiii U. l>oxi«>r
laid of llio .Mission phiiis In
nl Vospor Sorvico on i».
IM'. Ceor(;‘ T>. >VH(kliis, niCHibvr
01' tiio lionni of inislovs and )»nslor
ol' (liriK-o Cliiii'cU, (lied at
Ills lionic 111 Diirlniiii.
Freshman President
'Green Pastures"" to be
Given at State Theatre
DORTHY HODGINS
GREENSBORO GIRL
HEADS FRESHMEN
Class of 37 Elects Other
Officers for the Year
Dorothy Hodgins was elected pres
ident of the Freshman Class by the
Junior Class on Saturday, Seplcinber
23. She Is a graduate of tho I93ii
June class of Greensboro High School,
having taken u science courso. During
her senior year in higli schocl, she
was, ((resident of the Girl Roservos and
Vico president of Iho TorcrhliKht Honor
Society. Siic was awurde.l u cup by
(he Parent-Teachyi';i’ Associaiion I'or
b(nng the best-all-around student of
the high school. Dorothy is eiicluoen
years old. She Is especially interosiod
in biology a.nil oxpecl.s to major in
Unit subject.
As class pri'sident, she stated Ihat
tho frc'shinen are worUIn;; hard on
(heir siunt r.nd arc hoping to win.
Tho announcement of the election
was made while the juniors and tneir
little sisters were attending a circus
in the Asti'o Hall. The onterlainment
was [jri-vided by members of the junior
class as follows: tap dances, by Bert
Ko.ster ancl Charlotte Camniage; tumb
ling aets by Betuy Bizzoll and ’fed
Mussinan; poi)uiur songs, by Margaret
Caudle. In the midst of tho pei'form-
an!e newsboys I'ushod in yelling
"lOxlra,” and tlourishing no\vspa])or.s
proclaiming; “Junior class clecLs
Doi'othy Hodgins freshman president.”
Other olHcers elected by the fresh
men are: Sue Brewer, vice president;
lluth Saunders, , secretary; Kate
Covington, treasurer; Mary Foye Mac
Millan, Student Council Representa
tive.
On Friday and Saturday of this week
the State ’I'heatre is offering an un
usual cntertainmenl. The play “Tlic
(ireen I’astures" is to be ))resenled with
Its original cast of 125, Ini'luding the
"I-leavenly Choir," The iilay is a
Pulitner Prize winner written by Marc
Connelly and suggested by Uoark
Bradford's hook. The play lias com
pleted a most successful run of three
and one-half years on the stages of
New York. Chicago, and Philadelphia.
“The Green Pastures" is supposed
to be the picture of the negro man’s
idea of heaven, Richard B. i-farrlson
plays the part of "De Lawd," an ex
ceedingly sympathetic and understand
ing Lord. Salem Tutt Whitney and
Susie Hutton play Mr. and .Mrs, Noah,
and Doe Doe (ireen takes the part of
Gabriel. The cast is all colored,
i^lchard Harrison, the star of the
play, was born In Ontario. Canada, but
moved to the States while still a child.
He was always interested In acting,
but Le K. Behynier. California im-
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NEW MEMBERS ARE
ADDED TO PHI AND
ASTRO SOCIETIES
'Baby Astros" Number Hundred
and Five; Ninety-nine
"New Phis"
Total Enrollment Shows
Increase Over Last Year
The total enrollment of Meredith
College is now 4.55 students as com
pared with 30S of the same date last
year, which is an increase of fourteen
and one third per cent. Last year at
this time there were boarding stu
dents, while now there are 3G-'3; the
increase is twenty-two and one fourth
per cent. There are also 72 day stu
dents and IS special students. The en
rollment by classes is as follows:
freshman, ISO; sophomore, SS; junior,
SH; setiior, SC.
There are re.-iidents of Hi slates and
two foreign cftunlries at ^lereilitb; 70
counties jf North Carrdina are repre
sented. ’i'he enrollment according to
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Breaking tho tie of last year, the
Astros won hy six when the new girls
made their society decision Wednesday
morning. There were one hundred and
live “Baby Astros” compared to ninety-
nine "Xew Phis." The chapel period
Wednesday nmrked the close of an ex
cited “rushing season” during which
both societies entertained the new girls.
To the music of the Aulro fionr/, the
Astrotekton Society entered the audito
rium, led by the society niar.shals and
ofllcers. The Philaretian Society fol
lowed, led also by marshals and ofllcers
and singing the Phi. fiono-
The president of the student body
presided over the exercises and con
ducted the devotional. After this tho
entire student body sang Alina Mater
and the two societies marched out to
gether. The members formed a line on
each side of the auditorium through
which the new girls marched.
The climax of society activities will
come tonight when the new Phis will
be installed and the new Astros ini
tiated.
New Officers Elected
By the Student Body
The following girls have been eluctcd
iitlicers for this year: Magdalyn Davis,
vice president of Philaretian Literary
Society; Garnett Eighnie, advertising
manager of the Oak Leaves; Susan
l^nima Sloan, College Custodian of
Costumes; and Margaret Davis and
Dorothy Dockery. Twni Reporters.
Two Years Ago
I'Ih* .Vslro's iind llu‘ I’hi's wpn*
welcoming Hicir innv uiciiihors,
with nine!} for (hi‘ Phi's iiiid sixty-
f«iur for lli(‘ .Vsh'o's.
rii‘ Phi's (>nl«‘rlaiiH‘il lliclr new
mcmlM‘rs wKli llin-c skKs.
'J’lic now members of the .Vslrii's
were enlortnined by niiisleni stunts.
.Am! Mie .Vsfro g»:i( eiiine ol'l'
vietorlous In a iniltle with h dog.
The freshmen were preparing to
liresent their play “'i’lic I’romlsert
Land,” liy II. U', |{iiliin»on, iin
Oefitber 17.
The Helen Mull Law t'lnssleal
Chib iniliat('l its new UH'nibors with
a trip tlirongli llados.
.\Hss Pearl ItiMirne. Assistant
Soiitliwide Young People's Lender,
made n talk »t one of ihe Vesper
.Services of the V. W. A.
The >lerelith Mouse was lament*
ing its loss of s[oe]> on Society Day.
The 3lore4lith enrollment was a
total of I7.>, with thirteen stiitos
oiitsi^le of N'ortli CiiroKna ropre-
soiited.
Carolina Ploymakers
Open Sixteenth Season
Cliaiiel i-lill, Seiu, ;!0.—The Carolina
Playniakers will oiien their 10th season
with the production of "The House of
Connelly.'' by Paul Green, the (irst pro
duction of any of Ah-. Green's full
length dramas ever to be done in the
South.
Mr, (Jrecn was among the first play-
writing students in the University
will'll Professor Koch organized the
Carolina Playmakers 1(1 years ago, and
most of his early one-act plays were
written in tlmso classes and acted by
the Playmakers,
“The House of Cimnelly" created
cmsiderabU‘ interest in New York when
it. was done there winter before last
i>y tho Group Theatre. It is now being
hilmed for the moving ))ii'tures and a
! number of si'ones have ivccntly been
"shot" in sections of Nortii (,'arolina lo
I be included in the picture. Although
j Jlr. Green is now writing fiu’ the cinemii
I and has recenlly been working in Holly-
I wood, ho will jirobably bo in Chapel
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■ First Issue of Acorn
I Will Appear Soon
Tile OcLoher issue of Thr Ainru will
be oil' the press and ready for distribu
tion on or near the nineteendi, dressoJ
in a new cover and containing several
articles hy new contributors as well
os several by those who liave been
writing regularly for the magazine.
Some ol' these new I’ontrlbutors are old
students, while some are new on our
campus. There are contributions which
should he Interesting to those in each
department, including si'ience, art,
music, and English, ’i'iiere will also
be a full page illustration by tho Art
liditor,
Tho printing this year is being done
by the Capital Printing Company.