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MEREDITH COLLEGE, RALEIGH, N. C., NOVEMBER 7.
Number 4
HEADS NORTH CAROLINA
COLLEGE PUBLICATIONS
MEET AT GREENVILLE
Raleigh Chosen to be Place for An
nual Spring Meet of Collegiate
Press Association
The twenty-sixth sesaioii on the North
Carolina Collegiate Press Association
got imder way at Bast Carolina Teach
ers College Thursday, with about sev
enty-five delegates present.
Registration took place Tlmrsday aft
ernoon. Thursday night, a banquet was
held at the Woman’s Club. Carl Goerch,
editor of The Stale magazine, was the
main speaker.
Friday morning ti general business
session, followed by two divisional
meetings, one composed or the editors
and the other of the business managers,
was held. Round table discussions on
the problems of college publications
were features of these meetings.
Friday afternoon, the delegates liad
a choice of two entertainments, a foot
ball game between the Teachers Col
lege team and that of Presbyterian
Junior College, or a theatre party. Jack
Wardlaw and the Carolina Pines Or
chestra furnished the music for the Fri
day evening dance at the Woman’s
Club.
The final business meeting was held
Saturday morning. It was decided that
the spring meeting will be held at Caro
lina Pines, In Raleigh, with State and
Meredith as joint hosts.
Officers of the association are: Presi
dent, Eugene Newsom, Jr., Duke; vice
president, Susan Caluer, Salem; treas
urer, Hoke Norris, Wake Forest; secre
tary, Frances Mallard, Flora Macdonald.
Meredith had four representatives
present—three from Tiik Twio, Naiicye
Vlccelllo, Cornelia Atkins, and Mary
Florence Cummings, and one from the
Acorn, Inez Poe.
Teachers Convene in Raleigh
For Eleventh Annual Meet
On November 3 and 4, the North
Central District Teachers’ Association
met In Raleigh. "Public Schools—
A Public Necessity" was the conven
tion theme.
Dr. Thomas H. Briggs, prominent
author in education, ot Columbia Uni
versity, was one of the principal
speakers for the general sessions.
Friday afternoon, at one of the de
partmental meetings, the Association
of Latin Teachers, the dranmtb.ation
of Horace's ‘‘the Bore" was given by
the following Mcj-odilh Colle^io stu
dents, Margaret Tilglmian, Nancye
Vlccelllo, Inez Poe, Katy Snnis, and
Norma Rose.
Heads Convention
Gunk NmvsojiK
Little Theatre to Sponsor
Freshman Ploy on Nov. 11
The Little Theatre will make its
initial bow for the season of 1933-1934
by sponsoring the Freshman play,
"Spreading the News,” a one-act farc
ical comedy by Lady Gregory, to be
given Saturday evening, November 11.
"Spreading the News” has been one
of the most popular plays In the
repertory of the players of the Abbey
Theatre; and, conseciuently, repre
sents part of the aim and achieve
ment of the Irish theatre movement.
Lady Gregory wrote It to put beside
some highly poetic dramas which
were playing at the time. It Is, there
fore, realistic In setting and comic
or farcical In treatment. This play
was Hrst produced during the Christ
mas season of 1004, and since that
time Its reputation has travelecl
farther than that of many more am
bitious plays of the time.
Miss Ethel English, who was large
ly responsible for the splendid suc
cess of the freshman play for the last
two years. Is coaching this year's
production.
From tiie great number of fresh
men that tried out for the play, the
following cast was selected;
Bartley Fallon Margaret Tyson
Mrs. Fallon Kate Covington
Jack Smith Catherine Martin
Shawn Early Huth Prlvott
Tim Casey Dorothy Drown
James Ryan Frances ISbbs
Mrs. I’arpey Susie Saunders
Mrs. Tully Olive Dame
Jo Muldoon Catherine Dockery
Magistrate Frances Bass
ORIGIN OF MEREDITH STUNT NIGHT
FOUND IN ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
By Lii.uan Puirj.ii’K
Stunt night was first held in 1913.
As at present, It was sponsored by
the Athletic Association. To Mrs.
William McCurray, Black Mountain,
N. C. (neo Berte Brown, ex-’l6) is
given the credit of being the origina
tor.
At thut time the “gym” classes prc-
sented stunts. It was largely an ln\-
promptu sort of alfair, full of spon
taneity and freshness. The dlfCcrnat
classes were called on and each class
presented gymnastic stunts.
The following year the atuntK
weren’t really original. Thoy wore
humorous skits.
Froni then on the stunts dovoloped
by adding competition and attempt
ing to keep them more secrct.
In the fall of 1923, the class rivalry
was even greater. At old MfiredJth,
the girls were In closer contact than
here. The classes tried to keep their
stunts secret. 'By this time, th.>
classes had even gone so far as to
steal tho stunts. This occurred par-
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PROF. SPELMAN TO PRESENT
FIRST RECITAL TONIGHT
Head of Department of Music
Give Second of Faculty
Recitals for Year
to
Gives Recital
PllOFKSSOIl LKSUB P. Sl’ELMAN
Tonight, at'8:15 o’clock, In the col
lege auditorium, an organ recital will
be given by Professor Leslie P. Spel-
man, head of the Music Department.
This will be the second in the 1933-
34 series of concerts by members of
the music faculty.
Professor Spelman will give the fol
lowing program:
Psalm XIX, Marcello; Good News
from Heaven the Angels Bring,
Pachelbel; Soeur Monique, Couperin;
Final from First Sonata, Guilmant.
Four Choral Preludes, Brahms.
A Young Girl in the Wind, Marsh;
Rhapsodie Catalane, Bonnet.
Two of the above numbers were
used by Prof. Spelman this summer
in his Chicago recital before the con
vention of the National Association of
Organists.
A Year Ago
The ,luiilur Class >v»ii the iiifuiit
>'lyht cup with tlieir stunt
Words.”
Professor iSpelnian i^nvc his first
rcvltal of the you* on ^itfoiiTIuy,
Odoher 17.
The X. t'. 0. P. A. Convention
Mils held nt. Wiikc Forest during'
tlie vcck-end of October
'I’he llrst (jdltioH oti “The Acorn”
Avas diNtrlbuted on October
Tho ]). S. U. Conference met nt
CIniiiel IIIII on the >rook-cnd »t'
November 4-6.
A Serious Mistake!
When Mary Chandler got off the
bus upon returning to Meredith after
spending tho week-end of October 21
in Durham, she thought that she had
her own bag, but she soon discovered
that the bus driver had given her
someone else's bag. The girls in her
suite finally persuaded her to open
the bag to see if she could find any
thing that would give her a cluo as
to the owner. What she found was
a bottle of “booze” and some "True
Story” Magazines—not exactly the
sort of thing a Meredith girl is ex
pected to bring back after a week
end!
President of W. A. A.
SSWflP:
RUTII McCoUUKY
State 6. S. U. Convention Is
Held at Campbell College
The annual North Carolina B. S. U.
Conference was held last week-end,
October 27-29 at Campbell College in
Buie’s Creek. The theme of the Con
ference was “Christ Liveth in Me.”
Many State and Southern leaders
\yere present, Mr, Perry Morgan, Rev.
Charles Howard, Misses Lucille
Knight, Winnie Rlckett, Cleo Mitchell,
Mabel Starnes, Secretary M. A. Hug
gins, Dr. W. L. Poteat, Rev. F. C.
Feezoi-, and Rev. E. Norfleet Gardner,
were some of the State speakers.
Dr; Louie D. Newton was the chief
speaker on Friday evening.
Dr. Frank K. Poole, of Furman Uni
versity, gave two messages Sunday
bringing the theme—“Christ Liveth in
Me” and ‘‘Christ in Me the Hope and
Glory,” to a fitting climax.
At each session Dr. S. D. Gordon,
who is now residing in Winston-
Salem, N. C., gave one of his “Quiet
Talks.”
The Campbell B. S. U. acted as
host.
Mr. George Noel, Jr., a Senior at
Wake Forest, was elected President
of the State B. S. U. for the coming
year. Miss Frances Calloway of
Meredith was elected as one of tho
vice presidents. Other officers elected
were; Riba Mae Hill, ot W. C. of
U. N. C.; Inez Willoughby, Chowan;
Varee Harden, Mara Hill; and, Tyler
Dunn, Canjpbell College, vice presi
dents; Aline Elam, Wingate, secre
tary; J. D. Williams, of Wake Forest,
associate secretary; Dorothy Wash-
biirn, Bolling Springs, reporter.
CLASS OF '34 WINS
STUNT NIGHT CUP
FOR THIRD YEAR
Freshman Closs is Awarded Second
Place in Annual linter-cfass
Contest
'I’he class of '34 has surpassed all
expectations by winning the stunt night
cup for the third time In succession.
This makes the cup a permanent pos
session of the senior class. The fresh
man class ran them a close race, but
lost llrst place by a 3 to 2 vote.
The winning stunt was In the form
of a satire on the famous Meredith
crook. Miss Alma Meredith, wealthy
heiress, married Mr. Watt A. Class, Sr.,
famous detective, for protection against
The Crook, who had threatened to kid
nap her. Mr. Class won the crook to
his cause by helping him after an acci
dent in the Meredith rye field. They
track the two followers of the crook.
Watchful Lee and Drink Hard Gin,
to the wharf and arrest them. Then
Mr. and Mrs. Class go on a well-earned
vacation with Master Class, a new
arrival.
Any one nt all familiar with Meredith
traditions recognized the allusion to
the crook,—for instance, the reference
to the crook’s hiding in the rye field
and his subsequent operations. The
closing line, "You’ll always be the queen
of my heart, Alma,” is certainly fa
miliar to all Meredith friends. The
beauty of setting and costumes added a
great deal to the attractiveness of the
senior atunt.
The freshman play, winning second
place, was called “What Do Yon
Think?” It told the story of an aunt
who was so busy reading Ballyhoo that
she didn’t hear her nephew tell her he
was going out. The Chinese cook came
in brandishing a butcher knife, and
auntie shrieked bloody murder. Every
one at once presumed that nephew had
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Meredith Alumnae Council
Holds Annual Session Here
The third annual Alumnae Coun
cil met Saturday. November 4, at two-
thirty o’clock at Meredith College.
The president of the General Alumnae
Association, Mrs. Krufist Leggett, of
Scotland Neck, presided. Dr. Brew
er opened the meeting with a wel
come and the devotional. Tho main
speaker for the occasion was Dr.
Julia H. Harris, the head of the Eng
lish department, who gave an inspira
tional talk.
The visitors, including members
from all of the organized chapters
in the state, were guests of the col
lege.
DR. VANN TELLS INTERESTING
STORY OF MEREDITH’S FIRST DAYS
By Notf.MA Rosi';
Perhaps there is no better known
or more beloved character In the his
tory of Meredith than Dr. R. T. Vann,
who for fifteen years was president
of the college. Dr. Vann speaks with
interest of his days at Meredith and
recounts many amusing and interest
ing incidents from the days when the
college was young,
When the college first opened in
1S99, :the Building had not been
completed and the girls were obliged
to make use of planks for seats in
the classrooms. Because of the crowd
thut overran the college tlie first
year, as many as four girls often
roomed together. Dr. Vann stales
that when the college opened there
were girls to enter who had post
poned their college education for sev
eral years in order to attend Mere
dith. Tho second year more build
ings were added to the college and
accommodations were better.
Dr. Vann gives an interesting ac
count of the first prominent speaker
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