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DR. POTEAT
THE TWIG
DR. POTEAT
Volume XIV
MEREDITH COLLEGE, RALEIGH, N. C., FEBRUARY], 1085
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Dr. Poteat to Lead Week of
Deeper Spiritual Thinking
''Spiritual Interpretation of Mod
ern Life” to Be Theme
of Week
SERIES OF MEETINGS TO
BE SPONSORED BY B. S. U.
Dr. E. McNeill Poteat, Jr., pastor of
the Pullen Memorial Baptist Church,
of Raleigh will lead the Week of Deei>cr
Spiritual Thinking, which begins Feb
ruary 3 and continues through the
10th. The series of talks will begin
at the vesper service Sunday night.
After that, Dr. Poteat wilt speak
at chapel every morning and at C:45
each evening. He will be on the cam
pus several afternoons during the week
for conferences. At 5 o'clock In the
afternoon Open Forums will be held
in the Rotunda.
Wheu asked in a recent Interview as
to his theme for the week of Deeper
Spiritual Thinking, Dr. Poteat stated
that his theme would be the spiritual
interpretation of our modern life—of
social, personal, and moral life, taking
a different phase of his main subject for
each day’s lecture. He further stated
that he would continue what he plans to
do during the week in his talk on Sun
day night.
Dr. Poteat, noted iis a speaker and
well-known as a pastor, is interested
in the youth of today and has been
acclaimed as a popular favorite among
students over the entire southland.
During the six years that he has been
a Raleigh pastor, he has been a visitor
on the campus of many of the leading
colleges. He is always a favorite
speaker at Meredith. Just off the press
Is his new book, Jcsuh and the Liberal
Mhui, which is arousing much favor
able criticism.
The Week of Deeper Spiritual Think
ing is sponsored annually by the B. S. U.
Last year Mr. Frank K. Poole, professor
of religion at Furman University led
the meeting.
CONCERT TO BE GIVEN AT
PEACE COLLEGE FEBRUARY 4
Joseph Wilkins and Marie Maher
Give Concert Sponsored By
Peace and Meredith
Joseph Wllkhis, tenor, and Marie
Maher, soprano, will give a concert at
Peace College. Monday evening, Feb
ruary 4th. Peace Institute Is joining
Meredith in giving a series of artist
concerts. This will be the second of the
coursc.
Mr. Wilkins and Miss I\Uiher, who,
in private life, is Mrs. W'ilkins, have
recently returned I'rom several years'
study in Munich, wliere they specialized
in lelder singing. They have made
many concert appearances In this coun
try, and hud leading parts in the pro
duction of Ji/o.s-sowi Time.
The program is as I'ollows:
Wer nie seln Brod mit Thranen ass
Schubert
Sprache dev Liobe Schubert
Du bist die Ruh Schubert
Ungeduld Schubert
Mr. Wilkins
Gretchen am Spinnrade Schubert
Heiden-Roslein Schubert
Die Mainacht Brahms
Vergebllches Standchen Brahms
Miss Maher
INTERMISSION
O Paradis Meyerbeer (L’Africaine)
Mr. Wilkins
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Du. E. McNru.i. Poteat, Jk.
MEREDITH SELECTED ONE OF
LEADING BAPTIST COLLEGES
Yale School of Divinity Selects
Outstanding Colleges of
South
Recently Meredith College has been
selected as one of the ten leading South
ern Baptist Colleges, which are being
studied by the Department of Religious
Education of the Divinity School of Yale
University. Miss Marguerite Mason
received a letter asking for a full
account of the religious life of Meredith
College, its philosophy, and its ob
jectives.
Dr. Vernon P. Bodein and Dr. Shedd
of the Divinity School are making the
study. Their purpose in getting “an
objective description of the different
agencies, forces, or influences which
contribute to the religious life of the
college today" is to get "somewhat of
an insight into the possible future of
religion in higher education."
Miss Mason is making a report of the
work of the B. S. U. Council and the
five unit organizations. Dr. L. E. M.
Freeman, head of the religion depart
ment, is reporting the religions life of
the campus from the academic view
point.
DUKE ORGANIST PRESENTS
VARIED PROGRAM JANUARY 28
Concert in 34-35 College Series
Given By Edward H. Broadhead
in Auditorium
An audience that made up in enthu
siasm what it lacked in numbers heard
the organ recital given by Edward Hall
Broadhead in the college auditorium,
Monday night January 28. The concert
of Mr. Broadhead, organist of Duke
University, is one of the guest concerts
to be presented In the 1934 and 1935
series.
The program of tiie young artist was
characterized by brilliance and variety
of tone and coloring. It included;
PROGRAM
Prelude and Fugue in D Major.. Bach
Prelude Fugue and Variation -Franck
L’Organo Primltlvo Yon
Cycle of Eight Short Pieces-.Karg-Elert
(1) Introitus (2) Gagllarda, (3)
Melodla monastica, (4) Aria semplice,
(7) Toccatina, (8) Corale.
Chant De May Jongen
Allegro from the Second Symphony
Vierne
Mr. Broadhead has studied at Denison
University. He is a pupil of Kraft In
Cleveland, Ohio.
RALEIGH MUSIC FESTIVAL TO
BE HELD FEBRUARY 11-13
Plans are now underway for the'
music festival which Is to be held in
cooperation with the North Carolina
Symphony Orchestra in Raleigh on
February 11, 12, and 13. The sym
phony orchestra is making its head
quarters in Raleigh for a month, and
has already presented several programs.
Mr. Lamar Stringfleld, who won the
Pulitzer Prize for his composition,
‘‘Prom the Soutliern Mountains," is
the conductor of the N. C. Symphony
orchestra.
Guest artists have been invited to
appear with the symphony orchestra
during Hio three days of the music festi
val. “Season tickets" for the series of
five concerts which are being planned
are to be put on sale by the committee
of the Raleigh Music Festival.
Thomas A. Avera, of Rocky
Mount, Founders’ Day Speaker
Mr. TtiOMAS A. Aveiia
DR. KOO, OF SHANGHAI, SPEAKS
TO STUDENTS IN CHAPEL
Chinese Lecturer Makes Address
On Trends in International
Student Affairs
Dr. T. Z. Koo of Shanghai, China,
vice president of the World’s Christian
Student Federation spoke to the Stu
dent Body on Tuesday, January 29, at
the chapel period. Dr. Koo, who spent
three days of this week on the N. C.
State Campus under the auspices of the
Y. M. C. A. has spoken at Meredith be
fore and was welcomed back with
enthusiasm on the part of the students.
Dr. Koo is a noted lecturer In colleges,
universities, and civic clubs of the
United States. A graduate of St. John's
University of Shanghai, he has become
an authority on international aiTairs,
a well-known lecturer, and an accom
plished musician.
Dr, Koo, speaking during the Mere
dith chapel hour, declared: “We are act
ually seeing today u new heaven and a
new earth created." Evidences of this,
he said, are to be noted in the struggle
in the world today over nationalism and
Internationalism in government, in dif
ference and concern in economic affairs,
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Meredith Has Made Steady Progress
By BRUCE TILLEY
One hundred years ago the Baptist
State Convention appointed a commit
tee to report on the ad visibility of estab
lishing an institution in North Caro
lina for young women. This was the
(irst step toward the founding of Mere
dith College, a member of the Southern
Association of University Women and
the Association of American Univer
sities.
Neither the committee’s report in
1835 or Thomas Mei’edlth’s suggestion
in 183S had any definite results until
1888 when, at a convention meeting in
Greensboro, another Committee was ap
pointed to investigate the matter. Fin
ally, in 1891, a charter was received
from the Legislature.
Beginning as the Baptist Female
University, the institute, built on the
Pullen property in the heart of Ra
leigh, was opened in 1899 with Mr. J. C,
Blaslngame as president. In 1905 It
becanio the Baptist University for Wo
men. The institution’s present name,
Meredith College, was suggested by Dr.
R. T. Vann, president from 1900-15, In
honor of Thomas Meredith, Dr. Vann
was succeeded as president In June,
1915, by Dr. Charles E. Brewer.
Including in 1914 three years of high
school work, the classes were gradually
decreased until in 1917-18 the Acadenty
was abolished and Meredith became a
college only—a college which became a
member of the Southern Association
of Colleges in 1021, a member of the
American Association of University
Women in 1923 and was recognized by
the Association of American Universi
ties in 1928.
With the organization of the Astro-
tekton and Philaretian literary socie
ties and the glee club extra curricular
activities began the year the college was
founded. In 1904 the annual was pub
lished for the first, time, followed two
years later by the .-IconJ. Tiiii Twici
made its ilrst appearance in 1921. The
Y. W. C. A., organized In 1902, was re
placed in 1927 by the Baptist Student
Union.
Meredith was moved to a new site
January (i, 1926. The new buildings
were named in honor of the college
founders—Vann Hall for the former
president. Faircloth Hall for Judge Fair-
cloth who gave the money for the build
ing by the same name at old Meredith,
Jones Hall for Mr, W. N. Jones who was
for many years president of the Board of
Trustees, Johnson Hall for the editor
of the }}lhllcal Jt'ecorder, and Strlng-
neld Hall for Mr. 0. L. Strlngfield. a
Baptist minister active In founding the
college and In Temperance Leasuo
work.
“Meredith College and Christian
Education” Subject of
Address
ALUMNAE BROADCAST AND
S. G. GIVES RECEPTION
“Meredith College - and Christian
Education” was the subject of the ad
dress given Friday morning, February
1, by Mr. Thomas A. Avera of Rocky
Mount, in honor of the founders of
Meredith College. Other features of
the morning program were the reading
of a large number of messages from
the alumnae, and several selections
from the college choir.
ItroiMloist. HiMl ItecciiHoii 4o lt« Given
This afternoon the annual alumnae
broadcast, under the direction of Mrs.
Ernest Leggett of Scotland Neck, presi
dent of the Alumnae Association, will
be given. The Meredith Glee Club will
share the program.
During the latter part of the after
noon, tea will be served in the college
parlors for the visitors.
Founder’s Day will be brought to a
close with a formal reception sponsoi'ed
by the Student Government. The recep
tion will be held In the library and in
the society halls.
IHscusscs History oJ SfcrciUUi
Mr. Avera, who is a prominent at
torney and a trustee of Meredith, opened
his address by discussing briefly the
history of the college. “As early as
1S35,’’ he said, “a committee consisting
of Armstrong, Meredith, and Merritt,
was appointed by the Baptist Conven
tion and this committee reported at the
following session advising against the
enterprise.
“In 1S3S, Thomas Meredith, after
carrying this objective close to his heart
for throe years, reported at length,
strongly favoring a school for girls. In
spite of the eloquence and influence of
so great a leader as Meredith, the con
ditions of that hour were so desperate
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DR. HAIDWICK ADDRESSES
STUDENTS IN CHAPEL
Traveling Y, M. C. A. Secretary
Challenges Students to
Be Honest
1->V, l-laidwicic, traveling Y, M. C. A.
secretary, brought two vital questions
to iho minds of the Meredith students
ill his address at chapel nn .Tanuary 25.
The most profound question that
faciiK the college student is, lie says.
"Am I becoming an honost person?”
Honesty is more important than any
Uind of success—educational, social,
or economic, and one can not be too
conscientious about his honesty, You
can not build on a lie, because honesty
holds all structures together.
The second question was "Do 1 have
courage to live my own life?’’ Do not
turn yourself into a robot or mechanical
man, but think for yourself—oven after
oonsidering the advico of others—take
off your mask and live your own life,
so you will not have to apologize for
it at seventy or eighty.
Dr. Haldwick who has been giving
lectures on his conception of Christ to
students throughout the country, left
these two thoughts in the form of a
challenge.