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g|MEREliitH COLLEGE, RALEIGH, N. G., OCTOBER 3, 1936
Nximber 1
E. N^ Gh^Mn e r Sp eaks
Thtrty-eighih Formal Oi>0tmg
'A
Dean of Women
Friendship's Golden Opportunity
Subject of Address by
Minister
STUDENTS WELCOMED BY
VARipUS RALEIGH CHURCHES
Meredith Coiiege‘^/'tt«ld;'its formal
openinslTbursday'Dlgtit, September 17,
in 1^6'college^ audUoriupi, with Rev.
E. N., Gardner,-pastor Of Duhh Bap-
tlsttj Church,, dellyering the address.
Follbwtcg the invMation by Dr. E.
McNeill Pqteat, Jr., a , welcome was
extended to Meredith students by
representati ves of the various churches,
Dr. Tucker speaking for the First
Baptist Church; Mr. Mooneyham for
tbe Tabernacle; Dr. Poteat for Pullen
Memorial; Rev. Childress for Johnson
Memorial; and Carl Voss for the
United Church. The trustees were
represented by pr. Rufus Hunter,
president of-ttae board. Mr. Alden.
professor of' vibHn,’ provided special
music, being accompanied at the plauo
by Mrs. Alden.
Rev. Gardner chose as his subject
“Friendship’s Golden Cpportunitles.”
"Find friends' for encouragement and
Inspiration,” 'he exhorted. “College
)jrovi(les fertile soil for' the sowin
of friendships;, lie ready to. .receive
‘'the seed. The. m^kiugyOf friends is.a
life, process," he continued, “requiring
mure than a year or two and demand
ing constant repair.. Moreover, cultiva
lion is as Important in the matter as
sowing. One must always be willing to
give time; he must always be recep
tive." But the surrender of-one’s
self, declared Rev. Gardner, is recom
pensed with . a... number of benefits:
help in solving p^obl^ms; aid in under
standing onefs self;, and guidance. In
the discovery of. truth. . The. speaker
concluded his remarks by quotin
“Henceforth. ,1. call, you , no more
servants, but I call, you, friends."
OFFICERS OF THE CHOIR
ELECTED FOR THIS YEAR
At a business meeting of the Choir
on Thursday, September 24, the fol
lowing officers.were elected:.President
Louise Daniel of Seaboard; Vice
President, Rachel Leonard of Harbin
Manchuria; Secretary, Margaret Lanter
of Wallace; and Treasurer, Dorothy
Lowdermilk of Valdese. Mr. Sp0lman
head of the Music Department, ;is
director,,of the Choir.
Fr^y .the large number of tryouts
seveiny-two have i)een accepted tenta
tlvely. Since this,, number must be
reduced to sixty-four, the limited num
ber, eliminations will be niade ac
cording to the number of unexcused
absences.
Interesting plans are being made for
the Choir this year, and it is hoped
that a number of out-of-town appear
ances will be made.
\1EW STUDENTS RUSHED
BY LITERARY SOCIETIES
stros and Phis Provide Varied
Forms of . Entertainment
Meredith’s postponed opening set the
Aetrbtelctoh and;'Philaretian literary
societies off .to an early and crowded
ru.shing^' B^on. : Siie Brewer, pres
ident of ; the Astros, . and Catherine
Canady, president of the Phis, have
been in the throes of preparation to
ward Decision Day for the past two
weeks.
On Tuesday night, September. 29,
each of the societies entertained the
new girls with programs, given, in their
respective halt£ The Astro program
was presented in the form of a dream,
with a combined fashion show and
presentation of society talent. Fol
lowing this, at 9:30, the Phis gave a
burlesque' pantomine of Stephen Lea
cock's "Gertrude. The Governess.”
Last Sunday, the new students wore
Phi bouquets tied with the society
colors, lavender ^nd white. During
the week the Ast^B..g^ve hamburgers
and chewing gum j^Uh the tag “Chews
up with us and gum be an Astro.”
The Phis gave doughnuts with slips
of paper declaring, “We'll doughnuts
if you don't be a Phi.”
Friday night the two societies held
their parade in the court—the Astros
having a candle light service and the
Phis having' their traditional Hre-
works. Saturday chapel marks the
end of uncertainty and .the societies
draw their boastings and entreaties to
a close. Saturday ni^ht the new. girls
bedome full fledged members through
Astro initiation and Phi installation.
Eight New Faculty Members
Take Up Duties At Meredith
NEW STUDENTS INSTRUCTED
IN RULES OF HANDBOOK
Ruby Barrett, President of Stu
dent Body, in Charge of
Course
MISS MARY SUSAN STEELE
Miss Lois Byrd Heads
College News Bureau
A news bureau has been established
at Meredith College under the super-
vlBlon of Miss Lois Byrd of Lilllng-
ton. The purpose of the bureau is
to furnish the public with interesting
news information about Meredith.
FACULTY MEMBERS ENJOY
INTERESTING VACATIONS
Graduate «Work and Travel
Abroad Include Varied
Experiences
. Various.- Meredith College faculty
members formed a rather large dele
gation to graduate schools alt. over
,(he country this past, summer. There
they took worl^ .toward higher degrees.
Others .were representatives at many
points abroad or. in the United States,
where they enjoyed vacations of travel.
Among those studying at various
schools and universities were: Miss
Forg^, at CQlumbia..rjiiverslty; Miss
Mae Grimmer, at North Carolina State
College; Dr. Julia Harris, at Cornell;
Dr. Mary Lynch Johnson at Cornell;
,Mip^ Jennie Hanyoi), at Pennsylvania
State; Miss Mary James Spruill, at
the University of Maine; Miss Alice
Keitii, at the University of North
Carolina; Miss Carolyn Wray, at the
University of North Carolina; aiid Miss
Mae Crawford in New York City. •
Those! who traveled ratiier' exten
sively this summer saw ntany points
of interest. ' Dr. Helen Price toured
the United’ States,' spending most of
vhe summer in California. Miss Annie
Lee White visited friends in Panama.
Miss Catherine Allen spent the' sum
mer abroad. While on the Continent
she attended the International meeting
of. the Al A. U. W., in Poland. Miss
Elizabeth Boomhour also traveled
abroad, spending most of ttie summer
’in England and Ireland, .where she
visited friends.
Many other members of the faculty
made short trips to points of Interest
near at hand. However, most of the
rest of our teachers held positions
in summer schools scattered through
out the state.
Forty-one Meredith Graduates
Hold Teaching Positions
Last year's Meredith College
graduates have become this year’s
North Carolina teachers, according to
Che report of the Meredith Education
Department as to' teaching positions
already obtained by the class of '36
for the year'1936-37.
The forty-one '36 graduates who
have officially notified the college as
having schools are: Mildred Eaton,
Burlington; Nina Binder, Wlnecoff;
Dorothy Dockery, Flat Rock School,
near Mt. Airy; Helen Melton, Hurdle
Mills School, near Roxboro; Susan
Emma Sloan, School for Deaf, Mor-
ganton; Eleanor Andrews, Meadow
School in Johnston County; Mary Ann
;3rewer, St. Pauls; Beverly Davis,
Jacksonville; Minnie Ruth McNeill,
Ronda High School; Ruth Morgan,
Farmville; Elizabeth Rodwell, Barnea-
:/ille; Helen RufUn, Kinston; Mary
Roselle Sears, Allensville; Christine
Adams, Fairmont; Blanche Buffaloe,
Selma; Dorothy Crutchfield, Wood
land; Dorothy Finlator, Mayock;
Bertha Futrelle, Franklinton; Mar
garet Knowles,- Burgaw; . Hilda Wil-
■iams, Waco; ^Mary Chandler, Lilling-
ton; Maber Eakes, Berea; Ida Fuller,
Weeksvllle; Sonora Bland, Woodland;
Henrietta Castlebury, Chinquapin;
Elizabeth- Jacobs, Lexington; Helen
Frances Parker, Garner; Luclle Parker,
Selma: Lucy Mae Perry, - Mountain
Park; Margie Stallings, Bonlee; Flos
sie Whitley, Finis High School, Clyde,
N. C.; Helen Rivers, Vanceboro; Katy
Sams, Marshall; Melba GaBkins, Went
worth; Ida Leane Warren, Creswell;
Janie Allgood, Bethel Hill; Ina Mae
Byrd, Fuquay Springs; Frances Mor-
I’is, Marshville; Frances Galloway,
L.andis; Esther Mae Lanier, Mountain
Park; and Alma Reid, Mt. Airy. Three
of 1935 graduates also have positions
—Mary Creath, Norllha; Grace Rob:
bins, New Bern; and Fanny Bailey,
Kinston.
' Complete Information will be given
at a later, date.about other positions
taken, both teaching and otherwise.
(News Bureau, Meredith College)
Members of the student government
council at Meredith College have been
busy this week giving instructions in
the rules of the college to tlra new
students. New freshmen, numbering
169, 5 new sophomores, and 17 new
juniors, have been going to class night
ly studying the. college .handbook and
an examination was given them Fri
day evening.
Miss Ruby Barrett, of Laurlnburg,
president of the student government
association, has been in charge of the
course, meeting the 191 new students
jointly Monday evening in the college
auditorium when she directed them to
small groups, each taught by a mem
ber of the student council for the re
mainder of the week of special study,
Opportunity has been given for the
newcomers to ask questions about
rules and privileges and among the
requirements listed was to write the
Alma Mater and other college songs
Students who failed to pa^s the ex
amination Friday evening will con
tinue the study until they show a
satisfactory knowledge of the material
covered.
INSTITUTE MUSIC TEACHERS
TO BE HELD HERE OCTOBER 9
Miss Grace Moore, of Woman’s
College Will Preside Over
Program
New Practice Organ
Nearing Completion
From the Music' Department comes
the news that a new practice organ is
nearing completion. When finished,
the department will consist of two
practice organs, the large organ in
the auditorium, and the pedal piano.
Mr. Sp'elman states that the class lu
organ this year is larger than it has
been for several years past. '
i/llss Steele Replaces Miss Rig
gers as Woman’s Dean
H. HENDERSON HEADS
PSYCHOLOGY DEPARTMENT
An Institute of Public School Music
Teachers for this district will be held
at Meredith College Friday, October 9
This meeting is being arranged by Mias
iHattle Parrott of the State Depart
ment of Public Instruction.
Miss Grace Van Dyke Moore, head
of the Public School Music Department
at the Woman’s College of the Uni
versity of North Carolina will preside
over the program and assisting her
are Miss Parrott, and Miss Ragna Ot
tersen, head of the Public School
Music Department of Merd’dith College
The program is as follows:
3:30-4:00. Registration and Open
ing.
4:00-5:00. Song Clinic,
5:00-6:80. Teaching of Music Form.
5:30-6:00. Type Lesson.
Recess for dinner.
7:00-7:30. Making Friends with
Orchestral Instruments.
7:30-8:00. Type Lesson.
8:00-8:30, Intregating Music Ap
preciation in Your Dally Program.-
8:30-9:00. Song Clinic or Open Dis
cussion.
Last year three District Music In
stitutes were held and this year there
are six. The first meeting was at the
Asheville Normal School in Asheville
on September 26; the others are to be
at: the Woman’s College, Greensboro,
October 3; Eastern Carolina Teachers
College, Greenville, October 10; Flora
Macdonald, Red Springs, October 17;
and Davidson College, Davidson,
October 24. The same program will
be given at each conference.
All teachers of Music Appreciation,
graded school, high school and public
school music teachers. Or anyone In
terested in music or conducting musl
.?al training In schools are invited.
New faculty members at Meredith
number eight, including those who are
replacing others, as well as those who
head new positions on the campus.
Miss Mary Steele of Wagram, N. C.,
will serve as the new dean of women,
cplacing Miss Caroline Biggers, who
eslgned tO: become dean of women
\t Mars Hill Junior College. Miss
Steele, who was graduated from Mere-
iilth College with the class of 1913,
was head of the English department
here from 1918 to 1922. She did
graduate work at Cornell where she
received her Ph.D. degree in 1934.
At Judson College in Marlon, Alabama,
she filled a professorship in English
Trom 1925 to 1935, and she served as
academic dean from 1932 on. Miss
Steele comes to Meredith after a year’s
leave of absence from Judson.
Coming to Meredith from a varied
and extensive teaching experience, Mr.
Henderson of Greenville, S. C., has been
selected to fill the professorship in.
philosophy and psychology, vacated by
Dr. Florence Hoagland. Mr. Hender
son received his B.A. and M.A. degrees'
in 1915 and 1916 from Furman Uni-,
versity. He held the Saga Fellowship .-
at Cornell in philosophy in 1921-22 and
later the Austin scholarship at Har
vard University, where he was instruc
tor for a year.
Miss Mildred Kichline, daughter of'
Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Kichline, of Ra
leigh, has been selected as religious
secretary at Meredith for the coming
year.' Aftr graduating from Meredith
with the class of 1931, she was for
three years associated with Mr. L. L.
Morgan and Mr. Perry Morgan in Sun
day school field work. She attended
"he Woman's Missionary Union Train
ing School at Louisville, Kentucky,'
last year and has been- an assistant in
the state office of the Woman's Mis
sionary Union in Raleigh this summer.
Miss Kichline succeeds Miss Mar
guerite Mason, who was married to Dr.
Bruce Wilkins of Durham this sum
mer, as religious secretary.
Mr. Edgar H. Alden of Warren,,
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Opening of School Delayed
By Repairs to Building
In order to complete the improve-,
ments being made on the campus the
college officials were compelled to post
pone the opening date of the fall session
one week. The contractors who con
structed the buildings' In 1925 went
into bankruptcy and negotiations with
the insurance company behind the con
tractors had been In progress for some
time. The Insurance company agreed,
to pay half the expenses ot new floor
ing to replace the unsatisfactory con
crete if the college would pay the
other half.
For two weeks there were fifteen men
working until eleven o'clock at night
to lay the red and black tiling of
asphalt composition in the corridors
of the dormitories and in the Ad
ministration Building.
Other Improvements made on the
campus are the new porch, between
Jones Hall and the Administration
Building and the screened porch on
the “B-Hlve"; also, the offices of Miss
Steele, the Dean of Women, were
renovated.