mREDITH COLLEGE LISRAJ^r
RALEIGH, N. C.
STUNT
NOV. 14
TWIG
STUNT
NIGHT
NOV. 14
Volume XVII
MEREDITS COLLBaE, RALEIGH, N. C., OCTOBER 31, 1936
Number 3
Ruby Barrett, of Lauritiburg,
Elected Mis s' Meredith
Beauty, inteliect, Popularity, Ath
letic Abiiity.and Style
Honored
MARY J. McMILLAN. KATE
COVINGTON MdSTORIGINiDiL
with , HttIe^oiv’’tlie, coafilct, >rhkh
uBuall7.cb'ar&ct«ffzea..tiie.vohDg 4)f tti'e
senior cicus, the 1&36'37 superlitlreW
were chosen^ at , a meeting 'on Oc
tober 22.>i-
Ruby^.Bafrett, oic Laiirtnburg, presi-
dent ot'tthe student body, 'WRS 'UnaQl*
uiously elected Miss Meredith. Ruby
-bas been a compuB leader all oC her
four years bere, having been president
of her class last year. ' She is also a
member of Who's Wfto On CoUcge
Campusesi
Annabel HoHbwell of Elizabeth-City,
was elected moat intellectual, while
Ruth Saunders of Reidsville was elect
ed wittiest. The class choae Margaret
Kramer, of Elizabeth City, most versa
tile, Katherine Malloy of Yanceyvillie,
most stylish, Matallne Nye, of Lnm-
borton, cutest; Frances Pittman, of
Kinston, most popular; Catherine Can-
aday, also of Kinston, most beautiful;
and Martha Messenger of Port Wash
ington, L. I., most athletic. Kate Cov
ington of Cheraw, S. C., and Mary
Johnson McMillan, of Thoraasville,
share honors - as most original, while
Margaret Andrews of Raleigh was
elected the best all-round ' town stu-
dent.
A full page of the 1936-37 Oak Leaves
will be devoted to the pictures of each
of these superlatives.
The meeting at which these were
selected was presided over by Fran-
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EXTENSIVE PREPARATIONS
BEING MADE FOR STUNT DAY
Afternoon Activities Include Stu
dent Alumnae Contests in
Various Sports
With Stunt Day Just two weelts dis
tant there la a great deal being done
in preparation for both the afternoon
and night activities. Students are
not rec[uired to remain on tbe cam
pus for the afternoon exerciaes. but
the class having the largest number
of girls to stay will have a special
section Stunt Night In which to alt
with their guests.
The Palio consisting of a “parade
on the drive of the students of each
class will be the flrst thing on the
afternoon program. Following the
Palio, Studeut-Alumnae contests in va
rious isports, Including volley.ball, bas
ket ball, aod tea.ois will be held; There
will also be a ralay . bicycle race held
on the drive and a “fake” horse race
Itarticipated in by representatives from
each class. . Mrs. Sorrell and Kath
erine Liles are to be in charge of the
Alumnae sports. An impromptu stunt
by the Alumnae 'wlll be given late in
the afternoon, followed by .the class
Bong contest on the steps of the Ad
ministration Building.
The basis for judging the winner of
the class stunts to be given the night
of November 14 will be originality,
presentation, and the abUlty to stay
within tbe time liinlt. ' The first Stunt
Night was held In 1913. Mrs. WIl*
Ham McOurray of Black Mountain,
N. 0., nee Bertie Brown, ex-lS, is
credited with being the originator of
the idea. A loving cup waa first given
to the winning class In 1918.
Miss Meredith
KUBT BARRETT
“TWIG” SPONSORING STRAW
VOTE ON CAMPUS PROBLEMS
Results of Vote to be Tabulated
and Submitted to Campus
Council
In an effort to bring to light the
attitude of the whole student body
about certain questions' of general In
terest, the Twio is this week sponsor
ing a straw vote on three of the more
discussed of these problems. The ques
tions which were chosen by the Twio
ataff, are: 1. Should there be a mem
ber-at-large elected from and by the
student body to the nominating com
mittee—a commltte which is now com
posed of the major officers, two faculty
members and one town girl represent
ative? 2. Should the president of the
Little Theatre be a major office or not?
That otilce is not now a major one.
3. Should the Meredith B. S. TJ. re
ceive a part ot the budget fee? For
merly that body did share in the
ten-dollar fee which supports the cam
pus organizations, but several years
ago the custom was discontinued at
the request of the B. S. U.
There la no object in conducting this
poll except to make the campus prob-
lem-conacious and to reflect student
opinion concerning these questions.
However the results will be tabulated
and referred to the campus council.
Student League of Women
Voters
The Urst meeting of the Student
League of Women Voters for this year
waa held Wednesday afternoon Oc-
tobef 14 in tbe Rotunda.
The program consisted of a humor
ous political skit written and present
ed by Kate Covington, Mary Faye Mc
Millan and Mary Johnson McMillan.
FOUR MEREDITH STUDENTS
ATTEND PRESS CONVENTION
Jim Mason Presides Over Well
Attended Charlotte
Meet
The North CaroliDa Collegiate Press
Association convened in Charlotte,
October 22, 23 and 24, with David-
!Bon College as host. Representing
lMej;edith were: Nancy Powell and
JwSry Faye McMillan, from the Acorn
staff; and Kate Mills Suiter and El
eanor Edwards from the T\vio staff.
W. Mason, president of N. 0.
C. P. A., presided over the conven
tion. Following thclr arrival Thurs
day afternoon, the delegates were en
tertained at an informal tea and re
ception In the Hotel Charlotte ball'
room, Friday morning at 9:30 o’clock
a general meeting of representatives
was held. Prom 10:00 until 11:00 the
delegates met in discussion groups,
wi,th editors of annuals hearing S. Her
bert Hitch;-editors of newspapers and
magazines, J. E. Dowd; and all busi
ness managers, A. M. Beck. At 1:00
guests were entertained at a luncheon
in the Chambers Building of David-
aon College. Mr, Jackaon, treasurer
of the college, spoke at this occasion.
Climaxing Friday’s program was the
banquet held in the Hotel Charlotte
ballroom. T^eggette Blythe, star re
porter for the Charlotte Observer, de
livered an address for this event. Sur
prising .and delighting the delegates,
Governor Johnson of South Carolina
also appeared at this occaaion and
spoke words of greeting to his audi
ence.
The activities of the convention were
closed Saturday morning with the final
business session In the Hotel Char
lotte ballroom, at which time mem
bers of the association accepted an in
vitation from High Point College to
convene there next spring.
300 Baptist Students Attend
Convention In Greensboro
125 STUDENTS ATTEND
B.T.U. STUDY COURSE
Classes Taught by Miss Johnson,
Mr. Henderson and Rev.
Morris
The study course sponsored by tbe
Baptist Training Union was held Oc
tober 26-30 in the college parlors.
The classes met each night at 6:45;
three books were taught. The
B. Y. p. V. J^anml taught by Miss
Lucille Johnson, registrar, was on
methods and organization; Training
In the Baptist Spirit, discussed by Rev.
Morris of Durham was a doctrinal
book; and Investments in Christian
LUHng, presented by Mr. Henderson,
head of the psychology department,
was a discussion dealing with atew-
ardship. ■
About 125 B, T. U. members took
the coui'se, which was followed by an
examination Friday night. Refresh
ments were served at the final meet
ing to all students, taking the course.
STRAW BALLOT
Oliefik four vote In the spu^ Indleated, tear out the ballot, and
drop It in tlie box outride the publieatlons office, Room 8, Donui
,tory A.
]; □ There shonld be a memb«r*at>large from the student body
elected to tJie nominating conmlttoe*
□ There should not be a memb«r-at>lnrge from Uie student body
eleeted to the noinlnatlng committee.
□ The presideney of the lilttle Theatre bboild be a majod
ofBce.
D The presidency ol the Little Theatre shonld not he a mikjoi'
office.
8. □ The SCeredtth B. S. U. should revive a part of tlie budget fee.
□ The Veredltli B. S. U. should notrecolve a part of the bndget
fee.
I Gives Recital |
Woodrow Hill of Boiling Springs
Elected President
MISS YIKGIIflA BRANCH
MISS VIRGINIA BRANCH TO
GIVE PIANO RECITAL
Recital to be Held November 6
and Will be the Second in
the Faculty Series
Miss Virginia Branch, pianist of
the Meredith College Department of
Music, will appear In tbe second of
the aeries of faculty recitals on Fri
day night, November 6 at 8 o’clock
in the college auditorium.
The program is aa follows:
Chromatic Fantasie in D Minor —
Bach,
Pastorale—Scarlatti.
Tamliourln—GoBsec-Garratt.
Nocture, Op. 15, No. 2—Chopin.
Ballade, G Minor—Chopin.
Theme for Left Hand Alone—Pirk-
hert.
Etude Op. 3C No, 15—Arensky.
I
Konzert paraphrase on Fledermaus
—StvausB-Gruufeld.
Miss Branch received her bachelor
of music degree at Meredith College
and has studied piano under Edwin
Hughes and Sascha Oorodnltskl of the
Julliard School of Music.
“THE WILL OF GOD”
IS CONFERENCE THEM&
Approximately 300 delegates attend-,
ed the annual statewide Baptist Stu
dent Union convention which was held’
at the First Baptist Church of Greens
boro last week-end with W, C. U. N. C.
as hostess. Of this number 25 were
representing Meredith. The meeting
will be..;held .at Appalachian Statef
Teachers College in Boone next year.=
“The Will of God” was the tbem,e
of the couference and each session was
presided over by A1 Martin of Wake
Forest who is the retiring president.
Woodrow Hill o£ Bolling Springs Jun
ior College was elected president for
the coming year.
The conventiou opened Friday night
with a devotional message, “Seeking
His Will" by Dr. P. C. Feezor of the
Tabernacle Baptist Church of Roleigh.
The main address of the evening was
made by Dr. Kyle M. Yates o£ the
Southern Theological Seminary. On
Saturday morning conferences on
B. S. U, Methods were held. These
were led by Mr. Zon Robinson, stu
dent secretary at Wake Forest, Miss
Mildred Klehllne, student secretary of
Meredith, Miss Matbel Starnes, State
B. T, U. secretary and Miss Cleo
Mitchell, W. C. U. N. C. Following
these discussions addresses were made
by Mr. M. A. Huggins, state secretary
of the Baptist Convention, and Dr.
O. T. Binkley, pastor, Chapel Hill Bap
tist church. On Saturday afternoon
a seminar period was led by Or. A. C.
Reid of Wake Forest, the Rev. Mr. J. 0.
Canipe of Boone, the Rev. Mr. E. N.
Gardner of Dunn, Dr, John Wayland,
Monroe, and Mr. Charles McConnell,
of the Union Theological Seminary,
New York City. There was also an
address by Mr. Perry Crouch, secre
tary of Christian Bducation of the
N. C. Convention. The social part ot
the convention consisted of open house
at the Baptist Student house at W. 0.
U. N. C. on Saturday afternoon, and
the International Banquet which was
held at the Masonic Temple on Sat
urday night. Miss Juliet Mather,
Soutl)wlde Y. W. A. secretary, was the
speaker. The following session in
cluded an address by Dr. Frank
Leavell, southwide secretary of Bap
tist Student Worki and a Pageant,
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FRESHMEN TO GIVE “THE
MAN IN THE BOWLER HAF’
The date of the freshman play,
which is sponsored by the Little
Theater group, has been announced
for November 10, at eight o’clock in
the college auditorium. Each year
the Little Theater sponsors a one-act
play presented by mem1)ers of the
freshman class early In the fall to dis
cover acting and staging abilities In
the new class. This year the selected
play is A. A. Milne’s "The Man in the
Bowler Hat,” Tryouts were held lor
the parts and tbe following cast has
been chosen.
Mary—Betty Vernon.
John—Iris Rose Olbson,
Hero—Kathleen Jackson. '
Heroine—Virginia Council.
Chief Villain—Betty Plokford.
Bad Man—Cynthia Reinhardt.
Man in the Bowler Hat—Rebecca
Helsaheck.
Staging committees have not yet
been appointed.
MEREDITH MUSIC GRADUATES
EASILY SECURE POSITIONS
Ali the graduates from the musio
department in the class of 1936 have
positions, and there were many more
calls for music teachers from Mere-
.dlth that could not possibly be sup
plied, if the former graduates would
keep Mr. Spelman informed if they
wanted a change in position many of
them would be able to secure better
places la the summer and early fall.
The following list shows the actlvl*
ties of last year’s graduates:
Janie AUgood, piano, public school
music, Bethel High School; ina Mae
Byrd, piano, public school music,
Fuquay Springs High School; Pran
ces Calloway, public school music, sec*
ond grade, Landis, N. 0.; Virginia
Lambert, public school music, Engle*
hard, N. 0,; Esther M. Lanier, public
school music, Mt. Park,. N, O.i-Alma
Reid, piano,,public school music and
second grade, Mt, Airy, N. 0., route i.