MEREDITH COLLEGE LIBRARY
RALEIGH, N. a '
HOLIDAY
GREETINGS
THE TWIG
HOLIDAY
GREETINGS
Volume XV
MEREDITH COLLEGE, RALEIGH, N. C., DECEMBER 12,1936
Number 6
“THE LADIES OF CRANFORD”
BY LITTLE THEATRE
Audience Comments on Perform
ance of Well-selected Ca$t; Play
Under Direction of Mrs.
H. A. List
On Friday nigbt, December 11, the
Little Theatre staged Ite major pro*
duGtlon {or the fall with a worthy per
formance of "The Ladies of Cranford,"
by Mary Bernard Horne. The play,
adapted from the book Cranford by
Mrs. Oaskell, presented an amusing
yet realistic picture of English vil
lage life in the ’slxtira. The-quaint
inhabitants of the dull little town of
Cranford In which there was a: scarcity
of men and consequently no marriages,
no births and no deaths, delighted the
audience with their banteriiigs and ec
centricities.
Aptly playing the role of Miss Matty,
a delicate little old lady with a sweet
face and undecided manner, was Su
san Rudisill. The part of Miss Mary
Smith, her visitor, was played by K»te
Covington, and that of Miss Jessie
Brown, a new resident, by Carolyn
Parker. Conspicuous on account of her
seven brooches was Miss Pol^, a tall
and thin friend of Misa Matty's, whose
role was played by Margaret Love
Clarke. Well executing the part of
Mrs. Forrester, a tiny old lady rather
deaf, but of exceedingly good family
was Aiiiiabelle Hollowell, while Lettie
Hamlet, as Betty Parker, a retired mil
liner, whose stock In trade went Into
iaces and ribbons evinced peals of
iaughler from the audience. The role
of the Honorable Mrs. Jamieson, a
leader in society, was worthily per
formed by Mary Faye McMillan and
that of Martha, an awkward, blunder
ing servant by Mary Johnson MacMil
lan; Kathryn Aldridge played the part
of Peggy, a tidy little maid; Pearl
Huffman, of Mrs. Purkls, a couutry
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WORLD FAMOUS SPEAKERS
HEARD AT PREACHING MISSION
Mrs. Overton and Miss Lester Ad
dress Student Body At
Chapel Exercises
The National Preaching Mission,
which was held In Raleigh the week
of November 26-29, presented an un
usual opportunity to Meredith stu
dents. that of hearing internationally
known speakers. The Preaching Mis
sion was under the sponsorship of the
Federal Council of Churches of Christ
in America.
There were eighteen internationally
recognized speakers; among those
making addresses were: Dr. E. Stanley
Jones, India, world famous author and
evangelist; Dr. Jesse Bader. New York
City, director of the National Preach
ing Mission and Secretary of the De
partment of Bvangelism of the Federal
Council of Churches: Miss Muriel Les
ter, London, England, founder and di
rector of Kingsley Hall; Mrs. Grace
Sloan Overton, - author and lecturer;
Dr. Ivan Lee Holt, president of the
Federal Council of Churches; Bishop
Edwin H. Hughes, active Senior Bish
op Methodist Episcopal Church, Wash
ington, D. C., and many other well-
known Christian men and women.
The Mission began with a United
Thanksgiving Service held In the Mu
nicipal Auditorium with an address by
Dr. Robert B. Speer, New York City,
Presbyterian Foreign Mission Secre*
tary. The series of meetings included
two series of elglit seminars aud a
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Cast of ^*Ladies of Cranford**
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ANNUAL CHRISTMAS CONCERT
TO BE GIVEN BY CHOIR
The Meredith College Choir, which
consists of seventy-four voices and is
under the direction of Professor Les
lie P. Spelman, will give the annual
concert ot Christmas Music on Friday
evening, December 18, at 8 o’clock In
the college auditorium. The choir
has been rehearsing twice weekly since
September and this year’s concert
promises to be one of the beat and
most interesting given. The program
will be divided Into three groups; the
Arst consisting of chorals, the second
Including carols from different coun
tries, one of spocial significance be
ing the North American Indian Carol,
and the ilnal group consisting of num
bers which will be accompanied by
Miss Ailocn McMillan, pianist, Mae
Marshbanks, organist, and a string
quartet. The string quartet is com*
posed of the following: 1st violin, Mr.
Edgar H, Alden; 2d violin. Miss
Charlotte Houston; viola, Mrs. Dorothy
Alden; and violoncello, Miss Pauline
Wagar,
On Sunday evening, December 18, at
7:30, the same program will be given
in the First Baptist Church of Win
ston-Salem under the sponsorship of
the Meredith Alumnae of that city.
An interesting addition to the program
will be an address by Dr. Charles E.
Brewer.
On Tuesday evening, December 15,
the choir will broadcast a program
over station WPTF from S:30 to 9
o>clock. Numbers from the Christmas
concert will be rendered and will be
accompanied by the string quartet,
piano and organ.
MEREDITH HOCKEY TEAM
WINNER OVER DUKE
The Meredith College Varsity Hock
ey team has played two colleges dur
ing the hockey season, St. Mary’s and
Duke.
The game with St. Mary’s was played
Friday afternoon, December 4, on St.
Mary’s campus. The flnal score was a
tie, 2-2,
Meredith was winner of the Duke-
Meredlth game, the score being 3-2.
This game was the fastest and best
played mO:tch of the year. Duke scored
during the Itrst minute of play. Ernes-:
tine Neighbors and "Pinky" Davis
scpred for Meredith. This was the first
official match ever played at the Wo*
man's College of Duke University, It
was played on the old Trinity football
Aeld and called by.two Duke coaches.
MISSION STUDY WEEK
OBSERVED AT MEREDITH
Mission Study Week was observed
at Meredith during the first week in
December with emphasis laid on the
preparation for Lb« annual Lottie
Moon Christmas offering for Mis
sions. Special chapel programs were
arranged Cor by Miss Mildred Kich-
llne, student B. S. U. secretary, and
these were culminated Sunday night
by a pageant presented In the audi
torium by members of the Young
Women’s Auxiliary, headed by Edna
Frances Dawkins.
Tuesday morning Mrs. Eph Whlsen-
hunt of Elkin, formerly Miss Mary
f.4awBon, u missionary In China, spoke
to the students in chapel on conditions
in China.
Mrs. Carl M, Townsend, formerly
Miss Syble Brame, assistant secretary
of the South-Wide B. S. U. at Nash
ville, took the students on an imagi
nary trip to Palestine on Thursday.
Her description of the country itself
and of Baptist work in Palestine threw
light on a part of mission work which
is most Important but little heard of.
On Friday morning. Rev. C. E. Nor
man, formerly a Lutheran Missionary
in Japan and now the pastor of the
Lutheran Church here in Raleigh, told
of his experiences in Japan in the Held
of religious journalism. He empha
sized the fact that Baptists have a
long way to go yet in mission work in
Japan.
Mrs. I. N. Patterson of West Nigeria,
Africa, spoke to the student body on
Saturday telling of some of her con
tacts made In her work among the
Africans. Mrs. Patterson Is at home
on a year’s furlough in Owen. S. C.
with her husband and little boy.
In the pageant Sunday night,
"Christmas Preparations,” Martha
Kyle Pittman, brought out the fact
that it is up to students in the B. S. U.
aud others who are interested iu
W. M. U. work, to support the Baptist
Mission Work.
ATTKNTION
Mr. Aldeii announces that he
will organUe an orchestm fol
lowing the Christmas holidays
and wlebes to start rohoarsnls
with the beginning of the second
semester. Each girl who Is ln>
ervsted In beooining r member
is asked to bring her instrunieut
with her when she retnms from
va«NtIoii.
STATE LITERARY AND
HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION
MEETS IN RALEIGH
The State Literary and Historical
Association held its annual meeting in
Raleigh December 3 and 4. The
program opened Thursday evening
with an address by Wm. S. Pock, presi
dent of the organization. President
Pock emphasized the fact that the
present day concern in North Carolina
is lenunt farming, the mill villages,
aud the monotony and isolation of the
country. Dr. Alex M. Arnut also de
livered an address, his subject being
“Claude Kltchln of Scotland Neck and
his Influence on war policies."
At the Friday morning session Dan
Lacy read a paper on unearthing un
published historical sources. Miss
Ruth Kltring of Duke University, read
a paper on Charles Osborne, active In
this state in 1815 and 1S16. ,
On Friday evening, Dr. Albert Ray
Newsome presented the Mayflower cup,
which is awarded for the most out-
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DR. ROEMMERT TO DELIVER
SECOND LECTURE OF SERIES
By Means of Micro-Projector Will
Demonstrate Processes of
Living Organisms
Monday night, December 14, at 8
o'clock in the college auditorium
Dr. George Roemmert, the second
lectui'er of the season, will demon
strate his unique method of micro*
projection. Dr, Roemmert Is an em
inent scientist of Munich, Germany,
and is in this country on a tour. "By
means of a combination, microscope
and projector he presents clearly on
a screen in a large ma.gnification the
actual processes of minute organisms.”
Dr. Roemmert is well known aud has
given his demonstrations before scien
tists with remarkable success.
By means of the micro-projector a
teacher may be certain that his pu
pils, all at the same time, are seeing
what he Is attempting to present. The
technique adds material effectiveness
to the understanding by young and old
of biology. The mlcro-proJector 1s also
used to illustrate points in botany, in
physics, and iu chemistry.
In the experiments, Dr. Roemmert
will show important phenomena as
sociated with physiology and the be
havior of unlcellar animals. Some of
the folowlng phenomena will be demon
strated: motion reaction to stimuli,
streaming protoplasm, exhaustion, dor
mancy, taking in o£ food, osmotic
processes within the cell, cell-symbio-
ais, commensalism, parasitism, cell
division, copulation, forming of cysts,
cell colonies, differentiation, aud di
vision of labor.
The Teachers College of Columbia
University has engaged Dr. Roemmert
for a course to be given there March 3
to March 24. ]937.
OR. BREWER ATTENDS
MEETING IN RICHMOND
Prom December 1 to 4 in Richmond,
Virginia, the Southern Assoclatioa of
Colleges and Secondary Schools held
its-annual meeting. Dr. Charles Brew
er attended this meeting and has given
a very favorable - report on Us ac
tivities. Along with business affairs
that were considered, the association
brought together speakers of note to
discuss interesting topics. Among the
speakers were Dr. Bowman, president
of Johns Hopkins, and Miss Alma
Bowen of Cleveland, Ohio.
While in Richmond, Dr. Brewer at
tended the meeting of Southern As
sociation of Colleges for Women which
was held on Wednesday, Decemebr 3.
The president of the Southern Associa
tion of Colleges for Women was Dr.
W. H. Frazer of Queens-Chicora Col
lege. Dr. Walter D. Agnew, presi
dent of Huntingdon College, Montgom
ery, Alabama; Dr, B. L. Parkenson,
president of the Mississippi State Col
lege for Women in Columbus, MissiS'
slppi; and Mrs. Hazen Smith, assistant
dean of undergraduate instruction of
Duke University, were among the
speakers for the meeting,
Concerning his v|^ws on such a
meeting. Dr. Brewer said: "Two of the
tine things about such meetings are
the opportunity for -exchange of views
and the delightful fellowships af
forded.”
MR. SPELMAN PRESENTED
IN FOURTH OF SERIES
OF FACULTY CONCERTS
Leslie P. Spelman, head of the mu
sic department at Meredith College,
presented an organ concert in the col
lege auditorium on the night of De
cember 1. Mr. Spelman is a fellow of
the American Guild of Organists and
dean of the State Guild of Organists.
His recital wa^i the fourth of a series
of faculty concerts this full.
The program was as follows:
Overture to the Occasional Oratoria
—Handel-Best.
Andante Maestoso.
Allegro.
Adagio,
Allegro.
Four Old Fi’ench Noels—Arranged
by Leon Roques.
' C’est a minuit qu-une mualque ce
leste.
Quoique soyez petit encore,
Plaines, bois, arbes, arbrlsseaux.
Paraissez, Monarque almable.
Joseph Eat Bien Marie—Noel With
Variations—Claude Balbastre.
Fantasia in G Minor—J. S. Bach.
Grande Piece Symphontque—Cesar
Franck.
Andante.
Allegro;
. Andante.
Canon In B Minor—Robert Schu
mann.
Prelue and Fugue ou B-a-c-h
—Franz Liszt.
Christmas in Sicily—Pietro Yon.
Final From First Sonata—Alexander
Guilmant.