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RAWCH, ri c. EXAMINATIONS JANUARY 20-26 THE TWIG NEW SEMESTER BEGINS JAN. 27 Volume XV MEREDITH COLLEGE, RALEIGH, N, C., JANUARY 16, 1937 Number 7 Sili^er Shield Announces The Election of New Members Anne Poteat and MIrvine Garrett Chosen from Junior Class LEADERSHIP, CHRISTIAN CHARACTER, AND SERVICE BASIS FOR ELECTION At a meetiiis of the student body Thursday morning, December 17, the election of M'rvlne Gr.Vi-ett and Anne Poteat to membersh!ii in the Silver Shield waa annoii}ic;d. Eight membara r.re chosen froni each class: two in the fail of the junior year; four in the spring of the Junior year, and two in the spring of the senior year. New members are elected on the basis of constructive leadership, Christian character, and service to the college. The present members of the Silver Shield are: Ruth Abernethy, president; Ruby Barrett, Annabelle Hollowell, Flora Kate Bethea, Mary Fay Mac Millan, and Sue Brewer. The purpose of the society is to pro mote by example and precept a well- rounded student life, to develop a high type of Christian activity, to promote an understanding between faculty and students and to make the honor sys tem a real force on the campus and to i'ecj)^nize girls whose influence upon has been especially bene ficial. The Kappa Nn Sigma, society or ganized primarily for the purpose of recognizing and promollng scholar ship, will announce Its new members at the annual banquet and lecture to be in the spring. TONY SARG’S MARIONETTES TO BE SHOWN AT MEREDITH Master Puppeteer and His Com pany to Appear Here on January 19 Program to Include Excerpts From Several Productions MEREDITH AND STATE COLLEGE FRESHMEN ENTERTAINED AT PARTY Second in Series Sponsored by Meredith Athletic Association Meredith freshmen were hostesses to tiie State College freshmen at a party given In the Astro Hall on Saturday, January 9, from eight to ten o'clock. The evening's entertainment began with a grand march followed by a “get-acqnainted” game in which the boys and girls changed partners several times and ail talked about a given subject of conversation. A group of special numbers, under the direction of Nancy Powell, was then presented by several Meredith girls. Readings were given by Mary Faye MacMillan and Gene Frost. Margaret O'Brlan and Alice Bruton sang solos, and Dorothy Butler and Toby Van Hoy sang 3 dnet. Elizabeth Walston and Marjorie Montgomery played popular nnislc during the eve ning. John Ogletree was in charge of the State College share of the entertain ment, and the boys presented an ama teur radio program. Refreshments were served, after which the various groups gathered near the piano to sing their respective college songs. The party was the second In a series of entertainments sponsored by the Meredith Athletic Association for the first year students of both colleges, and invitations to the State students were extended through B. C. King, director of the YMCA at the men's college. Tony Sarg’s Marionettes will be presented by the college in a perform ance In the Meredith auditorium January 19 at four o’clock. The possibilities for the afternoon program include a presentation of ex cerpts from several productions; Twain's Uncklehury Finn and Tom Saioyer; the third act of Sindhad the Sailor; Rip Van Winkle; Faust, ilu: VVicfceci Magician; and five episodes from Alice in Wondei'land. Tony Sarg ig called "the master puppeteer.” His experience reaches Car bark in his life. V.’hen ho wag ii boy, ho had a grandmother who re- Laincil her passion for toys anil col lected dolls of all kinds us well as books about dolls. Me read these hooks, learnetl of puppets and came to want to work them himself, There- fere later, after he had attained suc cess as a theatrical artist, he turned again to his entliusiasm for dolls and developed his art of marioaetting to its highest point. He was a pioneer in llie field. Marionettes are much more elabor ately constructed than puppets. All the plays produced are written especially for marionettes and i]i these plays first of all is considered the op portunity for those marionette tricks In which the dolls excol, for the good marionette play must be a vehicle to display the accomplishments of the (Please turn to page three) Gives Recital MISS ETJI12L JIOWLAXD MISS ETHEL ROWLAND PRE SENTED IN VOICE RECITAL MEMBERS OF FACULTY SERIOUSLY INJURED IN WRECK ■ Miss Marion Warner, Misg Mary Tillery, and Miss Mae Grimmer were Injured in an accident, December ID, on the highway between Zebulon and Wendell. Miss Warner was driving her car which collided with that of Mr. Bunyan Whilley of Nashville, N. C., who later died as a result of the accident. Miss Warner received severe facial Injuries while Miss Grim mer and Miss Tillery were seriously Injured. Misg Grimmer and Miss Tillery are still in Rex Hospital, Raleigh, where they were taken after the accident. Their condition is slightly improved. two Songs by Leslie P. Spelman Introduced for First Time Accompanied at Piano by Virginia Branch Miss Student Council Members Attend NSFA Meeting in New York SECOND IN SERIES OF CIVIC MUSIC CONCERTS GIVEN IN RALEIGH Lubashutz and Nemenoff Appear in Duo‘Piano Recital For Miss Ethel Rowland, associate pro- llessor of voice, was presented in the llfth of a series of faculty concerts on Friday evening, January 8, at 8 o’clock in the college auditorium. She was accompanied at the piano by Miss Vir ginia Branch. Miss Howland introduced for the first time two songs “At the Aquarium” and “I Went Down to the Desert” by Professor Leslie P. Spelman, head of the mugic department, 'rhe entire program was made up of the following numbers: My Lovely Celia—Old English, Roge, Ne Croyez Pas—Nerini. Gotine, Gialle—Brogi, Lungi Dal Caro Bene—Secchi. From Wonan's Love and Life — Schumann; II, 0 Thou Grandest Best of Mortals. III, I Dare Not, Cannot Believe It. IV, 0, Ring Upon My Finger. Serenade—Richard Strauss. Aria—“My Heart is Weary” from Nadeschda—A, Goring Thomas. At the Aciuarium—Leslie P, Spel man. I Went Down Into the Desert—Les lie P. Spelman. Cloths of Heaven—Thomas F, Dun- hlll, Noon and Night—C. B. Hawley. White Horses of the Sea—Eknor Warren. Large Audience Assembles Musical Event The second in the 193C-1937 series of Civic Music Concerts was given last night, Jeiiuary 15 in Needham Brough ton auditorium. An appreciative audi ence heard the program given by Lubashutz and Nemenoff, distinguished duo pianists. Pierre Lubashutz has appeared with major symphony orchestras including the New York Philharmonic Symphony under the direction of Arturo Tos canini. Genia Nemenoff, who in private life is Mme. Pierre Lubashutz, was born in Paris where she studied iinder Isldor Phillippu and Professor Wag ner Swayne. The two have played together as duo pianists for several years, but the present tour represents their llrst appearance together on the concert stage. Included in their repertoire are the following; Concerto in A Minor—Vivaldi-Black, Variation—Brahms, Romance, Valse, Parques—Rach maninoff. Invitation to the Dance—Weber. Sonata D Major—Mozaj't. Sicllienne, Choral, Prelude—Bach. LITTLETHEATRETO PRESENT “LADIES OF CRANFORD” AGAIN The Raleigh chapter of-the Mere dith Alumnae has requested the Lit tle Theatre to present “The Ladies of Cranford” again, this time at the Needham Broughton High School. The date has not been set definitely, but it will be some time In February. The cast of the play will be the same, ex cept for the part Lettie Hamlet played. Tryouts are now being held for the part. MARK HOFFMAN TO GIVE PIANO RECITAL AT MEREDITH On Monday evening, February 1, Mark Hoffman, pianist and director of music at Greensboro College, Greensboro, will give a piano recital in the Meredith College Auditorium. This recital is being given under the auspices of the Raleigh Music Club, Mr. Hoffman has studied several years in Berlin with Rudolf Reuter, iVetv Information About Origin of Crook Miss Lena Barber, head of the de partment of biology here, has received additional information concerning the origin of the crook. It seems that the idea was Introduced on our campus by Miss Carrie Berry Phelps, who brought the Idea from Adrian College, In Michigan, where she formerly taught. Miss Barber who attended Adrian Col lege and knew Miss Phelps, was kind enough to write the president, Mr, H, L. Feeman, for the history of the crook. A portion of his letter to MlsB Barber follows: “The big shepherd’s crook or college cane came Into existence not' later than 1855, flfty-two years ago. Ap parently It was at first a practice to carve class mottos on the cane. At least the Adrian College Crook bears these inscriptions: Festlna lente, '85; Semper est studentum, '86; Palma non slue labore, ’87, Then I presume they began tying the class colors to the cane, which now bears a large collec tion of various colored ribbons. Years ago, and perhaps always for that mat ter, it was passed from seniors to juniors as a part of the class day pro gram, when It was a sleuth affair, to be sneaked out and away Into hiding until next year. There wasn’t very much dignity about It and sometimes considerable excitement. "When class day became neglected, the cane was little more than a ves tigial commencement Item, but Grace Wells, now Mrs. Arthur Haviland. of the class of ’21, decided to resurrect the ceremony and give It new tradi tion. She did not receive a great deal of encouragement except from the president of the college, and he was skeptical. She appeared on the mound with the cane, gave a shore, appropri ate address, and turned it over to the president of the college for safe keep ing. An Impression was made and con sequently the professors of speech and music were asked to work out a fit ting ceremony and the next year a ritual was followed which became the present beautiful Cane Ceremony held each year at the mound.” “Students In Democracy” Theme of 12th Annual Youth Congress Commissions Assigned Various Campus Problems to Discuss Ruby Barrett. MIrvine Garrett, Mar garet Love Clarke and Charlotte Wes ter attended the Twelfth Annual Con gress of the National Student Fed eration of America which was held in New York City December 27-January 1. The headquarters were at Hotel Victoria, and tlie School of Commerce of New York University was the host college. The 193C-1937 Congress, headed by Arthur Northwood, Jr.. also reelected for next year, had for its theme “Stu dents and Democracy.” The speeches made to the entire representative body were on student power and democracy and the ability and responsibility of students in solving national and inter national problems. Each student was appointed to a commission which dis cussed campus problems. Thege com missions were to draw up resolutions and recommendations relative to the topic assigned them and make a report at a plenary session. The topics in cluded in the commission assignments were: Militarism in the United States, athletics, national policy, international policies, college newspapers, religion, student unions, teachers’ colleges, fed eral program for youth, cooperatives, honor systems, forums, drama, voca tional guidance, studputs in thp com munity, citizenship after graduation, student faculty relationships. Two of the principal recommenda tions made were: (1) Students should make a definite stand for peace even if it involved opposition to military training in colleges. (3) A definite move must he made towards establishing an honor system (Please turn to page three) MEREDITH TEACHERS ATTEND CONVENTIONS Various Meetings Held at Harvard University, Richmond and Atlantic City (Courtesy Meredith News Bureau) Members of the Meredith College faculty took the opportunity of the recent holidays to attend prominent scientific and scholarly conventions held at various places in the eastern seaboard. Dr. Edgar H. Henderson, head of the psychology department, at tended the American Philosophical Society which met at -Harvard Uni versity, returning to Raleigh .Janu ary 6. Prior to the meeting of the society Mr. and Mrs. Henderson were in Williamsburg, Mass., for a brief visit. Dr. Mary Lynch Johnson, of the English department, and Dr. Mary Louise Porter, assoclato professor of modern languages, attended the Mod ern Language Association of America which was in session in Richmond, Va., December 29-31. Dr. Johnson was ac companied by Dr. Florence Hoagland,. head of the English department of Bethany College, Bethany. West Va„ who was professor of psychology at Meredith last year. Evanston, 111.,, will entertain the association next year. Dr. Lena A. Barber, professor of biology, was in Atlantic City, N. J., last week for the meeting of the American Association for the Ad- vancem.ent of Science, which voted to hold its next convention In Rich mond, Va.
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