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RALEIGH, N. a
Commencement
Moy 28-31
Volume.XV
Commencemenf
Moy 28-31
WAKE FOREST GLEE CLUB
DIRECTED IN CONCERT
MEREDITH COLLEGE, RALEIGH, N. C,, MAY 22, 1&37
Varied Program Included Classi
cal and Popular
Selections
The. Wake Poreat Oiee Club, under
the direction ot I>yman Seymour and
accompanied by Howard Ross, pre
sent^ a concert in the college audl-
loriuij) oil .Tuesday evening, Ma/11,
This was not the flvat appearance .6t
the 0)ee Ciub^t Meredith this. year.
On M^rch 21 the Meredith and Wake
rorest 01^ ;,.ciuba presented the ora
torio, the ' by Mendelssohn.
B^BidesileTeral renditions .by. the
Qlee Oliib, two numbers were 'sun^
by a' double qiiartei and (wo Instru
mental s^lMtlons, a cornet solo bj;
Walton Harrel and a piano solo by. Ly
man Seymour, were rendered.
The program presented was as fol
lows: I .
‘Wow Let Every ToDgue”...........,..Bach
“Where’er You Walk”....Handel Spross
“ilohn Peel” Andrews
Glee Club
*'0 Peaceful Night" German
'‘Rolling Down to Rio” German
Double Quartet
"Sounds from the Hudson" Clarke
Walton Harrell, cornet solo
"The Two Grenadiers"- Schumann
“You. in a Gondola" Clarke
"MosqultoeB” Bliss
Glee Club
"Poiohinelle” Rachmaninoff
Lyman Seymour, piano
“Standtng in the Need of Prayer’*
•i-iTi-rr/Spiritual-
. “All Day on the Prairie" Guion
"The Drum" Gibson
“Morning" Speaks
Glee Club
As encores the Glee Club sang
"Home on the Range” and "Dear Old
Wake Forest."
During the evening meal, previous
to the concert, a quartet composed of
Albert Simms of Raleigh, Bnice Steves
of Massillon, Ohio, David Morgan of
Creedmoor, and Ernest Byrd of Dur
ham favored the Meredith students with
a spiritual.
NUMBER 13
Commencement Speakers
—t DR, T. F. ADAMS TO DELIVER
COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS
MEREDITH STUDENTS
RECEIVE HIGH HONORS
Blind Organist Winner of Scholar
ship Offered by Curtis
Institute
Faison Chai'lton, pupil of MUs Ethel
Rowland, recently tied for first place
In the State Music Contest held in
Greensboro. Last year slie won second
place in this contest. - On Saturday,
May 15, she won first place in a con
test sponsored by the Woman’s Club
of Raleigh,
Bernard Williamson, blind orgaulst,
and pupil oi: Professor Leslie P. Spel-
man has won an organ scholarship
offered by tlie Curtis Institute of Phila
delphia and will study with Alexander
McCurdy.
Willia^sou was one of the fifteen
out of five hundred candidates chosen
for the final tryouts which were held
in Phtludeiphla. This scholarship In
cludes free tuition in organ, piano, and
any other musical subjects, unlimited
pi'actice facilities, and a paying church
position while he is continuing his
studies In Philadelphia.
Mr. Williamson studied organ and
theory at Meredith during IftSd-SS, and
has coutinued to come for organ lessons
while enrolled at the University of
North Carolina for the past two years.
DB. 0. T. HIMKIiEV
DR. LUTHEH LITTLE
DR. THEODORE F. ADAMS
CLASS DAY PROGRAM TO BE
PRESENTED IN GROVE MAY 29
Society Night Will Be Held In
College Auditorium Sat-
urday Evening
The annual class day program will
be presented in the gvove at four-
thirty o'clock on Saturday afternoon.
May 29.
The Eophomores will carry the daisy
chain and sing the traditional "Odd
class" song to their big sisters. The
seniors will walk through the daisy
chain and present a play In the amphi
theatre. After the play the sophomores
will sing again to their big sisters,
and the seniors will respond, and then
sing to their big sisters, the class of
'35, which is having a I’eunion this
year. The procession leaves the grove
with the seniors leading.
Society Night will be at eight o’clock
oil Saturday evening. The societies
enter alternately singing their songs.
The main speaker of the evening has
not yet been announced. Following
his address the society awards will be
presented. The Minnie Jackson Bowl
ing medal, offered annually by the
Philaretian Society for the best essay
submitted will be presented by Dr.
E. H. Bowling. Mr. Z, V. Turlington
will present the Carter-Upchurch medal
which is offered by the Astrotekton
Bociety.
Included in the program of the eve
ning will be the following:
Silver Shield tapping ceremony,
annouucemQnt of awards In the English
department and athletic awards, and
announcement of new members of the
Kappa Ku Sigma Honor Society.
Following the nrograni a reception
will be given by the two societies.
LAST IN SERIES OF FACULTY
CONCERTS GIVEN MAY 14
John E. Toms, Tenor, of Caro
lina, Sings Group of
Songs
The last in the series ot faculty con
certs was given by the Meredith Col
lege Trio on Friday evening, May 14,
at 8 o’clock, in the college auditorium.
This concert by the trio, which Is com
posed of Edgar H, Alden, violin,
Pauline Wagar, violoncello, and Aileen
McMillan, piano, was the ninth of the
series. The trio was assisted by John
B. Toms, tenor, and David Beaty, ae-
conipanist.
The selections in the program were
as follows;
Trio in B Minor Haydn
Allegro moderato
Andante
Rondo
II mio Tesoro (Don Giovanni) Mozart
Mlnnelied Brahms
Lerchengosang Brahms
Thy Dark Eyes to Mine Griffea
To a Hill Top ; Cox
Trio in C.Major Brahms
Allegro
Adante con moto
Scherzo
Allegro giocoso
COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM
FINAL STUDENT CONCERT TO
BE GIVEN FRIDAY, MAY 28
The iinai concert of tha year to be
presented by the students of the music
department will be given on Friday
night, May 28, at 8:}0 o’clock In the
college auditorium.
The progi-am will consist of organ,
piano, and voice selectlouB. Those stu
dents taking part In the exercises are
as follows: May Marahbanks, Rachel
Leonard, Ruth Nowell, Louise Daniel,
Llsette Allgoqd, William Barnard, and
the members of the Glee Club. Acoom*
paniats will be Evelyn Britt • and
Dorothy Lowdermllk.
Friday, 3Iii)^ 38
4 {80 Stiulor Art Exhibit.
8j00 p.ni.—AniMK;! ('oiicort.
Satiinliiy, Itlny
IhSU H.III.—•Aiiiiiitil of
Khiiini >'h Slgnta Huiior Society.
10:210 —Aliiniiiao Assuclh-
tion.
—Aliiinuiic TiUiiclieon.
4tllO iMiii.—Class Dlly.
ihiii.—Society Sight.
Sunday, May SO
IIHNI Uaccaluureato Ser>
ninii, Dr. Lutlier LIttIo, Cliarlotto,
jr. c.
4:00 Art Exhibit.
6:S0 pan.—Step Singing.
SjOO |i.»i.-~AIl8sloDary Sermon,
Dr. 0. 1'. Binkley, Chnpel Hill,
N. C.
9I6nday, Huy 81
IOjSO iMn. — Coiiimeiicement
Exvrolsee,
Litorury nddroHs, Dr. Tlieodore
F. Adams, Uloliinoud, Ya.
Conferring of degroes.
DeUverlng of lllbles.
ELIZABETH RETHBERG, EZIO
PINZA APPEAR IN CONCERT
Final Concert of Season Pre>
sented by Civic Music
Association
On Wednesday night, May 19, at
6:30 in the Raleigh Memorial Audi
torium the final concert of the season
was presented by the Raleigh Civic
Music Association.
Featured in this concert were Elisa
beth Rethberg, soprano, and Ezio Pinza,
basso. Metropolitan opera stars, who
have recently completed a tour they
have been niakins in Australia. Edwlr
McArthur was the accompanist.
The program was as follows:
Aria: QuI sdegno non s’accende (The
Magic Flute) Mozart
Alma Mia Handel
O Bellissimi Capelli... Falconierl
Che flero costume LegrenzI
Mr. Pinza
Come Again! Sweet Love..... Dowland
0 Sleep, Why Dost Thou Leave Me?
Handel
Alleluia Mozart
Miss Rethberg
Duet: La ei dareni lu niano (Don
Giovanni) Mozart
Miss Rethberg and Mr. Pinza
Wohin? .Schubert
Du bist wie eine Bluine Schumann
Im Herbst Franz
Standchcn Richard Strauss
Miss Rethberg
Fiocea la Neve Clmara
Aria: Mephistopheles' Serenade
(Faust) Gounod
Aria: II lacerato splrito (Simon
Boecanegra) Verdi
Mr, Pinza
The Swallow Duet (Miguon)....Thomas
Miss Rethberg and Mr. Pinza
Baccalaureate and Missionary
Sermon to be Preached by
Dr. Little and Dr. Binkley
Dr. Theodore F. Adams, pastor of
fae First Baptist Church in Richmond,
Virginia, wiir deliver the graduation
address Monday, May 31, at 10:30
o’clock in the college auditorium. Be
fore his call to Richmond, Dr. Adama
was pastor of the Ashland Avenue
Baptist Church In Toledo, Ohio. Dr.
Adams Is very much interested in
young peoples' work; last summer he
was at Ridgecrest as one of the princi
pal speakers during the Student Re*
treat.
The baccalaureate sermon will be
preached Sunday morning. May 30,
at 11:00 o’clock by Dr. Luther Little.
Dr. Little is pastor of the First Baptist
Church of Charlotte.
Mr. 0. T. Binkley, pastor of the
First Baptist Church of Chapel Hill,
will deliver the Missionary Sermon
Sunday evening at 8:00. Mr. Binkley
works with the students at the Uni
versity of North Carolina, where he
conducts an open forum.
Following the commencement ad
dress by Dr. Adams Monday morning
Dr. Brewer will award the diplomas
and give his farewell message to the
graduating class. After the singing
of an anthem by the college choir. Dr.
Brewer will present to each senior a
Bible with her name engraved on the
cover. The commencement cxercIses
will be concluded with the singing of
the Alma Mater, and tlie audience will
be dismissed with the benediction.
ANNUAL ART EVENING HELD
IN HONOR OF SENIOR CLASS
PAINTINGS OF SENIORS AND
STUDENTS TO BE SHOWN
An exhibit of the work done in the
art dopartmont during tha year will
be open to the public in tho parlors
of the Admlnlfltratlnn Building during
the week end of commenconient. Sched
uled for Friday afternoon at 4:30,
May 28, is tho senior art exhibit which
will be hung in the blue parlor. It will
IncUulG the best work of tho senior
art students who are Abie Wilson,
Bffle Ray Calhoun, Margaret Blanchard,
Helen Hilliard, Peggy Perry. Ruth
Abernathy, and Nina Hackney.
Living Portraits Reproduce Works
of Gainsborough in
Program
The Art Department of Meredith,
College presented a program of living
pictures Monday evening. May 10. at
8:00. This program has for years been
given In honor of the senior class.
Those seniors ospecially honored were
the following who nmjored in art: Ruth
Abernethy of Raleigh, Bffle Raye Cal
houn of Scotland Neck, Ella Ruth
Pen-y of Colerain. Margaret Blanchard
of Rose Hill, and Addle Belle Wilson,
of High Point.
Pictures presented this yenr were
all by Gainsborough, an English artist
of the eighteenth century, who was
noted for his portraits, espociully those
of women. A family group of Mr.
and Mrs, Gainsborough and daughter
was posed by Miss Warner of tho
faculty, Frances Olive and Mary Mar
tin. A remarkably true presentation
of Mrs. Slddons, a famous actress ot
the day, was given by Miss Doris
Tillery of the faculty, and the dashing
Duchess of Devonshire was posed by
Sadie Massey.
Other portraits were Eliza and
Tommy Lindley, posed by Addio Bell
Wilson and Waldlne Bass; Sir William
Pitt, by Elizabeth Eillot; Sir William
Hlackstoue by Misa Lena Barber of the
faculty; and the well-known Blue Boy
by Elizabeth Poteat of Raloigh.
Miss Ida Poteat, hoad of the Mere
dith Art Department, gave an Intro
ductory sketch for each picture which
was accompanied With a i-eproductlon
flashed on a screen. The final picture.
“A Portrait of Today a la Gains
borough,” was arranged by Dorothy
Horne, and Kate Mills Suiter posed
for tbie picture.