Special Welcome
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Society Decision Day
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Published Biweekly as the Official Organ of the Student Body of Meredith College
Volume XVII
MEREDITH COLLEGE, RALEIGH, N. C., SEPTEMBER 22,1937
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Number 1
1937-38 Enrollment Exceeds All Previous Records
1 :
Twelve New Faculty
Members Are Added
Miss Anna May, Baker
New Dean of Wom
en; Mrs. Vera Marsh,
Assistant Dean of
Women; Dr. Harry E.
Coioper, Newly Elect
ed Head of the Music
Department.
Heading the Hat of new faculty
membere of Meredith College 1b
the new dean of women, Miss
Anno May Baker of Chester, Vir
ginia, Miss Baker succeeds Dr.
Mary Susan Steele who resigned
after serving a year In this posi
tion, stating her wish to retire.
The newly elected dean holds an
A.B. degree from -Randolph Macon
Woman's College, and an M.A.
from Johns Hopkins University.
Siie has taugiit at Agnes Scott
College and for five years was
dean of women at Averitt College
In Danville, Va. She has recent
ly been connected with the Adult
Education Program of the Rural
Rehabilitation In Virginia.
Taking the place of Miss Hazel
Clark, who nlso resigned, i^ Mrs.
Vera Tart Marsh of Jacksonville.
Florida. Mrs. Marsli wiio has been
connccted with the educational
program of the Federal govern
ment In Jacksonville, la a native
ot Georgia and attended Wesleyan
College.
In tiie music department Dr.
Harry E. Cooper, for nine years
^head of the department of music
at Ottawa University, Ottawa, Kan
sas, succeeds Leslie P. Spelman as
dean of music. Mr. Spelman Is at
the University of Redlands, Red
lands, California as professor ot
organ. Miss Katherine Bide
places Miss Pauline Wagar, wljo
has been granted a year’s leave cf
absence for study In Paris. Miss
Bide, a riicent graduate of Oberlln
Conservatory, Oberlln, Ohio is the
teacher of ’cello, string ensemble
work, and theoretical subjects In
the music department. Miss Mary
Lee of Florence, S. C. has been
chosen as piano Instructor to re'
—Continued on page 3.
FORMER GRADUATES
SECUMSITIONS
Baptist Hospital Dietitian;
New York Hotel Dietitian;
Technician and Nurse
REID’S ADDRESS
OPENS MEREDITH
FOR 3915 YEAR
Mental Hygiene Prob
lems and Criminality
Demand Attention
I
DEAN OF MUSIC
Two of the 1936 graduates have
been studying' since their gradua
tion In dietetics and liave secured
responsible positions as a result of
their work in this field. Louise
Helsabeck, who has been working
In' dietetics at the Medical College
ot Virginia, will complete her
course the last ot September. On
the flrst of October site will be
come dietitian at the Baptist Hos
pital in Winston-Salem. Martha
Ann Rliey, who has been studying
at Columbia University since her
graduation at Mereditii In 1935, is
now tiie assistant dietitian at
Herald Square Hotel, New York
City.
Elizabeth James, who graduated
In 19S0, went to the Yale Nursing
School and tlien did public nursing
in New Haven several years. She
later came to North Carolina and
entered the Medical School ot the
University ot North Carolina where
she flnlshed last year. She Is now
in tlie Medical School ot tlie Uni*
verslty ot Pennsylvania,
Nell Barrier, a former graduate
ot Meredith, Is a technician in the
Duke Hospital. Mary Rodwell
Hunter ot Ihe Class of '2S is head
teehnlolan ot Mary Elizabeth Hos
pital and Mary Elizabeth Hospital
Stan. Margaret Shields. Everett,
'82, who received her training at
Watts Hospital in Duriiam, Is con
nected with tlie State Laboratory
of Hygiene. Helen Gray Tolar Is
- studying at Post Graduate in New
York City, which Is affiliated with
Oolumbia Unlverait}'.
The 39th annual school session
was formally begun Thursday
night, September .9, with an ad
dress by Dr. A. C. Reid, professor
ot phllosopiiy ot Wake Forest Col
lege. Miss Anne Potcat, president
ot the senior class, led the pro
cession of seniors wearing caps and
gowns. Representatives who were
present from the various churches
of the city extended greetings to
the students; those who were pres
ent are as follows: the Rev. Mr. R,
N. Childress, Johnson Memorial
Baptist Church, Dr, B. C. Feezor,
Tabernacle Baptist Church, the
Rev. Mr. Carl Hermann Voss,
United Church, Mr. Claud Gaddy,
First Baptist Church, and Mr. E.
F. Canaday, Pullen Memorial.
Dr. Harry E. Cooper, new dean
of music, played as an organ solo,
"Italian Rhapsody," by Yon, and
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar H. Alden, vio
linists, rendered two movements
trom "Suito Antique," by Albert
Stoessel as a duet. The speaker
was introduced by Dr. Charles E.
Brewer; Dr. Feezor gave the' in-'
vocation and the Rev. Mr. Childress
pronounced the benediction.
"Personal Heroism" was the
topic chosen by the speaker for his
address. "Moral courage Is a
cardinal virtue and is essential to
Intellectual development. Slgnill*
cant conditions are prevalent to
day which demand courageous at
tention. Wq need to protect the
dignity and inHuence of the home,
against which forces are at work.
There Is an increase In youthful
criminals. We are responsible and
are under obligation to effect
changes to produce law-abiding
citizenship and practice habitual
temperance In ail things,” As
Dr. Reid stated external restraints
are not Bufflclent—we need to de
velop high social Ideals ot reflce-
ment and ot character and a sense
of respectability.
The problem ot mental hygiene
which confronts us to-day Is one
to demand Immediate attention.
"One-halt ot the hospital beds In
Nortti Carolina contain patients
who are abnormal mentally and
there Is a large waiting list. In
New York State one adult In ten Is
admitted to psyuiiopathic Institu
tions, The remedy must be ap
plied at the sources ot the trou
ble; the quality of public educa
tion must be Improved and the
—Continued ou page 2.
DR, HARRY B. COOPER
FACULTY EXPERIENCE
VARIED VACATIONS
Two members of the faculty
went abroad during the summer.
Dr. Helen Price, professor ot
Latin and Greek, went to Rome,
Italy, and Miss Mary Spruill, aS'
slstant professor of English, sailed
from New York, June 12, with her
aunt, Mrs, John Mitchell ot Tap
pahannock, Virginia, to England,
Scotland, and Wales. They took
a two weeks’ cruise to Norway and
returned August 29.
Miss Catherine Allen, professor
ot Modern Languages, traveled by
auto in the maritime provinces ot
Canada, Nova Scotia, and Cape
Bretcon-Island. Mrs. LUllaa Park'
er Wallace, assistant professor ot
History, took a trip to New Eng
land and the maritime provinces
of Canada by rail, auto, and ocean
liner. She also directed the extra
curricular activities at State Col
lege during tlie summer session.
Those who taught at Mars Hill
Summer School are ns follows;
Miss Bthel English, S, G. Riley,
B. Y, Tyner, Dr, Mary Lynch
Johnson, Miss Ragna Ottersen
Miss Etliel Day, E. F. Canaday,
and Dr, L. E. M. Freeman.
Mrs. P, Y, Greene, formerly Miss
Melba ■ Hunt, received her M, A
degree at Duke University In sum
mer school. Miss Alice ICeltli at-
I tended the University ot North
Carolina Summer School, Dr.
Bdgar Henderson spent some time
in Wllllamstown, Massachusetts
writing his history of philosophy,
He obtained material at the Har
vard Library. Miss Katherine
Elde studied at Oberlln Conserva
tory.
4 NEW COURSES
BEINGOFFERED
Growing* Interest Is
Shown in Greek, Ger
man and Speech
An advanced course in German
Literature, with special stress on
the works of Lessing, Schiller, and
Goethe, Is being given this year
tor the flrst time since the
World War. There is also the larg
est number ot students In tho his
tory ot the college enrolled In first
year German classes,
A now course In Church efh-
clency is being offered In the re
ligion department and also a
course dealing with the modern
Sunday School. Tho course in
Church efficiency Includes special
adaptation work In pedagogy and
Sunday School efficiency to meet
the alms of the National and State
Boards. The subject matter deals
with the proper development ot
church life and the development
ot the church as a whole In rela
tion to the various organizations
—Training Union, Women's Mis
sionary Union and the Daily Va
cation Bible School. Both courses
are offered In an effort to render
roal service along lines of church
work and Sunday School work,
Tlie Spoken English department
has Increased greatly. Advanced
speech is being given for the first
time, and the number In the ele
mentary course ot speech has been
doubled.
Because of the large request for
Greek Lite and Thought, this
course Is being taught this year.
Ordinarily, it Is given only in the
odd years.
Wanted: Reporters!
The Twig can uso moi'o good
I’cpoi’ters for its nows staOl and
assislnnco lii tho advertising do-
IMU’tincnt. New Btudunt« who
iiro Jntoi'cstcd ni’o especially
ui'gcd to try out.—Tho Editor.
Meredith Choir Reorganized;
Miss Ottersen New Directo
Tiie choir has been organized
for the year ot '37-3S under the
direction of Miss Ragna Ottersen.
Tbe choir is one of the most ac
tive organizations on the campus
and furnishes enjoyment for sev
eral audiences, throughout the
year. Each year the choir pre
sents a program of Christmas mu
sic at Meredith and several nearby
cities. Sceclal selections are giv
en by the ciiolr on the Founders'
Day program and tiiroughout the
Commencement Exercises, The
rendition of Mendelssohn's Elijah
last Easter, by the Meredith cbolr
and Wake Forest Glee Club, was
very successful, and It Is hope's
that a similar oratorio may be giv
en this Easter, Besides these spe
cial programs, the ohoir should be
commended tor Its great contribu
tion to tlio chapel services.
The members are; Nancy Bar
bee, Betty Lou /Baldwin, Helen
Byrd, Margaret Bunn, Elfreda
Barker, Dorothy Barber, Mary
, Elizabeth Bell, Emily Betbune,
COLLEGES START
COURSESINWAR
New Courses Add
Spice to Higher Edu
cation in America
JAPAN-CHINESE
CONFLICT AIRED
BY D«TEAT
Expectation and Hope
of China Is That We
Remain Neutral
Louise Bennett, Virginia Council
Louise Conner, Margaret Love
Clarke, Mary Lou Cosby. Louise
Daniel, Sarah Cole, Mabel Dlx
Elizabeth Everett, Ella Bddlns
Jessamine Holder. Jocelyn House
Olive Hamrlckr Luoy Beth Hold
ing, Elizabeth Howell, Anne Huff
man, Kathleen Johnson, Beverly
Joyner, Hazel Johnston, K, John
son, Lolita Kenan, Margaret
Liles, Dorothy Lowdermilk, Mary
Lucas, Rachel Lewis, Frances La
nier, Gladys Liles, Virginia Law
rence, W. M, Lee, Katherine Myers,
Edna Lou Moore, Esther Meigs,
Margaret Mills, Mrs. McKay, Eliz
abeth Nanney, Mary Lois Overby,
Louise Pope, Betsye Shaw Pruette,
Naurvlta Page. Betty Parker.
Caroyln Parker, Dorothy Pender,
Rachel Poe, Nina L, Rusten. Vir
ginia Bchrook, Paulyne Stroud,
Wllllna Schoene, Emma Anno Tay
lor, Margie Thomas, Bierne Wiley,
Evalen Williams, Maurice Wrenn,
Jane Washburn, Elale Berry Yates,
Mary' Gavin, Sarah Moore Biyaut.
Dr, Gordon Poteat spoke to a
large audience In tho Pullen Me
morial Baptist Church Suuday
night, September 12, on tho con-
Ulct between China and Japan
which la now going on. He said
‘It la one ot the greatest historical
struggles ot tho world and la des
tined to influence the whole his
tory of tho woi'ld.
In order to understand Japan's
present day policy, a knowledge ot
its hlatory is neceaaai'y. Japan
waa an isolated group ot Islands
which was opened by Admiral Per
ry, When the country was forced
to open up for communication
and trade with tho West, It was
convinced that the greatneaa ot
the western world depended on the
power ot tho military forces. Ja
pan has always been warlike, so it
undertook to build up an army and
navy. One ot the Ilrst military
contests was with Russia who had
a poor army and navy. When Ja
pan was victorious, the rest ot the
world acclaimed her, but Japan
never felt completely accepted. Al
though a place was given her In
the world conferences, not much
deference was paid her, Tbe
Japanese have gradually been
pushing up! they have sent stu
dents and others all over the world
getting Information to use in ad
vancing conditions in their own
country. The Japanese, by the
way, are probably the most liter
ate people In the world, but are
still in their thinking a medieval,
feudalistlc people. The reason for
tills is the superstltlona about tra
ditional Imperial power; cultural,
emperor worship Is furthered. Tho
subjects are taught what they muat
think about the emperor; they be
lieve he Is divine.
There Is a political conHlct In
Japan between the army and con
scription on the one hand and the
so-called Parliament on the other.
The Parliament has nothing to do
with the army and navy. The par-
—Continued on page 2. '
The (Raleigh) News and Observer
Radical curricular changes in
cluding establlahment o t new
couraoa In the problems ot war,
are engaging the Intereet of many
of America's vaat group ot col
legians this tall.
At least two institutions ot
learning—Wesleyan Unlveraity at
Middletown, Conn,, and Hobart
College at Geneva, N. Y., are oSer-
ing the war courses.
Wesleyan Unlveralty's announce
ment of the new course descrlbsa
It aa "an attempt to give the stu
dent some tactual acquaintance
with practical eCort ot men to
reatraln and terminate war,'’
The course at Hobart is doaigned
as a part of a new program
which makes a four-year study oC
citlzenehlp a prerequisite tor a de
gree. It will survey the underly
ing causes of war.
Other innovations range from a
new method of approach to college
studies at ttie University ot Wash
ington to establishment by the Uni
versity ot Wisconsin ot a perma
nent extension school to develop
better labor leaders.
The University of Washington's
new plan calls for freshmen to
study but one subject intensively.
This fall, for example, it will be
one language alone, rather than
the usual four or five subjects.
During the winter It will be eco
nomics, history or political science,
and in the spring, geology, geog
raphy or mattiematlca, The group
will have also a course In English
composition and literature and the
physical education and military
science requirements.
The course for workers at Wis
consin contains no provlalon tor
classes on tho campus at Madiaon,
site of the University, but in-
atructora will bo atatlonod at Mil
waukee and others will visit out
lying aoctlona of the state.
Wisconsin long has conductcd In
stitutes for workers during the
winter months and has given a
special course for them during tho
summer, but the permanent exten
sion school la new.
University officials said it was
tho only school of its kind in the
United States.
Training adults for government
careers will be the object of a now
department at New York Univer
sity In which the school will iiave
tho cooperation ot city and state
departments. It will spoclallze in
new government services such aa
—Continued on page 3.
DEAN OF WOMEN
MISS ANNA MAY RAKER
PAINTS EXHIBITION
BY YOUNG AMERICA
Work of Pupils From North
Carolina Schools Shown in.
Room 5, Arts Building
Of great Interest to tlioae major
ing in Art and Education la the
Young America Paints Exhibition
which Is being held In Room 5 In
the Arts Building. Mias Marks, the
new member ot tho Education and
Psychology Departments, Is apon-
aoring this exhibition. It Is the
one which was shown from March
39 to April 19, 1937, in Rockefeller
Center, New Yoi-k City,
The work is done by pupils from
public, private, and parochial
achoola In various acctioua of tho
United States. Some of the pic
tures wes'e painted by pupils in
Winston-Salem, Gs'eensboro and
Durham. The ages of students
taking part in this exhibit range
from seven to seventeen years of
age. The chief objcct of the
Young America Paints Exhibition
Is to encourage tho creative urge
in children. The pictures repre
sented Include trescnl, Siinw fin
ger paint, crayola, ai'tist water
color and tempora paint.
544 STUDENTS
REGISTER FOR
FALL SEMESTER
The registrar has announced
that there are flve hundred and
forty-four students enrolled at
Mei’edith for the fall semester, as
many as were eni'olled for the en
tire year of 1939-37. The freshman
class has the greatest number on
roll, with a class of two hundred
and twelve. There aro one hundi'ed
and fourteen sophomores, ninety-
two juniors, one hundred and
twelve aeniora, and fourteen special
students. Out of this number there
ai'e one hundred and llfteen girls
from Wake County, seventy-one of
which are fi-om Raleigh,
Among tho forty-three transfer
students, Mara Hill is best repre
sented with twelve transfers. Peace
Junior College comes next with
live transfers, and other colleges
repi'caented are Wingate. Chowan,
Southern, Mitchell, Louisburg,
Duke, Woman's College, Tennesaee
College for Women, Campbell,
Carson-Newman, Queen's Chlcoi'o,
B.C.T.C., Shorter, Bolling Springa,
A.S.T.C., and Dodd.
Tho sixty-two out-of-State stu
dents come from sixteen different
states and two foreign countries.
There are eleven girls from Vir
ginia, nine from South Carolina,
and some fi'om each of the follow
ing: Maryland, New Jersey, West
Virginia, Kentucky, Georgia, Ten
nessee, New York, Connectlcutt,
Louisiana, Pennsylvania, Ohio,
Florida, Alabama and Texas, as
well OS one student fi’om Japan
and one from China.
FIELD SECRETARY
VISITS MANY SCHOOLS
R. H. Holladay, tho field secre
tary, staled that since February
22, 1937, he has visited two hun
dred elghty-three high schools In
the State, contacting over twenty-
three hundred girls. He has gone
as far west as Canncm, epat to
Elizabeth City and Wilmington,
north to Portamouth, Danville,
and South Boston, Virginia, and
as far aouth aa Columbia, South
Cai'ollna.
Next week ho heglna hla work
agajn and hopes to vlalt each high
school la tho State, The 193S-1939
enrollment la expected to bo com
pleted by June 1, 103S.
Many of Last Year’s Graduates
T caching InN.C.Public Schools
A large number ot Meredith
graduatea go into the public
schoola ot North Carolina each
year. The placement of last year's
graduates haa been moat satlatac-
tory this year; at the opening of
the session practically all have
been placed. The college is receiv
ing calls tor teachers in certain
tlelda tar beyond its ability to sup
ply.
Among those holding teaching
positions this year are: Ruby
Barrett, last year’s Student Gov
ernment president, who la teach
ing at Goldahoro; Susan Rudlalll,
Barnesvlllo; Kate Covington, Scot
land Neck; Effie Ray Calhoun.
Winston-Salem; Helen Hilliard,
Cochran, Georgia; Addle Bell Wil
son, Plneland Junior College;
Frances Harris, Suuburg; Marga
ret Kramer, South Mills; Marjorie
Jordan. Kipling; Ella Ruth Perry,
Scotland Neck; Ada Lee Rivera,
Conway, South Carolina; Veritas
Wllllama, Mt. Tlrznh; Annie Eliz
abeth Baucom, Knightdale; Nell
Choate, Lexington; Eleanor Early,
Coleraln; Louls^ Holland, Bath;
Margaret Lewis, Rosewood; Mar
garet Sale, Wlneooft; Ruth Bears,
AllensvUle; Clarice Swain,
lotte; Annabolle Hollowell, Bear
Graaa; Mary Fay McMillan, Rock
ingham; Francea Pittman, Eliza
beth City; Grace Porter, Troy;
Doi'othy W a a h b u r n, Shelby,
Mary Callierine Waltera, Elf-
land; Mary Alice Bataon, Holly
Springs; Sue Brewer, Asheboi-o;
Mary Fort Carroll, Wllllnniston;
Grace 'Neal Cashwell, Phlladel-
phis.; Martha Glazcner, Wakelon;
Gwendolyn Kostei-, Clayton; Ethel
Knott, Guilford; Ruth Privott,
Rich Square; Eleanor Aydletto,
Spring Hope; Elizabeth Johnson,
Smithflold; Christine Odum, Lll-
llugton; Virginia Phelps, Ply
mouth; Mary Florence Sawyer,
Stokes; Ruth Ward, Mt. Ulla; Lu
cille Shearon, Salemburg; Ruth
Smith, Maury; Carrie Bowers,
Norllna; Dorothy Meigs, Lancas
ter, S. C.; Ruby Pearson, and Mae
Marshbanks, Boone Trail, Corinne
Manly and Eleanor Edwards are
studying at the University of
North Carolina. Katherine Shu-
ford and Elizabeth McKniglit are
taking a laboratory technician
course at Duke, Marlon Wallace
la studying at the Poat Graduate
Scliool, which is connected with
Coi'irO'iS' T.’.njveraity, New York
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MEREDITH GIRLS
ATTEND RETREAT
AT RID^CREST
Speakers From China,
Japan and Germany
Heard; Octet Popular
Feature of Program.
For eight days, each day having
llfteen houra uf worship, study,
and I'cci'catlon, twenty-live Mere
dith girls attended tho Baptist
Sludent Retreat at Rldgecrnst this
summer from Juno Stii to Juno
17lli. Every Southei'u slalo was
rcproaonted among the 1209 dele
gates In the heart of the North
Carolina mountains. Even the per
sonnel ot Iho faculty wero repre-
sontativca not only oC the South,
but also ot Japan, China, and Ger
many.
Foi- aucli an assembly, the fol
lowing program waa planned:
Each day began with morning
watch at seven o'clock, liavliig as
ita t^iomo, “The Marks ot a Max
imum Christian," After breakfast,
which was followed by state meet
ings, the Bible hour was held
during which students attended
one ot the four classes offered:
Genesis, tho Sermon on the Mount.
Tlie Gospel ot John and Epheaiana.
Then came two periods ot classes
In Practical Christianity in which
various problems of church organ
ization. ot social life, and of the
students themselves were dis
cussed.
Following these classes thirty
minutes wei'e Riled with music
and two talks, practical and In
spirational. Prominent among tbe
speukors was Dr. Harry RImmer
who upheld the harmony of tho
Bible and science,
Tho afternoons were spent In
recreation and In creative aetlv-
Itles. There weio tennis, baseball,,
and soccer lotiS'iiam^nts besides*
swimming, hikes, anili^kus to
points of Interest, such aa*Bfn|||ge
estate and Mt. Mitchell. Pai-tl^
patlon in ci'eatlve activities was
optional, but many students at
tended meetings ot this afternoon
feature in which various hobblea
were directed, namely: dramatlOB,
reading, scrapbooks, Jouvnallsm,
photography, sacred music, recrea*..
—Continued on page 3.