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WELCOMEt Alumnae and Visitors To Stunt Day, October 80 .rrrn/ffnM Patronize Our Advertisers Published Biweekly as the Offlcial Or^n of the Student Body of Meredith Cdlege Volume XVn MEREDITH COLLEGE, RALBIGH, N. C., OCTOBER 23, 1987 Number 8 Students Elected To Represent School In 1937^38 Who’s Who Alumnae Stunt Director Mirvine Garrett, Anne Poteat, Frances Ta tum, Harriet Rose, Barbara Behrman, Mildred Ann Critcher atid Catherine John son Are Chosen. Seveu Meredith Btudenta- bavo been recontly eloct«d to tb'e WTio’s "Who Aviono Students In AmeHoan VnivemiUes and Colleget. These include lour seniors, Mlrvlne Qat' rett, Harrlet'Roae, Fraaees-Tatum, anl Anne Poteat, and three juniors, Barbara Dehrman, Oatberlne Joitn SOD, HDd Mlldr«d Ann Critcher. Tliese students were recom mended to the TVAo’s Who by the Academic Council which is com pesed of the heads of the various departments and the Advisory Committee. Not over one and one- hctlt per cent of the student hod)’ can be noDttoated at any one time, and only juniors and seniors are eligible. To be included In Who'f Who, n student must have a com bination ol Uie tollowiag qualltiea to Indicate that be is outBtandlug and an asset to his school: character, scbolaraliip, leadership in extracurricular' activities, such as athletics, aocleUoB, religion, and polltiCB, ond the possibility ot (utura usetulness to buslDesa and society. The purpose of the Who’s 'VT^o is to act as an Incentive for studenta to get the most out ol their college career and to act aa a means ol oompeiu&Uon to students for what they liare olroady done, It also acts as a recommendation to the businosa and social world and as a standard o( measurement for memberalilp cempaiable to such agencies as Phi Beta. Kappa and Rhodes Scholorahlp Award. Mirvine Garrett Is president ot the student body, a member of the nominating committee, Campus —Continued on page 2. MEREDITH FACULTY AT LIBRARY^FERENCE Many Notable Speakers and North Carolina Authors At Meeting: In Chapel Hill The biennial meeting of the North Carolina iJlbrary AsaoclEi' tlon held In Chapel Hill, October 14 and 16, attracted several mem* bers of the college faculty. Those wlio {ittendod wero: Misa Margaret Forgeus, librarian; B. Y. Tyner, profeasoi' ot education; '•Miss Dorla Tillery, instructor in mathematics: Miss Ada Margaret Pfolil, assistant librarian; and Miss Sallie B, Marka, professor of psychology and educa tion. The theme ot tho eonterence was “Plans and Bieks for North Caro* lina Libraries.’' During the morn* Ing session ot the conference, there were held various discussion groups concerning the catalog sectloD, trustees, and public school libra ries. Among the loaders of the dlacusslou groupa were: Mias Irene Fleraon, cUlldren's librarian, Olivia Raney Library, Raleigh;. Miss Helen Ferrla, editor. Junior Lit* erary Guild, New York Olty.i R. M. Grumman, director, exteneton division, University ot North Caro lina: Mlsa Alleno Ramage, head of the Newspaper Departmont, Duke University Library; and B. B, Powell, librarian, University ot Missouri. During the business seaelon, Mlaa Mary Louise McDearman ot Hen derson was elected president to suc ceed Mias Nora Beust of the Uni* vei-sUy of North Carolina. Several North Carolina authors were honor guosta at a luncbeoh session at whicli Sherwood Andor* son, J, B. Rbynle, Thomas Dixon, Ai-ohlbald Henderson, Nellie «Roae, Wilbur Daniel Steele, Judge Robert W. Winston, Ellis Credle, Rebecca Cushman, Charlotte Hilton, Paul Oreen and James L. Fearaon were present. Sherwood Ainderaon, Virginia' author and newapoperinen, gave t^e Adilreu. at the concluding tftener meeting.' COLLEGE PRESS ASSOCIATION TO MEETJOV.4-6 State College Is Host To Convention Dele gates; Many Carolina 'Colleges To Be Rep resented. The North Carolina Collegiate f’rcss ASBOclatlOD will hold ita fall mooting i\) Raleigh on the 4, E, and G of Novembei’, according to on announcement by Charles R. Dunnagun, president of the As* soclatloD. Plana are being made by the committee for a fine pro gram and (or one of tho boat con ventions ever held by the aaaocla* tlon. Definite plans ae to the local hotel at which the convention will meet have, not yet been mode. President Dunnagan la expected to make an announcement relative to the place of meeting in the near future. Otlier officers bcdldes the preal* dent, who Is from Stbte College, are: Warren C. Stack, first vice president, Duke University; Bill Staton, second vice president. Wake Forest; Georgia Underwood, secre* tavy, Queens-Chicora; and Dick Vowlea, treasurer, Davidson. Romeo Lefort, aseistant’dean of atndents At State College, was elected permanent aecretary and treasurer of the organisation by tho delegates to the convention held last s;)rlng. The Collegiate Press Asaoclation Is composed ot the outstanding col lege papers from all over North Carolina. The Association holds eonventioos klannually. In the spring and fall, to which all mem bers are invited. Business matters of mutual Interest to. all colleges are considered, and In addition there ore usually several social functions In honor oC thg delegates, The committee la anticipating a large number, of delegates, both boys and girls, tor the c'oming con vention in Raleigh. ‘ Art Donation MARGARBT KRAMER Class of '37 RECITAL TO BE PRESENTED BY DUOVJOLIIIISIS Works of Bach, Stoes- seland GoosensToBe Played; Miss Aileen M a c M i 1 Ian, Accom panist The violin recital of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar H. Alden iMevlously announced for OotoW 29 has licon postponed until November 6, This will bo the second in the aerlos ot faculty concerts. The program will include: Concerto in ,D Minor Booh Vivace Lai'go, ma non tanto ■ Allegro This concerto, scored originally for two viollna and string or chestra, remains the greatest and moat famous of all comnoaltiona for two violins. It Is unsurpassed in beauty of material and skill In workmanship. The Aft Department wlshea to thank Dr. Helen Price (or hpr gifts of paintings and prints of art from Europe, and to express apprecia tion to Dr. Earle for the art inaterlol which he donated to tl;la department. New Rules For Hiding of Crook lo ei'eate tnore ontbuslasm iiiid iutorost In tho crook, a now pri>|{i’am for tbo soarcli Is beliiy iauagurated tills year, Tho noiv plan which was pre'' Hunted by Aune Foteat, itealor cliiss president, was unanimous* 1y acG0|)t«4l by the student body. One ino&tJt before tlie crook Is to b« brought out, the flrst of nine clues will bo given to the Junior class prmldenL The fli'sc clae loads to the> Becood clue, uiid so on conaeciitively through the nine clueSi tho last lending to. the orook. However, if tho oruok is found before all nine eluos bavo been diseov- oroil, tlio senior class will ftuto* inntically reniAlji in posse«slon or It luiLil the remaining olues nro found, Tlio rule* for the hiding of tho croolc tonialji on* clianged. £lach year tbo sb^^herd's crook is lUdden daring the sunnier by the seidor president and the Juniors make an or> guiUzod search for It. If the crook Is not dlsoovorod by the junior ulosM it is decorated ill senior coImv on class duy, but If tho Juniors dnd 1», It Is draiiMd In black for the olass day eicerolset. Gondolleiu MoagJcowski-llari- viann A charming piano composition skllltmiy arrangad for two violins. AndanU from Serenade Sina- ing This andante makOB use of double alopa tor both violins thua pj'ovid* Ing a complete four-part harmony. Impromptu Ooojens Thla aelectlon is from a suits for violin, flute and harp, Goosans la gifted oompoaar and conductor, beat known to Americana as di rector ot the Cincinnati orcheati'a. The music Is written In the mod ern idiom. DELEGATES FROM MANY COLLEGES North Carolina Is Sec ond Eastern State To Organize student Legislative Assembly Recently. On November 12 anil 13, delegates from Meredith and aiiproximatoly fifteen or more colleges and unl- vci'sitias of North Carolina, will meet in the State Capitol of Raleigh, £nr tho North Carolina Student Legislative Aaaembly. Five representatives from each school, are oxpocted, on tlie invlta- thn of the aquad of North Carolina State CallegQ and Pi Kappa Delta, wiio are siioneorlng the aaaembly. Registrations ot delegates will be* gin at 18:30 r, m. on Friday, and actlvltlos will continue through Saturday afternoon. Tho program will consist of dla- ctiaalons ot vital economic, political and social problema of the State. Tlie object is to give students ex perience in management and pro cedure ot public nNsembilee, and to arrive iit sonaibie conclUBlons of state problems. There will Iw a complete organization cC each body, and meaaurea will be in troduced by each delegation from the floor, The assembly will be guided by loading state officials; among them aro Thad Bure, aecvetary of state, parilamentariun, and Gover- noi' Hoey, who la expected to make tha opening address. The North Carolina Student Leg islative Aaeembly wDl bo the first ol Its^klnd in tlie South. Kansas was tiie Instlsatov ot thia move, nnil it hae been adopted by several other stares. North Carolina being the socuud In the^ilost. Horace McSwaln la the president of Pi Kappa Delta at North Caro lina State College, and Joe T. Frye is acting aa president of the as-' sembly. Features in Stunt Night HAllUJIiT HOSE Pi-esldent ot Athletic Aasoclatlon DR. KILPATRICK CHIEF SPEAKER ATCOjmCE ‘Good Teaching' To Be Theme of Meeting of C 011 g e Officials At Greensboro. The annual meeting of tho Col lege Conference will be held In Greensboro November S and 4, in tlie 0. Henry Hotel. Dr. Charlea E, Brewer, Dean J. G. Bcomhour, and Mrs. Lillian Parker Wallace are planning to attend this meeting. The theme o£ tlie conference is “Good Teacliing” which is the aaine as tliat of tho North Carolina Education Aasoclatlon. Dr, W. H, Kilpatrick of Columbia Uolversity will be tho chief speaker tor the occasion. Dr. Frank Graham, president Of the Greater University, and Dean Mildred Thompson ot Vaasar are the apeakers for tho banquet which will be held the nl^t of November 3. The conference Is expected to be the largest and beat over held. 45 PER CENT CUT IN N. Y. A. ALLOTMENT Annual Stunt Day Events Directed By Harriet Rose, Oct. 30 HERBERT GEZORK WILL SPEAK AT B.S.UJEETING Twenty-five Delegates From Meredith Will Leave For Boone By Bus Friday Morning To Attend. ySPA SorvIcQ) Suite Antique JJtoesrcf Bounee Sarabande Ulgaudon Aria -• GIguo Though written in the form of the clasaic suite, tho aettlng la modern. Vivid conti'aata both In mood and In dynamics are chavac* terletlc of tlje work. BtooBaol. con temporary American compoaer and conductor. Is noted for many con tributions to tho literature of violin and orchestra.' SEVERAL OF FACULTY STUDYING AT DUKE Among the faculty members who oi-e doing graduote study at Duke University are: Mrs, Lllllaa Parker Wallace, professor of hlatory; B. F. C^pady, profeasor of mathematica; Mias Mary Yarbrough, chemistry profcasor, and Mias Salllo B. Marks, profeaaor ot paychology and educa tion. Miss Marka la also atudylng at the University of North Caro lina where she Is taking a course in philosophy. Mias Elizabeth Boomhour, pro fessor in the Biology Department last year, has a.year's leave'ot ab- eence to study at Duke, whero she has a graduate fellowalilp. Miss Nettle S. Herndon, who was head of the Sociology Department laat is alao doing graduate atudy at Duke.. Mias Alice Keith, profeasor of history, edited ‘'Lettdrs from Major Jamea Mou'nttlorence to Mem bers of the Biount Family"’ which were published in the North Caro lina Hitlorical Review for July, 1087, tlon of the country, and particular ly of the proaideut, tlie deali'ablllty of restcvin^ these cute. Special meeclngS'Wlll be held. Delegations will vlait NYA adminlatrators, gov ernors. cougreasnien: letters will be sent. Every effort will be made to eecure the participation of us large a group aa possible. October 14th has been designated'aa the day for the expi easiou of our united opinion. The facta , . . Two yoara ago, at the i-eduost of educatore, relief admlnlslrutors, and 'outstanding oltlzcna ot every type, the Preal* dent established the National Youth Administration, guvcrnment agency to help young people, tho worst victims ot the depression. Bulking large In the work ot the >TYA was the student aid program, which enabled many students otherwise out, to reranla in achool. Laat year tho NYA spent some what over seventy mllllan dollai-s, Impressed by Ita work! by the doalre at youth groupa that It con tinue, Congresa aiipi'opi'iated to it for thla year, “a maximum ot 75 mifllon dollars.” Up to late Au gust, everyone felt that tlils meant something like 75 million dollars. But now that the oxecutlve allot ments of i-ellef funds have been mado, we diacover that it le lees than 4S million dollurs.' It 'la this oxQcutlve deviation from an obvious legislative intent that' we are proteetlng. Wbat the facts mean . . . The money allotod to student work will provide work' for only 220,000 studente. Instead ot 310,000 as was the case last year. Thla means that a great many of your own students, who need KYA, who came BtudrfortToTedala ORGAN RECITAL BY DR.HA^. COOPER Dr. Harry E. Cooper, dean of mualc, in'BBonted an organ recital Friday evening, October 22. After the recital a reception was given by the muaio faculty for Dr, Cooper iu the college parlora; acnlor music students served at the i-eception. The program of the recital was ae follows: Prelude and Fuguo In D -'laior Bach C Cantablle in B Major Franck Chriatua ResuiTexlt Ravanello Slclllonne ..WalU Marche Chamiwtre Boex The Baptist Student Union Con vehtion will be held at Appalachian State College in Boone Octotser 22-24. Twenty-five Meredith girls are to attend. Thoae will be B. S. U. Council members and mem bers of the different religious organizations on the campus. The Wake Forest and Mereditli studenta will leave Friday morning on a chartered bua and will return Sun day night. The convention will open Friday night with a bannuet for the del egates. Mr. Woodrow Hill, State B. S. U. president, will preside at the convention. Among the speak ers will be Mr. William Hall Pres ton, the asaoclate secretary of the Southern Baptist. Student Work, who is well known to Mei-edlth glrla; and Dr. W, K. McGee, the pastor ot tho Pirat Baptist Church of Thomaavme, who la very in* tereated In Young People’s work. Dr. Carl Townaend, the pastor of Hayea-Bai'ton Church of Raleigh, will load the devotionala. The most outaUuding apeaker is Dr. Herbert Gezork of Germany, who led the Student Retreat at Ridgecrest this eummer. He is re membered, by thoae who heard Lim wltli a great deal ot pleasure and they are looking forward to being with him again at Boone. The Meredith delegates will mako some Importont contributions to the program of the convention, They are to present a musical tableau, "My Beat for Christ," written by Mr. Pi-eston for the con vention. Kathorlne Aldridge, the president ot the B. S. U. Council, will make a report of somo campiia activity which haa meant much to Meredith students during the past yoar, Barbara Behrman will make a talk, "My Experiences in World Affairs," telling of the Baptist Student meeting at Zurich, Switzer land, Margaret Loe Liles, who did Sunday School field work In the state this summer, will talk on "My Experiences in the State," Tho B. S, U. Octette will attend the conferences and will be on several of the programs. They are to sing at the closing service Sunday morn ing. Dorothy Lowdermilk will be tho pianist for the convention. _ An entei-talument for the atu- denta haa been achedulad for Salur* day night. There will be a talent parade In charge of atudenta from the different colleges. The convention will close Sun day noon, after the morning ser vice. back to college anticipating NYA are going to find that thes'e la uotlilng for theui. These men are your constituency, and It is up to you to look out for tlielr nocde. The NYA was founded as a result of tho united ettovt of nil groups interested In education. In this effort, the N8FA and student coun- oils throughout the country, re' gardless ot poUtlcal viewpoint, took loading part. The time has come whon a uow effort is nee- ossary, I trust that we can unite once again on behalf of our fellow students.' What others are doing . . , To secure an executive restoration ot the full amount--of the NYA ap propriation, or an additional ap* praprlatlon a nation-wide oampaign 1s belug embarked upon. Thla oampaign will bring to the atten* Alono ...doEricquevllle. IntermezM Ferrari Carillon ile' , Weatminater Vlerne Unable To Supply Teacher Demand B. Y, Tynor, ohalrman of the CollegB Placement Bureau, i-oporta that out of a graduating claas of 72 who qu&Utlod tor the A grade certificate to .(each in the public aahools ot North Carolina this year, all are placed oxcept thrae, and they 'have been offered positions. In addition to thla the college luta had numerous calla for teaobers that it could not aupply. In some flelda It could have placed several tlmea the number ot teachers it had to offer. MAGOFFIN TO DELIVER LECTURE OCTOBER 28 Ralph Van Deman Magoffin, professor ot claealcs at New York Uolversity, will deliver the first In the regular aerloa ot lecturea In the auditorium October 26 at S;Of> o'clock. Mr. Magoffin is an archeologlat ot some dlstlactlou. He studied in the American sclioola of Rome and alao taught there. He was a leader of the Vlrgillan cruise la 1930 on which Dr. Helen Price, professor of Latin and Greek, was a guest. Stunt Day Schedule ^ -- FaUo fleiuUs HorseeliiKis Volley ball Oroqnot BadiulJitAn l*Jji8*Pon9 Dock Tennis 'itOO AlfutuMe fltimts 4i90,.,.- tUofcla BeUy Song ContMt Student. Aliimmy> Class Competition For Coveted Silver Lov ing Cup Keen; Song Contest, Palio, Bicy cle Relay, Alumnae- Student Games Are Afternoon Events; ’37 Class Reunion. stunt Day will be held this year on the afternoon and evening of October 80. A large number ot thes alumnae are expected to attend this event witich is sponsored by the Athletic Association and Is under the direction of Harriet Roee, president of the asaoclatibo. The afternoon’s activities begin at 2:00 o’clock with an intcrclass Pallo in which the girls wear gay and original costumes. Tho claas having the largest percentage of members present In the Palio will be given special seats at the ex ercises that night. After the Pallo at 3:00 tho alumnae and the etudents will meet on the athletic field to conteat in tennis, horse shoes, volleyball, croquet, bad* nilQton, ping-pong, and dock len- Dis, Another featus'o ot the after noon beginning at 4:00 la the im promptu stunts presented by the alumnae. At tour-thirty, following the alumnae stunts there will be an inierclass bicycle relay. The crowning feature ot the afternoon’s actlvltiea will be the Interclass aong contest on the steps of the administration building at 5:00 o'clock. This Is one of the most Important and Iniptessive events of the day. Each class will sing Us own song, the -words and music of which are composed by members of tho various classes, The winning song will be Judged on a basis of presentation and music. The climax of the day will be the presentation of the class stunts in the eveulug at elgiit o’clock. A silver loving cup will be preaented by the Judges to the claas whose stunt attains first placc, 'I’he stunts will be judged on the proaentatlon, the originality of the plot, music, and setting, and the ability of the class to keep within the time limit, —Continued on page 2. E.H.ALDEN ATTENDS MUSMfERENCE Max Crone and Edwin Hugh«a Conduct Vocal and Piano j Conferences at Mooting ! Mr. and Mrs, Edgar H. Aldeu attended the ninth annuul con ference of music teachers which met at the Woman's College of the University of Noi'tii Carolina Octo ber 16-16. Mr. Aldeu Is assistant professor ot violin and theory. A series of mualC clinics were conducted by Max Crone, director ot the A Capella Choir of North western University, Evanston, III., Edwin Hughes, of New York City, a dlstlngulahed pianist and teacher, and Frank Simon, conductor of the Armco Band. Mr. Crone demon- atrated his own approach to the pi-oblem of choral directing at the meeting which Mr. and Mrs. Alden attended. He is alao co-author ol tlie-book, "Fundameotale of Mualclansblp” which is used here. The contes’ence was opened with a concert by the University of North Carolina band under the direction of Earl Slocum. Follow ing this there was a business meet ing In the recital ball of the Music Buildlug. Much ot this oonfei-ence was conuei-ning u>e adoption of a constitution for the organization in order to join the efforts ot both private and public school mualc teachers. One ot the most im« portant articles In the constitution was to unite the efforts in college education n^d. muslo education. Around one hundred teaobera wera present at this oanterence; college entrance requirements in piano and vlollu wero discussed. The conference was under the supervision of H. Hugh Aivater, I>ean ot the School ot Music at W, 0. U. N. 0. V
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