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Attend the Student Legislature .imnirrr'iu Published Biweekly as the Official Organ of (he Student Body of Meredith College Patronize Our Advertisers RAi.b ::!. V. r:. Volume XVn MEREDITH COLLEGE, RALEIGH, N. C., NOVEMBER 6, 1937 Number 4 Governor To Deliver Opening Address At Students’ Legislature Bills to be Presented by Student Legisla tors on Revision of Crime Statutes, Child Labor Amendment. Students from over four* teen colleges and universities of North Carolina will meet at the State Capitol in Raleigh on November 12-13 for the North Carolina Student Leg islative Assembly, which will be the first meeting of its kind in the South and the sec ond in the East. Goveroor Hoey will make the opening address; Tliad Bure, secre* tary of State, will be Parlla- meolarlan ot the assembly. .Joe Frye, State College, is president of tbe assembly, and Harold Zekarla is secretary. This meeting is under the sponsorship ot the Forensic Squad ot N. C. State College, and Pi Kappa Delta o( which Horace McSwaln Is president. The object Is to give students ex perience In management and pro. cedure of public assemblies and to arrive at sensible conclusions of state problems. Each delegation Is expected to present a bill, and com mittees wilt be appointed to work on various topics to be discussed. State College haa appointed tbe chairmen of committees to work on the following problems: Reap- portionment ot the legislators ac> cording to the 1930 census, B. I. Knott; resolution as to whether President Roosevelt should be al lowed to be president for the third term, Robert Morris; educational appropriation which includes allot ments for public schools, and state colleges; Child Labor Amendment, C. H. Harris, and the State Labor Problem. Duke University Is work ing on a bill to be presented in connection with the revision of the crime statutes. Mies Alice Keith, professor of history, is the faculty member who will advise the Meredith delega tion, and Frances Tatum Is public, ity chairman of the Mereditii del egation. “LEGISLATOR” WORK OF MODERN MASTEMOWN Prints by Cassat and Homer Americans on Exhibit JOB PRYB President Student Legislative Assembly An exhibition of prints of mod ern masters from the Metropolitan Art Museum in New York City Is being shown in the college library next week, in observance ot Na tional Art Week. Among the American artists whose prints are included are Mary Cassatt, Winslow Homer, Palmer, and Qreeno. Other artists whoso prints are cn display include Cezanne, Daumier, Van Gogh, Gau- gin, Signac, Picasso, Matisse, Manet, Degas, and Vlanmick, In 1860 In Paris there were three groups ot antagonistic artists. These were the classicists and romanticists, Barbazen School, and tbo Independents; Daumier belongs to the last group. He painted every day subjects, later leaning toward tl>e impressionistic in art. Degas la coldly impersonal In Ills paint ing; a Japanese Influence la noted in the use ot clear line and pattern. Informality Is also noted in his painting and his method ot cutting a figure by a fi-ame Is apparent. Mary Cassatt clung more to the style ot Degas and Manet than to the truly Impresaionisllo. Cezanne and Picasso are known ae cubists; they believed that everything In nature could be rep resented In cubes. Cezanne was the first of the poat-lmpresslonlsts, and was ve(-y Impersonal in his art. He sought, structural solidity, and organization In depth. Van Gogh and Oaugln revived the flat pat tern design, which was a reaction to photography. Most moderns are —Continued on page a. AVON PLAYERS SLATED TO GIVE HAMLEyOV.18 Seniors Again Sponsor Players Who Present ed Othello Here Last Year; Will Appear Also at Duke. The senior class will sponsor the production of Hanifel By the Avon players In the Meredith College Auditorium at eight o'clock Thiirs day, November 18. Last year the company presented Othello, which was entliuBlastically received by the audience. The Avon players are a well- known company who have played In moat' of the leading colleges throughout the South and Middle West. During the World’s Pair at Chicago they presented a series of performances In the replica ot the Globe Theatre in the Bnglisb Vil lage. The director of the company is Josepli Selman, who far many years was associated with George M. Cohan and Is one of the beat, known Shakespearean actors on the American stage. The players will give Slavbelh at a morning per formance at Hugh Morson High School, and will niso appear at Duke University. The Avon players are an unuaually fine Shakeapear. eiin company and studenta will do well to take advantage of this op portunity to see them present Ham- tel at Meredith. Anne Poteut, president of the senior class, has made arrangements with the com* pany for the perturmance. Tlio seniors in charge of the publicity for the play are Jane Yelverton, Nancy Powell, Katherine Coving ton, Kate Mills Suitor, Margaret Weathei'siwon, and Margaret Love Clark. SAINT MARY’S MUSIC FACULTY IN RECITAL The nmslc faculty ot Salnl Mary’s School gave a recital Tuesday eve ning to Introduce to the Raleigh audioncc the new members of the faculty. Miss Ruth Scott, pianist played "Oolllwog’s Cake Walk,” from “The Children's Corner" and ‘^La Cath- edralo Bngloutle" by Debussy; Miss Scott came to Saint Mary’s from the Eastman School ot Music. Miss Katlierlne Stuart, graduate ot tlie Julllard School, aang "Beau Solr" by Debussy, “J’al Pleure Bn Rose" by Hue, "0 Beauty, Passing Beauty" by Walter Golde, "When I Have Sung My Songs" by Charles, and “Floods of Spring" by Rachman inoff. Miss Mary Ruth Haig played "The Girl With the Flaxen Hair,” b y Debussy, "Intermezzo" b y Braluns, and the "Fantaale Im promptu" by Ohopln; Miss Haig is also a graduate ot the Julllard School. William H. Jones, director of music, accompanied Miss Stuart. Tile tinal number on the pro- gi-am was a group of violin dueta by Mrs. B. H. Aiden, teacher ot violin, assiated by Mr. Alden, —Continued on p^ge a, c.R.Diinnaoonj, J^esiden^- n.c. STaTB CwaRwnc. STacK-ftVtf^' dick uoudlbs- Viee’firesjaeffb-'DMKi •yreasayer-^TXHOVOSOA ” TTjTa^ OFFICERS ^ 9£0RGZa UH13ZRU900S oecrekary- Quzsns IM C C 1=^ /=v IJILLSTaTOnu NEW HEALTH SYSTEM TO BE SOTED SOON Cup to be Presented to Class Having Best Health Rec* ord Each Year The beginning ot u positive Health Program for Meredith Col lege has been decided on by a com mittee.i comiinsed ot iMIss Anna Baker, dean of women, two mem bers of tlie physical educational department, a college repreaento tlve. Miss Nora Kelley, the head nurse ot the intlrniary. current president of the student body, and current pi-esiilent ot ihe Athletic Association. The clilef tiictor of this health program will be a cup to be award ed to the class having the best health record. This cup will be awarded on a three point system: (1) basis o( records which the In dividuals win keep; (2) coOpera tion with physical education de partment in wlilch posture will l>e emphasized, and (3) coQperation with health S'ogulutlonii such as re porting promptly for physical ex aminations and (reatment. Bach class will iinve a comniittec to chock on these records, and aiwclal points win be given for accuracy. The numerals of the class wiunlnc —Continued on page 2. MEREDITH GRADUATE PLAYS‘OT LYNNE" Raieigh Dramalisls Present First Play of 1937-38 Season The Raleigh Little Theatre oC the Feloi-al Theatre Project pre sented a revival ot "Baat Lymio" Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday nights of this week In the Murphey School auditorium. This was tlie (Irst In a series or six productions to be given by the local dramatists through the win ter and spring. "Bast Lynne" was given In the traditional mld-Vic- torlan tempo with scenery and costumes authentically following that period. The production was undci' the dli-ectlon of Wilbur Dorsett. Lead ing roles ot Lady Isuboi and Archi bald Carlyle were played by leath ering Metcalf and Bill Smith. OthqVs li\ the cast were Alex Marsh. Mrrf C. M. Cannon, Mrs. Boyd Biir- doue, Nathan Reavis, Jr., Bill Mc- GeijUe, Jimmy Thiom, Wofford Hum- phrns. Bill Dameron, and "Sonny” PrICi', and Edna Lee Pegi'am, a gradVate of Meredith who took a promment part in dramatics during her cillege career here. MarV Pride Crulcksbank played the mnslcal accompaniments heard throughout the play on an old- faahlonVd pump organ. Special musical interludes between each act wefe provided by a group o( singers,)interpreting tbe “barroom ballads.'* Dr. Magoffin Talks On Ancient Coins Dr. R. Van D. Magoffin gave au informal talk on Greek and Roman coins to members of the classical and liistory clasaea on Thurslay afternoon, October 28. The stu dents present were delighted witli the coins Dr. Magoffin passed around as Illustrations. Among his collection were a Jewish shekel dated the year Chrlst^was betrayed by Judas; coins issued by Philip ot Maccdon, Alexander the Oreiit, anti Brutus were also shown. The valuo ot the coins was two fold. us Dr. Magoffin explained. Historicaity tlie coins give mucii information about the story ot civilization through the ages, wlille iheir monetary value ranged from fourteen dollars to eight liundred. The Classical Club entertained In tile Blue Parlor immediately after the talk when an opiwrtunlty was given to the students to meet Dr. Magoffin. Language Group To Meet At Winthrop Tilt) South Atlantic Modern Language Association will hold Its regular annual nieetliiK at Win throp Conege, Rock Hill, South Carolina, November 26 .ind 27, 1M7. An interesting pi'ogram has been arranged. This will consist main ly of papers and dlscusslous di vided Into four sections: English, French, Spunish. iind German. Sev- oral general seKsions will be held. The Assoclntlon Is coni|>osed ot leiichers and students ot Modern Languages In North Carolina, South Carolina. Georgia. Florido, and Alabama. It iiubllshes a (juarlerly bulletiu, Professor Sturgis B. Lea vitt, of the University ot North Cnrollnu. Is president; Professor John A. StrHusbaugh ot Emory University Is Secretary.' MISS KATHERINE EIDE TO PRES^RECITAL Violin Recital Also Given by Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Aiden Friday Evening, Nov. 5 On Friday evening. November 12. Miss Katherine Elde, accompanied by Mias Mary Lee, will present a vlolon cello rucltal In the coUcgu auditorium. This is the third In a scries of concerts given by the Meredith College Faculty. Miss Elde, a graduate of the Oberiln Conservatory of Music, is protes sor of violoncello In the music de pai-tinent ot Meredith College. She will play Sonata In E Minor by Brahms, which consists ot thi-ec movements. Other numbers on the program will bo Rondo, by Boccherini; Elgio. by Faur4; Lied, by D’Indy and Concerto in A Minor by Saint-SaBns, A violin recital by Mi', and Mrs. Edgar H. Aiden, accompanied by Miss Alleen MacMillan, will be presented In the collcge auditorium Friday evening, November This is iho second In a series ot concerls given by the Meredith Col lege faculty. Mi‘. Alden is profes' nor ot violin in the music depart mem ot Meredith College. Mrs Alden Is teacher ot violin at Peace Junior ColleKo and Si, Mary's Col lege. SOCIAL SCIENCE GROUP HEARS MRS. WALLACE Dr. Will French oC Teachers' Col lege, Columbia University, Now York, delivered the opening ad dress at the auniml convention ot the North Central District ot the North Carolina Education Associa tion which met In Goldsboro Fri day and Saturday, November 6-0. Mrs. Lillian Parker Wallace, pro fessor ot history here, spoke to the Social Science gi-oup on "Materiala and Metliods In the Social Sciences.” Prominent speakura for the con vention Included Di'. Maycie South all. protessor Bleinentary Educa tion at Peabody College for Teach ers, Nashville, Tenn.; Dr. C. L. Brownell, professor ot physical education at Teachers’ College, Columbia Unlveralty, and Dr. Hu bert M. Poteat, Cal Tlnney, humor ist with tbe Columbia Broadcasting System, Oolagah, Oklahoma, spoke on "The WashingCoR Free For All" at tbe general sessloa Friday eve ning. EXCAVATION SCENES or ROME EXHIBITED Herculaneum and P o m p e i Subject of Lecture by Dr. Magoffin, Archaeologist On Thursday evening, October 28, one of the regular college lec tures was given In the auditorium by Dr. Ralph Van Denian Magoffin of New York University. Professor S. G. Riley, head of tlie history department. Introduced the speaker wlio Is a well-known archaeologist. Dr. Magoffin gave an Illusti-uted lecture, showing his nudionce the splendor ot the once burled cities ot Herculaneum and Pompeii. He first explained something of the conditions which resulted trom eruptions o( volcanoes. The lecturer said, “lava la while hot; It Is ab solutely ten times hotter than red hot," Then Dr. Magoffin dcacribed these two cities which are now being excavated. They were prob ably burled by an eruption ol Mt. Vesuvius in 70 A. D. He explained that Pompeii was not a wealthy town while Herculaneum was. To quote him, "the very streets of these cities wore all a mass ot color, as well as the Inside of houaea,” Plcturea which were In the homea wore shown and desorlb* ed. At tbe conclusion Dr. Magottin gave a brief history ot the life ot Bnperor Auguatua, who ruled about 2,000 years ago. North Carolina College Publishers’ Convention Is Held In Capital City SEARCH-FOR-TALENT CAMPAIGN BY WPTP StAtion WPXE' In Raleigh Is cvndncting a Scarcli (or Talent campaign during tho month ot November. Auditions will bo given at any hour on any day diiring this month to those Mercditli etadents who wish to tost tlieir talont as entortolnors on the air. Any typo of talent will bo welcomed—singers, ac* (roascs, musicians, readers, ln> stnuneiitolists, etc. No ap> poiiitmoiic Is neccssary. Simply viait tho WPTF studios and an ftudlUon will be arranged at tiio convenience ot the appli cant. Regular programs on the air will bo given thoso whoso audl* tions merit radio recognition. LOVid CDP WON BY SENIOKS FOR THE BE^STUNT Honorable Mention Goes to Sophomore Class; Emily Bethune Wins Prize for Origi nal Song. The BPninr class won the coveted silver loving cup for presenting the beat stunt entitled "Llushan’s Hour” on the twenty-fourth annual stunt night held October 30, Honor able mention was won by the soplio- more closs who offered a comedy entitled "In A Nut Cell." Mrs. J. W. Bunn, an alumna, from Raleigh made the awards for the events of the afternoon. The prize of five dollai's which Is given each year to tho writer of the best original class song went this year to Emily Bethune ot the senior class. . Judges for the stunts wes'e Mrs. Ernest Crulckshank, chairman. Mrs. J. S. Vann, Edward King, Miss Heath Long, and Theo S. Johnson. The stunts were judged on tbe basis ot originality, presentation, and ability to stay within a time limit iind expense limit. Tho plot of ‘‘Liushan's Hour” dealt with the story of two lovers kept opart by a feud between their families. In tbe roles of the lovers were Mirvlne Garrett as Tien Lee and Cai-olyn Parker ns Melling. Tho stnnt wiis directed by Anne Potent, pi'csident ot Ibe cluas and Harriet Rose. Tbe other principal pnrta were plnyel by lA'ster Salley and Margaret Love Clark, ur the fathers ot the. two lovers. Tho scene ot the sophomoi'e stunt was In nn asylum where a boy and a girl were kept (or an aftei'ncon as a part of their Initiation Into a fraternity aud a sorority. Leading parts were portrayed by Iris Rose Gibson and Sarah Cole, Carolyn Crltcher and Dorothy Greene di rected tho production. The junior claaa gave an Arabian tragedy “The Rose That Bloomed Twice," and the freshman class ot tered a comedy with the scone laid In a trailer camp. COLLEGE CONFERENCE MEETS IN GREENSBORO Dr. Charles E. Drewer, Dean J, G. Booinhour, Mrs. Lillian Parker Wallace and B. Y. Tyner attended the seventeenth annual meeting ot tho North Carolina College Confer ence which was hold in tho 0. Henry Hotel In Greeuaboro Nov ember 3-4. The theme ot the conference la "Good Teaching." Principal speak ers for the occaalon wore Dean Mildred Thompaon, Vaasar College; Dr. W. H. Kilpatrick, Teachers Col lege, Columbia UnlTersity; Clyde A. Erwin, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, and President Prank Porter Graham, University lot North CaroUna. Principal Speakers Were Governor Hoey, D. H. Ramsey, Carl Goerch, Frank Jeter; Dunnagan Presides. Governor Hoey addressed the delegates to tlie Collegiate Press Association Convention at the final general meeting held Saturday morning in the Sir Walter Hotel. Other speakers during the conven tion were D. H. Ramsey, editor of the Asheville Citizen, Frank Jeter, director of the State College News Bureau, and Carl Goerch, editor of the State magazine. Charlie Dunnagan, business man ager ot the Technician, presided over the convention of which State College was the host. Other officers were Warren Stack, Duke, first vice president; Dick Vowles, David son, treasurer: Geoi'gla Underwood, Queens, secretary, and Bill Staton, Wake Forest, second vice preal- dent. An informal reception and tea was given in honor ot the college journalists In the Sir Walter ball room Thursday evening. Friday niglit a banquet was held, music being furnished by the State Col legians, and the delegates were the guests of State College at the ClUdel-N. C. State football game Saturday afternoon. The editors and busloesa man- agera of the publications repre sented Meredith at the meeting which was "the biggest and best convention ever staged by the N. C. Collegiate Proas Association." SDSANinSHER 'com NOV. 8 German and American Folk Songs Included In Program Suaaiine Plsher, lyric aopi-uno ot the Metropolitan Opera Company, will Hppear under the ausplcea o£ the Civic Music Association Novem ber 8, In the Needham Broughton High School auditorium. Miss Fisher is a native of West Vir ginia; she received her musical training at the Cincinnati Con servatory of Music. Jullliard and tho Berlin Hochscule for Muslk. She made her debut In 1931 at the Berlin Sliiatsoper where she re mained for three Heasons singing lyric 3'oles, Her next two seasons were spent at ibc Opera Comiquo In Paris where she sang leading soprano role In "Manou," “La Bohem," "Hutierlly," and ''Louise.” On De cember 26, lfi3R, she made her debut at the Metropollton in the role of ''ButlBriiy." Miss Fisher will be acconu>anled .Monday night by Fritz Kitzlnger at the piano. Her program Includes "Hark, Hark, the Lark," "Auf dem waasor zu slngen," "Ave Marla," and “Ungeduld,” by Schubert; folk songs trom America, Germany and France, among which are "Carry Me Back to Old Vlrglnny" by Bland; the last number will be Scene and Aria: Lelae, Lelse (Der Frelschuts) by von Weber. Blghty-ftve students from here have Joined the Civic Music Aaso- clatiun this year. TO SELECT JUNIORS FOR SILVER SHIELD Two members of the junior claaa will be choaen next week from a possible ten tor assoolate memberahlp in the Silver Shield, honorary leadership society. Two associate members are chosen each tall trom the junior claas on the baala of Chrlatlaa oharaoter, lead* ershlp, and service to tbe sobool. Senior members of the aoolety are: Margaret O'Brien, president: Mlrv}ne Garrett, Anne Poteat, Har riet Roae, Kate Mills Suiter, and June Fay Sewell.