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Religious Emphasis Week, Feb. 14-19 Published Biweekly as the Official'Or^an of'the Student Body of Meredith College Mention “The When You Buy Volume XVII MEREDITH COLLEGE, RALEIGH, N. 0., FEBRUARY 12, 19S8 Number 7 Dr. Spilman Gives Characterization Of Oliver L. Stringfield Morning’ Address Ini tial Event in Found ers’ Day Celebration; Radio Broadcast by Alumnae in After noon; Student Recep tion Climaxes Anni versary Exercises. Dr. B. W. Spilman o( Kinston, Kennedy Hftme ofllcial, presented an account of tbe achievements of the late Oliver Larkin StrlngSeld, early flnancial agent of the col' lege, for whom Stringfield Hall Is named, in the annual Founders’ Day address which was part of the 39th anniversary celebration. Characterizing Strlngfleld as a "prophet of the dawn” of a new day in education tor women and in public education, the speaker told of bis long asBOCtation with him, beginning over fifty years ago and continuing until his death. Dr. Spltman was hts Intimate friend and co-worker for a number of years in Southern Baptist Sun day School work and as a trustee of tbe college. He secured a great deal of his information from Mrs. Strlngfleld of Asheville and from Preston StrlngDeld of Mars Hill, son of the preacher, who has a collection of personal manuBcripts and letters. Beginning with bis ancestors, the speaker traced the struggles of tbe young Oliver during the Civil War and the Reconstruction, bis decision to become a preacher, and his subsequent etCorts to se cure an education. He spoke of his hardships In ^mpletlng an educa tion without flnancial support. Shortly after graduation be was married. Strlngfleld spent tbe in tervening years until 1893 preach ing In and around Raleigh, accept ing In that year the great respon sibility of securing funds for the College for Women chartered in —Continued on page 4. DEBATING GIVEN FRESH INTEREST BY MI^BAILEY Debating Aids in Pub lic Speaking, Devel opment of Ideas, Im provement of One’s Personal Traits. Miss Frances Bailey, head of tbe Speech and Dramatics Depart ment. spoke to the Phllaretian Literary Society Monday evening, February 7, on "Debates In the Society.” Miss Bailey flrst dis> cussed public speaking and its lm> portance in the preparation for leadership. Bmphasis was placed on the .fact that heads of large organizations are always good speakers. She said, "If you can speak fluently you will be the one to get tbe Job always.” College is the place to prepare for life and the ability to express one’s thoughts clearly is definitely a part of this preparation. In debating one learns to de velop ideas. Misa Bailey com mented on tbe number of news papers she bad seen In the dining room the first woek and said that she was glad to see Interest in ourrent events. In these current problertts there are many subjects to supply material for debates. These snbjects are problems that concern us and In discussing them we enlarge our views on public questions. At tbe last of her discussion, the speaker gave fourteen values of debate: Aoouracy of expression, knowledge of reliable material, study of the question from both sides, sincerity, interest In pub lic question, improvement in per sonal traits, training In public speaking, training In ooiperation, —Continued on page 4. New Privilegres Granted Students With the beginning of the second semester, the Student Council nnd Hie Academic Council have granted new prlv* ilegcs to members of tho Junior and sopltomoro classes. Vo the Juniors were given eight 10:20's a semester to be taken unchaperoncd. On four of these lOiaO'a Juniors in groups of' two may have dates to attend tho theatre. Up until this se* mestor Juniors woro allowed only four 10:2M>'s a semester. Tho sophomores were given one T:30 n Aveck to be taken without a chaperon, and eight 10:S0’s a semester with proper chaperonage. This ts a doclded change from the former regula* tlon which granted to sopho* mores three 7:30's and three 10:90’s A semester, cliaperon'ed. This change in class regula tions is the third improvement ninde in the Student Oovem* ment regulations during this present school year. Earlier In tho year permission was given students t« see all visitors, in* eluding Wake Forest, Duke, nnd Carolina students, for teen minutes. Olinnges were also made in tho light bell sys* tom so that three light cuts aro granted to each room every sl.v weeks. HIGH HONORS IN SCHOLAPTITUDE GAIN^BY 120 37 Seniors Lead Class; Sophomores Second With 32 TWO JUNIORS GET ALL A’S ON SUBJECTS SOVIET AMBASSADOR VISITS OTEL HILL Carolina Political Union Spon sors Appearance of Rus sian Envoy Feb. 8 Alexander Anotnivitch Troyan- ovsky. Soviet Ambassador to the United States, spoke at the Uni versity of North Carolina Tuesday night, February 8, at 8:30 o’clock In Memorial Hall under the aus pices of the Carolina Political Union, non-partisan student or ganization. Ambassador Troyanovsky Is tbe flrst Soviet Union envoy to this country to which he came in 1934. Although he was born in Tula on December 20, 1882, he cele brated his fifty-sixth birthday on the first of last month. Tbe reason tor this postponement of the Am bassador's birthday was the Revo lution. Shortly after the Roman* —Continued on page 4. Twenty per cent of the total en rollment received honorable men tion for attaining a high scholastic average, according to announce ment made by college officials this week. Kathleen MIdgett and Cath erine Johnson were graded “A” on every course. Thirty-seven of the total 120 are members of the senior class, with the sophomores In second place with 32 on the honor roll. Twenty-six Juniors and 26 fresh men were among those to receive this honor. The students, accord ing to classes, are listed below. Seniors, First Honor Roll Betsye Adams, Mary Bllzabeth Bell, Evelyn Britt, Elizabeth Bul lard, Margaret Love Clarke, Ma mie Louise Daniel, Haliburton Emory, Flora Fowler, Mirvine Garrett, Margaret Grayson, Made line Hall, Adelaide Harris, Ethel iTones, Jean Llghtfoot, Ruth Mc Lean, Mrs. Esther Marshburn, Carolyn Parker, Lillian Poe, Anne Poteat, Nancy Powell, Eleanor Rodwell, Harriet Rose, June Fay Sewell, Morgaret Shepherd,-Mary Montgomery Stewart, Kate Mills Suiter, F]-ances Tatum, Charlotte Wester. Seniors, Second Honor Roll Carolyn Aydlett. Nannie Mar garet Brown, Louise Copeland, Katherine Covington, Dorothy Horne, Willa Mae Lee. Annie Van- noy, Mary Clayton Wyche, Mary Elizabeth York. Juniors Luclle Aycock, Barbaro Behr- man, Lucile Brannon. Sada Louise Clorke, Mildred Ann CrJtcher, Jes sie Currin, Mary Cavin, Anna Lee Johnson, Katherine Johnson. Helen Jones, Margaret Lee Liles, Mary Martin, Kathleen MIdgett, Betty Thomasson, Theresa Wall. ■ Juniors, Second Honor Roll Annie Elizabeth Coward, Nina Gilbert, Dorothy Hagler, Olive Hamrick. Elizabeth Howell, Kath erine Kalmar. Evelyn Levine, Mar tha Rasberry, Virginia Vaughan, Geo]-gIa White, Dorothy Wiilson. So|>homorcs, First Honor Roll .. Carolyn Andrews, Minetta Bart lett, Helen Cannaday, Edna Earle Coggins, Louise Conner, Carolyn Critcher, Frieda Culberson, Mar gie Louise Daniel, Kathryn Dick enson, Hilda Earpi Dorothy Greene, Carolyn Henderson, Eve lyn Holyfield, Kathleen Jackson, —Continued on page 4. Pressmen Discuss College Newspapers* Justification Is a college newspaper Justified In Its existence? That question appeared at a directors' meeting of the Illinois College Press Asso ciation in Champaign last week end. After all, it was argued, over half of the news (rather, “mate rial”) that appears in most college newspapers Is known by the cam* pus before the paper comes out. This holds true to a great extent In a school served by a weekly; less by a semi-weekly. If such a thing is true, then the only real reason for a paper would be tor the Information of a tew alumni subscribers and to enable the more notable collegiate figures to see their names in print. Backing away from this dis couraging thought it does seem to me that the paper should have some worthwhile contribution to make. Smug Circles At this above mentioned con ference one of tbe speakers, ex horted tbe assembled editors to strive to break their smug little campus circle of happenings and to present and evaluate some of the occurrences and trends of the world outside. That seems logical It the stu* dents of today are going to be use* ful and leading citizens of that world. One of roy own themes Is that of the college students' lack of Interest In outside affairs. When he emerges from school It is like emerging from a cocoon. However, the large Insect in this present soup. plate is quite troublesome. Just how Is a paper going to persuade the collegians to take a look around preparatory to stepping dutslde and helping right things? Editorials are at* most useless; news stories on ab stract subjects and problems are almost Impossible whenever they have any appearance of possible weightiness. When a newcomer walks into a stuffy room he no* tlces the atmosphere Immediately and takes steps to remedy It, whereas the other occupants had grown accustomed to the Impurity so did nothing. So tbe Ignorant graduate will immediately revamp the stuffy world—h'm. Well, enough of this deep think ing. Congress Is rushing to get to the farm bills at once, letting the business woes slide for tbe mo* ment. Republican forces declare that the proposed crop control bill will amount to virtual dictatorship over agriculture. The bill would provide tor flxing marketing quo tas on various staples, corn for one, with penalties for failure to comply. Still, there Is a comforting thought.—Tfte Wfteaion ReoorA. Spiritual Leader Dr. W. K. McOEE NATIVE RUSSIAN LECTURM.22 Hindus, Authority on Soviet Affairs, Gives Address Maurice Hindus, Russian-born American citizen, will lecture to Meredith College students on the subject, ‘‘Russia and The World,'’ at 12:00 o’clock, February 22. Hindus Is declared by a large group to be the best Informed American citizen on the great ex periment In Soviet Russia. He has visited his native land ten times since the Revolution, as well as leading cities in Russia, spending months with peasants, and he has viewed the vast industries now in process of building in Russia. Recently Mr. Hindus has spent much time on the collectivization farms, studying this most revolu tionary agriculture experiment the world has ever known. Each year after his visits to the New Russia, where he Interviews the leaders of the new government, he comes back to America with new material for his magazine ar ticles, books and pictures. He is the author of ‘‘Humanity Uproot ed,” which has been on the best seller lists for nearly two years, and has received the utmost praise from well-known authors such as H. G. Wells, Will Durant, John Dewey, Dr. Harry Emerson Fos- dlck, Hugh Walpole, and many others. “Red Bread" Is the suc cessful sequel to “Humanity Up rooted,” and his most recent book, "The Great Offensive.” has just been published. Hindus came to America from Russia at the age of fourteen; he received his education at Colgate and Harvard. “Having known Russia since tbe days of the Czar, he Is able to con trast present Russia with the old Russia. Sincerely, patiently, hu morously, In a spirit of kinship, he pictures to American audiences the Russian people living during these exciting times.” DUKE ORGANIST TOPI^MAR.1 Works of Bach, Weitz and Wagner Includ ed in Program Dr. Edward Hall Broadhead, university organist at Duke, will appear In a concert here March 1, and Dr. Harry E. Cooper, dean of the Meredith music department, will play In concert at Duke Uni versity Sunday, March 13. Dr. Broadhead’e program will consist of Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in O Ma/or by Johann Se* bastlan Bach; Si/mpAonj/ for Or gan, Ouy Weitz; Liebestod from rristan and Isolde, Richard Wag ner, and Pageant, by Leo Sowerby. Recital Ushers Ushers for Miss Jocelyn House's recital will be Misses Emily Be- thune, Curlena Godfrey, Mary Bar row, Jean Davis, Eunice Outlaw, and Katherine CovSngtoo. STATE TEACHER MEETING TO BE Meredith Hostess At Banquet To Be In Dining Hall 45 MEREDITH SENIORS DO DIRECTED TEACHING On Friday evening, March 18, a dinner meeting Is planned tor alumni of Wake Forest College and alumnae of Meredith College, who are In attendance at the State Teachers' meeting to be held In Raleigh March 17-19. At this meeting there will be quite a num ber of county and city superin tendents and principals of high schools In attendance. All the teaching seniors of Wake Forest College and Meredith College are also invited to be present on this occasion. The dinner will be staged in the dining hall of Meredith College at 6:00 o'clock In the evening. Col lege songs will be sung and an opportunity will be given for good fellowship between the "Demon Deacons” and the “Meredith An gels,” and for the neophyte teach ers to meet the school oBlcials who are In attendance. Moving pictures will be made. Tcnching Seniors Meredith College seniors, who are preparing for an "A” grade teacher's certificate, are getting ex perience in their profession by do ing supervised teaching In tbe schools of Raleigh. Arrangements wore made by the Meredith edu cation department and the Wake County school ofliclals for tbe stu dents to teach under the direction of experienced teachers. The student teachers are work ing in Needham Broughton and Hugh Morson high schools, ond In Wiley, Hayes-Barton, Murphey, Fred Olds, Lewis, Thompson, and Boylan Heights elementary schools. Students teaching at Hugh Mor son High School with tbe subjects they are teaching and the super vising teachers are: Margaret Love Clarke, biology, Miss Bedding- fleld; Carolyn Aydlett, general science, Mr. Baucom; Louise Pope, general science, Mr. Baucom; Mir vine Garrett, English. Mrs. Morri son: Charlotte Wester, English. Miss CoHey; Jane Hall Yelverton, English, Miss Creighton; HaDbur- ton Emory, French, Miss Gilmore; Morgaret Strickland, civics, Mr. Larabee; Ella Sue Gravitte, home economics, Mrs. Larabee; Mar garet Grayson, home economics, Miss Penny: Mary Clayton Wyche, Latin, Miss Barton; and Irene Dixon, mathematics, Miss Eflrd. Teaching at Needham Brough- —Continued on page 4. Religious Emphasis Week Conducted By Thomasville Pastor Intramural Ball Games Open Feb. 14 With weekly basketball proc* ticcs well under way and the («nms getting in good sliape, plans for tho intramural games hnvo been announced by Dot Willson, manager of tbe major winter sports. Tho games will lost through tho month of Feb ruary and aro scheduled to be hold at 0:30 on Monday, Wed* nesday, and Friday night«. Tho schedule is us follows: Monday, Feb. 14—Freshman* Sophomore. Wednesday, Fob. 10—Junior- Senior. Friday, Feb. 18—Sophomore* Senior. Monday, Fob. 21—Freslunan* Junior. Wednesday, Feb. 23—Sopho* more*Junior. Fi’iday, Feb. 21^—Frcsliman* Senior. Special permission has been obtained by Harriet Rose al* lotving the girls to take their dates to theso games. This per* mission will, however, bo with* drawn If it is abused by any of the girls. MISS HOUSE TO GIVE GRADUATING RECITAL To Be Presented By Miss May Crawford on Friday, March 4 Miss Jocelyn House will be pre sented in her graduating recital by Miss May Crawford od Friday eve ning, March 4, at 8 o'clock. She will play tlie following com positions In tho first group; An dante Tranquillu from Concerto in A Minor by McDowell, and Sonata, op. 22, with tliese movements: Allegro coj» 6rio, Adazlo eon molto e»])rej(slone and Rondo by Bee thoven. Tile next group consists of tbe following compositions: Gavotte in A Flat Minor by Szambatl, Two Waltzex from Llebeslleder by Brahms, nnd Prelude in O Minor by Rachmaninoff. The last two compositions will be: Polonaise in C Minor by Chopin, and Hungarian Rhapsodle, No. 6, by Liszt. Everyone Is Invited to the re ception to be given in tbe parlors after the recital. Developing Scenic Caverns In Western North Carolina By LOLA LOVE McCOY, Marlon, N. C. bill Mountain, with au elevation of 4,030 feet, while to the north west, near tbe Tennessee line Roan Mountain, whose 6,386-foot altitude approaches that of Mount Mitchell. LInville Caverns are similar to the Virginia caverns, but have cer tain unique features. Exploration has extended moro than 3,200 feet. Some side chambers have yet to be entered. H. J. Bryson, North Carolina State geologist, who has explored parts of the caverns, said that some of the formations are exceptionally beau tiful and odd. "In the main channel,” he said, ‘‘there are numerous large stalac tites suspended from the roof and sidewalls, the maximum length be ing eight to ten feet. In many of the larger rooms, the stalactites have the ‘organ pipe' effect.” Several formations In tho cav erns closely resemble waterfalls frazen In solid rook. Stalagmites are also found in the caverns. Some are dome-shaped, while oth* ers are comparatively flat. Although tbe caverns will be one of tbe State's newest speo- tacles, they are almost incompre hensibly ancient. Geologists say that during the Appalachian evo* lutlon water entered a traoture In —Continued on page 4. With a twofold purpose In mind, scientists, business men and work men are now engaged In a full exploration and development pro gram at LInville Caverns. They are about fitteen miles north of Marlon In the rugged LInville Gorge of Western North Carolina. The scientists propose to utilize the caverns for cosmlc-ray experi ments, and the business men plan to open the spectacular caves as a tourist attraction. The opening of LInville Caverns to the public next spring will add another to the attractions that will be offered to motorists on the Blue Ridge Parkway, now under construction between the Shenan doah National Park, in Virginia, and tbe Great Smoky Mountains National Park., In North Carolina and Tennessee. The parkway Is within 1,000 feet of the entrance to the caverns. Within a twenty-flve mile radius of the caverns are some of East ern America's outstanding beauty spots. Including Mount Mitchell, highest peak east of the Mlsslssip* pi River; LInville Falls and Gorge, Grandfather Mountain, Table Rook, Hawk's Bill, Lakes James and Tahoma and the resorts of LInville, Little Switzerland and Blowing Rook. Not far from LInville Is Hawks* Dr. W. K. McGee Will Lead Students in a Week of Deeper Spir itual Thinking; Will Conduct Morning Watch Service, Open Forum, and Hold Pri vate Conferences. Dr. W. K. McGee, pastor of the First Baptist Cliurch at Thomasville, will arrive Mon day, February 14, to conduct the week of deeper spiritual thinlting:, which will extend through February 19. Being a person “young in spirit,” Dr. McGee will especially appeal to young people. He is a gradu ate of Furman University in South Carolina, from which he went to the Seminary at Louisville, where he finished his ministerial preparation and obtained his Doctor’s de gree. He has been located at Thomasville for the past three or four years. Every Meredith student, resi dent and nonresident, Is cordially Invited to join In the observance of Spiritual Emphasis Week. Spe cial prayer meetings on halls, led by the devotional chairmen, will be held In preparation for the coming of Dr. McGee. He will conduct the chapel exercises throughout the week, and will speak each evening at 6:46. He will be present at each morning watch program, and will conduct open forums upon the request of the students. During the day he will gladly confer with any stu dents who wish to talk with him. All those students who went to the Boone convention remember Dr. McGee for his morning watch service and know what uplifting experiences are In store for Mere dith students during Spiritual Em phasis Week. SPEECH CLASS TO APPEAR IN CHAPM.23 Twenty-three Rocky Mount Seniors, Un der Direction of Prof. C. M. Edson, To Be Guests Here. Chapel on Wednesday. Febru ary 23, will consist of a program to be presented by the Speech Choir of Rocky Mount High. School. This organization specializes In a combination of speech and sing ing and is composed of twenty- three members. Afteen girls and eight boys, all of which are sen iors. The choir Is directed by Prof. C. M. Edson of Rocky Mount, and because of Its novelty, has visited E. C. T, C. and several other col leges In North Carolina recently. In order that the members of the choir may be the guests of Meredith for hmch after their pro gram, chapel is scheduled for 13:30 on that day. New Courses In Voice Offered This Spring: "Class Lessons In Singing," a new course under Miss Ethel Row* land, is to be offered this semester. The class, which meets twice a week, is open only to A.B. stu dents. Although some knowledge of notation and a fair natural voice are desirable, they are not requirements. Seven girls have al ready enrolled, and credit for the course will be determined as it Is In private voice work. "This is an excellent opportuni* ty to learn something of voloe pro duction and to Improve your speech," stated MIbb Rowland.