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Welcome, New Girls! ,.HTTI//Tr/»-Y Published Biweekly as the Official Organ of the Student Body of Meredith College Join in Activities! Volume XVIII MEREDITH COLLEGE, RALEIGH, N. C., SEPTEMBER 24. 1938 Number 1 REV. MACMILLAN MAINSPEARERAT FORMAUPENING Violin Music Rendered by Professor and Mrs. Alden — Students Welcomed to Various Churches of Raleigh. Speaking at the formal opening ot Meredltb College on September 8, the Rev. J. A. MacMillan, an editor o( Charity and Ohlidren, told the students that, “Your lea- son assignment tomorrow and the next day is the most important thing for you in college." The Thomasville editor declared that, "You can study to memorize, and by that way get good marks, but the Important thing is to think your lessons. If you study your lessons with a purpose of getting a lesson from them adaptable to your needs, your marks will take care of themselves. My challenge to you for the year that is ahead, is to get your lessons.” Preceding the address. Profes sor and Mrs. Edgar Alden, violin teachers, played the "Blue Danube Waltz,” by Johann Strauss, and Miss Ethel Rowland sang "My Re deemer,” and "My God,” by Dud ley Buck. Ministers of the Raleigh church es welcomed the students' return and Invited them to attend their churches. Or. Charles B. Brewer an nounced that the enrollment of the college on thot day exceeded the enrollment ot the year before by one, the enrollment being 517. MEMBERS CHOSEN FOR COMMITTEE Miss Kramer Only New Faculty Mem ber on Committee Miss Margaret Kramer. Misa Norma Rose, and Dr. Mary Lynch Johnson wei-e the three faculty menibes-a recently chosen by the student members ot the Nominat ing Committee to advise them dur ing the year. Miss Kramer, the only new fac ulty member of the Committee, was a Meredith gi'aduate ot the class of '87, and held many posi tions on the campus, the most Im portant being editor of the Oak Leaves, a member of the Kappa NiK Sigma, student member of the Nominating Committee, superla tive ot the most versatile student, and a place In Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities. The student members ot this Committee are the presidents of the major organizations, the edl- tors-in-cblef ot the student publi cations, the class presidents, and the president ot the Town Girl's Club, the president of the Student Government acts as chairman of the Committee. The present members ot this organization are Mildred Ann Orltcher, S. G. president; Barbara Bohnnan, Bi S. U. president; Alta Crltcher, A. A. president; Mary Jane LIndley. Phi Phi Society president; Jerry Tuttle, Astro So ciety president; Annie Blizabeth Coward, Uttle Theatre president; Anna Lee Johnson, College Mar shal; Janet Alkman, Oak Leavet editor; Catherine Johnson, /loom editor; Kathleen Midgett, Twio editor; Mary Martin, president ot the Junior class; Helen Byrd, president ot the sophomore class; president of the freshman class to he elected; and Dorothy president ot the Town Girl's Club. Miss Anna Mae Baker, Dean ot Women, Is also a member ot the Committee. Art Exhibit Sponsored By Art Department The first la a series ot exhibits to be sponsored by the art depart ment at Meredith College is on display now in the art education room. The work is that ot children from the ages ot nine to fifteen, and consists ot finger painting, frescoe, water color, and crayon sketches. This first exhibit was brought here by the K. K. Club, ot which Katherine Kalmar Is president this year. These exhibits will be given once a month and will be open tor two weeks. MEREDITH STAFF INCREASED WITH 12 NEWMEMBERS Miss Mary Yarbrough New Head of Chemis try Department— New Additions in Six Other Departments. Meredith College this year has a dozen changes in the faculty tor the 1938-39 term which got under way Thursday morning, Sept. 8. In the chemistry department Miss Mary Yarbrough of Raleigh, since 1929 associate protessor of chemistry, has been promoted to the position of acting head of the department, succeeding Dr. Lulu G. Winston who r» signed last spring stating her wish to retire to her home in Richmond, Va., after 17 years ot service to the college. Dr. Margaret M. Cooper o( Vlllesca, Iowa, has been employed as associate professor of chemistry to teach the subjects formerly laught by Miss Yar brough. She headed the science and mathematics department ot Pairtax Hall, Waynesboro, Va., last year, and has more recently beon research assistant In tho nu trition laboratory ot the Iowa Child Welfare Research Station. She received her A.B., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees from the University o( Iowa, Miss Margaret Kramer of Bllzabeth City, who was gradu ated from Mereditli in 1937, has been appointed Instructor in chem istry. In the blology'department, Miss Myra A, Williams will succeed Mrs. Melba Hunt Greene as an Instructor. Miss Williams former ly taught at Peace Junior College, and holds degrees from Wlnthrop —Continued on page 3, NEW TEACHERS—A DOZEN OF THEM! These ai-e the new members ot the Meredith College faculty for the 1938-30 term. Seated left to right, are: Miss Elizabeth Lee, who succeeds Miss Mary Lee as piano instructor: Miss Bessie M. Brown, assistant processor ot education and psychology, succeeding Miss SalUe B. Marks; Miss Myra Williams! instructor In biology, replacing Mrs. Melba Hunt Greene; Miss Ella McRhea Stagg, Instructor In French, succeeding Miss Ethel Day, now Mrs. W. L. Wyatt; Miss Virginia Branch, formerly a member ot the music factilty, supplying during the fall semester for Miss May Crawford, protessor ot piano, who is on leave ot absence. Pictured on the back row are Dr. Pauline Aiken, assistant protessor of English, supplying this year tor Miss Mary James Spruill, who Is on leave of absence; Dr. Margaret Cooper, asso ciate professor of chemistry, teaching the subjects formerly taught by Miss Yarbrough; Miss Marlon T. Ball, dietitian, succeeding Miss Mary Prances Welch: Miss Catherine Moseley, Instructor added to the art department to teach fashion Illustration and interior decoration: Miss Margaret Kramer, Instructor in chemistry: and Miss Betsye Adams, assistant secretary to the bursar, succeeding Miss Lois Morgan, now Mrs. J. R. Overby. Miss Yarbrough, who has been promoted to the acting head ot the chemistry department, succeeding Dr. Lula G. Winston, is not shown in the picture. OFFER FOUR NEW COURSESJN ART Miss D. Moseley and Miss I. Poteat Have New Classes Four new courses are being of fered in the art department this semester. Interior decoration, costume design and commercial design will be taught by Miss Katherine Moseley. Interior dec oration will consist ot a survey ot period furniture and architectural backgrounds with original adap tion of these to practical modern problems. Tiie class In costume design will study the elements and principles of costume design based on a survey of historic and na tional costume and will take up creative problems in designing —Continued on page 3. Mrs. LeRoy Allen and Dr. Price Study In Germany and Greece POST OFFICE HOURS The mall comes In twice dally, except Sunday: C:SO a.m. dally. 3:20 p.m. daily, 8:00 a.m. Sunday. The window Is open: 8;00'8:26 a.m. dally. 1;30*1:45 p.m. dally. 8:00^:20 p.m. dally. 4:00-4:30 p.m. dally. 8:80-8-4p a.m. Sunday. During the past summer two of our faculty members made trips to Europe. Mrs. Leroy Allen sailed June 20 and landed In Hamburg, Germany, on June 1. She studied ten weeks at the Summer College ot the University ot Jena In Wei mar, Germany. This city, being noted tor Its great collection ot Goethe's works and manuscrlpta, offered Mrs. Allen an opportunity to study his life through letters, dias'les, and original manuscripts. Mrs. Allen explained that there were only thirty English speaking students at tlie university, and these students were not allowed to live together; instead they lived In Gernmn hon»es where they were assisted In "everyday expressions." While attending an opera at Bayrerlth, Mrs. Allen had the priv ilege ot seeing "Der Fuehrer” AdoIC Hitler. Commenting upon the popularity of the dictator, Mrs. Allen says that white there are many Nazi enthusiasts, the antl- Nazls withhold their opinions. Dr. Helen Pric@, professor ot Latin and Greek, attended the American School ot Classical Stud ies In Athens, Greece, tor six weeks. She_ sailed on tiie B. B. iJreweJi on June IB from New York City and landed at Bremen, Ger many. She visited Dresden, Prague, Vienna, Berlin and Budapest en route to Atlieqs. During her six weeks In Athens, Dr. Price visited the Ionian Islands Crete, and Delos. All of these trips were made by boat. She also made auto trips Into the Interior ot Greece. After the completion ot h^r course. Dr. Price made an eighteen- day cruise on the Aegean Sea. This cruise, conducted by Professor Louis Lord ot Oberlln College, also head of the American School oC Classical Studies, was made on the 8. 8. Socrates. Places ot interest visited included Skyros, the coast ot Asia Minor, Sordis, Miletus, Ephesus, Prlene, and ancient Troy. On this cruise were seventy arche- ologists who were excavators ot Agna, a new excavation project in Athens. Others making the trip were Dr. Mary Swindler and Dr. Lily Taylor of Bryn Mahr, Protes sor H. L, Crosby, dean ot the Uni versity of Pennsylvania, who •will be head ot the American Scliool ot Classical Studies next year, Doan Schoonlve ot Marietta College, Ohio, and Protessor Ethel H. Brew ster ot Swarthmore, Pennsylvania. The only other Southerners mak ing the cruise were Mr. and Mrs. Fitzpatrick ot the Jasmine Planta tion near Montgomes'y, Alabama. On August 23, Dr. Price made her first flight from Athens to Rome, where she spent the rest ot her' time abroad before returning home on September 3. In discussing foreign aflalrs. Dr. Price said that she heard little about war In Prague and Berlin. She remarked that In Germany, Italy, and Greece there Is strict censorship ot the press, or at least a controlled press. She knew very little about European conditions until she obtained a newspaper in Paris, France. B-HIVE HOURS 8:1S a,m.-5;30 p.m. 7:00-7:30 p.m. 10;00-10;20 p.m. The B-Hlve is open dally during the above liours with the following exceptions: On Monday the opeiilng Iiour In 3:45 a.m. On Saturday the closing hour is 2:45 p.m. On Sunday tlio B-Hive is open only from 7:00-7:30 p.m. Tho manager reaucsts the coop eration oC tiie students In coming to the B-Hive before closing hours, in order that the B-Hlve may be closed ns scheduled. ENGLISH CLUB’S FIRSTJEETING Invitations Extended Thirty-three New Members The Cotton English Club had Its first meeting Monday evening, September 12 at G:46 In the ro- tounda. Dorothy Reich, president, presided over the meeting. Plans were made tor an after- dinner coftee on Friday night hon oring the new members. Sugges tions tor a project were submitted and discussed. The Idea ot the project is to convert one ot the social rooms into an attractive reading room. So tar no definite plans have been adopted by the club. The club also hopes to have as guests this fall some outstanding speakers from various colleges In North Carolina. The Colton English Club is com posed ot girls taking a major, mi nor or an elective course in Eng lish. It is the aim ot the club to arouse and maintain It Us mem bers an Interest In English liter ature. This year the club has admitted 33 new members. They are Edith Ayscue, Emma Olive Barker, Anne Myrtle Barnes, Rosanna Barnes, Mary Frances Brown, Cora Burns, Marjorie Burros, Margaret Jane Cheek, Frieda Culberson, Frances Dixon, Mary Tllson Edwards, Sarah Falls, Jean Freeman, Agnes Graham, Evelyn Holyfield, Eliza beth Lee Hosteller, Katherine Kalmar, Francis Kidd, Eddie Belle Leavelle, Evelyn Marshburn, Ra chel Poe, Catherine Scott, Anna Summerville, Naomi Sommerville, Juanita Stainback, Mildred Thag- ard, Louise Thompson, Rebecca Vaughan, Virginia Lee Watson, Jane Wolfe, Nina Evelyn Wooten, Dorothy Byrum, and Olive Ham rick. IMPROVEMENTS MADEjNB-HIVE Room Lengthened and New Counters Installed Many improvements havo been made In the B-Hlve during the summer. In addition to the ciianges in the appearance, sever- all new articles havo been added. In order to allow more space In front, the chimney has been re moved to lengthen the room and the counters have been rear ranged. A new store room, sup plied with water and a sink, has been built, and two additional windows have been added to give more light. The building has also been supplied with steam heat. This new addition will be a great Improvement over the oil burner which has been used formerly. Perhaps the first change no ticed by the old students was the new ice cream counter with its marble front, which improves the appearance ot the B-Hlve very much. An electric drink box has also been installed. For the first time, the B-Hlve Is handling the sale ot books. This sei-vice Is a great accommodation for the faculty as well as tor the students. Another addition to the regular stock is the sale ot fruits, and dried fruits will be sold when they are In season. Several other changes which have been planned will be com pleted soon. Physical Examination Completed Last Week Tlie physical examinations which were conducted the first two weeks of this term in the Infirmary were most successful. This was partly duo to the tact that the Dean ot Women divided the classes Into groups, assigning each group a cer tain time to report to the Infirm- as-y, thus eliminating the long wait ing lines, noise, and contusion wiilch has characterized tlio ex aminations In tho past. Dr. Lane had more time to spend with each girl and tliereby was enabled to ^ve everyone a more thorough ex amination than has over been pos sible in the past. Moreover, all ot tho girls responded with a splendid spirit of cotSperatlon, so that Miss Kelly ond Dr. Lane were very well pleased. The new students were examined tho first week ot scliool, the seniors on Monday, Juniors on Tuesday, and sophomores on Wed nesday ot the second week. New Girls Feted With Many Entertainments During First Week College Organizations First to Welcome New Girls — Faculty Entertained Informally — Juniors Entertain Their “Little Sisters” at Pajama Party — Sophomores Give Marsh mallow Roast. NOTE INCREASE IN ENmENT Several Girls From Foreign Countries in Student Body At this dale, the enrollment for 1938-39 shows a slight Increase over that of 1937-38. This year the number ot students totals 539 in comparison to 527 tor last year. There are 201 freshmen this year, 123 sophomores, 113 Juniors and 85 seniors. The remainder enrolled are special students. Several foreign lands are repre sented among the new students. Two girls are from countries south ot the United States; they are Rose Marie Wolfe of the Panama Canal ^one, and And Luisa' Ang- lade from Porto Rico. The Far East countries are also represented, by Kazua Murata, who was here last year also, from Japan and Lily Chow Dang from China. Marysia Cbmlellnokl, who is ot Polish lineage, comes from Brookline, Massachusetts, where her father la editor ot a Polish dally newspaper. MISS BAKER SPEAKS TO STUDENT BODY Compliments Student Council on Fine Start and Asks Co operation From All “I have been especially im pressed by the friendliness shown tho new girls by the old girls this year,” stated Miss Anna May Baker, dean of women, when she spoke to tho student body at chapel, Tuesday, September 13. Miss Baker went on to say that she, horselt, had been new at Meredith last year, and so could appreciate the spirit ot helpful ness that she had noticed among the students. She welcomed both now and old students, and com mented thnt there seemed to be a splendid group of freshmen this year. Miss Baker complimented the Student Council on their fine start, and asked tor the cooperation of each student behind (he work of the council. In closing, she set as her goal tor this year, u growth In loyalty, and culture and re finement in Meredith girls. This Is Miss Baker's second year as Doan of Women at Mere dith. Before this, she was Dean ot Women ot Averett College for several years, taught mathematics at Agnes Scott College, and was a student Instructor at John Hop kins University. Sho secelved her A.B. degree at Randolph-Macon Women’s College, her M.A. at John Hopkins' and did graduate work at the University ot Chicago and John Hopkins. K. K. MEETING HELD TO DISCUSS PLANS The K. K. Klub met Monday night, September 19, for a short business meeting. The first Thurs day night of every month was chosen as the regular night for monthly meetings. It was decided that, in order to get more ot the members ot the club to take part lu the program, three sets ot program chairmen should be appointed, each serving tor tliree months. Theresa Wall and Jane Thompson are to be in charge ot programs first. Tho K. K, Klub is planning a tea tor Its old members and all girls who wish to become new members, to be given Thursday, September 29. Virginia Sluder and Janie Parker make up the social committee aud will be In charge ot the tea. Every year by way of extending a welcome to the new girls the various organizations and classes provide entertainments In their honor. This year things got off to an early start. Monday night, September 6, all the new girls were Invited to the blue parlor tor an informal get- together. At this gathering rep resentatives ot each college organ ization welcomed the newcomers and invited them to take part In the Individual organizations. After these words ot welcome, Miss “Pat" Abernathy, a former Mere dith student, led the group In singing songs. Tuesday night, September 6, the faculty entertained Informally, In the Phi Hall. Miss Anna Mae Baker and Miss Ethel English were In charge ot the entertain ment. The most enjoyable part of the program seemed to have been the contest In which mem bers of the faculty posed tor draw ings ot caricatures. The winner^ ot tho best drawings were present ed comic gum drop characters made by Miss Ida Poteat. Punch and cookies were served. Wednesday evening the Junior class entertained at a pajama par ty in the Astro Hall honoring their little sisters. The entertainment was In the form ot an amateur contest. ■ The little slaters afforded the entertainment. Dorothy Green ot Danville, Va,, president ot the Junior class, wns mistress of cere monies. Juniors taking part on the pro gram were Nancy Brewer, Eunice Margaret Wllllums, Evelyn Lassi ter, Mlml Caffroy, Gertrude Foster, Wiluia Badgett, Mlnetla Bartlett, and Betty Vernon. Freshmen appearing on tho pro gram were Virginia Green. Betsy Pruftt, Mary Ellznbeth Frans, Her- tlo Mae and Evelyn Currln, Dor- thy Evans, and Evelyn Kyle. Anna Elizabeth Powell, Virginia Council, and Nora Binder present ed a skit Instructing the fresh men in the traditions of the even classes. Ico cronm sandwiches were served. Guests from the faculty included Miss Baker, Mrs. Marsh, and Miss English. Thursday evening the sopho more class gave a marshmollow roast at the oul-door chimney. IMPROVEBENIS MDEOJKAMPIIS Drive Paved, Library Painted, Campus Beautified Students returning to Meredith this year observed many Improve- nienis in the college buildings and the grounds. Upon arrival everyone was sur prised to ride up a paved drive; this was tho greatest improvement made during the summer. This Improvement Is approclatod not only by (he students but by every one who comes to Meredith. The library has been redecorat ed since last year. All the rooms In (he library have been painted white, also all the woodwork In the class room buildings was painted cream. All the floors In the dormltorlas were reflnlshod. Ventilating systems were in stalled In the audllorlum, dining room, and kitchen. This system Is also a very great improvement and one that la very much appre ciated. There was general improvement made In the grounds during th& summer. The gardens have been Improved and new shrubbery was-, planted. Grass has been planted. In front of the class buildings. All these Improvements help ta make Meredith a better school,.
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