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Volume JCVm
. MEREDITH COLLEGE, RALEIGH, N. C., APRIL 22,19S9
Number 12
CantataTo Be Presented FOURTEEN GIRLS JR.-SR. BANQUET
.F.
Group On April 23
Wake F 0 rest X31ee
Club tossing Seven
Songs as First Por-
tion of Program—
Orchestra Made Up
Of Faculty, Students,
Friends of Meredithj
W. F.—Guest Soloists
For, the third consecutive year
the Joint Meredith aod Wake Tot-
«8t cholre are giving a eacred can
tata. Thie year a chorus ot around
one hundred voices will sing,
) Hymn of Praise,” by Felix Mendel-
Bsobn. The cantata was sung
Wednesday evening, April 19, in
the Wake Forest Baptist Church
and was cdnducted by Lyman Sey
mour, director ot the Wake Forest
Glee Club. The cantata will
aung again Sunday afternoon
April 23, at four-flfteen In the Mere
dith College auditorium, at which
time. Miss Ragna Ottersen, direc
tor of tbe Meredith choir will be
the conductor. Three years ago
Leslie Spelman, then tiead ot the
Meredith music department direct
ed the Joint groups In singing "The
' Elijah'' by Mendelssohn and last
year Mr. Lyman Seymour and Dr,
Harry Cooper cooperated in pre
senting "The Holy City" by Qaul
Soloists tor this year's perform'
ance are: Wllburta Horn of the
faculty of St. Mary’s School, so
prano; Ethel Rowland, mezzo
soprano, of the Meredith voice de:
partment; and John E. Toms of
Chapel Hill, tenor, The orchestra
consists of faculty members and
students ot Meredith College, Wake
Forest College, and friends ot tbe
colleges.
Tbe program le divided Into two
parts, the first being given by the
Wake F\>rest College Olee Club.
The following selections will be
sung:
“Now Let Every Tongue
Adore Thee" Bach
"Ave Marla” Arcadelt
"Soldier's Chorus (Faust)....Ooi(no(I
"Water Boy" Roblnton
"Morning" ...Bpeaks
■'Sylvelln” Bindinir-Baldwin
“At Father's Door" (Russian
Folk Song) arr. Davidson
The second part of the program
la the sacred cantata, "The Hymn
ot Praise," sung by tbe two choirs
The selections that make up the
cantata are:
—Continued on page 3.
CROOKING ENDS
’MID ELEMENT
Seniors Regain Crook;
Junior Second Hunt
Is Unsuccessful
MEREDITH P.-T.A.
BANQUn HOST
Dr. Harold D. Meyer
of U. N. C., Governor
Hoey, Speakers
Dr. Harold D, Meyer, sociology
professor at the University ot
North Carolina, spoke at tha ban*
quet session ot the 20tb annual
convention of the North Carolina
Congress of Parents and Teachers
held at Meredith College. Oov*
ernor Hoey also was a speaker at
the banquet. Clyde A. Erwin,
State Superintendent ot Public In*
structlon, acted as toastmaster.
“In this complex time, with its
severe tempo, we need to bring
Joy, pleasure, and wholesomeness
that recreation can do to the
masses of tbe people,” said Dr.
Meyer, who chose as his eubject
the convention theme, “Leisure
and Living.”
Mrs. Doyle D. Alley 'of Waynes-
vllle, is president ot the State
Congress. Other officers ara; Mrs.
N. L. Walker, first vice president
ot tbe State Congress of Parents
and Teachers; Mrs. Frances H.
Blake of Albion, N. Y., first vtoe
president ot the National P.*T. A.
Council; and Mrs. I. S. Johnson,
president of the Raleigh Oounoil
of Parents and Teaohers and gen
eral chairman ot the convention.
br, and Mrs. Brewer attended
tbe banquet. Miss Annie Baker
received' tha people. Anna Lee
Johnson, oblef marshal, ushered.
For tbe first time In eight years,
this year the crook was found.
There was Intense excitement dur
ing the last tew days of crook ae*
tivities, for the crook was not
found only once—but twice!
On Monday night, lifercta 2t,
after a search ot over three weeks
(or clues, the juniors, guided by
the fourth clue, found the crook
concealed behind the bulletin
board in the administration build
ing. According to the new rules
governing the crook activities,
which state that “If tbe crook Is
found, the class In possession may
have twenty-f«5ur hours In which
to rehlde it, and If the crook is
found during the last week a hint
shall be given Instead of a clue,"
the crook was rebidden that night
by Dot Green and three other
members of the Junior class. A
clue, which was later deciphered
by Dot, was presented to Charlotte
Peebles, vice president of tbe sen*
lor class, the following night at
dinner. The senior and sopho
mores soon began a search to re
gain possession of the crook. On
Thursday night, March 80, the
crook was found by them In tbe
Science Building, room 12, where
It was hidden behind a drawer of
a laboratory work table.
Again the crook was hidden, a
hint was given to the juniors and
freshmen, and they again began a
search—a search which carried
many members of the classes with
in reaching distance of the crook,
but It was not seen again by mem
bers of these classes until it was
brought out by the seniors Satur
day night.
Members ot all classes and sev
eral metttbers of the faculty were
In tbe auditorium at 12:00 that
night when the crook was brought
in. Amid much excitement the
finders of the clues and tbe crook
flnders were announced. Tbe first
clue having been given to the jun
iors by Mary Martin, the senior
president: the second, third, and
fourth clues were found by Ger
trude Foster, Betty Vernon and
Mildred Mnrshbanks, and Edith
Ayscue, respectively. The crook
was found by Dot Green. To
Carolyn Crltcher and Gertrude
Foster went congratulations for
discovering methods of decipher
ing clues.
Dot Sears regained the crook
for tbe seniors.
Following these-announcements,
the seniors entertained their “lit*
tie sisters” at a sucker party.'
ELECTED TO AID
:39-’40mHMEN
Freshman Counselors
Chosen by Student
Committee
PLAN FOR ORIENTATION
OP NEW GIRLS CHANGED
WlLLBmiGHT
Old-Fashioned Flower
Garden Motif to be
Carried Out
Mildred Ann Criteher, Doro
thy Green, Minetta Bartlett
This Year’s Committee —
Miss E. English, Freshman
Adviser, to Direct Work of
Incoming Counselors
ANN BRIDGERS HEARD
BY LITmHEATRE
Relates Theatrical Incidents
About Several Famous Stars
In Informal Discussion
To aid In the orientation ot the
freshmen In the year 1989*40,
fourteen girls have recently been
appointed as freshman counselors.
Six of these girls are from the
rising senior class: Margaret Jane
Childs, Sara Cole, Edna Earle
Coggins, Virginia Council, Carolyn
Crltcher, and Kathleen Jackson.
Prom the incoming junior class,
two girls have been chosen; they
are Mary Tllson Edwards and
Catherine Scott, Six counselors
were appointed from the sopho
more class for next year; these
are; Gretchen Fanny, Ellen Ann
Flythe, Rowena Daniels, Nancy
Carroll, Mary Elizabeth Holloway,
and Catherine Wyatt.
A somewhat different plan will
be carried out for freshman orien
tation next year. The counselors
will be on the campus to welcome
the freshmen, and will give them
necessary Information, and aid
them to become accustomed to the
atmosphere, routine, and stand
ards for two days before the ar
rival of the remainder of the stu
dent body.
The office of counselor will be
a ten-point one, and these ap
pointed will continue throughout
the year, working under Miss
Ethel English, freshman adviser,
Mlnnetta Bartlett, student chair
man, and in close cooperation
with the Student Council.
The standing committee for ap
pointing, counselors will consist of
the retiring president of the Stu
dent Council, the Incoming presi
dent and vice president of the
Student Council, and Miss English,
Mildred Ann Crltcher, Dorothy
Green, and Mlnnetta Bartlett were
student members ot the committee
this year.
CAVEl CLUB HAS
MARCHJEETINC
Members at Luncheon
April 1 in Canton
Restaurant
On Saturday, April 22, at 7:30
o’clock, the annual Junior-Senior
Banquet will be held In the college
dining hall. It Is given by the
juniors in honor ot tbe graduating
class.
Plans for the event are under
the direction ot Dorothy Oreen ot
Danville, Va. Various committees
which have been appointed are;
program, decoration, menu, se
curing of tavors, and several oth
ers. Those working on tbe com
mittees are: Dorothy Bell, Mary
Lanier Seagraves, Jessamine Hol
der, Evelyn- Holyfleldt Virginia
Sluder, Eunice Margaret Williams,
Mary Esther Williams, Wilma
Badgett, Louise Hamrick, Martha
McBrayer, Edna Barle Coggins,
Mary Virginia Glenn, Frances
Lanier, Betty Vernon, Hannah
Reece, Eleanor Spain, Cora Burns,
Mildred Marshbanks, Helen Cana-
day, Carolyn Crltcher, Sara Cole,
Nora Binder, Virginia Lee Watson,
Kathleen Jackson, Jane Wash
burn, Jean Freeman, Evelyn
Marshburn, Madge Glazener, Amy
Kathryn Myers.
The dining hall is going to be
converted into an old-fashioned
flower garden. This garden Idea
Is to be the motif of the entire
banquet.
GIVES CONCERT
lONAOE JAN PADEREWSKI
PADEREWSKI TO
PLAY IN CONCERT
Nancy Brewer, Bebe
Dickenson Chosen As
Society Presidents
M.
McDonald Brings Polish
Pianist to Raleigh,
April 29
B.S.U. COUNCILS
enter™ JOINTLY
Wake Forest, Meredith New
Councils Feted by Retiring
OiRcers at Banquet
The Little Theatre meeting on
March 2B was given over to a talk
by Miss Ann Preston Bridgers,
writer In collaboration with
George Abbot of tbe play Coquette
which starred Helen Hayes.
The entire meeting was conduct
ed very informally. Miss Bridgers
told some of her own experiences
when she was in school and after
wards. She explained how she got
her first job, and she described
some ot tbe theatrical people she
has met In connection with her
work, including ,a story about
Helen Hayes and Josephus Dan
iels and about working with Al
fred Lunt and Lynn Fontaine.
After telling something about bow
she writes her plays, Miss Bridgers
turned tbe rest of .'the meeting
over to answering the many ques
tions of tbe Little Theatre mem
bers.
The Gavel Club met Monday.
March 27, at 4:46 In Astro Hall.
Tbe meeting was called to order
with a stroke of the gavel by the
president, Sarah Hudson.
Marysia Chemiellnskl was In
charge ot the program which in
cluded "Current Events," given
by Anne Floyd, and a talk orf
President Roosevelt In regard to
his personality as a speaker by
Anne Taylor.
Myrtle Peterson gave an oral
newspaper summarizing Meredith
events, A review "of the recent
movie, "The Little Princess,” star
ring Shirley Temple, was given by
Ruby Rogers. Mildred Thompson
gave a short dialogue portraying
the trials of a census taker.
The pin committee composed of
Myrtle Peterson, chairman. Ruby
Rogers, and Ruby Marlowe, re
ported on the selection of a club
Insignia, Their choice was ac
cepted by the club. A luncheon
was planned tor the following Sat
urday.
Anne Floyd, chairman of the
social committee, had charge of
the luncheon, which was given at
the Canton Restaurant, April 1, at
2:00. Thirteen members ot the
club were present. For entertain
ment a .contest was held to see
who was the best one-minute
speaker. Helen Molntosfi won the
prlie, a small china monkey, for
a talk on "Rain.”
The officers of the Baptist Stu
dent Unions of Meredith and Wake
Forest entertained jointly at a
banquet at the Poindexter Memo
rial Building of Edenton Street
Methodist Church on Thursday
evening, April 13. The event Is an
annual one In which the old coun
cils honor the new ones. Barbara
Behrman, retiring president ot
Meredith B, S. U,, was the toast-
mls tress,
"The World of Tomorrow" pro
vided the motif for the banquet
decorations. The modernism of
the theme was emphasized with a
blue strip ot paper crossing the
length of the tables. Silhouettes
of streamlined buildings and aero
planes were on the paper. Modern
houses made from cardboard
formed the centerpiece for the
speaker's table and flashlights
were used as Indirect lighting.
Place cards were In the form of
radios which were made from
cardboard, and miniature glass
aeroplanes filled with candy the
favors. Tall baskets of white irises
and spirea were used on the plat
form behind the tables. Behind
this a skit representing life flfty
years from now was brought to
tha audience by television.
M]‘, William Hall Preston, of
Nashville, Tennessee, associate
secretary of student work for tbe
Southern Baptist Convention, was
the sn^ker at tbe banquet. He
showed movies of the student con
ventions held at Ridgecrest each
summer. Bill Hicks, retiring pres
ident of the Wake Forest B. S. U,,
gave the toast to the new coun
cils, and the response was given
by Harold McManus. Ella Ed-
dlns, the new president of the
Meredith B. 8, U,, gave thanks to
retiring officers and John Knight
made the response. Wayne Oates
extended, greetings to the faculty
advisors and Mr. Zoa Robinson,
student secretary of Wake Forest,
made the response. Mary Lee
Ernest gave the toast to the spe-
,clal guests, and Mildred Ann
Orltoher made tbe reply.
A three-course dinner was
served to approximately forty
guests. Special guests were Dr.
and Mrs. Carl Townsend, Mrs.
Yera Tart Marsh, Mr, Zoa Robin
son, Miss Velma Presslar, Mr.
William Hall Preston, Miss Nell
Barker, Miss Edna Frances Daw
kins, Dr. and Mrs. Sydnor Stealey,
Rev. and Mrs. J. A. Easley, Mr.
and Mrs, Perry Crouch, Mildred
Ann Orltoher, Dorothy Green, Alta
Orltoher, and AUeen Snow
On April 29, 1939, as one of
fils twenty appearances In the flrst
tour of the United States ia six
years, the great and renowned
pianist and statesman, Ignace Jan
Paderewski, will present a concert
In tha Raleigh Memorial Auditori
um, The Raleigh appearance will
be the only one between Phila
delphia and Atlanta. The musi
cian will be brought here under
the auspices of Marvin McDonald,
Paderewski was born on Novem
ber 6, I860, in Padolla, Poland,
His musical debut was made In
Vienna where he had studied with
Leschetlsky In 1887. Previously
he studied at the Warsaw Con
servatory. In 1888, ha appeared
In Paris with the Lamowleaux or
chestra, Two years later, London
proclaimed him the greatest pi
anist ot his age, In 1892, he flrst
appeared In America, filling 107
engagements when only 80 were
scheduled. After the World War.
Paderewski gave up his musical
career tor several years and be
came flrst premier of Poland. For
the past six years he has spent
most of his time quietly, living In
Switzerland with bis sister. Occa-
slonally he makes appearances on
the continent and in England.
OIDPLAVTOBE
CIVENJAY DAY
“Hansel and Gretel”
to be Used as Main
Theme of Event
The old fairy tale of '‘Hansel
and Gretel” will be the mala
theme of the May Day program
this year, under the direction ot
Mrs. Gertrude Royster Sorrell.
The charactors are going to be:
Hansel, Betty Vernon: Gretel,
Dorothy Green; Father, Minnie
Anna Forney; Step-Mother, Kath
leen Jackson: Witch, Anna Eliza
beth Coward: Jesters, Paulyne
Stroud and Margie Thomas; Her
alds. Alta Crltcher and Edna
Martin. Several folk dances will
be given by members of the gym
classes.
DR. JOHNSON HOSTESS
AT PICNIC APRIL 16
On Tuesday, April 16, Dr. Mary
Lynch Johnson entertained the
Browning class at a picnic supper
at the chimney. The fun began at
5:30, Entertainment was furnished
by .members of the class.
The guest list Included; Anne
Bostick, Raleigh: Nora Binder, Mt.
Airy; Barbara Behrman, Greens
boro; Mildred Anne Crltcher, Lex
ington; Mary Martin, Lexington;
Catherln/? Johnson, Winston-Salem;
Olive Hamrick, Raleigh; Virginia
Vaughan, Washington; Anne Eliza
beth Coward, 'Goldsboro; and Dot
□reen, Danville, Va.
GRADUATING SENIORS
APPLY ^DEGREES
Seventy Members Candidates
For Degree of Bachelor of
Arts: 3 Seek B.S. Degree
The following Is a list of candi
dates for degrees In May,' 1939
Janet Aikman, Maplewood, N. J
A.B,; Luclllo Aycock, Raleigh
A.B.; Nellie Ball, Raleigh, A.B
Frances Batchelor, Sharpsburg,
A.B,; Barbara Behrman, Greens
boro, A.B,; Louise Biggs, Lumber
ton, A,B.; Luclle Brannon, Smlth-
fleld, A.B.; Dorothy Byrum, Ra
lelgh, A.B,; Sada Louise Clarke
Severn, A.B,; Mary Kate Collier,
WhIteville, A,B.; Annie Elizabeth
Coward, Goldsboro, A.B.; Dorotby
Crawford, Goldsboro, A.B.; Alta
Crltcher, Wllliamston, A.B.; MU
dred Ann ditcher, Lexington
A.B,; Grace Croom, Kinston, A.B.
Jessie Currin, Henderson, A.B
Doris DeVault, A.B.; Dorothy De
Vault, A.B., Butler, Tenn.; Mrs
Lily Djang. Chapel Hill, B.S
Miriam Daub, Raleigh, A.B
Helen Elghme, Detroit, Mich
A.B,; Mary Lee Ernest, Greenville
Ala., A.B.; Minnie Anna Forney,
Lawndale, A.B.; Edith Freeman
Gates, A.B.; Helen Garvey, Win
ston-Salem, A.B.; Mary Gavin
Sanford, A.B,; Janie Green, Ra
lelgh, A.B.; Elolse Guy, States
vllle, A.B.; Dorothy Hagler, Gas
tonia, A.B,; Thomaslne Herring
Kinston, A,B.; Elizabeth Harrell
Suffolk, Va„ B.S.; Julia Hunt
Lattemore, A.B.; Zuble Ingle
Statesville, A.B,; Elizabeth Jack
son, Raleigh. A,B,; Anna Lee
Johnson, Apex, A,B.; Blanche
Johnson, Canton, A.B,; Catherine
Johnson, Winston-Salem, A.B,
Helen Jones, Selma, A.B,; Lucille
Jones, Concord, A.B.; Katherine
Kalmar, Goldsboro. A.B.; Bruce
Kitchin, Scotland Neck, A.B.
Eleanor Lanier, Raleigh, A.B.
Evelyn Levine, Estill, S. C. A.B.
Mary Jane Llndley, Winston-Sa
lem, A.B.; Eranda McLendon. Ke
nansvllle. A.B,; Edna Martin, Mt
Olive, A,B.; Mary Martin, Lexing
ton, A.B.; Kathleen Mldgett
Elizabeth City, A.B.; Kazu
Murata, Ome-Hachlman, Japan
A,B,: Anne Murray, Raleigh, A.B,
Doris Parker, Coleraln, A.B.; Joy
Parker, New Bern, A.B.; Marjorie
Pearce, Raleigh, A.B.; Charlotte
Peebles, Apex, A,B.; France
Price, Pine Level, A.B,; Martha
Rasberry, Parmvilie, A.B.; Julia
Reddick, Fountain, A,B.; Dorotby
Reich, Winston-Salem, A.B.
Elizabeth Richardson, Raleigh
A.B.; Lucy Rogers, Wilmington
—Continued on page 3.
TEXTILE SCHOOL HAS
ANNUAL STYLE SHOW
15 Meredith Representatives
Model Cotton, Rayon Dresses
Made in Home Ec. Class
NOTICE I
Tlio luuiuAls have arrived
and will be distributed as soon
as all feos ai« paid. All stu*
[lenls arc rcquost«d to c^per>
ato by settling All acconnto nt
once I
Meredith College was a repre
sentative at the twelfth annual
Style Show held at Pullen Hall on
State College campus, Thursday,
April 20. The boys ot State Col
lege textile scbool designed and
made the materials for the girls
of the various colleges. Following
the Style Show the twentieth an
nual textile exposition was given.
Dr. Claudius T. Murchison, presi
dent of the Cotton Textile Insti
tute of New York, was there,
Meredith had fifteen representa
tives who entered on the basis ot
freshmen clothing made from cot
ton and rayon fabrics. These
were: Ruth Adams, Sally Arnold,
Nancy Calloway, Mary Ann Oana-
day, Mary Frances Cooper, Vir
ginia Gilliland, Ida Howell, Eula
Hutchinson, Edwlna Lawrence,
Rebec c a Patterson, Jacqueline
Prevost, Amelia Pruitt, Marjory
Rhea, Nancy Stroup, and Lois
Upchurch.
Other colleges represented were
Greensboro, High Point,'Plora Mc
Donald, Loulsburg, St. Mary's
Peace, Elon, and Queens-Ohlcora.
Dot Butler Is Elected
College Marsha!; C.
Criteher, Little Thea
tre President; Addle
Davis to Head Sopho
more Class; Minetta
Bartlett to be Vice
President of S. G.
I —
with the heads of the leading
organizations on the campus hav-
Ing been elected, tbe election of
the ofBcers to fill other offices have
begun. During the last few weeks
the students have voted for stu
dents to fill many offices.
Bebe Dickenson, of Kinston, was
elected president of the Phllaret^
Society. Her sophomore year Bebe
was chosen by her class as a mem
ber of the May court, and she was
also a reporter for the Twio. This
year she has served as a junior
marshal tor her society and as
junior editor ot the Oak Leaves.
She was also one ot the flrst juniors
to become a member of the Silver
Shield Honor Society. In addi
tion to the holding ot these offices,
Bebe belongs to several ot the cam
pus clubs.
Nancy Brewer, ot Wake Forest,
was elected as president of the
Astrotekton Society for next year.
Nancy was chosen by her class as
May day attendant her fresh
man year. She was secretary ot
her class her sophomore year. She
has served as treasurer ot the Stu
dent Council and as a Junior mar
shal of the Astro Society this
year. She Is also a member of sev
eral clubs. •
Dorothy Wier. of Cherryville,
was elected cHisf marshal. Dot Is
this year vlce\president of the
Astro Society.,.-She was a Class
May Day attendant her sophomore
year.
To Carolyn Crltcher, of Lexing
ton, goes the presidency -of the
Little Theatre. Carolyn was as
sistant business manager ot the
Twro her sophomore year, and
business manager her junior year.
She is also a member of the Little
Theatre and college cheer leader.
The freshmen ciioso as their
president for next year. Addle Da
vis, ot Covington, Virginia. This
year Addie was chosen as fresh
man representative on the A. A.
board, and she has been very ac
tive In the various sports.
—Continued on page 3.
MISS E. BREWER
CABINJOSTESS
Soph Cookery Class
Guests for Supper
April 4
Friday afternoon, April 14, Miss
Ellen Brewer entertained the
members of her sophomore cook
ery class at her cabin, “Cedar
Chest,” from five to seven-thirty.
Miss Hanyen, ot the Home Eco
nomics Department, and Miss At
kins, a demonstrator, were guests
of Miss Brewer and her class.
About six o’clock a delicious pic
nic supper was served in the yard.
It consisted pf potato salad, sliced
tomatoes and lettuce, frankfurters,
meat pies, hot coffee, and cup
a k e s with strawberries and
hipped cream. After supper, the
entire group enjoyed singing
songs. Then they helped straight
en things up and returned to the
college about seven-thirty.
The members of the cookery
class are: Helen Byrd, Jean Bed-
dlngfieid, Ida Howey, Jacqueline
Prevost, Mary Frances White,
Helen Whitehead, Marion Blanch
ard, Mary Margaret Mull, Alice
Palls, Virginia Gilmore, Joyce
Baucom, Evelyn Short, Josephlno
Douglas, Josephine Pittman, Mary
Lou Byrd, Aylett Oliver, Rubya
Mayton, Elizabeth Thomas, Mil
dred Marshbanks,' Ethelane Ste
vens, La Rue Pierce, Sara Peat-
ross, Virginia Olodtelter. Helen
Turner, Loleta Kenan,' Huldah
Hall, and Alice WlUiamBon.