Merry Christmas!
Happy New Year!
Published Bi-^eekly as the Official Organ of the Student Body of Meredith College
Volume XIV
■ MEREDITH COLLEGE, RALEIGH, N. C., DECEMBER 16, 1939
Number 5
Eight Seniors
Represented In
Who’s Who
D. Green, C. Critcher,
M. Bartlett, A. Snow,
K Cog^ns, B. Dick
enson, F. Culberson,
E. Eddins.
Blgbt studentB ot Meredith re*
celved tbe Blgnal honor o( recog
nition In Wfto'j iVAo Amoiiff Stu
dents in American Universities ati4
Colleffef, which will be released in
January ud February. The stu*
dents are selected by a committee
o( the (acuity and Btudents. Doro
thy Oreen, Ella Eddins, Minetta
Bartlett, Frieda CulbersoD, Caro
lyn Critcher, Eidna Barle CogelnB,
Alleen Snow, and Bebe Dickenson
are tbe students trom Meredith In
this year’s Who's Who.
The blographtea o( the students
are put in, and brief sketches o(
the colleges and universities are
Included. Only Juniors and seniors
received this recognition, and a
very limited number can be ac
cepted.
The publication, which is pub
lished through the co-operation ot
over five hundred colleges and uni
versities (rom all over the United
States, was conceived over five
years ago and has been published
for flve years. To be admitted a
student must be outstanding in
character, scholarship, leadership
in extracurricular achvltles—ath
letics, societies, religion, student
government, and show potentiali
ties (or future usefulness.
The purpose of the publication
Is: (1) to serve as an incentive
for students to get the most out o(
their college careers, (2) to com
pensate for what they have done,
(8) to recommend them to the busi
ness world, (4) to furnish a stand-
ard of measurement for students.
Visiting Editor
Speaker Here
John ’ Temple Graves Tells
Students of Southern Con
ditions on November 16.
Students of Meredith College
were given an opportunity on
Wednesday. November 15, to at
tend the lecture of John Temple
Graves, editor and author ot Bir
mingham, Ala., “The Bconomlc
Conditions of the Sooth.”
Dr. Carlyle Campbell Introduced
the speaker in a most impressive
manner, telling ot his numerous
experiences and accomplishments.
Mr. Graves said that In spite ot
all things tbe South has things
worth saving, and worth discover*
Ing. He brought in (acts about the
European situation stating that It
was keenly felt all summer and
was » result ot hatred. Mr. Graves
stressed the tact that the South
needs to be more solid. He stated
that the South disagrees on the
foreign policy and differs In too
many aspects, The speaker gave
specific examples ot how the South
was gradually going back to hate
and emphasized the tact that with*
out unity In the South there Is
small hope for recovering, the
spirit ot adventure that made
America. In conclusion ho stated
that there were many here today
capable ot recovering the sense of
advmture and the return to
"grace” which has been lost since
the time ot Queen Victoria; but
flrst it Is necessary that the feel
ing ot hatred, propaganda and In
fluential (actors ot false politiclana
be done away wjth and disre
garded.
Meeting Held
By I. R. C.
The International Relatlonshlpa
Club held its regular meeting
Thursday, November 23 at 0:46
p.m. in the rotunda. The program
was a diaousslon ot whether or
not tbe United States should ban
silk stockings (rom Japan. Bvelyn
Hampton defended the viewpoint
that silk Btookinga should be
banned, and Cornelia Herring up
held tbe opposing aide.
Presents Recital
VIRGINIA COUNCIL
First Senior
Recital Qiven
Virginia Council Presents
Piano Recital at College on
December 1st.
On Friday evening, Dcceraber 1st,
Vii-ginla Council was presanted in
her graduating recital in piano by
lior teacher, Mtas May Crawford.
It was tbe llrst of the senior re-
cKala to be presented this year.
The program, which consisted ot
numbers by Bach, Beethoven, Cho
pin and Rubenstein, was very pop
ular with the audience, which was
one ot the largest ever to attend
a student recital at Meredith.
Cblet marshal waa Mrs. Richard
Yates (Sallie Council), of Conway,
Arkansas, Co-chlefa were Carolyn
Henderson, Jane Waahburn, 'Sara
Cole, Edna Earle Coggins, Bebe
Dickenson cind Margaret Jane
Childs.
Following the r'ecltal, a recep
tion was given In the college par
lors honoring Mias Council. Mrs.
R. H. Henderson of Durham presid
ed over the punch bowl and was
aasiated by Pauline Stroud, Margie
Thomas, Sarah Hudson, Margaret
Jewell, Jessamine Holder and
Betty Vernon serving.
Mias Council was dressed In pale
blue tulle, and Mies Crawford in
white tulle, and (ho marahalH in
pastel colors.
Weekly Recital
Over WPTF
On Wednesday, December 6, at
8 o'clock p.m. over WPTF, the
weekly program, “Moments twlth
tho Masters,” In which Dr. Harry
B. Cooper has charge, waa pre
sented. On this program Miss
Catherine Carl, teacher of music
at Meredith, played a series of flve
compositions. All ot these com-
poaltlona wero ^y modern French
compoaera.
On Wednesday, December 13,
on this program Virginia Council,
a music major, will give "Ruben-
stein's Piano Concerto.” Dr. Coop
er will assist MiBB Council by
playing the orchestral parts on the
organ.
State Supt, Is
Speaker Here
Clyde A. Erwin, State Superin
tendent of Public Instruction,
spoke in chapel on November 11.
He'aald that North Carolina was
moving rapidly to a period ot uni
versal education. He spoke of the
growth in schools since 1870, the
Increase in the number o( children
attending school, the great im
provement in Bcliool equipment,
the lengthening ot the school
term, and the increase in the sal
ary ot teachera.
Yet with all these Improve
ments, Mr. Erwin pointed out that
there were still things to be done,
and he said that tho teachers ot
today have the opportunity to
bring about other changes, The
schools have followed a restricted
curriculum In the past, but now
this muat be expanded, since the
children o( all society mUBt be
educated. He also stated that em-
phabla must be given, to peaceful
relatlonshlpa, and that the people
ot today must learn to carry on
the wara their (atbere w^ged with
implements ot peace.
Announce New
Jr. Members
Silver Shield
Society Elects S. Hayworth
and J. Stainback on Basis of
Christian Character, Con
structive Leadership, and
Service to the School.
.On November 16, .Alleen Snow,
president o( the Silver Shield So
ciety, announced the two girls
from the Junior class who had
been choeen to become honorary
members of the Bociety. The newly
elected • members of the society
are: Jaunlta Stainback, ot Hender-
Bon, and Sarah Hayworth, of Ashe-
boro. The m'embera are chosen on
tbe basis ot Christian character,
constructive leadership, and serv
ice to the school.
Jaunita Stainback began her
career of aptivltles her freshman
year by becoming a member ot
the Glee Club, the choir, and tbe
Little Theater. She was captain
of the class hockey team, was on
the tennis team, and on the cham
pionship baaketball team. Also,
that year she was in the (reahman
play and active with tho class
Btunt.
Her aophomore year she was a
member ot-the Glee Club, the Col
ton English Club, International
Relations Club, tbe Monogram
Club, and the Twio staff. She was
secretary ot tbe A. A. Board and
played basketball and tennis. She
was class cheer leader, worked on
the stunt and was In tho Astro
play.
This year she Is president of the
Junior class. She is a member
of tho Glee Club, honorary mem
ber of the B. S. U. Council, and
vice president of the A. A, Board.
Also, this year she became a mem
ber ot Alpba Pal Omega,
Her freshman year Sarah Hay
worth was class representative on
tho S. G. Council. She became a
member of the Little Theater, and
waa In the cast for one of its
major productions, ‘‘Miss Lula
Bett." Also, she was on the tennis
team.
During her aophomore year she
was assistant business manager
of the Oak Leaves staff, publicity
manager of the A. A. Board, and
played tennis. She was treaaurer
of the Little Theatre, made Alpha
Fsl Omega, and had a part In the
production ot "Little Women."
Sho became a member of the In
ternational Relations Club and the
Colton English Club.
Thia year she la vice house pres
ident of A Dormitory. Alao, sl}e
Is vice president of Alpha Psi
Omega, treasurer of the Aatro So
ciety, and manager ot the class
tennis team. She has worked on
the Blunts all three years.
TO RULE ON MAY DAY
NANCY BRE%VER of Wake Forest, N. C,, and BEBB DICKERSON
of Kinston, N. C., who will be Meredith’s May Queen and Maid of
Honor, respectively, In the anuua! spring festivities.
1913 Qraduate
Winner of Cup
Mrs. Bernice Harris, "Purs
lane” Author, Writes Year’s
Best North Cardins Book.
Mrs. Bernice K. Harris, a Mere
dith graduate in the class of 1913,
was awarded the Mayflower Cup as
author of the most distinguished
North Carolina book ot the year.
Purslane, She Is the flrst woman
to receive this honor, which Is
awarded by the North Carolina
Society of Mayflower Descendants.
The story Is ot Wake County
farm llfo oarly in the present cen
tury, where Mrs. Harris, then Ber
nice Kelly, apent her childhood.
After leaving Meredith in 1913,
Mrs. Harris went to Seaboard to
teach English and dramatics. There
she married, and she also organized
a gi'oup ot women Into a play-wrlt-
Ing class. She worked with them
some time before she published her
first novel, Purslane. Later Pate's
Sidluff appeared, and now These
Are Oitr Lives and Carolina Folk
Plays are ready to come from the
press. Now Mrs. Harris plans to
collaborate with Charles Farrell In
the production o£ a new book, Mrs.
Harris Is to write the story, and
M]‘. Farrell will draw the Ulus-
—Continued on page 3.
J. C* Thomas
Gii;es Concert
Raleigh Civic Music Asso
ciation Presents Famous
Baritone to 3,000 People.
On November 22, 1939, the Civic
Music Association of Raleigh pre
sented John Charles Thomas, fa
mous baritone, In a concert In the
Raleigh Memorial Auditorium. Mr.
Thomas was assisted at the piano
by Carroll Hollister. Together they
presented the following program:
I
Scene from Prologue of "Thais,”
“La Palx Soit Avec Vous," by
Massenet.
Aria, "Oder Mein Holder Abend-
stei-n,” from "Tannhauser," by
Wagner.
Serenade trom "Don Giovanni,"
by Mozart.
Aria, "Per mo Gulnto," from
"Don Carlo," by Verdi.
II
'•PreludR in E Major," by Bach-
RacUmanlnoff.
“La SolrCe dans Granade," by
Debussy.
"Ritual Fire Dance," by De Falla.
(Mr, Hollister.)
III
"D'Une Prison," by liohn.
—Continued on page 3.
'I Like the Girls’ Is the Answer of Man>i When
Asked 'What Do You Enjoy Most at Meredith?’
When approached with the
auestlon of what they enjoy moat
at Meredith, many girls Bald, "I
can't think." But after many at
tempts, some decIaloDs were
reached. Several declared that
the friendly atmosphere on the
campus is the most algnlflcant fea
ture of Meredith. Some ot the
girls said that there wore ao many
things they enjoyed that they
couldn't say ony one thing, and
tiiat they had never really thought
whot actually interested them
most.
, Helen Macintosh enjoys her
economics class more than any
other one thing.
Julia Reama Lee answered tbe
question with the word: "Choir."
Why? ‘‘B^auae I like to sing.''
Carolyn Critcher (after much
bead-scratohing), "I guess I en
Joy working on stunts, but I like
lots of things, I like the girls a
great deal.”
Nancy Bradsher saya that she
likes the girls most of all.
Martha Carter oonfeBses a lik
ing for tbe dornitory bull aes-
alouB.
Margie Thomas (the Junior)
saya that she enjoya the X0:30's,
but she regards highly tho friend
ship among the glrla.
Mary Lanlor Seagraves enjoys
C h e wholeaome atmoaphere at
Meredith and the good fellowahip
of tho girls.
Bebe Dickenson onawered, “Oh,
I enjoy rooming with Edna
Earle."
Alleen Snow enjoys, “Just
about everything."
Joyce McIntyre likes tbe stunts,
and Bhe expressed a desire to
have inore entertalnmente like
the Little Theater open house on
Sunday, November 5.
Mary Elizabeth Holloway en
joys tlie stunts and other activi
ties like them. "I like tbe social
-actlvltlea beat,” she adda.
Vlrglnfa MoGougan enjoys “the
Glee Club and (with a hungry
look la her eye) chocolate pud
ding for dessert.”
Edwina Lawrence aaya, “I like
my aulte. I really enjoy being in
my room most o{ all, and that’s
where I spend most of my time.”
Minetta Bartlett enjoys, “My
Job In the parlors, and visiting,
but I never have enough time for
It. And I certainly like Sunday
afternoons—and vespers."
Nancy Brewer says, “I like Sun-
(Iny aftemoona when I can sleep.”
Eleanor Harrell saya, "I enjoy
the friendship among the girls;
It’s the most outstanding thing on
the campus.”
Myi'tie Peterson saya, "I liko
the glrla best, too,"
Francea Southard coufesaea, "I
enjoy aggravating my roommate
niOBt of all. And that'a true, too.”
Margaret Martin enjoya the
girls at Meredith.
Jeaae Jones Rays, "Oh, every
thing except clas8;es."
Mnrgle Lougblin Introduces a
new Idea, "I like sharing boxes.”
(In the post ofllce),
Eloise Garrias likes the girls.
Alice Justice says, “I enjoy go
ing to town on rainy alternoous,”
Betty Ciingan enjoys the friend
ly atmosphere on the campus.
Addle Davis llkea—"Oh, lota o£
things: I can’t say any one
thing."
Nancy BrewerChosen
To Reign As Queen
Of the May In 1940
—•— - -
Bebe Dickenson Se
lected as Maid of
Honor; Both Seniors
Elected by Popular
Vote of Students;
May Queen and Maid
of Honor Respective
Presidents of Astro
and Phi Societies.
At Meredith's festive May Day
exercises in 1940 Nancy Brewer of
tions that would arise in class Wake Forest will be crowned Queen
work, the pctlUon coold not be of the May by her Maid ot Honor,
AN EXTRA DAY!
Chi'lstnms holidays will be
gin tills year at IS o'clock on
Tuesday, December 10, aud
cIasscs will not be resomed un>
til 1:45 on January 3, 1940.
The original plan was (or tbo
iioUdnys to start on W'cdncs-
ilny, December 20. Howovcr,
u petition asking for the holi
days to begin on December. 10,
signed by over 300 students
was turned Into the Academic
Council. The group decided
that because of the cempUca
granted; howev«’, the students
wcro offei-cd the extra day at Kinston. Both aenlore were eleotod
to these honors by popular vote of
In a student body nieeUng the Meredith atudent body.
following cliapel, l>eceml>CF 2,
ccptcd by the student body.
Big Christmas
Party Dec. 18
The Play, “Why the Chimes
Rang,” Will Be Given by
The Little Theatre.
Mei-eilltli students will gather for
the big Christmas party In the au
ditorium at S:30 on Monday eve
ning, December 18. Sponsoring the
party arc the major organizations:
Student Government, Baptist Stu
dent Union, Athletic Board and
the Little Theater.
The main attraction of the eve
ning will be the well-known Christ
mas play "Why the Chimes Kang,"
given by the Little Theater, Tak
ing parts will be!
Stun, Helen Scarborough.
I-Iolger, Virginia Green.
Uncle Bertie, Sue Nichols.
Old Woman, Mary Elizabeth Pos
ter.
Rich Man, Sarah Olive.
Beautiful Lady, Dot Corbett.
Lovely Girl, Evelyn Marshburn.
King, Ozenia Henderson.
Old Man, Corlnna Sherron.
Priest, Cornelia Hen-ing.
Angel, Sarah Hayworth.
The n. S. U. and S. G. will pj'o-
vide a huge Christmas tree with
gifts tor all nnd the A. A. will
have charge of group singing. Com
mittee chairmen working on the
play are: Staging, Mary Elizabeth
Foster; properties, Loleta Kenan;
nnd costumes, Rosanna Barnes.
E. Broivnlee
StickWinner
Chosen Best All-round
Freshman Hockey
By Junior Class.
Player
Every year, after the hockey
season closes, the best all-round
freshman player Is chosen by their
big sisters and presented with a
hockey stick. Tho girl must be,
not only adept as a player, but
also an nll-i'onnd good sports
woman, a girl who exercises team
work, skill, iind spirit. This year
tho one who was chosen was Eliza
beth Brownlee. Elizabeth was
also tho captain of her team.
Tho vorsity teams, mie nnil iwo,
were alao selected. Team one is as
follows: Left wing, Catherine Chit-
tello; left Inner, Rachel Lewis;
contor, Alleen Snow; right loner,
Po]-tln Tatum; right wing, Bliza-
beth GlbbS! left half, Carolyn
Duke; center half, Eleanor Spain;
right half, Elizabeth Brownlee;
left full, Kathleen Jackson; right
full, Mary Belle Bullock; goalie,
Sarah Pope,
The second varsity teem Isi left
wing. Marguerite Ward; left Inner,
Addle Davis; center, Virginia Gil
liland; right Inner, Betty Vernon:
left wing, Corrinna Sherron; left
half. Myrtle Peterson; center half,
Francea Snow; right half, Beth
Perry; left (ull, Margaret Bunn;
right full, Gertrude Foster, and
goalie, Mary Elizabeth Poster.
Katherine "Bebe" Dickenson of
On November 22nd, suggestions
the pj'oposal of the Academic for possible candidates for May
Council^ WM unanimously ac- Queen were made by tbe students
and (he four highest of these were
considered nominees. On Saturday
November 25th, these candidates
were voted on by tho student body
and Nancy Brewer was elected May
Queen. This has been the usual
procedure in tht past in choosing
senior to reign at the May
Court.
Chail go ia Election.
The Maid of Honor, however,
was chosen this year in a manner
dissimilar to that of previous
years. Until last year it had been
the custom for the Meredith May
Queen (o select her own Maid of
Honor; but due to the fact that
1039's prospective May Queen can-
dialcs weie so numerous. It was
decided that the runner-up should
automatically become Maid of Hon
or to the Queen. This year, more-
ovei-, a still different policy was ini
tiated. At the weekly Student
Body meeting on Wednesday, No
vember 29th, the floor was open
tor discussion as to the manner to
be used this year in selecting the
Queen's honorary attendant. After
the motion had been made and sec
onded that no new suggestions be
introduced for candidates for Maid
of Honor but that sho be chosen
from tho nominees (or May Queen,
a standing vole was taken and the
motion was carried. Tlien, in the
usual manner, ballots were cast
and Bebe Dickenson was selected
by this vote os Maid of Honor.
The new method ot making this
choice is not alone the unusual fea
ture in connection with the per
sonages to be spotlighted In this
year's May Court. A strange coin
cidence lies In the fact that the
Queen and the Aluld of Honor are
tho respective presidents of the
Astrotekton and Philaretlan liter
ary societies. Unusual, also. Is the
(act that Nancy’s elder sistor. Sue
Brewer, who graduated from Mere
dith in l!)37, was president of the'
Astro Socloty her senior year nnd.
Qupon Ilf the 1937 May Court.
Cecilia Choir
In "Oratorio”
Dr. Harry E. Cooper Directs
Choir, Which Will Present
Progi-am December 17.
On Sunday afternoon, December
17, at three o'clock, the Saint
Cecilia Choir will present Bach'.^
■‘ChrlBtmas Oratorla,” In tho Me-
iiiorliil Auditorium. It Is an an
nual community project supported
by the civic clubs of Raleigh,
The presentation, which will bo
free to the public, will be directed
by Dr. Harry B. Cooper, director
of music at Meredith. The choir
will bo accompanied by Mrs. Lil
lian Parker Wallace at the piano,
and by a thirty-two- piece orches-
ti-a.
Paul Oncley, head of the voice
department of the Woman’s Col
lege of the University of North
Carolina, will slug tbe baritone
solo part, John B. Toms of Chapel
Hill will bo tenor soloist, and Mtaa
Mary B. Beltz, of Now York, will
be soprano soloist.
At 8!l5 o’cock Sunday evening,
the Saint Oecllla Choir will broad
cast the "Oratoria" (rom the
Meredith College auditorium.