Meredith—
41 Years Old!
Editorials—
To Miss Ida
Those Grades Again
Published Bi-Weekly as the Offlcial Organ of the Student Body of Meredith College
Volume XIV
MEREI>ITH COLLEGE, RALEIGH, N. C., FEBRUARY 3, 1940
Number 7
Dr. Frank Porter Graham
Addresses Stxidents On
Founders’ Day, Feb. 2d
President of Greater University of North
Carolina Is Speaker in Auditorium—Alum
nae Broadcast, Student Reception Canceled
FoimderB’ Day, held aniumlly
on the first Friday In February,
was planned this year (or the sec
ond day of this month.
Dr. Frank Porter Oi-aham, pres
ident of the Greater University of
North Carolina, gave the Pound
ers’ Day address in the college
auditorium at 11 o'clock In the
niorning. His subject was, “The
Problems and Opportunities Which
Face Southern Youth of Today."
Included on the |n-ograii) of the
morning was music by the Mere
dith choir of SO voices, led by Miss
Helen T. Sharp, music Instructor.
Jane Washburn is iirealtlont of
the choir this yenr.
An Alumnae Assocliillon broad
cast was scheduled for -iilS to
4:45 ill the afternoon. However,
this progi’iun, which hud been u
feature of the day since 1931. was
canceletl IwcMuise of the deolh oE
Miss Ida Poteut.
The student reception, spousoi--
ed annually by tbo Sindunt Gov
ernment Association, was also can
celed. The party was to hove been
at 8 o’clock In the college library
and the Phllareilnn Society hall,
with music furnished i>y Bill Vun-
den Drie’s orchestra from Wake
Forest.
A. Kipnis Is
Heard In Con
cert Jan. 30
Leading Basso of Metropoli
tan Makes Interesting Com
ments on the South; Z.
Mianov, G. Graver, Also
Appear in This Concert
Alexander Klpnls, leading basso
of the Metropolitan, wiis the lirst
to arrive of tbe Metro|H)litan H(ars
who appeared In conccrt In Memo
rial Aiidltarlun\ under the auspices
of tlie Rulelgh Woman's Club, Tues
day evening ut 8:30 o'clock. The
other two stars wci'c ZInka Mianov,
soprano, and Georgia Graver, alto.
Kipnis is a friendly person who
likes to travel and to sing for peo
ple. "They sit and listen to what
ever we are singing," he said, “and
all the time they are wishing and
iioplng that we will sing one pai--
ticular song." For this reason he
planned to sing "songs" as encores.
He la immensely pleased that so
many people listen to Saturday aft
ernoon Metropolitan broadcasts.
Kipnis arrived here from I31r-
mlngham, and it seems that all
this talk about snow In the South
puzzles him Just a bit. He thinks
that too much importance is at
tached to the weather. “To hear
them talk one would think that
snow was tho most Important thing
In tiio world,” he said.
Kipnis seems to consider tlio
opinion of the laymen very Im
portant. Before his concert on Tues
day he said that he had nover won
such acclamation as lie did in Bir
mingham, “unless it was," he add
ed, "that they were ao cold they
were trying to keep their hands
warm."
Bible Group
Meets Weekly
This iB to announce the success
of a newly formed Bible dlscuasion
group which ih'st met early In the
fall and which has boon meeting
since every Sunday afternoon at 4
In the B.S.U, olllce. The purpose Is
simply the enjoyment and benefit
time nio^ be received (ron) tiie In
formal discussions which naturally
evolve when based on a study of
the Bible. About once a month this
group meets with a similar group
at State College. Because of tho
evident enjoyment and enthusiasm
of tlioBo who have been attending,
the discussion group has Invited all
those wlio are Interested to Join
them In their study.
Speaker Here
DR. FRANK POUTER GRAHAM.
President ot the Greater Univer
sity of North Curollna, who deliv
ered the annual Founders' Doy
uddi'ess on February 2.
Miss Flagstad
Gives Concert
In Raleigh
Civic Music Association
Presents 'Well Known So
prano Who Delights Her
Audience With a Voice
Range of Two Octaves
On Junnory 22, the Civic Music
Association of Raleigh presenled
Kirsten FUigstnd, sopi-uno. In a
concert In the Raleigh Memorlul
Auditorium. Miss Flagstad was ac-
compiinled at the piano by Edwin
McAi-thnr.
Mls.s Flagstad immedlutely won
the audience, and Iter appearance
was one of ease. In addition to her
voice, the way she put herself Into
liie music made It more beautiful.
She skipped very wide Intervals
with ease and had ii voice range of
two octaves, from B flat to high B
flat, Mlsa Flagstad was charming
In a wine taffeta dreas.
Tbe program was as follows:
I
"Dio Allmacht." by Schuiiert.
"Frnhllngsgliiube," by Schubert.
"Ungeduld," by Schubert.
"Owllsst Ich doch den %Veg-
Juruck, by Brahms.
"Melne Lielw 1st grun.” by
Brahms.
n
"Fra Monie Pinclo." (suiib In
Norwegian), by Grieg,
•'Med en Vandlilje" '(sung In
Norwegian), by Grieg.
“lit Hanb" (sung in Norwegian),
by Grieg.
‘’I..ykken mellem to menncaker"
(sung in Norwegian), i>y Alnaes.
"Varlengsler" (sung in Norwe
gian). by Alnaes,
III
Aria; "Llebestod," from "Trlatan
and Isolde," by Wagner.
IV
“Song for Lovers," by Deems
Taylor.
"Spring Came." by Edwin Mc
Arthur,
“When I Have Sung My Songs,”
by ISrneHt Charles,
"Sea Moods," by Mildred Tyson,
V
“Befrelt," by StrauBS,
"Du nielnes herzens Kraneleln."
by Strauss,
"Wle sollten wlr gehelm ale hal
ter." I)y Strauss.
“Spring Came," written by Mlaa
Flagstad's accompanlat, Edwin Mc
Arthur, was a lovely piece and es
pecially enjoyed by the audience.
After tho second group of songs.
Miss Flugstad sang her encore,
"I Love You," by Orleg, Other en
cores Included one by Strauss and
"Morning." by Oley Speaks,
V. H. Baker
Lectures On
January 25
Mr. Baker Discusses
Complications in Yu
goslavia and Other
Balkan Controversies
On Thnrsdoy evening, January
26, at 8' o'clock Victor H. Baker,
Austrlnn refugee and former news
paperman, gave a lecture in the
Meredith College auditorium.
"Nowhere In Europe," he said,
“Is the political altuatlon so com
plicated as In the southeast on the
Balkan peninsula. In the Balkans
anything may happen, ond the end
of complications In Europe’s seeth
ing mess arc not finished.’’
“If one goes to the causes of the
continuous struggles which have
Involved the Balkans," ho said,
"one would lliid this part of Europe
very rich in resources nnd Us peo
ple more' high-spirited and less in
fluenced by weslcrn clvllliintlon,"
Next, the speaker compared the
Balkan countilcH, He .wld. "They
have many dlfterenccs, but they be
come acute soniccimes. The Iron
ore In Austria was the powder keg
which blew up In March, 1938. The
coal and cereal of Cjiechoslovnkla
and Poland brought aiiout another
explosion, and In turn the oil re
sources of Allxinla. Rumania pi’o-
duces 125,000 gallons of crude oil
dally which Is needed In Germany,
Vugoslavla has plenty of wood, coal,
cereal, tobacco, and most Important
01' all, copper,"
"Riglit now," he continued, "Yu
goslavia is deeply concerned with
MUHSOllnl's decimation to look
after the Balkan countries, but the
people In Yugoslovin bad rnther
solve their own problems in their
own kingdom."
"Yugoslavia’s Internal controver
sies over the form of constitution
tho country should take," Mr. Ba
ker continued, "has divided the
Serbs and the Croats during the
post-war period. Tbe Serbs wanted
u centralist government and the
Croats wanted some niudllled form
of federalism."
“But. whenever we hear of trou
ble In Yugoslavia, we may attribute
such complications to foreign
agents wh"?! are Intereated In keep
ing Yugoslavia troubled,"
Juniors Open “Tea
Room” In I'hi Hall!
Saturday night, February ;1,
the junior ciiias will open Phi
Hall to Meredith girls ond their
dates. Tbe hall will be arranged
aimllar to a tea room. The jun
iors will sell hot dogs, cold
drinks, candy ond chewing gum,
A radio will be placed In the
hall for entertainment and the
ping-pong table will be there.
Miss Ida Poteat Passes
Away At Rex Hospital
At 8:30) February 1st
MISS IDA POTEAT, as pictured In the oil painting of hor
by Miss Mary Tillery.
Gavel Club To
Elect Officers
This Club One of Newest
Campus Organizations Un
der Direction of Miss Bailey
The Gavel Club Is one of the new
est campus orgaulzntlons and
shnuUI ho one ot the most nutstanii-
Ing and mosi uutlvc ones. It was
organized In the full nf ID.^S under
the direction of Miss Pmnccs I3iil-
ley for the purpose nt promoting
an Interest In imbllc siieuklng and
debating, for the cultivation of
ability In tlieae snbJectH, and {or
the prointitlon nf felluwHhip anuiug
Its members. Membership In this
organization is ilmltod lo 50 niHm-
bers who will lake an iicilve pari
In tiie meetings.
Some (if the uulatanding things
this club did lust yenr were; The
sponsoring nf iiii I'xlemiiuraneous
sneaking contest with State Col
lege tjoys, tile trill down to observe
the State legislature in .‘icsslim.
and the Chinese luncheon nt ihe
Canton RBstfiurant.
Under the leadership of Buruit
Hudson us iiresident and Helen
Macintosh us vice pi'esldent, the
members siiy ciiiit they have not
only had iimuseuient, IniL ieurned
many things.
All of the old niemlmrH and uny
who are Intei-ested In becoming
members are reciuestGd to meet in
the Astro llall Monday afternoon.
New Students
Number Four
This Semester
Total Spring Enrollment
Will be Announced Soon;
583 Listed Last Spring;
Derrease is Noted in Fall
Registration
Thcro was n snmll dccrcusu in
tiie niimbor nt stndcnls lo regis
ter liils full when compared with
tho number lust fall. Thi-ru were
n>U leKlstruIinnH last fiiil und '>.'>r>
tills fall. At Ihe end of last ycur
there «'«s an I'niolinient i>t Sn
far ilipre have iH-en only four new
sliidents who have- roglslurcd for
Ihi! spring semester. Iiul tborc> have
ilceii two i)r thrc’p siiidenis to ienvc
school. The corruct nuniijcr I'Urullcd
for till' spring si'nn'siT iiiis nol
yet been announced.
February 5, ui oVliark. New
ofllcers will he niucted at Ibis meet
ing and frmn liicise wiui show un
Interest In bei’oniing members, u
limited number tvlll he seleclod to
become memlierB of tbo Oavel Club.
M)sh Hailey seems (iiiile enthu
siastic over the plans for the club
this spring, and this is said lo bo
a wonderful opportunity for those
who are Intcresled in forensic ue-
tlvlties.
Resolved: **That Procrastination Is Not Qoing
To Be The Thief of My Time Any Longer
When asked just what they re
solved to do for the next semester,
most of the glrla aald. "I never
make any resolutions because I al
ways break them,'’ But after u min
ute's thought, some decisions were
made, and here they are:
Juanita Stnlnback resolves not
to wear u kerchief aronnd her head
to breakfast any more.
Ejllzabeth "Bunny" Bunn dechires
that she Is going to loae that 20
pounds during the next semeater.
We hope that new book she has
will help her out.
Ha.rrlet Sniley anys ahe Is going
lo sleep every night when light
bell ringa nnd not llaten to the
radio LIU all hours of the morning.
Katherine "Dopey" Chapman is
going lo posa economics or "bust."
Both Perry and Celeste Hnmrlck
reaolvfl to add at least four more
pictures to their collection on the
dreaser-Met a see, that makes about
ten 111 all,
Mnry Owln Oliver snys ahe la
going to do nil of her parallel rend
ing right away and not wait till
the laat minute any more,
£]lla Eddina reaolves to keep her
Coca-Cola bottles carried hack to
the Beo'Hlve this semeBtor,
Anne Ilari'iiw la going to cut
down on "bull sesalons" and catch
up on her corrcspondenca this se
meater.
Mack Howard suys that she Is
going to keep her cooking notebook
up to date this semester. All the
sophomore home economics stu
dents joined her in that resolu
tion,
Dot Green answered, "Oh. 1 re
solve to do what I'm suppoacd to
do when I'm auppoaed to do It,"
Sue Rodwell soya, "Hin going to
do my best to keep oil campus my
self nnd try to keep Kddlo off too."
Mlnetta Bnrtlett reaolves to got
Sara In bed every night by 10;4B
until her recital la given,
"Bep" nnd "Fnp" Pruitt are go
ing lo take turns nbout using the
bobby pins this semester. They llg-
uro this will prevent "liobby pin
quarrels" and loss nolao going up
the pipe on third floor,
Bebe Dickenson aays, "I'm going
to stop spending my Uoe-Hlve sal
ary before 1 get It." Wo wore unable
to got a spoken resolution from
Edna Karle because ahe wae asleep,
but wo conclude lildna Qarle's reso
lution is to got more beauty sleep
Ihla semester.
Virginia Lawrence is going to
take her Lextron pllla on schedule
thia semester, and maybe she can
giilu thui 20 pounds "Itunny" wants
to lose.
Nancy Ciirroll riisolvcs to learn
to play "JuniiJln’ .live" on hor "lid-
die" before the semester Is over.
Adelaide Charles says. “I’m nol
going to get mad any more when
wo don't have ii good lunch.”
Ann Taylor unswered. "I'm going
to imve the biggeat time possible
this semester nnd sdll ulm for lirst
honor roll."
Mary "Lib" li’oster declares that
she Is going lo stuy at tiie table
and eat Just us long as'she pleases
from now on.
Amy Kathryn Myors resolves that
she Isn't going to leacii over one
year at the most.
Floreiie i^'arlesH nnd Sara Bry
ant resolve lo get their picturea
out of a certain fi’aternlly house If
It's the Inat thing they over do.
Joyce Mclntlre snys. "I'm not
going to put things oR’ as 1 did
laat semester."
Blanche Myors iinswered, "I’m
not going to have more ihnn one
good fuas a week with my room
mate this semester.’'
Addle Davla says, "A resolution
is one of those things I don’t be
lieve In."
And so—let's watch and see jnst
how well nnd how long theae roRo-
lutlona are kept.
New Courses
Introduced
Physiology, Chemistry 33,
Science Methods, Religion
44, Sociology 43, Offered
For the spring semester of the
yenr 19S9-19-10. several new courses
haveibeen added to the school cur
riculum.
Christian ISthlcs, Religion 44S, is
being offered this semester. This
course Is given allermile years.
Collective Behavior, Sociology 43,
is a course which Is making Its
appeui-anco for the lirst time on
the campus this semester.
I’hyslology is a new course of
fered In the Biology Department
for Home I'Jconomlcs majors and
for those majoring in Primary lOdu-
cation. The latter aro retiulred by
the Stale lo take this course before
they arc given a teaching certlll-
rate,
Ohcmisiry :i:t, which Is Quunti-
lallvo .'Xuniysls. Volumetric, Is ap-
pc'iirliiK fur ilip llrsl lime this se-
tiiester,
Sclenci' Melhods lil, liogliinlnR
liiis scmcstfr. Is made up of hotii
Rinlogy anil Ciiemlslry. Miss Boom-
hour und Or, Margaret Cooper will
alterniito In teaching tiiu class.
Up to this time, mily omr riass
has been dellnltely changed as to
llmi-, Uniiic Nursing :i5. previously
(iffercd ui .S::iO Frida.v, und Child
Develnpiiii'ai, previinisly given 8::lO
Monday and Wcdne.iday, have been
•'banged lo S;;5l) Saturday und S:30
Tuesday and Tbui'Bduj-. respec
tively.
Dr, Judd Gives
Chapel Talk
"Heine u missionary today Is
listed UK an cxiru-hozardous occu
pation In insuruncc lingo," said
Dr. Waller -huld, Hiiptlst medical
mUHlonury to China, and then he
elahnrated. Monday, .Innuary 22.
Dr, Judd spoke In cliapel on ills
prnfession und on related current
world ufi'airs nf Interest, "li is
exira-iiaxurdous in be u iiiisslonary
today." he suld. "lirst, because nt
ihe i'onliiinns In the lands to
which we Ko. und second, because
of tbe lands from wiilch we come."
With vivid elenrness and (nrce Dr.
Judd described condillnns in China,
Japun, nermony, Italy and oiher
liuropean and Asiatic countries,
and also in America. His (Inal and
most iniportant jioini wus thut we
must learn to think, to tbinls clear
ly, to form convictions, and tn do
something alioui them.
P.S.A. To Meet
In Salisbury
Presbyterinn students In the col
leges and unlverKltles of ihe synod
ot North Carolina will hold iheir
second state-wide conference Keb-
ruary lii-17 in the Flrat Presby
terian Church of Salisbury.
Registration for the Presbyterian
Student Assnclatlon will begin [i'eb-
ruavy 10 at 3 o'clork. Ai l;30
o'clock Ihe lirst worship service
will begin. Dr. Murray will speak
at a liamiuet Friday evening on
"Christian Youth und liie Amster-
duni Conference." Tho conference
will be conclutlud Saturday, Febru
ary 17, by u communion service.
The lirst P.S.A. conference was
held last April In Raleigh at the
West Raleigh Presbyterian Church
with IS colleges and universities at
tending. Because the felloweiilp
was so bcnellclal the reprosonta-
tlves desired another conference
thla year. The commllteo found it
possible lo extend an Invitation to
all of the colleges and unlveralties
In the synod this year.
Indications show that this year's
conference will be even belter iban
the one last year.
Was Art Professor at
Meredith Since Ite
Founding in 1899—
Originator of Many
Traditions Here—
Was 81 Years Old On
December 15.
A quiet and reverent hush fell
over the entire campus Thursdoy
morning when tbe news reached
the students of the deaih ot Miss
Ida Isabella Poteat at Rex Hospi
tal at 8:30 of that day.
Ever since the founding of the
college. In 1899, Miss Poteat had
served as professor of art and as
bond of the department of line
arls. She had become tho very
embodiment of tho spirit and life
of iMerPdith College,
"Miss Ida," as she was known
and iiffectlonately called by all
who knew her, was tho daughter
nf James und Julia A. McNeill
Poieai. She was the sister of the
luLc! Dr. William Louis Poteat.
president emeritus of Wake Forest
College, and the late Dr. Kdwin
McNeill Poteat. former president
of Fiirman l.’niverslty. Miss Poteat
was SI on her last birthday, hav
ing hepii horn on December 15,
185S. Ill Caswell County, Nortli
Curnliaa.
She was oducatcd tn llalelgli
and .S'ew Vork. Her sculptor-
tenclicr in .Vow York urged her to
make sculpture her life's profes
sion. bill she gave this up lo be
come u teacher. Later, she studied
III the* Chase School In New York,
at tbe Academy of Fine Arts In
Pblliidelphla, In New Haven, and
in London, England: besides ibis,
she traveled widely In Europe.
"Miss Ida" came to Meredith
when she wits 40 years old, and
from I hen on she made her life's
work the creation ot an appro*
elation of true beauty in stu
dents of this inslilutloii. She was
the fiiiiiider of the iC. K. Klub,
which has been an orgaulxatlon of
those students who ure Interested
In an. She has brought numerous
cxhiiiils of pudltlngs lo Meredith:
und every year "Miss Ida's” art
hour, in which famous paintings
have been reconBlrucled with va
rious girls In costume bringing
them 10 life, has been u source ot
Invaluable enjoyment and oduca-
lion to the students. In her honor,
an "Ida Poteat" art award has
been presented annually since
III3S to the best sludent in the
an department by Miss Davie Belle
Eaton of Winston-Salem, a for
mer siudPiit of "MIsa Ida's.'’
It was In the graduating exer
cises nf liiSS that an oil painting
of the beloved teacher by Miss
Mary Tillery was presenled by tho
uluiiiiiae 10 the college. The paint
ing was unveiled by Anne Poteat,
president of the Class of ’S8 and
grand-niece of Miss Poteat. It was
said that “ihft audience, seeing the
beautiful likeness, . . . I'oso spon
taneously to their feet in tribute.”
A number of persons now fa-
mo|^s the art world have been
students of Miss Poteat, Among
these ure: Francis Spolght. an
alumnus of Wake Forest College:
MIbs Mory Tillery, now associate
professor of art at Meredith; Mrs.
Herbert Peele ot Elizabeth City,
Mrs. Julian Hughes of IClnsion,
and the late Miss Heslope Purefoy
ot Asheville, well known for her
mlnialures.
Mr. It, N, Simms, speaking ot
Ml.ss Ida Poteat In the graduating
exei'clses of 1938. paid personal
tribute lo hor originality and her
power to evoke original expres
sion among her pupils. After
speaking of her Inlluence on the
entire student body, he aald that
sho was “u lyplcal Southern wom-
on ot grace, dignity, charm,
strength and lovellnesB."
It has been said that "MIbs Ida"
taught art In her class hours, but
"the art of living at all houra."