WELCOME, GUESTS
AND ALUMNAE
I
STUNT DAY
OCTOBER 19
Published Bi-Weekly as the Official Organ of the Student Body of Meredith College
Vol. XX
MEREDITH COLLEGE, RALEIGH, N. C., OCTOBER 12, 1940
Number 2
Philaretian Society
Emerges V ictor ious
On Decision Day
Phis Outnumber the Astros
96 to 84; Activities Begin
at Breakfast With Each
Society’s Songs and Yells;
Astro Plane and Phi Truck
Here; Installation, Initia
tion Held at Night
On Decision Day this year the
PUl Society emerged vIctoriouB as
a-’Cllinax to two weeks ot mailing
by the societies. The Bears out*
numbered the kids by twelve—the
Astros getting 84 girls; the Phis
96.
At breakfast, September 28, the
old Astros lined themselves at the
west end ot the dining hall to greet
the DOW set ot Astro “kids"; at the
east end, the Pbls greeted their
Cuba. Out in the court, Billy
Astro watched the proceedlDgs. Tlie
first to enter the hall were the
Astros singing their society song.
Then, the Phis followed, singing
their Bong and also giving thelr
yeli.
After breakfast, each new girl
was given little wooden planes at
the dining hall doors. Also, the
Phi truck was found, after break*
fast in front of the Administration
Building, and every one was in
vited to ride down to the gate and
back,
This year the Philaretian Society
led the procession Into the chapel
as they sang the Phi aong. The
singing was led by Jacqueline Pre-
vost and accompanied by Esther
Meigs. The members . ot the so
ciety marched in preceded by the
society marshals and officers. The
Phi mascot, Alice Cooper, little
daughter of Dr. Harry Cooper,
marched In carrying the teddy bear
“Phl-do” with the ofBcera.
The Astrotelcton Society followed,
their aong being led l>y Mary Lib
Foster and accomponled by Dot
Pender.
The chapel exercises wei'e pre
sided over by Rachel Poe, presi
dent ot the student body. At the
close ot the chapel service, the
Astroa rushed to the soullieast cor
ner of tiie auditorium and the Plila
to the southwest corner. The new
glrla were asked to write their
nomes and decision on a piece of
paper to lie given to the pi'ealdent
ot the chosen society at the door.
This year was the second year
since 1932 that the Phi’s won over
tiie Astroa.
Last year the Phi's won over the
Astros by a difterence ot nine. Tho
closest race of the list ten yeai's
came In 1D32 when the Phis beat
the Astros by one. That day
marked the last victory ot Phis
until last year. In 1933, the As
tros won by six, In 19S'i by J6, and
In 103E> by 19, and In 1938 by 49.
On the night ot Decisloi^ Day
Philaretian Installation services
wore held in Phi Hall and Astro
Initiation was conducted in the tun
nel under Strlngfleld Hall, direct
ed by the sophomore Astros.
Phis Hold
1st Meeting
Program Features “An Au
tumn Adventure” by Loleta
Kenan; Outline Plans
On Monday night, October 7, the
Philaretian Literary Society held
its regular meeting In the Phi hall
at 6:45. Following the discussion
ot business, ^the program, which
was a story entitled "An Autumn
Adventure,” was presented by
Loleta Kenan.
In the story, a Meredith girl
who Is In tho midst ot plans tor a
bigger and better Philaretian So
ciety meets, at a tea. the mother
ot one ot her friends. As they
talk, the 1940 Phi discovers that
her now acquaintance is a Mere
dith alumna and a former Phi.
There follows an exchange ot ideas
and suggestions tor Improvement
as the two oampare the Pliila-
retlan societies ot today and yes
terday. By this dlscuaslon, there
Is set forth this year’s plans (or
the Phi’s.
Notice!
There Is to bo a bniul organ*
ixcd for Stunt Day under tlio
«lircctioii of Annie Laiiiio Over
ton. Everyone Interested In tnk-
ing part In tiM bnnd, please rc-
tMrt to Annlo Laurie.
Course In
Classics Open
Via Radio
Three Prominent Men To
Conduct Series of Discus
sions Titled “Invitation to
Learning”
Approximately 110,000,000 Am
ericans are eligible to take a new
seminar course, given by three
of the country's leading men ot
letters.
The course cuts through the
customary divisions of college
curricula to reach many important
works of the world’s literature.
The course, tor which there is
neither tuition tee nor entrance
examination, is open to anyone
having access to a radio. Mall
reaching the Columbia Broadcast
ing System, which sponsora the
course given by radio, indicates
that It should prove particularly
Interesting to college students and
profesaors.
Allen Tate. Princeton professor
and former Rhodes scholar, whose
poetry and biographical works
have aided the current Southern
literary renalasance. is one ot the
teachers of the course.
Another is Mark Van Doren.
poet, critic, and editor ot a num
ber of anthologies,
The third member ot the group
Is Huntington Cairns, Baltimore
attorney and book-lover. Cairns.
3C, Is counsel to the Treasury De
partment, and book censor of the
United States. As Treasury Coun
sel, he passes on the Importation
ot books to which objections have
been raised.
The teachers do not lecture.
They sit around a table at CBS
headquarters In Now York, dis
cussing. each Sunday afternoon at
4:30 p.m.. EST. one ot tiieir books
ou their list ot the world’s great
est. The series begins on October
6. with Aristotle's “Politics,'' The
sesslona are similar to college
seminars, exccpt that listeners
cannot ask their teachers ques
tions.
The course of discussions, titled
“Invitation to Learning.” touches
varied subjects not ordinarily in
cluded In a single course. Ethics,
autobiography. Action, drama,
criticism, science, and history are
some of the topics which will be
covered. Many of tho classics to
be discussed were written origi
nally In Greek, Latin, French,
Italian, and German, as well as
English.
The broadcasts, in their final
form, result from experimentation
by Columbia to find the men best
suited to form the panel ot teach
ers. An experimental series ot
broadcaata waa produced this sum
mer, on which different men ap
peared, sometimes more than
three on a broadcast.
The men Anally chosen to ap
pear on the series, which will con
tinue through the end of March,
seemed to Columbia's experts to
complement each other's thinking
to make the best discussions.
The experimental broadcasts
also proved that the classics are
interesting to a large section ot
the American public. Mall from
people ot all types indicated that
America wants to learn and
thinks It can learn best trom the
greatest books.
Mark Van Doren has written a
guide for liatoners which can be
obtained by writing to the Colum
bia Broadcasting System In New
York. It lists the works to be
dlscuased.
Students
Assemble for
Legislature
Meredith Has Ten
Delegates; M. Olive
Is General Chairman;
Governor Hoey Will
Speak
For the fourth consecutive year,
Meredith College is participating in
the Student Legislative Assembly,
whicii Is to be held In the State
Capitol. October 25-26.
Each college In the State is al
lowed ten delegates, who present
two bills before both houses.
Martha Olive, general chairman
from Mer,edith. reports that adult
education and malnutrition are the
two bills which Meredith girls will
bring up this year. Anyone who
Is interested Is eligible to work on
the framing of these bills; sixteen
girls have shown definite Interest.
Those not taking an active part
may be spectators at the assembly.
The legisloture opens at 8:00
o'clock Friday aftei'noon. October
25. There 1s a banquet at Edenton
Street Methodist Church at six
Friday night. The Assembly Is In
session from 8 o'clock to 10:30
after the banquet, and reopens at
9:00 Saturday morning. Sometime
during tho morning Saturday there
will be a radio broadcast from the
floor.
Special speakers tor the occasion
will be Thad Eure. Govei-nor-elect,
J. M. Broughton, and Governor
Clyde R. Hoey.
Trustee Dies
At Age 81
Dr. Battle Makes Bequests
to Meredith and Wake For
est Colleges in Will
On September 29, Dr. J. T. J.
Battle, 81, died ot angina pectoris.
He was living in Greensboro at
the time ot hla death. A native of
Wake Forest. Dr, Battle. In former
years, was a trustee of both Mere
dith and Wake Forest colleges. He
has been associated with the Jelter-
son Standard Insurance Company
since Us beginning and medical di
rector of the company since 1918.
Dr. Battle has bequeathed large
sums to Meredith and Wake For
est. To Wake Forest he has left
SOO shares of stock in the Insur
ance company valued at $17,000
and $10,000 Insurance to Meredith.
Mi5S English
Tips Freshmen
Starting the freshmen oB on the
straight and narrow. Miss Ethel
English, freshman advisor, gave
tho freshmen girls a tew tips on
how to live together and like It,
Tuesday night, October 1, in the
Astro Hall. She gave some good
advice, gathered over ii number of
years, concerning the distribution
ot tho girl's time.
Immediately following this meet
ing, tho freshman counsellors met
with their glrla and distributed
blanks on which to fill out study
schedules. Questions raised by the
girls so far this year were Ironed
out by the counsellors.
Mrs. Wallace Chosen
For Senior Adviser
As tbo seniors will probably
bombard tlielr supervisor with
many quostlons and probloms,
tbo class Ims.cbosun tho wllliiig
and more than cupnblo Mrs. Lll-
linn Pai'kor \Va.lIac«. U v o n
tbougli they liiive been horo for
tour years, tbo seniors »ro far
from knowing all (iiero Is to
know about Morodltb, and thoy
aro confronted with many now
l>roblonis slnco tiioy uro to go
out Into tho world—tho flrat
tinio for moat of them—next
year. Along with tbis, they
huvo luuiiy needs to coiuldov
ns u class. Mrs. Wallace bus
most kindly consented to Uel|>
llioni with thesu, as well ns with
any Individual itroblciii. Tho
girls iro all rory gratoful to
have hoi' to holp thoih tbls your.
STUNT DAY DIRECTORS
Bebe Dickenson (left), ot Kinston, N. C,, who will direct Alumnae
Stunt Day activities, and Juanita Stalnback. of Henderson, N. C.,
who will have charge of student activities.
Japanese
Party Held for
New Girls
Freshmen and Trans
fers Attend Little
Theater; Function;
One-Act Farce Pre
sented
Honoring the freshmen and trans
fer students the Little Theater en
tertained at a Japanese tea party
In Aatro Hall. Oct. 5. The
were greeted at the door by
bers and pledges of the Little
Tlieater and given yellow chrysan
themums for their hair. Mats,
which bore the Japanese Inscrip
tion "Little Theater.” were used
as seata.
A one-act farce, "The Dear Lit
tle Wife" was presented. Martha
Olive ployed the part ot "Suglhara
San," who was faced with the prob
lem of getting rid ot her lover.
"Takeplro." as played by Mary
Gwln Oliver, when her husband.
“Haqiyamo.” as played by Juanita
Stalnback, returned home.
Rosanna Barnes, president ot the
group, previewed tho program of
the Little Theater tor the year and
made explanation as to the mem
bership point system. Other offi
cers ot the club are Rebecca
Vaughan, vice-president; Mary
Elizabeth Holloway, secretary; and
Margaret Hlne. treasurer.
Tea and wafers were served by
Ida Howell, Mary Lib Foster, Helen
Byrd, Doris Jane Roi'deaux. Ruth
Motslnger and Loleta Kenon. Helen
Byrd waa chairman of the refresh
ment committee.
More people are killed or Injured
on Saturday than on any other day
of tiie week.
Seniors Are
Teaching In
Local Schools
Forty-eight Seniors
Become School
Marms in the Raleigh
Schools For the Fall
Semester
Forty-nine members of the Senior
Claas are teaching this semeater at
Hugh Morson. Needham Broughton,
Fred Olds Grammar School. Hayes-
Barton Grammar School, and at
Lewis Grammar School.
At Hugh Moraon High School
Betty Brown MacMillan Is teach
ing French: Marjorie Bullock Is
teaching science; Margaret Smith,
Ida Howell, Jean BeddlngAeld, Hul-
dah Hall, Rubye Mayton and Mary
Louise Bird are teaching Home
Economics: Emma Barker Is
teaching English.
Loleta Kenan and Rachel Poe
are teaching English at Needham
Broughton High School. Also
teaching at Needham Broughton
are Alice Falls, Home Economics:
Mary Belle Bullock, Biology; Re
becca Vaughan, Mathematics;
Josephine Douglas. Chemistry.
At Fred Olds Grammar School,
Margaret Fowler, Yolanda Leon
ard, Mary Gwlim Oliver, Annie
Laurie Parker ai'e teaching. Annie
Laurie Overton and Esther Meigs
are teaching public school music
there.
Lila Ruth Sullivan and Betsy
Shaw Pruette are teaching at Lewla
Grammar School.
Also leaching thla semester are
Lucy Allen. Sadie Allen, Myrtle
Edna Bailey, Betty Baldwin, Eliza
beth Britt, Lucy Lee Butler, Louise
Combs, Mary Elizabeth Foster, Ag
nes, Freeman, Frances Grayson.
—Continued on page S.
Agony ‘En Masse^-The Order of
Last Week*s Photographing
By BmTY BuowN MoMii.lan
There ore different kinds ot
agony. The varieties may bo di
vided into ^veral classes such as
dentlat-chalr agony, doctor’s-office
agony, examination agony, belng-
late-comlng-ln agony, being-hungry-
or-sleepy agony, etc. One variety
which far and above out-distances
the others Is the photographer’s-
chair agony. That, to me. Is the
epitome ot all thlugs horrible. A
little comfort can be found In the
fact that through the years peo
ple have hated to be photographed.
I adored the sequence In "Abe Lin
coln In Illinois." in which “Honest
Abe” showed an aversion to the
photographer like unto mine own.
I’m particularly avid on this sub
ject lust now because ot the
harrowing experience we all went
through last week. From the time
the photographer moved his ap
paratus Into the room across tho
hall, I became ill. Announcements
were made In chapel and my Ill
ness mounted to a mental state
subject to alarm. I began cower
ing In my room—-with my back to
the door—for every time the door
was opened I could look straight
across into the thick of the fray.
I knew it had to come. It was
one ot life's Inevitables. I realized
that sooner or later I must meet
the challenge ot tho photographer.
The next to the last day on
which pictures could be taken—I
rather pride myself on the fact
that I didn’t wait until the last
day, it was a moral victory, I
think; a test ot character nobly
met—I squared my chin in a
Spartan manner and crossed the
threshold.
The fatal step was taken. My
dollar waa seized. A card was
thrust Into my hand with divers
threata In tho event that I ahould
loae It. and then I sat down. In-
aulting remarks about my hair
necessitated a confession that I
hadn't rolled it up the night be
fore. That’a the reason for the
cringing poae struck In the Arst
picture. The photographer seized
my chin, pulled It up. told me to
grin. That was a mlatake right
there. The next two were glum
no end and after a fi'lghtened look
around I escaped tho foul place.
Tbo pictures are back now and
I'm torn. Some look like grinning
hyonas, aome are void of any ex
pression, and one has the carefree
look of an idiot. I rather like one
of them. I fancy it looks like Helen
Hayes. I like that, but everybody
laugha at me. I don't know which
one I'll use. I don't like any one
except the Helen Hayes one.
I hate having my picture taken.
Annual Stunt Day
Events Directed By
J. Stainback, Oct. 19
Stunt Day Progrram
2:00-—Pallo; Horse races
and bicycle races.
3:30—Alumnae Float.
4:00—Sports contests be-
tween students
and alumnae.
5:00—Singing: of Class
songs.
8:00—Class stunts.
Civic Club
Announces
Five Concerts
Lily Pons, Jan Kiepu-
ra, Cleveland Orches
tra, Artur Rubinstein
and Ballet Russe
Coming-
The Raleigh Civic Music Asso
ciation will present a series ot
five concerts during the winter
season. These concerts will fea
ture world-famous artists. The
Civic Music Association Is a non
profit organization. Last week
was the annual membership drive.
The annual membership dues are
five dollars for adults, and two-
fifty for students. A great num
ber ot Meredith students bought
tickets for this series.
The association will present
Lily Pons, brilliant coloratura so
prano. Miss Pons Is a French
woman, and has won wide acclaim
with both European and American
audiences. She Is now with the
Metropolitan Opera Compauy in
Now York. This will be her first
concert appearance in Raleigh.
Another In the series will be Jan
Klepura, star tenor ot concert,
opera, and flims. Mr, Klepura ia
described by the Detroit News as
“the alnglngest man we have ever
heard." Artur Rubinstein will be
the next In the series. He is one
ot the world’s foremost concert
pianists. lie is a master In ex
pressing moods and giving to the
piano a truly alnglng voice, Tho
Cleveland Orchestra, conducted by
Artur Rodzlnskl. will present a
concert. This American Orchestra
has been very enthusiastically re
ceived all over the country. The
climax ot the concert seriea is the
return by popular request ot tho
Immeusely popular Ballet Rusku
de Monto Carlo, which was a part
of lost year's concert series. Thu
ballet has a cast ot over a hun
dred dancers, and Is featui’lng an
entirely new program.
Concert dates as tentatively an
nounced aro November 12. Decem
ber 13. February 7. March 27. an1
aome time In April, dato to be
announced.
New Members
AddedToTwig
Martha Ann Allen, Avis
Branch, and Doris Jean
Leary to Work on Paper
It is tho custom ot Tick Twiu. at
the beginning ot every year, to
chooae ot leaat three freshmen, who
are Interested in Joiirnnlism, to be
come meinbes's of tho Ktatr. This
year Morthu Ann Allon ot Garner,
Avia Branch ot Greenville have
been added as s'eportcrs and Dorla
Jean Lcnry ot Bdonion ua typist.
All three of these girls, having
had previous experience In the
Journalistic Held, are well pi'epared
tor this work, Martha Ann Allen
was associate editor and advertis
ing manager ot her high school pa
per. She also carried ou the first
Journallstle project tor Four-H
Clubs In North Carolina,
Avia Branch was for two yeara
associate editor of her high school
paper and also editor tor two years.
Doris Joan Leary was tor one
year reporter ot her high school
paper, society editor for one year,
aasoclate editor and business
ager tor one year eacb.
Class Competition for
Coveted Silver Lov
ing- Cup Keen; Song
Contest, Palio, Bicy
cle Relay, Alumnae-
Student Games, Are
Afternoon High
lights; Individual
Contestants Chosen
The Meredith annual stunt day
will be held this year on October
19. The activities will be under the
direction of Juanita Stalnback of
Henderson. N. C., who is president
ot the Athletic Association.
The Palio is scheduled to begin
at 2:00 In the afternoon. The chair
man of this event Is Mrs. Lillian
Parker Wallace; the muaic commit
tee chairman 1a Dr. Harry E.
Cooper, The vice president ot each
class will be In charge ot the class
activities tor the afternoon. Rutb
Greene Is vice president ot the sen
ior class: Anne Hultman is chair
man ot the music committee. The
Junior class Pallo committee Is
comprised of Elizabeth Tucker,
chairman; Gretchen Johnson, Josle
Lassiter. Doris Jane Bordeaux.
Mary Helen Gatlin and Rachel Ful
ton. Mai'y Elizabeth Coleman is vice
president of the class. The music
committee Is made up of Marie
Chessom, chairman; Helen Crutch
field. words: Joyce Dawson, Frieda
Siler and Ethel Brown. The vice
president of the sophomore class
is Bobble Greene; the members of
the ciasa Palio commlltee are Lillie
Weeks Burns, Nan Davis, Mary
Agnes Bryant. Mary Frances Kerr
and Evelyn Dillon. Virginia Vur-
nell is chairman of ihe music com
mittee: other members ot this com
mittee are Helen Best, Clarice
Burns, Betsy Suvage, Mary Agnes
Biyant and Adelaide Hunker. Tho
Palio committee for the ti'cshman
class Is headed hy i’uge Rnnkln,
vice president of ihe class; other
members are Virginia Maynard,
.Margaret Greene, Prances Moore
and Audrey Flnnoy. The music
commlltee is composed ot Doris
Jean Leary, chairman; Betly Rose
Prevatte. Celia Crawley, Gloi-la An-
dcr.son, Siiziinno t’iirrull and Rosa
lind Sanolla.
FollDWltig the Pallo the horse
races and lik-ycle races will be hold.
Loleta Kenan will ride Queenle.
the senior horse. The blcyclo rider?
will bo .lean neddlaisiield. Betsy
Shaw Praetie. Ada Wall and Mar
garet Biiiin. The si'Ulor i laas elown
will bo Agnes Graham. The Junior
class luii'se, Korciiiuii', will be rid
den by Catherine Chlftelle. Carolyn
nedlcK. VirKlnia Oreene. Margaret
1C, Buiin and Eleanor Oibbs will be
the bk'jvle riders. The clowns will
be Harriet Salley and Bertha Ma
rio Harrell. Lillie Weeks Riirns will
ride Boneyparis for the aopho-
niiires. Nan Davis, Evelyn Dillon.
Willie Harger and Geraldine Couch
will ride In the bicycle race. Flo
Hewln will be tbo sophomore
clown. The freshman horse. The
Flying Jenny, will be ridden by
Genevieve Chlffelle, Tho bicycle
riders will be Dorothy Turner, Etta
Taylor, Ida Belle Leason and Bev
erley Anne Money, Madaleno
Grandy wll! be the freshman clown.
The alumnae activities will bo
under the direction ot Mlsa Bobe
Dickenson of Kinston. N. C. The
claas cheerleaders are Hazel John
ston, senior; Doris Jane Bordeaux,
Junior: Vivian Tulbert. sophomore,
and Doris Jean Leary, freshman.
Tho class which has the largest
pei'centage ot girls present for the
—Continued on page 4.
New Gym Suits
Tills yoai- n clinngo tin:
uiade 111 tho frealimau
sluii) suilK. Thoy me
coloi'od twu-plcco outfits, with
shorts and llttlo dreRsoa. Those
dresses lmv« Potei- Pan collnra,
butterfly sloovos, nn«l bolts that
tie in tlio buck. Whito swontors
with tho letter “M” nnd wlilto
tennis shoes ojid onklots com*
lilote tho n