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NOVEMBER 28
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Vol. XX
MEREDITH COLLEGE, RALEIGH, N. C., NOVEMBER 28, 1&40
Number 5
Little Theater
Presents Fall
Production
Oscar Wilde’s Play, “Lady
Windermere’s Fan,” Pre
sented in College Audi
torium November 22
Oscar Wilde’B “Lady Wlnder-
niere'B Fan" was presented the
Meredith Little Theater on Fri
day night, November 22. The play
presents a view oC English aeclal
llte with Its conflicts.
Lady Windermere, played by
Oretcheu Fanuey, Is the wife of
the weallhy Lord Windermere,
Bill Hardy, who haa been support
ing Mrs. Brlynne, Clarice Duras,
and has become the subject ot
much gossip. Ml'S. Brlynne is real
ly Lady Windermere’s mother
who was believed to hare died
long ago. When Lady Windermere
hears oi her husband’s cojiducC,
she refuses to Invite Mrs. Brlynne
to her birthday ball which was
given that evening. Lord Wlnder-
mei'c sends the invitation auyway,
and Lady Windermere Is forced
to receive Mrs. Erlynne. Lord Dar
lington, Marsiinll Orauer, profess
es his love for Lady Windermere
and urges her to elopo with him.
Later she goes to hia apartment
with tho intention o( accepting his
proposal. Mrs. Bvlynne follows her
there and persuades her to go
back to her husband. The men
enter while they are talking and
the women (luickly hide. Mis. Er-
lyune comes forward to claim to
have brought the fan which Lady
Windermere has dropped, a u d
Lady Windermere escapes unseen.
Mrs. Erlynne Is accepted aa
friend after saving her daughter
from disgrace, but Lady Wlndov
more never learns the true iden
tity ot her frleud.
The cast Included:
Lady Windermere,
Gretchen Fauney
Mrs. Erlynne Clarice Burns
Lord Windermere BUI Hardy
Lord Darllngton.-Marshall Grauer
Duchess of Berwick,
Evelyn Bowers
Lady Agatha Carlisle,
Nathalie Woodward
Lady Plynidale....Laura A. Brown
Lady Ju(lburgli..^Tary Gwiii Oliver
Lady Strutflold....Catherine Wyutt
Mrs. Cowper-Cowper,
Doi'olhy Pender
Itosnlle, the maid. Celeste Hamrick
Miss Graham-:.Marlha Ann Allen
Mrs. Arthur Bowden,
Mary ISlIznbeth Foster
Lady Parsley Bll!!ai)eth McNeil
Mr. Dumby Beu LimlicV
Loi'd Augustus I/)rton.
George Dewey
Mr. Hopper Jim SlmniB
The play was directed by Mias
Frances Biilley, head oE the Mere
dith College Speech Department.
The commlltee chatrmcu weroi
staging, Frances Snow; programs.
Sadie Allcu and Mary Ellzabctli
Foster; muke-np, Cathryu Porter;
proiiertles, Martha Olivo; buslnetis
manager, Mary Elizabeth Hollo
way; posters, Virginia Lancaster,
Grace Alexander, Bobblo Green,
Martha Ann Allen and Eva Grice;
reserved seats, Margaret HIne.
To Give Recital
MISS DOROTHY PHELPS
Miss Phelps
In Recital
Meredith Music Teacher to
Present Program on Dec. 4
in College Auditorium
Miss Dorothy Pbelpg (teacher
oC piano and history of music) ot
tho DepartmcDl ot Music ot Mere
dith' College, will give a plauo re'
cital In the Meredith Auditorium
01) December 4, at S o'cloclc.
Mias Phelps gi'aduatod from
Oberlin Conservatory in 1936 with
the Bachelor ot Mnslc degree. She
then studied for two years with
Prank Sheridan at the David Man
uea School in Now Yi>rk. After
which time In 1039-40 she did
gs'aduate work at Oberliu ou her
master's degree. At this time she
did apodal teaching in the piano
department.
At the recital ou Wedueaday,
December 4, Miss Phelps will pre
sent the following program:
Fantasie and Fugue In 0 minor,
Bach—Llsit.
Sonata In B minor; Largo; Al-
logru Maestoso—Chopin.
Prelude and Fugue In E minor
—Mendelssohn.
Ballade D Major; Caprlcclo C
Major-—Brahms.
Hommnge A Runieuu; .Turdinu
Sous hi Plule—Debussy.
Town Families
Entertained
Bay Students and Their
Parents Have Opportunity
to Meet Faculty Members
Oil Wednesday, November 18,
from 4:30 until G:3l), the faculty
ot Meredith entertained lu tho pai**
lore at (in Informal tea lor the day
sludeiits nud their parents.
On entering tho hbsteas’ parlor,
the guests were greeted by Dr. and
Mrs. Carlyle Campbell and Jose*
phino Pittman, president oC tlio day
students,. In tiio rose parlor the
parents became acquulnleU with
the niembers ot tho Meredith
faculty.
Refreshments, which were pre
pared by the girls In the depart
ment of Home Economics nader
tiio direction of Mias Elleu Browor,
were served in iho blue parlor aud
consisted ol tea, tiny mints, pies,
cookies, and open sandwlohcs.
Tiie Thaaksglving motiC wus pre
dominant.
Miasea Ethel Bngllsh, Lois Byrd,
Margaret Kramer, and May Grim
mer presided at the table. ,
K. K. Club
Organizes Art
Hobby Qroups
Club Holds Second
Meeting; Miss Mary
Tillery Is Adviser;
Increase in Member
ship
Tho K. K. Club held Us second
meolitig November 8 In the Art
Studio. Jnnle Parker, president of
the club, i>resided. Miss Mary Til
lery as fiicuity adviser, offoi'ed
many holpful and Informing sug-
ge8tli>lia, 'I'Ue club is p 1 a u ti i n g
many activities that are believed
tc be both benoncial to the indi
vidual participating as well as the
entire ciimpus. It was suggested
that the Art Club take some pui't
In sponsoring chapel pi’Ograms. It
was considered that the club )olii
Ibe American Federation of Art
ists, as a chapter. It having been
docldod at a previous meeting that
all who are dsliiiitely Interosted
In art are eligible Cor membership,
a goodly niiinbor was present at
this meeting. The work is to bo
done lu hobby groups. The groups
are as follow.B: Craft, (lower ar
ranging and sltotchlug. If others
become members who are Inter
ested In photography, make-up.
staging or any other (osthotlc
and artistic inlerosts, arrangements
will be made for those coucorued.
It was liocided that a member
could take part in more than one
group, according to hor Interest,
available tlmo or couQlcts with
group meetings. The tollowlug
were npponted ohulrmen ot the
three groups already In prog
ress: Annie Laurie Parker, craft;
Jo. Pittman, slcetching, and Louise
Sawyer, flower arranging. The
groups will meet weekly and re
ports oC these will bo submitted
ut the monthly club meeting. The
club invites those seriously inter
ested to join and bel'P: make act
vital and thriving on the Meredith
campus.
Missionaries
Teach Courses
OnTheirWork
Outstanding Women in Mis
sion Work Teach How Bap
tist Work Is Carried on in
China, Africa, South Amer
ica and Curania
Last week on the coUoge cam
pus tbore were four niisslonartes
who taught mission study courses.
They were Mrs. Evorett Gill, Mrs.
M. T. Rankin, Mrs. J, C. Powell,
aud Miss Marjorie Speoco. These
(our were used morning, noon and
night for one purpose or another
—in chapel, at morning watch,
and to ask the blessing in the din
ing ball. Besides all this thelv
regular classes were held each
evening from C;45 till 7:30.
To announce their coming a pos
ter showing the two hemispheres
was displayed on the B. S. V. bul
letin board. A tiny little book,
bearing the title and the name of
the teacher, was thumb-tacked to
the map of the country about
which the book was written.
Prints ot the teachcrs were placed
on the tables in the dining hall;
and although one faculty member
laughingly remarked. "Dr, GUI
must be wearing a wig during Ills
stay on the campus,” having his
plcturs on the prints sheet instead
of his wife’s picture wns not so
far amiss because he did speak In
chapel on Friday morning.
Mrs. Everett GUI, Wake Forest,
N. C„ was for nearly 35 years a
missionary In Europe. She and
Dr. Gill left for that “continental
peninsula” In 1004. For IS years
they made their home In Italy.
During the World War Dr. Gill
served the Red Cross In the ca
pacity ot an interpreter, and they
also had a son In France at the
same time. Later,' they lived iu
Spain, Hungary, and Runianla
calling Ruvopo In general their
honie, but iiaving no definite head
quarters Cor the time they stayed
tliere. Dr. Gill had charge oC all
the Baptist work promoted by liie
Southern Baptist Convention in
Europe and the near East. Lust
year Dr. (iiil was pastor of the
Baptist Church at Wake Forest,
,V. C.. where they now live in a
home which they call "Dun Trav-
ellyn." That name Is their family
}»kc, because both of them have
—CDntiiiued oit page 3,
SILVER SHIELD ELECTS NEW MEMBERS
Top, reading from left to right; Nancy Carroll and Gretchen Fauny, now Junior associate members
ot the Sliver Shield: bottom row, reading trom left to right: Rebecca Vaughan, Juanita Stainback.
Sarah Hayworth, Sadie Alton, Catherine Scott, and Rachel Poe, all members oC the Silver Shield.
Y WA Hostess
To Visiting
Missionaries
Teachers In Mission
Study Courses Are
Entertained at Tea
■ on November 14th
The Young Woman’s Auxiliary
01' Meredith College honored the
visiting missionaries who were on
the campus tho week of November
11 through 17 tor tho special
week ot foreign mission study, at
a toa, Thursday, November 14.
The honoroos were Mrs. J. 0.
Powoll of Africa, Mrs. M. T.
Runkin ot China, Miss Marjorie
Spence ot Chilo, nud Mrs. Everett
Gill of Kus’opeau work.
Receiving w 11 h tho houoroes
wore Mary Hester Powell ot War
saw, president oC tho hostess or-
gunlzatton, and the daughter of
Mrs. Powell.
Otiier general oQlcers who re
ceived were lone Kemp Knight ot
Mndlson, Alice Justice oC Ruthor-
fordton, Sarah Jackson ot Mount
Airy, Mary Qllzaboth Coleman ot
Boykins, Va., Sarah Catherine
Downs" of Salemburg, Gretchen
Fannoy ot Scotland Kook, Coleste
Hamrick ot Shelby, Betty Lou An
derson of Fair Bluff, and Louise
Dickie of Henderson,
' Miss Mlldrod Klchllne"presided
at the tea table. Cookies, mlnte,
and nuts wore served by the circle
leaders who are Misses Virginia
MoGougau of Tabor City, Helen
Crutchfleld of Albomarlo, Mary
Margaret Mollis ot Laurlnburg,
and Oatberiae Powoll ot Wallace.
The tea was planned by Doris
Jane Bordeaux ot Roaeboro, aoelal
chairman of the Y.W.A., and Mary
Helen Gatlin at Raetord.
"Dogpatch” Is
Theme Used In
B. S. U. Party
State College Boys Attend
Party and Have Charge of
Program; Girls Give Some
Impromptu- Skits; All
Guests Are in Costume
The Pbi Hall at Meredith was
the scene of a "Dogpatch Party”
on Saturday night, November IG,
The guests numbered about 100
from Meredith and the same num
ber trum State Cullegii. Thu
guests wera drcased to represent
the characters ot the Little Abner
comic strip, Itachel Schulkeu of
Whltcvlilo represented Mummy
Yokum and Mary Bell Bulluck u(
Wilmington mis dressed as Pappy.
A sign on the door Inforineil tiie
guests that they v>’ui‘e entering
Dogpatch, and they were greeted
by Sarah Jackson of Mt. Airy,
Mary Grey Pippin ut ZuI>uIod,
Vivian Tulburt ot Miller's Creek,
Hetsy Powell ot Whitakers, and
Helen Best ot Wursuw,
Mr. J. C. Buim of the State Col
lege faculty (ilrscied the entertain
ment for tho evening Including a
Sndie Hnwkins race. Impromptu
skits by Meredith guests were In
charge ot Trynile Auer ot Belmont,
-Mass. Songs were provided Iiy Mr,
Joiin Lawrence, Italelgli tenor.
For rel'resliments, apple cider
niid ginger snaps wore served by
Martha and Florence Oilve of
U'ade, Anna Troutmau of Stales-
vllle, Ciiarlotto Greon ot Danville,
Vu., and Victoria Wood oC Staten
Island, N. Y.
Meredith faculty guests included
Dr. and Mrs. G.- A, Chrlatenlierry,
Mr. and Mrs. □. Norman Price, and
Miss Mildred Klchline.
The party Avas planned by Nancy
Carroll of Chai'lotle and J. B.
Barnhill ot Scotland Neck who are
tljie souial dli'cctors of the Uuplist
Student Unions oC Meredith and
State respectively. Sadie Allen ot
Chers'yvllle and Buddy Prlcc ot Ra
leigh are tho presidents ut tho two
Baptist Student Unions.
J* Frederic
Qives Concert
Recent Appearance of
Young American Artist
Fostered by Four Colleges
Jerold Frederic, brllliaut youtig
American pianist, was present in
a concert aponaored by State, Saint
Marya, Peace, and Meredith Col
leges at Pullen Hall on Novem
ber IS.
Mr. Frederic played with strik
ing originality. His Interpreta
tions featured flurries oC tones.
His melodics were often drowned
by the heaviness of his bass. This
caused his first uumbor, a Liszt
transcription ot Bacli’s Oivndei
Vai'lailoiiii to be parilcul»rly un-
eoMvinclng.
His technique seems tn have been
inucli more artistic tlmii were Ills
Interpretations,
In general, Frederic tended to
make Ills interpruLulIons tnclodra
malic. His Chopin selections were
pluyed more conventionally than
was the I'est of his rathor showy
progrnm. The cllntax ot (be whole
program wus u Liszt //uii{/irian
in which he was able to
achieve an orchestral effect,
Frederic is a native of Michigan,
uiid spent his childhood In Indiana.
Ho Is largely selt tnugbt. He has
been entluislasticaily received all
over the United Stales, and shews
Williamsburg
Holds Hockey
Tournament
C. Duke, R. Lewis, J.
Stainback, L, Ting-
ley and Mrs. J. L.
Etchells Represent
Mei'edith
The United States Field Hockey
Association Tournament will be
held ftt historic William and
Mary College In Willlnmsburg,
Virginia, the week-end of Novem
ber 21-23. This 1s tho asaocia-
tloa's nineteenth annual tourna
ment. Outstanding hockey talent
from all over the United States
will participate in the activities
of the week-end.
Meredith College will he repre
sented at this meeting by Carolyn
Duke ot Uendorsuu, Rachel Lewis
ot Mlddle!ie\, Juanita Stainback
Of Hcndomon. aud Mrs. J. L.
i^tcbells, director ot physical edu
cation. It is expocted that there
will be twelve teams at the tour
nament. Each team will have a
sqund of apprnxii^atoly 14 play
ers. making the entire number of
Silver Shield
Elects New
Jr. Members
Society Elects N. Carroll
and G. Fanney on Basis of
Christian Character, Con
structive Leadership, and
Service to the School
During chapel, November 19, Re
beccli Vaughan, president ot the
Silver Shield Society, announced
the two girls trom the junior class
who had been chosen to become as
sociate members ot the aocloty.
The newly-elected membera of the
society arc: Nancy Carroll of
Charlotte, and Gretchen Fanney ot
Scotland Neck. The members are
chosen on the basis of Christian
character, coDSti'uctlve leadersbip,
and service to the school.
T,nst year Oretcben was publicity
manager Cor Uie Athletic Associa
tion, and a freshman counselor.
This year she Is secretary-treasurer
of tho Student Government.
Gretchen is also a member of The
Liitle Theater, the K. K. Club, the
International Relations Club, and
the Granddaughters' X^lub.
Last year Nancy was music di
rector for the B. S. U. and thla
year she is second vice-president
of the B. S. U. Nancy is, alao, a
freshman counselor and a member
ot the Granddaughters’ Club, Mc
Dowell Muaic Club, and the col
lege choir.
The members ut the Silver
Shield are: Rebecca Vaughan,
Catherine Scott, Sarah Hayworth,
Rachel Poe, Juanita Stainback, and
Sadie Allen.
A. A. Board
Entertains
At Steak Fry
Board Members and
Their Dates Attend
Party; B. Fleisch-
mann Has Charge of
Games
Friday oveuing. November 15,
tho executive board ot the Mere
dith College Atbletlc Association
gave a stoak fry on the campus for
llB members aud their dates. This
board is compoaed of all the ofB-
cors and managers of the various
f ports.
During the evening games were
played, and Individual prl:fcs were
distributed- Ho tty Flcischmann
vlsllors about one hundred aev- |,aa charge of the program.
enty-Hvo. Blaborato plans have
lieea made Cor the enturtalnmeni
of the participants.
Thei'e will be six hockey games
lea’s groat concert pianists.
promise of becoming one ot Amer- ’I’’'*
oFT in relationship to tho section
ti'om which they come. On Satur
day after the tournament has
been completed a championship
Dr. GiU Is
Chapel Guest
During tho chapel period Friday
morning, November 15, Dr. Bv-
urett Gill talked to tho students.
Dr. GUI for the past :10 years has
beon Secretary of tbs Foreign
Mission Board in Hiuropo and tlic
Near ISnst. His subject for the
talk was "All Nations." and ho
talked ot the geography and
homes of those nations. Of these
nations, as Dr. GUI said, only tho
while one Is Christian.
Football Wind-Up Sounds Like
Limerick* Who Is the Winner?
I defy anybody to say that the
Duke-CaroUna football gan>a was
not a tbrlller. Oh. 'boy! is that
Lolanne some sweet player, and
all the rost of the Carolina team.
Of course now I’m not saying who
I bud hoped would win, but I will
say this; I was very linppy when
It ended.
Saturday’s games just about
ended football tor thla year, ex
cept (or the post-season games,
nnd^ did tholr outcomes upset
(hingsl Wo seem to buve a grand
mlx-up here in our State about
which team Is best. Now here's
tho way I figured It: Wako Forest
defeated Carolina. Now Carolina
comos along and beats Duke, but
Duke has already given Wako For
est a sound licking. Riohmond
Uulvorsity beat Carolina, but .Wil
liam and Mary boat Ilichmond.
Then N. C. Stale boat William and
Mary. So yon soo. State must be
the chanu’ion. Well, at loast that's
the way I Dguro It.
Anyvvuy, wUlclievor team the ex
ports decide Is the best, we've had
a grand time watching and hour-
ing those games. Hero at Merodlfta
we may not be able to play foot
ball, but that doesn't dim our en-
ibuBlasm, does It? Atter all, our
brothers or our vihlght play.
(iuests were Junnitu Stainback
Of Iloiiderson, pn'sldiint, with S. N.
Morris, Jr.; Elizabeth Pruitt Of
Hickory, vici'-preaidiint, wltb Lan-
iiy Htnloti. and Carolyn Duke of
Honderson, treasarer, with Alex
ilubuson.
Otiu'rs present were Harriet
Salley of Fort BniKK, with Pete
and a second championship team, Cronmrtle; Anni« Laurie Overton
will bo plckod. j of Sanford, with John Lnwrenco;
Tills Is the ilrst time in the hla-, Rebecca Vaughan of Wasbington,
tory of the National Field Hockey ,viih Jim Clt.ntz; Bobble Orcena
Association that Its full tourna
ment has iioen held as far South
aa Virginia. Miss Martha Barks
dale ot AVIlIIam and Mary’s de
partment of physical education,
attribatod tho collego's success in
securing Iho tournamout to the
elfovts of Miss Constance Apple
by, who Is otic ot England’s tove-
mosl authorllles on hockey. Miss
Appleby visited William and Mary
In the springs of IQIIS and 1939,
and was very much Impressed
with tho coUcgo's facilities tor
pluj'Ing the game nud lor provid
ing entertainment for the guests.
Miss Appleby will be ono ot the
olllchils of the tournament. Miss
Barksdale has had charge of all
the ari'aagomeuts for the tourua-
ment.
The girls’ teams which will
tako part in tho playing will come
from all over the United States.
A great number ot these teams
will como from the Middle West,
where tleld hockey has been a
vastly popular sport. A number
of sohoola trom alt sections of tlio
couniry will bei represented.
The group who went trom
Meredith lett oarly ou the morn
ing of the tweiity-flrst, They will
return ou Sunday. While they
are away they will attend tho
tournament, a banquet, aud sev
eral other teatlvitlos which have
been planned for William and
Mary’s guests. .
ii? Lexington, wliii Moyle Wil
liams; Sarah Jackson of Mt, Airy,
with Rd Hines: Coleste Ilamrlck
of Sholby, with ,I(iIii) Robei'ta;
UeUy Fleischtnaiin of Gremiville,
with Lloyd Lnngdoii; Virginia
Lancnslev of Rocky Mount, with
Carol Marlin; Virginia Gilliland
with Kill Cadermua. and Miss
Margaret Krainer aud Mr. and
Mrs. J. L. HlichHlIs.
Alex, Kipnes
To Appear
Second Concert Artist of
Raleigh Woman’s C 1 u b’a
Seasonal Presentations
On Decombor third, tho Raloigh
Woman's Club Is presenting Alex
ander Klpnla In the second ot the
season's concei'ts. Mr. Klpnls Is
an Amorican-Russlan basso, and
Is “a great favorite ot Metro
politan Opora audiences.'' CrlUoe
say that this outstauding star is
cue of the very tew who excels
alike iu opera aud lecltal. Tbo
vecltala which Mr. Klpnis gives
are emphasised by "the beauty ot
his voice, the skillful planning ot
his programs, and the magic ot
his persoDallty. His recital Is en-
. tertalnmout at Its best.”