Junior-Senior
Banquet Tonight
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PAI r.lGH. N. C.
May Day and
Hospitality Weelc-End
Published Bi-Weekly u the Offleial Organ of the Student Body of Meredith College
Vol. XX
MEREDITH COLLEGE, RALEIGH, N. C., APRIL 26, 1941
Number 12
Juniors To
Fete Seniors
Tonight
On Former Occasions
the Event Has Been
an Exciting One for
Upperclasses
Bvei~y year ae graduation time
^ draws near, tlie Juniors atari mak
ing plane for the Junior-Senior ban
quet. During previous years vari
ous schemes have been carried out.
For example, on April 18, 1937,
the Juniors entertained the seniors
with a very elaborate banquet in
the Virginia Dare ballroom o( the
Sir Walter riotel. This event
proved to be a real treat to botb the
juniors and the seniors, for this
was the first time the banquet bad
ever been held off the campus. Wltii
special permission from home, the
couples were allowed to ride In cars
to the banquet. The ballroom was
very lavishly adorned, each girl’s
place being designated by ^ lovely
shoulder^coraage. During the eve
nlng, entertainment was furnished
by Billy Darst’s orchestra.
Then, in the spring o( 1988, the
Juniors decided to entertain tho
class of ’38 In the college dining
hall. Under the supervision of the
various committee chairmen, the
spacious dining hall was tui-ned
Into a very ornate banquet hall.
Members of the freshman class as
sisted in' tho entertainment, and
Bill Vandan Dries' orchestra, m
companying Mayes Bchrman, bari
tone, completed the very engaging
program ot tbe evening.
Another yeor rolled around in the
annuls ot Meredith’s history, and
another Junior-senior banquet was
at band. This year the plans for
the banquet were under tiie dircc
tion of Dorothy Green. Arrange
ments were made by the various
committees, and the dining ball be
came tho scene of au exquisite old
fashioned flower garden. The en
tire banquet, including the favors
and the placo-cards, carried out
the old-fashioned flower garden
motif.
Last year the Juniors feted the
seniors with a formal banquet at
the' Carolina Hotel. The Junior
class colors, being the hues of tho
rainbow, constituted the theme ot
tbe decorations, which decked the
banquet hall. Bach couple's place
was designated by a tiny rainbow,
which spanned the distance be
tween the two places.
The rainbow njotit was also fur
ther carried out in the progroms
which wore representative of rain-
drenched umbrellas.
Another Junior-sonlor is sched
uled tonight. Nothing concerning
the plans bas been made public
except that the tamed event will
take place in the college dining
hftll from 7:30 till 12:00. What
else has been planned or may hap
pon—who knows?
Faculty and
Students Have
Play Day
Hut to be Dedicated
May 13; Fun Begins
at Lunch and Ends at
Picnic Supper
starting at lunch on May 13,
"Play Day” for faculty and stu
dents begins. During lunch, at
least one member ot the faculty
will sit at each table. The tables
are to .be decorated by the various
waitresses and prizes for tho most
original tables are to be awarded
Immediately after lunch, at
around two o'clock, tho Duke of
the faculty and the Duchess of the
students will be crowned,
At two-twenty various races, such
•as bicycle, potato, sack, and three
legged runs are to be conducted.
At around three o'clock golf
games, tennis, badminton, croquet,
horse shoes, archery, marbles, Jack'
rocks, bop-acotcb, ping-pong, and
various other contests will take
plape.
After an allowance o( about an
hour and a half (or these games,
~^0Dtinued on page 3.
MAY QUEEN AND HER COURT
AVLETT OLIYJR —
— MARV P. WHITE
PAHHEn
mim:)
MACK
BETSY
First May Week-End
Dedicated To May
Day and Hospitality
m CHANDLER
MAHGAHET BUNK
JULIA BBVAN
Soph Day Off
Furnished Fun
Class of ’43 Celebi’ated With
a Breakfast, Hay-ride, and
Picnic Last Saturday
The class ot ’43 began its Soph
Diiy off April 19 with a special
class bveokCast In the collcge din
ing hall decorated In the class col
ors of blue and white. The senior
class welcomed its little sister class
with the odd spirits’ song. Caro
lyn Duke, soph president, led the
class Into the dining room. Each
sophomore was dressed In tradi
tional white and wore a black glove
on her left hnnd. The tables re
served tor the sophomores were set
oR by a band ot blue and white
crepe paper. The places ot the
sophomores were lunrked with a
“Rone of ’43." After the llrst
coui'se, the sophs gathered around
the piano and sang their class song.
"Our Meredith Sophomore Year,”
by Virginia Varnell ot Chattanooga,
Tennessee. The menu tor the
breakfast was grapefruit juice,
bacon rings, grits and butter,
doughnuts, strawberry Jam, toast
and cottee.
At flve o'clock the sophomores
and their dates.went on a hay-rlde
to Crabtree Creek Recreationiil
Park. An old-tashloned picnic sup
per of fried chicken, potato salad,
ham and plmiento cheese sand
wiches, deviled eggs, sweet pickles,
olives, potato chips. Ice cream and
lemonade was spread In tbe Olrl
Scout mess hall. A marshmallow
roast about an open fire concluded
the supper. C. R. Wood of Dur
ham directed the evening's enter
tainment ot games and songs,
Faculty guests present were Dr.
and Mrs, George A. Chrlstenberry,
class sponsors; Dr. and Mrs. Ca^
lyle Campbell, Dr, and Mrs. Nor
man Price, Misses Edna Frances
Dawkins, Margaret Ks'amer, and
Ada Morgaret Pfbol,
Glass offlcers who had charge ot
Soph Day Off are Carolyn Duke of
Henderson, president; Bobble
Green of Lexington, vice-president;
Sarah Jackson of Mount Airy, sec
retary, and Lytton Tingley of
Tbomasvllle, troaaurer.
Organizations
Elect Minor
Officers
The S. G., B. S. U., A. A.
Publication, and Gollejje
Marshals Elected
According to poll returns since
March 24, ofllcors ot the Student
Government Association, editors of
tho publications, directors ot the
B.S.U., leaders ot the A.A., nml
nuirshals ot the college have been
elected.
Tho student council seems to bo
quito evenly divided between tho
rising • seniors and the rising
Juniors, tor, aside from tho presi
dent and vice-president, tbe count
stands aeven-scven.
Mouse prpsidonts and vlce-pi-eai-
dents for the year 1941-12 are to
be—
—Continued on page 2.
Silver Shield
Taps Seniors
Rosanna Barnes and Helen
Byrd Are Chosen by Cam
pus Honor Society
The Silver Shiold tapped Helen
Byrd ot Uunnlevcl ond Rosanna
Barnes ot Goldsboro as new mem
bers trom the senior class in cliupel
services Thursday mornlug. Re
becca Vaughan, iircsldent uC the so
ciety, . explained the basis of
choosing members by telling the
story ot the shining silver shield
of Roland. Studoiits are clected
Into tho society tor leadership
shown lu directing student opinion
into wholesome channels, Chrlstlnn
character, and service to the schoot.
Membership in tho Silver Shield Is
one of tho highest honors that can
come to a Meredith student.
Elfreda Barker
Will Give Last
Recital Apr, 30
Recitalist to be Honored at
Reception in Parlors Fol
lowing Her Recital
The last oC the senUii' griKliiatinR
recitals of ihia yenr will be a piano
program presented by Eltrudu Bar
ker, pupil of Mias May Crawtord,
on Wednesday evpnlng, April 30,
at S:00 In the college auditorium.
Mias BarkC'r, daughter of Mr. ami
Mrs. 13, C, Barker ot Black Ridge,
Va„ will play (he tolinwlng pro
gram :
Prelude and Fugue, No, 8 in R
Minor—Bach,
Sonata, Opus 13 (Pnthetlque) —
Beethoveii-
Gravo—Allegro dl Malto c con
brio.
—-Cfiiitinued on page 2.
Spring Play of
Little Theatre
Goes Over Well
Jane Austin’s “Pride and
Prejudice,” With State’s
Help, Is Given
FHday night, April 18, the Little
Theatre presented Us spring pro
duction. Helen Jerome's dramatiza
tion ot Jane Austin’s nineteenth
century novel, Pride and Prejudice.
This Is the story of a designing
mother, Mrs. Bennet, played by
Elizabeth Pruitt, to marry off her
three daughters, Jane (Anne Bar
row), Elizabeth (Nan Davis), and
Lydia (Virginia Maynard) to eli
gible young men. She succeeds in
pairing off Jane and Mr. Blngley-—
a wealtliy young neighbor played
by Horace Rawls—against the
wishes ot his sister, Miss Blngley
(NuDcy Calloway) and his friend,
Mr. Darcy (Joe Aqullino). Lydia
elopes with the charming but un
scrupulous soldier, Mr. Wickham
(Bill Hardy), and Elizabeth, who
hated Mr. Darcy, changes her opin
ion when ho saves Lydia trom "a
life of sin" ond the last daughter
Is engaged, though Mr. Darcy's
aunt, Lady Csithei'lne du Bough
(Cornelia Herring), did all in her
power to secure Eilzalieth’s prom
ise never (o marry her nephew.
Olhur chiiracters Include Mi's. Lake,
the Bennet's housekeeper, Sara Jus
tice; Hill, the butler. Jack Parker
of Syracuse University; Mrs. Gar
diner, sister-in-law of Mrs. Benuet,
Eleanor Vareen; Colonel PUzwil-
Ham. cousin of Darcy, Hen Lem-
lelch; Captain Denny, Lawrcncc
Gunn; .Mr. Collins, James Sims,
cousin and heir (by law ot entail)
of Mr, Bennett, falling to gain
Elizabeth’s hand, though sponsored
by her mother, married Charloiti;
Lucas (Marian Block Modlin),
daughter of Mrs. Rennet’s rival In
husband hunting, Lady Lucas,
played by Nellie Lewis Byrd. Alma
Carlton and Mary Margaret Lanier
wore maids and Marjorie Let'
played the part of Miss Amelia,
Sarah Hayworth, Julia Margaret
Hryau, Kenneth Hardin, and Ray
Modlin were guests at the Ben
netfs ball,
TIu* best character part was iha(
Ilf Lady Catherine du Rough, and
Cornelia llerrlng did tiie best act
ing in the play. Nan Davia was
ii very convincing Elizabeth to Joe
Aquiilno’s oxppllent Darcy. In
spllu ot liis dialike for his role
Horace Bawls did tiie part of Bing
iuy very well. In fact, overluoklni;
a few huperfections. cousiderlng
lliu iimitalJons of the play, the
whole cast did excellently, The
costuming and staging were both
dllUcult and the committees did ex
ceilent jobs.
Aims and Functions of Student Government Are
Discussed By Addie Davis In Acceptance Speech
[Editor's Note; This, tbe ac-
ceptanco speech ot the incoming
president ot the Student Govern
ment Association, la the first in a
series ot articles by the beads of
orgonlzatlons on the nlma and
functions ot the various campus
organizations.]
In assuming tiie responslblllly
which you have entrusted to me,
I realize something of the bigness
ot tho task which is ahead. With
your cooperation and support. 'I
sincerely trust that we shall be
able to move steadily forward,
building upon the foundation al
ready laid, I hope we shall make
sound progress and reach higher
levels ot attainment. This is your
government: I want you to feel
tree to come to me at any time
with suggestlone, oriticiems, or
any other matters. Being a mem
ber ot the student council does
not set one apart and make her
different from other students. It
it does, there Is something wrong
because thore ought to bo the host
sort of understanding between tho
students at large and the cotmcll,
members chosen to represent tlioni
and to execute their government.
Student government Is difllcult
to deflne and tor that reason we
cannot always be sure we have the
aame understanding ot It. The
term itself Implies government by
the students which, although It
Is not perfect—nor Is any gov-
ernment~ls tlie best means ot
regulating the life which we live
together on the college campus.
It we as college students are not
capable ot governing ourselves,
how shall we ever be able to take
our places as Intelligent citizens
after college? The beat place to
learn to accept that responsibility
ought to be la a student govern
ment. There are Infants in any
communRy. but there are also
some Intelligent people. We would
not say that ve should not atirlve
to have a democratlo government
In America simply because lliere
are sumo Indlviduala who do not
accept their rightful share In that
government. A democratic gov
ernment knows that all Individ
uals will not think alike; it would
ceaae to be democratic It they did.
At least It gives the individual
tho right to think and It rospecls
him as a person until ho ahows
hlmselt no longer worthy ot that
reapoct. The same Individuals are
capable of cooperating in efforts
tor the good ot the whole society.
Such a government is valuable
training for the Individual. It is
important to respect governtnont,
but that government ougiit to be
worthy of respect. The ultimate
goal la to have each Individual
assume his responsibility in that
government. That ought to bo
mote possible in a student gov
ernment than anywhere else. It Is
hard, of course. We need to re
member that “It la easier to be
—Continued on page S.
Soldier Tells oj
French Army
Jacques Handre Discusses
the Position of France and
Its Hope For Future
In chapel Fridiij', April II, Jac-
ciuea Handre, soldier in the French
nrm'y, told ot France before (he
war, France during the war, und
Prance utter the arinistico, lie
said that tbe atmosphere ot Pnrla
when ho returned there In lOSii
held the same couddence in France
that was present during his stu
dent years, 103I-193Q. Ho stated
that the French aj'my was trained
lu World War tactics. Ho, among
many others, did not see a tank
tor months. Mr. Haiidre remarked
that lack ot materials caused tiie
defeat ot Franco. The people ot
France were not told that this was
a world-wide revolution ot evil.
They were misled as to the Isaues:
The French still have faith In
Churchill and Britain.
In conclusion, Mr. Handre said
tliat even though the tuture looks
black tor France abe will come
back Into her own again.
Guests to Reg-ister in
Rotun(3a and Go to
Social in Parlor
Theme of May Day
To Be “Health”
It will ho Hospitality Week-end
at Meredith the first week-end In
May—May third and fourth; invi
tations have been issued to os many
high school seniors as would like
to come.
When the visitors arrive on Sat
urday morning they will register
in the rotunda. After registration
the activities planned to entertain
them and to introduce them to
Meredith begin. While they are
becoming acquainted with the cam
pus the visitors will also meet
many ot the Meredith girls.
Saturday afternoon the annual
fiither-daugliter baseball game will
be played. The climax of the
nttei noon entertainment will be the
May Day Pageant in the grove at
4:30 o’clock.
Tho May Day procession will be
led by two heralds—Marietta Price
and Louise Combes, attended by a
liobby-liorse. whicii flgures in every
English parade, ridden by Lucie
Allen, Janie Parker, the Queen of
tbe May, will be attended by Mar
garet Bunn, maid eC honor; Annie
Laurie Parker, who will carry the
crown, and Jerry Parker and
senior class mascot, train-bearers.
Her court will consist of Ayletl
Olivier and Mary Frances White,
senior attendants; Edna Mack How
ard and Mildred Askew, junior;
Betsy Savage and Sara Mull, soph-
uniore; and Julia Margarette Bryan
and Fay Chandler, freshman.
The theme ot the May Day pro-
Knim will be "Health.” Sara Hay
worth, representing Every Girl,
who is seeking for iiealth, and Mary
Qniy Pippin, bad taste and seit-
Induigencf, will enter the grove as
It looking (or something. Eniight-
enmeni, who u'ill be portrayed by
Naiiry Carroll, who lakes Evei-y Girl
liy the hand and leads her to the
cenler of Ibc ronrt. Then iSnlighl-
enumnt culls her aides—Knowledge,
Lciuiai' Dickie; Recrcaiiou, Eliza-
lii'tb Tucker, and Grace, Betty
Clingan—who enter and present a
natural dance or frolic,
i'Cnuwli’dge then calls to her good
I'onUs — Lettuce. Carrots, Corn,
Peaches, Milk, Tomatoes, and Pota
toes—who, with the exception ot
Milk and Potatoes who are in this
case too stiff, execute a dance. Rec
reation calls to Spirit nf Play, rep-
resentel by Rosetta l.’uvvls, who
brings with her representative of
spurtH uu the campus. Also, Spirit
u( Play brings the members ot (he
freshman ohiss who present several
follv-dancos. Tbe third of the
Aldes-to-Knowlodge, Oraee, will call
in II group >if sixteen ladies und
gentlemen fur a minuet.
Every Girl, who has been inter
ested in the proceedings but wiio
bus been held back by her com-
lianlon, now Favorably inipresacd,
kneels before the curtained Shrine
ot Health, encouraged by Enlight
enment. Heallh, represented by
Mary Ellzahelii Holloway, parts tho
curtains ot the shrine and steps
forth.
The Ciuest ot Every Girl for
health will then bo followed by the
traditional drill by the Queen's
Guard and the May Pole Dance.
The Court Jesters will be Juani
ta Stainlmck and Robocca Vaughan.
Two courtiera, a now feature In this
yeur'a May Day, Rachel Poe and
Ida Wlila Howell, will present tho
queeii'a attendants who aro to he
announced by Betty Brown Mac
Millan.
Music tor the Pageant will be
led by Hazel Johnston, Celia Craw
ley, and Esther Melgs; planlsta;
Nancy Carroll, violinist, and Su
zanne Carroll, vlol6ncelllat.‘
On Saturday night In the bluo
parlor there will be a reception
hold for the gueats ot Hospitality
Week-end; then, in tbe rotunda,
motion picturea of activities on tbe
campus last year will be Bhown.
The guests are invited to remais
until after dinner on Sunday.