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PUBLISHED BY THE STUDENT BODY OF MEREDITH COLLEGE
Volume XVI!^
Meredith College, Raleigh, N. C., October 18,1941
Number 2
Little Theatre
to Present
Spanish Play
“Cradle Song” Is
Fall Production
Of Drama Group
November .fourteenth the Lit'
tie Theatre will present its fall prO'
duction, "Cradle Song”, by G.
Martinez'Sierra. The English
version of the play is by John
Garrett Underhill The play is %
bit different from anything the
Little Theatre has done previously
although they usually do at least
one costume play. It is a Spanish
play, the scene being laid in
Spanish convent. It is a very
popular play for colleges. The
story is about a child, left at the
gate of the convent, who brings
about a great change in the lives
of the nuns, bringing to them a
tenderness unusual to those who
spend their lives as sisters. Later
she grows up, falls in love, and
leaves the home the nuns have
made for her.
Ths business manager is Evelyn
Dillon; the assistant business man
ager. Lilbourne Minshew; the book
holder. Avis Branch; the chairmen
of the staging committee, Helen
Scarborough and Sue McNeely;
the chairman of the properties
committee, Constance Ross; chair
man of the lighting committee.
Mary Elizabeth Coleman; the
chairmen of the costume commit-
tee, Nancy Calloway and Mary
Winn Moore; the chairman of the
program committee, Cornell Brunt;
and the chairmen of the poster
committee. Beverly Anne Money
and Betsy Watson.
The cast inciuOes Annie Mary
Mathews, Prioress; Evelyn Bow
ers. Vicaress; Margaret Hine, Mis
tress Novices; Frances Sowers,
Sister Johanna; Catherine Wyatt,
Sister Mary; Virginia Maynard,
Sister Maralle; Catherine Porter,
Sister Sagrario; Eva Grice, Sister
Inez; Christine Webb, Sister Tor
vero; Nelda Ferguson, Teresa;
Cleo Baucom, Countrywoman;
Lucille Haywood, Poet; Betty Lou
Me Clure, Anna Lide Gilbert,
Catherine Keer, Geraldine Couch,
Lay sisters.
Lecturer and IRC President Talk Things Over
Stunt Day to Be Held
Here on Next Saturday;
Program Begins at 2:00
Mr. Charles Morgan is shown conversing with Evelyn Hampton, president of the Inter
national Relations Club.
Little Theatre Entertains New
Girls with Red Skin Party
October 4th
Date of Fete
Indian Decorations
Turn Phi Hall Into
Camp Kwiteherkicken;
Silent Movie Presented
IRC DISCUSSES
WAR QUESTIONS
Should the United Stales enter
war today? If so, should 'the war
take plice in the Atlantic Ocean
or the Pacific? These are the ques
tions which members of the In
ternational Relations Club dis
cussed and voted on at their
monthly meeting Friday night,
October 10, Of the thirty-three
members present, a large majority
favored the Atlantic as the sccnc
of battle, but only six voted that
war be declared immediately.
• Books are of value to any pro
ject or organization. The Interna
tional Relations Club is justly
proud of its library and hopes
more students will vise it* in the
future. The books, which deal
(Continued on Page Two)
«
PAHO PRACTICE
- Freshmen—Oct. 20 nt 8:00
a. m.
Sophomores—4)ct. 21 at
8:00 a. nu
Jimtors-^Oct. 22 at 8:00 a.
m..
23 at 8:00 a.
On Saturday, October 4th, the
Little Theater entertained the
new girts at a Red Skin Party. An
“Indian summer idea" was car
ried out, the Phi Hall represent
ing Camp Kwitcherkickcn. Deco
rations consisted of corn shocks,
autumn leaves, wigwams and In
dian motifs.
Margaret Hine of Winston-
Salem was chairman of the party,
and was assisted by Beth Perry
of Durham, chairman of the en
tertainment committee, Nan Davis
of Wijiston-Salem, chairman of
tlie invitations committee, Virginia
Maynard of Emporia, clwirman
of the refreshment committee, and
Catherine Wyatt of Raleigh,
chairman of the decorations com
mittee.
Ellen Ann Flythe of Jackson,
president of the Little Theater,
opened the program with a wel
come and an invitation to take
part in Little Theater activities.
Then a silent movie of 1919 en
titled 'The Supreme Sacrifice,”
was presented in which the follow'
ing students were starred: Gret-
chen Fanney of Scotland Neck as
Lady Clara Vera de Vera, Mary
Margaret Lanier of Buie's Creek
as Alkali Ike, the hero of the
plains, Natalie Woodward of And
erson, S. C., ais Daring Nell, a
real cowgirl, lone Shields of Scot
land Neck as Chief Mouth-in-the-
Face. Doris Jane Bordeaux of
Wallace as Hound-eyed Hank,
Carolyn Duke of Henderson as
Chief Hole-in-the-Breeches. Sue
McNeely of Arlington, Virginia,
led the Indian Ceremonial .Dance
assisted by Natalie Karlin, June
Baker, Virginia Ayers and Doro
thy House. New students were
called on for impromptu partici'
pation in tb« dances. Refresh
men^ consisted of, red skin pup
pi^a; Jhot , aqtl ^ water
V-ii j - j-j-ruiy
The Student
Legislature
The Student Legislative Assem
bly will meet in Raleigh October
24 and 25 at the State Capitol
of Nortli Carolina as usual. The
student legislature follows tlie pro
cedure of the state legislature.
About twelve junior colleges, col
leges and universities participate
in this week-end meeting.
The meeting begins at twelve
Friday and ends at one o'clock Sat
urday. That evening there will
be a banquet at Edenton Street
Methodist church. All the sessions
will be held at the State Capitol.
Officers will be elected from die
delegates. There will be party
caucuscs, and bills presented to
be acted upon by the legislature.
The bills introduced must be those
Civic Music Dates
The tentative dates for the
Civic Music concerts have been
released as follows:
November 24 — I^chmani-
noff
December 16 — Gladys
Swartho.ut.
January 22—Melclioir and
Lehmann
February 24—Luboshutz and
NemenoII
March 12—National Sym
phony Orchestra
May 1—Liwrence Tibbett
not already enacted into laws.
Professor Edwin K. Paget, direc
tor of forensic activities at North
Carolina State College originated
the idea.
(Continued on Page Two)
Registration
Figures Given
Sixteen States
And Four Countries
Are Represented
Sixteen states, Cuba, Hawaii,
Puerto Rico, and Washington. D.
C., are represented in the 487
registered students of Meredith.
The resident students total 372
leaving 114 non-resident students.
Tiiere are 32 part-time pupils. Of
the 45 transfer students. 30 rep
resent Mars Hill.
The Freshman class leads in the
largest enrollment of 13J stu
dents. The remainder of the 487
are classified thus: Seniors—110;
Juniors—108; Sophmores — 102;
and 32 part-time students.
Fifty-five of the registered stu
dents represent states other than
North Carolina. The states and
their quota are:
Virginia 19
South Carolina 9
New York 4
New Jersey 4
Kentucky 3
West Virginia 3
Florida 2
Georgia 2
Pennsylvania 2
Rhode Island 2
Texas 1
New Hampshire 1
Massadiusetts 1
Maryland 1
Delaware 1
Other than tliese we have one
student from Cuba, one from Ha
waii and one from Puerto Rico,
and two from Washington. D. C.
Ak the Helm
MARGARET MARTIN
SARA HAYWORTH
Who Will Win Stunt Day Contests?
Don’t Guess; Just Come and See!
Following tradition, the Mere
dith Athletic Association is again
sponsoring its Annual Stunt Day
and Night, this year on Saturday.
October 25. The idea of Stunt
Night was originated in 1913 by
Mrs. William McCurray of Black
Mountain, North Carolina, who
as a student here was Miss Berte
Brown, as an event in whicli class
competition could e.Kpress itself in
cleverness iuid originality.
In 1923 for the first time a sil
ver loving cup was presented to
the winner which was tliat year
ihe Senior Class. With the giving
of the cup greater formality in pro
cedure developed between the
even” and the "odd" classes and
in step singing..
In 1934 a- new feature. Stunt
Day, was incorporated into the
tradition. Each class, as the open
ing feature of tlie day, planted
a tree in the grove; the Athjetic
Association gave a cup to tlie class
with the most "cifectivc, original,
ai)d dignified” cerefcibny. The ac
tivities for the rest of the day in
eluded athletic contests, bicycle
races, song contests, and the origi-
'nal.claw stunts. T^e stunts were
jiid^ aa»rdi»g;tQr,pr?fl^totip^
originayty?, 'pf,
it. From cach class' there were ten
bicycle contestants wearing ap
propriate costumes in their class
colors. The song contest held o£i
the library steps was again com
petition between the classes: each
song was to be original in both
words and music. Tennis, volley
ball, and croquet were the athletic
contests in which competition was
keen between students and alum-
e. •
In the tree-planting ,the Seniors
received the prize for the most
impressive ceremony. The students
won all of the tennis matches ex
cept one, the volley ball game,
and the croquet.
Up until 1923, fifteen minutes
were allowed to each class for
its stunt, whicli was to be a clever
skit or "take-off" on faculty and
students, or a few song and dance
numbers. In 1922 and 1923 the
Sophomore Classes were success
ful in stealing the freshmen idea
and taking it off in their own
stunt. In 1925 the enterprising
freshmen circumvented tlie activ
ities of die sophomores by pre
paring, tlwse stunts, -any one of
which they were rady to pre-
In 193?. .the^ O'dd and. EyeA
original and impromptu stunt in
the court in the afternoon, with
the Even classes putting on the
winning stunt.
Perhaps tlie greatest event of
the 1935 Stunt Day was its new
feature, the Palio. At 2 p. m.,
classes, in costume, drew up be
hind their entrants for the horse
race. The parade down the drive
was preceded by standard bearers
on horseback; thui came a drum
'major 'and band, caricatures of fac
ulty members, and behind strag
gled the motley crowd of “'com
mon people," lending a suitable
atmosphere to tlie Palio.
Emma Senior, the entrant in
die horse race for the Senior Class,
came in first; the Sophomore Class
was winner of prize for the best
costuming. Athletic contests and
all the other features of Stunt
Day followed, climaxed by die
Stunts in die evening.
Already plans are being pressed
forward for tliis year’s Palio and
Stunt. There is excitement, wliis-
perings behind closed doors, a very
general quickening of the school
pulse. Who will be' this year's
winners? Ic is too soon now to
say; but according to all the plans
that are being made Stunt Day
and Stunt.Night tbi« yejMr.Wll be
Senior Teachers,
Schools Listed
The following girls are teaching
at Needham Broughton higli
school: Virginia Lancaster, home
economics; Sue Radwell. iiome cc
onomics; Etliel Brown, Englisli;
Dorotiiy House, English; Virginia
Gilliland, home economics; Jcnois
Proctor, Frcndi; Rowcna Daniels,
mathematics; LaRue Pcarce, home
economics; Doris Jane Bordeaux,
Englisli; Marjorie Rhea, home eco
nomics; Dorothy Roland, English;
Alice Justice, LatiJi; Nancy Cal
Gala ,Occasion
Is Predicted
Fun Begins Saturday
at 2:00 With Palio
Celebration
Stunt Day, October 25, is in
charge of the Athletic Association.
Palio is under the direction of
Margaret Martin, Association
president and the class vice-presi
dents, Catherine Wyatt, . senior
■ vice-prcsidcnt; lone Knight, Jun-
; ior; Martha Ann Allen, sopho
more; and Hortense Liles, fresh'
man. Stunt is under the direction
of the association president and
the class presidents—Nancy Nuc-
Itols, senior president; Rachel
Lovelace, junior; Frances Moore,
sophomore; and Martha Jeffreys,
freshman.
The day begins officially at 2:00
Saturday afternoon with the polio.
A bugler leads the parade and is
followed by a huge school banner '
carried by Addie Davis, Student
Government Association president,
and Margaret Martin, Athletic
Association president. Then comes
the band of which Helen Best is
the leader and Anabel Calleiro
the majorette. Members of the
band are:
Janie Sawyer—tuba
Theda Hopkins—alto saxophone
Leta Hamilton—clarinet
Norwcda Page—clarinet
Margaret Long—clari" ..
Rachel Strob—i»xophone
Afton Daniel—saxophone
Ruth Wyman—trumpet
Grace Worley—trumpet
Margaret Parish—trombone
Margaret Roberson—drum
Joyce Dawson—mellophone
Next in the parade are to be
the character heads of faculty.
Tiiis year likenesses of Ivlr. S. G.
Riley. Dr. Carlyle Campbell, and
Mr, J. G. Boomhour will be dis
played. The real horses come and
then the classes. Each class forms
its numeral on the steps of the ad
ministration building. The seniors
loway. home economics; Cornelia of Our Hearte",
Herring, history, and Gretclien
Fanney, liistory.
In addition to tliose girls who
are doing supervised teaching at
Needham Broughton the following
girls are teaching at Hugh Mor-
son High School: Dorothy Beale,
mathematics; Amelia Pruitt, home
economics; Cathryn Porter, math
ematics; Maiy Francos Cooper,
liome economics; Ruth Crissinan.
English; Nina Yelverton, history;
5'^ .cne Stevens, home cco:iomics;
Nancy Stroup, home economics;
Virginia Frank, home economics;
Sarali Justice, Latin, and Edwiiia
Lawrence, home economics.
These girls are teaching in the
primary grades at Fred Olds,
Hayes Barton, or Wiley: Nettie
Byrd, Mary Snipes, Eloise Garriss,
Mary Helen Gatlin, Jerry Powell,
Mary Cooke Williford, Alice Pou
and Mary Margaret Lanier. Ruth
Motsinger, Myrtie Peterson, Ruby
Craig, Jane Wydie, Mildred As
kew and Mildred Ward are tea
ching in the grammar grades,
Msuie Chesson, Joycc : Dawson
and .^Nwwita Page. toac^^
the juniors "Now a Vision Glo
rious" and the sophomores "Hearts
Arc Loyal."
At 2:45 the Alumnae meet. At
3:00 the classes engage in relay
bicycle races down the first sec
tion of the drive.' Genevieve Chif-
fclle and Mary Sue Jackson are
chairmen of the committee to for
ward diis race and Dr. George
Christenberry the judge of the
winner. Following the relay race
comes the horse race with Dae
Steele Bullock and Gertrude Hard
ison in charge. Virginia Lancaster
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STUNT CALENDAR
2:00—Palio — forming nu>
merais
2:45 Alumnae Events
3:00 Bicycle Race and
Horse Race
3:30 Alumnae • Student
Sports
4:30 Song Contest — AH'
nouncement of Winner '
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