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PUBLISHED BY THE STUDENT BODY OF MEREDITH COLLEGE
Volume XVL
I • Meredith College, Raleigh, N. C., November 15,1941
Number 3
THeCradle Song'
Presented By
Little Theater
Colorful Scenery
and Excellent Cast
Make Play a Success
The Little Theater i^iresented
“The Cradle Song,'* a ^ictur-
«sque Spanish oluy by Breb^rio and
Marie Martinez Sierra, Friday
night, November 14th, at 8 o'-
cl^ in the auditorium.
This play, which was originally
written in Spanish, was a dif'
ferent type play from any the
Little Theater had ever produced
before. The play was a typical col-
lege production and was there-
fore much more difficult to pre
sent, than the ordinary high school
type, The scenery committee un
der the able supervision of Helen
Scarborough of Bishopville, South
Carolina, and Sue McNeeley of
Washington, D. C., did an excel-
lent jc^ in building and design-
ing the Spanish scenery. The use
of what is known as a "unit Set"
in producing the two scenes con
stituted a new plan of staging
which the Little Theater had not
used before. By using the “unit
set" plan two entirely different
scenes were quite effectively pro
duced from the same staging ma^
terial.„„
. The play revealed life in a
Dominican sisterhood, the plot
centering aroxmd .a young girl
who was left while a baby with
Catholic sisters. During her eigh
teen years with the sisters the
girl Teresa comes to be loved by
all the nuns especially by one of
the novices, and when she leaves
to become the bride of a young
architect, the nuns are left heart
broken;
Nelda Ferguson of Durham,
who was a leading character in
her high school senior play,
played the part of Teresa, Annie
Mary Matthews of Laurinburg,
the prioress, Betty Rose Prevatte
of Lumberton, the vicaress and
Margaret Hine of Winston-Salem
the mother of the novices.
Others among the cast were
Christine Webb of Mount Airy;
Virginia Maynard of Emporia,
Virginia; Catherine Wyatt of
Raleigh; Cathryn Porter of Rock
ingham; Katherine Kerr of
Youngsvilie; Cleo Baucom of Mon
roe; Geraldine Couch of Elkin;
Bettye McClure of Shelby; and
Annie Lide Gilbert of Bolivia.
Gretchen Fanney of Scotland
Neck, who is the president of
Alpha Psi Omega, took the'part
left vacant by Prances Sowers of
Sanford. George Dewey of Pu
laski, Virginia and Edgar Buss
of Rockingham, both State Col
lege students, played the roles of
doctor' and the architect respec
tively.. Lucile Haywood, playing
the part of a poet bridged the It!
years between the Urst and sec
ond acts. Between scenes Mary
Lois Overby, *40, sang and Nancy
Carroll accompanied by Peggy
Royster Jones at'the piano, played
the violin.
Production workers included'
Evelyn Dillon of Goldsboro, bus-
’ inets manager, Lijbourn- Men'
sh^ of Boykins, Virginia, assis'
tant buslaess inana^r; Constance
Rpss', 9f
' prop.crty' chfi4^nafi, / N^cy,'
Campus Activities
Continue Despite
Quarantine
Quarantine Hits
Meredith Campus''
Like A Cyclone
A cyclone sweeps a countryside,
leaving in its wake desolation and
despair. Tidings of a schoolinate's
illness and the concomitant quar
antine of'the student bodyeffected'
something of the same. The halls
of the class-room buildings the
morning following the declaration
of quarantine were as quiet as
if swept by a storm. If- throngs
milled it was quietly and hur
riedly; if there were any spirits
left capable of their^sual effer
vescence, there were none so bold'
as to indicate it by word or deed.
Teachers had order in their class
rooms that morning too, even if
eyes did have a, glassy far-away
look, and hands were folded re
signedly in laps.
It wasn't long before some
what the usual order began to
be restored. Soon the cloistered
ones were eager for news of the
“outside world” from those for
tunate ones whose homes were in
town. The outside world was eager
to hear about Meredith too.
Through the mails, over the wires,
and in the persons of kith and
kin came measures of condolencct.
Yes, order was surely restored;
within two days, when plans for
Sunday church service in the
chapel were announced, the old
order returned with the query,
“Do we have to wear hats?”
Certain tunes became especi
ally popular at this time. The
citizens of Raleigh voted to ex
tend the city's limits to include
Meredith, but even such drastic
measures did not curtail the re
peated requests of the morning
radio hour to play "It's So Peace
ful in the Country.”
Many of the students with
plans for the week end were not
to be outdone. With portable
radios blaring, seated on the
bleachers of the out-door theater,
football fans waved their banners
and cheered on their teams. They
wore their new clothes and their
chrysanthemums and acquired
just as satisfactory a sore-throat
as if they had been present at
the actual scenes of the contests.
Meredith girls took an especi-.
ally active interest in sports dur
ing the two weeks. Courts were
opened up and new ones were
created so that every one would
have a chance to participate in her
favorite gamci or to acquire skill
in a new one.
Was the Quarantine simply ter
rible? Perhaps someone else could
answer,, but the Meredith girls
have been too busy really getting
acquainted with each other, and
with catching up on all those
little things they “never have time
to do.” The only ones champing
at the bit are the horses, who
have had to remain in their stalls
waiting for Palio,
CAST OF “THE CRADLE SONG”
program and Avij Branch of Emr.
poria, Virginia, prompter.'
Mus Frances B^^y, head of
Members of the cast of
“The Cradle Song” are:
Kneeling, left to righ^ Vir*
ginia Maynard of Emporia,
Virginia; Cathryn Porter of
Koddngham; Annie Mary
Matthews of Laurinburg,
Catherine Wyatt of Raleigh,
and Gretchen Fanney of Scot*
land Neck. Leaning over Miss
Fanney is Annie Lide Gilbert
of Bolivia. Standing are
Margaret Hine of Winston-
hiaiem, Cieo JUaucom of Alon*
roe, Katherine Kerr of
Youngsvilie, Betty Rose Prev
atte of Lumberton, Geraldine
Couch of Elkin, Eva Grice of
Durham and Christine Webb,
of Mount Airy, N. C.
Meredith Girl
Elected BSU
Vice-President
Sarah Jackson, from Mount
Airy, was elected second Vice-
President of the North Carolina
Baptist Student Union at the
meeting on November 1. iarah
has served as representative on
the Meredith Baptist Student
Union Council for two years.
Other student officers elected by
the convention are as follows:
President, John MacMillan of
Wake Forest; •'First Vice-Presi
dent, Cline Ellis of Lenoir Rhyne;
Third Vice-President, Douglas All
rich of Mars Hill; Secretary-Treas-
urer, Helen Sullivan of Woman’s
College of University of North
Carolina; Reporter, Ed Newton
of Duke; Magazine Representa
tive, Charlotte Shearon, of East
Carolina Teachers College; and
Music Chairman,. Manly Tobey of
Wake Forest,
Approximately 400 members
of the North Carolina Baptist
(Continued on Page Four)
JVho^s Who Nominations
For 1941-42 Edition
BSU Council
Plans Service
November 20
Thanksgiving Service
To Be Held
In Auditorium
Worship services will be held
in the audtiorium Thanksgiving
morning under the direction of
the Baptist Student Union. An
oifering is to be taken for the
Baptist Orphanage, Mills Home,
Thomasville.
The Y. W. A. plans to distrib
ute baskets to needy Raleigh
families.
The committee in charge of the
Thanksgiving service is made up
of Lilbourne Minshew, chairman,
Gloria Anderson and Myra Mot
ley.
10 Giris in Senior
Class Are Honored
In Publication
A faculty committee headed by
Miss Anna Mae Baker, dean of
women, has turned in ten nomina
tions for outstanding students to
W/10’5 Who Among Students in
American Universities and Col-
Icgci. Their biographies will ap
pear in the 1941-42 edition. The
nominations included the three
major officers, Addie Davis, pres
ident of the .Student. Government
Association, Elizabeth Tucker,
president of the Baptist Student
Union, Margaret Martin, presi
dent of the Athletic Association.
Catherine ChifFelle, Rowena Dan
iel, Gretchen Fanney, Mary Eliz
abeth Holloway, Nancy Nuchols,
and Martha Olive were also nom
inated for this honor.
The idea of having national
(Continued on Page Four)
After Twenty-Two Years of Service ‘‘Will” Can
Tell You Most Anything About Meredith
Probably you’ve seen around
the campus a small wiry colored
man wearing a felt skull cap.
William Henry Nichols is the
name, “Will” to us. As janitor
and general handy-man he has
been working here ever since 1919
when he was hired by Mr. Fer
rell, the bursar, who .liked the
way Will set the grates in- old'
Meredith, Will, twenty-eight then,
has for the past twenty-two years
evidently kept up'the good work
for. hfi'a. still .a school' employee.
In he’sj’ust about the oldest
one, as far as suvice goes, of all
the help here. He. was. fifty years
old Friday,: ‘hftving worked .about'
half ;of i)i«.ijfcf.on bur ;campiM.
you’ll hear a lot about the Christ
mas Cake Walks the girls put on.
It seems he has been lucky enough
to win quite a few. The hardest
time he’s ever had out here he
says, is when he helped the seniors
a few years ago to hide the crook
in a long box in his room in tlie
auditorium. Everyone was after
him, and “I told so many tales I
almost lost my religion." (That
brought up the question of faith
—he’s an Episcopalian). Tlie
next year- he signed a contract
with 'the seniors, not to open his
.mouth as to the whereabouts of
the crook,' He.'kept his promise
after practically.‘’having to sew up
hjs n\owt.hi’’-.:'
out Will’s assistance. He's helped
in all execpt one which came at
a time when he was ill, (But don't
get the impression he's often sick,
not by any chance. But he u^u
“laid up” with rhuematism for
nine weeks summer before last.)
The most exciting of Will's
many memories is the time when
the infirmary on the old Mereditli
campus caught fire. No, no one
was hurt! Get him to tell you
how they smothered out the ilames.
Will says he never will forget
the class of ’36. “They were all
so thoughtful and always doing
something for me,”
So the next time you see Will'
jam Nichols, janitor, speak, and
remember,,lie knows i lot'more
about .in«de stuff than we do, ..
1942 May Queen
Elected Tuesday
By Close Ballot
Stunt Day Set
Stunt Day has been set as
November 29. Plans for palio
and stunt night have been re
sumed as formerly. Enthusiasm
has not waned, even if the event
has been set back a month. Tick
ets bought in October are still
good.
RachmaninoiF
In Concert Here
Civic Music Series to
Have First Concert
On November 24
The Raleigh Civic Music Asso
ciation- will open its current sea
son by presenting Serge Rachmani
noff, pianist,, in concert at the
Memorial Auditorium on No
vember 24 at 8:30 p. m.
Rachmaninoff, one of the great
est musicians of this epoch, with
his majestic personality and genius
has colored three fields of music.
He has become distinguished not
only as a pianist but as a com
poser and conductor as well.
Rachmaninoff is a Russian by
birth, but since the Revolution
he has been in the United States
and is now an American citizen.
AU of his music reflects national
characteristics.
The program for the concert
follows:
Maid of Honor to
Be Elected Nov. 18
On Tuesday, November 11,
Frances Buchanan was elected
May Queen for\the 1942 May
Day, winning over Betty Clingan
of Covington, Va. The polls show
the votes, as 116 to 101. The
election was a run-off between
Miss Buchanan and Miss Clingan
as a result of an election of Nov.
9, in which Gretchen Fanney of
Scotland Neck, Ann Barrow of
Jackson, and Louise Dickie of
Henderson were also competing
for the honor. Random nomina
tions from the student body ear
lier in the week put forward
twenty-three seniors, but none
others but the above five consid
ered running. These five were
presented Thursday night, Nov. 7,
to the student body in the col
lege auditorium.
Miss Buchanan' is this year
chief marshal for the Astro society
and president of the Grand
daughter's club. Last year she
served as Astro Junior marshal.
By the decision of the student
body the Maid of Honor will not
be the runner-up of the May
Queen election, but will be elected
at a separate poll.
Nominations for the Maid of
Honor were made from the floor
on Thursday, Nov. 13. The elec
tion is to be on Tuesday 18. All
students are urged to vote.
Organ Prelude and Fugue in
A Minor—Bach-Liszt
II
Sonata in F Minor, Opus 57
(Appassionata) —Beethoven
Allegro assai
Andante con Mato
Allegro ma non Trappo
. Ill
• Impromptu in A flat Minor—
Schubert
The Traut—Schubert-Liszt
IV
Nocturne in D flat Major—
Chopin
Two Mazurkas—Chopin
A' Minor
A Major
Humoresque
Paisies—Rachmaninoff
Oriental Sketch
VI
Sonetto del Petrarca, A flat
Major—Liszt
Rhapsody No. U—Liszt
Milly Thornton Is
Frosh Represntative
Milly Thornton of Long Island,
New . York, was elected by the
freshmen a« their representative
on the .B, S. U. council for this
year. She won over a group of
nomli^eei cboKn by the councjl.
Silver Shield Holds
Nominations
The annual Silver Shield nomi
nations from the Junior class were
announced at the close of the
Silver Shield chapel program
which took place on Thursday,
November 13th.
Prior to the announcement of
the nominations Miss Margaret
Kramer, an alumna member of
the Silver Shield, explained the
purpose of the organization and
the basis on which new members
were admitted. Miss Kramer ex
plained the four points upon
which the members are elected,
namely, Christian character, serv
ice to school, scholastic average
of B at end of Sophomore year,
and constructive leadership, not
necessarily holding offices.
Then Catherine Chiffelle, pres
ident of the society, announced
that Rachel Lovelace and Beth
Perry had been chosen. Rachel, in
addition to being president of the
Junior class was sophomore editor
of the Oa^ Leaves, and has taken
an active part in tennis, hockey,
soccer, softball.
Beth is treasurer of the Student
Government association and was
sophomore representative on Stu'
dent Council and treasurer of the
Phi Society last year. She has
also taken an active interest. .
tennis and hockey during her. col*