PUBLISHED;BY'THE STUDENT'BODY OF MEREDITH COLLEGE
• j .;' , • Meredith College, Raleigh, N. C., November 29,1941
Welcome, Guests
And Alumnae
Number 4
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liliM-of^Hc>nc)r
Eiected fdr May Day
an.
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Cpvifl^^ni Chosen;
: Mira White Plans
Etiiirdy Different
Progr^
' On . Tuesday, November 18,
. Betty Clingan of Covington, Va.,
. wag elected mwd'oWionor, win-
niing oyer Gretchen Fanney of
Scotland Neck and Mary Snipes of
Woodlailid. In the election held
on November 11 • Fraiiccs' Buc'
hanani of Laurinburg won over
Betty for the honor of May Queen.
The May Day attendants from the
jrespective clasiea will be chosen
sometime in the early spring.
In addition to being maid'of'
honor, Betty is c^ief marshall for
the: Astro society. During her
,spphomoce year Betty served a«
May Day attendant, sophomore
' marshal for the Astro 90ciety« class
cheer leader and treasurer of the
A. A. Board. During her yeara at
Meredith Betty has also taken an
active part in sports, especially
basketball and tennis. As a .result
of her actiTC participation in sports
• Betty, has become'a full-fledged
member of the Monogram Club.
Miss Christine White, the new
head of the physical education d&
partment, has charge of May Day
activities this year and she promises
that the program is going to be
quite different from anything that
we have' ever had before.
Rachmaninoff
Students, Faculty
Confab Thursday
Come bn out Thursday, Folks.
. To what? Why, to tlie reading
and writing groups, of course. No,
they aren’t really formal, they're
just oodles of fun. Come and go
if you must at any time. The
Reading group meets at 7:30
Thursday in the' Browsing room
for the third time. At the- first
meeting Mi^ Lanham read Alic^
. ' Miller's White Cli//s, Last meet
ing Dorothy Roland read Herb^
Palmer’s The Glory-a/ the Imper’
feet. The raiiamittee: invites both
faulty membera and students to
read! and, try, to encourage, those
, interested'.to request the-Tcading'
of tl^r fayprltef The ,mairi pur*
pose ;9f itiuV^gPOup
with_ 9*her i^r^y ••benefi^^su^’^
, traijyi^ p»ple“{o.JieV^pd;^
and^listeners inti-to ^quaint t,hem'
C.':"’' ■ witK ;gopd .,li):m^urc'-'and, ;^_a^
thm.. to • ap pMiat'e Ut;:.;;.'
ioittee' of thejCpitW'^English'.Clul)
which sponsors Aese-is headed by
Myra Mc^ey, assisted by; Betty
ij.. Lou AnderaohiNancy Johnston,
Lucille Haywood,, and Mre.
Nathan Broo)«..; Thur8^y 'af^^
’i'.-i noon,- will:'be. .deypied■■to- ghor^
, 'stores,
Jl t ill. f • V 'j' ii^l! ■
Russian Pianist
Plays on CivicjMusic
Association Series
Rachmaninoff, the great Rus
fiian pianist, played for the Raleigh
Civic Music iVsodation, Novem'
ber 24’. Rachmamnoff was driven
from his native Russia by the Rev-
olution. Since thbi he has lived
principally in America where he
has achieved great popularity with
concert'goers. Now he is at the
height of his career as a virtuoso,
He. began his* formal musical
training at the St. Petersburg Con-
servatoiry when he was nine years
old. At twelve he went to Mos'
cow for furdier study.
Ill 1909 he made his first con
cert tour in tlie United States
where he has attained an ever*
increa^ng success"in succeeding
years.
Rachmaninoff’s wife is also an
accomplished musicianj and the
•two sometimes play ducts while
vacationing. He says he ’is a poor
teacher because of lack of patience
when he- was speaking of hia
gianddaughter’s musical education.
He does not want her to follow a
musical career because of its
sCrenuousneas, although he would
care TO follow no other himself. '
Rachmaninoff doesn't mind how
other pianists interpret his com
positions — particularly if he
doesn’t liave to listen to :them, He
knows how he likes to play them,
but others he feels may interpret
thern as they choose.
His program was very well re
ceived by the audience. He play
ed the Badi Pr«Jude and Fugue in
A Minor, transcribed^ by Liszt, the
Sonata iti F Minor by Bc'ethoven;
two Schubert numbers, Impromptu
in A Flat Minor and The Trout;
Chppin.>{ociume inDFlaiMinor
and two Maaurkaa; he played three
of his Own brilliant compositions,
Humoresque. -Dai$ies and Oriental
Sk,etch and Sonetto Dei Petrarca.
A. Flat .Major and FJiapsody Xo.
ir;by .Lisat. ■
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MEREDITH WHO’S WHO-ERS
The Meredith nominees for Wfio’s Who in American Colleges
and Uniuersfties ^e fram left to right) Rowena Daniel, Gret-
chen Fanney, Mary Elijabeth Hollowa!y, Nancy Carroll, Nancy
Nuckols, (second row) Martha Olive, Margaret Martin. Addie
Davis, EUzabeth Tucker, and Catherine Chiffelle.
Stmt and Palio Activities
Stuht'GMehdai:
'^.'O.Q^^alip^Forming of '
•:ilumMal8. V; ' \
2!45.^Alumnae evertts,.' .
^ 3;00^Bicycle raa.'and...
norse raw.-
•• 3 jSO—Alumnae — Student
■'SpOm-,' ■ .
• 4:30—contest—An-
■ nouncenient .of winner'of re-
. .'isetved' seat); '
%‘ f- -.fii.OO—Ai ' Ai' Paist. Preai' ' •
•';'''..deni.’9 Dlpner..-■
Dean and Mts.
Davis Entertain
Faculty
After-Dinner Coffee
In Blue Parlor
In the Blue Parlor on Novem
ber 25 Dean and Mrs, Davis en
tertained all the members of the
faculty and their, husbands and
wives at an afterdinner, coiFec.
The parlor was attractively dec-,
orated with gladioli and candles.
Guests were greeted at the door
by Mrs.' Marsh and -infprmally
received by Dr. and Mrs, Camp
bell and Dr, and Mrs. Davis.
Coffee, was poured by Miss
Baker and Miss'Spruill, and re
freshments were served by Misses
A. L. White, Dickenson, E»aw-
kins, C. White, Kramer, Bailey,
Baity,: Keith, Grimmer, Phelps,
and Mrs, Bridge.
Superintendent of
Raleigh Schools
Gives Forceful f
"The Baptists . can make as
many . , mistakes.; in' the same
length of. time-18 any other group
of people I know," said Claude
F, Gaddy, superintendent of-Ra
leigh City Schools, in Chapel
Monday, Nov. 25, He outlined
his. iinpressiona'of the' Baptist
State Convention which met in
Asheville .last week, convinced
^iit this meeting was thp best
and rnost. successful meeting ..in
the pas't years, Mr. Gaddy urged
'the students to t^ke advantage of
itll •oppo.rturiitie? offered, them in
'-;?o.; they iriay.: •^the.ir
plaice;,'
. Stunt and Palio Day have come'*'
again. Because of quarantine, the
annual event was postponed. Now,
quarantine is over; the weather is
wonderful, and everyone is ready
for the fete. For days now the
echo of class and school, songs has
reverberated along the halls. Gay
snatches ^ of ”We Salute Thee,
Alma Mater”, or "Hearts are
Loyal”, arc whistled and sung in
exuberant spirits. Here and there
are glimpses of costumes and ac
cessories which are being made
ready. The smell of grease, paint
and talk of “back stage” and prop
erties are the topics of the moment.
Alumnae will he welcomed and
will be expected to pturticipate in
the activities. There will be a
coffee in honor of the alunuiae,
.and all those who have-been presi
dents of the Athletic Association
will have dinner together.
Seniors Hold
First Forum
Theme To Be “College
Graduate and Her
Social Relationship”
Mrs, Vera Tart Marsh led tlie
Senior Class in an infornfial forum
on Tuesday, November 25, in the
Astro Hall. Her topic was, "Every
day Etiquette," and is the first in
a series of forums in .which the
class will participate.
As an introduction to the die-
cuaaion of "what to do and when,"
Mrs, Marsh told the story of the
origin of the word “etiquette" and
some factors in its importance.
The major part of the discus-
Enthusiasm, has not been damp^ was given to a picture of the
ened. in the least by the delay; in ufg ^ary Meredith"" for
fact, everyone is more eager. Con
tinued practice has made the-pre
sentation more skillful and there is
no Homecoming Day at other local
colleges to- share the interests of
students and their friends.' The
horses by now are in prime con-
dition for the race and having
champed at their bits for a time
should but give them the more fire
and dash that the day of release is
arrived,
■ What ^ that commotion? Why
^at is; the crowda that gather for
the Palio, See, in front of them,
the.band, its instrumenta gleaming
in the sun, ■ There is Ae majorette
poised for, action. Over their
heads, see how the banners wa,ve
and snap in the crisp breese; Yes,
that is Palio—pageantry, color, and
high. spirits. • After making a
circle of the drive., the motley
crowd will return to the ateps of
the aidminisCration,building to sing
their class songs. Then,there will,
.be ;.,ycycle ajid .horse' racea, the
das^-ciicerina: on'their. favoiltesi
•The r#c»'wdl be foljowed by the
:a^le^lo .-contew.: .wd , alumnae
a day, from waking and break-
faat to a dinner engagement and
her good night phone call, Ac
knowledgment of entertainment,
visiting mannera, - introducUon,
dining, and class had their ^arc
of'consideration.
After the discussion, a number
of questions were asked by the
girls and answered informally,
Senior forums are. to be held
monthly throughout the year. The
general topic is ‘The College
Graduate and Her Social Rela-
tionshipa." The subject of die-
cussion next month will be ‘The
College Graduate in the Com
munity and Community Organi-
aaticns." The speaker for that
evening has. not been annouiK^d,
according to Louise Dickie, chair
man of the forum committee.
mirth,' perhaps a little anxiety;
these: are the counterparts of stunt
loighti yes, and keenett class com-
pecidon, The winners? Who can
aay? Anyway, it will be'fun; The
Stunt and Palio
Take Place Today
Good Crowd
Is Expected
Statistics on First
6 Weeks Grades
Given By Dean
Grades To Be Turned
In Again Deceml^r 13
At the close of the first six
weeks of this semester, the faculty
reported to the dean's office all
students who were making at that
time below C (D or F) in any
subject. These students were re
quested to confer with the dean
about dieir • work. What is the
aim of such a conference? To de
termine, in the first place, the
cause of the low grade or failure,
and secondly, to-suggest remedial
measures. Incidentally, such a con
ference enables the student and
the dean to become acquainted;
acquaintance lays a foundation
for future conferences and for
more effective guidance.
Reports will be made again
December 13 on students making
D or F in any subject, and con-
fcrcnccs will be held again. Pleas;
come promptly for your confer
ence. The dean's office hours are
S;30, 1:00 and-2:00, 5;00, Mon
day,; Tuesday and Wednesday,
December 15, 16, 17 will be con
ference days. Students whose last
nomes begin with A-H inclusive
will confer with the dean on Mon
day, December 16; J-R inclusive
on Tuesday, December 16; and
S-2 inclusive on Wednesday, De
cember 17,
Pirst Six weeks '41:
1, Number of Freshmen
reported i,02
2, Number of Sopho
mores reported .... Ji
3, Nujnber of Juniors
reported ...... J8
■4. Number of Seniors
reported
5. Number of Part-time
students reported .. 1
6. Total number of stu
dents reported .... 247
7. Number of Day . Stu
dents reported .... 41
8. Number of Transfer
Students reported .. .52
(7 and 8 included in
total in 6 above.)
5- Total number of D’s
reported' J6i
10. Total number of P’s
reported 14J
11. Total number of D’s
and F's .reported .. 502 '
12. Average number of
D'a per student __ 1,461
U. Average number of
P’a per student .... .571
14. Average number of
D’s and F's per stu-
delnt 2.032
15. Number who made
D in one subject ., 102
16. Number who made
.. D in two subjects ., 43
17. Number who. made
D in,three subjects 10
18.*'Number whe made
P in four subjects 5
19.'Number • who made
; P- in bne‘>ubjsct ' IJ"
Horse Races, Bicycle
Races, and Alumnae-
Student Sports Among
•Features of Day
Stunt Day, November 29, is in,
chargc of the Athlctic Association.
Palio is under the direction of
Margaret Martin, Association
president and the class vice-presi
dents, Catherine Wyatt, senior
vice-president; lone Knight, junior;,
Mnrtlia Ann Allen, sophomore;
and Hortense Liles, freshman.
Stunt is under tlie direction of the
association president and the class
pi-esidents, Nancy Nuckols, senior
president; Rachel Lovelace, junior;
Frances Moore, sophomore: and
Martha Jeffrys, freshman.
At 2:00 the palio begins. A
bugler leads the parade and is fol
lowed 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 Hop
kins, alto saxaphone; Leta Hamil
ton, clarinet; Nauvvita Page, clari
net; Margaret Long, clarinet;
Rachel Strole, saxaphonc, Afton
Daniel, saxophone; Ruth Ryman,
trumpet; Grace Worley, trumpet;
Margaret Pariah, trombone; Mar
garet Rolxrson. drum; Joyce Daw
son, xcllophone.
Nc.\t in the parade are' the
character heads of faculty. This
year caricature likenessess of Mr.
S. G. Riley, Dr. Carlyle Campbell, ^
and Mr. J, G. Boomhour will be
displ.-iycd. The real horses come
and thei-i the classes' do their re
spective parts. Each class forms
its numerals on the step of the ad-
Juinistration building, the seniors
singing "Queen of Our Hearts";
juniors, “Now a Vision Glorious";
sophimoi-cs, “Hearts Are Loyal”;
and freshmen, “Rah! Rah! Rah!
It's Meredith for Me”.
At 2:45 the Alumnae have a
siuprise event. At 3:00 the
classes engage in relay bicycle racM
dovi7i the first section of the drive.
Genevieve Chiffelle and--Mary Sue
Jackson are chairmen of the com
mittee to forward this race, and
Dr, George Christenberry the
judge of tlw winner. • Following
the relay race comes the horse race
with Dae Steele Bullock and Ger
trude Hardison in charge. Virgi
nia Lancaster will ride “Fortitude"
for the seniors; M^guerite Ward,
“Bony Parts" for the ju^rs;
Genevieve Cliiffelle, "Flying Jen
ny," for the sophomores; and Betsy
Cuthrcll for the frcshmeh-
At 3:30 are the sports of Alumf
nae versus students. Mildred; i'!'-
Ward and committee are -working '
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