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Wm VOTI WiiKH. V. r EROhs ita WELCOME ALUMNI ' 'V V * PUBLISHED, BY THE STUDENT ^. OF MEREDITH COLLEGE >olume^X^: \ -Meredith College, Raleigh, N; ,;G., Saturday, March 7, 1942 Numbers 'i m Vocationjtl Guidalitie Wo# ^onfeimccs, BulletiiiB ^Aid in - i^Choosing Vocations . vocadbiid ;:guidan com- ' minee is contmuiiig.wo'rk along the: . .'general.-lines'^begiin with' the'ini tution'.of the. progrim diurmg the: second seines^ of last year.'- One; of ^the activiti»-of the com^ttee ' u'the vckadonal guidance bulletin board in . the main hall. Matters of interest with regard to different 'fields open to womeo on this'bul* letin board as v/ell as material on more general topics. In .'coopera* tion with the library staff, the com' roittee has placed a special voca* tional bookcase in the library. This bookcase is in the alcove on the left of the entrance to the'library. There is a fine collection of up-to- date ' books on many vocational topics. The Vocottonol Digest, a periodical, also appears bn this shelf. With the cooperation of Dr. Carlyle Campbell, the committee is arranging for vocational talks, during the Wednesday morning chapel periods, Speakers who have dready appeared in thii]£onnection are Dean B. F. Brown, speaking on business opp^unities for women; Miss Jessie Schnopp, speaking on nursing; Mr. Joseph Ahem, speak' ing on opportunities for women in the radio field; and Dr. Ma^r Yar borough, speaking on opportunities in graduate work, Other programs of this type will follow. Last year the committee devel oped a vocational guidance form which was filled out by all four classes in order to help the faculty and administration better lib advise ' the students along vocational lines. Use of this form is being rontinued this. year Conferences have been arranged for all freshmen with members of the committee in order to discuss any vocational questions and to encourage the freshmen to '' begin thinking about selecting vocation toward which they can be working. Similar conferences for sophomores who have not y^' selected their fields of concentration are being planned. Another activity of the vocation al guidance committee is to inform students concerning the announce' ments of Civil Service examina' tions for which they can qualify. > S^yu^l students took Civil Service ' examinations last year and Portia Tatum w^appQinted to^a fe^^l .position as a result of her hi^. score op the examination, ,-Ot|w students will, take Civil Service ex^. aminations'this. spring.; Last year the comcnittee worked, out with the heads of the different departments a list of the. fields'for which Meredith College gives 8{»* cial preparation. This llst.has'beeii circulated to:all of the hwd» of partments, The . me^bera of the ;VQ(^tiQn^ 0.,'.,,, guidanc^.do^t^'.'%^^ wei« Dr. Biieii Winstdiii ’^aimahT- ^etUor X^lass President Eletted Eliubeth Riggs of . Durtmm is Elected ; For'42-^43 March 2 Oh ,Mar^ 2, EU»be^ Rig^^of Durham was elected, president thd senior class'of 1942'.43. 'Ger* aldine Couch of Elkin and Evelyn Dillon of Goldaboro'weie also can' didates. Neither of. tHe :girla rc' ceived a majority in the first elec; tion’so a run-off betvyeen .Elizabeth and . Evelyn was conducted in which Elizabeth was victorious. Her freshman year Elizabeth IS class health chairman and clw B. S. U. representative. Her sophomore term she was a TWIG reporter. .This year -she is on the Student Government Gpuncil wd is associate Editor of the OAK LEAVES. Vice-Presidetit March- 6, ^Brelyn Dillon, of Goldsboro was elected Vk^ President of the Stadent ^v- emmenl for the year 194^ 1943. Running isainBt hw were Lynii '''Stiirkwntbwi/' transfer from Mars UUl, and present treasurer of the Stu dent Govemnent and nmb« of the Student Council; and Adelaide Bunker. Vice-Prcai- dent of StringfieM Hall and al so a member of the council Evelyn Dillon is this year a member of the Student Coun cil; she is an active member of the Little Theatre, the So* ciobgy Cluh^ anl other cam pus activities; -she has one of the class leaders of the class of 1943, since they came to Meredith, NEW STUDE)JT officers Shown afote the newly . elected campus leaders, Sar^ Jackson of-Mt. Airy, Baptist Student Union President; lone Kemp Knight of Madi son, Athletic Association President, and Carolyii Duke of Henderson, Student Gov> emment President Miss Peggy Jones In Recital Here Music Major To Give Program Here On March 13 Miss Peggie Royster Jones of Raleigh,' senior in the Meredith Coliege. music department, will be prbeh^d'ii^ her graduating recital in piano Friday evening, March 13, at 8 o'clock in die Meredith audi' torium. Miss Jones, the daughter of Mr and Mrs. Adam' Crane Jones of Raleigh, is the pupil of Miss May Crawford, head of the piano de> partment of Meredith. Her program will include the following selections: Suite in G Major .... Handel Allemande Sarabande Gigue Sonata, Op. 2, No. 3, ^elhoven Allegro con brio Adagio (Continued on Page Four) Astro-Phis Give Plays Feb. 27 On Friday night, February 27, the annual Astro'Freshman-Phi plays were presented in the college auditoriym under the sponsorship of the Little Theatre. The Freshman play, “Ten Min utes by the Clock,’V by Alice Riley,, was a light'hearted play which very vividly portrayed the story of life in a fantastical kingdom. Lois Edinger, Thomasville, play ed the part of the king and Hilda Wilson, Hallsboro, the queen. Other characters were: Pompom, Anna Lou Toms of Shelby; the gypsy, Betsy Watson of Fayette ville; Lackeys to the king: Mar* gery Pittman, Fairmont, and Carol Jordan, New Bern; the cook, Mary Susan Crump, Wagram; page, Marforie Bason, Graham; and the house maid, Martha Jeffreys, Ham let. Miss France Bailey, head of the speech department, directed the play. (Continued on Page Four) Alumnae Seminar Is DAY STUDENTS INTEGRAL PART OF S. B. 'By. Mattie Irene Baugh Have you noticed the improvements ^t have recendy t>een made in the Day'Students' Rooms? These innovations are some of the more visual changes which have been made by the group. Just three years ago the only organization tlw non'resideot students wa% The Town Girls' Ol^. This group had. rregular monthlyv'mwtings. and. occasional 80cial:gath^gs. A large part of .kie-’day.'Studehu towiieyer did'.i^t riMl^'rt^t;^they, belonged vto}^^ ^roup - a^ they ca^ to;'Meredttl|' toi 'classe^ andv^d nbt rpahiapate fyrt^ in' collie actiyiUes. In 'Ae year 1^40'4L the'';-gtbup began itt program as an.integral part of the Meredith'student body. :No ran^.'wu 'there'a Town Oii^ls'Gi)^;' whm they ^^cqul^ a' »pjre^tatiye on ^e Stu^iit .Cbumil,'theJgroup^'wa orauu^ 'Were J;::e«M^ activities. The officers of the day students also form a council. Through this new arrangement, even in two yrars, these students have made for themselves a place in college life. Their achievements have not been only through their own efforts; they have had the sup' port and encouragement of stu' dents and faculty and the able help and counsel' of their faculty ad' visor, Miss Ellen Brewer. I. One,of the first noticed changes ,t>rought about'wi^s the new unity iwithiri tiie group itself, '^en, iwhen the system of “Big Sistfers” :was exten^d to inclu^ this group the spirit Vof cotnaraderie among them -was incr»sed. ; The culmin-. ation of ^Is new attitude of group loyalty is the redecoration of the rooms- Such.a move they had long believed n^ssary to their comfort at' Meredith but it was not until the group, as. a whole seemed in' terested that other;, too, could help (keqi.: ' T|)e .^alumnae contributed ^wuiljr^^nd' the nudeiits them' iclvMli^ed'■.;that ■ ach; .of . thm .^gj4:cop^|]iu^':fix^\^pu}unt )ie;ad(g}r»;i^ jfvnd.T^'nw;^; The students rolled up their sleeves, sandpapered shelves and cliairs for paint. Now that the basic renovations have been made the students have again chipped in with small articles to lend a cheery homey atmosphere. The new order has brought other dividends too. More of the day students have become interested in campus' activities. Then, they have begun to feel more a part of the college; its traditions are theirs, its successes, its failures.- Mlss Brewer, ' spea^g to the group one day, emphasized the role that w^ theirs in the college. She said that because it was a little more difficult for the nbn'resident students to take part in the various activities that theirs was the gr^aC' er gain.. Besides these opportuni' ties, however, the day students had special privileges, which no other college group in the college , had; theirs was the privilege of render' ing unique services to the collejge community. ‘ ' Beca^ one part of ^e 's^dent' b^/hi^ grown, Jias begun to %d .^■. pla^.ln the larger gtwup.v A® stM^t-.body as a wl^e ? Jltf ; gro?^g; '■' '--'iil'ftn^ Sigma Pi Alpha * Meeting Held Three Chapters of Language Fraternity Hold S^sion Here A Tri-chapter initiation of Sigma Pi Alpha, national honorary Ian guage fraternity was held ,at the North Carolina State College M. C. A., February 25, 1942. Thirty^eight new members were initiated from Peace, North Caro lina State, and Meredith at the joint meeting of the three chapters. The national honorary presi dent, Dr. A. M. Fountain of the English department of North Car' olina State College presided over the ceremony. The other officials at the impressive secret ceremonial were Dr. Hinkle, head of the N- C. State Modern Language de partment, Professor S. G. Ballen* ger, Professor I. O. Garodneck and Max Sayah, all of N. C. State; Dr. Elliot Healey of Meredith and Professor R. B. Nance of Mere dith- The Phi Kappa chapter of Mere dith inducted Catherine Barefoot, Avis Branch, Mary Hill, Sue Mc' Neely, Frances Moore, .Venita Penland, Gertrude Mills, Lytton Tingley, Gloria Watson, Betty Brown MacMillan, Jessie Diaz, and Anabel Cailleiro. . After the initiation the new and old members saw some colored films, furnished by the Esso com pany that depicted the colorful life of India and the interesting customs of another eastern nation, Iran. Mrs. L. E. Hinkle and Mrs. S. T. Ballenger were hostesses at the meeting and served refreshments later. The national convention of the honorary fraternity. Sigma Pi Al pha is planning to meet in the early spring, April 11. There will be a banquet aiid other entertain ment that evening- The date has been moved up a week, since it was scheduled to meet April 18 when it conflicted with other events. ' The; Meredith chapter has just been organized'tlw semester as the «cond national honqjary fratemi- plaw.i chapterojv'the Mwe- ^idi OolU^^.c«i9p\u, Tto (jhap:* Courses, Lectures Are Sponsored by Sociology Department At the opening oiirthe fifth an nual aiumnae seminar at Meredith College, Mrs. Bess N. Kosa, field worker in parent education and processor ot Home Economics at tne Woman's College in Greens- boro, spoke on,consumer problems m war time. Her address, whicli was one ot the regular college se ries, dealt with current consumer problems in terms of social and economic factors which civilians will meet during the war period, ' Following the lecture there was a reception by th^ Wake County Alumnae Chapter in the college parlors. Mrs. L. R. Harrill and Mrs. John N. Coffy served as social ^a^en. Alumme,/will,..-attend classes Saturday ;mor^^i£..At 9:30 Dr. Olin T. fii^ey,' PjTpfessor of re ligion at Wake Fbru^i^llege, will teach a class in "T^ Home—the First Line of Defense." A discus sion period will foUow the lecture. Miss Mary Shannon Smith, pro- feswr of history and economics at the college from 1908 to 1918, will lead in an analysis of Gerald W. Johnson's i941 Pounder's Day Ad dress "A Commission from Ral eigh.” The study will be conduct ed in view of the needs of today. At 2 p.m. Dr. Ellen Winston, head of the department of sociolo gy at Meredith, will lecture on "War and the Ch^ging Status of Women." There will be a coffee hour for (Continued on Page Four) Publications Lytton .^giey of Thomas- viUe, North Carolina, was nominated and elected editor of the Twig staff for the next year to succeed Cornelia Her ring of Zebulon, present edi tor of the Twig. I^lton has been associate editor this year, as well as being on the Student Council as Vice-Pres ident of Faircloth HalL She has been a participant in class and college activities during her time at Meredith. Katii- ryn Sutton, who is this year a managing editor of Uie Twig, was also nominated for the office, Geraldine Couch 'was elect* ed.editor.of the Acorn for the coming y^. Mattie Irene Baugh was also nominated by the nominating committee for thla position. Geraldine has been active in class ^tivities, a participant in ^rta. Mat tie Irene was a member of the Student Council and the Twig staff for the year 1941-1942. Rachel Lovelace was elected editor of the Oak Leaves for the year 1942-1943. She was nominated by the nominating committee and since no other candidates were nmninated her .eliecUpn became final m electi^n'.^ at U:00. Rachel i^.pr^ident of the Jiinlw t^ yw. Her .the; A. A. and B. S. U. Elections lone Knight Heads A. A.; Sarah Jackson New B. S. U. Leader On February 19, Sarah Jackson of Mount Airy was elected presi dent of the Baptist Student Union to succeed Elizabeth Tucker. Com peting with Evelyn Hampton of Winsfon-Saiem for the honor, she won by the count of 141 to 113, the Senior class having the largest percentage voting. Sarah has.taken an active part in B. S. U. work and other campus activities. Her freshman year she served on the Twig business staff, and was elected to represent her class, for the four year term on the Bee-Hive Committee. Her sophomore year she was program chairman of the B. S. U. and manager of the swimming team. This year she is social chairman of the A. A. Board and second vice- president of the B. S. U. She is also second vice-president of the state B' S, U. On February 24 in a run-off election between lone Kemp Knight of Madison and Rachel Lovelace of Canton, lone Knight was elected president of the Ath- letic Association for the year 1942' 43. She succeeds Margaret Mar tin of Mt. Olive. On February 26 there were three candidates for the office, lone Knight, Rachel Lovelace, and Elizabeth Brovmlee of Worchester, Massachusetts. Neither lone nor Rachel carried the majority of votes. Hence the run off with lone winning li7 to 113. The sophomores had the highest percentage oi voters. This year lone is Ubrarian of the B. S. U. and vice-president of the junior class. Last year she served on the Acorn as exchange editor. Ever since her freshman year she has participated in all sports—ten nis, basketball, soccer, softball, and hockey. This year she is on the A. A. Board as soccer manager. International Night Results Please IRC The International Relations. Club is pleased with the results of its “International Night.*’ About 70 were present at the event. Five colleges other than Meredith were represented: Wake Forest, State, St. Mary’s, Duke, and Shaw. The club is expected to have two representatives, Evelyn Hampton and Virginia Ayers, at the Soudi' eastern International Conference sponsored by the Georgia Tech L R. C. Club at the Adanta Biltmore Hotel in Atlanta, Ga. The con ference’will be the nineteenth an nual conference. Soldiers To Be Here On March II, through the co' operation of Pat Abernathy, who is a hostess at Fort ^Bragg, the Stu' dent Council will present about six soldiers in a mixed mu^cal pro^ gram at 7:20 in the auditorium.. After the prc^ram, which' is free,.' the boys will be entertained in'- fonn^ly in the parlpts. -A^un4^-. fifty m?n we
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