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MEREDITH COLLEGE, BALEIGH, N. C., SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1942
Number 1
Formal Exercises
" Begiii School Year
/ Sp^kers, Seniors
FaciiUy Highlights
'V .-The formal opening of tte forty-
fourth session of Meredith College
py^was held in the college auditorium
fe’; bn Thursday evening, the seventeenth
feiu^bf September. The principal speak-
^-• ers, were Mr. LeRoy Martin, chair-
^linan of the Executive Committee of
^^'tlie Board of Trustees, and Mrs. J. S.
^.ijFaimer, secretary of the committee.
"After the organ prelude, played by
^/Drv Harry E. Cooper, the senior class
its first public appearance in
^i^'^caps and.gowns. Dr. Forrest 0. Feez-
a member of the Board of Trus-
w^teesj read the Scripture lesson and
prayer. Dr. Campbell recog-
^|ynized other members of the Execu-
xV^ive Committee, paying especial
^•'.'tfibute to Mr. B. N”. Simma, who has
^^been a member of the committee for
^^5forty-two years and for many years
l^^i^its chairman.
Nfew members of the music facul-
rendered selections. Mr. Stuart
Pratt played "Soaring’ by Schu
mann before Mr. Martin’s address,
and Miss Beatrice Donley, accom-
[1 ‘ panied by Miss Dorothy Phelps, sang
. vEwig” by "Wolff and “Take Joy
. Home” by Bassett, after.
' Dr. Campbell introduced the speak-
: ers of the evening. Mr. Martin spoke
from the point of view of a trustee.
.He emphasized the benefits which
^/|5 the girl will receive from a college
such as Meredith, and also the obliga-
" tion of the student to the college and
to the world in such a time of crisis.
r Mrs. ITai'mer spoke'as an aluuiria*
telling why she was grateful for her
four years at Meredith — for what
. she learned from books, for the con-
tacts with faculty, for friendships,
■' for high ideals gained, and most of
^ / all, for the enrichment of her spir-
^ itual life.
Pr\ After the singing of the Alma
k:- Mater, Dr. Feezor pronounced the
O.W. benediction.
Immediately following the exer-
• cises, the faculty and administrative
staff introduced the new faculty to
u > . the Executive Committee at an in-
^ ^ formal reception in the college par-
4 lors.
^ Tuberculin Tests
fee Given At Meredith
For the first time, Meredith Col
lege as a whole has received tuber
culin tests. In doing this Meredith
is following a precedent set by many
colleges and recommended by the
American Student Health Council,
the. S'tate Board of Health, and the
Extension Department of the Sana
torium.
These tests a.re not unknown to
Meredith students as some have been
given testa by the Wake County Tu-
f berculosis. Association.
» If any ^rl should have a positive
5^ '•v,>reaction,;8he;vill be.given an.oppor-
v tQnity>to haye an X-ray picture made
by the head ti^nician of th’e North
5, Carolma: Sanatorium.
^ Dr Bessie^ Evans Lane, director
of the Student Health Service, is
7 giving the tests, which the college is
i making possible.'
^ An i^dress explaining the tuber-
I eulm tests was made iii chapel by
^ Mrs J. Wilbyr Bunn, member of the
Executive Committee of the Board
,,9f Trustees, last Monday morning.
dUsS EHTER^INS.
' ^ September the Junior Class
the tr&nsfers at a ooff^e
AheiBl^ Virginia Ayers
#|:^pd lApft' Ray: Sr^er poured. Dr.
Pampbell^Dean and Mrs.,
Miss "B«^er were the
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Astros —Wo dood It!
Most Newcomers
Pledge to Astros
89 Join Astro Society;
Phis Receive 70
Fresbnmii Officers—Elizabeth Shelton, Viola Hoyle, Trlna KeJd, Ethel CliIlTelle, Janie Allen.
Jive Overheard
From School Frosh
My frantic family carried me here,
the product of weeks of laborious
toil on patience and pocketbook. The
first chance I had to meet all future
angels was a get-together party in the
Hut. I was palpitating — such pul
chritude! Everybody seemed to me
to be slick chicks,' and everything was
tuzzywuzzy (wonderful) — except
me. I felt like a goon (a drip but
more so; personality of a droop;
combined with a face to haunt
houses). When I reached my room
and retired to slap the Simmons
between the percale, I was feeling
dismal.
It’s always darkest just before the
dawn, and it was as I rose at the
breakfast bell. With fears, I went
to breakfast. Imagine my surprise
and 184 others’ when we all were too,
too dev with our curlers, pallid faces,
and the other breakfast aocoutre-
Qients of a Meredith angel. I felt
that perhaps my face wasn't so ter
rible after all.
The next few days were a rat race
(hurry-hurr^). We took tests and
^ests, were mstructed and instruct
ed, and most of all, entertained and
rushed. It seems there were two so
cieties, Astro and Phi. The problem
was to choose between these two.
' We all got acquaint^ and I had a
sohmoozaWe (wonderful) roomie
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420 STUDENTS ENROLLED;
TRANSFERS NUMBER 36
The official enrollment of Meredith
College for the fall emester as re
leased by Dean Benson W. Davis’
ofiice makes a total of four hundred
and twenty-nine students. One hun
dred and seventy-four are at Mere
dith for the first time. One hun
dred and thirty-eight of these are
Fi’eshmen representing several states
and the majority of the counties in
North Carolina. There are thirty-six
transfers coming from the Woman’s
College of the University of North
Carolina, Mars Hill Junior College,
Campbell Junior College, William
aiid Mary, Mary Washington, Bre-
nau, Peace Junior College, St.
Mary’s Junior College, Averettes
Junior College, Furman Fniversity,
Aix-en-Provence University, Aix-en-
Provence, France.
Dean Davis says that the officials
of the college are pleased with the
enrollment because a decrease was
expected due to world condiiions.
POSTOFFICE SCHEDULE
Daily except Saturday and
Sunday.
SiOO^S :35 a.m.
2:80-3:10 p.m.
3:40-3:50 p.m.
Saturday
8 :Q0-8:25 a.m.
1:35-1:45 p.m.
Sunday
8:20'8;40a.m.
Civic Music Concerts
Scheduled; Syigeti To
Open Series October 16
The first concert of the Civic
Music Association will be present
ed on the evening of October 16 in
the Memorial Auditorium when
Joseph Syigeti appears in a vio
lin recital.
Proclaimed “the greatest artist
among violinists,” Syigeti was born
in Budapest, Hungary. At the age
of twelve the young Hungarian
was declared ready for concert ap
pearances by Joachim, greatest vio
linist of the 19th century. One year
later Syigeti made his debut and
followed up his first public perform
ance with concerts in Berlin and
Dresden. From these cities he went
on to London and Paris, and soon he
was in constant demand for concerts
throughout Europe.
Leopold Stokowski heard Syigeti
play in Europe, was impressed and
invited him to the United States. So,
in the fall of 1925, Syigeti made his
American debut as soloist with the
Philadelphia Orchestra under Sto
kowski and scored rousing success.
A week later he repeated this per
formance in New York’s Carnegie
Hall with equal success.
The remaining concerts in the lo
cal series are to be presented on the
evenings of November 9, December 4,
January 12, January 25, February
16, and the 4ual concert on. Apyil 16.
Saturday, October 3, at chapel,
12:30 p.m., the Astrotekton Society
received 89 new girls as members,
and the Philaretian Society received
70 new members. In contrast, last
year the Phis received 102 and the
Astros 76.
Decision Day, which climaxed two
weeks of rushing by both societies,
began with the new girls entering the
dining hall through the door of the
society of their choice, the Astros
the east door and the Phis the west
door, where they were greeted by the
cheers of the old members of the so
ciety. Both doors were decorated ■with
the colors of the corresponding so
ciety, and the dining hall was deco
rated in like manner. After the new
girls all had entered, the old mem
bers of the Philaretian Society led
by Adelaide Bunker, President; Ade
laide Charles, Vice President; Eva-
lyn Allen, Secretary; Margaret
Long, Treasurer; Anna Lou Toms,
Sergeant-at-arms, marched in sing
ing the Phi song, followed by the
Phi call. The Astros then marched
in led by Marguerite Ward, Presi
dent ; Sue McNeely, Vice President,
and Shirley Dickenson, Treasurer,
singing the Astro song, after which
the Astro call was given. The festivi
ties were also enjoyed by Billy Astro,
the Astros’ goat and mascot, who
watched from the court, and Miss
Mary Frances Cooper, daughter of
Dr. and Mrs. H. Cooper, who is
tue Phi ma.scot. She was dressed in
the Phi color, purple, and carried a
giant Teddy Bear.
At 8:00 a.m. the Phi fire truck
ai'rived, and the students rode from
Johnson Hall to the highway and
back. The Astro mule cart gave simi
lar rides.
Chapel at 12:30 marked the final
decision _ of each new student, the
prospective Astro entering through
the west door of the auditorium, the
Phis through the east door. The two
societies then marched in similar to
the method of breakfast.
The Philaretian installation was
held in Phi Hall at 8:00 p.m. Satur
day evening. The Astro initiation
was held from 6:46 to 8:45 in the
tunnel. It was followed by formal
installation and a reception in Astro
Hall.
McDOWELL MUSIC CLUB
MEETS ON SEPTEMBER 25
The McDowell Music Club held
its initial meeting of the fall on
Friday evening, September 25, in the
Rotunda, with Margaret Robeson,
president, presiding.
Club business constituted the pro
gram that evening. A club sponsor
was selected and Mr. Stuart Pratt,
a new member of the music faculty,
accepted the sponsorship. It was
also decided that the club is to meet
every other Monday evening at 9:00
o’clock in the first floor social room
in J ones Hall as the Carnegie music
set is installed there.
Officers of the club have an
nounced that new members among
music majors and non-music stu
dents are wanted, and all who would
like to join the club are asked to
meet with the group on October 13.
ANNUAL SNAPSHOTS
Elachel Lovelace, editor of
the Oak Lewes, has asked that
all snapshots be turned in to
Adelaide Charles, 220 Fair-
cloth, as soon as possible.
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