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Volume XIX
Newspaper of the Students of Meredith College
MEREDITH COLLEGE, RALEIGH, N. C., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1944
Number 2
Phis Win Maiority of New Girls
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November 4 Set
‘As Date for Palio
Plans For Gala Event
Already in Progress
A big day is coming November
4 for all Meredith when students
and faculty alike turn out for
Palip and Stunt. Plans have al*
ready been made which show
that this year will be one of the
best and most colorful yet. A.A.
Board members are working
with class officers on everything
from the parade to the bike race.
Mary G. Turner, A.A. vice pres
ident, has been informing the
Freshman class about Palio;
Ruth Martin, treasurer, is
handling tickets for Stunt; and
Jean Griffith, secretary, is in
charge of invitations to past
presidents of the A.A. and to
the judges.
The Palio procession, opening
event on Saturday afternoon,
will include horses, flags, carica*
ture heads, class clowns, official
judges, and the band. After this
gala beginning, the classes begin
their competition by marching.
Before the final step singing con
tests are over, the Alumnae, led
by Miss Mae Grimmer, will pre
sent their stunt, and the bicycle
and horse races will be held.
Peggy Parker and Joan Drake
are in charge of these last named
events.
The band will be organized by
Ruth Vande Kieft and band
stands will be made by chief
' architects Martha Kambis and
Magdalene Wood. All of the
activities that go to make Palio
are under the general direction
of Horty Liles, A.A. president,
and Frances Wallace, chairman
of the committee on Palio. On
this committee are Mary Esther
Sadler, Jean Griffith, Elizabeth
Sawyer, and Marjorie Perry.
Stunt ideas have been formu
lated in the heads of various
class members, and each class is
determined to win the possession
of the silver cup given each year
for the most original and timely
skit. Each class has the privi
lege of choosing a judge and the
A.A. Board selects the chief one.
Senior and Freshman stunts are
limited to 25 minutes and
Juniors and Sophomores are al
lowed 30 minutes.
Mayer, Mary Lee Parker, Mar
garet Paul, Katherine Roddick,
Lucille Sawyer, Betty Snyder,
Mary Beth Thomas, Katherine
Ulmer, Ann Wallis, Mary Lee
Wethihgton, Janet Rosser, Marv
Roland. ^
Officers are: Dr. Hariy E.
Cooper, director; Dorothy
Shealy, accompanist; Anna Lou
Toms, president; Betsy Jean
Holt, vice president; Willa Grey
Lewis, secretary; Lib Teachey
and Chris Kornegay, co-
librarians.
Glee Club
CHOIR, GLEE CLUB MEMBERS CHOSEN
The members of the Meredith College Choir for the year 1944-45
have been announced and are as follows:
First Sopranos: Gerry Atkinson, Rebecca Barnes, Charlotte
^wman, Jacquehne Bussey, Virginia Campbell, Mary Frances
Craig, Christme Creech, Jean^^
Davis, Nancy Dickens, Margaret
Dover, Sarah Fleming, Madge
Futch, Gertrude Harris, Betsy
Jean Holt, Frances Jones, Joyce
John^n, Margaret Lowery,
Nancy Jo Massey, Betsy Dell
Maxwell, Dorothy Maynard,
Mary Louise Milliken, Annie
Grey Moore, Peggy Parker,
Naomi Rugh, Jane Stanley,
Helen Teachey, Mary Virginia
Warren, Jean White, Mary Wil
son, Ruth Wyatt, Margaret
Hines, Estelle Cox, Vada Austin.
Second sopranos: Frances
Alexander, Jean Beckman, Mil
dred Blackman, Geraldine Bos
tic, Sallie Ray Bowers, Dorothy
Bowman, Doris Carroll, Jo
Dorsett, Margaret Fales, Mary
Dell Fales, Saxe Farmer, Eloise
Fishel, Hazel Garner, Marguerite
George, Thelma Haigler, Martha
Hamrick, Emily Hine, Etta
Hooper, Barbara Johnson, Jean
Justice, Evelyn Kacher, Chris
tine Kornegay, Dorothy Loftin,
Helen Burt Mauney, Ruth Mil
ler, Elizabeth Stillwell, Joy Still
well, Elizabeth Teachey, Anna
Lou Toms, Doris Tulbert, Jane
Watkins, Catherine Wood, Amy
Wyche, Mary Jo Parker.
Altos: Hilda Austin,-Christine
Bordeaux, Anne Brown, Sallye
Carraway, Betty Jean Donley,
Marilyn Ferrell Julia Fleming,
Susan Fleming, Jetta Funder
burk, Virginia Holcomb, Jose
phine Hughes, Lillian Hum
phrey, Myra Jones, Willa Grey
Lewis, Vicky Manty, Gloria
Decision Day is Finale of
Astro, Phi Rushing
Decision Day loomed large on
the horizon for all new students
from the moment they stepped
onto the Meredith campus.
Astros and Phis have proudly
worn their colors and the spirit
of rivalry has been in the very
air.
The rushing activities of the
two societies were brought to a
RALEIGH IS TOURED
RY NEW STUDEIVTS
First sopranos: Janie Allen,
Rebecca Barnes, Virginia Camp
bell, Doris Carroll, Lucille
Casey, Jean Davis, Augusta
Elmore, Emily Hine, Anne Hood
Hughes, Joyce Johnson, FVances
Jones, Florine Ledford, Evelyn
Little, Mary Louise Milliken,
Peggy Parker.
Second sopranos: Gerry D.
Atkinson, Mildred Blackman,
Elizabeth Davis, Margaret
Hines, Evelyn Kocher, Ruth
Middleton, Margaret Ann Paul,
Ann Lou Toms, Jane Watkins,
Jean White.
Altos: Betty Jean Donley,
Margaret Pales, Virginia Hol
comb, Lillian Humphrey, Willa
Grey Lewis, Ruby Lyon, Ruth
Lyon, Irene Olive, Katherine
Roddick, Dorothy Shealy, Eliza
beth Shelton, Ruth VandeKieft.
Miss Beatrice Donley is the
director and Betsy Jean Holt is
accompanist.
Freshman and transfer coun
sellors took the new students of
Meredith College on a tour of the
city of Raleigh, October 11, 12,
13. Each student was given a
guidebook showing how to locate
the points of interest in Raleigh.
The tour was divided into
three groups. Tour one was of
N. C. State College, Pullen Park,
and the birthplace of President
Andrew Johnson. Tour two in
cluded the State Historical
Museum, Justice building. State
Library and Art Galleries, and
Olivia Raney Library. Tour
three was a trip to the State
Capitol, Governor’s Mansion,
location of Old Meredith Col
lege, Memorial Auditorium,
State Museum, and the Christ
Church and Rectory.
NEW OFFICERS ELECTED
The largest Freshman class
that has ever entered Meredith
College elected class officers
Friday night, October 6. The
following officers were chosen:
Frances Thompson' of Silver
Springs, Maryland, president;
Annaleen McLamb of Benson,
vice president; Meredith Liles of
Goldsboro, secretary; and Doris
Carroll of Charlotte, treasurer.
MERCHANTS PLAN PARTY
close at a chapel service on
Saturday, October 7, when the
final decisions were made and the
results counted. The Phis were
the victors with a total of 141
new members. The Astros added
114 to their roll.
In review, the Astro program
included the Astro picnic, wed
ding and reception, candle light
service, general rushing, and
finally, the initiation and instal
lation.
Dorothy Shealy, Liz Shelton,
and Emily Hine were in charge
of the arrangements for the
Astro picnic. Old members and
new girls met at the Bee Hive
for the hike to Allen’s pond for
the picnic of hamburgers, potato
salad, slaw, Coca-Colas, and pop-
sicles. The campus leaders who
arie members of the society were
introduced in the Astro Star
Parade, and then the group was
led in singing by Liz Shelton.
October 20 is the date set for
the “Welcome Students Party”
annually sponsored bv the Ra
leigh Merchant’s Bureau. The
affair, to which first year and
transfer students from the
various Raleigh colleges are in
vited, will be held in the Need
ham Broughton High School
auditorium at eight o’clock.
An entertainment program,
including novelty numbers, has
been planned with Fred
Fletcher, local businessman, in
charge.
Invited to the party are stu
dents from State, Peace, St.
Mary’s, and Meredith Colleges
and from King’s Business Col
lege, Hardbarger’s Secretarial
School, Hoyle’s Secretarial
School, and Raleigh School of
Commerce.
HISTORY OF SOCIETIES IS UNEARTHED
Old Data Revealed
About Philaretians
The handbook says and rush
week proves that the two literary
societies at Meredith are very
important. However, few know
anything about their origins.
Early annuals reveal that both
the Phis and Astros were or
ganized in October 1899, just a
month after Meredith opened
her doors for the first time.
The Astrotekton Literary So-.
ciety began as a small band of
girls “to inspire each other with
love for literature and desire to
promote higher principles of
self-government and self-con-
trol,” and was called the “A”
Club.
Under the leadership of Mrs.
H. E. Stone, English teacher, the
Phis started. Neither had any
money or special meeting place,
but each chose mottoes, colors,
flowers and officers. Both groups
have kept the first chosen colors
and mottoes. The Phis chose I
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Astrotektons Find
Interesting Past
violet and white, with the violet
as their flower and “Plain living
and high thinking” from Words
worth as their motto; the Astros
belieye “He builds too low who
builds beneath the stars,” and
gold and white are their colors
with the narcissus,their flower.
Interest and members caused
provision of halls for these
(Continued on page three)
Astro Wedding
The wedding of Ima New Girl
to Mr. Astrotekton was solem
nized Saturday, the thirtieth of •
September, in the Astro Hall.
Ima New Girl, Betsy Watson,
had for her attendants, Emily
Olive, maid of honor; Jean Grif
fith, Jean Godwin, Flora Ann
Lee, and Rita Paez, bridesmaids,
Mercedes Ange was the flower
girl and Lib Carter Field was
ring bearer. Marty Jeffreys per
formed the ceremony. Parents
of the bride were portrayed by
Billie Severn and Liz Shelton,
and Betty Cuthrell was the
mother of the groom. The groom
and groomsmen were ensigns
from State College. Special
music was rendered by Becky
Barnes and Betsy Jean Holt.
After the wedding, Jessie Leigh
Davis was hostess at a formal
reception.
Florine Ledford directed the
wedding. Other members of the
committee were Mary Currin,
Betsy McMillan, Wilba Stan
field, Jessie Leigh Davis, Annie
Catherine Barden, Becky
Barnes and Janie Allen.
Astro activities during rush
week proper began Monday,
October 1, with the candle light
service. The Astros formed their
letters on the dining hall steps
and then passed through the
halls of the freshmen dorms
singing the Astro song. Helen
Frances Crain was in charge of
the arrangements for this serv
ice.
Committee chairmen for rush
ing favors—safety pins, candy,
doughnuts, pins, and glasses
(Continued on page four)
CALENDAR
October 13
Student League of Women
Voters, 6:45.
Barber Science Club, 7:00.
October 17
Little Teatre, 6:45.
October 18
MacDowell Music Club, 7:00.
October 20
Tomorrow’s Business Women’s
Club, 6:45.
Tabernacle Church Party.
October %1
Athletic Association Party.
8:00.
October 22
Join the Church Sunday.
October 26
Colton English Club, 6:45.