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Newspaper of the Students of Meredith College
Volume XIX MEREDITH COLLEGE, RALEIGH, N. C., DECEMBER 16, 1944 Number 6
Christmas Concerts
Planned For Choir
The Meredith College Choir
will give its annual Christmas
Candlelight service Sunday
afternoon at 4; 30 p.m., in the
College Auditorium. The choir
will go to Fort Bragg on Monday,
Bond Sales
Report Made
Amount of Stamps,
Bonds Sold to Date
Totals $59,874.50
Mrs. Vera Tart Marsh, chair
man of Meredith’s War Activi
ties Committee and Director for
Raleigh’s Woman’s colleges dur
ing the Sixth War Loan Drive, |
has submitted the following re
port : I
War Bonds purchased |
by Meredith Col
lege, staff and
faculty $59,087.00
War Bonds purchased
by students 787.50
Shown above is the Meredith College Choir under the direction of Harry E. Cooper which will
present its annual Christmas concert Sunday afternoon at 4:30 o’clock in the College Auditorium
and a concert at Fort Bragg on Monday, December 18.
$59,874.50
Bonds purchased by:
Senior Class ..$431.25
Junior Class 93.75
Sophomore Class 243.75
Freshman Class 18.75
Formal Dinner, Open House
Planned For December 16
'"Design For Living
Today" Was Theme
Members of the Baptist Stu
dent Union, Athletic Association
and Student Government Coun
cils will be hostesses to the spe-
cial guests of the college at a
_ „ u ^ formal dinner in the College
Defense Stemps sold by. i Dining Hall on Saturday, De-
Senior Class .$ ■ , cember 16. After dinner the
Junior Class — . Athletic Association will enter-
Sophomore Class 20.00 ■
Freshman Class 20.00
Total sold since No
vember 15, 1944....$100.00
Mrs. Marsh stated, “Our stu
dent war activities deserve
special commendation, not only
for the sale of stamps and bonds,
but for excellent work in the
scrap paper campaign, and the
salvage of tin cans.”
Big Sisters Fete
Little Sister Class
The Junior Class sponsored
the annual Big Sister-Little Sis
ter Party Saturday, recently, in
the gymnasium. All the fresh
men and transfers were invited
by their big sisters.
The guests served themselves
chicken salad, tomatoes, lettuce,
carrots, pickles, breads, potato
chips, punch, and popsicles as
they came in, then broke into in
formal groups around the room.
There was music from records,
and those who wished and could
find room danced.
Betsy Paul Yelverton was in
charge of the plans for the party.
Those who assisted in com
mittees were Mabel Summers
—Decoration; Frances Wallace,
Florine Ledford, Elizabeth Davis
—Food; and Hazel Johnson,
Hazel Godwin, Liz Shelton—In
vitations.
tain at a coffee in the Blue
Parlor. Immediately following
the coffee, open house will be
held in Vann Hall.
Special guests are President
and Mrs. Carlyle Campbell;
Dean and Mrs. Benson Davis;
Mr. and Mrs. Zeno Martin; the
judges of open house who are
Miss Ellen Brewer, Miss Kay
Irwin and J. D. Paulson; and
all new members of the faculty.
At the coffee given by the
Athletic Association, Hortense
Liles and Mary G. Turner will
pour and other members of the
A.A. Board will serve. Guests
at the coffee will be the special
dinner guests, officers of Vann
Hall, the College health commit
tee and members of the faculty
and administrative staff.
Bowls Given to College
A gift of two silver antique
punch bowls were presented to
the College last Wednesday from
Dr. and Mrs. Raymond C.
Hooker, parents of two Mere
dith girls—Esther Hooker and
Ann Beal. The bowls were
given to Miss Anna May Baker,
as Dean of Women. Inscriptions
on the bowls were as follows:
“To Meredith College from Doc
tor and Mrs. Raymond C.
Hooker.”
A rising vote of thanks was
given by the students during
Thursday morning chapel period
in appreciation of the gifts.
AA Board Holds Annual Dinner
Party For Members and Sponsors
Monday night, December 11,
the Athletic Association Board
held, instead of the regular meet
ing, its annual Christmas Party.
Hazel Johnson, social chairman,
planned a dinner party for the
Board, members, and sponsors
which was held in the private
dining room at the S & W Cafe
teria. During the course of the
meal, Hortense Liles, president,
presented yuletide remem
brances to the sponsors. Misses
Doris Peterson, Nell Forbes,
Elizabeth Cameron, and Mrs.
J. E. Foster. After the meeting,
the entire group attended the
Civic Music Concert at the Me
morial Auditorium.
Those present at the meeting
were: Misses Peterson, Forbes,
Cameron, and Mrs. Foster;
Misses Liles and Johnson; Mary
Open house is being sponsored
by the College health committee.
Prizes of war stamps will be
given for the best room on each
hall, awarded on the basis of
neatness, arrangement, and at
tractiveness. Deleano Hall is
chairman of the health commit
tee. Other members are Dorothy
Singleton, Zelma Murray, Mary
G. Turner, and Hattie Ward.
BTU Stud^
Course Taught
The North Carolina Council
of Churches and the American
Friends Service Committee
sponsored their annual con
ference in Greensboro on No
vember 17-19 with the theme
“Design for Living Today.” It
was an adventure in Applied
Christianity representing all
races and denominations who
wished to attend.
The main speakers present for
the Conference were Dr. Y. C.
Yong, statesman and educator
of China; Dr. Ira De A. Reid,
sociologist of Atlanta Uni
versity; and Rev. Charles Jones,
minister of Presbyterian Church
December 18, to sing two con
certs for Post Service clubs
there. The program is as fol
lows :
The Wond’rous N e w s —
Ukrainian Carol.
Jesus, Jesus Rest Your Head-
Carol from Appalachian Moun
tains.
How Far Is It To Bethlehem?
—Shaw.
Deck the Hall—Welsh Carol.
Here’s a Torch, Jeannette,
Isabella—Old Provencal Noel.
The Virgin’s Slumber Song—■
Reger.
Holy Day Holly Carol—Old
Cornish Carol.
Still Grows the Evening Over
Bethlehem Tow n—Boheniian
Carol.
They Sing That, Night In
Bethlehem—Schubert.
The Twelve Days of Christ
mas—Traditional Air.
Hallelujah Chorus (from “The
Messiah”)—Handel.
The choir is under the direc
tion of Dr. Harry E. Cooper.
Dorothy Shealy is the accompan
ist. Choir officers are: Ann Lou
Toms, president; Betsy Jean
Holt, vice president; and Willa
Grey Lewis, secretary.
MeredithDisplays
Yuletide Exhibit
By Gwendolyn Krahnke
“Study to show thyself ap
proved unto God, a workman
that needeth not to be ashamed,
rightly dividing the word of
truth” was the theme of the
B.T.U. Study Course Week, De
cember 4-8. During these five
days, from 6:45 to 8:00 p.m.,
three study courses were taught:
Vital Problems in Christian liv
ing, Christian Leadership, and
The Eternal King.
The first of these. Vital Prob
lems in Christian Living, by
J. M. Price, was taught by Mrs.
B. Y. Tyner. Christian Leader
ship, written by Mary Frances
Johnson Preston, was taught by
Mrs. Ford Burns. The Eternal
King, by Martha Boone Leavell,
was taught by Dick Howerton.
The importance of this week
was emphasized in several ways.
The theme of the week was
taken for Pause for Power and
programs built around it. A
one-page paper was printed to
announce the leaders, and the
requirements of study. Thirty-
nine students attended.
Address Books Gifts
G. Turner, vice president; Jean
Griffith, secretary; Ruth Martin,
treasurer; Betty Cuthrell, presi
dent of the Monogram Club;
Joan Drake, softball manager;
Deleano Hall, health chairman;
Martha Kambis, soccer manager;
Ruth Vandekieft, swimming
manager; Becky Lassiter and
Emily Olive, publicity managers;
Mary Catherine McIntyre, folk
dance group manager; Peggy
Parker, golf manager; Marjie
Perry, archery manager; Mary
Esther Sadler, individual sports
manager; Elizabeth Sawyer, ten
nis manager; Frances Wallace,
basketball manager; Magdeline
Wood, badminton manager; Jean
Witherspoon, hockey manager;
and Betsy Hatch, creative
rhythms group manager.
“Address books will be given
as complimentary gifts from the
Council of the Student Govern
ment this year,” announced
Elizabeth Davis who is general
chairman of the committee for
getting the addresses of the girls
and faculty of Meredith. The
books will be given out before
the holidays.
While cookie bells “pealed”
Greetings from Meredith, burn
ing tapers in fruitcake rings
cast soft, mellow gloWs over
the attractive yuletide exhibit of
dainty sweets which''were pre
pared by the Department Of
Home Economics of Meredith
College and which were on dis-
of Chapel Hill. Some of the
topics dealt with were; “The
Unfinished Tasks of Christian
ity,” “China’s Contribution to
Tomorrow’s World,” “Christian
Students and the Building of the
South,” and “Working with God
for a New World.”
The main emphasis was to
learn to apply Christianity to
every problem of life. By talk
ing over problems common to all
a deeper understanding of these
problems and the unity of all
was sought. One result of this
confernce was the formation of
a committee, representing each
college, to report on any signifi
cant progress in bettering rela
tions between groups where
there has been strain.
The delegates who went from
Meredith representing the I.R.C.
and the B.S.U. were Rachel
Strole, Elizabeth Dark, and Dr.
Lillian P. Wallace, who led a
Workshop Discussion group.
play in the Governors Mansioh.
during Open House;*’sponsored
by the Raleigh Garden Club dur
ing the week-end of December
8-10. A cookie cotsage, sur
rounded by lovely ladies in ehp
cake gowns, graced the' Center
of the table. Other delicacies in
cluded chocolate roll “yule logs,”
pound cake “wreaths,” and
mistletoe,” marmalade tarts,
and cookie jars filled with ap
propriately shaped cookies. Al
though the exhibit gave a pic
ture of plenty, it was in keeping
with the war effort, for ideas
for the use of sugar substitutes
were stressed.
Mrs. J. M. Broughton, wife of
the governor, reports that 1,100
people, 450 of them service men
and women from all parts of the
nation, called at the Mansion on
Sunday to see the exhibits. Per
haps as many more Raleigh peo
ple attended the Open House on
Saturday.
IN CELEBRATIONS THIS CHRISTMAS
REAL VALUES NEED TO BE STRESSED
Once again it’s Christmas.
Christmas, during war, with all
the mad rush that follows due
to shortages of sought-after
articles; stores are hot as the
tropics, bustling with rushed
shoppers, servicemen, children
and women; buses bulge; people
wait everywhere in lines—for
tickets, trains, buses, in lines at
banks, in stores; weary clerks
wonder if they can endure the
stress of the season until the day
before Christmas Eve. There
will be sadness instead of the
customary joy in the hearts of
many this Christmas. Parents
will receive messages that sons
are missing in action, or are
prisoners of war, and millions
of men in uniform will know
nothing of the season’s cheer, un
less they have kept a tiny flame,
nurtured with such care that it
has not been lost in the futility
of war. In areas of battle, little
children will wander aimlessly.
For much of the war torn areas
of the world, the Star of Bethle
hem may seem to have burned
itself out or have been jarred out
of its orbit by the incessant crash
of cannon, bombs, and guns, not
to shine again until some meas
ure of quietness and peace
comes. But, here in America,
there will be Christmas in very
much the same fashion, except
for the sadness of the absence
of loved ones, abroad or due to
death. There is really nothing
to prevent our having Christmas
all the year through. Christmas
is something far beyond just
shopping and exchanging gifts.
It is so joyful to be at home
during this season, with all the
lights, gifts and good times, but
after all, somebody’s birthday is
due to be celebrated, and that
person is the most important one
who has ever lived.
As Christians, it behooves us,
more than ever this Christmas,
to spend some time in true adora
tion of our King, and to make
some little area of life, how dark,
radiant with His peace and love.