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Volume XIX Newspaper of the Students of Meredith College MEREDITH COLLEGE, RALEIGH, N. C., SATURDAY, JANUARY 20, 1945 Number 7 Senior Class Elects 1945 Superlatives NEW CAFETERIA SYSTEM OPENED Thirteen Girls Are Elected To Receive Distinctive Honors BOND CHAIRMAN REPORTS SALES Superlatives for 1945 were Report from the War Activi- selected at a meeting of the! Committee Chairman, Mrs. Senior Class held on December Tart Marsh, reads as fol- 16 in the Rotunda. They arej^°^®- Marty Jeffreys, Horty Liles, i The Freshman Class Cleo Glover, Milly Thornton’' ^®®ds in the sale of Laura Frances Snow, Betsy Me- | Savings Millan, Betty Cuthrell, Betsy i Stamps $ 50.00 Watson, Ruby and Ruth Lyon,! The Senior Class.... 40.00 Isabel Dillon, Laura Ellen Me- Junior Class... 30.00 Daniel, and Hilda Gibbs. ! The Sophomore Class 20.00 The 1945 edition of Miss Mere-1 dith is Marty Jeffreys, president i of the Student Government' Association. She was president i of her Freshman Class, Sopho-ir^ . ,, o- ttt more representative to the Coun- I ^ring the Sixth War cil, and secretary of the SG her i Junior year. Last year she was' omore Class led in also president of the Barber Science Club. Marty, a chemis try major from Hamlet, is a member of the Kappa Nu Sig-' JuMorciaLs ma, the Silver Shield, and is i '^^nior Class listed in Who’s Who Among Stu- : dents. Horty Liles of Goldsboro, Total War Savings Stamps Sold Since November 15 .$140.00 omore Class led j the purchase of Bonds $ 618.75 The Senior Class ... 431.25 The Freshman Class.... 393.75 93.75 Total $1,537.50 president of the Athletic Associa tion, was recognized as the Most Popular. Horty has been basket ball manager and secretary of the A. A., vice president of the Freshman class, president of the Junior class, and Junior MayjgQ^ds purchased by Court attendant. She is a mem-■ ^ . her of Sigma Pi Alpha, the Monogram Club, and the Barber Science Club. Her major is biology The final report for the Sixth War Loan Drive: Bonds purchased by faculty and staff .$ 6,835.00 Bonds purchased by students 1,537.50 Students Voice Favorable Opinions of New Plan The new cafeteria system here at Meredith was opened at breakfast on Friday morning, January 3. The purpose of this new plan is to enable the stu dents to eat at their convenience. The schedule for the cafe teria is as follows: Breakfast:—Monday through Sunday—7:30 A.M. ’till 8:30 A.M. Lunch:—Monday through Fri day—12:30 P.M. ’till 1:30 P.M. Meals will be served family style at dinner every night and also at Sunday dinner. Some of the opinions ex pressed by the students are: Jessie Leigh Davis: “I think the new cafeteria is a wonderful plan because one can eat and leave when she is ready. Also I believe that the food has im proved.” Maxine Knight: “The ‘some thing new that has been added’ has changed the routine on the campus. I think it is one of the best improvements that has been made since I have been here. I also believe that we will save time under this new system.” MUl-Term Graduates college investment.. 54,020.00 Grand Total $62,392.50 rr,, recognltlon of the success- The Most Versatile, Milly, fui completion of a “Schools at Thornton, is president of the I War” Campaign, Meredith Col- Baptist Student Union. She was | lege has been awarded an official Winter Sports Season Opened Jonuary 9 Badminton Tournament Is Under Way; Class Basketball Teams Are Being Formed Priuco uy Cooper WHO ARE SENIORS—Mary Elizabeth Bryant, Lois Swaim Howell, Joyce Williams, Hallie Coppedge, Elizabeth Moore; second row, Virginia Maynard, Bobhy Mayfield, Lurlyne Wood ard, Emily Olive, and Rebecca Marley. MID-TERM GRADS NUMBER TEN; VARIED MAJORS REPRESENTED Seniors Coppedge, Howell, Marley, Maynard, Moyfield, Olive, Williams, Woodard, Moore, Bryant Finish the Freshman representative, poster chairman, and third vice president of the BSU, and vice president of the Junior class. She holds membership in the Education Club, Sociology Club, Little Theater, Alpha Psi Omega, and Silver Shield. Milly, who is majoring in sociology and re ligion, is from Neemah, Wis consin. She is listed in Who’s Who Among Students. Cleo Glover, a biology major, was chosen for the Most Intel lectual. She is president of Stringfield Hall and president of Sigma Pi Alpha. Last year Cleo was vice president of Fair- cloth Hall, and assistant busi ness manager of The Twig. Cleo is a member of Kappa Nu Sigma, the Barber Science Club, and the Education Club. Her home is in Zebulon. The Most Original, Laura FOUNDERS' DAY FEBRUARY 9 Founders’ Day will be held this year on Friday, February 9. Classes will meet the first two morning periods, and at eleven o’clock, Dr. C^orge Barton Cut- ten will spea^. Dr. Cutten, an ordained Baptist minister, has held pastoratek in Connecticut, New York, and Ohio, and from 1922 until recently, was presi dent of Colgate University. He is retired and living at Chapel Hill now. Other events of the day in clude an alumnae broadcast over WPTF at 9:45 a.m. and from 4:30 until 6:00 o’clock in the after noon, the faculty and trustees will he at home to friends of the College and the Senior Class at a reception in the Rose and Blue Parlors. The Student Govern ment will be hostesses at a re ception in the parlors at 8:00 o’clock in the evening. citation from the United States Treasury Department. This document is now posted on the Student Bulletin Board in John son Hall. Frances Snow, is a religion major from Stanley. This year she is publicity chairman of the BSU, associate art editor of the Acorn, and vice president of the Barber Science Club. Laura Frances is a member of Alpha Rho Tau, Y. W. A.,World Fellow ship, and the Little Theatre. Ruby and Ruth Lyon hold together the title of Friendliest. They transferred from Mars Hill where they were officers in the Non Pariel Society and on the Y. W. A. Council. This year Ruth is vice president of String- field Hall and a member of the Glee Club and Sociology Club. Ruby is secretary of the Senior Class, a transfer counselor, and a member of the Glee Club and Sociology Club. Ruby and Ruth are sociology majors from Thomasville. Betsy McMillan of Raleigh was elected the Best All-Round Town Student. Betsy, an Eng lish and sociology major, has been reporter, associate editor, co-managing editor, and now editor of The Twig, respectively, during her four years at Mere dith. She is also a member of the Little Theater and is listed among Who’s Who Among Stu dents. Selected as The Most Athe- letic in the Senior Class is Betty Cuthrell, Chemistry major of Lexington. She has been class representative to the A. A. Board during her freshman year, golf manager her sophomore year, and vice president of the A. A. her junior year. Betty is now president of the Monogram Club, president of the Astro (Continued on s»aji£e three) The 1945 basketball season has started. Practices began on Tuesday, January 9 when 29 freshmen and 15 sophomores practiced. Since there are so many freshmen, they have been divided into two teams with Becky Ballentine and Bette Lin- ney as captains of the two groups. Ruth Martin was elected captain of the sophomores. Juniors and seniors practiced Wednesday with a fairly large group which will probably be larger at the next practice. They have not elected their captains as yet. According to present plans, there will be six weeks of prac tice with a class tournament following these practices. The annual badminton tourna ment started Wednesday, Jan uary 17, and will be going on for the next two weeks. Those taking part are students who have practiced outside of class for eight half-hour periods. There were between 12 and 16 who signed up to play. These competitors are playing the best two out of three games. At the end of this semester, ten girls will receive their di plomas from Meredith. They represent ten subjects in their majors, and many other fields in interests and future plans. Four will leave with majors in sociology. Hallie Coppedge, Durham, plans to enter the field of religious education, looking toward student work. Her main interests have been offices on the YWA, Council, journalism at Campbell, and BTU both at Campbell and Meredith. Joyce Williams, Burlington, plans to enter the field of recrea- i tion. Her interests include ' sports and house planning. Mary Elizabeth Bryant, Dur ham, majors in sociology, art and education, and will enter teaching this year. She has been active in the Art Club, and as art editor of The Twig. Virginia Maynard, majoring in sociology and Spanish, has been associate editor of The Twig, president of the Sociology Club, and is a member of Silver Shield. She plans to return home, San Jose, Costa Rica, and then continue studying at a social work graduate school. Rebecca Marley, Cary, plans to continue her study in biology at Carolina this summer. Her related field, sociology, has in fluenced her present interest in social case work. Elizabeth Moore, Winston- Salem, leaves to accept a posi tion in retail work at Rich’s Department Store in Atlanta. Her fields of concentration are business and economics; her main interests. Business Club and work on Little Theatre scenery. A future activity will be helping as a Nurse’s Aide at Law'son General Hospital in Atlanta. Bobby Mayfield, Monroe, leaves with a major in primary education, to teach at Raeford. She has been a member of the Oak Leaves staff. Education Club and Choir. Emily Olive, Raleigh, majors in art and French, plans to enter commercial art, and after work ing about six months, hopes to go to New York to continue study. Her activities have been AA, Day Student’s Govern ment, and president of Grand daughters Club. Lurlene Woodard, Castalia, has home economics as a major and main interest. She will be gin teaching at Epsom, with tentative plans to continue study at W. C. next summer. Lois Howell, also a home eco nomics major, .leaves wi*^b her main activities having been church and the Science Club. She plans to teach until her husband returns. EXAM SCHEDULE Saturdaj", Jan. 27 — Saturday, Feb. 3 Class Hour of Exam. Day of Exam. 12:00 M.W.F. 3:00 Sat., Jan. 27 12:00 T.T.S. 10:00 Mon., Jan. 29 2:00 M.W.F. 2:00 Mon., Jan. 29 8:30 M.W.F. 10:00 Tues., Jan. 30 3:00 M.W.F. 2:00 Tues., Jan. 30 8:30 T.T.S. 10:00 Wed., Jan. 31 2:00 T.T. 2:00 Wed., Jan. 31 9:30 M.W.F. 10:00 Thurs., Feb. 1 11:00 M.W.F. 2:00 Thurs., Feb. 1 9:30 T.T.S. 10:00 Fri., Feb. 2 3:00 T.T. 2:00 Fri., Feb. 2 11:00 T.T.S. 10:00 Sat., Feb. 3 Examinations in applied music, one-hour courses, and others not covered by this schedule will be arranged by the instructor. Meredith Represented At Business Meeting For their January meeting the Raleigh chapter of the National Office Management Association had as their guests a -number of members from the teaching staff and students from the business training depart ments throughout the city. Dr. Estelle Popham and Miss Mabel Ellis, faculty of the Business Department, and Ruth King and Olema Olive were represent atives from Meredith. The general theme of the pro gram was “Cooperation Between School and Office,” with speak ers from schools, offices, and the State Department of Public In struction. Throughout the coun try the Association’s aim is to build a better coordination and understanding between business schools and office management. THIRD STUDENT RECITAL GIVEN The third student recital was given in the College Auditorium on January 11. Those taking part were Barbara Johnson, Emily Hine, Christine Kornegay, Christine Creech, Rebecca Barnes, Betsy Jean Holt, Evelyn Kocher, Lucille Sawyer, Eliza beth Teachey and Jean Davis. The fourth student recital will be held on January. Announcements have been made concerning the Annual Arts Forum to be held in Greens boro on February 23. Select compositions by the students and faculty members will be submitted.
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