MERRY
CHRISTMAS!
MERRY
CHRISTMAS!
Newspaper of the Students of Meredith College
Volume XX
MEREDITH COLLEGE, RALEIGH, N. C., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1945
Number 6
B.S.U. To Present Christmas
Play, “Why the Chimes Rang
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Council Invites All Students To Attend
Performance For Cary Street Mission
The Baptist Student Union
Council will be hostesses to a
group of children from the Cary
Street (Raleigh) Mission on Sat
urday evening, December 15.
A,t 8;00 o’clock, i a play, “Why
the ChimeS; Rang,” will be pre
sented in the College Audito
rium, to which performance all
students, and others are invited.
Admission to the play will be
i^y gifts for the Mission in the
form of clothing,. toys, money,
and other similar items.
Harry K. Dorsett is directing
the production, with Frances
Thompson as student director
and general chairman for the
evening.
Immediately following the
play, the children will be pre
sented with gifts by a “Santa
Claus,” dressed to fit the part.
Virginia Holcorhb will then lead
the entire audience in singing a
group of Christmas carols.
The four leading characters
in the play are as follows; Ruth
Miller, as Holger; Mitzi Rod
dick, as Steen; Evelyn Straughan,
as Bertel; and Dot Loftin, as the
old woman. The supporting cast
is made Up of other members of
the B(S.U. Council.
Chairmen for the various com
mittees are the following: Liz
Little Theatre To Fete
Members and Pledges
The Little Theater will enter
tain all freshmen, pledges and
members of the Little Theater
at a Christmas party tonight at
9 o’clock in the Phi Hall.
Marilynn Ferrell, President
of the Little Theater, and Helen
Wallis are co-chairmen for the
entertainment. Mary Jo Clay
ton and Helen Frances Crain
will direct the Christmas skit.
Others in charge of the party
are Virginia Campbell, decora
tions; Betsy Hatch, invitations;
Frances Thompson, games;
Helen Bert Mauney, refresh
ments; and Lib Davis and Dot
Howerton, favors.
Shelton, staging; Helen Burt
Mauney, properties;. Jo Hughes,
costumes and make-up; Kitty
Johnson, lighting; Mabel Sum
mers, programs; arid Lucille
Sawyer, organist.
A. A. To Sponsor
Annual Student
Christmas Carols
An old Meredith custom of [
Christmas caroling will be re-
yived on Tuesday, December 18,
at 4;00 A.M. This tradition hasi
been interrupted for the past j
three years by the war.
Special busses will be in front
of Johnson Hall to carry the stu
dents to the places in Raleigh
where they are to sing. Before
the busses leave, coffee arid
The g-irls in the picture above are the newly elected Senior Superlatives of the clasSi Of ’,4,6. They
are Elizabeth Shelton, Mary Jo Clayton, Nancy Harris, Helen Frances Crain, Emily Lassiter,
Mary G. Turner, Josephine Hughes, Meredith Cash, Flora Ann Lee, Ruby Green, Betsy Jean Holt,
and Betsy Hatch.
MUSIC SOCIETY
SINGS CONCERT
The Raleigh Oratorio Society,
doughnuts will be served in the conducted by Harry E. Cooper,
serving room in Johnson Hall
by the members of the A. A.
board.
Miss Beatrice Donley and Dr.
Harry Cooper will be among the
group to direct the singing. Be
tween 6:05 and 6:20 the singing
will be broadcast over WPTF.
Among the places which the
carolers will visit are the fol
lowing: Dix Hill, the State
School for the Blind, the State
Penitentiary, Rex Hospital, St.
Agnes Hospital, Mary Elizabeth
Hospital, the Methodist Orphan
age, St. Luke’s Home, the Gov
ernor’s Mansion, the County
Tuberculosis Sanatorium, the
County Home, the homes of
members of the faculty and of
the board of trustees.
“Just sign out on your dorm
card,” said Ruth Martin, chair
man of the event, “and remem
ber—no hats, no hose, no blue
jearis—just dress to keep warm
and please be prompt. And if
any of the faculty wish to go,
we’ll be glad to have them.”
sang its fourth annual Christ
mas concert on Tuesday eve
ning, December 11. “The Christ
mas Oratorio” by Johann Sebas-
tia:ni Bach was presented. Solo
ists for the occasion were Hal-
lie Siddell, soprano; Beatrice
Donley, contralto; and Robert
Kohl, bass, all of Raleigh. ■ Ac
companiments were played by
Lillian Parker Wallace, pianist;
Stuart Pratt, organist; a. string
quartet composed of Rachel
Rosenberger, Margaret Spiro,
violinists; Christian Kutschinski,
violinist; and Emily Porter,
violincellist.
The Oratorio Society was
formed 3 years ago and has sung
two great oratorios for Raleigh
each season—one at Christmas
time and another at Easter. The
membership is limited to 40.
Twelve Seniors Rate Honors
As Superlatives 111 Class ’46
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Christmas Dinner
On Monday night, December
17, the three major organiza-
tioris of the college will honor
the new members of the student
body and faculty at a formal
diriner in the college dining hall.
This dinner will be a Christ
mas party for the whole school,
and Santa Claus will be there
with a present for each person.
There will be no outside
guests in the dining hall at this
time, but non-resident students
of the College are invited to at
tend and special tables have
been arranged for the extra
number expected.
Choir Will Feature Annual
Candlelight Carol Service
The Meredith College Choir,
conducted by Harry E. Cooper,
presented a Christmas program
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l^e Meredith College Choir, a highlight organization during the Christmas season, don their tra
ditional long white choir robes to give three concerts. A concert at Fort Bragg has been presented
already. The annual Christmas Candlelight Service is to be presented Sunday evening in the
College auditorium followed by a trip to Camp Butner where the choir will sing their final
Christmas concert. The choir is composed of 65 voices under the direction of Dr. Harry £. Cooper
and accompanied by Miss Lucille Sawyer.
for two service clubs at Fort
Bragg on Sunday evening, De
cember 9. The Choir will sing
its annual Candlelight Carol
Service in the college chapel on
December 16. After this pro
gram, the group will journey to
Camp Butner for another pre
sentation of the program. Lu
cille Sawyer is accompanist for
the choir. The program is as
follows:
Organ Prelude—“Shepherd
in the Fields” Mailing
Dorothy Loftin
Processional—Veni Em
manuel Plainsong
Today There Is Ringing
Christiansen
No Candle Was There and
No Fire .....Lehmann
Solo by Jean White, Soprano
Jesus, Jesus Rest Your
Head Carol
Gesu Bambino Yon
Solo by Betty Jean Donley,
contralto; Jane Watkins,
soprano
Duo for Piano and Organ-
Pastorale Guilmant
Helen Teachey, pianist;
Ruth Miller, organist
The Christmas Story from St.
Luke—Dr. Ralph E. McLain
How Far Is It To Beth
lehem? Shaw
Shepherd’s Christmas
Song Folk
Solo and Obligato by Rebecca
Barnes, soprano; Doris
(Continued on page 3)
Discussion Preceding
Election Reveals
Meaning of Positions
At a class meeting held De
cember 8, the Senior Class elect
ed superlatives for the Class of
’46. After a discussion of the
rpeaning of each superlative
position, the class voted Eliza
beth Shelton, Miss Meredith;
Mary Jo Clayton, Most Intellec
tual; Nancy Harris, Friendliest;
Helen Frances Crain, Most Ver
satile; Emily Lassiter, Most
Stylish; Mary G. Turner, Most
Athletic; Jo Hughes, Most Popu
lar; Meredith Cash, Most Origi
nal; Flora Ann Lee, Best All
Round Day Student; Ruby
Green, Wittiest; ( Betsy Jean
Holt, Cutest; and Betsy Hatch,
Most Attractive.
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Superlative Basis
‘ Th6 ‘ selection' of Miss Mere
dith is based on, as was. ex
pressed by the groupi, the quali
ties which most hearly embody
the spirit of Meredith. The Most
Intellectual is chosen for how
much she knows, about the gen
eral as well as a special world.
The Friendliest is based on per-,
sonality, ability to make frierids
easily, and ah even disposition.
Most Versatile describes one
who is talerited along a number
of lines and seeihs to do all
things with ease. The Most
Stylish is one who ^ “keeps up
to the last step in style.” Most
Athletic is based on a sincere
love for and participation in
sports. The position of Most
Popular is filled by one who is
most popular with all students
because of her pleasing person
ality. Clever ideas put into prac
tice, and ceaseless creative ac
tivity form the basis of Most
Original. The Best, All Round
Town Student is chosen for her
contribution to and participa
tion in school affairs. The Wit
tiest is based on sincere humor,
just as the Cutest is based on
sincere cuteness. And last, the
Most Attractive is described as
one who demands a second
glance.
The class, having the privilege
to make any changes, voted to
combine Most Attractive and
Most Beautiful into one, and to
add to the present list the Cutest.
Meredith Coilci?:e Lilsfarv