Program Orients
New School Year
The Orientation Program for
the year 1946-47 began Septem
ber 16 at 5:00 p.m. when all new
students met in the auditorium
for a preliminary meeting. The
program of orientation had been
planned by the Student Chair
man on Orientation, Miss Joan
Drake, and the Faculty Commit
tee, on Orientation, Miss Edna
Frances Dawkins, chairman.
Dean Charles W. Burts, Dr.
Mary Lynch Johnson, Miss Billie
Ruth Currin, Dr. Lillian Parker
Wallace, and Mr. Harry K.
Dorset. The Freshmen Coun
sellors, Faye Baker, Mary
Frances Carpenter, Dorothy
Cooper, Christine Creech, Rose
mary Fulmer, Madge Futch,
Jean Gaddy, Lillian Gaddy,
Barbara Johnson, Doris Lee,
Meredith Liles, Carolyn Lock-
amy, Doris Moore, Kathryn
Parker, June Patterson, Belle
Rogers, Dorothy Swaringer,
Margaret Wilson, Doris Wither
spoon, Evelyn Crumpler, Jean
Joyner, Katherine Wyatt, met
the new students, assisted them
in registration.
The Orientation Program in
cluded catalogue and library
training; and psychological,
English, and language tests by
groups. The Junior guides
helped the groups become ac
quainted with the campus by
taking the different groups to
their respective places of meet
ing. These guides were Becky
Britt, Lorene Adams, Edith
Camp, Betty Cox, Annalean Mc-
Lamb, Nell Proctor, Frances
Ward, Doris Nichols, Ellen Skin
ner, Anne Ruth Ward, Jean
Beckman, Sunshine Bellamy,
Ruth Sears, Susan Fleming,
Sarah Fleming, and Gayle Wells.
Chapel services were con
ducted each morning with Miss
Edna Frances Dawkins presid
ing. At this time, campus lead
ers and the administrative staff
were introduced, the orientation
program explained, and devo
tions and inspiring talks were
given by Dr. Carlyle Campbell,
■ Dr. Ralph McClain, Dr. Mary
Lynch Johnson, and Miss Billie
Ruth Currin.
Each evening at 6:45 the new
students were introduced to Stu
dent Government in a training
period conducted by Student
Council members. Individual
hall parties were given by Stu
dent Council members on Mon
day night, after which one of the
Baptist Student Union Council
members led each group in a de
votional thought. Tuesday night
new students were entertained
in Phi hall at a party given by
counsellors and advisers. The
Baptist Student Union welcomed
new students to their party,
“Senior for a Night,” on Wednes
day night. Registration for
classes and the formal opening
on Thursday night officially
ended orientation and began the
new year.
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SOCIETIES CLASH AS RUSH 'WEEK OPENS
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PHI FASHION SHOW
AND ASTRO WEDDING
OPEN ACTIVITIES
Seen above on Rush Week rivalry are Nancy Gates, Anne Josey, freshman from Scotland Neck, and
Virginia Holcomb.
NEW DEAN ASSUMES
ACADEMIC DUTIES
FALL CALENDAR
Sept. 28—Phi Fashion Show,
8:00 p.m.
Astro Wedding, 9:00 p.m.
Sept. 29—
Oct. 5—Rush Week
Oct. 5—Decision Day, 10:30
a.m.
Oct. 19—Little Theatre Party,
8:30 p.m.
Oct. 20—Join-the-Church Sun
day
Nov. 2 or
Nov. 9—Palio and Stunt Night
Nov. 8—Founder’s Day
Nov. 16—Big Sister Party,
8:00 p.m.
Nov. 28—Thanksgiving Day.
A holiday
Dec. 19—Christmas recess be
gins 1:00 p.m.
Jan. 2—Christmas recess ends,
2:00 p.m.
Jan. 25-Feb. 1—First Semes
ter examinations
Among new faces seen on the
campus at the opening of Mere
dith College this year is that of
the new Dean, Dr. C. W. Burts,
who comes from Furman Uni
versity.
Dr. Burts is a native of South
Carolina. His father, a minister,
has been pastor of the First Bap
tist Church of Columbia, South
Carolina, and was both State
Secretary and Southwide Secre
tary to the Baptist Convention.
Dr. Burts lived in Columbia,
South Carolina for sometime,
then finished high school in
Nashville, Tennessee. He did
his under-graduate work at Fur
man, going from there to Yale
for graduate study. After finish
ing his residence requirements
for his Ph.D. degree, he returned
in 1933 to Furman, where he
completed the requirements for
his degree'. He became assistant
Dean and was a member of the
Department of Psychology until
he entered the Navy in May
1942. With the Navy he did
specialized personnel and re
search work which took him
aboard all types of ships and to
most of the larger naval stations
in this country. After 40 months
of service he returned to Furman
in the fall of 1945.
Dr. Burts is married and has
one son. He was for nine years
Director of the Camp Ridgecrest
for boys, Ridgecrest, North Caro
lina. He is interested in athletics
and was captain of the college
varsity basketball team and the
number 1 Tennis Institute at
Furman, while now his athletic
interest is revealed in his golf
playing. When asked about his
hobbies, he stated that he reads
a lot. He spoke also of his in
terest in student religious work
and stated that for two years he
was co-chairman of the Baptist
Student Work in South Carolina.
Civic Music Plans
Series For 1946-47
The Raleigh Civic Music As
sociation with Mrs. William
Henly Deitrick, president; Mrs.
Lillian Parker Wallace, Mr.
A. C. Hall, treasurer will bring
six attractions this season for
members only (membership
cards are transferable).
They are as follows:
New York Philharmonic Or
chestra under the direction of
Stokowski.
Yehudi Menuhin, violinist.
William Kappfell, pianist.
Martha Graham, dance group.
Blanche Thebom, contralto.
Ezio Pinza, bass.
All concerts will be in the
Raleigh Memorial Auditorium.
Announcements of the dates will
be made in the near future.
REGISTRAR RELEASES
DEAN'S LIST
North Carolina’s State Fair,
omitted during the war years,
will be resumed again this fall
during the week of October 14-
18. The fair sponsors exhibi
tions of state industry, agricul
ture, home making and also
provides entertainment at a
large Midway.
College Announces
Faculty Members
The new members of the
Meredith faculty for this year
are Miss Virginia Allen, in
structor in Modern Language;
Miss Lola Anderson, instructor
in Spanish; Mrs. Franklin C.
Beavers, instructor in Public
School Music and Voice; Miss
Catherine Hilderman, instructor
in English and Speech; Miss
Frances Moore, part time assist
ant in Biology and Chemistry,
who was a graduate of Meredith
in 1944; Miss Helen Parker, in
structor in Biology; Mrs. Lloyd
W. Ream, instructor in Art; Mr.
Douglas W. Reynolds, associate
professor and head of the De
partment of Art, Georgetown,
Texas; Miss Anna Green Smith,
assistant professor of Sociology;
and Miss Ruth S. Woodman, in
structor in Music.
Among the new members of
the administrative staff are: Dr.
Charles W. Burts, dean of the
college, who before coming to
Meredith was associate dean and
professor of psychology at Fur
man University, Greenville,
S. C.; Miss Jean Jernigan, secre
tary to the dean; and Mr.
Everette Miller, field representa
tive.
Included in this list are names
of all students taking twelve or
more semester hours who have
made a number of quality points
equal to twice the number of
semester hours taken plus three.
Frances Alexander, Hilda
Austin, Mabel Baldwin, Louise
Bass, Dorothy Beland, Marjorie
Blum, Doris Gene Bowman,
Jean Branch, Colleen Brown,
Glendon Burchard, Mary Jose
phine Clayton, Irene Covington,
Helen Frances Crain, Mary
Elizabeth Davis, Mary Lou Daw
kins, Rosemary Dean, Rosa
Deans, Jane Ann Doherty,
Jewell Eatman, Saxe Farmer,
Mollie Fearing, Marilyn Ferrell,
Ruth Franklin, Rosemary
Gaddy, Imogene Grainger, Jean
Griffith, Deleano Hall, Helen
Hall, Martha Hamrick, Elizabeth
Hardison, Edith Angelea Hatch,
Mary Carolyn Haywood, Vir
ginia Highfill, Emily Hine,
Evelyn Hodges, Esther Jane
Hooker, Ellen Katherine John
son, Hazel Johnson, Maria
Kitchin, Emily Knott, Gwen
dolyn Krahnke, Stella Lassiter,
Flora Ann Lee, Dorothy Loftin,
Ruth Martin, Gloria Mayer,
Ruth Miller, Frances Moore,
Margaret Moore, Harriet Neese,
Doris Nichols, France Pope,
Julia Powers, Mary Esther Sad
ler, Lucille Sawyer, Ruth Sears,
Elizabeth Shelton, Ella Mae
Shirley Dorothy Singleton, Ruby
Lee Spencer, Margaret Spiro,
Elizabeth Stillwell, Joy Still
well, Mabel Summers, Barbara
Swanson, Mary Beth Thomas,
Frances Thompson, Mary Alice
Turner, Katherine Ulmer, Ruth
Vande Kieft, Frances Wallace,
Jolene Weathers, Mary Lee
Wethington, Ruby Gayle Wells,
Pattie Whitfield, Margaret Wil
son, Marjorie Wilson, Geneva
Witherspoon, Betsey Paul Yel-
verton.
Although rush week opens
officially with the Phi Fashion
Show and Astro Wedding Satur
day, the 28th, the societies have
already been active in winning
the hearts of new freshmen.
The Phi Bonfire, which was
held in the hut on the 20th, car
ried out the cowboy theme, with
most of those attending clad in
blue jeans and plaid shirts. The
fireplace were gayly blazing,
and bales of hay decorated the
rooms. Everyone joined in the
old-fashioned sing and listened
to cow-cow boogie furnished by
Vicky Manty at the piano.
John Holmes, cleverly dis
guised as an old man, gave read
ings, and Nancy Gates’ uncle
presented lively renditions on
the guitar. A solo, “Because”
sung by Jane Watkins, last
year’s president, climaxed the
evening along with the serving
of hot chocolate, doughnuts, and
apples.
The Astros followed up with
a picnic at Allen’s Pond on the
24th from 5 to 7 p.m. Hamburg
ers, slaw, and potato salad were
served. Peggy Parker was chair
man of the picnic committee,
and Virigina Campbell was in
charge of the entertainment and
singing which followed.
This Saturday at 8 p.m. the
Phi’s will open rush week in the
auditorium with their fashion
show which will feature the
latest fads in clothes for the cam
pus. The show will present a
Meredith girl’s typical dress
from early morning through
the day at classes, town, dinner,
dates, to the show, and in formal
attire. Esther Hooker, Jetta
Funderburk, and Mary Frances
Craig are in charge of the pro
gram.
The wedding of Mr. Astrotekton
to Ima Newgirl will take place
the same evening at 9 p.m. in
Astro Hall with the typical wed
ding atmosphere prevailing. The
wedding party includes the fol
lowing: bride: Ruth Hall, maid-
of-honor: Geneva Witherspoon,
bridesmaids: Lois Harmon,
Carolyn Lockamy, and Meredith
Liles.
The male members of the
party will be boys from State
and Carolina. The preacher is
one of our faculty members—Dr.
John Yarborough. The music
will be furnished by Christine
Kornegay at the piano with
Peggy Parker singing the solos.
Rush week will continue with
surprises each day by the two
societies.
Decision Day will be the
climax of the week when fresh
man sign on the dotted line in
Chapel Saturday morning. Pur
ple and white streamers will
signify the Phi side of the audi
torium, and yellow and white
will lead girls to the Astro side.
New Phi’s will be installed at
8 p.m. that evening with an im
pressive candelight service. New
Astros will be initiated in a live
ly initiation ceremony.
Registration completed, en
rollment at Meredith now totals
525. This figure maintains the
college’s large student body
despite the anticipated decrease
in the freshman class due to the
addition of the twelfth grade in
high schools throughout the
state.
GRADUATES RETURN
Two graduates, Lucille Saw
yer and Betsy Jean Holt, are
returning to Meredith to study
for their Bachelor of Music de
gree. Miss Sawyer and Miss Holt
both gave graduating recitals in
piano last spring.
A year of work beyond that
required to hold a Bachelor of
Arts degree must be completed
to get the Bachelor of Music
degree.