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Newspaper of the Student!^ nj Meredith College
Volume XXI
MEREDITH COLLEGE, RALEIGH, N. C., SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1946
Number 3
Artist Plays
Here Nov. 4
On November 4, at 8 p.m.
in the Memorial Auditorium,
Yehudi Menuhin, violinist, will
appear in the first Civic Music
Concert. This is the ageless art
of Yehudi Menuhin — his fin
gers speak with the hope and
faith of the centuries. At twenty-
eight, Menuhin is acknowledged
to be one of the greatest violin-
^ ists of all time. He played dur
ing the war for soldiers in Army
camps and base hospitals, for the
Red Cross and many other war
benefits. He made trips overseas
to play for troops in the Aleutian
Islands, Panama Canal Zone,
West Indies, Hawaiian Islands,
and England. In England his
public concerts raised $150,000
for the Allies.
Menuhin was born in New
York City and at five began his
studies with Sigmund Anker and
later with Louis Persinger. He
made his first public appearance
in San Erancisco at the age of
seven. At eight he began his
studies abroad with George En
esco and Adolf Busch. He re
turned to his native land for his
debut with the New York
Symphony at the age of ten. His
career has been a succession of
personal triumphs in music cen
ters around the world. He has
played with the world’s greatest
, conductors; Toscanini, Stokow
ski, Koussevitzky, Rodzinski,
Ormandy, Bruno Walter,
Thomas Beecham, and others
Menuhin seems to be unaware
of the fact that the life he has
^ led is an unusual one. He has an
inquisitive mind and wants to
find out in every place he goes
what forces and things make it
outstanding and significant. He
believes that “music is so close
to humanity that one must go to
humanity to develop oneself as a
musician.”
[ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION PROVIDES
REVELRY IN CORN HUSKIN’ BEE
Little Theatre Stages
Fall Production
The “State of the Union,” pro
duced by the Raleigh Little The
ater, was put on Monday, Octo
ber 21, at 8 p.m., running
through Saturday, October 26.
A Lindsay and Crouse political-
drama, it is thought-provoking,
but humorous. The theme of the
' comedy is spiced with satire and
as American as apple pie. The
exceptionally fine cast assembled
by Director Melvin E. Pape in
cludes as new faces: Howard
Maschmeier, Lorena Gaddy,
Katherine Hilderman, Ed Ran
kin, Darleen Townsley; Old
troupers are; John Harden, Jim
my Thiem, Paul Fitzgerald, Sa
rah Hicks, Charles W. Towns
ley, J. L. Emanuel, Mary Burton,
Clinton B. Clevenger, John Wal
lace, Lewis Watson, and Ada
Bashford.
Later, on November 18 and 19
“The Bartered Bride,” a light
comic opera, will be presented
in the Hugh Morson auditorium.
Clifford Baic, President of the
National Opera Association is
director. Also, “I Remember
Monia” will be presented early
in December, try-outs being Oc
tober 29 and 30, in the Little
Theater at 7; 30.
The permanent personnel now
consists of Melvin E. Pape, Man
ager-Director; Roger Hoffman,
technical assistant; and Mrs. Don
P. Johnston, Jr., secretary. Harry
» K. Dorsett is the new Little The
ater president.
YEHUDI MEM HIN
MRS. WALLACE PROVES ACTIVE
IN WIDELY DIFFERING FIELDS
By FRANCES ALEXANDER
One of the most versatile
members of the Meredith Col
lege faculty is Dr. Lillian Parker
Wallace, acting head of the his
tory department. Mrs. Wallace is
well known and much admired
for her splendid work on the
Meredith campus as a teacher,
counsellor, and friend of the stu
dents. Mrs. Wallace firmly be
lieves in using every little frag
ment of time, wasting none, and
this belief borne out has reaped
a goodly harvest. She has four
main interests outside of her
school work: music, tennis,
sketching, and studying the
Chinese language, and in each of
these she has become quite
skilled. “Music and painting are
ways of getting very close to
people,” Mrs. Wallace suggests,
pointing out that people seem to
lave a common interest in the
arts so that being able to discuss
them brings individuals closer to
each other.
In the realm of music Mrs.
Wallace is primarily a pianist,
Dut she has done a considerable
amount of work as an organist.
She was for many years choir
director and organist at Hilliard
Memorial and at Pullen Memo
rial churches. She does not hold
these positions now, but she is
pianist for the Raleigh Oratorio
Society and vice president of the
Civic Music Association. This
past summer Mrs. Wallace re
tired from the presidency of the
Musicians’ Union of Raleigh.
Many of the Meredith students
have witnessed and admired on
play day Mrs. Wallace’s ability
on the tennis courts. This sport
is her favorite means of recrea
tion. As for a tournament, she
prefers it for pleasure.
Mrs. Wallace is the owner of a
veritable diary in sketches. She
always sketches on her vacations
and trips so that now she has a
fascinating picture record of the
many interesting places she has
been and things she has seen.
She has not only sketch books of
pencil drawings, but also sepa
rate water color paintings. The
pencil drawings are mostly of
people, with interest focused
upon not the face but the pose as
expressive of state of mind or
temperament. The water color
paintings are generally outdoor
scenes. People have asked her
to sell her paintings, but she has
never wished to do so. She has,
however, given many away and
some individual ones have been
on display. Mrs. Wallace has had
no formal training in art except
in public school, but her work
shows unusual skill and crafts
manship. Many people, seeing
her paint, have been inspired to
take it up and have done a great
deal with it.
For the past two and a half
years, Mrs. Wallace has studied
the Chinese language. When
questioned as to her reasons for
such a study, she replied that
since a country’s language seems
to be a clue to its national atti
tudes of mind, we should study
the languages of the Orient as
well as those much studied Eu
ropean tongues in order to ac
quaint ourselves with its peo
ple, their actions, and their rea
sons for acting as they do. She
asserts that she is also gaining
from her study a clearer under
standing of the historical devel
opment of language in Western
culture by seeing the turn it
took in the Orient.
Mrs. Wallace is a part of quite
a number of committees which
are active in North Carolina. She
is secretary of the Research Com
mittee of North Carolina Con
ference, which studies and ana
lyzes educational questions aris
ing in the North Carolina col
leges. She is also a member of
the Executive Committee of the
North Carolina State Literary
and Historical Society and on
the Board of Directors of the
North Carolina Council for So
cial Studies.
Seniors Begin
Student Teaching
This semester there are twen-
: tv-five seniors doing their super-
! vised teaching in the Raleigh
schools. After the required edu
cation courses and the methods
courses are studied, the girls are
oualified to do this teaching.
They are supervised by teachers
in the public school under whom
they work and also by members
of their major department and
the education department. A
minimum of sixty hours of ob
servation and teaching is re
quired, but all students are en
couraged to increase the mini
mum requirements. At the
conclusion of the teaching, the
seniors are qualified to receive
an “A” certificate from the State
Department of Education.
At Fred Olds School, Ruth
Martin and Geneva Witherspoon
are teaching third grade, and
Agnes Taylor is working in the
second grade. Martha Hamrick
and Gladys Gregory teach music
in this school, also.
Psggy Wilburn teaches third
grade at Hayes Barton School,
while Glenda Norman and Gerry
Bostic teach third grade and mu
sic respectively at Boylan
Heights School. Nancy Dickens
is the only music teacher at
Thompson School.
On the high school level, Carol
Bray is teaching home econom
ics at Hugh Morson. Betty Bul
lock teaches history there, and
Hilda James and Mary Martin
teach business and mathematics
respectively.
At Needham Broughton, Mary
Ann Beam and Rosemary Ful
mer teach home economics, and
Mary Esther Sadler is in the
chemistry department. Both
Belle Rogers and Mildred Reid
teach sociology. Anne Hughes
and Irene Frye are teaching biol
ogy, and Dot Howerton teaches
mathematics. Frances Elrod is
teaching government, and Mere
dith Cash, art.
In the business schools in the
city are Doris Allen, Vernona
Rhue, both at Hardbarger’s Busi
ness College.
Party Features Games,
Bailees, Contests
“CARMEN JONES”
PLAYS HERE TEES.
The second annual Corn
Huskin’ Bee, sponsored by the
Athletic Association, is to be held
Saturday, October 26, at 6:45
p.m., in the college dining hall
and court. Miss Doris Peterson,
head of the Physical Education
Department, began the Corn
Huskin’ Bee last year in the hope
that it might become an annual
occasion on the Meredith cam
pus.
The name of this party right
fully portrays its theme and set
ting. In the midst of straw, corn
shocks, pumpkins, fall leaves,
folk dancers will swing to the
tune of well-known folk ballads,
and sing the typical folk songs.
“Swing the Shining Sickle” will
be sung by a group of girls from
the Music Department accom
panied by members of the folk
dance club. Each class and mem
bers of the faculty will partici
pate in a sing-song contest, and
a prize will be awarded to the
winner. The girls will choose
their partners and dress as a typ
ical Barn Dance pair. The boys
will wear blue jeans, plaid shirts,
and old straw hats. The girls will
wear pinafores, pigtails, and
gingham dresses.
After dinner is over, everyone
will go into the court for the re
mainder of the program. There
will be folk dancing, singing,
contests, and prizes. The contests
will include chicken calling, hog
calling, corn husking, and others.
The general steering commit
tee consists of Jean Witherspoon,
Martha Davis, and Miss Peter
son. Other committee heads are
Barbara Johnson, folk dance;
Ruth Martin, contest; Jean Grif
fith, hospitality and photogra
phy; Ruth Hall, publicity; Lois
Harmon, invitation; Jane Mid
dleton, refreshment; Carolyn
Knight, sing-song; and Harriet
Neese, decoration.
Raleigh To Hear
Brahms Festival
Summers for Mrs. Wallace
mean vacations either in the
Adirondacks or at Lake Chautau
qua in west New York State,
where she enjoys operas, con
certs, and cruises on the lake.
She has entertained many prom
inent opera stars at delightful
parties on her cruiser.
Outside of these many fasci
nating activities, Mrs. Wallace
has a nice home here in Raleigh,
where she enjoys keeping house
and entertaining friends.
Billy Rose will present “Car
men Jones”at the Raleigh Memo
rial Auditorium Thursday, Oc
tober 31. This production will be
presented in only two other
southeastern engagements, in
Richmond and in Norfolk. It has
run in New York for several
seasons.
According to newspaper no
tices, there is no handy label for
“Carmen Jones.” It is a combina
tion of opera, spectacle, musical
comedy, and many other forms
of musical entertainment. The
production is based on Bizet’s op
era, “Carmen,” with some new
orchestral arrangements by
Robert Russell Bennett. The
opera is a folk opera, simi
lar to the one written by
George Gershwin, “Porgy and
Bess.” Negroes will make up
most of the cast, and colorful cos
tumes will feature the street
scenes. With its musical cast of
125 and an augmented orchestra,
“Carmen Jones” is said to be one
of the biggest attractions of its
kind ever to be played in Ra
leigh.
Raleigh music lovers are
awaiting the festival of Brahms’
music.
On Saturday evening, Novem
ber 2, at 8:30, the following pro
gram will be presented in the
Meredith College Auditorium:
1— Sonata for viola and piano
C. D. Kutchinski and Lillian
Parker Wallace
2— Group of songs
Frederick C. Loadwick, Jr.,
tenor
Mrs. Loadwick at the piano
3— Songs by the St. Cecilia Club
On Sunday, November 3 at 4
p.m., the following program will
be presented:
1— Songs for contralto, viola, and
piano
Beatrice Donley
Edgar Alden.
Stuart Pratt
2— The Requiem
Sung by the Raleigh Oratorio
Society under the direction
of Dr. Harry Cooper
Soloists;
Ellen Wilhelm, soprano
Frederick C. Loadwick, Jr.,
tenor
Accompanied by:
Lillian Parker Wallace
Lila LeVan Loadwick
Russell Broughton
Meredith College LiDcai)