Examinations
Newspaper of the Students of Meredith College
Volume XXI
MEREDITH COLLEGE, RALEIGH, N. C., FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, 1947
Number 7
Annual Religion
Institute Opens
In Raleigh
The Eighth Annual Institute
of Religion sponsored by the
United Church of Raleigh will be
held six Monday evenings, Janu
ary 20, 27, February 3, 10, 17,
and 24,1947. The theme for this
year is Improving Democracy
Through Religion. It is the pur
pose and desire of the Institute
to foster more democracy and
brotherliness in this, our day,
and to show the feasibility of
harmonizing and unifying the
best in religious experience with
the many contributions of all
democratic institutions and in
dividuals. Each evening there
will be a Fellowship dinner at
6:00 p.m., class sessions at
7:00 p.m., and Institute speakers
at 8:00 p.m. An Open Forum
will follow each address.
Several interesting and timely
courses are being offered. Ethical
Basis of Living includes discus
sions of topics in the following
order: 1. “Religious Authority
for an Ethical Basis of Living,”
Dr. Ralph C. McClain, Meredith
College; 2. “Ethical Basis of
Family Life,” Dr. Talmage C.
Johnson, State Board of Health;
3. “Ethics and Modern Business,”
Mr. Leroy Martin, Trust Officer
of Wachovia Bank and Trust Co.,
Raleigh; 4. “Religio-Ethical Basis
of Race Relations,” Dr. L. E. M.
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WSSF DRIVE
CONCLUDES
AT MEREDITH
Pictured above are five of the seniors who expect to graduate at the end of this semester. Left to right:
Mary Ann Beam, Anne Hood Hughes, Hilda James, Irene Frye, and Martha Hamrick. Two others, Angelea
Hatch and Glenda Norman were not present when the picture was made.
FACULTY MEMBERS
RECEIVE PROMOTIONS
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cne Kingdom of
God,” the Reverend Ray Holder,
Rector of Christ Church, Ra
leigh. Contributions of Judasim,
designed to give an appreciation
of the Jew and the spirit that
has made him a “leaven of
democracy,” will be led by Rabbi
Harold L. Gelfman, Temple
Beth Or, Raleigh. For young
married couples, and others who
are interested in the subject,
there is Marriage: Yesterday,
Today, and Tomorrow led by
Professor W. N. Hicks, Chair
man of the Department of Ethics
and Religion, North Carolina
State College. Dr. Lillian Parker
Wallace, Head of the Depart
ment of History, Meredith Col
lege, will lead Contemporary
Problems in Perspective. Ques
tions of international scope will
be discussed in “Problems of In
ternational Organization,” led
by Dr. Preston W. Edsele, As
sociate Professor of History at
North Carolina State College, as
sisted by Mrs. W. B. Willard and
Mrs. E. H. Goold, of the Raleigh
Woman’s Club.
Institute speakers are the fol
lowing: Mrs. Harper Sibley,
chosen in 1945 as the American
Mother and now President of the
United Council of Church
Women, who will speak January
20 on Democracy and Religion;
Homer Price Rainey, educator
and statesmen who will speak on
Democracy and Education; Paul
Ehrman Sherer, scholar, lec
turer, teacher, author and
minister, speaking February 10
on Democracy and Freedom;
Jerome Davis, an educator,
world traveler, correspondent
and author who will speak Janu
ary 27 on Democracy and
Capital; Clark Howell Foreman,
President of the Southern Con
ference for Human Welfare,
speaking February 17 on
Democracy and Minorities; and
Kermit Eby, student, friend of
Labor, and Educational Director
of the. Congress of Industrial
Organizations, who will speak
February 24 on Democracy and
Labor.
There have been three promo
tions among the faculty this
year. Two promotions have been
in the History Department, and
one has been in the English De-
,::aent. Mrs. Lillian Parker
Professor of History and acting
head of the department. Mrs.
Wallace received her A.B. degree
from the University of Denver,
her M.S. degree from North
Carolina State College, and her
Doctorate from Duke University.
She has been a member of the
Meredith College faculty for
twenty-six years. Miss Alice
Barnwell Keith was promoted
from Assistant Professor of His
tory to Associate Professor of
History. She received degrees
from Columbia University, the
University of Tennessee, and the
University of North Carolina.
Miss Keith has taught at Mere
dith nineteen years. In the Eng
lish Department Miss Norma
Rose, formerly Instructor in
English, is now Assistant Profes
sor of English. Miss Rose re
ceived her A.B. degree from
Meredith College, her M.A. de
gree from the University of
North Carolina, and her Ph.D.
from Yale University.
Miss Query Speaks
To Club Group
One of the outstanding speak
ers of the Freeman Religion Club
was Miss Frances Query, who
spoke to the Club on Friday eve
ning, January 10. Miss Query
taught Bible in the public schools
for four years, but now she is
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ligion in Public schools under
the auspices of the N. C. Council
of Churches. Frances Ward sum
marizes her talk as follows:
Miss Query spoke on “Religion
in the Public Schools.” At first,
Miss Query mentioned the de
velopment of religion in the
public school. At present, re
ligion is taught in every state
except two. Virginia and North
Carolina are ahead of the other
Southern states. In N. C. there
are 97 Protestant teachers in
over 100 or more communities.
Bible in the public schools is
elective.
There is much ignorance con
cerning the content of the Bible.
Church members and non
church alike are ignorant as to
the content of the Bible. “In
order for us to meet this need
there are a few important factors
we must consider,” says Miss
Query: “(1) The Teacher must
know the content of the Bible.
She must be intelligent and reli-
DEAN BURTS REPORTS
REGISTRATION PLANS
Dean C. W. Burts has an
nounced that Juniors and
Seniors will register from Janu
ary 20 till noon on Thursday, the
23rd. They will pick up cards
in the Dean’s office any time and
have conferences with the major
professors who will assist in
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the Departments will be avail
able when not in classes on Mon
day and Tuesday, the 20th and
21st. Juniors and Seniors will
bring the card filled out with the
assistance of a professor to the
Office of the Dean sometime dur
ing January 22 or the 23rd until
noon. Registration will be com
pleted at that time. No bursar’s
receipt will be required at the
time of registration for Juniors
and Seniors, but accounts must
be settled by February 4.
Freshmen and Sophomores
will register on February 3. As
in the fall, the procedure will be
in the gymnasium; and repre
sentatives of all departments
will be present from 9:00 a.m.
till 1:00 and 2:00 till 5:00.
Student Aid Funds Solicited
Successfully
After the outbreak of the War
in China in 1937 and in Europe
in 1939, the World Student Serv
ice Fund was established to en
gage American students and pro
fessors in the fraternal relief of
their fellow students in the coun
tries of Europe and Asia. The
World Student Service Fund is
not solely a program of rehabili
tation abroad and of building
bridges of friendship. It is a
means of awakening American
students to the immensity of the
world’s tragedy among fellow
students. It is a way of over
coming isolation. It is a positive,
lifting, creative action in a des
perate situation. It goes for di
rect, personal relief of students
and professors in eighteen war-
torn countries on an interna
tional, interacial, non-sectarian,
non-political basis to help pro
vide for dormitories, food, cloth
ing, tubercular rest camps, and
school equipment for the col
leges and universities.
This year the goals for the
World Student Service Fund
are:
The World ....$2,000,000.00
The U.S 1,000,000.00
The South...... 125,000.00
N. C - 22,000.00
Meredith 600.00
At Meredith the drive has
been sponsored by the B.S.U.
from January 13-17. Each girl
has been contacted by solicitors
on each hall. Working on pub
licity were Mildred Bullard,
Jackie Pittard, Mary Bowen,
Katherine Lewis, Frances Wil
liams, Katherine Hudson, Cath
erine Campbell, Margaret Mor-
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CHOIR AND GLEE CLUB
PRESENT BROADCASTS
gious. (2) She m.ust have a deep
spiritual consecration to our
Lord and Savior, and (3) She
must have an understanding of
the people with whom she is
working.”
EXAMINATION SCHEDULE
T, Th
2:00,
3:00 p.m.
January 25th Saturday
9:00 a.m.
T, Th
8:30
a.m.
January 25th Saturday
2:00 p.m.
T, Th
9:30
a.m.
January 27th Monday
9:00 a.m.
T, Th
11:00
a.m.
January 27th Monday
2:00 p.m.
T, Th
12:00
noon
January 28th Tuesday
9:00 a.m.
M, W, F
2:00,
3:00 p.m.
January 28th Tuesday
2:00 p.m.
M, W, F
8:30
a.m.
January 29th Wednesday
9:00 a.m.
M, W, F
9:30
a.m.
January 29th Wednesday
2:00 p.m.
M, W, F
11:00
a.m.
January 30th Thursday
9:00 a.m.
M, W, F
12:00
noon
January 30th Thursday
2:00 p.m.
Examination in required physical education will be given during the last two class
meetings. The examination for the three sections of health education will be held at
9:00 a.m. January 25.
Examinations for classes not meeting at the hours listed will be arranged by the in
structors concerned.
Examinations in applied music will be scheduled by the Music Department.
During the month of January,
the Meredith College choir under
the direction of Dr. Harry E.
Cooper, and the Mere
dith College Glee Club under the
direction of Miss Beatrice Don
ley, are taking part on the week
ly college choral performance
which are broadcast over WPTF
at 10:45 p.m., on Friday eve
nings. Accompanists for the
choir and Glee Club are Martha
Hamrick and Emily Hine,
respectively. On Friday evening,
January 10, the following pro
gram was presented by the
choir;
“Never Jesus Will I Leave”
Bach
“The Snow” Elgar
Violin obligato by
Rachel Rosenberger
“The Omnipotence” ....Schubert
Soprano solo by Peggy Parker
Tonight the Glee Club will
sing the following program:
“Sound the Trumpet” ...Purcell
“The Silver Swan” Gibbons
“How Merrily we Live” Este
Prayer from “Hansel and
Gretel” .....Humperdinck
“Soul Star” .Bantock
“Children of the Moon”..Warren
On Friday evening January
24, the following program will be
presented by the choir:
“Ave Maria” Arcadelt
“The Lord is my Shepherd”
Schubert
Easter prayer from “Cavalleria
Rusticana” Mascagni
Soprano by Nancy Jo Massey
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