Election News c Religious Emphasis Week Newspaper of the Students of Meredith College Volume XXI MEREDITH COLLEGE, RALEIGH, N. C., FEBRUARY 28, 1947 Number 9 Religious Emphasis Week Starts Monday EXPERT M WpI Religious Emphasis Week leaders are pictured above. Top row, left to right: Rev. Lee C. Shepherd, Dr. Clarence Cranford, and Rev. Newton Robinson. Second row, left to right, Dr. F. Orion Mixon, Dr. Broadus E. Jones, Mr. Edward Brown, and Rev. Frederick Eustlae. Dr. Cranford will deliver the addresses each morning and each evening. The rest of the group will lead discussions. ELECTIONS FILL Sidelights . . . MAJOR OFFICES Discussion Leaders Emily Mine Plays Recital Tonight SILVER SHIELD TAPS SENIORS Election returns as of Febru ary 13 show that Frances Thomp son is the incoming Student Gov- I ernment president for the year \ 1947-48. The new president of Baptist Student Union is Gloria ^ Mayer, and Harriet Neese will ^^hold the office of president of the Q^thletic Association. Also run- . -’ng were Mary Virginia Warren I losite Frances, Frances Alex- 'ariTler opposite Gloria, and Jane Middleton opposite Harriet. While she has been at Mere dith, Frances Thompson was pre- ident of her class in the fresh man year, has worked on the Student Government, and was social vice president of B.S.U. Gloria Mayer has been active in athletics, Sunday School, and in publication work. Harriet Neese has done exten sive work on the A. A. and has taken part in activities involving science. Election returns from Febru ary 20 show that Lois Harmon won out over Kathryn Parker and Naomi Pugh for president of the Astrotekton Society. Lou- vene Jourdan won over Christine Bourdeaux for Philaretian pres ident, and Margaret Moore is to be the new editor of Twig, win ning over Barbara Shellsmith, and Virginia Campbell was auto matically elected editor of Oak Leaves. Lois has worked on the A.A., been active in club work, and has done publicity work for va rious organizations. Louvene, coming to Meredith last semester from Mars Hill (where she was president of the Clio Literary Society) has served (Continued on page four) The discussion groups which will be held from 8:15-9:30 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday, and Thurs day are featuring local leaders. The theme of the week, “Chris tian Life in the Making,” will be dealt with in the following ways: “In basic personal beliefs”—Dr. Broadus E. Jones. Dr. Jones, pastor of the First Baptist Church, is a native of Georgia and a graduate of Mer cer University. He received the degree of Th.M. from Southern Baptist Seminary and passed ex amination for Th.D. Dr. Jones came to Raleigh from the First Baptist Church of Norfolk in 1942. “In church membership” — Dr. Forest Orion Mixon. Dr. Mixon, pastor of Taber nacle Baptist Church, is a native of South Carolina. He is a grad uate of Sparton Academy, Fur man University, and Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. “In world-wide fellowship” — The Rev. Newton J. Robin son. Rev. Robinson is pastor of Hillyer Memorial Church, and in 1942 was elected president of the convention of the N. C. Disciples of Christ. “In facing ethical problems”— The Rev. Lee C. Sheppard. Rev. Sheppard is pastor of Pullen Memorial Baptist Church and was president of the Raleigh Ministerial Association in 1943. “In personal problems” — The Rev. Frederick B. Eustlae. Rev. Eustlae, a former Army* The second senior music re cital will be presented tonight, 8:15 o’clock, when Emily Hine of Winston-Salem will be pre sented in her graduating piano recital in the Meredith College Auditorium. Emily studied with Mrs. Clyde Shore and Mrs. Francis Anscombe before com ing to Meredith where she has been a pupil of Stuart Pratt. Emily is accompanist for the Meredith College Glee Club this year. The following program will be presented: I Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring Bach-Hess Phantasie in C Minor, K. 475 Mozart II Gavotte in G Minor, Op. 12 No. 2 Prokofieff Intermezzo in E Major, Op. 116, No. 6 Brahms Scherzo in B Flat Minor, Op. 31, No. 2 —Chopin HI Concerto No. 4 in G Minor Beethoven Allegro Moderato Andante con Moto Rondo (Assisted by Stuart Pratt) chaplain, is pastor of the United Church. “In home life” — Professor W. N. Hicks. Professor Hicks, head of the Department of Religion and Ethics at N. C. State College, is a graduate of N. C. State, Duke University, and the School of Re ligion at Oberlin. In their chapel program Tues day, February 17, the Silver Shield tapped two seniors to be members for the society. Select ed on the basis of leadership, constructive service to the school, and Christian character Jetta Funderburk and Imogene Grainger are well qualified to become members. In her junior year, Jetta was a member of the Student Government Council, being vice president of Faircloth Dormitory. This year she is Sen ior Class President and was se lected May Queen. Her interests are not limited to mere routine school work, however. For two years, she taught classes on Sun day afternoon at the Cary Street Mission. She has also sung in the First Baptist Church choir. For two summers she worked at Ridgecrest and for two summers she has worked with Mr. L. L. Morgan and the Sunday School Board. Imogene Grainger is a Sociol ogy major, a member of the So ciology Club and the Sigma Pi Alpha. She is president of the Freeman Religion Club, is Y.W.A. President, and is a mem ber of the B.S.U. Council. Dur ing her sophomore year, Imo gene was a member of the var sity basketball team, and dur ing her junior year, she was a member of the Student Govern ment, as vice president of Vann Dormitory. She is also interested in psychology, especially inter viewing and clinical work. This year, she is serving as laboratory assistant in the psychology de partment. DR. CRANFORD TO LEAD SERVICES By BARBARA SHELLSMITH The highlight of every year for students and faculty alike at Meredith is Religious Emphasis Week. March 3-7 this year will feature as its main speaker Dr. Clarence Cranford of Calvary Baptist Church in Washington, D. C. The theme of the week will be “Christian Life in the Mak ing” and will be carried out through Dr. Cranford’s talks in chapel each day, through eve ning worship services, and through group discussions. First, a word about Dr. Cran ford. He was born in Sharps- ville, Pennsylvania, received his A.B. degree at Bucknell, gradu ated from Crozer Seminary, and received an honorary degree from Bucknell. He began his work as Youth Director at the Baptist Temple in Philadelphia, Pa., in 1930. In 1932 he became pastor of Logan Baptist Church in that city. Later he went to Second Baptist Church in Rich mond, Va., where he remained until taking his present charge in Washington, where he has been since 1942. Dr. Cranford has also written two books, “Seekers of Life” and “The Devotional Life of Young People.” The titles of the talks to be brought +"> 1LS i'1 chapel by Dr. Cranford each day in the week are as follows: 1. “Convictions to Live By.” 2. “This I Believe About God.” 3. “This I Believe About Je sus.” 4. “Making Prayer an Adven ture.” 5. “Learning to Read the World’s Greatest Book.” Dr. Cranford will also talk to us each evening in the audito rium from 7-8 p.m. on the fol lowing topics: 1. “Wanted — Big Men for a Small World.” 2. “Youth and the Homes of Tomorrow.” 3. “Mr. Antrobus Brought Up- to-date.” 4. “An Organ, a Bell, and a Clock.” 5. “The Cathedral of my Soul.” Other plans for the week, in clude group discussions to be led by local pastors on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday evenings from 8:15-9:30 p.m. with an in formal social following. On Wednesday evening immediately following the worship service there will be a big party featur ing the faculty. The theme of the party is “Memories” and piv^m- ises to lead to anything. Music Students Play In Chapel Program A recital by students from the Music Department was pre sented in a chapel program last Tuesday. Piano Scherzo in B Flat Minor ..Chopin Emily Hine Voice-Aria-O don fatale from “Don Carlos” ...Verdi Virginia Holcomb, contralto Christine Kornegay at the piano Organ-Finale from Sonata in D Minor ..Guilmant Dorothy Loftin ..U

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