Meredith College Librarv
Ralelgb, N. C.
N. C. Press
Conference
Newspaper of the Students of Meredith College
Volume XXI
MEREDITH COLLEGE, RALEIGH, N. C., FRIDAY, APRIL 18, 1947
Number 12
£rtll‘"1fiquitation Group Schedules “Gymkhana”
The point system committee
this year have made quite a |
number of changes in the point
system which will become ef
fective during the year 1948-
1949. So far those changes that
have been recommended and
passed both by the faculty and
the students are:
First, all major offices will
carry no points. These offices
include all those offices which j
have formerly carried from 25
to 40 points. Among the Stu
dent Government offices this in
cludes the president of the Stu-j
dent Government, the vice
president, the secretary, and the
chief counselor. The chief
counselor is an office which has
been added this year in order to
divide the responsibilities of the
vice president. The presidents
of the dormitories have also
been placed among the major
offices because of the added re
sponsibility of the House Coun
cil. The offices of the B.S.U.!
included in the major offices will
be the president, and the first,
second, and third vice presidents.
In the Athletic Association the
major offices will be the presi
dent, and the vice president.
Also included in these major
offices will be all of the editors
of the publications and the presi
dents of the classes. Formerly
the presidents of the Freshman
and Sophomore classes have
carried only 20 points, but this
year they have been raised to
major offices.
Second, in the minor offices
no one can hold over a total of
35 points. The minor offices in
clude all those offices which this
year carried 20 points and under.
Third, all church offices out
side the school carry no points.
Likewise, it has been the
recommendation of the Point
System committee that girls on
the eligibility list be allowed
to hold offices carrying 5 points
or less, but so far no action has
been taken.
This year the Point System
committee has been made up of
Joan Drake, chairman; Jetta
Funderburk; Dorothy Singleton;
Ruth Miller; and Harriet Neese.
Games on Horseback
To Be Presented On
Saturday, April 26, 1947
Participants in the Gymkhana pictured above will be Bette Linney, Miss Elaine Boggess, Jaunita Wall and
Mary Lou Culler. Photo by Cooper. ’
Ruth Miller
Plays Tonight
Chairmen Complete
Junior-Senior Plans
Ruth Miller will be presented
in her graduating recital tonight
at eight o’clock in the College'
auditorium. She is a pupil of Mr.!
Stuart Pratt, head of the piano j
department. Her recital will be [
The annual crooking spree
began last week. Seniors are
waiting with anxious hopes
that the Juniors will not be
as successful as they them
selves were last year. The
tradition was started forty-one
years ago to promote better
class spirit at Meredith, but it
was banished from 1913-1929
because too much school spirit
had been aroused.
W oodman
the fifth in a series of piano re-1 t-v t
citals this spring. Her program | JlTCSS JLrClCffHtCS
follows:
I
Sheep May Safely Graze Bach-Petri
Sonata In G Minor, Op, 22 Schumann
Presto
Andantino
Scherzo-Allegro molto
Rondo-Presto
II
Intermezzo, Op. 118, No. 6
Intermezzo, Op. 119, No. 2
Rhapsody, Op. 79, No. 1
Meet in Raleigh
Plays CoTieprt
JL JL X_/ J
Brahms
Brahms
Brahms
III
Prelude, Op. 12, No. 7..
Jeux D’Eau
Polonaise, Op. 53
-Prokofieff
Ravel
Chopin
Plans for the Junior-Senior
banquet have been completed
according to Dorothy Singleton
and Frances Thompson, co-
chairmen in planning the annual
event. The date for this semi-
formal banquet has been set for
April 19, at 7:30 o’clock in the
College dining hall. “Rumors
The marshals that will serve
for the recital are Virginia Hol
comb, Emily Knott, Dorothy
Loftin, Vicky Manty, Evelyn
Pitman, and Evelyn Straughan.
Sophomore Class
Enjoys Hay Ride
The Sophomore Class held its
annual party, this year in the
form of a hayride, on Saturday,
April 12, at Crabtree Creek.
Couples went from school to
have been flying” straight to the I Crabtree in trucks which left
senior class, but the juniors are every forty-five minutes from
not worried at all because they
think that no matter what the
seniors hear, they can still ex
pect surprises and also a special
treat before the night is over.
Edith Stephenson has been work
ing on this special treat and
other committee chairmen are
as follows: Lois Harmon, enter
tainment; Mary Beth Thomas,
place cards and programs; Mary
Virginia Warren, food; Kather
ine Wyatt, arrangements; Fran
ces Alexander, freshman stunt;
Jean Bradley, invitations; Ruth
Hall, decorations; and Margaret
Moore, publicity and photog
raphy.
3:45 until six o’clock. Girls
were dressed in blue jeans for
the occasion, which included the
before-supper games of baseball
and other sports planned by
Betty Jean Johnson. At six-
thirty, hot dogs, and soft drinks
were served. Trucks began re
turning at eight. Chaperones
were Dr. Mary Yarborough, Miss
Helen Ashley, Dr. Norma Rose,
and Miss Ruth Woodman. Mag
dalene Creech was general chair
man of the hayride, and she was
assisted by Harriet Ashcraft,
Jean Gaddy, Maxine Bissette,
Evelyn Hodges, and Jane Las
siter.
The North Carolina Collegiate
Press Conference, sponsored by
colleges in Raleigh, will be held
at the Carolina Hotel, May 9
and 10. Delegates have been
invited to represent all college
publications in North Carolina.
During the afternoon session
four different panel discussions,
each three hours in length, will
be held in which all phases of
journalism will be discussed.
The panel discussion leaders will
be well-known newspaper and
magazine workers.
The annual banquet will be
held from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. with
the anticipation of having Drew
Pearson as guest speaker for the
evening. A dance in the Caro
lina ballroom will follow.
Saturday morning will bring
reports of all the committees,
and the conference will adjourn
at noon.
Publications — newspapers,
magazines, and yearbooks—from
all North Carolina colleges will
be on display at the conference.
Girls from Meredith are to have
charge of this display.
Ruth Woodman, member of
Meredith music department,
will present an organ recital in
the College Auditorium on Tues
day evening, April 22, at 8:00
o’clock. Miss Woodman received
her B.A. degree from Woman’s
College, Furman University,
Greenville, S. C., where she
studied under H. Merrills Lewis.
She received her M.A. degree
from Teachers College, Columbia
University, New York, N. Y. in
1946, where she studied with
Carl Weinrich.
The program is as follows:
I
Three Chorale Preludes
Heut’ Triumphiret Gottes Sohn
Tv/r 1- . J. S. Bach
O Mensch, Beweir ’Deir Siende Gross
i T i T,. , „ . J. S. Bach
Jsst 1st Eir Ros’ Entsprungen Brahms
II
Prelude, and Fugue in B minor ...J. S. Bach
III
Sonata II Hindemith
Allegro
Andante
Fugue
IV
Harmonies du Soir Karg-Elect
Opus 18 Xupri
A “gymkhana” (games on
horseback) will present the
horseback riding classes in their
first public exhibition. The pre
sentation is sponsored by the
Equitation Group of Meredith
College, and directed by Miss
Elaine Boggess, Instructor of
Physical Education. The pro
gram will consist of a variety
of entries by students of St.
Mary’s College, Peace College,
Meredith, and a number of chil
dren from Raleigh. The entries
include four “Children’s Class
es,” “The Pair Class,” “Cowboy
and Indians,” “Pony Express Re
lay,” “Exhibitions of Show
Horses,” “Donut Eating Con
test,” and “The Lone Ranger.”
There will also be competitive
entries between the college
classes; “The College Champion
ship Horsemanship” and “The
Championship School Competi
tion Class.”
The Meredith Equitation
Group has 48 members under
the managership of Bette Jean
Johnson. The Committee Chair
men for the “gymkhana” are:
Publicity, Bette Linney; Proper
ties, Marty Davis; Program,
Sunny Bellamy, and Prize Com
mittee, Betty Jean Johnson.
Those participating on Saturday
as riders win be:
Sunshine Bellamy, Marty
Davis, Obra Fitzgerald, Betty
Jean Johnson, Bette Linney,
Mary McCoy, Marianna Morris,
Peggy Patrick, Ernelle Stanfield,
Evelyn Hodges, Lib Taylor, Mary
Lou Dobbins, Dot Patrick, Mary
Lou Milliken, Dot Henessee, Dot
Cox, Pat Abernathy, Julia Pow
ers, Ginny Campbell, Miss Helen
Parker, Miss Ruth Woodman,
Miss Helen Ashley. •
The members of the group
who are not riding but are tak
ing part otherwise will be:
Elsie Corbett, Mary Lou Cul
ler, Bethea Danford, Addie
Elliott, Lois Kauffman, Dot Mc
Williams, Shirley Powell, Sue
Page, Doris Thomason, Marjorie
Wall, Jane Lassiter, Martha
Hooks, Jackie Knott, Sara Davis,
Pauline Cone, Coleen Brown,
Mary Dell Fales, Elizabeth
Zulalian, Jean Maddrey, Anne
Poarch, Elizabeth Zimmerman,
Doris Concha, Marguerite Bul
lard, Frances Spruill, Cornina
Sherron.
Antiphon V
Antiphon III
Magnificat VI
Societies, Classes
Elect Officers
This week just ending has
been vocational guidance week
sponsored by the B. S. U. Chapel
speakers featured have been
Miss Evelyn Hampton and Miss
Elizabeth Davis, both alumnae
of Meredith. Mrs. Gordon K.
Middleton spoke at the Wednes
day night vesper service, and
various occupations were repre
sented by speakers at Pause for
Power services each day.
Publications Meet
In Joint Classes
On Wednesday, March 26, in
a joint meeting of The Twig,
Acorn, and- Oak Leaves staffs.
Miss Margarette Smethurst of
the News and Observer started
the first of a series of training
classes for members of publica
tion staffs. At this time, she
took questions from staff mem
bers and copies of the different
publications so that in future
classes she can give help and
suggestions to improve The
Twig, Acorn, and Oak Leaves.
These classes are expected to
help greatly members of each
(Continued on page three)
The remaining officers have
been recently elected for the
classes and societies. Louvene
Jordan, president of the Phi
society will have the following
officers working with her next
year: Marie Snelling, vice presi
dent; Harriett Ashcraft, secre
tary; Winnie Fitzgerald, treas
urer; Jean Beckman, sergeant-at-
arms; Barbara Johnson, chief
marshal; Edith Stephenson,
senior marshal; Eunice Andrews,
junior marshal; and Doris Con
cha, sophomore marshal. Lois
Harmon, president of the Astro
society, will have the following
officers: Doris Carroll, vice presi
dent; Betty Jean Johnson, sec
retary; Alice Tuttle, treasurer;
Gazelle Moore, sergeant-at-
arms; Ruth Hall, chief mar
shal; Betty Davis, senior mar-
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