October 29, 1948
THE TWIG
Sports o/ the Jba^
By Sue Page
Everywhere on the campus
there are closed doors and win
dows plastered over with such
wS’"" """ “Freshmen at
Work Keep Out,” and “Jun-
or Drop
Dead. Mysterious whispers and
secretive looks and signs are the
order of the day. But tomorrow
IS the time for all of these puz
zles to be brought out in the
open, for it will be Palio and
btunt day. Again the same old
questions have come up—
'“Which class will win Palio”?
and ‘Will the junior class win
stunt again”?
If you have been wondering
what the attraction out on the
field is that keeps some of the
girls out until even the last din
ner bell sometimes, the answer
is hockey practice. It is open to
everyone interested, so that
means you. What do a few
scratched and bruised shins mat
ter? You may be elected to the
varsity hockey team.
“My man’s away in the hay,
my man’s away in the hay!”
That little ditty has been hum
ming itself in my mind ever
since the Corn Huskin’ Bee. This
was entirely new to all of the
freshmen and transfers and to
all others it was a welcome tra
dition. I just know that every
one was in stitches over
“farmer” Lanham and “master
of ceremonies” Neblett. I feel
sure that even Lula Belle and
Scotty were never as successful
in any of their performances as
were the hillbillies of Faircloth
when they sang, “I Left Those
Brown Eyes A’Cryin’ in the
Rain.”
Our day students are enjoy
ing these nice afternoons and
really taking advantage of the
opportunity of playing a few
sets of tennis. Only yesterday I
was walking out by the tennis
courts and I saw Betty Love
Raines and Anne Morton en
gaged in quite an interesting
and close game. Badminton, too,
seems to be thriving. Taking a
look at the tournament score, it
seems that Dot Allen and
Jeanette Atkins are top girls on
the totem pole. If you could see
them play you would know why.
They both have an effective
serve and quite a return. The
gym is always open and the
equipment is there, so all you
have to do is to help yourself.
Tennis rackets and balls are
stored over in the A. A. room,
first floor Stringfleld.
For those who prefer basket
ball, the class teams will soon
be selected. Maybe you need a
little good exercise to keep that
school girl figure of yours. Did
I hear somebody say “yes”? I
thought so!
Tomorrow’s Business Women
The “Tomorrow’s Business
Women’s Club” held its first
meeting of the year in the game
room on October 1. A special
welcome was given to the visi
tors and girls who are new
majors in the business depart
ment, by the president, Evelyn
Hodges. The club officers were
then introduced, and Imogene
Narron was elected new treas
urer of the club. The club con
stitution was then read and ex
plained by the president.
After the business session,
the program was turned over to
Mrs. Louise Fritts, who intro
duced some delightful guessing
and matching games to the
group. Refreshments were then
served by Lib Weston and Hazel
Ellington.
Sociology Club
On October 5 the first meet
ing of the Sociology Club was
held in the Jones parlor. Bar
bara Francis, the president, wel
comed the new members and
conducted the business discus
sion. It was decided that the
club would sponsor a clothing
drive for the Family Service
League. Sheila Knapp was ap
pointed chairman of the drive
which took place October 11-18.
A very enlightening program
was presented by Bobby Swan
son, Martha Hooks, and Barbara
Francis who told of their ex
periences in their summer work.
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Little Theater
What was it? It was the meet
ing of the Little Theatre held
in the hut on October 15 in
honor of the freshmen. Elsie
Corbett, the president, led in
the discussion of old and new
business. Afterwards, Shirley
Powell introduced Laura Craw
ford, a senior transfer, who pre
sented the program.
Plans are being made for in
formative programs in the the
atrical field to be presented
throughout the year. All stu
dents interested in the Little
Theatre are invited to attend
the meetings.
McDowell Music Club
Mrs. Paul M. Bryan of At
lanta, Georgia, visited the Mere-
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Palio and Stunt
Night History
For years, Stunt and Palio
has been Meredith’s most excit
ing feature. Stunt night, first
held in 1915 at the suggestion
of Bertie Brown, class of 1916,
consisted of humorous skits.
Beginning in 1916, the skits or
stunts were required to be ori
ginal, and interest was de
veloped by keen competition ■
and the attempt of each class to
keep its ideas secret. By the fall
of 1923, rivalry had become so
great that a class would steal
the stunt of another. The sopho
mores, especially, tried to steal
the freshman stunt, and it was
the greatest triumph for them to
be able to give an exact dupli
cate of it. As stunts were pre
sented in order from the senior
class down, the poor freshmen
were at a loss if the sophomores
did steal and reproduce their
stunt.
For a long time, class stunts
followed set ideas, except sen
iors and juniors who followed
no pattern. The sophomore stunt
was loud and rowdy and the
freshmen gave high school
types, but each year has brought
changes in ideas until stunt is
now elaborate and highly ori
ginal. Class rivalry and loyalty
are so intense that, regardless
of the extent of trying, one can’t
get a word out of a member of
another class about its stunt.
According to old records, the
tradition for a long time was for
seniors to win stunt, and they or
the juniors have won the silver
loving cup, first given for the
best stunt in 1923, with only two
exceptions when the sopho
mores won. So great was the
excitement of the sophomores
when they won in 1939, the first
time in ten years, that they put
out an extra, a one-page issue
of the Twig. When the juniors
won in 1932, they came to Sun
day morning breakfast with
bands on their heads to keep
them from swelling.
In 1935, at the suggestion of
Miss Marian Warner, who had
seen the Palio festival in Italy,
Palio was combined with Stunt
night. Since the Middle Ages,
the Palio festival has been held
in Sienna, Italy. The village di
vides into wards, with elaborate
banners which are skillfully
used in dances, and a huge ban
ner is given to the winner of a
horse race. Before this race, all
the racers, accompanied by the
singing, banner-waving crowd,
ride their horses down the
church aisle to the altar, where
both rider and horse are blessed
by the priest. The Palio banner
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Man of Distinction
BOB CRAWLEY
Peggy Mitchell’s Bob Crawley is
six feet tall and has brown hair
and gray eyes. He is from States
ville and is doing graduate work
in the Duke School of Divinity.
Bob is a 1948 graduate of the Uni
versity of North Carolina and a
great admirer of the Tar Heels.
M usical
URMURINGS
By Kathy Lewis
Page Five
FESTIVITIES
(Continued from Page One)
Athletic Association is general
chairman for the stunts. The
class presidents, Maxine Bis-
sette. Bunny Harris, Emma Lee
j Hough, and Rosalind Pool are
I supervising the stunts.
I This year the stunts will be
judged on originality of plot,
i music, setting, programs, acting,
and appropriateness. Last year
the class of ’50 took first place
with the class of ‘48 coming in
second.
vember 19 in the Memorial Au
ditorium at 8; 00 p.m. At this
time the Charles Wagner Opera
Group will present the romantic
music-drama, “Romeo and Ju
liet,” by Gounod.
On Thursday afternoon, Octo
ber 28, Robert Shaw, conductor
of the Collegiate Chorale of New
York City, conducted a re
hearsal of the Elon College
Choir at Elon College. A large
group of Meredith music stu
dents and several members of
the music faculty attended and
witnessed the rehearsal by the
famous conductor.
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near future.
On Sunday afternoon, Novem
ber 7, the Raleigh Oratorio So
ciety under the direction of Dr.
Harry E. Cooper, will present
Brahms’ Requiem. This concert
will be held in the Meredith
College auditorium at 3:30 p.m.
The public is cordially invited
to attend. The four senior voice
majors of Meredith, Jennie Lou
N e w b o 1 d, Katherine Lewis,
Nancy Hall, and Jean Wilson
have recently been elected into
the Society and will sing in the
concert.
The first in the series of Civic
Music concerts will be held No-
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