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“Plain Living,
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THE TWIG
Newspapev of the Students of Mevedith College
MEREDITH COLLEGE, RALEIGH, N. C., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1950
Decision Day Ends Phi and Asteo Rnsh Week
Societies Rush
COLLEGE ADDS NEW j
MEMBERS TO STAEE ^
Many new faces are evident
around Meredith this fall—faces
other than the usual freshmen
and transfers.
Probably most important to
the most people is the new dean
of students. Miss Louise E.
Fleming. It is actually a home
coming for Miss Fleming, who
is a graduate of Meredith. She
comes back to us from Greenville
and New York City. She holds
an M.A. degree from the Colum
bia School of Psychology, Union
Theological Seminary, Universi
ty of Washington. She has
been executive director of the
Y. W. C. A. at Winthrop College,
University of Washington, and
Northwestern University. Most
recently she has been adviser
and headquarters staff member
of the college and university di
vision of the National Board of
the Y. W. C. A.
New Assistant Dean
Our assistant dean of students
is Miss Margaret J. Schwartz of
Tonawanda, N. Y. She is a grad
uate of Hiram College and holds
an M.A. degree in education
from Syracuse University. A
member of the National Associ
ation of Deans of Women, she
has taught high school social
studies, and has been camp and
program director at several
Y. W. C. A. and summer camps.
We have two new members of
the department of sociology.
Head of the department is Dr.
Elizabeth Head Vaughan from
Athens, Ga. She has been pro
fessor of sociology at Winthrop
College since 1947, and holds the
Fulbright Grant for sociological
study in India following this
year. Dr. Vaughan is a graduate
of the University of Georgia,
holds a Ph.D. degree from the
University of North Carolina,
and has taught at Georgia Uni
versity and the University of
the Philippines.
The other new member of this
department is Miss Doris West
as instructor in sociology and
economics. She is a graduate of
Earlham College and Ohio State
University, has held graduate
assistantships at Ohio State,
Duke, and the Bureau of Ap
plied Social Research of Colum
bia University, and has taught
at Bowling Green State Uni
versity.
Dramatics Instructor •
There is one new face in the
English department. She is Miss
Judith Mayes, instructor in
speech and drama and adviser
to the student Little Theatre.
She has attended Central Col
lege of Fayette, Mo.; North
western University; the Fanny
Bradshaw Studio of the Theatre
in New York; and Columbia
University. She has taught in
private schools in Carrutheville,
Mo.; and on the faculties of
Central College, Blackstone Col
lege, and Cumberland Uni
versity.
Miss Forristine Whitaker of
Hilton Village, Va., will head
the department of public school
music. She holds a B.S. degree
from Farmville State Teachers
College, and an M.A. from
Teachers College of Syracuse
University.
Other additions to the staff
are Josephine Snow of Raleigh,
who graduated from Meredith.
New Students
“rhoose our color to wear tomorrow,” are the words that each of these Phis and Astros are to
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FRESHMEN ELECT CLASS PRESIDENT
FROM FOUR STUDENTS NOMINATED
Success of Four
Days’ Work Will Be
Judged Tomorrow
Rush Week of every year is
always full of fun and breathless
freshmen. Rush Week is one of
the biggest events of the year at
Meredith^and certainly one to
be looked forward to with great
anticipation.
Both Astros and Phis have
worked zealously, and it has
seemed sometimes that their
work of trying to get the largest
number of recruits for their
particular society is endless. To
morrow will tell the tale!
The calendar of events, an
item most necessary to such an
event as Rush Week, couldn’t be
I left out in a freshman’s intro
duction to college life. However,
such a calendar could not possi
bly take in every occasion.
LITTLE THEATRE, ACORN
SPONSOR PLAY CONTEST
Alstine Salter was elected
president of the Freshman Class
at a special meeting on Monday,
after two weeks of considering
the four candidates nominated
by the Junior Class.
A junior committee, headed
by class president Barbara Bone,
checked high school records and
picked out four members of
their “Little Sister” class who
they thought were capable of
leading the freshmen.
The four nominees were Betty
Edwards of Savannah, Ga.;
Barbara Austin of Winston-
Salem; Pat Tucker of Florence,
S. C.; and Alstine Salter of Bass
River, Mass.
Rating Brought “Salty”
Alstine, who is nicknamed
“Salty,” picked Meredith be
cause;' in her own words, “It’s a
Baptist girls’ college of good
Christian character with a good
rating.” She learned about the
school from her aunt, who at
tended here for a year.
“Salty” held offices in her
high school such as class treas
urer for four years, a National
Honor Society member for two
years, editor of her school paper,
secretary of the yearbook staff,
a delegate to Girls’ State, and a
member of the sqftball and
hockey teams. At Meredith
sports and science especially ap
peal to her.
S. C. Freshman
Pat Tucker, who learned about
Meredith from two seniors,
Helen Brunson and Sandra
Moore, and who found out all
about the college life at Hospi
tality Week-end last year, be
lieves “one has a better chance
for advancement in a denomina
tional school.” The South Caro
lina freshman was activities edi
tor of her yearbook, a member
of the chorus and glee club, a
school marshal, library assistant,
president of her homeroom, and
an honor graduate.
Religion and English are her
prospective majors so far, nut at
present she is interested in get
ting to know more people, she
says.
“Twin-City” Nominee
“Everyday that I’m here, I
like Meredith better” is the
opinion of Barbara Austin. The
Winston-Salemite picked Mere
dith through the influence of
Madeline Clinard, a recent grad
uate of the Angel Farm, and
from the description of college
life given her family by Dr.
Preston, public relations di
rector. After studying the stand
ards and ideals of the college,
Barbara decided Meredith was
it.”
A membor of the National
Honor Society, Quill and Scroll,
and Masque and Gavel in high
school, Barbara also served on
the Student Board for four
years. She has been a cheerlead
er and a debater, among many
other activities.
Barbara thinks now that she
will major in religion. English
and history are her other special
likes. Reading is her favorite
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The Little Theatre, in conjuc-
tion with the Acorn staff, will
sponsor a play-writing contest
this semester, open to students
and alumnae of Meredith.
From the plays will be se
lected an original play to be pre
sented at the Spring Drama
Festival of the Carolina Dra
matic Association, held on
March 15, 16, 17 at Chapel Hill.
The plays must all be one-act
with a production theme of thir
ty minutes or less, although the
subject and treatment is not
limited.
Several of these plays will be
presented by the Little Theatre,
but only one will be entered in
the state-wide contest.
A prize is offered by the
campus sponsors for the play
chosen, and announcements will
be made concerning the entries
CDA, for which the Carolina
Playmakers play host, is made
up of civic theatre groups and
high school and college dramatic
groups. It especially encourages
the production of native drama
and is getting national recogni
tion in this field.
Student Government Is An Opportunity For
Citizenship,” Affirms New Dean of Students
By PAT SMATHERS
There is a misconception, pop
ular in collegiate circles, that a
dean of students is a creature
second only to Grendel’s mother,
who relentlessly locks each cell
in the dormitory at five each
afternoon and lets the inmates
out again in the morning at
seven. This idea will be speedily
brushed from the minds of new
students and State College men
when they meet Miss Louise
Fleming, new dean of students
at Meredith. Her charm and de
lightfully informal manner are
a far cry from the conception
generally held.
Miss Fleming comes to Mere
dith from the National Board of
the Y. W. C. A., where she
worked with college students in
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MISS LOUISE FLEMING
Phi Day
Tuesday, October 5, belonged
to the Phis. While getting up
that morning, the girls were
given baskets of flowers fol
lowed by the traditional bed
making. The day students were
remembered and entertained at
luncheon. Dinner that evening
was not as usual, but glamorized
with the name of the Philaretian
Supper Club. An entertaining
program was put on, and stuffed
bears were given out as sou
venirs. The day ended with a
candlelight chorus in the court
and music on “Our Best To
You.”
Bright and early on Wednes
day morning Astros claimed the
day by chanting wake-up songs
to the freshmen. Favors while
rising and a candied breakfast
really surprised them! Yellow
plastic glasses with initials con
taining Astro juice were dis
tributed to each new student. At
noon a very colorful program
was presented with several girls
representing Senator Astro. The
most exciting event carried out
in the Astro part of rush week
was the pep rally that night held
in front of Johnson Hall. Cheer
leaders from Carolina, State,
Duke, and Wake Forest were
present to give some yells for
the society.
On Thursday, Phi day rolled
around again. This time tele
gram greetings were sent to the
respective doors. In the after
noon new students were re
freshed with Phi juice served by
Purple Locks and the Three
Bears. At 10 p.m. a bonfire was
given in the grove with the vaga
bond as a theme. The party was
completed with the entertain
ment and socializing of boys
from State College. Just before
bedtime, hot-dogs and drinks
were served in each room.
Astro Day
Friday found the Astros again
giving out morning favors, this
time in the shape of yellow ear
rings made of shells. The day
students were entertained by a
luncheon in the hut and the tra
ditional picnic at Allen’s Pond
closed the day—well, that is, al
most closed it. Time will tell
what the night will bring.
So ends a colorful rush week
, of the Phis and Astros.
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