November 17,1950
THE TWIG
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Pictured above is Mr. Davis Cunningham, tenor, who will sing the
leading role of Rodolpho in the Puccini opera, “La Boheme,” to be
given by the Wagner opera company in Memorial Auditorium on
November 27, presented in the Raleigh Civic Music series.
Opera Company to Present "La Boheme"
in Raleigh Civic Music Series Soon
Charles L. Wagner’s famed
touring opera company will pre
sent Puccini’s popular opera,
“La Boheme” at the Memorial
Auditorium, on November 27,
1950, as the second number of
the Raleigh Civic Music Asso
ciation series. As in the past ten
seasons, Mr. Wagner promises
brand new scenery, colorful cos
tumes, modern lighting, plus a
splendid orchestra and chorus.
Mr. Wagner is emphatic that his
leading singers will form a
truly all-star cast.
The Dean of American musi
cal managers, Mr. Wagner,
speaks of his plans for this pro
duction with animation. “I have
such a warm personal affection
for ‘La Boheme’ that I intend
to make this the finest produc
tion that I have ever sent on
tour. It is a real jewel among
operas, and it is not without
reason that it stays at the top
of popularity lists year after
year. It has melodies that
are thrice-familiar and a rich
orchestration to make them live.
It has a sentimental, tragic love
story and good characterization;
and its setting, in the Latin
Quarter of Paris, has great ap
peal. One thing Puccini’s music
demands is superlative voices in
the leading roles and I have
found great voices.”
Opera Tour
In the past ten years, Mr.
Wagner’s companies have toured
the length and breadth of the
United States and Canada, tak
ing operas to large city audi
toriums and smaller college
gymnasiums. The veteran pro
ducer has built an unchallenged
reputation for delivering the
finest opera possible at modest
ticket prices. Critics everywhere
have heaped praise on his pro
ductions for fresh young voices
and gifted acting talent, and for
thorough rehearsals and intelli
gent dramatic action. Desire
Defrere, stage director of the
Metropolitan Opera, has staged
Mr. Wagner’s productions for
the past decade. New settings
are being created for “La
Boheme” by Cirker and Rob
bins, one of New York’s leading
scenic design firms; and color
ful new costumes are provided.
Mr. Wagner’s unique “opera-a
la-cart” will come , to Raleigh in
two Greyhound-type motor
coaches and a ten ton trailer
truck.
COLLEGE LIBRARY RECEIVES LARGE
SHIPMENT OF BOOKS FOR SHELVES
The list of recent additions as
released by the library reveals
a number of books of general
interest to college students. Most
of these books were ordered by,
request from the various de
partments of Meredith; the total
number of new books received
in the order this summer is 123.
Now in the library are three
new novels by Katherine Ann
Porter, for those who have en
joyed her previous writings.
Karl Holzknecht’s “Background
of Shakespeare’s Plays” is a new
one of interest, especially for
English majors. Others which
should prove interesting to all
students are Robert Nathan’s
collection of poems, “Green
Leaf”; Rusk’s “Life of Ralph
Waldo Emerson”; and another
edition of Paul Green’s “Com
mon Glory.”
Trevelyan’s illustrated “Eng
lish Social History” is now in
the library in the newest edition
should be of some help to
history students! The music, de
partment requested the follow
ing books in the order, which
are now available: Tovey’s “The
Main Stream of Music,” and
Albert Edward Bailey’s “Gospel
in Hymn.”
In the field of sociology there
are Gerald Johnson’s “Incredi
ble Tale,” an odyssey of an
average American family in the
last half-century; and Hilda
Wernker’s “My Indian Family,”
a story of the east and west
within an Indian home.
For the benefit of future
teachers, “Feuss,” by Claude
Moore, concerns the experiences
of teachers. Mary Webb’s “Pre
cious Vein” has proved to be so
popular in the library that four
more of her books have been
obtained; they are “The Golden
Arrow,” “Gone to Earth,” “The
House in Dormer Forest,” and
“Seven for a Secret.”
“The Woman Who Rang the
Bell,” award-winning story by
Phillips Russell of Chapel Hill,
is the story of Cornelia Spencer;
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Changes Made
In S.G. Rules
By ROSALYN POOLE
The Student Government As
sociation on the Meredith cam
pus has effected numerous
changes in official rules since
the opening of school; these new
additions should be added to the
present handbook rules. Changes
in hours, the call-down system,
rules for transfers, a phone for
the day students—all these and
other improvements have been
recently made.
Perhaps the most drastic
change made so far in rules for
students is in the hours; stu
dents now may stay out until
11:00 p.m. on weekdays and un
til 12:00 p.m. on Saturday
nights. Strict light bell is now
enforced; no “five minutes
grace” is included in this new
rule.
“Campus” Change
Two types of camj^us are now
being used, lenient and strict.
For an accumulation of six auto
matic call downs, lenient cam
pus is given. During a week of
lenient campus the student may
receive phone calls and can go
to Roy’s not more than once a
day without a date. Strict cam
pus is given for receiving six
call downs which are not auto
matic.
Transfer students now have
the priveleges of the class into
which they transfer; this change
means that sophomores, juniors,
and seniors who are transfers
can get a “blanket” permission
from home to go out of town.
Since students doing student
teaching can keep cars on cam
pus, it was decided this year that
seniors doing archives and social
work may also keep cars.
Meeting and leaving dates on
the porches at Johnson Hall is no
longer an automatic call down
because of over-crowded condi
tions in the building. Loiter
ing on the porches remains,
however, strictly illegal.
Paper and pencils have been
placed by each hall phone; new
pencil sharpeners have been
placed on each hall. A day stu
dents’ phone was recently
added.
In the parlors, magazines have
been secured so that boys wait
ing for dates can read in the
meantime. Slips of paper are
now in the parlor, so that the
boy’s name can be taken to the
student’s room for her informa-
tion.
Parliamentary Procedure
To aid club and class presi
dents, parliamentary law classes
are being planned to learn pro
cedure in presiding. A mock
session in student chapel will
then be held to let the student
body observe the proper pro
cedure^
House council meetings are
being resumed this year on
Monday nights, so that dormi
tory student council members
may meet and discuss individual
dormitory problems and make
recommendations to the general
council. Meetings of the whole
council this year are open to
students at announced times, so
that the general work of the or
ganization may become better
known.
Marjorie Joyner, president of
proclamation
November 17, 1950
From the Dean of Students’ Office
Whereas, by the seventeenth day of November, in the fifty-
first year of Meredith traditions, the student body of six hundred
eighteen under-graduates (a record enrollment for our female
institution) has passed through the veil of scheduling and
registration, orientation and adjustment. Decision Day as be
tween bears and billy goats. Corn Huskin’ tall tales and the
“crooked mouth” faculty. Founders’ Day of eulogy and reunion,
Palio’s nocturnal pageant of great and less-great symbolized;
such activity b^ing duly passed, a proclamation is being issued
by the guardian of all the little Meredith angels to the effect:
That on the 22 day of November, in the year of our Lord
one thousand nine hundred and fifty, all persons connected with
said institution (including faculty, administration, staff, stu
dents, and the Georges and Toms who have been our unwelcome
guests) may claim from one o’clock Wednesday afternoon to
8:30 a.m., Monday, the 27, as “borrowed time” to be put to their
own uses.
Now it is to be rightfully understood that this time is to be
spent in the diverse ways of travel and rest, socializing and
meditation, gorging on home cooking and the experimental
putting one’s own hands to the task, the reaffirmation of the
ties of families and of friendships, the nostalgia of the familiar
and amazement in beholding the changes which even a short
span of time must bring.
“Borrowed time” is to be used wisely so that upon return
to these halls of ivy it be expected that everyone will settle
down to the measured routine of classes and labs, eager as
always to forego the pleasures of extended permissions and
become, instead, devoted disciples of the study schedule.
By virtue of the power vested in me, and for the purposes
aforesaid, I do order and declare the Thanksgiving vacation
period in effect as stated by the official college calendar. In
witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the
ink to blur.
Done in the Dean of Students Office, this seventeenth day of
November, one thousand nine hundred and fifty (or more
familiarly nineteen hundred fifty). (A.D. of course.)
Margaret J. Schwartz,
Assistant in Command.
COLLEGE FASHIONS ARE VERSATILE,
COLORFUL ON CAMPUS THIS FALL
By LeGRACE GUPTON
Afer a long absence as a high
style color, tones of orange
ranging from a dull copper to
brilliant tangerine are back in
the fashixm picture. It is a versa
tile color, looking equally well
in both the “after five” and
“wear it with saddle shoes”
classes. In the former category
is Micky Bowen’s ultfa smart
taffeta, "rhe dress has the “vint
age ’243” neckline, no sleeves,
and a full, pleated skirt. For
cover up there’s a fitted jacket
closed with rhinestone buttons.
Betty Shields wears the same
color in sports clothes—a soft
warm looking slipover and
matching wool skirt. Somebody
the Student Government Asso
ciation, has announced regular
office hours on each Monday
afternoon from five to six in the
social parlor on first floor of
Faircloth. Any suggestions or
criticism should be brought to
her at that time.
we invite your consultation
for your every jewelry need
NEIMAN’S
JEWELERS
109 Fayetteville Street
SILVERSMITHS
Roleigh, N. C.
flitted through the Bee-Hive last
week in a full corduory skirt of
a clear, light and brilliant
orange. Nice touch of color.
The Scots got their press
agent to work again and plaid
is especially good. “Most fine”
is Diane Newton’s red and black
plaid housecoat trimmed in
black corduroy. She wears with
it a matching pair of flat heeled
pumps. It is debatable whether
or not a mere housecoat has
any right to look that good.
Another cute plaid and cordu
roy combination is Charlotte
Taylor’s reversible weskit, or
dered from “Seventeen.” One
side is red corduroy, the other
a red, white, and blue plaid cot
ton. The studs are gold on the
red side, rhinestone on the
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