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PLAN TO ATTEND
"LADIES
IN RETIREMENT"
THE TWIG
Newspaper of the Students of Meredith College
LITTLE THEATRE
SPRING
PRODUCTION
Volume XXVI
MEREDITH COLLEGE, RALEIGH, N. C., FRIDAY, MARCH 28, 1952
Number 9
The Little Theatre plans to present a murder melodrama.' Rehearsing lines from “Ladies in Retirement,”
the spring production, are: Charleen Swanzey (left) and Bobbie Addy (third from left) who play semi-insane
sisters, Betsy Cannady (second from left) who plays the murderer, Ellen Westmoreland (on arm of sofa) who
plans the murder and Katheryn Waynick who plays the maid.
Three Weeks Voting
Completes Slate
by Student Body
for ’52-’53 Leaders
For the past three weeks
Meredith students have been
electing new leaders to fill the
major campus offices for the ’52-
’53 school term.
In the first election Pat
Smathers became the next
president of the Student Gov
ernment; Janet Stallings, presi
dent of Baptist Student un
ion, Bess Francis, president
of the Athletic Association and
Charlotte Taylor, president of
the day students. Also elected in
the first week’s slate were the
editors of the three campus pub
lications. These were Phyllis
Nottingham, “The Acorn,” Doris
Perry, the TWIG, and Kitty
Barbehenn, “The Oak Leaves.”
Betty Jo Welch became chief
counsellor and Melrose Canaday
and Imogene Maddrey were
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Mid-Century
Woman/' Theme
Alumnae Seminar
1
The annual alumnae seminar
will be held Saturday, April 5,
in the hut, featuring “The Mid-
(5entury Woman” as the theme.
Members of the home economics,
sociology and history depart
ments will assist.
Chairman of the seminar
committee and former presi
dent of the Alumnae Association
is Mrs. R. Bruce Wilkins of
Durham.,
Throughout the day’s pro
gram, an Alice In Wonderland
theme will be carried out,
modeled from sketches given in
the production in February by
the faculty. At 9:30 a.m., Mrs.
Harriett Pressly from WPTF will
talk on “The Home, Source of
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elected presidents of Vann and
Stringfield respectively.
In the second election Betty
Ann Highsmith was elected
social standards chairman; Bet
sy Cannady, president of the
Little Theater; Ann Partin, vice-
president of S. G.; Jane William
son, vice-president of A. A.;
Jeanette Leopard, first vice-
president of B. S. U., and Pat El-
berhart first vice-president of
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Y.W.A. STUDY
COURSE
The Y. W. A. is sponsor
ing a study course to be
held in first Faircloth social
parlor the first three days
in April.
The book, which will be
taught by Mrs. Charles
Knight, is Exploring Afri
ca, by H. C. Goerner. The
study course will count as
credit for either Training
Union or Y. W. A. Every
one is invited to attend.
Campus BSU Plans Campaign
for Overseas Baptist Program
At the annual B. S. U. Con
vention in Charlotte, November
2-4, 1951, the one-thousand rep-
esentatives from N. C. campuses
voted to raise approximately
$1,500 to send a student to the
Baptist seminary in Zurich,
Switzerland, and a summer mis
sionary to Hawaii from one of
the North Carolina Baptist col
lege campuses.
The campaign for this project
will be promoted on the Mere
dith campus by the B. S. U. from
April 17-24.
German Native
Mr. Walter Fullbrandt of
Germany has been awarded a
full year’s scholarship of $600
to attend the Baptist Theological
Seminary in Zurich, Switzer
land. He was born at Weener,
Germany in 1930. His father is
now a Baptist minister at
Pforzheim, Germany. His grand
father was pastor of a Baptist
church for German colonist in
Odessa, Russia. Walter became a
Christian in 1943 and helped his
father in the church program as
WALTER FULLBRANDT
Rehearsals Begin for
Spring Production,
Ladies in Retirement
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Little Theatre Plans Two Night
Run of Murder Melodrama
By ALYCE EPLEY
One of the best combinations
of a scarey and quivery murder
play that will doubtless have the
audience shivering in their seats
in happy terror for months to
come, has been chosen as the
next attraction to be presented
by the Meredith Little Theatre.
The title is “Ladies In Retire
ment,” the murder melodrama
which was called “the murder
play New York has been starved
for these many, many months
. . .” when it first opened on
Broadway.
Present plans call for its pres
entation in the Meredith audi
torium for two performances,
April 24 and 25. Dott Miller is
production manager; Virginia
Corbett, business manager; and
Mary (Jobb Dickens, assistant
director.
Though intended to hold its
audience spellbound and bring
goosepimples popping to the sur
face, this play is not a “whodun
it,” as much as a “how-was-it-
done.” From the moment the
curtain rises the audience is de
liberately informed that the
housekeeper-companion of the
aging mistress, Leonora Fiske,
played by Ellen Westmoreland,
is going to commit the murder
in order to secure sanctuary for
her semi-insane sisters, played
by Charleen Swanzey and Bob
bie Addy. The element of
suspense occurs when the mur
derer’s nephew, who visits his
aunts at the deceased’s home,
suspects foul play, and tries to
employ a bit of subtle black
mailing, aided , by the maid,
Lucy, played by Katheryn Way-
nick. That’s when the murderer,
Ellen Creed, played by Betsy
Cannady, tells her nephew, Al
bert Feather, played by Paul
West, that “the first murder is
the hardest to accomplish, the
rest are much easier.”
youth leader and organist at
Eilenburg where his father was
pastor. During the last war, the
Fullbrandt family was intimi
dated and humiliated by the
Russians who occupied the
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Early Success
Written by Edward Percy and
Reginald Denham, the play was
first produced in London where
it met with immediate success.
Gilbert Miller produced it in
New York, starring Flora Rob
son as the murderess. Walter
Winchell said of it, “Go see it,
and get the living daylights
scared out of you.”
As a result of its success,
screen-rights for Columbia Pict-
tures sold for $50,000. Ida Lu-
pino was cast opposite Louis
Hayward in the filming version.
When the picture opened, it was
listed by the “New York Daily
News” as one of the twelve best
pictures of the year.
Silver Shield Taps Four
Seniors Into Membership
By MARGIE BLANKENSHIP
Many years ago, when tales
of knighthood and service were
sung by wandering bards
throughout the medieval coun-
ryside, there was a legend about
a silver shield. The story goes
that an old magician invented a
magic shield that would truly
test the valor and leadership of
its owner. When a young knight
first received this shield, its sur
face was cloudy and white.
Through the years, as a knight
displayed his loyalty, conduct in
battle, and service, the shield
reflected his success, whereas
BETTY JO SMITH TO
GIVE RECITAL APRIL 5
By BECKY CALLOWAY
An invitation is extended to
everyone to attend the senior
voice recital of Miss Betty Jo
Smith, Saturday, April 5, at
8:00 p.m. Miss Smith is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. V. L.
Smith of High Point. The recital,
which will be held in the main
auditorium, will be followed by
a reception in the Blue Parlor.
Miss Dott Miller, Miss Patsy
Spiers, Miss Lynette Adcock and
Miss Rebecca Frazier will serve
as marshals for the recital.
Heading the receiving line will
be Miss Jane Slate.
This year Miss Smith has
served as president of the
Philaretia Society, after having
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mortal mind could not. If his life
were colored by cowardly deeds,
a mist spread over the surface
of this shield. If his life reflected
the highest ideals of knighthood,
the shield glowed with a silver
sheen which was sometimes re
placed by a silver star, the re
ward of a lifetime spent in
service for others.
When Pat Abernathy, a Mere
dith junior, first conceived the
idea of Meredith’s Silver Shield
in 1933, little did she realize the
high role it would play in shap
ing policies on the Meredith
campus in the years to come.
Now, twenty years later, mem
bership to the Silver Shield is
regarded as the highest goal that
a Meredith girl can achieve.
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Barbara Bone Gives
Senior Voice Recital
Miss Barbara Bone, daughter
of Judge and Mrs. W. J. Bone of
Nashville, North Carolina, will
present her senior voice recital
in the main auditorium at 8:00
p.m. Accompanying her at the
piano will be Miss Elsie Wil
liams. MarshaUs include Miss
Molly Britt, Miss June Eller,
Miss Mary Katherine Stanfield,
Miss Peggy Bone, Miss Joan
Ferell, and Miss Jane Slate. A
reception will be held in the
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