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"Plain Living,
High Thinking"
Meredith College Librarv
Raleigh, N. C.
THE TWIG
Newspaper of the Studev,ts of Meredith College
"He Builds Too Low
Who Builds
Beneath the Stars"
Volumne XXVII
MEREDITH COLLEGE, RALEIGH, N. C., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1952
No. 1
WHICH WILL WII\? ASTRO OR PHI?
Connie Moore, Phi President, is shown here at the Phi Fashion Show
with Miss Forestine Whitaker, Phi sponsor; Mary Jo Issacs, Fashion
Show Narrator; and Bonnie Huckabee, mascot.
TWELVE FACULTY
MEMBERS ADDED
Twelve new faculty members
have joined the Meredith Col
lege staff for the 1952-1953
year. The departments of music,
English, and physical education
each have two new professors,
and the departments of busi
ness, science, religion, lan
guage, sociology, and art each
have one new instructor.
Mr. Chester E. Colson comes
to Meredith College from Alls-
ton, Massachusetts. After re
ceiving his B.S. degree in Art
Education at the Massachusetts
School of Art, he attended Co
lumbia University, where he re
ceived his A. M. degree in Fine
Arts. Mr. Colson was sxrperviser
of art in the public schools of
Springfield, Vermont, and later
he taught art at the Chicago
Teachers College.
A native of Montgomery,
West Virginia, Miss Wanda
Baumgartner received her A.M.
degree from West Virginia Uni
versity, where she was a Phi
Beta Kappa. Later she received
her M.S. degree from the Uni
versity of West Virginia and
served there as an assistant in
the department of biology.
Another native of West Vir
ginia, Miss Nellie Ellison of
Beckley, is a new addition to the
business department here. Miss
Ellison received her B.S. degree
from Concord College and her
M.S. degree from the Univer
sity of Kentucky. She served
as an assistant professor of busi
ness at Concord College before
coming to Meredith College.
The English department
added to its staff this year Miss
Irma Lang of Cambridge, Mass
achusetts, and Mrs. Evelyn Da
Parma of Rock Hill, South
Carolina. Miss Lang attended
Ohio State University where
she was a Phi Beta Kappa.
After receiving her A.M. de
gree from Radcliffe College, she
was awarded a fellowship which
entitled her to a year’s study in
Berne, Switzerland.
Mrs. Da Parma, who will
sponsor the Meredith College
Playhouse, was graduated from
Ithaca College with a certificate
in dramatics. Before coming to
Meredith, she taught dramatics
at Ouachita College and di
rected the Rock Hill Little
Theatre.
A native of Raleigh and a
graduate of the Woman’s Col
lege of the University of North
Carolina, Miss Helena Williams
joins the physical education de
partment on the campus this
year. At Agnes Scott College,
Miss Williams served as an as
sistant and later, as an instruc-
ter in physical education. At
Chatham Hall in Virginia, she
taught biology as well as physi
cal education courses.
Also joining the physical edu
cation staff this year is Miss
Mary Mackay who hails from
Detroit, Michigan. Miss Mackay
attended Stephens College in
Missouri and received her A. A.
degree there. She then went to
the University of Missouri for
further study before returning
to Stephens as an instructer in
equitation.
Joining the music staff this
year are Miss Suzanne Ax-
worthy of Montclair, New
Jersey, and Mr. Edwin K.
Blanchard of Athens, Georgia.
Miss Axworthy graduated with
distinction from the University
of Rochester. Here she was a
member of Phi Beta Kappa, and
she was awarded a Graduate
Fellowship to the Eastman
School of Music. She received
further training at Columbia
University, and then taught
music at Albion College.
Mr. Blanchard also attended
the University of Rochester
where he received both his
B.Mus. and his M.Mus. degrees.
Before coming to our campus,
he was an instructor in music at
the University of Georgia.
Meredith’s new Director of
Religious Activities, Miss Max
ine Garner, is a native Caro
linian coming from Liberty,
N. C. At the Woman’s College
of the University of North Caro
lina, she was a Phi Beta Kappa.
After receiving her A.B. degree
there, she studied at Columbia
University for her master’s de-
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FRESHMEIS BESEIGED
WITH FUN AND FAVORS
Hear those voices so persist
ently ringing, ‘‘Mother Astro,
Mother Astro,” or ‘‘Behold,
O Philaretia fair.”
The big rush was started last
Friday with the Astro picnic at
Allen’s pond and the Phi bon
fire later that night. The Phi
Fashion Show was a great event
of Saturday with the life of a
Meredith girl modeled from
breakfast to the big dance she
attended that night. Then Billy
Astro responded with a wedding
featuring a real live goat in the
leading role.. Monday marked
the beginning of more feverish
activities with a Phi and Astro
day students’ luncheon. Later in
the week the Phi Supper Club
added memorable moments for
all who attended, and thoughts
of it had not passed from mind
when the high spirit of the As
tro Pep Rally tumbled into an
already confused brain. Luxu
ries such as a midnight snack
with the compliments of Phis or
Astros, beds neatly made by
mysterious forces, and favors
and remembrances appear this
week as at no other time in the
year. The most impressive
event of all of Rush Week was
the forming with lighted can
dles of emblems in the court. As
a new student looked from her
window upon that sight, she
was filled with a new sense of
gladness that she was a part of
Meredith.
The struggle that shall decide
the victor has been valiant.
Now it is over and only a little
time remains. Which will it be,
time remains. Which will it be?
The Astro Wedding: featured Mary Ann Godwin as Ima Newgirl and
her Bridegroom William Astro, Jr.
BSU SUPPORTS
SERVICE FUND,
PLANS RETREAT
Again this year the B S U is
sponsoring a drive to raise
money for the World Student
Service Fund. Leon Marion, a
traveling representative to col
leges and universities from the
Service Fund, spoke in chapel
on October 2 to inaugurate the
fund raising drive on our camp
us.
Mr. Marion has a deep con
viction that students and teach
ers have a vital role in the
struggle for world peace.
The first BSU Retreat of the
year will be held October 25
with Dr. Roger Crook and the
Reverend M. N. Delaney as co
speakers. The subject for the re
treat will be “My Faith and My
Community.”
The discussion, beginning at
three p. m., will emphasize
ethics for the student as she
faces her responsibility on the
campus and in the local commu
nity. A supper and fellowship
will follow this discussion.
This retreat is for all Mere
dith students. Students from
Shaw University have also been
invited.
Founders’ Day will be held this
year on Friday, October 31.
Playhouse Gives
On Stage” Party
By ALYCE EPLEY
Among the many teas, recep
tions, and parties honoring our
new students, was the “On
Stage” party given by the Play
house members. New students
were invited to add their tal
ents to those of the old mem
bers to give an informal
program. With Beth Morgan,
vice-president of the Playhouse,
acting as mistress of ceremon
ies, the following entertain
ment was presented.
Carol Everett, Martha Ann
Stockton, Betty Lee Rogers,
Joan Blowe, Jody Strickland,
Pat Woodworth, Nellie Floyd,
Kirksey Sink, and Dottie Gar
ret, potential Playhouse mem
bers, participated in a skit,
“Mary Had a Little Lamb.” This
skit portrayed Mary during dif
ferent stages of her life—small
girl, tom-boy, college flapper,
sophisticate, mother, and old
lady.
Following an original inter
pretation by Bernice Limer,
Playhouse members dramatized
several titles of plays in a game
of charades. These plays in
cluded “Harvey,” “Romeo and
Juliet,” and “Little Women.”
Betsy Cannady, president of
the Playhouse, introduced Miss
Mary Hatley, publicity director
of Meredith College, who took
pictures of the occasion. Ellen
Westmoreland, president of Al
pha Psi Omega, encouraged
new students to take an active
part in some form of play pro-
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Registrar releases capacity
enrollment figures for fall
semester 1952-53:
Seniors 114
Juniors 135
Sophomores - 123
Freshmen 192
Total 564
Total number in dormi
tories 508
Total non-resident students 87
Grand total 595
PARTY TONIGHT
HONOR FRESHMEN
The BSU Councils of State
and Meredith are sponsoring
their annual fall party tonight
in honor of the freshmen of the
two schools. The party, which
is primarily for the purpose of
giving the new students a
chance to get acquainted,
p^romises to be most enjoyable.
The auditorium will be deco
rated with leaves, pumpkins,
and various other autumn orna
ments. A mixer game will begin
the evening, and other enter
tainment will follow. During
the party a surprise skit will be
presented, and Mrs. Eudell
Smith will lead the group in
folk games. Refreshments will
be served by the council mem
bers. All new students are asked
to be at the old auditorium to
night at 7:30.
Dean’s List Students
Named by Mrs. Marsh
Mrs. Vera Tart Marsh, regis
trar of Meredith College, has
authorized the release of the
Dean’s List for the spring se
mester. Included in this list are
the following names:
Doris Irene Allen, Ruth
Jeanne Allen, Betty Joan Ball,
Katherine Anna Barbehenn,
Frances Eugene King Barber,
Faye Horne Barnes, Nellie Ruth
Barnes, Jettie Rea Bradshaw,
Molly Jeannette Britt, Nancy
Franklin Brown, Ona Allene
Brown, Anne Bruton, Elizabeth
Ann Cannady, Sally Sue Clark,
Ruth Jeannette Cole, Ruth
Ernestine Cottrell, Kathryn
Anne Creech.
Beverly Janne Dawson, Fran
ces Flinton DeWitt, Jean Brad
ley Dula, Mary Rebecca Edge,
Asha Estelle Farrior, Frances
Sue Fitzgerald, Mildred Ivans
Green, Elizabeth Ann Hamrick,
Allen Wilkinson Hart, Martha
Jean Holland, Jeannette Joyner
Humbert, Elizabeth Irene
Hunter, Marjorie Evelyn Kra
use, Mary Elizabeth Lane,
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