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Meredith CoVege Librarv
THE TWIG
Newspaper of the Sttidents of Meredith College
Volumne XXVII
MEREDITH COLLEGE, RALEIGH, N. C., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1952
No. 5
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Chorus Presents Annual Christmas Concert
Counsellors Plan
Socials for Freshmen
For the purpose of “pushing
back the walls of the suite and
allowing more people to join in
the spirit of fun and fellowship
that spontaneity creates,” a
new committee has been
formed. This committee is
called the Informal Sociability
Committee and is composed of
a group of freshmen counsel
lors. Members of this commit
tee have been concerned with
planning helpful and entertain
ing periods of relaxation for
freshmen. These informal so
cial gatherings are held each
Monday night from 10:00 to
10:45 p.m. in the social halls of
the freshman dormitory.
At the beginning of this
semester, questionnaires were
given to new students on which
they indicated the types of rec
reation they would enjoy. Tab
ulation of these questionnaires
indicated that students would
like to spend time learning to
play bridge, to knit, to cook, and
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Dean Peacock Visits
High Schools
Meredith College has been
represented throughout North
Carolina this fall at high school
College Day exercises. Dean
L. A. Peacock visited R. J.
Reynolds High School in Win
ston-Salem, High Point High
School, Durham High School,
Greensboro High School, Fay
etteville High School, Charlotte
High School, East Mecklenberg
High School, and Concord High
School. Miss Louise Fleming
and Miss Mae Grimmer visited
Burlington High School and
John Marshall High in Rich
mond, Virginia.
The high schools often had
special assemblies for the occa
sion, at which they introduced
the representatives of schools
all over North Carolina and
surrounding states. The repre
sentatives spent most of their
time talking to persons inter
ested in their particular school.
Dean Peacock said that he
talked to many girls inter
ested in Meredith, answering
their questions concerning our
school. He has had many more
invitations to College Days, but
will be unable to attend any
more of them.
Meredith College Chorus
Meredith Students Introduce
Bill in Student Legislature
By ALYCE EPLEY
Students from at least 25 dif
ferent colleges and universities
in North Carolina acted as rep
resentatives and senators in the
sixteen session of the Stu
dent Legislative Assembly of
North Carolina held in the cap
ital building November 20-22.
Meredith sent six delegates
and three alternates to this mock
legislature. The Senators were
Betty Winchester, Jean Journi-
gan, Betsy Cannady, Juanita
Ipock, and Doris Knott. The dele
gates and alternates to the House
of Representatives were Eleanor
Henry, Alyce Epley, George-
anne Joyner, and Betty Smith.
As a member of the Interim
Council, Eleanor Henry was in
charge of registration.
The bill which was intro
duced by Meredith College, a
bill for North Carolina to pro
vide at the state’s expense, at
tendance workers for the en
forcement of the compulsory
school attendance law, was pre
sented in the Senate by Betty
Winchester and in the House by
Alyce Epley. It was passed in
both houses.
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ALUMNAE PICK
SITE FOR HOUSE
Approximately twenty-five
Meredith alumnae met in the
faculty parlor on December 6,
to pick a site for the proposed
Alumnae House. Mrs. Zeno
Martin, chairman of this com
mittee, led the representatives
from association chapters in se
lecting a spot west of Vann
dormitory. Plans for its con
struction are proceeding.
The Wake County chapter of
the Meredith Alumnae Associa
tion met on December 8 in the
home of Dr. Campbell. At this
quarterly meeting, dairy Gou-
ma spoke on Christmas customs
in Greece.
President and Dean
Attend Convention
Dean Peacock and President
Campbell have just returned
from the convention of the
Southern Association of Schools
and Colleges in Memphis, Ten
nessee.
Alumnae Magazine
Features History
of Founders’ Day
The fall issue of The Alum
nae Magazine, which has been
sent to former Meredith stu
dents, had an unusual and
interesting cover. Thirty-six
members of the Granddaugh
ters’ Club were pictured in an
informal pose on Johnson Hall
steps. This cover opened to an
array of many articles that
would interest Meredith alum
nae. In the issue are snapshots
of campus events, a list of new
faculty members, a list of 1952
graduates and their occupa
tions, and chapter reports.
Highlighting the issue is an ar
ticle by Dr. Mary Lynch John
son concerning the first ten
Founders’ Days held at Mere
dith. This short history shows
the changes in times and cus
toms of our birthday celebra
tions.
Science Foundation
Awards Feliowships
The National Science Foun
dation has recently announced
its second graduate fellowship
program for the academic year
1953-54. Fellowships will be
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Program Includes
Familiar Carols
The Meredith College Chorus
will present its annual Christ
mas concert on Sunday after
noon, December 14, at 4:00 p.m.
in the college auditorium. The
chorus of seventy voices is un
der the direction of Miss Bea
trice Donley. The accompanist
is Miss Elsie Williams.
The order of the program is
as follows:
Glad Tidings:
Carol of the Bells.-Leontovich
arr. Wilhousky
Wondrous Nativity:
O Magnum
Mysterium de Victoria
arr. Williamson
At Sight of the Star:
Tyrle, Tyrlow William
Christmas Song. .. Cornelius
Mother and Child:
Virgin’s Slumber Song..Roger
At the Cradle Frank
Sleep, Thou,
My Jewel, ...Polish Carol
arr. Geer
Coventry Carol arr. Scott
Happy Caroling:
The Holly and the Ivy
Bring a Torch, Jeannette,
Isabella
Deck the Halls
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Phis Sponsor Fashion
Show Tonight at 8
Models to Wear Party
Dresses from Ellisberg's
The Philaretia Society is
sponsoring a Christmas fashion
show tonight at 8:00 p.m. in
the Meredith College Auditor
ium. Ten models will wear the
latest fashions — for the most
part, party clothes suitable for
dress-up holiday festivities —
furnished by Ellisburg’s of Ra
leigh.
In charge of the show will be
Lyn Belton. Becky Calloway is
in charge of the script and nar
ration. Staging and publicity
are under the direction of Anne
Bruton, and Dot White is in
charge of the programs. Shirley
Cliatt is directing the lighting.
This fashion show will be the
third in a series of projects in
order to raise funds for the Phis
to redecorate their hall. Pre
viously, a Halloween tea and a
square dance have been given.