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CHRISTMAS
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THE TWIG
Newspaper of the Students of Meredith College
HOME FOR
CHRISTMAS
(Editorial)
Volume XXVIII
MEREDITH COLLEGE, RALEIGH, N. C., FRIDAY, DECEMEBER 11, 1953
No. 4
ANNUAL CHRISTMAS BANQUET
PRECEEDS HOLIDAY RECESS
Chorus Gives Concert Sunday
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On December 18, the eve of
the Christmas recess, the annual
Christmas banquet for students and
faculty will be held in the college
dining hall at 6:00 p.m. The formal
event is sponsored jointly by the
Student Government Association,
Athletic Association, and Baptist
Student Union.
Special guests will be Dr. and
Mrs. Campbell, Dean and Mrs. Pea
cock, Mrs. Martin and Zee Martin.
Plans for the entertainment
not complete.
On the following day the holi
day vacation begins at the end of
each student’s regularly scheduled
classes.
Classes will be resumed on Mon
day, January 4.
HONORED
Trip Is Planned
By A.|.\Board .
On Frida\
at 11:00 m.m'.
elation is
Meredith Cfyistmai, ^|lmg -4^1
The carolers %ili ‘ ' »-
ernor’s Mansib:
to Cover
President Campbell
at Memphis, Tennessee (
ber 4 as president of
Association of Colleges and
dary Schools.
Dr. Campbell is a native of Buie’s
Creek and a graduate of Wake For
est College. He formerly taught at
Coker College and State College
and has been president of Meredith
since 1939.
He succeeded Kirby Walker, su
perintendent of Jackson, Missis
sippi Schools, as president of the
association.
PHIS PRESENT
FASHION SHOW
DECEMBER 11
The Philaretian Society will pre
sent a Christmas fashion show
tonight at 8:00 p.m. in Jones Au
ditorium.
Models for the show will be Mary
Edna Grimes, Dot Paschal, Jo
Bond Brock, Pat Allen, Dorsey
Swisher, Barbara Stanley, Alyce
Epley, Pansy Lee, Lynn Belton, Pat
Helmick and Joanne Brown.
The dresses shown will be from
Ellisberg’s Dress Shop in Raleigh.
Admission is ten cents.
ASTROS MAKE
ANNUAL VISIT
TO ST. AGNES
The Astros will make their an
nual Christmas visit to the children
of St. Agnes Hospital on Decem
ber 18. They will’ carry gifts and
candy, toys, fruits and books. They
will also carry ice cream for the
children.
The society has sponsored such
a trip each Christmas for the past
three years.
The Astros change their Santa
Claus disguise for a Bunny’s on Eas
ter and make another trip to St.
Agnes.
BOOKS
A larger selection of pocketbook
editions of great books will be car
ried in the Beehive when the reno
vation of the building is complete.
Tickets w'4i
On the
the student
Christmas carols in
ration for their
that nil __
as A.A. President,
of the outing. Pat Lof-
ible for the buses, and
Bonny Morgan, and
are in charge of
routes. D|t White is looking after
tickets.
Edward;
prints The
since 1922.
^^trice Donley, Mr.
Ilhnchard, and Mr. John
O’Steen, all -nj^bers of
formant
in Raleigh’oh the afternd!
cember 6. The ^^^rmanct
der the sponsorsnw'^^'^S Raleigh
Music Club, was giveh irr^eiftwial
Auditorium.
Miss Donley, head of the Voice
Department at Meredith, was heard
in the contralto arias. She has been
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ce Kalmano
with whom he eloped when he was
25. She gave him faith in himself,
and faith was his springboard to
success. Mr. Peerce tells how he
was turned down time after time
during his early struggles becau|^
he was too short, not th§,#!j'
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LIB CREN
WN ELECTED MAY
JD OF HONOR
Picture on left is Joanne Brown; on right is Lib Crenshaw.
Riley,
Swisher,
Campbell, and Taylor Are
Other Attendants
In an election held by the
student body on Thursday, Novem
ber 19, Joanne Brown and Eliza
beth Crenshaw were chosen May
Queen and Maid of Honor respec
tively. These girls were selected
from a group of five beauties which
had been previously nominated
from the senior class. The other
nominees were Shirley Graham,
Jane Campbell, and Marjorie
Barnes.
The college careers of the two
girls elected have been somewhat
parallel. Both were May Court rep
resentatives from their class when
they were sophomores, both are
Chief Marshals of their respective
societies, and both are members of
the Playhouse.
Joanne, a religion major from
Southport, has music as her related
field. She is president of the Mere
dith Chorus and is a member of the
Sextet and the Triple Trio. She was
elected Most Attractive by the Sen
ior Class and is a member of the
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Miss Donley Directs
Katie Lee Ciirrin Plays
The Meredith College Chorus,
under the direction of Miss Beatrice
Donley and accompanied by Katie
Lee Currin, will present its tradi
tional Christmas concert on Sun
day, Dec. 13 at 4 p.m. in Jones
Auditorium.
The Chorus will present first “O
Come, O Come, Emanuel,” a uni
versally known Latin hymn of
which the exact origin is unknown.
The hymn was adapted from a
French Missal in 1854.
The first group will consist of four
numbers by modern composers.
“No Lullaby Need Mary Sing”
by Clokey
“The Little Road to Bethlehem”
by Head
“How Far is it to Bethlehem?” by
onovan
“Angels and Shepherds” by Zol-
Kodaly.
second group will be com-
of three numbers by John
Niles.
eet Little Boy Jesus”
last two adapted from folk
ig the Virgin Mary”
^hen Jesus Lived in Galilee.”
le Third group will be six chor-
from—
1‘A Ceremony of Carols” by Ben-
lin Brittan, sung in Old English,
lese choruses were sung by Nuns
the Christ Child and
peat performance by the
or the concert are Mary
id and Carolyn Hall.
The chorus will close with “Stille
ys^acht” which is the traditional end-
g to the concert.
mas Foods
E|f:il^l(t Prepared
^/;^^ods Class
nl Christmas treat will be the
xhibit being prepared by the
classes of the Home Eco-
Department. This exhibit
be a feature of the annual
Christmas show of the Raleigh
Garden Club on December 11 and
12 at the Woman’s Club. The usual
Christmas sweets in unusual attire
will be shown. A kitchen setting is
being used this year to give variety
and to add a homey atmosphere.
The exhibit will open December
11 at 1:00 p.m. and will last
through 10:00 p.m. on December
12. The display will be shown
here at Meredith on the following
Monday, December 14, from 5:00
p.m. until 7:30 p.m. especially for
the benefit of the college commun
ity, and from 7:30 to 10:00 for the
State College Homemaker’s Club.
TWIG STAFF
Four new members have joined
the Twig business staff. They are
Sara Martin, Jo Ann Selley, Judy
Baker, and Joyce Ballard.
A A CHRISTMAS LIST
For your convenience the A.A.
Board each year compiles an al
phabetical list of the names of
resident and day students, faculty
and administration, with the home
address of each. These lists will
be sold on each hall by A.A. mem
bers for twenty-five cents each. It’s
a necessity for sending those
Christmas cards or notes during
the holidays and a very good thing
to take with you when you are
traveling and would like to call or
drop in on some of your friends.