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GOOD LUCK ON EXAMS THE TWIG Newspaper of the Students of Meredith College CONGRATU LATIONS GRADUATES Volume XXVIII MEREDITH COLLEGE, RALEIGH, N. C., FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 1954 No. 5 SCOFIELD AND THOMAS WILL SPEAK DURING RELIGIOUS FOCUS WEEK Mr. Scofield Mr. Thomas Two of the five speakers scheduled to speak during Religious Focus Week at Meredith February 15-19 are prepared to ac quaint students with the out-reach of the Christian faith on home and world fronts. Mr. Eon H. Scofield, Jr., is an associate secre tary of the Foreign Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Con vention in Richmond, Va. He has traveled widely to secure visual aids material, some of which has been shown at this college. Mr. Scofield’s daughter, Ellen, is a sophomore at Meredith. Dr. Winburn T. Thoma^ eame in September from Indonesia to whieh he will return in the spring to serve as administrator of co-operative missions and to be associated with the Theological College in Djakarta. Dr. Thomas was the first executive secre tary ot the United Student Christian Council. He studied student relief needs in the universities of Europe in 1946-47. In Asia he has represented the World’s Student Christian Federation by periods of service in Shanghai, Bangkok, Manila, and Allahabad. Seniors to Graduate At 12:00 noon on Saturday, Jan uary 30, 1954, Meredith College will hold its annual mid-term grad uation exercises in Jones Hall. Delivering the comencement ad dress will be Dr. Carlyle Campbell, president of the college. Seniors who will be eligible to receive their diplomas during the graduation service are Melissa Mat thews Jones of Laurinburg, Jean Journigan Joyner of Henderson, Miriam Allen of Cherryville, Au drey Garris Todd of Raleigh, Mary Eva Chalk of Dunedin, Florida, and Jean Curry of Anniston, Alabama. Melissa Jones is a Phi English major. During her college career she has been a member of sueh organi zations as Sigma Pi Alpha, Grand daughters Club, IRC, Colton English Club, and Kappa Nu Sigma. She plans to join her husband in Florida after her graduation. ' A history major, Jean Joyner is president of the Student League of Women Voters and was a repre sentative to the North Carolina State Student Legislature, serving on the Interim Council. She has been a member of the German Club, the Math Club, IRC, and the chorus and has also been on dean’s list. She is going to CaU- fornia in February to join her hus band. An Astro who is majoring in science, Miriam Allen, is a dean’s list student who was president of her Junior Class. She has been a mem ber of the Barber Science Club, the German Club, the Math Club, and (Continued on page lour) Miss E. Caldwell Organizes Brownell Tour of Europe Miss Elizabeth Caldwell of Peace . College is organizer of Brownell Popular Motor Coach Thrift Tour No. 602 of fifty-five days, leaving New York on “MS Italia” June 4 and arriving back there on July 28. The cost of the trip is $995. This ,sum includes trans-Atlantic trans portation, land transportation, three meals per day, hotel accommoda tions, tips and taxes, sight-seeing expenses, transfer of baggage cost, ■ and porterage. It does not include ’ gratuities aboard ocean liner, extra steamer fare, passport expenses, steamer chairs, laundry, wines, and other purely personal expenses such as evening entertainment. The tour includes extensive sight- ' seeing trips in England, Holland, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, and France. The days of sight-seeing are interspersed with leisure and free / time. The company is not sponsoring experimental tours. It has had 67 years of experience in organizing and conducting travel. Traveling by private motorcoach, one will see na tive homes, farms, villages, and “out of the way” places on the way to big cities. A deposit of $200 is required at time of booking for trip. This de posit is refundable until one month (Continued on page four) DR. ]\. G. BJEWMAN DIES JANUARY 17 Dr. N. G. Newman, father of Mrs. Campbell, died Sunday, Jan. 17 at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Campbell. He had been ill for some time. Services were held at 2 o’clock, Tuesday, and interment followed at Oakland Congregational Church near Suffolk. Institute of Religion Began January 18; Benjamin E. Mays Is Next Speaker The fifteenth annual Institute of Religion sponsored by the United Church is scheduled for each Mon day evening, January 18 to Feb ruary 22. “The Responsibilities of Freedom” is the theme for 1954. The schedule for the 8:00 p.m. lectures is: January 18, Ernest K. Findley, Washington editor of the Newsweek, “A Responsible Foreign Policy”; January 25, Benjamin E. Mays, President of Morehouse Col lege in Alabama, “Responsibilities of Freedom in Human Relations”; February 1, Brooks Hays, United States Representative from Ar kansas, “Foundations for World Peace”; February 8, Hodding Car ter, editor of the Delta Democrat- Times, “The Irresponsibly Free”; February 15, Margaret Frakes, As sociate editor of The Christian Cen tury, “Churchwomen’s Freedom DR. LEO PODOLSKY CONDUCTS WORKSHO Dr. Leo Podolsky, internation ally famous pianist, teacher, editor, and lecturer, conducted a piano workshop at Meredith on January 14-16. Dr. Podolsky, who has con ducted master classes and clinics throughout the country for many years, has been acclaimed as reci talist and soloist with orchestras, in cluding the Chicago Symphony, the Detroit Symphony, and the Los An geles Philharmonic. He has for four summers represented the United States as guest teacher at the Mozarteum in Salzburg, Aus tria. The Workshop at Meredith, open to piano teachers and their students, offered valuable data from Dr. Po dolsky’s recently edited teaching repertoire, which he presented and discussed. Events of the Workshop (Continued on page four) Brings Responsibility”; February 22, Abba Hillel Silver, Rabbi at the Temple in Cleveland and President of the Zionist Organiza tion of America, “The Spiritual Ba sis of Human Freedom.” Study courses will meet each Monday evening at 7:00 p.m. The three courses offered and the lead ers of each course are: “Alcohol ism, A Public Concern,” D. W. Sanders, Principal of Hugh Morson High School; “Today’s Problems— Can Religion Help?” Rev. Charles M. Jones, Pastor of Community Church in Chaple Hill; “World Understanding — A Two-Way Re sponsibility,” Mrs. Roy N. Ander son, International Relations Dept. Miss Hoffman presented the In stitute’s program to the students and faculty members in a chapel pro gram on January II. Pictured are mid-term graduates, Jean Joyner, Jean Curry, Melissa Jones, and Mirian Allen. Not present when the picture was made were Audrey Garris Todd and Mary Eva Chalk who will also receive diplomas next week. Eight New Students Enroll at Meredith At least eight new students will begin studies at Meredith next se mester. Ann Tunstall, state president of B.S.U. will come to Meredith from State College. Ann is from Oxford and has attended Mars Hill. She will begin her work here as a junior majoring in English. Blanche Bonner Correll from Laurinburg is transferring from Flora McDonald College. She is a graduate of Saint Mary’s and will be a junior here majoring in elementary education. Besides these boarding students there will be several new day stu dents. Barbara Sneed, a freshman, is transferring from Sacred Heart Col lege in Belmont, N. C. Mrs. Eva Gerstel, a major in sociology or psychology, will trans fer from State College where her husband is a professor in Agronomy. Bette Knock, a freshman biology or chemistry major from Cary, will come here from Mary Washington College. Mrs. Marilyn Bledsoe will trans fer here from Berea College in Berea Kentucky as a special student major ing in home economics. Two day students. Dot Hunt and Barbara Stockstill will become boarding students next semester. There may be other new students but their applications are not yet complete. OPERATION DEADLINE. Pictured are four leading members of the “Oak Leaves” staff as they keep late hours preparing the annual for press. From left to right, they are: Alyce Epiey, Peggy Jo Dalrumple, editor, Patty Melvin, and Connie Woodall. See page 3 for story. Focus Week Committee Heads and Advisers Are Announced The committees for Religious Fo cus Week were recently announced by Shirley McLean, head of the week’s activities. Heading the wor ship committee will be Phyllis Tri- ble and Ann Parr. Alice Spell with Miss Hill as faculty advisor will head the program committee. The music committee will be led W .Te^n Batten with Miss Donley as faculty advisor. Zoe Harmon with -Mrs. Mayes’s help will head the com mittee for arrangements. At the head of the publicity committee is Ruth Jeanne Allen with Miss Mary B. Josey as advisor. Dr. Keith will be advisor to Betty Vance who will lead the discussion committee. Leading the hospitality committee will be Caroline Jackson with Miss Hanyen as advisor. Trudy Fitz gerald will head the literature committee with Mrs. Upchurch’s ad vise. The chairman of the confer ence committee is Effie Sneeden; Mr. Dorsett is her advisor. Mar garet Layne with Miss Axworthy’s help will lead the social committee. The committee for continuation of Focus Week will be headed by Gordie Maxwell with Miss Zinn’s help as advisor. Mr. Howard Bel cher will serve as advisor to Joyce Stephens, head of the treasury com mittee. The general steering com mittee will be composed of Dr. Mc Lain, Miss Garner, Dr. Crook and Dr. John Yarbrough, co-ordina tor between faculty and student body. The theme for the week is “Our Calling as Christians.” MAKY EVA CHALK PRESENTED IN GRADE ATION RECITY Mary Eva Chalk, candidate for the degree of Bachelor of Arts with a major in music education, was presented in her graduation voice recital by the department of music on Friday evening, January 15, at 8:00 in the college auditorium. Su sie Rucker was her accompanist. Miss Chalk, a public school music major, sang in the first part of her program Caldara’s Come Raggio Do Sol, Che Fiero Costume by Le- grenzi and Tu Lo Sai by ToreUi. Sharing the program with Miss Chalk were piano students Leah Scarborough, playing Beethoven’s Sonata, Op. 78, and Mary Dare , (Continued on page three)
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