THE TWIG
Newspaper of the Students of Meredith College
VOTE
Volume XXIX
MEREDITH COLLEGE, RALEIGH, N. C., FRIDAY, MARCH 4, 1955
No. 7
School of Christian Studies
Planned for June 13-17
Dance Recital to be Given March 12
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Dr. Ralph E. McLain has an
nounced the plans for the third an
nual Meredith School of Christian
Studies. This will be held on Mere
dith campus June 13-17.
The following lecturers will take
part in the school: Dr. J. S. Whale,
prominent English theologian, au
thor, and lecturer; Dr. James
Muilenburg, Davenport professor of
Hebrew and the cognate languages
at Union Theological Seminary; and
Dr. Carlyle Marney, pastor of First
|aptist Church of Austin, Texas,
'^he subjects of these lectures will be
ounced later.
Besides the lectures, there wi
also be informal panel discussions,
social periods, and nightly vespers.
The purpose of the school is: “To
bring together thoughtful ministers
and laymen in study and discussion
under leaders who are making
Nancy Cochrane Queen
Of Barnwarming Dance
Nancy Cochrane
On February 19 Nancy Cochrane
was crowned queen of the Barn-
warming Dance which was spon
sored by the School of Agriculture
of N. C. State College. Her crown
was an old-fashioned red bonnet.
Nancy, a sophomore home eco
nomics major, is from Asheville.
Her escort to the dance was Justus
Ammons of Mars Hill.
After the coronation, Nancy was
invited by Mr. William H. Danforth,
of the Danforth Foundation, for an
expense-paid trip to Atlanta,
Georgia, where she will attend the
dedication of the recently-
constructed chapel on Morehead
College Campus. The event will
take place the week end of
March 4-5.
major, scholarly contributions to
Christian life and thought.”
Reservations to stay on Meredith
Campus during the school may be
made by contacting Dr. McLain.
The committee in charge of the
school, other than Dr McLain in
cludes: Dr. Carlyle Campbell,
Meredith president; Dr. Carlton
Prickett, pastor of First Baptist
Church, Burlington; Claude Gaddy,
director of Baptist Commission on
Higher Education; Bishop E. A.
Penick of the Episcopal Diocese of
North Carolina; Dr. Harold Dudley,
executive secretary of North Caro
lina Presbyterian Synod p and Dr.
E. McNeill Poteat, pastor of Pullen
Memorial Baptist Church, Raleigh.
Scholarships Offered
In Denmark, Sweden
Fellowships for study in Den
mark and Sweden have been offeree
to American graduate students for
the 1955-56 academic year by the
two Scandinavian governments, it
was announced today by Kenneth
Holland, president of the Institute of
International Education, 1 East
67th Street, New York.
Three fellowships have been of
fered by the Danish Government
through the Ministry of Education.
These include funds for a year of
study in an institution of higher edu
cation as well as expenses to cover a
short orientation course. Since the
number of supplementary travel
grants is limited, there can be no
assurance of such aid to recipients
of the above-described awards.
Grantees should have funds, there
fore, to pay their own travel and
incidental expenses.
The Swedish Government is giv
ing three fellowships through
the Sweden-America Foundation.
These awards are administered in
the United States by the Institute
of International Education and the
American-Scandinavian Founda
tion. The stipends cover room,
board, and tuition expenses at a
Swedish university. Candidates must
pay for their own travel.
Preference is given to candidates
under 35. Other eligibility require
ments are: (1) U. S. citizenship;
(2) a bachelor’s degree from an
American college or university of
recognized standing by the time of
departure; (3) demonstrated aca
demic ability and capacity for in
dependent study; (4) good moral
character, personality, and adapt
ability; and (5) good health.
Applications may be secured
from the United States Student De
partment of the Institute of Inter
national Education. Closing date of
the competition is April 1, 1955.
Meredith girls practicing for modem dance recital.
SECOND SLATE TO BE ELECTED
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McLean and Parr
Speak in Chanel
Candidates Presented
Mareh 8; Elections
To Be March 10
Congratulations to the winners of
the first slate of Meredith elections!
We wish them much success in their
coming terms of office.
Pictures of the candidates for the
second slate of officers will be
posted Tuesday, March 8, in John
son Hall, and the candidates them
selves will be introduced in Chapel
Thursday by Sandra Peterson, chief
counselor. Voting will begin after
chapel.
The second slate of officers in
clude those of Social Standards
Chairman; Playhouse President;
Vice-Presidents of S.G., A.A., and
B.S.U.; College Marshal; Presi
dents of Brewer and Faircloth; Busi
ness Manager of the Twig; Presi
dents of the societies; Treasurers of
the major organizations; and Hall
Proctors of Brewer and Faircloth.
French Nightclub
*lanned By Astros
The Astros are busily preparing
for one of their biggest social events
of the year, the French Nightclub.
The party, tentatively set for Satur
day night, March 12, will be held
in Society Hall, It will be a simple
affair, with guests sitting at small
tables and refreshments sold by
girls dressed as French waitresses.
There will be one period of enter
tainment, with singing throughout
the evening. All girls, both Phis and
Astros, are invited to bring their
dates or comb without dates.
Meredith Talent to Appear On WUNC-TV
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On Sunday night, March 13 at
SIX o’clock, Meredith students
should be turned to WUNC-TV, for
at that time a program of Meredith
talent will go on the air. We are
one of the colleges and universities
who have been asked by the Chapel
Hill station to take part in a series
of half-hour programs presenting
. the life, traditions, and activities of
each school.
Although arrangements are not
yet complete, many interesting plans
have been made. The program will
probably begin with a Meredith
song and end with the Alma Mater,
sung by the chorus; and, in addition,
Dr. Rose will explain some of the
history and traditions of Meredith;
the C.S.U. will present a discussion
i-oup featuring Shirley McLain,'
Anne Tunstall, Trudy Fitzgerald,
Joyce Hamrick, Nancy Young, and
Anne Parr; Miss Beatrice Donley’s
Triple Trio, composed of Jo Bond
Brock, Katie Lee Currin, Mary Lou
Bell, Kay McCosley, Marilyn Green,
Marjorie Thore, Jean Grealish,
Mutt Layne, and Bet Smith ac
companied by Margaret Anne
English, will perform; and Dr.
Weigt’s dance group will also add
its talent to the program. The last
act of Quality Street, under the di
rection of Mrs. Da Parma, with
Verna Wooten, Ada Lou Worth,
Susan Moss, and Ernie Faust, was
also going to be presented, but copy
right permission was not given.
The faculty committee appointed
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Mary Alice Simmons
Presents Art Exhibit
Mary Alice Simmons will give her
graduating art exhibit in the Mere
dith Art Gallery, March 9, at 7:30-
10:00 p.m. Her exhibit will consist
of work she has done through her
four years at Meredith College and
this includes oil paintings, pen and
ink drawings, pastels and tempera
paintings. She will also exhibit a silk
screen design and commercial art
work. Mary Alice is a senior from
Roseboro, North Carolina, and she
is in the Tyner Education Club and
the Hoof Print Club.
Meredith College Library
R2deigh, N. C.
On February 22, Shirley McLean
and Anne Parr gave talks in chapel
on their recent trip to New York
City, where they took part in a Con
ference on Vocations in Religion for
College Women at Union Theologi
cal Seminary. The 75 delegates at
the conference heard Reinhold Nie-
bukr and Mary Ely Lyman of the
Seminary faculty and Mrs. Harri
sons Elliott of the Y.W.C.A. Be
sides learning about the job de
scriptions of the church staff and
teaching and missions occupations,
they participated in a tour of lead
ing churches and Christian social
service projects in New York.
THREE TO GO
TO NEW YORK
On April 7, the first day of spring
holidays, at twelve-thirty in the
morning. Miss Helena Williams,
Becky Calloway, and Ernestine
Cottrell will catch the “Silver
Meteor” for New York City.
A vyide variety of activities have
been planned for the three while
they are in New York. Besides a
tour of the usual sights, they wDl
visit the U. N. and go to the Bowery,
Harlem, Greenwich Village, and
Radio City. They hope to appear
on some radio and television pro
grams, and they will see several
plays — The Pajama Game and
The Tea House of the August Moon
or Tea and Sympathy. They also ex-
I^ct to take in a cinerama produc
tion. On Sunday they will visit the
Little Church Around the Corner,
and then watch the EasteT Parade in
the afternoon. Of course, they will
eat at many interesting and well-
known places, shop at Macy’s, and
look in at Tiffany’s. The Picadilly
will be their headquarters during
their stay.
Study Program At
University of Munich
Each year the College of Liberal
Arts of Wayne University sponsors
an intercollegiate foreign study pro
-am at the University of Munich
in Germany for students who have
completed their sophomore year in
an accredited American college or
university, and who have completed
at least two years of college
German.
If you are interested, see the
editor for further information.
Dr. Claire Weigt and her
creative dance class will be pre
sented in recital Saturday night,
March 12, at 8 o’clock in Jones
Auditorium. This is the first recital
of this type to be presented at Mere
dith. The choreography for the pro
gram has been composed by Dr.
Weigt this year.
The first half of the program will
be devoted to dances which are
based on early court dances of the
fifteenth and sixteenth centuries.
Some of these are Gaillarde, Ga
votte, and Sarabande. The second
half of the evening’s entertainment
will include dances arranged by
five freshmen concerning campus
life at Meredith.
Mr. Blanchard and the Triple
Trio will sing for some numbers,
and Mrs. Phylis Garris and Mrs.
Roberta Heaton, violinists, are
playing for another number. Music
in most cases has been especially
written for Miss Weigt, and she will
be performing in solos.
Students performing are Becky Jo
Benson, Sally Crook, Molly Cur
rent, Eunice DuRant, Mary Jon
Gerald, Emily Gilbert, Betsy
Greene, Marilyn Greene, Pamela
Hartsell, Barbara Hazelwood,
Elizabeth Hicks, Sarah Huckabee,
Millicent Kimbrell, Marilyn Mc
Arthur, Martha Mastellari, Emily
Newman, Nancy Reece, Sue Robin
son, and Marjatta Saikkola.
Wake Forest Attends
Meredith i.R.C.
The I.R.C. held its monthly meet
ing Thursday night, February 24,
in the Hut. The Wake Forest I.R.C.,
under the sponsorship of Dr. Jones,
attended the meeting.
The program consisted of a de
bate between Meredith I.R.C. and
Wake Forest I.R.C. on the
question: “Is the United States
Justified in Making the Treaty with
Formosa?” Wake Forest with the
negative side had as its main point
that the U.S. was interfering in
world peace. Meredith as affirma
tive claimed that the U.S. was not
only protecting the free Chinese
but was also defending its own in
terests against Communist aggres
sion. The decision on the debate
was pending. After the formal dis
cussion, questions came from the
floor and a lively debate ensued,
with individual discussion.
Refreshments, consisting of hot
chocolate and cookies, were served
by the Meredith group.
PSI CHI CLUB
HEARS DR. McLAIN
For the program of the February
meeting, the Psi Chi Club heard Dr.
Ralph McLain tell of some of his
experiences in New York and
Chicago with some cults and “isms”
now in existence. He began by tell
ing of one meeting that he attended
at which various members of the
cult supposedly received messages
from the spirit world. These mes
sages concerned those people at
tending the meeting. He went on to
show that the “messages” received
from the spirit world were so gen
eral that they might concern almost
anyone. Before he had been allowed
to enter the meeting, he said that he
had been required to pay a fifty-
cent collection.
He also told of seeing Father
Divine in one of his seven heavens.
Dr. McLain related that the people
following Father Divine had great
faith in his powers, believing that
sometimes he did not sleep for sev
eral days.