CONGRATULATIONS
WINNERS!
THE TWIG
Newspaper of the Students of Meredith College
GOOD LUCK
ON STUNT!
Volume XXIX
MEREDITH COLLEGE, RALEIGH, N. C„ FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 1955
No. 8
Graduation Speakers Announced
Dr. Henry Steele Commager,
professor of American history at
Columbia University, New York,
will deliver the Baccalaureate Ad
dress at the graduation exercises on
Monday, May 30, at 10:30 a.m. in
Jones Auditorium. On Sunday, May
29, Dr. Sankey L. Blanton, Presi
dent of Crozer Theological Semi
nary in Chester, Pennsylvania, will
give the Baccalaureate Sermon.
The speaker for Society Night is
Mrs. Bernice Kelly, a Meredith
graduate from Seaboard, N. C. She
is a novelist and the first woman
winner of the Mayflower Cup.
Miss Virginia Highfill, an alumna
of Meredith from Winston-Salem
and a missionary in Osaka, Japan,
will speak to the Alumnae Associa
tion at 10:30 a.m., Saturday,
May 28.
Other events of the commence
ment week-end include the chorus
concert, annual meetings of Kappa
Nu Sigma and Silver Shield, the
alumnae luncheon, class day exer
cises, and organ recital by Dr.
Cooper, senior vespers, and a re
ception for parents.
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Grimmer and Josey
Attend Meetings
KAPPA NU SIGMA
SPONSORS TALK
The Kappa Nu Sigma is spon
soring its annual formal banquet
and lecture, Tuesday, March 22, at
which Allan K. Manchester will be
the guest speaker. He is Dean of
Undergraduate Studies at Duke
University.
The banquet is for all members
of Kappa Nu Sigma, Phi Beta
Kappa, or Sigma Psi, including fac
ulty, alumnae, and members from
A luncheon was given by the
Meredith Alumnae in Asheville on
March 16. This was their annual
meeting and was held during the
state meeting of the W.M.U. Mrs.
F. J. Farmer of Raleigh, alumna
and trustee of Meredith, was the
guest speaker. The luncheon was
held at the First Christian Church
in Asheville. Miss Mary Bland
Josey and Miss Grimmer attended
the meeting.
On Saturday, March 19, Miss
Josey and Miss Grimmer will go to
a tea in Norfolk, sponsored by the
Tidewater section of the Virginia
alumnae of Meredith. This tea is in
honor of the high school girls of that
area and will be held at the Museum
in Norfolk.
Miss Lila Bell spoke to the Apex
Alumnae Friday night, March 11.
This meeting was at the home of
Miss Margaret Bright in New Hill.
Miss Grimmer attended.
Annual Stunt Tomorrow Night;
Class Competition is Keen
PSYCHOLOGY IS TO BE THEME
OF ALUMNAE SEMINAR MARCH 26
the student body. Two new mem
bers from the junior class will be
taken into the society, and the two
sophomores with the highest scho
lastic averages in their class will be
recognized.
The lecture will be held at 8:00
p.m. in the Auditorium and the en
tire student body will attend. Fol
lowing it, a reception will be given
by Kappa Nu Sigma members in
the Blue Parlor for faculty, adminis
trative staff, guests of the college,
and the senior class.
One of the most important
alumnae events of the year is the
annual Alumnae Seminar which will
be held this year on March 26.
Psychology is the theme. Features
of the day will be a talk by Dr.
Tilley, head of the Meredith depart
ments of psychology and philosophy,
on “Oriental Psychology and Hyp
notism” and a talk by Dr. Key S.
Barkley, professor of psychology at
State College, on “How a Woman
Can Be Busy and Not Tired.”
The day will be begun with a
Coffee Hour in the Alumnae House.
During this hour there will be a
continuous demonstration of lab
oratory work by students in experi
mental psychology and a display of
publications related to psychology.
Other features of the day will be
a play, “Scattered Showers,” on the
theme of adult-child relationships,
given by Millie Harvey, Kathryn
Bright, and Ginger Morris and
coached by Mrs. de Parma. Follow
ing the play will be a general dis
cussion of the same theme, led by
a panel composed of Dr. Tilley; Dr.
Dorothy Park Griffin, director of
psychiatric services for the State
Board of Public Welfare; and Miss
Bell and Mr. Dorsett of the Mere
dith education department.
Dr. Campbell will also speak on
the plans for Meredith’s future.
The Psi Chi Psychology Club has
assisted with the plans for the
Seminar. Ernestine Cottrell de
signed the programs for the meet
ing. The Granddaughters’ Club will
furnish a baby-sitting service during
the meeting.
Playhouse Plans
Spring Production
April 12 is the date of the next
Meredith Playhouse production. A
long time away? The cast doesn’t
think so. Practices will soon be in
full swing and there will be many
busy nights for several Meredith
girls.
The play which has been chosen
for presentation this semester is
“The Late Christopher Bean.” We
are very fortunate in having Mr.
Dorsett in the part of Dr. Haggert.
Other members of the cast from
Meredith are Cathy Atkins as Mrs.
Haggert, Janice Dennis as Abby
Haggert, Diana Jones as Susie Hag
gert and Shirley Harris as Dad
Haggert. Mrs. da Parma will soon
have another enjoyable evening of
entertainment ready for us.
Stunt night is rolling around
again, and on March 19 at eight
VANCE, SPOON, JOHNSON WIN
Betty Vance, Shirley Spoon, and
, Kay Johnson were elected to the
top offices — president of S.G.,
B.S.U., and A.A., respectively—in
the recent campus wide election.
The first slate election was held on
March 3; the second slate was
elected March 10, The candidates
opposing them were Nancy Reese,
Ann Parr, and Cathy Yates.
In the following list are the can
didates for each of the offices. In
each case the first one listed is the
one who was elected: President of
Day Students, Jean Puckett and
Betty Smith; President of Vann, Sue
Turnage and Polly Richardson;
President of Stringfield, Frances
Parker and Maxine Grant; Presi
dent of Brewer, Rose Pierce and
Polly Richardson; President of Fair-
cloth, Pat Bowen and Mildred
Harvey; Astro President, Kay Mc-
. Cosely and Marjorie Thore; Phi
President, Nancy Reese and Jean
Cooper.
Chief Counselor, Mutt Layne
and Charlene Smith; Social Stand
ards Chairman, Mickey Kimbrell
and Betty Deloatch; Oak Leaves
editor. Ginger Morris and Connie
Woodall; Twig Editor, Mish Eng
lish and Barbara Sellers; Acorn edi
tor, Ellen Schofield and Janice
Dennis; Playhouse president, Cathy
Atkins and Rovilla Myers; College
marshal, Iris Merritt and Barbara
Brantley.
Vice-president of S.G., Mary
Kiser and Mary Jo Pinner; Vice-
• president A.A., Mary Edna Grimes
and Cathy Yates; Enlistment vice-
president B.S.U., Martha Ann Rob
erts and Pat Kerley; §ocial vice-
president B.S.U., Nancy Young and
Joy Curtiss; First vice-president Day
Students, Gwen Maddrey and Pat
Jackson; Second vice-president Day
Students, Marlene Reep and Becky
Murry.
o’clock in Jones Auditorium the cur
tain will rise to unveil the secret
works of the four classes.
Freshman class president, Mar
garet Creech, has the able hands of
Nancy Joyner, script chairman and
director; Pam Hartsell, costumes;
Inez Kendrick, props and set; Jane
Maynard, programs; Carolyn Green
and Martha Bramlett, lighting; and
Annie Laurie Kee, make-up; to help
her with the freshmen stunt.
Barbara Churchill’s crew of Kitty
Holt, director; Liza Culberson and
Jo Ann Jones, script; Pat Swann
and Shirley Harris, costume; Jo Ann
Selley, set; Barbara Jean Deans,
lighting; Emily Newman and Iris
Faye Sullivan, make-up; and Ada
Lou Worth and Janet Fulcher, pro
grams; are working hard on the
sophomore stunt.
The junior class, under the
leadership of Barbara Brantley, is
being spurred on by Cathy Atkins,
director; Mutt Layne and Connie
Woodall, script; Pat Bowen and Liz
Jones, costumes; Jean Cooper,
props; Mary Kiser, set; Rachel
Turnage, programs; Janice Dennis,
lighting; Micky Kimbrell, make-up;
and Doris Daughtry, business man
ager.
Joyce Causey and the seniors are
under the direction of Effie
Sneeden, director; Betty Ball, script;
Lela Melvin, costumes; Patty Mel
vin and Jane Lancaster, set and
props; Earline Martin, lighting; and
Margaret Brunson, programs.
Stunt is a long-lasting tradition
here at Meredith and involves hard
work, enthusiasm, disappointments
and joys for every student who par
ticipates in this all-important event.
Class spirit soars high on the night
that the coveted silver cup is
awarded to the winning class.
Out of the five judges four are
chosen from the faculty, one of
which may be a new faculty mem
ber. The other judge is chosen from
the outside. Judges base their de
cision on the appropriateness of the
stunt and the programs as well as
originality, acting, and the over-all
production of the stunt.
When the curtain goes down on
Saturday, each girl in every class
will have a sense of pride and
accomplishment — whether she be
a winner or a loser!
Blanchard to Present
Recital March 21
the officers elected on the first slate. On the first row are Ginger Morris “Oak Leaves” editor- Kav
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Treasurer of B.S.U., Jane May
nard; Treasurer of S.G., Jo Ann
Selley; Treasurer of A.A., Myrl
Kinkead and Bessie Codas; Secre
tary of S.G., Barbara Churchill and
Barbara Jean Deans; Secretary of
B.S.U., Molly James and Pam Hart-
sell; Secretary of A.A., Margaret
Creech and Annie Laurie Kee;
Business manager of Twig, Harriet
Andrews and Alphia Small; Busi
ness manager of Oak Leaves,
Eleanor Clark and Donnie
Simmons.
The following were nominated as
vice-presidents of the dorms: First
Brewer, Alyce Picklesimer and
Jane Lambert; Second Brewer,
Mary Ann Braswell and Yvonne
Bullock; Third Brewer, Marcia
Horrell and Marjorie Jackson;
First Faircloth, Neil Hampe and
Sara Lawrence; Second Faircloth,
Peggy Jo Williams and Annice
Smith; Third Faircloth, Anita Hiatt
and Kitty Holt; First Stringfield,
Annette Lee and Miriam Knight;
Second Stringfield, Janet Fulcher
and Sara Lawrence; Third String-
field, Jeanette Saunders and Jane
Lambert; First Vann, Jeanne Greal-
ish and Peggy Jo Williams; Second
Vann, Lois Pond and Yvonne Bul
lock; Third Vann, Jo Ellen Williams
and Marcia Horrell.
On March 21, 1955, at 8:00 p.m.
in Jones Auditorium, Mr. Edwin K.
Blanchard will present a voice re
cital, accompanied by Miss Suzanne
Axworthy.
Mr. Blanchard will sing “Ombra
Mai Tu” from the opera Xerxes, by
George Handel; “Che Fiero Cos
tume,” by Giovanni Legrenze; “H
Mio Bel Foco,” by Benedetto Mar
cello; “Vittoria, Mio Core,” by Gean
Giacoma Carissimi; “Wie Melodien
Zieht Es,” “Feldeinsamkeit,” “Wie
Bist Du, Meine Konigin,” and
“Minnelied,” by Johannes Brahms;
“Vision Fugitive” from the opera
Herodiade, by Jules Massenet; “My
Lovely Celia,” George Monro; “The
Sailor’s Life,” Anonymous; “The
Lament of Ian the Proud,” Charles
Griffes; “The Assassination,” Nor
man Dello Jaio; “O Lovely World,”
Ernest Charles; and “Eri Tu?” from
the opera The Masked Ball, by
Giuseppe Verdi.
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