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Newspaper of the Students of Meredith College
Volume XXXI
MEREDITH COLLEGE, RALEIGH, N. C., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1956
No. 2
FOUNDERS' DAY TO BE OBSERVED NOVEMBER 1
Four
For
Faculty
Twenty
Memisers Honored
-five Years of Service
On September 25, 1956, at the®
meeting of the Board of Trustees,
four members of the Meredith Col
lege faculty were honored for
twenty-five years of service to the
college. Silver engraved bowls were
presented to Dr. Alice Barnwell
Keith, Dr. Mary Yarbrough, Miss
Jennie Hanyen and Miss Mae
Grimmer.
Dr. Keith, professor of history,
is a graduate of Columbia Univer
sity and holds her Ph.D. from the
University of North Carolina. She
has been a member of the Mere
dith faculty since 1928 and she is
sponsor of the Student League of
Women Voters.
Dr. Yarbrough has also been at
Meredith since 1928. She is pro-
\ lessor of chemistry and physics,
and a sponsor of the Barber Science
Club. An alumna of Meredith, she
received her Ph.D. from Duke Uni
versity.
Miss Hanyen, associate professor
of home economics has been teach
ing at Meredith since 1931, and
' she is a sponsor of the Home Eco
nomics Club. Miss Hanyen holds
her Masters Degree from Columbia
University.
The secretary of the Alumnae
Association, Miss Grimmer, came
to Meredith in 1928 and has served
in this capacity for twenty-eight
years.
Kappa Nu Sigma
Has Chapel Program
The Kappa Nu Sigma Honor So
ciety will be in charge of the morn
ing chapel program on Tuesday,
October 30, 1956. Miss Ellen
Brewer, a member of the society,
is going to present a few facts
about its history. Also included in
the program is the announcement
of the winner of the freshman
scholarship. This scholarship is
awarded every ^ year to the fresh
man having the highest average in
her class. As Rosalie Weatherford,
the actual winner of the award, did
not return to Meredith, the runner-
up will be the recipient.
On the same day, from 1:30 to
2:00 p.m., an informal tea is to be
given in honor of Dr. Knight, and
Mr. J. I. Durham.
Dr. Johnson Finishes
History of Meredith
The publication of The History
of Meredith College by Dr. Mary
Lynch Johnson will be completed
before Christmas of this year. Re
quested by the Board of Trustees
and by Dr. Campbell to write a his
tory of Meredith, Dr. Johnson be
gan work in the spring of 1948.
Being intimately acquainted with
those earnest people who opened
the Baptist Female University,
which Meredith was then called.
Dr. Johnson has been able to give
practically an eye-witness account
from the beginning. She was able
to work on the book only during
the summer months, but because of
her long association with the college,
the work became a fascinating
study. Dr. Johnson herself began
in the sixth grade of Meredith’s
preparatory department, graduated,
and came back to become head of
the English department.
In her research, Dr. Johnson not
only went back to the opening of
the college fifty-seven years ago,
but to the long years of prepara
tion by Thomas Meredith and many
others.
The book covers the growth of
the college through the years as it
moved from within the city of Ra
leigh in 1925 to its present loca
tion; it also covers the academic
progress, the interesting changes in
student life and regulations, and the
various members of the faculty.
There is even a chapter on the
alumnae of Meredith.
But this is not just a history book;
it is the story of the fulfillment of
a dream, the story of hard work,
love, and sacrifice, the story of men
and women who wanted to give the
young women of North Carolina
an opportunity for a good, sound
education. It is a memorial to those
who thought of Meredith not just as
a school of higher learning but the
living spirit of a quest for knowl
edge and a fuy life.
?Dr. S. L. Stealey
To Be Principal Speaker
Flans are now being made to
begin classes in the new arts build
ing on Monday, October 29. Books
and records are being moved now.
Students bring their dates to the Hut, which is being renovated as a Student Union.
RECORDS, GAMES, TELEVISION TO
BE FOUND IN NEW STUDENT UNION
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Playhouse To Stage
Oscar Wilde
On November 9 and 10, in Jones
Auditorium, the Meredith College
Playhouse will give its first per
formance of Oscar Wilde’s play
“The Importance of Being Ear
nest.”
With the help of Miss Elma
Gorsage, Playhouse director, and
Annie Ransome, student director for
this production, the members of the
cast are rehearsing each evening.
The cast includes John Worthing,
J. P., Don Harris; Algernon, Bob
Sheridan; The Reverend Mr. Chas
uble, A. D. Robinson; Merriman,
Annie Ransome; Lady Bracknell,
Betty Bennett; Gwendoline, Jan
Mercer; Cecily, Peggy Bone; and
Miss Prism, Harriette Seals.
BusUy carrying plans through to
completion’ are the various commit
tees for the play. Ginger Whitley is
serving as chairman of the construc
tion committee. Pat Corbett is in
charge of the stage crew. Lighting
for the play is under the supervision
of Videau Joyner. Ann House and
her committee will secure the prop
erties. Publicizing the play is the
job of Ruth Putnam and other
qualified committee members. Pat
Maynard is the chairman of the
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TWELVE HUNDRED STUDENTS TO GATHER IN RALEIGH
FOR ANNUAL BAPTIST STATE CONVENTION
Beginning October 27 th, the
Meredith College student body will
have the privilege of relaxing and
entertaining guests in a Student
Union.
This project is being sponsored by
the Astrotekton and Philaretian So
cieties, who developed the idea of
renovating the hut into a student
recreation center on our campus.
In addition to games, current
magazines, television, and records,
a snack bar will be open for re
freshments. A special feature will
be Sunday afternoon recorded con
certs consisting of jazz, classical,
semi-classical, and popular music.
After the opening on the 27th,
the Union will^open every week
end at the following times:
Friday: 7:00 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.
Saturday: 2:30 p.m. - 11:30 p.m.
Sunday: 2:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
One hostess from each society will
be in charge during these hours.
On Monday through Thursday,
the hut will continue as a location
for private parties and meetings;
and permission for use must be
granted in the Dean of Students’
office, as has been done previously.
To jeceive the facilities of the
union and to provide the necessary
finance for upkeep, each member
(Continued on page four)
The 48th annaul Founders’ Day
will be observed by the student
body, faculty, friends, and guests of
Meredith College on Thursday, No
vember 1, 1956.
The special events will begin at
11:00 a.m. in Jones Auditorium
with the processional of the seniors
and speakers. The Meredith College
Chorus, under the direction of Miss
Beatrice Donley and accompanied
by Nancy Perkins, will give the call
to worship. Dr. Campbell, Mere
dith’s president, will welcome guests
and friends and make announce
ments.
Dr. John W. Kincheloe, pastor
of Hayes Barton Baptist Church,
Raleigh, will conduct a period of
meditation with scripture and
prayer. The Chorus will sing “Send
Out Thy Light” by Balakirew.
Dr. Mary Lynch Johnson, head
of the English department, will
then share with the group a short
historical sketch from an earlier
period of Meredith’s history.
The chorus then will render “We
Hurry with Unfaltering Footsteps”
by Bach, following which Dr. S. L.
Stealey, president of Southeastern
Baptist Theological Seminary, will
deliver the Founders’ Day address.
After the singing of the Alma
Mater, the group will be dismissed
with a benediction and choral re
sponse by Dr. Kincheloe and the
chorus.
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Pianist Will Give
Concert At Meredith
Approximately 1,200 students ®
from colleges and universities over
the state of North Carolina are ex
pected to gather at Tabernacle Bap
tist Church in Raleigh, November
2-4 for the annual convention
sponsored by the Student Depart
ment of the Baptist State Conven
tion of North Carolina. Registra
tion will begin at 3:30 on Friday,
November 2. The sessions will end
with the Sunday morning service at
Meredith College.
“Christ the Lord — My Lord”
is the theme for the meeting. The
main points of the theme will be
developed by Dr. J. B. Weather-
spoon, professor of preaching.
Southern Seminary, Louisville, Ken
tucky, and Dr. Olin T. Binkley, pro
fessor of Christian sociology and
ethics. Southeastern Seminary, Wake
Forest, North Carolina. Other
speakers are Dr. Luther Copeland,
Dr. J. B. Weatherspoon, keynote speaker
for the Convention.
©professor of missions. Southeastern
Seminary; Dr. William Strickland,
professor of New Testament, South
eastern Seminary; Miss Estelle Sla
ter, Associate, Southwide Student
Department, Nashville, Tennessee;
Reverend James Potter, pastor of
Tabernacle Church, Raleigh; and
Dr. Albert Mieburg, Dean, Wingate
Junior College, Wingate, North
Carolina.
Special features of the program
will be a new plan of group Bible
study; an original drama entitled
“Voices of Tears” drama entitled
University of North Carolina stu
dent group; and the 65 voice Stafe
BSU Choir under the direction of
Miss Barbara Shaver, Western
Carolina College.
Mr. Ronnie Crow of North Caro
lina State College is president of
the group, and Dr. Bruce E.
Whitaker is State Secretary.
Clean-up Campaign
To Be Held Soon
A clean-up campaign is to be
held during the week that the new
classroom building is occupied.
Betty Frances Smith will head the
drive, which is sponsored by the
S.G. and the A.A. Emphasis will
be placed on taking care of the
new building and its furniture. Cor
rection of the habits of throwing
trash on the grounds, putting paper
in the shrubs, and leaving bottles
in the halls will also be urged.
Mrs. Watkins Joins
Dining Hall Staff
An article on the new faculty and
staff members, appearing in the last
issue of The Twig, failed to men
tion Mrs. Will Ann Watkins, who
has come this year as assistant dieti-
tion. Mrs. Watkins, a native of
Tennessee, is a graduate of the Uni
versity of Tennessee. After gradua
tion she worked at the university
for several years in food service
work. She has also worked as dieti-
tion at a hospital in Baltimore,
Maryland.
Claude Frank, a young pianist of
growing reputation, will appear in
a recital here on Monday, October
29, at 8:00 p.m. He will present a
varied program, including Bee
thoven’s Sonata in A flat. Op. 110,
and works of Bach, Schubert, De
bussy, and Liszt.
Mr. Frank’s piano studies began
in Germany when he was six years
old, and they were continued in
France and in the United States
under Artur and Kurt Schnabl.
While at Columbia University, he
furthered his musical education in
theory and composition with Nor
man Lockwood, and he studied con
ducting under Rudolph Thomas. As
a private pupil, he studied also with
Koussevitsky.
Public appearances are not new
to Claude Frank, who was playing
full recitals at the age of twelve.
When he was fourteen, he appeared
with the Lisbon Symphony Orches
tra, and he has performed with lead
ing orchestras in New York. His
recitals have been heard through
out Europe, and his solo and cham
ber music programs in many New
England colleges and communities.
Last season he completed a success
ful European tour which was re
ceived so well that he will return
to the continent for a repeat per
formance this season.
In 1948, Mr. Frank joined the
faculty at Bennington College. He
teaches piano, assists with chorus,
conducts the orchestra, and is the
assistant conductor of the Dessoff
Choir. During the summer he is on
the faculty of the Marlboro Festival
and School of Music, founded by
Rudolph Serkin and Adolph Busek
and devoted to the study and per
formance of chamber music.
His teaching experience provides
him with an insight into the prob
lems of students majoring in piano,
and while on the college campus,
he will be available for counseling.