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^ October 26, 1956
THE TWIG
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STUDENTS PREPARE FOR CORN HUSKIN’ BEE
Musical Notes
By PAT GREENE
On Monday evening, October 29,
Claude Frank, pianist, will present
a musical program which will mark
the first in the Meredith series of
required concerts. Mr. Frank, will
be playing music of Bach, Bee
thoven, and Lizst, which should of
fer an evening of unusually fine
entertainment.
Those of us who attended the
first civic music concert were
thrilled with Guimaf Novaes, pian
ist, and are anxiously looking for
ward to that next concert! And for
the benefit of the poor unfortunates
who were swamped with work and
tests last October 9, we send out
an urgent plea to all you musically-
minded teachers who read this
column: please try not to assign
tests for the day after a civic music
concert! We students (especially
music majors) do so like to attend
these concerts — without the threat
of a test hanging over our heads.
If you like and enjoy chamber
music you should check the music
building bulletin board for informa
tion concerning the chamber music
series for this year.
We have a “celebrity” in our
''midst! The North Carolina Sym
phony Society has announced that
Edwin Blanchard was the wiimer
of the vocal auditions, and, as win
ner, he is afforded the opportunity
of appearing with the North Caro
lina Symphony Orchestra during its
j spring tour of 1957. Mr. Blanchard,
a baritone, studied with Arthur
Knight this past summer at the East
man School of Music.
The Student Guild of Organists
here at Meredith has recently been
organized, with Faye Wheeler,
senior organ major, as president;
Margaret Slate, Secretary and treas
urer; and Miriam Dempsey and Pat
Greene as program chairmen. For
those of you who are not too
familiar with the Guild, it is, of
course, made up of organ majors
and students taking organ; and it
meets every Tuesday afternoon in
the small auditorium. (Perhaps you
know it as the “organ class.”)
Other music organizations which
are busily engaged in electing of
ficers and getting started again for
the year are M.E.N.C., McDowell
Music Club, and the honorary
musical fraternity. Sigma Alpha
Iota. The SAI’s, incidentally, are
planning big things for the year, so
watch for announcements of SAI
receptions, musicales, and the like.
The music students are really get
ting quite desperate for some satis
factory place from which to order
music, so if any of you have — or
see — an extra music store lying
around anywhere, please call us or
contact us at the music office. We
could certainly use one! Seriously,
though, not having a music store
anymore is like . . . well, a “music
major without a music store is like
a “man without a country” ... oh,
well! Anyway, it’s pretty bad! But
we won’t complain, will we?
The hfe of a music major surely
is a hard one! But oh, it is a happy
one! I understand many of our musi-
. cians took time off from practicing
to enjoy the merry-go-round music
out at the State Fair last week.
Besides all our music, we now own
such things as teddy bears, folding
chairs, and flashlights. And on this
■ “happy note” I say ’bye until next
edition.
®Chicken and Hog Calling, Tall Tale Contests
To Be Held Between Classes and Faculty
Corn Huskin’ Bee Originated 11 Years
Ago; Miss Doris Peterson Created Idea
Tonight in the midst of straw,
corn shucks, pumpkins, fall leaves,
and gay dress, we Meredith students
will participate in one of the favorite
Meredith traditions — the Corn
Husking Bee. This festive occasion
is an annual affair to which all
Meredith students look forward with
much excitement. Although it is al
ready an established part pf
Meredith life, the Corn Husking
Bee is not so old a tradition as is
thought by many.
On October 26, 1945, the follow
ing headline and comment appeared
in the Twig: “ATHLETIC AS
SOCIATION SCHEDULES ALL
STUDENT HUSKING BEE.” “The
Athletic Association has announced
definite plans for the all-student
Husking Bee party which is to be
held on Tuesday, October 30, in
honor of the new students.” Ac
cording to the rest of the article,
the dining haU was decorated with
traditional halloween decorations.
The students came in pairs — one
girl dressed as a “hillbilly” and the
other half of the duet dressed as a
country lass.
The party began in the dining
hall and moved to the dining hall
steps after supper, where square
dancing was the main event. A
series of contests followed —
chicken calhng, hog calling, corn'
shucking, sing-song and an in
dividual contest with judging based
on the originality of the costume of
the couples. At this first Meredith
Corn Husking Bee, the awards for
the best class song were awarded
on the basis of “pure corn and hill-
billy-ishness.” The party was closed
with group singing and refreshments
The following year, 1946, a
similar headline appeared in the
Twig: “ATHLETIC ASSOCIA
TION PROVIDES REVELRY IN
CORN HUSKIN’ BEE.” The next
year a third headline appeared
about the Huskin’ Bee, and the next
year, another. Meredith College had
started an event that wasHo be an
annual event, anticipated with ex
citement not exceeded by those girls
on October 26, 1945.
It would be impossible to attempt
to discuss the origin of our hal
loween party without giving credit
to the originator of the “Bee.” The
woman who led the Athletic As
sociation in introducing the Corn
Husking Bee was Miss Doris Peter
son, who at that time was head of
the physical education department.
It was her hope that the event might
become an annual occasion on the
Meredith College campus.
So, tonight, as we participate in
all the activities connected with this
event, let us remember and appreci'
ate that first Corn Huskin’ Bee that
set the pattern for so many good
times in years to come.
A. A. ROUNDUP
By MARY EDNA GRIMES
The A.A. has been concentrating
aU of its spare time to making
preparations for this year’s Corn
Huskin’ Bee, which with your sup
port and participation, will be our
best. So grab a broomstick and meet
us for supper, Oct. 26th.
It’s really encouraging to see that
the bicycles are needing repairs •—
that means they are being used!
Continue to save those Blue Horse
and Write-Right paper wrappers
for a new bike.
Probably the only smiling faces
you saw while having your polio
shots were those of board members
who' were helping the infirmary
nurses — You see, they had al
ready had theirs. We will see you
for your last shot in May.
By JANE STEMBRIDGE
There are many happy things that
I will remember about my days at
Meredith College. Two, in par
ticular, I am certain I shah never
forget. The first is the sunset. When
I came here my suitemates told me
this: “That of all places we have
been, nowhere was the sunset more
splendid than right here — as it
dipped behind Stringfield and was
lost across the far meadow.” ’Tis
true! Secondly, as we walked across
court one October morning, they
pointed to the pair of large maples
that stood there in front of the
dining hall: “Watch those trees. See
now their tops are already turning
... in a few days they will be in
a hundred colors and then . . . you’ll
know it’s Corn Huskin’ time!”
Have you watches those trees? I
have because I was fortunate enough
to be introduced to them just about
a year ago this - week. Aside from
their singular beauty and special
significance to me, they have be
come a symbol ... a symbol of
Meredith, of fun, of sisterhood, of
crazy skits and laughter, of hog
callin’ and singing, of Corn Huskin’
Bee!
Corn Huskin’ can mean a lot of
things — some of us thrive on the
spirit of close competiton, some
can’t wait to see the faculty “let
their hair down,” some love to get
into the crazy goings-on and call
the chickens, call the hogs, shuck
the corn, spin the yarns, and do
various “releasing” things. What
ever our particular interest, we all
love it because it is the first real
get-together of the WHOLE raft
of us — a time of “unbuttoned
ease” (Shakespeare) when dhis
thing we call the “Meredith Family”
has a reunion, as it were. I can’t
define that term “Meredith Family.”
I doubt if any senior can even. But
we aU feel it. You frosh and trans
fers do too — if you don’t you
WILL. I mean I am “gung ho” this
shindig and I’m glad they asked me
to write it up. It’s just great big fun!
The Athletic Association spon
sors Corn Huskin’ and Mary Edna
Grimes, president, told me to see
Betsy Wells for data. Now Betsy
is chairman of the general steering
committee and she was only too
glad to tell me about plans and to
give me a list of other committee
chairmen who have been working
hard to make Friday night a suc
cess: Dale Caspar! is heading up
the contests; Hilda Myers, decora
tion; Carolyn Roberts, hospitality;
Barbara Browning, invitation; Mary
Catherine Cole, photography; Pea
nut, publicity; Ann House, refresh
ment; Laurie Kee, sing-song. Dr.
Claire Weigt, Miss Helena Williams,
and the whole physical education
department is behind it! ‘
Now Corn Huskin’ gets under
way officially for resident students
and guests at 6:15 Friday night in
the dining hall. Then at 6:45 we
gather in front of the steps there for
big fun. This is important: Please
dress up crazy cause there’ll be a
GRAND MARCH and prize for the
most MOST! So slam those books
and come on out there especially
freshmen, sophomores, and seniors
because the juniors are just liable
to win (P-nut’s gonna shuck corn
and “Red” Murray’s gonna sing!!)
P.S. Dr. Tilley can really tell a
TALL TALE and can Dr. Camp
bell EVER call chickens!
College Place, Wash.—(I.P.)—
Students at Walla Walla College
may now devote the last seven days
prior to final exaimnation each
* quarter to review unhindered by as
signments other than daily class
• work. . , .
A new program is bemg intro
duced which will necessitate that
students hand in all term papers
and complete all back work and
^make-up quizzes one week before
examinations start.
lizzies’ Soda Shop
Below Varsity Theater
A Good Place To Meet and Eat
2412 Hillsboro St. Phone TE 4-9392
SERVE-SELF
FOOD MARKET
3828 Hillsboro Street
For An Afternoon Walk
ARNOLD'S
REXALL DRUGS
3025 HILLSBORO STREET
ATTENTION GIRLS!
Join a
Physical Education Class
MAN-MUR
BOWLINC CENTER
(Opposite State College)
★ Open Bowling on Week-ends
ALL WOOL TWEED
CAR COATS — only $24.95
— Also —
WINTER COATS
in lovely fall colors
from $39.95 to $89.95
WERTZ'S
OPEN UNTIL 9 P.M.
MONDAY & FRIDAY
2502 Hillsboro Street
ARTIST SUPPLIES
THEATRICAL MAKE-UP
All Students Buy At
MOBLEY’S
‘Raleigh’s Art Center’
Where You Get the
Student Discount
113 S. Salisbury Street
Phone TE 2-4775
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