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Newspaper of the Students of Meredith College
Volume XXXI
MEREDITH COLLEGE, RALEIGH, N. C., FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, 1957
No. 5
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THIRTEEN COMPLETE REQUIREMENTS;
WILL RECEIVE DIPLOMAS IN JUNE
Focus Week Speakers Announced
Institute of Religion Begins;
Second Meeting To Be January 21
TO FINISH IN JANUARY—Pictured above are, front row, left to. right: Carol
Gunter, Mary Virginia Newsome Broughton, Ruth Haines, Jeanette Saunders Lucas
and Rebecca Trammel. Second row: Catherine Yates and Kay Marshall White.
These girls, as well as Cecilia Young Denning, Videau Joyner, Carolyn Lee, Barbara
Poole, Doris Shropshire Thornton and Bobbitt Clay Williams (not pictured) will
complete their requirements for a degree at the end of examinations this semester.
They will return for the June graduation to receive their diplomas.
Annual Staff Works Untiringly
To Meet February Deadline
Grealish Auditions
In New York
For Scholarship
Jeanne Grealish, a senior voice
major, returned Wednesday, Janu
ary 9, from New York where she
auditioned for a Fulbright Scholar
ship. In November, Jeanne began
the involved application for the
scholarship. This consisted of the
usual application blanks, letters of
recommendation, a statement of
purpose outlining her study pro
gram, and finally, sending a tape
recording of her singing.
Out of 800 applicants in voice,
approximately 200 were chosen for
auditions. Jeanne was notified Janu
ary 4 to appear for an audition at
the Institute of International Edu
cation in New York. On January
8, Jeanne, accompanied by Miss
Donley, her voice professor, left via
plane, to return Wednesday night,
January 9.
Before her audition Jeanne and
Miss Donley rehearsed in Steinway
Hall for about two hours. An ac
companist was provided for the au
dition but they did not practice
together. The audition was held be
fore the National Selection Com
mittee on Wednesday morning.
Jeanne will not be notified about
the outcome of the audition until
sometime in April. If she should
win she will receive a government
grant enabling her to study for a
year in Vienna.
® If you have been wondering who
the little girl with long brown hair
is, rushing around with photog
raphers and an armful of papers,
she is Peggy Jo Williams, the editor
of the Oak Leaves. Ever since last
summer Peggy has been working
on the annual, making plans and
drawing up the dummy copy. Early
in the fall class pictures were taken,
with feature pictures, such as super
lative and club pictures being made
by Dr. Cooper of the music faculty.
The pictures were then labeled and
sent to the printers to be engraved.
The deadline, mid-February, is
keeping the business staff busy get
ting ads, and the editorial staff,
proofreading. AH material must
then be proofread again by the edi
torial sponsor. Dr. Sarah Lemmon.
Each class has two editors, whose
job is to alphabetize class pictures.
As always, bills present a major
problem, and Dr. Canaday, finan
cial sponsor, is rendering his in
dispensable services.
Art Program Planned
for Alumnae Seminar
The fifteenth annual Alumnae
Seminar will be held at the College
on March 23, according to infor
mation given out by Alumnae Sec
retary Mae Grimmer. The all-day
affair will occur the Saturday be
fore spring vacation. Its subject will
be art, and it will be sponsored by
the art department. Mr. Douglas
Reynolds, head of the department,
and Mr. James Gaboda, assistant,
will plan the program in conjunc
tion with the Alumnae Seminar
committee. The chairman of this
committee is Mrs. Walter J. Bone
of Nashville.
YARBROUGH WINS
NATIONAL HONOR
Dr. John Yarbrough, head of the
biology department, has been
elected president-elect of the Na
tional Science Academy Conference
for 1957. He was elected at a meet
ing of the forty Academies of
Science held recently in New York
City.
He will act as president of these
Academies in 1958. The Academies
of Science are state organizations
sponsored by the American Asso
ciation for the Advancement of
Science. Their main purpose is to
encourage science through local
mediums.
Miss Garner Will Furnish
Information Concerning
Summer Job Opportunities
Any student, including members
of the freshmen class, who would
like to earn money in any of the
summer projects or assemblies of
North Carolina Baptists are urged
to speak to Miss Maxine Gamer,
B.S.U. director, as early as pos
sible. Application blanks and ad
dresses of prospective employers
are available at this time.
The Rev. James H. Robinson,
pastor of the Church of the Master,
New York City, will be the second
in a series of six speakers for this
eighteenth annual Institute of Re
ligion. The theme of the Institute
this year is “Facing a World in
Revolution.” Dr. Robinson will
speak Monday, January 21, on
“The Struggle for Men’s Minds.
Clifton Daniel, a native of Zebu-
Ion and assistant to the foreign edi
tor- The New York Times, opened
the series this past Monday night
speaking on “Meeting the Chal
lenge of World Leadership.”
The remaining speakers are Dr.
Omer Carmichael, superintendent
of schools, Louisville, Kentucky;
Dr'. Ralph E. Lapp, director
of the Nuclear Science Service;
Dr. Carl Cleveland Taylor, agricul
tural economist and rural sociolo
gist; and Norman Cousins, editor
of the Saturday Review.
Their speeches will be: “Public
Schools and Human Relations,” Dr.
Carmichael; “The Scientist and So
ciety,” Dr. Lapp; “What About
India?” Dr. Taylor; and “The
Coming Showdown,” Mr. Cousins.
These lectures are held at the
United Church at 8:00 p.m. on
the Monday evenings January 21,
28, February 4, 18, and 25.
Preceding the 8:00 p.m. lecture
is a dinner at 6:00 p.m. and a group
of five study courses at 7:00 p.m.
The study course topics are “New
Problems in the Changing South,”
“Asia-Africa in the World Revo
lution,” “The Bible and Revolu
tionary Movement;” “Raleigh’s
Helping Hand,” and “Order in the
Court.”
“The Bible and Revolutionary
Movements” is being taught by Dr.
Ethel Tilley, head of the psychology
and philosophy department here at
Meredith.
Modern Dance Group
Seen on Television
Wednesday night, January 9, six
members of the Modem Dance
Group presented a half-hour dance
drama on Channel 4 television. The
complete dance drama, entitled
“The Unhappy House,” had as its
theme the idea of one person try
ing without success to dominate a
group of people. The main charac
ter was a mother — portrayed by
Dr. Claire Weight — attempting to
dominate her five daughters without
success.
ARNOLD NASH
TO DELIVER
KNS LECTURE
On March 5 at 8:00 p.m. Kappa
Nu Sigma will sponsor a lecture by
Arnold S. Nash. Arnold Nash, now
James A. Gray, professor of the
history of religion and chairman of
the department of religion at the
University of North Carolina, holds
graduate degrees in chemistry, phi
losophy, and sociology. In 1939 he
came to the U. S. from England,
where he had been executive secre
tary for the Student Christian
Movement in the University of
London. He was editor of and con
tributor to Education for Christian
Marriage and is the author of The
University and the Modern World
and various contributions to sym
posia and journals. He also edited
and wrote the opening article of
Protestant Thought in tlw Twentieth
Century.
Kappa Nu Sigma will recognize
the two sophomores having the
highest average and take into their
organization the two juniors having
the highest average at this time.
TWO NEWCOMERS
NOW ON STAFF
A newcomer in the business of
fice this year is Mrs. Ruth Little
from Hickory, North Carolina. Be
fore coming here she worked in the
personnel office of a textile plant
at Brookford Mills. Mr. Little is now
a freshman at State College, ma
joring in electrical engineering, and
they have a daughter six years old.
Mrs. Dowd Davis, known to stu
dents and faculty as the former
Shirley McLean, is secretary to
Miss Grimmer in the alumnae of
fice as of January 14. She will be
remembered as B.S.U. president
for the year 1955-1956. She was
minister of Christian education at
the First Baptist Church in Eliza
beth City before coming to us. Her
husband is at Southeastern Semi
nary studying for his B.D. degree.
There \^ill be no formal
pre-registration this semester.
Students should consult their
faculty advisor for help in
planning schedules. Other reg
istration plans are in the proc
ess of being completed and
will be released later.
°“Lord, Teach Us”
Will Be Theme
“Lord, Teach Us” is the theme
for this year’s Religious Focus
Week scheduled February 18-22.
Chairman of Religious Focus Week
is Jane Maynard, an English major
from Cary and social vice-president
of the B.S.U. Other chairmen are
Martha Bone, worship; Liza Cul-
bepon, program; Hilda Myers, pub
licity; Faye (Chandler, arrange
ments; Shirley Strother, finance;
Becky Murray, music; Jane Stem-
bridge, personal conferences; Nancy
Wallace, hospitality; Ruth Putnam,
seminars; Sara Fagan, book dis
play; Bet Taylor, social; Margaret
Morgan, follow-up; Lois Pond, in
formal discussion; Peggy Flynn,
classroom visitation; and Marilyn
Williams, noonday meditation and
vespers.
Dr. J. P. Allen, pastor of the
First Baptist Church in Charlottes
ville, Virginia; and Dr. William J.
Fallis of the Broadman Press, Nash
ville, Tennessee, will lead the morn
ing worship services, Monday
through Thursday, and two of the
seminars. Dr. Allen, a popular
speaker, s^oke at the Student
World Missions Congress in Nash
ville in December and at the
North Carolina B.S.U. Convention
in 1955. Dr. Fallis is book editor
for the Southern Baptist Convention.
Along with Dr. Allen and Dr. Fallis,
the Reverend Ben Lynes, pastor of
the Wake Forest Baptist Church;
Joseph Stroud, Baptist State music
secretary; and Dorothy Hampton,
until recently, associate with The
Christian Scholar, will lead semi
nars. President Carlyle Campbell
will close the program at the Fri
day morning service.
All events during Focus Week are
open to all members of the college
community and friends of the Col
lege. Personal conferences will be
arranged for the students with any
of the leaders with whom they de
sire to talk. In each of the four
dormitories an informal discussion
will be led by one of the leaders on
Monday, Wednesday, and Thurs
day nights. These sessions will pro
vide opportunities for students to
open discussions on subjects they
are particularly concerned with and
will provide opportunities to be
come better acquainted with the
speakers.
Rev. Douglas A. Aldrich, pastor
advisor to the B.S.U., will lead daily
vespers. Other Raleigh pastors will
speak at noon rneditation services.
On Tuesday night, there will be a
party in Society Hall to help us be
come better acquainted with the
guests. *
EXAMINATION
SCHEDULE FOR FIRST
SEMESTER, 1956-57
TTS
8:30
Saturday
January
26
2:00
TTS
9:30
Monday
January
28
9:00
TTS
11:00
Monday
January
28
2:00
TTS
12:00
Tuesday
January
29
9:00
TTS
2:00
Tuesday
January
29
2:00
MWF
8:30
Wednesday
January
30
9:00
MWF
9:30
Wednesday
January
30
2:00
MWF
11:00
Thursday
January
31
9:00
MWF
12:00
Thursday .
January
31
2:00
MWF
2:00
Friday
February
1
9:00
MWF
3:00
Friday
February
1
2:00
In all college-credit courses, an examination covering the work of the semester will be given. The
examination period is two hours in length, with an additional 15 minutes allowed for the rereading and
completion of papers.
Examinations in required physical education will be given during the last two class meetings.
Examinations in applied music will be scheduled by the music department during examination week.
No changes in schedule will be made without advance agreement between the instructor and the
dean. Conflicts in schedule should be reported immediately. •
Health education, all sections, in the auditorium, Wednesday, January 30, at 4:00 p.m.