^ April 19, 1957
THE TWIG
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Academic Clubs Have
Variety of Activities
By PAT JOHNSON
i To many students the functions,
purposes, and special events of the
clubs on campus, other than those
to which they belong, are unknown.
The Colton English Club, whose
main objective is the creation of a
greater interest in literature, each
year sends a number of books to
the Richard B. Harrison Library; this
year the Browsing Room on second
floor Brewer has been renovated to
make it suitable for the club’s meet
ings. In the spring a dinner party
is given downtown with some mem-
, ber of the faculty as speaker. Also
eagerly anticipated by members of
the club is the annual hamburger
supper given by Dr. Johnson, head
. of the En^sh department.
Similar in nature to the Colton
English Club is the German Club,
whose purpose is to promote under
standing of the German language,
literature, and people. Dr. Freund
gives a party for the members at
Christmas and invites German stu
dents to a picnic in the spring. Other
language clubs include the Price
; Latin Club and La Tertulia Spanish
Club, which maintain contact with
several Spanish families in Raleigh
and with foreign students at N. C.
State.
The Sociology Club acquaints its
members^ with current social prob-
‘ lems and with opportunities in the
field of sociology. Assistance is given
to needy families, and once a year
underprivileged children are enter
tained.
The Psi Chi Club, designed to
promote interest in psychology, has
had programs including student
speakers Cornelie Bonhoeffer and
Jeanne Tong, a movie concerning
the psychological problems of a
young woman, and a discussion of
alcoholism, by Miss Roberta Lytle,
case worker at the Alcoholic Reha
bilitation Center in Raleigh. Mem
bers of the Club also toured the
Spruill Building, which houses the
criminally insane at Dix Hill.
The Canady Mathematics Club
1 provides information on current
mathematical applications. In the
meetings the working of mathemat
ical puzzles and problems stimulates
interest.
The Home Economics Club pro
vides opportunities for service to
the community. Each year at Christ
mas, dolls are dressed for under
privileged children of Raleigh.
The Tomorrow’s Business Women
Club wishes to develop in its mem
bers those qualities needed for suc
cess in the business world.
The Freeman Religion Club has
as its purpose to study problems,
4:echniques, and trends in religion.
The McDowell Music Club seeks
to stimulate interest, not only in
music, but in the other arts as well.
Anyone who has a genuine interest
in music may become a member.
The Barber Science . Club intends
to instill in its members a greater
appreciation of the sciences. Talks
designed to acquaint the student
with the latest development in' the
V field of science are given by mem
bers of the Meredith faculty, as well
as by outside speakers. Each spring
collections of sea animals and plants
are made when members visit the
' Duke University Marine Laboratory
at Beaufort, North Carolina.
Interest in local and national af
fairs is stimulated by the Meredith
Student League of Women Voters.
Each fall members begin planning
for the North Carolina State Student
Legislature. From these members
delegates to the Student Legislature-
are chosen.
The International Relations Club
seeks to acquaint its members with
world affairs. Each year the club
sponsors a chapel program on the
United Nations.
Completely social in nature is the
Granddaughters’ Club. For a girl to
belong to this club her mother or
grandmother must have attended
Meredith. Working with the Raleigh
Needlework Guild, the Club spon-
'sors collection of clothes to be dis-
“Spring Fantasy” Featured at Junior-Senior
Spring Fantasy” — yes, it did
seem fantasy, a wish come true, a
dream—to see the gay, swirling,
dancers underneath the sparkling,
reflected lights of the huge mirror
ball.
It was Meredith’s Junibr-Senior,
the never-to-be-forgotten evening of
April 13, and as our own Dr. Camp
bell gave the invocation before the
banquet, a hush came upon the great
ballroom. Indeed it was a ballroom,
for little fairy hands had transformed
Meredith’s old dining hall .as had
Cinderella’s ugly orange pumpkin
been turned into a golden carriage.
Blue and white streamers were
looped over the whole length of the
ceiling, cascading down behind the
band stand to form a background
of misty blue. White picket fences
covered with budding roses and
dark green ivy welcomed each ar
rival at the door.
As merry chitchat was exchanged
at the tables. Junior Class president,
Nancy Wallace, presented a single
long-stemmed red rose to each of
the Senior Class officers, their spon
sor, Dr. Reveley (who, being the
gallant gentleman he is, presented
his to his wife) and the Junior Class
sponsor. Miss Helena Williams.
While all during the meal Peggy
Bone and Pat Green tried to outdo
each other in organ and piano duets.
To give just the right touch to the
evening the Triple Trio sang “Show
Business,” “On the Street Where
You Live,” and very appropriate for
the occasion, “I Could Have Danced
All Night.” Of course when Marilyn
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THE FINISHING TOUCH: Betty Jo Kiflf, Becky Miles, and Beverly Rowan make
ready for the ball.
Green sang “Star Dust” the great
hall was silent, and sweethearts, old
and young, thought how there was
never such a night as this.
As the little sisters of the Junior
Class rushed to and fro to serve
dessert, the Duke Ambassadors
marched in with their instruments
and began to play such music that
brought the couples onto the floor,
twirling away on the very spot where
all of us have waited in line for our
breakfast.
A famous celebrity was present to
highlight this occasion—none other
than Elsie Pressley (known to her
close friends as Lois Pond), sister
of the rock and roll king, Elvis
Pressley. Elsie consented to do her
own interpretation of “Hound Dog”
just for us. Reflecting the general
air of culture, refinement and in
tellectual tastes, the Mickey Mouse
Club rendered a lovely number, ban
ners, hats, and all. Dr. Cooper sadly
shook his head and uttered, “My
music department! I’m so embar
rassed.”
Truly, all who were present can
say that those who worked so hard,
especially Nancy Wallace and Kay
White, general chairmen, succeeded
in giving us a small part of
“. . . the joy that life can bring
The mystic beauty of the snow
or raindrops in the Spring. ...”
New Girls on Campus
Cause Quite a Stir
By ANNABEL RAY
Have you heard that there are
two new young ladies at Meredith?
They arrived only this month, and
they’re causing quite a stir in their
dorm. I hear that no one even knows
their names!
Of course, you know that they
are the two fillies born at the Mere
dith stables recently. One was born
to “Belle” on March 11, and her
sire is “Hill’s Trigger.” She is a
chestnut with white markings. The
other filly was born to “Cribilleys
Lady” on April 6 and is also a chest
nut with white markings. Her sire
is “King of Rhythm.”
As these two young ladies have no
names, a contest is being held to pro
vide them with appropriate ones.
Anyone who has taken riding either
semester this year is eligible to enter
a name for “Belle’s” filly. “Lady’s”
filly will be named by the town
students. Entries may be placed at
the stable, and the winning name will
be announced at the Horse Show
on May Day. Unfortunately, the
winning entrant does not receive the
filly as a prize.
MRS. ROGERS WORKS
FOR EXPANSION PROGRAM
Living temporarily on the Mere
dith campus now is Mrs. Carl
Rogers, a Meredith alumna. It is
the fact that she is an interested
alumna that brings Mrs. Rogers
to our campus. In 1954, the Mere
dith Alumnae Association obligated
themselves to raise in three years
a hundred thousand dollars for the
Expansion Program. Mrs. Rogers
is working as the field representa
tive for the Expansion Program. In
this capacity she meets and talks
to interested friends and alumnae
of the college. With over sixty-eight
thousand dollars in pledges and
cash, the Alumnae Association
hopes to reach its goal by com
mencement of this year through the
efforts of Mrs. Rogers.
tributed to needy children. On May
Day each member honors her mother
at the Mother-Daughter Banquet.
Another social club is the Mrs.
Club. As the name denotes, mar
riage is a prerequisite for member
ship.
“PEANUT” DEFENDS
MUSIC MAKERS
By “PEANUT” SWINDLER
Since it seems to be so very funny
to everyone that I am taking piano
lessons, I would like to take this
opportunity to defend myself and
the music department. For those
viewers from the outside, may I
give a picture of the music depart
ment through the eyes of one who
is now an insider (not by my own
graces, of course). Well, there is
Dr. Cooper, who, by some mystical
charm, has attracted the eye of many
a music major. (I hear his “form”
class has a slight attachment also—■
but, please, he must not know this.)
And there is Mr. Pratt, whose musi
cal genius and mysterious manner
cause many a happy chord to re
sound. Trying to avoid the “soap
opera-ishness” that can envelop one
who feels so deeply about a subject,
I continue my eulogy of these giants
of the musical field: Miss Donley,
who is the inspiration behind THE
triple trio (as is Elvis and Pat
Green); Mr. Blanchard, the singer
of songs; Mrs. Garris^, the happiest
violinest alive, now that I’m taking
piano lessons and not violin lessons;
Miss Haesler, the wild organist and
rhumba artist; and Miss Axworthy,
the illustrious accompanist for Sam
Grealish. Reviewing this list of ap
pellations, you will no doubt notice
that one name is missing. This per
son I have no little respect for, and
have chosen to give proper mention
to him by setting him apart—with
a formal recognition of his superior
skill, his sensitive soul that allows
such interpretations, and his patience
that is like 'unto a never-ending
stream. The man I hold in such high
esteem is the popular “flower of the
musical world,” Mr. Charles Turn.
Now just in case you think I am
being facetious with these words of
praise, may I assure you that I am
serious. Despite his looks, he’s nice,
and by overlooking his yankee
“yaw’ll,” we could consider him
a good Southerner.
But I must look further and
higher; so with my thoughts
turned toward preludes, etudes, dy
namic markings, key signatures and
music libraries, practice rooms, the
McDowell Music Club, but most of
all S.A.I., I close with a word to the
“daughters of a great, a singing
nation”—Remember the “pipes of
Pan,” to keep them sounding.
Progress, Problems
Are Cited in Talks
(Continued from page one)
making the societies more a part
of college activities by giving them
more responsibility for a social pro
gram. One of the main objectives of
the Leadership Training (3roup was
the working out of better faculty-
student relationships, a part of which
included better counseling for the
Sophomore Class and a more satis
factory system of class cuts.
Julia Abemethy, editor of the
Twig, in telling of the progress
made by the school, explained how
some of these objectives had been
met. In answer to one complaint,
that of not eonugh social life on
campus, the societies have set up
the Hut as a Student Union, and
through the careful work of a special
committee, permission has been
granted for dancing in the Hut and at
the Junior-Senior. The sophomores
have been given better counseling
and tests to determine their ideas of
what might improve our college life.
Faculty-student relationships have
been improved by the Astro Faculty
Appreciation Day, exam teas spon
sored by the faculty, and Faculty-
Student Fellowships sponsored by
groups of students.
President of the Sophomore Class,
Bet Taylor, reminded the student
body that, while we have made prog
ress, there is still much to be done.
Some of these things include im
proving the Hut, working on social
conduct, eliminating meetings of too
many small clubs, setting up a new
system of cuts, improving the situa
tion existing about fraternity.houses,
and acquiring the proper atmosphere
for chapel programs.
Eliza Culberson Cocke, editor of
the Acorn, ended the program with
a prayer.
Spring Brings Life,
NEW Spirit to Campus
By “PEANUT” SWINDLER
“I wandered lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o’er vales and
hills,
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When all at once 1 saw a crowd,
A host, of golden daffodils;
And oft when on my couch I lie
In vacant or in pensive mood.
They flash upon the inward eye
Which is the bliss of solitude;
And then my heart with pleasure fills.
And dances with the daffodils.”
—William Wordsworth
“. . . And then my heart with
pleasure fills. And dances with the
daffodils.” How can one better ex
press the emotional response to a
beautiful spring day than in these
lines of Wordsworth. Spring at
Meredith College—the sound of the
lawn mower in the early morning
hours, the sunlight spraying happi
ness dust across the bed, that fresh
smell that convinces one that spring
is right outside the window, the
green spray peeking out with new
energies, and that certain feeling
that swells inside and bursts out in
a song, a laugh, a warm, friendly
shout of happiness. I don’t mean to
be sentimental or over-emotional,
but there’s a newness around this
place that is actually exciting.
There’s a freshness in the air and
a refreshing sensitiveness in the
people that create a feeling far dif
ferent from that of the dolesome l^te
winter. You’ve seen it yourself—
even in the sunbathers, the open
windows, and the cotton dresses.
You’ve heard it in the whistling and
singing and the chatter of happy
girls.
But don’t listen to me. Don’t let
me convince you. You wake up and
live and listen and give out with that
glad spirit. After all, that’s what
spring is—our revelation of happi
ness. It’s catching, but don’t bother
with inoculation. '
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