WE
WISH YOU
THE TWIG
Newspaper of the Students of Meredith College
i Volume XXXII
MEREDITH COLLEGE, RALEIGH, N. C., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1957
No. 4
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ANNUAL FESTIVITIES TO HIGHLIGHT SEASON
CHORUS TO PRESEJVT
CHRISIMAS CONCERT
Members of the Meredith Col-
' I lege chorus will present a Christ-
: mas concert December 15 at 4:00
p.m. in Jones Auditorium.
I The music for the program in-
( J^cludes traditional arrangements, se-
i I ; lections in contemporary American
j style, and music written especially
V for women’s voices. Selections which
t will be rendered by the choir are:
! Bach’s “Break Forth, O Beauteous,
Heav’nly Light’’; four old English
carols by Gustav von Holst — “A
Babe Is Born,’’ “Now Let Us Sing,’’
“Jesu, Thou the Virgin-born,’’ and
“The Savior of the World Is Bom’’;
f i “In David’s Town’’ by Moore;
I f /‘Come, Ye Lofty, Come Ye Lowly’’
‘ by Breton; “Sing We the Virgin
kg ' Mary’’; “Glory in the Highest’’;
five narrative carols — “Adam
Lay Ybounden,’’ “Coventry Carol,”
“Torches,” “O Little One,” and
! /‘Patapan”; and “Gloria in Excelsis.”
Soloists for the occasion will be
fit Clara Hudson, Barbara Armstrong,
and Marilyn Pruette, sopranos; and
Jacqueline Harrison and Margaret
Slate, altos.
Accompanying the choir will be
three instrumentalists who are stu
dents at State College: Miss Myra
Naterhouse, flutist; James Decker,
clarinetist; and Earl Green, drum
mer.
The Meredith chorus is under
j -i. the direction of Mr. Edwin Blan-
yi chard.
jIm Religious Vocations Will Be
LTopic of February Conference
^ Religious vocations for College
Women will be the topic of a con-
1/' ference to be held at Union Theo-
!• logical Seminai'y, New York, Febru
ary 14-16. Students who wish to
secure information about religious
vocations and the particular fields
open to those with a liberal arts
f if background will find the meetings
I'/- ,/ of interest. The Seminary provides
housing and meals for the delegates.
Jv|: and travel expenses will be the only
cost.
President Millicent C. McIntosh
of Barnard College, seminary pro-
* fessors, and leading ministers in the
city will speak. Students interested
in taking part in these meetings
may receive bulletins about the
plans from Miss Maxine Gamer.
"A TOUCH OF LILAC"
IS GIVEN IN CHAPEL
The religious drama class will
present A Touch of Lilac, a Christ
mas play by Lyda Nagel, in chapel
Wednesday, December 18, Miss Peg
Gorsage, director of the play, has
announced.
The plot of the one-act play cen
ters on Lorna, played by Page Sink
from Lexington, N. C. As the at
tendant nurse in Dr. Atherton’s of
fice, Lorna is disgusted with the
wealthy, insincere patients who
patronize the doctor and has given
notice of her intention to leave. Hy
pocritically acting in the name of
Christmas, the patients bring Lorna
gifts — all perfume. How the un
selfish attitude of one patient af
fects Lorna makes an interesting,
heart-warming story.
Cast members are: Lelia Daven
port of Pactolus, playing Natalie;
Kay Currier from Franklin, Vir
ginia, in the role of Mrs. Coffman;
Barbara Sue Johnson of Danville,
Virginia, portraying Mrs. Morgan;
and Becky Sawyer from Kelford as
Mrs. Rossi.
PLANS MADE FOR
EUROPEAN TOUR
Concerning the 1958 tour to
Europe this summer, Mrs. MaBelle
Smith reports much interest and
progress in final plans. The dates
of sailing and return have not been
announced; however, a meeting
was held December 3 at which
other details were discussed. Two
happy prospects have been added.
There will be one full day at the
World Fair in Brussels, Belgium,
and a tour of Naples, Pompeii, and
the Isle of Capri. The main cities
in the itinerary are London, Ani-
sterdam, Brussels, Heidelburg, Lu
cerne, Innsbruck, Venice, Florence,
Rome, Naples, Pisa, Monte Carlo,
Nice (French Riviera) and Paris.
Mrs. Smith is hoping to arrange the
time so that some who wish to do
so may attend summer school. She
will be happy to discuss plans and
prices with any one interested in
going. In making appointments,
she asks that she be contacted in the
halls or in her room, not in the
office.
STABLES BOAST NEW PALOMINO COLT
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Meredith College had a “first”
on November 17 with the birth of
, the first Palomino colt at the Mere-
* dith stables. The dam is a chestnut
filly named Mimi, and the sire is
I ^ the Palomino stallion. Trigger, who
V has appeared in numerous parades
Vi
and has a large number of tricks
which he is able to perform.
Mrs. Mary McKay Edwards, rid
ing instructor, has expressed her
hope that the colt will meet the re
quirements to be registered in the
Palomino Horsebreeders Associa
tion. In order to be registered with
this organization a Palomino must
have dark skin and eyes, no white
on the body above the knees, and
a golden color ranging from three
shades darker or three shades
lighter than a ten-dollar gold piece.
The colt may be seen at the
stables any day of the week except
Friday or Sunday.
Miuil’s baby
F.T.A. ENTERTAINS
FIRST GRADERS
The Future Teachers of America
entertained the children of the first
grade from the Methodist Orpha
nage Thursday night, December 14,
in the hut. A nursery rhyme skit was
presented by the children’s litera
ture class after which Santa Claus
arrived and presented each child
with a stocking full of goodies. Re
freshments of ice cream and cookies
were served to all the guests.
Linda Wall, Ann Fuller, Mary Cole, Becky Holland, Jane Phillips, and Jo Anne
Kendall are ready to go caroling.
Astros Give Annual
Children's Party
On December 9, the Astros made
their annual Christmas trip to the
State School for the Colored Blind
and Deaf.
Arriving on a bus, the girls sang
with the children, whose ages range
from five to sixteen, and then dis
tributed candy and presents which
they had brought. The entertain
ment consisted of a song by Jackie
Lewis “The Night before Christ
mas” and a skit by other mem
bers of the society.
Most of these children are neither
totally blind nor deaf, but have a
deficiency in either eyesight or
hearing. This year, as in other
years, they seemed to anticipate the
Astros’ visit as much as the girls
themselves looked forward to
going, yet the Astros report that
they were the ones who really re
ceived and who found the visit a
very rewarding experience.
Congratulations,
Crooks
The Roger H. Crooks have a new
baby boy, weighing seven pounds,
five ounces, who arrived Wednes
day, November 20. Stephen Har
old’s future, with his five older
brothers, will be anything but dull.
Dr. Crook reports that his wife
and the newest addition to the
family are fine and lively. “And,”
he adds with a perfectly serious
poker face, “the father is doing fine,
too!”
A. A. CHRISTMAS LIST
For your convenience the A. A.
Board each year compiles an al
phabetical list of the names of
resident and day students, faculty
and administration, vrith the home
address of each. These lists will be
sold on each hall by A. A. mem
bers for twenty-five cents each. It’s
a necessity for sending those
Christmas cards or notes during
the holidays, and a very good thing
to take with you when you are
traveling and would like to call or
drop in on some of your friends.
S.A.I. Is Visited By
Mrs. Donald May
The S.A.I.’s entertained Mrs.
Donald May, president of the prov
ince to which the Meredith Chap
ter belongs, on Dec. 4-6. Mrs. May
spoke at the S.A.I. meeting on
Wednesday night, Dec. 4, and aft
erward visited a rehearsal of the
initiation service which will be held
on January 7 for the pledges, Mar
garet Morgan and Lee Pass. On
December 5, Dr. Wallace enter
tained Mrs. May, the patronesses
and the members of S.A.I. at her
home. Other plans for the near fu
ture made by the S.A.I.’s include a
Christmas Party at the home of Mr.
David Sutton, one of the chapter
patronesses, on December 9.
By LELA CAGLE
On December 18, the eve of
Christmas recess, Meredith students
will celebrate the coming of Christ
mas with a banquet, caroling, and
hall parties.
A special treat this year will be
a gala buffet dinner in the dining
hall at 6:00. Members of the
kitchen staff will serve at the gaily
decorated buffet table heaped with
Christmas turkey, pumpkin pie,
fruits and mints. A lovely Christ
mas tree and festive table decora
tions will greet the Meredith girls
as they walk in. Faculty and stu
dents will dress semi-formally in
party dresses and waltz-length
gowns.
After bundling up in their warm
est clothes, the Meredith angels will
board chartered buses at 10:00 for
the traditional Christmas caroling.
The caroling will begin at a cen
tral location, either the Governor’s
mansion or capitol square from
which the buses will depart to vari
ous parts of the city and the homes
of faculty, trustees, and friends of
the college
Upon their return the students
will celebrate with hall parties, suite
parties, food, surprises, and gifts.
The Meredith campus itself will
radiate the spirit of Christmas with
colorfully lighted trees in front of
Johnson Hall, lovely Christmas ar
rangements and decorations in the
parlors, and the traditional Christ
mas tree in the Rose parlor.
NOMINATING COMMITTEE
SELECTS REPRESENTATIVES
Class representatives have been
chosen to serve on the nominating
committee. They are Helen White,
freshman; Judy McLamb, sopho
more; Anne Fuller, junior; and
Sally Newton, senior. These rep
resentatives will meet with the
Nominating Committee to choose
the slate for school officers for
1958-59. While these representa
tives do not vote, they serve in an
advisory capacity.
The three faculty members who
have been named to serve along
with Miss Fleming are Dr. Crook,
Dr. Garner, and Dr. Rose.
YOUTH CONFERENCE
TO MEET IN TORONTO
International fellowship and the
making of new friends will be a
highlight of the Baptist Youth
World Conference to be held in
Toronto, Canada, June 27-July 2.
All Baptist youth and youth lead
ers who are interested in the cause
of Christ around the world are in
vited to attend.
Special arrangements to attend
are being made by the North Caro
lina Baptist Student Union. There
will be chartered busses for North
Carolina students. Plans are being
made to include two nights and one
day in New York; part of a day in
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CAROLING, BANQUET,
PARTIES ANTICIPATED
JEAN STROLE ELECTED
CHAIRMAN RELIGIOUS
EMPHASIS WEEK
The student body recently
elected Jean Strole, ’59, to the chair
manship of Religious Emphasis
Week. A versatile participant in
many activities, she is fully capable
of the responsibility of her task and
privilege. A member of F.T.A.,
she is an elementary education ma
jor and has as her related fields his
tory and music. She not only sings
in the chorus, but accompanies the
triple trio as well. First vice-presi
dent of the B.S.U., Jean has re
ceived another honor—that of being
tapped into the Silver Shield.
Now, with the aid and counsel
of Dr. Maxine Garner, she is
making plans for Rehgious Em
phasis Week, which is to be held
February 17-21. Committee heads
will be announced soon and the full
week’s program drawn up. The
speakers have already been chosen.
They are Dr. McLeod Bryan, a
member of the Wake Forest depart
ment of religion, and Dr. Robert
Seymour, pastor of the Mars Hill
Baptist Church.
Miss Jean Strole