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WHO’S WHO CHOSEN THE TWIG WELCOME BACK, CLASS OF ’58 Newspaper of the Students of Meredith College Volume XXXIII MEREDITH COLLEGE, RALEIGH, N. C., FRIDAY, NOV. 21, 1958 No. 3 Stunt Competition Will Be Tonight PAST PRESIDENTS OF A.A. HONORED Each year on Stunt Night the Athletic Association holds its Past Presidents’ dinner in the Meredith dining hall. All those who have held the office of president of the As sociation since its organization are invited to attend the dinner and the Stunt Night activities which fol low. Other guests of the A.A. at this time include Dr. Carlyle Camp bell, president'of Meredith College, and Mrs. Cjimpbell, Dean and Mrs. L. A. Peacock, Mr. Robert G. Dey- ton, director of public relations and Mrs. Deyton, Mr. V. H. Belcher, business manager, and Mrs.' Bel cher. The 1958-59 class presi dents, members of the physical edu cation staff and their husbands, the faculty stunt committee, and stunt judges are also special guests. Juniors Are Winners Although they met with strong competition from the other classes and from the faculty, the juniors, nevertheless, left the gym Friday night, October 30, class winners of the 1958 Corn Huskin’ Bee. The class of ’60 boasted a first place in hog-calling and in costume origi nality, and a tie with the freshmen for second place In the tall tale competition. Other first place win ners were tall tale and corn huskin’, faculty; and hoola hoop and class song, seniors. The juniors did it again! By a victory over the sophomores on Thursday, November 13, the jun iors declared themselves winners of the 1958 volleyball tournament. In previous games the seniors won over the sophomores, the juniors over the freshmen, and in the second round of the tournament a fresh man forfeit to the sophomores and a junior victory over the seniors set the stage for the final junior win. SENIORS CHOSEN FOR WHO’S WHO Fuller Wiggins Thomas Hudgins Owen Strole Hargrove Maynard Taylor NINE SENIORS ARE HONORED Nine Meredith seniors have been ’ chosen to be included in the 1959 volume of Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities. TJie seniors selected are Anne Fuller, Joyce Hargrove, Bettie Ann Hud gins, Sylvia Maynard, Jane Owen, Jean Strole, Bet Taylor, Gelynda Thomas, and Hazel Wiggins. Ann Fuller, an art major from Raleigh, North Carolina, is vice-president of student government. Joyce Har grove, a sociology major from En field, North Carolina, is chief counselor. Bettie Ann Hudgins, an elementary education major from Fentress, Virginia, is student gov ernment president. Sylvia Maynard, a piano major from Harrells, North Carolina, serves as president of Stringfield dorm. Jane Owen from Chase City, Virginia, Jean Strole from Chadbourn, North Carolina, and Bet Taylor from Garner, North Carolina', all in elementary educa tion, are Philaretian president. Bap tist Student Union president, and Astrotekton president respectively. Gelynda Thomas, a home-economics major from Charlotte, North Caro lina, is social standards committee chairman. Hazel Wiggins is a soci ology major from Raleigh and is day student president. CLASS SPIRIT IS HIGH Tonight at 8:00, Meredith’s an nual class Stunt Night will be ob served in Jones Auditorium. The four classes will compete for the silver stunt trophy awarded by the judges to the best-all-round stunt on the basis of appropriateness, originality, and production. Beginning with the freshmen, each class in turn will present an original stunt, written and produced by its own class members. While the judges withdraw to make their decisions, the Triple Trio will entertain with “The Song Is Youth,” “Suddenly There’s a Val ley,” “Seventy-Six Trombones,” and “You’ll Never Walk Alone.” This year, also, original entertain ment will be presented at this time by members of the Meredith class of ’58, who are holding their first class reunion on Stunt Night. Stunt Night was first initiated by the Athletic Association in 1915 and has become through the years a cherished Meredith tradition. If any one class receives the stunt trophy for three consecutive years, that class may keep the trophy per manently. The judges are not made known until Stunt Night, four being from the college faculty and ad ministration and one froin outside the college. Jane Eagles, president of the freshman class, and Delores Atkins, stunt chairman and director, have the following committee chairmen working with them: Cille Benton, Peggy Wilkins, script; Linda Kirby, Mary Vance, and Kay Simpson, scenery; Mary Gladys Jackson, Billie Jean Jone, lighting; Brenda Givi! Service Exams Scheduled The Civil Service Commission is now accepting applications from college juniors and seniors for the written test under this year’s Federal Service Entrance Examina tion. The examination is designed to help fill the government’s yearly need for more young people of col lege caliber who have the potential to develop into top managers, technicians, and specialists of the future. Positions filled through this examination are in a variety of fields and are located throughout the United States. As a result of recent Congres sional action, starting salaries for jobs filled through the examination have been raised. The salaries are GS-5, $4,040 per year and GS-7, $4,980 per year, with a few posi tions being filled at GS-9, $5,985 per year. In addition, the Commission is placing a premium on quality and providing a bonus for it. College students who possess or are candi- Payne, Margaret Stout, programs; Myra White, Patty McKay, make up; Carolyn Nicholds, Barbara Spurrier, costumes; Chirp Phillips, Peggy Leonard, props; Carole Brocke, Mary Ann Butler, music; and, Diane Price, Gwen Proffit, dance. Assisting Ginny Simms, sopho more class president, are Kathleen Simmons, stunt director, and Ann Stallings, stunt chairman. Commit tee chairmen include: Sue Rogers, script; Katharine Rice, costumes; Martha Blair, Madeline Kleiman, make-up; Nancy Campbell, Janice Capps, and Marianna Proctor, sets; Anne Sharpe, music; Bet Liles, Donna Cowles, dance; Zelma Greene, lights; Bettie Reid Walton, Julia Ann Howie, programs; Betty Lou Bauer, Mary Ammons Hollo way, props; and Anne Rowe, back stage. Those aiding Jane Wagoner, president of the Junior class, are Carolyn Barrington as director and Helen Booe, chairman, with Sarah Helms, costumes; Mary Ann Brown, script; Betty Page Herbert, lights; Katharine Fontaine, props; Angie Norris, make-up; Liz Milliken, set; Jane Manning. Cynthia Denny, pro grams; and Barbara Smith and Janice Morgan, music. Helping senior class president, Mary Alice Cusack, are Pat May nard, stunt chairman, and Joyce Hargrove, stunt director and script committee chairman, with Nancy Craig, chairman of the set commit tee, Mary Cole, costumes; Jo Anne Kendall, make - up; Bet Taylor, music; Nancy Cutts, lights; Anna bel Ray, programs; and, Jean Hum phreys, props. Faculty Members Attend Conference Members of the faculty who at tended the North Carolina College Conference November 5, 6, 7 were President Carolyle Campbell, Mrs. Vera Tart Marsh, Registrar; Miss Louise Fleming, Dean of Students and Dr. Lillian Parker Wallace, chairman of the department of his tory. Mrs. Marsh appeared on the pro gram of the North Carolina As sociation of Collegiate Registrars which met just prior to the College Conference. Dr. Wallace, as secre tary of the Co-operative Research Committee, presented the annual report to the committee. Miss Flem ing also attended the meeting of church related schools. dates for the bachelor degree and who demonstrate their potential by scoring high ih the written test and have a high scholastic stand ing may now be considered for posi tions at the GS-7 .grade instead of only at GS-5 as in the past. Under the Federal Service En- traijce Examination approximately 5,000 persons are appointed each year to entry-level positions in the Federal Civil Service. Five addi tional tests will be held this school year. Dates scheduled are Janu ary 10, February 14, March 14, April 11, and May 9, 1959, The written tests are given at more than MEREDITH IS HOSTESS The newly-elected officers of the Student League of Women Voters for the year 1958-59 are as fol lows: president, Emily Campbell; vice-president, Alice Allsbrook; sec retary, Suzanne Hunter; treasurer, Jenny Lou Taylor., The League’s major activity this year will be to serve as hostess school and be in charge of registra tion at the annual Student Legisla ture to be held in Raleigh this year in the State Legislature’s halls on December 11-13. From the Mere dith Student League organization, seven delegates will be sent to the Student Legislature where they will compete with other schools in N. C., trying to get Meredith’s bill passed. Instead of working jointly with another school on a bill, as Meredith has done in the past, the Meredith group has its own bill this year. The November meeting of the Student League was devoted to the discussion of bills to present. The final de,cision was left to a committee which will do research on the bill suggestions made in the meeting. 1,000 examination points scattered throughout the United States. For additional information poten tial applicants may obtain Exami nation Announcement 170 from their college placement office or from the U. S. Civil Service Com mission, Washington 25, D. C.
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