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Volume XXXIII
MEREDITH COLLEGE, RALEIGH, N. C., APRIL 17, 1959
No. 7
MEREDITH WILL HOLD ANNUAL PLAY DAY
Annual Alumnae
Seminor Held
“Is the Best in Education Good
Enough for Today’s Child?” was the
theme of Meredith’s 17th Annual
Seminar which was held Saturday,
April 4. Over 125 alumnae re
turned to the Meredith campus for
the all-day meeting which was spon
sored by the Education Department
for the first time in the seminar’s
history.
Dr. D. R. Reveley, head of the
department, began the morning ses
sion by speaking on “The Meredith
Teacher-Training Program.” He ex
plained what the college is doing to
train future tcachers on both the
elementary and high school level.
Miss Lila Bell, speaking on the
topic, “The Materials of Instruc
tion,” told the group just how Mere
dith is going about training the
teachers. Next on the program were
two senior education majors who
spoke on student teaching experi
ences. Mrs. Audrey Allred’s subject
was "A Student Teacher Looks at
the Program.” She first discussed
the American and English educa
tional systems and then told the ad
vantages of a liberal arts education
for the prospective teacher. Alice
Kelley concluded the first session
by speaking on the topic, “Art and
the Art of Teaching,” in which she
showed the effectiveness of arts and
visual aids in the classroom. To il
lustrate, she displayed a variety of
art projects used in her classroom
last fall.
The second morning session was
conducted by Mr. Harry K. Dorsett
of the Meredith education depart
ment, whose topic was, “How
ShoiUd Student Teachers Learn
About Today’s Child?” After his
discussion on the program and tech
niques of testing, he tested the in
telligence of an eight-year-old child
before the alumnae group. After he
had explained the results, the group
adjourned for a luncheon in the
dining hall. The afternoon session
was also moderated by Mr. Dorsett,
who presented the topic, “Education
of the Exceptional Child,” which
included a discussion of the emo-
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Meredith Conducts Self-Study
At recent meetings the Southern
Association of Colleges and Sec
ondary Schools has recognized the
need for periodic visits to member
institutions for re-evaluation, and it
was recommended that this visit be
preceded by the institution’s study
of itself.
The Meredith Academic Council
acted on this proposal in January
by choosing a steering committee
for the self-study. Dean Peacock is
s'erving as chairman, and the mem
bers are Dr. Carlyle Campbell, Dr.
Harry Cooper, Dr. Mary Lynch
Johnson, Dr. Quentin McAllister,
Dr. Ralph McLain, Dr. David
Reveley, Dr. Leslie Syron, and Dr.
Mary Yarbrough.
This committee has met regu
larly, and in April the following
committee chairmen were ap
pointed.
I. Purpose, Dr. Campbell
II. Administration and Organi
zation, Dr. John Yarbrough
III. Physical Plant, Dr. Ernest
Canaday
IV. Finances and Budget, Mr,
Howard Belcher
V. Public Relations, Mr. Robert
Deyton
VI. Alumnae, Miss Mae Grimmer
VII. Library, Miss Hazel Baity
VIII. Student Extra - Curricular
Program, Miss Louise Fleming
. IX. Academic Program, Dr.
Norma Rose
Each member of the faculty and
many staff members will serve on at
least one committee. Each commit
tee is beginning to meet in order
to survey what exists in its area
and to make recommendations to
strengthen the College. Each com
mittee expects to make appropriate
use of the information and ideas of
students.
The American zeal for higher
education which led to the multipli
cation of institutions was not, for
some time, guided by standards
which would identify those meriting
the label “college.” From the need
to separate institutions of dubious
quality from those of excellence
grew the present accrediting asso
ciations. The forerunner of the
Southern Association was started at
a meeting called in 1895, the
decade in which Meredith was
founded.
In A History of Meredith Col
lege Dr. Mary Lynch Johnson
wrote,
“As early as January 2, 1905, the
following resolution had been re
corded in the faculty minutes:
“ ‘That the faculty recommend to
the Board of Trustees the adoption
of the College entrance require
ments of the Southern Association
of Colleges.’
“. . . By 1911 the College had
met the entrance and curric^ar re
quirements of the Association —
those concerning endowment, the
training and salaries of teachers,
the maximum number of hours for
each teacher, the maximum size of
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PIANO CONCERT
ANNOUNCED
Gunnar Johansen will present
a piano concert in Jones auditorium
at eight o’clock p.m. on Monday,
April 20. The concert will be the
last in the Meredith College con
cert and lecture series for the 1958-
1959 school year.
Mr. Johannsen will play “Varia
tions and Fugue on a Theme by
Telemann,” by Max Reger; “Cha-
conne,” by Carl Nielsen; “6 kleine
Stuecke,” by Arnold Schoenberg;
“Sonata No. 5, Opus 53,” by Alex
ander Skrjabin; five preludes by
Claude Debussy; and "Reminis
cences de ‘Don Juan’,” by Franz
Liszt
Senior Art Exhibit
Is Presented
Ann Fuller, senior art major from
Raleigh, now has her senior art ex
hibit on display in the Joyner Hall
art gallery. The exhibit will be up
until Monday, April 20. The
faculty, staff, administration, and
student body are invited to attend
the showing.
Bobbie Booth, Carolyn Jones, Sarab Helms, Carolyn Johnson at bridge.
Campus Prepares For Play Day
Meredith College will hold its
annual student-faculty play day on
Thursday, April 23. Classes will
dismiss for the afternoon and the
entire campus will take part in the
festivities. The four dormitories and
the faculty will compete for the
points which will determine the
winner of play day.
The afternoon activities will be
gin with the crowning of the play
day duke and duchess in the court at
two o’clock. The duchess, a student,
and the duke, a faculty member,
have been chosen by the student
body by secret ballot. After ihe
crowning of the duke and duchess,
the contests will begin. There will
be a student-faculty soft ball game.
Each group will enter contestants
in three-legged races, sack races,
and relay races. Also, each of the
five groups has prepared an origi
nal song to be sung in campus com
petition. Cheer leaders have been
elected lo prepare and lead original
cheers for each team.
In addition to the planned
contests, there will be informal
competilion in tennis, badminton,
ping-pong, croquet, bridge, and
scrabble. Many competitions have
been arranged by challenge. Also,
there will be informal foot races,
hopscotch games, and gymnastic
contests.
The play day festivities will con
clude with a picnic supper in the
court for the student body and the
faculty and administration and their
families. The group that has col
lected the most points during the
afternoon will be named play day
champion.
Sophomores and Juniors Are Recognized by Kappa Nu Sigma
Kathryn Rice
Suzanne Leath
Mury Ann Drown
Rice, Leathf Brotvn, and Oaigh Have Highest Sophomore and Junior Averages
Kathryn Rice, Suzanne Leath, freshman with the highest average.
Mary Ann Brown, and Lois Haigh She has served on the BSU council.
Lois Haigh
were recognized at the annual Kappa
Nu Sigma lecture as the sophomores
and juniors having the highest aver
ages in their classes. Kathryn, a
home economics major from Sun-
bury, is a sophomore. Her freshman
year she received the Helen Price
scholarship, granted annually’to the
the AA board, as committee chair
man for stunt and religious focus
week, and is a memljer of the home
economics club. She has been elected
a hall-proctor for 1959-1960.
Suzanne, a sophomore from
Shelby, is vice-president of the Price
Latin Club. She belongs to the re
ligion club and the Student League
of Women Voters and is a student
assistant in the religion office. In
1959-1960 she will serve on The
Twig staff and the AA board.
Mary Ann is a junior English
major from Hendersonville. She
works as student assistant in the
English and religion offices and is
a member of the AA board, the
Hoofprint Club, the Religion Club,
and the English Club. She is an as
sociate member of Silver Shield, the
campus leadership society, and will
be The Twig editor for 1959-1960.
Lois is a junior religion major
from Raleigh. She has served as
S. G. treasurer, a freshman counse
lor, and an election judge. She is a
member of the Religion Club and
the Math Club and works in the re
ligion office.
Societies and Classes
l^lect Officers
The Meredith College literary
societies and rising senior, junior,
and sophomore classes have elected
their officers for the 1959-1960
school year. The Astrotekton offi
cers are Helen Booe, president;
Linda Johnson, vice - president;
Gwen Cooper, secretary; Julia
Forbes, treasurer; Brenda Payne,
sergeant-at-acms; Betsy Thomerson,
chief marshal; Pat Hight, Donna
Taylor, and Carolyn Lay, senior,
junior, and sophomore marshals.
The Philaretian officers are
Martha Ann McKeel, president,
Bette Li{.es, vice-president; Betty Jo
Kinlaw, secretary; Judy Smith,
treasurer; Joan Cope, sergeant-at-
arms; Ann White, chaplain; Jane
Manning, chief marshal; Anne
Carroll, Janice Capps, and Kay
Simpson, senior, junior, and sopho
more marshals.
The senior class officers are
Betsy Moore, president; Rosie Ed
wards, vice-president; Emily Camp
bell, secretary; Bobbie Booth,
treasurer; and Carolyn Jones, stunt
chairman. The junior officers are
Ann Stallings, president; Bettie
Reid Walton, vice-president; Bar
bara Sullivan, secretary; Anne
Hutchins, treasurer; and Mary Par
rish, stunt chairman. Sophomore
officers are Nancy Ricker, presi
dent; Ann White, vice-president;
Carole Park, secretary; Crissie
Gurkin, treasurer; and Betty Bone,
stunt chairman. S.G. representa
tives are Nancy Mason and Peggy
Wilkins.