CORN
HUSiON'—
OCTOBER 29
THE TWIG
Newspaper of the Students of Meredith College
FOUNDERS’
DAY—
OCTOBER 30
Volume XXXIV
MEREDITH COLLEGE, RALEIGH, N. C., OCTOBER 16, 1959
No. 2
TEACHERS FROM N. C. BAPTIST
COLLEGES TO MEET HERE
ENGLISH TEACHERS PLAN °
OCTOBER 16, 17 MEETING
Approximately forty teacliers of
English from the seven Baptist col
leges in North Carolina will meet
on the Meredith campus, October
16 and 17. The two-day event will
be formally opened on Friday eve
ning with a dinner meeting at
the Alumnae House. Dr. Carlyle
Campbell, Meredith president, will
address the group at that time.
Later Friday evening a film, “Chau
cer’s England,” will be shown.
“Voluntary Writing and Reading”
Is Tbeme
The over-all theme of the meeting
is “Voluntary Writing and Read
ing.” On Saturday morning this
theme will be developed in a series
of lectures and discussions to be 1^
by the following: Mr. Philip E. Ken
nedy of Campbell College (“How
, Can Voluntary Writing Be Encour
aged?”), Mr. C. C. Burris (“How
Can Voluntary Reading Be Encour
aged?”), and Dr. Henry Snugs from
Wake Forest College (“What Should
Students Be Encouraged to Read?”).
Mrs. Edith Taylor Earnshaw, a
Meredith alumna and the daughter
of Dr. C. E. Taylor, former presi
dent of Wake Forest College, will
read selections from her own verse
after the first discussion period.
Coffee Hour Planned
The above Saturday portions of
the meeting are open to the public.
At 10:00 a.m. there will be a cof
fee hour for the visiting professors,
the Meredith faculty and adminis-
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Dr. Wallace
Edits Book
On Monday night, October 5, on
the campus of Duke University, Dr.
Lillian Parker Wallace presented
the book Power, Public Opiniorzt
and Diplomacy, before the Trinity
College Historical Society. Dr. Wal
lace, who is the chairman of the
Meredith College department of
history and government, edited this
volume with Dr. William C. Askew,
professor of history of Colgate Uni
versity. Before the presentation, a
dinner was held in the Old Trinity
room for those persons connected
with the book who could be present.
Power, Public Opinion, and Di
plomacy contains essays written in
honor of Professor Eber Malcolm
Carroll, under whom the eleven
contributors had been doctoral can
didates at Duke University. The
range of topics covered in these es
says js wide, forming a pattern best
illustrated by the title of the book.
Science, Mothematics Group
Will Come Oct 30, Nov. I
Science and mathematics teach
ers of the seven North Carolina
Baptist colleges will attend a two-
day meeting on the Meredith cam
pus on Friday and Saturday, Oc
tober 30 and November 1. At 2:00
p.m. on Friday the group will meet
in Hunter Hall for a series of three
lectures: Dr. G. R. MacCarthy, a
geologist from the University of
North Carolina, will speak on earth
quakes in N. C.; Dr. John W.
Nowell of the department of
chemistry at Wake Forest will dis
cuss the programs of science edu
cation sponsored by the National
Foundation of Scicnce; and Dr.
George C. Caldwell of the mathe
matics department of State College
will speak on the operation and fu
ture role of computers.
The delegates will attend the
Founders’ Day reception later in the
afternoon. Friday night Dr. Howard
Adler of the biology staff of the
Oak Ridge Institute of Nuclear
Studies will lecture on the subjcct
of cell mechanisms.
Informal meetings of the group
will conclude the session on Satur
day morning.
EXPANSION DRIVE BEGINS
IN VARIOUS AREAS
Dr. Carlyle Campbell and Mr.
Robert Deyton attended the formal
opening of the Kinston expansion
program campaign on Tuesday, Oc
tober 5. Dr. Bob Gilbert, a Mere
dith trustee, and Mr. W. Roy Poole,
a general contractor, have been
named as chairmen of this campaign;
and Mrs. Max Fredrick Jones and
Mrs. F. P. Dale, alumnae of the
college, are vice-chairmen. Many
other citizens of Lenoir and Greene
counties are helping with the pro
gram.
Breai(fast» Lunchcon Given
Dr. Gilbert and Mr. Poole gave
a breakfast and luncheon on Tues
day for workers and other In
terested persons, to explain needs
of Meredith College and the meth
ods to be used for carrying on the
expansion program.
Dr. Campbell and Mr. Deyton
were present at both events and
spoke to the groups about needs
and plans for providing for a Mere
dith student body of 1,000.
Goldsboro Drive Begins
In the Goldsboro area, which in
cludes Wayne, Johtjston, and Duplin
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Meredith Will Observe Sixty-First
Founders’ Day On October 30
Admiring seniors Pal Hight and Lois Haigh help class president Belsy Moore try
on her cap and gown for tlie Founders’ Day program.
N. C. BAPTIST STUDENTS
TO HOLD CHARLOTTE MEETING
Charlotte will be the site of the
thirtieth annual convention of the
North Carolina Baptist Student
Union, October 30-November 1. A
thousand students from thirty col
leges, universities, and professional
schools are expected to gather to
hear addresses by outstanding
speakers, to discuss the theme "To
ward Maturity in Christ," and to
enjoy fellowship with each other.
Stegall Directs Choir
The choir for the event will be
directed by Joel Stegall, Wake For
est College, and will be composed
of students from across the state.
An exhibit of student and faculty
art will feature works in various
media.
Speakers include: Dr. Samuel
Proctor, president of Virginia Union
University, Richmond; Dr. William
Strickland and Dr. Luther Cope
land, both of Southeastern Semi
nary, Wake Forest; Mr. David
Alexander of the Baptist student de
partment,. Nashville. Thirty discus
sion groups will convene for two
periods to share and discuss ideas
related to the theme.
FOURTEENTH ANNUAL CORN HUSKIN’
SCHEDULED FOR OCTORER 29
On Thursday, October 29, the
Athletic Association will sponsor its
fourteenth annual Corn Huskin’
Bee. The activity originated in 1945
from an idea suggested by Miss
Doris Peterson, head of the physi
cal education department at that
time.
Corn Huskin’ activities will be
gin vyith a picnic at 5:30 p.m. in
the dining hall. Members of the
faculty, their wives, and families
have been invited. Both faculty and
students are urged to come to the
picnic dressed in costume.
Competition Scheduled
Following the picnic, everyone
will po to the gym for further merry
making. Costumes of faculty and
students will be judged and points
given for the most original costQme.
Competition between faculty and
students will be held in several con
tests, including hog-calling, tall-
tale, and corn-husking itself. Origi
nality and presentation of class and
faculty songs will also be judged. A
period of entertainment will follow
the competition, while the judges
decide on a winner — to be deter
mined by thp number of points
gained in each contest.
Committee Heads Named
The general steering committee
for Corn Huskin’ is composed
of Kathleen Simmons, chairman;
Carolyn Barrington; and Mrs. W. K.
Massey, adviser. Anne Britton di
rects the contests; Barbara SulUvan
is in charge of decorations; Carolyn
Nichols is chairman of the invita
tions committee, and Faye Lee is
chairman of the programs commit
tee; Becky Scott heads the publicity
and photography committee; Helen
Neblett is planning the refresh
ments; Suzanne Leath is hospitality
chairman; Pat Hight is in charge of
the sing-song; and Alicc Allsbrook
is chairman of the entertainment
committee.
Judges To Be Named
The A. A. has not yet announced
the Corn Huskin’ judges, who are
chosen by secret ballot by members
of the A. A. board.
Dr. Beach to Address Faculty
A faculty luncheon group will
hear Dr. Waldo Beach, Duke Uni
versity Divinity School, Durham; he
will address faculty and adminis
trators on “The Vocation of the
Christian Teacher.”
Other features of the convention
include East Carolina College’s pres
entation of a drama, Kromer’s "To
Thine Own Self;” a theme in
terpretation by the Wake Forest and
Baptist Hospital BSU groups; in
terest centers discussed by the Win
gate BSU; worship led by Woman’s
College BSU; and a business ses
sion during which a proposed
budget for the LISTEN funds for
world needs will be acted upon.
Overnight accommodations will
be provided by Charlotte Baptists
without charge to students. Reser
vations for Meredith students must
be made before October 20.
Program To Include
Hunter Hall Dedication
Meredith College will observe its
sixty-first year at Uie armual Found-
>’ Day on Friday, October 30.
This year the dedication of Hunter
Hall, the recently-completed science
building, will be a part of the morn
ing program.
The processional of the senior
class and speakers will begin the
exercises at 11:00 a.m. in Jones
Auditorium. The Meredith College
chorus, under the direction of Miss
Beatrice Donley, will furnish special
music.
The speaker for the Founders’
Day program will be Dr. Paul M.
Gross, dean of Duke University.
Dr. Gross is the past chairman of
the department of chemistry at
Duke, where he also served as dean
of the graduate school. In 1949
Dr. Gross was president of the Oak
Ridge Institute of Nuclear Studies.
In the afternoon the annual re
ception and open house will be held
for guests of the college and for the
senior class.
Meredith to Receive
liHclver Bequest
Meredith College is to receive a
gift from the estate of the late Mrs.
Elva Bryan Mclver of Sanford, Dr.
Carlyle Campbell has announced.
Mrs. Mclver, wife of the late Dr.
Lynn Mclver, died in February; and
the bequest to Meredith is one of
the several included in her will as
memorials to her parents.
Mr. W. W. Seymour, one of the
estate’s executors, has written the
college that "Meredith is devised
and bequeathed 15 per cent of the
estate after payment of certain
named bequests, debts and costs of
administration. . . . Preliminary ap
praisal indicates that the estate will
be worth a gross sum of approxi
mately $300,000.”
Astros Win Rush
The climax of Rush Week came
as Nan Owen, college marshal,
brought the official count of new
society members to Willie Dee Mc-
Keel and Helen Booe, presidents
of Philaretian and Astrotekton so
cieties, respectively, who were on
the Jones stage to conduct the an
nual Decision Day program. A cry
of excitement went up from the girls
in yellow — the Astros had won.
Decision Day, the highlight of
Rush Week, began at 6:45 a.m. on
October 8. The court held two
groups of sleepy girls belonging to
either the Astrotekton or Philare
tian society. Each group was won
dering whether Milton, the Phi bear,
or Billy, the Astro goat, would cap
ture the heart of the most new stu
dents. Then, as the freshmen and
transfers came down — dressed in
the colors of the society they had
chosen—they were heartily greeted
by their new sisters. Cheers and
society songs resounded through the
court iintil time for breakfast, when
each girl sat with the society of her
choice.
When chapel time came, the
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Board of Trustees
Holds Meeting
Members of the Meredith Col
lege Board of Trustees met at the
college on Tuesday, September 29.
Several items of business were dis
cussed at that time. The group voted
to name the home - management
house the Ellen Brewer House. The
trustees adopted a new charter for
the collcge and issued a college
statement on academic freedom and
tenure. A motion was passed to re
quest authorization from the Bap
tist State Convention to borrow as
much as $500,000 in the year 1960
if in the wisdom of the board such
action seems necessary.
First Reports in From
Self-Study Groups
On October 15 all committees
of the self-study program turned in
rough drafts of committee reports.
These reports arc necessary so that
the steering committee can judge
what progress Is being made in the
Meredith self - evaluation project,
undertaken last winter in accord
ance with the policies of the South
ern Association of Colleges and
Secondary Schools. The Association
favors periodic re-evaluation visits
to member institutions and recom
mends that such visits be preceded
by that school’s study of itself.
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