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Newspaper of the Students of Meredith College
Volume XXXIV
MEREDITH COLLEGE, RALEIGH, N. C., DECEMBER 18, 1959
No. 5
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS BEGIN TOMORROW
Meredith Receives Grant From
Esso Education Foundation
Recently Meredith College re
ceived a grant of $2,000 from the
Esso Education Foundalion. J. J.
Tyler, District Manager of the Caro
lina Division, visited the college,
and delivered the check. President
Carlyle Campbell and Howard Bel
cher, the college treasurer and busi
ness manager, expressed the deep
appreciation that Meredith has in
being chosen to share in the Esso
Foundation grants.
Money for Undergraduate Aid
The grant w^as given without re
strictions except that the money be
used to help meet expenses directly
associated with undergraduate edu
cation.
The prime objective of, the Foun
dation is to aid education, reads the
letter wliich accompanied the check;
and this fund has been set up to
further this objective.
Foundalion in Existence Five Years
The grants this year bring to
nearly $7,500,000 the total amount
granted by the Esso Education
Foundation, in its five - year ex
istence, to privately-;^supported col
leges and universities in the United
States, in the hopes that it will prove
a constructive force in helping to
insure the continuance of a strong,
independent segment of higher edu
cation in our nation.
COLLEGE RECEIVING
1960-61 APPLICATIONS
At the time of the Twig dead
line, December 10, 1959, the col
lege had received 239 applications
from prospective new dormitory stu
dents for the next school year. This
is compared to 142 applications
at this date last year.
Nine States Represented
Nine states are represented in this
group with the largest number out
side of North Carolina applying
fom Virginia. The first application
was received on July 11, 1959.
Closing Date May Be Early
Acceptance of applications had
to be closed on April 22 for this
school year, and the closing date
this year is foreseeably earlier if
requests for admission continue to
come in at the present rate.
Dr. John Yarbrough
To Attend Meetings
Dr. John Yarbrough, chairman of
the Meredith College department of
biology, will attend the meeting
of the American Association for the
Advancement of Science in Chicago,
December 26-30.
Immediate Past*Presidcnt
Dr. Yarbrough is the immedi
ate past president of the Acadcmy
Conference, a meeting of the of
ficers of the various state Academy
organizations sponsored by the
AAAS. He has served as secretary-
treasurer of the North Carolina
Academy of Science for the past
eight years.
As Conference past - president,
Dr. Yarbrough will give a brief pa
per during the December 28 morn
ing business session and will preside
at .the annual banquet that night.
Will Serve On Committee
On January 4-5 Dr. Yarbrough
will be in Washington, D. C.» serving
on the selection committee for the
National Science Foundation. This
committee reads, studies, and rates
projects submitted to the National
Foundation by state Academies of
Science.
Physical Education
Attendance Given
The following regulations for at
tendance at physical education ac
tivity classes were announced by
the Dean’s office and took effect
November 23.
1. A student is required to at
tend at least 80 per cent of the
semester’s class sessioni in order to
receive a passing grade in the
course. Absences are thus provided
for illness — except in cases of ex
tended illness.
2. In cases of extended illness
the Dean and the department head
will confer with the infirmary, and
make provision either to permh
work to be made up, or to recom
mend that the student drop the
course.
3. That all absences will be re
ported as usual to the registrar, who.
in turn, will post these on the board
with other absences.
Cbristiaas holidays begin at 12:30
p.m. Saturday, D«cembcr 19.
Classes will resume at 8:25 a.m.
Moaday, January 4, 190,
Ann Rowe Chosen
Focus Week Chairman
In a general election on Decem
ber 11, 1959, Arm Rowe was
elected chairman of the 1960 Re
ligious Focus Week which will be
held early irt the second semester
Ann has been on the B.S.U. ex
ecutivc council, serving as Listen
chairman, and this year she is on
the vespers committee. She is now
a metnber of the student govern
ment council as a vice-president of
Vann.
Phis, Astros Hole
Christmas Parties
Both societies held Christmas
parties in the two weeks before the
holidays. The Astrotektons enter
tained children from the colored di
vision of the State School for the
Blind, Deaf, and Dumb, and the
Philaretian party honored the ten
maids who help keep our dorms
clean.
Astros Entertain Cliildren
The Astro party was held in the
gym at the State School on Decem
b€r 9 for about 200 children be
tween the ages of 7 and 13. Enter
tainment included games, a parade
and a skit', and presents were given
to the children. A combo made up
of children played several numbers
"TONIGHT THE COLLEGE
WILL GO CAROLLING
The Christmas holidays begin of
ficially tomorrow at 12:30 p.m., but
tonight Meredith holds its annual
Christmas celebration. The 'formal
Christmas dinner is scheduled for
this evening in the college dining
hall; and later in the evening buses
will take Meredith carolling.
A. A. Is Sponsor
The Athletic Association is again
sponsoring the Christmas carolling;
and about four hundred girls are
expected to board eight buses for a
merry two hours of singing carols
to the faculty and administration.
The buses will each have a leader
and will follow a previously sched
uled route.
Roy’s Will Serve Coffee
After the buses return to Mere
dith, Roy’s will serve coffee and
donuts in the gym. Later many halls
will have a hall party, after which
most groups, will move on to suite
parties.
These students are ^own sitting around the Christmas tree in Johnson Hall.
This, tree and tile others on campus were given by Mr. Heradon, ihe night watchman.
SOPHOMORES WIN STUNT TROPHY;
SENIOR CLAS5 TAKES SECOND PLACE
The sophomore class, led by their
Stunt chairman Betty Bone, was
awarded the silver Stunt trophy for
their production of “Of Beasts and
Bigsby.” The senior class presenta
tion, “Celestial Confusion,” received
second place recognition.
Stunt Night Is Traditional
The annual Stunt Night, a Mere
dith tradition since its origination in
1915, was held Friday evening, No
vember 20. Prior to the presenta
tion of the four class productions,
the Athletic Association — sponsor
of the Stunt program — was host
to the student body, the judges, and
other special guests at a dinner in
the college dining hall.
Large Audience Present
An audience of almost 1,000
watched the presentation of the four
class productions; seniors, "Celes
tial Confusion,” Carolyn Jones,
Stunt chairman; juniors, “The Day
the Fairies Smiled,” Mary Par
rish; sophomores, “Of Beasts and
Bigsby,’
“Holiday
wards.
Betty Bone; freshmen,
For Hats,” Nancy Ed-
Jndgcs Listed
Judges for the evening were as
follows: Miss Mary Bland Josey,
chairman; Miss lone Kemp Knight,
Mrs. J. Lyman Melvin, Jr., Mr.
James H. Eads, Jr., and Mr. LeRoy
Martin. As is customary, four of the
judges were from the college com
munity — with Mr. Martin serving
as the outside judge.
Ensemble Sings
A special feature of the evening
was the entertainment presented by
the Meredith Ensemble while the
judges were reaching their decision.
The Ensemble is directed by Miss
Beatrice Donley and is accom
panied by Margaret Hurst.
Chorus Presents
^Music For Christmas’
Sunday afternoon, December 13,
the Meredith College Chorus pre
sented ‘‘Music For Christmas” in'
Jones Auditorium. The chorus is di
rected by Miss Beatrice Donley and
is accompanied by Joan Cope.
The program included the follow
ing numbers. “O magnum myste-
rium,” de Victoria - Williamson;
Mistletoe and Holly Bright,” Bach-
Whitford; “The Coventry Carol,”
from 16th Century Pageant; “Pat-a-
Pan,” Burgundian Air-Davis; “Go
Tell It On the Mountain,” Spiritual-
Work; “Behold Tliat Star,” Talley-
Cunkle; “The Holly and the Tvy,”
English Carol; “Carol of the Sheep
Bells,” Kountz; Stille Nacht! Hcilige
Kacht!” Gruber-Manney; “Glory in
the Highest,” Davis; “No Lullaby
Need Mary Sing,” Clokey; “The
Lambs to the Lamb,” Creston; “In
David’s Town,” Elmore and Reed;
Angels and the Shepherds,” Ko-
daly.
Barbara Armstrong, soprano, and
Kay Robinson, contralto, were
soloists.
Dr. Roger Crook is
January Forum Speaker
Dr. Roger Crook, Meredith pro
fessor of religion, will be the fea
tured speaker at the January Bap
tist Student Union Forum. The
Forum is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.,
January 13, in Hunter Hall. Dr.
Crook will at that time review his
book, No South or North, written
on the Christian approach to race
relations and published earlier this
year by the Bethany Press.
The college library will have a
wide selection of pertinent material
on display prior to the Forum and
on the days immediately following.
Interested students are urged to
take advantage of this material.
for the visiting Astros and will also
play at the Astro meeting in Feb
ruary.
Phis Present Skit
The Phis held their party in the
hut on Wednesday, December 16.
Refreshments were served; games
were played; and presents were
given to the guests. Members of the
society presented a skit, “The Night
Before Christmas.”
ANNE BRITT HAS
POEM PUBLISHED
Anne Britt, a junior English major
from Snow Hill, has been notified
that one of her poems, “Christmas
Tree,” has been accepted for pub
lication in the Annual Anthology of
College Poetry.
The «oh»me is published by the
National Poetry Association and is
a compilation of outstanding poetry
written by college men and women
representing every section of the
country. Selections were made from
thousands of poems submitted.
Wake County Alumnae
Meet On Campus
The Wake County Chapter of the
Meredith Alumnae Association held
its annual Christmas bazaar in the
Alumnae House on the campus De
cember 15. Mrs. Ted Daniel
president of the Wake County
group.
Mr. Akers Moore spoke at the
meeting about the Research Tri
angle; and a special salute was of
fered to alumnae affiliated with the
classes of the 1930’s.
Green, Lcath Tapped
By Silver Shield
Juniors Zelma Green and Su
zanne Leath were tapped into as
sociate membership by the Silver
Shield November 24. Zelma is a
religion major from Zcbulon and
Suzanne is a religion major from
Shelby.
Zelma is a member of the BSU
Council and serves as chairman of
the Forum series. She has been
active in the Playhouse and i.s a
member of Alpha Psi Omega, dra
matic fraternity. Suzanne is a re
porter for the Twig, is on the AA
Board, and is junior representative
to the nominating committee.
Silver Shield members are chosen
by the society and the faculty on
the basis of service to the school,
Christian character, and construc
tive leadership.
HOME EC DEPARTMENT
S/>ONSORS FOODS DISPLAY
Saturday and Sunday afternoons
the home economics department
sponsored a Christmas foods exhibit
in Hunter Hall. Displayed were
cookies, cakes, breads, and candies
which members of the various foods
classes had made for the occasion.
Suggestions were given as to ways
such foods could be used as decora
tions and as gifts.