April 29, 1960
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TfflRTY-FOUR YEARS’ TRADITIONS
PRECEDE TOMORROW’S MAY DAY
By LINDA KIRBY
As the sophomore voi^s pealing,
“O, May Queen, we greet you . .
break the early morning quiet to
morrow morning, the thirty>fourth
annual May Day festivities will be
under way. The serenade will be
followed by a May Day breakfast
in the dining hall, the tables be-
ing decorated with gay May poles
and frilly dolls. Immediately after
breakfast the sophomores will again
serenade their “Big Sisters” and the
day of the May will have officially
begun. The afternoon festivities will
begin with a horse show and will
culminate in the coronation of our
queen.
Field Day Became May Day
May Day has been an annual
event at Meredith since 1926, when
the college moved to its present lo
cation. Prior to this first May Day,
the physical education department
had annually presented a Field Day,
consisting of contests which, as Dr.
Mary Lynch Johnson states in her
History of Meredith, College, resem
bled “a three-ring circus.” Field Day
was primarily a way of displaying
the students’ skills learned in physi
cal education classes and included
exhibitions on teeter ladders, flying
rings, and ropes. There were folk
danccs, drills with dumbbells, In
dian clubs, and wands in addition
to contests in high and low jumping
and chinning bars. The dress for
Field Day consisted of a pair of
great bloomers and a blouse.
Tucker Was First Queen
Because of the relocation of the
college at a larger site in 1926, it
was possible to present a May Day
like those celebrated by other col
leges. The first May Day at Mere
dith witnessed Margaret Cone
Tucker, wearing a train made of a
lace curtain, as Queen of thCv,May.
The home-made costume, however,
did not detract from the entertain
ment provided by Sleeping Beauty,
Rip Van Winkle, and Mother
Goose’s family, for the students and
guests enjoyed “a May from dawn
till sunset, an Elizabethan masque,”
as Dr. Johnson states.
MARILYN BURRIS TO
PRESENT VOICE RECITAL
On May 3, Mrs. William C. Bur
ris, the former Marilyn Greene, will
be presented in a voice recital in
Jones Auditorium on the Meredith
campus. Mrs. Burris is a native of
Albemarle, North Carolina, and
studied voice in that city with Mr.
Paul Fry for several years.
Burris Is Meredith Graduate
After her graduation from Albe
marle High School, Mrs. Burris en
tered Meredith. While here, she was
a pupil of Miss Beatrice Donley.
She graduated in 1957 with the
bachelor of arts degree in voice.
Among the honors she held at Mere
dith were membership in the Sigma
Alpha Iota Music Fraternity, and in
the college chorus, president of the
Philaretian Society, a senior super
lative, Who’s Who, and Dean's list.
Vocalist Continues Study
She married Lt. William C. Burris
in June of 1957. After a two-year
residence in Charleston, South Caro
lina, filled with teaching and guest
appearances, Mrs. Burris began
Grove Was Original Site
As to the site of the May Day
procession, the 1927 Twio states
that it was held in a “spot down
among the trees where we arc hop
ing some day to behold a magnifi
cent amphitheater.” Well, it seems
that the writer was referring to the
grove, but her “magnificent amphi
theater” had to give way to our
present parking lot, and the festivi
ties later moved to the court.
Hospitality Week End, May Day
Combined
In 1941 Hospitality Week End
and May Day were combined. The
afternoon was begun with a father-
daughter baseball game, followed
by the May Day procession. The
theme of that' year was “Health.”
The characters consisted of Every
Girl, who was seeking for health;
Bad Taste and Self-Indulgence; and
Enlightenment with her aids Knowl
edge, Recreation, and Grace. Does
the plot sound familiar to anyone?
The coming of spring brings with
its fever thoughts of pretty girls in
pastel dresses, flowers, and the
dancers around the May pole. As
the years have passed. May Day,
which embodies these thoughts, has
become a beloved-tradition at Mere
dith.
JVEWS IN BRIEF
FRESHMEN HONOR JUNIORS
On Friday, May 13, the fresh
man class will entertain their big
sisters. This traditional event will be
a breakfast held on the lawn near
the site of the old chimney.
Wood 1$ Chairman
Mackie Wood, chairman of the
breakfast, and her committees are
co-operating with the dining hall
and are busy with plans. Invitations
will be sent next week.
Uppcrclassmen Adopt Freshmen
The tradition of big and little
sisters began many years ago when
Meredith was located in downtown
Raleigh. At that time, upper class
men went to the local train stations
each year to welcome incoming stu
dents. Each girl adopted a little sis
ter. During the school year these big
sisters were the only advisers which
the new students had.
Tradition Continues
Gradually the counseling system
became more complicated wito the
addition of faculty advisers and
counselors. Now, however, as tradi
tion has destined, the big sister still
welcomes her little sister into the
Meredith family.
ULLMAN RECEIVES HONOR
Dr. B. L. Ullman, who delivered
the Kappa Nu Sigma lecture on the
SCIENCE ACADEMY WILL CONVENE
The North Carolina Academy of
Sciences will meet May 6-7 at
Woman’s College of the University
of North Carolina in Greensboro.
Original material in mathematics
and science will be presented at the
meeting.
Yarbrough, Canaday Attend
This year much of the program
has been arranged through the ef
forts of Dr. John A. Yarbrough of
the Meredith College, faculty, who
has served as secretary-treasurer of
the Academy for the last eight years.
Also, on May 7, Dr. E. F. Canaday,
Meredith mathematics professor,
will present a paper on original re
search in the field of mathematics.
The Collegiate Academy, which
is a special section for under
graduates, will meet on the after
noon of May 6. At this time, fif-
worlc on the master of music degree
in voice at the Manhattan School of
Music, New York City. She will
complete requirements for the de
gree this spring.
Varied Program Planned
The program presented by Mrs.
Burris will include two arias from
“Cosi Fan Tutti,” by Mo/art;
“Frauenbiles Und Leben,” by Schu
mann; “On This Island,” by Britten;
“Cocardes,” by Boulenc; “Chanson
De Bilitis,” By Debussy; and an
Aria, “L’Amero, Saro,” from “El
Repastore,” by Mozart, with a violin
obligato played by Mrs. Philip Gar
ris of the Meredith faculty.
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Meredith campus March 16, has
recently received one of the highest
honors bestowed at the University
of North Carolina.
At the spring induction of new
members the Order of the Golden
Fleece, an honorary organization,
included Dr. Ullman among its
initiates. The Order is composed of
both students and faculty members
at the University.
CHURCH INVITES STUDENTS
The First Presbyterian Church of
Raleigh has announced its program
for two worship services through the
month of May. Dr. Albert G. Ed
wards, minister of the church, invites
Meredith students to attend the nine
o’clock service as well as the eleven
o’clock morning worship hour.
The Sunday school groups will
continue to meet at pine forty-five.
A fellowship period for the college
group will remain a part of the Sun
day school session.
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