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Volume XXXV
MEREDITH COLLEGE. RALEIGH, N. C., ORIENTATION ISSUE
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No. 1
ORIENTATION WEEK APPROACHES GUMAX
PRE•¥RESHMA^ DAYS
MEAN FVN, PROBLEMS
What prospective freshman has
not had the urge to scream at the
next person who asks “And when is
It you have to go?” or “Are you just
about ready to go to school?” The
very thing you want to forget is the
fact that you do have to go two
weelcs from yesterday, and all you
have been doing all summer is get
ting ready.
Almost from the first day of June
preparations are made for Septem
ber. You pour over the college
catalogue and the handbook and try
to imagine what the place is like.
Days are spent in searching for
collegiate-looking clothes.
The Family Gets Involved
Mother talks io Aunt Bess whose
daughter went to Woman^s College,
and Aunt Bess’ so>called advice gets
Mother all in a fren^. Dad surveys
the confusion with a worn smile and
a puzzled look and tries not to think
atout his bank account. Sister longs
for the day when she will have a
whole room to herself, but she balks
at the idea of no one with whom to
share the dishwashing duties.
Letters begin to arrive, and it
seems as if everyone in the college
is writing to you. The business
manager, the doctor, the deans all
send you letters. And from students
they come :— your counselor, big
sister, roommate and suitemates,
representatives of the societies, presi
dents of the Athletic Association, the
Baptist Student Union, and the Stu*
dent Government Association.
Letters, Question Come
The letters make the months of
July and August interesting. All the
girls offer to help you, and they
seem quite friendly. But, oh, the
questions you have; What is the dif
ference between the societies and
how in the world does one pro
nounce their names? Are the rooms
big enough for two chests, a chair,
a lamp, and extra bookcase — as
well as a radio, a record player, and
a rug? Do most people bring bulletin
boards as one letter suggests? And
what kind of curtains are suitable
for the long windows?
All kinds of problems arise —
what to do about taking winter
clothes when it is still quite hot, how
to convince Mother that you simply
must have a sweater like the one
Sarah bought to take -to Queens and
that fraternities are really respect-
able organizations, how to get every
thing in one car even with the back
seat out, and on and on.
Cold Feet Cannot Be Avoided
Sometimes misgivings creep in —
suppose I cannot bear my room
mate, what if I flunk algebra from
the very beginning, maybe I will not
like Meredith at all, could Johnny
possibly forget me when it has to
be a long-distance romance??? But
most of me time these fears and ap
prehensions are overcome by the
feeling of mounting excitement and
anticipation.
When the morning comes to drive
to Raleigh, you can hardly eat a
bite of breaUast. The trip is both
long and short, but the moving in is
definitely hot and lengthy. Girls,
girls, girls — and you make new
friends. When Mother and Dad get
ready to go home, they look so lov
ingly familiar that you want to forget
it all and jump in the backseat as a
stowaway. But you stay, and it is
a good thing, for now you are a part
of Meredith and you belong.
Miss Mary Bland Josey, College represeDtaUvc, and Rakiih Freshmen, Heleo Simms, Peggy Pitser, and Peeey Payne
are shown unpaddng in the newly completed Fouitit Stringfield Hail,
It Takes All Kinds,” It Is
Scildl — So Here They Are!
Within the student body of any
girls’ school many personality types
may be noted. Most people fall into
some kind of classification, although
a few do defy analysis. The charac
terizations presented here are just
that — extreme caricatures, but they
find basis in manifest traits among
any group of female students.
Scatterbrained Sally—the villain
who keeps all bulletin boards
crowded with pleas for help in lo
cating, lost items ranging from key
rings to luggage. She forgets assign
ments and cannot remember where
she left her glasses — until she sits
down on them. On her bad days she
even does such things as leaving her
bridge partner in four hearts when
she has a heart singleton.
Athletic Enttiusi^t—the gal who
tries to organize speedball games be
tween the suites on her hall. Usually
she can be found in the gym bounc
ing a basketball or out taking a hike
up to the Capitol. This girl has even
been known to practice judo in the
haU.
Blond Bombshell—the lass with
one eye on State College and the
other peering toward Chapel Hill.
She divides her time between ap
pointments at the hair-dresser’s and
shopping trips. Preening, primping,
and dieting, her aim is a fraternity
pin, a diamond, and a June wed
ding.
Rule Follower — the conscience-
stricken soul who pours hours over
obscure wording to determine which
door she should come in after a
dance when she has a late permis
sion. Her dorm card is the bri^t
spot in the dorm president's day be
cause there is never a mistake, but
the sight of her is the blight on the
hall proctor's horizon because she
always asks before doing — any
thing, that is.
homesick Sufferer—the red-eyed
lover of the post office, for she is
always mailing letters home or wait
ing for her parcels of cookies and
notes from Mom. Partially present
in nearly every school girl’s heart,
she looks forward to Thanksgiving
holidays and backward to her last
weekend at home.
Serious Student — the traditional
book-worm who fills her trunk with
reference books and study lamps. If
not in the library stacks, she can be
found scrutinizing the maps on the
wall of the history classroom. This
girl can count quality points faster
than most people can take inven
tory of their roommates' wardrobes.
Professional Lounger — the ber-
muda-clad participant in marathon
bridge games who seems to scare up
her assignments, or semblance there
of, from nowhere in the wee small
hours after lights-out. Her days are
spent in slouching from the Bee Hive
to the nearest gossip session under
a sun lamp, wi& casual forays into
the unfamiliar world of classes.
Fault Finder—the sharp-eyed and
quicker-tongued miss who never fails
to note any slip or shortcoming and
to give it her full attention. Under
her scrutiny comes the food, the ^ize
of the bathroom, the hair style of
her suitemate, and the school ad
ministration. Nothing is as good as it
should be or as it is somewhere else.
Left-over Beatnik—the cool cat
who does not know that beatniks are
on the wane even in California. She
may be recognized by her sunglasses,
flapping shirt-tail, wine bottles,
wierd speech, and books of poetry.
Miss Meredith—the girl who, al
though far from perfect, displays
Meredith College
In Capsale Fashion
Purpose: The purpose of Meredith
College is to develop in its stu
dents the Christian attitude to
ward the whole of life, and to
prepare them for intelligent citi
zenship, homemaking, graduate
study, and for professional and
other fields of service. Its inten
tion is to provide not only
thorough instruction, but also cul-
ture made perfect through the re
ligion of Jesus Christ. These ideals
of academic integrity and religious
influence have always been
cherished at Meredith.
Recognition: Member of the South
ern Association of Colleges and
Secondary Schools and the Asso
ciation of American Colleges; Li
beral arts member of the National
Association of Schools of. Music;
Graduates are eligible for mem
bership in the American Associa
tion of University Women.
Degrees Offered: Bachelor of Arts
and Bachelor of Music.
History: Founded by the North
Carolina Baptist Convention,
granted a charter in 1891, first
opened to students in 1899.
Named the Baptist Female Uni
versity, the Baptist University for
Women, and Meredith College.
Located in Raleigh, North Caro
lina, and presently named in
honor of Thomas Meredith, Bap
tist leader and editor of the Bibli
cal Recorder.
charm, good sense, and humor. Her
energies go in many directions, but
she is a person who has meaning in
her life and seeks to develop it. At
tractive in personality and appear
ance, she combines many good
qualities in a likeable fashion.
CLASSES TO BEGIN
TUESDAY MORNING
As the week closes Meredith’s
1960 Orientation Program is in the
midst of its activities. Since early
Thursday morning the freshmen and
transfers have been engaged in a
full schedule of tests, guidance ses
sions, various group meetings, and
social events. The councils of the
Athletic Association, the Baptist Stu
dent Union, and the Student Gov
ernment Association, as well as the
counselors and other campus lead
ers, are serving as guides and as
sistants in the execution of the en
tire program.
Training Sessions Are Held
Classes are being conducted by
faculty and staff members in the
areas of catalogue training, health
orientation, guidance, and library
training. The members of the Stu
dent Government Council are lead
ing discussion periods aimed at ex
plaining the policies and regulations
of the Association. Music students
are participating in auditions and
music tests.
Social Events Provided
Thursday night the counselors en
tertained all new students at a Big
Wheel Party in Society Hall. Friday
and Saturday nights the students are
being presented to the college offi
cials in formal receptions in the Blue
Parlor of Johnson Hall. At the same
time hall parties are being arranged
for students not attending the re
ceptions.
The program for Sunday will in
clude church attendance, an Honor
Code Service in the afternoon, and
an Open House in the Hut given by
the counselors for’all new students.
A bus tour of Raleigh has been ar
ranged for all new dormitory stu
dents for Monday night.
Classes To Open
Registration for classes and the
purchase of textbooks on Saturday
will prepare for the opening of
classes on Tuesday. Further events
are scheduled during the first month
of classes which are designed to in
form the new students about addi
tional phases of Meredith campus
life.
The Orientation Prograni has
been planned by the faculty com
mittee on orientation of which Miss
Mary Bland Joscy is chairman. The
actualization of these plans has been
made possible by the faculty and
staff of the college and the upper
classmen who returned early to as
sist. Mr. Harry K. Dorsett of the
education department is conducting
the testing program.
SEEN AROUND CAMPUS
Tired fathers lugging boxes to third
Vaim with a look of resignation.
Guide groups needing compasses to
follow directions to their meeting
places.
Overflowing shelves in the Book
Store ready for the big rush.
Faces filled with dismay at the sight
of long dining hall lines.
Upperclassmen lounging in the
dorms or basking in the sun in
spiring wistful freshman glances.
Lawns and shrubbery neatly cut
and trimmed after a long, hot
summer of growth.
A full and buzzing Bee Hive at al
most any time.
Post office lines filled with people
expecting letters on the second
day of Orientation.
New recrtiits to the venerable game
(CoQtlniMd on page two)