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FOUNDERS’ DAY—
OCTOBER 27
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OCTOBER 28
Newspaper o1 the Students of Meredith College
Vol. XXXV
MEREDITH COLLEGE, RALEIGH, N. C., OCTOBER 28, i960
No. 4
MEREDITH CELEBRATES FOUNDERS DAY
AA SPONSORS
CORN HUSKIN’
Each year the Athletic Associa
tion sponsors Corn Huskin’ Bee,
held in the college gymnasium one
evening during the latter part of
October. Thursday night, October
27, Meredith held its 1960 Corn
Huskin’. Nancy Wade, vice-presi
dent of the Athletic Association,
was in charge of all plans for this
year’s celebration.
The evening began with a picnic
supper in the dining hall. Immedi
ately following the picnic, there was
a costume parade in which mein-
bers of the four classes and the
faculty participated. Then the
group adjourned to the gymnasium
for a period of group singing.
Classes, Faculty Compete
The first event was a hog calling
contest, judged on the ability of
contestants to call hogs. An apple
bobbing competition followed. Class
and faculty representatives with
great imagination and originality
participated in the tall tale contest.
Original songs were presented by
each of the four classes and the fac
ulty. All members of these groups
joined in the singing, The tall tales,
class songs, and the costumes were
correlated and judged on originality,
presentation, and participation.
The concluding contest and the
one requiring the most skill was
corn husking. Two people from each
class and the faculty acted as par
ticipants, and those two who first
finished shucking a bushel of corn
were declared the winners.
The judges retired to make their
decision conccrning the winners of
the evening’s competition. The per
sons who served as judges are Mr.
W. R. Ledford, Dr. Norma Rose,
Miss Carolyn Covington, and Mrs.
Margaret Martin. While the judges
were tallying their votes, entertain
ment was provided by several Mere
dith students.
Adjusting their caps and sowns are seniors Kathryn Rice, president of the Student Government Council, Bcfte Liles, senior
class president, and Mary Lou Allen, senior class secretary. They are representative of the one hundred and forty-five seniors
who wore their graduation robes for the fifst time in the Founders’ Day Celebration on October 28.
TWELVE MEREDITH SENIORS ARE SELECTED FOR
WHO’S WHO IN AMERICAN COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
Gail Brinn, Anne Britton, Ann
Covington, Julia Forbes, Zelma
Greene, Suzanne Leath, Kathryn
Rice, Sue Rogers, Ann Rowe,
Kathleen Simmons, Ann Stallings,
and Jenny Lou Taylor have been
selected by the Student Government
Council and the faculty to be in
cluded in Who's Who in American
Colleges and Universities.
These girts were chosen on the
basis of their excellence and sin
cerity in scholarship, leadership and
participation in extracurricular and
academic activities, citizenship and
service to the school, and promise
of future usefulness to business and
society.
Gail Marie Brinn, a religion ma
jor from Sanford, is social standards
chairman. She has served as a hall
proctor and a freshman counselor.
Gail is also a member of the Nomi
nating Committee and the Leader
ship Council.
Anne Elizabeth Britton is a
mathematics major from Dunn. She
has served on the Athletic Associa
i:
From left to right: Top row—Guil Brinn, Anne Britton, Ann Covineton, Julia Forbes. Middle row — Zelma Greene, Suznnnf
Leath, Kathryn Ric«, Sue Rosers. Bottom row—Ann Rowe, Kathleen Siinmans, Ann Stnliings, Jenny Lou Taylor.
tion Board as a manager and as
treasurer. Anne is president of
Kappa Nu Sigma and a hall proctor.
She is a member of the Canaday
Mathematics Club, the Grand
daughters’ Club, and the Barber
Science Club and was voted “most
athletic” senior.
Ann LcStout^eon Covington, who
is editor of the Oak Leaves, is a
mathematics major from Wades-
boro, She has been business man
ager for the annual and a freshman
counselor, Ann is also a member
of the Nominating Committee, the
Leadership Council, and the
Canaday Mathematics Club.
.Tiilia Ann Forbe.s, an English ma
jor from Wilson, is vice-president of
the Student Government Council.
A member of Silver Shield and the
Coltnn English Club, Julia has been
a hall proctor, a freshman counse
lor. and Astrotekton treasurer.
Zelma LaRuc Greene is a re
ligion major from Zebulon, She is
president of the Baptist Student
Union and of Stiver Shield. Zelma
has been active in the Playhouse
and has served as a freshman
counselor. She is also a member of
the Nominating Committee and the
Leadership Council.
Camlyn Suzanne Leath, editor of
The Twig, is a religion major from
Shelby. She is a member of Kappa
Nu Sigma, Silver Shield, the Free
man Religion Club, and the Stu
dent League of Women Voters. A
member of the Nominating Com
mittee and the Leadership Council,
Suzanne was chosen “most intellec
tual” senior.
Kathryn Ann Ricc, a home eco
nomics major from Sunbury, is
president of the Student Govern
ment Council. She is a member of
Kappa Nu Sigma, Silver Shield, the
Nominating Committee, and the
Leadership Council. Kathryn was
chosen "Miss Meredith” by the
senior class.
Margie Sue Rogers is an English
major from Monroe. A member of
Kappa Nu Sigma and the Cohon
English Club, Sue is associate editor
of The Twig and a member of the
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Seniors To Appear in
Academic Hegalia
The traditional Founders’ Day
ceremony was held Friday, Octo
ber 28, beginning with a special
morning service in Jones Audito
rium. Wearing academic regalia for
the first lime, the members of the
senior class entered in a proces
sional. Seated on the platform were
President Carlyle Campbell, Dean
L. A. Peacock, and Dr. Arnold
Nash, who delivered the Founders’
Day address.
The Meredith College Chorus
presented two numbers; “Jesu, The
Very Thought of Thee” by George
Wald and “Lord, Who Has Made
Us For Thine Own” by Frances
Ralph Gray.
Nash Is Carolina Professor
Dr. Nash, the guest speaker, was
born in England but is now a
naturalized American citizen. He
holds graduate degrees in chemis
try, economics, and philosophy. He
has been ordained in the Church
of England and has held the posi
tion of director of all Student Chris
tian Organizations in England. Dr.
Nash is now a professor in the re
ligion department at the University
of North Carolina in Chapel Hill.
Following the service the college
dining hall served the noon meal to
all students, faculty, staff, and any
guests on the campus.
College Gives Reception
In the afternoon between the
hours of 4:30 and 6:00, a formal
reception was given in the parlors
of Johnson Hall by the Meredith
College staff and faculty. The mem
bers of the senior class were spe
cial guests. Dean Louise E. Flem
ing, chairman of the social functions
committee, was in charge of the af
fair.
Also on her committee were Miss
Ellen Brewer, who was in charge
of the refreshments, and Mrs.
Martha Whilden, who was in charge
of decorations. Introducing the
guests to those in the receiving lines
were Dr. Sarah Lemmon, Dr. Mary
Yarborough, Miss Mae Grimmer,
and Dr. Ethel Tilley.
Founders’ Day was concluded
with a workshop held by the Alum
nae Association in the evening.
Political Leaders
Present Platforms
To inform the Meredith Student
body of the political platforms of
the Democratic and Republican
parties for the elections in Novem
ber, the Student League of Women
Voters presented two chapel pro
grams in October,
The non-partisan League, of
which Judy Hardee is president and
Susan Self is progriini chairman,
gave both written and spoken infor
mation to the students at the Demo
cratic program on October 13 and
the Republican program on Octo
ber 18.
Presenting the Democratic plat
form were Monroe Redden, Jr., of
Hendersonville, president of the
North Carolina Young Democrats
Club, and Max Reese, state co-ordi
nator for Senator John F. Kennedy,
presidential candidate. Butler Pres
cott; of the Wake County Republi
can Headquarters, presented the
Republican platform.
The League urges all eligible vot
ers to vote and endeavors to keep
them informed on political affairs.
During the year they plan to have
programs of outside speakers and
panel discussions.
Members will participate in the
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