THE TWIG
MERRY
CHRISTMAS
HAPPY
NEW YEAR
Newspaper of the Students of Meredith College
Volume XXXV
MEREDITH COLLEGE, RALEIGH, N. C., DECEMBER 16, 1960
No. 6
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS BEGIN TOMORROW
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STUDENT LEGISLATURE
CONVENES IN RALEIGH
The Meredith Student League of
Women Voters participated last
week in the North Carolina Student
Legislature held in the Capitol
building here in Raleigh. The ses
sions which began on the morning
of Thursday, December 8, and
lasted until 12;30 on Saturday, De
cember 10, were attended by stu
dents from approximately fifteen
colleges and universities in North
Carolina.
Jenny Lou Taylor Wins Office
Representing Meredith were
Jenny Lou Taylor, who served as
last year’s secretary, Senators De-
lores Atkins and Ida Carol Senter,
Representatives Peggy Leonard and
Brenda Payne, and Alternates
Nancy Sue Gaylord, Susan Self, and
Prances Knight. Jenny Lou was
again elected to office, this time as
secretary of the House of Repre
sentatives.
Group Considers Bills
The legislature presented for dis
cussion and vote about thirteen bills
including one for integrated living
quarters for the student legislature.
The Meredith students presented a
bill proposing a new guidance pro
gram for secondary schools.
On Friday night the legislature
attended a banquet at the Carolina
Hotel after which they were enter
tained by a jazz combo.
Meredith Conducts Registration
The Saturday session included
the presentation of more bills and
the election of officers for the
coming year. At all sessions the stu
dents were aided by pages from
North Carolina high schools.
Meredith students were in charge
of registration, hospitality, and reser
vations for the affair. They also
assisted in preparing the banquet
menus and decorations.
While Meredith students are
sponsored by the Student League,
other students are sent as representa
tives by their student government
associations.
NEA Entertains Blind
Boys In Hut Party
On December 15 the NEA en
tertained thirty boys from the
School for the Blind. In charge of
the entertainment presented in the
Hut was Anne Isenhower.
Under her direction, the Chil
dren’s Literature Class of Meredith
acted out different nursery book
characters for the youngsters from
the school. Anne herself acted as
Mother Goose. Many of the boys
are only partially blind,. and for
those who can not see at all, a stu
dent was assigned to explain the
proceedings.
The late Governor William B. Umstead with his wife and daughter receive Meredith Christmas carolers of another day on
the porch of the executive mansion in Raleigh.
Phis and Astros Help Others
In Observance of Christmas
The Phi Society has held many
special functions in the past week
for the Christmas season. Tish Wil
liams has been chairman of a group
from the society that has made
favors for the trays in a children’s
ward at Rex Hospital.
Barbara Sullivan was in charge
of the Christmas party the Phis
held in the gym on Monday, De
cember 12. The children, from the
Salvation Army, were given favors,
refreshments, and entertainment at
the meeting which began at 7:00.
Another group from the society
went to Dorothy Dix Hospital on
Wednesday, December 14. Led by
Helen White, the girls gave Christ
mas food, music, and gifts to women
on one. of the wards.
Phis Hold Contest
On Wednesday afternoon the
winners of the Phi door decoration
contest were announced. One win
ner from each dormitory was picked
and awarded a prize by the judges
who were faculty members and
others associated with the college.
Betty Jo Kinlaw, Phi president, was
in charge of this function.
Recently the Phis have adopted
a Japanese orphan. The society sent
Pictured above are juniors Nancy Ricker
associate membership in the Silver Shield,
her 22.
and Anne White, who were tapped into
honorary leadership society, on Novem-
$150 to keep the Japanese girl in
a children’s home outside Hiro
shima for another year.
The Astro Christmas activity in
cluded a party given for the Negro
blind and deaf children at the state
school for the blind. Mary Parrish
played Santa Claus and gave gifts
to the children at the party on
Wednesday night, December 14.
SOCIETY TAPS
RICKER, WHITE
During an assembly program on
November 22, juniors Nancy Ricker
and Anne White were tapped into
associate membership in the Silver
Shield. Nancy is a home economics
major from Charlotte, and Anne is
a sociology major from Oxford.
Last year Nancy was sophomore
class president, and currently she is
serving as secretary of the Student
Government Association. She is a
junior representative on the Nomi
nating Committee and has been a
member of the Social Standards
Committee.
Anne is devotional chairman for
the Baptist Student Union and is
an officer in the Sociology Club.
She has also served as an officer
for the Philaretian Society.
Members are chosen for the
Silver Shield by the faculty and the
society on the basis of construc
tive leadership, Christian character,
scholarship, and service to the
school. The honorary organization
seeks to foster a better campus spirit
and to recognize outstanding girls
who have made contributions to
Meredith.
The senior members of the society
are Zelma Greene, president; Ann
Stallings, vice - president; Julia
Forbes, secretary - treasurer; Su
zanne Leath, and Kathryn Rice. The
faculty advisors for the group are
Dr. Norma Rose and Dr. Mary
Yarbrough.
MEREDITH STUDENTS
ATTEND LECTURE AT UNC
The Archaeology Society of the
University of North Carolina on
Monday evening, December 5, pre
sented Dr. Oscar Broneer of the
University of Chicago, who spoke
on the subject “The Gods and
Games of the Corinthian Isthmus.’
Dr. Broneer, who is also an As
sociate in the School of Classical
Studies at Athens, has done exten
sive historical research in prepara
tion for the excavations undertaken
in the area of the ancient civiliza
tion of Greece.
The Archaeology Society is en
dowed by the brother of Dr. Lillian
Parker Wallace of the Meredith hiS'
tory department, and a personal in
vitation is always extended to the
students and faculty of Meredith to
attend the lectures sponsored by the
society.
Accompanied by Dr. Wallace and
Cynthia Denny, a Meredith alumna,
the group attending from Meredith
included Anne Britt, Sally Hol
brook, Gayle Kelly, Myra McKen-
ney, Becky Scott, Hilda Strayhorn,
Martha Stuckey, Peggy Wilkins,
and Beth Woody.
Dr. Campbell Speaks
To English Students
Dr. Carlyle Campbell spoke to
the Colton English Club at its an
nual Christmas meeting. The meet
ing was held on December 6 in the
Sand Hills Room of the S & W
Cafeteria in downtown Raleigh.
Dr. Campbell spoke on many
aspects and implications of the
works of Rousseau. He and Mrs.
Campbell, as well as a few Mere
dith alumnae who are former Eng
lish majors, were guests of the club
for the evening.
Dr. lone Kemp Knight, sponsor
for the club, and Rachel Dailey
decorated the tables. A group of
twenty-five, including the members
of the English faculty, attended.
Anne Britt, president of the club,
reminds every Meredith student to
bring any old books back to school
after the holidays for the annual
book auction sponsored by the club.
^BANQUET AND CAROLING
ARE EVENTS OF TONIGHT
Christmas is in the air and vaca
tion time is just around the corner.
Many signs of the Yuletide season
can be seen around Meredith. As
one approaches the College, he is
welcomed by a large lighted Christ
mas tree on the lawn. In the parlor
of Johnson Hall there is also a
decorated tree with packages under
neath as an addition to the sea
sonal decorations.
For the first time this year, a
door decorating contest is being
sponsored by the Philaretian So
ciety. This contest is to arouse a
feeling of competition among the
dormitories. All decorations must be
original and had to be up by De
cember 14.
Society Outlines Rules
Sacred or secular themes were
permitted and the students limited
their spending to $1.00 per door.
All house rules and regulations had
to be followed.
Judging took place on Wednes
day, December 14, and the judges
were faculty members and others
associated with the college. The
winners were announced at the for
mal dinner that night. Four prizes
were given, one to each dorm.
Banquet Is Tonight
At 6:10 this evening the tradi
tional Christmas banquet, spon
sored by the Student Government
Association, the Baptist Student
Union, and the Athletic Associa
tion, will be given in the college
dining hall. Members of these three
organizations are in charge of the
decorations. Street length cocktail
dresses are to be worn.
Dinner To Be Buffet
The meal will be buffet style.
There will be five buffet tables with
two on each side of the dining hall
from which the student body will be
served, and one center table from
which the special guests will be
served. As centerpieces on each
buffet table there will be assorted
fruit arrangements.
When the 5:10 bell is rung,
everyone will enter the dining hall
and be seated for the appetizer
which will be on the tables. After
the blessing is given, students and
guests will go to the buffet tables
for the main course of the meal.
Menu Is Large
At the beginning of each table
there will be an assorted arrange
ment of hors-d’oeuvres including
caviar, anchovies, and other deli
cacies. The menu consists of ham
and roast turkey, cranberry relish in
ring moulds, moulded shrimp cup,
holiday potato salad, small sweet
potato puffs with marshmallow and
pineapple, asparagus with holiday
sauce, tomato aspic with egg slices
and garnish, French endive with
cheese dip, tiny hot rolls, and
sausage pinwheels.
The dessert, fresh coconut cake
with date nut filling, and the drink,
coffee, will be served at the indi
vidual tables. Planned entertain
ment will be given during the ban
quet.
Students To Carol
At 10:00 this evening Meredith
students will go Christmas caroling.
Buses have been chartered by the
Athletic Association, and the group
will visit the homes of administra
tion and faculty members. On re
turning to the college, carolers will
be served hot chocolate in the gym
by Roy’s Drive In. Then hall parties
and suite parties will be in full
swing until “the wee small hours of
the night.”
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL!
Meredith College Liura,.,
Ralsigh, C.