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Page four THE TWIG May 5, 1961 Wilkins and Cochran Are Campus Favorites By PEGGY LEONARD A bermuda clad religion profes sor, Mr. Bernard H. Cochran, and an English major, Peggy Wilkins, disguised as an Indian, reigned as Duke and Duchess over Meredith’s annual Play Day, April 19, 1961. The Indian’s blanket was shared to give the royally relief from the cool spring weather which prevailed on this day. The honor of being Duke was a way of welcoming a newcomer to the Meredith faculty. This is Mr. Cochran’s first year at Meredith and his first year of teaching. He was graduated from Stetson University and Southeastern Seminary at Wake Forest. He has completed the resi dence requirement for his doctorate at Duke and hopes to complete all requirements in May when he will give his oral dissertation. While still a student, Mr. Cochran served in the capacity of student pastorate at Congress Heights Baptist Church in Wash ington, D. C. and at Raleigh Road Chapel in Henderson, N. C. Our Duke of 1961 gives golf and tennis as his hobbies. He enjoys bridge but questions his own skill. On Play Day he accepted challenges in tennis and ping-pong and played soft ball in the Faculty-Student Soft ball game. Mr. Cochran says be enjoys sports in general, “exclu sive of swimming in the fountain.” His first year in teaching Mr. Cochran terms as quite interesting, especially at a girls’ school. He clmms he has learned far more than his students. He ranks Meredith as the best college for women sup ported by the Baptists. Mr. Cochran is married and the father of one son, John Gregory, I Peggy WilkiiB and Mr. Cocbran are crowncd 1961 Duchess and Duke of Play Day. who will be a year old May 11. Peggy “Wilkie” Wilkins is known throughout the campus for partici pation in numerous school activities. She has served on the Student Gov ernment Council and the Athletic Association Board. Aside from these important positions “Wilkie” is fre quently in various skits and pro grams such as Stunt. Despite her extra-curricular life, Peggy made Dean’s List last semester. This versatile Junior is an ardent tennis fan. She is in the process of expanding her abilities and inter ests. This year she has taken voice lessons and has made attempts at drawing. Peggy has ambitions for graduate work after graduation from Meredith. As a summer adventure “Wilkie” has a job as a waitress at Tahoe Tavern at Lake Tahoe, California. The full and varied lives of our Duke and Duchess have contributed much to the Meredith spirit. Long live Duke Cochran and Duchess “Wilkie”! ANNUAL HORSESHOW SCHEDULED IN PLANS FOR MAY DAY PROGRAM Mrs. Mary Edwards, riding in structor, has recently announced final plans for the coming horse show. As one of the activities of Hospitality Week End, the show will begin at 1:00 p.m. and will include five classes for beginning, inter mediate, and advanced riders. All will be amateur performers from Meredith College. Mrs. Ruth Ba^on, riding instruc tor in Raleigh and director of the Pony Club, will serve as judge. As sistant judge will be Miss Anne Mc- Eachem, who has won equitation classes throughout the state for the past seven years. Participating in the event will be Ann Barnhardt, Mary Brooks Bell, Betsy Benthall, Teresa Coving* ton, Brenda Davis, Nancy Evans, Betsy Forbes, Brenda Gann, Freda Hartness, Susan Hawkins, Elizabeth Haywood, Winkie Hewitt, Jerry Lou Holbert, Mary Beth Hughes, Mary Israel, Mary Krause, Chris Kress, Pat Lay, Betsy Rose Long, Linda Monsees, Martha McLester, Peggy Payne, Kitty Pruitt, Anne Shadoin, Chris Stallings, Judy Sum merlin, Elaine Underwood, Fran- cine Wilkerson, 'and Peggy Wilkins. FOUR STUDENTS ATTEND TENNIS MATCH AT UNC Meredith tennis aces attended the annual Tennis Sports Day at Chapel Hill Saturday, April 29, at 10:00 a.m. Other schools repre sented at this event included Ap palachian, Carolina, Duke, East Carolina, Wilson, and Woman’s College. The Meredith representatives were Marcia Davis and Jeimy Lind Roy' in singles competition and Delores Atkins and Mary Anne Johnson in doubles. Mrs. Jay Mas sey, Meredith tennis instructor, sponsored the group. In the singles elimination tourna ment each school was represented in each of two brackets; one girl drawing for the upper bracket and one for the lower bracket. The chamfHonship matches con- Sport Opportunities By JUDY GRAYSON The Athletic Association is spon soring a tennis tournament featur ing double and single matches. The dates for the tournament are May 9- 20. Spring has come and the sun- bathers and swimmers will be happy to know that the pool will open May 15. Life guards, who are required to have their Senior Life Saving, are needed. If anyone is interested in life guarding, sign up on the bulletin board in Johnson Hall. Individual sports sheets will be taken up in chapel in the near future. A maximum of 200 points for individual sports toward the 1,000 points necessary for entrance into the club may be used. sisted of the best two out of three sets for singles and doubles. This should stimulate more peo ple to enter tennis competition here on our campus. FROM PLAY DAY ACTIVITIES Vann and Stringfield Jubilant Over Their Play Day Victories By JEAN HEGE Although it was a bleak, chilly spring day on April 19, 1961, when the dinner bell rang at 2:00 p.m., girls poured out of all four dorms and the day students’ lounge, and faculty members came from their busy officcs filled with work to participate in Meredith’s an nual Faculty - Student Play Day festivities. The group having been welcomed by Dr. Campbell, Betty Gray, chairman of Play Day, an nounced the 1961 Duke and Duchess chosen by the student body. The Duke, Mr. Cochran of the religion department, and the Duchess, Peggy Wilkins, were re ceived on the dining hall steps and crowncd by Niekey Childrey and Nancy Evans, crown bearers. Charm Bracelets and Unusual Gifts Watch & Jewelry Repdir • BOSSE JEWELERS 129 FAYETTEVILLE STREET With the Duke and Duchess on their throne, the competition really began. The day students led a guided tour into the days of chivalry and the knights of the Roundtable, while Stringfield dorm dug deeper into the past by representing Romans in their song and cheer. “Let’s go to tlie Alamo,” was the password for the girls of Faircloth dorm who were led by Sam Houston and Davy Crockett, better known as Mary Peterson and Julia Horton. From the sandy beaches of Fort Lauderdale with the Brewer girls, to the mountain ski trails with the Vann Vikings and their Olympic champions, Play Day songs and cheers took Meredith students and faculty on 'a whirlwind trip. The next events scheduled were raecs which included the suitcase, three-legged, egg-spoon, sack relay, and wheelbarrow. Faircloth took first place in four contests, while Stringfield and the Day students won the remaining two races. I'hc faculty-student volley ball game proved to be very successful for the students, who won two out of three games. However, the stu dent softball team was not so jubi lant when the faculty won 17-4. Mr. Dorsett, Dr. Canady, Dr. Crook, Mr. Eads, Mr. Cochran, Miss Leake, and Mrs. Allen were knocking home runs right and left in order to finish the game thirteen points in the lead. Of course, throughout the after noon one goal remained—the win ning of Play Day. Challenges ranked highest among “point-get- ters,” and bridge seemed to be the most popular challenge game. How ever, all around the campus, one could observe students challenging faculty members and other students to badminton, croquet, tennis, ping pong, checkers, scrabble, canasta, horseshoes, and chess. When all the challenges, ballgames, races, and any Play Day extras had been com pleted, the entire student body and faculty headed for the dining hall and a picnic supper of fried chicken with all the trimmings. When the winners were finally announced, Vann dormitory came out on lop with a total of 110 points, 96 of which were chal lenges; Stringfield placed second with with 102 points. Vann won first place in the song competition and Faircloth, second; first place in the cheering contest was claimed String field, while Brewer captured the second place. To end the annual Faculty-Student Play Day, the stu dents highlighted all events by throwing our Duke and Duchess with pompous ceremony into the freshly filled fountain. Faculty - Student Play Day is sponsored each spring by the Ath letic Association. On the day set aside students are dismissed from classes at 1:00 p.m., and the en tire afternoon is devoted to fun and frolic for both faculty and students. the participation of all the Mere dith students. WHAT^S NU IN STU-GU (Continued from page two) open to any ideas from the student body, plans to study carefully this problem. Perhaps through this article Mere dith students may become better ac quainted with the activities of Stu dent Government. The Council wants ours to be a government which is concerned wi& and has MERE DITHER (Continued from page two) with frills and streamers. Chairs fill the court with straight formal rows that excite the anticipating mind, and the platform stands awaiting lovely girls in lovely dresses wear ing lovely smiles for a lovely day. And now I know that it is May! For Shoe Repairing at Its Best —‘Try — HANDY SHOE REPAIR 24)4 Hillsboro Street JOHN HANCOCK, Owner Play Day gives botb students and faculty a chance to prove tbcmselves.
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