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newspaper of the Students of Meredith College
VOLUME XXXVII
MEREDITH COLLEGE, RALEIGH, N. C., OCTOBER 12, 1962
No. 3
Faculty Members
Attend Meetings
And Conferences
Several members of the Mere
dith faculty have been attending
conferences and district meetings or
will be attending as delegates and
speakers.
From Monday August 27, through
Sunday, September 2, Dr. Roger
Crook attended the Danforth Con
ference at Camp Miniwanca, Michi
gan. The conference consisted of
a scries of lectures on a variety of
topics which included one on teach
ing machines and one on existential
ism. One of the nicest parts of the
conference, according to Dr. Crook,
was the facilities for camping out
which he and his family used during
the entire trip.
Dr. lone Knight attended the
North Central District NCEA meet
ing at Walter Williams High School
in Burlington on September 25. She
spoke to the English teachers con
cerning composition. While at the
meeting, she was able to sec and
talk with several Meredith gradu
ates who are now leaching in the six
countlcs which compose the North
Central district. Rachel Dailey and
Hilda Maness are teaching at
Grimsley Senior High School in
Greensboro while Betty Jo Kinlaw,
Mary Ann Brown, Martha Morgan,
and Zelma Greene are in Winston-
Salem.
Dr. Bernard Cochran attended
the Sixth Annual Baptist Religious
Liberty Conference in Washington,
D. C., October 3-5. In carrying out
the theme, “Church-State Relations
in Higher Education,” many ques
tions were raised: “What are the
responsibilities and the proper roles
of the churches in higher education
in our social and scientific situation?
What are ‘the church’ and ‘the
state’ in the educational field? Can
churches expect to run schools for
their own purposes even though
these schools are given subsidies
from federal or state funds?”
Attending a meeting of the North
Carolina Historical Society which
will meet on October 19, in Boone,
is Dr. Sarah Lemmon, head of the
department of history. Dr. Lem
mon is a member of the society
which has seventy-five elected
menders who have published his
torical works or who have displayed
outstanding interest in history. In
cluded in Dr. Lemmon’s publica
tions are “Genesis of the Protestant
Episcopal Diocese of North Caro
lina,” North Carolina Historical Re
view; “Ideology of the Dixiecrats,”
Social Forces; and “Transportation
Segregation in the Federal Courts
since 1865,” Journal of Negro His
tory.
Astrotektons Are Proclaimed Winners
Of Rush In Close Society Competition
Roontmntes and society presidents, Joan Strickland and Brenda Bunii, play bridge with tbeir favorite paitners, Billy Astro and
Milton, the Phi bear.
I
Iraqi Student Opens New Series
Held By Religion Department
Miss Fadia Merkhan, a Meredith
student from Bhagdad, Iraq, will
lead a discussion on life today in
Iraq on October 22, at 4:00 p.m.
in 103 Joyner Hall.
This program will be the first
in a new series which is to be spon
sored by the Meredith religion de
partment. A variety of programs
has been planned. There will be
serious panel discussions on basic
issues. Films, slides, and other
visual aids will be used to set forth
ideas. Speakers from the United
States and other countries will be
used extensively.
The meetings will be held
monthly in the late afternoon or
early evening, according to the ar
rival of guests and the availability
of materials.
Dr. Ralph McLain, head of the
department, said, “The programs
will arise out of student interests
Bernice Kelly Harris, Noted Author And
Playwright, To Speak Here October 18-19
On October 18-19, Mrs. Bernice
Kelly Harris, author, playwright.
Bernice Kelly Harris
and alumna of the class of 1913, will
visit the Meredith campus. Spon
sored by the Creative Writing Club,
her visit will include a speech to
the student body in chapel and a
tea given in her honor.
Thursday evening, October 18,
Mrs. Harris will speak to the mem
bers of the Creative Writing Club,
the Colton English Club, and all
other students who are interested in
writing.
Mrs. Harris is well known for her
novels and short stories. Her first
novel, Purslane, was awarded the
Mayflower Cup, which is given by
the North Carolina State Literary
and Historical Association.
related to courses in religion, but
which will not normally be dealt
with in formal class study. Although
the programs will be somewhat re
lated to various courses in the
department, they will be open to
anyone who wishes to attend. The
department aims to provide simple
entertainment and general knowl
edge for interested students.”
Dr. Pearcy To Lead
November Lectures
Dr. Henri Pearcy, a member of
the Meredith College history de
partment, will present a series of
lecturcs on Utopian movements in
history on November 27, 28, and
30. These lectures, which are a syn
opsis of a senior or graduate level
course, will be held at 7 o’clock in
103 Joyner Hall,
Historically the series will cover
all periods, with examples of vari
ous Utopias, by way of illustration.
Dr. Pearcy will show that the
desire for a better earthly life, ac
quired either by supernatural aid or
native intelligence, is the main rea
son for man’s establishing Utopias.
FREUND, KNIGHT TO BE
NEW SS SPONSORS
Dr. Susanne H. Freund and Dr.
lone Kemp Knight were recently
chosen as new faculty sponsors of
the Silver Shield by the members
of the honorary leadership society.
Dr. Freund and Dr. Knight replacc
Dr. Norma Rose and Dr. Mary
Yarbrough, who have served as
faculty sponsors for the past several
years. The current members of the
society are Mary Frances Carver,
Jane Link, Velma McGee, Harriet
Rivers, and Dianne Simmons.
ELEVEN GIRLS
PARTICIPATE
IN N. C. SHOW
Eleven Meredith College students
participated in the North Carolina
State Championship Horse Show
September 26-29 at the State Fair
Arena.
On September 27, the following
students selected by Mrs. Mary Ed
wards rode in the Meredith College
Class: Lynn Abraham (first place
winner), Nancy Von Elm (second
place winner), Susan Hawkins (third
place winner)» Beth Holloman
(fourth place winner), Gloria Davis
(fifth place winner), Christine Stal
lings (sixth placc winner), Mai'y
Ruth Dobbins, Nancy Evans, Rita
Goodwin, Jane Hendricks, and
Jerry Lou Holbert.
Thursday afternoon Gloria Davis
placed fifth on Spitfire in the Local
Pleasure Ponies Class, and Lynn
Abraham placed ninth riding Caro
lina Holiday.
In the Park Class competition on
Thursday evening, Lynn Abraham
placed first riding Highland Chief
of Oakwood, and Mary Beth
Hughes placed seventh on Silver
Mac.
Friday afternoon Gloria Davis
placed sccond riding Mr. Easy in
the Pleasure Class.
Nancy Von Elm placed first;
Lynn Abraham, second; and Lynn
Wainscott, fourth on Saturday
morning in the Senior Saddle Seat
Equitation Class.
Nancy Von Elm won first placc
and the Pine Knoll Stables Chal
lenge Trophy on Saturday after
noon in the Saddle Seat Equita
tion Championship. Lynn Abraham
placed third.
Saturday afternoon Jane Hend
ricks placed eighth on Belle riding
in the Open Pleasure Horse Cham
pionship Stake.
Beth Holleman rode Wendamere
Laddie for White Oaks Stables in
Screams of delight filled the air
this morning when the Astros were
proclaimed winners of Rush.
The Phis had first chance to in
troduce themselves to the new stu
dents. Monday, the sound of Phi
voices waked the freshmen and
transfers to one of the most chaotic
weeks of their lives.
During the week, the Phis en
tertained the rushees with a variety
of activities. Highlighting the events
was the supper club inviting all to
join them on a Philaretian Hayride
complete with a wagon drawn by
two horses. Entertainment included
a medley from Broadway plays,
Ferrante and Teischer at the key
board, and a take — off on opera
singers. Two dance groups doing
rock-and-roll dancing and a “con
tinental square dance” concluded
the supper club. The bonfire held
in the road behind Hunter Hall
ended the events for the day.
The next day the Astros took
over starting the day off on a musi
cal note by serenading new students
in the court.
The Astro supper club featured a
Spanish fiesta as its theme. Color
ful Spanish dances, a humorous
skit, and Spanish songs were high
lights in the evening’s entertain
ment. At 10 o’clock the Astros held
their pep rally in the Society Hall and
ended their day with a serenade in
the court. The traditional Astro star
flamed as the last notes of the
Astro’s society song died away.
On Silent Day, Wednesday, all
was quiet as new students con
sidered the relative merits of the
two societies.
Rush events were brought to a
close on Thursday with the final ac-
tivites of both societies. Society Hall
was the scene of the Phi luau. Each
new student received leis and kisses
from the Delta Sig’s, the Sigma
Nu’s, and the Pi Kap’s. Music by
the Pi Kap combo and skits by the
Sigma Nu’s and Delta Sig’s made
the luau a success. The Astros held
a mock wedding in the gym in which
Mr. Go Ye Astro, King Bostron,
Sigma Chi, married Golden Star,
Queen Sara Gwynn Bryan.
Book Sales Exceed
1((00 in Two Months
Let's Get Married, a book for
engaged couples written by Dr.
Roger Crook of the religion depart
ment, sold 1,640 copies during the
months of May and June. The book
which was released from the press
the latter part of April, 1962, is
published by the Bethany Press.
COMING UP
October 16
Colton English Club
S.A.I.
Friends of the College Conccrt
October 17
Studeat Legislature
Junior Class Meeting
October IS
Tomorrow’s Business Women
Home Economics Club
Creative Wrldtig Club
October 23
I.R.C.
S.A.I.
Octobcr 25
Com Hiukin's Bee
October 27
Chamber Miisic
Durham in several open jumper
classes.
The Meredith Hoofprint Club
sold tickets for this show in order
to raise funds to build a new barn
at the college.