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VOLUME XXXVII
MEREDITH COLLEGE, RALEIGH, N. C., DECEMBER 19, 1962
No. 7
ANNUAL CHRISTMAS DINNER, CAROLING TONIGHT
® On the eve of December 19,
Meredith students, faculty and ad
ministrative members, as well as
special guests, w^ill be entertained
at the annual Christmas banquet.
The Christmas banquet is spon
sored by the Athletic Association,
the Baptist Student Union, and the
Student Government Association.
For this festive occasion the cale-
teria will be arrayed with green and
gold Christmas trees and stars which
will be suspended from the ceiling.
According to Mrs. Bobbyc Hunter,
the dietitian, the menu for the
Christmas Buffet will be:
Holiday Fruit Juiee Cocktail
Sliced Cold Breast of Turkey
Cranberry Sauce
Baked Ham
Pickle and Mustard Sauce
Miniature Dressing Balls
Holiday Rice
Giblet Gravy
Whole Green Beans with Mush
rooms and Tiny Pearl Onions
Hot Petite Rolls
' Shrimp Mousse
■ Red and Green Gelatine Mold
Cheese Fruit Ring
: Grenadine Balls
I Assorted Relishes
' Celery and Carrots in Ice
Assorted Christmas Sweets
Coffee
Guests To Be Entertained
After the Christmas buffet the
guests will be entertained with an
organ and piano duet and an or
gan solo. The members of the cafe
teria staff will sing Christmas carols.
Finally, the Meredith Ensemble will
sing several selections.
Animal Christmas CaroUng
Christmas caroling will be a sec
ond important event of the evening.
Buses will be waiting in front of
Johnson Hall to carry Meredith
students to the governor’s mansion
where they will begin the Christmas
caroling by singing to (he Governor
and Mrs. Sanford, as well as their
dinner guests. Students will then
carol at the homes of various faculty
members.
Guests enjoy annual Christinas dinner.
Institute of European Studies
Announces Scholarship Openings
Scholarship applications for un
dcrgraduate study in Europe during
the academic year 1963 will be ac
cepted by the Institute of European
Studies beginning Thursday, No
vember 1.
Opportunity To Study Abroad
Seven scholarships arc being of
fered for study at the Institute’s
centers in Vienna, Paris, and Frei
burg, West Germany. Included arc
three full scholarships which cover
all basic costs such as tuition, fees,
field-study trips, room, most meals,
and round-trip ocean transportation
from (he United States.
Sophomores, Juniors Eligible
Each program embraces formal
classes, lectures, seminars and field-
study, and is designed to fulfill
usual course requirements at its
academic level, officials of the In
stitute said. The programs in
Vienna and Paris are open to col
lege sophomores and juniors, while
the Freiburg program is limited to
juniors.
Vienna Program
A full scholarship valued at $2,-
230 and partial scholarships valued
at $500 and $1,000 arc available
for the Institute’s program at the
University of Vienna.
The Program there combines
English-taught liberal arts and gen
eral studies courses, intensive Ger
man language instruction, regular
university courses taught in Ger
man for those competent in that
language, and supplementary lec
tures and seminars. Previous knowl
edge of German is not required.
Freibui^ Frogram
For its program at the University
of Freiburg, the Institute is offer
ing a full scholarship worth $2,125
and a partial scholarship valued at
$1,000. The program stresses po
litical science, German language
study, German philosophy and lit
erature, and European history, with
all classes taught in German.
Scholarships I'o Study In Paris
Scholarships offered for study in
Paris include one covering all basic
costs, equivalent to $2,475, and a
partial scholarship valued at $500,
Intended for superior students, the
program encompasses liberal arts
and general studies combined with
opportunities for independent study
at the University of Paris and other
institutes of higher learning in Paris.
CoMditions To Be Met
The Institute’s announcement
said scholarships will be granted on
the basis of academic achievement,
financial need, and recommenda
tion by the applicant’s "home” col
lege or university. Applicants must
be aged 18 to 24 and unmarried.
Completed applications must be
submitted no later than February
15, 1963. Forms and descriptive
literature are available from the In
stitute of European Studies, 35 E.
Wacker Drive, Chicago 1.
Announcement Will Be May 1
Awards will be announced about
May 1, J963. Enrollees bound for
Paris and Vienna will sail for Europe
late in August, followed in mid-
September by those bound for the
Freiburg program.
College Receives
Grant for Library
It was recently announced that
$50,000 has been granted Mere
dith College by the Mary Reynolds
Babcock Foundation for a li
brary building. President Campbell
learned of this grant in a letter from
the executive director of the foun
dation, Dr. A. Hollis Edens.
The library is a part of the col
lege’s eight year developing plan.
It will cost about $600,000 when
completed. President Campbell said
the new library will probably be
located in the west quadrangle, ad
jacent to the two freshmen dorms.
Seven New Trustees
To Assume Duties
The following new members of
the Meredith Board of Trustees will
assume their duties January 1,
1963: Dr. Howard R. Boozes, as
sistant director of the state board of
higher education, Raleigh; the Rev
erend Warren Carr, Watts Street
Baptist Church, Durham; Mrs. Wal
ter E. Clark, 103 Griffing Boule
vard, Asheville; Mrs. Egbert Davis,
Jr., 235 Arbor Road, Winston-
Salem; the Reverend Roberts Lasa-
ter, assistant pastor, St. John’s Bap
tist Church, Charlotte; Mr. John Q.
Stevens, Wachovia Bank Building,
Wilmington; and Mr. W. Hal Trent-
man, Occidental Life Insurance
Company, Raleigh.
All members are new to the
Meredith Board with the exception
of Mrs. Walter E. Clark, who has
served previously.
The terms of these members will
expire in 1966.
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Mrs. bobkye Hunter, dieliliun adds finisliint; touchcs.
Noted Explorer Speaks Here
Squabble Ends
Over Superlatives
The controversy over senior su
perlatives was settled on Novem
ber 4 at a called meeting when the
class voted to do away with super
latives completely for this year.
Several weeks before the meet
ing a petition was circulated and
signed by over 50 per cent of the
class stating the feeling that the
previous election of superlatives was
invalid because a quorum of the
class was not present at the elec
tion.
At the called meeting on Novem
ber 4, a motion was made and car
ried, although there was much op
position, that the class do away with
superlatives.
Because of the question of
validity of the election, May Court
representatives were elected again.
Annette McFall and Beverlyc
Huff were re-elected.
By MILLIE PEARCE
Dr. Paul A. Sipic, a noted biolo
gist, geographer, expert climatolo
gist, and explorer narrated a film
about Antartica to the student body
last week. The film was taken by
Dr. Carl Eklund, i biologist and
authority on animals In the south
polar regions, prior to his death.
Completing a series of twelve lec
tures this month. Dr. Siple discussed
the film and incorporated some of
his own experiences in Antarctica in
his lecture.
While living in Little America,
Dr. Siple studied the animals which
were characteristic of the polar re
gion and is, thus, one of the few men
available who is familiar with the
varieties of seals and penguins shown
in the film.
Dr. Siple has spent four winters at
the South Pole and has made three
shorter trips. His first trip to the re
gion was made in 1928 with Ad
miral Richard E. Byrd’s Antarctic
Expedition. His most recent trip was
made just over a year ago and was
only for a period of a few weeks. The
explorer stated that adjustment to
the isolation of the South Pole is one
of the greatest problems confronting
men who work In the antarctic. He
added that a problem of the early
days stemmed from the necessity to
take everything they would need with
them. He explained that supplies can
now be flown in.
Extreme temperatures are another
problem of the South Pole, recalled
Dr. Siple who experienced minus
102.1"F weather which set a new
record. Hot weather at Little
America was around zero, he ex
plained, as compared to a low of
minus 100°. Due to the colder
temperatures recorded in the interior
of the continent. Dr. Siple said that
men stationed on the coast of Ant
arctica were kidded about living in a
Banana or Tropical Belt since the
temperature only got to a low of
minus 40'’ and often went up to
above freezing.