VOLUME XXXVllI
THE TWIG
Newspaper of the Students of Meredith College r / -
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MEREDITH COLLEGE, RALEIGH, N. C., ORIENTATION ISSUE
NO. I
277 Freshmen and Transfers Complete Orientation Week
FRESHMEN AND TRANSFERS
REPRESENT TEN STATES AND
THREE FOREIGN COUNTRIES
Entering Meredith collegc for the
first time on September 9, were
277 freshmen and transfers from
several states and countries. This
number is approximately one hun
dred less than the figure for 1962.
Making up the total are 227
dormitory freshmen and fourteen
day student freshmen from the Ra
leigh area. The transfer students
numbering thirty six include nine
dormitory students and twenty*
seven day students of upperclass
standing.
Enrollment BeloM' That of Last Year
In comparison with the fourteen
states and two foreign countries rep
resented last year, the 1963-64 new
students hail from ten states and
three foreign countries.
Most of the students are south*
ern girls living in Nor^ Caro*
lina, Florida, Kentucky, Louisiana,
Maryland, Virginia, Tennessee, and
South Carolina, though the lands
above the Mason*Dixon line, New
York and New Jersey are repre*
sented.
Foreign CouBtries Represented
The three foreign countries which
are homes of new Meredith stu>
dents are Denmark, Egypt, and
Korea while last year the countries
represented were China and Iraq.
Outdoor Reception for Meredith and
State Freshmen To Be Held Sunday
Sunday afternoon from three
o’clock to five the freshmen coun
selors will act as hostesses to the
Meredith and State freshmen at an
informal reception in the court. The
theme for the event is based on St.
Peter's Square in Rome, a busy in
tersection that provides entertain
ment and food to travelers from
around the world.
To transform the Meredith court,
counselors Price Marsh and Anita
Hauser who are in charge of the
plans for the reception are placing
tables and chairs around the court
where the guests may sit in side
walk cafe style to enjoy the enter
tainment provided for them.
Freshmen from State to Attend
Beginning at three o’clock, the
State students will enter throu^ the
breezeways where counselors will
provide them with name tags. In
the center of the court around the
fountain refreshment tables are to
be set up for the guests.
There will be four centers of en
tertainment all being performed
simultaneously. These will be lo
cated on the dormitory porches.
“The Legends,” a folk singing group
from Campbell and State colleges
Churches Plan Picnic
A church-student picnic spon
sored by six Raleigh Baptist
churches is to be held Saturday,
September 15. New students at
Meredith have been invited by
Hayes Barton Baptist Church, Tab
ernacle, First Baptist, Pullen, Forest
Hills, and Ridge Road churches to
attend the picnic. Also planned for
the afternoon is the opportunity for
new students to become acquainted
with the church programs with em
phasis on the work of youth de
partments. The group will visit three
churches before the picnic and the
other three after eating. Ministers
and youth leaders will be available
in the churches to meet the new
students.
Transportation for the picnic will
. be provided in front of Johnson Hall
at 3:25 p.m. The group will be
brought back to the campus at 7:30.
Members of the Meredith BSU
urge all interested students to sign
the list in the post office by Thurs
day evening.
are to be the only group outside of
Meredith talent. A Fcrrante and
Teicher act featuring Margaret Sim
mons, a member of the junior class,
and June Whitley, a Meredith sen
ior is another of the numbers of
fered. Trish Walker, Pat Tupor, and
Kay Lambeth are presenting origi*
nal modern dances. Vocalists An-
^nctte Wicker and Penny Adams
complete the program.
Fish Urges All to Attend
According to Peggy Fish, chief
counselor, this reception in the past
has been held in the hut where Uie
cramped facilities offered little in
ducement to fellowship. She added
that she hopes that the 1963 fresh
men will find this event one of the
highlights of orientation week and
that in the future it will be standard
procedure.
Size Is No Limit
States Professor
Editor’s Note: Since the Mere
dith College has less than one thou
sand students and is considered a
small school, The Twig feels that
this article published by the Inter-
colUgiate Press is of interest to the
student body.
Ann Arbor, Mich.—(/.P.)—The
small college should resist the pres
sures of trying to be everything to
everybody, says Allan O. Pfnister,
University of Michigan associate
professor of higher education.
“It can resist tl^se pressures by
seeking to be distinctive, offering a
limited number of majors, and work
ing at some depth in these,” he s^s.
“Making use of the rather simplified
channels of communication possible,
it can keep the entire faculty and stu
dent body informed and stimulated.
It does not face some of the prob
lems that a larger institution faces
because of the sheer magnitude and
complexity of its operation.”
Professor Pfnister points out,
The small college can also exploit
the sense of community. It can work
closely with the students if it wants
to do so. However, it cannot assume
that because it is small the proper
relation between faculty and students
will obtain."
He closes by saying that smallness
in itself is not a virtue, but that the
potential opportunity in a small col
lege should be exploited to the fullest.
Two iBcomlng fresbixun, Emily Lay of Falls Church, Va., and Gayle Biggs, Wilmioglon, N. C., straigblen out Gayl«’s room
on fourth Slringfi«ld.
“It Takes All Kinds”
Within the student body of any
girls’ school many personality types
may be noted. Most people fall into
some kind of classification, although
a few do defy analysis. The charac
terizations presented here are just
that — extreme caricatures, but
they find basis in manifest traits
among any group of female stu
dents.
Scatterbrained Sally—the villain
who keeps all bulletin boards
crowded with pleas for help in lo
cating lost items ranging from key
rings to luggage. She forgets assign
ments and cannot remember where
she left her glasses — until she sits
down on them. On her bad days she
even does such things as leaving her
bridge partner in four hearts when
she has a heart singleton.
Aaietic Enthusiast—the gal who
tries to organize speedball games
between the suites on. her hall.
Usually she can be found in the
gym bouncing a basketball or out
taking a hike up to the Capitol.
This girl has even been known to
practice judo in the hall.
Blond Bombshell—the lass with
one eye on State College and the
other peering toward Chapel Hill.
She divides her time between ap
pointments at the hair-dresser’s and
shopping trips. Preening, primping,
and dieting, her aim is a fraternity
pin, a diamond, and a June wed
ding.
Rule Follower — the conscience-
stricken soul who pours hours over
obscure wording to determine which
door she should come in after a
dance when she has a late permis
sion. Her dorm card is the bright
spot in the dorm president’s day be
cause there is never a mistake, but
the sight of her is the blight on the
hall proctor’s horizon because she
always asks before doing — any
thing, that is.
Miss Meredillh—the girl who, al
though far from perfect, displays
charm, good sense, and humor. Her
energies go in many directions, but
she is a person who has meaning in
her life and seeks to develop it. At
tractive in personality and appear
ance, she combines many good
qualities in a likeable fashion.
(Copied from 1961 orientation
edition of The Twig)
Meredith College
In Capsule Fashion
Purpose: The purpose of Mere
dith College is to develop in its stu
dents the Christian attitude toward
the whole of life, and to prepare
them for intelligent citizenship,
homemaking, graduate study, and
for professional and other fields of
service. Its intention is to provide
not only thorough instruction, but
also culture made perfcct through
the religion of Jesus Christ. These
ideals of academic integrity and re
ligious influence have always been
cherished by Meredith.
Association Memberships
Recognition: Member of the
Southern Association of Colleges
and Secondary Schools and the As
sociation of American Colleges;
Liberal arts member of the National
Association of Schools of Music.
Graduates arc eligible for member
ship in the American Association of
University Women.
Degrees Offered; Bachelor of
Arts and Bachelor of Music.
Name Changes
History: Founded by the North
Carolina Baptist Convention,
granted a chartcr in 1891, first
opened to students in 1899. It was
chartered as the Baptist Female
University, a name changed in 1905
to the Baptist University for
Women, and in 1909 to Meredith
College. This last name was given
in honor of Thomas Meredith, for
many years a recognized leader of
the Baptist denomination in North
Carolina, who in 1838 presented to
the Baptist State Convention a reso
lution urging the establishment in
or near Raleigh of “A female semi
nary of high order that should be
modeled and conducted on strictly
religious principles, but that should
be, so far as possible, free from
sectarian influences.”
The institution has had four presi
dents: James Carter Blasingame,
1899-1900; Richard Tilman Vann,
1900-1915; Charles Edward Brew
er, 1915-1939; Carlyle Campbell,
1939-.
Raleigh Restaurants
Offer Varied Menus
Gino’s — The Italian restaurant
where college students gather in
droves for Sunday night suppers, for
quick get-aways from school, and
for dclicious — but inexpensive —
dinner dates.
S&W — The downtown cafeteria
where a day of shopping may be
gin or end, and the Cameron Vil
lage cafeteria where there is a
friendly, pleasant atmosphere for
congenial get-togethers.
Hofbrau Restaurant—The home
of continental foods, located in the
Village, charming with a good at
mosphere and soft lights.
Villa Capri — The favorite of
those students who relish pizzas
delivered to their door and of those
who want more than a sandwich for
Sunday night supper, but want it in
walking distance — just across
Hillsboro east of Meredith.
Ballentine’s—The Village’s new
est addition complete with a lovely
garden and offering elegancc in the
Confederate Room or spacious com
fort in the cafeteria.
Steak House—The perfect place
for a special dinner for two or for
a large group (only requirement:
money and a big appetite).
Collegc Inn Restaurant — The
place to enjoy a special evening in
a dimly-lit atmosphere of luxury —
located on Highway 64 behind State
College. For a choice steak in the
Steer Room or exotic tropical foods
from the Polynesian Room, the Inn
offers both.
College Calendar
Sept. 13—Upperclassmen reg
istration. Bus tour of Ra
leigh for all new dormitory
students.
Sept. 14 — Classes begin. Pic
nic given by local Baptist
churches.
Sept, 15 Open House for
Meredith and State fresh
men in court.
Sept. 17—After dinner coffee
given by junior class for
transfer students.
Sept. 22-—Honor Code service
in auditorium.
Sept. 24—Meeting of Board of
Trustees.
Sept. 27—MCA party for new
students at State and Mere
dith.