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THE TWIG
VOLUME XXXVIU
Newspaper of the Students of Meredith College
MEREDITH COLLEGE, RALEIGH, N. C., OCTOBER 24, 1963
Corn Huskin' to Be Held in Auditorium on October 31;
1963 Marks Seventeenth Anniversary of Tradition
Creative Wrifing Club
To Hear N, C Author
On Friday, October 25, Mrs.
Frances Gray Patton will visit the
Meredith College campus. Mrs. Pat
ton, author of The Finer Things of;
Lijc, Good Morninn Miss Dove, and
A Piece of Luck, is a native of Ra
leigh. She attended the University
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
and now makes her home in Dur
ham, N. C., with her husband a
professor of English at Duke Uni
versity. A mother of three, she has
woven the experiences of a son and
twin daughters—all now grown and
married—into her writing.
Annual Event
Mrs. Pattofi will be visiting Mere
dith at the invitation of the Crea-!
tive Writing Club. The club, a new ’
organization begun just two years,
ago, hopes to make the visit of an
author an annual part of the pro
gram. This practice was begun last
year with the visit of Bernice Kelly
Harris, a Meredith alunma* and
noted North Carolina author.
Mrs. Patton will speak to the en
tire student body during the chapcl
hour. From 3:30-5:00 a tea will be
given in her honor in the First
Vann Parlor. There she will speak. —— , a
m writing. '
Dr. Lovelace
To Lecture on
Archaeology
Dr. Marc Lovelace, professor of
archaeology at Southeastern Baptist
Seminary, Wake Forest, is scheduled
to speak at Meredith College on
Octobcr 29, 30, and November 1.
Dr. Lovelace, who accepted the in
vitation from the history depart
ment, plans to speak on "Recent
Discoveries in Archaeology.” His
first lecture will be an introduction
to the topic and his last two talks
will be illustrated with slides. Stu-
Lelia Clinard Receives
Helen Price Scholarship
The Helen Price Scholarship,
given annually by Kappa Nu Sigma
Scholastic Honor Society, has been
awarded this year to Lelia T. CUn-
ard. The scholarship, named for a
former sponsor of the society, is
given to the freshman having the
highest average in her class. The
one hundred dollar scholarship is
provided through a fund set up by
the Alumnae Association.
T. Clinard is a math major from
High Point. She i.s serving as a
sophomore member of the legislative
board, vice-president of Lcs Amies
Francaises, and sophomore editor
of the Acorn. In addition, she is
Baptist Students to Convene
In Greensboro for Meeting
The fall convention for Baptist
students opens at the First Baptist
Church in Greensboro, November
1-3. “Freedom Through Bondage”
is the theme for the convention.
Among the speakers to develop this
theme are Dr. William E. Hull, as
sociate professor of New Testament
Interpretation at Southern Baptist
I hcological Seminary, and Dr.
Howard Moody, pastor of Judson
Memorial Church, the Greenwich
Village Church in New York City.
Program Announced
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Madame Nhu Addresses Raleigh Crowds
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By STAFF
Buses, cars, marching picketers,
and a long line of professors and
students gathered in front of the col
lege union building on October 17.
Madame Nhu was scheduled to
speak at six o’clock, but there was
a line by four-thirty. At half past
five, the people flooded into the
ballroom, leaving several more hope
fuls on the outside. A few minutes
after six o'clock a hush covered
the audience, heads turned, and the
speaker entered from the left wing
of the building. People stood and
craned their necks to catch a first
glance, Mother and daughter sat
down — Madame Nhu began to
speak—the audience could not hear
her—she stood up this time closer to
the mike. There was a brief ten
minute speech explaining the prob
lems of Vietnam in their fight against
communism. Financial aid, military
aid, and government hope.s were
mentioned, but the religious ques
tion was not touched. Finally she in
vited the audience to present their
questions. Someone asked Madame
Nhu why her government had not
tried to negotiate with the Buddhist
religious leaders. She stated in reply
introduced with the student-led dis
cussion groups on Saturday, Novem
ber 2. These di.scussion groups will
give the students the opportunity to
explore the theme and question the
key speakers. A general dialogue
with Dr. Hull and Dr. Moody will
take place following the box lunches
On Saturday. Saturday afternoon
students will have a choice in their
activities; Bill Cody and Nathan
Porter will have interviews; slides
will he shown by the summer mis
sionaries, and there will be a preview
showing of B.S.U. filmstrip. Satur
day night the mission emphasis and
LISTEN anniversary observance
takes place. The convention adjourns
after Dr. Hull's address Sunday
morning.
Registration Scheduled
The registration fee for the con
vention is .$2.00 and should be paid
between Octobcr 22 and 25. The
Ice docs not include transportation;
, . uuv'S iiui iiiLiiiuc irtinsporraLion;
to that question that they had refused, Later she stated that there were ten however, State will help provide
to fi.^rncc fh,..r ,1.... Icyjgrs, but that they had no griev-'students with transporta-
Corn Huskin’, sponsored by the
Athletic Association, will be held
I on October 31, with all classes and
the faculty competing. The festivi-
jties will begin at five-thirty p.m.*
I with a picnic supper in the cafeteria
and will move to .the auditorium at
seven o’clock for the main events.
A costume parade, in which each
• class carries out a chosen theme,
opens the program, followed by
group singing and the welcome and
introduction of the judges. The class
having the most original costumes
will then be announced by the
judges, after which a series of class
competitions will be held. Hog-call-
ing, apple-bobbing, the tall tale,
which is written by each class, origi
nal class songs, and a corn husking
contest arc slated for the evening.
Nightshirts to Entertain
1 he main entertainment will then
be presented by the Nightshirts, com-
po.sed of Sandra Wallace, Nancy
Evans, Karen Roberts, Weczie Al
len, and Ginger Featherston. The
winner of Corn Huskin’ will be an
nounced at the end of the enter-
taintnent.
Started in 1945
Begun in 1945 at the suggestion
of Miss Doris Peterson, then head
of the physical education depart
ment, the first Corn Huskin’ was
held on October 13 in front of the
dining hall immediately after supper.
Intended at first as a party honoring
incoming freshmen, the fesdval has
grown through the years into a fall
celebration with Halloween over
tones. Past classes have had such
themes as ants at a picnic, Egyp
tians, pirates, football players, and
spacemen.
The class chairmen for this year
arc Bookie Ellis for the seniors, Sally
Howard for the juniors, Susan Sin-
g|eton lor the sophomores, and
Cheryl Ballard for the freshmen.
The faculty co-chairmen are Dr
Bernard Cochran and Miss Carolyn
Barrington.
to discuss their grievances and that
there were no leaders. Furthermore,
there was no need for religious dem
onstrations—Vietnam had complete
religious freedom. The communists
had incited the Buddhists to riot in
order to damage her government,
ances. There were other questions
about the near situation, the morale
of Vietnam's troops, the amount of
economic aid received from the
United States. She left smiling amidst
scattered applause.
tion. Students will receive free cuts
if on eligibility.
Dr. McLain Announces
'Waiting for Godof
Dr. Ralph E. McLain, professor
j of religion, has announced that the
; play “Waiting for Godot” will be pre-
'sented in Jones Auditorium on No
vember 12 at 8:00 p.m. The three-
act play, which will be presented by
graduate students from Southeastern
Seminary, is under the direction of
John Chapel. Mr. Chapcl presented
a stirring play on the Meredith
campus last year. Dr. McLain de-
' scribed “Waiting for Godot” as “a
typically modern existential play
dealing with the problem of the basic
expectation, hope, and frustration of
modern man. It is designed to raise
important questions and to wrestle
with them rather than to give ‘pat’
answers,” It is hoped that there will
be much interest and enthusiasm
! I about the presentation from the stu-
The exotic Madnoie Nhu gives her audicnce a smile at tbe OctoiKr 17 press' ^®nt body members, added Dr. Mc-
tonfcrcoce. ** L^in.
Senior Class
Chooses 10
Superlatives
By BETTY HOOKS
Superlatives to appear in the 1964
Oak Leaves were selected at a senior
class meeting on October 16. The
1963 annual showed no .superlatives
becausc the senior class last year
voted to eliminate that feature. This
year the seniors voted to use super
latives once again, and a committee
was appointed to draw up a slate of
suggestions. The.se suggestions were
presented to the class for approval.
In electing girls to fill each super
lative position, voting was done by a
show of hands and by secret ballot.
The floor was opened to nomina
tions from the class members. When
all nominations were in, the slate
was narrowed to four girls. A secret
ballot revealed the winner.
Ten senior superlatives have been
selected; the “Best All Around Day
Student" position will be elected by
only the day students. This vote has
not been taken.
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Peggy Joyce Fish
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