THE TWIG
Newspaper oi the Students of Meredith Coltege
VOLUME XXXVIII
MEREDITH COLLEGE, RALEIGH, N. C., APRIL 16, 1964
No. 13
Grubbs Reign Over Play Day
Class elections were held on April
7 to choosc officers for 1964-65.
Those clectcd from the freshmen
class were Kay Coekcrham, presi
dent; Paula Marks, vice-president;
Merry Sanson, secretary; and Mary
Beth Hinkle, treasurer. Corn Husk
in’ will be directed by Jane Midgett,
ond the chairman of Stunt will be
either Martha Ann Butler or Betw
Webb, depending on a run-off.
Elected to the legidative board were
Candy Crumley, Judy Ramsey, and
Martha Reynolds. Irving on the
judicial board will be Mary Ball
and Suzanoe Snyder.
The rising junior class officers are
Betsy Carlson, president; Rosie
Chandler, vice-president; Jo Ann
Knight, treasurer; and Marcia Sned,
secretary. Those serving as judicial
board representatives are Susan Cai-
son, Dianne Hatcher, and Nell Wil-
kerson. Sue Hilton is to be Corn
Huskin’ chairman and Rena Ruark
will serve as stunt chairman.
I'he senior class of 1965 will be
led by Nell Cox as president, aided
by vice*president Martha Plyler. Sec
retary for the coming year is Nancy
Armstrong, and treasurer will ^
Mary Ann Britt. Susan Frye is to
act as Corn Huskin’ chairman and
Sue Lynn Teachy will be Stunt
chairman.
Class Presidents Betsy Carkoo, Kay Cockerham, and Nell Cox aoticipate many
problems but mach fun.
Dinner to Honor Campbell
On April 20, the second of the
dinners celebrating the twenty-fifth
anniversary of Dr. Carlyle Camp
bell’s presidency of Meredith Col»
lege will be held in Tarboro, North
Carolina at Lloyd’s Restaurant.
Over twenty-five members of the
faculty, staff, and board of trustees
will attend this event, which will
draw most of its attendance from
alumnae, friends, and interested per
sons living within a fifty-mile radius
of the town.
Mrs. Leo W. Robertson will pre
side over the dinner meeting with
the Reverend Joseph S. Larrimore
delivering the opening prayer. The
greeting will be given by Mayor
E. L. Roberson. Miss Mary Bland
Josey, the registrar, will answer him,
presenting the response. Mr. Edwin
Blanchard of the music department
will sing a solo, followed by Mrs.
William N. Farrier, who will speak
for the board of trustees.
The highlight of the evening’s
proceedings will be an address
entitled “Unfinished Business”
presented by Dr. Campbell. The
BSU Leatlers Hold
Annual Conference
At the First Baptist Church in
Salisbury, on April 17-19, the BSU
will hold its annual Officers’ Leader
ship Conference. The program in
cludes such speakers as Dr. Carlyle
Marney, the senior minister at
Myers Park Baptist Church in Char
lotte; Dr. Samuel Southard, the
Associate Professor of Psychology
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program will end with the singing of
the Meredith “Alma Mater.”
Dr. Sankey L. Blanton, head of
public relations for the college,
emphasizes that this is the second
in the series of dinners which will
be held throughout the state. The
first of these was held on November
26, 1963, in Rockingham. There
is a special appeal included in each
dinner to raise funds for the pro
posed Carlyle Campbell Library.
On April 15 all afternoon classes
were excused for the annual Play
Day activities sponsored by the AA
which began at 2 p.m. in the court.
After the official welcomes, the duke
and duchcss were crowned to reign
over Play Day. The names of the
duke, a member of the faculty or
administration, and the duchess, a
member of the student body, were
kept secret until the time of crown
ing. Traditionally the duke is thrown
into the fountain at some time dur
ing the afternoon.
Son^ and Cheers
Following the crowning of the
duke and duchess, songs and cheers
were heard from each of the seven
competing groups. Five dorms, the
faculty, and the day students, were
presented with each group wearing
their representative color. Names
of the three judges for the songs
and cheers, two faculty members
and one student,’ were also kept
secret until that afternoon.
Following the songs and cheers
were scheduled races. Used for the
first time this year were an egg roll
ing relay, a relay in which a golf
ball is carried in a spoon, a tag re
lay, and a relay in which a soccer
ball is pushed with a broom handle.
In addition, the suitcase race, three-
legged race, sack race, and over-and
under race, in which a volleyball is
passed down each line over the head
of one person and between the legs
of the next, were used.
Individual Challenges
After the races individual chal
lenges were issued. A list of ac
ceptable challenges was posted in
Johnson Hall as well as a list for
faculty members to sign specifying
challenges in which they would be
interested.
Supper was served at 5:30, with
the families of all faculty members
and married students invited. After
supper the winner, decided on the
basis of the number of points ac
quired through songs, cheers, cos
tumes, and winners of individual
challenges, was announced.
Play Day is one of many events
which the AA sponsors each year
for the enjoyment and recreation of
the students. Others include Stunt,
Meredith Lecture Connmittee
To Present Jones of Juilliard
I'he lecture committee has an
nounced that Mr. Alton Jones will
be presented in a piano recital on
April 17, 1964, at 8:00 p.m., in
Jones Auditorium. Mr. Jones is a
member of the major piano faculty
of the Juilliard School of Music,
where he has been for many years.
He has also taught at Columbia
University Summer School. A mem
ber of the Meredith College music
faculty, Mr. James L. Oyburn, was
a pupil of Mr. Jones’ for three years
while working on his masters degree
at Juilliard.
Mr. Jones began his musical train
ing at the age of seven. While at
the Institute of Musical Art in New
York, he studied with Richard
Buhlig and Edwin Hughes, pupils
of Leschetitzky. Upon completion
of his postgraduate studies, he was
awarded the artist’s diploma with
honors.
Having made his New York debut
two years later and having received
the encouragement of Paderewski,
Mr. Jones began an extensive con
cert and recital career. He has ap
peared with numerous orchestras,
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Altoa Jouea
Vfartba House, Chairman of Play Day, packs unusual duds for suitcase race.
Corn Huskin’, the annual Christmas
dinner, and May Day, which will be
the final event of the year. 1964-65
AA president, Martha House, was
active in helping to make the plans
for this Play Day.
Singing City from Philadelphia
To Be Presented at Meredith
The Singing City of Philadelphia,
a group acclaimed by musicians
throughout the nation, will present
a concert in Jones Auditorium on
April 24 at 8:00 p.m. Dr. Elaine
Browne, founder and director of the
group, will conduct.
The conccrt is being sponsored
by a group of Raleigh citizens
representing the Council of United
Church Women, the Fellowship of
Southern Churchmen and some of
the coUcges and churches in Ra
leigh. Music includes works by
Bach, Heinrich Schutz, Randall
Thompson, and Lukas Foss. The
fifty-voice choir, which is a part of
a larger 100 member group, is
composed of volunteer singers from
many professions and is represent
ative of many racial, religious and
national backgrounds.
Appeared on TV
Each year the choir performs
with the Philadelphia Orchestra
under the direction of Eugene Or-
mandy and has performed In the
past with such conductors as Leon
ard Bernstein, Erich Leinsdorf and
Igor Stravinsky. The choir has
appeared on national radio and tele
vision broadcasts, including the “Ed
Sullivan Show” and “Today.” Last
November, on a nation-wide telecast,
the group was chosen to take part in
Pennsylvania’s memorial tribute to
the late President John F. Kennedy.
The choir has toured fourteen states
in the Midwest and along the East
ern Seaboard.
Dr. Brown is recognized as one
of the world’s outstanding choral
directors. She has served on the
faculties of Westminster Choir Col
lege, Juilliard School of Music,
Temple University, and Union Theo
logical Seminary School of Sacred
Music. She has received various
awards for her musical endeavors
including the Frcnch Government’s
“Prix d’Excellence” for conducting
and the “Distinguished Daughter of
Pennsylvania” award presented by
the governor of that state.
.Upon arriving in Raleigh, the
choir members will be brought to
the Mae Grimmer Alumnae House
which will serve as general head
quarters for the group.
Supper,will be served in the Hut
by Mrs. John Cobb and a delegation
of United Church Women.
Mr. Stephen Young of the Mere
dith music department will make
auditorium arrangements, and Miss
Sandra Harrill, Meredith College
Marshal, will be in charge of usher
ing and offering. Following the
concert, a reception will be held in
the Blue Parlor by the Fellowship
of Southern Churchmen. Dr. Leslie
Syron, Meredith representative in
the group working for this program,
who is keenly interested in student
attendance of the concert, urges
students to attend the concert to be
presented by this excellent group.
The program begins at 8:00 p.m.
and is free of admission charge.
History Program
To Be Effective
Next year the history department
will oifer a voluntary outside read
ing program to all freshmen taking
history 101-102. This program was
suggested by Miss Carolyn Barring
ton and Mr. Thomas Parramore
when the department was seeking to
encourage extra reading in the fresh
men classes.
Freshmen entering this program
will be asked to read four sets of
three books with each set coming
from a different period in history.
These sets will each include a novel,
a primary source, and a secondary
source, all dealing with one topic,
such as the crusades. The four
periods of history included in the
program are ancient, medieval,
nineteenth century, and twentieth
century, and each history period will
have five or six such sets of three
books.
When a student completes her set
in a period she will go and talk in
formally with whichever member of
the department is responsible for
that particular set. On Awards Day
all girls who complete the program
by reading and discussing four sets
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