February 25, 1971
THE TWIG
Page Three
Heap Good Actors Retire 'em Trophy
By Helen Wilkie
Three years ago, a new Stunt tro
phy was purchased. From the size of
the gold plate, it was meant to last
a while, but it hasn’t. Only three
Stunts later, that trophy will be re
tired permanently. It will bear only
three names—Class of ’71, Class of
’71,Classof’71.
Yes, for the first time in the 47-
Six happy seniors—(clockwise from lower left)—Suzanne Reynolds, Geni Tull,
Gwyn Hilliard, Margaret Phillips, Connie Kidwell and Jenny Lancaster—just
cannot stop displaying the Stunt Trophy which now belongs exclusively to the
Class of 1971.
year history of Stunt, a class has won
three times during their college ca
reer and, thus, retired a Stunt trophy.
*‘Pharoah’s Follies, or
What’s A Nice Girl Like You
Doing in a Tomb Like This?”
This “thrice told tale” began with
a trip to the tombs of Egypt. Alice
Hill and Margaret Phillips were co-
chairmen that year. “We only re
wrote the script six or eight times.”
It finally “fell together” when Gwyn
Hilliard and Barbara Curtis came on
stage as Minnie and Thelma—the
two most curious tourists that ever
sailed the Nile. The climax came
when Minnie (Gwyn), disgusted
with Thelma’s plotting to steal a
mummy, left her companion in a
tomb and strolled off to find her
tour group.
**How to Get A Head in the Jungle”
The next year, with Connie
Kidwell and Geni Tull as co-chair-
men, the class had learned a little
something about script-writing. In
fact, there were two scripts written;
it was almost Stunt night before the
committee and cast decided which
to use!
Carolyn Pond Holley, Joyce Lit
tle (a Boy Scout with an accurate
slingshot) and Lyn Middleton ven
tured into the jungle to find the re
mains of a long-lost wealthy rela
tive—Ellen Page.
When the safari came across a
tribe of cannibals—Gwyn Hilliard,
Jane Kiser Modlin, Chris Barker
Calvert, Anne Luter and Nancy
Ausbon, the safari members began
trying to steal the cannibals’
shrunken head while the cannibals
were trying to shrink the heads of
the safari members. Finally, the
“We're the Senior Class, and we’re unsurpassed! We’ll show you that we are
Number One!”
long-lost relative was found—alive
and well, and the cannibals had
Carolyn in for dinner—literally.
This year, co-chairmen Jenny
Lancaster and Suzanne Reynolds as
sembled an all-star cast and set to
work.
When asked for the winning for
mula, all the co-chairmen modestly
replied, “Begin with a good theme;
then scenery, plot, characterization
and programs will be easy.” They
must have forgotten the hard work in
the glow of victory.
Frank J. McEwen—African Lectures
(Continued from page 1)
African culture in Ghana, Nigeria,
Dakar (Senegal), and Los Angeles.
In 1964 he organized an art exhibi
tion to celebrate the independence
of the government of Zambia.
In 1969-70 Mr. McEwen started
the New African Art Community
Workshop and began production of a
series of cultural films on the Shona
people.
A member of the Order of the
British Empire, Mr. McEwen also
has the French decorations of Cheva
lier des Arts et Lettres and Officer
des Palmes Academiques.
Not limhing his interests to art,
Mr. McEwen is an avid sailor who
has crossed the Atlantic several
times, both alone and with others.
Meredith Campus Buildings Honor Many Friends of the College
By Susan Van Wagcningen
As one rushes to and from class,
she seldom considers why, how, or
for whom the campus buildings are
named. The names we refer to casu-
tories to receive its present name,
was named for President C. E. Brew
er in light of his many contribu
tions to the college during his 24 year
term.
The Cameron Suite was named in
honor of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Cam
eron. Mr. Cameron has served Mere
dith College as Chairman of the
Board of Associates and Chairman
Campus of the
ally were often built by and named
for loyal friends of the college.
Stringfield Dormitory was named
for Oliver Larkin Stringfield in
1930. Mr. Stringfield was one of the
early trustees and had served as
financial agent to raise funds for the
college to be.
Faircloth Dormitory was named in
honor of Judge William Turner Fair
cloth of Goldsboro one of the origi
nal twenty-five trustees. This is the
only name that was transferred from
one of the buildings on the older
campus. Judge Faircloth left in his
will real estate worth $20,000 to
Meredith.
In June, 1928, Vann Dormitory
was named in honor of Dr. Rich
ard Tilman Vann, who served as
.president of Meredith College for
fifteen years.
Brewer, last of the four dormi
Baptist University for Women in downtown Raleigh.
Poteat Dormitory was completed
in the summer of 1962, and was
named for Miss Ida Poteat, art teach
er at Meredith for 40 years.
Other buildings on campus in
clude the classroom buildings, Joyner
and Hunter. Joyner Hall was named
for James Yadkin Joyner who was
a Meredith trustee for fifty-four
years. Hunter Hall named in hon
or of J. Rufus Hunter, a trustee for
29 years and chairman of the board
for 12 of those years.
The administration building was
named in 1931 for Mr. Livingston
Johnson, Mr. Johnson, father of Dr.
Mary Lynch Johnson, sold his small
farm to help Meredith College over
come a financial crisis. He was also
a trustee and an active member of
the executive committee. John
son Hall consists of two suites, the
Cameron Suite, and the Harris Suite.
of the Board of Trustees.
The Harris Suite was named in
honor of Mr. and Mrs. Shearon Har
ris. Mr. Harris has also served as
Chairman of the Board of Trustees
and Chairman of the Board of As
sociates at Meredith.
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond A. Bryan
of Goldsboro are responsible for the
renovation of Bryan Rotunda. Mr.
Bryan has been a trustee and as
sociate at Meredith since 1950.
The Delia Dixon Carroll In
firmary was completed in 1962. It
was named in honor of Dr. Carroll,
who came to Meredith in J899 as
the college physician.
The Mac Frances Grimmer Alum
nae House was named in honor of
Miss Grimmer, who was executive
secretary of the Meredith Alumnae
Association. The alumnae house was
first used on November J3, 1953.
Ellen Brewer House used by seni
ors for practice in home economics,
was erected in 1950. The house was
named in honor of Miss Brewer, who
was chairman of the home econom
ics department for many years. The
retired Miss Brewer is still living in
Raleigh today.
Jones Auditorium was named in
October of 1952 in honor of Mr.
Wesley Norwood Jones, a trustee,
and his wife, Sally Bailey Jones.
To the right of Jones Auditorium
is the Elva Bryan Mclver Amphi
theater which was completed in
1963. Elva Mclver was a friend of
the college whose generous gift made
the amphitheater possible.
The recently completed Weather-
spoon Gymnasium was named in
honor of Mr. Herbert Wcatherspoon
and Mr. James Weatherspoon, both
lifelong friends of Meredith. Her
bert Weatherspoon served on the
Meredith College Board of Trustees
for forty years and is the college’s
only honorary life trustee. He has
also served as a member of Mere
dith’s Board of Associates.
Perhaps the building most often
visited by students is the cafeteria,
Belk Hall. The building is named in
honor of Carol Grotnes Belk, wife
of former State Senator Irwin Belk,
who made a major contribution for
the remodeling of the building.
Yes, every building stands for a
friend of Meredith, someone who has
given the college help in a time of
need. It is fitting that Meredith
should honor her friends in such a
way.
Campus of Meredith College with proposed additions on outskirts of Raleigh.