Meredith College - Oak Leaves Yearbook (Raleigh, NC)

Text from Pages 1 - 192 of the 1949 volume:

VV| r n CARLYLE CAMPiBELL LIBIdARY Meredith College Raleigh, NC 27607-5298 ok J- AXAyOA- IL Magdalene Creech Editor Josephine Snow Business Manager THIS BOOK WAS PRINTED BY EDWARDS AND BROUGHTON OF RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA. THE PAPER USED WAS SATIN PROOF AND THE TYPE BODOM. ENGRAVINGS WERE MADE BY THE LYNCHBURG ENGRAVING COMPANY OF VIR- GINIA; THE ART WORK WAS DONE BY THE STU- DENTS OF MEREDITH COLLEGE UNDER THE DIRECTION OF BETTY JANE HEDGEPETH, AND THE PHOTOGRAPHY BY FRANCIS LAVERGNE JOHNSON OF CHAPEL HILL, HARRY E. COOPER, AND BY MEREDITH STUDENTS AND FACULTY. Meredith Cnlleae Library Raieiga, N. C. THE VFARBOOff OF 332. c A -1-- T ' zj ixiaVuxL • . 4 ;-, And now let us remember Nor shall we soon forget at Meredith We ' ve found an Art in Living -exLbcxxJt M i We sought for Art in Living; We found the key witli you, For you symholize That which is highest and best in life. Therefore, because of the inspiration Which you have quietly given to each of us, We dedicate this, our Oak Leaves of ' 49 To you Dr. L. E. M. Freeman i aW Under your guidance, we made the decisions that shaped the patterns of our lives for the future. THE ADMINISTRATION TO MEREDITH COLLEGE STUDENTS: We treasure the Oak Leaves as a record of happy fellowship and worthy achievement. This volume, covering the fiftieth year of life at Meredith, should be particularly appealing and memorable. I am grateful for the privilege of stimulating association with you, for your cordial and responsive attitude towards the leadership which Meredith has endeavored to provide. It is my earnest hope that through the coming years your experiences here will seem to you the fair beginning of a time. Carlyle Campbell, December 7, 1948 President. Never has a period of history so needed educated women with high ideals as the decade before us. Well-informed, unpreju- diced, and understanding women must con- tinuously exert their influence for peace and progress. Your Alma Mater challenges her graduates of ' 49 to such leadership in the march of human progress. Dean Pkacock. Leishman a. Peacock, Ph.D. Dean Lillian Grant, A.M. Dean of Women Through the pages of this book may you live again the happy year we have spent together at Meredith. Thank you for your friendship and your splendid cooperation. Lillian Grant. Zeno Martin, A.B. Bursar and Treasurer BOARD OF TRUSTEES 1948-1949 H. Pat Taylor, President Wadesboro Beth Carroll Taylor, Vice-President Raleigh Zeno Martin. Secretary-Treasurer Raleigh Terms Expire 1949 Carroll Abbott Elizabeth City Walter Roy Chambers Marion Buna Lawrence Clark Asheville Robert G. Deyton Raleigh W. H. Plemmons Chapel Hill Edwin Walker Yates Raleigh Terms Expire 1950 Annie Ruth Caldwell Baker Lumberton 0. Max Gardner. Jr Shelby Robert L. Humber Greenville Broadus E. Jones Raleigh Mary P. Lethco Charlotte L. E. Spikes i Burlington Terms Expire 1931 Howard J. Ford Elkin J. Rufus Hunter Raleigh Jack M. Kesler Winston-Salem Winnie Rickett Pearce Durham Thos. P. Pruitt Hickory Beth Carroll Taylor Raleigh H. Pat Taylor _ ' Wadesboro Terms Expire 1952 Claude U. Broach Charlotte Maude Davis Bunn Raleigh H. M. Roland Wilmington James B. Turner Laurinburg W. H. Weatherspoon Raleigh Eph Whisenhunt Clayton THE MIND OF THE FACULTY Who knows the mind of the facuUy? (Nay, with all the marriages and other changes, who knows the names of the members of the faculty?) It ' s a case of many men many minds, to be sure, but also a case of many minds in one man — or woman. With income tax right around the corner, and in the offing term papers, a talk to the missionary society, a faculty meeting, basketball practice, et cetera et cetera ad infinitum, who could work with a single mind? In one way the Ph.D. ' s are like the M.D. ' s; their dicta are often inconclusive be- cause science has not yet provided material for all the answers. Should a student take, for an elective, a course in home economics or a course in philosophy? Should she drop a course she is failing or learn perserverance by continuing it? When should she be encouraged and when should she be scolded? Who knows enough to make accurate decisions on questions like these? To use an old figure, we are work- ing on the wrong side of the tapestry, with knots, broken threads, and indistinct colors trying to weave a pattern on the right side. Sometimes the threads become inextricably snarled and there is no pattern; but sometimes the pattern becomes a living, breathing reality: a busy physician working unerringly in the adjustment of her instruments; a high school instructor guiding a too active boy through irregu- lar French verbs; or a young mother illustrating for a three-year-old the intricacies of handling a fork. Then the teacher takes heart and returns with gratitude to the knots and broken threads, to the logarithms and gerunds, to the uncertainties and et ceteras, happy to be at work in the greatest of all arts, the art of living. ■1 1 ENGLISH Harris, Julia H., Ph.D.. Pro- fessor; Johnson, Mary Lynch, Ph.D., Professor; Lan- ham, Louise, Ph.D., Assistant Professor; Rose, Nor m a, Ph.D.. Assistant Professor; HiLDERMAN, CATHERINE, A.M., Instructor in English and speech. RELIGION McLain, Ralph E.. Ph.D.. Professor; Freeman L. E. M., Th.D., Professor; Cirrin, Billie Ruth A. M.. Instructor. SOCIOLOGY AND ECONOMICS Parker, Clyde N., Ph.D., Professor; Syron, Leslie W.. A.M., Instructor; Street, Betty E., A.B.. Instructor. CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS Yarbrough, Mary, Ph.D., Pro- jessor: Collins, Helen Jo, M.S., Instructor. Reynolds, Douglas W., B.F.A. Associate Professor; Ream, Mai A., A.M., Instructor. BUSINESS PoPHAM, Estelle, Ph.D.. Projcs- sor: Ellis, Mabel, A.M.. In- structor. BIOLOGY Yarbrough, John A.. Ph.D.. Pro- fessor: Parker, Helen, A.M., Instructor. BPBVCB p|Piiiii| ■ VV B t k ' E 3 H -vB |HHH pkt r ? H P : H| H - « ' . MUSIC Cooper, Harry E., Mus.D.. F.A.G.O., Professor: Pratt, Stuart, Mus.M., Professor; DoNLEY, Beatrice, B.M., Associate Professor; Wilmot, David L., A.M., Assistant Professor; RosEN- BERGER, Rachel, M.Mus., Instructor; Ashley, Helen, M.Mus., Instructor; Woodman, Ruth S., A.M.. Instructor; Wells, Cynthia, M. S.. Instructor. EDUCATION Tyner, B. Y., A.m., Professor; Dorsett, Harry K., A.M.. Assistant Professor; Bell, Lila, M. Ed.. Assistant Professor. HI.STORY Wallace, Lillian Parker, Ph.D., As- sociate Professor; Keith, Alice B., Ph.D., Associate Professor; Lemmon, Sarah, A.M., Assistant Professor. PSYCHOLOGY AND PHILOSOPHY Park, Dorothy G., Ph.D., Associate Professor. MODERN LANGUAGES McAllister, Quentin 0., Ph.D. lessor; Neblett, Lucy Ann, A.M., Assistant Professor; Freund, Susanne H., Ph.D., Instructor; Huckabee, Eliza- beth R., A.B.. Instructor. HOME ECONOMICS Brewer, Ellen, A.M.. Projessor: Han YEN, Jennie M., A.M., Associate Pro lessor. PHYSICAL EDUCATION Peterson, Doris, A.M., Associate Professor; Cui - NiNGHAM, Phyllis, B.S., Instructor; White. Peggy Ann, Instructor; Dugger, Dot T., B.S.P.E.. Assistant in Physical Education. Marsh, Vera Tart. Registrar; Pratt, Edith C, A.M.. Assistant Dean of Women; Grimmer, Mae, A.B.. Secretary of Alumnae Association; Reid, Elizabeth D., A.B., Director of Publicity; Rhodes, Lattie, Secretary to the President. Baity, Hazel. A.B. in L.S., Librarian; Higgs, E. Lucille, B.S. in L.S., Assistant Librarian; Greene, Jane, A.B. in L.S., Assistant Libra- rian. Not pictured: Egerton, Mary McCoy, House Director; Covington, Esther T., As sistant House Director. 18 ANE, A.B., M.D., College Physician; Bar- (ETTE, Myrtle, R.N., Nurse; Teague, Janet, I.N., Assistant N urse. Smith, Lois, B.S.. Dietitian; Watts, Lula B.. Dining Room Hostess; Rhyne, Janet, B.S.. dssistanl Dietitian. Jernigan, Jean, B.S., Secretary to the Dean; Scott, Lillian N., B.S., Secretary to Dean and Registrar; Fleming, Julia, A.B., Secretary to the Bursar; Swain, Anne, B.S., Bookkeeper-Secretary; Yeager, Betty Jean, A.B.. Secretary to the Dean of ' Edwards, Fred J., Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds. And here we found the knowledge to shape our lives anew. CLASSES And so another year is past and over. There never can be another one like it. we say. and we are right. It was a magic year: it can- not repeat itself. No. it will not come round again: there will never be one like it. ever. This was the year which changed freshmen into sophomores, which brought sophomores almost to the threshold of the senior year, which saw one class go forth, and another come in to renew the cycle. No, the year can never come again, except as a memory — a picture in our minds. A picture of living at Meredith has many lines and colors, many patterns and the fragments of many scenes. It is a kaleidoscopic mosaic made up of more than j ust things seen. Perhaps we can give the outlines of a picture of this year: each must fill it in from her hoard of memories. The first sight of Meredith — all the new names and faces — the lines to be stood in tions crowding to be asked — all these are part of the first few days. Patterns evolved ziness of those days, and those patterns became the background for the picture. But those lin es! After looking at pictures of registration at Chapel Hill and at those of other neighbors we felt we weren ' t doing quite so badly. The thought wasnl so much comfort at the time we were standing, however. There is probably an art to standing in lines, and if we go to school long enough, we may catch on to it. In the mean- time we are looking up a portable chess set and one of those do-gimusses you stick in the ground and sit on at Ascott. The parties and receptions and other get-togethers were a welcome relief from the schedule of Orientation Week. The week vas invaluable in acquiring bearings. However, and when one could box the Meredith campus, it became less a collection of buildings and more one ' s home for the next several years, the frame for the picture which the year has painted. and the ques- from the diz- X 22 The standing in line bore its fruit, and there we were in class. Our vines had tender grapes at times. Classes had just gotten under way which Rush Week was upon us. Rush, that is. For a week gold and purple vied, and ihe newcomers certainly stood to gain, what with dinnertime entertain- ment and light-bell snacks. They may understand next year, however, how it is just as well that Rush Week is just one in fifty-two. The Phil were the winners, but it was neck to neck down the home stretch. That wasn ' t the only way Meredith made the paper, of course. Clippings from newspapers all over everywhere were displayed in the News Bureau showcase. ' Twas pleasant to see Meredith in print. Publicity hounds — that ' s us. All sorts of things happened in the fall. There were football games, epochal or tragical depend- ing on which brain factory the b. f. patronized. Football meant the rallies, of course, out in the front drive. The Corn Husking Party cannot be overlooked, of course, especially in view of the sore muscles resuhing from the square dancing, and the sore throats resulting from encouraging the contestants in the ruralized competitions. The faculty team — we won ' t mention names — certainly flunked the corn husking, but the hog calling would have gotten a C, say. Then there was the week end the place was depopulated for the BSU convention. It was more than just the good time had by all, though certainly that entered into it. And the State Fair — it would not have been fall without it. Popcorn and ferris wheels and spun candy and exhibitions and miles of walking and more to see and hear than could possibly be absorbed — that was the Fair. Something else happened that week with which we can regale our nieces and nephews. We saw the P resident! In fact he went right past our front door. Of course, he was on his way to open the Fair and was late anyhow and so did not stop for tea, but aside from such con- siderations, it sounds like quite the event. As it was an election year, let us pass on. 1 • ■L Ji . TliiV|-iniif ' 23 Founders ' Day. nui ii:w al.lr luUal tca l Liuuglit turlli ihr .seinnis capped and gcnvned. and the rest of the college holiday attire to observe Meredalis hali-tentury mark, it was a half holiday, hut was more than that as well. In the midst of all this came Palio and Stunt. The Italian originators should see it now! We have the horse race (won by the seniors), the vehicle-bicycle-race (won by the seniors I , song sing- ing (won by the seniors). The seniors also won the attendance prize, and, as sort of shortcake under the whipped cream, won the Palio banner for their procession. It is probably just as well they did not win Stunt as well or they might not have been allowed to live to see their graduation. They made very good forty-niners, though as a history major pointed out a trifle nas ' .ily. Daniel Boone and the gold rush got somewhat confused. As she was a junior, the source may be considered and the remark ignored. The judges were not fussy about their. chronology anyhow. The freshmen gave riding at Meredith another hand into the stirrup. They had some hectic mo- ments the night before, trying to find jodphurs for everyone, a project they were forced to abandon. The sophomores wistfully contemplated a trip to Mars, while the juniors spent the next several days explaining their Palio which had to do with a nursery rhyme about pigs to market, and the world situation — not the astronomical value of meat as one might have supposed. The juniors had their innings that night, however, when they and their chickens made off with the cup, hotly pursued by the Little Brown Lady. With well-chosen digs at Wallace and others, and puns of a hybrid variety, the Fowl Play laid ' em in the aisles. (Bunny did not pay us to say that.) The sophomore birthday party for Meredith boasted such attractions as talking candles and peripatetic candy cups. The freshmen chose a flower and then, almost as quickly. Palio and Stunt were over for another year. One might add, Thanks be! The latter comment is scarcely intended as disparagement of Palio and or Stunt — it s that the whole thing is rather strenuous, involving as it does, marching practice in the foggy, foggy dew, play practice in the dim noctural hours, and the struggles of non home-ec majors with the intricacies of needle and thread and buttons and bows. But despite the toils and trials attendant upon the big day, Palio is one of those unexpendables like the Bee Hive and week ends. We lack a football team, but we still have our home-coming. The weather man has not been able to discourage us, anyway, though he froze us like little ice cicles last year, and roasted us like little marshmallows this year. 24 It is problematical whether Dr. CampbeU ' s ideal will ever be realized when week ends and vaca- tions are a distressing interruption of the pursuit of scholarship. They are an interruption, all right, but distressing only when they come to an end. And so the roads continue to lead away from and hack to Meredith. Week ends drained off the excess population through the year, but with Thanksgiving, some members and the faculty and about eight from a distance residents were left to rattle around in the echoing dorms. Scarcely was everyone settled down again when all of a sudden the trees were up in the dining hall and parlors, and term papers were due, and State came over to carol — and then we went carolling and it was the last night and the last day, and then it was Christmas, unbelievable as it seemed. Coming back was even worse than usual; there was an inhuman mountain of work leering at everyone. The few days zipped past like telephone poles from a train window, and then one of them fell over and hit us on the head, and exams were upon us. That week is better forgotten — forgotten as completely as the information the exams demanded. Then there was another long (but too short) week end, and lo! game point in the offing. fs- wm i ' m m 25 At this point our chronology breaks down — what chronology there has been, that is. Not only did the second semester pass so rapidly that events are blurred and topsy-turvy, but also, because of the whims of the editor and the necessity of having the copy at the printer ' s some little time before the book goes to press, the second semester, at this writing, has not yet come to pass. the safe assumption that time brings all things. With due reference to our crystal ball, and let us continue our picture of the year. If the first semester is multiplied by two. one has an approsimation of the second. Evervthing seems to happen, and to happen all at once. Then too. it is harder to keep one ' s mind on absorbing learning when spring is everywhere. There were the notable events of the spring, like Pla l)a . when faculty and students disported themselves at volleyball, hopscotch, croquet, archery, and. most strenuous of all. Chinese checkers. ( Play Day alwa s presents a nice problem in apple shining; is it better to allow one ' s professor to win the game or to defeat him and excite admiration for one ' s prowess? It is more of a problem when only colored bands distinguished faculty and students. One can evade the issue by challenging some department one sees only in passing through the buildings. That ' s not half so sporting, though. I Then there was, of course. May Day. The fair Queen of the May from Florida (did you expect us to pass up that chance to aid the C of C?) presided regalK over her court and the festivities. The weather, of course, had to be unusual in one way or another. There was Religious Emphasis Week, too. back at the beginning of the semester. (We have com- pletely dispensed with chronology; there are fewer thought jjrocesses involved this way.) Through the devotional programs, the talks, the discussion groups, and even the parties and fun. the way of life which Meredith seeks to point out became a vital and meaningful force. But if the week had failed in all else it would not have been useless, for it probably induced more thinking than any other occur- rence through the year, examinations not excepted. Somewhere in all this, came the spring recess, a too brief but exceedingly welcome breathing space. Second semester also brought the plays — society and freshman as well as the Little Theatre productions. The latter group was off to a brilliant start back in dim. old ' 48 with Little Women. Elsie ' s invariable demand. Did vou crv? was usually ans vered affirmatively. 26 Rut what of all the little and big things, chips in our mosaic, which were confined to neither iialf of the year? The plays and concerts, the sorializing; the games and the dances and the parlies in the Hut — we cannot forget them lliardK ! ) nor leave them out of our picture. The excitement of rings (wedding, engagement, and telephone) the library, and term papers — church and BTU and chapel — society meetings, and pailii ' s. and confaculations — teaching, and Soph l)a Olf and Big and Little Sister doings — the pulilicalions— the P. 0.— the Bee Hive— these are all parts of the year, repeated in different shapes and colors, with different meaning to each person who knew them. It was a full and brief year, one which brought change and growth, and was gone again. Sooner than seemed possible, the seniors had begun the final mad whirl of teas and parties, and everything else. Then came examinations again; the year was over, and for one more class, so were the happy college days. We turn to the new auditorium. It started this year as less than a hole in the ground. Slowly, inevitably, it took form and shape and became what it is. So, too, did the year grow from a welter of impressions, and took form and moulded itself into the pattern of this magic year which cannot return again. E.C.G. As fre. ' liiiien. in 45, we were quite gay. And looking forward to the next four years. And here ' s our final bow. Ma the spirit of our Palio Keep ever inarching onward. 28 SENIOR CLASS OFFICERS Maxine Bissette President Eunice Andrews Vice-President Marianna Morris Secretary Idalia Oglesby Treasurer Miss Mary Yarbrough Sponsor Maxine Bissette President Yarbrough, Morris. Top: Oglesby, Andrews. 29 Marthv Ruth Allen Rockingham. N. C. Astro Education ' T je smiles that win. A. A. Board 4; Monogram Cluh President 4: Choir 3; Y. W. A.. Officr 2, 4: Softball 2. 3; Soccer 2; Education Club 4. Ella Rose AdajM f T Bunnlevel, N. C. j f. Look in thy heart and tvriti Sigma Pi Alpha 3. 4; JXTle, Senior Editor; Ttvig Repoiter 4j IJittle ' Theater pledge 1, 2, 3, 4 Y. wll A. Colton English Club 2, 3, B; Sociology Club 2, 4; Dean ' s List. Eunice Melba Andrews Chalybeate Springs. N. C. Phi Chemistry ' T ;e floatins; clouds their stale shall lend to her. A. A. Board 3, 4; Basketball Man- ager 3: College Health Chairman 4; Phi Marshal 3; Chief Phi Marshal 4: Sophomore Class Secretary; Hockey 1. 2; Swimming 3; Soccer 2, 3; Band 1. 2. 3, 4; Barber Science Club 1. 2, 3. 4; Freeman Religion Club 1; Helen Hull Law Club Secretary-Treasurer 2; Dean ' s CLASS OF ' 49 Harriet Elizabeth Ashcraft Charlotte, N. C. Phi n Sociology Her i ny spirit seems our com- A. AVBoanI Social Cliairman 4; nsellor 3: Phi Society Theater 3, 4; Folk Ulkce Club 3, 4; Basketball 1: Hockey 1; HbiiUation Group 2; Education Club 3, 4Q iology Club 3, 4. JUANITA BaLLENGER Raleigh, N. C. Home Economics Only a sweet and virtuous soul like seasoned timber, never gives. Campbell College 1, 2, 3; Meredith College 4. Phi Maxine Bissette Spring Hope, N. C. Chemistry The reason firm, the temperate will, endurance, j o r e si gh t, strength, and skill. Silver Shield 4; Nominating Com- mittee 4; Oak Leaves Sophomore Business Manager; Twig Staff, Reporter 2, Managing Editor 3: Senior Class President; Junior Class Vice-President; Little Treater Pledge; House Council 2- Barber Science Club; Colton Eng- MEREDITH COLLEGE 31 CLASS OF ' 49 Elizabeth Anne Boykin EuGEMA Elizabeth Bradley Raleigh, N. C. Sanford. N. C. Astro Business Astro Education A rose Willi all its sweetest leaves is the generous spirit. yet jollied. ' ' Campbell College 1, 2; Meredith Sigma Pi Alpha 2, 3, 4, Vice-Presi- College 3, 4; Choir 3, 4; Y. W. A. dent 3. Presirlent 4; Tivig Business Staff Circi; Leader 3; Cohon English Club 1, 2, A,K..,(i.inp Ma,K,L:. 1; Acorn 2, 3; Education Club 3, 4. 3; So|.l...in,„, 1 ,|iiMi. Iln-HH- Manager 3; Tian lr, -.11,., ; 4; Little Theatn- I ' l, ■.!,:. ; 1 ,,ik ll,,.„, Club 3, 4; I. R. C. 3. !; romnrr„w-s Business Women. Pletlce 2. Reporter 3. 4; Dean ' ' s List. ■ Astro Rita Evelyn Britt Durham, N. C. Mathematics ' Vl pearl of great price. ' B. S. IJ. Council Represen Sunday School v.. President 4; Freshman Counsellor 3; Greater B. S. U. Council 2; Little Theater Pledge 1. 2. 3, 4; Folk Dance Club 3, 4: Badminton; Canaday Mathematics Club 2, 3. 4; Sociology Club 3. m 32 MEREDITH COLLEGE Betty Gray Brooks Charlotte, N. C. Phi Sociology She with sunny, floating hair. Mars Hill College 1, 2; Meredith College 3, 4; B. S. U. Council Social Vice-President 3; Silver Shield 4; Twig Managing Editor 4; Choir 3; Phi Mar- shal 4; Greater B. S. U. Council 4; Y. W. A.; Freeman Religion Club 3, 4; Sociology Club 3, 4, Secretary 4; Dean ' s List. Annie Mildred Bullard Chadbourn, N. C. Phi Home Economics Still and quiet as a closed floiver. Greater B. S. U. Council 2; Y. W. A., Publicity Chairman 2; Home Econom- ics Club 1, 2, 3, 4. Lela Butts Angier, N. C. Astro Education She shall be sportive as the jawn. A. A. Board 3. 4; Monogram Club 4; Y. W. A.; Basketball 2, 3, 4; Hockey 3: Softball Varsity 2. 3; Soccer Varsity 2. 3; Education Club 3. 4. Melba Lou Byrd Lumberton, N. C. Phi History A personality as sparkling as detv in the sunlight. CampbeU College I, 2; Meredith Col- lege 3, 4; Y. W. A.; Education Club 3, 4; Sociology Club 3, 4; Student League of Women Voters Reporter 4. Elizabeth Colvard Cantrell Millbrook, N. C. Astro Religion Whose life iras like the violet siveet, as climbing jasmine pure. Y. W. A.; B-Hive Manager 3, 4; Freeman Religion Club 3; Sociology Club 3. Astr Helen Virginia Carr Plymouth, N. C. Public School Music Personality is an ever-enduring quality. Campbell College 1, 2; Meredith Col- lege 3, 4; Choir 3, 4; Y. W. A., Secre- tary 4; Education Club 4; MacDowell Music Club 4. CLASS OF ' 49 34 Ethel Laughlin Casey Raleigh, N. C. Astro English She lakes the breath oj men airay who ga:e upon her unaware. ' ' Virginia Intermont 1 ; Greensboro College 2; University of North Carolina 3; Meredith College 4. Elizabeth Cherry Rich Square, N. C. Astro Education A rose set ivith little wiljul thorns. Mars Hill 1. 2; Meredith College 3, 4; Education Club 3, 4. Opal Merle Clemmons Myrtle Beach, S. C. Phi English ' Ttvas her thinking of others that made her radiant. S. G. Council 3. 4; Sigma Phi Alpha 2, 3, 4; Freshman Councellor 3; Choir 2, 3; Little Theater Pledge 3, 4; Y. W. A., Secretary 2; Band 2, 3; House Council 3. 4: Colton English Club 3. 4: Fr.M-man Religion Club 3. 4; i [atn .«rll Mum. Club 1. 2. 3. MEREDITH COLLEGE 35 CLASS OF ' 40 Madelyn Marie Clinard Winston-Salem. N. C. Astro History ' ' Thai unencumbered loveliness which is a poet ' s secret treas- ure. Twig Reporter 4; Choir 3. 4: Little Theater Pledge 2, 3, 4; E(|uitation Group 1 ; Modern Dance Club 1 ; Edu- cation Club 3. 4; I. R. C. 4; Sociology Club 3, 4. Pauline Elizabeth Cone Middlesex, N. C. A jovial smile, a loving heart has she. Alpha Psi Omega 4: Choir 2. 3: Greater B. S. U. Council 1: Little Theater 3. 4: Y. W. A.; Equitation Group 2, 3; Colton English Club 2, 3; I. R. C. 4; Sociology Club 2. 3; Student League of Women Voters 3, 4; Junior Archivist 3. Edith Gray Cooper Falcon. N. C. Phi Religion A lovely apparition sent to be a moment ' s ornament. B. S. U. CouncU Secretary 3; May Court Attendant 2. Maid of Honor 4; Choir 3, 4; Greater B. S. U. Council I. 2. 3: Little Theater Pledge; Y. W. A.; Freeman Religion Club 2, 3, 4. MEREDITH COLLEGE B. Elsie Corbett Wilmington. N. C. Astro History A daughter oj the gods, divinely tall and most divinely fair. B. S. U. CniiiKil, Suniiiirr School: Nominating Coiiiniilt.--- 4: Alpha Psi Omega 1, 2, 3, 4, Vice-President 2, 3, Treasurer 3, President 4; Astro Society Sergeant-at-Arms 3; Little Theater 1, 2. 3. 4, Treasurer 2. President 4; Y. W. A.; Equitalion Group; Edu- cation Club; 1. R. C. 3, 4; District Leader of CCUN; Student League of Women Voters 2, 3; State Student Legislature Convention Delegate 2, 3. Phoebe Irene Covington Rockingham, N. C. Astro Religion Spontaneous icisdom breathed by health, truth breathed by cheer- julness. ' ' Sigma Pi Alpha 2, 3, 4; Greater B. S. U. Council 2, 3. 4; Little The- ater Pledge 2, 3. 4; Y. W. A. Com- munity Missions Chairman 3, Vice- President 4; House Council 3; World Fellowship, Director of Sunday School at Jail 2; Cohon English Club 4; Freeman Religion Club 2. 3, 4; Dean ' s List. Laura Watts Crawford Marion, N. C. Astro English Give me a look, give me a face.. that makes simplicity a grace. ' MaryviUe College 1, 2, 3; Meredith College 4; Little Theater Pledge 4: Colton English Club 4. 37 Susie Magdalene Creech Wilson. N. C. Vstro English The heart to conceive, the under- standing to direct, and the hand to execute. S. G. Council 3; Silver Shield Sec- retary-Treasurer 4; Nominating Com- mittee 4; Oak Leaves Editor 4; Twig Re])orfer 3; Acorn Junior Editor; Little Th.at.r Pledge L 2, 3, 4; Colton Eng- lish Clul) 2, 3, 4; Education Club 3, 4; n ho ' s Iffio Among Students in Amer- iciin Universities and Colleges. Mary Lou Culler High Point. N. C. Astro Education ' ' And ever the maiden lovable and fair. Little Theater Pledge 3. 4; Folk Dance Club 4; Ecjuitation Group 2. 3; Education Club 3. 4; I. R. C. 3. 4. Evelyn Bethea Danford Bolivia. N. C. Phi Home Economics Sueet as dew shut in lily ' s golden care. Choir 3, 4; Y. W. A.: Equitation Group I. 2. 3. 4: Education Club 4; Home Economics Club 1. 2, 3. 4. Treas- CLASS OF ' 49 m Lucy Arnold Currin Rocky Mount, N. C. Astro History ' ' ' Well versed in all the art of friendship and of life. W.C.U.N.C. 1, 2; Meredith College 3, 4; 1. R. C. 3, 4, President 4. Jean Wilson Daniel Raleigh, N. C. Astro Public School Music ' ' Ah! The gracious tyrannies of her fingertips. ' ' Choir 2, Secretary 3. Martha Marie Davis Hyattsville, Maryland Astro Psychology All things that love the sun are out of doors. A. A Board, Representative 1, Secre- tary 2, ice President 3. President 4; Nominating Committee 4, Monogram Club 1. 2 3, 4, Folk Dance Club 3, 4; Basketball 1. 2. Hockfy Varsity 1, 2. 3. 4; Soccer Varsity 1, 2, 3, Badminton 1. 2, 3. 4. Softball 1 2 J. 4; Equita- 1 -1 i(li iN Varsity iVlKKKDllH COLLEGE 39 CLASS OF MO ' ' • ■ ' ' • -S jfc i Wifetit«iiiiiMB p A Sarah Elizabeth Davis Inez. N. C. Plii Home Economics Here is a dear and true indiis- Irioiis friend. Little Theater Pledge 1. 2. 3. 4: Folk Dance Club 3: Equitation Group 1. 2: Education Club 3, 4; Home Economics Club 2, 3. 4, President 4; Dean ' s List. Mary Lou Dawkins Mount Gilead. N. C. Astro Mathematics From out her loving heart came deeds of kindness. Twig Reporter 2, 3, 4; Acorn Senior Editor 4; Freshman Counsellor 3; Little Theater Pledge 1. 2, 3, 4; Folk Dance Club 1. 2, 3, 4; Barber Science Club L 2; Helen Hull Law Club 1, 2; Can- aday_ Mathematics Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Dean ' s List. ROSEI Louis Astro Home EccAi Wisdom is better than rubies. Kappa Nu Sigma 3, 4 4; Sigma Pi Alpha 2. 3! porter 3; Choir 3, 4; Ho ' Club 2, 3, 4, Reporter 2 Chairman 4; Student Lea: Voters 2, 3, Vice-Presi 40 MFRKDITH COLLEGE Edith Anne Deaton Hoffman. N. C. Phi Religion Words cannot express her infi- nite sweetness. Little Theater Pledge 2: Y. W. A. Hall Devotional Leailer 4; B-Hive Sum- mer Manager 3; Etlucation Club 4; Freeman Religion Club 2. 3. 4. Jeanne Annette Dickens Delray Beach, Florida Astro Art All that is beautijid shall abide. ' A. A. Board, Golf Manager 3; Nomi- nating Committee 4; May Court At- tendant 2, May Queen 4; Acorn Art Editor 4; College Marshal 4; Choir 4; Alpha Rho Tau 3, 4, President 3; Astro Society Marshal 2; Little Theater Pledge 4; Folk Dance Club 2, 3; Edu- cation Club 4. Christine Helen Dunn Kannapolis, N. C. Phi n History But G }Siooth and steadfast mind. gerMe thoughts and calm de- College L 2; Meredith C y ' ge-a, 4: Greater B. S. U. Counc 3; T.iW. A.; Education Clul: _I. bCjCJS, 4. 41 Isabel Blanche DuPree Southern Pines, N. C. Astro English Faithjul in whalso ' er her hand fmdeth to do. Mars Hill College 1, 2; Meredith College 3, 4; Basketball 3, 4; Equita- tion Group 3, 4; Colton English Club 3. 4; I. R. C. 3. 4; Student League of Women Voters 3, 4. Eva Kitchin Edwards Scotland Neck, N. C. Astro Education She deserves the best and purest love the heart of man can offer. S. G. Council 4; Y. W. A.; House Council 4; Colton English Club 3. 4; K.lu.ati,.,, riul, ;■!. 1; n, iolniiN Club Hazel Gill Ellington Kittrell, N. C. Phi Business A merry heart doeth fiood like a medicine. Acorn Tvpist 3; Little Theater Pledge 1. 2, 3, 4; ' Y. W. A.; BasketbaU 2, 3; Softball 2; Badminton 3; Equitation Group 3: Education Club 3, 4; To- iiioirow - r.n-inr Women 3. 4. L L . :!5 b o V 49 Jean Marie Ferebee Shawboro, N. C. Astro Education Is she not passing fair? ' Peace College 1, 2; Meredith College 3. 4; May Court 3; Education Clui) 3, 4. Vivian Jean Fleming Middlebury, N. C. Astro Piano Her smile is the fresh breath oj a spring morning. Choir 2. 3. 4; I. R. C. 2; MacDowell Music Club 2, 3, 4. Barbara Jane Francis WaynesviUe, N. C. Astro Sociology Onward and upward. Twig Circulation Manager 4; Greater B. S. U. Council 3; Little Theater Pledge 1, 2, 3, 4; Y. W. A.; Band 2, 3; I. R. C. 3. 4; Sociology Club 2, 3, 4, Reporter 3, President 4. MEREDITH COLLEGE 43 CLASS OF ' 10 Jean Gaddy Freeman Raleigh. N. C. Astro Education 7 er life is a summer rose open to the morning sky. S. G. Council, Treasurer 3; Nomi- nating Committee 1; Freshman Coun- sellor 2; Astro Marshal 2; Freshman Class President; Little Theater 3, 4; Education Club 3; Granddaughters ' Club 1, 2; Dean ' s List. LnrisE SwicEGOOD Fritts Raleigh. N. C. Phi Business A quiet mind is richer than a crown. Appalachian State Teachers ' College 1: Meredith College 2, 3, 4; Kappa Nu .Sigma Reporter 4; Sigma Pi Alpha 3, 4, Secretary 4; Acorn Assistant Busi- ness Manager 4; Education Club 4; Tomorrow ' s Business Women 3, 4, Vice- President 4; Dean ' s List; Superlative. Lillian Eileen Gaddy Raleigh. N. C. Phi Business ' ' The very pink oj perfection. ' S. G. Council 4; Nominating Com- mittee 4; May Court 4; Sigma Pi Alpha 3, 4, Secretary 3; Twig Business Man- ager 3: Acorn Assistant Business Man- ager 3; Freshman Counsellor 2; Day Students ' President 4; Tomorrow ' s Business Women 2, 3, 4. { MEREDITH CUELEGE Virginia Gerock Maysville, N. C. Astro Home Economics ' ' Her life was full of calm beauty. Freshman Counsellor 3; Y. W. A.; Education Club 3, 4; Home Economics Club 2, 3, 4. Susan Graham Enfield, N. C. Astro Piano Thou smilest and art still, out- topping knotvledge. Sigma Pi Alpha 2, 3. 4; Choir 2. 3, 4; MacDowell Music Club 2, 3, 4, Treas- urer 2. : : Esther Clark Green St. Petersburg, Florida Astro English The seeds oj godlije power are in us still. St. Petersburg Junior College 1. 2: Meredith College 3, 4; Nominating Committee 4; Oak Leaves Assoiiatr Editor 3: Acorn Junior Clas Edit..,, Editor 4; Greater B. S. U. Coun.il .!. 1 : Cohon English Club 3, 4; Fi.-.i„an Religion Club 3, 4; Dean ' s List. 45 Nancy Irene Hall Oxford. N. C. Phi Voice Short stvallow-flights of song, that dip their wings in tears, and skim aivay. Nominating Committee 4; Choir 2.- 3, 4; Glee Club 2. 3, 4; Sigma Alpha Icita 4; Croup of Nine 4; Phi Society Ruth Gray Hannon Moncure, N. C. Astro Education ' ' Friendship ' s smiles, like gleams oj sunlight, shed their feeling o ' er her heart. Choir 3. 4: Eduration Club 3, 4; Sociology Club 4. CLASS OF - ' 49 Joyce Lorine Harrell Edenton, N. C. Phi n Public School Music The m -like voice, tvhose joyous toriM.rnake glad the scenes. Hill C ollege 1, 2; Meredith CoJi l ' r Transfer Counsellor 4; Cljir 3, 4, Vice-President 4; Greater Council 3, 4; Y. W. A.; Mac- DowiliVusic Club 3, 4. Victoria Estelle Harrell Burgaw, N. C. Astro Mathematics The fairest garden in her looks. S. G. Council 4; Oak Leaves Busi- ness Staff 3; Astro Society Treasurer 4; Folk Uance Club 3, 4; House Coun- cil 4; Colton English Club 3, 4; Can- aday Mathematics Club 2, 3, 4, Presi- dent 3. Rachel Phyllis Harrington Portsmouth, Virginia Astro Education — A?id bring with thee jest and youthful jollity — A. A. Board 2, 3; Badminton Man- ager 3; Choir 2, 3, 4; Y. W. A.; Education Club 3, 4; I. R. C. 4; Soci- ology Chdi 4. MEREDITH COLLEGE 47 CLASS OF ' 49 BiLLiE Lee Hart Salemburg, N. C. Astro Piano As sweel and musical as bright Apollo ' s lute, strung with his hair. S. G. Council 3; Sigma Pi Alpha 2, 3, 4; Choir 2. 3. 4. President 4: Choir Accompanist 3. 4; Little Theater Pledge 1, 2, 3. 4; Y. W. A.: Folk Dance Cluh 3, 4; Sigma Alpha Iota Vice-President 4; Group of Nine Accompanist 3; Mac- Dowell Music Club 2, 3, 4; Superlative.. DoKOTHY Eleanor Harvell Varina. N. C. Astro Education Thine eyes are springs, in ivhose serene and silent waters heaven is seen. ' ' Peace College 1. 2: Flora Macdonald College 3; Meredith College 4; Y. W. A.; Education Club 4; I. R. C. Betty Jean Hefner Greer, S. C. Aslr Art ■ ( ' ■ rosy steps in th ' eastern clime advancing, sow ' d the earth ivith orient pearl. B. S. U. Council 4; Choir 3, 4; Little Theater 3, 4; Alpha Rho Tau 3, 4; Folk Dance Club 3; Colton English Cluh 2; Freeman Religion Club 4; Superlative. 48 MKIM nmi COLLEGE Le. a Glenn Highfill Winston-Salem, N. C. Astro Business For softness she and sweet at- tractive grace. S. G. Council 3; Freshman Counsellor 3; Greater B. S. U. Council 3, 4; Y. W. A.; Creative Rhythms 2; House Council 3, 4; Sociology Club 4; To- ' ' s Business Women 3, 4. Evelyn Hunter Hodges Washington, N. C. Astro Business The bright consummate flower. Acorn Typist 3, Business Manager 4; Little Theater Pledge 1, 2, 3, 4 Folk Dance Club 4; Basketball 1. 2 Equitation Group 2; House Council 3, Education Club 4; Tomorrow ' s Business Women 2, 3, 4, President 4; Dean List. Frances Hollis Laurinburg, N. C. Phi Religion A doer, not a dreamer. Sigma Pi Alpha 2, 3, 4; Little The- ater Pledge 1, 2. 3, 4; Y. W. A.. Recrea- tional Chairman; Freeman Religion Club 3, 4. Martha Elizabeth Hooks Dublin. Georgia Astro Chemistry Silence sueeter is than speech. A. A. Board Golf Manager 4; Equita- tion Group 1, 2; Barber Science Club 2. 3, 4. Secretary 3. President 4; I. R. C. 3. 4; Sociology Club 4; Student League of X ' omen Voters 3. Frances Mull Huffman Drexel. N. C. Phi Education A merry lije with joy and sun- shine. Campbell College 1. 2; Mereditb College 3, 4: Transfer Counsellor 4: Greater B. S. U. Council 3. 4: Y. W. A.; Band 3. 4: Education Club 3. 4. Mary Em l Humphrey Wilmington. N. C. Astro English A head ivhere uisdom mysteries did frame. Kappa Nu Sigma 3. 4. Secretary- Treasurer 4; Sigma Pi Alpha 2. 3, 4; Alpha Psi Omega 3. 4; Oak Leaves Associate Editor 4; Twig Reporter 2; Acorn Class Editor 3, Assistant Editor 4; Little Theater 2. 3. 4. Vice-President 2, 4; Y. W. A.: B-Hive Manager 3; Colton English Club 2. 3. 4; Dean ' s List. CLASS OF 49 50 Mary Louise Hunt Oxford. N. C. A lovely lady, garmented in light from her otvn beauty. ' ' Oak Leaves Copyist 4; Ttvig Chief Typist 4; Greater B. S. U. Council 1, 2; Y. W. A.; Colton English Club 3; Education Club 3, 4; Tomorrow ' s Busi- ness Women 2. 3. 4. Program Chairman 4; Dean ' s List. Bonnie Sue Jarvis Hickory, N. C. Astro Piano ' ' Those graceful acts, those thou- sand decencies that daily floiv from all her iiords and ac- tions. S. G. Council 3. 4; B. S. U. Council Music Chairman 2; Freshman Coun- sellor 3; Choir 2, 3; Glee Club 3; Y. W. A.; House Council 3, 4; Mac- Dowell Music Club 4; Sigma Alpha Iota Secretary 4; Dean ' s List. Betty Jean Johnson Lillington. N. C. Astro Psychology But to see her was to love her. A. A. Board 2, 3, 4. Individual Sports Manager 4; Twig Sports Editor 3; Choir 3; Astro Society Secretary 3, Vice-President 4; Monogram Club 3, 4; Little Theater Pledge 1. 2, 3, 4; Y. W. A.; Folk Dance Club 4; Hockey 2, 3. 4; Soccer 2, 3; Equitation 2, 3, 4, President 2, 3; Barber Science Club 2; Freeman Religion Club 2, 3; Sociology Club 2. 3: Dean ' s List. MEREDITH COLLEGE Meredith College Library Raleigh, N. C. 51 CLASS OF 19 Leslie Grace Johnson Nesmith. S. C. Astro Home Economics A loving heart is the beginning of all knoivledge. Mars Hill College 1. 2; Meredith College 3. 4; Y. W. A.; Home Econom- ics Club 3, 4; Sociology Club 4. OSEE Mac .|i)ll. S(,N Enfield. N. C. Phi Psychology True wit is Nature to advantage dress ' d. S. G. Council 4; Barber Science Club 3, 4, Reporter 4; Colton English Club 3, 4; MacDowell Music Club 1; Super- lative. Sara Livkrmore Kingsbury Raleigh. N. C. Art Beauty is truth, truth beauty. Central College. Missouri 1. 2. 3: Meredith College 4. 52 MEREDITH COLLEGE Lauil4 Elizabeth Kiser Raleigh. N. C. Astro Education How doth the little busy bee improve each shining hour. Salem College 1; Peace College 2; University of North Carolina 3; Mere- dith College 4; Oak Leaves Business Staff 4; Education Club 4. Jacqueline Catherine Knott Clayton. N. C. Astro Biology 0, so light a foot will ne ' er ivear out the everlasting flint. Twig Business Staff 4; Astro Society Reporter 4; Little Theater 2, 3, 4, Treasurer 4; Y. W. A.; Class Cheer- leader 4; Folk Dance Club 3, 4: Equitation 2, 3, 4; Barber Science Club 2. 3, 4, Vice-President 4; Superlative. Phi POLLYANNA LaNGSTON Four Oaks, N. C. Sociolon: Officious, innocent, sincere, of every fi iendless name the friend. Little Theater Pledge 4: I. R. C. 2, 3, 4; Sociology Club 3, 4; Student League of Women Voters 2, 3, 4. 53 Anne Laura Lassiter Lasker, N. C. Astro Education And the sands are bright as the slars thai lilow. ' ' S. G. Council 4; Sigma Pi Alpha 2, 3, 4. Treasurer 4; Little Theater Pledge 1. 2, 3. 4; Y. W. A.; House Council 4; Education Club 3. 4; 1. R. C. 3, 4; Sociology Clul) 2. Florin E Jane Lassiter Raleigh, N. C. Astro English In youth and beauty, uisdom is but rare! Nominating Committee 4; May Court 3; Oak Leaves Class Editor 3; Twig Exchange Editor 3, Editor 4; Little Theater Pledge; Y. W. A.; Equitation - Group 2, 3; Creative Rhythms 1. 2; Modern Dance Club 1, 2; Colton Eng- lish Club 3, 4; I. R. C. I. 2, 3, 4; Superlative. Doris Jane Lee Raleigh, N. C. Astro Sociology The noblest mind the best con- tentment has. A. A. Board 3, 4; Twig Reporter 1, Feature Edhor 3, Associate Editor 4; Acorn Sophomore Editor, Assistant Editor 3; Freshman Counsellor 2; I. R. C. 1; Sociology Club Vice-Presi- dent 4; Dean ' s List. CLASS OF ' 49 54 Katherine Susan Lewis Mount Olive, N. C. Astro Voi, A singing voice and eyes to take earth ' s ivonder with surprise. S. G. Council 4; B. S. U. Council. Music Director 3; Sigma Pi Alpha 2. 3. 4; Twig Music Editor 4; Choir 2, 3, 4; Glee Club 2, 3, 4, Secretary-Treasurer 3, President 4; Greater B. S. U. Council 2, 3; Little Theater Pledge; Y. W. A.: House Council 4; Granddaughters ' Club 1, 2, 3, 4, Secretary 3, 4; Sigma Alpha Iota 4; Dean ' s List. Harriette Littlejohn Greer. S. C. Phi Religion God ' s rarest blessing is, after all, a good woman. B. S. U. Council 3. 4; Twig Reporter 4; Choir 3, 4. Librarian 4; Glee Club 2; Greater B. S. U. Council: Little Theater 2, 3, 4; Y. W. A.; Freeman Religion Club 2, 3, 4, Vice-President 4; Dean ' s List. Eleanor Gertrude Lockamy Jacksonville, N. C. Astro Public School Music Soft peace she brings. S. G. Council 3; Choir 3, 4; Greater B. S. U. Council 3; Y. W. A.: Equita- tion 3; MacDowell Music Club 1. 2. MEREDITH COLLEGE CLASS OF ' 49 Betty Katherine Lutz Shelby, N. C. Astro Education ' ' Smilinii and lovable always. Peace College 1, 2; Limestone Col- lege 3; Meredith College 4; May Court 4. Norma Jean McLamb Clinton, N. C. Phi Home Economics ' ' Diamond cut diamond. Sigma Pi Alpha 3, 4, Vice-President 4; Choir 2. 3, 4; Greater B. S. U. Council 3; Y. W. A.; Folk Dance Club 2. 3, 4; Home Economics Club 1. 2, 3, 4. Vice-President 4. Daphne McLawh Winterville. N. C Astro Ever charming, ever, Sullins College 1; MerVlith 2. 3, 4; Little Theater 3. Club 4; 1. R. C. 2, 3; St of Women Voters 3, 4, fres dertt Tomorrow ' s Business Woi 56 MEREDITH CO LEE C Orea Mauney Shelby, N. C. Astro Sociolog3 ' ' Infinite riches in a little room. Gardner-Webb College 1, 2; Mere- dith College 3. 4; Sigma Pi Alpha 3, 4; Greater B. S. U. Council 4; Y. W. A.; Education Club 3, 4; Sociology Club 3, 4. Geraldine Woodard Miller Raleidi, N. C. Phi Home Economics ' Earth ' s noblest thing — a ivoman perjected. S. G. Council, Day Students Secre- tary 1, 2nd Vice-President 2, 1st Vice- President 3; Twig Typist 1, 2, 3, Advertising Manager 4; Sophomore Class Secretary; Greater B. S. U. Coun- cil 1, 2. 3; Little Theater Pledge; Y. W. A.; Folk Dance Club 2, 3, 4; Education Club 4; Home Economics Club 1, 2, 3. 4, Reporter 2, 4; To- morrow ' s Business Women 4. [,1 Peggy Jeanette Mitchell J QAsheboro, N. C. Ci Phi ojtl) Sociology , l Oh, rrij luve ' s like a red, red i fducationCluI) 2. 3, 4: Sociology ]lS Cl 2 .4. i 57 Marianna Mizelle Newport, N. C. Astro Home Economics Thy sober aid and native charm injuse: ' Y. W. A.; Folk Dance Club 2; Edu- cation Club 4; Home Economics Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Student League of Women Voters 3. Frances Durham Moore Raleigh, N. C. Phi English Good sense, which only is the gift of heaven. Acorn Senior Editor 4; Collon Eng- lish Club 2, 3, 4, Secretary-Treasurer 3, President 4; Dean ' s List. Joyce Steele Moore Morganton. N. C. Astro Education The grass stoops not, she treads on it so light. Mars Hill College I. 2: Meredith Colles:.- 3. 4; Education Club 3. 4. CLASS OF ' 49 :c ' c I Harriet Elizabeth Morris Jackson, N. C. Astro Spanisli Few things are impossible to diligence and skill. Sigma Pi Alpha 3, 4; Basketball 3. 4; Education Club 3, 4, Treasurer 4; I. R. C. 3; Student League of Women Voters 3, 4. Marianna Morris Fremont, N. C. Dorothy Grady Murray Gary. N. G. Phi Home Economics Astro Ghemistry The applause, delight, the ivonder of oar stage! Oj manners gentle, of affections mild. A. A. Board 4; Twig Typist 4; Choir 2, 3; Senior Class Secretary; Monogram Club 2, 3, 4; Little Theater 4; Y. W. A.; Basketball I, 2, 3, 4; Softball Varsity 3; Soccer 2; Equitation Varsity 2; Education Club 4; Home Economics Club 1, 2, 3, 4, Treasurer 3. Mars Hill College 1, 2; Meredith College 3. 4; Barber Science Club 3, 4. MEREDITH COLLEGE CLASS OF 4 Natalie Grace Neal Raleigh. N. C. Plii Psychology ' W hose little body lodi{d a mighty mind. Peace College 1, 2; Meredith College 3. 4; Sigma Pi Alpha 3, 4; Dean ' s List. Jennie Lou Newbold Elizabeth City. N. C. Phi Voice Then I saic her eye was bright, a well of lore, a spring of light. S. G. Council 4; Alpha Psi Omega 3, 4; Freshman Counsellor 3; Choir 2, 3, 4; Glee Club 2. 3, 4, Librarian 3; Group of Nine 3. 4; Sigma Alpha Iota 4; Greater B. S. U. Council 2, 3, 4; Little Theater 2, 3, 4; Y. W. A.; House Council 4; Granddaughters ' Club 1, 2, 3, 4, Vice-President 3 ' , President 4. LiLv White Oatfield Raleigh. N. C. Psychology Twilight, a timid Fawn, went glimmering by. American University. Washington, D. C. 1; Meredith College 2. 3, 4; Dean ' s List. ' d Airn rniTil COLLEGE Idalia Lee Oglesby Hamilton, N. C. Astro Religion Of toi l unsevered from tran- quillity. Oak Leaves Photography Editor 4: Choir 2. 4; Senior Class Treasurer; Little Theater Pledge 2, 3. 4; Y. W. A.; Freeman Religion Club 1, 2, 3, 4, Re- porter 3; Superlative. Sarah Eleanor Padgett Charlotte, N. C. Phi Religion And gay as soft, and innocent as gov Mars Hill College 1. 2: Meredith College 3, 4; Choir 3: Y. W. A.; Edu- cation Club 4; Freeman Religion Club 3, 4; Sociology Club 3, 4. Nell Britt Parker Enfield. N. C. Astro Educatio She with a subtle smile in he mild eyes. Choir; Y. W. A.; Education Clu THY Lucille tVTRtc : Charlotte. N. C|jJ A ivilty woman is ivitty beauty is a po Sigma Alpha Iota, Choir 2. 3, 4. Vice-Presi Club 2. 3, 4, Vice-Presil Society Marshal 2; Fre hma Class Secretary; Greater B. S Little Theater Pledge; p. WT Equitation Group 2; Freer|iaiV RW Club 2; I. R. C. 2; Supei Peggy Jean Patrick Washington. D. C. Astro Psychology Sphere-descended maid, friend oj pleasure, wisdom ' s aid! A. A. Board 4; Monogram Club 1. 2, 3. 4; Little Theater Pledge 1. 2. 3. 4; Folk Dance Club 3, 4; Basketball 4; • Hockey Varsity 4; Softball 4; Badmin- ton 4: Soccer 4; Equitation Group 1, 2. 3. 4, Frr ident 4; Equitation arsitv Sarah Katherine Perry Wingate. N. C. Phi Education Wise to resolve, and patient to perform: ' Wingate Junior College 1, 2; Mere- dith College 3. 4: Greater B. S. U. Council 3; Y. W. A.; Education Club CLASS OF ' 49 Betty Jo Pitman Barnesville, N. C. Astro 11 Education Her J jrowns are fairer jar thari miles of other maiilens Si ( JT A. Board, Vice-President 4; Twig I Re rtef-4; Y. W. A.; Education Club y 2, 3,1; tranddaughters ' Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Shirley Virginia Powell Virginia Beach, Va. Astro Psychology A dancing shape, an Image gay. Nominating Committee 4; May Court 1; Twig Reporter 4; Astro Society President 4; Little Theater Pledge; Hockey 2. 3, 4; Badminton 3: Equita- tion Group 1, 2, 3, 4; Creative Rhythms 3; Modern Dance Club 3: I. R. C. 2. 3, 4; Student League of Women Voters 1, 2, 3, 4. Julia Fennell Powers Wallace, N. C. Phi Religion She hath a heart with room for every joy. B. S. U. Council 3. 4, Publicity Editor 3, Treasurer 4; Kappa Nu Sigma 3, 4, President 4; Sigma Pi Alpha 4; Glee Club 2; Y. W. A.; Folk Dance Club 3. 4; Equitation Group 2; Freeman Religion Club 2, 3, 4, Vice-President 3, President 4; Dean ' s List; Superlative. MEREDITH COLLEGE 63 CLAS ( I. Mary Lol Pressly Raleigh. N. C. Astro Education She teas g ood as she was fair. Peace College 1. 2; Meredith College 3, 4; Sigma Pi Club 3, 4. Alpha 3, 4; Education Edythe Marie Kkimukdt Jamaica. N. Y. Astro Sociology Eyes glad with smiles, and broic of pearl. Queen ' s College. New York 1. 2; Meredith College 3, 4; Barber Science Club 3, 4; Sociology Club 3, 4. Barbara Carolyn Richardson Seagrove. N. C. A ' -tio Business ■■,S7)( ' doelh little kindnesses which most leave undone, or despise. G. Council 3, 4: Freshman Coun- cillor 3; LiUle Theater Pledge; V W. A.: Basketball 2; Hockey 2; Hou e Council 2, 3, 4; 1. R. C. 3, 4: Tomorrow ' s Business Women 3, 4. i 64 MEREDITH COLLEGE Eleanor Brown Robersom Washington. N. C. Astro Mathematics Small, but how dear to us God knoweth best. Greater B. S. U. Council 3: Y. W. A.; Education Club 3. 4; Mathematics Club 2. 3, 4, Secretary-Treasurer 4; Sociology Club 3, 4. Ada Bkss lU i-pki.t Chailotte. l . C. Phi Sociology And all that lije is love. Mars Hill College 1. 2; Meredith College 3. 4: S. G. Council 4; Greater B. S. U. Council 3, 4; Y. W. A.; House Council 4; Freeman Religion Club 3, 4; Granddaughters ' Club 3, 4; Sociology Club 3, 4; Dean ' s List. [J [I Doris Day Russell Raleigh. N. C. ' Pre.ierving the siceetness of pro- portion and e.xpressina; itself beyond expression. 65 Dorothy Rose Sadler Anderson, S. C. Plii Education As merry as the day is long. Greater B. S. U. Council 1. 2, 3. 4; House Council 3; Colton English Club 2; Education Club 2, 3, 4; Grand- daughters ' Club 1. 2, 3, 4. HSl W ssFi ' -TrWlBE? Mary Lou Sawyer Tom ' s River. New Jersey Phi Cheinistry Oh marvel of bloom and grace. Freshman Counsellor 3; Folk Dance Club 2. 3. 4: Class Health Chairman 2: Earlier Science Clulj 2. 3. 4. Treas- urer 4. Iris Gray Scarborough Mount Gilead. N. C. Phi Public School Music They are never alone that are accompanied with noble thoughts. ' ' Acorn Class Editor 3. Typist 4; Choir 2. 3. 4; Y. W. A.; Sigma Alpha Iota 4; Helen Hull Law Club 1, 2; Mac- Dowell Music Club 2. 3, 4; Student League of Women Voters 3. CLASS OF 49 H. Jean Seacrovl Clinton. N. C. Astro Education Thou uert a beautiful llwught and softly bodied forth. Montreal College 1, 2; Meredith Col- lege 3, 4; Education Club 3, 4, Vice- President 4. Ella May Shirley Weldon, N. C. Mary Lois Shuffler Raleigh, N. C. Phi Chemistry The glory of a firm, capacious mind. ' ' Phi Business A little uarmth, a little light of love ' s bestowing. S. G. Council 2, 4, Sophomore Repre- sentative, Vice-President 4; Nominating Committee 4: Twig Reporter 3, 4; Junior Class President: Little Theater Pledge 1, 2, 3. 4: Barber Science Club 2, 3, 4, Reporter 3; I. R. C. 3, 4; Dean ' s List; Who ' s Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities. S. G. Council 4; Acorn Typist 4; Dav Students 3rd Vice-President 4; Basketball 1, 3, 4; Softball 3, 4; To- morrow ' s Business Women, Secretary 4; Dean ' s List. MEKLDiiH COLLEGE 67 CLASS OF [9 Betty Sue Sinclair East Flat Rock. N. C. Phi English ' Ifhen love was loveliest. Mars Hill College 1. 2; Meredith College 3. 4; Colton English Club 3, 4. Browsing Room Chairman 4; Education Club 4. kam:ks a. Smith Gastonia. N. C. Public School Music wrinkled care de- Sport, that rides. ' ' Sigma Pi Alpha 3. 4; Twig Photog- raphy Editor 4; Choir 2. 4; Astro Society Secretary 4: Little Theater Pledge 1, 2. 3, 4; Y. W. A.: Folk Dance Club 3. 4: MacDowell Music Club 2, 3, 4. Vice-President 3, President 4. Margaret Hope Smith New Bern, N. C. Astr , History •• ' ( oh. she lances such a way! M, nogram CI ub 2, 3. 4: Folk Dance Club 2, 3, 4; Soccer; Education Club 3, 4. MF.fM nn II COLLEGE Marie Blackwell Snelling Charlotte. N. C. Phi Education She is pretty to walk with, and witty to talk with. Sigma Pi Alpha 2, 3, 4; Oak Leaves 2. Business Manager 3: Phi Society Vice-President 3; Litth- Theater Pledge 3. 4: Folk Dance Cluh 1, 2. 3: B-Hive Representative 1. 2. 3. 4; Education Club 3. 4: Dean ' s List. Rebecca Ann Spake Shelby. N. C. Astro Mathematics Her smile is the sweetest that ever ivas seen. Oak Leaves Junior Business Man- ager 3; Y. W. A.; Education Cluij 4; Freeman Fieligion Club 4; Canaday Mathematics Club 2, 3, 4, Vice-President 3, President 4. Frances Stell Spruill Plymouth, N. C. Astro Public School Music A comrade blithe and full of glee. who dares to lauiih with me. S. C Council, I ' rc-iiliiil Siiniiurr School 3; Choir 2. 3: Little Thratrr Pledge 1. 2, 3, 4; Folk Dance Club 4: Basketliall 1, 2; Equitation Group 2; Band 4: Education Club 4; MacDowell Music Club 2, 3, 4, Secretary-Treasurer BaKBAUV SnoH SWANbU.N Pilot MountaiiK N. C. Astro Sociology Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon ' em. S. G. Council, Sophomore Reprt-stnl- ative. Secretary 3, President 4; Silver Shield, Vice-President 4; Nominating Committee 4; Choir 2; Astro Societj Treasurer 2; Monogram Club 4; Basket- ball 2, 3; SoftbaU 3; Sociology Club 3, 4; Dean ' s List; Superlative; Who ' s Who Among Students in American Univer- sities and Colleges. Jamie Anne Sto Goldsboro, N. C- Astro Sociology Possessing a wit thai play. Oak Leaves Senior Btsinefe ager 4: Twig Reporter 4 J Chiir B, 4 Glee Club 3. 4; Y. W. J .; j eciology (Jlul) 3, 4, Treasurer 4; ' ' ' Pledge. Dorothy Marie Swaringen Albemarle, N. C. Phi English 7 trust in Nature jor the stable laws of beauty and utility. S. G. Council 1. 3. Fn-hman Rri.n- sentative; Chief Coiiii- ll,,i I: viix.-r Shield 4; Nominating Ci.niiniii. . ( liaii- man 4; Alpha Psi (tmr a I; .Li.i.a Pi Alpha 3, 4; Freshman Counsellor 2, 3; Choir 3; Greater B. S. U. Council 2; Little Theater 2, 3. 4; Folk Dance Club 2, 3. 4; House Council 3; Colton English Club 3. 4; Dean ' s List; Who ' s If ho Among Students in American Inirer itii-. and Colleges. CLASS OF ' 49 70 Mildred Eloise Thomas Weldon, N. C. Phi Education Strong is the soul, am! wise and beautiful. ' ' Sigma Pi Alpha 2. 3. 4; Greater B. S. U. Council 3: Little Theater Pledge 3, 4; Y. W. A.; Education Club 3. 4. Secretary 4; I. R. C. 3: Student League of Women Voters 3, 4, Secretary-Treasurer 4. Doris Thomasson Bryson, N. C. Astro Biology ' For beauty lives with kindness. Choir 2 .3; Greater B. S. U. Council 2: Little Theater Pledge; Y. W. A.; Equitation Group 2; Barber Science Club 3, 4, Secretary 4; Granddaughters ' Club 1, 2. 3. 4; MacDowell Music Club MEREDITH CUELEGE 71 CLASS OF ' 40 Anne Hardy Tongue Raleigh. N. C. Astro Education An ounce oj wil is worth a pound of sorrow. Peace College 1, 2; Meredith College 3, 4; Twig 3; Education Club 3, 4; Sociology Club 4. Joy June Vinson Clayton. N. C. Astro Sociology A sunbeam in a winter ' s day. Little Theater Pledge 1, 2. 3, 4; Y. W. A.; Basketball 1, 2; Softball 1, 2; Swimming 1; Education Club 4; Freeman Religion 2. 3, 4; I. R. C. 3, 4; MacDowell Music Club 3, 4; Sociology Club 3, 4: Student League of Women Voters 3, 4; Dean ' s List. Marjorie Jean w .i) ' Blewitt Falls. N. C. v - I ' hi Educatio - Lauiih and the world J trgKsfwitk Y. W. A.; Equitat 4; Education Club 1 Sociology Club 3, 4. 72 MERKDn If rOLLEC Frances Ruth Ward High Point. N. C. Phi Art With step as light as summer air. A. A. Board, Folk Dance Manager 4; Alpha Rho Tau 3, 4, Secretary-Treasurer 4; Acorn Assistant Art Editor 2; Choir 2, 3, 4; Little Theater 2; Y. W. A.; Folk Dance Club 2, 3, 4; Colton Eng- lish Club 3, 4; Canaday Mathematics Club 2, 3, 4. Elizabeth Patterson Weston Warrenton. N. C. Phi Business And so lovely her face. Little Theater Pledge 1, 2, 3, 4; Y. W. A.; Folk Dance Club 3; Basket- ball 2, 3; Softball 2; Education Club 3, 4; Sociology Club 3. 4; Tomorrow ' s Business Women. Dorothy Faye White Hertford, N. C. Educatio veriest school of Peace. College L 2; Meredil W. A. ; Education Clu MacDowell Music Clu 73 Joyce McCann Williams Rose Hill. N. C. Aslro Education A true jriend is forever a jriend. Greater B. S. U. Council 3; Choir 2. 3: Little Theater 1, 2, 3, 4; Y. W. A.; Education Club 3. 4: MacDowell Music Club 4; Sociology Club 4; Dean ' s List. -d Marjorie Lee Williams Miami, Florida Phi Art Fine Art is that in which the hand, the head and the heart go together. University of Miami 1 ; Mars Hill College 2; Meredith College 3, 4; Oak Leaves Art Editor 3; Choir 3, 4; Equitation Group; Alpha Rho Tau: Dean ' s List. Doris Elinor Williamson Clarksville, Va. Astro Mathematics And care as light as a jeather. Freshman Counsellor 3; Choir 2, 4; Glee Club 3, 4; Greater B. S. U. Coun- cil 3; Little Theater 2. 3. 4; Y. W. A.; Education Club 4; Helen Hull Law Club 1, 2, Reporter 2; I. R. C. 2; Can- aday Mathematics Club 1, 2. 3. 4, Reporter 3, Vice-President 4; Dean ' s List. CLASS OF ' 49 74 : it Emma Jean Wilson Boone, N. C. Astro Voice ' ' There is siceel music here that softer falls than petals. Appalacliian State Teachers College 1; Mereilitli College 2, 3, 4: Choir 3, 4. Librarian 4; Glee Club 3, 4; Y. W. A.; Band 4; Sigma Alpha Iota 4; Mac- Dowell Music Club 3. 4, Program Chairman 4; Group of Nine 4; Dean ' s List. Marie Elise Wilson Raleigh, N. C. Astro Business She is a winsome wee thing. Twig Advertising staff 2, 3; Tomor- row ' s Business Women 2, 3, 4, Secretary- Treasurer 3. Marjorie Hunter Wilson Rural Hall, N. C. Religion pure-ey ' d Faith, Astro 0 Welcome, White-headed Hope. B. S. U. Council, Secretary 2, Devo- tional Vice-President 3, President 4; Silver Shield, Associate Member 3, Member 4, President 4; Nominating Committee 4; Y. W. A.; Religious Focus Week Chairman 3; Freeman Religion Club 2, 3, 4, Treasurer 4; Dean ' s List; Who ' s Who Among Students in Ameri- Universities and Colleges. MEREDITH COLLEGE 75 n ASS OF ' 49 GwE ' DOL Hosi W ) ki) Raleigh. . C. Phi History ' My heart is like a singing bird. ' ' I. R. C. 3, 4; Sociology Club 3, 4; Junior Archivist. Marianna Worth Florence, Alabama Biology of all courtesy. ' ' ' ' ' The S. G. Council 4: Twig Business Staff 3; Freshman Counsellor 3, 4; Junior Class Treasurer; Little Theater Pledge; House Council 2, 4; Barber Science Club 2, 3, 4, Treasurer 3; I. R. C. 4. Rose Marie Yarbrough Burlington. N. C. Phi Sociology Fairest of stars. last in the train of night Choir 2 3 4 Equitation (,roup 1; Mod.rn Uan.t ( hih 1 1 n uiidn Re- li nn ( luh (,,d.L.I.I,u.hl,rs- Club 1 2 S 4 TrnaMii,. 2 i. . President 4 Sociology ( lull -t tudiiit League nf omen „teis 4 Deans List ' d Not pictured: Mrs. Eloise Wilbur Brittain, Florence Rushing Moore. Mary Alice Riddle, Barbara Elaine Stone, Janie Frances Nance. 76 77 Sue has two big sisters in the Junior Class. Let ' s decorate the dining hall and give a banquet for the seniors. 78 JUNIOR CLASS OFFICERS LaVernf. Harris President Betty Moore Vice-President Bertha Wilson Secretary Ellen Goldston Treasurer Alice Keiti Sponsor LaVerne Harris President BBPfi ' ' ' Sk. ' • f i P ' • ••■ - • f Ift i fpi ' m ' T 1 g • • ■. ' •i ' : % JT ' ' ' KS ' 49H5 BKmZ M ..| , f • - 1 :. f Mp ■4 iS H I Hc , ' - ' ■ ■■ ' :-. .J fi lH. - s Lett to right: Goldston, Miss Keith, Harris, Moore, Vi 79 15 a f % © 1 JLMOK CLASS Carolyn LaVeknk Aiisxiix, Phi. Charlotte. N. C. Doris Virginia Barnett, Phi, Gastonia, N. C. Naomi Lorraine Bennett. Phi, Conetoe, N. C. Martha Berry. Phi. Raleigh, N. C. Charlotte Mae Bowman, Astro, Boones Mill. Va. Virginia Paige Bowman, Astro, Boones Mill. Va. f ' l . B TIE M JETTE Brickhouse, Phi, Wanenton. N. C. Dorothy Mae Childress, Astro, Kaleigh. N. C. Doris Emily Concha. Phi. Aniityville. N. Y. Esther Carolyn Covington, Phi, Raleigh. N. C. JLiNlOK CLASS Jean Elizabeth Dauchtridge Phi Rocky Mount, N. C. Carolyx Dixon Phi Reiflsville. N. C. Nancy Ruth Duckworth Phi Arlington, Va. Addie Shannonhouse Elliott Phi Huntsville. Ala. Winnie May Fitzger- ld Phi Gretna, Va. Mary Kathryn Floyd Phi Hazelhurst, Ga. Anita Thomas Freeman Astro Gates, N. C. Ellen Louise Goldston Astro Scottsbluff. Neb. Kitty Graham Phi Hopewell, Va. Gladys Irene Greene Astro Raleigh, N. C. 81 L ' MOR CLASS Elva Ligeia Gresham Astro Chinquapin, N. C. June Harmon Phi Ahoskie. N. C. LaVerne Harris Phi Gary. N. G. Elba Raye Hawes Astro Shallotte. N. C. Roberta Margaret Holcombe Astro St. Petersburg, Fla. Mary Elizabeth Holdford Phi Wilson. N. C. Bettie AiNN Horton Astro EUerbe, N. G. Vivian Orlena Jamerson Phi Pensacola. N. C. Hannah Elizabeth Jones Phi Arlington. Va. Joyce Ross Kennedy Phi Statesville, N. G. 82 JUNIOR CLASS Gladys Aurelia Lassiter, Phi, Four Oaks. N. C. Marguerite Leatherman, 7- !!, Lincolnton. N. C. Helen Jane McDaniel, Phi, Raleigh. N. C. Elizabeth Mina Machen, Phi, Greenville. N. C. Mina Charlotte Mayton, Astro, Durham. N. C. Frances Leigh Meadows, Phi, Kernersville. N. C. Mellie Annette Miller, Astro, New Bern. N. C. Betsy Marie Mills, Phi, Concord. N. C. Betty Moore, Phi, Myrtle Beach. S. C. Frances Carolyn Moore, Astro, Reidsville, N. C. Betsy Ann Morgan, Phi, Benson, N. C. 0( £•• 0(T JUNIOR CLASS Ann Imogene Narron, Phi, Middlesex, N. C. Mary Sue Page, Phi, Rome, Ga. Kathleen Hicks Perry, Astro, Raleigh, N. C. Emily Speight Pool. Phi, Greenville. S. C. Josephine F ' idelia Snow. Astro, Raleigh. N. C. Emily Mildred St. , Astro, Washington, D. C. My| A Ruth Stone, Astro, Raleigh, N. C. Virginia Snyder Butchart. Phi. Denton, N. C. Sally Lou Taylor, Phi, Portsmouth. Va. Marjorie Ann Trippeer, Astro, Roanoke, Va. 84 JUNIOR CLASS Patsy Trull Alice Gordon Tuttle Astro Hamlet, N. C Betty Jo Tysinger Phi Denton. N. C. Elsie Lynwood Vann Astro Raleish, N. C. Hilda Lominac Waller Phi Raleigh, N. C. Helen Lee Wilhelm Phi Sparrows Point, Md. Frances Lorena Williams Phi Waynesville, N. C. Hazel Marie Williamson Phi Durham, N. C. Mary Christine Williamson Astro Chadbourn. N. C. Annie Gwendolyn Wilsox Phi Churchville, Va. 85 JUNIOR CLASS Bertha Evans Wilson, Astro, Henderson, N. C. Ann McRae Wooten, Astro, Chadbourn. N. C. Jo Anne Wyatt. Phi, Winston-Salem. N. C. Emily Louise Yarbrolgh, Phi, Roxhoro, N. C. Elizabeth Zulalian, Phi. Brookline. Mass. Not pictured: Mary Ann Beale. Ann Louise Brown. Betsy Anne Edwards, Pollyanna Gibbs, Helene Klingbeil. Gazelle Hudgins Moore, Martha Lou Stevenson, Roxanne George Vallas. SOPHOMORE CLASS OFFICERS Emma Lee Hough President Betty Jane Hedgepeth Vice-President Ann McRackan Secretary Margaret Swann Treasurer Miss Sarah Lemmon Sponsor Emma Lee Hough President Dorothy Allen. Cherryville. N. C. Frances Almond. Salisbury, N. C. Frances Altnian. Dunn, N. C. Jeanette Atkins. Gary, N. C. Betsy Aushcm. Tarhoro, N. C. Joyce Bailey, Plymouth, N. C. Evelyn Barden, Rose Hill, N. C. Barry Barefoot. Angier, N. C. Beverly Batchelor, Nashville. N. C. Peggy Benbow, Winston-Salem. N. C. Jane Biggs, Florence, S. C. Pat Blackman. Durham. N. C. Beth Boggs, College Park, Ga. Eileen Bone, Rocky Mount, N. C. Shirley Bone, Nashville, N. C. Daphne Bordeaux. Wallace. N. G. Mickey Bowen, Asheville, N. C. Jeanette Bramble, Fayetteville, N. G. Annie Pearl Brantley, Spring Hope. N. C. Helen Brewer, Holly Springs. N. G. Louise Britt. Elizabethtown. N. G. Helen Brunson, Florence, S. G. Jane Earl Burch. Gharlotte, N. C. Katherine Busbee. Norfolk, Va. Nell Gaison, Roseboro, N. G. June Garter, Gharlotte, N. G. Betty Gompton, Burlington. N. G. Garolyn Grook, Albemarle, N. C. SOPHOMORE CLASS 90 HPi SOPHOMORE CLASS Sylvia Cunin. Oxford, N. C. Dot Cults, Oxford, N. C. Lydia Davis, Rock Hill, S. C. Ruby Lee Davis. Durham, N. C. Betty Lou Dean, Louisburg. N. C. Kathleen Deane, Akron, Ohio Barbara Dennis, Durham. N. C. Mary DeVane, Fayetteville, N. C. Jean Dickerson. Louisburg. N. C. Millicent Elliott, Amityville, N. Y, Patsy Emory, Northside, N. C. Frances Anne Estridge. Florence, S. C. Norma Fagan, Jamesville, N. C. Anne Fouche, Rock Hill, S. C. Elaine Futrell, Murfreesboro, N. C. Mary Ann Goodwin, Atlanta, Ga. Verdie Graves, Pageland, S. C. Ina Gresham, Chinquopin, N. C. Ruth Griffin, Charlotte, N, C. Le Grace Gupton, Raleigh, N, C. Betty Ann Hall, Winston-Salem, N. C. Martha Hare, Holly Springs, N. C. Alice Harrell, Tarboro, N. C, Martha Harrelson, Tabor City, N. C. Christine Hayes, Elkin, N. C. Betty Jane Hedgepeth, Boundbrook, N. J. Nancy Hefner, Greer, S. C. Virginia Henry, Hendersonville, N. C. 91 Anna Leigh Hicks. Oxford. N. C. Hope Hodges, Washington, N. C. Fleda Hooten, Grifton, N. C. Beth Herd. Kings Mountain, N. C. Emma Lee Hough, Charlotte, N. C. Lois Johnson, Clayton, N. C. Betsy Jordon, Raleigh, N. C. Virginia Jones. Norfolk. Va. Mary Bland Josey, Tarboro, N. C. Marjorie Joyner, Winston-Salem, N. C. Marcine Kinkead. Rocky Mount, N. C. Sheila Knapp. Washington. D. C. Edriel Knight, Roxboro, N. C. Rebecca Knott, Oxford, N. C. Rosalind Knott, Oxford, N. C. Emilia Kutschinski. Raleigh. N. C. Pat Lawrence, Raleigh. N. C. Margaret Leach. Kinston. N. C. Sarah McLelland. Garland. N. C. Ann McRackan. Southpori:, N. C. Joanne Mason, Portsmouth. Va. Carolyn Massey, Zebulon. N. C. Stella Matthews, Nashville, N. C. Marilyn Mills. Charlotte, N. C. Kathryn Mims, Raleigh. N. C. Sandra Moore, Florence, S. C. Drake Morgan, Spring Hope, N. C. Anne Marie Morton, Raleigh, N. C. SOPHOMORE CLASS 92 r i f . , 1,,- Hi f fj n J, A i Q¥ SOPHOMORE CLASS Sarah Jane Newljern. Ahoskie, N. C. Diane Newton. Manhattan, N. Y. Faye Nichols, Wihnington, N. C. Jean Olive, Southern Pines. N. C. Carol Parker, Winston-Salem, N. C. Julia Parker. Norfolk. Va. Piarhara Pearson. Elizabeth City, N. C. Ellon Peeler, Belwood, N. C. Betty Penny. Laurinburg. N. C. Jamie Perry. Pelham. N. C. Joanne Pitlard. Oxford. N. C. Betty Proffitt. High Point, N. C. Betty Love Raines. Raleigh, N. C. Jane Reid. Asheville. N. C. Betty Roberts, Reidsville, N. C. Janet Roberts, Gastonia, N. C. Betty Lou Rogers, Creedmore, N. C. Jessie Sapp, Greensboro, N. C. Elaine Saunders, Reidsville, N. C. Lolita Saunders, Reidsville, N. C. Patsy Schnibben, Florence, S. C. June Short. Florence, S. C. Betty Jean Shuler, Bowman, S. C. Billie Smith, Pilot Mountain, N. C. Martha Smith, New Hill. N. C. Mary Louise Snyder. Denton, N. C. Rebecca Straughan, Siler City, N. C. Rebecca Stevens, Raleigh, N. C. Martha Stough, Raleigh. N. C. Jane Stroup, Cherryville, N. C. Margaret Swann, Madison, N. C. Daphne Yelverton. Fountain. N. C. Bettie Yates. Rockingham. N. C. Marion Winston, Nelson, Va. Lenora Wilson, Rocky Point, N. C. Evelyn Wilson, Raleigh, N. C. Elsie Wicker. Sanford. N. C. Peggy White, Tarboro. N. C. Betty Whichard, High Point. N. C. Margaret Washl.urn. High Point. N. C. Marilyn Ware. Lee Hill. Va. Donna Walston, Barberton, Ohio Nancy Walker, Hendersonville, N. C. Margaret Walker. South Hill. Va. Helen Walker, Sparta. N. C. Rosalyn Varn, Walterboro, N. C. Mary Jane IJtley, Greer, S. C. Bettie Tolson. Henderson. N. C. Marjorie Tolson. Belhaven, N. C. Barbara Todd, Raleigh, N. C. Jean Taylor, Raleigh, N. C. SOPHOMORE CLASS 94 FRESHMAN CLASS OFFICERS RosALYN Poole, President Barbara Cox, Vice-President Cecile Ward, Secretary AsHA Farrior. Treasurer Miss Doris Peterson, Sponsor ROSALVN I.rCILLE PoOLE Freshman Class President Barbara Cox, Miss Doris Peterson, Asha Farrior. Cecile Ward, Rosalyn Poole FRESHMAN CLASS Adock, Lynette Atkins. Dorie Ann Bales. Pat Ballentine. Carolyn Barker, Shirley Sealey Boiling, Betsy Ruth Bone, Barbara Cecile Bostic, Nellie Marie Britt. Molly Jeanette Brown, Mary Evelyn Brown. Allene Buckner. Virginia Deane Bunn. Polly Sue Burleson, Lila Ann Cannady, Anne Carter , ' Cannady, Betty Jane c Carlton, Frances Carr, Fannie ( M Carroll, Elizabeth i mW t i Castelloe, Emily Burden Clark, Sally Sue Cowan, Jessie Van Cheek, Nancy Ann Chriscoe, Kathleen l t Jk. mB m UL - ] Cox, oaroara jean Creech, Kathryn Anne Creef, Jacqueline Marie Cross, Barbara Bernice Davenport, Roberta Day, Bernice Benthall Dixon, Joanne Dixon, Rachel PiW0 I 97 FRESHMAN CLASS DoEifr, Mavourneen Edwards, Frances Edwards, Marie Louise Farrior. Asha Fisher, Dorothy Fitzgerald, Frances Sue Furtado. Grace G ardner. Janette Garrett. Clara Dean Guthrie, Sarah Curtis Haight, Dorothy Irene High, Melissa Holland, Margaret Holland. Martha Jean Holt. Velma Elizabeth Hood. Barbara Deems Horn, Mary Louise Jackson. Julia Josephine Johnson, Frances Johnson. Jean Causey Johnson. Nancy Elizabeth Joyner. Jeannette Whitfield Kelley, Irene Antoinette King, Francene King, Leatrice Elizabeth Kinlaw, Carlene Leatherwood, Helen Ann Lee, Bonnie Barbara Liddy, Lucyann Luther, Jane McNeill, Elizabeth Mason, Jean FRESHMAN CLASS Massey, Sally Miller, Dott Miller, Jean Annette Mills, Dorothy Mitchell, Nell Bobbitt Moor, Valeida Marie Morton, Zeta Elizabeth Murphy, Jane Webb Murray, Elizabeth Smith Murray, Norma Lee Newman, Sharon Newsome, Glenn Mary Oliver, Dolores Palmer, Mary Ann Pate, Marianne Duncan Phillips, Evelyn Poole, Peggy Jeanne Poole, Rosalyn Lucille Presson, Julia Pritchett, Lois Odell Ray, Irma Rittenhouse, Fl orence Roberson, Lane Roberts, Eris Arline Robinson, Martha Suzanne Rodwell, Virginia Rodwell, Mary Pryor Royal, Matel Schettler, Barbara Carol Sharpe, Dorothy Jane Simmons, Ruth Ann Simpkins, Martha Oneida li ar ■i o m : t} 1  % . i fi i H fi b . i « ' % ' i i: i( f 1 r, f n f )B FRESHMAN CLASS Simpson, Mildred Wallace Slate. Jane Smith, Betty Jo Spence. Metta May Spiers, Martha Powell Stallings, Barbara Elaine Staton, Jerry Sutton, Dorothy Swindell. Dwan Ann Tatum. Janet Taylor. Elizabeth Thomas, Dorothy Travis. Betty Lou Walker. Ellen Byrd Wallace. Evehn Madelon Ward. Mary Cecile hhe, Mary Faye Williams, Elsie Joyce Wood, Ada Nol piclured: Abell. Elinore Irene; Boone. Emily Parker: Byrum. Dorothy Neal: Caddell. Patricia: Harrelson. Martha: Hilliard, Geneva Nevelle: Nance, Ernestine: Peele. Laura Frances; Peele, Lola: Phillips. Dorothy Glynn; Shaw. Mary Jo: Thompson. Nalene; Yao, Vida. Through you we gained a breadth of experience and set our goals for living. k « M ACTIVITIES ■raWH S) STUDENT GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION The Student Government Association of Meredith Col- lege endeavors to acquaint each member of the student body with the experience of practicing democracy through self- governing. A Student Council composed of twenty-six members elected by popular vote make up the legislative body of the organization. Working with the Council are the Advisory Conunittee and the Faculty Committee on Student Governmen ' . Together the three groups strive to keep Meredith conduct standards at the highest possible level. Through the vears the Student Government Association has passed on the renewed challenge for a campus life which will lead to a place of responsibility in the world of tomorrow. Barbara Swanson President Student Government Couno Dorothy Swari.ngen Cliiel Counsellor enter into the living reality of their d their numerous questions and to help FRESHMEN AND TRANSFER COUNSELLORS Where is she? Someone said she ' s here! A breathless counsellor, name-tag awry, rushed madly into Dean Grant ' s office. Where is who? a voice queried mildly. Why. Nancy Montgomery! the counsellor exclaimed. ■ She ' s one of my girls! es. they ' re our girls — these eager freshmen and some- times skeptical transfers — ours to guide and love through- out the year. But who are we to flaunt such influence, you ask? Just counsellors. And what are we for? Last year ' s high school senior arriving at college and wondering why she ever came to this strange, lonely-looking place and whether she can stick it out until Christmas, the junior transfer wondering why she didn ' t stop after two years, the transfer from a big university wondering what this place will have to offer — all these the counsellor welcomes to Meredith and guides through the various matriculation processes. She also arranges for the heavy trunks and suitcases to be carried up to the rooms, and helps her charges transform the bare, lifeless rooms they cams. During the first days, she visits them often to answer vard off homesickness. and Transfer Couns 105 BAPTIST STUDENT UNION This one thing I do ... I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. We always look for a set of directions to live by, but actually we live by only one direction. Embodied in the spirit that should breathe through the Baptist Student Union is a direction which offers an abundant life to any person who will accept it and unswervingly follow it. On the campus and in the local churches, guided by the Executive Council, are offered manv opjiortunities that give expression to a faith rooted in the spirit of the direction. Among these are Religious Focus Week and Religious Emphasis Week that seek to direct the attention of the student body to God ' s demand on life, mass meetings of the Baptist Student Union which create a spirit of fellowship in a common purpose; discussion groups which stimulate ideas, and Y. W. A. which seeks to create a world vision. All of the activities are striving to present to the students the chal- lenge offered within the Christian faith and to guide a development of mature Christian thinking so that every individual may see the implica tian direction has for life and commit herself to it. Marjorie Wilson President 106 B.S.U. STAFF Marjorie Wilson President Emily Pool First Vice-President Charlotte Bowman Second Vice-President Betsy Ann Morgan Third Vice-President Beth Boggs Secretary Judy Powers Treasurer Rita Britt Y.W.A. President Rev. F. Pastor Harriet Littlejohn S. S. Director Rosalind Knott B.T.V. Director Betty Moore Publicity Editor Betty Hefner Publicity Artist Frances Anne Estridge Music Chairman Janie Nance Program Chairman Elaine Saunders Arrangements Chairman O. Mixon Adviser President hnson, Vice-President Estridge, Sergeant-at-Arms Frances Smith, Secretary Victoria Harrell, Treasurer Phyllis Cunningham, Adviser ASTROTEKTON Hop a bus to the printers: call Jimmy Capps for our Stars of Beauty program: listen to the dead microphone; start the Collegiate Party in ten minutes: in the midst of all hear from Miss Cunningham the prize statement of Rush Week. I have cut out so many goats that I ' m seeing stars. Planning, visiting, and cramming for the next day ' s classes, with no way of finding out who was rushed the most — the freshmen and transfers or the old members. Decision Day may not have brought quantity, but the Astros had new share in quality. The hilarious fright of initiation followed by the forever cherished moments of installation was like a beautiful dream after a busy day. Plans, parlia- mentary procedure, play revues, laughs, ordering pins, the surprise of our Baby Party. Next, we hammered our fin- gers instead of the scenery and laughed at the actors in gaudy make-up for Society Play Night. The suspense of waiting for the decision. Elections week and installation while the eyes of the old officers glistened with retrospection and the eyes of the new officers were bright and eager for the coming year. The close of a successful year on Society Night with our motto, He builds too low who builds be- neath the stars. Shirley Powell President 108 Nancy Hall. President Marguerite Leatherman, Vice-President Elizabeth Holdford, Secretary Kathleen Deane, Treasurer Virginia Jones. Sergeant-at-Arms Lucy Ann Neblett, Adv ' PHILARETIAN Be a Phi! Be a Phi! This was the ringing chant of all Phis as they rushed to the annual bonfire, where songs, food, and a golden moon ushered in Rush Week on our campus. Silently in the early morning light, all Phis tip- toed to the windows and burst forth with a serenade for those indoors. Throughout Phi days, the girls waited on tables, carried trays for the student body, and provided entertainment at dinner. In the evening of the last Phi Rush Day, a special candlelight service in the court featured the Phi shield. Finally the long awaited Decision Day ar- rived, and each new girl marched down the aisle to join the society of her choice. During Rush Week, or any time for that matter, no Phi betrays her society, for she maintains a spirit of friendship and love, having deeply implanted in her heart the Phi motto, Plain living and high thinking. The society meet- ings mean fun and fellowship for all its members; the thrill of giving the Phi play and of Society Night can never be forgotten. Only a Phi can know the sense of pride and love that comes as she sings the beautiful words. ' Lead on, Philaretia fair, Lead upward day by day. Nancy Hall President ASTRO MARSHALS Betty Hefner, Virginia Bowman, Beverly Batchelor, Florence Mo ' l PHI MARSHALS Eunice Andrews, Daphne Bordeaux, Betty Brooks, Hazel Williamson. THE OAK LEAVES Announcements made in chapel . . . notices on the bulletin board ... a roving photographer . . . pleas for copy ... a period of waiting . . . finally the finished product. These are what the average jierson remembers when he thinks of the Oak Leaves. But there were also things going on be- hind the scenes. The editor was tearing her hair trying to supervise the whole job, making last minute shifts in the dummy, drawing up schedules and hoping that they would work out. The business manager and her helpers were tramping the streets (if Raleigh soliciting ads to provide the money that the editorial office was spending. The staffs were going about their business, doing all those little odd jobs necessary for any publication. We worked and worked hard, but we feel that the results are worth the effort. We have tried to bring to you the art of living as it was practiced for a year at Mere- dith. We hope you like the finished picture. Magdalene Creech. Editor Jo?eiihiiie Snow. Business Manage Edilorial Staff EDITORIAL STAFF Magdalene Creech Editor Qs Mary Humphrey Associate Editor ' Ella Adams Senior Editor Ellen Goldston Junior Editor Betty Ann Hall Sophomore Editor Marie Edwards Freshman Editor Betty Jane Hedgepeth Art Editor Miss Phyllis Cunningham Photography Manager Peggy Benbow ) Photography Editors Idaha Oglesby BUSINESS STAFF Josephine Snow Business Manager Anne Stowe Senior Assistants Elizabeth Kiser ) Elizabeth Holdford Junior Assistant Marjorie Joyner ) Sophomore Assistants Martha Stough T Louise Hunt Copy Editor THE TWIG Working on a student pulilication is a unique experience in itself which is unusually stimulating if that publication is a newspaper. T hose of us who have worked on the Twig this year can verify this statement with a brief recollection of a few of the situations and problems which have con- fronted us. In order to put the ])aper to bed on time for each of the fifteen issues of the Twic, it has been necessary for us to follow a rigid schedule and to meet many deadlines which we thought could never be met. All the anxiety and thrill of news- paper work came to each of us when things didn ' t go just right. For example, lost articles, money worries, forgotten news events, late write-ups. and countless other minor details which were so an- noying at times were just a few of the headaches that caused many an anxious moment to the staff. All told, these problems take a back-seat in our minds today as we remember chiefly the many pleasures of our work and the happiness we found in giving you the TwiG. We worked hard and long because we truly enjoyed what we were doing and wanted vou to share with us the product of hard work and perseverance. It was very pleasant knowing and working with many different people, both on and off campus. These friends and acquaintances we shall long remember, for they were indispensable to us in the involved processes of getting out a newspaper. If the Twig has not lived up to all expectations, then don t say our work was in vain: if it has meant to you one half what it has meant to us. then our dee])est wish has been fulfilled and our sin- cerest efforts rewarded. Jane Lassiter, Editor Jane McDaniel, Business Manager EDITORIAL STAFF Jane Lassiter Editor - X Betty Brooks Managing Editor __ ,.. _ _ Marjorie Joyner Associate Editor r 1) Doris Lee Associate Editor I Beverly Batchelor Feature Editor Betty Jane Hedgepeth Art Editor Nancy Walker Alumnae Editor Katherine Lewis Music Editor Sue Page Sports Editor Frances Smith Photo Editor Shirley Bone Exchange Editor Sally Lou Taylor Make-Up-Editor Donna Walston Columnist Reporters — Ella Adams, Madelyn Clinard, Mary Lou Dawkins, Beth Boggs, Rebecca Knott, Rosalind Knott, Mary Bland Josey, Harriet Littlejohn. Betty Anne Hall, LeGrace Gupton, Anne Stowe. Chief Typist — Louise Hunt. Typists — Ellen Goldston, Elva Gresham, Emma Lee Hough. Marianna Morris, Frances Altman. BUSINESS STAFF Jane McDaniel Business Manager Ann Boykin Advertising Manager Barbara Francis Circulation Manager Betsy Jordon, Martha Hare, Jackie Knott Members of Business Staff Dr. Norma Rose Facidty Adviser Dr. Harry E. Cooper Photographer THE ACORN The hush which settled over the dormitories on the first Friday of every other month ma have lieen because everyone was out on a date, but we — the Acorn staff — like to think it was because every- one was breathlessly perusing our offering to our public. It was. after all. not a simple matter of three parts paper, tno parts ink. and some allow- ance for inspiration and something called hard work. There are special problems attached to the production of a literary magazine ( however we may regret the connotation of that phrase, that is what it is). The question of what to include and what to exclude is not the least of these problems. Not only, however, must the writing combine ap- peal and a degree of excellence, but the general appearance of the magazine is expected to be pleas- ing to the eye. Art work and ads are used, then, to break the pages of type. (Whoever said ads were valuable solely as money-makers?) But it was fun — all if it. (We can say that now that it is all over. ) And seeing the four numbers and the spe- cial Christmas issue before us, we know that the fortv-first volume — was abundantlv worth it all. Yes, worth the agonized hours over the typewriter, racing with a deadline — worth trudging back and back again for three inches of advertis- ing — worth india ink all over the place — worth the midnight hours with the dummy and trotting back and forth to the printer — worth everythinii. Why? Well, we can ' t say exactly, but it had something to do with the satisfaction of giving our best to a labor of love which did not go unappreciated. Hoda Bu- i-s Ma BSult- THE STAFF Esther C. Green Edilor N2S Mary Humphrey Assistant Edilor ( _ Jeanne Dickens Art Editor Mary Lou Dawkins, Frances Moore, Sally Lou Taylor, Christine Williamson, Peggy Benbow, Barbara Todd Class Editors Betty Moore Assistant Art Edilor BUSINESS STAFF Evelyn Hodges Business Manager Louise Fritts, Betty Jo Tysinger Assistant Business Managers Bertha Wilson Circulation Manager Ellen Goklston, Iris Scarborough, Lois Shuffler Typists Dr. Mary Lynch Johnson Faculty Adviser 117 NOMINATING COMMITTEE Dorothy Swaringen Chief Counsellor Barbara Swanson Student Government Council President Marjorie Wilson Baptist Student Union President Martha Davis Athletic Association President Shirley Powell Astrotekton Society President Nancy Hall . Philaretian Society President Magdalene Creech Oak Leaves Editor Jane Lassiter Twig Editor Esther Green Acorn Editor Elsie Corbett Little Theater President Lillian Gaddy Day Student President Maxine Bissette Senior Class President La Verne Harris Junior Class President Emma Lee Hough Sophomore Class President Rosalyn Poole Freshman Class President With the exception of class officers, the nominating committee nominates the candidates for cam- pus offices that carr twenty or more points and appoints election officials to conduct the elections. Nominations may also he made by petitions presented the Nominating Committee by a specified num- ber of students. The chairman of the Nominating Committee is the Chief Counsellor, and the members are the presidents of the major organizations, the editors-in-chief of the publications, the college marshal, the Dean of Women, and three facultv members chosen h the committee. 118 MEREDITH LITTLE THEATRE Back stage at Meredith an actress, ordi- narily a fellow student, loses her identity in grease paint. The stage crew stumble over fe Cij fj the complication of changing the stage for scene two, the prompter flips through a dog- eared copy of the play to oblige another T r: mm frantic actress, and. finally, the curtain opens 4m upon the production — the Little Theater play. This year the major productions were in , the fall. Little Women, an old favorite, and ; L in the spring an unpublished comedy, Whistler ' s Mother by - --f Stephen Porter, a young playwright recently graduated from the Yale Drama School. In addition to the plays, lectures and other programs were planned to continue the interest for those who, through Stunt Night. Society plays, and the Little Theater plays, had found work with plays a delightful excitement. Little ' Theater membership is open to all those who participate in j such activities and thus gain Little Theater points. OFFICERS Elsie Corbett President Mary Humphrey Vice-President Elizabeth Zulalian Secretary Elsie Corbett Jacqueline Knott Treasurer President Virginia Jones Reporter Catherine Milderman Faculty Sponsor 119 EDUCATION CLUB The purpose of the Meredith College Education Club is to have a part in raising the standards of modern education and to become better acquainted with aims, objectives, and accomplishments of modern education. The club has a large membership which is open to all those taking courses in edu- cation. EDUCATION CLUB MEMBERS Harriet Ashcraft. Eugenia Bradley, Lela Butts, Melba B rd. Elizabeth Cherry. Madelyn Clinard. Mary Lou Culler. Mag Creech. Bethea Danford. .Sara Davis. Jeanne Dicken. Christine Dunn. Eva Kitchin Edwards. Frances Ann Estridge. Jean Ferebee. Jean Caddy Freeman, Louise Fritts. Virginia Gerock. Ruth Uannon. Phyllis Harrington, Dorothy Harvell, Evelyn Hodges, Frances HulTman, Louise Hunt. Anne Lassiter. Mina Mayton. Jerry Miller. Betsy Mills. Peggy Mitchell. Orea Mauney. Joyce Moore. Harriet Morris, Marianna Morris. Nell Parket. Sara Katherin Perry. Betty Jo Pitman. Mary Lou Pressley. Brownie Robert- son. Dot Saddler. Jean Seagrove. Margaret Hope Smith. Marie Snelling. Rebecca Spake. Eloise Thomas. Anne Tongue, Lib Weston. Dorothy White. Joyce Williams. 120 MEREDITH STUDENT LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS The Mereditli Student League of Women Voters became an active organization in 1930. The purpose of the club is to give the students a better understanding of national and local government and to encourage the stu- dents to become more intelligent and better citizens. Most of the programs of the Student League are presented by the club members. The presidential campaign gave iin opportunity for the presentation of a skit on a political campaign rally. Another program brought the members up to date on the participation of women in government and poHtics. Among our speakers were guests from outside, some of whom are prominent government officials. The League sponsors the Student Legislature for Meredith and kee])s the topic before the club for discussion and reports on the progress of the Legislature during the year. The clul) is non-partisan and open to any student interested in better government and citizen- .hip. 121 I. R. C. Lucy Arnold Currin l resident Christine Williamson Vice-President Marilyn Mills Secretary-Treasurer What should the United Nations do about Palestine? Should we keep Russia in the UN? These are just two of the many problems discussed by the Meredith International Relations Club ' s members and their guests. The organization gives students an opportunity to enjo timely discussions of world affairs and promotes among the students of this country and other countries a feeling of friendshi]) and cooperation. The International Relations Club is under the auspices of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. 122 CANADAY MATH CLUB Rebecca Spake President Doris Williamson Vice-President iO Brownie Roberson Secretary-Treasurer | Ellen Goldston Reporter yi 7X The Canaday Mathematics Club was organized in the spring of 1945 to promote greater interest in mathematics through a knowledge of its application in both vocational and leisure activities. At some of the monthly programs, guest speakers tell of the use of mathematics in their positions and in other fields in which mathematicians are needed today; at other programs Dr. Canaday or a stu- dent shows how mathematics may be used for recreation. Students who have completed six hours in college mathematics may be members, and those who have completed three hours may be associate members. 123 BARBER SCIENCE CLUB Maki II II.HiK- Presidenl Jacqueline Knott Vice-President Marianna Worth Secretary Mary Lou Sawyer Treasurer The Barber Science Club is one of the most effective clubs on the Meredith Campus: it provides an opportunity to learn of current scientific findings and of problems supplementary to material cov- ered in the curriculum. Programs are given by students, members of the facultv. and guest speakers. For activity the members plan exhibits such as Science Fair and participate in an out-of-town field trip. But of all the features, the spirited scientific discussions which follow the meetings during the social hour probably are the most attractive to the members. 124 FREEMAN RELIGION CLUB Just one college generation ago students of religion on our campus were saying. Something new has heen added! That something new was the Freeman Religion Club. With the unifying purpose of studying ideas, prob- lems, and current trends in the field of religion, the club has moved steadily forward. It has become a closely-knit organization functioning to meet a need for vital fellowshi and intellectual stimulation in the Christian life. With this purpose clearly in view, the planning and guiding of the programs are the product of student initiative. The programs this year were planned to cover discussions of the following: Chris- tian interpretation of vocations, the Jewish-Arab problem — led by a United Nations ' representative, the relation of Roman Catholicism and Protestantism, the problem of religion in the public schools, summer field work experiences and possibilities. All these centered in a concern for the growth of the individual member in creative Christian living. 125 COLTON ENGLISH CLUB The nienilieis of the Cohon English Cluh were so fortunate this ear as to make a triji to Scot- land to trace the path taken b Dorothy and Williani Wordsworth on their journev through that coun- try. This trij) was taken by prox . it is true, hut how we enjoyed it! Dr. ! Iary Lynch Johnson gave us an entertaining account of her pilgrimage last summer in which she did trace the path of the poet and his sister. Our other programs were based on the study of Southern literature, a subject we were all very much interested in because of our certain ])ride in the products of the South. This year we have for the first time elected to the club students not majoring or electing courses in English. We welcome them and look forward with pleasure to our associations with them. TOMORROW ' S BUSINESS WOMEN ' S CLUB This year lias found the meiiihers of the Tomorrow ' s Business Women ' s Club learning about the positions which they will fill next year . The pro- grams (thanks to Louise Hunt, the program chairman) were especially adapted to our purpose. Panel discussions were led by teachers of business who had been graduated from Meredith, by business graduates who are working at State College, and by former business graduates from various positions in the state. Things were kept running smoothly throughout the year by the president, Evelyn Hodges; the treasurer, Imogene Narron, got her reports in on time, and the reporter, Elva Gresham looked after the publicity: Louise Fritts provided entertainment and refreshments at our meetings. Most enjoyable of all our activities were our Christmas dinner at the S W and our annual trip to down town offices. Membership is open to all juniors and seniors majoring, or taking an elective, in business. Sopho- mores are invited to attend all meetings and become pledges the second semester. 127 BEE HIVE For the tired and hungry the Bee Hive is a liaven of relaxation and refreshment: no better place can he found to purchase school supplies, ice cream, drinks, sandwiches, fruit, and other sundries. The jjrofits made liy the Bee Hive, which is run for the convenience of the students, are put into projects beneficial to the student body. A share of the profits each year, for example, is contributed to the Baptist Student Union. The executive board or Bee Hive Committee is made up of one representative from each class, in addition to the manager and faculty adviser. The clerks are Meredith girls who have proved themselves dependable and interested in making the store more efficient and more enjoyable. ALPHA RHO TAU Between the diagonal lines of easels anil under the glaring lights of gallery exhibitions, the Alpha Rho Tau members have banded together with a common interest in art — an interest in the basic as- sumptions reflected in a painting or piece of sculpture as well as in a fascinating color or a design. It is our purpose to stimulate an intelligent appreciation for art among our fellow students. Through exhibitions, lectures, and practical work in this chosen realm we enrich our own knowledge and skill, and we invite others to join us in our projects. iiiiiji iiil 129 GRANDDAUGHTERS ' CLUB The Granddaughters ' Club, composed of girls whose mothers were Meredith students — this year we have a great-granddaughter — has as its motto Uni en Distinction. When Miss Ida Poteat sug- gested this motto she certainly designated us as a club apart from all others. For our activity we spon- sor on the campus each year some sort of collection for the Needlework Guild, the one this year being a display of baby clothes for the guild. Usually in the spring we have a mother-daughter luncheon, using this as one of the ways in which we further our objective, the promotion of the feeling of love between granddaughters and the alumnae. 130 HOME ECONOMICS CLUB % With Rays from the Betty Lamp as the theme for the Home Economics Club during the year, the members have varied their programs with talks by guest speakers, demonstrations, dress reviews, and other activities. As torch-bearers of the Betty Lamp they engaged in many projects, one of which included the packing of Christmas boxes for the home economics girls in an adopted school in Ger- many. The club sends delegates to state, province, and national meetings. Any home economics major is eligible for membership in the club. Sara Davis_ . Jean McLami President -Vice-President 131 SOCIOLOGY CLUB People are funny! But we like peo])le. and we enjoy working with them and for them. The Soci- ology Club affords an opportunity for those taking courses in sociology or economics to become bet- ter informed in ihe field. Discussions are led b leaders well known in the field of sociology, and members share experiences in social work which they have had either during the summer or as part of their course in introductory social work. Incidentally, we have few cases due to lack of nourish- ment — thanks to the refreshment committee! We like people, and we enjoy working with them and for them. In the summer some of us may be found in camjjs. some in training schools, some in public welfare offices. During the fall seniors in the social work class are busy in local health and welfare agencies. Through the Sociology Club we share these hilarious or sobjring experiences. To learn more about people and about our field of inter- est we invite sociologists and social workers to speak and to discuss current issues with us. 132 HOOF-PRINT GROUP Nothing lould be finer than to be in Carolina in the morning — about six o ' clock, cantering away on a charging steed. In addition to the Breakfast Rides, there are Moonlight Rides, and there is no better place to get a good moon tan than on a moonlight ride. For further information on our fun, just ask a rough rider about our annual over-night trip to Crabtree. We also have a Palio parade, and it is a stately and majestic sight to behold the Meredith Knights, who lead the processional, riding up the drive on homecoming day ! As a climax to our year ' s fun we have the horse show in the spring. Even with its ups and downs, it is exciting to learn to ride with heads up and heels down in- stead of vice-versa — thanks to our teacher. Miss Peggy White! We are indeed a clan of horse-loving riders. 133 THE CHOIR Between the altoes and the train whistles, we can ' t decide who gives whom the most competition. With Dr. Cooper ' s wit. personality, and fine musicianship, the choir has had some very good times, and has accomplished a maximum of good work. The first performance for the choir this year was given on Founders ' Day. Our Christmas concert, the second major work, was given first in collaboration with the State College Glee Club and later recorded by station WPTF to be heard on Christmas morning (And what a thrill it was to hear our own program on the air!) During Religious Emphasis Week the choir assisted each morning with the music: the last performance of the Choir for the year was the cantata Pan ' s Flute, which was used for the Graduation Exercises. 134 GLEE CLUB Katherine Lewis President Dorothy Patrick Vice-President Jo Snow Secretary-Treasurer Addie Elliott Librarian Charlotte Bowman Accompanist Beatrice Donley Director -i Meredith girls find in the Glee Club an opportunity to cultivate and develop a taste for the finest in song literature — both sacred and secular — and a chance to realize together the high artistic achieve- ment which the club has set for its goal. Auditions are held in the fall, and membership is open to all students. We uncovered all sorts of talents in members of our group this year . . . second sopranos who could trill along with the firsts almost like born coloraturas; linguists who didn ' t hesitate when we sang Bachelet ' s Chere Nuit and a German lullaby; and those with a feeling for syncopation who finally carried us through our group of Negro spirituals. And there were those budding young conductors, straight out of conducting class, who accepted opportunities to direct portions of rehearsals, and dis- covered that choral directing is a difficult, yet enjoyable experience. Our activities extended beyond the two weekly meetings; we performed on the campus during Religious Emphasis Week, gave a broadcast, presented programs for various civic organizations in Raleigh and in several nearby towns, and ended ths year with our annual spring concert. THE MACDOWELL MUSIC CLUB SIGMA ALPHA IOTA 136 THE MACDOWELL MUSIC CLUB Under the leadership of Mr. Stuart Pratt the MacDowell Music Club has fostered a greater ap- preciation of music on our campus. Through its diversified programs and activities the club offers to its members an opportunity to become acquainted with the many i)hases of music and with the leaders in its various fields. Membership in the club, wliich is a member of the North Carolina Federation of Music Clubs, is open to ati student who is interested in maintaining the ideals and purposes of the club. GROUP OF NINE Jennie Lou Newbold Dorothy Patrick Katherine Lewis Josephine Snow Jean Wilson Nancy Hall Jane Stroup Addie Elliott Jean Olive Bettie Compton, Accompanist 137 And some of us aimed higher to get the most from life. FEATURES f m , J w JEANNE DICKENS COLLEGE MARSHAL 140 BARBARA SW ANSON MISS MEREDITH MOST POPULAR MAXINE BISSETTE FRIENDLIEST IDALIA OGLESBY BETTY HEFNER MOST VERSATILE 144 BILLIE HART MOST ORIGINAL 145 JACQUELINE KNOTT CUTEST WITTIEST OSEE MAC JOHNSON MOST ATTRACTIVE JANE LASSITER DOROTHY PATRICK MOST STYLISH 149 JULIA POWERS MOST INTELLECTUAL 150 MARTHA DAVIS and PEGGY PATRICK MOST ATHLETIC 151 LULISE FKITTS BEST ALL ' ROUND TOWN STUDENT 152 JEANNE DICKENS May Queen EDITH COOPER Maid of Honor MAY QUEEN AND MAID OF HONOR— 1949 153 LILLIAN GADDY BETTY LUTZ Senior Representatives BETTY YATES NORMA PAGAN (not pictured) Sophomore Representatives ELIZABETH HOLDFOLD MARGUERITE LEATHERMAN j [ Junior Representatives r r TiTirr ELIZABETH SMITH MURRAY LUUKi ASHA FARRIER Freshman Representatives MAY QUEEN AND MAID OF HONOR— 1948 MARY DELL FALLS May Queen REBECCA BALLENTINE Maid of Honor 155 ALICE IN WONDERLAND SNAPSHOTS PALIO AND STUNT NIGHT SNAPSHOTS 156 WHO ' S WHO MAXINE BISSETTE MAGDALENE CREECH ELLA MAY SHIRLEY BARBARA SW ANSON DOROTHY SWARINGEN MARJORIE WILSON 157 SILVER SHIELD Moving on our campus is a spirit which desires for the students at Meredith the highest in creative living. This is the spirit which characterizes the Silver Shield, the honorary leadership society, as it seeks to create right attitudes and to promote devotion to the ideals of Meredith. Membership is limited to nine senior members, seven of whom are chosen in the spring of the junior year and two in the spring of the senior year. Two associate members are chosen every fall from the junior class. A genuine Christian concern for others as it relates itself to campus life, a dedication to the Christian purpose which gives Meredith meaning, together with attainments in scholarship are the criteria by which students are elected to membership in the Silver Shield. Maiuorie Wilson President Barbara Swanson Vice-President MAGnALE E Crefxh Secretary- Sponsors: Dr. L. E. M. Freeman. Dr. Julia Harris. Members: Maxinc Bissette, Betty Brooks, Magdalene Creech. Ella May Shirley, Barbara Swanson. Dorothy Swaringen, Marjorie Wil- Associate Members: Win- nie Fitzgerald, Marguerite Leatherman. Faculty Member: Dr. Nor- ma Rose. Not Pictured: Estht Greene, Oseemac Johnso 158 KAPPA NU SIGMA KALLOS NOUS SOPHIA These Greek words which mean beauty, soundniindedness. and intelligence are the words from which the Kappa Nu Sigma Honor Society takes its name. The quali- ties for which these words stand are embodied in the kind of scholarship which the Kappa Nu Sigma, since its organization in 1923, has sought to encourage. Accord- ingly, its membership is composed of students who have maintained a high scholastic standing over a period of at least two years. Its activities include the sponsoring of an annual spring banquet and lecture and the awarding of a scholarship to the fresh- man having the highest scholastic standing in her class. m Rosemary Deann Louise Fritts Julia Powers Mary Humphrey ALPHA PSI OMEGA Tlie Alpha Psi Omega represents perhaps a whole picture uf the total of enthusiastic work for the Meredith dramatic productions. It is the honorar dramatics fraternity which honors Little Theater mendiers who have earned fifty or more points. The members are those who have tried the heavy greasepaint, acted a few extra lines, hannnered a few extra nails, painted an extra flat or two; they finally have been recognized and thus they are the ones who. as Alpha Psi Omega members, con- tinue to work along wilh the Little Theater, showing that the interest in playmaking is a growing proposition at Meredith. Back row: Moore. Humphrey, Newbokl. Front tow: Swaringen, Williamson, Cone, Corbett, Taylo 160 SIGMA PI ALPHA Thioughoul the year the Phi Kappa Chapter of Sigma Pi Alpha, National Honorary Fraternity for students interested in modern languages, presents programs pertaining to the life and culture of the French. German, and Spanish speaking countries. The December meeting was held in conjunction with the State College chapter for celebration of the Pinata. Dr. Gilford Davis of Duke University lectured informally on his 1947 summer in Spain. Other programs consisted of choral readings in French, Spanish, and German, and a presentation of a one-act play in Spanish. Such programs are designed to promote a better understanding and a greater feeling of unity between nations. Student membership is determined on the basis of achievement in foreign language courses, gen- eral scholastic average in college, and active interest in matters concerning foreign areas and cultures. Faculty members who have personal or professional interest in foreign languages or foreign countries are invited to associate membership. First row: Boykin. Walker. Almond. Fritts. Second Covington. Third row: Holdford. Snow, Hure. Hulles, Swaringen, Mauney, Lassit. 161 Here ue united our minds and bodies in hard, fair play. ATHLETICS meiiilieis B. .1. Johi am Cliil i the club to whicli the outstanding athletes of the school belong. The ear were VI. Allen. President: E. Andrews. L. Butts. D. Concha. M. Davis. H. Hodges. . M. Morris. P. Patrick. S. Powell. B. J. Schuler. M. H. Smith, and B. Swanson. ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION The Athletic Association has as its aims the development of a sound body for a sound mind, the promotion of health and happiness, and of a spirit of fair play among the students of Meredith Col- lege. All of these goals, once achieved, make Meredith girls better students with stronger characters and more attractive personalities. The membership of the Athletic Association consists of the entire student body led by a board of twenty members chosen for knowledge of and proficiency in the various sports. Each member of the board acts in the capacity of student coach in her particular sport. For the pleasure of the entire college community, the Athletic Association sponsors the Corn Huskin ' Bee. the Faculty-Student Play Day, Palio, Stunt Night, May Day, the Spring Folk Dance Con- cert, and Posture Week. The Board of the Athletic Association is composed of the officers of the Association and the man- agers of the seasonal sports and activities. Pictured are Davis, President; Pitman, Vice-President; Hodges, Secretary; Josey. Treasurer; Walston, Publicity Chairman; Andrews, College Health Chair- man: Ashcraft, Social Chairman: Miss Doris Peterson, Miss Phyllis Cunningham, Miss Peggy White and Mrs. Dot Dugger. Faculty Advisers. Each year the Athletic Association Board i)resents the Meredith All-Round Athletic Trophy to the student who has contributed most to athletics through sportsmanship service to the association, character, teamwork, and proficiency and versatility in athletics. In 1948. the Board presented the trophy to Naomi Pugh. The Corn Huski and original songs. Everyone had a grand Bee was the time for contests in corn huskin . chicken calling, hog calling, on Play Day when the faculty and the students competed in sports. Palio is the Meredith Homecoming Day. Palio includes in addition to the stunts, a parade of the classes, a horse race, a bicycle race, and singing. This year the Forty-Niners won the Palio Banner. In the evening the Junior Class won the silver loving cup for their original stunt, Foul Play. On May Day, sponsored by the Athletic Association. Beauty reigns and the Folk Dance Croup entertains the May Queen and her court. In addition to its activities on May Day the Folk Dance C roup gave a Spring Dance Concert under the direction of the manager, Frankie Ward. The sports managers had good seasons this year. The managers of the team sports — Louise Yar- lirough, basketball; Virginia Bowman, Softball; Lela Butts, soccer; and Drake Morgan, hockey — led many enthusiastis to fun in their sports. The managers of the individual sports — Marianna Morris, tennis: Cora Lee Sawyer, archery; Marilyn Mills, swimming: Betty Jean Johnson, individual sports; Martha Hooks, golf and Phyllis Harrington, badminton — made arrangements for their sports and assisted their followers in becoming proficient. Peggy Patrick, equitation manager, and the horse- back devotees enjoyed many rides on the trails. The winner of Freshman Hockey Stick this year was Sue Fitzgerald. 170 To you, we give our thanks. ADVERTISEMENTS Mereditli - .e Library Raleian, N. C. W. H. KING DRUG CO. WHOLESALE DRUGGISTS RALEIGH, N. C. The House of Friendly and Dependable Service ' Manufacturers of PAGE ' S CRU-MO MOTHER We and Appreciate DAUGHTER FASHIONS Your Patronage . . . Highlight every . . . During the school year just ending — and h)ok forward to Campus Activity . . . serving you again during the coming year. 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