Meredith College - Oak Leaves Yearbook (Raleigh, NC)

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Foreign Language Standing: Walter George, Judith R. Crane, William R. Ledford. Seated: Jacqueline Beza, Quentin 0. McAllister, Joelle Galling. Not pictured: P. A. Cline, Jr. Finding out about our neighbors. . . . Vocabulary and vocabulary. . . . Re- peat. . . . Singing carols in Spanish, French, German, and Latin. . . . Caesar, Faust, and Cervantes. . . . And it ' s all Greek to me. ... ... Pre- paring for better relations in a world growing closer together. History and Political Science Carolyn B. Grubbs, Sarah M. Lemmon, Rosalie Gates, Frank L. Grubbs, Carolyn Happer, Thomas C. Parramore Pages and pages of notes. . . . Could you please slow down? . . . Informal and stimulating discussions. . . . The Treaty of Versailles. ... A department full of majors Yearly term papers. . . . Dr. P ' s steam engine. ... A con- cern for student awareness. . . . Always available and always interested. . . . Making history come alive for us.

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Chemistry and Physics Helen Jo Collins, Mary Yarbrough, Sally Horner Unbalanceable equations. . . . White lab jack- ets across campus. . . . The undefinable law of gravity? ... A feeling of discovery. . . . Nitric acid and burned fingers. . . . Smoke from the lab. . . . Endless experimentation. . . . Why? . . . Tomorrow ' s scientists. Education Robert G. Fracker, Lila Bell, David R. Reveley, Harry K. Dorsett (not pictured) An avid interest in each of us. . . . Helping us to find our philosophy. . . . The normal curve of distribution. . . . Stimulating class discussions. . . . Butterflies and hard work and the satisfactions of student teaching. . . . The anxiety in waiting to hear . . . . We want you to be professionals. English lone K. Knight, Ruth Ann Baker, Norma Rose, Mary Lynch Johnson, Elizabeth Chamberlain, Caro- lyn Poole, Mamie Hafner The frustrations of those first themes. . . . I ' ll never find time. . . . But you do. . . . Stimulating ideas and unconscious growth. . . . Bacon ' s essays and Othello ' s flaw. . . . And all those lines to say. . . . Diagrams and con- ferences and a genuine concern for each of us. . . . Instilling in us a respect for Meredith tradition and a precept for life. . . . Act well your part.

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Home Economics Marylyn M. Stuber, Ellen Brewer Long hours preparing for the Christmas exhibit . . . Oh, girls, that would be a happy choice . . . getting up early in the Home Management House . . . Don ' t ever stitch over a pin . . . delightful aromas radiating from the kitchen. Mathematics Dorothy K. Preston, Geneva L. Martin, Sanborn Chesley, James A. Stephens Only twenty-five word problems for home- work? . . . Protractor, rulers, tables, and chalk dust. . . . Erase! ... But I haven ' t fiinshed! . . . Pop quizzes — you must keep up. . . . Sudden insight and the satisfaction of mastering that problem. ... The new math brings its own problems. . . . Welcoming our two new teachers. Versatility and strong individuality . . . end- less hours of practice . . . preparation for senior recitals . . . satisfaction in a job well done ... a mixture of piano, organ, and vocal sounds emitting from Jones Audi- torium ... a separate table at registration. M usic Seated: Harry E. Cooper. Standing: Beatrice Donley, Edwin K. Blanchard, James L. Clyburn, Stuart Pratt, Phyllis W. Garriss, Karen Young, Isabelle Haeseler. 27