The Carolinian [October 3, 1947]

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Woman's College—"Distinguished for Its Democracy"
VOL. XXIX Z HI WOMAN'S QWJJM OF THK IMVKKSITV OK NORTH CAROLINA. (iKKKNMHORO. N. ( '.. (HTOItKK 3. 191:
NUMBFR I
Legislature Convenes
With Susan Womack
As Chairman
Elections Committee
Increases Number
From Four to Six
Susan Womack. vice-president, of
Student government, opened the first
legislative meeting of tbe year In the
alumnae house Wednesday, September
24, at 7 p.m.
The oath of honor was administered
to new legislative members. Fran
Morris was approved as a new mem-ber
of Judicial board. She replaces
Barbara Emnntiel who did not return
to school this year.
legislature passed a new ruling con-cerning
the Victory theatre. For eleven
o'clock jiermlsslons, the Victory is
now considered an off campus date.
Freshmen proctors, like upper class
men proctors, will now curry four
points.
Beverly Hell and Marge Holllster.
members of last year's Faculty Re-viewing
committee were reapnoinled
for this year. Jan Shore and Woody
Covington. lioth Juniors, were also elect-ed
to serve on this committee.
Chairman of the Flections conimiltoe,
Hetty Ixm Sharpe, sugested thai two
new members lie appointed to the
Eli-ctlons committee raising the num-ber
to six. legislature meetings are
slated for the first and third Wednes-days
of Mob month.
Dr. CodingsAnnounces
Tuberculosis Survey
Infirmary Will Administer
Influenza Vaccine Again
In Late Fall Months
Itr. Huth rollings, college physician,
announces that very soon the state will
sponsor a mass 'tuberculosis survey
throughout tiuilford county and the
city of (irccushoro. The head of tbe
City of health department has arranged
for this drive to be sent to Woman's
College for the full use of all students
and faculty. Dr. Ceilings ho|>es that
every slud.nt will give It her full
support.
Al-o. Dr. rollings report! that the
inllucn/n vaccine, which was adminis-tered
to most of the student! and
faculty last year, will be given again
ibis winter. However, the infirmary
plans io wait until later on in the fall
or early winter to give these shots in
order thhl the VI Ine will lake full
effect during the hardest winter
months.
Music Education Club
Gathers at R. A. (amp
The Music Education club met for
the tlrst time this year Saturday an,'!
Sunday. September 27 and 2S, at the
Recreation association camp. The
president. Jane Breeding, and co-spon
sors. Miss lllrdle Helen Hollow*? and
Mr. Dnane Kline, were in charge of the
events. Mi-s firace Van Dyke Moore,
formerly of the School of Music, was
guest of honor.
The program for the weekend In-cluded
I picnic, business meeting, Sun-day
morning hymn singing, and lulla
tion of new niembeis.
The cluli. which has been in existence
College Suffers Loss of Dean Elliott
And Miss Nary Channing Coleman
College Dean tor 13 Years
Rendered Valiant Service
To State and Nation
(Editorials)
We must do our best
Physical Education Head
Was Leading Educator
In National Field
Miss Harriet Elliott
Miss Harriet Elliott. 63. dean of
Woman's College since 1035. died
August 0 at Carbondale, Illinois. She
had ban seriously 111 (Ince February
0. She suffered a cerebral hemorrhage
Upon returning to tiroenslioro from
Shelby where she had attended the
funeral of Mr. 0, Man Gardner, Am-bassador
to Great Britain ami former
North Carolina governor.
Miss Klllolt had undergone treat-ment
at Baptist Hospital, Wuaton-
Salem. and St. , Lee's Hospital In
Greensboro. May It she was taken by
air umhiilance to her native city of
CnrlKiiidale. Illinois where she remain
ed Under the care of her sister, Mrs.
Alma Peare Of thai city.
Two weeks previous to her death
Mi-s Klliolt's eondlUon was reported
serious ami she was admitted to a
Carlmndnle hospital.
Funeral services were held August
7 at 9:30 a.m. with the itev. Ronald
Sifiven. pastor of Hie First Christian
church, oiiiciating. The only Immediate
survivor was her lister,
Miss Elliott, one of the Iiest known
women in the slate and nation In the
fields ..f education ami politics, was
bom July in. |886 ;n Carbondale She
received her education at Park College,
ParkavUle, Missouri and Hanover Col-lege,
Hanover. Indiana. She later
taught two rears In Missouri ami re-ceived
her master's degree from Colum-bia
university.
From her College days Miss Elliott
did not devote herself exclusively to
education, she was o t the early
sponsors of tin- feminist movement and
throughout her career sin- urged women
to become more active in polities,
She came to Greenslioro in 11111 to
teach history at what was then the
Slate Normal and Industrial College.
From ISIS onward she was Identified
with North Carolina. In IMS she was
made deal of women at Ihe college
and she coniinuod in thai enpncii.v
uiiiil her death, She played an untiring
role in making Woman's College one
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... to assist you in maintaining a college way of living
which will make it possible for you to continue your develop-meiit
in Ihe art of democratic living." Dean Harriet Elliott's
last, message to the student body, the welcome which we re-ceived
in the '-17-'4N handbook a little over a month afler her
death, was typical of the woman who is fast becoming the
Harriet Elliott, legend.
Hers WHS a positive approach. Whether she was concerned
with a national election, campus student government, or val-entines
for her grandiiepbcws, Dean Elliott believed in livinii
while she was alive. And the belief was infectious. As a
teacher of political science, she made her students unxious Io
learn, anxious to know, anxious to act. Typical is Miss Jose-phine
Hege's comment, "She could sell you a palm leaf fan
if you were sitting on an iceberg." Often she put across ;,
serious point only Icy virtue of the twinkle in her eye and Ihe
merry, abrupt chuckle that went with it.
As a dean she realized that Ihe girls on this campus live at
Woman's College us well as study here, and she was instru-mental
in making the living quarters more pleasant places.
Miss Elliott was made of the "human-tiess" that enables
a big person to listen and understand the importance of small
personal problems, anil realize that they affect a person's
academic standing.
As a dean and as a teacher. Miss Elliott believed in the stu-dents'
capacity to govern themselves, and she believed in their
ability to be responsibleeitizcns within the law under a student-faculty
government. "Kcsponsiblc freedom" was her phrase,
and student government, her campus baby/. Her goal was to
achieve the second through the first.
Her advice to bar students was that their lives should l>e
an ever-widening circle of responsible citizenship—and she
lived that advice.
History is being made . . .
. . . even,' day in physical education." Miss Mary Channing
Coleman told her class of senior physical education majors
Wednesday morning. With her death later that day, Ihe
Woman'l College and the nation realized that a vital chaplor
in that history had come to an end.
In her twenty-seven yean of service at Woman's College.
Miss Coleman has brought the department of physical educa-tion
io a position of national prominenoe, and has contributed
much to the philosophy of physical education through her
own high standards and pioneering spirit. Loyal Io the ideal
that a teacher of physical education miisl lirst be a well edu-cated
individual. Miss Coleman herself exemplified her ideal
as she gave to her students not only professional training
but a share of her own keen Interest in government, literature.
ail, and history.
Miss Coleman believed uml lived a policy of liberalism in
education —a conviction that each student must be educated
to make in her own way her Unique contribution to society.
Through her teaching, her students and associates shared her
ideal of physical education as a means toward this goal of
social efficiency for each individual.
Miss Coleman was loved not only for her ability as a
teacher, hut for her capacity for living her beliefs, her dry
wit. her love of a good story, her inimitable ways of effecting
progress—" By hook or by crook, both ways arc good ways"
—for her untiring efforts to make and keep her department
of physical education an institution in democratic living*.
She will be best remembered by her students as they pass
On to others the rich philosophy gained in her classes, and
by their feeling that their highest tribute is to he known as
"one of Miss Coleman's girls."
—COU.INS HKNNKTT
Miss Mary Channing Coleman
Miss Mary I'bauuing Coleman. head
of ihe department of physical educu
lion for 27 years, met a irugic death
last Wednesday morning when she
■altered from a tnddes bean attack
while driving her automobile. Miss
Colciiian. who bad ticcn in ill health
for iilmosi a year, was turning into
College avenue from the Admliilslralion
building when Ihe heart nlluck
iH-curml.
Al the attack the well known educa-tor
losl control of her coupe which
catapulted up the bank al the Alumnae
house and uprooted shrubs as It trav-eled
rsi feet across the lawn of Mclver
hOOse striking Sylvia Klger, a veteran,
who inffered only leg abrasions. Tin-car
continued down Ihe bank of the
lawn and was stopped by the -tone
pillar al Spring Garden street,
Miss Colciunn came l.i Ihe Woman's
College in lir.1l anil developed ami or
guni/ccl from (lie game room in South
spencer the present department of
physical education. Her principles and
philosophies of her profession ami the
edncstionsl Held a- ■., whole ere na-tionally
known.
Ccniiniciiiliig on Miss Oolaoao'l
death, Chancellor Jackson said: "Miss
Coleman was one of the leaders in Ihe
teaching of physical education in this
country. She has built what is probably
ihe bast physical sdoeatloo dapasonsal
in liny women's Collage In Ibis part
i>f the coiuury. She has rendered dis-tinguished
service not only to this
country bin to the cause of physical
education tbrougboal the nation, The
college is exceedingly proud of the
distinguished work she gave us. We
■hall miss her very, very much."
\ii-- Coleman is a native of Halifax,
Virginia. She was cheated by private
tutors until she went to Slate Tench'
ers college, Furmville. VS., where- she
graduated in the class of moo. she
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tor 20 years. Is planning a reorgani-sation,
These plans were dlsenased al
the meeting.
Mr. Kline, one of the sponsors. Is a
member of the faculty; he is teaching
music education and theory.
Classical Civ Club
Meets Monday
The Classical Civilization club will
convene for Its first meeting of the
year Monday, October 6, at 7 p.m.
The forty members left from last year
have all made grades of B or better In
Break, Latin or both.
Sophomores Raise Fund
To Buy Chapel Window
The sophomore class is sponsor-ing
the sale of t III I i:i,i: PINS
to raise money for their class pro-ject,
a window In Ihe future chapel.
Katie l.ihn in 208 Jamison is
taking orders until October 15.
Mr. A. A. Wilkinson Directs
Campus News Bureau
Mr, A. A. Wilkinson, associate edi-tor
of the Durham Morning Herald
sine,. IMS, has l„.,n named director of
the Woman's Collage News bureau, Dr.
W. C. Jackson, chancellor of Ihe col-lege,
has nnnoiim-cd.
A native of Asheville and graduate
of nuke university, Mr. Wilkinson for.
Best) was a memlier of the staffs of
the AabevUle OUuren, Asheville Fane*,
High Point Bnlormrlse, ami Durham
Sam
Wot IS years he was director of the
Duke university News service, lie was
active in the American College Pub-licity
association ami served as n-lional
director and vtce-presldenl For
the past two years hi- has written a
column on "People end Places In North
Carolina "
Mr Wilkinson succeeds Mr. (in ill,-
Osmpbell of Hickory, who lias opened
a printing business in Chapel inn.
Listeners Applaud Concert
By Farbman Sinfonietta
Applause and more- applause to\
lowed iice conclusion "f tbe concert
given by the Farbman BlnfonletU
last Tuesday evening. Tin- program
im laded music c.f all l.v|H's guaranteed
io appeal to a mask-loving audience.
Marry Farbman, conductor and organ-iser
of Ihe iinlciue symphonic group,
is ai-o a well-known concert violinist
and the assistant conductor of the
Si. Lonhj Symphony.
Edith Schiller, the piano soloist, is
Mrs. Farbman la private life. Her
execution of Griefs Concerto in i
minor waa very well received by tbe
audience, Two encores wen- requested,
a Chopin "Walt*" ami "Hush Hour in
Hong Kong." The Sinfonietta played
three encores,
The Binfooletta started when a
group of niu-ic lana lathered t" plaj
for their own enjoyment Friends
found their chamber music so popular
thai they were urged to play profos
Morally. Their debut was made In
Town Hall in lino F.dith Schiller also
appeared with them at this time sic-performed
ander Mr. Faitsnan before
their marriage, and now l-ith love
touring together.
Mr. Farbman declared that what he
liked beat Bbotri eoncetl boon was the
scenery. Mrs. Farbman considers the
South a tine- motion of the country ami
appeared to like fJreensboro very
much, sin- was especially appreci-ative
of the audiences reception to
tb< isie. When asked for her opin-ion
of the prospects for newcomi r» in
Ha Held ..r music, -he replied thai it
was a long, hard straggle inn worth
II i: yon loved ii e gh.
Celeste Johson Outlines
(ARE Package Plans
Plans for sending CAKK packages to
Knrois. were dJsSBSaad at Ihe first
meeting of ihe Po,-! War Actions com-iniiiec-
on Tile-clay. September 80,
Celesta Tahaatoai chairman of the
group, outlined a plan by which each
dormitory could send at lea-i one
CAB! package to Kumpe each month.
The commute* memliers, who repre-sented
the dormitories, were asked to
announce nt their next house meeting
that ChritHmas In October will be cele-brated
on October 28. Kach girl will be
nrged to bring some little luxury
wrapped as a Christmas gift to the
dormitory "Christmas" parties on that
Bight
The committee made plans to co-operate
wiiii Btadenta tor Deaaoerattc
BCtlon, World federalists, anil later
national Beutium dob in ■ptmsorfag
campus lectures an.l discussion groups
cai world problem-.
Alumnae Association
Will Be Chief Theme
On Founders Day
Mrs. Boydston Satterfield,
Mrs. Betty Brown Jester
Will Participate
Mrs. Moydston Salterfleld, new presi-dent
of the Alumnae association, and
Mrs. Betty Ilrown Jester, new secre-tary
replacing Miss Clara Byrd, will
participate in tbe annual Founder's
day program which will take plsee
Tuesdiiy, October 7, in Aycock audi-torium
at 12:l.r> a.m. Special emphasis
this year will be upon the Alumnae
assm-iation.
The program will open with a hymn,
followed by the reading of the 1.1th
chapter of First Corinthians by Dr.
Walter Clinton Jncksnn, Chancellor of
Woman's College, who will preside
over the entire program.
A prayer read by Miss Maxlne Gar-ner,
HAC dins-tor, written by Miss
Josephine liege, litany of communion,
a silent tribute to the honored dead,
and choral response will be Included In
Ihe exercises. The singing of the col-lege
song will end Hie program.
Distinctive Women
Lecture al W. (.
Helen GahaRan Douglas,
Alice Marble Will Be
Included in Series
Three well know American women
who have won distinction in the fields
of journalism, politics, ami sports arc
among the notables nppeurlng In the
1M7--W lecture-entertainment series at
Woman's College. Dorothy Thompson
the columnist and commentator will
open the series on October 7. Helen
(iahngan Douglas, member of Congress,
will speak on February 1.1; and Alice
Marble, world tennis champion and
iii-i'iMiionnl speaker, will meet her
campus engagement April 6. Miss
Hariris, In addition to her formal lec-ture,
will give a tennis exhibition In
the afternoon.
In all. there are more than 20 fea-tures
to the college lecture-entertain-ment
series, Including the Carlos
Sal/cclo harp ensemble. October 21:
Ihe Page Stone Chicago 0|iern ballet.
November 14; the first nodal science
forum. February 12-14. with numerous
distinguished partici|MintsJ the fifth
Arts forum. March II ii, and a variety
of Inlervoping programs. The Plny-likers
are planning to produce six
plays during the year.
Ann Genden Opens Meeting
Of Inter-Faith Council
Tbe Inter Faith council met for the
lirsi time this year, Thursday, October
2. at 8 p.m. at tbe Religious Activities
center. Ann fienden, president of the
council. opaMd the im-etlng by extend-ing
an ollieiiil welcome and introdu-
Clllf the other oflh-crs. Betty McKln-ney
and Helen He Vault,
Miss Maxine fisrncr, director of all
religious acilvlti.-s on campus, intro-duced
the townspeople preseat to the
i-olh-ge students.
Plans f,,r the coming year, which
Delude srrsngemaats for a chapel
program Sad a drive to encourage more
student participation in council spon-sored
activities, were made by the
group. Future meetings are scheduled
for the first and third Thursdays of
every month.
Legislature Appoints New
Reviewing Committee
Jan Shore ami Woody Covington
were appointed by the legislature to
the Faciil:> student Reviewing commit-tee.
Beverly lt*ll and Marjorie Hol-llster
are on the committee for the
second year. The faculty members on
the committee appointed by Chancel-lor
W. C. Jackson are Mr. James
■. chairman, Mrs. Horn Ice Draper.
Mlm M.cxine Garner, and Dr. Charles
• lernlgun.
noa aaamuttee was formed' two
Mars ago at the request of both th->
faculty ami ilie students. It's purpose
la tec 1 1 to a better faculty student
relationship by smoothing out dlffieul
lie. and by revolving suggestions.