The Carolinian [June 3, 1927]

              Welcome
Alumnae THE CAROLINIAN Welcome
Alumnae
North Carolina 'College . for Women
VOLUME VIII. GRE;ENSBORO, N. C., JUNE ,3, 1927 NUMBER 31
Dedication of -New Auditorium Graduating Exercises t?·
) . Take Place Mon. Eventng
To Ta~e Place Saturday MorningPARKNIGHTSERviCE275 CANDIDATES
GO V M'LEAN TO MAKE TO REVEAL IDENTITY Large~is~:r~d~:ti;!ce~~ass in
PRESENTATION OF OF STUDENT SERVICE TOWNSEN:·::: SPEAKER
EDIFICE TO COLLEGE
Magnifitent Edifice Is Realiza­tion
of Dearest Dreams
of Many Alumnae
DR. WISE IS TO
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Alumnae, Faculty, Honor Guests and I
Others Form Procession While
Band Gives Concert
Saturday morning, June 4, at
wi)l find the dreams o~ many alumnae
and friends of the college realized when
tbe new auditorium, on the corner of
Spring Garden and Tate streets, will be
dedicated. 'fhe important part of the
program will be the presentation of the
auditorium by Governor A. W. McLean,
t he ncce11tance by P t·esident Foust, and
the address of the morning by Dr.
Stephen S. Wise.
Dr. Wise is a foremost author and
lec·turer, and has been a student of af-fnirs
for many yenrs in this country.
NEW AUDITORIUM OF NORTH CAROLINA COLLEGE FOR WOMEN
Which will be dedicated Alumnae Day, Saturday, June 4, at 10:30 a. m.
_\!though a native of Budapest, Hun- ,.. FAREWE.LL SERMON f··. - ·- ·- .. -·-·-·---:·-·--·-·-·-.·-·---·-·-·---·-t gary, Dr. Wise received his degree of ! , !
doctor of philo~oplly from Columbia i POEM OF WELCOME I
~~i~~r~::·M~~~s~~m1vt!:t~eh:Y:::o~::: SUNDAY M~RNJNG I From a Freshman Sister II
.:\few York, and was later pastor at Beth !
Israel, Portland, Oregon. At the pres- Dr. Pierson Merrill to Talk to I They are coming, they are coming, I
ent t ime Dr. Wise is a leader and mew- Graduating Students in 1 Chattering and hnmming; I
l.ter of the "Open Forum National j Rnnni-n.g and dancing; I Auditorium
Coun il," the "Amelican Lengue to En- 1 Wa.lking a·nrl prancing. I
fot·ce Peace, and the American Associ a- IS NEW YORK pASTOR I Who? The alumnae, by jix,
tion for Labor Legislntion." lie is also I From the class of '93 to the class of '26. ~
t Iw nut hot· or "How to Fu.c·t• T.ifc'' anti
Dt·. R. W. Pierson Merrill, who has 1 k d
"Chil!l YersuR l'allent..'' been selected to deliver the baccalaure· Fo1' yonr corning, hard we have wor ·e ' i
Snturday morning nt 0 :30 the l<'ort ate ser~on, Sunday, Jun'e 5, a.t ll I A.nd never once shirked, .) ;
Bragg band will give a concert on the I Whether la-ughing 01' wailing, f o'clock, in the new auditorium, is pas-old
hockey field, and during the con- i Sn·cceecling 01· failing. , I tor of the Brick Presbytel'ian church, t
cert those takiug part in the procession ·, Why:? Because we love each one of you I New Yo1·k. He is a Rutgers College Hll · ·
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will move down College avenue to t he graduate a nd was previously pastor in I zet 1er yon nts te years our, one, wee, or wo. I
nuditorium at 10 a. m., taking their Philadelphia, Chicago, and New York. I t
places in the following order: Wilmer Dr. Merrill .is tho author of "Faith and - A.nd now that yon a'l'e here, i
Kuck, chief marshal of North Cm·olina Sight," "Liberal Christianity," and oth- I Talking and lattghing everywhe1·e, o
College; Fort Bragg band; Mrs. R. 9· er books. I Welcome! Welcome! is our c1·y. !
Everett. president of the Alumnae As- The Ol'(]P.r of the service is: I And may yott be pleasecl with everything yo1t spy. !
sociation, and Mary Clara Tate, a mem- Italian Hymn? Giardini. II And may yow· stay I
ber of the sophomore class, carrying Invocation. Be happy to a day. I
the United States flag; Governor Me- Quartet- "Be Still Then and Know j l\IanY LYNCH PHIPPS, '30. I
Lean and Marion Eley, carrying state That He is God,!-' Buck. - ' i
tlag; President Foust and Myrtle 1\Iae Responsive Reading, 67 Psalm. ·~·-·-·-.. - ·- .. - ·--·-·---.... -·---------·-·!• Parker, carrying the coliege flag; the Gloria Patri.
honor guests and members of the board; Ave Maria.
faculty; alumnae, grouped by classes, Prayer. i D~. W.P.MERRILLTO SPENCER LAWN IS
as to whether they are of the class of Hymn, Rathbun1-Conley.
l.tlue a11d white, green nnd white, et<'- ;
seniors; members of the student body.
On eithet· side of tbe procession the
sophomores bearing pennants of all
classes; will form 1in honor guard. The
line of march will be down College ave­nut,
into Spring Garden street, to Tate
street, and in the ft·ont entrance of the
auditorium.
The g uests, other than those taking
part in the procession, a re urged to be
at t he a uditorium by 10 :15, so as to
BaccalaUI·eate Sermon, Rev. H. W. P.
Merrill, D. D.
Hymn, St. Gertrude-Sullivan.
Benediction.
ORATORIO, ELIJAH: GIVEN
COMMENCEME~T SUNDAY
College Chorus and Orehestra and City
Choral Club to l>resent Selection
in New Auditorium
SPEAK AT VESPERS SCENE CLASS DAY
President of Senior Clas
Lead Year's Last Services.
Program to Be in Park
to Modern InterpretatiQ..n of Ten·
nyson's "Princess" Is Writ­ten
by Two Seniors
PHOENIX CLUB TO SING OFFICERS ARE REVEALED
The closing Vesper Service for this
year will be given Sunday night, June
5th, iu Peabody Park. Theresa Me·
(Continued on Page Five) Duffie, president of the Senior class, has
- DEAN WADE R. BROWN DIRECTS prepared an unusually interesting pro­gram.
Meanwhile, she will be in charge "ALICE-SIT -BY-THE -FIRE"
ON SATURDAY NIGHT
One of the gala events of commence­ment
at N. C. C. W. will take place on
Monday, June 6. On the afternoon of
this day, at four o'clock, t he graduating
class will have its Class Day Exercises
on South Spencer lawn.
The presentation of Me11delssohn's of t he devotional exercises for the eve­"
Elijah" will be one of the most beauti- ning.
ful of the programs to be given during The outstanding feature of the pro·
commencement. This oratorio will take gram w-ill be a talk by Dr. William Per­'
fhe sccJ·et of who the everlasting offi ·
cers of the class are will be told at this
DeAlva Stewart, Andrina Mcintyre, place in the new auditorium, Sunday, son Merrill of New York. Dr. Merrill,
Nancy Li.ttle and Others Are Well June 5, at 3 p.m. Dr. Wade R. Brown, pastor of Brick Presbyterian Church of
time. The Class Day program, which
will be long remembered by the class
of 1927, is as follows:
Selected Cast dea11 of the school of music will direct New Yor City, is recognized as one PART I
the large body of 125 sh1gers, made up of the gifted aud enthusiastic speakers Welcome Address-Theresa McDuffie,
PERFORMANCE DISPLAYS TALENT of the Greensboro Choral club, and the of the city. Although he has not an. President.
The Playlikers will present Barrie's
"Alice-Sit-By-the-Fire" Sl!-turday eve·
ning at 8 :30, in the new auditorium,
under the direction of W. R. Taylor.
The characters for the play are well
chosen, as was shown by the huge suc­ress
of the production when it was
given to the college students in May.
DeAlva Stewart is taking the part of
North Carolina College Chorus. The nounced his suhjeet, it is to be expected
college orchestra and that of the that he will ln·ing a worthwhile and in· 1 PART II
N a t1. 0nal th eat re W'l ll ac1 c1 much t o the -'S' 'piriug message. A Modern Interpretation of Tenny·
effectiveness of the progmm. . . son's "Princess." Time-Spril1g Eve-
The soloists for the orato1·io are: Miss In additlOn to ~he address, several ning of 20th Century. Place-A Modern
musical numbers w1ll be rendered dur- C t Q Th M D ffi
Glady~? Campbell, soprano : Miss Rebecra . . . ,our . ueen- eresa c u e.
0 b t lt M B · · S mg t he evenmg. The Phoemx C. lub IC ourtl. ers- S en1. 0r Cl ass anc1 Tl1 e1· r g urn, con ra o; r. enJamm · quartet will sing. This Club's selections G t B d N L' tl
Bates, tenor; Mr. Grady Miller, bari- arc always lookecl forward to with much ues s. ar - ancy It e.
tone. The concert master of orchestra expectation and pleasure. . (Continued an Page Five)
is Mr. H. H. Fuclrs; and Miss Sue
Kyle Southwick is pianist.
Following the presentation there wili
be a gathering of the alumnae at the
home of President Foust to meet the
"Babies Registered Here," Is Sign to Appear on
Guilford as One of the Welcomes to Alumnae
Annual Ceremony in Peabody
Park to Feature Dances and
Beautiful Ritual
MANY ARE TO TAKE PART
Tradition of Seven Years Standing Re­sult
of Desire For Unusual Custom.
Wrltte·n By Students
Dances, a processional of college girls
with torches, and a beautiful .ritual, fea­tu.(
e the Park Night Service, which
will be held in Peabody Park: Friday
night, at nine o'clock. In this cere­mony,
the identity of the girl who has
been chosen as Service is revealed.
"Service" is elected by secret ballot
of the student body as the girl who
has served her Alma Mater most during
her college career. Her name, and the
names of h-er three attendants, Body,
Mind, and Spirit, who are toe next in
order of el6.1ltion, are kept secret until
the night ·of this ceremony. The choice
of the classes, the societies, tbe Alum·
nae, and the Faculty, for handmaidens
to Service are also made known at
this time. .....
Park night service was fir~t held in
1920. It was the result of a universal
desire for a college tradition different
from the usual run of college customs .
The first thing decided was that as
the Park is one of the most distinctive
and one of the most loved parts of
t.he ~.:tmpus, i't. should have a p1·ominent
pla«e in this tradition. Then it was
quite natural that the college motto
"Service" should be thought of, and it
was decided tjlat each year a girl would
be chosen to personify Service and that
a. ceremony would be given in her honor
in the Park. The entire Park Night
Service was planned and written by
students, and thus originated one of the
most beautiful college traditions.
The first person to be Service was a
junior, Lena Kernodle, 110w Mrs. Mc­Duffie,
in 1920. Those coming after
her are: '21, Gladys Wells, now Mrs.
W. R. Ringer; ~2, Marie Bonitz; '23,
Virginia Terrell / '24, Lula Woody; '25,
Rosalyn Nix; and ' 26, Georgia Khk­patrick.
The entire text of the ceremony is
as follows~
Newly Appointed Supreme Court Judge
Has a Long Record of Service
to the State
The graduating exercises of the clas$
of 1927, at which time 275 students
will receive their degrees, will take
place Monday evening at 8 :30, in the
new auditorium of the North Carolina
College. Judge N. A. Townsend will
deliver the address of the occasion.
Judge Townsend is a native North
Carolinian. He is a leading lawyer of
Dunn, and has recently been appointed
judge of the supreme court. Judge
Tow11Send was 1925 ~liairman of th~ fin ­ance
committee of the house of repre­sentatives
and ex-officio member of the
budget committee. He was o~e of the
leaders in the General Assembly during
the last three sessions:
(Continued on Page Two)
LASS REUNIONS WILL
BRING ME~ORIES OF
HAPRY COLLEGE DAYS
frograms in Charge of Individ­ual
Classes Will Prove
Most Enjoyable
MANY CLASS DINNERS
Schedule Arranged By Alumnae Secre­tary
P rovides Each Class a Suitable
Meeting Place
'fhe class reunions, always one of the
most important · factors of any com­mencement,
have been arranged for by
some member of each class, and the
place of meeting turned· over to the
alumnae secretary.
The reunions are taking place on dif­ferent
days and at various places; so
the following information may. prove of
some help:
HQ.mecoming Reunions
(We are giving below information
about the class reunions. In each ease
the name of one member of your class
is given from whom you may secure
Prologue By the Spirit of the Past further information.)
Out of the land of shadows, down the l CLASS OF 1893, 1894, 1895, 1896
lQng vistas of time, · And those who entered with them
Swift to the call of the present, gladly in 1892
awakening come.
Hither past of this college,
days that are gone,
Soul of the Supper- Friday evening, June 3,
Bringing the echoes of laughter and far
away fragments of song.
In the evergreen forest of mem'ry, the
dwelling of hope and del~ht
Bring your golden days that, burnished
to more than an earthly glow
(Continued on Page Four)'
ALUMNAE LUNCHEON
ON FRONT CAMPUS
Is Gay Time of Saturday Pro­\.
gram of Entertainment for
the "Old Girls"
MANY TO BE PRESENT
The Alumnae luncheon, another fea·
ture of Saturday, is to take place on
front campus at 1 p.m. The occasion
will be presided over by Miss Anne
Albright, vice-president of the alumnae
association. Committees have been ap­pointed
to see that all of the guests
are well taken care of. The guests
are, to include the faculty, faculty
wives, alumnae, seniors, their guests,
6:30p.m.
Home of Mrs. Elizabeth Mclve1·
Weatherspoon, 405 Tate Street, Phone
2480.
Mrs. W. H. Hunter (Carrie Mullins),
201 Tate Street, Phone 721-J.
CLASS OF 1897
And those who entered with them
in 1893
Supper-Saturday, June 4, 5:30 p.m.
Home Economics Practice House.
Mrs. J. ·A. Brown (Minnie Mciver),
Phone 2480, and lola Exum, in charge.
Meet Library steps, fronting Stu­dents
Building, 9 a.m., Saturda,y , June 4.
• CLASS OF 1898
And those who entered with them
in 1894
Supper-Friday, June 3, 5:00 p.m.
Lodge, Near Battle Ground.
Mrs. R. Murphy Williams (Lillie
Boney), 306 Mendenhall St., Phone ll88.
Assemble in front of Mciver Building
at 4 :30 p.m. }' riday afternoon.
(Continued on Page Six)
HILDA WElL UNABLE TO
BE HERE THIS , YEAR
and specially invited guests.
The Fort Bragg Band will furnish Exams at Wellesley Prevent Presence
music during t he first part of the lunch­eon,
which will be served by Miss
Coolidge and her sophomore assistants.
of President of Class of
'26 at First Reunion
Alice Grey, and in the part shows her
unusual dramatic ability. Mr. James
Hoge, of Greensboro, plays the part
e>f Colonel Robert Grey; Andrina Mc­Intyre
that of Amy Grey; Nancy Little·
that of Geneva: Others playil1g are:
Professor L. B. Hurley as Steve Rollo;
Wilhelmina Weiland, as Richardson,
Steve's hand maid; Elizabeth Rosenthal
as Cosmo; Pauline Crowson as Fanny;
and Elizabeth Rowland as nurse.
faculty.
MEMBERS OF RECEPTION
COMMITTEE APPOINT.ED
Alumnae, the sophomores welcome you
and welcome your babies also. No
mother need be worried wit~ her chil­dren
during commencement. Tbe col-to
register their babies when they leave Some of the classes have decided to
them. decorate their class trees; many of the
Hilda W eil, who will be remembei;ed
by many of the students of North Caro.
lina College, expresses her regret at
missing the commencement program in
the following retter to Miss Byrd:
Janice Porter deserves mention for
designing the scenery for Act I, under
the personal supervision of Mr. A. T.
West, of the dralll;atics department.
The Pl:cylikers are giving compli­mentary
tickets to faculty and seniors
this performance.
lege nursery and the sophomores are at
The Reception Committee for com- the disposal of every mother and baby.
mencement is composed of Miss Laura The nursery ;is to be held in Guilford
Coit, Miss Minnie Jamison, Miss Hope HalL Just follow the signs and arrows
Coolidge, Mrs. Boyd, Miss Lillian Kill- on the campus and you will have no
ingsworth, and Miss Katherine Sherrill. trouble in finding the place. The nurs­'
Mrs. B. C. Parker who is chairman of ery is open from nine o'clock in the·
the Home Coming Committee on At· morning until six in the afternoon.
tendance will also be a member of the This will enable the mothers to attend
Reception Committee when she arrives. all the meetings. Parents are asked
't .
The children will be well cared for classes will give stunts-this is the
and looked after. Virginia Kirkpatrick
is in charge of the nursery, and the
girls helping her are thoroughly capable
and responsible. The mothers may feel
assured that the babies are in the very
best of hands. A place is provided
where the little ones may sleep in peace
and comfort. During thetr waking
hours, the babies will be amused with
dolls, balls, rattles, and other appro­priate
toys.
gay, playtime of the alumnae. The1·e
will be much time for reminiscing.
Red and white is to be the predomi11:tnt
Clllor in the decorating scheme, in honor
of the outgoing senior class.
This seems a fitting place to ac­kno,
vledge the sophomores for ·the many
services they are to render during the
th1·ee days of commencement. The
alumnae secretary is extra;agant in her
praise of them.
Dear Alumnae and Miss Byrd,
Much to my sorrow and deep regret,
J:une 4, 5, 6, will find me at Wellesley
College 'studying for exams. Nothing
could make me hate them any more than
to miss my first reunion at N. C. C. W.!
Sincerely,
Hilda W eil, '26.
May 18, 1927.