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Meredith College, Raleigh, N. C., Friday, October 21, 1921 No. 3
Vol. II
JOYS OF SERVICE TO
GOD PROVED BY
MISS PEARL TODD
On Friday morning, October 14, we were
given a special treat by the presence of Miss
Pearl Todd at our usual chapel exei’cises.
Miss Todd was one of “Miss Campbell’s girls”
at Bessie Tift College, and for the past sev
eral years has been engaged in work among
the women of our Southland. Miss Todd, a
few days previous to her coming to Meredith,
was appointed by the Foreign Mission Board
S'; a missionary to China, and on January 14
tshe sails to take charge of a girls’ school in
Chefoo, China. She brought us an interesting
lesson, giving us vivid glimpses of some of her
past work. But her special message was the
^need of the Lord for us—every single one He
Will take and use to His own honor and glory,
'regardless of our qualifications, if we will only
submit oui-selves to Him. Joy radiated from
vthe face of Miss Todd, as she spoke to us, and
Veft-no doubt in our mSinds but that she is one
l,f the privileged few who have yielded them
selves unreservedly to God, and found that
"unspeakable joy,” promi.sod to all, but ac
cepted by only a few.
B. Y. P. U. OFFICERS
ATTEND B.Y. P. U.
CONVEVTION AT CARY
Sixty-one Meredith girls, the ofRcer.s of onr
five B. Y. P. U’s., wont to Cary la.st Sunday
afternoon. It wa.s an iniusual occasion—the
meeting of the Raleigh Central Assoeational
B, Y. P, U. Mr. Brantley ‘Womblc’, the presi
dent of the organization was in eharfiv of llio
program. Mr. Perry Morgan, the State Field
Secretary, and Miss Elma Farabow, the new
ly elected State Junior Leader spoke to the
large crowd of en^hiLsiastic young people pres
ent. Both of them brought messages full of
good cheer, joy, and vision. S])ocial music
added joy to the program of the ai’ternoon.
The next meeting of the Associational B. Y.
P. U. will be at the Tabernacle Churcli, the
fourth Sunday in January. Wateh Meredith
get the attendance banner then, just like we
did yesterday!
THE FASHION SHOW
STAGED BY SENIORS
A GREAT SUCCESS
THOMASON-HARRIS
All interesting event of last Saturdjiy morn
ing was tlie marriage of Miss Margaret Hiir-
ris and J. Wiley Thomason, which took place
at the Brown Memorial cliurcl). Rev. W. D.
Spinx, officiating. The church was beaiitifnlly
decorated in quantities of autumn flowers inul
ferns. Preceding the eereniony a lovely musi
cal program was rendered by Mi.ss Mary
Jones, organist, and Mrs. Phillips Robertson,
soprano. The ushers were H. II. Jiiurronghs,
Burns Elkins, Charles AVhitc and M'. N.
McBraycr. Tl\e bride’s only attendant was
her sister, Miss Nancy Anno Harris and the
groom had C. A. Thomason as best man, Im
mediately after the ccrcntony Mr. and Mrs.
Thomason left for a bridal tonr iioi-th after
which they will reside here.
PHILARETHIAN SOCIETY
The Philarethiau Literary Society was
very highly honored and pleased by the
presence of Miss Moulti'ie Drake, our last
year’s president. Miss Drake made a short
speech, inspiring us to work loyally for
Philarethia.
The program was in the hands of the mis
cellaneous group which presented an inter
esting program, the meaning of which was
to give an idea of what miscellaneous means.
INTERESTING MESSAGE
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On Friday evening, October 14, at 7 :30, the
Fashion Show was presented by the members
of the senior class. As the curtains were
slowly drawn, Dame Fashion was seen
seated on her tln’one, surrounded by her
attcjulants. After an opening ehorus, she
acknowledged her audience by a gracious
b(w, and then after a brief iuterm'ission
the Fjishion Show )>roper began. Each
])r(“sontation was annomice’d by two lit
tle pages. Then in rapid .succession came
slreet costumes, fur coats, church costumes,
sport clothes, school dresses, afternoon gowns,
eveiiing creations, and negligees, each charac
terized by striking new style notes, and the
very latest lines. For these costumes the sen
ior lilass i.s indebted to Taylor’s Furnishing
Co., and The Royal Shop. Appropriate and
original songs were sung, as each separate
•style was shown and examined by the buyers,
Ann Eliza Brewer and Juanita Arnette. The
IF I HAD BEEN BORN A GIRL'
Uv ir. K. HllIlNB, XKW YlHiK U.VIVKSITV
My subject is a very unusual one; “If I
luul been born a girl !” It is not so very re-
utdle. I did have a sister, and I cln have three
daughters, and I think I have innumerable
si.sti’fs ill the world. Below botli tlie boy and
he girl is the liuninn, and the hnnian is deeper
and l)roador than either the masculine or the
1‘eminino, and we are Innuan before wo arc
eitiier boys or girls, and there is a biological
basis Por that. So it is not, after all, so very,
very far away for me to consider “if I had
been borii a girl.”
The first thing I lliought of was that niy
nuither would not have had a son. Tlie second
tiling was that if I had been borji a girl I
should not have been sorry that I was not
born a boy. I should have been glad. Not
that I am not glad that I was born a boy, yon
understand. I should have been glad to try
to show, as a girl, that though in brute
strength woman Ls weaker than man, in no
other respect whatsoever is she handicapped
in comparison with man. And my experi
ence as a teacher would justify me in making
that statement.
I should regard, had I been born a girl, with
the knowledge I now have, happy marriage as
the ideal human state, I should, however, re-
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entire east joined in a closing song and also
a .song to the .sophomores, who responded
with a song to tlu; seniors. Their admira
tion of their .sister class was further mani
fested by a beautiful basket of white roses.
prescMited by Susie Herring, l^fesident of
(he so|)l)omore class, to Mary Tillery. Pre.s-
ident of the senior class.
This .show was one of the most original
perl'ormanees ever given by Meredith stu
dents. and was attended i)v a large audience,
ehiefly students. Not oi.ly was there a strik
ing array of lovely gowns, but much original
talent was also displayed. Special notice
should be given to Mary Tillery, who was
the oi'igiuator of the plan, composed most
of the songs, and spared no effort to make
the performance a success.
IN THE “Y ROOM”
In tlie langviage of the Meredithite, a
eiwvd of date-less girls had the “cutest”
time in the “Y room,” last Saturday even
ing' As the girls dropped in, they were
called on for a stunt—and you never saw
sucli original stunts in your life. Gales of
laughter were called forth by the clever
reproductions of the Raleigh Pageant, by
Louise Mays. Also a “fidgety” Sunday
school boy, was mimicked by Mabel Camp
bell. There were other “cute” selections
that made \is say—“Who’d a thunk it?”