Kaieigh, M. U
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account of the
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Vol. U Meredith College, Raleigh, N. C., Friday, November 11, 1921 No. 5
ORGANIZATION OF A
B. Y, P. U. FEDERATION
IS HAPPILY EFFECTED
At the auggestiou of our Dean of women
and under the leadership of the B. Y. P. U.
Advisory Board, Miss Hortense Badger,
Miss Carmen Rogers, and Miss Mary Jane
Carroll, there has been organizead in Mere
dith college a B. Y. P. U. Federation. The
organization consists of the Celia Hening
B Y. P. U., the Rosa Hocutt, and the Foy
Willingham which were organized last year,
and the Maud Dozier and Sophia Lennean
organized this year.
A meeting of the unions was held Sunday
evening, Oct. 30, when they gave their first
program as a federation. An alertness which
promises much for future work was shown
in the piogram, which was opened by On
ward, Christian Soldiers. Dr. Brewer then
offered a prayer for the work of the Y. VV.
C. A., and B. Y. P. after which the
president, Miss Tura Thonipson, discussed
briefly the plans of the federation for the
coming year, among which is that of studj
classes. The importance of thosr -^^rscs,
and the benefits derived from them was dis
cussed in a vei’y impressive talk by Miss
R\ith Linerman.
B. Y. P. IT. Bible reading was then en
thusiastically discussed by Miss Hetty Hug
gins, who so plainly pictuml to her hearers
the present day ignorance of the Bible as 1o
give each of them a strong realization of the
fact that daily Bible reading is one of the
chief phases of B. Y. P. U. work and an
important duty of each member.
One of the most inspiring features of the
evening was a talk, the subject of wliieli was
Stewardship, by Mr. C. B. Howard of Wake
Forest College. In a manner which can hard
ly be forgotten by the audience, Mr Howard
set forth the responsibility of the youtli of
a nation in being its power. He then gave
the law of stewardship showing how the
skeleton of the law is given in the Old Testa
ment, and the fulfilment in the New Testa
ment. In conclusion he strikingly painted
out the inevitableness of God’s call in the
ife of a Christain.
This was followed by a brief talk by Miss
Campbell, who in conclusion spoke so as to
strengthen the determination already held
by the unifyis, that the Meredith Federation
is to be A-1. If however some other more
experienced than we, for as yet we are young,
should surpass us, the determination still
holds good that the victor shall not be our
brother college. Wake Forest.
A spirit of friendly rivalry was evident
throughout the program, first as the indivi-
ANNUAL STUNT NIGHT
PROVES AN HILARIOUS
EVENT AT MEREDITH
Meredith’s annual Stunt Night was held in
the College Auditoriiun Saturday, November
5, under the auspices of the Athletic Associa
tion. Stunt Night was established about eight
years ago, and is an annual event at Mere
dith. Each class is allowed fifteen minutes
in which to present an entirely original stunt;
each strives to present the best and most orig
inal performance.
After a few "Worda of welcome fron\ the
President of tlie Athletic Association, Beat
rice Nye, four little ragged, dirty newsboys
came yelling “Extra, Extra” and distributed
programs for the senior stunt. This was a
four page funny paper, consisting of Slim
Gym, Bringing up Mabel (the freshmen)
Katch ’em Rats and Si Cology, each using
much local color. Then the juiiior stunt, a
two act play, “Cave-Man Stuft',” written by
Gladys Leo,uard and Rutli Freenuui, showed
iovv'v?:ccgfi -v. .'..‘'C ’••••''p nnnlied
to present day conditions. T-.,ouise iviuys was a
Tcij •■55rctlvfo“'’C5:f ’to whom the gen
tle heroine, Gladys Leonard was literally
forced to yield. The sophoiiiore stimt her
alded by cut-out programs represented a fresh-
iiiaii, “Little Green Newisli.” Dorothy Gower
deserves mention as the freshman, while the
chorus was excellent. The speeches of the
Sophomore Stunt were ail in rhyme, some
thing which no other class can boast. The
stunt of the Freshmen class was an entcrtain-
nient of famous Movie Stars by the faculty
of Meredith. The actors and actresses all look
ed their parts, while the “take off’ nn the
members of the faculty was indeed well done.
Susie Herring has become the proud aiuit
of two new nephews—Master Fredrick Clay
ton Herring, first born of Dr. and Mrs. G.
N. Herring, and Master David Leonirdas
Middleton, first born of Mr. and Mrs. Gor
don Middleton (Celia Herring ’19). We
heartily congratulate Susie and the parents
of both of these youngsters.
dual unions, led by their respective presi
dents, marched into the chapel, each bearing
its banner on which was written, in its colors,
the name and motto of that particular un
ion ; then in original songs given at intei*vals
by the individual unions who had composed
them,
With this spirit of rivaby among the un
ions, and among this and other colleges, as
well as the city unions, Meredith can but do
a great ■work.
N. C. COLLEGE EDITORS
MEET IN N. C. C. W.
AT GREENSBORO
The third semi-annual conference of the
North Carolina Collegiate Press Association
opened its session at the North Carolina
UoJlege for Women Friday evening, Octo
ber 28, at seven-thirty o’clock. Miss Anne
Cantrell, editor of “The Carolinian”, North
Carolina College for Women, and president
of the state association, welcomed the visitors
to the college. In her address of welcome.
Miss Cantrell said the association was organ
ized one year ago that the colleges might come
into more intimate contact and have a freer
association of ideas. She believed in the idea
of fissociatioii and felt that much could be
accomplished by getting together.
Prof. E. C. Lindcman then spoke to the
college editors on “The Function of a College
Publication.’' He confined his discussion to
the college newspaper whicli assumes the func
tion of conveyor of the news to the college
community. He thought he qualified as an
expert in joiirnalism because he had once
started &
yon have started a magazine which failed,”
he said, “you don’t have any authority to
speak in the field of journalism.’’
Professor Lindeman listed twelve fui c-
tions of the college newspaper, as follows:
(1) chronicling college events of timely in
terest; (2) creating college spirit; (3) pro
moting self-expression among staulents; (-1)
helping to solve the difficulty in gettii.'g stu
dents to wricc; (5) setting higher standards
..f composition; (6) creating a distinct col-
ncws])a|;r‘i- icchnique; (7) furthering in-
(eie^t in state, national and internat’-onal
news by epitomii'.ing news of general interest;
(S'! furnishing an opportunity for sane cri
ticism of college affairs; (9) maintaining a
higher editorial standard^ (10) affordmg
opportunities for humor; (11) training fxit-
ure newspaper writers; (12) expressing stu
dent views and sentiment.
1’he general ignorance of American stu
dents of inteiTintional affairs Professor Lin
deman emphasized especially; he thought
college nowpapers could assist materially in
overcoming this ignorance. Ho thought it
woxild be better if the newspapers were not
dependent on advertising and he advocated
college credit for work on the newspapers.
After the formal program the visiting edi
tors were entertained in the Students’ Build
ing by members of the Quill clnb, a literary
organization of the college.
The second session opened Saturday morn
ing at nine o’clock. The editors were fii’st
addressed by Prof. Hurley on “The Func-
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