Hooray! for
Meredith
Vol. 11
The Twig
Meredith College, Raleigh, N. C., Friday, December 9, 1921
Hear Dr.
Taylor
No. 9
MEREDITH LINES UP
WITH THE OTHER A 1
COLLEGES IN SOUTH
Uappy ^ Tliiit tloesii’t half express it We
were positively overcoiiie with the wildest
thrill in the world when Dr. Brewer’s tele-
gruin Ciime Friday announcing that ilevedith
had been admitted to full inembership in the
youthern Association of Colleges. Several of
us got so excited that the safety of o\ir neigh
bors became questionable—but this is a thrill
that comes once in a life time. Think about
going home Christnuis, and telling everybody
that llercdith has been rccognized aii A 1
college—the first woman’s college in Xortli
tiirolina that has roc(‘ived that honor.
Dr. iircwer has not returned yet frtim .l]ir-
niingham, Alabauni, where he is attOHling the
ccmvention, but when he does conic back, he
will veccivc a hearty welcome, bceanse we owe
a. great leal of onr honor to him. 'I’lien we
think of itiss Elizabeth Avor^' Colton, Avho
for so many years labored unceasingly to ud-
vanee aiid raise ihu sumdard il Moiouifli.
Somebody wrote honu* that she was sn glad
rhaf' .Meredith had gotten intn the Sintliern
liaptist Cnnvention. A little slip, wasn’t it^
l^nt at a time like this we ean be lenient and
uvcrlook many things.
We expect to celebrate worthily this latest
honor awardcil our Alma .Maier upon our
J*residcnt’s return.
DR. S. M. CROTHERS IN
CHARMING LECTURE
ON LITERATURE
CAN YOU ANSWER THESE QUES
TIONS ?
1. Of what nationalify were: 1. Oliver
Wendell llolnies; •!, Phillips Urooka: .’i. 'I’ol-
stni; 4, Vietor lingo; (ioethe: (i, Words
worth ; 7. Longfellow ?
If. Who were; 1. I'aul Lawrence l)un-
bar; 2, riobn linrrnnghs; Unbert IJrown-
ing; 4, liooker '.F. Washington: .'i, AHas; (i,
Omar Khayyam: 7, .lolin Charles .NrtnVeil;
S, Ua])liael; Handel; 10, Ibsen; 11, .Mc-
Sw(‘oney ?
III. Who are: 1. .lolin Mansfield; -1. M.
Briand; Hamlin Oarland; 4, '^^avgot As-
|uith; 'i. Harry Lauder; 0, Riidyaril Kip
ling?
IV. Who wrote: 1, Unele Remus; 2. 'I'he
Ring and the Book ; J5, Snow Btnind ; 4, Cros.s-
ing the Bar; Paradise Lost; 0, The i>ook
of Bonuins; 7, The JFerry Wives of Windsor;
S. 'Rob Roy; i). Pickwick Papers; 10, The Di-
(CoM/iiiuorf oil iiauv 2)
Dr. S. M. Crothers, pastor of the First
Lutheran church, .Boston, delivered an inter
esting lecture on literutuve Friday evening,
December '2, at 8:.']() p. m., before the vState
Historical Association, Mevedifh College stu
dents and friends.
■•.History and Literature," he began, “ouglit
to associate amicably but tliis is rather ditK-
enlt, as the aubji'ct nnitfer of each is so widely
ditl'ereut.
History is a record nf bai)i)enings ibat
eome to pass, or oi'diiniry folks in rhe iictnal
world. It is not confined merely to doings
Ilf the best and baj'piest minds.
Liti'rature on ilie other hand is a record of
■Mie moments of the best and !nipi)iest minds.
11 is something we wmld not willingly let die.
'I'aking an historical view of literat\ire we can
say that it i.s a record of things that come to
|)ass from time to time. Out of Ibis there
grows fashion in lirerature just as liiere is
fashion in |)lilo.sopliy. fashion in science. (‘U-.
This phase i-s interesting bur shouhl nor be
fakc'H seriously, for rhe real basis of literature
is rha*" which does nol eliangi*. but which couk'
down Id ns intaci rhronglunu the ages. .\
book one thousand years old njiiy be jnsi as
alive as one recently froui tbe press. In faei
ir is remarkaiile how n(>w the classics are rn
niosr of us. book may live or die long !>(>-
fore its anlbor. 'I'hey are inile]iendenr of
time or space.
There ar‘ iwo classes of readers, namely
tlios{> who read tlu* shindards or classics, and
rhiise who indulge in the rec(‘nt books, \\’(
are for tbe most pa it intelleclnally shut in be
cause we are afraid of the jndgmeni of oiti
(■oateni|toraries. ^'('t it very i-asy ii> ilcrael'
oiii'sc’lves from (he presen’ and iravel back
thousands of years to rhe jew>ls of literalnre,
We in the present unde little distinction be
tween literatni'c' and journalism, because we
are engulfed by contemporaries. One is con
sidered elite who ndmirt'K lu’eseni authors.
One co\ild not start a conversatii>n on ('(tiilrr-
Iniri/ '/'(iJcft, but ^fain l^lrecl would get a
drawing room simply afire with theories and
opinions. Onr p'ople carry that lun'vous (*n-
ergy which so charactin-ises ibe prol'essions
into tbe literature. Tf we would see true
worth and criticism we nnist see how nnieh of
literary criticism is in fashion and dispount
(Coiiliiiueil on luiiif J)
DR. MADDRY CONDUCTS
SERIES OF SERVICES
WITH GREAT RESULTS
Dr. Maddrey has just closed a very success
ful series of meetings at ilereilith College, the
series beginning \\'eduesday evening, A'ovem-
ber JJrd, at (J :4.'> in chapel and continuing
through Monday evening. He also conducted
the devotiomd services every morning at the
]-egular chapel period. We feel greatly bene-
iited by his coming to us and pray (Joil's rich
est blessings on him as he goes from us. His
calks were always interesting, inspiring and
|j(‘artseiirchiiig. Throughout all the services
he held u]> -lesns, rhe lowly ^Nazarenc, cruci
fied for the remission of our sins, who rose
from the grave on the third day and then, af
ter a short tinu*. ascended to hetiven where He
si's on the right hand of (iorl interceding
ever for us. \\hat a wonderful Saviour is
lie! We thank (tod for Dr. Aladdry.
\\'e rejoice that several girls who had nev»‘r
jmblicly confessed Christ as their Lord and
S|ivioi!r ijjiii .•vn.ii eonfcss!i'!!. iiud that
nniny who wi're jirot’cs.-ied Christians nave
their lives as a living sacrifice njjon tin* allar
of (iod to be used of Him either in the home
or foreign land. It was a glorious sight to
see downs of girls moving down rhe aisle to
giv(‘ iheir all to the Master. Surely God
noves in llie hearts of his people. Dot lisien I
1 Ih'I'o are still some wlio have nor as yet given
ibeir hearts to Jesus. How appalling is the
thought that they are in nrter darkness while
wi‘ walk in the light of ibc‘ Saviourl \\’ill not
those wbi> love the Lord join in nticeasiiiii'
rayer lo (iod ihat th‘y may o)ien their hearts'
door and let Him in ^ May there nor b(> a
•tingle siinl left outside rhe kini'iloni.
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS CLUB
MEETS
On Wednesday afternoon. '.Voveniber :>0.
the Intei-initional lv(‘lations Cbd) hehl its reg-
ulai' meeting. A general revii'w iif Current
l'’ven(s was begiin by .loselyn Cox with a pa
per on the DisartnametU' Conferen-e, scamiing
brii'fly the prol>lems ami steps of ihe C’onfer-
enee. 'I'hen followed a cnri'ent topic test
which was very interesting as well as exciting
and educational. This test was given in the
same manner as rhe old fa-shioned ‘‘S])elling
Bee*’ and it lasted mitil tlie cbdi was forced
by tlie ringing of the dinmn- bell to adjourn.
Dolly (^rizzard: ‘‘T’ve learned a new way
to fix salmons: tliev cook 'em raw here.