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As tliis iis tlic last oilition of 'J'lie Tiviij
which will hu iniblishcd before we go Iiuiiie
for tlie Jlolidays, iho Sfaif dwii'es to take
Miis oppm'tniiity of wishing every single one
of our siibseribevs tlic merriest (Jliristnias
anil the lia|)picst i\ow \'cnr tlipy liave ever
cxj)erieiiucd.
'i’lie choir is busily praetising (’hvistinas
Carols for our aiiiiual Cliristuias serviec to
be held at four-thii-ty, Simclay afternoon,
l)(‘reiiiber IS. 'i'his is an annual eusloni
of .Meredith, aiul is probalily the prettiest
of all oni' traditions. 'I’Ik* general iiulili‘ is
invitetl, and the (.'olk'ge Anditoriinn is always
filled to overnowing.
Anothcv tradition, not ns pretty as sonie,
but just as Tiniquc and as thoroughly en-
joyeil, that has beou handed down to pves-
ont students, is tho “calc*M'alk” given by
the waiters tho last Saturday night before
wo go home for the Christmas holidays.
Everybody comes in fancy dross costumes,
there is a grand parade, Santa Claus pays
us a visit, and a .-ioyous good time is had by
both students and faculty. So if you are
new at JCoredith, whatever else you do,
don’t miss the “cake-walk.”
In tho midst of all our plans for home-
going and the holidays, let’s not forget to
fill to overflowing our Samaveand stockings.
Dr. Dixon-Carroll and her Physiology class
A\’hcdier or not ca[iitiil jiiniishment should
be abolished is a (piestion now agitating the
minds of many Xovth (’aroliiuans. This
contcst will probably be long and hard
t’onglit but its iinal scttloinent will mark a
new era in the history of the state.
Tho main argument against the abolition
of this form of i)uuislm;(‘nt is the one de
claring that the nnnd)er of lyneliings would
be greatly incroasel, ihcreby endangering
lawle.ssness to run riot in the land. This
condition lu.'cd not necessarily prevail for
most of th^ I'vindnals lynched ar(‘ already
in the hands of tlie law. l’'ni-llKirmore, t!ie
I'alii.tio which compose a mob s(>eks exciie-
ment rather than justice.
('a|)iral puni-^limciit is seemingly !-n ins^i-
tniion of the !Mi(hllc Age.s and as such has
no ]ilace in a n:odcrn nation. Can a Chris
tian nation attord to have tlie hours of fi>r-
ture described by Hugo in liis ImnI Ihiys of
n ('uudcimicd Mmi MvciX our within her ov.'ii
gates ^ ]\roreover, most of the arrocions
crimes jierpetrafed arc not premcilitated,
luit committed in a moment of insanitv.
I hat a man should lose his lift* bec.iuse of
a deed .couunittt'd in an ii-ri!sj)onsil]le mo-
i:('nt seems cruelly inhumane. Id sav l!io
least. Imprisonment and hard labor for lil'e
are surely snlHcient for even the nm-r
heinous crime.
1 hen too. did not Jesv.s evervwheve (* i-
pliasixe tlie sacrelness of life^ TakiHir
i'\’erything into eousideration it seems as if
'aw scareelv lias tlie right to lake a " ‘
■ ■"eated with sneh e.\(jni«it(‘ eare bv
Divine.
PnoKisK Day
^ COLLEGIATE PRESS j
(JliarJolU', N. C., J)ecemher Ol/i.—Tho
Trinity Glee Club gave a splendid concert
in Queens C’ollege ^Vnilitoriuni on 'I'ui'sday
evening. The Glee Club was exeellenlly
trained and furnished a very enjoyable pro
gram. 'J'he nnindolin club was splendid too.
The orchestra nmh*i- tho direction of ilr.
X. B. L’atterson was a groat addition to the
entertainment foi- the eveninii’.
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(*xj)ee( to take these stockings down to Sam-
arcand .Manor, on ilomlay, Decemher 1!).
and pay a shorl visit to these girls whos(!
Santa Claus we have been for the past two
Christmas seasons.
In tiie last issue of The Twirj, it was
stated that llerodith was the first woman’s
college in N’orth Carolina to bo admitted
into the Southern Association of Colleges.
In a sense this is true, but at a later session
of the Association, N’orth Carolina College
for Women was also given membership. We
wish to correct the mistake, and heartily
congratulate our sister college.
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VfjIT OF MR. RICHARU
WYCHE TO SALEM
HiilliiisitisUr .1 it'Jiriiic /■Jiilrrhiiii/'d Wilh
i'lirir Jtciiiii.s Shirirn
Sahiiii was lionori'il ilonday night, Xovem-
ber the twejity-eighth. l>y a visit from .Mr.
liicluird Wyehe, honorary president of the
National Story-'I’ellers' League. He s[)oke
in .Memoriiil Hall to an attenlive and entlnis-
iastic audience on “I’ersonal lieniinisc*nc(‘s
of ,loel Chandler Harris.” 'Hits was inter-
Sj)erscd with Uu(de lii'nnis stoi'ies.
:\ir. W yc he is a pioneer in story-t(‘lling,
having received his inspiratitm when Ik* was
quite a young man engaged in teaching in tbe
])nblie schools in Xov\h ('arolina. lie found
ed the National Story-Tellers' Leagiu- and
was iictive ])resident for many years. He
said that story 1 id ling was vitally iniporlanl;
that without (dean amusement, young people
would he inlluencred by things which were
degrading to dieir charac(-r. 11- said, “K.v
))ri’ssion is life, su])))ression is death.''
lie lold (ij .Mr. Harris’ hirtli, boyhootl and
(■arly struggles against eircnmstances, bis
conrisliip and marriage*, aiid inspiral ion to
writ(* ihe negro folk lore in diah*cf and also
his world renown because of the immortal
“Uncle Jienins” stori*s.
lie described visit.s which he had paid .Mr.
Harris at his liome, The Sign of the Wren's
N”('st, in Atlanta before his death. Ho said
that Sir. Harris was very timid and dil not
talk much in Hie comj)any of strangers. Ho
told of visits paid Jtr. Harris by President
Roosevelt and Andrew Carnegie. Tho home
has been bought, and is now open to poo})lc
from all over the world who wish to sec the
home of this gi-eat man.
lEr. Wycho told several Uncle Remus sto
ries which have been made available to the
world by the pen of Joel Chandler Harris.
Among those were Brer Rabbit’s escapade
with Brer B’ar’s honey the weird story of the
varmint who “Wanted his taily-po,” how
Brer AVolf ate up tho rabbits and his final
punishment.
It was with regret that the audience dis
persed after having been so charmingly enter
tained by one so well-versed in the art of
entertaining.