1C s not too late
to make a New
Year's Resolution
The Twig
Patronize the
Tea Room
Vol. II
Meredith College, Raleigh, N. C., Friday, February 10“, 1922
No. 12
GIRLS ARE URGED
TO TAKE PART IN
WRITING CONTEST
UP-TO-DATE TEA
ROOM OPENED UP
BY Y. W. CABINET
Tlic time iov the animal wi-iling contests
«tiiged by tlio Xorth CavoUiia Collegiate
I’lvss Association ij- dvawiiig near. There
are two of these contests, one iu the field of
tlie eollcge newspaper and the otlicr in the
iicld of the litevary magazine. Any member
of the start's of either of the publications or
anv regular contributors arc eligible to enter
tliesc contests. Xow tliere is as nmch liter
ary talent at ^Meredith as in any eollcge in
the state, and it is earnestly desired tluit as
many girls as ]Kissil)le take ]mrt in one or
hotli of these contests.
'I'lie following are the rules as drawn up
in rlie constitution of the Xovth Carolina
Collegiate Press A.ssociation:
VJIJ
1. There shall be two writing contests
belli each college year. One contest shall be
held in the field of the college newspaper
and the second in the field of the literary
magazine.
2. Anv mendier of the staffs of the mem
ber publications shall be eligible to enter
either of these contests, as will also any reg
ular contributors to a member publication.
All entrants into these contests shall
submit their material to fbeir literary maga
zine editor or news])aper editor by !March
first.
4. It shall be the duty of the connnittee,
chosen from the faculty of its institution by
the respective publication, receiving the ma
terial, to select the winner from those sub
mitting material to the association secretary
before ilarch fifteenth.
'i. The basis of judging shall be: thought,
rhetoric and style.
n. 'I'o be considered in the newspaper con
test each entrant must submit the following
sorts of writings: straight news item, edi
torial and human interest story.
7. 'I’o he considered in the magazine con
test each 'ntranf must submit one of the fol
lowing sorts of nuiterial; short story, sketch,
verse. One ])(!rson nuiy enter all three sorts
of material if desired.
IX
1. Jfaterial for the final contest shall be
in the hands of the General Secretary by
'March rtfteeuth. 'Phe General Secretary
shall, within a week, submit this material to
the judges in the following manner. The
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if you haven’t been over to the “r” rooms
to inspect the new tea room you've cheated
yourself as well as your Y. W. C. ^V. Over
there we have the back room all fitted \ip
with tables and chairs, just like a regular
down town tea room, while in the front room
we have the cashier to whom you pay your
flieeks. Also in tiiis room you occiisionally
wait vour turn for tables. ]3ut the wait isn’t
BIRDS, SUBJECT OF
INFORMING LECTURE
GIVEN BY MR. GORST
monotonous or tiresome for tiiere are games , , . ,
, . ^ . II speaker, wlio was accoMiiianieil
atiu a piano that is nsuallv sr.undnn*' forth i‘ ,, . ,,
, . , f.y ' ,• f vowoll t'xr frni* Miisiu. h !ir»ii
anytimiji tvom ‘‘jljirgic* to iy-J.ec.
As to what we servo over there—The first
iitleriioon we had the follDwiiiu' nien\i:
A most interesting and insiructive lectiii'e
on ".Birds of A’^orth Carolina and rlieir
Songs’’ was given in the College Auditnrium
Satxirday niglit by ilr. Charles C. (.iorst.
ilr. G(U'st is an expert along this line and
ho proved to his audienct^ his keen undrr-
stnnding and dee]) love of nature.
The lecture was preceded by a wbisiling
solo. “The llobin’s Keturn," given l>y th!
by Mrs.
Crewell of the Music Faenlty. Jle giivr it
‘‘as ihe bird would imitate bis iniitiiloi'."
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Sandwiclics
Olive
Banana and raisin
Hot clioeolatc with
^larsbnialtow and saltines
Hot t‘a with lemon
The second afternoon \vt
ent menu:
Sandwiches
Olivo
Ham and pieklc
Hot tea with lemon
Seafoam candy 4 for
Don't these sound tempting and so reason
able too? We are open from four-thirty
un'til six two afternoons a week, so save
your allowance and make a habit of dropping
in every time the posters are up.
But who’s getting tiu) small profit gott(;n
from this tea roonH Your Y. AV. C. A. 'I'be
stc.vc in the kifehcneftt', the tables used for
your games in the "Y” room and on which
you feast in the tea room, and several other
thing's you’re enjoying over there aren’t
liaid for and we took U]i this idea to ])ay for
them. ]t’s not original with us, not even
the one wo had several years ago when we
were in quarantine. Ent we’re going to
make it a success, eacli and every one of us.
Think about paying back some of those obli
gations you owe girls who asked you to ])ai*-
ties in (heir rooms and whom you'd like to
entertain tlint way but think it's ti>o nmeh
trouble. ITow about renting a table or two
in the tea room some afternoon for a game
and let the tea room serve yon? See the
V. W. C. A. president and slie'll arrange for
the number of tables you’ll like. But if
you’re under no obligations and are just liun-
grv like most of us, droj) in the tea room
and “fill up.”
'I'his met with niiieb applause aiiii Hllcd
everyone in the aiidience with eagerni'ss ii
jhear what was in store for them. Surely m.
one was disaj)pointed for the ])leasiiig ]«'r-
sonalily of the s]ieaker as well as his enter
taining manner of speaking made the even
ing one of genuine pleasure.
'•A bird in the bush is worth two in the
liaml,” a? J\lr. Gorst stated the* ])roverb. was
the “text’' chosen by him.
First, he gave tbi'{‘e calls of a Uobiii. ask
ing the audienee to "lay asid‘ formality''
and guess to whaf bird each call belonged.
^Ir. Farrel was the first and only one fo
answer eorreetly "the Robin.”
By ni(‘ans of henatifnl ]iaintings. most of
wliieb w(‘re originals of Mr. (Jorst himself
and l)y re]>rodueing the calls and songs of the
different birds—a ]>ower which seemed al
most magic to all the listeners—^Ir. (Iorst
nnide his lecHire vividly iiuei'esting and
exceedingly ent‘rtaiiiing.
Beginning with the call of the .Maryland
Yellow Throat ln' imitated numerous famil
iar birds—the Tea-her bird. Scarlet 'I'ana-
ger. Brown Thrush, Wood 'riirusb, Baltimore
Ori(de and many others.
‘‘Birds sing tunes,*' .Mr. Gorst saiil.
'riiongh they may noi be like the tunes in
song books. th‘y ar* tunes. Their songs ace
carefully and beautifully put together, hav
ing regular beats and some arc even divided
into liiie.s. For exam])!e the Brown Thrnsb
says "Dig a hole, dig a lioli- (lirst line), drop
it, drop it (sc'eond line), eovt-r it u]>. cover it
up” (ihii'd line'). This bird is called rhe
planter bird.
'I’he songs of birtls are beautiful, symmetri
cal designs as wonderfully put together as
llowers. Everyone loves llowers, and many
fContiniied on jtnt/e 2)