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EDITORIALS
I'fool' ))()silive llial suriu^ is
jiii-is liiivc put. 4)11 Oi'csscs.
• lIU!
11 Itas lu'oii in-dVC)! Ik\voim1 u shadow of
a (liiulil, s«i (h*\- say, lhal (Icoi-jic Wasli-
luul ml half. TJii.s donhllc.ss \\’ill
^reat cdiiilVni jind iiispii-aluni lo all
the i-cd-h(*ad(Ml damsels.
Di-. \\’. Ti-ii(‘ll's siM-i*s of csiUi-
Ji(‘list.ic s(*rvic‘s (o Ik* held in lh‘ 'i(y
Aiulilorinja lK*j>;iii .\lai-i-li !. Wv have
liccii jivanlfd the |n-ivil(*it‘ of alh'ndinii
ai li’asi t)n‘ si-vvirc a lay duiinij,' (his
incciiii^i. Also lo t'uitlu‘1- (Ik* hiii--
ilciis of SOUK* at ihis tiiiM*, il lias liccn
d‘cid(‘l (ha( no Iksik' jI' 'I'lif Tir'ui will
Ik* imldishod iU‘Xl Sufi'ly if Ihi*
si iidi*n(' holly has a sense »f tlu* i rne valne
of |liinji‘.s woj’lli while, they \\ill iiiala*
e\'ei-y (*ndeavoi' to aK(*n(l as many oT tlu-se
sefvie(*s as ]K)Ssihle.
'I'ime for (*h*elioiis is di-awin^ iieai-.
I'his, possibly tin* most hitevestinji pe-
i lod ill (h(? (•oll*>:* y*ar, lakes plaee in
Alaich, alHt(ni^'h Hu* new ollieeis do not
assnuK* iheh- duties until the middh* of
.\pi-il. This time U^t’s lay aside all in
dividual i)i (*f(*rences, foi'y;(*t whieli sociiity
tlie jiivl is a memhei- of, and ehoose the
))(‘i-soii for hei- own worth and intriusie
valne.
IS MEREDITH IMPROVING ?
Since many and surprisiij}* ehanges
seem to be the order of the day, it would
lie well jierhaps to review our past and
[)re.sent conditions and then ask ourselves
•‘is Aleieditli Iniprovinj^?'* We are all
aji'reeil that Meredith is what we make it.
Xow what are we makinj; it?
1m llie lij-st |)laee we Jiave heen !at(*ly
d(*nied thei privilej^e of inspei tinj^’ tin? zoo
(i()rniN)S(‘l larjidy of birds, hounds and
jjhittons of the male si)ecies) whieh [)a-
rades in front of the campus each Sunday
f(U' our Iwiuefil. Xor are we any longer
allowed to stroll Jihni}^ Wilininjiton eat-
in,u -ream or comniittinfi some other siu-h
iirinous social olT«>ns(*. »(uie are the days
when llilmer's was invaded hy liadess
.Mer*ditli .uirls, thus shockinj>‘ the clerks
iind ])ublie unhelievalily. Is it any won
der that the fi-ientls of tin* eolleji'o h«dd up
du'ii' hands in holy iKU-rcU' wh'u they saw
schojil ii'irls runninji' in Alfi’i'd Williams*
hack door for in*ncils, paper and note
books oi- drojiplii”: hy the hot loi>; staiul
alioni 4.00 [*. .M.? Almost fory,otteu are
rlie niji'hts whi*n we hmuji'ed in each otiiers
i tKHus (iiist(*ad of our own ) durinji'an (Mi-
tire study perio«l. luileed our halls now
preseni |iiit4* a model appearance to a
casual ohs(*rver.
(irantinji' the tlu>]-ou^liness with wliich
tli(‘se new rifles ai-e i*iifo)-ced. it is slill
possible ilia) they mijrlit hav(* a !e”;euei‘-
aliiiti: intlueiHM* on the morale of .M(*redith.
IN'rliaps it is not th(*. rules thems4*lv(*s as
miicli as it is tli* spirit which prmi]>ted
thi* ruh's. .\t any ra(* lliei-e has been
sinc* rlirislmas an unnamed anil ofl(*u
nnre-(ii'niy.ed inlliu*nce felt which has
caused an irj-italde cliatin.i:' at rules and
a j^eneral unrest. I*ei-haps IIm* students’
coiK-eption of this is ‘.Kaji:y;(*rated, hul
iIm'I'c se‘ms lo he on tlw j>arl »f our
faculty and S. i. (*xet-nliv-s an attitude
of watclifiiliu'ss. of disti'iisl, aiil of eler-
nal e.\p*i-tation for soniethinti' lo jio
wrunjj;; or as one of tli(* students e\-
pres.sed it (yon will pardon me if I |Uote
\’erbatitn) “lOveryhody thinks tbiujis ar(*
’iiiin’ lo tin* devil,” Of c(uirs* w* need
not f(*el in honoi- hound (o live up to thes(*
•‘.\l'(‘ctationSj lint as oiir leariu*d ))rofessor
wouhl say. Il Is ni»r(' or less a psycho-
lojiical reaction.
What the reinetly Is, or th«! dual out
come will he. W(* do not know, lint even
if w(‘ feel now as if we have* slipi>ed a step
backward in oni- hoiuu- system and self-
*: 'vernnu*nt. let us hope it will oidy make
I's mor(* determined to rej*ain our old
plac* and nionnt yet hi}?lier.
(lirls, you know we av* capable of nuik-
iujf Jlereditli an ideal place, of making
W. M'. AV.
The Association of \\’illowy Wands ttf
W'omen meets. Ive.solntlons are drawn up,
and plans of action jmnle. The following
is tin* (locnmenl issued l)y the Associa
tion :
“Aft*r due constdtation, deliberation,
meditation and h*sltation upon the sad
vicissitudes of married life, we, the under
signed do hereby draw up the followiuy:
resolutions:
1. >Ve will never nnirry a “runt.”
’2. ILesliall he tall and willowy,
ii. Il* shall hav(> a pc*rfect “figg;r.'‘
4. Me shall Ik* made t(» be looke!
to and not down upon.
T). We are no longer dis(ront(*nted
with our |)liysii|ue but are graceful wil
lowy wands (»!' wonuMi.
(►. We henc*fortb C4)usid(‘r our slat-
ure (pu^enly ami scoi-ii tiu* word (hfinli/
as trIHing and ignobh*. Signed:—'Die
Tall Il(*avvwei"lits of M*i-(*ditli ('olleire."
IIr«trtl l'Jrrri/irlicr‘
“(). cni it ontl" said the boy with tin*
splinter in his fing*r.
“(). darn it!” said tlu* girl with the “rmi”
in lu*r st(M-king.
‘•O. hang iti” said IIm* girl wli*n thi^ pic
ture fell fi(mi tb(* wall.
“Dad t)lame it I” .said Ihe boy who had
goiK* SM iniming, against liis daddy's or
ders.
“I»in,i> l»tjs( l( !" sail (li‘ boy wiOi llie
empty pocket-liook.
“hog gouel” said (he hoy who had lost
his dog.
“Oh. slioo( !’’ said the hoy lo liis brother
who was afraid to pull (lie trigger.
“Von lell 'em 1” said the t*a«-lier, for the
beneh(. of those who were absent.”
MR. FARMER VISITS IIS
U‘V. S. I'. I'armei-, busiii(‘ss manager
of the Hihlica/ li'rconfrr snu\ a well-known
Haptisl preacher paid us a visit Welnes-
day morning ami gave a very interesting
talk. Ill* emphasiz(‘d the IN*ac(* bi-inging
pow(*r of .Tesns. giving various e.\ami)les
of liis bringing jieace into the midst of
turmoil—Daniel In th* Lion's Dtui. the
men cast into tlu* (iery furnace, the .Mas-
l*i- i[iil(*llng llie Sea of (lalih'e aiid other
incidents :.howiiig that our Saviour was
a man of ptsict* and Ills mission was to
bring liappiness and content.
It all we would like lo have it. With the
ii(*w dean of womeii who is by now “on to
the ropes." and with the i)resldent we
have, we can accomplish anything. Let's
all put our shoulder t(» the wheel and
keep it there until' we can stand back and
say. Here’s to our colh*ge, the best in all
the land!”