Greetings to the
New Offi-cers
The Twig
Hurrah for the
Phi's
Vol. H
Meredith College, Raleigh, N. C., Friday, March 31, 1922
No. 16
EDUCATION OF WOMEN
IS TOPIC OF SPEECH BY
DR. B. R. ANDREWS
MISS JULIETTE MATHER
VISITS MEREDITH IN
INTEREST OF Y. W. A.
PHI PLAY IS WELL
ACTED AND ENJOYED
BY LARGE AUDIENCE
A very in^-trncrive Icetiiro i»n “'I'lic Kdvica-
tioii of Wouieii” was on Tlunsdny night
in rlic college auilitovinni by l>r. I’oujaniiii
,Ii. Andvews of the Jlonic ICcononiics
nicnt of Colninliiii TJnivc'v.sity.
As a for his vcmavl's, the spcak-
ov gave a few facts showing tlic growth of
education for women since 1S20. In 182')
a high school for girls was opened in nosfon,
while two year;- later was founded tlie first
college for women in Anioricn. Tlic speaker
cited tliG case of Kllen Ivichards wlio wishcil
to take up the study of clletnis^ry. 'Wher
ever application was nnid‘ for instruction she
was told that women were not ]ihysically al)le
to take a college (‘ducation. Xo physical
frailty, however, jn'events a Xow .lersey wo-
nuni from managing an iron foundry, nor an
Indiana wonnni from jiainting smoke stacks
ami church steeples.
•‘8honhl doors In* ujicn to women “'I'rust
the good jndgnieut of wonnni,'’ answered Dr.
Andrews.
Bureaus known as tlu; ‘‘Wonnin's Alliance”
have alreatly accomplished much in bringing
together ]n'ofessional women, lacking in ex
perience though they nuiy be. According to
Dr. Andrews, the women arc al)le to organize
ex[)erieuce as they go along.
1’he necessity for changing the modern
course of stmly in onler to nnde it more life
like was most interestingly iliscussed. In
stances of the practical ap])1ication by stu
dents of vocational training in journalism,
short stovy writing and applieil psychology
were enumerated.
In conclusion Dv. Andrews pointed out that
ti move general democracy is coming into ex
istence. ^fan was formerly acknowlclged
head of the family, hut wherever a wonnm
goes a home is unnle. A home in which chil
dren may grow U]) with a better heritage tlnm
tliosi- of tlie past generation nudics wonnin’s
chief contribution to those around her.
At the close of the lecture Dr. Brewer brief
ly spoke of instiinces in which women were rC'
fused admittance to mens’ colleges aftendel
as “visitors” and thereby male good.
For snne time the girls of ^leredith have
hcen eagerly looking forward to the t^uming of
Miss .lulictte ilarher, Sec. of the Y. W. A'a.
(if the Southern Uaptist {'onvention. knowing
liv her reputation lluit a rare treat awailed
them in the jjrivilege of attending a stmly
class of which she was teacher, but since hei'
coming it is realized tliat no report can jusily
tell what it means to attend her h-ctures. 'I’o
lie pi'es(*nt in her class is flu; only way to fully
.li'.jjreciarc their meaning. During her stay
here she has tanglit (he L.ilannal to a
large class in such a manner as to impress
evcrv niemlicr that there is a work for ln-r.
and lo inspire each one to want to do snnu'-
thing worth while ff.r hc'r conunnnity when
she goes iiome next sunnner.
>«^)r is that all. Along with the teaching
of W. il. U. iranual iLiss ifather has con
stantly held before the nunnbers of her class
high and noble ideals, emphasizing always th ,■
fact that those who profess to know and fol
low (Hirist are witnesses foi- Him, and that
hy such ones the world judges Him.
Sunlay ]). ni. in the college andilorinm
'Miss JFathcr addressed the W. ('. A’s. of
the city and those of the surrounding towns
together witii that of the collcge. In this the
inlluence and possihiliti(“s of the ^ . \\ . A.
girls were stressed. Tiiose present at this
nu'Cting as well as those who have enjoyed lier
classes during the past week will always love
and ajiprec.iate JFiss !M atln'r ami what she lias
done and is doing for the Y. W. A’s.
'i'he I’hihircticon Literary Society ])resent-
C)l as its annual play the comedy, Wliul JJap-
jiciu'd It) JoiK’n. 'J'he scene opens with the
Goodly family expecting ^tr. Goodly's broth
er, the liishop of Ihdlarat home from Aus
tralia. Jtielnird ][(.-atlierly. a model young
an engaged to ilajorie (Joodly, ])leads an im
portant business engagement anl dc]iarts
duly to return in a few minutes in search of
his ticket to his im|)ortant biisiiu'ss meeting,
namely a glove contest. J’vhenezcr Goodly,
Professor of Aimtomy and fallier of ifajorie
has found it, lint Kichard pcrsualcs him to
gf. with him to the prize fight, ‘‘in the interest
i>f science.” The ]iolice break into the prize
|•igh^ and the sjieetators are forced tn flee.
.Tones follows Ehenezer and liichartl home.
'J'o escape the police they ]>ass him off as the
nishop of liallarat, and then things begin to
happen, .loncshas to discuss Australia with
^Irs. Cioodly, his poems with !Majorie, his
pror)f on Darwin with 1\1 inerva, the high brow
of the family. anl last bul not least make love
t('. .Mrs. (.iofidly's sister, Alvina Starlight, to
whom he has heen writing for five years.
Then to caji the climax the real Bisho]( arrives
lid more complication ensues. Hut of course
all things turn out as they shouhl—.loues ex-
(('oiili'iiKCr; OH pnge .1)
P>. Foreman: “Francis, that window is too
cold.”
F. Haywood (abstractedly) “Warm it then,
ilear.”
DR. GOHEEN SPEAKS
TO STUDENT BODY
Dr. llohert (iohecn, who has returned on a
furlough from India where he has heen ‘ii-
gaged as a medical missionary, leil our di‘vo-
tional exercises on Friday morning. ‘Marcli
twenty-fourth. He read the familiar story
of Jesus and the Samaritan woman and saiil
that this marked the beginning of the im
provement of the condition of women. 'I'Ik'
-ondition of the women in India is wretched,
hut there has been sonu- betterment in the last
few years in that the Pjritish Government has
raised the marriage age from infancy to
twelve years and has ]n'ohihited the liurning
(Continue!! o>i pnae 3)
MEREDITH ELECTIONS
COME OFF SMOOTHLY
Meredith is to b(' congratulated on the
smoothness with which tlie elections are he-
iuii made, iliss Louise ^lays was niiani-
mojisly elected President iif Student Givern-
ineiil for next year, iliss Flizaheth .Kemlrick
I’fesiih'iit III" \V. (’. A., 'Mis'^ Winnie ^lae
liowland President of Athletic Association.
!Miss IJenlah Rowland President of Astro So-
cietv. ^li.ss liarre Prichette President of the
Phi Society, Jfiss 'i'liomisine X''’nderwood Ivli-
tor-in-('hief of the )(d‘ Lriirrs, iliss Fannie
Paul of the Acorn, and iFiss Alice Lowe of
tlie Tiri;/. Jliss Rnth Livermon was the
choice for Presiilent of the incoming Senior
class, iliss Pauline Patton of tlie Junior
class, and !Miss TSernicc Hamerick of the
Sophomore class. The minor ofHcers have
heen nominated but not all elected as yet.