PATRONIZE
Y. W.C. A.
T-ROOM
The Twig
STUNT
NIGHT
SATURDAY
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Vol. II
Meredith College, R&leigh, N. C., November 1922
No. 3
EMINENT EDUCATOR
ADDRESSES STUDENTS
IIH. .>U'.>intl{Y JIVHS IM’KUKSI-
mi KIHT.VIIO-NAL TALK
MR. ROY SULLIVAN
ADJ)RESSES CLUB
•'Kflucalion is of more pi'ucUcul
value today tlmn ever before," siiUI
Ur. Cluirlea A. Mt.Muvry in Ilia c)ui|iei
talk Wednesdiiy niorniug. October 2o.
“There has l)eeu an enrichment of
stiKly—cliiltlren are nu longer givon
sitnplo stories withuiit vulne, tor our
best clussu’s arc put Into siniple Corni
fur their school realers, thus intro
ducing un enriching element which
acts as II atlmuliint in later study."
“lildiicution is a in-oi'eas," continued
Dr. McMurry, “of ulaiulng In each
indivulnal the l)e»i equipment for his
or her life. High schools begin this
process, and colleges enlnrKG it, but It
lakes a still higher, special training
to complete it, Peinile of today de
mand skilled service. Therefore, 1
say we need experts. Itut to lie tin
liHowledKC of miuiy tiiiuKs, before he
confines hiniseli' to a narrow specially.
For example, a musician nniat icnow
somethiiiK of history, literature, and
Ihe other arts hei'ore he can unler-
Mtatid and intoi-pret his own sklllfuliy."
•'The great need of today then, con-
cUuied Dr. McJlurry, 'Ms I’or iiighly
trained and Mklllel workmen in what
ever Held they may choose. Each
ihild who leaves high school should
Bclect some Held in whicli he expects
to become expert, and not neglectiUK
other IhiuKs, labor in that lield until
iiQ is proficient."
Dr. McMurry is by no miiiius a
stranger to the student body, at least
not to those who are taking any course
in educiiiion, i'or Dr. Mc.Murry and
his brother are both well-known writ
ers as well aa ex])onents of new
theories In the field ol' education.
>1 L’SICAL PROGRAM AT ' MEMORLAL S1:RVICE
OLD SOLDIERS HOMEi FOR MISS CAMPBELL
'i’he Curie Chemical Society held its
regular meeting Friday. Oolober
The meetluK was called to order by
the iiresident, the roll was called and
tiio minutes of Ihe lust meeting re:id
Ijy the secretary. .Mr. Roy Sulllvnn, in-
Hfructor iJ) Chemistry at Wake Foi’est
CnlieKe. thou gave an interesting lec-
lure on ('iiiiUi)-Hin.
At the suftgeslion of Mr, Winston, U
had lieen decided that each member
of the society would ho lequireil to
wrico a ))uper luring the year on sotut
suiiject relating tn Chemistry, Topics
i'or those papers wore distributed ul
this meeting.
At the close of Che meeting' a deliglit-
fill social hour was enjoyed.
On Sunday, October 22. forty girls
from .\iereiiith visited the old soldiers,
.inti eMtertKined thDiii with ii tielight-
.'til music program.
As soon as the girls ciime in sigiit
the old men began to totter toward
the L'hapel where they listened to
several songs l>y all llie girls, a vouai
.luct by Misses Ola Uil)l)s and Lillian
Rouse, a violin solo by Miss GcM'aldiiit
Gower, and an iuleresting story by
.Miss Gladys Brown. Following this
the old soldiers called iin- ihcir fa
vorite songs. Hiul many joined in the
K.inglng,
'I'lieir deei) appreciiitioii was shown
|jy Lheir hearty applause aftur each
•'cieclion. and the oarnesl retiiiest that
.Meredith girls make their visits more
often,
IMC'J’J Ki: I'KK.SKM KI» TO SH IHiXT
nonv Hv V. u. c.
North Carolina Colles:iate
Press Association Meeting
lilt. Itni-:WKI{ HNTKUTAINS TOK
initLi'; vlxhs
Oclobor ‘J.T. at six o’clock, the offi
cers and gronp leaders oi! the Men's
Bible Class of the First Baptist Church
were the guests at a dinner given In
tlielr honor in the College dining-room
by the teacher ot: the class. Dr. Brewer.
F'ollowing the dinner the meeting went
into business sossim.
•'Did you sec my sunburst last night?"
Inquired Mrs. Newrlch of her poorer
neighbor.
"No, 1 didn’t,” said the neighbor
caustically," but I certainly thought he
would It lie ate another bite!”—lOx.
On last' 'rhursday evening. Octaiiei-
21). tho first meeting of the litcli semi-
luuniiil convenilou ot the North Caro
lina Coliegiutc I’ress Association was
called to oriler in llie Meredilh C;ol-
iege chapel, After a few iatroductoi'y
renuirks iiy Alice Lowo. preairicni of
the Assuciatkm, an iuvocatiau was
otrered iiy Dr. ’i’. W. O'Kelley. of the
PMrsi liaiitist Ciuircili of Raleigh. Prcsi-
di'.nt (’has. 13. Hrewer then *i;ave a
i)rief address ot wclcome to the dele
gates, In behalf ot the College, ro wliich
I'i'sponae was given by .1. R. Kuott, of
the llVA'c Fhii-hI HIiiiIi'iiI. 'i’l’e speaker
of the evening, tlie Hon. lloiiind Heas-
ley, of Clio (lolilxlioii) }>'nrN. wa.s intro
duced by R. S. Pickeua. second vice-
president of the Association. .Mr.
ik'asley characterized the journalistic
])rofession as one requiring hard and
conscioutious labor, hut one which i»
fasciuttiing lo the nth degree. "Xo lield
olTors che variety which the newspaper
field alTorda," he said. "Thu newspa
per man comes in contact with all
lyt>as ot people. He inusc he all things
to all men finti ninsl have a wide knowl
edge of all types of affairs.” He
stressed three main points as being
necessary for anyone who wishes to
succeed in newspaper work. Tliese
are: Imagination, sympathy nnd loyal
ty. Imagination ho described as a
“nose for uewH," and declared that he
believed one must, to a great extent,
be born with this ciuality to succeed
in newspaper work. Sympathy one
junsf hnve in order to inidorstaud (iif*
views of others, and loyiilty to one’s
itapcr, ioyiilty to one’s liieals and to
the spirit of Iriitli. Ho closed his ad-
drcs.« with a warning to young news-
paper workers not to i)ecoint‘ hardened
aiHl rynical in their contact with liic
world, but to keep ever young in mind
and in spirit nnd to avoid allowing
their ideas and itloals lo orystalllKe
iuio the rul of dogma and bias.
I’oJiowing the iiddrc.“s of Mr. Beiisley
the delegates were the guests of
the Sludent Council at an informiil
rocoption held in the Colli'ge parlors.
'I'here, in an iitmos))hcre of witelies,
hohKol)llns and black cats everybotiy
itecame acquainted with everyiioily
L’lse,
On Friday morning the iroiiventiun
reassembled in the Philarctlaii Society
Hall. The iir.st address of tho mnrning
was hy Dr. Julia H. Hiirrls, of the
.Meredith College Department of Eng
lish, on the subject, "Gootl English in
College JournnllRiii." Dr. Harris said
in the heginuing of her address that
she had been unable to dist'ovor any
dilferGuce in good English as retiuired
in college journalism and gool Eng
lish as required In any other form ot
writing, Ihcrefora her roumrks applied
to all writing. One of the things she
spake of as being noticeable in college
■‘Wo laid her body to rest la the
churchyard on last Christmas Day. t)ut
Misa Cam)ibeirs inliueucc nnd spirit
will never die." said Dr. Brewer,
speaking at the mennirial sorvici' Sun
day nlKlii, October 29. when the slu
dent body and i'acuity ot Meredith witii
friends from the city met in ilic Col
lege chapel to pay tribute to l!u' mem
ory of .Miss iOvelyn Cami)beli, who lor
a year .nnd a half was .Meredith's lie-
loveti Dean of Women.
Dorothy (Jower, president of the Y.
W. A., opened the devotional serv-
k’e Iiy reading tiie thirteenth chaiUer of
1st Corinthians, and as she read the
audience could feel the very presence
i)f the spirit of ihe one In whose hon-
ori:d memory ihe service was iield.
I'iow miiuy times in her heart-to-heart
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had she made tho girls foci the true
inealifng of that cliaptei'! .\tid how
I truly was the theme of those verses
j exemplified in her own life, .-\tler the
I ile\ut icoial service .Miss Nelson gave a
I violin s(dti, Itrm irfii' by Tsehetchulin.
;whii’h was both beautiful and a])))ni-
' )jriafe for the iiiTasion. Tlieii Mrs,
Weston Hruiu']'. who had known Miss
(!ampbell inliniately for a number of
years, toid of her winning personality,
her l)riiad interests, her inexhaustible
faith in God and in humanity and her
loving spirit, ail of which combined
to make her che ideal wonuin tliat she
was. liiifweil Mcl'ai-liuid then recited
/■Ui'niul Uj'c. an unusual iiit of verse,
written by a Meredith student in honor
of .Miss Campbell. This wjis followed
with an impressive talk hy Barre
I’riuihett, in which she set forth strik
ingly the priceless value o£ the in-
ilueiice of that self-sacrificiilg college
motiier on ihe evcry-dny life ot tlie
siudenis. Immediately following liiis
talk -Mrs. .\loncriell sang softly and
sweetly, I .Ivi/ ir PilfirhH'. Dr. Brewer
then told briedy of the visible resulis
of her labors while Miss Campbell
was at .Mereditli.
•Mabel West concluded tho service by
unveiling a large picture of Miss
Ciioipbell and presenting it to the stu
dent body as a gift from tho V, W. A.
through the Y. W. C, A. Hereafter the
picture will hang on the wails of the
parlor to give inspiralion lo those who
have known and loved her.
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