Vol. II
Meredith College, R&leigh. N. C, February 9. 1923
No. 8
FACULTY AT HOME
TO FRIENDS IN CITY
SKXIOU CI.ASs'gUKSTS OV TIMS
OCCASION
On the afternoon of Foiiiulers Day
the faculty were at home to their
Irleiuls in the college parlors, from
4:30 to 8. Miss Poteat and Dr. Dixon-
Carroll greeted the guests at the doov
and introducod them to tlie receiving
line, which was coiiipoand of President
Brewer and Mrs. Brewer: Dr. Jester,
the apeaker oC the morning; Mr. W.
N. Jones, President of the Board 'f
'J'rustcGS, and Mrs. Jones, Dean Booi!’.-
hour and lira. Boomhour, and Miss
Znbrislde, Doan of the Women. The
other niBinhera of the I'acnlty were
8tiitioned in the hall and imrlnrs.
The iinrlors wore boautifiMly hut
simply dccorated for the occasion wjtl)
palms and cut ilowers. In one of them
rt'freslinients were served hy represen
tatives of tlic Senior class. Tilisses
Uliiin I-Iorton, Miriam RiUHn, Barvc
Pritchett, and Bernice White. .Many
friends from the city t-allod to renew
old acfjniiintancea and to meet the
new niemhers of the faculty. The
Senior.s also were guests diirins the
afternoon. The reception proved to he
a most joyous occasion for hoth faculty
and friends.
Dr. J. R, Jester 0/Winston-Salem N, C.
Delivers Founders Day Address
IMJ'REST CEMTERED
ON AUSTRIAN AFFAIRS
l>Ti;«XAno\.\L KJ-L.ATIOXS (1,0
lioi.Ds
MR. AND MRS. ONGAWA
CHARM LARGE AUDIENCE
wojiAS’S cn:\i
i'LAYi-:us TO i(Ai.i:iar
On Friday uight. January ID, yir.
and Mrs. Otigawa dellfihtfully cntcr-
tained a large aniHonce in the Mere-
dllh chapel with a iirDgram of music,
drama, costume and folk dnuees. Mr.
and Mrs. Ougnwa were in Raleigh un
der the aufiiiices of the Woman's Cliih.
The program, which Avas of the Far
East, opened with an iustrnmonta! se*
loctiou, "The Feast of Lanterns." This
is a modern descriptive couiposition.
The Feast o!' Lanterns is one of Japan’s
great night festivals. The piece de-
acrihe.s tlie ringing of the temple hell,
(he beating of the drum hy the vendor
of lanterns, the clatter of wooden
filogs and the gaiety on the sLveet.
Tlie sword dance illnstratea n famous
historical incident. The Emperor, Go
Rai-Oo, Is being carried away iiiLo
exile hy the usurper Hojo. Kojlma
Tahnnori followa the closely-guarded
Emperor, wishing to tell him that an
army Is being raised for his i-escue
and vestoratlon, but hla efforts fall.
(Continued on page J/)
The exercises in the College Audito
rium Thursday, February 1. oelebriited
Llio twenty-third annlveraary of the
foundlag of -Mereditli. The spealcer
for the day was Dr. J. It. Jester, pas
tor of the First Baptist Cliurch of
Winston-Sulcm, He very ubly discussed
“The Place of the Denominational
Schools.” Education holds a foremoiil
and important place in a person's life
from the mental vlew-point. This re-,
suits from the gradual development of
the faculties of Die mind which is j
fnaiul in true erlueation. Mental train
ing is inaufricient if an undersLauding
heart is lacking. Arlstolle, Socrates.
Solomon and Coethe are Fine examples
of wisdom and an almost complete
mental development, yet these scholars
lacked the understanding heart.
The estnblisbmeuL and progress of
Ihe doniminatiou:il college Is one of
the most Interesting chapters in the
educatioual lilslory of the countr,-.
Tiiorc are three and a half limes a.s
luuuy students in the denominational
collescs as in Slate schools, while in
the States there are eighty-tlu'ce and
lliree-leiiLhs percentage of the col-
legos which are denominational.
Dr. .lester stated that ho was not
I
, opiiosi'd to State sclmols, but empha-
' sized the fact that tlhristian education
constitutes something more than mere
I mental accomiillshmeuts, The Stuto
schools malntiiln an excellent edaca-
tiomil system, bur this alone cannot
servo as a Injueficial induence whicli
ooau’s from the intimacy of great aiul
noljle personalities. Much that Is
htnrned from books is soon forgotten,
wliile a teacher's inlinenoe Is far more
lasting. Looking upon Germany’s
shattered civilization, it is clearly seen
that this is the result of an education
which did not have the guiding hand
of faitii and religion.
The contention for the separation
of the church and State covers many
periods in history. Even now the Slate
constitution recjuires Reparation of
State and church, therefore it is only
in the denominationiil schools that
Christian education exists. In the
Stale schools the student can oiitain
only a secular education at a fime
when he is assailed by various kinds
of doubt. .-\nd unless these doubts
a3X‘ properly mot witii they will, in
all [irobabilKy. bo directed Into lite
wrong channel. In the denominational
schools only tiiose who can boat in
struct, satisfy and direct these doubts
and misgivings are employed,
Dr. Jester concluded that only as
education can (lad its center inid in
spiration in Jesus Christ can it nuict
the highest neetls of bumanity. The
'D3i1ribiitiou of the rieuominational
coIloKC is twofold, in that it is an
institution of sonl saving anti a de
velopment of character in (raining for
service.
At the close of l)i'. Jester's address
.Mr. W. N'. Jones, President of the
iioard of College Trustees, gave a few
fa(;ts al)!)Ut the growth of tlie College,
and some interesting figures regarding
the endowment In past years and now.
.Merodiih now slands with an endnw-
ment of $:1S-I.2n2. ijrojiorty and eiulp-
ment, giving a total assessment of
^iTno.ooo. Meredith Is nuw on the
verge of l.lie laruest iiml most, vitid
step in her history, inspired i)y liic
vision of a Meredith.
The International Relations Club'
iteld its regular meeting in the parlors
Monday evening at C;4r> o'clock. Jan
uary 20, 1!)23. At this meeting Phoebe
Day was appointed reporter for tlie
Chib. Alter the necessary business
was diH))onsed with, a very interesting
discussion on the tinanclnl condition
o'- Austria was led iiy Frances Cherry.
After this discussion. Gladys Strick
land. as best she i-ouid, outlined the
accomplishtnenls, up-to-dute. of the
Lausainie Conference. Then the oc
cupation of tlie valley of the Ruhr by
the French and its signilic-ance was
discussed by Pboehc Day. This report
led into a genui'al di.srnsslon of cur
rent events by all meinbrrs of tlie
chib. Intense interest in ICuropean
C'>ndiiit)ns as well as all'airs more
closely related to this State was
shown. The clui) adjourned to inee'.
i>\o iveciis iaier.
GIRLS ENTER I’AI.MED
BY ROTARY CLUB
cou.Et;!'; Qi Airrrt' fou
ursiM'Ss ^n;.\
Si r DENT RECI' FnON
lilNDS CELEBR.4TI0N,
IM OR.HAL I'tHOIAI, AFI’AIll l-’IHST
OF Tin; SIOASO.V
Playing havoc with the unwritten
opinion that It takes as much courago
to brave the receiving line of a formal
occasion as it must have taken oui‘
earliest ancestors to run the gauntlet
of a savage tribe, the Executive Com
mittee of the Student Government As
sociation, with Dr. and Mrs. Brewer
and Miss Zabriskie, gave an impetus
to the annual Student Government re
ception on Thursday night, February
(Continued an page S)
\TVID PORTRAYAI.
OF PASSION PLAY
MISS ALT,KN’ TKIXSOF IIIHiTn Mil)
VISIT TO (HlKHA.MirKlMSAl'
“One niu.st live with the people of
01)eramiuergau lo appreciate the Pas
sion Play, and to work himself into
the spirit of that marvelous prodnc-
tlon,” said Miss Catherine Allen, in
beginning her talk bel!ore tlio Y. W.
C, A. Sunday night. "He nnist come
to understand the life of those who
have so magnificently portrayed the
passion of our Lord Jesua Christ," con
tinued Miss Allen. Then she told of
(Continued on paoc ■H)
Meredith was ri‘)u-cs(‘iitcd at thv>
Ucitary I'lub Luncheim on February T>.
not Duly by Dr. Charles K, Brewer, who
is a member of tbo Club, but also by
a ([iiartoL from the Glee (.'lab. The
nuurtcl. was compused nf Prances
While, l^iulinc I’aKon, Lillian House
anrl JopL-lyn Cdx, aecmnpanii'd by
-\liss llulh Goldsniifli.
••U. a uuarttT to one a car arrived
and to(d fhc girls down to the Blaiul
lintel, wlu'i'o till'hnu’lu'on wa.-i -si'vvod.
Tlicy were immediately shown into the
fliniug riiom with the olher guests.
.\minig the guests of the occasion was
tho Uahngh High Sirbool Annual Stuff,
iln-ir .\unnal being ieiiicaU'il to the
P.nlary rUib. Karh guest was given
a llotarian lladgo, and was in turn ill-
trodiii-ed to the Cliii). The Meredith
girls then gave a gronii of songs, con-
sisltng Ilf I'lnir iiuarlets, three solos.
!iud a duet. In the remlerlng of these
nntnbers the girls reflected duo credit
and hoiinr on Meredith, as was shown
by the very enthusiastic and apprecia
tive audience.
After tho short musical prugram a
delightful luncheon was served, which
Wiis rendered all tho more palatable
by the short and snappy speeches of
(he club members.