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L EDITORIAL
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Don’t f'or>?ft ^Inllict'.s’ I Uiy—Sun
day, itay 13!
>:= ;S IS
Breaking rcirnrds soenis to bo the
current fasliion, so lici'o’s to the
Soplioniores and Juniors! Tlie
loving i‘U|) is flu> goal for w]iii;h
to strive.
Kf itt
Speaking of dc-ci.sions regarding
the various Sninnior Seliools ru-
ininds iis—now tliat wo're 011 lln:
last lap of tlie r:ico, we’re to
“stick in tlicrc and figlit," or else
many prccions snninier niglits will
be spent at the Snmnier Scliool of
our pjioice. I’se (liscrotioii and
study, young ladies!
!
These farewell |jartics to the
Seniors give iis all a pn-nliar tin-ill.
'J’ho (dose of Siitni'day Jii.iilit’s clever
festivity found te:irs tuid noscjjay,-
vying for proniinenec, imt siipixise
instead of “Aloha Or,” we try to
nuike it uioroly “Till Wi; Meet
Again.” 'L’lii' iju‘nni)iarabie I’olly-
iinna.
* r,-.
The prcaoneo if tlio Wake Forosl-
Baylor TJebato in mir (Chapel. Fri
day night, forcibly reminds ns nf
the (lire lack of this uchievenient
among the aeliiovcnienls of Mere-
flith College, With such an inspir
ing example, wlio knows wliat
fominino ITenry Clays or Danie!
Websfers lurk nnsnspofitod in our
very midst?
S 4=
Ye olde time swijtiniing hol‘
affords no more wislfnl longings and
vain wishes—on to tho Y. M. C. A.
pool! The water is cold to tho ting
ling point; deep or shallow accord
ing to the difference in length of a
few feet; and exhilarating past more
verbal expression. No freckles pos
sible within its tiled interior. Tuii
Twkj wishes to tnkc this opportu
nity of thanking the Y. M, 0. A.
officials for thoir generosity and
kindness in allowing us Meredith
girls the use of tho pool, and since
wo’re supposedly an expression of
popular campus sentiment, M’c’d
tlins like to term you “heaucoup
stuff.”
«
Wo arc not yet ab^iolntolj’ sure
that we know what it’s all about,
but this talk of “standard grading”
makes us vaguely uueomfortable—
especially at a time w'hen grades
arc about to be THE important
ihings. Why lUclii't the idea wait
■ lutil harndess next September ro
dawn? Unt that question as it may,
il does appear more or less queer In
iiavu one kinl professor who hap
pens to have graded above the
“standard,” hesitatingly and fore-
ii.ulingly confess his ap[)arent fault,
;i'i sndi, when no eonsolafion is to
II.' I'Xtcu'ted from those inijilit hav(>,
iiad fh(‘ lanu'ntahle habit of not
vrading a stndcnt as highly as tliis
"slandai'd” would demand. Per
haps there ar(j not any uf this hilter
lype—not (jitnfessediy ,so, at any
rate. AVhidi -anses this ijnnuuliate
ijnesfion: is this system, after all,
t'air^ To tell a IkhIv (jf teachers
(hat sinnc', ar»' liMching “cinch
-ours's.’' wliih' others arc in.struc-
tors in quite lifticiilt subji'cts winild
he a sure means of ar(m.siiig ihe ire
if flic f'ln-nier, but the fact remains
that some courses arc—necessarily
a—mneh easier than others, and
:uist iliese l)c lowered upon our rep
orts nier(dy fur the sake i}f avcrng-
iii"' with the difiienlt ones as the
'lily inethod (if staiidiirdized fair-
ic.'s' SiiK-c the sanu* type tests as
rliesc which “standard grading” ai'c
'lased npon, prove that individuals
vary iiv (heinsclves—inconsistently
pi'(jvin,u' a greater amount of iiumt.il
capahilily along one lino than is
sIhmvii along amilher— it. seems that
tiiis fact alon(! wonld show the
inadvisability d' such a i>lan us the
“:;taiidard grading” one under pres-
eiil disenssion. Vcrliaps, on the
other hand, l:his plan nuiy jn’ove
itself a practical one. At any rate,
wc’i'e convinced that there is plenty
of room for argument on either side
of the qnoatioii.
THAT OLE PEP!
Wake up! Where are you, girls? Do
you realize that no activity cau exist
ivithout enthualasni and pep? Fur-
tlicr, do you not feel that there is
oomethins laclcing at Meredith? How
we iove her, all oil us, yet that same
i.evoUon should inspire iis to make
our Alma Mater better and better in
every way, We need have no fear
tliat our scholastic stamiards will
ev(jr be lowered; there is a spiritual
atmosphere at IMerodlth, tho eciiiai o£
which one would go I’ar to find; the
social lil'e is Ijy no means neglected
by us. What then, is it that we lack?
.\tliletics! And would tliat it were
possible to emblazon that one word on
every girl’s mind and heart. We need
athletics—they arc a vital part of our
jducation, and an essential to true,
well-rounded development.
Wo do not have them at Meredith
In any sense oi; the word. It is true
that several inter-class games oi! bas-
icet bail and tennis arc played at dii'-
lerent times oi! the year. But, how
many Kiris arc there to be seen at the
,^amcs? How nuieh interest (io you
see o.'ciilhitcd in ihe Kamos, and wliat
sort of games are they? There are
some few giris wlio really play hard
and take an inlorest In the practice
games. But in tho majority of cases
tlio players rest npon the strength of
lormer prowess and laurels, with the
result that the games wc do have
.ack apoed enough to hold tlic attcn-
llon of onlookers. Is that a Lhiii^
that a college of our size should bo
iiroinl of? Moat emphatically it is
not. We ought to be just as proud of
our achievements along athletic lines
as along others. And we must have
fhe sports and more pep In our gamei-;
if our education is complete.
Not only do athletics instill a love
of fair play and cooperation that are
so necessary In other phases of work;
they teach us to face a losing game
courageously with renewed vigor for
the second attempt. In the world of
sports a poor loser has no place, nor
has the failure who refuses to redeem
himself. Just so it is in life. And
nur college is merely an ante-room
for the great office of life. The work
done here fits us tor the later prob
lems. Shall we, then, leave out a
most necessary and potent factor in
our development?
Other physical reasons might be
given as int!cntivea for athletics, but
we are all acquainted with them—all
knoAv that the ma,jority of the girls
would be lielped by more exercise—
uonld do better work. The year is
ucaring Its close, and we haven’t
auu:h time left for this year, but let
us come back in tho fall demanding
more athletics. Lot us wake up!
I-Iohl;—“The other night when I
was studying, a female shape appeared
before me."
Nobb—“Specter?’’
Hobb—“No! Wouldn’t have been
I scared if I had."—Ex,
Pro—“That girl over there is a war
bride.”
Con—“Good Lawd! She must be at
least seventy years old.”
Pro—“Yea, a Civil war bride.”—Ex.
•■You’re trying to trim me,” said
the frock as the dressmaker got out
her scissors.—Ex.
“Well, I slipped up on you any
way,” said the man to the banana peel
as he fell on the sidewalk,—Ex.
Student—“Why are we stopping?”
Conductor—“There's a cow on the
track.”
Student (half hour later)—"Why
are we stopping again.”
Conductor—“Cow on the track.’’
Dumb Student—“Have we caught
up with that cow again?”—Ex.
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