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Vol. Ill
Meredith College^ Raleigh, N. C., November 16, 1923
No. 7
Meredith Students’ Interest
Aroused as Convention Nears
KIXTJI IXTHUiNATIOiNAL COiVVEN-
J'lOS OF S'I'IIDIiST VOIiU.V-
ti;kk movkjiExNT
IIKLl) IN IXJHAXAl'OLlS, IMllASA
TlJtlO AND P/-ACIi,
The Ninth International Convention
of tiie Student Volunteer Movement
will be held at tlie Cadle Tabernacle,
Indianapolis, Indiana, beginning on
Friday afternoon, Deccmbor 28, 1923,
at Z.'iO p. m., and closing on the even*
Ing or Tuesday, January 1, 1924.
PUKI’OSIJ.
The purpose of the convention is:'
To euiphasize the solidarity oJ man
kind and the iiiterdepeuclencc of all
nations and raccs.
To present Christ as the hope of the
race, domonstratcd by the tt'ausroniiu-
tions wrought in individual life and
ill the stnictiire of society wherever
He has been acceptcd and His princi-
pltis haVG been couraguoiisly acted
upon.
To give a clearer conception of the
cciitnil veritios ut the Christian 1‘iiith
and to arouse* a doupcr piiriiosa fnr :i
vital Christian experience.
To present to students daia concern
ing world conditiuus and to help them
consider the relations and obligations
arising to follow more completely
(Jhr'ixl jind //i.v way of life, and to uiaki!
a more intelligent decision regarding
their own life work.
To set forth the indiapeiisiihle con
tribution which each race can make
to our nnderstinuliug of Ciod and to the
working out of His will among men,
and to expose the un-Christian charac
ter of the rncial arrogance nnd lutol-
erance prevalont among us.
To couslder a loyalty to Christ uiul
His church throughout the world,
which should transcend any national
loyalties at variance with it.
To consider certain un-Christian
aspects of modern life which run
through all nations, lu doing tills It
will be frankly retroRnlzod that the
United States and Canada are only
relatively Christian inaaniuch a.s large
areas of their life and thoir interna
tional relationships are not yet funda
mentally affected by the principles of
Christ.
rcotulnnar~oiri)aoc~rr~
COLTON ENCr.rSH CTJTK
HOLDS REGULAR MEETFNG
IX'J'i:i{KSTI\« PliOUIiAM i;X.IOYKI»
ox “TIIK EAltJA' AMK1MCAX
KIl’liKS”
The Coltou English Club held its
regular meeting last Thursday after
noon ill the College parlors. An In
teresting program on '‘The Early
Aniericiin Writers” had boon propared,
and proved very interesting as well us
tiulightenlug.
The program consisted of an Instnic-
tivu piiiier on Ann llradstroet by ICUku-
beth Higgs; Tura ThonipHou gave
some conimentK on another and
Mary Pago Pranldin discussed at some
length the contributions John Smith
had’ made to the early American lite
rature, At the conclusion of the pro
gram it was dooided that a critic for
SPIRIT OF PATRIOTISM
PERVADES IN ASTRO HALL
MISS AIJ-EX 3IAKES EXIJUH'l’EN-
IXfi AXI) IX'J'liUESTIXC TAT/K
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Enthusiasm' Appreciation! Pa
triotism! Love! Even these do not
fully express the spirit which hovered
over the Astrotekton Hall last Satur
day night. Enthusiasm which fills
every loyal daughter and makes her
determine to make life count by doing
her best, not her bit; appreciation not
only for the free and happy country-
ill which we live, but also for the true
American Sous who stood through the
thick and the thin of battle to make
such a land possible; patriotism, or
that which fills each soul with the de
sire to nxool among other nations,
and to stand for all that’s good, true,
and noble: love, ah, the greatest of
tlieae is love and reverence for those
dear sons who willingly laid down
Iheir lis-es that we might continue to
live under the Stars and Stripes.
A'l the beginning of the program,
songs sung by Janet Holman and Lil
lian Rouse bronglit back the thrill of
by-gone days, such as only the war
song.s cun bring. A poem, Fla7iclrA-
Firff!. by Klsie Elkins, was very ap
propriate for the occasion. Perhaps
the nmat interesting feature of the
program was a talk by Misa Catherine
Allen, head of the Department of Mod
ern Languages, In her usual interest
ing manner, Hiss Allen told of the cir
cumstances that led up to the signing
of the !lnnist^(^e on Novi^mber 11, lOl.S,
as told 10 her by a young Gorman sol
dier. StarvHtioti, he gave as their
main reason for signing the ai’miatice,
was slowly tortnring to death their
dear ones baclt at home,. Mias Allen
told of her visit through the ceme-
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HAPPY THANKSGIVING
HOLIDAY ANTICTPA rKD
HAI.I. .\T HIM,
Il'ltKKV AX[» AM, TIIK
TIIKILLS 01' A liOLIhAV
Only thirteen more days to mark off
on your oalendar before Thanksgiving
—that day beloved of all modern epi-
curians. No matter how pessimistic
you may be, nnr how prone to see the
dark cloud instead of the silver lining,
you ninnot bo without a thrill when
you think of the possibilities of
Thanksgiving day. We of Meredith
College will be glad to sec the dawn of
the twenty-ninth in spite of the fact
that we have only one day off and on
:he ne.Kt must return to the sad reality
of life and the routine of class work,
droiiry or luterestlng, according to the
individual,
We have an extra date ulght that
should furnish a cause for rejoicing
among our more fortunate sistora.
Cliapol Hill, which will be "the cyno
sure of neighboring eyos” on that day
bocRuae of the game; is not so far from
Ualelgh, and this prospect opons up
unlimttecl possibillliea. The very fact
that the time is so short will help to
make it more enjoyable, since not
mnny will go away and we ahall all
bo here together.
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CHAPEL SERVICE
HELD IN MEMORY
OF FAY FOSTER
sAi» iii;ath of rouMi^iit stlih:xt
TOUCHES I[i;Alirs 01'
MKUEI^ITII
Our chapel service on hist Wednes
day morning was held In memory of
Fay Foster, a former member of the
class of ’25. After Miss Zabriskie had
read the passage of scripture, Winnie
Rickett made a few remarks of ap
preciation, She closed her talk by
reading an inspirational little poem
called “My Greed” which she had seen
between the pages of Fay’s Bible. Af
ter a prayer by Buvwell McFarland
Mrs. Moncricf sang n solo.
It seems as though many .sad things
have come to iSleredlth since the close
of lust term in the spring. Truly
she has sustained sonic great losses.
And all of the faculty and students
wish to extend to those who sorrow
for the departure of Kay our sincere
sympathy and love. In Pay wo found
a friend, comforter, helper, and a true
Christian. Her Uilluenro will long be
folt at Meredith.
NOVEL BIRTHDAY PARTY
GIVEN FOR IDA LOWE
AI,I. .MAIN niril.OI.NC; SKXIiMtS
KXTEKTAIXED BY
I’I:A( IIKS TAYLOU
'■Hui)py birthday to you" was the
greeting which Ida Lowe received as
she entered “Puufbeh" T.iyloi’S rooni
.Monday night. It was there that the
main building seniors had gathered
lor the .'(urprise party, each bringing
a gift which afforded much laughter.
The honored “Ida Lizzie" graciously
accepted tbeni alter which she re
sponded to their reciiiest by uttering
a short speech appropriate for the oc
casion and characteristic of the class
mate. Jokes and “take olTs" furnished
amusement for the hour following
which “Peaches,” In her usual charm
ing manner, brought forth the refresh-
uients consisting of siindwifhes, Na-
biscocs and “Kisses In the Dark." The
frolicking seniors departed each car
rying port of Ida’s valuable presents
to be sure that she got them all safely
home, and wishing her many more
merry surprise parties.
Those enjoying the frivolities of the
evening were; Ida Lowe, “Peaches”
Taylor, Frances Moward. ISima l-’loet-
wood. Thelma Fleetwood, Frances
Cherry, Margaret Fleming, Janet Hol
loman, Marie TIoru, Helen Plylion, Kli-
zabeth Sawyer, Elizabeth Nashe, An
drea Covington, Katlierlne Nooe, Vir
ginia Boone, Mary Powell Josey,,
Martha Powell, Ruth Shaw Britton,
Nell Benthal, Marie Fleming, Annie
Grady, Louise Wilson,
According to a report from the Rus
sian department ol the International
Y. M. C. A., a Eusalan professor’s sal
ary por year is 150,000 rubles. A snlt
of clothes, howevor, costs 1,000,000
rubles, so the Y. M. C. A. workers last
year clothed 19,000 profeaaors and stu
dents dally.
Appropriateness to tho Nth degree
was reflected in the name chosen for
a now magazine at tho TTnlversIty of
Florida, according to some of their
Montana conteinporarieB, The name,
for which a contest was held and $5
paid, is “Swamp Angel,”
Armistice Day Program
Rendered at Y.W.C.A. Service
PHI SOCIETY PROGRAM
BESPEAKS ARMISTICE DAY
VKK.SJi.S OF SCHIl'TLJtl'; PKUTAIX-
IX1J 10 I'EAtE JX'J'EKESTIXtJLY
IXTEKI’JMC’l'EJ)
ElUS’l’ KEGULAH 3li:i:TIX(j OF SO-
CIKTY IS I’A’l’JMOTIC OCCA^lOX
FOR 3IEJIUEJW
MAM LES.SOX.'i (liAIXEI)
Tho first regular meetina of the
l^hilarelian Literary Society was held
on Saturday evening at 6:45. In the
abscnce of the president and the vlce-
presidont, the secretary had charge of
the meeting. Appropriate to the occa
sion, the program was a patriotic one
in commemoration of Armistice Day.
The first number on tho i)rogram was
America's Part in the World War, by
Kuby Barker. In tracing briefly the
days before America entered the war
and hc'r part in it us the greatest rc-
enforcenient to the disheartened alllos,
sht; brought vividly to our minds
those memorable duys, Though thi»
brought back to us those days of anx
iety, our minds were soon reverted to
that most memorable day of the 11th
of November, 1018, when the peace
treaty of Versailles was signed. Thu
conditions under which the treaty was
signed and something of its contents
were given by IJessie 1,66 Moss. Vera
Pearl Milton then read two war poems;
the first, McRae, In Flandcr's Field,
whicli always stirs our hearts as prob-
al)ly no other war poem does, and the
jiofrond, “The Soldier,” After the war
sitnution in Central Europe was dia-
cnased iiy Phoebe Day, tlip ituhr situa
tion iioing the center of attention. The
program was fittingly concluded by an
enseml.de of war songK, 'Evevy one en
tered enthusiastically into the singing
of 'TraH, Hail, the Gang’s All Here,”
“Over There,” “Good-bye Broadway,
Hello France,” and “The Rose of No
Man's Liind."
MEREDITH WILL RE
SPOND TO RED CKOSS
ROLL CALI.
i;M{0LL3ii:xr Ob’ ,STLtn;.\Ts i^v
( LASSi:S AS CAMI’AIOX IJIKJIXS
TIIUltSI)AY
It is very fitting that the annual
Red Cross Roll Call should follow so
closely the anniversary of Armistice
Day. As Meredith enters into all other
outside activities, she also responds
Immediately to this call, During the
week various posters are to remind
the girls of the Importance of the ited
Cross work, not only in the days of
actual war, but even now as it is work
ing as a silent and mighty factor In
caring for the wounded and disabled
soldiers.
The campaign which will begin In
the College Thursday and Friday, No
vember 15 and 16, will be conducted
through the classes. The Red Cross
booth on first floor main building will
bo open from 0:00 n, ni. until
p. m., and from 2:00 p. m. until .":00
p. m, A record curd just above the
class bulletin boards will keep every
one posted as to the percentage of each
clnss according to the enrollment. The
goal set is, “Each class cnn)llcd (nu'
hundred per cent."
Thoroughly in keeping with the Ar
mistice Day spirit was the progrant
given by the Y. W. C. A. on the even
ing of Sunday, November 11,
The object of the week of prayer and
our observation of it was explained
by Hurvlilo McFarland.
The program consisting principally
of comments on scripture verses relat
ing to peacc was as follows: “And to
esteem them very highly in love for
thoir work's sake. And be at pcaco
umong ymn'Melvea,” I Thessalonians
■•Follow peace with all men, and
holiness ivlthout which no man can
sec the Lord.” Hebrews 12:14—Min
nie Murchison,
"Salt is good, but if tlio salt have
.ost ils saltnoss, wherowith will ye
season Lt? Have salt in yourselves,
and liavo paacc one with another."
Murk I) ::■!»)—Frances Hey wood,
"Grace be with you, mercy and
peace, from God the Father, and from
the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the
FiiUicr, in truth and love.” I John 1:3
—Voru Pearl Mlltun.
“i'eacu I leave with yon, my peace
I give unto you: not as the world
givetli, give I unto you. Let not your
heart lie troubled, neither let it be
afraid.■' John 1-1:27—M;iry Herring.
Poem—iMargarct Durham.
Prayer—Choir singing “My Peace I
Leave With you,”
Each of the girls followed her read
ing of the scripture with her inter
pretation—giving to the entire pro
gram a personal touch. The subject
under discussion was one which is of
peculiar Interest at this time because
of prevaiitng conditions, Peacc at
any price is most positively not the
goal which we .■icok, even as.the poem
which Margaret Durham used intl-
niated. Pcnce with honor ft is that
we desire and must have. And only
the coJuTng days can tell just what
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CLRIE CHEMISTRY
CLUB EN'l’KRTAINED
BY LECTURE
MIL tJOV SII.LIVAX 0I-’ WAKIl
FOlMiST (ilVES IX'lEIJKSTINfi
l’AJ,K OX SCfEXCK
Mr. Roy Sulliivan, a professor of
clicmistry at Wake Forest, gave an
entertaining and scientific talk to the
Curie Chemistry Club Tuesday after
noon, .November 5. on the Interesting
subject of "Colloids,”
Mr. Sulliviin began his lecture by
tolling how tho Egyptians used straw
in their bricks to make them stronger
’i'ho suii.siiuico formed by soaking tho
straw In water made the bricks ad-
het'o together much more strongly than
they did without this straw water.
In ISGO an Rngllshmau, Sir Thomas
flviihnm. liiid t'be fonndation of .col-
Iniikil chcniLstry by dividing all mat
ter iulo Jwo divisions, tho materials
lhat crystallizo such as glass and Ice,
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