THE TWIG
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^tubent ©pinion
If we were uskcd wliat the standard
■of excellence of Merortltli Is. nnliesi-
tatlngJy the answer would bo A-1,
and we uro proud of it. I£ the queation
wero asked wlint tliG standard oC the
honor aystem is, could we answer with
as iniicli pride and w'itli as clcnr con-
science? Small things may be small
things, hnt some of them mean n lot
to soniohody. Is not the jieraoniil
honor of the coltoge bigger than to al
low that books disappear entirely
from the Uhrary during a strenuous
time. It is only a hit oi: fairness and
good will to your follow stndeut to
be reasonable about thingi? of this sort.
Do we sing with all our voices, "Peace
ou earth, good will to man” and with
our hearts '"Taint Nobody’s Business.’'
Tliia Is not the general feoHufi of the
college. We are proud of that only
we can' not understand why personal
property such ng important hooka :ukI
very important noto-books disappcnir
without a trace. AVhy, I nslc you, \vliy,
that is all? If we are Christian girls
there must he some explanation.
lilBIlARY CONDrOT
Have you ever l)cen irritated oven to
the extent of getting furiously mad?
Well, if you havo, you'll certainly read
thia witli sympathy, If not. you’re In
deed fortunate.
To get into the library and waste an
entire afternoon or evening waiting
for a book which is being used is dis-
lieartoning, but to lo.se your time wait
ing for jL hook—sometimes it’s “books"
instead of just one book—wiiich some
girl Is holding while she idles away
her time gossiping with some friend
is irritating. Girls, It is very annoy
ing to those who are waiting for the
book. If yon have to, or want to, talk,
let some-one else use the book imtil
you are through talking. In the first
place, tiie librai’y Is no social center,
blit, it you are going to talk and dis
turb everybody else, for tl»o sake of
yourself, the class, and the teacher of
ttmt class, do not hold the only ref-
oreucfl books available to the whole
i:lass.
Then, that is not all. Have you
ever had anyone to come up and take
a linok from your hand.s upon the as
aiimption that it was promised to
chom? This kind of behavior la very
discourteous. It is surely not the
fault of the person \vho is using the
book. Certainly, it Is not lier fault
that you did not get the book. “Do
unto othej’s as you would have them
do unto you.” Do you want to sit
for half of the day waiting for a book
that is not being used? Of conrae, we
feel it our duty to keep a promise, but,
nevertheless, a girl cannot, afford to
hold a book promised to a girl who
la perhaps at the Green store or sonje
more familiar place while there are
ton or llftcan others waiting for the
aame book. Do you feel that it Ik
right to tako a book from a girl that
was promised you day before yester
day? “First come, first served,” i.s
the most democratic policy to pursue
ill the use of the library books.
front of the auditorium do not realiiic
what we who sit lii the roar havo to
contend with. All the girls usually
coaso talking when the muelc begins
but many of them refuse to stand
during the singing of the first hymn
juut when this is concluded, they scorn
to think it a signal for them to be
gin chatting. Many of the spealan-s
'vhn favor us at cha))cl realize that If
they shout to the full extent of their
lung capacity, the effcct of their voice
wojiki be lost, hence they speak fn mod
erate toiiea, and those sitting in the
roar of the chapel liave only a faint
idea of what is being said. Often
those chatterboxes are going at such
a rapid rate, they fail to hear the
announcements that are being made,
Then when they realise thnl somctliiiig
Important has been said, tiiey turn lti
their neighbor—who. by the way, lias
been prevented from hearing tlie an
nouncement on account of their inces
sant talking—and say, ‘'What was that
announcement," "Wiuit did he say?"
I wonder what the effect of .such be-
liavlor is upon visitors who usually
occupy tlio back seats in ehapol and
are getting their first and lasting Im
pression of Meredilh! Since others
have plead in vain for Ijetter ciiapel
conduct and since there is a regiila-
lion fovering this ollense, [ would like
to see those In authority take sume
steps toward checking It.
Sliimnae |
^ — 1
Among the old girls viulting the
college during Iho ThankKRivlng holi
days, were: Cora Sawyer, Mabel Hall,
Irma Moore, Athlea Felton, Clarice
Tuttle. Ann Eliza lliLnvor. Mary Sul
livan, Sarah Xooe, Fjillle Mae AycnnU,
t’hyllis Mays, iCathleen CovUiirlon. XtiP
Deans. Daphne Owens, EliKaboth Ken
drick, D. Nye.
OUK COMIUCT IN CJIAl'KL
This ]8 not a new subject, but then
with the poet ws believe that
“If at first you don’t succeed try,
try again.”
Tho conduct of many of the girls
during the chapel parlod is certainly
not in keeping with the true Meredith
spirit. Besides, rule (> (a) of the
Student regulations printed in the
Tfand J3ook reads: “Talking is for
bidden after tho organist begins play-
lug.” Those students who are for
tunate enough to liave seats near the
Tin: si{i;ati;,st thix.s
What U the greatest thing in life?
Are we justilled in living merely for
liie moment? The aim of everyone’s
ni'e is pleasure, and the motive of all
endeavor is desire. But the differences
in our several careers and destinies
are caused by the fact that what con
stitutes pleasure for one Is either
beyond another or seems shallow and
superficial to him. Is it either pru
dent or right for those oC us who hope
:o bring some real good to the world
in the fu'cure and who are now labor
ing, or professing to labor, to fit our-
solvfts for some task, to lose sight of
the ultimate goal and to waste our
time in pett.v affairs that can amu.se
01’ interest only for the moment? Can
we no't endure tliose times when w'e
6-Dein to be forsaken or unlucky for
some other reason without a desperate
endeavor to snatch joy from some trial,
fleeting imprudence? Do we foolishly
imagine that the power which has
placed us here will lose sight of us,
leaving us lo lasting sorrow? For
every moment of pain there is compen-
sQtion. He who has not known grief
can never he as great as he would have
boon if he had been forced by it lo
tliiiik. Those held by pleasure do not
think. All their time is consumed in
attempts to feci, and soon the senses
become dulled from too much use.
Physical pleasure has its place—a mind
without it is fanatical and narrow—
but it is folly to mistake what is right
fully a pastimo, a diversion, for the
greatest thing for w’hlch one can
li ve.
We are rcijrlnting iliis week an cdi
torial which appeareil in the N'ovom-
ber .U'orH. because we fool that alum-
nao, as well as students, might prollt
by it, and Tin-: Twin reiichos more of
the alumnae than docs tho U’e
agree heartily with tho cdlti>r timt the
ri'latlons between student.s nnl alum
nae should be closer and more >iym-
pathetic. If we know eacli olhcr bet
ter wo should understand eai-li otlirr
better Cor both groups have In common
a deep and abiding love for Meredith.
Lot us do nil we tan to strengthen tliu
ties between llie time.s tliat u.st-ii lo
bo uud the limes that are. so that when
tho students become aiumnue. they
will feel that they are simply enlarg
ing, rather tlian changing, tboir point
of view:
Frequputly there seems to be a mi.'^-
iniderstaniJIng between the present stu
dents of the college and the alumnae.
To say tiiat this la a dei)lorable state
of affairs is to have ourselves labeled
trying to becomo absorbed in their
work, while others who have not come
for work are conversing. These who
are working have at times asked for
nuiet but their requests liave not
been heard on account of the con
fusion that is taking every one’s at
tention.
Of course, it Is just thoughtlessness,
none of us would willingly keep
anotiier from studying but it does not
better tlie grade of that person whether
we Intend to distract her mind from
her studies or not.
Aside from the fact that It sounds
bad to us to hear this noise, havo
we really ever stopped to consider
what an Impression It makes on out
siders who come here. What would
we think to enter a college and hear
the same amount of noise that we
hear daily in the town girls' room?
If we will all stop and think and
try to "hear ourselves as others hear
us we would havo a more orderly
town girJg’ room and a better chance
Cor studying .ind getting good grades.
Let's think!
bromides, perhaps; but say It we must.
Wo fool that it is not a ciuestion ot one
side only, and that if the attention o!'
both sidoJi la called to the matter, each
ran help the other.
In tiio lirat place, we as students too
often feci that those '‘old girls" who
come bock to visit us do not belong as
We do. when us a matter of fact we
know Uifit they do. We nmy use as
an oxainple their visits to coinnicnce-
meiiis. Too frequently tho alumnae
ai-i' ireated more as intruders than as
visitors. We rush al)0Ut them, rudely
bump into thorn as tliougb they were
Frcsbinon. We deplore this state of
alTiiirs.
On the other hand, we iind that the
alumnae, with some exceptions, of
course, do not understand us any more
than wo understand them, When we
atlon\pt an alumnae department in our
inagaKiiie. we soon iind it an Impos
sibility, becau.se. iu tho lirst place, we
have not more than six siibscribors
among the alumnae, and then they will
not wrile Cor us two pages per month
even though we urge them with
'‘specials" and by every otlior means
Iniovvn to us. Again we want to make
a cluiuge iu somo rule or ilxture es-
tiihlishod six or eight years ago. We
have considered the question to (lie
best oC our ability, we have consuite.l
oar advisers, and our aim is to do
with their approval, .something for the
good of all. Suddenly, however, as
thunder from a clear sky, we are no
tified that the "old girls” think us
daring, audacious in trying to change
what they have done. In trying to put
something over on them.
The alumnae have all been atiidenls
with the problems of students; sooner
or later the students will all be alum
nae, Why should there be such misun-
derstauding'.' Surely it is quite un-
ueeessary, and we aliall welcome any
sulution us to how to avoid it.
College i5ehi£!
Berta Crawford, Mary Crawford,
Sudio Creech, Rachel and Klissabeth
Daniels and Mary r.,ove Davis stieut
Thanksgiving witli Mrs. Klutu, iu
Chapel Hill,
Until lUifCiilo spoilt last week-end
at her lioine in Chirner, .lanie IJrit-
ton accompanied her.
I..u'llc' Wotxiiill was at homo in Ciay-
toii last week-end.
Elizaheth Kiinzey attended Ihe Stu
dent Volantewr Conforcuco at Golds
boro hist week-entl.
I^ihi liortoa spent last week-end at
her home in Zebulon.
Carolyn Woodruff visited friends in
Walce Forest the imst week-end.
Lena .Mae Williams spent the wcek-
eiid in Chapel Hill with home folks.
Tli» glv1«, were discnssinp; when they
left for home Cliristmas. On being
told that we left the twentieth Sadie
Mae Walton looked at achedule card
ami said: "Yon all can leave Thurs
day but I have classes Friday and
Satu rday.”
Lillian Evans spent last week-end
with Lucretia Dean at Loulsburg.
Jtachael,Wilkinson visited friends at
Trinity last week-end.
Alma Dickens spent the week-end
at her home in Whitaker.
Lucy i’erkinsoii was at her home at
Wise tile past week-end.
Mary Moss spent the week-end at her
home in Voungsville,
Pearl Canady visited home folks at
Hope Mills the past week-end.
lluth Heatherly and Tura Thompson
spent the past week-end with Veima
Patterson at Coats,
Louise Britt spent the weelc-eud at
her home in Calypso,
Vera Pearl Miltou was with Mra.
L. N. Uouse, at Fuquay Springs, last
week-end.
Sadie;
with It?*'
Rnby;
“Wliat are yon going to do
"Put It in my pocket.
ilachol: "I have a splendid idea
Cor a mngazine poem,’'
Mary Love; “Save It, you don't
need it for a inagaKiue poem,”
Francis: "Bo .lack is engaged Is he?
And is Fannie the bi'ide to bo?"
Ida: "No. she is tho tried-to-bc.”
Marie Fleming speuL last week-end
with Annie Orady, in Goldsboro.
lluth l..eary vislteU .Mrs. Clifton Lay
ton at Sanford last weelt-end.
liliziibeth ^Vliite visited Gladys Cur-
rln at Angicr last week-end.
AKnnie IJell spent the week-end in
town with .Miss Mozeile Markham.
Nita Turliugiou spent tho weclM-nd
at her home in Benson.
•S'acomi Hocutt spent lust week-BUd
with Mrs. Uobert Ilolmcs, at (.ii'aham.
SUPERBA
.STUDYING IN TIIK TOW>' GIKLS’
l0091
What is the town girla' room for?
When I flrat came to Meredith I
was told that thia was a room that
the town girls might study in. This
answer, It seems to me. Is entirely
too true, for it la a place where
they "Might” study but it Is very
seldom used for this purpose.
In the first place, Instead of gather
ing there for atudy it seems that some
of us have the idea that It ia the
place for gossip. Some of ua go there
to dlseuss tlie new hat that Mary
wore Sunday, or who Jane had a date
with, or other things not related to
any course In the curriculum.
Of course, there are a few who
bravely battle on with Trig, or Latin
Decciubcr 10, 11, 12s
of -Feature
Christies' Everything^’
Dticcinbcr lii, 14, l.>:
“O?! the Banks of the Wabash^'—Feature
MAiDGE EVANS
EFIRD’S
CAROLINA’S LARGEST CHAINf OF ONE-PRICE
DEPARTMENT STORES
WE APPRECIATE
YOUR PATRONAGE
WE SELL IT
FOR LESS
YOU ARE WELCOME AT ALL TIMES
Itighi.—Tile teacher was trying to
improii.i upon lier pupils the import
ance of doing right at all timos. and
to bring out the answer, "Bad Hiibits,’’
slie liKiuired: "Whal is it ihat we
iind so easy to gel into and so hard lo
got out ofV"
There was slloneo for a moment
thou a bright pupil, lillzaijcth Sawyer,
ansvverod, “Bed."
Bruce Cates: "Fuuuy how a feliuw
would start a suporstltiou that Fric'.-iy
is unlucky.”
Julia Prince; "Yeah, he uuista been
u lish."
Catherine: "What is the elephaui
hunted for?"
Aniuiboll: ".Magazine articles."
'•Why are childreu so much worse
than they used to be?'’
"I attribute it to improved ideas iu
building.''
"How so.”
"Shlugles are scarce, and you can't
spank a boy with a tin roof.”
Geneva: “Did your evening dress
cost much?"
Clara; “Only one good cry."