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Vol. IV
Meredith College, Raleigh, N. C., October 10, 1924
No. 2
NEW MEMBERS CHOSEN
FOR TWO SOCIETIES
THE ASTKO ANU PHI SOCIETIHS
CHOSE MEMHEltS SATURDAY
The Meredith audiloriiim was a
scene of much excitement Saturday
night, when the new students of Mere
dith became members of the Phila-
retian and Astrotekton Societies. Tills
was the event to which the freshmen
had long looked forward and all their
hopes and desires to rate an Astro or
a Phi were fulfilled.
The middle aisles of the auditorium
was occupied by new students, while
the old Phi and Astro members sat on
the opposite sides—the Phis on the
left and the Astros on the right.
Thrilling yells of “A-s-t-r-o" from
the right side led by Rviby HarviUo
opened the meeting. With equal pep
and enthusiasm the Phis, led by Bur-
velle McFarland, shouted “F-h-l-l-a.”
Then the presidents of the two so
cieties became the center of attrac
tion. Each held a roll of paper on
which the names of the girls to be
drawn were written. As a name was
called the new girl left her seat in the
middle aisle and went over to the side
where she was called. There slie was
met with yells of approval and much
applause as the old members welcomed
her among them.
Each new member in turn was
drawn until every one had taken a
seat either among the Phis or Astros.
Then the meeting closed with yells
on the right side for “new stars” and
on the left for ‘‘ncv.’ Phis.”
For the past three years this plan
of ciioosing society members has pre
vailed. Some may consider it some
what rigid to assign new girls to the
societies In this perfunctory manner
without consulting the tastes of the
new members, but in this way a good
deal of unnecessary wrangl'r-g and
disputing is avoided. An endeavor is
made to put the girls Into the society
they like best, and there Is less danger
that all the new members will join one
society and thus leave the other with
out Its annual renewal of life. On the
whole the new system is far superior
to the old, since it gives bettor results
with less effort.
Occupation of New Meredith to be
Possible Before Spring of 1925
PERRY MORGAN TALKS
TO STUDENTS IN CHAPEL
B. Y. W U. WOUKEIl MAKES 1>TEK-
ESTIXG CHAl’EL TALK
INTER-BUILDING GAMES
TO TAKE PLACE SOON
BASKETBALL fiAMICS KETWKEN
BUILBI.XCS TO BE PLAYED
The current expression, "Necessity
is the mother of invention,” Is being
expressed in a very unique and inter
esting way at Meredith this year. Our
plan is to give more attention to ath
letics. In addition to Inter-class
games each of the four dormitories are
to have teams. We believe that this
will stimulate athletics and put lots of
pep and enthusiasm in our girls.
Each building Is going to be a sepa
rate college with original names and
colors, and cheer leaders. Every girl
is urged to attend the practice of her
respective college tills week. The
teams will be made up of the best play
ers, so if you aren't one of the best
players be one of the best yell-ers.
Support your team, and build up your
health. What is a good team worth
without good boosters? Wlmt Is a
good mind worth without a healthy
body? So come on with your peppy
songs and yells and let’s make Inter
collegiate athletics a credit to New
Meredith.
In his opening words Mr. Morgan
made a few remarks about our B, Y.
P. U. work in the State. He stated
that out of the fourteen hundred B. Y.
P. U.’s In North Carolina forty-six are
in colleges.
The point of Mr. Morgan’s talk was
advice to young people. He read 1 Tim,
4:11-16, calling attention to the
fact that Paul’s advice to Timothy Is
just as good for us now as It was for
him then. Following this he quoted
tlie B. Y. P. U. pledge and explained It
point by point. “Relying upon divine
help, I hereby promise to strive to be
true to Christ in all things at all
times; to seelc the New Testament
standard of Christian experience and
life: to attend every meeting of the
B. Y. P, U. unless hindered by reasons
approved' by a good conscience, and
to take some part In the service aside
from congregational singing, if it Is
possible to do so with sincerity and
truth.” To be a true Christian we
must rely upon God. We should be
true to Christ at all times, seven days
in the week, when it is hard and
when it is easy. In our reading, the
Eib)‘> shcuJd como first. We must use
discrimination in our reading. A good
library may have an everlasting in
fluence upon us.
In his closing remarks Mr. Morgan
said that young folks ought to be glad
that they are young. This Is a time
of youth, a grand time to live.
SIX I*ElWIA>ExNT BUILDliVOS TO
>EW SITE
$75(1,(MMI Aviiiljiijlc
DR. HARRIS INITIATES
MONDAY READING HOUR
I)l{. IIAUKIS BEADS TO LAKOE
Al’l’KEClATlYE AL'DIKXCE
On Monday afternoon from five to
six Dr. Harris presided at the llrst of
the Reading Hours, whicli will be con
tinued throughout the year. Each
Monday at the same hour in the Jun
ior-Senior Library some member of
tile English faculty will read some
thing of her own selection. The pur
pose of this is to stimulate interest in
reading. Dr. Harris's selection was
Thomas Nelson Page's "Uncle Edin
burg's Drowndin’." Her skillful use
of the negro dialect made this an espe
cially happy choice, as the gales of
laughter from tho girls who crowded
about her testified',
The rainy afternoon made it a good
"tale-telling time”—Uncle Edinburg
and Marse George, Miss Charlotte and
the “cucumber-faced” Nancy, were very
real personages. We enjoyed their
jokes, and sympathized with their
misfortunes—which of course ended
in their "living happily ever after.”
We look forward with great pleasure
to the second Reading Hour next Mon
day afternoon at the same time and
place.
ASSISTANT DEAN TALKS
IN CHAPEL WEDNESDAY
Freshmen — Remember: “Rolling
Bones Gather Remorse.”
Out of the million dollars authorized
for the building of “New Meredith,"
seven hundred and fifty thousand are
now available from the bonds issued.
The other two hundred and fifty thou
sand will be obtained as soon as the
plant Is well enough developed to
merit another issue of bonds.
The contract provides for six per
manent buildings. All six of these
will be of fireproof materials, and will
be permanently located. Four of them
will be dormitories. The other two
will provide the library and the dining
hall.
The dormitories will accommodate
one hundred and twenty-five students
in each, making room for five hundred
students In all. There will also be
quarters for forty teachers. On each
floor there will be extra rooms serving
as kitchenettes, and pressing rooms,
with eciuipment for those doing light
laundry in the building. There will
also be a recrcation room on each
floor. Each two rooms will be con
nected by a bath.
The library will have the adminis
trative offices at one end. At the other
end will be temporary parlors. The
middle of the first floor will be taken
up with a lecture room sixty feet
square. The parlors will open into
this lecture room, which will accommo
date two hundred people.
The second floor will hold the li
brary proper. In the center will be a
large reading room with shelves and
files around the sides. The stone
stairway will go up the front of the
building to this floor. The reading
room will be lighted by light from the
dome through the opening in the third
floor. A balcony will run around
tlie third floor, providing more space.
At each end of the second floor will be
found other reading rooms. Opening
from the balcony on the third floor are to
tie the two large rooms which will be
for the literary societies. These will
also servo as student activity centers
until further arrangements can be
made.
The dining hall will be large enough
to accommodate five hundred and
sixty. There will be seventy small
square tables, with room for two
under a side. The kitchen will be at
the back of the dining hall, and will
i)e equipped with all modern machin
ery, Under both the dining hall and
kitchen the basement will bo located.
This will serve for storage. A refriger
ation plant is to be installed here,
thus doing away with the necessity of
purchasing ice.
In addition to these permanent fire
proof buildings, two temporary struc
tures to provide for class rooms, labo
ratories. music studios and practice
halls, and an auditorium will be built.
These two buildings will be fifty by
throe hundred feet, The auditorium
will hold' one thousand people besides
providing for the studios aiul practice
halls.
These buildings will be placed so as
to make It possible for work to be done
on the permanent ones without stop
ping any of the college work. They
will not be on the permanent locations.
MISS CAniJOI-L CONOL'C'TS ( HAl’EL
EXEllCISES
LADIES OF FACULTY
ENTERTAINED AT PARTY
MISS WELCH AM) MISS M'HITE
JIVE rAU'I’V FOH FACULTY
MEMKEliS
The chapel exercises for Wednesday,
October 1st, were very interesting.
Miss Beth Carroll conducted the de
votional exercises and then gave a
brief talk on 1‘cacc, or What the IVorJd
Needs Most. She said that when asked
the question, "What does the world
need most?” people answer. “Love.”
Then she talked for a few minutes on
one of the outcomes of Love—Peace.
Every one desires peace as much as
he desires love—peacc ."imong nations,
peace among fellow-men and peace in
the heart and soul of him.
Davis i-ays, “The Prince of Peace
makers never took any part in poli
tics. He had a higher office to per
form, He had to stand for and demon
strate the absolute .truth, which alone
can give the peace that neither men
nor nations can take away.”
“If it be possible, as much as lies in
you,” says the Apostle Paul, “live
peaceably with all men.”
What could be more ideal than liv
ing peaceably with every one with
whom you came in contact? Notice
Paul says, “If It be possilile,” but in
another place In the Bible it says, “All
tbincfi are possible with those who
Jove the Lord,” and so with enough
effort, self-control and love it is en
tirely possible to live at peace with
all our fellow-men.
The peace that passeth all under
standing, however, is the peace wo
experience in our own souls when we
know we are right with God and with
our fellow-men.
The Prince of Peace came “To give
light to them that sit in darkness and
in the shadow of death, to guide our
feet into the way of peace,"
When nations and men arc at peace
with each other and with themselves
then the knowledge of the glory of God
will cover the earth as the waters
cover the sea. and the still small voice
will be heard saying;
“Peace I leave with you, my peaco I
give unto yrv'i."
A temporary building will also be used
for the gymnasium. It is hoped that
friends with the means will see their
way to take the opportunity of putting
up one or another of these buildings.
The plant, as we are hoping to have
it by at least the beginning of 1!)2C.
will enable us to carry on the college
according to the program which is laid
out for it. Additions will be made
from time to time as it is found pos
sible to meet an enlarging program.
These additions will take the form of
an Increased plant or multiplied de
partments. Wlthall, a wonderful start
has been made, and we are eagerly
looking forward to the future, and our
bigger, bettor Meredith, where we will
have room to grow and expand' in all
directions, fulfilling the dreams of all
of Meredith’s daughters, and of the
Baptist denomination as a whole.
Monta C,—Father, I have decided to
become an artist. Have you any ob
jections?
Father—No, provided you don’t
draw on me.
The world, especially that immense
portion of it known as Meredith, can
never cease to rear monuments more
enduring than—well, the most ad
hesive mud pack—In honor of Miss
Frances Welch and Miss Annie White,
who with the true scientist’s genius
for roaring out the unknown, brought
to light on September 2D (Memorable
date!) treasures previously unreclaim
ed on land or sea. Anthropologists, as-
trologists, biologists, spiritualists
(Conan Doyle not excepted), psycho-
pathists. and what-not Ists. plus their
achievements, must henceforth sink in
to oblivion beside the blinding bril
liance of this recent discovery. Who
would have dreamed that fanatical
bibliomaniacs, dally plodding their
weary way among the mysteries of
Dr Naliim Tin'iim Diogenes philosophy
the anatomy of a gra.sshopper, or the
hnndred or so uses of the Cum-con-
structlon, would ever waste time in
so effervescent on Art as Soap-box
Speaking? Unexplainable! Unless per
haps to a burning desire to recall a
youth spent in the Golden Age of De
mosthenes (or was it the Antedilu
vian period?) when rapturous children
weekly (weakly too) stammered forth,
“Mary had a little lamb” or “I stood
upon the bridge at midnight." Any
way the events of September 29 con
firm tt’n fnltb in t1i> ’nrlps-
truc'tibllity of matter. Truth crnslied
to earth must rise again.
True to the theory that it takes a
thief to catch a thief, or a wit to dis
cover a wit, Miss Welch proposed a
toast soon after the arrival of her
guests,
“Here's to the now faculty as pretty
and young as you are:
Here's to the old faculty as old and
ugly as you are:
As pretty and young as you are, and
as ugly as we are.
We’re about as pretty and young as
you are, as old and ugly as we are.
Then here's |to all who stand for
Meredith:
Cork to your heels.
Courage to your hearts.
Concord to our heads,
Cush In your pockets."
Miss White, in making public the
great secret of the evening, which fol
lowed a contest on the scholarly sub
ject of automobiles, explained that no
less lofty a theme than advertisements
had called fortli such a tribe of hitherto
mute inglorious Ciceros. The first
of these, Miss Brewer, so recently
bereaved by the loss of Pussy Willow.
Diddy, Dumps, and Tot, W'inken,
Blinken and Nod (her seven little
kittens who “haven’t scratched yet”),
besides absolutely disproving the old
theory that “he jests at scars tliat never
felt a wound,'' showed that many
things “haven't si’ratched yet.” Think
of:
“Snakes and wool, and greasy poles.
Of sealing wax and butter;
Of ink wells and of downy quilts,
And butterflies that flutter;
Of snow-fiakes, tad-poles, and Jlignon-
ette.
Bananas, clocks, and cotton.
Besides a thousand other things
That I have quite forgotten,”
Among these also, her good little
Amy (Boa Ami), also so recently de-
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