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PRACTICAL OH JiOTt
KlncU’ed spirits, of course, discuss
kindred subjects—ideas which are im-
portaiU and uppermost in the minds
ot both spirits. So it Is quite natural
that the Aluninro of Meredith should be
interested in the present Meredith—
the work which it is accomplishing,
the progress which has been made
since the Alumns have left the halls
of the beloved Alma Mater—every
thing which pertains to Meredith. Nor
should we who are here at Meredith
now forget that helpful suggestions
can be made for us by those who
walked through these same halls, who
have passed through the same joys and
sorrows which are our present. And
soon many of us will be Alumna;,
thinking, fearing, hoping, working for
Meredith, while we revere, love and
cherish our college it is by no means
perfect as we can readily recognize.
But—it is up to us who are Interested
in the welfare of the college to speed
it no the road to higher development—
higher attainments.
Which remarks bring me to the
statement which started such a train
of thought In my mind, a statement
coming from the lips of an old Mere
dith girl who is Intensely interested in
the work of her Alma Mater. “Yes.
Meredith is a wonderful college, with
ideas and ideals set high. The biggest
fault which I would like remedied Is
its lack of practical application.” What
I am wanting you to see is not that
I as one of the present students agree
with her, but to set you thinking
about the matter. Are we in our
desire for a lihcral cdiicatiim leaving
out the practical side too much? Is
the curriculum too narrow, too theo
retically taught? The majority of the
girls who leave Meredith will tench
for a few years anyway, not until tlie
chance to make a home of their own
comcH to them but because they feel
that as graduates of an A-1 collogo
they should render unto society at
large a different service from that
which will be their portion later on.
Now, the question at hand is this: Is
the present work at Meredith too
theoretical? Should the Education De
partment develop practical work fur
ther than mere observation of teuchors
In the local schools? The laboratories
of the biology, physics, domestic sci
ence, chemistry and other sciences are
of wonderful help, and we as a college
have fairly good equipment, but—Is
this enough? I am not saying that it
is not: I am not saying that it Is.
The biggest thing to my mind is get
ting each girl In the student body to
thinking the thing through. As one
of the professors i-emarked in class.
“There Is a decided difference between
learning a thhig and Icarninu about
a thhifj.’’ Take your own case. Don’t
consider your sister who has gone out
from here and has made a success of
teaching, home-making, executive work
or anything else. Will you, yourself,
be fitted for anything when you leave
Meredith? That is of vital Impor
tance to you in thinking the question
over.
Nor Is this a matter to be ignored,
with side Issues receiving greater con
sideration. It la a matter which the
faculty In all probability have pon
dered over and looked at from every
angle. And I do not say that you as
Individuals will or can answer the
question—but, you can think about
it—and more, express the opinions you
have. Surely there Is some sentiment
among the student body concerning
this and I should like to know how
the students feel about It, or even
how the faculty view the matter.
EXPKKSS YOUR OPINIONS
Every week members of Tub Twio
staff are faced with the same question:
“What is a student opinion?” May I
endeavor to answer their question?
Meredith girls are bound to think—
then why not make our thoughts
known? If we read a new book we
have some opinion about it. The good
and bad qualities are compelled to
come up in our minds. Then why
not express these thoughts? Don’t
make all the student opinions mere
school affairs, that would not be of
interest to other people. Let the
other people who read Tiik Twk; know
that we have some relation with things
that other people think and talk about.
The dally paper carries topics every
day that we could express opinions
about. Girls, please let’s think about
broader and bigger things.
Collese
Geneva Yeargon, Cleo Chason, Doris
Honeycutt and Vera McGugan spent
Thanksgiving at home.
Elizabeth Richardson, Marguerite
Harrison and Maude Bowers spent
Thanksgiving in Wake Forest.
Jennie Mae Hartsfleld and Bettle
Hewlett spent Thanksgiving In Dur
ham.
Mary Grey Harris. Ivy Grace Dough-
ton, Ruth Lllley, Louise McComb and
May Woodley spent Thanksgiving
away from the college.
PEKSONAL INFLUENCE
Now that we have been having re
vival services, each one of us Is inter
ested in some one who is not a Chris
tian. It Is good that we love Christ
so much that Ave want to see others
happy in His love, Sometimes, w'hen
we ask a girl to go with us to the
service or ask her if she is a Chris
tian, she does not seem to appreciate
our interest and we wonder why. Pos
sibly it the curtain could be rolled
])ack. we would see somewhere in the
past that this same girl has been
watching our dally life and has seen
us do or say something that was not
Christllke and she has not forgotten.
It may have been an angry word
hastily spoken, or an unkind deed done
In a moment of forgetfulness, but she
remembers and in her heart she is
saying, "Who are you that you should
try to lead me?” Of course the ideal
would be to forget such things and
remember only the good, but we arc
all human and Satan uses these little
things as stumbling blocks In the paths
of those we would see saved. It all
goes back to the silent inlluence each
and every one of us exerts in the
little affairs of life, day by day. We
all know the old proverb, "What you
are speaks so loudly that I cannot
hear what you say.” Let us remember
this and not wait for a revival to
lead our friends to Christ, but live
every day in such a way that others
will see Christ in us and want to be
like Him too. This Is the life that
counts.
Mary R. Seawell, Nora Moody and
JSrnestine Whitley spent Thanksgiving
with their sisters in Raleigh,
Helen Thompson, Pauline Freeman
and Velma Patterson were at home
for Thanksgiving.
Elizabeth Purnell, Lois Stafford,
Sybil Myers, Mary Wlllls and Virdell
Matthews spent the week-end away
trom the college.
Bessie Lee Moss, Daphne Paul, Alice
Lawrence, Beatrice Townsend and
Ruth Pearce were out for the week
end.
Margaret Overton, Annie Harris,
Rachel Wilkinson, Ruth Boyce, Eliza
beth Higgs and Winnie Rlckett spent
the week-end with Roberta Crawford.
Inez Holloway, Audrey Williford,
Clarissa Poteat, Sara Thomas and
Nedra Sanford were out this week-end.
Mabel C. Hoggard. Lucretia Dean,
Eleanor Lane. Margaret Eagles and
Annie Kelly were away this week-end.
Irls Yelvington. Lois Waller, Emma
Lee Smith and Lillian Evans were at
home for this week-end.
Velma Patterson. Florence Stokes,
Mildred Smith, Annie Cooke, Elolse
Greenwood and Annie Ree McGougan
spent the week-end away from the col
lege.
Ruth Shaw Brittain, Elizabeth Dan
iel and Virginia White spent the week
end with Sadie Creech at her home
in Goldsboro.
Mary R. 'Seawell, Mary Beal, Mabel
Andrews. Lucile Jones and Mary Ays-
cue were at Red Oak tor the week-end.
Rachael Daniel. Mary Crawford,
Ruth Leary, Geneva Benthall and Mary
Love Davis were at Wilson this week
end.
Farmer: "Have you milked all the
cows?"
Dairy Maid: “All but the American
one,”
Farmer; “What do you mean by
the ‘American one’?”
Dairy Maid: "The one that's gone
dry.”
Genaria Honeycutt. Mary Lee Cope
land, Nerine Ratley. Lorraine Sawyer
and Bettie Shearin were gone for
Thanksgiving holidays.
Portia and Louise Alderman spent
Thanksgiving at their home in Chapel
Fllll.
Mary Cheves. Clyda Parrish, Maud
Brock and Gladys Erwin were away
for Thanksgiving.
Eleanor Lane, Grayce Butler. Mary
O’Kelly, Mary Martin, Helen Oldham,
Blannle Betts and Sadie Riggs spent
Thanksgiving at home.
Bessie and Nannie Jackson. Mary
R. Hunter, Annie Ree McGougan and
Ellen Broadwell were away for Thanks
giving.
Ruby Barker, Ruby Daniel, Lucy
Perkinson, Mildred Allen, Beulah
Stroud and Iona Daniel spent Thanks
giving away from college.
NEEUEI) REMINDLUS
Since we regard ourselves as “col
lege women” we are rather prone to
take a materialistic attitude toward
most things. We look upon Sunday
school and church as something which
wo are allowed to cut live times a year
during our lirst three years, and which
we can gracefully avoid our last year
by virtue of our Senior privileges.
We are apt to forget the virtue ot
faith and prayer, and we too often
place our religion in the background.
And so it is that a reminder in the
form of a meeting like the one held
by Dr. Maddry is a blessing “with
out disguise” to us all.
A number of us have not attended
the services as we should have, but
to those who have, many messages ot
hope and love have been given. Dr.
Maddry always has a message for us
and his messages for the past week
have been unusually poignant and
touching. It is to be sincerely hoped
that we will have such reminders from
time to time, and that more of us will
hear and profit from them.
Mary Shipp, Annie Mae Brown,
Mary Love Davis and Mary Biggs were
away for Thanksgiving.
Evelyn Veasey, Crystal Davis. Nell
Cheek, V. P. Milton, Ruth Hilliard and
Lucy Knight spent Thanksgiving with
tliclr friends.
Mary Crawford, Pearl Haywood and
Mary Allison spent Thanksgiving
holiday away.
Lncile Walker, Margaret Wheeler,
Eloise Greenwood, Audrey Williford,
IDdlth Maynard, Miriam Walton, Min
nie Bell and Ruth Murray spent
Thanksgiving away.
Roberta Crawford spent Thanksgiv
ing with Mary Yarborough of this city.
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Mary Worsley spent Friday night at
the hotel with Mrs. O. S. Gay.
Linda Cobb was at home tor a few
days to have some dental work done.
Two sweethearts from Raleigh were
rambling around, when they came
across the Almo.
The young man ran his eyes over
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“Lizzie,” he said, “I think we’ll go
In here.”
Carrie Parker, Mary Moss, Mildred
Poole, Lucy Knight, Lucile Pitt and
Mary Shipp spent this week-end away.
Mary Alderman went home tor a few
days to have her eyes treated.
Fannie M. Ange spent the week-end
with Blanche Banks.
Catrlna Gill, Verna Butler, Geneva
Yeargan and Doris Honeycutt were
home for the week-end.
Pearl Haywood, Louise McComb,
Mary Ayers, Florida Register and
Estelle Pittman were away from col
lege this week-end.
Emily Cheek, Sara Oliver, Dorothy
Dunning, Annie Bell Noel and Neva
Pearl were away for the week-end.
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