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THE TWIG
December 16,1939
The Twig
Bi-Wwktif Ati the Offieial Oroon of tht Studsnt
_ ttoiif of Mtredilh CoHepc
Edito rial Staff
jAKAii HunsoK Editor
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Let’s Know First!
The student body meeting on Decem
ber 4th has given us a number of things
to think about.
Those of us who have been here for
the last three years have seen the
growth in efficiency of student govern
ment on our campus. A comparison of
IJie last few handbooks show an almost
amazing contrast in the number of
social privileges which we enjoy now
and those which students of only a
relatively short time ago had. All of
these changes have come through our
Student Government Association. Every
year, this group has asked for crit
icism or suggestions from the student
body, they have shown themselves to be
ready to work for any worthwhile
change that the majority of the stu
dents seem to want.
Because a few students seemed to
feel that student government on our
campus might be failing in some re
spects, a student body meeting was
called in which any student might ex
press her own opinion. The result of
the meeting was a clearer understand
ing for all of us in the meaning of
student government. It is something
so much larger than the ideas of any
one student or any one group, some
thing whose full meaning should be bet
ter understood in each of our college
years. The fact that a great many stu
dents did not understand just what
privileges were covered by student gov
ernment became evident in the meeting.
In the handbook we find the constitu
tion of our association, as members it
becomes the duty of each student to
become acquainted with this document.
A knowledge of these laws which ap
ply to our student government would
have probably prevented any confusion
in the student body.
So let eacli of us before following any
leader in questioning various aspects of
(iiir c:vmpu.s life, coiisult some reliable
.source, and find out what state really
exists.
In the past, we luive seen that the
Student (lovt'niniwut Association was
ready to represent us in all matters
falliiiji within tlieir ixiwyr, so. in the fu
ture, let us take any suggestions direct
ly t" this group.
StrllKJilVlf ! •
Clriteria For College Entrance
l>r. Janies 1.. Meader, president of
Kussull Sage College, in an editorial
headed ’‘Conditions to College,’’ recently
.staled criteria for the admission of stu
dents to collogi' which he thinks indi
cate whether nr not a boy or girl should
go to colk'gi'. quote tho criteria
from that articif:
“You do not l)(!long in college if you
cannot make a list of a dozen things
that are wrong with you.
“You do not lielong in college if you
have an impatience with books and
must literally torture yourself to read.
“You do not belong in college if you
are planning to do a minimum of work
depending largely upon a winsome per
sonality or the fine art of kow-tow to
‘get you by.’
“You do not belong in college if you
consider yourself superior to routine.
“You do not belong in college if you
cannot take criticism cheerfully and
profit t)y it.
“Y'ou do not belong in college if your
code of conduct does not include aa
much respect for others as for yourself.
“You do not belong in college if you
are dishonest, mentally or otherwise.
“You do not belong in college if you
are not sufficiently curious to read at
least twelve good books each year that
are not required by the faculty.
“You do not belong in college if you
blame others readily for your own fail
ings.
“You do not belong in college if you
look upon it as a business proposition
or as the antechamber of social suc
cess.”
Dr. Meader is right. College students
should be able to live in accordance with
these standards. One of the major ob
jectives in college life is that of adjust
ing yourself to th.e community environ
ment, and these adjustments can be
made only through conforming to such
criteria as Dr. Meader has worked out.
Unless you are able to follow these your
self when you enter the teaching pro
fession, how can you expect to prepare
students for college? If you do not
know what college life requires then
you are moulding the downfall of the
boys and girls under your tutelage as
well as yourself.—Teco Echo.
Takes anti Mistakes
^ , ^ T ^
Bv Helen MaoIntosr
One ot the best things tn life to possess Is
H sense of humor, and Meredith girls realty
need tliclr share — with all the to-do about
this and that we have been having. I think
it would be ft good Idea to forset ourselveB
(or a while and think about a few other "seats
of higher learning." The Twio’s brand of
humor Is fine, but let's see what some ot the
other schools offer, ,
Prom The Tulane Hnllahaloo
At the bookstore:
Bulling is answering the question In one
page and explaining the answer In two more.
Heck, you can't take notes on that guy—
he drawls.
After I’d read over what I'd written, 1
couldn't understand It myself.
The Alabamian from the Alabama College
has one ot the best ‘'Change and Exchange"
columns in college newspapers, and from
them we have—
"Types ot Men Not to Date:
Trackmen: Reason—usually fast
Biologist: Reason—enjoya cutting up.
Tennis man: Reason—enjoys a racket.
Baseball man: Reason—blta and runs.
“Where's my suitcase?" "Oh, I've spilled my
perfume!”
"Who's seen the mate to this stocking?"
"It that taxi doesn't hurry, I'll lose my bead!"
“Hurry up, or you will be left behind."
Freshmen rushing to and fro
Impatiently waiting for that time to go.
Out of range of each law and rule—
Their llrst glorious week-end away from school.
—Florida Alligator.
The moon was white,
The rond was dark,
A perfect place
To stop and park.
I gave a sigh,
I gave a groan,
I cursed the fate—
I was alone.
—Los Anfetes Coltegian.
Kven n tombstone will say something good
uboul a fellow when he’s down.
—The Reflector.
The W, C. elrla Indirectly bring us some
bright quips;
Some news from home would be quite nice
And food would make life sunny,
But if you're bent on spreading Joy,
Please send a little money.
—Florida Alligator.
My l)fst friend wouldn’t tell me, so I flunked
my history quia.—The Dc PauUa,
You can tell a fi'eshniau by the way she gawks,
You can tell a sophomore by the way she walks.
You can tell n Junior by the way ahe talks,
You can toll a senior, liut you can't tell her
much.
~SpotHglit.
(Written in a hospital)
I tried lu slop a speeding cur.
U didn't stop so here I are.
Why did the woman marry llrst a mil-
iianitire, tlieii an actor, and a preacher, and
iindertiiicor In succcssinn?
One (or the money.
Two (or the show,
Tiiree to make ready
And four, to go.
—The Johnsonian.
1 think tiiut I shall never see
Another iettcc meant tor moi
All my mail seems to have flown
Into u box tlint’H not my own;
Mon don't write to girls like me,
i-’or I'm the girl with the Phi Bota key.
—Wheaton News.
Soniubddy said, "Marriage is a great insti
tution.”
And NomoUndy else ciune iiaclc at him and
said, "Yes, l)ut wiio wants to live in an insti*
tutlon?"
—Tulane Hullabaloo.
it's Just a few days now, Angels, tilt the
Xmas holidays will be here, Merry Christmas
to you all and have a bin time!
See you soon again.
GETTING OUT THIS PAPER
Cleitiiig iut this paper Is no picnic.
I( wo print Jokes, people say we are silly.
If we don't, thoy say wo are too serious.
U we clip tiiin(;H from other papers wo'ro
too lazy to write them ourselves.
If we don’t we're too fond of our own stuff,
I( wo don't print contributions, we don't
appreciate true genius.
It wo do the paper Is filled with Junk.
It wo make a change in the other person's
writeup we’re too critical.
If we don't we're asloop.
Now like as not someone will say we
swiped this from some other paper.
WB DID!
“Home Going”
By Mimi Caffert
As far as I am concerned, this
business of "going home" Is en
tirely new. Never Ijefore have my.
folks been so far away. Not only
that, but I haven't the faintest Idea
what "home" looks like, "home"
being at present St. Petersburg,
Florida. And to add to the compU*
cations that beset tny path, I
haven't a very clear Idea what the
temperature is down there, and
will probably pack the wrong
clothes and become, eventually, a
burden to the community. But then
that will he a good reason for
Mama to get me some more, won’t
U? Hmm—.
Anyhow, I would I owned some
ingenious device such as a magic
carpet or something similar, with
a couple of genii thrown In to at
tend to such miserable routine as
packing, cleaning up the room,’ buy
ing Chrlstmaa presents for my
suite, remembering to take niy
tennis racket, seeing that my term
paper Is safely In, reading Aris
totle's Rhetoric to me and explaln-
Ing-lt, to save me fatigue, and so
on, far Into the night. Then I
could be wafted homeward to dear
old Petrograd (I have decided on
Petrograd as my pet name for St.
Petersburg) with never a care,
never a care at all. But, dearie me,
that’s only wishful tiilnklng, and
causes deterioration of the mind
or something equally appalling, so
1 must not do it. But I would be
satisfied with Just the two genii—
or even one genii. But that would
be genius, wouldn't It, not genii.
Sounds funny, but It Arabian
ifigMs can say It, so can I. Any
way, only one genius, and I would
willingly scrap the Ingenious De
vice. But, alas, It cannot be. I'll
have to do the whole thing myself,
I reckon.
The Student Speaks
Dear Editor:
At the opening of school this fall
several of us were here the fli'st
day to meet the new girls. One of
the llrst things I would ask a new
girl was "Where Is your room?"
The mojorlty of the now students
always answered “In Strlnglleld."
At that reply I thought back three
years ago when 1 laljeled my suit
case and trunk with the stickers
on which was proudly written "115
Strlnglleld Hall.” Then I knew
that girl was a freshman and lived
In D, where I Immediately took her.
It took me fully five minutes to
remember which was Falrcloth
Hall. It was then that I realized
that the names of the dormitories
meant little to me and that I knew
them only as A, B. C, and D. Imag
ine my embarrassment when I
couldn’t remember which was
Vann! Ifs sUamefnl that we should
forgot the names of our dormi
tories when they are named for
such prominent Meredith promoters
as Mr. Strlnglleld and Dr. Vann. I
really must admit my Ignornftce
concerning Jones and Falrcloth, but
I am positive that these names
have great slgnlflcance in the bufld-
Ing and history of Meredith.
I, (or one, should like to hoar
the names rather than the num-
I)ers ot the dormitories on the Ups
of every Meredith student. AVhy
not call A, B, C, and D, Jones,
Falrcloth, Vann and Strlnglleld,
respectively?
JlUNITA STAIN1I.\CK,
1013 Graduate Winner of Cup
(Continued trom page 1)
trations. More plays that she had
tucked away are coming to light,
and thoy will make up the next
volume of Cai'ollna folk plays.
After working so long with other
l>eople, Mrs. Harris has found con
tentment In writing hersoK. She
plans to keep on writing bccause
she likes to do It and because she
loves what she is writing about,
John C. Thomas Gives Concert
(Continued from page 1)
"La Danse Macabre," by Salnt-
SaSns.
"Ij'Invltatlon au Voyage," by
Dul’arc.
"Mlb'noniie," by Plern6.
"L'Armes," by Four6.
Folk songs:
"Ye Banks and Braes" (Scotch),
arr. by J. Alndle Murray.
“Wl’ a Hundred Pipers"
(Scotcii), arr. ijy Alec Templeton.
"She Moved Thro' the Fair"
(Irish), arr. by Herbert Hughes.
"Tlie Baliynuue Ballad" (Irish),
arr. by Herbert Hughes.
"David of the White Rock"
(Welsh), arr. by Cyril Jenkins,
"Yarmouth Fair" (Norfolk), arr,
by Peter Warlock.
Both Mr, Thomas and Mr. Hol
lister wore generous with their en
cores. Among those received most
favorably by the three thousand
people In the audience were Uie
"Lord's Prayer," put to music by
Mallotte; "Sallorraen," "an amus
ing song by Wolte about throe lit
tle boys who put to sea In their
back yard," and "Home on the
Range,” which was the concluding
number rendered by the Metropoli
tan concert artist,
SEASON’S GREETINGS!
By “BE?” PRUITT s=
as
Suzy Snoop
Says...'
Once more It seems necessary for
the "wise gld owl" to go on the
rounds and hear what there Is to
hear. For one of two reasons:
Klther ye editor thinks that this
paper needs eavesdropping, or that
the time has come to expose the
deep secrets and dark deeds of
certain Inmates of this institution.
Anyhow, "orders is orders," which
means that there must be someone
going around listening to animat
ed dlBCUBSiouB In the halls, to whis
pered gossips In I'oomH, and what
have you? So to give you this, the
(rults ot my labor, ^in hopes that
the gentle public will accept this
in the mood In which It is written.
Here is a little food for thought
tor all you parlor-dating girls. It
Ih a good policy to keep at least
a hand’s distance from the date—>
'cause folks are people and people
will talk. You know what I mean.
Ann Taylor and her trips to
Durham seem to make good sense.
They say an old flame never dies.
Well, at least not for long, eh,
Fioyd?
Ain't no tun in going to church
when the boy friend's such a per-
tect gentleman, is It, Joy? 'Twas
gloomy Sunday tor Helen Best
when the boy friend popped in on
the same day Mom and Dad were
up. Better luck next time.
Now why WHS Margie Laugltn
singing "Oh, Johnny" Sunday when
Mlie had a date with Jimmy?
Fay says she will be some gind
wiien Christinas holidays come so
she can go home to Steve and
Mama.
Whatsa matter, Flo, can’t you
keep that "Son” In North Caro
lina?
Flash! The news is out on some
iierialn freshmen who went down
In the pu:'lor, after having pre
viously reserved the most comfort
able chairs, to meet their dates
and alas, where were they, girls?
That Miirle Sugg belleveg “Va
riety Is the spice ot lite” is shown
by her many different phone calls
and dates.
Don’t take my word for this, but
asli any of the girls who work in
tlie parlors who has the most 16-
inlnute "snrprisos.” Ton to one
It's Scotty Williams.
Newport News is a pretty far
"piece," but it's not too far for
Jimmy—or is it, Mlnetta?
Marguerite Ward would certainly
make some man the ideal wife, for
she never stays at home,
Ask Mary Frances who those
mysterious letters trom Carolina
have been coming from,
It’s time to sign off sow with
wishing you a Merry Christmas
an a very happy Now Year. So until
lO-lO, be goodi
Walt a minute—hare are a few
ot tho llrst letters to dear old St.
Nick.
Doar Santa Claus:
Please give me a new book of
"lilxcollent and Elegant ISxcusos,”
so that I’ll know what to tell my
truo love’s dumb fraternity brother
who keeps on sticking his small-
hIzo toot Into our alfair, I could
also use a dozen assorted combs, as
I lose them quickly and my room
mate has dandruff.
I am leaving some coffee ou the
table for you and hope you enjoy
It more than I will the mink coat
I really want but won’t get.
Ann TAyU)U.
Dear Santa Claus—you sweet thing:
I just know you’re going to give
Tennessee a victory at the Rose
Bowl. Honestly. Santa, you would.
It you knew how much it means to
me. (Even if tlie game Is a little
after Christmas, couldn't you hang
around to make sure my team
wins?) Oh! I almost forgot—You’ll
he sure to remember to bring my
bids to some liollday dances, won't
you?
Yonrs uujournalistlcally,
Sab.mi Huubon.
P. S. It Tenn. loses. I’m off you
for life!
Gee Wlilz! Santa Claus—
It certainly isn’t very nice o(
everyone to ask you for so many
things alt at the same time and
I hate to add my bit to.It all; but,
Santa, I'm desperate! Please, some
where, somehow, ilnd me a term
paper, all written and graded with
an "A.” It you could give me this
paper. I wtiuld liave a Merry
Chi-lstmas—and If you can’t I'll
spend two weeks of slaving for my
education.
Ros.\nn,\ Basnks,
P. S. I'd also like to have a book
report and 2,500 pages of parallel
rending, but I realize you have to
look alter other people, too. (Hope
you can take a hint.)
First Meetings
Of Music Club
The lirst meeting o( the Mac-
Doweil Music Club was held In
the Phi Hall November 29. The
roll was called and each member
answered with a current event.
Nancy Currol gave a biographical
sketch of MacDowell’s life. Two
short but very Interesting talks
about MacDowell us a composer,
by Clarice Burns, and MacDowell's
music by Elfroda Barker wore
given. "Improvisation,” a piano
solo by Esther Meigs, and a talk
on MacDowell the Man by Frances
Dixon concluded the program.
On December 7, the second
meeting was held in the social
I'ooni on 1st floor A Dormitory.
Decorations Included a Christmas
tree and other Christmas motifs.
Miss May Crawford gave a most
intei'esting talk on the MacDowell
Colony after the roll had been
cnllcd and the members had re
sponded with short talks on cur*
rent events. Committee plans were
made as follows: It was decided
that the study of musicians, art*
ists, and writers would be limited
to. the American musicians, artists
and writers who have done work
at the MacDowell Colony, and
plans were made to Invite guest
speakers trom the art and English
departments to talk about Amerl*
can art and to review books ot
American writers.
Tho next meeting will be Janu-
ai’y 11. ~
Former President Herbert Hoo
ver Is chairman ot a special com
mittee to select a successor to Ray
Lyman Wilbur, retiring president
ot Stanford University.
University of Wyoming students
last year spent $04,500 in member
ship duos In^student orgauizstlons.
|23,37a.76 was tor national dues,
pins and Initiation fees.
Portuguese has been added to the
long list ot foreign languages
taught at tho University of Texas,
*^Sun Up” Play
Given Nov. 28
Meredith Girls and Stal^e
College Boys Included in
Little Theatre Production.
The fall production ot the Little
Theatre was a “stirring drama of
Carolina mountain folk in three
acts," Sun Up, by Lula Vollmer.
This was presented In the college
auditorium November 28.
Tiie cast included:
Widow Cugle, Virginia Lee Wat
son,
Rufe Cagle, Joseph .Aqullino.
Pap Todd, E. J. Austin.
Emmy Todd, Racliel Schulken.
Bud Todd, Prank Groseclosc.
Jim Weeks, Robert Pomeranz.
Preacher, Charles Doak.
Stranger, Eldrldge Dixon.
Bob, Winfred Mitclien.
This year, in addition to Mere
dith girls. State College boys took
part in the play.
The stage setting, which was a
scene in a Western Nortii Carolina
iiome near Asheville, was designed
by the class in play production,
and it was constructed under their
direction.
Those who served on committees
were: Stage construction, Rebecca
Vaughan, chairman; Corlima Sher-
i-on, Celeste Ilamrlck. Cornelia
Herring, Sadie Allen, Frieda Cul
berson, Ruth McCants; properties,'
Carolyn Andrews, chairman; Bob
ble Green, Margaret Hine, Vir
ginia Croon; lighting, Rosanna
Barnes, chairman; Betty Fleisch-
mann, Flnetta Gardener; costumes,
Louise Pruitt and Dorothy Roland;
|)rogitims. Helen Byrd, chairman;
Ida Howell, Marietta McLennon.
Rachel Poe was business manager
and Juanita Stalnback was book
holder at I'ehearaals.
Between acts music was rendered
i)y Frances Dixon, soprano; Olive
Ilamrlck, violinist, and Esther
Meigs, pianist.
Among tiiose present was Mrs.
Clyde R. Hoey, who once played tile
pan of Widow Cagle In the play.
Not'. Classical
Club Meeting
The Classical Club held Its
regular meuting Tuesday, Novem
ber 2, In the rotunda. Girls from
sevci-ni of the Latin and Greek
classes told why they were taking
tho courses and what they were
getting from them. The girls tak
ing part on tlio program were
Helen Canaday, speaking on "Ro
man Private Lite”; Louis Pruitt,
telling of “Latin Prose and
Poetry”; Eddie Belle Leavell,
"Archaeology”; and Elizabeth
Hostetler. "Oreok."
Cornell University lias launclied
a project to determine wiiether
critical thinking about social prob
lems can be developed In high
school pupils.
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