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THE TWIG
December 12, 1947
Frances Meadows’
BILL CHILDRESS
Life is wonderful
Ijife is sweet.
With Bill for Frances
It’s all complete.
. . . And even more complete when
Bill, a soph who hails from Caro
lina, comes home for the week-ends.
Congrats to another “man of Dis
tinction.’’
Poetry Association
Honors Esther Greene
The National Poetry Associa
tion of Los Angeles, California
has announced that a poem writ
ten by Esther Greene, a member
of the Junior Class of Meredith
College, has been selected for
publication in the Annual An
thology of College Poetry.
The anthology is a compila
tion of the finest poetry written
by the college men and women
of America, representing every
state in the Union. Selections
were made from thousands of
poems submitted, and the Asso
ciation, as well as the Meredith
faculty and student body hearti
ly congratulate Esther for this
honor.
The poem, entitled “Thrift” is
printed here.
THRIFT
We have so little time. We must
not spend
It recklessly, but turn each hour
over.
Each golden coin, and feel its
vitalness
Chipp’d from eternity. And we
must share
Each token. Watch it shine and
hear it ring.
And place it on the counter and
receive
Its worth. We have too few to
spend to be
But thrifty. Think what we can
buy; Midsummer’s
Lavishness; The tide of crowded
streets;
The jewelled sea; the jewels of
the snow;
A storm-swept sky, the regia
loneliness;—
But even more; for if we pool
our coins.
Oh! then we can afford compan
ionship.
And laughter. Rarest treasures!
Oh, we’ll see
How loVe can multiply our little
hoard.
EDUCATION CLUB
TO ENTERTAIN ORPHANS
The first and second grades of
the Methodist Orphanage will be
guests of the Education Club at a
party next Tuesday night. The
party will be held in the Hut,
which will be made colorful with
all kinds of Christmas decora
tions. Santa Claus will be on
hand and will give a gift to each
child. Some of the members of
the club will present a puppet
show, which they made them
selves. Games will be played,
and Christmas carols will be
sung during the program. Re
freshments of nuts, fruits, and
candy will be served at the end
of the party.
GRANDDAUGHTERS
PLAN PROGRAM
The December meeting of the
Granddaughters’ Club will be
held next Tuesday night at 6:45
p.m., in the Game Room. An in
teresting program has been
planned, which will be presented
by the members. The club is
looking forward to having every
member present.
"CAREERS IN HOME ECONOMICS"
IS THEME FOR MEETING
Those who attended the No
vember meeting of the Home
Ec Club heard a very informa
tive program on “Careers in
Home Economics.” Opportuni
ties in the fields of dietetics,
teaching, home demonstration
work, and designing were dis
cussed by various members of
the organizations.
MAYO ADDRESSES SOCIOLOGISTS
The Sociology Club held its
monthly meeting in the Hut on
November 17 at 7:30 p.m. The
Club had as guest speaker Mr.
S. C. Mayo, who is a professor
of Rural Sociology at State Col
lege. He gave an interesting sur
vey of the health and hospital
needs of Green County. Other
members of the State College
Club were present at the meet
ing.
The speaker for the Club’s
Christmas program will be Mr.
Harold Meyer, who is professor
of Sociology at the University of
North Carolina. Mr. Meyer is
also president of the American
Council of Ruriation as well as
head of the North Carolina Divi
sion of Ruriation. He will speak
on the subject, “Relation of Soci
ology to the Recreation program
of North Carolina.”
STUDENT LEAGUERS
DISCUSS CANDIDATES
During the business session
of the last meeting of the Student
League of Women Voters the
members discussed the possibil
ity of the club’s sponsoring an
open forum in which a different
club would have charge of dis
cussing the current news in its
field.
The program consisted of a
discussion of the candidates for
U. S. President. Shirley Powell
told the group about President
Truman, who plans to run for
the Democratic nomination. Two
Republican candidates, Robert
Taft and Thomas Dewey, were
discussed by Dot Singleton and
Pauline Cone.
TOMORROW'S BUSINESS WOMEN
HAVE CHRISTMAS BANQUET
Tomorrow’s Business Women
went “all out” for Christmas at
a dinner meeting at the S & W
on Thursday night. Guests were
several alumnae business ma
jors, who were especially inter
ested in the program presented
by the statistics class.
The class gave their report on
a questionnaire which had been
sent to business alumnae con
cerning their jobs, salaries, likes
and dislikes in their work, and
the value of college courses to
them. Poetry, games, and holi
day songs concluded the Christ
mas program.
FACULTY ADVISER
ENTERTAINS GROUP
Miss Jane Greene, faculty ad
viser for a transfer student group
here, entertained at her home
Saturday evening, November 30,
with a Thanksgiving dinner par
ty. Those invited were Sarah
Perry, Ann Wooten, Betty
Brooks, Joyce Harrell, Orea
Manney, Jean Seagrove, Nellie
Eudy, Joyce Woodbury, Leslie
Johnson, and Phyllis Kesselring.
Also present were Emma Mc
Pherson, counsellor, and Mrs.
Vera Tart Marsh.
Massey Shows
Foreign News
Ever had a longing to go
abroad? Those who attended the
November meeting of the Reli
gion Club got just an “inkling”
of what the old country is like.
Carolyn Massey showed pictures
that she took last summer on her
trip to Europe to the Baptist
World Alliance in Copenhagen,
Denmark.
The pictures began with the
Queen Elizabeth as it left New
York. Among the pictures of
England were pictures of Buck
ingham Palace, St. Paul’s Cathe
dral, Big Ben, Westminster Ab
bey, William Carey’s church and
home, Bunyan’s church, the
churchyard about which Thomas
Grey wrote his elegy, Windsor
I Castle, and Hampton Courts.
I Next came Copenhagen, which
I looked as modern as our nation’s
i capitol. Many were surprised to
! see trolley cars in such a far
away place as Copenhagen.
! Then came Holland with its
I windmills and canals, followed
[ by Brussels and Luxemburg
jwith the military cemetery in
i which General George S. Patton
i was buried. Then the Swiss Alps
j with their snow-capped peaks
were pictured.
There were several interest
ing shots of Paris including the
Joan of Arc monument, the
Louvre, the Arch of Triumph,
and Notre Dame. The last pic
tures were of the New York har
bor as the Queen Elizabeth en
tered at five a.m.
After the pictures Dr. L. L.
Carpenter, who also went to the
Baptist World Alliance, talked to
the group. He brought out the
main points of interest at the
Baptist World Alliance. These
were evangelism, world mis
sions, world relief and religious
liberty. He said in closing that
after having seen all the unbe
lievable destruction in Europe,
he came back to work with a
prayer for peace and thanks to
God for America — our great
inheritance which has been so
abundantly blessed.
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“Belinda” Scores
Great Success
Dear Mr. Santa,
Have you a moment you
could spare with me? I have
news for you. “Belinda” was a
big success! Or do you remem
ber that wistful letter we sent
you requesting a good three-act
comedy for the Meredith College
Little Theater? You do? Then let
me tell you about it.
It was Saturday, December 6,
and the auditorium began re
ceiving its guests around 7:30.
By 8:00 p.m. and curtain time,
over half of the seats were filled
with anxous spectators. The
lights dimmed, the footlights
turned up and the curtain was
drawn; everyone’s eyes turned
toward the stage. The play was
on.
Belinda Tremayne, acted by
Debbie Bradley (a freshman
and, by the way, a promising
actress), was a feghty, middle-
aged lady who acquired troubles
when her young daughter Delia,
Beverly Batchelor, arrived home
from school in Paris. Belinda’s
two suitors were not alike; Mr.
Baxter, exceedingly well-played
by William Hoffman, was a sta
tistician, while Mr. Devenish,
performed by Edward Oerter,
was a poet.
Betty, Ronney Holloman, was
a typical maid with her “yes
mam’s” and “no mam’s.” Pete
Craig played the role of the
handsome Mr. Tremayne.
Such a play deserves a great
deal of credit for its author, A. A.
Milne; its director, Cathe Hilder-
man; its actors and actresses;
and the production staff. So, Mr.
Santa, when you pass over the
chimneys of these people, please
don’t forget all their diligent
hard work, patience, and co
operation of each in producing a
successful play.
Your ardent admirer,
A Meredith student, E. C.
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