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EXTRA
EDITION !
THE TWIG
Newspaper of the Students of Meredith College
Meredith Cel lege Librarv'
Raleigii, N. C.
EXTRA
EDITION!
Volume XXIII
MEREDITH COLLEGE, RALEIGH, N. C., FRIDAY, APRIL 1, 1949
Number 8
Meredith Alumna Endows Money to Meet College Needs
Bangum Shows Bravo
By Snaring Intruder
Mr. K. A. Bangum was popu
larly elected as the "Sir Gaiahad
of tne Day” today as the news of
his unequaled, awful bravery
was proclaimed throughout the
campus.
Hundreds of trembling Mere
dith College girls watched fear
fully from behind chicken wire
as tne fleet form of Bangum was
seen streaking across the moon
lit paths relentlessly tracking
down a campus intruder. It was
the third night that the skulking
victim had been terrorizing the
intimidated Meredith girls.
Bangum let it be known that
this must be stopped, even if he
had to risk “his hie or his limb’
in the capture. Equipped with
only a tommy-gun, a suit ol
armor, and three plain clothes
men, he set forth to cause the
downfall of the villain.
The intruder always chose the
same hour to reappear at the
scene of his crime. It was at one
time thought that he arrived in
a Cadillac convertible with two
accomplices, but further clues
revealed that he arrived alone on
his trusty pogo stick. It was this
tap, tap, tapping which first
aroused the suspicions of the
cver-alert Bangum.
The ace sleuth demonstrated
his true streak of brilliance by
cutting off the invader’s mode ol
transportation by hiding his pogo
behind the switchboard.
Bangum sensed the campus
intrusion on the fateful night of
March 31, as he was meandering
on his rounds through the Arts
Building.
Quick thinking and keen fore
sight led Bangum’s swift feet to
the court where the fiend had
been seen on previous occasions.
It was here that the chase began,
for when the unwanted visitor
sighted Bangum, he fearfully
fled for the stables where he
hoped to lose himself among the
heavy population to be found
there.
Bangum, not to be outwitted,
followed hot upon his frenzied
heels, trapped him between a
hay bale and a pulley, bound him
secure, and emerged triumphant,
humbly uttering the noble,
memorable words, “I done the
best I could.”
A mass meeting will be held
tonight at 12:01 a.m. on the
tennis court to honor Bangum’s
intrepid courage.
CAMPUS LEADER
Communist Party
Formed By IRC
The International Relations
Club is pleased to announce the
formation of a Communist Party
on the Meredith College campus
as a result of increased interest
among the students at large.
Formal ceremonies are to be held
on April 6 with the main speaker
being Dr. Jetaf Hotevok, out
standing leader of the party.
Classes will be dismissed for
activities in which all students
are expected to participate. The
day’s schedule is as follows: 6:00
a.m. rising bell (wash behind
ears, too), 7:00-9:00 a.m. mass
(Continued on page two)
Gertie Mae Killum
EXTERMINATION
LED BY KILIHM
Fight Against Rodent Foe
Prevailing Among Students
Leading the student body cou
rageously in its “Fight against
the Rodent Foe,” (5ertie Mae
Killum lighted a candle to the
recent success in exterminating
twenty-two rats out of the
existing three million which
have inhabited the campus since
an invasion in 1929.
Last week the annual drive
was launched with each student
receiving a handsomely - con
structed, steel, guaranteed-not-
to-rust, rat trap, complete with
melodious, built in chimes which
ring when a victim is caught in
the snare. Totals in each dormi
tory are as follows: Vann-eight
rats (one cockroach). String-
field-five rats and one mouse,
Faircloth-four rats, Jones-one
rat, two escapees.
(Ilontinuing into this week’s
activities, the drive will go on
with “Rodent Date Night” to be
spent in hunting rats with the
extra addition of manpower. The
couple capturing the most mem
bers of the genus Rattus will be
crowned king and queen of the
“Fight Against the Rodent Foe”
drive. They will receive beauti
ful trophies engraved with the
memorable words: “Come weal
or come woe, the rodent must
go.” The prizes will be presented
by Gertie Mae Killum, chairman
of the drive, who will conclude
the festivities by lighting
another candle to an unsurpassed
campaign.
ATTENTION!!
The Kappa Alpha Fra
ternity at Carolina has
cordially extended an in
vitation to Meredith girls
to be their guests on a
houseparty at Myrtle Beach
next week-end. All who are
interested should sign up
in Johnson Hall. It has been
requested that you don’t
forget your blanket.
Pass Rule
For Dances
To Be Held
Dizzy Gillespie's Be-Bops
To Furnish Music At Dance
April 9 in Vann Dorm Attic
A late bulletin released from
the meeting of the Board ol
Trustees last night states that a
new ruling allowing dancing on
the campus has been passed.
Alter studying the situation
from every aspect, the Board
decided that a definite need for
more congenial recreation couid
be met only through having
dances.
do aid in arousing needed
interest in the decision, a com
mittee from the Board has
already succeeded in making ar
rangement with Dizzy Gillespie
ana his Be-Bops to play for the
first dance to be hela in the attic
of Vann Dormitory on April 9.
Imports from State, Carolina,
Duke and Wake Forest have been
sent bids in order to provide each
Meredith girl with at least six
escorts tor the occasion.
Pamphlets are now on reserve
in the library entitled “How to
Keep on Your Toes and Off His,”
“The Fine Art of Shagging,” and
“Ten Skips to Successful
Dancing.” These will be at the
students’ disposal.
A called meeting of the
student body will be held tomor
row night to discuss whether it
will be possible to have more
than four dances a week during
the remaining semester.
College Declares
Roy’s Off Limits
Rumors were confirmed last
night in a special student body
meeting when it was announced
that proper college authorities
have voted Roy’s to be off limits
for Meredith girls except under
the chaperonage of their parents.
Investigation had been made
of Roy’s, and it was found to be
an undesirable place for young
ladifes to spend their leisure time.
The following reasons are a few
offered for the above decision:
There was found to be an excess
of carbonated water in all of the
cokes served which might lead to
serious cases of inebriation. It
was also decided that the ar
rangement of the building of
Roy’s lent itself to too much
seclusion for all customers.
Due to the fact that the
authorities would appreciate
keeping these rules strictly to
the finest degree, it has been
suggested that girls living on the
outside of Vann and Stringfield
keep their windows closed on
crisp, cold nights to prevent
hearing music from Roy’s that
might penetrate the minds of
young ladies after light bell.
All drive-ins in this vicinity
will be considered taboo unless
the motors of the cars are kept
running while they are parked
Auditorium
Abandoned
On the afternoon of March 29,
construction on the new Mere
dith College auditorium was
halted for an indefinite period
when crew member Lewis
Taylor unwittingly discovered a
disc of lumhricus magnetite em
bedded in the red clay. Puzzled
by the metal’s strong radiation,
Taylor immediately sought the
foreman, but before he could
decide on a plan of action. Miss
Helen Parker had sensed the ex
citement and arrived at the scene
to recognize and announce the
greatest scientific discovery of
the century.
Asserted Miss Parker, “This
small disc of lumhricus magnet
ite is the product of a lost art. We
suspected its existence because
of ancient fossils remains—and
we now believe it to be the com
pressed phosphorescence of the
prehistoric firefly.” Miss Parker
further explained that this pro
duct of ancient ingenuity may
well be the missing link in the
evolutionary process.
Said Miss Parker, “If its
ameboid construction could be
sythesized and analyzed, such
discs of lumhricus magnetite
might make atomic energy seem
outmoded. For decades evolu
tionary scientists have sought
exhaustively for this missile
from the cobalt depths of the
Mediterranean to the icy wastes
of Greenland; but it was destined
to be found here, on the humble
campus of Meredith—a campus
so carefully shielded for years
from the impact of the outer
world by tradition and the Board
of Trustees.”
Naturally in the face of such
eloquence, the mundane busi
ness of auditorium building was
left at a standstill, but a disc of
lumhricus magnetite was not so
ignored, for it is destined to exalt
Meredith to new heights.
LOST:
Lost: One lacy set of cob
webs last seen in Box 003.
This set is a very precious
one because it is an heir
loom formerly belonging to
the owner’s grandmother.
If found, please return to
the Post Office, since any
mailbox should have
SOMETHING in it.
HAPPY BURSAR
DOES NIP-UPS
Editor’s note; The authorities have most
generously alloAved The Twig staff to be
first to impart this welcome news to you,
the students of Meredith College. We feel
confident that your reception of this news
will be as joyous as was ours.
Mrs. Louisa Sue Scott, distin
guished alumna of Meredith
College, class of 1924, has seen
fit to endow her alma mater with
a gift of nearly a million dollars
to be used at the discretion of
the college administration.
Somewhat dubious as to how
they should spend the first
portion of the endowment, the
authorities unanimously agreed
that it should be spent where the
present need is most acute. In
view of this decision, the order
for twenty-four assorted thor
ough-bred horses has been placed
with seven of the nation’s fore
most equine dealers. It is felt
that acquistion will at least in
part alleviate the pressing needs
which have lately been felt in
the equitation department.
Even though it was generally
recognized that no other project
could compete with the afore
mentioned in importance, the
committee reluctantly decided to
build one permanent classroom
on the present site of the dump
heap.
The committee evinced a
greater willingness as they out
lined expenditures for their next
plan. In the past the college has
been most regretful because of
their inability to properly thank
the accommodating bus drivers
who serve the students and
faculty throughout the year. It
was with genuine emotion that
the administration made ar
rangements with a local florist to
distribute daily a fragrant
boutonniere to each of the
deserving persons.
The fastidious administration,
offended too long the untidy
footwear of the student body,
was gratified to announce that
part of the funds was to be used
for free shoe shine service on
each dorm landing. It was gener
ally felt that by so locating the
project, the students would be
encouraged to take advantage of
the opportunity. Naturally all
shoe repairs would be made free
of charge.
Any suggestion as to the
further used of Mrs. Scott’s
endowment will be gratefully
received by the administration.
Slurpalot Found
By Chemistry Lab
Due to circumstances beyond
their control, the chemistry
department was forced to let out
its new secret formula for a
drink that is guaranteed to out
sell and replace Kickapoo Joy
Juice.
The new refresher has more
sparkles in it than champagne,
more pauses than coca-cola, more
olives than martinis, and more
nourishment than milk. It is
made so as not to leave any after
affects; and to top it all, it comes
in six delicious flavors.
The Bee Hive will have the
honor of launching the first sales,
as it begins offering the thirst
delight next Monday in the con
venient sixteen ounce bottle. To
rosy up a blue Monday—why not
sip a SLURPALOT?