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THE TWIG
NOVEMBER 23, 1949
Stitch-Witchery
(Ed.’s note: The following
column will be printed by the
Twig as a regular feature in the
interest of those Meredith stu
dents who have been and may
become interested in knitting,
sewing, and crocheting.)
It’s a cinch to pick up a few
extra fashion credits. And a
snap course if you ever met one!
Anybody who can tame a loga
rithm can whip a seam, and any
girl who ever grappled with an
irregular verb can make a pair
of knitting needles sit up and
purl. Each of these bright new
fashions is yours for the making.
Send a postcard to me at the ad
dress below and the easy-to-fol-
low directions will come winging
back to you.
Topside, the beret. Only we’ll
wager it will be the berets, as
plural as your imagination and
your crochet hook can make
them. Three balls of wool make
one. A natural for short hair,
berets pack flat, look casual or
dressed up, just as you like. For
a complete hat wardrobe we sug
gest a bright color for sports, a
black to light up with your own
sparkler and one in a pretty pas
tel, sequin-dusted.
Two can live more chic-ly
than one, especially if the better
half is an easy-to-knit cardigan
sweater with wonderful bat
wing sleeves and turn-down
crochet collar. Make it in mus
tard for a gray flannel skirt,
in turquoise for black velvet
slacks or a black taffeta skirt.
On Your feet, crocheted wool
boots will give you a warm
foundation for midnight cram
ming. These are navy and red,
zipped up the front and attached
to the new wedgie soles. While
you’re at it, why not make sev
eral pair—remember, Christmas
is just around the corner.
You’ll be able to run up a
jersey lily in a jiffy- Perfectly
straight blouse, it has the new
high shirred neck and looks
lovely in any vivid color. Be
back with a new batch of ward
robe refreshers next issue!
Write to me c/o The Spool
Cotton Company, Dept. D-5, 745
Fifth Avenue, New York 22,
N. Y., for directions to make any
of these ... the beret (cro
cheted), the cardigan (knitted),
the boots ( crocheted), and the
blouse (sewed). . . . Sally
Bobbin.
DEAN PEACOCK VISITS
STATE HIGH SCHOOLS
Dean Leishman A. Peacock
represented Meredith recently
at a number of high schools over
the state which observed Col
lege Days. At the schools which
he visited Dean Peacock was
available for conferences for all
students interested in attending
Meredith.
On October 31 he visited R. J.
Reynolds High School in Wins
ton-Salem, and on November 1
KIRSTEN FLAGSTAD
he was at High Point. Salisbury
was visited on November 2, and
on November 8 he went to the
Fayetteville High School.
Miss Grant also represented
Meredith on November 3 at Cen
tral High School in Charlotte.
Language Class Writes
Letters To Spanish Boys
One of Senorita Neblett’s ad
vanced Spanish classes in gram
mar and composition is enjoying
an assignment for once. The
assignment is quite interesting
because it involves correspond
ing with Spanish boys from
Madrid and Vilbao. The boys
write to the girls in Spanish and
the girls respond with letters in
English. Many of the boys have
sent several of their native land
magazines to our Meredith girls.
Incidentally, there has also been
an exchange of photographs. In
return, Senorita Neblett has
sent these Spanish correspond-
ants copies of our Meredith
catalogue, the handbook, the
Twig, and recent issues of Time
magazine containing pictures of
South America.
The Meredith students who
are corresponding with these
Spaniards are the following:
Ernestine Nance, Margaret Mul-
lican, Emily Pool, Marilyn Mills,
Carolyn Crook, Dot Haight, and
Doris Champion. Others who
are corresponding but are not
taking the course are Martha
Holland, Julia Presson and Jane
Earl Burch.
TWO FOREIGl^STUDENTS
(Continued from page one)
After her arrival, she waited
four or five days for her parents,
but soon she heard that Jaffa
had fallen to the Jews. The Jews
would not let the boat leave;
therefore her parents weren’t
able to go to Lebanon. Of the
100,000 population of Jaffa, only
4,950 people had left.
It was hard for Laurice to
learn any details or news about
her home. She decided to go
back to Jaffa, and with the help
of the Red Cross she hoped to
return home. The Jews and
Arabs made a truce, and during
that time she was able to go to
Lyade which is only one half
an hour’s drive to Jaffa. She was
able to stay with some relatives
there, and she spent her time
working in a hospital.
By working for the Red Cross,
she hoped to obtain permission
to go home. She finally received
permission to go in a Red Cross
truck that was going to Jaffa.
Only Red Cross workers were
allowed to go; however, the
Jews broke their truce the next
day and Lyade fell.
For many days the people
suffered because of the water
supply which was exhausted and
because of the small supply of
food. When the Jews captured
the city, they informed the unim
portant people that they might
leave, but the important people
were to be held as prisoners to
be used in exchange for Jewish
j prisoners. Laurice was held as
a prisoner. One of her pupils had
I a Jewish friend, and this friend
I offered to see what she could
do to help Laurice. The girl
j tried to get permission from the
commander so that Laurice
might leave. He refused the
permission, and the girl went
into the officers quarters and
forged his signature.
Laurice was able to leave with
the unimportant people, and
some of her relatives also left
with her. At the entrance of
the city officers were inspect
ing the people and taking what
money and jewelry they had.
When the people evacuated the
city, naturally they took what
j money they had. Laurice’s
cousin had eight thousand dol
lars and when he objected and
asked if he might keep part of
it, the Jews killed him in front
of his wife and relatives. Laurice
lost some $200 and some jew
elry.
The people continued on their
way over mountains and through
valleys, not knowing the correct
route, but hoping to reach Ram-
ellah. Many people died of
thirst, hunger, and exhaustion,
and it was nothing uncommon
to see many bodies along the
way.
Laurice suffered much from
exhaustion, lack of food and
water. She had a nervous break
down as the result of her experi
ences, and she went to Trans-
Jordan to recover. By radio she
was able to inform her parents
)f her safety. After she was well,
Laurice worked with the Red
Cross, and she also did some
teaching.
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Through her brother, who is a
graduate of State, Laurice was
able to come to the United States
to forget her horrible war ex
periences. She decided that as
long as she was here she would
study. With Dr. Wallace’s help
her brother was able to obtain
permission for her to come to
the U. S. as a student, but she
must return after her studies
are complete.
Here she expects to major in
sociology in order that she might
do social work in her own coun
try. She also hopes to teach
after her country gets back to
normal. When in Palestine she
taught Arabic literature and
math. She also taught the gram
mar grades English and science.
Now Laurice writes articles
on American life for papers in
Jerusalem and informs them of
any important news of the U. S.
Meredith is proud of having
such a person as a member of
the student body. She is very
well-liked by the students, and
everyone hopes that she will like
us enough to continue her
studies here at Meredith.
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