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THE TWIG
March 7;, 1952
PRACTICE GOOD MANNERS
“Your manners are always under
examination. ...”
Ralph Waldo Emerson.
“Like all manners, table manners
should not be put on and taken off from
day to day. They must be an inherent
part of the whole man, an expression of
his whole personality, an indication of
the kind of man he is.”—Vogue’s Book
of Etiquette.
It seems that all the talk about (and
emphasis on) manners, especially those
at the table during Social Emphasis
Week, didn’t penetrate. Many students
still show that they could stand some
further improvement. This necessity
for a continued drilling on table man
ners has been brought out into the open
by the visits of the faculty members to
the student tables. Embarrassment on
the part of guest and hostesses has been
apparent in incidents where a few at
the table didn’t know the do’s and
don’ts of proper etiquette.
Apparently, the only way to achieve
good manners is to cultivate them, and,
as the quoted material says, they can’t
be put on and off at will. Our college
dining hall is as much a training point
on campus as the actual classroom, if
used as such. Observe those who seem
to have perfect manners; read rules on
proper etiquette; and practice what you
learn, for “Manners are the happy ways
of doing things.”—Emerson.
CAMPUS LEADERSHIP
It takes a lot of responsibility to be a
leader. It takes even more to be a fol
lower. The government runs the coun
try; the people make a nation. The
parent guides a house; the family makes
a home. Even so, the Student Govern
ment directs student life, but the stu
dents make a college.
The first requirement of a good leader
is that he be the servant of the people.
If there exists a laxity in voting, a half
interest or total ignorance in the selec
tion of candidates, or a strong tendency
to be influenced by political machinery,
a weak government results. Weak
leadership means no leadership, for the
selfish desires of a select few, dishonest
corruption, and loss of power that can
cripple the populace, results. Strong
leadership is proof that all followers are
working together as small, individual
units to create an overall pattern of
unity. When an election is preceded by
a serious study of the candidates, a
knowledge of the constitutional princi
ples that govern an election, and the
whole-hearted support of citizens con
scious of the charge placed in their
hands, a weak, tottering leadership
could not possibly exist.
So it is true at Meredith. Few small
church-affiliated colleges have as strong
student government as there exists here.
Student leaders make and enforce regu
lations and strengthen the college com
munity. Because the students elect the
leader, it is her responsibility to uphold
the trust placed in her by her student
followers.
Without the leadership that is prac
ticed today in all phases of college life,
the Meredith campus would be in com
plete chaos. There would be no honor
system. Honor would have free reign,
or would be placed within the watchful
eye of the administration. There would
be no Student Government. Students
themselves would have little voice in
the government of their college com
munity. There would be no organized
sportsmanship, such as is practiced by
our present Athletic Association, There
would be no orderly halls, no publica
tions, no social regulations, and no
campus-wide religious program.
The future of our present orderly
system lies in the hands of average Miss
Meredith. She has met her responsi
bility admirably by electing such
competent leaders as Janet Stallings,
Pat Smathers, and Bess Francis to fill
the three major offices on the campus—
the presidency of the Baptist Student
Union, Student Government and Ath
letic Association. She has placed her
confidence in their sincere effort to keep
the campus running as smoothly and
effectively as it has in previous years.
We are proud that she thought seriously
of the responsibilities required of these
officers to choose the calibre of leader
ship that she did last week.
More elections lie ahead. More
leadership is needed. And, what is
more important, more responsibility is
being placed on the average student.
In her hand lies the success or failure
of her college system. It takes the vote
of all to obtain the desired result.
3ooli
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EDITORIAL STAFF
Editor Jeanne Ramsey
Associate Editors Beth Morgan, Doris
Perry, Bobbie Addy.
Managing Editor -^Joan Langley
Photo Editor - Elsm Williams
Art Fxlitor
Music Editor Shelley Millican
Sports Editor— Ruth Ann Simmons
Columnist Betsy Cannady, Phyllis
Nottingham. ^ ^ ,,r i,„
Reporters Allen Hart, Celia Wells,
Lorette Oglesby, Katherine Waynick,
Nancy Brown, Ann Ipock, Dott Miller,
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loway, Marjorie Blankenship, Sandra
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Entered as second-class matter October 11. 1923.
at postoflBce at Raleigh. N. C.. under Act of March
a, 1879. Published semi-monthly during the months
git October. November. February. March, April, and
May, monthly during the months of September. De-
trember. and January
Tna Twio Is the college newspaper of Mere
dith College. Raleigh. North Carolina, and as such
If one of the three major publications of the Insti
tution the other two being The Acorn, the llterarv
magarine and TTie Oak Leaves, the college annual.
Meredith College Is an accredited senior liberal
arts college for women located In the capital city
of North Carolina. It confers the Bachelor of Arts
and the Bachelor of Music degrees. The college
offers majors In twenty-one fields Including music,
art business and home economics.
Since 1921 the Institution has been a member
of the Southern Association of Colleges and Secon
dary Schools The college holds membership In
the Association of American Colleges and the
North Carolina College Conference Graduate of
Meredith College are eligible for membership In
fhrAmerican Association of University Women.
The Institution ■ Is a liberal arts mernber of the
National Association of Schools of Music.
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THIS, TOO, IS GOOD
SPORTSMANSHIP
“The good sport of the athletic field
is easily recognized. We enthusiastically
applaud her fairness, her generosity and
her ability to be a good loser or a
gracious winner.
“On the campus, honesty in scholas
tic effort, whether in preparation of
work or in examination; subscribing to
the mores and regulations of the col
lege, with sincerity and forthrightness;
this, too, is good sportsmanship. Cheat
ing in a game is looked upon with dis
gust. Is it sometimes condoned in the
classroom? The rules of the game pro
tect and free the player.
“The dormitory is essentially a group
working and living together; a team
co-operating for the good of the whole.
The girl who respects the needs and
rights of another to study without dis
turbance; the girl who is thoughtful in
her use of the radio, the girl who is con
siderate in regard to borrowing—she
asks permission first, returns the article
promptly, and in good condition—she
also, is a good sport.
“To take an active part in student
government, to co-operate with student
leaders, to respect the democratic choice
of an opponent for dormitory or col
lege office—acceptance of the decision
gracefully, and without rancor—this,
too, is good sportsmanship.
“Opportunities for sportsmanship—
good or bad—are ever present, on the
campus, at home and in the community,
as well as on the athletic field. Let us
try by relating and comparing experi
ences, to work for better sportsman
ship everywhere. Let us recognize and
applaud good sportsmanship wherever
we find it.—Sportlight.
As I blindly staggered toward D. S.
No. 2 last Monday morning, a strange
noise stimulated my ears and finally
registered in the proper place in my
brain. Music, the good jazzy kind! It
couldn’t be. The Day Students are quite
talented in the arts; of course the uke
being the outstanding accomplishment,
but this sounded like an orchestra of
the best sort. All of a sudden I realized
with a chuckle the reason for so many
“flunks” last semester; those little
“dickens” had been spending their
nights taking music lessons, and now
were ready for a full fledged concert.
Not being entirely satisfied with my
rationalization, however, I opened the
door. You have to open it anyway to
get in, you know, although it has been
tried the other way.
Through the smoky haze I detected
a group of my fellows huddled around
some object yet unknown to me. If
they are responsible for the music, they
certainly are a tight compact clump, I
thought. I boldly pushed my way
through the assembly, and there in the
middle was non other than a radio. “It
plays?” I asked, for I had seen newer
models. At the same time tears of
gratefulness flowed from my eyes and
seeped down my cheeks. It played;
it was ours to have and to hold ’til death
do us part. The odds seemed a bit un
fair as far as the radio was concerned.
Ah, yes, emotions ran high and tense
at that moment, and we were so stirred
that we gathered in a circle and sang
two choruses of “Rah, Rah, Rah, It’s
Meredith For Me,” at the end main
taining a moment of silence.
Oh, boy! no more studying, no more
bridge (I immediately regretted these
last words for I was forthwith pinned
against the wall by one stronger than
I with an “ace of spades glare” in her
eye), no more nuthin’ except listening
to my favorite programs, “Mr. Trace,
Keener than Most,” “Pa Smerkins,”
and best of all, “Truly My Romance.”
My mad brain twirled and whirled.
Yes, I would even cut classes to be
loyal! I laughed fiendishly as I thought
of what the school was unknowingly
doing to its academic schedule.
A knock interrupted my contempla
tions. Deathly silence fell. It always
falls when some one knocks on the
door for we know that an alien is with
out the portal. It was alien all right,
someone from some place called the
library. We had seen only one other
person before from the library; a senior
day student who was told she could
graduate if she could tell the color of
the walls. She didn’t make it however,
because they painted them a different
color before she reported back, the
tricky scoundrels!
The noise of our rejoicing was dis
turbing the student in the library.
We immediately told her we didn’t
mean to disturb the student, and showed
her our new radio. She said, “That’s
Pk^llh
With Palio just around the corner,
I imagine that all four classes are
bustling about to see if they can t get
that final touch to make their cla.5S the
winner. Good luck to each clas.j and
may the best group win!
However, in spite of all our rushing,
each of us ought to take time out to
consider this campus’ biggest problem
the dining hall conduct. I don t think
any of us would be proud for our
mothers to eat with us amidst all the
loudness and terrible manners. Cer
tainly, I am as guilty as the next per
son, but I would like to see a lot of re
form made. Don’t think for one moment
that I am in favor of a silent meal,
or a stiff one, but I would like to see
us improve so that we may be seen as
we would like others to see us not as
others see us now.
Now that my preaching is over, let s
turn to a brighter side of campus life.
And with all due respect, I dedicate this
poem to all the roommates on our
campus.
Who always borrows, never lends?
Your roommate.
Who brings about her low-brow
friends?
Your roommate.
Who breaks the furniture and the
lamps?
Who uses all the postage stamps?
Who corresponds with movie vamps?
Your roommate.
But who’s a constant pal to you?
Who overlooks the things you do?
Who knows and loves you through,
and through?
Your mother.
And to you student teachers, here
are some boners that I picked up. Have
you gotten any like them? “Three re
sults of the battle of Saratoga in the
Revolutionary War are that some were
killed, some were wounded, and some
weren’t hurt at all.”
“A woman’s brain weighs almost as
much as the human brain.”
“Beowulf was the mother of Uncle
Remus and another Roman boy whose
name I don’t remember.”
“A gargoyle is something you swallow
when you have a sore throat.”
Praise be! But they are not half
so bad as the definition I heard a mem
ber of the opposite sex say about
women. He said;
“Girls are like newspapers—they are
worth looking over, but back numbers
are no longer in demand.”
Aren’t we women always getting
slammed from the would-be humorists?
nice, but I’ve seen one before.” We
were sorry that we had not something
more startling, but most of them grad
uated last year. Things have settled
down a bit now, but we still look rev
erently now and then over our bridge
hands at our new find.
Charlotte Taylor.
Student Survey Reveals Music
Shows are Radio Favorites
By LORETTE OGLESBY
When Meredith College students were
asked what radio programs they listened
to, in a recent survey, it was found that
almost 100 per cent listen to “Our Best
To You” over WPTF, at 11:05 p.m.
every night. They like Jimmy Capp’s
program because it offers good music
in variety, because it features requests
through which they can keep tab on
their friends, and because it comes at
the most suitable hour of the day.
Although mysteries, on the other
hand, are most detrimental to the prep
aration of any assignment, many girls
listed them as their favorite programs.
Some of those mentioned are “Counter
Spy,” “Mr. District Attorney,” “This is
Your FBI,” and “Richard Diamond.”
As for the news broadcast, a com
paratively small percentage of girls
listed it among the programs which they
listened to regularly. When they do
hear the news, it’s usually the eleven
o’clock news. Very few girls get the
early morning broadcast.
Ball games are relatively popular with
the girls, but they’d much rather see a
game. For games, many girls tune in,
only for the last few minutes because,
like mysteries, games aren’t very con
ducive to study.
A relatively small percentage of girls
like to hear “My True Story.” Even a
smaller per cent make an effort to hear
“Lone Ranger,” “Ma Perkins,” and
continued stories.
Most girls enjoy “Theater Guild,"
Hollywood Theater,” and “Mr. Presi
dent, ^ but few listed them as programs
to which they listen regularly.
Many girls who have no particular
favorites among the radio programs say
that they often turn their radios on.
with no attention to station or time, and
listen to whatever happens to be on the
^i^'. Girls who have favorite programs
also do this, as can be evidenced by the
loud voices of disc jockeys and the bea1
of popular tunes which greet bne on any
hall, in any dormitory on the campus.