North Carolina
Press Association
Next Week
The Twig
Society Initiation
Saturday
Night
Vol. 11
Meredith College, Raleigh. N. C., October 20, 1922
No. 1
MISS ZABRISKiE: OUR
NEW DEAN OF WOMEN
NOTABLE ADDITIONS
TO COLLEGE FACU1,TY
.Mercdilli College ijs forlmuUe in
deed in hiiviiis -Mias Alice ZiibriHicic Jih
now dciiii ot women Ihis year. -Miss
/.aiiriHkit! is u woniuu ol! cluinniiis
personiility, and her geiuleneKs ol
tiutuner and her kindness have won
I'or lief a host uC I'riends aiiion};: lliv
Sii'ls and in our cDllese coniniunky,
MiMs Zahriskie is adnilnilily tille;.
roi- her work here-l)ecause ol' her
ti'iiinlng, her experience, and her
doei) iiitorest in jrlrls. She holds hoth
15. S. and .\l. A. degrees from Teach
ers Colleg«. Cf)lumi)ia I'niversUy.
where she siiecialized in ediicitci.
\v'illi llie view of Lakins up siioh work
She was an Instructor at Teachers
ColluKP. CoUnnhia. and also at Detroit
Teachers College, Michigan. She has
been a sitn:lent and teacliei- at North-
fleld Seminary and was later tlie Sein-
inavy Administrator. Tor nine years
she has been Supervisor of Girls al
Ihe Northlield Summer Conferences.
T'.'li'!'' is t' ol’ Xov-
wich Town. Connecticut, hut has lived
fur some lime in New York.
We welcome her to mir Soiithlami.
and especially dii we welcome her to
Meredith.
MORNING WATCH FOR
THE UNKNOWN JOURNEY
inti:k>ath»nai- juh-ations 'Lru
The oli.iect of the !n('rn'ilional Ue-
lations C^Inlt Is the .scientific study of
current internatioual proltlenis which
confront mankind, .\lthough the clul)
aims primarily at tiic study of cur
rent topk'S, an effort is made to
concentrate on one or two particular
problems such as; Latln-Amerlcan
affairs, the Far Eastern situation, etc,
The club held its first meeting of
the college year on Monday evening,
Octolier il, imnicdlately after dinner.
Miss Catherine Allen, head of the Ro-
nuince Language Department, gave a
lecture on European Affairs. The
lecture was one of wide Interest and
worth, for Miss Alien was able to
bring to the club personal touches
and experiences, which she bar! en
countered dnrlng ihe past two sum
mer,s while traveling in some ol! the
foreign countries. For lliis reason,
not merely I’acts, ns the newspapers
portray, but “inside details," coming
Crom the natives themselves, were
learned.
With this description of European
affairs as a background, the club is
looking forward with wider interest
to a study of internaitionnl condi
tions.
Meredith is to be congratulated
upon her additions to the faculty this
year. The new menibers are highly
reconiuiendet.1 and represent various
Inst tutlons of the country.
In the A, H. and I). S. departments
there have been .several changes. Dr.
.lulia Harris. .\l. A. Cornell and Ph. D.
Yale, after a year’s leave of absence,
becomes heail of tiie ISnglisli Dei)art-
ment. Associated with her, as in
structor. is Mi.ss Mary Ijoomis Smith,
A. H, 'I'rinity and, M, A. Cornell, .\iiss
Lucile McSween. A. R. Tennessee Col
lege and M. A. Radclitre. is instructor
in i'^nglish and Latin.
Miss Mary Louise Porter, Ph, P.
Chicago and M. A. Cornell, becoi';fc.s
an Associate I’rol'cs.sor of JTcdern
Languages.
.Miss Lena A. Barber. H, S. nud M.
S. Cnivavsity of Michigan, is hoad
of I lie Biology Dep;irlnient.
Mi.ss mien Hrewer. A. P, MereiUth.
p. s. and M. A. at Teachers College,
Columbia i'uiversily. lias roiiiruoil
this yi.’ar as hear! of the l-foino ICco-
nomics Depardneni,
Mrs. Annetlo l-lighsmith is assisting
in Preslimen mathematics.
nr. Brown has ably (ilto-l tin* va-
oaiicie.',-! in the Music Department.
Mrs. Alice Moncrielf and Miss Goldina
de Wolf l^ewis, both of N'ew York
City, after extensive concert work
and now under concorl uuniageinout,
are instructors In voice culture.
Miss Mary Crawford anil Miss
Marion Phillips aro new piano in-
struclors.' Miss Crawford studied in
Ainerieu and Pari.s, Miss Phillips In
America and England.
Miss Pauline Nelson, graduate and
post-gradinite of the New England
Conservatory of Music, is instructor
iu violin.
Miss Margaret Huff, of Toxas, and
:\liss Florence T. .lelly, of N'ew York
City, are with Mrs. Ferrell in the
Preparatory Departineut of ftrusic.
BARBECUE AT FIRST
VJSJT TO NEW SITE
In the “Y’’ room, at seven-thirty
every morning except Sunday a
group of girls meet for ii short ))rayer
service. Prayer i.s the es'^ent* d part
of tins-meeting, and every girl needs
to get close to Cod at the beginning
of each new day. The “Y" room.
(Iiiri’ng these lifteen minutes, is a
•‘lllling-slation." and no one can af
ford to start on the unknown journey
of each day, wilhout getting jiowei
from the great '‘Filling-Station’’ on
high.
'■\\’e kneel bow weak, we rise how
full of power.
Why tliereforo should we do ourselves
this wrong.
Or others, that we aro not always
.strong.
Tliiit we are ever overborne with
care.
Tluit we should ever weak or heart
less be.
Anxious or troubled, when with ns is
prayer.
Ami joy and strength and courage are
with Thee?"
No man can ever rise above
at -which he aims,—Hodges.
that
Ij; ni{('LK FUAXCAIS
The French Club has not as yet
been organized for the present year,
The nietnberahip of the club will con
sist of students taking French 4, anti
those from French I and II recom
mended by Miss Allen, who is head
of the Modern Language Department.
One main purpose of the organization
is to give each member extra drill in
conversational French, Meetings will
be held two Friday evenings of each
mouth from six fovty-flve to seven
forty-five o'clock.
FATi; OK rHi;si[.>ii:N i>i;(
DtHuonstrating the elemeni of
rricndly rivalry which characterizes
the spirit of the Phi's and Astro’s. th'-
si'ieution of new girls for "New
Astro's” and "New Phi’s" was {•Hloien'-
ly elTecied and ably announced in
chai>el Sulurday evening.
lOxcitement..curiosity, anxiety, and
a conglomeration of the three in one.
reiguetl supreme among those who.se
‘‘fate’' previously had been decided
and also among those with whom
the eternal tiuestlon was domin'int!
"Which?" And when it was ascer
tained. some of the more serious-
minded sages saw in the ncur future,
the necessity for a new roof for
••Main.”
If yells and applause conld raise a
roof, ours would hiive rivaled the
fastest scout plane that ever cleaved
the air.
New Astro’s! New Phi's! iVe'i'ii
proud of you!
The entire .stuilenl bo;ly and faculty
enjoyed a barbecue at the new site
of the College on Thursday afternoon.
This is the first time that the col
lege community as a whole has had
an opportunity to view tbe newly ac-
tiuireil home, '‘•>cb one made ihe
most of the chance.
On arriving, they were conducted to
tbe rising ground where tbe president
pointed out the position of the pros
pective buildings; after which every
one was free to wander arou.i.l. en!h
discovering for herself added charms
of the site.
There were two decided spirits in
the atmosphere of (he occasion, the
solemn and the fun-loving. The first
was evidenced in a miniature pageant
in which the former spirit of Mere
dith formally presented the land with
its manifold opportunities to her
younger sister, tbe new spirit of
Meredith. A Grecian ligure repre-
«-iiiIai1 iiui/iii of bn'ti anii'il.t i’ttn
signifying the greater Meredith
of tbe future. .At the close nf this
exi'i'rise the entire assembly sann Ihe
Miii'i Mtth-v.
Tbe fun-li)ving almos))bere was
easily made manife.'«t by the competi
tion of the classes in baseb-.ill, other
similar games, and in the numerous
songs anil yells of the girls,
Tbe crowning feature of the after
noon was the barbecue and its fitting
accoiiipauimenis. Tlie feast was de
licious enough for the taste of an
ei>i'-ure and substantial enough for
the appetite of a host of college girls.
'i'he coldest spot in the world is
in Washington, D, C,, where 51S de
grees below zero was registered in
the laboratory of the Bureau of Mines
where scientists are trying to liquefy
helium gas.—Exchdv.fje.
It is true politeness, gentleness, and
love for humanity that constitute a
lady.—Lancaster.
( in;.>llSTRY CIJ 15 OIJHKKS I’lNS
The Curie Cliemistry Club wa,s or-
uan:zc;l hist vear with Ihe purpose
of furllierlng interest in chemistry
anion.g the students taking advanced
work in this course All .girls who
have taken or are taking' Chemistry
11 are eligible to become members if
they are recommendetl by the head >t
the Cheinislry Depurlmeiit.
Much interest has been evldcnccd
by both old and new members in the
plans of the club for this year. At
the llrst nieeting of the club pins
were designed and ordered.
Tbe regular date lor meeting has
not been set bnt the nexl meeting
of the club will be held October 24,
at o'clock in the Chemistry lec
ture room. The election of the sec
retary and treasurer will be held at
that meeting.
The way to gain
one.—Michclc.t.
a friend is to be