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Vol. II
Meredith College, R&leigh, N. C , March 2, I923
No. 10
GOOD ENGLISH PROGRAM
GIVEN BY FRESHMEN
UKTl’Ull SITUCH WEEK UNDKR
AUSPICES OF COliTOX
ENGLISH CLUD
Better Speech Week was obBei ved
throughout tho United States, Febru
ary 19-24. The numerous posters dis
played the tficts that Meredith under
the ituspices of the Colton English
Chib, took a very active part hi this
national ohservance. Faulty gram-
mitr, colloaula'.lsms and popular slang
have (ill been gathered in a heap
and swept into the trash-baaket, out
side the English office doov, while
Weljstcr in a innst efficient nmnncr
chaoi^d "aiu’t."
Ttie delightful ijrograni Friday night
xtio given entiruly by the classes In
EnR'lisli Composition I. The program
consisted of a series oE stunts show
ing me need for better speech and
how tiin faults in poor speech might
be overcome. Tura Thompson, presi
dent of the ISnRlish Club, had charge of
tho niGetiiig. After ii low introduc
tory reJliarhs and a reading of the
netter Speech Fledgo. eacti section
in uiphabelical order presented a stunt.
Bvielly stated tliny were as I’ollowa:
First, a socne in the schoolroom on
visiting day. The program wa« given
by the school cliiidren which cleverly
slunved the need I'or hotter speech.
Second, A Mid-Trrm'H A'tf/?i/wnri; rep-
vessnted a Kres’nman with Ihe thoughts
of tho difficult task bel'ore her. Slang.
Faulty Pronunciation, and Misused
Qramtnar ofl'cred their help, but none
conld sufllce until Good Speech name
in, offering her much needed asBist-
aucc. Third, incorrect words came
into the English offlcc to annoy one
oi: tlio teaciiors. However. tliG maids
soon swept them out. Fourth, the
offlcor o£ the King’s Guards was in
America witli his magic hox. “Wool
leys’ ’■ for the purpose of transfornt-
ing all those who were guilty of mur
dering the King’s Kngliali. He found
many guilty, iiut by means of the
magic box all suceoded in bolug trans-
fornied. Fifth. Mother Good E)ngUah
appeared with her three children
Want-cha, Canl-cha, and Aiii’t-cha. who
were quickly reformed to their propor
names, Will-you-not, Cau-you-not, and
Are-you-not, Sixth, prisoners charged
with the murder of the King’s English
were brouglit before the Jury, and
as a penalty, were reciulred to read
the dictionary and Woolley's every
day. Seventh, Dr. Good Eiiglieh In
his office held a serious consultation
SHORT PAGEANT GIVEN
IN VESPER SERVICES
SOl’UOaiOKE CLASS UEl’ICTS
JilE STOKl OF MOU>TAI?r
SCHOOLS
Very inipreasive was the pageant
which the Sophomores gave Sunday
:it Y. W. C, A., to show the importiince
of faith and obedience In service, as
set forth in the sixth ciiapter of He
brew. The setting of the pageant was
in a mountain school, The character
istics of these schools and the type of
students who attend them were clearly
pictured to us by a peep Into their
cUilfy life. The brlglit outlook on life
and Iho ambitions of the students of
such schools furnished a refreshing
in.splration to u.s ail. They were wrap-
iiod up in their school life and work,
^tlll were normal boys and girls like
we sse every day, not an uncouth,
rough crowd, as mountiiineers are often
viHUiiiized by many. Th«lr willing-
no'-'3 iind eagerness to work for an edu-
c.ition and the best things of Hfo even
•igain.st hardships and dltlicullies were
'‘orcible points. We were more alilc
'o see and realize tlie neocls and the
drawbacks of the mountain schools
l>y a pageant than %ve could have done
by rending of thorn or hpariiig talks on
the sulycct.
Hearing directly on the subject of
failh and obedience In eager service
was tho duet of Ruliy Harvllle and
12thcl Hollowoll. The whole lesson of
"work whiie you work" with a vim
iiul a zest for liighcr and nobler goals,
pvon when diti^cultles arise, was one
voll worth the second thought nf every
•Indent of Mcn'cdith.
FIRST SENIOR RKCITAL
NOTEWORTHY SUCCESS
i>i{. iniowx J*1{KS1:>'TS faxnic
I’Al’L, rUlMl, IN riANO
TEA FOR SENIORS AT
PEACOCK ALLEY
CLASS ’23 HOXOKin) WI’I’H
(jEOlUJK WASmXJTOX
PARTY
In response to a clever note of in
vitation to the main building seniors
and town Seniors one and all eagerly
accepted the opportunity ofl’ered by the
Club Seniors to have tea at the Pea
cock Alley Tea Room on Thursday
evening at C o’clock. Each one felt
a thrill of pleasure at the happy pros
pecta, The guests were welcomed at the
door by Joe Cox and Margaret Duncan.
On ascending the landing they were
greeted by Mrs. Cooper, Miss Zahrlskle
and the others of the Club Seniors.
Then ensued a merry scramble to find
the proper places aa indicated on char-
aeteri.stic George Washington hatchets
as place cards. The entire scheme of
dccnralion was most effective and ap-
propriitle for tiie day and event of
celebratiiin. Numerous cocked hats,
■S'cimiial Hugs, and red candles served
aa luting reminders of the "Faiher
of bis country.” But the eye alone was
not the sole recipient of this hnxiiilnl
ity for soon a most delectaliie m('nu
WHS served, wliich in its own parlicuhir
way dellglilpil each one of the merry
group. The chance of reviving old ex-
purienccs was not missed by any, and
inuny jileasant reminiscences, as well
as pUins for the I'ntnre, wore freely
dismissed by nil.
As a fitting close to the occasion
the Senior cla.‘»s president, Ruth Liver-
inon, exprt'.ssed most charmingly the
aiipreclation of thn whole class for
rtucii a delightful entertainniciit.
DR. HAMILTON HOLT
ADDRESSES STUDENTS
XOTEl) JOIULNALIST VIGOHOUSLY
]>KFKM>S LEAOUi; OF
XATIOXS
I.ast Friday afternaon at five o’clock
many friends in and out of town, to-
gDthor with many of tho student body,
iilled the collogc chapel to enjoy the
grnduating recital given by Fannie
I Paul, who in l\sr own composed man
ner, rendered a. moat delightful pro
gram. Surrounded by lovely flowers
and pQ.lniB, she took her fiudlonce
■fiulckly into the region of tho great
masters, Reflecting crcdlt on those
with w'honi she had studied, site played
with great skill the selected works
of Mendelssohn, Beethoven, Schubert,
GoB.sec, Ruhenetein and Weber. Her
ASTROTEKTON SOCTICTY
TO GIVE THREE FI.AYS
(Continued oh jiage
(Continued on page
IIU V(H' KNdW TIUJSE I’KOlM.i: (M’
IMVOHTAX^i;?
Have you heard oC Henry Carlsford,
a brusque, hot-tempered, but quite fa
mous English phiy-wright and actor?
Have you heard of Lady Margaret
Mandeville, a woalthy member of one
of England’s l)est families?
Have you heard the statement made
by Barlsford at a dinner given In
honor of Lndy Margaret coiulemning
all English women of title for their
aenseless conventionalism? Did you
hear w'hat happened as a result?
Hav0 ynu heard of Tom Ovens, a
peasant who, unassisted by friends and
without the advantages of noble birth,
(Contimicd on jxioe .i)
“My presence at almost the whole
of the recent conference of the League
of Nations in Geneva and my study
of the question is the explanation
for my presence before you tonight.”
sjiid Dr, Hamilton Holt, eminent jour-
nnlul. publicist, diplomat and state-s-
mttii, as he began a frank and concise
revt liition ot European conditions as
he Kuowa them, before tlie audience
of town people and college students
who packed the college auditorium on
Tuesday evening.
The vvhole of the lecture was a de-
fouha of the League of Nations, unl,
step Ky step, the speaker proved most
enu r'iucingly the worth of the Harding-
tormeil '‘acrap nioril)und.”
i^eginning with a ratiiii view of the
cunferonce as a whole, ho mentioned
jfii'st sumo striking pocnliaritiei? in the
manner or procedure. Tlie nations'
rt:presontii( ivea sit in alphabeticiil or
der of the names of the ('ouniries anil
:l delegate desiring io speak on a
Ijrtipusiii KDL's III tlu‘ I'nmt. iis'0titls
Ihe riJHli'um. and addresses the auili-
once, wlih his back to the presiding
otllcer.
As if to particularly om]>haEize the
fact he spoke rcpeiitedly ol! thia as-
semlily the lirst convention of itK
kind to be utterly devoid of scheming
di|)lomacy.
Tile faith of the olhcr nations in
tho league is forcibly shown by the
:ipcoidi of Ihe -\u£triin ambassador,
wlilch placed Auairia unreservedly in
Ihe hands of the league. Admitiing
Ill'll itis country may have hoeii hi the
wrong, this delegate said: ‘'.Auatria Is
at tho bottom; do anything witli us
tliat yon will, only leave us a free'
country," Suiii a proceeiiing has been
hitherto unknown in the annals of his
tory.
.‘Miianhi, (he youngest nf tlie nnUon.-t,
owes her place anumg the nations
to the league. A nation of sturdy peo
ple who were never conquered In
reality but in name alone, they have
had n cheekGrcd history. Always nom
inally in snbjection they have refused
for centuries to pay tribute to their
conquerors. The league when settiins
the affairs of the PiJast recognized the
nation as such and aided it further
by advancing loans to build schools
and hospitals and help sanitary con
ditions.
(Coniiiuica on pago 3)