Kaleigh, fsi. U
STUDENT
ELECTIONS
The Twig
I GOING ONCE!
1 GOING TWICE!
I ALMOST GONE!
Vol. II
Meredith College* R&leigh, N. C . March 9, IpzS
STUDENT VOLUNTEERS
CONVENE IN RALEIGH
SIKETliNOS 10 BE HELD AT STATE
COLLEGE
The Student Volunteer Conteronce
is being attended by two linndred and
flCty delegates from the colleges oT
North Carolinn, opened today with
the registmtion oC delegates.
The Conference opens with a speciul
Prayer Scrvice at 5:30 Friday. The
first regular session begins at 7 i30
with the opening address. Mrs. D.
W. Herring of China will talk on
“The Wonieii'B Work In China."
The Saturday morning session be
gins at 9 :00 and the interesting
featiu-ea are an address by Dr. Claude
M. Lee of China (Medical Missionary),
special music, an address by a lady
missionary, discussions, and a short
business meeting. At the afternoon
session the round table discussions
on “The Missionary Activities in the
Colleges” will be led by Virginia
Pritchard, a traveling secretary for
the Student Volunteer movement. Af
ter the discussions anti a stcreopticoii
address the Volunteers will hold an
other business meeting lor the purpose
of electing the officers for tlie incoming
year. The chief feature ol the night
session will be a pageant, “'nie Gift
of Self,” presented by the Trinity
College Baud. After the pageant the
delegates will be entertained by the
“Y" cabinets of State College, Mere
dith and Peace.
The spociai prayer servico Sunday
morning at 9:30 opens a full day of
inforestiug talks, discussions, special
music, addresses by missionaries and
traveling secretaries, The conferencc
session closes Sunday night with the
singing of the Conference song, “Lead
On, Oh King Eternal.”
There will bo a number of foreign
stndents and returned misalonaries
present. Among the missionaries at
tlie Conference are Mrs. John T. An
derson (Minnie Middleton), Mrs. n.
W. Herring, Dr. Claude M. Lee, all
oi: China, and Mrs. J. S. Farmer of
Japan.
The delegates are being entertained
for tho night and breakfast In the
Halelgh homos.
An incomplete list of the delegates
follows:
QUEENS COLLEGE
Mary Johnson, Aletlia Bracy, Caro
lyn Rogers. Gertrud© Carrington,
Louise Patterson, Ruth Anthony,
Katie Bess Anderson, Estelle Audrey-.
LOt'ISR M.\YS
M A JIT HA ]'OWKLL
MEREDITH TAKES PART
IN BOOSTING COLLEGES
LOUISK 3tAYS Sl'EAKS FOll
STUDENT BODY ELECTS
NEXT YEAR’S PRESIDENT
JfAKTirA >V. PO'WELL OF TAKHOHO
uxA>'iMOuSLi’
(Contimicd on page it)
The following from the Sunday
Norfolk Virffinian Pilot tells of the
College Week in Tidewater, Virginia,
where Meredith was represented this
week:
"Olisorvanco of Girl Reserve College
Week will begin tomorrow mnrnliig
with tho first meeting in Woodrow
Wiisou High School, in Portsmouth,
iind with other meetings to follow
louiorrow and during the remainder
of tho week iu South Norfolk, Cradock,
Sufl'oik and Norfolk.
‘•[’liins for the obsorv'unce have been
completed, under the direction of Miss
Mildred Barrington, Girl Reserve
Secretary of the Portsmouth Y, W.
C. A., and nil is in roadlnesa for the
series of meetings iliat will be held
in the five high schools of this vicin
ity: Woodrow Wilson, Maury, Crad-
ock, SuiTolk and South Norfolk. It
is expected that by holding meetings
ill each oE the schools, the largQSt
possible nunibei’ of high school gh-is
will bo reached and urged to attend
higher institutions of learning,
“The purpose of College Week is
to bring to the girls attending the
high schools of Eastern Virginia a
reuUzation ot the necessity of a col
lege education as a preparation for
their life worlc. Many messages of
interest and encouragement have been
received by Miss Barrington, the Girl
Reserve Secretary, from college presi
dents and other persons Interested In
(Continued on page 4)
On Monday evening at a meeting
of tho Student Body, Martha Powell
was unanimously elected President of
the Student Body Association lor the
year 1923-24, Sinco there were no
other nnminutions, Susie Herring, the
Secretary, cast the vole.
’I'he election of “Whit" has brought
one of Meredith’s most attructive ami
Liccomplished girls to the front. Shi>
was received with ardent enthuslnsni
and lnevital)le I'crvor. Because of her
expcutivo ability and poinilarity, the
Student Body in a whole feels that
she will prove herself worthy of this
!>osition. This is a snmniutlon of the
honors which “Whit” has field in the
past: Vice-President of her Sophomore
Class, Student Council oillcer and
society ofllcer. Though her past con
nection with class affairs has won
for her the name of “William Jen
nings,” the action of the student body
concerning their unanimous election
of a president for next year proved
that ‘‘all things come to those who
wait,"
“Well, Dinah, how are you and
your new husband getting along."
“FIrs'-rate, Miss Betty. I bison
’greebly s’prised in dat man."
“Does he treat you all right?"
“YesBum, he aho' do, an’ I ain’t had
ter hit 'Im but one time, I never
seed 'er man learn as quick as he
do.’’
No. 11
ASTROTEKTON PLAYS
MAKE DECIDED HIT
Al’PKKCLV’J’IVK AUI)Ii:.\ti: AIDS
JX l*Hi:SE>TAriO-\
Du the night of March 3rd, the
Astroteklou Literary Societ.v presented
three ono-Hct plays in the chapei, 7'lic
Master of tJic lloiisv, The Maker of
Drcumfi and The Lion utid ttic Lad}/,
The nrst~37ic Mauler of the Houno
—was of tragic type, the atmosphere
being suggested from tho first by only
the nickering glare of an oil lamp
upon the darkened stage. As a story
of distorted and unhappy domestic
relations, held loosely together by the
shallow hand of wealth, the part of
Ihe stern wife and stepmother was
disagreeably well played by Nell
Deans, while Beatrice Martin as the
unsightly, wayward son. is especially
to be commended as the best intei'pre*
tatinn of the cast. The name of Ida
Lowe should receive honorable men
tion (since she succeeded in remaining
as her part of the dead Mr. Owens
necessarily required) absolutely mo-
tiouless throughout tho entire course
of events. The tragedy wouiii have
been more In keeping with the fraane
oC mind of the light-hearted audlencc,
perhaps, had it not been the initial
presentation, whicli may or may not
iiccounl for Iho fact that the romantic
^hlkl•|■ of Dreams which followed, was
more generally llUed as a whole.
The interestins age-old theme of
compii'Xities and itiexplicable work
ings lit love was portrayed In this
play, in which a satisfactory solution
wiiK finiilly rcachcd tbrnngh the in
tervention and snggi'siive guidance or
the charming maker of all dreams.
The petulant, self-centered Pierrot
was rather emotionally played by
Vlrgie Ilarvilio, wtio was the chief in-
lorest in the life ot tho wistful littlo
Piorrctte—Rnima Moore. L;indable
here is Ihe imperaonatiou of Bernice
Hamrick, who provided tiie connecting
link between the two in ihe person of
the mysterious dream man. acting her
part with remarkable reality and self-
possession. Tho lengthy dialogues
made the action necessarily slow and
left much to the Imagination, but the
effective costuming and grace of the
players brought that to the mind only
as a second analysis and minor de
traction.
Tho liumorous little Uaii aad (he
Ldili/ concluded the trio, thereby
leaving a pleasant taste, so to speak,
in the mouth of the audience. The
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