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THE
TWIG
JM{. SI’EFHKiNS LEACOCK GIVES
LtCTUUK SKKIKS
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government, which represents tlie
coming together of tree people and
nialciug free bar.
It was Locke, who waa the spiritual
father of the American Revolutlou.
There was an interruption about 1820
when there was a wider demand for
a complete democracy. Democracy
is a doctrine of uatloual rights. Later
there waa a change in the economic
field cansed by Adam Smith's "Wealth
of Nations."
Today, nationalism prevails, Indi-
vidnallsm no longer exists. The ten
dency toward education now ia to
establish a standardization, and uni-
fovnilty rather tuan to develop Indl-
A’ldual genius. The true function of
education Is to find genius and to
train It; the true result is a dem
ocracy in whlcii trained genius is ttie
leader.
The lecture uf Tuesrtiiy nigiit on
“Frenzied Fiction” waa proof of the
versatility of the speaker. In his
charming manner Dr. Leacock Icopt
his audience iu a. state of uproar for
an hour. His subject "Frenzied Pic-
liou" or "The Lightest of Liglit Liter
ature" treated the three types ot
navels anaw«ring this desf.rlptiou
wiiich have formed the foam of litera.-
tui'e since the days of Scott. Dis
cussing first tho truly Vjctorlan novol,
he pictureil grapliitialiy tho heroine,
who “swooned at" you at the merest
cxcuse: the villain, witli aomethlug
wicked in his face; the hero, who was
poor but the peraouificatiou of all vir
tues; Iho descriptive passages and the
technlciue of the whole.
The reaction from this sort of novel
was found In the wlid west apecioa,
in which tho hero, Mr. Smilli and
the licrolne. Miss Midleton are fcllow-
Iravclors left alouc for weeks on the
top of the Rocky MouiUainH ami at
the enil of tho time whoii they arrive
ut civilization they atill call each
other by the same formal names.
But here the story must end so she
rails lilm Edwin and he calls her Kate
and they live happily after. "Tlils,”
said Dr. Leacock, "is a charaetcristlc
of the two Ilrst types of novels. They
ahvaya end ‘and they live happily
after.’ ’’ That, however, is not char-
acterislic of the present day novel.
Tiierc this novel begins aiul goes on
from' (here, IniplicaCing the other
woman's husband, the other man and
bis wife, and so on until the pistol
shot clears the atmosphere. Com
menting, iJi passing, upon the tocli-
nlque of the present day novel, the
speaker illustrated with his own ox-
perience and concUuled by humor-
onsly showing tho need for a new
plot, characters and technique in
this latest development of the novel.
The general treatraeut, with the
carefully eliosen and skillfully repro-
ducod dctailfl, show the discerning eye
of a great mind, and his return to
tho aerioua lecture of next morning
was evidence of tho real worui of tho
speaker to the enthusiastic anulionce,
composed of the college community
and town people.
finAI)UAIi>'« IIECITAL l^’INALi:
OF SERIES
(Coniinwd from 2)aoc I)
NdCTL-HXR, oi‘. 15, No. 2 Chopin
P0L0>-AI8E, or. 71, No. 2 Choi)in
iMI’KO.MrTU, 01*. 142, No, 3... .Sc/Milicj't
To A Wateii-i-iia- MacDoiccU
I\ Ai-TfMx ^ilacDowell
WiTciiES’ Dance, op 17, No. 2
uiiicDowcU
HiB technique was very good and
was shown to arvaiitago in the Pro-
hide and Fu[/nc as well aa in the
smooth, clear scale passages of the
Sclnibert Ii7i})ro7nptn and of Mac-
Dowell’a irf/c^ic.v’ Dance. The Adagio
movement of the Sonata aucl the
Chopin Noctm-nc were played with
an understanding and appreciation or
tho deeper ideas expressed in the com
position. The entire recuiil was much
enjoyed and proved a fitting closo for
the series.
AUDIENCE DELIGHTED
WITH VOICE RECITAL
J5KI liAli mnVLAM) IS MlESL.NTEl)
I.V UXJiY VOCAl. l‘]{0ftJ{A3I
OK IKAK
On March 23, Friday afternoon at
five o’clock, Mtas Alice Stizel presented
Houlah Rowland in her voice recital.
Since this was the only voice re
cital of the year, everyone anticipated
it and enjoyed it all the more.
Everybody waa especially interested
in Beulah’s recital becausc, duo to
much sickness, she has worked umler
a difficulty throughout the year, but
althougii parts of the progran\ were
rather heavy, capochilly a difiiuult
llnssian group, she did not display
any signs of fatigue throughout the
recital program.
liesidea the Russian group, which
consisted of TJu: SSorig of Ihc TJridc,
Rlmsky-Koraakoff; Cradir So7in. Gret-
chiinlnol'f; f-Jbh nul Flood, Hiichman-
inoff, there were two arias, first one
from Charpcnller’s Louise, and T!io}i
liriUkinl Bird. IJavid, the latter, call
ing for exceptional accuracy of tone
and breath control in the difficult trill
passages.
In addition to .-I//' dc Louise there
were In tlie first group, Handel'a
0 tilcc.]). /)(}sl Thou Lcuoc il/c.
and / Frovi Love's SiickDcss
to Flij, Purcell.
Tlio last group was perhopa the moat
po))ular, consi.sting of live songs com
paratively lin’ht iu character, although
the last one, L'etc. by Chaniinnde, de
manded unusual skill In scale passages.
In this her voice showed unusual tresh-
ness of tone quality, a remarkable
fact in view of tho exacting program
which preceded It.
There was a beautiful array of love
ly flowers and decoration and those
with the warm sunshine of a beautiful
afternoon were a fitting background
for Beulah’s gracious manner.
She had aa her nshera the following
girls: Winnie Mae Rowland, Nell
Doana, Alice Lowe, Ruby Spalnlioiir,
Jocelyn Cox, and Dorothy Rowland.
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that the swaying leaves chant; per
haps they dislilce to see the limbs that
have proved unworthy cut of£ from the
tree and they answfer lu sad accents.
Perhaps, they think only of proving
worthy of her whom they are a part.
Who can tell?
Certain it la, however, that our
Oak LcavBs will soon be reflecting
the struggle and beauty ol the Mother
tree, Meredith. Througn the winter
months the sap of her hiis been rnn-
ning into the lives of many who. seek
ICLirnlng and worth-while things from
bor. It is time for their efforts to
be dlscloHGd. Upon the Twigs and
Acorns have the weight of decoration
depended. We need the monthly dis
semination of Acorns and appearances
of Twigs, but it is with pleasure that
fhnt we greet the Spring foliage, Oak
Leaves. In them, we iind the ex
pressed tnintlment of move growth.
Alond will they proclaim the activi
ties of the preceding year, the tales of
those who tried ami survived. Uur
joys, our sorrows, our best, and our
worst all may bo heard in tiie rustling
sound of tho Oak Leaves. Spring has
i!or each of us bounteous Rifts but
among our most prized is that foliage
of ouv strong oak, Meredith, the Oak
Leaves.
1>0ES TJEIS HIT YOL'i
Hew about a little consideration
when It comes to inonopollzinK ihfj
telephone? It is apparent tli-.it a few
individuals at Meredith have the idea
that the telephone system was installed
for their own personal benellt—their
own and no one else's. After waiting
patiently for a girl to discontinue her
stream of chatter. It la no wontler
that a few of our dispositions are
slightly ruined. The telephone booth
is not the place for one to discuss
everything from A to Iz?,ard and In
so doing inconvenience others who
have as much right to the use of the
'phone as the chosen few. Supposo we
limit ouv phone calls to three minutee!
“What does my little man want to
buy today sweets?" askocl the
shop-keeper aa the small boy entered.
"Yes, that’s what I want to buy,’’
was the reply, “but I’ve got to buy
soap.—Ex.
^ ALMO ^
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