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SPEECH
WEEK
THE TWIG
BETTER
SPEECH
WEEK
Vol. Ill
Meredith College, Raleigh, N. C., November 23, 1923
No. 8
NEW PLAN ACQUIRED FOR
APPEARANCE OF ROOMS
'JlIK BAJyUK llOOMS FOlt :>!OM’IIS
OF 0C'1'01»I:K AM)
AXNOUXCKI»
Meredith is miildly making possible
aiioUier progreaaive stou lu the banner
room Ideiv. Now I know you nre anx
ious to know just wlint gooa to make
up a banner rouni. First, one consid
ers tliQ gcnicj'al appeiiranto of a room
on entering ft. Tliis iiieana that
everytliintj must be lu luirinony—not
any one outstanding ihinR to slap ono
in the face tiie minute slic cnlcrs the
door, I should say that the general
appearanco counts l\vcni.y-flvo per cent
of the oue hundred per cent to be
souglit.
Tlie next thing to ho considered, la
the cleanliness of tlin room—this means
the eleanllnesa of the floor, of tiio
rugs, the way the fiirnltui'e has henn
dusted, and tli«‘ eleanllncss ol! the
boda, and dresser scarfs.
The third faiitar in dotermlning a
banner room is the order in which
our I'ooma are kept. This Includes
uiuCormlty—uniformity of fuijiituro,
of picturca, of dnipories, etc. It Is
cjnito easy to keep a room clean and
thlnlc tiiat that is the only essential to
a banner room, but order coiinta equal
ly as much.
Tho fourth and laat factor of a ban
ner room is tlio artistic appearance
that a room has. This la not cinito so
easy to got with some of our rooms,
but with, every girl and with every
lUuiii lliia avtisllc uiiiie>iiuiice luivy be
found if the occupants of tho rooms
try to have everything: blend aa far as
possible. This applies espcciaHy to
onv draperies, our rugs, and our l>ook
case covers. It. well to have oui
pictnrea to fit in with the whole at'
moapliere of our room and by doing
these single tliiuKs, add tremendousl.v
to the looka of our rooms.
Now glrla, the Increnso lu banner
rooms thi.^ month over liiaL uioiiLli was
very great, and I see no reason wby
u'c L*an't have even a greater Increase
Trinity College is Host to Seventh
Semi-Annual Convention of the N. C. C. P. A.
DR. ELLIS CONDUCTS
Y. W. C. A. SERVICE
fSlCKVH'MS WILL lUl CO.VTINUIJJ)
TiiHorfiHoiri’ riiK whkk
1\ THli IiVj;M>GS
(Continued on page S)
The Y. W. C. A. service conducted
liy Dr. Kllis on the Sunday evening,
November 18, marked the bogiunlng
of a series of services to be eontlnncd
through the week.
Kefore turning the service over to
Dr. Ellis, Dr. Brewer e.xpiained the
two-l'ohl purpose of the meetings, ilrst,
to bring about a reconsecration of tlio
lives of those who arc already Chris
tiana, and second, to lead those to
Christ who have never publicly cou-
fca.'ied Him. Dr. Brewer here stressed
the value of p‘rson:il work, citing in-
.Hlanccs in which siudents had been
helped by only a word from a teacher
or friend.
Tho service was then turned over to
Ur. Ellis, known and beloved by all
Meredith girls. For the Scripture les
son Dr. Ellis read Luke XI; talcing
liie latter part of the first verae “Lord
tench us to pray," aa the basis for
his remarks. “What,” aaked the
spoiiker "would be the value of four
years of college work with 99'a and
loo's on every subject if we did not
lieconio more proflcieut in that of pray
ing?”
The disciples inaiii) tills reiiueat iu be;
(ausht to pray a personal one. Today,
since the lapse of nineteen hundred
years, we .still have the same toaclier
us the disciples of old. A little story
showing the triumph of a life that
lived by prayer was both unusual and
interesting. A soldier In Croniwell'a
army, so tho story g«ies, was court-
martialed and sentenced to be shot
becauso of bis failure to appear at
roll call. Ho gave no excuse except
that ho was aecustomod to going daily
to some (tulet place to pray and had
LEADING COLLEGES OF
STATE REPRliSENTED AX
PRESS ASSOCIATION
(Cuulinued on page 2)
Better Speech Week To
Be Observed at iMeredith
I’LAKS AiJ.srici-s or col-
T0.\ KNr^l.IISif CLini l OH
The exact date is of no iniportanco,
it is sufUcient to know that some years
ago a '‘Better Speech Movement” was
begun in tho United States, and that
it has continued to this good daji; nor
is it in a stagnant state ol existence.
No up-to-date school is out ol! this
game. Meredith is wide awake and
up-t«-ilato, so of course, wo nrc pre
paring to take part lu the cominc;
“Bettor Speech Week.’' War baa been
declared on poor usage of words, in
correct pronunciation, slovenly enun
ciation, and every form of the disease,
known as "Dad English,” which exists
in our collego.
Somebody tells mo that a whole
Freshman English class in our school
has never heard ol! the Colton^ lOng-
lisli Club. And to think that we hud
flattered ourselves that every one
know that wo existed as such an or
ganization! All of which proves that
it doesn't pay to bo too proud of one’s
accomplishments. But back to my
subject. The Colton Bugllah Club is
planning to help (you must-do your
part), in reforming our coyego all
lu one week,*and next week Is tho
time set for tho good work. Our
plans are not complete, but wo know
some things wo are going to do.
D(i you remember the “Better
Speech” stunts the Freshman Knglisb
classes gave last year? Weren’t they
good one.s? This year they arc going
to be bettor atlU. And Freshmon,
don’t forget, yours is to bo a dead
secret. Don't you tell a aoul what
your stunt is going to bo. It is to
bo a contest, with judges, and maybe
ii prize. Anyway, we won’t worry
about the prize because It's going to
be an honor to ho the one section, out
of oight, to put on tho vory host
atnuL. Too, we may see fit lo put on a
'•tagging” gumo next week, and all
classnicn had belter bewai'o how they
leave participles dangling in tho air;
poor verba which so greatly need a g
on them to mlike them euphonious,
left M-Ithout this necessary part of
(Continued on page S)
SI'KKCIIliS, l{liCi;i.'TIO.VS,
AND lUNQUK'J’S
The seventh aeuil-annual convention
of the North GaroHna Collegiate Press
Association convened at Trinity Col
lege in Durham November 15-17. The
convention was attended by fourteen
colleges and consisted of about sixty
delegates who met for tbo pttrpose ol'
discussing matters pertaining to col
legiate journalism, Tho Press Asso
ciation olTers an excellent opportunity
for an exchange of Ideas, for inter-
views with mombei'.s of the various
staffs, and for many social events.
Trinity College the scene of the
meeting seemed to respond as a whole
to the occasion. Every delegate was
made to feel so at honm that at the
etui of the convention it was with
reluctance that they parted. Each
delegate was mot on arriving In Dur
ham by the rocopticin committee who
conducted them to the di)rniitDries
where they wore entertained. The
fact that Trinity is co-educationai
made a happy occasion for all the dele
gates, as thoro were both young ladles
and men present. It seemed that
everything lent to the entertainment
of the convention Ironi the beginning
with an infDrmal reception on Thurs
day evening at 8:30 until tlie last good
bye.
The reception on Thursday evening
was held lu the parlors of the girl’s
dormitory, Southgate and was opened
by nn adilress of welcnrae In chapcl
by Dean Wanuamaker, of Trinity Col
lege, who made It generally understood
that Trinity was Lo be tho happy luinl-
Ing ground of the convention for a
short time. Following this cordial note
of welcome Dr. Laprnde, also of Trin
ity, lectured on “Tho Poasibilities of
the N. C, C. P. A.” This gave all the
college roprosentativos enthusiasm aud
a desire lo put into tho N. C. C. P. A.
all that was possible and also to create
a keener interest in this project at
their respective colleges. After these
bright bits of inspiration the delegates
wcro invited by Mr. George Allen, the
second vloo-prcsident of the Press AS'
scicuatlon, to have refreshments in the
parlors and then a social hour was
heartily engaged in by all.
On Friday morning at 10 o'clock the
Executive Committee of the Aasocia-
lion met followed by tho regular meet
ing of tho convention at 10; 30. At this
time an address of •welcomo wua ex
tended again to tho convention by Mr
J. D. Secrest, editor of tho Trinity
Chroniclo. Mr. Secrest told Bomothiug
of the origin of the Association and
also something of the posallJllities. He
stated that the alni was lo discuss
jnurnaliatic mothods and to establish
a fraternal feeling among the eollGges
represented. Mr. Secrest's address ol
welcome was responded to by Mias
Hath Hadley, of Greensboro Collego,
who la treasurer of the association.
Tlio one disappointing feature of tho
program of this mooting of the con-
vsQtion was the fact that Hon.
.Tosephus Daniels who was schoduled
to speak on Friday movnlng was not
ahlo to be present. .
MR. CARL ROLLINS
GIVES CONCERT IN
AUDITORIUM
xo’j’iii) haimtom; j)k.
l.lGIlTb’IIL COXCFKT IX
3ii'i{Ki>rr]i :iL\i*jcL
Meredith College was Tinusually for
tunate last Tuesday evening, Novem
ber 13, in being able to hear a vocal
recital given by Mr. Curl Rollins, bari
tone, of New York. The audience
proved its appreciation for this splen
did display of vocal talent by its en
thusiastic attention. The well bal-
am:ed program of the singer clearly
displayed his excellent vocal range and
flexible voice. Mr, Rollins was in
deed genorons with his ejieore In re
sponse to tbo hearty applause of the
audience. Special mention should bo
made of the “Sea Group” which he
so skillfully rendered.
His program was as follows:
Pkooiiaw
My Lovely Celia—Monro.
I’ll Sail Upon tbc Dog-Star—Pnrcell.
0 Del Mio D«)lce Ardor—Gluck.
Yea! ‘Mid Chains ani ’Mid Tor
tures—Handel.
Chanson dn Toreador (Carmen) —
Bizet.
The Cave—Schneider.
Am Meer—Schubert.
WIdmung—Schumann.
Quelle Soufl'rance—Lenonnand.
I’ll Sing Thee Songs of Araby—Clay.
Row, Gently Row—Schumann.
You in a Oondola—Clarke.
Tommy Lad—Margetson.
Trade Winds—Keel,
Port of Many Ships—Keel.
Duua—McGill.
The Wreck of the “Julie Plante”—
O'Hara.
B. Y. P. U.^S ENTERTAIN
B. Y. P. U.’S OF
WAKE FOREST
>n;Ki::nrrir (.ijils and uake
FOHliST 3II:> .IOI\ IX MliUia'.
MAKIXfi S,V.Tl’JMlAV KVEMXG
On last Saturday evening, November
17, one of tho most successful social
events of the year occurred in the
Society Halls, when the Meredith B.
Y. P. U.'s entoriained for the Wake
Forest B, Y. P. U.’s. The Halls wcro
siniply. yet attractively, decorated with
Meredith and Wnko Fore.'it pennants
and btiuners. About oight o’clock a
tlirong of boyn I'ound their way to
tlie society halls, where they were
greeted by the head president, Winnie
Uickett. She gave each boy a number
and told him to lind the girl with
the number corresponding to his. Af
ter each had found hia partner and
friends hail greeted friends a delight
ful social hour was spent.
Now the doors of the next hall were
thrown open and punch was served
from a table most artistically decor
ated with autumn leaves aud colors.
Lucillc Chancy and Siisio Reams pre
sided over the bowls. Then the guests
were invited inio the other Society
Hall and short contests were held. The
first of these was a pillow case contest
with Meredith opposing Wake Forest.
Threo trials were given and Meredith
won two. Then the Wake Foreat auar-
tetto was introduced aud they gave se
lections mo.st entertaining to all.
The enthualnsm of the evening- was
hightened and each group vied with
tho other in songs aud yells. Tho
“pep'’ of every girl and boy was mado
■'pepler” ns the songs were given by
Wake Forest for Meredith, and by
Meredilh for Wake Forest. Then an
other contest known as the “honey
moon suit case race” was on. Shouts
and laughlL’r lireeted the contostanta
as they rushed about in their elforts to
win. The prize a toy pistol iilled with
candy was given to the Meredith con
testant. Now a most interesting qnes-
(Conliiiucil on '0
Paderewski is Topic Of
Joint Society Meeting
MK.S. McMIJiLAX TliLLS IXTEUliST-
IXfi TACTS raXCKlliMXC
THK OKKAT ITAXIST
(Continued on pat/o S)
Aa a forerunner to tho long expected
concort of Paderewski the Aslrotek-
ton and Phllaretian Literary Societies
met In joint session Saturday night
with a Paderewski program.
Mrs. Ferrell, well known to all of us,
introduced Mrs. McMillan, who was
a private secretary to Madame Pador-
owskl. Mrs. McMillan gave us many
Lnlercstlng facts about the work done
by Madame Paderewski for her coun
try during tho Great War. The un
tiring efforta of Madame Paderewski
trying to relinvo her cold and starv
ing people, kept her at work from
liftcon to twenty hours a day. Mrs.
McMillan who was In cloao rontact
with Madame Paderewski for several
years says tlial always amid the awfnl
hardslilps which constantly were rar
ing the Madame Paderewski, she al
ways consldin’ed herself, her own per
sonal cojnfort last of any ono else.
Often after one of her most strenuous
days, \v'hen she was nearly overcome
wilh fatigue, she would glance at the
eyes of her companion and secretary
and would iunnodiately comnuind her
to drluk a cup of hot tea to refresh
her.
It tt'aa Sladamc Paderewski, the
angel of tlio W'hile Cross as she was
called by her people, who conceived
and carried out the idea of soiling
Polish dolls lo other countries for the
relief ol! Pt)land.
All the people of Poland know and
love Madame Paderewski for tho good
she has done Ihem. People from all
over the country give to this groat
woman a heart inll of gratitude.
For many numths during tho Great
War llie piano which was once heard
so often from tho stndlo of Mr.
Paderewski was silent. He too offered
his service li> his country.
Mr. Paderewski refers very little
1.0 bis early life. Every one knows
that it was a hard struggle to gain a
perfection in his well loved art, which
was met with uiisympathetic criticism.
W'hen he was but sixteen years old ho
made his llrat tour of Russia. Yet it
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