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Vol. HI
Meredith College, Raleigh, N. C., November 30, 1923
STUDIO PARTY
GIVEN BY MYATT
GIRLS IN Y ROOM
KSJOYAULi: AND UNIQUE PARTY
AFFOKDS AMUSEJIENT I'OR
Slii.y AND GIRLS.
The first studio party of the year
took place in the Y room Saturday
evenlue, November 24. at S o’clock.
This social was given by a party of
Myatt House girls and was chap-
croned by Mary Powell Joaey. The
Y room was at its boat, with Its yel
low shaded lights and cheery open
fires. The party was opened with
tho ever-popular '‘dates” under a
slightly different guise. Cards bearing
on one side tho picture of a turkey
under which was tlis advice—
"For every day that’s in the week
Go mako yourself a date.
You’d better hurry if you don't
You’ll iind that you’re too late.”
And on the other aide the daya of
the week were given out. In tlie en
suing scramble for dates everybody be
came acquainted with everybody else
and thero waa much mciTinieut,
After this waa over a contest called
"Tho Family Tree," was put on. The
fact that Rdlth Ezzcll, and George
Phillips woii tho prize gives them the
reputation of possessing the master
lulnds of the age, for it waa a feat
worthy of Thomas A. Edison to figure
out the various relsLtions given in
this contest.
Ico cream and cake were then
served, after whicii Liie visitors Degan
reluctantly to depart. All agree that
this WHS a delightful event, and the
hostesses are j’csolved to entertain
again with a studio party at the
earlieat opprirtunity.
Those present were: Misses >Iary
Shipp and Kaael Lyon, of Durham;
on v'tfjc .})
WAKE I' OREST
SERENADE TO MEREDITH
IS FULL OF PEP
No. 9
HANY GIKLS AND StEX JOIN IN
SliVOlNG ANI> HAVE A llOL-
LICKINO GOOD (TIME,
Excitcmenl! Pep! HappliiosK! Sore-
nftdel And over all, in all, and rea
son for all, viiitury. Whose victory?
Why Wake Foro.Ht’a. of mnrsc. Ovfr
whom? State. 'When—but no one,
however retired, however deafened to
tho important Kouud.-J of the duy (and
night), could have missed that happy
program of yoDs and songs which an
nounced to whoever it niigiit coticcrn,
intorcst, or attract, aa Meredith girls,
that Wake Forest College had de-
fealed thoroughly and convincingly
tholr old rival in football, Stato Col
lege, thivt afternoon,
Whether or uot overy girl could be
happy over the outcome of tho game,
wo, one and all, could enjoy tlie en
thusiastic boronudc which accompa
nied by crowds of boys, and articles
of sound producing kintl, struck our
campus and ears about 7 o’clock Sat
urday evening. After a series of un
usually good Bougs and yells, and the
shriller responses from our halcouy,
the serenaders—that Is, a part—loft
ua, but not in quiet; for the numerous
reprcaontativo» of the victorious col
lege inniiaged to keep a genernl and
happy hum over the pai-Iors until tho
doleful 10 o’clock hel!.
SPIRIT OF THANKSGIVING
PERMEATES ASTRO HALL
INl'ERESTING AND OIUGINAL ONE.
ACT PLAT GIYEN BY
MBMBERS.
The regular meeting of the Astro-
tekton Literary Society was held Sat
urday evening at 6:45. After the roll
call and the reading of the minutes,
tho business of the society was taken
up, which consisted of dividing the
society members into four groups:
Name, dramatic, musical, nilacellan-
eous.and debaters groups, and appoint
ing a chairman over each group.
Thanksgiving: Only six daya until
Thanksgiving' Thla fact was made
all the more real by the presentation
of an original ouo-aet play, which
had as its theme. Thanksgiving, how
the day was flrat set aside and why
It is that we still have Thanksgiving
today.
The play was Indeed quaint and in
teresting within Itself, tho spirit of
olden times pervading it. It was in
deed a good stimulus for our already
brtmmlng-over enthusiasm for the
holiday.
Then, to add unusual delight to the
evening, a chorus, consisting of six
girls, three of whom wore dressed as
{C'0)Uiniicd on jHiffG 4)
CNUSUAL CHAPEL SERVICE
ON SATURDAY MORNING
Sl’I'XIAL 31USICAL SKIiECTlOAS
AM) MANY CULI.EGE ALUMNAE
PRESflN'r.
Quite interesting and unusual were
chapel exercises on Saturday morning,
Xovcmlier 23. The Paderewski con
cern on Friday night had brought
nuiuy aluuuii and friends of the col
lege to Raleigh and we were very glad
to welcome them to Moredtth on Satuj'-
day luoruing.
Alter the usual devotional exercises
led by Dr. Lrewer, Miss Lewis, of
tho music faculty saug, Her song
was charming and greiitly enjoyed by
an appreciative audience.
Tho College Glee Club gave a selec
tion which was eutliusiastically re
ceived. "Oil tho Road to Mandalay,”
always a favorllo with ilio girls wa.s
ospccially pleasing when sung by our
own girls. Tiiis solectiou renituded
UK that betoro long we are to have
IV (rice Club concert. Our euthasiasni
and curiosity will liardly be put down
impiiLlently are we waiting.
After tho announcements llie Alma
Mater was snug. Wc are always glad
Co greet friends and foi'mur students
to our chapel exercises and we hoiie
tliey will always come to bo with us
wlienevev opportunity affords.
THANKSGIVING FACTS
NEVER BEFORE PRINTED
niE B.ULM'ARD ELESIENl’ AR
RIVES FOR FULL EESTIVAX
RECOGNITION.
R03IANCE AND SACRl-
riCE PORTRAYED.
In 1112a Iho ITniveraity of Californi.;.
at Berkeley, had 14.3G7 studentsj tho
largest enrollment of any Amerlcar-
school. Tho Collego of the Cily of N«w
York was second -with 13,744; New
York University llilrd with 12,2i;‘i.
Highland College, in Ilighlaad, Kan
sas, with 20 students, had tho smalleat
enrollment in 1922.
And the barnyard folk all agreed
that gometlilng was In tho air. For,
fluffy yellow, the tiniest chick on the
place had dreamed a dream throe nlghta
in succession. Not that this aggregation
of types were a suporstitioua lot—oh
no! Far from that. But this dream
of Phiify Yellow was not Hko most
droams, and even sensible folk such
as they were found occasion for be
lieving in It. Indeed, had it been of
corn, or seed, or worms, or any other
of the familiar delicacies of their
daily routiue, who can say that the
lluttcr of excitement would have per
vaded each feather heart as it did.
But, when one dreams of things out
side her ken, it is most likoly that it
will crcate some sort of a stir.
Well, this did. Little Mother Henny
found hereelf quivering, aometimea in
a delightful ecatacy that her lifo was
no iongor to be a dull, fruitless round
of monotony. For she was firmly con
vinced that her darling little offspring
coukl not even dream simply, and as
otlicrs do. Such Is the doting pride
of a fond parent. Aucl yet, at other
times the poor little chicken foil all
rod and nneaay. I say red because
that is in fowl vernacular equivalent
to our bluo feelings. And one day
tnore came to her tnc Banit uxpencnice
that old lady goose, from another sec
tion of the community, had had. The
under aide of her wings, and a circle
arouud her neck felt all wot and fun
ny. And the inquisitive Miss Goose had
been cari’ied away by a huge sort o)'
a thing from acrtiss the hill. Yet,
oveu this premonition could not make
tho little woman chick entirely nn-
ba[ipy. She alternated between fits of
hishi^st bliss and deepest dejeclion.
But, so it is ever ou the eve of some
great revolution.
Then, too. the haughty gentlemnn,
with his bronze leathers had had an
iutervinw with Fluffy Yellow, her own
darling chick,, and that was an un
precedented thing. Jlr. Turkey could
have boon such a dundy, nice follow
if ho just w'ouhl, hat liis own bril
liance unl beauty were too bright.
They made it impossible for him to
uHSochite with the amaller fry. Ite
iiad planned for a glorious departure
from this world—festively dressed,
with gentlemen pallbearers bearing
him in a .silver casket.
But that bit of a chick liad sort
of upset liis planK, wUh her foolish
di'caming. She had dreamed:
Mother Henny was, one day, sunt a
measngc by tlio sumo great thing
whlc4i carried Lady Gooao across the
hill. And, the message decreed that
Mother Heiiny prepare hersolE and sls-
tfivs—she had tour—for tho Journey
which Mr, Turkey was expecting. She
might evon bo expected to sacriUce her
A proposal to suhscribs ?8,000 to
erect a bronzo statute of a bulldog on
the Yale campus, made by Herbert M.
Bowen, class of '78, former mlnlator to
Venezuela, was turned down emphatic-
ally by 21 out of 26 class secretarlos to
which the proposal was made.
(Continued on pa/jc Jt)
Hoportora for tliia issue nro:
Jfiiry Currin, Portia Aldormnn,
Elanoho Stolcos, Lcono Wnrriok, Eil-
im Eai’lo Walton, PhoeliBDayj 'Win-
nio Eiekett, Riioford Hatclior, Edith
Morgan, Lillian Michael, Anuio El
kins, Eliznbetb N'asli, Jackie Dur
ham, Bevta Crawford.
THANKSGIVING PROGRAM
BY PHI SOCIETY
IMERE,STJN(; NUMUEIIS PERTAIN*
IXG TO THANKSGIVING’S
ArPROACJI,
Ah! Something«is in the air! Can
It be Christmas is being felt this early?
No. It is not Christmas, but we were
reminded by tho iirogram given In the
Philaretinn Society that ThanlcsglvUig
is drawing near. We seemed almost
able to hear the old gobbler in the
back yartl, after each number had
been given. When each program is
made so attractive how could we keep
from unanimously voting to meet each
week instead of twice a month?
In keeping with the Thanksgiving
subject Burvelle McFarland read one
of the Psalms. Then Ola Gibbs, ac-
companitid by EJIsie Shipp sang ‘The
Winds" with aweet simplicity and ex
cellent expression. Mabel West read
a abort story "Two Thanksgiving
Gentlemen,” by 0. Henry. She could
have selected no more delightful story
and her manner of giving it niada
it all tho more humorous. Marie Horn
read two short puems with the spirit
of thankfulness still more strikingly
brought out.
(Oontinucd on paye Jj)
THANKSGIVING SERVICE
IN Y. W. A. MEETING
ftonbioifAiioN ojTFay lOS'rEi^
i‘]{1':sidi:nt-elect of
Y. W. A.
PADEREWSKI RECITAL
WONDERFUL EVENT
MCAHLY ENTIRE MEREDITIi STU*
IH'NT »OI)Y ATTENDED AR-
TISF;;; RECITAL
In Illtlug harmony with the spirit
of the approaclilng Thanksgiving was
the service hold under the auspiccs
of the Y. W. A. on the evening of Sun
day. November 25.
This Bcrvico was espocially In com
memoration of Fay Foster, president
elect of the Y. W. A., whoso death
a few \veeks ago shed a shadow of
gloom over the entire college com
munity. As she was thankful for her
friends, for the beautiiis of natiive, tor
all of Ct>d's gifts to liis children, wo
are thankful for the privilege of hav
ing known her for even a few brief
years.
Bettie Howlitt spoke of the need for
thankfnlnesn in the little things. In
looking for tbo big things wo so oflen
let the little pass, unseen and un-
lu'cded, forgetting that if tliese were
withdrawn they would often be the
most prized of all post^esslons.
Glennie :\Iorgan gave a reading
"’rhanksgiviug Anne.” Here waa
skilfully related tho story of an old
iMJlored nuuntuy and the object lesson
by which she proved her method of
“systematica’’ In giving to be superior
to that of contributing anything one
might hnppen to liavo on hand.
The meeting was closed with a
prayer of Thanksgiving for those who
gave themsolve.'i for llie fii-at time or
roconsecrated their lives to the service
of tho Master during the recent scries
of meetings.
RETTER SPEECH WEEK
EMPHASIZED STUNT NIGHT
Mrs. Tv'. W. Parker (Ada Shearlu),
oC Henderson, N. 0.; Mamie Meeks, ’07,
Kinston, N, C.; Mary Elizabetli Hen-
dron, ’16, Chadbonvne, N. C,; Mrs, A.
S. Bridges (Lida Page, ’15), W^ako-
fleld, N, C.; Nellie Page, ’17, Morris-
ville, N. 0.; Beth Carroll, ’22, AVinter-
vllle, N. C., attended tho Paderewski
concert on November 28.
No muaician, it is said, since Galli
Curci was hero in 1020, has brouglit
such a storm of humanity to tho
doors of the City Auditorium as did
Paderewski Friday evening. People
from all over the State came to hear
this great artist. Of course, Mereditli
was one of the foremost Paderewski
enthusiasts. Practically the entiro
student body attended this concert.
Three hundred and fifty tickets were
sold here. Dr. Brower aays this la a
thing that has never occurred before
since ho has been connected with the
institution.
Paderewski was the same old Pad
erewski, and yet a new Paderewski.
Ho, soomed more subtle, portraying,
doubtless the great feeling he must
have experienced when directing bis
people from the horrors of war back
to peace again.
He has the great ability of com
bining intellect and soul, holding hig
axidicnce spell-bound, dazzling and
thrilling them. Technic is perfection
itself with him, but never does he
try to display it, always ualug it aa a
means by which to portray his inner
feelings, and convey his interpreta
tion to tho audience.
Never would he have boon forgii'en
if ho had fulled to play his world-
famed “Minuet,” which he rendered
veil r.’ci'.; hcr.utifully it - . . ’ "»
ever before.
A well-known musical critic, of
Raleigii, waa heard to have made this
remark after the concert, "Never will
any one who attended the concert to-
nighi. be permitted again to attend
such a coJK'ert."
I:ACII FRESIl.nEN SECTION OF
ENfiIJSII COail’ETING FOR
I'RJZE I'OR BEST STCNT.
Bottci’ Speech Wcok. undot' tho aus
pices of the Colton ICngll.sli Chib, is
now with us. The wook was tu have
brai opeiK'd IMuJUhiy nigJit with a
Borie« of m'lginal .sluuls given by each
of tho .seven Hectiun.*! of the i^'ni.shmau
13ugli.-?h (liiiss. under the guidance oil
tlie metuIjerK of tho Senior crit
icism cUiKs- Due to various causes
it was thought best to postpone
tlie stuula until December fourth.
Ailhongh Beiler Speocli Week 5s com
paratively :> new ninlortaklng at Mere,
dith, tiiosc of us who remember the
stuuCs of last year are hiokiug forward
with real Interest to Tuesday night,
and Indeed to the whole of Belter
Spei'i'h Week. For It. is during this
time that we give e.\tra attention to
tin; ('uvrectlu!.; ol! our errors in graiu-
innr. wbicli are called to mind by va
rious types of attractive posters, fjike
New Year’s Day, Better Speech W’eok
gives us a now start and wo hope that
In tho future tho Knglish Club will
keep nlivo thi.'j Bettor Spooch Week
I'or It helps us.
"la your daughtor going to make her
debut this season, Mra. Newlyricli?”
"No. Indeed I Tho dressmaker does
all our sewing nowndayB."—Ex.