R C
THURSDAY
DECEMBER 201
THE TWIG
THURSDAY
DECEMBER 20!
Vol. Ill
North Carolina Literary and Historical
Association Meets at Meredith
Meredith College^ Raleigh, N. C., December 14, 1923
IM)1{TJ{,\IT 01 WALTER lU.NJUS
HI’ LASZI.O l*l{i;si:>TKD
10 TJIK STATE
(Hi. AIJtKItT iSlLUV Sl'JiAKEK
The closing session ol! the NorLli
Ciu-oluia Literary and Historical As-
sooiatloii was held in the .Meredith uu-
ditoriiim Friday cvoii[iig. December 7.
Tlie tlioruiiglily delightlu] and instrac-
tive prognun centered around Walter
Hines Page whose splondid Laszlo por
trait was presented to the State.. Thu
presenLiition was made by Dr. Fred
erick -M. Hanes of Wiustou-Saleni.
Governor Cameron Morrison, on lie-
half of the peoiJle of the Stale, made
tlie speech of acceptance in wliloh he
paid high tribute to Page iU3 one of
Xorth Caroliua’sj most praiseworthy
sons.
The assemblage of distingiilslied
North Curoliniana most enthualasti-
cully welcomed Dr. Albert Shaw who
made the principal address of the
evening. Colonel W. A, Blair of Wins
ton-Salem vei'y graciously voiced the
genuine pleasure of all those present
in having the privilege of heaving
such an eminent American.
Dr. Shaw made a most timely ad
dress in w'hkh he discussed the stales-
niansliip and democratic prlucli)le-s of
Pago witli whom he was intimately
nssocialed as a friend and colleague
for many yearjj. The valuation of
these principles was made in the light
of an inlcnsive study of ilireo cen
turies of American history, llistarical
research was commended as a basis
for a more complete understanding of
proscnt day problems. History siiouhl
b(! stiuiied vertically and not horizon
tally, or intensively and locally, ratli-
er than extensively. “The application
of glittering generalities to the prog-
reas and up building of our coninjiini-
ty” its seldom apparent, but a vertical
study of local history will rosult jn
our realization of the fact that “our
OM'n humble, every day e.vi>eriences
are worthy objccts of research.”
'■Nothing in political lii.slory is so
thrilling as the making of individual
Btates." The migration of colonists tu
Anicrica and the westward movement
of Uioir pionec'r descendants forms
one of the most romantic chapters of
history unlike that of any other coun
try. Dr. Shaw fiu-iher showed how
the states had quite mituvally formed
a union that made them great aa a
nation but did not interfere with their
individuality or restrict their sover
eignty as states.
BETTER SPEKCH WEEK
ENDS WITH NOVEL STUNTS
.UANV OiiiMXAL AXO TKITV
•SrrN'I’.S IJY FllliSHMEN
f':X(iLISlI CLASSES
After tite very attracllvo and orig
inal posters which w-ell advertised
Better Spccch Week, the stunts for
the same purpose were anticipated
with eagerness and by no means was
the Tuesday ovonlng's audience dis
appointed. The various ways througii
which the Freshmen gave vent to their
feelings along the line of better speech
manlfesteil fully the originality and
capabilities of the class.
From now on there will be no ex
cuse for any one, even though it is
a Imbit, to drop his G’s as smllin’ for
smiling, or singin' for singing, and as
a I'esult of the stunts such expressions
as “Cule,” "Cut oil” and '‘Strut my
carcass” will surely be aboiislied from
the speaking and writing vocabulary
of the iloreilitli student. After seeing
the great contrast bDtweeu the girl
of slang and the disciple of good
speech, everyone will have to admit
Unit the former is out of place at
Meredith. Since everyone has fortu
nately di.scovered that successful op
erations can be performed by Doctor
"Good English” with the assistance of
the Engllsii faculty, ou patient essays
and outline, each one of the students
!u,ro Will be '.viliing lix.rcaftcr io sub-
niit himself as a subject for similar
treatment when he feoLs Indisposed in
Lhat direction, Wisdom, featuring in
one of tlie «tunis, when called upon
for advice, tells the college student
that good pronunciation will have to
1)0 obtained before lie can vise in the
world of literature. The last stunt
assures us that the pied piper of bel
ter speech, with a little encouruge-
inent, is willing, with iils refining
music, to entice from iis the pesis of
slang e.\pressions.
(CofUinucd Ofi page //)
No. 11
THE OUARANTINEl)
GIRLS ARE DELIGHT.
EULLY ENTERTAINED
.>I1SS WELCJI ,HADr: JIAiNY HAITI
JIHAHTS AJIOAOl I'JIE
“JIKASLl.”
FiiR'rHEH ORGAN rZATTON
01’ TOWN GIRLS CLUB
COOl'l'KATION OV ItOAUDING STU
OKNTS AMI TOM X STt’l»EJVTS
I’llE AIM
Xobody can say that being quaran
tined for measles at -Meredith doesn’t
have its bright side, especially if they
happened to be at the party which
Aliss Welch gave on Monday afternoon
for those who arc so unfortunate as
to never have had the measles. About
4:30 o'clock the girls began to gather
on the lawn until there were fifteen
present in all. When all had arrived.
Miss Zabrlakle suggested that some
games be played. IJvcryone gladly con
sented to play and a ring was quickly
formed. Rachel and Jacob was the
lirst game. One girl, representing
Jacob, was blindfolded and led into
tile ring, then another girl, represent
ing Rachel, was put In the ring and
told to do her beat to keep .Tacob from
catching her. Miss Wyatt proved her
self especially skillful in eluding his
grasp. After everyone had taken her
turn, a little psychological game was
played- The girls fm'med a ring by
placing their left hands on the left
shoulders of the persona in front of
them. Mias Welch was placed In the
midst of the ring and blindfolded,
-Miss Zabriskie then passed the word
urounil the ring, without letting Miss
Welch hear, that we were all to con
centrate our thoughts upon IMiss
Wyatt. Accordingly, each one placed
her right hand upon Miss Welch’s
,jhc.Uldi.i' diUi Upuii Mios
Wyatt. It was quite amusing to sec
Miss Welch irresistibly drawn towards
Miss Wyatt and /insilly to see her fall
against her. Several tried this game
and the result wit.s alwuy.s the same.
Susie Reams and Miss Zabrislcle de
termined not to yield to this force
but, althougii they stood llrmly for
Senior Chautauqua Interesting Event
Avi6 Novel Idea at Meredith
MR, PARKI-:R ADDRESSES
MEREDITH STUDENl'S
XOTEO PKOMO I’KJl or I’LAY-
il{Or.M» KKCUKATIOX Sl'KAKS
TO STLDKX’J'S
"Behold, I send you forth as «huep
in the midst of wolves; bo ye there
fore wise as serpents, and as harmless
, ,, **« vuv lUIIUA. X UUL'U
as doves. These words of Christ to ,ould have been no one in the large
lUKllence who was not entertained by
-Mi SKJAL SJ;JJ;CTI(>>S, three ACT
I’LAV AMI A DKLlilHT-
IT L .MI.XSTltJiL
>Il ( J1 TALKXT niSl'EAYEJ)
The Senior Chautauciua with its
varied and adept performing causes
us to wl.sh that all future Senior class
es would follow the e.\auiple ’24 has
set in the way of raising funds. There
themselves by study, by becoming
’•wise as serpents,” so that they may
several seconds, they, too, finally fell’do a great work, a great good to others
his twelve apostles, taken from St.
Matthew, 10:15, were the basis of an
inspiring chapel talk given by .Mr.
Parker to Meredith sludeuts Thursday
morning. December G. First, Mr,
Parker spoke of the class of well inten-
tioned people—“harmless as doves" in
their intentions, but who for a lack of
wisdom did much harm in their Lli'orts
to do good, JIo urged the girls to take
time, If they would really be of use in
the world to actiuire the wisdom even
of serpents, and then let their natural
good inteulions aid them in using
their wisdom for others.
Then Mr. Parker took up that other
class of individuals—those who are
“wise as serpents,” but who, if not
actually harmful, are at least intliffer-
ont to the welfare of others. Often,
he remarked, we meet wise, brflliant
people, capable of doing great good
for their neighbors, who seem bent
upon making themselves into ‘'huninn
refrigerators.’' It seems that the M-ise
ones grow exclusive—conscious of
lucir own superiority ihuy group uii
from those less gifted to lower the
temperature and laugh at others.
It would indeed be'a sjul stale of
alTalrs if all people were divided into
these two groups. But fortunately it
is possible for students to prepare
(CoiUinncd ori. jhi(/c .})
RI-MONTI-ILY MEETING
QE I. R. CLUB
rji.00liAM OX TJIK EARLY miCK-
Ti;iMiSTS TJIK tM'l’El)
S TATi;S IN CUJJA
The usual bl-monlhly meeting of the
International Relations Club was held
at 6:45 Monday night in the college
parlors. The meeting was called to
order by the president, Mary Powell
Josey, after -whJch a most enlighten
ing program on the early interests of
the United States In Cuba was given.
Martha Powell discussed why lu its
early history the United States be
came Intei-ested In Cuba. Then a very
(Oontinved on page 4)
Tuesday evening, December 4, the
members of the Town Girls’ Club met
for the purpose of perfecting their
organization and outlining plans for
the year's work.
The object of the club is to Identify
the town girls more closely with col
lege activities and encourage a more
enthuaia.stic college spirit. Unfortun-
fttely, these girls have heretofore con
sidered themselves as a kind of use
less appendix, and wiiile they by uo
means aspire to be such au essential
organ as the heart, they would like
to offer a helping hand to the college
anatomy.
Representatives from the diirerent
classes have been chosen to inform the
town girls of tho plans of their par
ticular classes.
Tho chib has been divided Into
groups that will plan tho meetings.
Tlie group holding the beat meeting
during the course of tho year will be
awarded a prize. This friendly rival-
(.Continued on page 4)
towards tho person upon whom we
were concentratijig.
By this time the sun had set and
the new moon and a few stars had
api>earcd. ^liss Welch then called us
to have some refrcisbments. Wo were
served wltii punch, .sandwiches, pick
les. ice cream, cookie.s and nilnls.
Kveryone declared that tho refresh
ments wei'o delicious and that the
party had been thoroughly enjoyable.
After giving fifteen rahs for Miss
If they retain tho will to lie us "harm
less as doves,”
Meredith was very fortunate in hav
ing Mr, Parker speak to her students.
f Continued on page
fCuniinuecl on page .fj
CHRISTMAS CUSTOM
TO FILL STOCKINGS FOR
SAMARCAND GIRLS
AUHIVAI or LIST OF TIIEIB
-\A3H:S IS ClIAXCE TO flAI.X
(!IlltlSn[AS Sl’IUIT
Everybody wants to have a merry
Christmas, The best way to make
your Christmas this year, happier than
It over has been before. Is to help fill
the Samarcaiid stockings. It Is one of
Iho customs of tho Meredith girls to
help make Christmas for tho delin-
fpient girl at Samarcand Manor happy.
This school Is at Samarcaml, North
Carolina, and is especially interesting
to ua for there are some girls there,
Rven as young aa ten years old, and
:>thors as old and older than we are.
Since the Durham Hosiery Mill has
given us the stockings, surely wo
should be willing to fill them. Only
ono of tho stoclclngs Is filled, tho other
(Continued on page 4)
MEETING 01' HOME
ECONOMICS CLUB ON
MONDAY AFFiaiNOON
IXTMllES'rrXO CJIRIST3[AS I’RO-
(JIJAM ox OJlKISTjrAS IX V\.
JUOUS COLN'rKIES
The Home Economics Club met Mon
day afternoon, December 10. and en
joyed an interesting Chrlstnuis pro
gram. The customs of many lands
were spoken of. Lillian ISviins told
of the Serbian Christmas which conies
two weeks after our Christnuis, Fran
ces Howard then told of sonic of the
Christmas customs of Poland, Czech-
slovakia, Italy, Greece, The Nether
lands and Russia. Each country has
its own Individual way of celebrating
Christmas, but all of them sing carols
and have a foast, either Christmas
Evo or Christmas Day. It is the cu.s-
tom iu most countries to give s'f’ts,
although it ia often just to the im
mediate relatives that gifts are given.
The attention of the club was called
to the Christmas exhibit which is to
be held in tho Homo Economics De
partment Friday afternoon. The pub-
(Continued on page J/)
the program which ranged nil the way
from compositions of masters to “Thir-
ly Minutes of :\Urlb, Meloily and
•Music,” given by a poppy crowd of
colored gentlemen. A .^torin of ap-
piau.su by the music lovers of the audi
ence fallowed the concert and the ex
plosive clapping which greeted the
minstrels was caused fliiefly by tho
college boys who were preaenc in great
numbers.
Part one of tho program was a con
cert consisting of the following num
bers:
On the Mounfaiu—piano ilrieo
Virginia Boone
Cavatlna—violin
Elma Fleetwood
Song of Provence—voice. 'Acqna
Janet Iloloman
Air do Ballet—piano Mfjuzlcou-aki
Lola Lawrence
The silver staccato and liquid ti-ills
of the Song of i^iocencc did not fail
1i linlfi fhia infpr^-ot •.,»i
Of the audience which was accustomcd
111 thrill to "Flail, Ifail the Gang's
All Here.” The last number was so
well given that one might well im
agine that the hands of Paderewski
were tiio onc.s on the keys.
Fart Iwo, the play Ainl.Kiniti} Aw.
was delightfully quainl. with its hoop
.skirt.s, panlalettes and curls. The cos
tume of Mi.-tn .'iitlor. who was repre-
,senied by l*’ratices Howard, was par
ticularly interesting- Auduvioics
was a fresh, unspoiled hit of comedy,
showing In a realistic way the prim,
liKiyiike manners of fashionable young
ladies of our graiulmolhers’ d:ty. This
play was arranged by Susie Herring
from the story which was written by
Archibald ^larshall, and she played
the role of Murir t'rUcilc
Alin- !iin‘(iiir. or "Autlacious Ann."
Last, lint by no means least, came
the frolicsome minstrels. Midnight
Jfosr. ^V)u■|| ir/!? iliv S!uu Shine for
and r.oi'c Svnils- u Li/th- Gift of
Ih'scH were sung by Pauline Patton,
.Tanet Holomau, and Frances White
respectively, the gentleman on the left
(Coiiliiiucd oil page .'/J
HYPATIA MATH
CLUB HOLDS
MONTHLY MEETING
DISCISSION' ox MEN IXTEUESTEl)
IX MATHLMATICS AS
A STUDY
The memiior.9 of the Hypatia Mathe
matical Clnb assembled last Tuesday
evening for (ho regular monthly meet
ing. The roll was called and the
miuules of tho last moetlug read.
Then the subject of a constitution was
discussed with the result that Janie
Britton, Katherine Bobbitt, and Ira
Dale were naked to serve on a com-
(Con/inued on page .y