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THE TWIG 3 I ^tubciit ©pinion | IS ciiAi'i-:]. i{i:Ai,i.v noirrii wiiii.i; I woiitlor tiDW iiiiiny of iis ronlly liko ti) go Ui cliiipclV From (ime lo tinu' we liiivt' Koiiio s2;on(i Kiunikoi's at our iiiorninf; Korvlcc; who loll uk many woi’tli while UiiiiKs, Do wo tiiinlc on tliose things and form oi)ininiM ot otir own? 1)0 wc simply take wliat the speaker Kays as a fact not lo he ques- (iimyil or conHiiierocl? Ov. «lo wo leave the ehapei ami us iiromiUly I'orscL anytliinK that may liavt' heeii luiarcl. it this last is the ease, thon chapel has hcen lost, ami it has really harnii'd us In liear the thiiiiis saiil, heraliso wo are tormiuK Ihe liahit ol' I'orjiettiUK ihc Kood things lhal we luive liGard. Girls, what we need is In think more. As the old sayinj; is. "It'.s all in a lit'e-tiinc'." Lot's nuike the most ni‘ ours. UOLinAYS My! hill (Jidn'l U seem as thongh onr spriiiK vaeatiim wmihi never comeV Vet all .loytul events to wliieli we look I'ovward come and ko. And so has onr ii))rinK vacation. We have had a won- rlcrl'ul time. We have rested; ami now wo have rciurnc^d "witli hriHht and -•iiining lacea” to begin work wllh re newed eiuTKy. l-;vi'ii tliun.nh our one woi'k has jjcinc. wc now have in view uir suiDiner vac.-.tion. a inncli hmsjer one. .Inst Ihinkl two mori' ninnllis. How shoi'L Ihe year has been: Koon 'om- niencemeni will he here with its sad ness as well as its .iiiys. At [he end ol' K hool when tlie holidays hegin, ihere comes thal im-vilahlo parlinn of friends. Some cif thi'm will meet a^aln in .sehoid after a few short weeks. lUii oh! Ihe pain of parting from ihosc rri'‘iids whom wc love so n i\i deariy when wc lo not know ilii’i we sh;ill ever si-e tiu'm agaiti. S'lini'iinics 1 woiidiM' if 1 shouldn't he hajii'i*''' »"l ''Vcr lo have known I dea'- ones I'roin wimm I am sejiarai-'d. Then comcs (he thought iliat i wiiuid lake iiolliint; for Ihe ha])py memories. .\;;ain. comnn'ncemeni is almost hi'ic’, 'I'wo short nioiUhs. (lirls. let's eiijiiy those two precious months while some of us are tu^elher |)ossihly for the last lime. “I'lverytiiin}; a nmu hears socs in Dili' ear am. out at the other. lOvery- Ihin.u: a woman hears .i^oes in om* ear and out her mmtli." ile spcdie wiser than he knew who uttered those words, so ti'iic is this at .Mei’edilli. If we could only learn to keep a fi'W things wo hoar about t)thers to our selves. It always takes—uecordhiK lo nuin—the most lieroie. cfforls of woman to keep a secret. If all of us at Meredith M'ero sueh heroines it would be a much better place to livo in and a beautiful spirit lo take lu New Meredith. Only the other day one of our major officers, hearing some one nuiking a joking voinark about her, replied: “Yes, I hea: enough about myself already." 'I'hem’s the sentiments of lots of us. We drink in (latlery, ami “last no trades” like sponges and doubtless .somelime.s give such in order to receive tiie like In return, but we wouldn't like to hear the unkind and unfair tilings we say of others return lo us. If we could develop a more i'haritable and unselfish spirit as part of onr “genus loci" what a splendid thing it would be fore Moredllh of the present and the future. “That boy looks like a musical sort of flsb.” "Yus, he’s a piano tuna." —Penn. Stuto Froth. iu:\ j:ki:]nd martin SPKAKS IN iMEREDlTH CHAPJ-J. .>!!{. .>1A1JTJN OITLIXMS A IIKhl*'- l l'L IMMMiHAM TO UK l'OLI.)\Vi;i) THKOKill Lin; Tile Uev, Mr. Martin, pastor of the First liaptisl t'hurcli of Concord, con- dueled the devotional aervices in chapcl last Satiirtlay morning. Mis scripture reading wa.s taken fiom the first chapter of .John, begin ning with tlie nineteenth verse, lu a brief 'i)mincn!ary on Ihe verses, M,r. Aiartin. said that (hey embodied a four toifl program for life. I) Do scmielhing Lo attract atleiilion. .loiin, he sairl. was an ordinary c.onntry preacher but ho attracted atteniion. Tiie thinj, that arrested the minds of lln' I'pcoplc was the practice of l)at>- I isia wliic’i .iohn used as a symbol ol! be ai'cpianco of the doctrine which be (angbt. la applying tliis theory :jV :ittrating aitontion lo cmr college, Mr. Martin declared tbul our altrac- lion was tlie New .Ah;rcditli and tluit lie Meredith girls of the past, presc’nl .1.1(1 tuiiire dimaiid that we sIkjuI i rio ill in our pKWi'i' ti) bring this project ..1‘fore Ihe i)eopie as a wliolc, Ci t Say souielliing to awaken folks. This was llie next point in our lirograni as .\lr. Marlin oiitliiii'ii ii. ciicd tui- lact tlial llu' pcopie who -li.d li'.anl .Jolin \.eni back ;o tii.'i' liumc:i >vitli .( destr;- lu iiuil out and l\iii..v ii'i;.'c a.)!;iit i lu- l'bi’,-.t c:j' whuiu •iljoke. ■'.s'lVii' ii'v lo 101)1 folks," This .; u :)ri'cci)l i hat « us laid -iwU !o. ii.s. .Iohn didn'i claim lo .■ oilier than wliat he was. Il li i;i.d that he v.as a prophel. lu di- ..icfl lhal he was Christ. Mr. Martin .)ni'.i!iht out 1b' inief fiilllily ol' rry- ..ig lo deceive people, lie saia i ile who Ihinks lu' can fool folks is !i’' i)i!js;,cr fool t(jr lliinking so." The foiirili and last point, of ilic I) ;.-;{r..;n «'as “Always live and labor ;o In aiik- to say 'There is one amoiii’: ;.re.!icr iliaii iis tliai ye know not.'" -\.r. .Marlin c(jnc-ludel his remarks i;ii a iribnU' to Mercdilh as a Cliris- .::in i olleye. Then lh- choir gave a lining ciose lo the i)rogram by sing- . I l.irli. I lai li, .My tfonl." T1h‘ occasion of tiiis s))i‘iial i>ro- ; an; was Ihe meeting imiaeiiiaiely • Her (baiii'l. at which [dans for tlie Mile of (he New Meredith bonds were (li.-;i'iisfcd. Many of iliosi- altemling tliis meeting were iiresenl at chapel. .Much to our surprise we were not askerl to sing the .Alma .\laler but llie teason for the omission was made plain laler cm when we wei'e called u])on lo sing it at the tsscrcises which look place after llie luncheon. Sluiunae Mae (irlmmes, '14, of Cape ('hurU's. Virginia, spent several days at Aler- cdilli last week, visiting Miss l.nla Ibn-n f>f Ihe music facully, Mrs. S. .1, iOverc'tt (Margaret Sbicdds, '11!'), Mrs. Ralph Rionger illa.-;;di l-’onder, ’tlJi). and lOilzabeth i.ovitl. '1-. all.eiided the New Moreditii Kally which was iudd hcu'tr on .\pril .*i in order lo boost the sali' of bonds. Harro ('riehetl. relumed from New York recently f(}r a visii with .Martha Lowell, ’24. an Aliimna-suuii- lo-be. .1 Droinird Mun A man went to l>ed and during his slumber, the ))illo\v slipped, ihe bed spread, unil he fell through the sheet inlo the spring and drowned. liUcile Woodall; “It's a sure thing, I don't see any good killing myself getting up this old English." 11. Honeycutt: “Maybe that’.s the good of it." '‘Don’t you believe every woman should have a vote?” askod the sweet young thing. “No." rejilied ihe young mun. “But I believe that every woman should have a voter." Ueliirning from u Meredith date, the Slate man was approached thus: Donald Allison: “Who won?" Le.slie Andrews: “Won wliaf?” Donald Allison: “The wrestling inalcli." i:N«iAN5:.Mi;NT 01' siom;, •(IN I'ittsboro. .April 7.—On Saturday arternoon from four lo six Mrs. Walter X. .lohiisiui and the facuUy of I’iils- buro Soiiool, gave a reception in lionor of Miss Lossie Stone, whose eiigage- nn'Ut lo Mr. Ge>rge 11. l!i'ook. wa.* recciilly announced and Mrs. Willuun CoiiiKdi. of Washingt(ni. I). who is visiiing her sislir. :\lrs. Walter .lohnson. The home of Mrs, .Inbnsc^n was :ii'list i'all y riei-oraled wilii sprint (lowers wKli yellow prcloiiiinal iti;; .n the scheme of dccoralioas and refrcshmimls. .Mrs, ,h)hn Linder ind ihe guests al the door. In Die r-'ceiv- ing line were: Mrs. Waller X. .lolin- ••.on. Miss l.ossie Slone, Mrs. William I'onnell. Miss lilanebe Limllcy, .\M;- Veil .Swann. Miss .Margarc I l.ar:ci>. Mi'S .Ann Hrf)wu, Miss l’,elle liawis, ;:nd Miss Hnrwell I’allerson, I’rcmi Ihe receiving line the .“lU’sis wiM'e ushered inlo the dining rooin. —.\‘ews aiiil Obsi-rver. .MMIXSO.V.PAHSIA.M i;N(.'A;inn:NT 'I'he approaching marring.' nf Miss Katherine' CaniplK'li .Tohnson, of (.!re-.'iisbor(j and Tboiii;;svilb\ iiiid Henjamiii Wingate I’arliani. of Ox- I'oi’d, was announced yesterday ai" ; noon at an informal luncluoii giv l>y Mrs, Chiirli's I', (.anibeih. sister ol Misr: .Johnson. Only a small groii|i of inliniali' friends were present al Ihe lunclu'oii. covers were laid for eight, tiiose |U-('S( 111 Including. Ix'sidcs liie lion- cn-ee. Airs. .Archibald .lolinson, of 'i'lioinasvilb', and Mrs. W. (J. Webl). of Oxford, and Misses (!'orglana IJird, Siis!(' Myers and Ki'.llilc'en Hall, all of 'riiomasville. ami .Miss Lois .Iclinson. of Ualeigli. 'I'lic color -cheme »if while ami jellow. set by Ihe mass of joni|iiils ami siiircni which ;'iu'm‘'d Ihe centerpiece’, was carried out in Ihe live-coiirse lan-heon. .Miss .lohnscm's I'owers were a cor- sa::e of I’anna ,vi(dets and valley lil- iii's. No fiiimiii annoii'ir-'meiii vas imuU', bill ihe placards carried tiie initials d' Ihe alfianced pair, 'i'he wc'dding will take I'hice in ,linii'. .Although .Miss .lolin.iou's home i- iii Thnmasvilii', for several v'jars she has been regarded as ii resldcni .Iri'eiisboro also, Ibroiigb iu-r I'oi' ii;('iion with the lirst I'resliylcria;. c'’;iu'h, where r'iie has bet'U soloisV Mr. I'arhaiii i; a i ‘llorney of Oxford bill lic', loo. is well known in thi. .•■'clioii, as he |'ra('lic('l law fi>r sonn' • • al Tlioiuasville before go OvforiL- -Oreonsboro Ilaily Nc-ws. \lr, Harris, who hail I'rci'Ully boui-'iu : new i'ar and had jiist been lc:i"iii to drive, ('iinii' III lale one nlgbl vi'ry lired aiut worn uut. He hegi'u •OHir- iiig as soon as hi' weiii lo sh'i'p. His wife became irritated end said: ".loliii. .Iohn. will you lurii ovc'r?" •Mr. Harris: ‘O li't me abuu', I wa tiisi in liigli." ,\lr. liociinhoui’ in I’bysit's class on the way ill I hi' iiowi'i'-honse: "Wbal iiri' Ihesi- bexr's up lllerc' nil lllosi' high poles':'" I!. M .riiii. I'arnestly: ■‘Keforniers, sir.” I Transfornu'rs). “Vciur I'wHi are like llie slars." he said. The niaiden's faci' grew hriuhi. ‘‘'S'oiir tccili ar‘ liki' llie siars." he said, ‘■They all om*' out at niglit." VISIT THE CAPITOL THEATER E ■VERY DAY .VERYBODY’S THEATER IFe JFelcome the College Girls and Boys EFIRD’S CAROLINA’S*. LARGEST CHAIN OF ONE-PRICE DEPARTMENT STORES WE APPHECIATE YOUR PATRONAGE WE SELL IT FOR LESS ;you are welcome at all times '"•A SUPERBA Moinlav—'riic9ilii\'—Wednesday The $1,500,01)0 Picture “UNDER THE RED ROBE" Here’s a picture you should not miss—a truly great picture! Tliursdiiy—Fridny—Sntiirduy DOUGLAS MacLEAN in The Comedy Hit ot the Year "GOING UP" He doesu’t know an aeroplane (or a sawhorse—yet lie pilots one- and it’s funnier tlian anything yeu’vo ever seen. i College Jgctos! I I'i'ances Haywooil sin’Ui a vi‘ry pleas- aiil w'ck-i'iid w;ib (l>'i'aldine Cower ;! her homo in Clayton. .i'l,'' lieatiion spent a very enjoyable wcek-eml in Claylon 'is the guest of friends ih'-re. •Mrs, (). .liiC' Hiiwani. of Hic'kory, visited her tiaiic.liler, Fram'i's. hi.-it week. ivuby lloneycut! visited friends iu i{alcigli the past wc'ck-end. llc'iilah Stroud was ilie week-i nd giii'si of frienrls in \Valc' Forevi. .leiini(' 'Mae liiiristield siu'nt a most deliglufiil wcik-end in Wake Foresi. Until Shaw Hriion vjsiieil friends in Uateigli Sunday. -Madv^ Coa wa« thi' week-end gue.st ii Mi', Ii;iiii('l IliioHc of Loiky .Mount, -Viis.'-' Kaibr'’n" ( iiviii^ion of Wades- bi'i'o lias liecii visi tinu hc'r sisiers lii'i-e 1' ri'lltly. Helen i’lylion and l>oi .Mclirayer .-^|.t HI a \e|;, I. !' a>;iai Sniiilay in iCah'i'.:!!. Miss .M,ir; uvi I •'leii.im: aiiemled ihe recn! meeting' mi' liie itcumy Conven tion hei'e wiiii her auni and iitn ie, Mr. .iiid Ml-'. Siiiu Wiiiie of Crcc-in llii-. -\ii;-.' I'Ir-ii' Ti'.omi'son nf l.iiinbi'ricjii was ;i n-;-i'iit visiior al ihc College. W'lllll llu'S. 'i he Ic'liuv. ii'J ai’i' lal'i-ii I'rohi c'Xaini- mil ion pajn't's: i'!u' iii-iilli' cji ;i ciija!):iss always |M.ini mirili b ,au-"----.'l.-c ii is bmke." "A siiund i,' wire mat (s tklu, atil will II you hii 'r’l ii ii inake.~ a s.mnd." i-aiKi! i> a cie;;r spoi Ilf UMier in ,i nv"f, iuiu lln'V ale ii'cl fur lo ili'iiik." ■'.Magellan get li\c ^||ill.-. ui takt.- him armind iln' larth. He gm kild. ■ )iH' ship blow to the shore by sUn-i;: liii- ulh'T siiin iiro',WHil. Ilic' next gut slioi Id jdeei's :nicl mv,i ui Hu'in sailed for lliinie iuni nhe liltie ,'^liip Weiu ariHiiid ihc' eanii.” —(Jii'Ituiiid Havs. I>r, WiTi>!iiii: •’WluH is nitiu^i'ii ie:idt' nl'.'" >li. Kellv : "Wiml." f.ib rurinll. ■ \\'ii'n ycmi’ Siale man bi'okc’ ihe d.ii,- iliil Viui call him i>r liml Milt wiiyv" I-;. K'/i'll. '■( callfd him aiioui evi-ry- thi’.ig I cniild think of." Sonii' ol u- wani lo know wliy Daisy Holiiic,-. ;iiici l^abcdlc de Vlaming are seen swi'epinn eat-li iiher's rooms every morning. ililly: •'.Moiher. do you .^iay inilcr a Imrsf when lie is ihirsty'.'" Molhc'r: "Ves. dear." Hilly. pi(diini: up a sauc'cr of milk; Well. I'm .going (o milk Hie cat." lli'lli'U l-«l!ioli in the practice hall calling Marguerile Ulaeksiock loudly. M. 11., walking mu of a room HiinU- ing of the telc|>hom': “Hello," Xdl l.'rurtli/ Hmisewife ish iwing piciures to her new maid I : "Nellit’. these two here, arc liiU' slllu'ueite.s of my great grand pa rents," i^ellie (very much aslcuiished): “Oh, was ihey negroes, ma'am'?” —Miss r. (.1. P. Ill' Kiii'ir. Teacher Ho language class) : “How should u (iiiotation begin'.’” Paul: “AVIth a caintal letter and a double comma." —Girlhood Days.
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