Kaleigh, N. u.
FIELD
DAY
THE TWIG
FIELD
DAY
Vol. IV
Meredith College^ Raleigh, N. C«, May 8, 1925
No. 1?
II
RESOLUTION PASSED
BY N. C. C. P. A.
OPPOSITION TO FACULTY SlTKIt-
VISION OF COLLEGE PU«.
LICATIONS MANII'ESTKl)
REPORT OF FINDINGS
COMMITTEE OF S. I. A. S. G.
BROUGHT BY DELEGATES
WINMB IMCKETT ANI> ELSIE
ELKINS DELEGATES
Resolved, that the North Carolina
Collegiate Fress Association wishes to
go on record as opposed to the super
vision by faculty advisers for all col
lege publications.
Such was one of the resolutions
passed by the Committee of the N. C.
C. P. A. The question of faculty ad
visers was discussed exhaustively, es
pecially the question as to how to get
rid of them, but the only really ef
ficient method of “canning them” sug
gested was by chloroform, and that
was considered a little stringent.
The whole Association was of the
opinion that faculty advisers for col
lege publications are unnecessary. The
staff of such publications are ustially
of sane and sound mind, and so are
to some extent capablo judges of what
they shall publish In their papers, It
is true that everything published In
college papers (and many others) is
not a masterpiece, but at least it ex
presses the thought and feelings of
the student and student body, and
after all that is the chief purpose of
a college publication. A magazine or
paper of a student body Is the direct
product of it. and to be really ap
preciated by the other students and
readers it should b^ given greater
freedom. How can a college publica
tion be expressive of its student body
if it is advised and guided by a mem
ber of the faculty who Is in reality
the final authority? Such supervision
might raise to some extent the literary
level of the publication, but what does
that avail if not more than onc-tenth
at the most of the students read it?
Better to touch more students with a
slightly different, more collegiate
magazine or paper, than to waste
time, effort and money In publishing
material that no one reads except
from a sense of duty, and then it is
liable to be over his head.
Give us more freedom, trust and
responsibility and we will give you a
good, wider-read, more popular, and
more typically collegiate magazine
and paper that the faculty as well as
the students may be proud to have
produced, without appreciably lower
ing the standard or tone of them, but
with an increase In their power and
Influence for good among the students.
Such were the hearty sentiments of
the N. C. C. P. A.
ANNUAL CONIi’EKENCE
TALLAHASSEE
AT
FLOltlllA STATE COLLEGE
W03IEN HOSTESS TO
CONPEKEJiCE
I'OIt
MISS BIGGERS CONDUCTS
CHAPEL EXERCISES
3IISS BIGGEllS GIVKS INSPIIIA-
TIONAL TALK ON PUAYER
DR. R. T. VANN TALKS
IN CHAPEL FRIDAY
“SHADOWS” THEME OE CHAPEL
TALK HY I)K. VANN
At the chapel hour Friday morning,
Dr. R. T. Vann, in his own impressive
manner, brought a message that went
to the heart of each one who heard
it. Using the words from Acts 5:15,
“They brought forth the sick into the
streets, and laid them on beds and
couches, that at the least the shadow
of Peter passing by might overshadow
some of them;” Dr, Vann said that
wo all have shadows. The shadow
wo cast is the influence wo have in
the world. The perfect shadow may
be seen when the person making it
is unconscious of its presence. Not
only men and women who hold high
positions in life have an inlluence.
The following report of the Find
ings Committee was submitted by the
delegates to the S. I. A. S. G.:
We, the members of the tenth an
nual conference of the Southern Inter
collegiate Association of Student Gov
ernment, having met to discuss the
problems of self-government which
confront the students of the South,
have aimed at the following conclu
sions:
I. That the extension of the honor
system and student government in
the high schools of the South, being
one of the most impoitant and con
structive branches of the work car
ried on by the Association, shall be
continued under the direction ^of a
paid secretary in whom the work will
be centralized. That the honor sys
tem be extended to all high schools,
tlie purpose being not only to benefit
students who will later attend college
but also train all high school students
in citizenship.
II. That an executive having a
realization of the following facts, will
be most successful In carrying on stu
dent government and in gaining co
operation from the fellow students,
1. Open-mindedness, ability to get
things done by codperation, belief In
the utmost democracy are the neces
sary qualities of an executive.
2. To supervise, to plan and to ex
ecute are the duties of an executive.
3. Tlie problems of an executive are
both personal and external.
4. There is a lack of knowledge of
parliamentary law on the part of ex
ecutives and an effort should be made
to overcome this obstacle.
III. That a legislative body, having
a realization of the following facts,
will be most successful in making
laws and in gaining the support of
the student body.
1. Laws should be made:
(a) To outline the frame of govern
ment.
(fj) To act as a guide to the olRcers.
(d) To act as a guide to the stu
dents.
2. Laws shall originate In a repre
sentative group acting upon sugges
tions of Individual students after due
consideration, such laws shall be pre
sented to the student body which
shall have the right to reject or ac
cept.
3. Laws should be:
(u) Few In number.
(Jj) Unambiguous.
(e) General rather than specific,
(ri) Necessary before they are made,
(c) Conductive to free thought and
opinion.
(Continued on page four)
Wednesday morning in chapel, Miss
Caroline Diggers, in her quiet, sweet
manner. Invited each girl present to
think with her for a few moments on
the importance of prayer. She began
by quoting the words once spoken by
Archbishop Leighton: “He that is
much in prayer shall grow rich in
grace.” She then reminded us that
our Master found prayer absolutely
essential, and urged it in such pass
ages as: “Confine Instants in prayer,”
and “praying always with all prayer
and supplication,” and also that we
“pray without ceasing.”
Then Miss Biggers reminded us that
we so often hear: “But wo are so
'usy we haven’t time to pray.” She
said that, unfortunately, we are liv
ing at a very rapid pace, but on the
other hand that we can commune with
God as we go about our daily tasks.
The psalmist was offering a prayer
when he said: “I will lift up mine
eyes unto the hills”; also the passage:
“Let the words of my mouth and the
meditations of my heart be accept
able in thy sight, 0 Lord, my strength
and my redeemer.” These passages
only go to prove that prayers do not
all have to be spoken. “I talk with
Him until I fall asleep.” said Mile.
Louise. It was asked her whether He
answered. “Oh Yes,” she replied, “the
ear of my heart hears His answer.”
Miss Biggers then went on to ex-
j:Ialn that scmetimsr. the anav.-cr to
our prayer is not apparent just at
first, but, she said: "We know He
will answer, for He has promised,
as the following quotations prove:
‘Call upon me and I will answer thee
and show thee the great r,n'1 mighty
things which thou knowest not,’ Also;
(Continued on page four)
N. C. C. P. A. ENTERTAINED
AT DAVIDSON COLLEGE
APRIL 30, MAY 1 AND 2
DAVIDSONIAN AND DAVIDSON
COLLEGE 3IAGAZINB HOSTS
TO COLLEGIATE PKESS
ASSOCIATION
NINTH SESilANiNUAL 3IEETING
PRESS ASSOCIATION A SUCCESS
DOTH IN A SOCIAL AND A
BUSINESS WAY
MOTHERS’ DAY HONORED
IN Y. W. C. A. SERVICE
I3IPKESSIVE MOTIIEKS’ l»AY PUO-
GIJA3I (ilVEN AS VESPEU
SKHVICK
MR. RILEY ENTERTAINS
JUNIORS AND SENIORS
MAJORING IN HISTORY
IIISTOUY 3IAJ0KS ENTEKTAINED
AT HOME 01' 3in. AND >IUS.
IMLEY IN IIAYES-HAUTON
but every man, woman, boy and girl
iniluences some other life. There are
two kinds of shadows that we can
cast, stated Dr. Vann. One shadow
s cold and dreary, while the other
Is as a “mighty rock In a weary land.”
We may cast either kind.
On Thursday evening, April 30, Pro
fessor and Mrs. Riley entertained the
juniors and seniors who are majoring
in history at their home In Hayes-
Barton.
The girls were met at the door by
Mrs, Riley who gave them a hearty
welcome. The house was lovely in
its artistic decoration of roses and
ferns. At sunset all the party went
to a near-by hill and looked across
the distance at New Meredith. After
everyone had gathered again around
the open fire, delightful salad and ice
courses were served. It will be a
long time before any of the girls can
forget that evening, and the memory
of the best angel-food cake still lin
gers—it was fit for a king.
Those enjoying Mr. and Mrs. Riley's
hospitality were: Margaret Durham,
Blanche Stokes, Portia Alderman.
Virgie Harville, Lillian Evans, Mary
Covington, Margaret Overton, Eliza
beth Daniels, Mary Blount Martin,
Grace Blalock, Gladys Currln, Irene
Edwards, Lois Waller, Ivy Grace
Doughton, NIta Garrett. Jennie Mae
Hartsfleld, Bettle Hewlett, Sallle Wil
kins, Sallle Marshburn and Theresa
Newton.
The ninth semiannual meeting of
the North Carolina Collegiate Press
Association met at Davidson College
Thursday, Friday and Saturday, April
30, May 1 and 2. The delegates be
came acquainted with each other at
an informal reception which was held
in the home of Mrs. H. B. Arbuckle.
The evening began with matching for
partners with numbers. After this
a geographical contest took place,
some of the places named being very
comical. For Instance, “Galveston”
was shown by a girl wearing a vest,
while “Ceylon” was indicated by a
blind sea Hon. When the contost was
Ilnished the guests wrote descriptions
of each other, the couple receiving
the most descriptions being asked to
preside over the punch bowl. A cer
tain modest, blushing young man
from Duke and a representative from
Queens were accounted the moat pop
ular in this manner. Partners were
chosen a second time by means of
strings passed under a door which
soparated the boys and girls, a girl
taking one end of the string without
knowing who held the other. After
refreshments, consisting of punch and
different kinds of samlwiches, had
been served, the Pressing Club dis
persed to their several lodgings.
The next morning the session open
ed at nine o’clock with the Invocation,
and the welcome In behalf of the
student body by J. M, Hendrix, presi
dent of the student body of Davidson.
This was followed by short speeches
)f welcome by C. F. Smith and C. F,
Monk, editors of the Davhlsonlan and
the Davidson College Ma{/azinc. re
spectively. The response to these was
made by S, R. Wallis, outgoing editor
of the Tc'hvician and vice-president
of the Association. Then J. M. Saun
ders, president, gave bis address,
which was rather short but to the
point. After this came a discussion
period in which various problems
were brought up and disposed of.
One of the chief of these was difll-
culty in making college magazines
nterestlng to the students, who ought
0 be the chief readers. This was at
tributed In part to the use of old, un
interesting material, and this In turn
was blamed on the faculty supervisor,
f such there was. It was accounted
a better thing to risk the wrath of
the powers that be and bring unlimit
ed censure on the head of the editor
lian to be afraid to discuss the real
problems for fear of giving oltensc,
The Association wont on record as
elng opposed to faculty advisers for
college publications.
After the discussion period followed
.he reports from the various publica-
'.Ions. In nearly all of them there
had been great improvement since
last year. After the appointing of
several committees the meeting ad-
(ourned until 11:30, when Mr. .7, C,
(ConlhnieiJ on pugc /oitr)
The Y. W. C. A. program Sunday
nigbt was given in hrnor of our moth
ers, and no', only the mothers of the
girls in Meredith, but motliers all over
the land. After opening: the meeting
by a song the devotion was le(’ by
Irene Edwards, taking as subject of
the devotion, “Sacredness of Mother
hood.” In the devotion she told of
the likeness of mothers to God. The
mother's love is like that of Christ’s—
it never changes. There is no home
without a mother, so while she'lives
all kindness, love and respect Is due
her by her children. “My Mother's
Prayer” was sung by Katherine Cook,
Margaret Blackstock and Katherine
Shields after the devotion. Dr.
Brewer then led In prayer that we
might ever be mindful of our mothers
and not neglect them while they live.
Elizabeth Myers then sang “Mother
of Mine.” The fifth part on the pro
gram consisted oC three poems each
dealing with mothers. "There Is No
One Just Like Mother,” Mable Claire
Hoggard; “Inspiration," Mary Ayers:
"Treasures,” Madeline Elliot. Imme
diately following the I'eading of the
poems a duct. “My Mother’s Bible,”
was sung by Katherine Shields and
Margaret Blackstock. This part of
the program concluded the part di
rectly concerned with mothers.
The other part of the program was
taken up by Mary Misenheimer ^.Is
cussing the Baptist Hospital at Win
ston, This part of the program,
though not directly dealing with moth-
er.s. is an instilution that the mothers
of North Carolina are keenly inter
ested in. The hospital Is only about
one year old. It Is a magnificent
brick building equipped to take care
of 4.000 patients per year. At this
hospital patients who are able to pay
for their medical attention and also
charity patients are cared for. Just
now the hospital is In dire need of
$20,000 in order to pay off a debt of
last year and to take care of the char
ity patients for the coming year.
A nurses' home is greatly needed at
the hospital and Meredith wants to
have a part In helping the hospital.
There are four Meredith girls now in
training at the hospital, and so the
Meredith Y. W. C. A. thought it best
to help provide a nurses' home. The
discussion of this project was in favor
of helping the hospital, and It was
finally decided to help furnish a room
In the nurses' home in memory of
Dorothy Gower, a Meredith girl who
v.'as planning to be a medical mis
sionary, but was drowned.
JUNIORS WIN VICTORY
IN BASKETBALL GAME
3IUCH PEP AND EM’IIUSIASM
SHOWN AT EAKLY MOKMXG
GAME
Last Tuesday morning from C to
6:30, girls were seen rushing across
the campus toward the basketball
court. This was very unusual at an
hour so early, but the reason was
soon apparent. At 6:30 the first game
of the final series was called. The
teams wore well matched and excite
ment ran high. The scores were 35-32
In favor of Juniors.
(('iinlinui'd on ixiiiv two)