STUNT
NIGHT
THE TWIG
N. C. C. P. A. (
Vol. V
Meredith College, Raleigh^ N. C., Nov. 6, 1925
No. 5
HALLOWE’EN CELEBRATED
BY SOPHS AND SENIORS
SEJJlOns JiiNTKKTAINEI)
KY SOrjI SISl’UKS
SOPIIOMO«i: GAMES AND PRAXKIS
EiVJOYED UY ALL
FESTIVE KKFliESllMEMS SERVED
"Lest you forget 'tis Hallowe’en,
Adorn yourself in whatever seems
Pit to llnd in so short a time.
Come, Tiger Sophs,
And have some fun
From 8:30 till 10 o’clock!
P.S.—Bring something that will
make a noise.”
Thus read the inscription written
on brightly colored Hallowe’en cards,
which mysteriously found their places
in all of the mail boxes of the Tiger
Sophomores sometime between ten
o’clock Priday night and early Satur
day morning.
All during the day, the Sophs
seemed to be divided into two classes
—those wandering around dejectedly
because they had dates which simply
could not be broken, and those wRo
were scampering gaily about, busily
preparing for and chatting about the
coming event.
WoHld the time never come? Yes,
finally the hands of the clock pointed
out that it was 8:30, and a general
rush was made toward the Phi So
ciety Hall, where they were greeted
by Madeline Moore, wlio, as they soon
found out, was the hostess of the af
fair.
At last, all of the Sophs had arrived,
and a Grand March, led by the hostess,
was staged. "What a variety of cos
tumes was displayed! There were
ghosts and witches galore, with here
and there a sprite, jumping-jack, gob
lin, or some other personage character
istic of Hallowe’en. The sound of
horn.s, whistles, drums, bells, and even
alarm clocks all combined was so ter
rifying that the trembling Freshmen
below whispered that it must be Sopho
more night off!
During the evening, many interest
ing and laughter-provoking games
were played, and, then, best of all (no,
alviost the host, for the Vest is yet to
he told), delicious refreshments were
served in Hallowe’en style by the hos
tess, followed by more pranks, laugh
ter and games.
All of a sudden, everything became
quiet, and nothing more was seen of
the bloody Sophs, until, upon hearing
the same screeching sounds coming
from the direction of the gyn\ court
which had once been heard in the Phi
Hall, the Freshmen peeped timidly
through their windows from behind
the curtains, and beheld the silhou
ettes of witches, ghosts, and goblins
dancing in snake fashion by the pale
light of the moon. However, the lieads
of the Newish were soon quickly
withdrawn, when, floating up from be
low, came the strains:
“Neath your window we are waiting.
Oh, you Prcshie! Oh, you Freshie!
Come out and greet us,
It’s time by now you knew your rating,
Oh, you Freshie! Oh you Newish
green!
You’re scared so bad
You’ve lost your sense
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BAPTIST STUDENT CONFERENCE MEETS AT U. N. C.
UNIVERSITY ENTERTAINS STUDENT CONFERENCE
“CHRIST CONSTRAINED IN CAMPUS CONQUEST”
MOl^'O OF CONFERENCE
MISS MARY LENANDER
GIVES VOCAL RECITAL
I’ROGKAM OF UJflSUAL
AI’i'EAL RENIIEREI)
LAKQE AUDIENCE THRILLED KY
WONDERFUL VOICE AXJ) PER
SONALITY OF ARTIST
On Tuesday evening, October 27,
the auditorium was Jllled to overflow
ing with an eager, expectant audience
awaiting the coming recital by Miss
Mary Lenander, a new teacher here.
Practically all the student body at
tended beside the faculty and friends
from town.
A burst of applause filled the room
as she entered the auditorium wrapped
in a shawl flowered in brflllant red.
Gracefully did she iling it aside and
step on the stage. Quite a picture she
made clad in a dark dress sparkling
with beads and holding a splash of red
feathers in her hand, a lovely fan; the
backgrnund was soft green foliage
with pink and yellow chrysanthe
mums.
Then did she lift up her voice in
beautiful song—so beautiful indeed that
the audience was held spell-bound,
enthralled by her talent and her power
to translate her soul into the hainno-
nious vibrations of her voice. The
firm, artistic touch of Dr. Dingley
Brown, the accompanist, together
with the melody of her voice was won
derful euphony. Both seemed to have
been made to accompany each other.
The following program was ren
dered :
PROGRAM
Am Meer Sclnihcrl
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PHIS’ MEET SAT. NIGHT
IKISIl STINT lilVEN
ClIAUKFEllS AND MAIDS DKLKJUT
AtlUENCE
The Philaretian literary society
met last Saturday night. October 30,
1S)25, at six forty-five. Mary Love
Davis presided in the absence of the
president, Mary O’Kelly. The min
utes of the last meeting were read by
Emily Cheek. After the business was
concluded the meeting was turned
over to Kate Dali, who was in charge
of the program. A very interesting Irish
program was rendered, portraying
the Irish Chauffeurs and Maids. Irish
songs wore sung and jokes were told.
Those taking the chauffeurs parts
were Margaret Eagles, Florence
Stokes, and Mary Allison. The maids
were Madeline Moore, Catherine Cooke
and Evelyn White. There were many
absent on account of the Student’s
Conference, but all who were present
enjoyed the progrem to the greatest
extent.
“All aboard for Chapel Hill! Ra,
ra, rah, rah, Chapel Hill!” These and
other such cries thrilled the hearts of
the large number of girls who had
scrambled into the over-crowded bus
as it drove oil the Meredith campus
last Friday afternoon. The wind
blew cold, and the rain fell, before we
had reached our destination, yet
neither dampened our spirits nor les
sened our enthusiasm in the great
cause for whose furtherance we were
going. Just as the shadows of night
were closing in upon ;is, Chapel Hill
came into view, and with a yell for
dear old Meredith we left the bus and
went in a body to the Baptist Church.
What a number of smiling faces
greeted us there! When we had
registered and been properly tagged,
we looked for a moment upon the sea
of faces: delegates from Greenville,
N. C. C. W.. State, Wingate, Mars Hill,
Chowan, Fruitland Institute, Wake
Forest, and Meredith—all there for
the same great purpoae.
We had been unable to get there in
time for the afternoon service, which
consistpd merely of nrayer and praise
services, and the establishment of
definite aims for the conference. The
evening service, the first real meeting,
opened with Mr. Perry Morgan pre
siding and Virginia Branch, one of
our own students, at the piano. In
large letters before us all was the
keynote of the Conference: “Christ
Constrained in Campus Conquest.”
The opening address was delivered by
Rev. B. L. Olive of Chapel Hill. After
a brief greeting of welcome, he pro
ceeded, with forceful words, to empha
size the importance of ‘‘continuing the
conquest” or of “Making Christ Cam
pus Commander.” One of the chieC
numbers of the evening program was
the address of Dr. G. E. M. Freeman,
of Raleigh, who gave as his subject,
“The Immediacy of the Demand of
the Church on Student Lite.” No one
present could fail to appreciate the
greatness of the subject, or to realize
the significance of his words. Prob
ably the biggest speaker of the entire
Conference was Dr. George W. Truett.
pastor of the First Baptist Church.
Dallas. Texas, who spoke Friday even
ing on “Authority Sufficient and an
Adequate Response,” and Saturday
morning on ‘‘The Kingdom of God
Cameth Not by Observation.” No
words are necessary to emphasize the
wonder and force of the message of
this great apostle of God.
On Saturday morning as we entered
the church. State, Wake Forest, N. C.
C. W„ Chowan, and Meredith banners
greeted us. Upon all the walls these
pennants hung, spreading ideal stan
dards of honor which are cherl.shed
for Meredith and for till other colleges
of the State.
Saturday night was B. Y. P. U.
night in the dining room, and the
hall resounded with the songs and
yells of the different colleges. Nor
did Meredith, with her largest of dele-
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MISS STUEVEN SPEAKS
TO ENGLISH CLUB
DISCISSION OF MODERN
EUKOI'EAN AUTHORS
THEATRE GUILD EXPLAINED
The Cotton English Club met in the
“Y” room last Thursday evening at
7:15. The president, Elizabeth Pur
nell, spoke a few words of welcome
to the old and new members of both
faculty and students. Then, we spent
a delightful hour with Miss Stueven,
who spoke to us on “Leading Minds
in Modern European Literature.” She
gave the characterizations of the writ
ings of each of these outstanding fig
ures, and illustrated by a few of their
works:
1. Prof, Kuhneniann, an apostle of
self-abnegation, wrote in a very force
ful and simple style, as is proved by
Two Old Mai. He considered this his
best and most beautiful work.
2. Tolstoi, another great apostle of
self-abnegation, is one of the greatest
minds that Europe has ever produced.
He was a Count, belonging to the
highest aristocracy, but later in life
he became a peasant, and, after real
izing the wrongs he had done, he
founded Christian Socialism. His
novels. The Living Co7'psc, and Poiv-
ers of Darkness, for example, arc
characterized by realism and a strik
ing simplicity as well as forcefulness
of expression.
3. Ibsen, the great Norwegian and
an apostle of truth, is the father of
modern drama. He contributed a new
technique to drama, and the psychol
ogy of his characters can best be
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REGULAR ASTRO MEETING
MUSIC AND READING
TALENT SHOWN RY 'I'HOSE ON
PROGKAM
In their usual meeting on Saturday
evening the Astrotektons were delight
fully entertained with a program rend
ered, for the most part, by members of
the music department.
The program was begun by the
singing of “Mother Astro” by the
whole society. This is a part of each
program which Is never omitted. The
sound of this seems always to renew
the spirit of loyalty and devotion of
each Astro maiden to her mother
Astro.
The society enjoyed greatly a piano
solo, The Fauns by Clmminade,rendered
by Dorothy Turlington, Dorothy shows
wonderful talent, and there is not an
Astro who is not justly proud to count
her among tho ranks of the Astros.
Following tills number Vivian Free
man very cleverly read “Entertaining
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WORLD COURT PROBLEM
EXPLAINED TO STUDENTS
.mss ELIXAinCTH WEim DIS
CUSSES WOKLD COUKT
ENTJHSIASM MANIFESTED BY
.^lEREDITII STL’J)ENTS
Shall the United States enter the
World Court? Tills was the important
question discussed in chapel, Monday
night, by Miss Betty Webb. She is a
student secretary of the College Chris
tian Associations, and so was very well
qualified to tell us something about the
vital and Important question of the
United States’ entrance Into the World
Court.
There are now being held in all coun
tries and races, conferences about this
very question. The notable interest and
attendance at such conferences indicate
that we as students want something
that we do not have. One of our great
est needs at Meredith is for a more
cosmopolitan viewpoint and current
knowledge of tho world’s momentous
affairs. Students need to think deeply
after acquiring true and unbiased
facts, and then to act upon tho knowl
edge gained—and other nations’ view
points.
The World Court is a tremendous
issue. It is one on which we students
need to have an opinion based
upon the right idea. It is an issue
which challenges us because it is hard.
The World Court was established by
the League of Nations. It is com
posed of eleven men. These men are
selected by the method of each group
nominating two men of their own
nationality and two of another nation
ality, and from these the eleven are
elected. The United States has one
representative, John B. Moore, who
was elected entirely on his own merits.
Four deputies are elected also in case
one or more of the eleven should be
prevented from coming.
The chief objection to the World
Court has been that it has no codified
system of international law. This is
true, but snch a system can be formed
after tho United States’ ratification of
tho World Court or later.
Tho peace groups in the United
States are divided Into two groups,
those who wish to enter the World
Court now under the Hardlng-Hughes-
Coolidge reservations, and those who,
headed by Senator Borah, chairman of
the Committee on Foreign Aitairs,
wish to keep out of the World Court
at. present on the grounds of "out
lawry.” This means that they do not
lliink the World Court is yet strong
enough to outlaw war and make it a
crime for which a nation can be pun
ished. and so they do not advocate
America’s entrance.
There are now forty-eight nations
in the World Court. Some of these
wish to have all cases submitted to
the Court with its jurisdiction in
fallible, but as it now Is, it is optional
whether a nation submit a case to tho
court, but in case it does submit one,
it' abide by the Court’s decision
This is the position of tho World
Court. The debate on America’s en
trance will cojne up for debate in the
Senate December 17. The bill will
be introduced by Senator Swanson, a
Democrat of Virginia, though the bill
fCon/inrjett on j)age four)