GLEE
CLUB
THE TWIG
GLEE
CLUB
Vol. V
Meredith College, Raleigh, N. C., Nov. 27, 1925
No. 7
STATE AG RECEPTION
PROVES GREAT SUCCESS
KAKN AS SliTTLXC TOR
FAIOIKKS AM) ^riLlOIAlDS
GKEATLV KN.IOYEI> BY M. C.
classes
MARS HILL CLUB GIRLS
ENTERTAIN W. F. CLUB
«Y” FLACK OF FUN
a>'i» i{em:avl\g or ties
OLI> JfAKS HILL SIMKIT GREATLY
IX EVIDENCE
The Ag reception at State last Sat
urday night proved to be a great suc
cess according to the fortunate Juniors
and Seniors who attended it. Their
only regret was "that they had to
come home too early. They had just
begun to be really acquainted, It seem
ed, when the chaperones called time
and the Meredith girls had to leave
amid mutual cheers.
The Invitations Issued strict orders
that all the girls wear gingham and
the men, overalls. These orders were
for the most part, obeyed and It was
a bunch of true country lads and
lassies that gathered in the huge barn
that is ordinarily the State college
gym. It was a rather Idealistic barn,
niaybe, but, the bales of straw which
served as seats, the well, and other
decorations gave a rural atmosphere.
So did the farmer boys who met us
at the car and led us across the cam
pus by the light of lanterns.
There were plenty of boys to escort
the girls to the huge sacks of peanuts
and the bucket from which punch was
obtained. A lively orchestra played
continuously except when the sound
of a whistle brought the whole gath
ering to the center of the floor fur
some announcement.
The first of these was a cow-calllrg
contest in which four ot the farmers
took part to the great amusement of
the rest. Anothej' was a country-
dance which was enjoyed not only
by the participants but by the on
lookers also. Perhaps the most ap
preciated of these specialties was the
Hawaiian orchestra. It was only with
difficulty that they managed to escapc
trom the applause after several en
cores. It is rumored that they hav«
promised to serenade Meredith in the
near future and we hope that they
were not just "giving us a line.”
To our great regret it was necessary
to search some of the guests, and che
ofiicial of the law found that one of
the men had In his possession a bottio
of—milk.
Miss Lenander, who with Miss Mary
Tillery served as Meredith’s chaper
ones sang two solos, which appealed
to everyone. These ended this particu
lar form of entertainment but another
form appeared—ice cream and cake
and no one seemed to be at all unwil
ling to take part in this number on
the program.
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WORLD COURT DEBATED
BY I. R. C. LAST TUESDAY
JIEMBEKS ARE GREATLY BENE.
FlTEl) BY TALKS
The International Relations Club
held its regular meeting in the “Y”
room Tuesday Nov. 17. Owing to thfi
nation wide interest in the World
Court, the club decided to make that
the subject of study instead of tho
regular topic, Russia. All the mem
bers seemed glad It was going to be
discussed as very few of us, ever
though we are interested have little
time to make an- extensive study of
the Court. Mozelle Kelley discussed
The United States and the World
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All Saturday afternoon yon could
hear one girl ask another as tliuy
paused for a peep into the “Y” room
“What are all those Wake Forest,
Meredith and Mars Hill pennants do
ing in there?” If those same girls
had been looking in at 7:30 that night
their question would have been an
swered for at that time the memberfi
of the Mars Hill Club of Wake Foreac
began coming In.
For awhile everyone talked to every
one else, for all were either greeting
old friends or were forming new ac
quaintances—but there were no
strangers since one Mars Hillian really
Is no stranger to another Mars Hllllan.
During the evening there were many
interesting and laughter-provoking
games and contests. Chief among these
was the nut contest In which “Bob”
Seawell and Bernice Hamrick were de
clared to have climbed highest for
their nuts and to each Miss Carolyn
Biggers presented a nut.
Refreshments were then in order and
we were not to be disappointed for
tliese were delicious; sandwiches, co
coa, nuts and home-made candies be-
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MEETING OF TRI
COUNTY CLUB
MISS ELLIOT OF N. C. C. W.
SPEAKS ON WORLD COURT
ORGAMZE FOR TEACi;
AS WELL AS WA1{
ROUND
TAHLE DlSCl’SSlOiN BY
ALL 3IEMBERS
TALK GIVEN AT Y. ^Y. SERVICE
SUNDAY NIGHT
The third monthly meeting of the
Tri-County Club was held on Novem
ber 15, 1925. This club, having been
organized only a short while ago, is
the first of Its kind to be begun at
Meredith college. Long had we felt
that the girls from the three counties
of Hertford, Bertie, and Northampton,
who are in college together should
be more closely united and acquainted
than would be possible other than
through a club of this nature. Thus,
for this good purpose, the girls from
these sister counties of eastern Caro
lina, combined to form what is called
the Tri-County Club.
The club meets monthly, at which
meetings there is a genera! round-table
discussion of the latest news from
home (if perchance any member
should have been so fortunate as to get
any); tlie county papers are read; and
a general conference concerning topics
of common Interest is held. Refresh
ments are served, consisting of dain
ties which serve as a climax to the
happy hours, and which leave In the
hearts of the members a strong desire
always to attend the meetings,
The following officers were elected:
President Geneva Benthall; Secre
tary, Lois Jacobs: Treasurer, Mabel
Claire Haggard; Reporter, Virdell
Matthews.
The club Is composed of sixteen
members: namely, Geneva Benthull.
Woodland; Lois and LeClarle Jacobs
and Frances Peele, Roxobel; Mary
Helen Burden, Ruth Dunning, Evelyn
White, Aulander; Margaret Lassiter
and Oline Leake, Rich Square; Sarah
Leigh Taylor, Coma; Verdell Matthews,
Seaboard; Mabel Clarle Haggard,
Sylvia Applebaum, Pauline Cooke, and
Sybil Myers, Ashoskie.
“Students wonder, often, why they
should listen to talks about the World
Court," Miss Elliott said in the open
ing remarks of her address on that,
subject in Y. W. Sunday night. Miss
Elliott Is one of the most influential
women in the United States, having
taken a moat active part in the woman
suffrage movement. She is now pro
fessor of Political Economy at
N, C. C, W,
Miss Elliot has recently made a
special study of the World Court and
has been much in demand for speeches
on this subject so Meredith students
were fortunate to hear her. In her
short talk she presented the subject of
the World Court very clearly. Shn
wanted students to vealine that they
had a definite part in the activities for
making the United States Senators
understand that the American people
are favorable to the entrance of the
United States into the World Court.
I^Iiss Elliot told us the need of a
World Court and quoted a Meredith
professor as saying. "We must or
ganize for peace as we organized lor
war,” The World Court is such an
organization. It is provided for by
the Covenant of the League. The Lea
gue council appointed a group of
loading baristers to the task of draw
ing up th" plan? for- a Oovrt.
It is composed of eieven judges and
four, deputy judges who are elected
for nine years. This Court is not con
trolled by the League, for the judges
are nominated by Hague.
Not only did she present the merits
of the organization of the Court itself,
but she discussed the question from
the point of view o£ objections offered
by its enemies.
Mr, Borah in particular feels we
should not enter the Court until war
has been outlawed and International
law has been codified, This organiza
tion is a functioning organization
which is to be a substitute for war
and a step toward the outlawing of
war. There are already over 900 trea
ties filed at Geneva, and there are
other international rules and customs
which may be applied In cases brought
before the Court, As the Court func
tions there will of course be further
codifying of international law. In
fact there is a committee at work on
such a code at the present time,
Not only do Mr. Borah and Mr.
Pepper oppose the Court from the
standpoint that it does not outlaw
war and that it has no code of inter
national law, but also because they
feel the advlsary power which has
been given the Court is unsafe because
decisions are secret. However, we
find in the Statute o£ the Court that
if any advice Is asked the Court noti
fies every nation that advice has been
sought and asks that each nation send
an opinion or delegates for public
hearings. Eleven advisory opinion
have been given and only one without
open hearings, and that because no
public hearing was requested,
Other opponents of the Court feel
tho United States will be e.ntangled
with world affairs, but Miss Elliot
made it clear that since the United
States may enter the Court with as
DOCTOR CAVINESS HOST
TO PULLEN S. S. CLASS
WAKE FOUEST A. P. O’s.
ALSO ENTEKTAIXED
IIUFFET SUl'l’EK, 3IUSIC AM)
SONGS AJ{E FEATURES
The girls who attend Pullen Sunday
School and who are members of Dr.
Chviness’s class, were delighted with
an invitation extended from him and
Mrs. CavinesB to come to their home
Saturday evening, November 14th. In
giving this much welcomed invitation.
Dr. Cavlness hinted that the A. P. O’s
from Wake Forest might accidentally
be guests in his home on tho same date
and miraculously at the same hour.
Thrilled with the idea, about twenty
Meredith girls trooped up the walk to
the Caviness home at six o’clock Sat
urday, the date set. They were met
at the door by Katherine Maddry and
William Caviness. In a few minutes,
William silently disappeared, but who
can prove that he silently returned?
No one, for close behind him came the
liveliest group of W. F. C. boys one
has ever seen, All formality was dis
pensed with so far as introductions
were concerned. Soon everybody was
talking as if he had known everybody
else all his life.
Then came the important feature of
the evening—a delicious buffet supper.
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ORIGINAL PLAY GIVEN
IN PHI SOCIETY
B. N. DUKE GIVES
MEREDITH S50.000
IS TO BE Al’l’LIEI)
TO ENDOW.HKNT FUND
FRIDAY ia, PROVES LK’KY FOR
MEIiEDITH
‘SEEING THINGS,” WRITTEN Bl
3IARY 0‘KELLEY
On November 14th the Phi's were
entertained by the presentation of the
lovely short play “‘Seeing Things,’’
written by our own president. At
other times Mary has proved to us her
extraordinary genius and ability, and
the play reminded nu again of the
fact that we have no ordinary presi
dent at the head ot our Philaretiun
Society.
The play took us back to the time
of bustles and knee pants. Elizabethan
Mortan was the lovely and distract-
ingly pretty heroine, Martha Govestan,
who was in love with the handsome
and impatient hero, William Hill,
known to us as Mabel Andrews. Vir
ginia Murchison was the adoring but
stern father o'f the heroine. Dr. Goves
tan, who (so the lovers thought) was
much opposed to the idea of his daugh
ter ever leaving him. Nancy, the old
colored and trusted servant of the
family came to the rescue of the per
plexed lovers by "seeing things” move
behind the curtain where an old
skeleton stood. The Colonel, against
Martha's wishes, came in and, to teach
Nancy, who was quite terrified, a les
son, moved the curtain and disclosed
the distracted and perspiring lover,
who had hidden at the approach of
the “obstacle” to his plans for happi
ness. The Doctor, however, much to
their delighted surprise, was very cor
dial, and demanded an introduction to
his future son-in-law The play ended
happily with the father's blessing.
We thank the program committee
for such a splendid program.
The reason there are so many fail
ures among marriages Is that there are
so many marriages among failures.
The following letter was received at
President Brewer’s office a few days
ago:
XovicMiiKH 13, 1925.
Dii. CitAiti.Ks E. Bhkwicii. PrcHidvnt,
MicitKOiTii C()i.i-KH':,
R.M.Kiiiii. N. C.
Dkaii Dorroi! BiiicwKu:
Since receipt ot the memorandum
you left and your call upon Mr. Sands
I have given some thought to your
request for aid to Meredith College at
Raleigh, North Carolina, and have de
cided I will give 500 shares of the
capital stock of Duke Power Company,
with a par value of one hundred dol
lars per share, which should be worth
at least $50,000 to the endowment fund
of your college. I trust that this will
encourage you in your efforts to raise
additional funds which you arc pre
paring to secure for the carrying on
of the activities of Meredith College.
Unless I hear from you to the con
trary, I will have the certificates for
the Duke Power Company stock is
sued in the name of the Trustees of
Meredith College and forward them to
you as soon as practicable.
Very truly yours,
B. N. Di'ki:.
$50,000! And all for Meredith! It
v.as aljno.st impossible to believe Ihe
news when it reached our ears. It was
too good to be true. How’ever, since
it could not have been a dream (for
we all aro wide awake), and since we
have seen the letter with our own eyes,
and since Dr. Brewer apparently has
no notion of wiring the giver “to the
contrary,” it must be true that Mere
dith is the grateful recipient of that
goodly sum. Needless to say. this gilt
has done much toward lightening the
burden which the college officials are
bearing, particularly since it comes at
this time when matters are last ap
proaching a climax.
The students of Meredith College
would not attempt such an impossible
task as that of expressing their ap
preciation and esteem for B. N. Duke.
Many were the hearts, however, which
were lifted in thanksgiving for such
a man who, from his store ot worldly
wealth, did not fail to draw for the
extension of Greater Meredith. Here
was, indeed, a friend In disguise. Can
it be that there are other such scat
tered over the country?
LEADERS OF EARLY HOME
EC. DISCUSSED BY GIRLS
INTERESTING PROGRAM AT REG-
ILAR CLUIJ MEETING
The Home Economics Club held its
monthly meeting Tuesday, November
10. After the calling of the club to
order the following program was given
by members of the club: “Early Allied
Movements and Leaders in the Early
Development of Home Economics—
Margaret Haywood. In 1S93 a confer
ence was held in Chicago. At this
conference a National Board was
founded. This board had as its duty
to inform house workers through
bureaus; to establish schools of Home
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