MERRY
CHRISTMAS
THE TWIG
MERRY
CHRISTMAS
Vol. V
Meredith College, Raleigh, N. C., DEC. 18, 1925
No. 9
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR
STATE LITERARY AND
HISTORICAL ASSO
CIATION MEETS
MEETING HELP IN
MEUEDITII AUDITORIUM
INTERESTING SPEAKERS CON-
TRIKUTE TO SUCCESS OF
ItlEETING
The meeting of the State Literary
and Historical Association which was
held in Raleigh December the ninth,
tentii, and eleventh was a success from
every angle. The association was or
ganized with the following purposes:
"The collection, preservation, pro
duction and dissemination of State
literature and history;
"The encouragement of public and
school libraries;
“The establishment of an historical
museum;
"The inculcation of a literary spirit
among our people;
“The correction of printed misrep
resentations concerning North Caro
lina; and
"The engendering of an intelligent,
healthy State pride in the rising gene
ration.”
It is especially interesting to ob
serve what has been accomplished for
the State by this association; the
many successful movements inaugu
rated by it.
1. Rural school libraries
2. “North Carolina Day" In the
Hchools
3. The North Carolina Historical
Com mission
4. Vance statue in Statuary Hall
5. Fire-proof State Library Build
ing and Hall of Records
6. Civil War battlellelds marked to
show North Carolina’s record
7. North Carolina’s Civil War rec
ord defended and war claims vindi
cated
8. Patterson Memorial Cup
9. The Valley Forge Memorial.
That so many definite and construc
tive things have been done, the asso
ciation is to be applauded, and North
Carolina is to be congratulated on iiav
ing such an organization of public
spirited people and lovers of art at
work within its borders.
The meeting of last week opened
Wednesday night with the presenta
tion of three plays by the Carolina
Playmakers. Those were;
Out of the J^axt: A romance of ’61,
by Francis Gray.
Yo7i Side a’ Sunk C’recfc; A tragedy
by mountain folk, by Martha Boswiek.
Qucrc Medkdvc: A country comedy
by Paul Green.
The meeting held Thursday evening
in the Meredith auditorium was fea
tured by an address by President Fred
H, Koch, and another by Hatcher
Hughes, of Columbia University.
The speaker for Friday evening was
Mr. Homer St. Gaudens of the Car
negie Institute of Pittsburg, Pennsyl
vania. The subject of his lecture
was “Art for Everybody," and he
tried to bring out the fact that every
one has some of the artistic in him
and we should strive to express this
in one form or another. He said that
it Is not “art for art’s sake,” but art
that should give us pleasure and en-
^ Cljristmas! (Jlrfetitig
^HE opportunity afforded by The Twig to send a greeting to students
and alumnae is greatly appreciated. For ten consecutive holiday
seasons it has been my privilege to send such a greeting. I am experi
encing a new thrill in presenting it this year through one of our recog
nized mediums of communications. Here is wishing for each of you every
blessing this Christmastide. ,
One cannot overlook the significance of the change scheduled to oc
cur during this brief visit of students to their homes. It is in reahty a
crisis in the history of our beloved institulion. It is an outstanding
event. Let it not be forgotten that you are to come back to dear old
Alma Mater—in a new home.
And to the alumnaj let me say that you will find the same hearty
greeting as you return from time to time to visit Alma Mater and to
feel afresh her vitalizing touch. Her interest in you never fails. While
her needs are great her opportunities are unsurpassed. Her future is
radiant with hope.
May students, alumna?—all—rejoice in the ever widening field open
ing up for Alma Mater and unite in efforts to help her fill her God-given
mission.
CHAS. E. BREWER.
B. Y. P. U. MASS MEETING
?n:MHEK 01^ W. K. UNIOX
SPEAKS TO >1. c. B. Y. P. U.
(Continued on page Jour)
The usual order of the B, Y. p. U.
meetings was slightly altered on last
Wednesday evening when a mass meet
ing, consisting of the several unions,
was held in tijo chapel. The feeling
of “something going to happen In the
B. Y. P. U. Wednesday night,” which
had permeated the atmosphere for
several days previously, resulted in the
drawing of unusually large numbers,
and the unions vied with one another
In welcoming the largest number of its
members. A goodly number of faces
greeted our general president as she
arose to announce the opening hymn.
The- program proved one of exceed
ing Interest, each one taking part ap
parently having put forth special effort
in tlie preparation. The finishing
touclies wore administered very deftly
by a piano solo by Nell Cheek -and a
vocal solo by Lorene Moody. The
climax of the service came when Mr.
Adrian Newton, general president of
the Wake Forest B. Y, P. U.s, arose
and amid a hearty applause advanced
to the front of the auditorium. With
his knowledge and love of B. Y. P, U.
work, and his ability as a speaker to
entertain and Interest an audience,
an enjoyable and profitable fifteen
jnlnute-s were spent. Mr. Newton
told of the great B. Y. P. U. work
which Is Ijeing carried on at Wake
Forest. Ho gave us suggestions of va
rious kinds which we are eager to try,
and ft great deal of encouragement by
emphasizing the fact that all such or-
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MEREDITH GIRLS TO
GIVE CHRISTMAS CHEER
STO(’KI>fiS FILLED
rOU SAMARCAXI)
Last Wednesday morning In chapel
we were delighted with Dr. Della
Dixon Carroll as spokesman (or
woman) for the occasion. Many of the
old girls, of course, knew what it was
all about, but the Freshmen all sat up
straight w-lth ears strained to under
stand the explanation of an institution
they had heretofore been entirely un
aware of.
She toltl how much the girls there
had always enjoyed the stockings pre
pared by the Meredith girls, and
thanked us all for our hearty co
operation In the past. We are hoping
that the stockings will be prettier than
ever this Christmas; at any rate it
the exceHonce of the stockings rises In
proportion to our Christmas spirit—
my! but what a glorious Christmas
they will have,
THE LAST WEEK
Twas the week before holidays
And all through the college
The heads were peering in their books.
To bo filled with knowledge.
Tlio stockings hung damp
On tho window shade.
On beds were lace and ribbons
Presents yet to be made;
On tho walla were paper dollies,
To make Christmas come aoon,
On the door there hung a sign:
“Miss While we want a broom.’'
(Conlinued on page four)
Y. W, A. CONDUCTS
VESPER SERVICE
( IlHIST^rAS l*l{0(JUA3r KENDEnEO
nruis'niAS stories and spe-
(lAL Mrsie FEATUIUvI)
Tlie Vesper Service which was con
ducted last Sunday evening was in
charge of the Y. W. A., and was one
of the most enjoyable, entertaining,
and inspiring of the year. It was a
Christmas program, among the first
which has yet been presented at Mere
dith, and did much to prepare our
minds for the Christmas season.
The services were begun with the
singing of a Clirlstnias carol, “0 Little
Town of Bethlehem,” after which the
president of our organization led us
In a beautiful devotional, reading the
account of the birth of the Christ-chlld
and leading us in a prayer of thanks
giving for the happy season which Is
now approaching. The entire audience
then Joined in singing another carol,
“Hark, the Herald Angels Sing.” Miss
Mary Loomis Smith delighted all by
reading, in a most pleasant manner,
the account of the birth of Clirist as
given In Ben Ilur. Following this read
ing, a quartet, consisting of Clarissa
Poteat, Marguerite Harrison, Evelyn
Rhea Wood, and Mary Frances Biggcrs
sang "The First Noel.” Nothing so
much thrills us or conveys tho Christ
mas Idea, as the sound of the old,
familiar, yet ever new Christmas carol
and those four girls indeed detracted
nothing from the song by their sing
ing, The last number on the program
was a story, “Why the Chimes Rang,”
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JUNIORS ENTERTAIN
FRESHMEN OF ’29
KEITH PAKTV
EN.I0YE1) BY ALL
FAVORS AND REFRESHMENTS
AFTERWAKDS
What on earth would the Freshmen
at Meredith do without the Juniors,
their big sisters! For many woes
enter into the life of Freslimen at
Meredith, indeed such a large measure
of woes that the joys seem pinched,
crowded out and blurred in misery.
First of all the woes conies home
sickness, which creeps upon each
Fresliman the very first night she Is
hero—and some cases are the “seven
year homesickness." And tlien comes
the long, dry collateral readings which
are entirely now to most Freshmen,
and following those, are monthly tests
and term papers. It would seem that
that w'ould bo enough to kill any poor
Fresliman, but all those horrors are
small when the Sophs come on the
program. And right here is. where it
Is necessary for every Freshman to
own a big sister or at least have a
partial claim to one. For they are
tho only ones wlio can drive away all
the scares of the Sophomores, the blues
of homesickness, and the exliaustion of
college work, They are forever put
ting joy into life, and Saturday night
they made tho Freshmen unusually
happy.
At 6:45 the girls began gathering
"under tlie fiug pole” and at 7:00 when
the sigiuil was given I'or “all aboard,"
al)out 25U girls had assembled. The
occasion was the enterlainnient of
tho Freshman class by tlie Junior class
in a theatre party. When the girls
wore lined up the lino covered almost
three blocks. For one time Meredith
held up the Iralllc. The sti'eets were
crowded with Christmas slioppers, but
everything had to slop and watch the
Meredith girls go by, One passerby
was heard to remark. “I didn’t know
the angels in heaven ever had a re
cess,” and of course he meant the
Juniors, because they are angels to
the little sisters.
i^elth’s was all ready for the party,
and soon after the girls were seated
the music began, The performance,
especially Hie violinist, delighted
every one. Tho little monkeys brought
down a house of laughter by their
stunts, as did the old fellow from the
country, looking for some fun In tho
city.
After the show the girls came back
to school in a hurry to see what sur
prise awaited them In the dining
room, The room was decorated in
rod ami green streamers to bring out
the Christmas spirit. The chairs were
plated In a group and Odessa Arnett,
Lold everybody to talk as much as she
liked. Julia Cook, Elizabeth Larkin,
and Ruth Best donned in their red
caps and aprons served ice cream. As
soon as the serving was linishcd, the
door opened and Santa came in, with
a pack of toys on “her” back. The
Freshlos were delighted to find that
Sanlii had a toy for each one. Horns
and sriueeklng cats and jumping-jacks
wore distributed to every Freshman.
Such a voriety of music was never
heard.
(Coiifiiiiietl on page four)