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THE TWIG
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Vol. V
Meredith College, Raleigh, N. C., FEBRUARY 5, 1926
No. 11
REVIVAL SERVICES 1
HELD AT MEREDITH:
UK. niAS. K. MADhitV COMHTTS
Tin; si:;nvK:i:s
TliD feature vvhicli lias held tlie
chief pliure In the hoarls of the slii-
Jloiit hotly since thoso drciKirul nion-
-sters "Exams" have been a Ihing oi j
Che past, is the I'Rviva! which hiis
been condncted liy Dr. Clias. 13. .Mud-
dry. For four anece«.-jivo years Mere
dith has enjoyed the privilege of luiv-
ing a week of revival sorvices con
ducted by this interesting and conse
crated niiiilster of the gospel, and the
name of Chas, ii!. iMaddry has grown
to be one which eoninunids at once
the interest and adnilralion of .Mere
dith Kiris.
We are so ghid to note ttuit lh6
girls have been more than faitlifnl in
attendance. But who would not util
ize such an opimrtunily as I bat of
hearing such a sei’nion as that given
to us on last Mondiiy evening—
“Christ Crucified"—as well as many
another, overflowing with precious
thodgbts? Nightly prayer-niectiiigs
are conducted in the various balls,
and praj'ers are ofl'ered in behalf of
the unsaved and indifferenl. among
us. No drastic results are as yet
evident, but should the series of ser
vices come to a close without a single
confession, it would have been far
from a i'aiinre; for a new sense of
reverence anl a greater abuiulance of
religious fervor pervades our college
atmosphere. Not only (b)es Dr. ^\hid-
dry speak to us concerning the great
truths of the Bible, but be attempts
to fill our minds with some of those
rich passages without which we would
lie void of all hope anl joy in life.
Ten specific ones have been tiesig-
nati.'d, and a IJlble is olTered to iier
who is able to repeat all on th(' last
nigiit of tbe meeting.
Worils could not express oiir :ii»pre-
ciatiou and gratitude to Hr. Maddry
Tor the work which he has doa‘ and
Is doing among Meredith students. In’
spite of the many friends which he
doubtless possesses among the )n'o|)le
of Nortii Carolina, nowhere 'aa he
ilnd stauncher, truer, in- more grateful
ones than among the students of
Meredith college. May he reali/.? what
he has meant to us as a friend and
spiritual adviser!
W. F. C. MAKES DEBUT
IN PAINTING NUMERALS
FOR MEREDITH
JUMonATK wAr!;ii; ta.nk nini
ami E{LA4 k
PUBLICATION OFFICE
HAS NEW EURNrrURE
i;i>WAiti)s & ititonarn»\ honoks
OF IIANHSO.MI';
“Come and trip it as yuu go
On the light fantastic too."
It will be much appreciated by the
college editors if everyone will con-1
form to the above retiuest and let it
be known to all whom it may ui' may |
not concern that the afore “eds" do,
have a habitat in which to scramble |
together their disjointed thoughts.!
Also the “eds” will hold it as a pro- j
found debt of gratitude to all the
kindred spirits who rejoice witii Ihom
in any dances, maneuvers, or ex
uberant burst of exaltation that may
be e.xecuted In honor of the most
ethereal but also entirely substantial
chairs that now reside so nuignili-
cently in the “pub" office. They are
andonbtedly most marveluas affairs
and the “eds" are (piite aware of the
,CovHiivrrl on pfirn' four)
"Who are we singing to?
Who holds our hearts so true?
They're the Sophs that we all adore;
They’re tbe boys we want to see
more.
Who makes us hapjiy here?
Who do we all hold dear?
Wi'll, we think you can guess who,
wiio
It's Wake i-’orest!"
Thus ran the words to the song
which floated up to the Freshuien.
who, wide-eyed with excitement and
frightened l)v some fear hard to be
delined, loaned breathlessly over tiie
banister of (ho colonnade loading to
fho «linin,g hall, and looked down wiib
envy upon those more fortunate Ije-
iugs below.
At thi’ same lime, heads beg.m to
peep from all nearby windows, and
.ulimpses 'ouid be caught of girls as
they literally flew by, all beaded in
the same direction, which, strange to
say, seemed to be the huge water
tiink. sllaatetl just baelc of tbe dining
ball.
liowever, If after having takea oiu'
look a|)wards at tiu‘ water tank, any-
oni' was .aill in doubt as to tlie
meaning of tbe fast spreading excite-
meat, all that was necessary to do
was to ask the Sophomores, who trne
to their reputation, seemed io kiu:w
all about it.
Soon tbe news hiiil spreiirl over th-“
• 'ollese; the glorluas, niiexiu'cted new-:
that I'lm.t/. yes, our tiwn broth
ers fran '.'.’ake Fori'st. Iiail ecttne
make their tlebat in painting the
Hophomori' nuiturals for their sister
class. ,ius1 as tiu- gorgeous old gold
'2S was taking Hs place ugainst the
l)lin'k of tbe lank, ibilefu) news soon
put an eml fo the revelry, aad damii-
ened ihe gay si)irlts of the .Men'dilh
Sophs fill' a few minutes, lioi’tor
ih'ewer bad sent word that Ihe ninniT-
als sliould not be cnn|)leted. .\l tirsl,
it wa.-i haril ir> 'om])ly witli the orler.
but as Ihe reasons for it were mah-
luiown to the interested parties, reu-
sm finally gave in l' desire, and
the Roplionun'es left the Held of action
UMii'b more slowly than they bad ;iv-
rived.
Il was discovered that, a f‘'W cla.vs
before, Ihe Stati’ So)>homore--i. upon
in(iulrlng from Dr. lirewer tb-' comli-
lions atidi-r which they migbl paint
(hi- i-’ophonioie numerals, bad bi'en
itihl to wall- ’I'herefore Dr, lirewer
was unwilling for tbe Wake Forest
boys to paint the numerals llrst. sinrc
Dll' Stale Sophs had jusi asked to ilo
il. 'I'hen. tt)o, he was au.tions for
some aKreeineni to be made between
the Wake l'oresl and Ihe State boys,
knowing the troable that '.'nt'ir" bos-
lllily might afford.
So it was with relnctan'e that we
bad to watch tlie Wake li'uresi hoys
leave. However, tbe painiin'j; wbl-'li
they tlid have time to do is a work of
art and sends a thrill thrcnigh the
iieiirt of each Sophomore as’she gazes
uiiwanl will, pvlde. We bad ofleu
wondered why Wako Forest never
painted a numeral at .Weredil'i, aim'
the (dass of ’2S was so jiroud of the
fact that It was to be tao llrst class
to have i(s ninneral.s painted by Wako
MEREDITH CAMPUS
TO BE BEAUTIFIED
•MIJS. |{. N. Sl.'l.>IS SI'KAKS TO
STI BODV
"Tbe best way to got a thing done
is to do it yourself," is a proverb
thoroughly believed by tlie Meredith
students. For six weeks we have boon
rtM'clvIng compliments and showering
boutinels upon Xew Mereditli (the
hiiihthijfu. if you please): in the mean-
tline entirely avoiding tlie subject of
the “beautiful campus’’ for which we
are supposedly famous. Of coarse il
Is often salt! that it is “tinality, not
tiuanlily" that is desirable, thougli
\v‘ flo have the greatest sufficiency—
in fact, almost a superlluii.y—of the
nleest mml. Yet, could we blame a
visitor for not belii.g conipleteiy ca|>-
tivat(!(l by our grounds, when u|)on
catching a glimjise of the dome, he
or she is immediately attacked by
oodles of “slippery, sticky, slushy"
mud, fringed witli boles and gullies
of various sizes and depths, and witli
never a llower or inish in sight?
Thus far we have merely scowled'
.It the unfortunate one who ventured
ici atter (he wtird “mul." and have
caused thi! inclement weather to bear
tmieh of the blame. But spring is
coming. Spring with iier radiant
sunshines aad lovely roses and fi>r-
get-ine-nots. What would we say then
if (he occasional visitor were to in-
(luire as to tlie barrenness of tlu-se
li>veiv acres which should be such
a bl('ssiimlng llower garden'.’ And s(i,
on last Wednesday niorniiig rluriiig
(he cliapei ])eriud tlie student body of
.Meieilitii olli'ge vi>ied to rais‘ Ibt'
$2.oou necessary (o make .Meredilh i-
rampiis “the garden spot ctf the
world." Oh, yes. the statement does
lirohably provoke’ a smile, and. to
niiil.c an honest confession, tlu'
thought often mat;'s our hearts sink
an iix'h or so: hut we have “an idea."
The I'rojeet was launched by the Sen-
lov elass. and a very encouraging
and interesting lalk concerning ihe
plans was maih* by .Mrs. it. Simms,
an old .Meredilii girl. We were as-
iminded at even the idea of our rais-
iiii: the entirmous sum reciuired lo
lieautlfy lair campus, yel so hopi'falty
did Mrs. Kimms s|ieak. ami such ii
iiiic little plan ilid she suggest, tliai
we could not hel)) lint vote to under
take Hie lask~or rather pleasiire. Il
isn't neeessary to make jjiiblii’ our
little silieme: sulliee it to say (hat
letter-writing has suddenly grown to
be a very common pastime, anil the
mall box seems excei'dingly well lllleii.
If the reader happens io be one of
thi' lueivy oiii‘s and receives a letti'r,
she wiil learn the plan soon eniiuKli;
if not, be i)atieiit-all will have an
opportuiilt.v. The sludent body Is very
grateful lo Mrs. Simms for the elVort
wliich siie made towurtts making
.Meri'dith a hivoiler i)hice. We consid
er her a Iriir .Mereditli girl. Wo also
welcomed l\irs. itufus Hunter to our
plat form.
Xo gri'at change has beiai wrought
in the appi’arance of our campus so
far. but when llvi* hundred girls g.)
to work, sonirlhiiiii must liaiJpeu, soon
er or later, and mostly "sotiner." So,
when Men^dith mud is referred lo.
leCs say with rt vim, "1( Is gi)i)d of
Its'kind, but sometbins better is iin
Hie way.”
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
DINNER AT MEREDITH
cn v niA.)iHKi{ co.M.MKiin'; holds
ifAXii'ivT IN .ni-:Ki:i)iTi{
HAM,
Since we have moved into New
Meredith, it lias becomp expedient
that we be no longer seemingly sellish
but that we open our doors of iiospl-
tality to the outside world. Formerly
we luive shunned this: we were crowd
ed. we bad scarcc room for ourselves;
our buildings and furniture lacked the
beauty which would invite comfort.
Guests were not exactly forbidden, but
they were shunned, not because of
onr lack of hospitality, but because of
our lack of a homo suitable for en-
teriainment.
No longin' does our former i)olii'y
reni.iln with us. For on Tuesday
evening, .laiiuary 111, the Chamber ot
L’onimerce and their ladies met with
us for a luncheon. It was with beam
ing sailsfactlon that we entertained
them, the satisfaction of having beau
tiful rooms to show them.
] The ]>rocedure of the evening was
j quite uni(iue. As the guests seemed
I tired iif dusky waiters in formal dress
j ami as they wanted to see as much of
, tbe girls as possible, it was decided
that the girls act as waitresses. In
'neat black dresses with ilafl'y white
I caps auil aprons they trip])i!d about
I thi? dining hall as demurely and as
orderly ;is ever giris serveii in'fore.
i.ed by (’r.\sral Davis aiid ilulh ,lauet
S,vk'’s whu ai'leii as "bead waiters"
iln- ser\t-e was carried iiat almost to
iierfi'ci ion.
There was music thnniglioul ibe
; ev;ailiig wfiich was enjoyed by every
line. Solos were rendered by Miss
I’ar.siois, .Miss l.i'ininder, ami Miss
1 Vi.ungs; llie (Mee Club was ready also,
I with several seleidliins. .\o Whitman's
jori'iiesira was needed: no fauioas
iiuariet, ail I’eiebrated soloist bad a
reason for emrani'c there—they wonid
lui'e been su))crlhious. Il was the
music ef the school not tainted by
I'unn' 111' fortune that gladdeiu-d the
beiiris Ilf the feasters.
l!at not evmi a bainiui-l of musicians
I'oald feasl alone ai)nii harmiiiiious
tones or beautiful maids; and thus a
nieal was served (as a kind ol side
line to the luiiclieonl. However one
nhiiii'e at the menu wiiuld sulIice il
to say that not merely tootiiplcks.
water and iilives were served as is
the eiistom on such occasions:
Crapefruit Cocktail
('liicken ii la King
lUittered Peas
Duchess I’otatoes
Cheese liiscuit
I’arker House Rolls
t'clcry Olives
Cafe Noir
Ji'i' Cream Cake
'I'he dining room was full; the wait
resses worlu'd hard and long; Hie
singers were ai Iheir 'besl--sill iii
j whii’ii created an enm-mous appetile
! among Ibose not seateti at tlie taiile
i Miss Weicii mast have foreseen all
' this, for when every mo else was--
servi'il she iiilb'd the maid.s liack in the
kilciieii and I'eil them jast as If Hu-n
had been guests. Hurrah fin' Misf-
Welch!
NEW PRECEDEN r SET BY
MEREDITH STUDENTS
ANM AI, >IAS(M MitADi: TO IlK
at n.osi; or .mid-
TIvlf.M i;XA.MS
J‘lU!w-ew-ew-ew-ew-ew!:! I! They are
over at last, those ptsls of human ex-
j>crience, those trial.'! of superhuman
ondurancc. those unin'’essar.v. abomi
nable, outrageous expon.’Uits of a pro-
ftssor’s wrath. Were we made of iron
llu‘ achls of chemistry would dissolve
it all too readily; were we indestruct-
i!>le, the enormity of Sophoinore En
glish would stretch us to a mere shell,
to break into the nnUes of a sun
beam's ray at tbe arrival of the llrst
test iiuestion. Henry VHl iiianaged
his linanees witliout the need of a par-
1 liament, i-fannibal crossed the im-
] passible Alps, the modern girl i-tni
' have “that school-girl complexion"—
j but where oh where is the cdjlege
; without e.vaiiiinations'.’ Will ibey r rr/'
, fade away from the sindent’s expe-
i rietice?
' It was bill a fevi- days ago wiien
I Ihe weary stndent woald pul out her
, light ami seek in vain for a night of
[soothing rest, IJat a vnice would cry
j out of the darkness; "Sleep no more!
i Chaucer hath murrierod sleep! On
the iiity of it. lago! Oh the pity of
I it. CH, OH, CMOH.CH ICHOH) C—O
—C. C'H.iCHOH) (;|{ OH which is a
poly-sai'cliarose which forms an acto-
acetale wiiii acetyl cliloride."
In order tiiat the nightly haunts of
terrors of the imagination be swept
away from the i'oUege as soon as wo
could afford, it was decided that a
I masiiuerade parly hi' held each year
to i'eli'brate Ihe liuish of mid-terin ex-
■ aminal Ions.
A iiifferent realm was eiitereii that
. night, a fairyland of the grolestine
and the bi>aulifiil. Here It was iliat
; we met every kind of a creature from
I a gray i'al to a cimi’lf of “niggers" on
ihe chain gang. Clowns there were
' galiire and jiirates also, .\11 races were
' reiireseiited from thi’ Semitic lo the
' Miingollaa. Xor miisi we leave out the
! roinaui e of itoniei) and .luliel. We
j wi-re qiiiti' shoi'ked at tbe dress of
some of our most .''.lately Professors,
i Who would have su|>))ost’d that Jliss
I While would have nuuh' such a nice
i
i i ('onliiiiiril on four)
:Mi‘;HEi)rni gihls hear
: /IMBALIST. \ lOLINIST
FA.MOI S AIM'IST HO!,US AriUKXn-;
si‘i:llho!'M)
II was witli a great deal of pleasant
anticii)alii)n that (he .Meredith girls
erowiled on Ihe bus to gt) into town
■on last Friday night, January 2Jllii.
i to bear the famous viidinlst lifrem
I
, Zimbalist. Friiiii (he opening num-
jluT until the last chord of (he
I Ilual number ilii-d away, the audience
; was held siiellbound, Zinibaliat pos
sessed one of those rare personalities
and was very geiieroas with his en
cores, His tcchnuiue was marvelous,
but best of all (here was in liis playing
lhai divine touch, only given thosi'
who imt their life ami soul into their
niiisli', Kach number was played just
as Ihough, at that nioment. he. Zim-
l.ialisi, had no oilier thought in the
world, n’lie program was as follows:
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