Kaleigh, N. C
SPRING
HOLIDAYS
THE TWIG
SPRING
HOLIDAYS
Vol. V
Meredith College, Raleigh, N. C., MARCH 19, 1926
No. 15
W. M. U. HOLDS ANNUAL
MEETING IN RALEIGH
KNTBKTAINMEN'l’ A'J’ LUNCH
IN NEW ME«E1HTII
IMGEANT PUESKNTEI) KY
STUDENTS or MEltEMTII
It is not at all dlfncult for us to re
member the "by-gone” days when our
mothers would leecture to us for days
before expccted "company” arrived;
and when the grand event did arrive—
ah! the blunders we made and the
frowns received. And neither have
we yet outgrown those days of "put
ting on our Sunday manners.” The
week of March 1-7 was a long ex
pected, and will be a long remembered
one at Mereditii College. Oh, how we
scrubbed our floors, put flowers in our
rooms, as well as held little group
prayer-meetings that our rooms might
not be found “lacking” when honored
by the visits of the ladies. Tiiough
Wednesday, March 3, was really the
day, the College guests arrived Tuesday
afternoon and it was from that time
that we donned our “company" smile.
Those fortunate- enough to have
friends present, were allowed to at
tend the evening services held at the
First Baptist Church. The principal
event of the occasion was an address
delivered by Dr. J. L. Jester of Win
ston-Salem.
Wednesday morning we awoke
bright and early, all thrilled over the
prospects of the day—for were we not
to play the part of hostess all day (as
well as be excused from several
classes). The guests arrived about
one-thirty or two—by the bus and car
loads. In throngs they arrived, all
seemingly bubbling over with delight
at the prospects of Greater Meredith.
Tliough taught that often things must
be said in order to have conversation,
we could not but allow ourselves to
believe a lot of the nice things which
they repeated. The student body was
permitted' to go in the dining room
during tlie luncheon and sing the
"Alma Mater.” We would have loved
to have been permitted to remain with
the dear ladies during the entire meal,
but that was more than they had bar
gained (or; so the majority of us left
the hall after giving fifteen hearty
yells for W. M. U. The period,
only loo short it seemed to us, be
tween lunch and the afternoon exer
cises was a most enjoyable one to the
students. Then it was that we were
given the opportunity of guiding our
friends over the College, carrying them
from the Society halls to the base
ment. How splendid it seemed to have
these lovely women from all parts of
North Carolina viewing our new Col
lege. They were kind enough at least
to seem pleased, and our delight
knew no bounds.
The afternoon program was prin
cipally In charge of Meredith students.
After a few words of welcome from
President Brewer, to which Mrs. R. N.
Simms replied as only she. whom wo
are so proud to claim, knows how, the
pageant. The Light of the WorZd, was
presented. 1’he entire performance,
consisting of music as well as speak
ing, lasted for approximately an hour,
and about forty students were upon
the stage.
At the conclusion of the program,
the majority of the ladies slowly made
their way back to town In order to bo
Phi Society Presents “Seventeen”
Booth Tarkington’s Comedy given as Annual Play
HUBBARD AND HART
CHARM AUDIENCE
TANNIIAUSEK I'ltESENTEI) IN
OrEKALOOUE
SPECIAL HUSSES TAKE MEltEUITH
STUDENTS
Havrah Hubbard, operalogist, and
Edward Hart, music interpreter, pre
sented by Women’s Club.
Extra busses! Girls rushing here
and there! Going where? Why, to
the operalogue in which the Woman’s
Club presents Havrah Hubbard, opera-
logist, and Edward Hart, music in
terpreter in the wonderful operalogue
Tankjiauskk at the Wiley High School
Auditorium. Thus ran the cry last
Thursday night at Meredith.
With great skill as a word painter,
Mr. Hubbard carried us back to the
beautiful village of Eisenach—the
home, by the .way, of the great musi
cian Bach—in the thirteenth century;
to the time when a beautiful castle, in
w'hich lived a more beautiful girl,
stood on a hill over looking a lovely
valley; to the time when gods as well
as men lived in caves and grottoes
while sirens. Naiads. Nymphs, and
Bacchantes made music lying on
grassy hilltops, playing about, living in
streams, and especially haunting Venua-
borj, the bonio of the love Eoddess,
Venus. Yet not alone were there god
desses with whom it was thougKt
wicked for mortals to associate or
worship, but occasionally there could
be heard in the distance tlie tread of
pilgrim’s feet winding their way to
Roam to seek pardon for sins. Thus
Mr. Hubbard pictured the scenery and
setting of the great drama, while Mr,
Hart interpreted the weary, yet mar
tial tread of the pilgrims, the piping
of the shepherd lad, the passionate
love song, and other scenes.
So skillfully did Mr. Hubbard by
changes in the tone of his voice, by
looks, and by the gestures of an actor
together with the lovely interpreta
tions by Mr. Hart of the different
scenes on tlie piano play upon our
{Continued on piiijo four)
Y. W. A. CONDUCTS
SUNDAY EVENING VESPER
DOllOTllY KELLAM (JIltCLE 1>1S-
rrSSES “TIIK ISUISl'EXSAIJLE
GIRL”
{Continued on page four)
The Dorothy Kellum circle had
charge of the program Sunday night
in the Y. W. A. "The Indispensable
Girl” was the subject of the program.
The devotional conducted by Mary
Frances BIggers was taken from Acts
9:36-42. Dorcas, the indispensable
woman In the Bible was taken as an
example. Following the devotional
Clarissa l^oteat and Mary Firances
BIggers sang a duet. “The Aina of
the Indispensable Girl” was discussed
by Laura Weatberspoon. The aim of
the indispensable girl is to lead a life
of Service. Dorcas, a woman of this
type, was wholly devoted and strived
to be a blessing to the people near her.
Her thoughts were of worthwhile
Booth Tarkington's Seventeen, as
presented by the Philaretian Literary
Society, Saturday evening, March 13th,
illustrates the high level of dramatic
achievement demanded by Meredith,
and by Dr. Horton, who coaches most
of the plays given here. All of the
characters were selected with peculiar
discrimination concerning their fitness
for the part assigned to them. Not
only the appearance was necessary to
be carried out, but the intimate per
sonality of tlie role. Dr. Horton Is
never .satisfied with mediocre acliieve-
ment.
Although the play is named in
honor of William Sylvanus Baxter,
seventeen, • there are two or three
other major charactcrs. Jane, the
eleven year old sister of Willie, was
almost the deus ex viachina of the
play. Lola Pratt furnished much of
the humor, the character being a sa
tire of a certain type of young lady
very well known to most of us. Gene
sis and Ethel Boke also contributed
much to the humorous part of the plot.
In spite of the tact that the main plot
was humorous in character, there were
moments of pathos. Willie’s mother
had deep sympathy and wisdom, un
derstanding and helping her love-lorn
son in several instances.
Act I opens in the living hall of the
Baxtnr home: Williels fftmily avp dis
cussing the reason for his strange be
havior of late. It Anally develops that
he is seventeen; by this fact are all
mysteries explained. Further along
in the plot Willie, after having
avowed his intention of not going to
see the young lady who is visiting his
neighbor, filches his fatlier's dress
suit and makes the hit of the evening
as the suitor of the “baby talk girl,”
Miss Pratt. Miss Pratt is a very af
fected damsel with a lisp and a woolly
white dog which she inflicts upon
anybody who happens to be near her.
She has taken up her abode at the
home of May Parcher, and prolongs
her A'isit until the father of her hos
tess is almost driven to distraction;
he hits upon the plan of giving a grand
farewell party for her so that she will
be forced to go hon>e. In the mean
time, however, Mrs. Baxter, Willie’s
mother, has had Mr. Baxter’s evening
clothes lot out to lit him as ue in-,
creases in girth, and Willie has been
too proud to go back to the Parcher
home in the evenings without his dress
suit. He tries in every conceivable
way to get another before the momen
tous day arrives, but after a strenu
ous day spent in counting shingles and
pawning old clothes, he is still with
out a dress suit. His mother, taking
pity on him at the last moment, has
had Mr, Baxter’s clothes cut down
again to fit Willie, and she breaks the
news to him in time for him to attend
the party. But alas for Willie! He
arrives so late that the other boys
have taken all the dances with the
adored Miss Pratt, and he is unable to
see her even for a minute. The cHief of
his opponents Is a visiting young man
who has a roadster built for two. As
Miss Pratt lisps goodbye and leaves for
the train on the arm of Mr. Crooper,
Willie’s heart is at the breaking point,
(Continued on page four)
MISS MARY O’KELLY GIVES
RECITAL IN PIANO
ElltST or TWENTY-SIX’.S
GKADUATION KECITALS
IIEAUTIFUL PllOGKAM RENDERED
MY THE AKTIST
(Continued on page four)
The many friends of Mary O’Kelly
gathered in the college auditorium
at eight-thirty on Monday evening,
March the 8th to hear her graduating
recital in Piano. The stage was
charmingly arranged with ferns and
palms and several soft shaded lamps
as spots of color. Miss O’Kelly’s gown
was of shimmering white, embroider
ed in crystals and brilliants, she also
wore brilliants in her hair. From her
opening number Miss O'Kelly held
her audience spell bound. Her tech
nique was the best and her tones ex
quisite. Into each number she seemed
to pour her very life and soul, mak
ing all feel that the picture was there
before them. In the Papillows by
Schumann one could almost see the
characters represented and quite read
ily one entered into the spirit of the
carnival, of particular interest was the
March Funebra from "her Sonate to
which she gave a very realistic in
terpretation. The “March Wind” also
was a favorite. Her program was as
follows.
Pastoral—Corelli.
Papillows—Schumann.
Sonate, Opus 35—Chopin.
Doppio Moliimento.
Scherzo.
Marche Funellure.
Presto.
Lotus Land—Cyril Scott.
March Wind—MacDowell.
To the Rising Sun—Torjusseu.
The Lark—Glinka-Balakirew.
Staccato Etude—Rubenstein.
Her ushers were Carolyn Peacock,
Daisy Holmes, Grayce Butler. Elsie
Elkins, Annie Elkins, Charlotte Curtis,
Margai'et Wheeler, Alicfe Graves Hun-
sucker, Margaret Eagles and Janet
Sikes.
HOME ECONOMICS CLUB
HOLDS MONTHLY MEETING
llOJli; “EOS'’ STUDY
FLnVEU ( rLTlYATlOX
Flower gardens proved the topic of
discussion in the regular -monthly
meeting of the Home Economics Club.
Tuesday afternoon, March f). After the
business of the club, the meeting con
sisted of the discussion of the best
flowers to be used around a nice little
bungalow. Important plants that
should be considered in early spring
was discussed by Margaret Haywood'.
One thinks of a bed of tulips of vari-
gated sorts, and of hyacinths and iris
in the spring. Floxinia is one of the
most satisfactory flowers for cultiva
tion. This flower Is easy to cultivate,
the flowers are bright and the plant
will bloom eight months of the year.
Larkspur, Phlox and Sweet William
may also be used. Beulali Stroud then
discussed “The Uses of Native Plants.”
WAKE FOREST B. Y. P. U.
ENTERTAINS MEREDITH
KIlfST OF Srni AFFAIRS TO
GKACE NEW ^rEltEDlTJl
CLEVER ENTERTAINMENT IN
FORM OF STUNTS
(Continued on page four)
The B. Y. P. U. social given by Wake
Forest for Meredith, Saturday evening,
was well worthy to be the first affair
of its kind to grace the halls of new
Meredith. The party was a grand suc
cess for many reasons; because of the
clever and entertaining stunts which
were given by Wake Forest, and the
renewing of old acquaintances and the
forming of new ones. We have been
given considerable reason in the past to
fear that our brother institution had
forsaken us for other girls’ schools
nearer them; many philosophers main
tain that affection is a matter of pro
pinquity. It is, therefore, with a pe
culiar pleasure that we welcome any
signal attention that may reassuve us
concerning our status with Wake
Forest.
Judging from the spirit manifested
by both entertainers and entertained
Saturday night, mirth and jollity are
not necessarily incongruous with re
ligion in many of its phases. Embry
onic preachers can pull off stunts that
provoke laughter as well as anybody
else can; we might add, even better.
To enumerate the causes and sources
of all the enjoyment would take the
pen of a Shakespeare, the age of a
Methuselah, and a dozen or so reams
of paper. Suffice it, therefore, to say
tiiai. every one enjoyed hhiiaelC mid,
in so far as possible, the society of
everybody else present.
Of the seven stunts presented, opin
ions differ as to the best, but the prize
was awarded to the Quartett con
ducted by Mr, Richardson. After con
siderable iireliniinary tuning with a
solid silver table fork, a mighty har
mony was evolved. Tliis harmony (?)
was all the more mighty because each
member of the quartett was singing
a different melody, which seemed to
bear no relation to the others. Silent
singing to get the proper pitch was
another innovation used by this re
markable group of singers. The cos
tumes were striking, but tliere has been
much speculation as to just what they
signilJed: one gentleman was dressed
in ordinary masculine garments,
another wore a short, white, soda-
jerker’s jacket, another had on a long
white garment tliat may have been a
Ku Klux robe or a night gown or a
sheet. Another singer was clad In a
number of overcoats, probably in order
to counteract the effect of so much cold
air taken internally In the process of
singing. The director himself wore
the regulation clerical garb, which be
came him rather well. Another stunt
which seems to deserve special men
tion was the operation on a poor un
fortunate who fainted under stress of
the excitement. All present were
agreed after the operation that it was
no wonder the poor fellow fainted:
a yard or so of hot dogs was disentan
gled from his internal workings, and
he was found to have water on the
heart. In order to cure those maladies
it was found necessary to saw off his
foot. In addition to these two stunts
showing the activities of the disciples
or Orpheus and Aesulaplus, there were
other representations of professional
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