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THE TWIG
JUNIOR-SENIOR
BANQUET
Vol. VI
Meredith College^ Raleigh, N. C., APRIL 29, 1927
No. 13
REGIONAL B. Y. P. V.
CONVENTION MEETS
AT HENDERSON
^TEKKUITH SENDS BELEOATES
11E1*RESENTE1» ON LMtOQHASr
Friday afternoon April 15 a small
group of Meredith girls started on a
journey to Henderson, N. C., to attend
tlie Regional B. Y. P. U. Convention
held there. Since this was the first
time that these conventions had been
arranged in our State, much depended
on the part to be contributed by our
girls. A few of our number remained
sunk ia deep thought practically all
the way as they considered the
"ftrstly." secondly, third and “lastly”
of their speeches. This effort was not
wasted as we saw when we arrived.
The convention was held In the First
Baptist Church of Henderson. Dr.
Ellis with many of his co-workers
greeted us cordially and we were as
signed homes. Henderson doors were
opened wide and true Southern hos
pitality was shown. Never have dele
gates been more cordially received.
The first service was at 7:30 o’clock
Friday night. As we entered the main
auditorium a great B. Y. P. U. seal
greeted our eyes, with the words,
Youth Obedient, written upon it. This
was the key note of the conference.
The youth of North Carolina was chal
lenged to be obedient to the Christ in
training for his service. The song
service was led by Roy Bethune of
High Point with Dorothy Turlington
playing. Mr. Ben Beach of Bonlea,
N. C.. presided over the meetings.
A cordial welcome was extended by
Miss Mary Meadows Duke, an inter
mediate B. Y. P. U. worker of Hender
son. B. B. Weatherspoon of Durham,
speaking in behalf of the convention
responded to this. The “Pullen” Four
gave us some delightful music.
Rev. E. N. Gardner of Thonmsvllle,
who is president of the State conven*
tion, gave a most inspiring message
on our motto. Youth Obedient. He em
phasized the fact that if we are to be
obedient to Christ , we must “present
our bodies a living sacriilce to Christ.”
Dr. George W. McDaniel of Rich
mond, Va., was to have spoken to us
on “Baptists Together.” For some
reason he was prevented from attend
ing the convention, and Dr. Bagby of
Wake Forest took his place. He gave
ua food for much thought and an in
spiration toward better things.
Saturday morning we met at 9:30
for our song service led by Mr.
Bethune. Our devotional for this meet
ing was led by Foy Llneberry of Ral
eigh. Instead of hearing addresses
this time, we had an open meeting for
reports from all B. Y. P. U.’s From
the' reports wc know that the Central
Association of North Carolina Is not
lagging In her work for the Master.
Paul W. Cooper of Wake Forest de
scribed the equipment which every
B. Y. P. U. should have. Many confer
ences were held at this time to dis
cuss the difl’erent problems of each
union.
Dr. E. J. Wright of Richmond, Va.,
spoke to us on “Why B. Y. P. U. Is
a great opportunity," He gave ua live
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NEW S. G. PRESIDENT
TAKES TRIP
CATHERINE MADDRY GOES TO
SOUTHERN S. 0. MEETING
Katherine Maddry, next year’s Pres
ident of the Student Government, rep
resented Meredith at the conference
of the Southern Inter-Colleglate Asso
ciation of Student Government, which
was held at Alabama State College for
Women, Montevallo Alabama, from
April 21-23. There were representa
tives from all of the standard girls’
colleges of the South. The A. C. W.
girls entertained the visitors most
royally In the Senior dormitory, and
did everything to make this stay pleas
ant and enjoyable. '
The first morning was taken up with
various discussions and problems. The
girls here compared tlie dlfflcultles of
various schools and how they met
them. Some most interesting talks
were given by prominent college of
ficials. In the evening Dr. 0. C. Car
michael entertained the girls with a
lovely reception, where they became
better acquainted with one another.
The next morning, Dr. William Dodd
of Florida Slate College, gave an In
teresting address on “Executive Prob
lems.” This was followed by moi-e
topics of discussion. In the evening,
the Dramatic Club of the college gave
a most enjoyable play, which displayed
their talent and unusual dramatic abil
ity. The last morning was spent in
a business session. Miss Winnie West
of Sweet Briar was elected President
of the ■ Southern Association for the
following year. The next meeting is
to be held at Randolph-Macon In
Lynchburg, Virginia.
MEREDITH STUDENTS
FORM RESOLUTION
In chapel April 12 Dr. Brewer read
a communication asking that the stu
dent body and faculty voice their opin
ion as to the manner of settling the
trouble between Mexico and the United
States. Mr, Riley of the history de*
partnient set forth briefly the four
means of settling International dis
putes, showing that the only alterna
tive left the United States' at the pres
ent time were war and arbitration.
He showed plainly that arbitration,
even if the United States lost on the
deal, would be much cheaper, in the
long run, than a war with all the dis
asters that It would entail. The ques
tion is whether the United States is
willing to give the lives of Its young
men just to satisfy the claims of a
few wealthy oil dealers over some land
in Mexico.
Then Dr. Brewer appointed a com
mittee composed of Dr. Freeman of
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MARY CRAWFORD, Retiring Editor
Mary Crawford, of Goldsboro, with
the last issue of the Tiolg concluded
her term as editor. Mary distinguish
ed herself this year as a capable and
ettclent editor and under wise leader
ship the Twift is closing a most suc
cessful year. From being president ot
her freshman class to editor of the
Tioig her senior year Mary has shown
herself to be a prominent leader and
organizer in school activities. We are
proud that the Ttcif/ has had so much
of Mary’s services, first as managing
editor, and tlien as editor-in-chief.
Next year’s staff will miss her com
petent work. With sincere regret we
see Mary leave.
W. F. MEMBERS
VISIT B. Y. P. U.
I»0VS TALK TO UNIONS
Wednesday night, the Meredith B. Y.
P. U. had the unusual pleasure of hav
ing several members of the Wake For
est Union present, Mr. M. B. Cree,
president in general of all the Unions,
Mr. W. C. Whitley, general secretary,
Sind Mr. .T, B. Trogden, president of
the “C.” Union. In the general as
sembly they all gave interesting little
talks, stating that they were especially
impressed by the spirit of cooperation
which prevailed among the Meredith
girls. They also said they were work
ing hard to get the banner away from
Meredith, but prospects were rather
dark, with Meredith working so hard.
After the general assembly the
young men, all members of the “C”
Union, repaired with their sister
Union, the Floy Willingham, to their
usual meeting place, where an enjoy
able missionary program was render
ed. At the conclusion of this, the girls
were presented with a crate of oranges
as a token of the esteem of their B. Y.
P. U. brothers. This was Indeed a
pleasant surprise for the Floy Willing.-
ham girls and one that they will long
remember.
OPERETTA TO BE GIVEN
IN COLLEGE AUDITORIUM
LITTLE ALMOND EYES TO BE PRE-
SENTED BY MUSIC DE.
PARTMENT
On May 3 an operetta entitled Little
Almond Eyes will be presented in the
college auditorium under the auspices
of the music department. Dr. Brown,
the director, has shown judgment both
in the selection of an operetta and
in the selection of characters.
The story is ot an annual event
which takes place at the Imperial
Court at Pekin. Each year the vice
roys of the provinces of Cathay send
the fairest maidens in the land to
Pekin as the prospective brides of
the Emperor. From among these
maidens he selects his wives. How
ever, there is one maiden. Little Al
mond Eyes, who has been sent by her
parents against her own wishes. She
has no desire to become Empress, for
she loves Wank-Ho, a gallant soldier
who has left her to seek fortune and
-‘ame for her sake. The Emperor falls
In love with her and wishes to make
her his bride, but she declares before
tliem all her love for Wang-Ho. The
Emperor becomes furious and sen
tences Wang-Ho to die.
Don’t fall to see how PIng-Po, the
master of ceremonies, plots for the
lovers against the Emperor so that
they may “live happily ever after
wards.” You cannot afford to miss the
interpretation of Ping-Po, the charac
ter who will keep you laughing with
such remarks as these;
“Believe me, Wang-Ho, this is a
bumper year for the beauty crop.”
And:
“As the advertisement says: ‘Have
you a little fairy in your home?’ It
not, why not? This is your opportu
nity.”
The cast of characters is as follows:
Wang-Ho Ellse Mathews
Captain of the Guard and lover of
Little Almond Eyes.
The Emperor Wing Isabel McLead
Ping-Po .Nellie Daniels
Master of Ceremonies of the Court
of Cathay.
Fee-Fo-Fum Annie Ree McGougan
Lieutenant of the Guard.
Chief Bonze Marguerite Mason
Little Almond Eyes, Mildred Brockwell
Miss Lotus Leaf Dorothy Turlington
Dooma, the Prophetess
Miss Tip-Toe Katherine Carter
Miss Lady-Sllpper
Marguerite Harrison
Miss Deer-Foot Nora Moody
Miss Jasmine-Bud Lorene Woody
Chorus
Guards, Courtiers, Attendants,. Pros
pectlve Brides of the Emperor.
CAROLINA PLAYMAKERS, MAY 7
B. S. U. INSTALLATION
SERVICE SOLEMNIZED
VKSI'KK HKRVK E EMl’UESSIVE
LAltGH AUDIENCE
B. S. U. INSTALLATION SEHVICE
One of the most Impressive Vesper
services of the year occurred Sunday
night, April 24, when the officers of
the Baptist Student Union for the year
1927-28 were installed. This installa
tion service was for the officers of all
the religious organizations on the cam
pus.
The stage was beautifully decorated
with dogwood and candles. The lat
ter with the footlights furnished the
only light for the auditorium. All
this added greatly to the beauty and
impressiveness of the occasion.
After congregational singing, the
old and new officers, dressed in white,
advanced from the rear of the audi
torium using “0 Zion Haste.” the Y.
W. A. song, as the processional. The
old officers advanced on the right
carrying lighted candles, and the new
officers marched forward on the left
bearing unlighted candles. After they
had formed a semi-circle on the stage,
Mary Frances Blggers, president of
the B. S. N., repeated appropriate
scripture verses from the Sermon on
the Mount, after which Dr, Brewer
led in prayer. Then Mary Frances
gave a brief history of the work and
aims of the B. S. N. tor the past year,
and transferred her badge of office to
Madeline Elliot, the new B. S. N. pres
ident, and lighted her candle. This
lighting of the candle symbolizes in a
beautiful way the passing of the light
of service from the old officers to the
new. Madeline then responded and
lighted the candles of the other B. S.
N. officers.
At this point Dorothy Turlington
sang very sweetly. “O Love that Will
Not Let Me Go.”
Each president outlined briefly the
work of her organization in the fol
lowing order; Y. W. A.; B. Y. P. U.;
Y. W. C. A.; Sunday School; and Home
Service Band. After surrendering her
badge of office, the old president
lighted the candle of the new presi
dent saying these words, “Even as I
have received the light, so give 1 it
unto you.” The new president re
plied, “And so do I receive the light,
and shall endeavor to keep It burning.”
Then each new president lighted the
candles of all the officers in her or
ganization. As the candles of the new
officers were lighted, the old officers
extinguished theirs. When this was
linlshed, all the officers sang, “Take
My Life and Let It Be.” and then,
using "Follow the Gleam," the Y. W.
C. A. song, as a recessional, they
marched from the stage.
The following are the presidents of
the difl’erent organizations; Madeline
Elliot of the B. S. N.; Ruth Brookshire
of the Y. W. A.: Annie Delle Noel of
the B. Y. P. U.; Isabel McLeod of the
Y. W. C. A.; Annie Mildred Kelly of
the Sunday School: and Lena Tuttle
of the Home Service Band. We feel
that these are especially filled for their
positions, and we aro looking forward
to a successful year with them as our
leaders In religious activities.