Vol. VII
INTERESTING ADDRESS
IN CHAPEL
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IHI. I'OTKAT
Dr. W. L. Poteat of Wake Forest
College delivered a. very Interesting
address in Cliapel Saturday morning,
using for his subject “The Mountain
Education.” He spoke first of the
temptation of Jesus on the mountain;
he then described the Mount of Tempta
tion which tradition says was the one
on which Jesus was when he was
tempted by Satan. Dr. Poteat then be
gan to apply hla illustrations to educa
tion.
"Education,” he said, “is an experi
ence In mountain climbing. We have
to get on mountains to see the king
doms of the world, and it is through
education that we learn to appreciate
the grandeur of the earth.”
He said that Individual experience
epitomizes the experience of the race.
We all have to climb our own idlvidual
mountains. When we start to learn
we are concerned with the tools we are
to use in climbing; we want to master
the Implements of education,
Althongh the heights are perilous.
Dr. Poteat said it was a tragedy to be
content with the lowlands. He said
that onp oE the nerils to be encountered
was increasing isolation; as we climb
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UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE
IN CHAPEL
Fi;]{lU;LL’S lUKTIIDAY
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THE TWIG
Meredith College, Raleigh, N. C., September 23, 1927
Raleigh, N. C.
No. 2
ENTHUSIASTIC BAPTISTS
GATHER AT MEREDITH
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AtiDiic Smith
Student Government President, 1907-08
A very unusual occurrence took
place in Chapel last Thursday morning
when Mr. Ferrell’s seventy-fifth birth
day was celebrated. Dr. Brewer called
Mr. Ferrell to the stage and. in behalf
of the faculty and student body, ex
pressed appreciation to him for the
great service he has rendered the col
lege in the many years he has been
here. He was congratulated on having
■attained this ripe age and yet seeming
to be qulto young and full of vigor,
After a few move remarks by Dr.
Brewer, Mr. Ferrell was presented with
nn umbrella as a token of love and
esteem from the faculty members. Mr.
Ferrell responded to the many words
of congratulation with a few remarks.
The faculty then began singing “Happy
Birthday to You” and the students
joined in. Then, led by Florence
Stokes, the student body sang some
songs to Mr. Ferrell. We again want
to extend our congratulations and wish
him many more pleasant Birthdays,
For the Student Government As
sociation which has become so vital
a part of Meredith College, we are in
debted to Miss Abbott, Lady Principal,
’05-’07 under whose direction and
supervision It was established. “The
association stands as a monument to
Miss Abhott’s earnest efforts to realize
in our College the highest ideal of
womanhood, which her own life, in
its punity and beauty, has exemplified.
The following are some of the privi
leges In the Student Government hand
book of 1906-07:
Students are requested not to walk
in East Raleigh, on Fayetteville or
Hillsboro streei.s, in tiie near vicinity
of the railroad shops or the depot.
Students will not go to the postofflce
or drug stores without permission.
No student will entertain guests in
her room under any circumstances. All
visitors, including day pupils, will be
entertained in the parlors. No young
lady will go to the parlors to meet
friends without permission from the
hidy principal.
Under all ordinary circumstances
students will receive visits from their
friends on Monday only, between the
hours of 3:30 and 5:30. No visits will
be received without the written per
mission of parent or gviardian.
Students are reciuested not to have
boxes of food sent them except at
Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter.
The telephone is not to be used by
the students. Messages must be written
and handed to the lady principal dur
ing her office hours.
Any student fqund communicating
by word or sign, beyond simple recog
nition from any part of the building or
grounds, or elsewhere, or making
clandestine engagements with any man
will be publicly reprimanded, suspend
ed or expelled, at the discretion of the
faculty.
Students who are guilty of continued
Mereith College was the gathering
place of entlnisiastic Baptists from ali
parts of the State, Thursday, Septem
ber 15, After greetings were ex
changed, the delegates from the various
districts were assembled in the dining
room according to their respective as
sociations.
The Doxology was sung, and the In
vocation given by Dr. Mercer, Pres
ident of the State Baptist Convention,
A very enjoyable dinner was served
during the course of which entertain
ment was furnished by:
1, Several selections by the Mere
dith College Glee Club. 2. An Inter
pretation of "The Two Black Crows”
by Edith Rowe Brady and Alta Harper,
and clogging by Mataline Moore. 3.
A solo by Miss Matie Lee Wade of
Chowan College. 4, The male quartet
from Campbell College rendered a selec
tion. 5. The Alma Mater by the en
tire Student Body of Meredith College.
After a very pleasant social hour,
Mr. R, N, Simms assumed charge of the
business proceedings. He annovinced
the object of the meeting and then
presented Dr, Charles E. Maddry who
outlined the general scheme for raising
our million dollar quota. Mr. A. C,
TO THE TRUSTEES
AND FACULTY OF
MEREDITH COLLEGE
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STATE AND w Aivli r OREST
BOYS REGISTER
MEKEIUTII WKLCOMES
YOU
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SUPPORT S. G.
Is there a more thrilling time than
the time when dear old Meredith opens
her doors to the students once again?
Yes, there Is one more, and that Is
when State and Wake Forest fling wide
their doors to the hundreds of boys,
Meredith girls loolc forward to the
time when these educational institu
tions once more wipe away the cob
web from her long closed doors and
begin the eternal job of grinding out
education from their machines.
•Big boys, little boys, skinny boys,
fat boys, all appear at State and Wake
Forest. Just the sight of a State or
Wake Forest boy thrills a Meredith
girl because for nine, long, dreary,
drab, dull months we must all play old
maids.
The Freshmen at State College began
arriving on the fourteenth and registra
tion is expected to be nearly over on
the twentieth. The upper classmen
will register on the twenty-flrst, The
Wake Forest Freshmen came In on the
twelfth and registn’atlon beglan, the
fourteenth. Dr. Gaines has given the
new boys special attention in arrang
ing plana to make them feel welcome
and accustom them to their new en
vironment.
Wake Forest and State, we welcome
yon!
Ka'iiikuikk M.miuky
Student Government President, 1927-28
Under the efficient leadership of Miss
Katherine Maddry, its president for
the year 1027-28, tlie Student Govern
ment Association of Meredith College
is prosirering. The students are trying
to show themselves worthy of being
placed on their honor. All the officers
of the Association are doing tactful
work. By assuring the students of
their confidence in them, the House
Presidents have inspired in the girls
a desire to live up to the highest ex
pectations of those in authority. The
considerate.
In other words, both faculty and
students seem to be working together
to make Meredith better than ever. We
are hoping that this fine spirit will
live all through the year and that, at
the close of the term, It may be said
that of all the years in the history of
the Student Government Association,
the year 1927-2S has been the best.
SOPHOMORE PRESIDENT
RESIGNS
MARY L. Hffcl’JIAX SKMit'TEU
rou .NEW l*UESH)E>T
In view of the many Improvements
you have so generously wrought upon
our campus and about our college as
a whole, we, the student l)ody, wish
to use this means of inibllcly express
ing our gratitude to you for the effort
as well as money so expended. For
fear tliose ouside our immediate col
lege community might be Ignorant of
many of the new additions, we are tak
ing the liberty of enumerating several
of tlio outstanding ones.
La.st year, you remember, a stranger
driving by could nol tell whether Jie
wore passing Meredith College or—
well, DlJt Hill, say. But this year
right out at the road we have a nice
sign which reads: MEREDITH COL
LEGE.
The next new things to be seen as
you approach Mereditli are pretty
shrubs which Miss Rhodes so carefully
tended during the summer.
As you come into Dormitory and
you hear two telephone bells ring
simultaneously. Could it be that we
liave a new telephone? Ii could be
and it is!
Out in the court you can see the peaa
growing and in the middle—wonderous
sight—is a gravel walk and there is
also another one behind the class
room buildings. No more mud dear
friends!
Walk down the hall past the pressing
ronni. n.nd vnn ‘nn hear o"i> givt say
to another, “I think it was so nice of
Miss White to get us new ironing
boards and irons, too,”
Soon the dinner bell rings you
should see the improvements in the
dining room. The floor is so nice and
slippery that you can use it as a
skating rink as well as a dining room.
Then, too, the chairs and tables have
been painted and “fixed up” until they
look almost like new ones. There are
a good many new spoons and coffee
pots, but they don't draw the attention
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When Salinda Perry resigned as
Sophomore President the class on Sep
tember IGth selected Mary Louise Huff
man of Morganton. North Carolina, to
succeed her. It was on account of the
executive ability of Mary Louise
shown during her Freshman year that
the class of ’30 chose her as their lead
er. Her charming personality and un
usual intellect will, we know, assure for
her a successful term of office. The
Sophomore class is to be congratulated
upon its wise selection.
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JC.H
MEREDITH—FIRST IN HEARTS OF N. C. BAPTISTS