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Vol. VII
Meredith College, Raleigh, N, C., March 16, 1928
No. 2>L
CLASS OF '31 MAKE
THEIR DEBUT AS
ACTRESSES
STUNTS CLEVER
AND ORIGINAL
EXJLISH 3IA.IOUS 1UKE( T STEM’S
-GOOD AETIAG
Tlie class of ’31 gave their opening
theater performance B’riday night in
the Meredith auditorium. The audi
ence was very enthusiastic and gave
the young actresses a good send off.
The performance was given for the
benefit of “Better Speech Week.’’ The
only admission was better speech and
the absence of slang.
The first stunt was under an able
director, Miss Laura Mabel Haywood.
A kind old grandmother read to her
young grandson “The BuKial of Ain’t
and Git.’’ By means of a screen with
a light behind it the audience witnessed
the burial.
The next stunt was under the di
rection of Miss Pauline Huff. A poor
freshman had violated the laws of the
accusative case and was brought to
court. The defendent was found guilty
and after many heart-rending sobs
the court was dismissed. The case
was upheld by able lawyers and the
jury seemed very fair in their verdict.
Misses Sarah Cooke and Miriam
Daughtry directed the third stunt. The
little demons—(bad English) were
making the two college girls use slang
but while they were reading of the
future and how it depended on the
English of the younger generation,
“Good English” came and waved his
sword. The little demons fell dead.
The fourth stunt was under the di
rection of Misses Alice Dowd, Gwyn
Lenoir and Bessie Gill. The first
scene was at the railway station where
the Woman’s Club met old “Mrs. Bad
English.” The next scene was at the
Hickville school and Mrs. Bad English
was making a speech. Because of her
many errors the pupils, mothers, and
the teacher drove old Mrs. Bad English
away with brooms, erasers, books, and
sticks!
The next stunt was directed by Miss
Pauline Freeman. Mary, quite con
trary was watering her flowers. The
weeds outgrew the flowers but by the
aid of Mother Goose the weeds,
(which were bad English) were des
troyed and Good English ruled her
garden.
Miss Martha Medlin directed the
next stunt, in which a college room
was shown. Slang and bad English
filled the room. A girl’s aunt visited
them and at her suggestion they de
cided to improve their English.
Miss Madeline Moore directed the
stunt of “The English Shop.” On 'one
side the clerk sold slang and bad Eng
lish on the other complete sentences
and good English. Two customers
bought the goods. Two years later the
one who purchased the bad goods
asked the other if she could get some
THE BIRTH OF ST. PATRICK
Marion Fiske
Elected S. G.
President
On the eighth day of March it \^as,
some people say.
That Saint Patrick at midnight he
first saw the day;
While others declare ’twas the ninth
he was born.
And 'twas all a mistake between mid
night and morn;
For mistakes will occur in a hurry and
shock.
And some blamed the baby and some
blamed the clock—
Till with all their cross-questions sure
no one could know
If the child was tbo fast, or the clock
too slow.
Now the first faction-fight in auld
Ireland, they say.
Was all on account of St. Patrick’s
birthday:
Some fought for the eighth—for the
ninth more would die.
And who wouldn’t see right, sure
they blackened his eye!
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JANIE BURNS
ELECTED SENIOR
PRESIDENT
ONE OF MOST
POPULAR AND BEST
ALL ROUND GIRLS IN
LIMELIGHT AGAIN
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BKFOKE—PKESEM’ PKESIDEAT
OF JUMOK CLASS
Maddry
Goes to Charlotte
Miss Marion Fisk of Moyock, one of
the most popular members of the class
of ’29, has again been thrust into the
limelight by her election to the office
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MISS JOHNSON
ENTERTAINS
MEREDITH GIRLS AT
TEND DELIGHTFUL TEA
Several of the members of M;iss
Mary Lynch Johnson’s Sunday school
class considered themselves quite for
tunate in being guests at an informal
tea on Saturday afternoon at her home
on Ashe Avenue. The guests were
received by Mrs. Farmer, sister to
Miss Johnson and a former Meredith
graduate. After a few minutes spent
in delightful conversation, the sudden
STUDENT BODY
PRESIDENT REPRESENTS
MEREDITH AT
“COLLEGE DAY”
IN CHARLOTTE
OIIl PRE.SIDEAT TO MAKE
.SPEECHE.S—TO BE EXTEK-
TATXED BY MEKEDITU
ALT MXAE
ONE OF MOST TALENTED
MUSICIANS AT MEREDITH
XEVV I’RESIDENT IS VERY LOVA
BLE—OVERWHELMING MA-
F’’r ■r:'
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SENATOR REED
TO SPEAK IN
CHAPEL HILL
PROMINENT IN POLITICS
Chapel Hill, N. C. (CP)
Senator James A. Reed, of Missouri,
a leading Democrat in national circles,
will speak here on the afternoon of
March 27 in response to an invitation
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Katherine Maddry, President Student
Body, left Monday night to represent
Meredith at “College Day,” which will
be observed at Charlotte on Wednesday
of this week. This special day is oh
served each year, and is sponsored by
the A. A. U. W. of Charlotte, for the
puiT)ose of interesting High School
students in college work. Olive Pitt
man went as Meredith’s representative
last spring.
Tliere will be delegates from N. C.
C. W., Greensboro College, Converse,
Sweet Briar, Coker, Randolph-Macon,
West Hampton and numbers of other
colleges. On Wednesday they will visit
the various schools of Charlotte and
those of near-by towns, where each will
speak to the students on the import
ance of attending college, meanwhile,
alluding to the many reasons why her
owm college is the one to be chosen.
Meredith is well represented. In ad
dition to herself, Katherine carried
with her greetings from our student
body, a number of Meredith banners,
views of our campus, copies of Oak
Leaves, Acorns, Twigs, and a variety of
things pertaining to Meredith.
Our representative is to be enter
tained by the Meredith Chapter of
Charlotte Alumnae, and is to be honoree
at a tea given by that group on Tues
day afternoon. We are trusting that
Charlotte will have scores of future
Meredith girls as a result of Katherine’s
visit.
Members of the Junior class waited
expectantly all day Monday for the
6:30 hour when their president for
the coming year was to be elected.
There were six candidates for this
important office—all capable and well-
liked. For several days before the elec
tion you could hear Juniors discussing
these candidates and trying to
persuade others that their favo
rite was the best one for the office.
At last the fateful hour came. All
the Juniors came into the social room
eager, excited, and trying to speak one
last word in favor of their chosen
one. After the six candidates—Hesta
Kitchin, Louise Craven, Pauline New
ton, Sarah Mewborn, Sarah Cook, and
Janie Burns had withdrawn, the votes
were cast. A second vote was neces
sary and its outcome was an over
whelming majority for Janie Burns.
Of course, we demanded a “speech”
from our new president who blushing-
ly and in her own attractive manner
simply said, “I’m scared to death. Well,
I certainly wasn’t expecting it and I
certainly do appreciate'it.” Her words
were followed by a loud applause from,
the entire class which seemed to say,
“We’ll stand by you, Janie, through
thick and thin, and we know you’ll
lead us safely through our Senior
year.”
It is useless to sing Janie’s praise,
for everyone knows her and “to know
her is to love her.” Her home is in
Roxboro and we know that her town is
justly proud of her. She has proved
herself capable in more than one way
during her three years at Meredith.
She is one of the most talented music
students here. She served Meredith
and the denomination well in heir
“four-minute speeches” for the Centen-
MR. DAVIS ARRIVES
IN CITY
NEW PASTOR OF
TABERNACLE WELCOMED
MAKES WONDERFUL LMURESSION
AT OPENING SERVICE
Mr, Gibson Davis, the new pastor
of the Tabernacle Baptist Church ar
rived in the city last Tuesday to take
up his work in his new pastorate.
The members of the Tabernacle Bap
tist Church welcomed their new pastor
by showering Mrs. Davis and him with
many gifts.
Mr. Davis conducted the regular
Wednesday evening prayer service on
last Wednesday. This is the second
time that the members of the Taber
nacle have had the privilege of hearing
their new pastor; Mr. Davis spoke to
the Workers Council Banquet last
month. Those who were present at
that banquet "were very deeply im
pressed with the short message that
he brought to them. At the prayer
meeting service on Wednesday night he
firmly established our good opinion of
him. We feel sure that his stay will
be a most successful one and will ac
complish wonderful things for the
work of the Kingdom.
Mr. Davis the Meredith girls welcome
yo\t t
Astro Play Satur
day Night
PROMISES TO BE
EXCEPTIONALLY GOOD
ClIARAI TEILS TO BE CLEVERLY
lAIFEILSONATED
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llie Astrotektoii play, wliicli is to
1)0 given Saturday, Marcli .19, under
the skillful direction of Miss Lucy
Platt assisted by Dr. Horton of
lialeigh, promises to be exceedingly
good and is an event tvbicb we are
eagerly awaiting. “Mr. Pim Passes
-By” is a comedy in three acts and
is produced by special arrangement
with Samuel French of New York.
The scene of the action is laid in
Buckinghamshire, England, in a
charming old-fashioned (country
home which the owner, George Mar-
den, tries to retain free from any
thing modern, because it was “the
house of his father and forefathers
and good enough for him.” II is
wife, Olivia, who was a young
widow before he married her, knows
the gentle art of managing him with
out his knowledge of being “bossed.”
She has decided to liven up the old
place by new curtains and rugs but
first has to overcome George’s op
position. Dinah, George’s niece and
protegee, is very young talkative and
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