COLLEGIATE PRESS ASSOCIATION AT DAVIDSON NOVEMBER 1,2 AND 3
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roi. VIII
PubHshed Weekly by Students of Meredith CoUege, Raleigh, N. C., November 1, 1928
No. 7
SIXTEENTH SEMI-ANNUAL
PRESS ASSOCIATION
DAVIDSON AND QUEENS JOINT HOST
EVEIYN JOLLEY LEADER OF DISCOSSION GROOP
Davidson and Queens College will be
joint hosts to the sixteenth semi-an
nual meeting of the North Carolina
Collegiate Press Association, which
meets November 1, 2, and 3. The two
colleges who are hosts have secured
excellent speakers for the program and
are working out plans by wliich the
delegates will reap nnich real benefit
from the convention.
The discussion groups ai‘e to be led
by outstanding students picked from
colleges throughout the State. Mere
dith feels honored in having Miss
Evelyn Jolley, editor-in-chief of The
AcoHX to assist in lending the discus
sion groups tor college magazines. The
following students will lead the dis-
I'ussion groups:
Business managers—Mr. Dumas,
Davidson College; Irene Kahn, E. C.
T. C.
Managing editors—George Ehrhart,
U. N. C.; Ruby Scott, Salem College.
Annual editors—Jean Craig, Queens
College; Janies Mattison, Wake Forest.
Newspaper editors—Katie Gravely,
N. C. C. W.; Aubrey Browne, Davidson
College.
Magazine editors—Evelyn Jolley,
Meredith College; David Thorpe, Duke
University.
The program committee for this con
vention is composed of the follow
ing: Charles M. Pratt, Davidson Col-
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Miss Mary Tillery
Wins Prizes in Art
FIVE AWARDS FROM
. STATE FAIR
• SCE.NE oy CAMPUS MADE FAMOUS
Miss Mary Tillery, it seems, captured
most of tiie prizes offered in tlie line
o£ art at the State Pair. She received
four first prizes and one second. The
prize for the best picture by a North
Carolina artist—the highest award of
fered—went to her. This award was
won by a sketch of the Old Chimney
standing back'of the tennis courts.
Other first prizes were awarded her
for pastel painting charcoal drawings
and for the best collection of oil paint-
tings. Her portrait o£ "Son” (Mrs.
Norwood) took second prize. In all,
her pecuniary rewards amounted to
about ninety dollars. The high places
taken by Miss Tillery’s different types
of work are indicative of her versa
tility in the field' of art.
North Carolina Conference
of College Officers Held
at Durham
DR. BREWER AND MR.
BOOMHOUR REPRESENT
MEREDITH COLLEGE
B. Y, P. U. STUDY
COURSE TD BE GIVEN
NOVEMBER 19-23
VAUIOUS COUllSES TO BE
OFFKItUll
A study course Is to be given during
the week of November nineteenth to
twenty-third. All who possibly can,
especially B. Y. P. U. members are
urged to plan to attend the olassos.
Several very interesting and helpful
courses are to be given. Watch for
further information!
The North Carolina Conference of
College officers met at Durham last
week on October 24th and 25th. The
conference was held in the Washing
ton Duke Hotel and created ciuite a
sensation for the week. Various officers
of all colleges from the State were
present to discuss matters for the bet
terment and encouragement of college
life and college activities.
The meeting began on Tuesday 2
p.m. and lasted until 12 p.m. Wednes
day. Dr. Lingle of Davidson College
delivered an important address about
the transfer of credits from one school
to another. He discussed the value of
High School, Junior College and sum
mer school credits and how they should
be accepted. Dr. Barnett from the
New York Board of Education de
livered an Interesting address about
tuition charges. He advanced an idea
for more loan funds and scholarships
which should be offered in schools, in
order to uft'ord an opportunity of
schooling to boys and girls financially
unable to attend college.
Improvement of athletics w'as ad
vocated and a great part of the meet
ing was dovoted to this subject.
At C;45 Tuesday October 24, a ban
quet was given iu honor of the officers.
The University Glee dlub entertained
the group and served as a stimulus to
tlio social affairs of the evening.
The conference continued until 12
p.m. Wednesday October 25th during
which time a series of other topics
were discussed in full. At the close
of the meeting Dr. Chase was unani
mously elected president for the confer-
“THE REASON F.'RM, THE
I'KMPEiiAl'K *?^1lL,
ENDURANCE, FORESIGHT,
STRENGTH AND SKILL.
—A PERFECT WOMAN—
NOBLY PLANNED
TO WARN, TO COMFORT,
AND COMMAND.”
THE MOUSE TRAP TO
BE PRESENTED NOV. 3
TALENT OF FRESHMAN CLASS WILL BE PROVEN
PLAY SPONSORED BY LITTLE THEATRE DRAMATIC CLOB
This is station TWIG broadcasting
On Saturday night, November 3, 1928
the freshies of Meredith College will
present “The Mouse Trap.” This play
is sponsored by the Little Theatre Dra
matic Club. The Mouse Trap will
be the formal d6but of Freshman ac
tors. It has been rumored that the
freshman class has ciuite a bit of
talent. From all reports the play
promises to be quite a success. On
behalf of the freshman class we ex
tend to the student body and all the
friends of the college a most cordial
invitation.
Characters are as follows:
Mrs. Somers Tucie Phelps.
Mr. Campbell Augusta Haywood
Mrs. Miller Elizabeth Thornton
Mrs. Roberts Lillian Aldridge
Mrs. Curwen Winnie Wilburne
Mrs. Bemis Lncy Meredith
Jane Dorortiy Li'ulsay
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It is not, shall I say. unusual for a
person to be blessed with one or even
more of the traits cited in the above
quotation, but for a person to be en
dowed with all of these traits is indeed
rare. Yes, there are few like you.
Marion. Few with such firm reason,
such temperate will, such endui'ance,
foresight, strength, and skill! Few so
capable of warning in a kind, unselfish,
effective way[ Few so willing, so able
to comfort and console! Few so worthy
of being In a position to give com*
mands in a way not to have them
resented and to have them obeyed!
Small wonder it is, then, that we ac
claim you, Marlon, our Ideal—our
"Perfect Woman Nobly Planned.” No
—^we do not congratulate you. We
congratulate ourselves on having had
you these four years and on having
you now "to warn, to comfort, and
command,” and we hope that this all
says to you that we admire, respect,
and adore you.
OF HALLOWE’EN
WHOSE 'ITTLE TURTLE IS ZOO?
The motorist had had an accident
with his light cjar on the Brighton
road. He limped painfully to a tele
phone bo.x and called up the nearest
garage.
"Hello," ho said, ‘‘I'vg turned turtle,
Can you do anything |or me?”
“I’m afraid not,” came the sweet
remlnlne reply! "You‘v€ got the wrong
number. You want the Zoo.”
“All Hallows Eve means Halloween,
Grannie? Why do they call it that?”
“Because that's what it means, Betty.
When yon dressed up in your costume
on the 31st of October and made all
those funny sounds with the rest of
the children, you were celebrating
'All Hallows Eve,’ or the vigil of Hallow
mas, or All Saint’s Day. You didn't
know it, did you child? You don't know
why you celebrate Hallowe’en? Well,
I guess you’re not the only little girl
who doesn’t know.”
"Do you Grannie? Will you tell
me all about It. Mamma will let me stay
up that late tonight? Please Grannie
lell me all about Hallowe'en! All you
know! Every bit of it, Grannie.”
“Well, you sit right here near the
fire and I'll tell you all I remember.
It’s been a long time since I’ve talked
about Hallowe'en. I haven’t had any
little girl to talk to since you were here
last year.
“Hallowe’en, or All Hallow's Eve,
is the name given to the 31st of Octo
ber as the night of Hallowmas, or
All Saints Day. Though known as
little else than the eve of the Christian
festival, Hallowe'en and its formally
attended ceremonies long antedate
Christianity. The two chief character
istics of ancient Hallowe'en were the
lighting of bonftres and the belief
that of all nights In the year this is
the one during which ghosts and
witches are most likely to wander
abroad.”
"But they don't. Grannie, ’cause we
had to play like we were ghosts and
witches. I was a witch, and Billy
played ghost. And he scared me, too.
It wasn't just play seared either.”
"Well, in old times the Druids
ruled England, and they have always
been a race of mystical people. They
had u great autumn festival and
Stali-wida Giai&ricai
Contest to be Held
at Meredith
DAYIE belli; EATOX 10
lM:i*lMi.SJ;>T .HEKEIHTH
On Monday night the two societies
hold a joint meeting in the chapel to
lioar the oratorical contest which was
preliminary to the state-wide contest
to be held November 5. Davie Belle
Eaton of Winston-Salem was unani
mously voted by the judges the best
orator on the subject, A Citizen's Duty
to Vote.
There were three speakers. Lena
Evelyn Hellen, Philaretian; Martha
Medlin, Philaretian; and Davie Belle
Eaton, Astrotekton. All showed poise
on the stage and a thoughtful con
sideration of the subject. The loud
applause confirmed the decision of the
judges who announced that Davie Belle
had won the privilege of entering the
Stuto Contest.
The contest, which is to be held In
the Meredith Auditorium on next Mon-'
day evening, is state-wide. A repre
sentative is expected from each of the
colleges of the state. The affair is
being sponsored by the American
Legion and many attractive prizes are
being offered.
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FROM THE “SALEMITE”)
Optimists and Pessimists
Optimists and pessimists have each
their uses. We know how often the
minor difllculties of life may be de
feated by more cheerfulness. But when
the difficulty is big a bigger effort is
needed; you have to get down to causes
and effects, and recognize what Is
wrong before starting to cure it. Noth
ing is more foolish than to shirk swnl*
lowing an unpleasant medicine because
two or three trifling and superficial
symptoms seem for a moment to belle
your disease.