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iilerrp Cfjrigtmas! anti a Sappp gear! THE TWIG Vol. VIII Published Weekly by Students of Meredith College, Raleigh, N. C., December 13, 1928 No. 13 NOEL IN FRANCE Christmas Eve . . ■ liunicd last minute shopping; entrancing midnight masB with the intoxication ot the in-- ccnse; tlie I'aptuvc of the music and the dinnci- niessage; then tho “revoil- lon”: golden turkey, goose stuffed with diestnuta, the Ilrst celery oC the sea son, and tho traditional flaming rhum omelette! For the little children ... a lit tle lunger prayer; a long watch in the dark to wait [or St. Nicholas who is going to fill with toys the little shoos placed with love and care iu tho parlor tlre-phico: then fantastic dreams oC a 4]iiaiut haliy nhild In a stable; sur rounded by electric trains, speaking dolls and Christmas trees. Christmas trco . . . the oddest tree you ever saw—growing right in the middle nf thn living room floor in leas than a day, and never lasting much over an hour! No one ever sees it grow; it hiipiiens always in the dark with all the doors and windows cloaed, hut around live o’clock, when it gets dark, tho doors are pushed open—and there it stands in dazzling majesty, {Conti7iucd on papc four) “Le Cercle Francais” Meets at Miss Allen’s at Tea PLANS ARE MADE FOR FRENCH LECTURER Miss Catherine Allen delightfully en tertained “Le Cerclo Francais" at her apartment Tuesday afternoon, Sincc this was the first officdal meeting of the French Club this year, there was also a brief business meeting. Miss Shollio Bennett was elected president, and Miss Ethel Day vice president. Miaa Allen herself will be the secre tary and treasurer of the Club. There were discussions concerning the French lonturor who is to come soon. Ho is to give a lecture on ‘'Dic tion” in tlio nfternoon, and a lecture on some literary subject in the even ing. The members of the French de partment aro looking forward with great interest to liis coming. The tdub was served with the moat delightful of refreshments: hot choco late with marshmallows, ice cream, devil’s food cuke, mints, almonds, and grapes. Lovely Fountain is Now Being Built in Court IS GIFT OF STATE MISSIONARY SOCIETY Tho men who are busily digging in the center of tho conrt at Meredith aro laying the foundations for a beautiful founlaiu! This fountain is being given Mero- dith by Stale Missionary Society. Mrs. W. N. Jones of Raleigh is president of tho State W. M. U. The committoo iu charge of erecting this fountain are Mrs. li. N. SinimB, chairnmn; Mrs, J, W. Bunn, Mrs. J. S. Faruier, Mrs, B. A. Hoeutt, and Mrs. W. D. Uriggs. (Oontinuei on page four) Ctirigtmasi #reetmgsi To All Alumnae and Former Students oj Meredith College, and to the Present Student Body: I am glad to accept the invitation ot The Twig staff to send a word of Christmas greeting. Here is wishing for each one of you a happy holiday .season. Alma Mater is greatly intereslod in each one of you, and rejoices with every item of good news coming to us irora you. She presents to you this year, as a Christmas i^resent, the announncment that she can assure you the recoTuition that comes from the Association of American Universities. Alma Mater reminds each of you that you wiiJ l)c of assistance to her, as well as to some friend of yours, hy telling of tht’: opportunities and privileges offered a student at Meredith College. The holiilay session will scarcely bo over before registrations will begin in earnest for the season of 1929-.30. I hope your friends will all be included. May there be joy for you at Christmaslide. Yours sincerely, CHAS. E. BREWER, President. ANNUAL CHRISTMAS CONCERT TO BE GIVEN SUNDAY, THE SIXTEENTH EXCEPTIONALLY GOOD PROGRAJM WILL BE RENDERED On Sunday. December 16, the Mere dith College choir -will give its annual Christmas program In the Chapel at 4:30 p.m. It has become a traditional custom Cor tho choir to give a concert of Christmas music on the Sunday be fore holidays begin. Everyone is cordially Invited. The progi'ain is as {Continued on page four) CHRISTMAS DOLLS ARE BEING CALLEO IN THETR “MOTHl’/RS” ARE MEMBERS OF FIRST BAP TIST SUNDAY SCHOOL Tho dolls, which are being dressed i)y members of the First Baptist Sun- day school, should bo dressed by Sun day, December 1C, and carried to Clie Church. At that time, a ccmmittco will bo asked to select the prettiest, best dressed doll, which will become {Continued on page four) The Home Economics Club Meets ‘ART IN THE HOME” IS SUBJECT OF LECTURE BY MISS POTEAT The Homo Ecouoinics Club held ttw regular meeting Tuesday afternoon. Miss Ida Poteat gave a moat iiiteresting lecturo on “Art in the Homo." In this lecture she told of William Nori'la, tbe {Oontinuei on page four) German Department to Have Christmas Celebration and Tree GERMAN CAROLS WILL BE SUNG The Meredith College German De partment will have a Christmas tree and celebration on Friilay svcning, December 14. At thia time German Carols will be sung. Two of the most Important of these are “O Hemlock Tree"—oriRinally a love song from which we get our song “Maryland” and which was later translatud by Longfellow into English— and ‘'Silent Night." a Carol which has become greatly beloved iu our own tongue us well. Those iulercsted in German customs uro invited to attend this service. SANTA CLAUS HAS MOVED THE “GOOD OLD SANTA” HAS BECOME OUITE MODERN! In the first half of the sevcnti*cnlh century—yea, a Innif time before “Little Old New Yoric” was thouRlU. of —Manhattan Island was occupied by vast forests— there was a "teeny" town of New Amsterdam hanging on the southern end of tho island. These wero days of great big pipes and “holeleas" doughnuts. Then •winter was not artiflcJal as It is now anil Mr, Winter was content to bo himself and not to try to be Summer. Christ mas. did you say? Well, tlioro was a real Christmas! Can you Imagine {Continued on page four) ANNE SIMMS WINS STATE THEATRE TICKETS’ THIS WEEK “THE CHRISTMAS STORY” IS PRESENTED BY NELL FOWLER CIRCLE OF Y. W. A. LOVELY CHRISTMAS CAROLS ARE SUNG On Sunday night. December 9. the Nell Fowler Circle of the Y. W. A. presented, in play form, "The Christ mas Story,” arranged from tho Bible accounts and old English Miraclc plays by Rita Uenton. After the prologue, given by Miss Prue Choate, leader of the circle, the curtains slowly parted— while “Holy Night’’ was sung softly from behind the stage. The attention CHRISTMAS IN GERMANY {Cojitinucd o7i paije lour) MEREDITH GIRLS SEND SUNSHINE TO SAMARCAND MANOR IN CHRISTMAS STOCKINGS I.ISTS OF GIRLS POSTED ON BULLETIN BOARDS Tho entire student body voted, Thursday morning in Chapel, to con- tinue the custom of many yeiirs' stand ing of illling Christmas stocldngs for the girla at Samnrcand Manor, Aliss {Continued on paije four) ‘‘All-of-a-Sudden Peggy" is Success EDITH ROWE GRADY AND LOIS HARTNESS STAR "All-of'a-Suddeu-Peggy.” tho three tint play giveu by tho Aslrotektou Liter ary Society in tho college auditorium Saturday night, was in ovory way a success. The play was awift in action the “suddonncas" of tho star player, There is no season which tho Ger mans celebrate moro joyfully than they do the Christnma season. Tho celebra* tion begins at live o’clock in the even ing oE the twenty- fourth with a church service, and it lasts until two moro days has-e gone by. Christmas is primarily a Church and family festi* val -with them, and after the llrsL ser vice is held, each family goes home to Its Christmas supper. The goose is the main dish and takes the place of our proverbial turkey. Special baking has been going on for a week or more, nd the table is laden with goodios of •hieh cookies play an important part. These cookies are much like our Moravian coolcies. Candies, too, are in great display. Tlio particular Christmas candy is made of almomlH and rose water, and this is fashioned into wondrous sliapcs—vegetables fruits, (lowers, all appear made in thia appetizing manner. After supper, the family goes into tho parlor where the Christmas tree has been placed, for iu every Gorman home—rich and poor—there ia found a Christmas tree. They do not use pine. {Continued an page four) {Contimicd oh page three) “Little Theatre” Learns Art of “Making-up" MRS. KEMP NEAL INSTRUCTS AT I^S'P MEETING Last Thursday night at the regular meeting of the “Little Theatre” a most interesting and instructive program was given. After tho business meeting Mrs. Kemp Neal gave a most entertain ing talk and exhibition of “Maice-up.” With a few pieces of Make-up she cou- verted Laura Mabel Haywood into a rather dissipated, middle-aged gentle man, and only a few minutes later, into an old man nf seventy with a while beard. Slie In.stvncted the mem bers of the “Little Theatre” as to the art of making iip as she worked, il- iuatrating each explanation. Slie taught thorn many new and amazing I'acts about make-up. With another member ol! the “Little Theatre” she de monstrated tho use of Make-up in eni- |»hasl?.ing tlie different fcaturL’s. Tho “Littlo Theatre” learned how to make long noses nnd short noses, full cheeks aul hnllow checks, and many other amaising thinj^s. FIRST OF BASKET BALL SERIES IS FLAYEO OFF JUNIORS WIN OVER FRESIIMEN The dash was on! “They came, they saw, they conquered." Yes, by a score 27-21 Juniors won over tho Freshmen. To sum it up in a nut shell—tho gamo was fast, snappy, and Interesting. The Freshman team sui'ely played a good game, Speedy passing and plenty of goals; good pass work ran their score up. The “Man of tho team," Joe {Continued on page four)
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