THE TWIG
Vol. VIII
Published Weekly by Students of Meredith College, Raleigh, N. C., February 7, 1929
No. 15
MISS GRIMMER ATTENDS
MEETING OF AMERICAN
ALUMNI COUNCIL
MEETING HELD AT
RICHMOND, lANUARY 19
TIIIGl*KX» OF IHIKK I'lMVKIl.
SITV, rKUSIDHS
Miss Mae Grimmev attondecl a
regional meeting of District 111, ot
the Americiin Alumni Council at Hotel
Riclimond, Richmond, Virginia,
January 19. This Councii is an or
ganization uf alumni and alumnae
workers in the United States, Canada,
and Newfoundland. Tlie organization
as a whole meets once a year. This
year tlie annual convention will be
at Toronto, Ontario, with the Uni
versity of Toronto as host, June 25-2D.
At the regional meeting in Richmond
there were alumni and alumnae secre
taries. or other representatives, from
all the leading colleges in North Caro
lina and Virginia. Mr. Richard E.
Thigpen, ol Duke University presided.
The confcrence felt fortunate. Indeed,
in having Miss Klorcncc H. Snow, of
Smith College, President of the Ameri
can Alumni Council, present at this
meeting. She gave the opening ad
dress and took part in all the discus*
sions pertaining to the work of alumni
and alumnao offices. Another very
pleasant feature was the luncheon lield
In the Crystal room of the hotel,
and at which Dr. Boatwright, Pres
ident of University of Richmond, gave
an address. The afternoon session was
more or less informal, at the conclusion
of which the delegates voted the pro
ceedings of the whole day as being
most helpful and lusplrational.
Second Mile Sunday
School Class Holds
Important Meeting
PLANS ARE MADE
FOR CORRESPOMDKNCK
WITH MEREDITH GIRLS
IN FOREIGN FIELDS
ST. CECILIA CHORAL CLUB
GIVES CONCERT UNDER
AUSPICES OF P. T. A.
OLDEST MUSICAL OR
GANIZATION IN RALEIGH
ENTERTAINS LARGE
AUDIENCE
CLUB WAS ASSISTED BY KIWAKIS
QUABTET
The St. Cecilia choral club gave Its
mid-winter concert at the Hugh Mor
son High School on February 1, under
the auspices of the Parent-Teaclier
Association of that school a large au
dience composed of many music loving
guests from and out of the city. General
Assembly members aud students from
all the colleges in Raleigh greeted the
singers,
This chib is the oldest musical or
ganization in Raleigh and has made
a reputation of sustaining the finer
qualities of hcautiful and artistic
music. The progi-am given Friday
night has been declared to be unsur
passed by the preceding progi'ams in
the history of the club. The club
is directed by Mr. William T-T. Jones,
director of music at St. Mary’s and
is composed of some of the beat
women's voices in the city. The
KlWwjilb ijuarlHt asaieled the clul) iu
the presentation of thoir program. The
numbers rendered by them were
"Where E'er You WalTc" by Handel,
“Jsrafel” by Oliver King, and "Di-uma
iloon,” Sanderson.”
Numbers by the Choral included
Kccessiojjrtl, Ni/mphs and Fautis, Desert
Love Song, I Have Huna My Tent hi
Crimson, Fumiment Beaert Turne,
Ashes of Hoses, and The Romaiku.
mi:i:tin'3.s to bi; hiiili) monthly
IIKKEAI'I'I'IB
If one could havo tuned in last Fri
day Dveniiig February 1. ou station
XYZ and listened to the dlscnaslon
held in the meeting of the “Second
Mile" Sunday school class they would
have heard the members of tliat class
talking enthusiastically about making
their class a connecting link between
the Meredith girls who are now in the
Foreign flelds and the members of the
class. ISach missionary will have at
least three little sisters at Morodith
since there are flfty-four members of
the class and' only fourteen mission-
arlea who were former Meredith girls.
Each girl is looking forward to the
time when she will hear from “lior”
Missionary, and when she can gather
with the other members of her class
to hear the letters that they also re
ceive from Misslouarles.
Dr. Poteat Lectures on
“The Science of
Being Well Born”
SAYS MAN IS STILL UN
STANDARDIZED THOUGH
LIVING IN STANDARD
IZED SURROUNDINGS
(ConHntied on page four)
The locture at State College last
Friday evening by Dr. W. L, Poteat
was without doubt enjoyed by all who
attend'ert.\ .Several members of ‘the
faculty and over seventy-flve students
represented Meredith’s interest In
“Eugenics: The Science of Being
.Well Born” which was the topic
undei^ discussion.
Wo live In an age, said Dr. Poteat,
where everything is being standard
ized. We have standard High Schools,
standard stock, standard oil, standard
time, lu fact almost everything one
can think of has been standai'dlzed
except ourselves—the most important
of all.
We live in an age of inventiou and
an ago in which machinery plays a
large part. We have electric lights,
water ayatoms, airplanes, automobiles,
adding machines and many other
things which make life easier. But
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Active Members
of Little Tlieatre
Receive Pins
ATTRACTIVE DESIGN
HAS BEE?^ ADOPTED
AS STANDARD PIN
Tiie Little Theatre pins have arrived
and are very appropriate and attrac
tive. They have been adopted as the
standard pin for the Little Theatre,
and only the active members may wear
them. These pins are small and of
plain gold with a profile on one side
representing tragedy and on the otlier
comedy. At the base in tiny letters
are the words "Little Theatre.” This
beautiful little pin should not only bo
a joy and pride to the active mem
bers, but also an aspiration for the
associate members and others who are
interested in becoming members of the
“Little Theatre.”
MEREDITH Y. W. A.
GIVES PROGRAM AT
TABERNACLE CHURCH
OBJECT IS TO CREATE
“MOTHER-DAUGHTER”
ATTITUDE BETWEEN
W. M. U. AND Y. W. A.
WOMAN'S MISSIONARY
UNION PRESENTS
FOUNTAIN TO MEREDITH
CONSTRUCTION ALREADY
UNDER WAY
DKIHOATIOM SKKVM’li TO BK IIKLII
!>' B.VKLY SPBrXJ
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Phi Play
Coming
“THE IMPORTANCE OF
BEING EARNEST”
The Phi Society announces the
presentation of the society’s an
nual play on Marcli 3. The ploy
is entitled The Importance of
Bei7ig J-Jaiiiest by Oscar Wilde.
Mrs. Blaylock, a member of our
faculty, is to coach the play,
which promises to be a success.
TAR KEEL MAY BE
DAILY NEWSPAPER
Monday night, February 4, the
Meredith Y. W. A.’s gave a program
for' the Missionary Society of the
Tabernacle Baptist Church, Raleigh.
Some of the ladies came after the girls
in their cars and brought them back
after the meeting. The glrla enjoyed
giving this program very much.
First Miss Madaline Klliott told the
women how much the girls appreciated
the privilege of coming to visit them
and of creating more of a “Mother-
Daughter” attitude between the Wo
man’s Missionary Society and the Mere
dith Y. W, A.’a. Vida Miller lod the
devotional with the central theme
“The Cross and its Message,” Then
Mary Barber in a long white flowing
robe pantomlned “Rock of Ages'' while
Josephine Lyles sang it, accompanied
by Blondie Morse at the piano. Mias
Elliott then told of the composition of
“0, Zion Haste,” our Y. W. A. Hymn.
Aftek-wards six aiils in long wlilLe
flowing robos with white wreaths of
flowers ou their hair, pantominod that
hymn, while it was sung by Miss' Lyles.
They were; Sarah Cummings,
Marguerite Mason, Julia Grimes, Annie
Sarah Barkwell, Mabel Beeker. and
Gladys Blaylock. It was effective wltli
a soft blue light ahed over the scene,
and the message of carrying the story
of missions to the whole wide world
was deeply impressed on the hearts of
all, as the girls took the various grace
ful poses.
We arc greatly indebted to the
Woman’s Missionary Union for the
beautiful fountain which is being erect
ed in the center of our court. Every
one on the campus, both students and
faculty, has watched eagerly the work
which has already been done, and the
studen/ts are all anxious to see the
fountain fmlshed. When coinplete, it
will be a strnctiire both beautiful and
Imposing. From the twenty-foot pool
is to rise a ten foot shaft on wliich will
rest a wide flat basin, I'^rom this, the
water win splash over into the pool.
Around the fountain, four stone
benches will be placed and- the plans
also include a planting of shrubbery.
Meredith lias longed for that center
fountain ever since she moved to (he
new location, and' now that It is ac
tually being constructed—it seems al
most too good to be true. The parts
of the foimtain have been unloaded
from the train and will he erected in
a few days. There will be a dedica
tion service early ia the spring, the
date of which ig uncertain as yet.
Pick Players
for New
Bill
FURTHER PLANS ARE DIS-
CUSSE]> FOR MERG
ING OF PAPER AND
MONTHLY MAGAZINE
TLAX SIX ISSUKS A WKEK
To have or not to have a daily Tar
Heel—that ia the question at present
before the student body, and more
particularly the Student Activities
Committee at tho University of North
Carolina.
The discnssion of the proposed
change culminated In a recent meeting
of the Student Activities Committee
where a plan was submitted under
which the Tar Heel would bo published
every day except Monday, and the Caro
lina Magaaine would appear as Its
monthly litorary supplement. The
Miss Madaline Elliott
Returns From Trip to
Wilmington Association
HELPED WITH B. Y. P. U.
REVIVAL AND ENLARGE
MENT CAMPAIGN
CAR01.INA PI^YMAKERS
WILL PRESENT THREE
NEW PLAYS FEBRU
ARY 8 AND 9
AS.SISTKU MY SffSSUS TIIOSrAS
Tri{T,l\«TO\
(Continued on page four)
NORA TEW WINS
STATE THEATRE TICKETS
Miss Madaline Elliott, our efficient
studdnt secretary, has Just returned'
from Wilmington Association where
slie hel)>ed with a B. Y, P. U, Revival
and Campaign. She was located at
Burgaw which was about the most
central location In tho association. It
was called headquarters. This cam
paign was very successful; they en
larged all the B. Y. P. U.’s they had
and made plans for new ones.
Every morning all the workers from
the eleven churches who took part,
met at Burgaw at 10:00 o’clock to
report what they had done and make
plans for what they wanted to accom
plish. There were study courses at
each church every night. Dorothy
(Continued on page four)
Selection of casts has just been
completed for the bill of three plays
which the Carolina Playmakera will
present the nights of February 8 and !).
The list of students successful in
tryouts for parts in tlie Ihree plays
to be presenleil was announced by Di
rector Kroderlck H. Koch today for
the caaling committee, which In-
chtded, beside hinisolf. Profs. Hubert
Heffner and Samuel Selden of the
Playmaker staff, and Miss Nettina
Strobach, State Representative of tho
Bureau of Community Drama.
Howard Bailey, Chnpel Hill; Neona
Sturgeon, Wewoka, Okla: Ann Law
rence, Raleigh; nnd Fred Greer, An
niston. Ala,, were selected to play the
four roles in the play “0 Promise
Me.” The cast selected for “The
Family” is composed of Chai-Ies Lips
comb. Greensboro; Elizabeth Farrar,
Chapel Hill; Gillis Brown, New York
City; and Mela Royall, Goldsboro.
Lending parts for the play
“Graveyard Shift" were awarded Mrs.
Catherine Wilson Nolen and Helen
Dortch, Chapel Hill; Wliitiier Bissell,
New York City; Peter Henderson,
Jersey City, N, J.; and Nettina Stro
bach, Yakinui. Wash,; and supporting
parts went to S. A. Rothenborg, Now
(Conti7iued on page four)