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THE ACORN OUicial Organ of The Student Body of Meredith College. Entered aa sucontl clnsa mutter Octoltor 11. 19aa at Post Offiec at Ruleigli, N. C., uoder Act of March li^TU. Acceptance tor mniling at special rate of postage iirovidvil (or In Suction llOJ Act o( October 3. 1017, autli»rlzel October 11. 1023. Recently, a copy of The Aconi Cell into my hands. Yon may be sure tlial I received It with delight. I had not seen a copy in several years, and, hart heard nothing of the magazine in a long time. It is a good little publira- tion and does credit to the English de partment. Mary Lynch Johnson, '17, is faculty editor. Congratulations to The Acorn, and to Mary Lynch for the success oC her work on it! BuitTiiA C.\nin)i,r„ '13. Alice Dowd Editor-in-Ohief Pl'llkn Brlvin Business Manager Davie Biii.LE Eaton A.«sociaie Editor Mabel Bachy Managing Editor EuiTii Buciia.vax Managing Editor EStiiei, Dav Managing Editor FRANCIjS SCA1UJ(mOl'«H Circiilalion Manager SAJ.1NDA PEnilY Atfsjsianf Business Manager Pauline Kitciiin Assisfwni linsinesn Manager RoBtHTA RoYSTKi! f^ocirlij EdUor Evelyn McCali Art Editor MiUiciUERiTB Mason Alumnae Editor REPORTERS EniTii Buchanan Matilda Holli:man Anne SistMS Maukl Baoiiy ROIIBUTA ROYSl'lCU GWVN Lknoih Alkk Down r^lAUOi KitrrE Masux Miss Earnshaw’s Message to Her Club Girls and to All Former Students Subscription price $2.50 The Illuminating Handbook The Ahininat' }[fin(lhonk is a very enlighLening pnblu'ation. It is wortli any alumna’s peru^^ul.. For instance, it reveals the fact that of the SSn livius Bi'uduales of Meredith. 246 are active nienilwrs of the .\lumnae .\ssociation, iind nr. ()£ that minitx'r lire in'w nionibers and have had no opportunity to Call from grace—yet. It announces, u!ko, that, with the ox- cepiinn oC the 1928 class, the class oC lf'14 has the largest active niembershlp iu iiriiporiion to the size of the class; and that that great cUiss of 1!I13— t!iat class with such members as the keen-wiitul Haiiiet I.aura Horrins; the .scholarly Mury Susan Steole; the humorous Bes;iie Frank .Johnson: the talented onc-aci-pluy and short-story- writer liernlce Christiana Kelly: and a dozen other great ones—artists, musiciau.s. teachers, and what-nit— that great class has only six active members of the Association. The Handb'Xik states, loo, that only seven alumnae have paid their life dues. Tlierc should be seven tinit;n that many. But the nai\dloik ccjntains other facia that are mure eucourasing than those just cited; The alTalrs of the Association are ni lonfji'r at the mercy of odlcers who work Kralis and who. therefore, fail lo ki'i'j) accurate records and to execute the business oC the As sociation promptly. They are in the hands, as you know, of a permanent secretary—Mae Frances CJrinimer, ’14, Capo Charles, Virginia. She, witii the help of a strung executive com mittee, Is attending to everythinR. One also learns from the llunilhonk that certain Interesting projects are being considered: the setting of trees along tlie front drive, the publication It is with pleasure that I comply with your AJumnao Secretary's re quest to send a letter to TifK Twi^i especially addressed to my “Club Girls.” I have been taking stock to see what arc the permanent assets that accrued to me during those fifteen years of close association with you, which through nil the intervening years have con tinued to make life liappier for me. 1 iind some of them are an abiding faith in young people, increased sympathy v.’ith youtli. preservation of a youthful spirit In myself. Those were happy years. It did not matter that the worlc was hard, the hours on duty averaging from twelve to tifteen a day, the responsibility tremendous. I loved you and you loved me; nothing else would have ac- ccuinted for the cooperation wiiicii 1 had from you. I love you still; and no joy is keener than that which oc casional letters of reminder bring to me. Sometimes there have been mnny .silent years between the messages; this makes them all the dearer. I am well; I am happy; and I hope I am still of some little use in this world. Life grows more beautiful and more joyous with every passing year; fur in spite of conflicts and statistii-s of crime and atheism and all that. J have an Increasing sense oC the reality and nearness and goodness of (!od. The age we live in surely furnishes sufficient diversity of interest to em ploy all our faculties; so much so, that unless we have our faith anchored in Cod, we are likely to be overwhelmed and sot adriCt on a stormy sea and to waste instead of using our marvelous importunities for self-development. To you especially and to those other Meredith girls whom I knew and loved and to all who call her Alma Mater I Kcnd most hearty greetings and God- sjieed. Sincerely your friend, JlJH.SlK Ea!!N«1IAW. Wake Forest, N. C, January 2?., 1029. THE TWIG Miss Allen Presents New Feature of French Department When asked by the Alumnae Secre tary to write something for the next publication of Tiia Twig, which Is to appear as a special alumnae edition this week, my thoughts at once went back to twelve years ago, when I came a stranger to Meredith College situated down on the block next to the Gover nor's Mansion, Quite naturally my mind reverted to those first German classes which I taught, and to the fine class nf students who made up the personnel. Until the World War brolce out instruction in German was my chief work and not until 1921 did .1 sever my connection with the German department. The late war, as we all know, played havoc with the study of German, and for two years the teach ing of that language was discontinued. Today we offer three years of German and the study of that language is slow ly but surely becoming reestablished in all of our higher institutions. For the past eight years my in struction has been entirely given over to the French language and literatvire. We have greatly enlarged the number of courses we offer, and today a stu dent majoring in French can complete 21 units of French during the four years in college. This year for the first time we are introducing a new and, I trust, a permanent feature in our French de partment. We are joining with other first-claas standard colleges In en couraging our students in French to avail themselves of the advantages af forded by the Committee on Under graduate Study in France and spon sored by the Institute of International Education. We have one candidate prepared for this study in France for 1929-1930, and another is preparing to offer herself as a candidate in 1930- 193L The plan has the following ad- I'aiitages: 1. Ability to read, write, speak and understand French with ease. 2. Preparation to teach French, or to (ill governmental or business positions in French speaking countries or In business correspondence with them. 3. Broadening of one's point of vie^v growing out of a year's study of a civilization other than one’s own. ■I. Acquaintance with a great litera ture and acquisition of a capacity to enjoy it that will be a permanent possession. 5. All of these things without loss oC time in the college course and at an expense not much greater than that for the average twelve weeks vacation trip to Europe (about $1,500). I feel sure that all of our former students will be interested in the plan submittod, and that it will prove to be an incentive to students of French who are planning to come to Meredith. It will mean a long step forward in lan guage work. May I take this opportunity to send my most cordial greetings to all of my former language students. Catiiekinb Alijcn. WILMONT DRUG STORE 3100 Hillsboro Street WILL CONTINUE TO SERVE MEREDITH GIRLS A», The Newest in All the Girls Want For Less Money—At EFIRD’S STATIONEfTr: “STATIONERY” KODAKS AND SUPPUES Memory Books, Albums, Potmt Loose Leaf Books, Fountain Pens “RADIOS” R. C. A. and CROSLEY JAMES E. THIEM 125 Fayetteville St. Phone 135 Ralcich, N. C. MEET YOUR FRIENDS AT THE u CALLY” (if a Meredith song book, a more suit able Lime for the commencement aliinmao meetings, etc. These con siderations will, doubtless, attract a large attendance upon tho next annual meeting in May. Any alumna lover oC Meredith who sitidh's the Handbook must, henoeCorth, 1)0 a more intelligenl and loyal ally of iior Alma Mator, Bkktha Cakkoi,!., '13. WHAT IS HATTIE lIJJUKING DOING? CALIFORNIA FRUIT STORE Students’ Headquarters Since 1900 Meredith Girls- We want you to inakt; this store your meeting place wlien down lown. Complete slock of— Gifts Kodaks Films Tally and Place Cards Greeting Cards Magazines New Fiction Stationery Loose Leaf Books School Needs Social Engravers Estabmsheu 1367 ALFRED WILLIAMS & CO. 119 Fayetteville Street EDITH BUCHANAN WINS STATE THEATRE TICKETS ROBERTA ROYSTER WON TICKETS LAST WEEK (Continued from page one) definite features in Southern culture patterns which make a study of region al characteristics of value. It Is along these regional lines that he has direct ed the work. There is research going on in seven or eight major phases of the past and present of our Southern life: local government, crime and criminal justice, the Negro, industry, psychological patterns, and so on. I was fortunate in having had several experiences that helped to Hocure for me tho opportunity of work- [Contijiucd on page three) Do Meredith Students Read The Twig Advertisements? If so, here’s a good opporlunily lo secure a beautiful box of stationery with your monogram engraved on it FREE! 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