THE TWIG
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The quantity of n|&WB this \v«ek
necesBltatcd the pvtnting of a larger
Twio, anti we are able to do eo on ac
count of the co&peratlon o( our Busi
ness Staff. Our BusliiesB Manager Is a
OSlcial Organ of The Stuient Body o/lsP'emlld executive, and wltliout her
Iceaaeless efforts we could not havo
A GOAL
Meredith College.
Bntercd us socond-cltes mnltcr October 11,
1028 ftt Post Ofllco nt Ralaleli. N. 0., andar
Act or Mftrch 3, 1870.
Aeeeptftneo (or mAiUoE n( spoelnl rsto of
Soatnga provided (or in Soctioo 1103 Act of
otober 3, 1917, authorized Ootobor 11, 192S,
AuoB Dowd E&itor-in-CMef
Pullen Bei.vin_ Business JilaTiager
Davie Bcllb Eato'k Associate Editor
Madbl Baout managing Editor
BoiTH Bucuanan Managing Editor
Fbanciss Soaroorouqu
Oircvlalion Manager
Saunda Psnny
Assistant Business Manager
Pauline Kitouin
Assistant Business Manager
Rodgkta RoYSTim Socictj/ Editor
Evelyn McCall Art Editor
Mabgueritb Mabon Alumnae Editor
FACULTY ADVISERS
Mr'^S LtJClLLB BUIIKISS
M rss Ruby Davis
RiiPttRTERS
Annb Simus
BLo?fDiB Morse -
Saiiaii Bitioos
Elizadbtii Boomiiouk
Matilda Holleuan
May Williams
Maroucritb Mason
published The. Twio this year. She
lias had two elTictent assistant business
managers to help her. We congratulate
titom,
We iiope this Twio, called The Ouk
for this issue, will give the 1029-30
Staff a vision of,a more prosperous ami
excellent newspaper'. Better English
aD;d more interesting content, as well
as a larger paper, are goals toward
which we are striving. With the
splendid coSpcration of faculty and
students, we are going to reach piir
standards of attainment,
©pen jForum
Telephone Courtesies
to Schoolmates
Subscription price $2.S0
Cbitortal
Wo cjm veritably say that boiiig
on Tiiii Twtfi Stuff is a §teppi«'S
stone to fume at Mcrwlith. Nearly
all of the 1029-U0 student officers
liavc held important positions on
‘T'trg-'T ..'lu '
The weekly Tluirsclay iifteriioon
rocitftls, which are held by* the Music
Department, are unusually enjoy
able. The girls who parlicipftte
in these musical entertnininents show
teehnicfll skill as well as talent.
Everyone is invited to come hear the
Thursday nfternoon recitals. If you
liavc! that afternoon free nt any time,
you are sui-e to find pleasure uud
profit in n imisieal program com
posed of voeal, pinno, violin and
organ mimhers.
The program for the 2f)th seifii-
onnuftl meeting of the N. 0. Col
legiate Press Association is in the
making. One feature is to bo an ad-
dre.-i!i hy "Miss T^ell Puttie Lewis of
Kii'i-'i.i/li. Tills |iruiiii.«c.s to lie the
b’ ;in.l iii-.^t ln'iifi'; ■iju Press meet*
Ill lii. I: «iii ie at Greens
boro College from tlie IStli to 20th
of April.
It eertaiiily is a relief to he a
Senior when th' Junior-Seiiior Baa-
quet date rolls around. .luniors, we
appreciate yon!
There seems to be a certain group
of girls .in each dormitory who mono
polize the telephone. No matter what
hour of the day it Is If they do not have
clnss they lounge In tlie rocking chairs
lat the telephone. This is perfectly
all right with me, but when some of
tiie otiier girls get a call those at the
telephone booth do not botlier to call
them for fear their talking wili Inter-
jfere witli the message that they expect
|to get from some fraternity house.
I, and a few others of the student
body,’may not be so important as to get
a piione call every night. I do not
try to carry on business over the tele
phone, but the few calls that I do get
I surely want to receive.
When the plioibe rings, one o£ the
select (ew sitting at the telephone
dnswers It. If tlie person wanted hap
pens not to live on the first floor or
happens not to be passing by she grace
fully puts her liand over the mouth
piece and waiting a few moments,
gaily says, “Hell-o, I’m sorry but Mary
Isn't in her room; she has gone to the
B-Hive or to the library, I guess. Call
igadn."
Thtn I have missed my call aAd the
bcly jway I ever And out about it Is to
Irecelre a letter telling of It, or to find
lit posted, or else have some one say
rVou got a call during study hour last
night." And study hour was not even
near when the call came.
I Courtesy, self respect, and the golden
irule, "Do unjto others as you would
Ihave them do unto you" should cause
ithose who answer the telephone to
[make some effort to notify those who
'are called.
M. E. H.
some win think that April
, has come too quickly this
ause we named last year’s
bol Issue, The Oak. Although
led that April Fool Issue The
we called attention to the fact
wo felt that wo were jusllllcd In
lag so.
ARaln we feel that'wo can rightfully
call TiiK Twio by Us now name, per
haps for tho IssuG only, at this time.
Although Tun Twm is the youngest of
our collcge publications wo can say
that it is not the weakest.
There Is no doubt that tho news-
Ipapers are the most widely road North
icarollna College Publications. They
iiro also tho most influential puhllca-
■tjlons of tho collegiate world, The col
logo newspapers hold a largo place li
molding student oplndon and thp;
sluiuhl reflect studont ideas am
JlldgllK'UtH.
On aopiiunt o£ tho two reasons jii:i
given w(' feel that we aro justHied i'
calling, 111 least this Issue at Tjie Twi.
The Oak.
On Getting Down Town
It there is one thing I hate more
than any other It Is being Jammed
against the side of a bus or against the
elbows of another girl. However, I
seem to be In the minority. Just wit
ness the scenes at the busses and street
cars on Saturday afternoon and Sun
day mornings! They appear more like
land-to-hand encounters with an enemy
than like civilized youn^g ladies get
ting a conveyance Cor a trip down
town. The scene Is i-eally laughable
when It Is considered from a distance,
There are blue hats, gi’oen hats, red
hats, browti hats, and black hats seen
only as a surging mass; Impatient foot
stamp tho ground (or uclKhbor'a loos)
In thoir eagerness to be placed on the
steps of the car, faces arc lined (roui
stralnjng and pushlnig: and '^^/ol^es
Hiu Uuui'BO uiiil huiah Ti'um sUuutiDK
for a friend to save a place In the car.
But students usually fall to soe the
qmlc side of the occurronce; their
Ision Is cut short by their neighbor’s
lack or elbow. And only a few faculty
Inenibers stanidlng out of range of the
I'^uUltude and waiting patiently for
t^ie tumult to subside see tho situii-
On Writing a Theme
(From Salemite)
'TIs mldnlghtl (Not on the 6cean,
but on the first floor of Clewell),
Not a “Steegee" Is In sight—and
such noises! Slams, bams, hoots,
sUrloks, scjueaks and other articles!
I am calmly sitting at my table
making a brave attempt at writing
my theme entitled “Spooks and
Their Shadows,” which I had put off
for a whole,week. The desk light
throws u ghastly gleam on the face
(white-spotted with zinc ointment)
of my roommate, who has surren
dered herself to the' enfolding arms
of Morpheus (a trite expression—2
points off). Just as I am about to
embark upon a flight of literary com
position, a loud shriek nearby raises
the roof of the building. I and a
few other Inquisitive ones rush down
tho hall only to flnd It was Jerry
emitting one o£ her healthy sneezes,
which end like warwhoops, I re
enter my "boodwar’’ and try once again
to Invocate the Muse of Inspiration.
But all In vain, for about that time
I hear a loud, mysterious whlatlo which
sounds as though It comes from the
front of Main Hall. I peer out my
window and see a fat, dark figure
stealthily creepln/g down tho street,
Breathlessly I watch tho figure creep
along, gradually approaching the build
ing and grring around it! Without
moving a muscle (all thoughts of my
theme having taken wings and fiown
away) I wait till the mani returns.
Then I discover that I am no detective
after all, because the m?in Is a real
policeman. (I can tell by the brass
buttons on his coat).
Taking all my powers o£ concen
tration In hand, I returii to my room
and start re-reading the only sentence
I had written on my theme: “Spooks
are not very often seen, but they may
oCton make known their messages by
u series of knockings; a person who
IS a medium may often thus Interpret
the direful messages of the spirits.”
just then I hear a long, doleful-sound-
uig siren "who-o-lng” down the street,
wnich signilfies the approach of either
the ambulance or the Ilretruck (and
my Inistlnct warns me that it Is an
ambuJance). I sit perfectly still, not
daring to move while the ambulance
passes by, and the sound of its siren
t'ainitly dies away. At that crucial
moment a knocking sound disturbs my
pleasant thoughts—a knocking on tiie
pipe right behind me. My first thought
—'that the person in the ambulance
has died and his departed soul Is try
ing to communicate with me. With
my bedroom slipper I knock back, and
then breathlessly wait for the message
to be communicated. A shout from the
“Steegee" in the room above Is my
only answer and It in an unepooklike
tone; “Lights off down there. One
o'clock.”
So in a martyred manner I east
aside my pen anrf paper for a more
pleasant occupation—sleep. After all
my manly (pardon—no—manly ef
forts), my theme still remains a thing
of the future with only one sentence
on which to exist. Oh—whaddaicaref
'Cause—
“I think that I shall never dream
A thing as awful as a theme,
A theme whose maddening titles pass
Hefore me in a jumbled mass;
A theme that looks at me all week
And often haunts me in my sleep;
A theme that may all year engage
A group of sp's for each page.
Upon whose margin commas He.
And other marks that never die,
Rhymes arc made by folks that
dream, •
But only a nub can write a theme.”
(With apologies to Joyce Kilmer.)
—Sajiai: Graves.
Contests Between Societies
on Society Day Well
Distribiitei!; Was a Oay
of Many Features
(From The Ohoioanian)
The contests between the LUcallan
and Alathenlan Literary Societies
March 7 were unusually interesting.
Honors were well distributed; teams
were well matched, The basketball
game, song contest and readers’ con
test were won by the Alathenlans;
the debate, by the Lucallans, with the
Alathenlan speaker winning the medal
for the best individual work.
The day's program attracted a good
attendance. The reception following
the debate was a brilliant affair.,
Tho program follows;
11 A, M.—Basketball game,
3; 30 P. M,—Song contest.
3:40 P. M.—Readers' contest; ”A
Wedding," John Kirkpatrick, Inez
Parker, Alathenlan; "So’s Your Old
Antique,” Clare Kummer, Settle Wal
ter Jenkins, Lucallan.
7:46 P. M.—Society rooters.
8:00 P. M.—Debate: President, Jean
AIJrfllXAK KNTERTATJfS
FAnUI;Tr AND SENIORS
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Pollock opens new slipper ealon nt
I
IIH FuyettevIIlo St. The South^s most
bciiutlCul shoe shop, featuring the sea
son’s newest patterns and materlnla at
oiiH pricv, ?6, This shop Is one of tho
l'e'>i' operuthig that offer exclusive col-
lot'o shoi'B ut tho abovo price. You
wl'l llnd chic slippers for street, dress
and cinnpiis. One visit to this shop
and you will at once realize whut it
mcins to the nollege girl. We offer
Hucli service as free telephone, pack*
ngf, checked. Meet your friends at
PolIouUs’, "The Shop Ahead."
(Continued from page one)
lege. Dr. and Mrs. Charles E. Brewer,
Mrs. lir. B. K^uucti, Viun PrtsBlJeut oC
the Raleigh Chapter, Miss Grace Law
rence, Dean at Meredith, and Miss
Caroline Diggers, Assistant Dean, Dr.
Dixon Carroll, Miss Gertrude Royster,
Mrs, r. J. Ammons, Miss Anne Blixa
Brewer, and Miss Madallne Elliott,
Student Sccrctary at Meredith.
Those who Invited the guests into
the dining room were: Dr, Lane, Mrs.
A, F, Duckett, and Mrs. W. L. Wyatt,
Serving the delightful lea and snnd-
wlches in the dliilng ronm were: Mrs.
n. E, Page and Mrs. Lelloy Allen, Miss
Emily Cheek, Miss Caroline Mercer.
Mias Eleanor Lane, Miss Virginia
Branch, and Miss Mary Farrier, Hos
tesses In this room were: Mrs. C, 0.
Ahernethy, Mrs. Frank Parker, Mrs.
J. Q, Vann, Miss Mary Tillery and Miss
Nell Paschnl, Mrs. R, N, Simms and
Miss Ida Poteat poured tea.
The whole cUib house was beautiful
lu its lovely decorations of yellow and
lavender, the colors of the two Socie
ties at Meredith, Jonquils aud hya
cinths were used In profusion.
Miss Mary Lynch Johnson and Miss
Olive Pittman wore at tho door as
the guests left.
(Continued on page four)
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