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The Twig
March 20, 1930
Official Organ of The Student Body
of Meredith Colleae
Edith Buobanan Editor-irt-Chie)
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EDITORIALS
The omission of a line in the
editorial of our last issue caused
the absurd statement that “no
student was allowed to take
more than one course in any for
eign language.” What the par
agraph was intended to say was
that no student is given credit
for a new foreign language un
less she takes more than one
course in that language. To
those of us who know the high
standard and evident popular
ity of the Department of For
eign Languages at Meredith,
the statement is at once appar
ently ridiculous. But, lest some
one not fully acquainted with
these facts should gather a
wrong impression, we wish to
correct the mistake.
To that organization which
has so long taken a vital inter-1
est and an active part in the af-j
fairs of our College, Meredith'
again owes her gi-atitude. The:
noble action of the representa
tives of the Woman’s Mission-i
ary Union during their recent
meeting was only an outward
manifestation of the feeling
which we know to have long re
sided in their hearts. We offer
them our heartfelt thanks, and
assure them that this resolu
tion has enforced more strongly
than ever our belief in the se
curity of our Alma Mater, and
our love for the Baptist women
of the State.
not care. The freshmen are
worst, merely because they
think it the thing to do. It is
their first year away from home,
and they begin to feel sophisti
cated and do things and say
things which could not be ap
proved of by any standards. Just
as a young boy brags of the for
bidden things he has done in or
der to impress a younger and
admiring listener of his with his
importance, and as the younger
boy tries to imitate to win the
approval of the older—thus does
a freshman try to assume the
air of knowing everything to
make the lordly sophomore have
more respect and less contempt
for the insignificant, ignorant
little freshie.
And what results in both
cases! The suggestion of asbes
tos for the ears was not so bad.
Blinders for the eyes and a muf
fler for the tongue would be a
great help. Remember the three
monkeys?—“See no evil, hear
no evil, speak no evil.” I have
seen a few in the rooms at Mer
edith. I wish I could see more,
and that I might see their prin
ciples put into practice in the
lives of the students. Then there
would be no need for asbestos.
KEEPING BOOKS
Everyone knows how annoy
ing it is to go to the library in
quest of a certain book, and,
upon inquiry, find out who has
it and to see the proud (but un
appreciative) possessor carry
ing on a whispered conversation
with the girl sitting beside her.
It is even more annoying to wait
patiently or otherwise for the
book, and know that the other
girl is “taking her own sweet
time” about finishing with it.
Often, a gentle hint that you
would like the book doesn’t even
make any difference. Of course,
the other girl does not think that
you might be in a hurry and
have only a limited amount of
time to spend waiting for a
book. But the carelessness in
the lucky one often means more
to the waiter than she might
think. It would be no harder
for the one with the book to fin
ish her work with it and then
do her talking. Let’s all of us be
more careful!
POLITICKING
[student opinion
ON MORALS IN GENERAL
I heard a freshman say the
other day, “I have to use asbes
tos in my ears.” Of course, she
said this half jokingly, but she
was really in earnest about the
things which are said and dis
cussed by some people of her
acquaintance. Much is said
about the high morals at Mere
dith—the high standards of the
students. For some time I’ve
been wondering where those
standards are. Some outstand
ing girls uphold them. Some
girls uphold them quietly and
without any sort of display.
But by far the greater part do
In the latest issue of The
Twig there was an article on
politicking, the’ sentiment of
which I particularly approved
of. However, I think there are a
few things on this subject which
have been left unsaid. The
writer of the other article on
this subject claims that politick
ing does not belong in a girls’
college. With that, at least, I dis
agree. Most Meredith girls will
take enough interest in city,
county, State, and national pol
itics after graduation to vote,
at any rate. Some may even en
ter political races. I have always
enjoyed electioneering in our
many high school elections. It
is said that one purpose of col
lege is to prepare the student
for life. Is it not in keeping
with this purpose to give the in
dividual an idea of what occurs
in elections? To prepare them to
take a part in them? In these re
cent elections of ours there has
been much politicking. Some of
it has been “on the level,”
straightforward, honest, intelli
gent thinking and reasoning
about the qualifications of the
candidates. Some of it has been
unfair, not quite truthful, unin
telligent, and blind following
the opinion of some prejudiced
person. The same thing happens
in real politics. Preparation in
college and the knowledge of
what to expect and perhaps how
to combat unfairness would be
of great help. Fair play is one
thing which I regard as abso
lutely essential in all circum
stances, and fair play has been
conspicuous by its absence in the
recent elections. All sorts of
propaganda have been spread
because of personal prejudice or
selfish motives in an attempt to
prevent the election of a candi
date. The nominees have all been
good ones, with the best of quali
fications. It has been urged that
so-and-so be “saved” for such-
and-such an office. Some one
person has said, perhaps, that a
nominee did not want to be
elected, that she was “fed up”
on that particular organization.
She has said that with no real
authority, not knowing that the
nominee had even thought of
such a thing. But most people
have heard it and taken it as
their original idea and have
spread it. Like sheep they have
followed the leader. It would be
another matter if the leader had
been in the right; but she has
not been, and the hoi polloi
have ignored that. Hence the re
sulting unfairness and injus
tice. Politicking is, like any
thing else, quite all right if it
is done honestly; but when it
is not, the student body needs to
be aroused to the realization of
that fact. I challenge each one
to consider this fairly and
squarely!
LECTURES AND GOSSIP
What a jumble! To get bits
of an interesting conversation
taking place in the hall mixed
up with a history lecture—or
any other lecture, for that mat
ter. Especially if it is possible
to find out some of the latest
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gossip. Perhaps the rowdy ones
waiting outside the door do not
realize that their conversation
is public property. They think
if one is sufficiently interested
in the history lecture, she would
be entirely oblivious to anything
going on outside. Maybe the in
terest isn’t as great as it might
be and the giggles sound more
interesting than the lecture.
It is easy to forget while wait
ing in the hall that others are
trying to develop an interest or
keep it concentrated on the lec
ture. The raised voices in the
hall do attract notice, though,
even if the talkers are ignorant
of the fact.
Le Cercle Francais Has Monthly
Meeting
(Continutd fr^ page two)
The climax was reached when
we were introduced into a Pa
risian hat-shop where a bewil
dering display of the latest mod
els in French hats held the
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Also, Talking Comedy, Novelty
Act, and News
Thiivsdny-Friday-Saturday
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Also, Comedy, Act, No>v8
PALACE WE^K
“Vagabond King”
with
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Jeannette Macdonald
Lillian Roth
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Also, PARAMOUNT NEWS
rapt attention of every be
holder. Lois Hartness proved
herself a charming modiste as
well as apt saleswoman, while
Gertrude Bostic, notwithstand
ing her limited means, finally
succeeded in bearing away with
her one of the coveted models.
The closing feature of the pro
gram partook of the nature of
the old-fashioned spell-down, in
which the entire club responded
to questions rapidly put by Miss
Allen in French literature and
history.
At the conclusion of this
meeting the general consensus
of opinion of the club was that
we had all gained in a better un
derstanding and use of the
French language.
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