Kyicighp I'l U
SOCIETY
ISSUE
THE TWIG
SOCIETY
ISSUE
Volume X
MEREDITH COLLEGE, RALEIGH, N. C., OCTOBER 3, 1930
Number 2
Astro Society Honors
New Girls at Lovely Tea
Ruth Phillips is Capable President
and Charming Hostess
The Asti’otekton Literary So
ciety was hostess at a tea Tues
day afternoon in the Astro’
Society hall from five to six
o’clock, complimentary to the
faculty and new girls at Mere
dith College.
Gaynelle Hinton received the
new girls and Astro’ Society
members on their arrival and
presented them to the receiving
line, wliich included Knth
Philips, president of tlie Astro’,
Society; Miss Hester Kitchen,
former society president and a
riiember of the Meredith faculty;
Irine Thomas, Student Govern
ment president; Evelyn McCall,
Senior Class president; Mar
garet Peacock, Junior Class
president; old faculty and
'Senior members of the Astro’,
Society.
Assisting in receiving and en:
tertaining were Misses Frances
Elias, Mary Barber, Ruth Starl
ing, who sang two selections
with much richness and color,
and Blondie Morse, whose piano
solo was particularly impres
sive.
The Society hall was exquisite
in the color scheme of old gold
and white with a background of
pine houghs. The beautiful af-
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New Girls and Veterans
Combat for Laurels
Sept. 25.—Old Girls-Fresh-
nien, 8-7.
Sept. 20. — Freshmen-Old
Girls, 10-9.
The baseball series lias begun
witlk a bang! On Thursday and
Friday of last week loyal ath
letes braved the heat to begin
Meredith’s first baseball series.
Both games almost ended in a
tie—keeping the spectators
keyed np with excitement. The
fielders on each team A\'ere kept
busy with Abernethy, Sawyer,
5L Davis, K. Davis, Stratton,
jrcCuri-ie, Edwards, and Hester
at the but. Collie and Abcr-
nethy as pitcher and catcher are
hard to 5)eat. Sawyer and Ed
wards held first base like vet
eran ball players.
The old girl players were:
Collie, Abernethy (captain),
Sawyer, Thornton, Blroadwell,
Kinsey, Hocutt, Webb, Bennett,
and Doggett.
Freshmen pltfiyoi's: Stratton
(captain), K. Davis, M. Dixvis,
Edwards, Miller, Rlozar, V.
Thornton, Yeargen, McCurrie,
Strickland, and Clodfelter.
ASTRO PRESIDENT
Ruth Phillips
DR. D. D. CARROLL BEGINS
A SERIES OF LECTURES
The first of a series of talks
given by Dr. Carroll ^\'as heard
in chapel Thursday morning,
September 25. Dr. Carroll an
nounced that her subject was
“A Resume of How We Should
Live at Meredith,” including the
time from rising-bell until the
time lights are out at 10:30.
“Every girl needs nine hours
of sleep, and must have at least
eight,” stated Dr. Carroll.
“Both windows should be wide
open and the heat turned olf.
The body can be sufficiently
heated with heavy blankets, but
the head must be kept from un
der the covers in order to get
pure, wholesome air. Every
girl,” she said, “should take a
bath every morning, as well as
enjoy a good breakfast. Brush
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Y. W. A. CIRCLES SHOW
INTEREST AND ENTHUSIASM
The circles of the Y. W. A.
met in separate units for the
first time on Sunday night, Sep
tember 28, and began the year’s
work with enthusiasm and in
terest that was evident in tlie
well-attended meetings and care
fully planned programs. The
six circles met in separate places
for their programs, having a to
tal attendance of sixty-four, an
encouraging total to both lead
ers and members. The faculty
sponsors met with their circles
and joined with them in their
plans for the mission study
which the girls are looking for
ward to as an especially inter
esting side of this year’s work.
Astros Win Over Phis
in Annual Decision Day
Eighty-two New Astros Outnumber
Seventy-two Phis
Are you going Astro or Phi?
That was the question settled
Wednesday, Septembei- 24, at)
chapel exercises when the new
girls chose between the two so
cieties, giving the Astros a total
of 82 to the Phi’s T2.
The Philaretian Society en
tered the auditorium led by the
marshals, Virginia Crawford,
Rachel Marshburn, Margaret
Briggs and Frances Whitehead,
and followed by the officers,
Kathleen Durham, president;
Mamie Lee Kimbal, vice-presi
dent; Velma ^Vebb, secretarj’,
and Martha Vicellio, treasurer.
Miss Virginia Bi*anch was at the
piano while the Phis were led in
singing “Philaretia” and giving
the call by “Pat” Abernethy.
Mary Barber, and the other
marshals of the Astro society,
Susan Layton, Dorothy Taylor,
and Mary C. Shearin, with the
officers, Ruth Phillips, presi
dent; Lily Varser, vice-presi-
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New Girls Guests of Phis
at Beautiful Reception
PHI PRESIDENT
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K.vthleen DuiiHA:M
Gwendolyn Crowder is
President Class of ’34
Until a few days ago no one
had accomplished that enviable
feat of becoming famous over
night since Lindbergh thrilled
the world. But now, that hero
and all others fade into insignifi
cance in the eyes of the world in
general, of our college in par-
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I. R. C. Enrolls New
Members at Meeting
Students wishing to register
for the International Relations
Club for the year 1030-31 met
in Social Room, first fioor A,
Friday evening, September 20,
at 0:45, with Anne Simms, vice-
president of the club, presiding
in the absence of the president,
Gertrude Bostic. The new sec-
retary-treasurer, Louise Clark,
took the names of twenty-five
new members. Anyone who is
taking elective courses in his
tory or who is interested in in
ternational affairs is eligible for
membership.
The club meets once a month
for the discussion of inter
national problems and relations
of the present day and has as its
adviser Professor S. G. Riley,
head of tlie History Department.
During the year the club has as
its guests prominent men in
social science from this and
other states.
RALEIGH MINISTER TALKS
AT CHAPEL EXERCISES
A most interesting chapel ex
ercise was held on Tuesday
morning, September 23, when
Dr. Farris of a local IBaptist
church talked to the student
body.
After reading a few verses
fi'om Proverbs, Dr. Farris spoke
on a philosophy of life which had
always proved helpful to him
during his college life. “The es
sential thing,” he said, “was al
ways to be happy and cheerful.
Keep a smile on your face at all
tiuios, see the comic side of
things even at serious times.”
The next importiuit helpful
hint he gave was team Avork.
Here in school one finds team
work essential both in work and
in play. “Team work in col
lege,” he said, “prepares one for
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PLEDGES ARE DISCUSSED
AT COLLEGE B. Y. P. U.
The College B. Y. P. U. held
its weekly meeting Wednesday,
September 24, in the auditorium
with “Pledges” as the topic of
the program.
After a song and prayer the
president, Velma Preslar, intro
duced a new girl, Mary Eliza
beth Elam, who took charge of
the devotional.
R. Y. P. IJ. Pledge cards were
given out which read as follows:
“Relying upon Divine help, I
hereby promise to strive to be
true to Clirist in all things; to
seek the New Testajuent stan
dard of Christian experience
and life; to attend every meet
ing of the B. Y. P. U., unless
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Kathleen Durham, President of
Society, is Gracious Hostess
The new girls were honor
guests at a tea given by the Phi
society at five o’clock, Septem
ber 22. Presiding as hostess
thi-oughont (he afternoon’s en
tertainment was Kathleen Dur-
liMJii, president of the Philare*
tian society for 1930-31.
The guests were met by Vir
ginia (’rawford, who introduced
them to the receiving line, in
which stood Kathleen Durham,'
Mamie Lee Kimball,. Martha
Viccellio, Velma Webb, Miss
C’aroline Biggers, and Anne
Simnjs.
During the reception, Alma:
Dark sang two numbers which
delighted her listeners. Another
attractive feature of the enter
tainment was two readings by
Elsie Parker, a former student
of ^fereditli and a member of
the Phi societ}', who has recent
ly been studying e.xpression at
the Southern Workshop, a
school of the Arts, in Asheville.
Music by Mamie Lee Kimball
was a source of pleasure
througliout the afternoon.
The PJii emblem, burning at
the front of tlie hall, formed a
striking part of decorations
which were effectively carried
out with flowers and fern. Dur
ing the afternoon punch was
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Raleigh Welcomes
the Passion Players
Brouglit here by the Raleigh
Pai'cnt-Teachers Association,
the Freiberg Passion Play will
be presented at the Ilngh Mor-
son auditorium at afternoon
and night iwrforinances fi*om
October 1 througli October 4.
TJie Passion Piny was begun
at Freiberg (B'aden), (Jermany,
in 1204 as a thank otVering of
tlie citizens at the end of a
plague in their city. The pres
ent cast are all direct lineal
k‘scendants of foi'mer players,
iiaving carried on the traditions
of the group of players for (ren-
tnries. «
Adolf l'’'assnacht lias ))layel
Clu-istus for many yeai-s. lie
(irst ai)i)eared at the ag(? of three
monlhs as tlie “Babe in the
Manger,” with his father i)lay-
ing the adult (.’hristus role.
Kai-ly in the eighte(nith century
tlie Christus part and the re-
si)onsibility for the production
of the “Pa.ssion Play” became
an hereditary afl’air of the Fass-
nacht family. The reason for
this was that the municipal
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