STUNT
NIGHT
THE TWIG
STUNT
NIGHT
Volume X
MEREDITH COLLEGE, RALEIGH, N. C., OCTOBER 24, 1930
Number 5
MEREDITH GIRLS ENIOY
HOLIDAY FOR STATE FAIR
Holiday Affords Many In
teresting Diversions
One of the uuuual liolidfLvs lor
Mereclitli stufleuts which comes
on Thursilay of eiu'li Pah’ Weelc
offeretl many inlei-CHtiiifr divoi*-
sions tliis year.
State Fair, tli« iMecea of
North Cai-olinu cUiving la«t
week, caj-i'ied out tlic theme that
has l»eeii syuonynious with tlic;
State for several montlis: “Liv-
iug-at*Houie.” iLany attractive
exliihits froiii the varions coun
ties and large farms throughout
the State pi'oved that Xorth
Carolina is ahle to ip-ow a vari
ety of rood products and produce
many other necessities.
Perliapa the art students
found tlie aH cxliibit especially
interesting- this year. “Tlie
Landing at Neuse liiiver,’- with
its ricli autumn shades n-eated
mucli attention as well as “The
Cherry Hlossouv,” a product of
the Stale College Arcliitectuval
department, which won a blue
ribbon. There Avere also many
clever and well desij»iied dis
plays of North Carolina pottery.
One of the main features of
the exhibits was tlie miniature
W.P.T.F. broadcasting station.
Mary O’Kelly, Pauline Buffaloe,
Dick ilason, Cecil Kell, and
many others familiar to radio
fans could be seen there in per
son.
Srill others found delight in
riding the Hobby Horses, the
Leaping Tjcna, the Whip or the
Jjindy Loop—(we arc sure that
Dr. Carroll would like this since
it affords so many lung exer
cises).
■Everyone seemed to enjoy the
Fair thoroughly even though
they gi-ew a little tired and
sleepy before the last bus came
out to bring them to Meredith
and a much needed rest
The biggest event of tlie
whole year is here! Satur
day night will be the time
when the curtain will be
drawn to reveal jinother
year’s dramatic ability
among the four classes at
.Meredith. Class spirit is
running liigh. Ko^cner
oompetirion than ever be
fore is already in sight. The
l)rized loving cu]> is the rea
son for all tliese practices
beginning early in the
morning, and some even
bite at niglit. Just oue
more day of waiting and
I he winning class will wesn-
the crown of laurels!
COLLEGE BAND PLANNED
WITH MUCH ENTHUSIASM
Y. W. A Hears Message
By Mrs H. T. Stevens
At the V. AV. A. A'esper Serv-
iccj Sunday night, October 1.9,
Mrs. Merjnan T. Stevens
brought an impressive message,
using the words, “Go Yu—Go
Tell,” as a missionary theme.
Just l)efore the talk by Mrs.
Stevens, Vida Miller gave a
beautiful devotional, in which
she brought out the thought that
eacli girl should seek to attain
the best things in life, to make
[>er life the best and most beau-
ti ful of w'hicli she is capable, that
her “treasure chest of n^em-
ories” may be filled with the
loveliest .souvenirs possible.
Mrs. Stevens, in opening,
spoke of the commission Avhich
Christ gave to His apostles be
fore His ascension, that they go
into all the world and carry the
light of Ills Gospel. It is a eom-
nmnd which iias continued
through the y(*ar to the fol
lowers of Christ and which
iConlinucd 07i page four)
Enthusiasm and interest in
unnsual degree were created at
ii student meeting h’riday when
tlio organization of a college
band was discussed. Tlie sug
gestion met with such whole
hearted ai)proval that on Friday
night about fifty girls met with
ilr. Battin to juake definite
plans for the orgnnixation of tiie
band.
A number of the girls alreiidy
own instruments and have had
some musical training; and all
of them are interested in some
ijistrumont and iu learning to
play it. The music department
plans to buy a collection of in-
.struments for the use of those
who do not own them, and to in
crease the num'ber as rapidly as
possible.
I'lans for the hand iiiclude at-
t]-active uniforms for its mem
bers and music of varied types:
snappy music to add to the Kcst
mid pep of the athletic field, and
more classical programs to give
pleasure upon other occasions.
The band hopes to be fully or-
giinized within six weeks and
every one is looking forward to
its activitu-s on the campus.
W. F. Meredith Party
The Literary Societies of
Wake Forest College are to
entertain the .Meredith Lit
erary Societies at an infor
mal party on Saturday
night, ■November L. This
social function is a prelimi
nary all'air to the Annual
\V'ak(! Forest Society Day
which is to be on Saturday,
Xovember 8.
UPPER CLASSMEN ATTEND
ANNUAL BARN WARMING
State Gym is Scene of Gay
Festivity
Kappa Nu Sigma Society
Receives New Members
STUNT NIGHT RACKET
Mrs. Highsmith Speaks
to League of Voters
FORMER MEREDITH GIRL
HONORED AT STATE
“Sure! I’ll be glad to do it.
“Anything I can do to helpl”
And not a single “1 just haven't
time enough this week” would
make an outsider think that
Mereditli girls ai'e unusually
willing to help anyone do any
thing, hut any “old girl” would
know tliat this angelic coopera
tion could moan nothing but the
approach of Stunt Night.
A bunch of heads together, ex
cited whispers of the owners of
the heads and many curious un
intelligible gestures of hands
and feet (it feet can ges
ture!) also indicate that some-
iOontinuect on page two)
Miss Lorena Bl’inson, a
former Meredith studeiit, was
signally honored last Monday
when she was elected president
of the girl’s Student Govern
ment Association at State Col
lege. As tlie association was
just organized this year, Miss
Brinson is its first president.
She did her freslmian and sopho
more work at Meredith, going to
Slate as a junior in the scholas
tic year 1.1)29-30.
Other ofilcers of the associa
tion are: vice pi-esident, Iluldah
Brandi; secretary, M a u d
Schaub; treasurer, Josephine
Kichards.
Meredith is justly proud of
her daughter and predicts for
her a useful nnd successful year
at State.
The Meredith League of Vot
ers held its first meeting of the
session 1930-31 on Tuesday eve
ning, October li, in Jones Hall,
wilii Juanita Sorrell, president
of the club, presiding.
.Mrs. Henry J. Highsmith,
president of the Kaleigh league
nr Women Voters, gave a splen
did talk on the proposed amend-
m(?Jits to the constitution of
North Carolina to be submitted
at the election on November 4,
11)30, with a discussion of the
conditions of the child welfare
in North Carolina.
The new officers of the club
will be elected in November by
the .Australian ballot.
At the chapel services of
.Aferedith College on Tuesday
morning. Dr. Brewer made an
announcen»ent concerning the
Until lavermon Scholarship,
whi(!h was won last year by iliss
Francos Maynard of Baleigh.
Tliis scholarship is given an
nually to the student who makes
(•he best scholastic record during
lier freslnnan year. It is given
by !Miss Buth Livermon for the
purpose of stimulating interest
in high scliolarship and is con
ferred through the Kappa Nu
Sigma Honor Society.
Also, announcement was made
(»f the reception of !>[iss Ethel
Day as a ntejnber of tlie Honor
Society. As her junior year was
spent studying in France tlie
records had not reached the col
lege when the other new niem-
i bers were received.
The ofTlccrs and new members
of the Society are as follOM's:
President, ^’■ida Jliller; Vice
Pi-esident. Lois Ariiette; Secrn-
tary-Treasurer, Gertrude Bos
tic ; Eli?>abeth Ayscue, 'Rlizabeth
Boomhour, Ethel Day, Kitty
jMakepence, Adele Rogers, Jaun-
ita Sorrell and Verona West.
During the coming year the
Honor Society plans to sponsor
a lecture to be gWen in the Mere
dith Auditoriiim.
BIOLOGY CLUB
MEREDITH SENIOR WINS
IN NATIONAL CONTEST
.V inost interesting program
was presented at the Barber
Riology Club Friday evening,
October 17, at C'.45 o’clock.
Helen iiiddleton was in charge
of the program which was a.s
I'ollows:
“lUitterlly Wings Take Own
Pictures,” ICli/.abcth Boomhour;
“Story, of Baby OTossuni,”
“Tropical O’Possum,’’ Uuhy
I.ee; “Leprosy, Pellagra,” l^elen
Middleton; “Wool and Cotton
Clothing,” “Individual Hot-
(.Continued on page four)
Buth Britt, ;>reredith College
senior^ was awarded one of the
school pri:^es olfered in the
national contest of the Borden
Fabric Company of New York
City fora dress which she made
in Home Economics. The con
test was in June.
Tlicre were only four winners
in Ncu'lh Carolina. Kuth, who
eiit(ired througii Meredith, was
tlie only Kaleigh girl to enter tiie
contest.
Buth won tlie grand prize at
Slate CoUege last year in the
s(!tte contest when girls from
various North Carolina schools
took piirt.
Octoi)e3‘. with its red leaves
and crisp air, and October, witJi
the Barn-Warjuing has come
again. The Barn-Warming,
given by the N. State Agri
cultural Department, is an an
nual social event looked forward
to with much pleasure; and it
was given again on Saturday
night, October TS, Avith much
success. A large number of
Juniors and Seniors from Mere
dith, dressed in gu,y prints and
ginghams, were among the
guests who enjoyed it.
The State (’ollege gymnasium
was apijropriately decorated for
the occasion. On entering, the
guests were obliged to climb
over piles of hay, stacked be
fore the door, a feat which occa
sioned mu(-h merriment. With
in, hay scattered over the floor,
and a profusion of pines con
tributed to the rustic eitect of
the scene, while crepe paper in
red and white, and gold and
black, strung across the top of
the room, gave brightness and
color.
A convenient plan for form
ing couples during the evening
was by having a line of girls and
a line of boys march in opposite
directions past each other until
the music stopped, at which time
the girl and boy standing oppo
site each otlier became partners
for a while. A number of enter
taining contests gave variety to
the innusements,. one of which
was the pig-calling contest. Of
the twelve boys taking part in
it, Mr. Crisscm wa,s the winner.
This w'as follow'ed by a husband-
calling contest by eight girls, in
which Anne Thacker, of Mere
dith, won. Another enjoyable
feature was a contest in clog-
dancing. “Coon” Silver was
given the title of best dancer.
During the evening, the singing
iind dancing of talented little
Louise .Mitcliell provided
pleasant entertainment.
Tlie choosing of the queen was
one of the most intereatiug
events of the night. Miss Lucile
Miller, of Meredith College, was
selected to fill this place of honor
and was led to the royal throne,
which was built of hay. Lucile
was presented with a beautiful
bouquet of dahlias.
Delicious ice cream and calce,
peanuts and apples were served
at the close of the i^rogi’am.
Guests declared the 1930 Barn-
W'arming w'orthy to be added to
the list of the most enjoyable
ones ever given,