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Four THE TWIG November 7, 1930 MEREDITH RETAINS MANY OLD TRADITIONS {Continued from page one) Cllen Hrewer as the March Hare. Jlvs. Wallace made an unt'oi'fioltable White Kabbit, and i>i*. Joliiison was, of course, the Cheshire Cat. Did we for get anythinj»? OU, yes; ilvss -Mary Tillery was Alice! Then comes the Crook. Alum- nae tell us that at old Meredith the Crook was tlie most excitiuy; part of the entire college year. Evei-y one hunted the crook, with a tremendous rivalry exist ing between every one. To ex plain, however: the Crook is a real shepherd’s crook which is hidden at the end of school by the incoming Senior class. The class colors are tied on it. Tiio juniors try to find it before com mencement week. If they suc ceed, the (.-lass colors are taken off, and black ribbon is substi tuted. The outgoing senior class president juust hand it down, thus decorated, to the in coming Senior class pre.sident at the Class Day oxercise.s. The freshmen do their best to help their big sisters tie the black bows on the crook by discovering its lilling place. The sopho mores must look out for the Crook and see lliat no Junior or Freshman discovers it. Little lias been said about the crook, and few ujider-classmen know aliout it. Hut it’s one of our viM-y oldest traditions, and we urge the student body to keep II]) interi‘st in the hunt. Tlie next tradition we think of is slunt night. This needs no explanation, but we would say rhat as long as stunt night has been, the odd classes have sung “Tliese liones*’ at some (inie dur ing the evening and class s^iirit has been nuinifested in much yelling and cheering. 01' course, it is well known tliat tlie ()dl classes wear black gloves on special rlass o-easions, liave the red devil f(ir a mascot, “Tliese liiuies” for their song, and the rainbow Tor class colors. At olil .Meredith ami for a year or so at n*w .\lei'(*dith lh‘ negro waiters would have a cake \\'alk im the Saturday night be fore llie (’liristmas holidays be gan. Interest in this seemed (o (li(; out a few years ago, 1)UL we {as oni! who knows) assure you rhat seeing sdiik- m(! notorious as Kd o]- Will dressed up, is a most amusing style and walking for tin* cake was some sight. Tliere was music and other forms of enicrtainnuMM along with it, too. Ask Doris if (he cake walk wasn't good! Let's Iry to revive it! Th(‘ sk(*l(!ton, I lie Ast ro goat, the camlli? i)aiade and forming of Astro on the dining room steps before Society Day, are notabl4‘ among the Asli-o tradi tions. All of which remimls us of such traditional (hings as: the step ringing Society Night at ('ommencemenl when the classes inarch up and take the ])laces of the preceding class (a s«rt of promotion day); the carol singing done the night (or morning) before the Christmas holidays (Mereditli used to sere nade all around Haleigh—the governor, the hospitals, the peni tentiary, and trustees and friends (»f the college) ; -May Day Howers for Dr. Brewer; Jlfiy Day, Society Day, (.’lass Day and the daisy ;hain when the traditions are handed down to the incoming Senior Class; and the barbecue. Before Meredith moved, a half holiday was given soriie time iu the fall; and the girls came out in trucks to the new site for a barbecue and short program of stunts (you should have seen .Miss liJarber and Mrs. Sorrell feed eacli other ciacker crumbs while blind folded!). After -Meredith moved, the barliecue was con tinued without the holiday part. This year we have not had it, but here’s hoping it is possible tti have it next year. 'riien for the even (dass ti-a* ditions—tliere is the burning of th> most hated thing by each Senior some time during com- mencenieut week; green and white ar(? the class colors every colh^ge generation. The even Senior.v giv(‘ a picnic for theii litlU^ sisters, and the odds give a breakfast in the gmve. The custom of th(! “big’* and “little sist(*rs'’ is r(!ally a tradition. It has been traditional that the evens give an original operetta, while the odds give a Shake- sp*are play. l-'or liotli classes—odl and even—is the painting of tlie numeral of tlu> Sophs on the wa(»*r lowei', and for the Juniors and Seniors the annual ban(iuet. l'\)rmal dinners two or three tiiiK's a year, monthly birthday parties, rli(? S(!uior banijiu't, I’ouuder's Day and the S. (}. reception, and the Senior \'es- l>er service the; Sunday before exams begin in .May—there are other customary observances. We nitisl not forget the ii-is as our college flower, either. It is liecoiiiiug a trailition for the li. S. [’. to decorate (he trees in I’ronl of the administration Imihliiig Just before ('hristnias. .V custom formerly observed but nearly forgottiMi now is that of tvirning to faci> the faculty as tliey march out of cliapel. And we ii(!arly forgot llu ma.s(|nerale jiarty which cele brates tlie close of niid-year exams ev(M-y Jannary! I [' a persm can be a tradition we niust not omit our college nurse—at least her nick-iianie is a tralilioii—“Son,” and her I'avoriti' expression. ‘’'IMie Dog's Toe.” DELIGHTFUL PARTY BY WAKE FOREST SOCIETIES (Continued from page one) When everyone was paired olf, the party was transferred into the I'hi Hall where an in teresting program was given both by students of Jleredith and of ^^’ake Forest. This enter tainment consisted of a black faced minstrel, musical num bers botli vocal and insti'u- mental, a reading, and tap dancing. Again i)artners wore ex changed and the couples went back into the Astro Hall where they wei e served with ice cream and Ciike. Sin-e this affair was given in order that the Wake Forest boys miglit become better ac- (luainted with the Meredilh girls in anticipation of a bigger attendance at a better Society Day at Wake i'orest this year, many are eag*rly awaiting- aU' other occasion such as the one of last Saturday night. Jeans 108 Fayetteville Street Just Arrived 200 New Sport Dresses Browns, Green, New Blue--- AH sizes $15.00 MEET YOUn FRIENDS AT THE ^^CALLY” California Fruit j-^tore STUDENTS' HEADQUARTERS SINCE 1900 “STATIONERY” KODAKS AND SUPPLIES Memory Books, Albums, Poems, Loose Leaf Books, Fountain Pens JAMES E. THIEM ‘'”'“rLEicH, n. Phone 135 C J. C. 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