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Fresh'Soph Game Monday MnEDTFH COLLEGE LIBRARY RAWCH, N, C THE TWIG Founder’s Feb. 6 Volume X MEREDITH COLLEGE, RALEIGH, N. C, FEBRUARY 6, 1930- «Numbcr 13 “Nothing But the Truth” Given by W. F. Club The Wake Forest Dramatic Club), under the direction of "Edward T. Harrell, presented “Nothing But The Truth” in the Meredith College auditorium on Saturday evening, January 31. This tliree-act comedy, by Robert Montgomery is very modern and realistic. The idea of the pla^ is to make Robert Bennett the hero, tell the truth for 24i hours. He takes a $1,000 bet that he can tell noth' ing but-the truth for one day and night. Bennett gets iiito many tangles and embarrassing situations. At the end of the play he decides that he will never tell the truth again. Sometjmes . those “little white lies” keep -people out of a lot of trouble. TJie characters of the play were as follows: Gwen Ralston—Sarah Grea- son. **^‘A^rs. Ralston—Anne Renee Powell. Ethel Clarke—Maude Bowers. Mabel Jackson—^Laura Helen Paschal. (Oontinued on pape four) Lamar Stringfield in Concert at Chapel Hill Lamar Stringfield, son of O. L. Stringfield for whom Stringfield Hall was named, ap peared in a public concert Fri day evening, January 30 at 8:80 o’clock in the ^laymakers Theatre at the University of North Carolina. This was the first appearance of Mr. Stringfield in a North Carolina concert in four years. The program was given under the auspices of the Playmakers in co-operation with the Uni versity Music Department. “Cripple Creek,” one of Mr. Stringfields compositions which he played during one of his visits at Meredith last year was in cluded in the program. Reception Given by Band For Wake Forest Cast After the play, “Nothing But /The Truth,” that was given by the Wake Forest Dramatic Club oh Saturday night, January 31, the Meredith band, which was sponsoring the play, gave a de lightful reception in the blue -parlor for the cast, tlie members of the band, and their guests. In the parlor, vHich was attrac- Coft«nued on page /o«r) Annual Founder's Day to be Celebrated Feb. 6 The annual Founder’s Day celebration will be held at Mere dith on Friday, November 6, a day that will be marked by an interesting program of activities. The Foundoris Day sei'vice will be hold at 11:00 o’clock in the college auditorium, at whicli time Rev. Easley of Wake For est will address the faculty, stu dents, alumni, and friends who gather each year for these exercises. A feature of unusual interest will be the Meredith Alumni Radio Hour. From-3:30 to 4. :00 on Friday afternoon the follow ing program will be broadcast from WPTF: Trio in D Minor— Mendelssohn Meredith Trio Talk Dr. Charles E. Brewer, Pres ident Meredith College. There’s A Lark in My Heart— Sprass A Brown Bird Singing—Wood Meredith College Glee Club (Miss Ethel Rowland, Director) Greeting to Alumni (Continued on jiage four) Students Give Talks In Vespers On Friends “Friendship” was the theme of the program at Vesper Sei'vices, Y. W. A., Sunday night. Eliza beth Stevens, vice president of tlie Y. W. A. presided in the absence of the president. The program opened with every one singing “Day is Dying iu the West,” then Annette Donovan led the devotionals in which she brought the -connec tion between friendship and God. Short original talks by five Meredith students followed the devotional part of the program. Miriam, Brady spoke first on the qualities of Friendship, using adjectives which described friend ship. Friendship toward our Parents was the subject of the discussion ■ by Prue Choate, in which she gave a medium of measurement of the student’s friendship with her parents. Eliza Turner’s, subject was “Friendship toward Young Men.” A missionary message was included in ^le discussion by Emily Miller on “Friendship With Those We’ve Never Seen.” As a final and greatest friend ship, Velma Preslar told of- “Friendship with God* The clos ing song was “What A Friend We Have In Jesus.” Dr. Spilman Has Active Life As Baptist Leader Dr. Bernard W. Spilman, noted Baptist preacher who recently celebrated his 60th birthday, started his work as educator and preacher in a coun try church with his first pasto rate. He was born at Weldon, N. C-i January 22, 1871. As a boy he played along the banks of the Roanoke River. His early summers were spent on his grandfather’s plantation across the river, and it was from the negroes on the place that Dr. Spilman claims to have learned his “native tongue.” A sports man always, he has had an es pecial- fondness for fishing, swimming, skating, and hunting. For four years he was a regular member of the Wake Forest base ball team. Dr. Spilman was converted at the age of twelve, entered college sixteen and graduated at {Continued on %iagc Jour) Miss Allan Present at Conference on War Miss Katherine Allen went as a delegate to the sixth annual conference on the cause and cure for War, which was held in Washington, D. C. on January 19-22, 1931, inclusive. Tliis con ference is composed of delegates from the eleven large women’s organizations of . the United States: American Association of University Women,- Council of Women for Home Missions, Federation of Woman’s Boards of Foreign Missions of North America, General Federation of Women’s Clubs, National Board of the Y. W. C. A., National Council of Jewish Women, Na tional Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs, National League of Women Voters, National Woman’s Chris tian Temperance Union, Na tional Women’s Conference of American. Ethical Union, and National Women’s Trade Union League. The general objectives of the National Committee on the cause and cure of War are; (1) To build effective peace machinery, (2) to reduce war machinery, and (3) to obtain guaranteed (Continued on page Jour) The student body of Meredith College extends its sympathy to Miss Lena A. Barber ip the death of her father. FROSH-SOPH CAME WILL OPEN BASKETBALL SEASON MONDAY NEW STUDENTS ENTER AT SECOND SEMESTER With a total enrollment of 891 the second semester of Meredith College began Wednesday morn ing, January 28, after an ex amination period of a week. Eight new students have registered for the spring semes ter; four new students from other schools and four former students. The Transfers are Ophelia Cooke of Boiling Springs; Edna Wilhidc of Mars Hill; Pennie Dandelake of Mississippi College for Women; and Faye Patrick, a Fi'eshman from Hamlet. The four former students added to the roll arc Beth Norvell, Alma Carter, Mary Susan Fuller, and Rachel Hoggai’d. Two now courses were added to tlie spring clirricula.. Foods and Cookery, a course added to the Home Economics Depart ment, is being taught by Miss Ellen Brewer. The other coursc added was Principles of Accounb- {.Coniinued on page Jour) New Officers Installed at B. Y. P. U. Assembly The Mereditli College B. Y. P. U. conducted a most interest ing program Wednesday, Janu ary 28, at 6:46 o’clock when the- new presidents for the spring term were installed. Miss Win nie Rickett made the main speech for the evening. - Miss Madeline Elliott opened the program by giving many convincing topics on the subject, what the church expects of the B. Y. P. U. organization. Nela Wilson spoke on what the stu dents expect of the B. Y. P. U. organization. After tliese two talks the new B. Y. P. U. presidents were asked to give the aifti of their respective unions for this session. Mary Currin lead in a prayer of concentration when the pres idents finished their speeches. The new presidents are Paulino Cagle of the Rosa Hewett Union, Elmer Currin , of the Madeline Elliott, Bertie Earif of the Alda Grayson, Lillian Aldridge of the Pearl Johnson, Billie D’Quin of the Perry Mor gan, A. M. Herring of the Evelyn Campbell, Gertrude King of the Celia Herring, Inez Pat- (ConHnned on fcur) Basketball Season Is Center of Class Interest ^ 1 he basketball season is here! The first game will be played Monday, February 9, at 6:45 o clock in the gym where a court Jms recently been painted. The I'reshmen and Sophomores will be participants in the first clash. T h e Fresliman-Sophomore game will be followed by the Sophomore-Junior and Junior- Freshman games. The ivinners m thcs^e games will play for the cup. The team wiiming two out of three games will claim the Irophy. Mr. Yates Laney of Raleigh, w!u> refereed last year, will referee again this season. Students are asked to bring- five cent.H for admission which win be used to pay the referee. Tlie Junior Team, with Elmer Currm as manager is composed of the following members; L. Thornton, Myers, Daggett, Barnes, Smith, Collie, Swanson, (Continued o?i page four) Barrie fs Discussed by Colton English Club At 6:45 o’clock on Thursday evening, January 29, the Colton English Club met in the Social Room, First Floor Jones Hall. Miss Harris led the very infor mal discussion, which centered around Barrie, his life and liis books. Among the books which had been read were “Peter Pan” or “Peter and Windy,” “Dear Brutus,” “Sentimental Tommy” and “The Little Minister.” Everyone present told what she had read and her impression of it. The members of the Club de cided to read Alasefield’s “Daf fodil Fields” before the next meeting, which will take place Thursday evening, February 5. Mrs. Bostic Talks to Volunteers About China On Wednesday afternoon, January 28, M^s., Wade -D. Bostic, returned missionary to China, told in a delightfully in teresting way some incidents that occurred during her period of service in China. One especially interesting incident was a visit she made in the home of one of the unconverted Chinese families. (Continued on pagt four)
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