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Two THE TWIG March 20, 1931 lie OBicial Organ of The Student Body of Mcredilh College Bi.ondif, Morse Editor Lois 1Iartnf.ss Business Manager Euzaretii Boomhour Assistant Editor Mary Lee Managing Editor PniiE Choate Managing Editor Edwina Martin Managing Editor Eli7.adf:th llAnREi.sON Asst. Bus. Mgr. Lottie 13eu.e Myehs //ssf. Bus. Mgr. Jicportcrs Dorothy Meriiitt Margaret Bricrs Sallie Council Martha Sausbuiiy Mae Cami’bell lu.KANon Hunt KnttTCil ns speond-elnns mntler October 11. 193^1 Ht Postoflicc nt Unleigh, N. C., under Act of Sturcli 187£). Acioplntji-o f«r mnilinc nt spccinl rnte of postnsc provldcil for in Section 1103. Act of Oetolwr 3, 11)17, outliorizeil October 11, 1923, Subscription Price $2.50 ^ EDITORIALS ^ It seems significant timt so many freshmen planned to be ;iway last week-end. “In the sjM-ing a young man’s t'anc}' lightly turns to thoughts of love”—says the poet. The sophomore party probably of- fered a good ojjportunit}^ for some beirinninffs. One never fully j-ealizes a girl’s good jjoints until election time come.s and “stump s))cechcs” are made. We are glad to welcome the (j. A. girls again this year. A)id wo are ho|)ing they will like Mere- rlith so well that nianv of them will come hack and make it theii- Alma Mater. The Kampus Kat SiiiHiiiniiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiquiiiiiiniioitmiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiraHiiHniiiipiiiiiiHniitinniiiiiiiip RMPUS Ah, Ha! I c.vclaivied in drnmatic tones last Saturday morning. And, I twirled my xchlslcers and donned my profes sional air of curiosity. '‘What do I dctcct so oddly adorning the foiintnhi? The devil,'* I pv.rrcd politely—and under my breath —an the saying is. But I coidd not doubt the truth of my sta.te- inent. There ims also a black- handed crowd gathered about him—and they seemed ""Plotting and planning to gether To take vie by surprise.” As it turned out they did not take we by surprise as much as some other people. Hoxocver, they loere quite a spirited crowd, and being a. cat, I naturally knoxo more of spirits than humans and spirits 7i)cre certainly here that day. But in spite of belief to the contrary—m-» spirits may be killed. That night this blackhanded crew was reinforced and from, all the bells ringing and xohistles blowing and people shouting that I heard in the Society halls they were having a gay time. I congratulate myself—since it seems to be the style—and there is no one else to do it for me— on the cool air I maintained that morning when it seemed aboiit a four,th of the school loas becom ing impish and going xaith the devil. But my curiosity zcas sat isfied when 1 xaas informed the ‘‘bones and devils and gloves" xcere the odd behavior of an odd class, the So2)hs! They xvere merely cutting comic capers and I xoas gratified that my curiosity led me to such knoxoledgc. For, it really made me sad for awhile that I seemed to learn nothing ncxo. I had too much time to reminisce, and cats shoidd not be so careless. Perhaps I may cap ture some of the spirit of last Sat urday and become a foolishly facetious Kapering Kampus Kat. On I'. 'I’lrf.vt; Wi: Of Ihf nuiiiher of things Mere- (iHli needs, prolialjlv moix’ than a iiiii''ic Iiiiililiiui'. ;i swinnning |)oo!, .1 |)a\cil (li'ivi?, ail expression fcaclicr ;\ii(| drainalic dircchn'— m.ire Lhan uiiv of Hn.'se. .Meredith iK'’iIs iiioi'c MK-i.'il (lie. \Vv refei’ Id 'ocial liii- as stiiiailalion t»f so- cii'fy spin!, of (’ormcr traditions, rt.'iinnu'iil's and social g;iMicriiigs, )iK)rc f'onnal dinners, inoir aMil'.'lirs, more dramatics. girls lia\'e hecome so t ngr'c.-;(,(! in di'fiiiilx'assignments I'lr uliicli !Ik'v know Hiev will be liC'^l i'i-j)onsiI)k‘ liiai- they have l()r;:iii|l('ii Imiw it is to don theii" best cviMiiiig (iix's.s and company manners, 'i'lirjse societv man ners ;uul best eveniiig dresses from piii’c iK'fes-.i(-y must be ten derly but firmly shaken to rid them of “.sweet breath of nioth- baJls” bei'di'c tising. 'I'his is a pica for more stjcial life «Jii the campus! Sk’.ns of Si'isiN't: Although Ai-istotle said that tno swallow doesn't make a sum mer, I think it is almost safe to say that “spring hath come”-— ‘'almost" bccau.se there is no tell ing what im])ulsive March will do next. Hut to come back to the birds, which do not all hajjpen to be swallows. Almost any time dur ing these lovely spring days a flock of kill-deei', or dozens of ■ robins may be seen in the court. Stallings are plentiful around the cani])us, and there arc s|)ar- i-ows, of cf)urse. lJut not all of them are those “naughty birds,” the Knglish s|)arrows, but there arc some of their more aristo cratic cousinsj the song spari'ows. The chirping .s[)arrows are liere, too. 'rhis nin-ning, crossing the pt)rch in front of Jones Ilall, I Just got a glimpse of Mr. Cardi nal as he flashed across the field toward the grove, ''i’he gay red of his jacket seemed to make the (iresence of spring a certainty. Sometimes the well-groomed i)rown-thrasliers may be seen searching for food—in a digni fied and not-at-all greedy way. 'I’he juiicos, too, are plentiful aniund here now, and a sharp eye may (je i-ewarded by a glimpse of a dainty Carolina wi-enn. It is not oidy the coming of the birds which tells us of tlie ad vance of sjiring, but also the freshening green of the grass and shi'ubs. '^I’he first advqnturous ^'cllows of the forsythia and yel- low-bells give the feeling of spring. Spii-aca, too, is out with its dainty white blossoms. To day I noticed some gay sweet- smelling hyacinths in front of the auflitorinm and the pur))le of violets is scattered along the path to the Arts liuilding. On manj’ of the teachers’ de.sks the gf)ld of daring daffodils lends a ‘spi-ingy” atmosphere to the room. And the trees in the grove seem almost ready to burst into fresh young leaves with which to covcr theii- naked branches. With the warm spring sun and the soft spring showers, there’s no telling what will happen be- foi-e tomorrow! Ju.s’ In Fun liang! ^Vhat in the world is ha))j)cning? One hundred and M)rty heads go blinking out of the windows of Stringfield Hall. Are our eyes deceiving us; or are thci-e not devils in the court of Meredith ('ollege—founded in 1885).^ How the faccs are turn ing white with fear—even if it is in the early moi'n of Saturday— Judgment Day has come! Oh, if the ground Mould only open up and ])ut those devils in lli(-ir right i)!accsi Nf), there they comc up the step. (It will not do to tell the exclamations that arc now filling the air.) licds become .suddenly ]jopular —strange to relate, the ojiposite side! ITere they comc, and our floom draws nearer. “All right, freshies, salute.” Not only do we salute; but our knees giye way, aiid on our knees m'o Hop—salut ing, kissing, and~-anything. l'\)r once, not much eating can !)c done, for in the miflst of a glorious meal of bacon, a devil apj)oars. Everything becomes silent—if the chattcr of teeth could be called silencc—and all the so-called freshies slink in their cliairs. However, soon all is well—the devil goeth. 0—h, why did I wear my best hose? Every two or three minutes, a black glove flies in the air—I sink. Work.^ Miss White need not have any trouble chocking this week; for every sopli’s bathroom was washed, and closely supervised, at that! All the gym students shine, while marching. in the court, especially in their attire. Jjamp shades, for hats; rain coats; bath ing suits; and everything else ap- |)cared in the court. Still, “all’s well that ends well,” and every one survived! I Elkction Days “Have 3'ou seen the bulletin board in the administration building just filled with papers.^” When you hear that question aniong the students on the cam- ]>us, you know that the Nomina ting Committee is in full swing cminating officers for the next .school year. Most of the major officers have already been elected, but there ai-e still many, many more nominations to be submitted to the student body yet. For two or three days one set of M’hite ]>apers covers the en tire surface of the bulletin board, then these arc taken down and another set takes their place for two or three more days, and so on. . After each change, girls crowd around eagerly to see whom the Nominating Committee presents as their nominee for the various offices. Prom the differ ent remarks overheard among the many people that gather to'rcad the nominees, everyone seems to have already known who was to be nominated. It’s queer, isn’t it, how you just knew all along that that certain person Avould hold just tliat office next vear. It a])pears by the number of white [Jaj)crs that arc posted so rapidly ihat Meredith will soon know into whose hands her different clubs and organizations M'ill be intrusted for the next school year. t EXCHANGE t 4 From the Rotunda of Virginia State Teachers’ College we take this original idea: “No jnatter how you move it, writing paper remains stationery.” “Have you heard the last one about the Scotchman?” “I hope so!” Wingate College heard Dr. Gcoj'ge W. Truett in Charlotte, where ho was conducting a series of services. A special “Wingate night” was observed. A girl met an old flame and decided to high hat him. “Sorry,” she said, when intro duced, “but I didn’t get your name.” “I know you didn’t,” re- ])lied the old flame, “but that isn’t your fault. You tried hard enough.” Agnes Scott College in Deca tur, Ga., had a group of pros pective fi-eshmcn visit the college for a week-end. So will we this week. If you can’t laugh at the jokes of tlic age, laugh at the age of the jokes. Brings Fashion's New At- Lowest Prices COATS « SUITS Dresses :: Millinery Individual Styles Fashion and Value Always at Jean*s 108 FAYETTEVILLE ST. Complimenls of ALFRED WILLIAMS & COMPANY BOOKS :: STATIONERY ENGRAVING 119 Fayelleville Street Raleigh, N C. MEET YOUTi FRIENDS AT THE ^^CALLY” California Fuuit Store STUDENTS' HEADQUARTtRS SINCE 1900 “STATIONERY” KODAKS AND SUPPLIES Memory Books, Albums, Poems, Loose Leaf Books. Fountain Pens JAMES E. THIEM 125 Fayetteville St. Phono 135 RALEIGH, N. C. VISITING CARDS PROGRAMS INVITATIONS STATIONERY EDWARDS & BROUGHTON CO. RALEIGH, N. C. i
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