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OSicial Organ of The Student Body
0/ Meredith College
Blondie Morse ......^Editor
Lois Habtwess Business Manager
Elizadetk Boomhour ,45stst0nt Editor
Mary Lee Managing Editor
pRUE Choate Managing Editor
Edwina Martin Managing Editor
Elizabeth Hahrglson Asst. Bus. Mgr.
Lottie Belle Mvers Bus. Mgr.
h’eporters
Dorothy Merritt Margaret Briccs
Sallie Council Martha Salisbury
Mae Campbell Eleanor Hunt
Emh-y Miller Frances Gray
Entered ns sccond-clnss loatter October 11.
1923, at Poatoffice at Raleigh, N. C-. under
Act e( MnrcU 3, 1879.
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postage provided for in Section 1103, Act of
October B, 1917, authorized October 11, 1923.
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^ EDITORIALS^
April 1
It’s April the first, and we
make no apologies for anything
that might happen. You may
read anything, Jiear anything,
believe anything! It’s a day of
make-believe, and you may try to
make any one believe anything
you wish. However, we shouldn’t
advise you to follow Will Rogers’
plan today of knowing, only by
what you read in the paper I We
remind you again—it is April
the first!
The Worm Turns
THE TWIG
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April 1, 1931
RMPUS
The
Kampus
Kat
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“Plunk! Plunk! Plunk!”—so
sounds tlie last bits of dirt that
are falling on the graves. The
mourning crowds are standing
around the cemetery with bowed
faces. Ah! How sad is the occa
sion. The rain is falling, and the
wind howling. Still no one wants
to leave—especially the fair
ladies [if any one can be called
fair at this mournful time, in due
respect to the dead] that are
standing to one side in a group
that resembles Meredith partici
pating with greatest gusto in the
mournful and dreary celebration.
This is one of the saddest and
most memorable occasions in the
liistory of Ualeigh and Meredith
Ah! is a dramatic 7Cord and is
to be uttered this time in deep and
melancholy tones. . For, it sad
that on so festive an occasion
there should be a note of sorrow.
This is the note. I suppose you
have all heard the expression *‘It
sounds like a dying cat!" Well,
th/it is just how this note is sup
posed to sound—and you may
7oail if you wish—or you may
make some catty remark appro
priate to the occasion. Neverthe
less, 0 Gentle Reader {If you will
pardon the phrase) the Kampm
Kat is dead—gone—departed
and any other phrase to imply
withdrawal from this sphere.
Whether he xoUl survive the ex
perience remains to be seen. It is
the seventh time—so nothing
very new. Still a change is not
to be scored at, and rchether he
will return or not is a matter to
be questioned. If he should re
turn he might remain discreetly
silent and ponder on the un-
knoxon. Silence is not always a
sign of dumbness.
But, I fear I groxo too voluble
when the occasion nghtfully de
serves tears—or at least the
Kampus Kat would appreciate
them. So, as all tales must end,
and mine has come to an un
expected conclusion, I bid you a
fond and far farewell, hoping
that from among the spints of de
parted Kats you wUl hear, noxo
and then perhaps, the familiar
ptiiT of one who stiU calls him
self
Your continual critic.
The Kampus Kat.
College. The most aged and
popular citizens are dead. No
more will their bodies adorn the
tables, ground, and bottles. Sad
is the fact that these celebrities
will never be caressed in an ador
ing manner again.
No wonder the entire commun
ity is mourning and weeping and
gnashing its teeth—^the noted
earth worms are dead, and no
more are their bright and shining
faces to be seen at Meredith Col
lege !!!
Great Explosion in
Chemistry Laboratory
None of the great explosions
which happened in the dangerous
battles during the World War
can possibly be compared
with tlie explosion which occurred
in chemistry lab a few days ago.
The class was performing an ex
periment whicli called for the use
of nitric acid. Before entering
the lab. Miss Yarborough in
structed the class to be very care
ful, for tliis acid would explode
when heated too hot and would
eat up anything which it touched.
Mary—a pale, demure-looking
SOCIAL COLUMN
little creature was almost afraid
to enter the lab after learning of
the dangerous liquid with which
slie had to work. She began her
experiment, however, working
very carefully and slowly. Just
as she was heating the solution in
her test tube a girl working near
by called to her to borrow her
eraser. Mary reached to hand
it to her and as she did so the test
tube which she was holding came
in contact with the flame. Pop!
Crash! Bang! went the tube and
the nitric acid shot in every di
rection. Mary and several of the
girls near her were injured by the
hot acid. They washed their faces
and hands as quickly as possible
but the brown stain would not
rub off. One of the girls cried,
“Oh! Mary look at your nose.”
Mary quickly opened her vanity
and to her astonishment and
grief there was a brown spot on
the end of her nose as big as a
quarter and many small ones cov
ered her entire face. Mary began
to cry uttering between her sobs,
“Oh! What will John tiiink when
he sees me. I will just have to
break that date.” In a short
while slie felt one of her sleeves
loosen and fall off. Soon large
Miss Ruth Starling, a student
at Mereditli College, motored to
Raleigh Saturday evening to at
tend tlje movies. ^
Miss Anne Simms has been
elected ]\ieredith Court Jester by
the popular vote of the student
body at Meredith College.
Miss Kathleen Durham is away
for several days, as she is com-
]>cting in the cross-country races..
Misses Irene Thomas, Susan
Layton and IMary Barber have
just returned from a tour of the?
Orient. They were traveling on
board the Titantic—fourth class.
It is of exceeding interest to
the students and faculty of Mere
dith College that Miss Elizabeth*-
Stevens, Class *32, has received
several offers to go into the movies
as a leading lady in “Campusr
Frolics” as a result of her por
trait, which appeared in the
Wake Forest Annual.
Famous Sayings
Helen of Troy: So this is’^
Paris!
Columbus: I don’t know where.
I’m going, but I’m on ray way. '
Queen Elizabeth: Keep your
sliirt on, Raleigh.
holes were eaten in her dress and
hose. Then she realized that the?
acid was eating up her clothes.
Her dress began to fall to pieces
little by little and the way in»
which her clothes fell from her ^
body would equal a game of strip i
poker. ^
As soon as Miss Yarborough
heard the noise she ran quickly
into tlie room followed by Dr.,
Winston. They both demanded
an explanation but upon seeing
Mary’s frightened face, flicked
with brown spots and her thread-'
bare clothing, did not have the
heart to question her further.
With lips trembling and eyes'
downcast Mary said, “I am so
so sorry but I could not help it.”
Immediately she gathered up her,*
books and ran out of the lab cry
ing, “No more chemistry lab for
me.” j