IhEfiEDITH COLLEGIi IJBHARY
Freshman
THE TWIG
Freshman
Volume XI
DR. LOUISCAII
MHIU5DITM COLLEGlil, HAIJ-MGH, N. C., SEPTEMBER 23, 1931
Number 1
SPEAKS
>PENING EXERCISES
Pastors Baptist Churcl
Make Wclcomlii'
Talks
Speaking on the inipor
Christian influence on c\^
Dr. Louis Gaines, past(i
Hayes-Barton chvirch, n
chief address for tlie opo*
the college year. Philo
teacliers, and preachcrs
humanity is passing thr
of the greatest and mos
storms. Dr. Gaines v
familiar comparison of tj
built on sand which Avas
by the storm, and the h
on rock which endured,
gested that cach studcrj
her college career as a
ing which she was fi
her life materials for tl
tion of her character, “'.laract!
in the unregenerate the si-
total of the words  iic Hi-.
In the life of the Cl ian il
the sum total of the of il
spirit,” Dr. Gaines ...
Garfield, when he i-clxed IJ
Miss IvriiKL English
Miss Ethel Ev^lish to
Be Frcsnnan Adviser
In.steai (iT : !’j. divided into
small gro'.ip;i nn •,,>.,ous faculty
membi^'- filvis;;j-.s, wlncli was
formc^y the custom; tlie Fresh-
vx'j )• will have a
age of twenty, swd, M>'Mdean and ad-iicv ,ill tlioir own.
wasted many opportu.tiK, jj;3
have come to this co.Jus.on: j., ^
s^,all always , have ^ l''^''''l«-fdith sVu^.'.,l ' Miss English
JnmosA.Gai'field. iamllllcv^,.ad„,^j^j frum Meredith in
be able to escape feluA'ship ’ i fooi ma l
be able to escape felWsliip H J921 a'lKVdid pn^t grIduate\v'ork
him—m time and eterni i at the iTj '
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Four New MemhiCf;
Added to ^ v ;
There are sever;'!:)C-v>
members at Merediti Coiic^
semester. Miss Et'el En
the new Freshman ,lean, i.s
a member of the ducatioi
partment. Miss Tnglish
Alumna of Mercdth Col
She received her (egi’ee in.
class of ’SI.
Miss Hesta Kibhin, an
Meredith graduat- of the
of ’29, has accepted the po
of assistant dean. Durih^,
past year Miss ICitchin 1"
position in the La^;in deparl
Miss Lucile Knight, .
City, Va., is the now B.
secretni-y, succeeding
Madeline Elliott Miss R
graduated fromN.'C. C. ?
the class of ’31. |,
Miss Aileen McMilla[
graduate of Coriverse Collj
Spartanburg, S. C., has
a position in t!ie Music flj
ment. Miss McMillan, ajf
ceiving her degree at Ci
did post graduate woi-k in '
and France. Before con
Meredith she held a posi
Columbia College. C(‘l
S. C. for a number of yea
Miss Jimmie M. Han;
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University of North Caro
Siie v:i:, principal of the
Mars I-fili ‘
'• ’:.’li for four
I oiii- onsiderable
l\i.siug” in other
'•ing her teaching
' I'Ji^^lish e^ijoys the
that Ereshnian
yeai'.N urn- 1
“stinii'ni ,
scIiooIh d;
careei. .Mi
typo of w(M.l
Dean and Adv^jj^r 'vill entail, and
she is lookitig forward to work
ing with the i\iu,,,aith gin-ls. She
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Dr, Brewer’s Creeting
To Freshman Class
It is a great ja,y to nie to say
WELCOME" to Ql,y
dents. We arc t^dightcd fto sec
you at McrciUti!^., Through the
year it xoill tak'c uo effort to
dcvionstratc our 'sincerity. ^Thc
feeling is spontauf:ous. We ^va7it
you to have a happy johi
year in coUegel Mnn,
characterized h
xaork and xmrth
^ 'ous
May it\ he
constructive
i, achievement.
May your assochitions this
^ vitco yi-ar
he helpful and >ead to the Ale-
velopvient of fir
that will become
as the years pai
of students testiif-i
■est friendships
more prceio\is
s. Gencrathivs'
.'y to the vaMc
of the college Bfg. They hat
\ found unspeakahie pleasure aru\l
i comfort from, ii through
\May this he the
of each of you.\
Truly
experienceX
Dr. Charles,
yours,
E. Brewer,
S.G. and B.S.U. Give Joint
Reception to Freshmen
Honoring the new students of
Meredith 'College the Student
Government and Baptist Student
Union entertained in the Blue
and Rose parlors at an informal
reception Saturday evening,
September 12, at 8:00 o’clock.
Tlie guests were mot at the
door of the Blue Parlor by !Miss
Elizabeth Thornton, Chief
A.sti'otektori Literary Society
Marshal, and Miss llaciiel
i\Iarshbii]'n. Chief Philaretian
Litcj'ary Society Marshal, who
intrnduccd (hem to tlie receiving
line c'onipo.si'd of Jliss Mary Lee,
president of the Student Govern
ment; jMiss Elizabeth Stevens,
president of the B. S. U.; Dr.
and j\Irs. Charles E. Brewer,
Miss Caroline Biggers, dean of
Women; Miss Lucille Knight,
Student Secretar}^, B. S. U.;
Miss Ellen Brewer, Faculty Ad
viser B. S. U.; Miss Charlotte
Makepeace, Vice President Stu
dent Government; Miss Sara
Elizal^eth Jenkins, Vice Pres
ident B. S. U.; Miss Katlileen
Young, Second Vice President
B. S. U.; Miss Margaret Briggs,
Secretary Student Government;
Miss Margaret Peacock, Secre
tary B. S. U.; Misa Mary C.
Shearin, .Treasurer Student
Government^, Miss Frances
Harris, Treasurer B. S. U.; and
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Miss Lucille Knichi
B.S.U. Council Retreat
Before College Opened
The Baptist Student Union
Council of M^ercdith College held
a Retreat September 4-7 to make
plans for the ensuing year in all
tlie religious work on the campus.
Practically all the council mem
bers with the lU'W .student secre
tary, Miss Liicillo Knight, were
present dui’lDg the Retreat and
many very helpful and interest
ing plans wei’c made.
Tlic aims c>f tlio B. S. U. for
the 3'ear 1931-32 as adopted by
the council -vcre: (1) to be
First Magnitude, (2) to have
closer ties through prayer, (3)
to have every IMeredith student a
Christian, and (4) to get away
from median ical organization.
“Dare to bo diffei-ent for Christ”
was the Avatcliword selected for
the council, while the song was
“Oh, Love t\\at Will Not Let
Mo Go.” Miss Ellon Brewer,
liead of the Hoime Economics De
partment, was unanimously
elected faculty adviser for the
council—s 11 c (|? e c d 1 n g D r.
1.. K. M. ]'’rctl!inaii,
^riie revivaj, whicii is con
ducted througlji the B. S. U. by
an out.standin|i
each year, wa.‘
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Baptist minister
planned for the
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NEW GIRLS ENTERTAINED AT
THREE CLASS PARTIES
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Circus By “Big Sisters”
and Pajama Party
By Seniors
The first of the entertainments
for the Freslmien was a circus
given by the Juniors in the Astro
Hall Tuesday evening at 8:45
o’clock.
Rachel Biggs, Junior Class
president and circus leader liad
charge of tlie ])rogram. Various
animals introduced to the
audience were: Monkey, P‘',dythe
Bagby; Monkey’s Trainer,
Specks Harris; High Rope
Walker, Charlotte Palmer; Bare
Back Rider, Martha Vicellio;
Prima Donna, Nancy McDaniel;
Clown, Pat Abernetliy; and fat
Lady, Margaret Briggs.
After several games were
ydayed Jliss English, the Fresh
man Dean, judged tlie best tricks
and awarded prizes.
Music was played during the
evening by the band which was
composed of Isabelle Kinsey,
director, Helen Bennett, Melba
Hunt, Eleanor Hunt, Lois Saw
yer, and Virginia Green.
Cracker Jack pop corn was
served by Mary Akeis>, Pcauline
Barnes, Ruth Johnson, and
Jessie Martin.
Some old class songs and yells
were given before the entire
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Faculty Give Baseball
Party to Freshmen
The faculty of ]\Ioredith Col
lege entertained the members of
the Freshman Class and other
new girls at a novel reception on
Wednesday afternoon. The gym
was transformed into a baseball
diamond, and to give still more
of a realistic air to the settinfr*
there wei-e the lemonade vendors.
The menjbers of the faculty
taking part in the game were:
Gate kec])ers—MissV Potcat,
Yarborough, and CrgTford.
Coacli—Mrs. Sorrtfl.
Home })late—Dr. and Mrs.
Brewer and Miss Biii'o'ers.
First base—Dean Boomhour
and Jliss English.
Second base—Dr. Winston
and I\Iiss Barber.
Third base—Dr. Prin' and
Dr. Freeman.
Short stop—Mf. Uili'v and
Miss Allen.
Right field—Mis^ Rowland
and Miss Porter.
Center field—Dr. I\ferrer and
Div ITari’is.
I .(‘S! Pield—Mr. Hamrick,
J-ii-;i'v’ey. and Miss Haugen.
-Misis White and
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Miss Lucille Knight Is
New Student Secretary
Coming with a state and even
south wide reputation as a
B. S. U. leader, Miss Lucille
Knight of Chase City, Virginia,
was chosen as Student Secretary
?o fill the place formerly hold by
Miss Madeline Elliott wlio was
married during the summer.
Miss Knight was graduated from
N. C. C. W. in 1931, where she
was an officer in several organiza
tions, Athletic Associati'on, Stu
dent Government, and Baptist
Student Union.
Miss Kniglit was a Physical
Education Major her first two
3’oars at N. C. C. W. but changed
to English her last two years
and received an A.B. instead of
B.S. degree. She did some Avork
in dramatics her senior year and
was active in athletics all four
years, being secretary of the
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Plans Made By Music
Department for Concerts
The music department is plan
ning to accomplish even more
this year than it has in previous
years. Its j’urpose is not merely
to train its own students in tlioir
particular line of work but to
encourage the love of music and
to create an interest for it
throughout the cami)us. In
view of this various phases of
music have been introduced. A
college band will bo reorganized
Concorts and recitals will be
given, although those have not
been definitely phinned or
scheduled. It is lioped tliat dur
ing the year the girls will have
tlie opportunity of hearing
famous musicians.
The seniors M’ho are planning
to give their recitals this year
and who are working towai'd
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