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THE TWIG
Published Monthly as the Official Organ
of the Student Body of Meredith
' " ' College
Prue Choate Editor
Minwal CAtES Assistant Editor
Fauume Barnes Business Manager
Salue CduNciL Managing Editor
Dorothy MEnniXT Managing Editor
Mae Campdell Managing Editor
Lottie Belle Myers——/4sst. Bus. Mgr.
Eliza Briccs 4s«. Bui. Mgr.
REPORTERS
Emily Miller
Frances Gray
Mary Lois Parker
Mary Florence Cumuincs
Grace Lawrence
NaNCYE VlCCELLIO
Miserere Hettrick
Jane Parker
Entered as gecond-clnss matter October 11.
1923, St Postofflce at Raleigh, N. C.. under
Act «( March 8, 1679.
Acceptnnce for maiUne at BpecUl rat« o'
postage provided for in Section 1109, Act of
October 3. 1917. authorized October 11, 1923.
Gaynelle Hinton Presents
Succ^sful Piano Recital
SuVscription PHce $1.25
ACROSS THE EDITOR’S
DESK
It was with much pleasure that
the student body was hostess to
high school juniors and seniors
over the week-end. It is a revela
tion to us of Meredith’s virtues,
when \ve put them on display for
outsiders. We are even more ap
preciative of the good college we
live in, after enumei’ating all
those things which make it good.
When Glee Clubs ever surpass
the presentation of last Saturday
night, then they liave come too
near over-perfection! The op
eretta was most noteworthy of
praise. It was without doubt due
to ffood directing and excellent
& O
voices. Congratulations!
The student body is awaiting
witli keenest anticipation tlie Ib
sen production by the Dramatic
Club, especially since the cast is
made up of new finds in the stu
dent body.
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of which again Gaynelle ac-
quittetl herself with artistic taste
and finesse. In fact, Miss Hin
ton played the Polonaise with
such tremendous lire that the au
dience demanded to hear it again,
and so she graciously returned
to play it.
The third group on the pro
gram consisted of contrasting
compositions of the modei’n
.sciiool, at least comparatively
modern; Rachmaninoff’s Prelude
in G Minor, Rubinstein’s Bar
carolle in A Minor, Palmgren’s
Cradle Son^, and Moussorgsky-
Rachmaninoff’s Hopak, a Rus
sian dance. Particularly inter
esting were Palmgren’s Cradle
Song and the Russian Dance.
The concluding number on the
program was the Andante Sos-
tenuto from the Concerto in G
Minor by Camille Saint-Saens,
the orchestral accompaniment of
which was played by Miss Craw
ford.
Following the recital an in
formal reception was lield in the
college parlors. Those in the re
ceiving line included: Gaynelle
Hinton, Mr. and Mrs. J. M.
Hinton, Miss May Crawford,
Mr. and Mrs. I. L. Battin, and
Dr. and Mrs. Charles E. Brewer.
Those who assisted in serving
punch and cakes to the guests in
cluded: Bill Harrelson, Rachael
Biggs, Mary Frances Snead,
“Knox” Hood, Frances McNeil
and Jane Parker.
Ushers at the recital included:
Virginia Crawford, Grace Rob
ertson, Christine Johnson, Velma
Webb, Rachael Marshburn, Eliz
abeth Thornton, Mary Taylor
and Virginia Fort.
Meredith
Nexos for the mouse kingdom
as a whole comes in this writing.
It’s all about a faculty turned
athletic—from scholastic to ath
letic in one evening! To see dig
nified pi'ofessors 'perform so well
as to chalk up a score of 15
points was interesting to behold.
Even I, your humble mouse, gig
gled at that sudden departure
from dignity-on the part of the
faculty folks in order to play the
Senior team. And I spared not
my paws in clapping for faculty
goals, snappy floor work, and
winsome water boys and lemon
toters!
Another thing I'm hoping to
get in on is this Junior-Senior
l^^nquet to be on the SSrd of
April. Why shouldn't I have a
table to myself at that affair, for
my school spirit eqtials that of
any Junior or Senior? Here's
hoping and hinting for arrange
ments to be made for my attend
ance joith special menu of Swiss
cheese, American cheese, and even
cottage cheesees.
Cheese banquets are mousey
specialties. Till I am sent an
engraved invitation I'll be hop
ing all you Juniors and Seniors
have exactly the young swains
you desire on this occasion and
all the fun you are expecting.
I remain also
Your Expectant
Meredith Mouse.
ODE TO THE MEREDITH Reasons for Cheating Are
Given in Questionnaire
HEN
Such a drive for completing
the B. S. U. library is certainly
worthy of the interest and coop
eration of all the students. Books
are gifts that will last for the
girls this year, and next, and in
yeai'S to come. The B. S. U.
Council is truly justified in so
liciting books.
We, the four classes, take upon
ourselves new enthusiasm for the
sake of cleanliness, because of a
certain challenge by the Fresh
man class for a second contest to
last till the end of April. Just
how much ahead the Sophs will
.be at the end of this month, time
will tell.
VICTORY IN SOAP COUPONS
WON BY SOPHOMORE CLASS
(Continued from page one)
suits as announced in chapel
March 31 were:
Sophomores, 15,506 coupons;
Seniors, 12,737 coupons; Jun
iors, 4,0lO coupons; Freshmen,
6,086 coupons.
Not satisfied with allowing the
Sophomores to win, the Fresh
men offered a challenge which
was at once accepted by the
Sophomores for another contest
for the month of April.
“You’ve heard the stories of^the
fairies bold,
Who robbed the king’s castles of
all their gold;
But we’ve a treasure that lives in
a pen,
Wonderful, wonderful Meredith
hen!
Regardless of where she has her
abodes,
Like April showers her fruit
comes iii loads;
For breakfast, foV lunch, for din
ner—^we beg,
Do give us a meal without the
We found an amusing poem in
the Meredith Acorn in 1921,
which will be of special interest
to a certain group of students
who share the same opinion now
Brough ton-]ohnson
Of interest to her many friends
is the announcement of the en
gagement of Mary Lucille
Broughton, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. John Broughton, of Hert
ford, N. C., to Charles Edward
Johnson, a prominent young laW'
yer of Hertford, N. C. ’Cile is
a popular and attractive member
, of the Senior Class and Music De-
And believe it original. It’s the partment. The wedding will take
“Ode to the Meredith Hen.” Iplace in June.
April 8, 1932
Faculty Holidays
While the students of Mere
dith College went to their homes
for the Easter holidays, members
of the faculty were by no means
idle, for many of them went away,
too.
Df. Harris, Miss Barkeley,
Miss Forgens, and Miss McCan-
less went to Washington, D. 0.
Dr. Harris was especially inter
ested in the Shakespeare Me
morial there.
Miss Biggcrs and Miss Spruili
spent the holidays in Ridge
Crest and Asheville. Miss Bar
ber and Miss |lliodes went to
Winston-Salem and Miss Hanyen
to Charleston, S. C.
The following went to their va
rious homes:
Miss McMillan, Latta, S. C.;
Miss Branch, Enfield; Miss
Knight, Chase City, Va.; Miss
Mary Tillery, Miss Doris Til
lery, Miss Day, Southern Pines.
Miss White spent the holidays
in Athens, Ga.; Miss Peacock in
Tarboro; Miss Myerl Allen in
Morganton; Miss English in
Mars Hill.
Dr. Winston, Miss Herndon,
Miss Welsh, Miss Rosel, Miss
Crawford, and Miss Armstrong
stayed at Meredith College.
According to a recent report
of “Studies in Deceit” made by
the Psychology Department of
Columbia Univei'sity, persons who
attend the movies cheat most,
girls tell twice as many white lies
as boys, and! country boys rank
higher in alertness than city boys.
Among the excuses given by
cheaters are: tests and subjects
are too liard, they wish to stand
high, and they do not want to
lower the class ranking. Students
say they are infiuenced by other
people in the following order:
parents first, then friends, then
club leaders, then Sunday school
teachers.
Meredith Faculty Have
Narrow Escapes in Wreck
same egg
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SOPHS WEAR MOURNING
OVER BASKETBALL GAME
(Continued from page one)
, while a funeral march was
played. The black attire was
worn until Saturday afternoon
to the great amusement of the
otlier three classes and the de-
liglit of the sophomores who
claimed that their “big sister”
class wore their black caps and
gowns to chapel and of sympa
thy for their “little sister”
mourners. The sophomores al
ways liave the last laugh. There
is no such thing as getting the
better of them.
Left-hftiided pirig-poiig is be
ing institUtied it the University
of Minnesota fn order to cure
students who stahuner.
Girls of Barnard steal so many
signs froni the campus that, the
comptroller issued the following
statement: “if there is'any sign
which a student very much de
sires, please do not steal it, but
apply at the office and a duplicate
can be obtained at cost.”
“Perhaps thie greatest fault of
our modern college is its failure
to get each student to work at the
maxirtiiim rate which his particu‘=
iar ability will allow,” Believes
Dean Genevieve Fisher of Iowa
State College.
WELCOME G. A’Sl
The Twig staff joins the
student body in extending
to yoii the heartiest o? wel
comes and best wishes for
ah enjoyable week-end at
Meredith. We’re glad you
are here!
On Sunday, March 27, Profes
sor and Mrs. Battin kept an en
gagement in Clinton,'^vhere they
gave a musical recital, while other
members of the party of Meredith
faculty returned to Raleigh after
a narrow escape from serious in
jury, when the automobile in
which they were riding over
turned near Dunn.
The' other members of the
party were Dr. Charles E.
Brewer, Miss Charlotte Arm
strong, and Miss Alverda Rosel.
No one was hurt seriously, their
injuries being minor bruises and
shocks. First aid treatment was
given them in the Erwin hospital.
Wliile the others returned to
Raleigh, Professor and Mrs. Bat
tin went on to Clinton, where they
were met by Miss Aileen McMil
lan, and gave the concert accord
ing to schedule.
Professor Battin rendered a
group of organ numbers, and in
the intervals in which the trio was
to play Miss McMillan gave a
piano solo, and Miss Pauline
Powell, an alumna of Meredith
College, sang, accompanied by
Miss McMillan. The program
was rendered before an unusually
large and appreciative audience.
A dinner was given at the hotd
by the Meredith Club of Clinton
for the concertists and other
visitors.
After the concert Miss Mc-»
-Millari went to her hoiiie in Latta,
S. C., arid Professor and Mrs.
Battin returned tb Raleigh.