Two
Published Monthly a$ the Official Organ
of the Student Body of Meredith
OoJlege
Mae Campdell ....Editor
Dorothy Meiuutt Associate Editor
Sallie Council Associate Editor
Eliza Briccs ..Business Manager
Emily Mill^ Managing Editor
Mary Florence Cummincs
Managing Editor
Nancye Viccexlio Managing Editor
Mary Lois Parker /4s5t. Bus. Mgr,
CoRNELtA Atkins Asst. Bus. Mgr,
REPORTERS
Jane Parker Misereiie HETmiCK
Virginia Scott Elderta Foster
Louise Corkell Mary Allen Lewis
Entered as second-clASS matter October 11.
1023, at Poatofflce at RaUigh, N. C., under
Act of March 3, 1879.
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October 3. 1917, authorized October 11, 1928.
SMbscfiption Price J1.25
Welcome
THE TWIG
September l7,1932
It is witli the keenest pleasui'e
that the Twui stall: welcomes
the new faculty and students
of Jferedith College. "We are
hoping that by this time you feel
as if you wei-e one of us.
We think tliat we ai-e most
fovtnnatc in the four who liave
been choi5en to take the vacan
cies in tlie faculty. They are
all people wlio have had the
best possible training and varied
experienco.s. AVe hope that your
stay on this campus will prove
a happy experience.
To the ela.ss of ’30 and
other new comer.s we extend
heartiest greeting.s. It is
through you, as one of the open
ing siK'nUer.s said, that Aferedith
is al>le to continue lier work
It is good lo see you on our cam
pus. ^\’e want you to take ad
vantage of every opportunity on
tliis campus, which by so doing
we know yon will he glad that
you seUK-ted Meredith as your
college.
Meredith Scholastic Rating
The largest freshman class
ever yet to enter iMereditli—the
ela.ss of ’30—we greet you.
While pessiinistic friends (?)
of the college wondered if there
would be even as many fresh-
nieri as usual, a much larger
nuni'ber were already entering
the college. One need- not look
far I’or tixe reason for that, for
Jlereditli has the highest rating
of any wonmn’s college in the
State. It is surpassed by no
college, but is on an equal rank
with Carolina, Davidson, and
I)uke in being recognized as an
accredited college by the Ameri
can Association of Universities
and liaving recently been men
tioned as approved in the
American Medical Association
Journal. Meredith was the ftrst
one of the women’s colleges in
the State to be recognized by
the American Association of
University women. It has as
high a scholastic standing as
any college in the soi;tli, al-
though its enrollment may not
run as high as that of State
Colleges and Universities. Tliere
is only one thing lacking—Phi
lieta Kappa, but that is because
of huk_(.)f money. If ileredith
had SpijOOOjOOO in endowment,
the mojubers of the Kappa Nu
Sigma Honor Society could im-
]nediately become Phi Beta
Kappa members. As long as it
is “nuality, not quantity, 'whicli
counts, Meredith lias no rival.
^Ve are asking the Freshmen
who have had any experience in
journali.'^m or who are in
terested in the work report t»
t)ie Editor. Freshmen tryouts
will be held soon when two
Freshmen will be added to the
.staff.
■\\’hen you go shopping be
sure to look at the Twig ad
vertisers and if po.ssible do your
shopping with them. Tell them
that you are from Meredith—
they will appreciate your
patronage.
Krazy Kracks
Amsterdam, N. Y. (ABS) —
What is the grammatical con-
sti~uction of a kiss? Quoting from
the Castle heights cavalier, the
Item of Amsterdam High says
A kiss is a 'pronoun because she
stands for it.
It is masculine and feminine
therefore common.
It is plural because one calls
for another.
It is singular because there is
nothing else like it.
Usually it is in apposition mth
a caress. At any rate it is sure
to follow.
It can be conjugated, but never
declined.
However, it is not an adverb
because it cannot he cojnpaTed,
but it is a phrase expressing feel
ing.
First Spinster: Which xvould
you desire most in. a husband—
brains, wealth or applesauce?
Sccond Ditto: “Applesauce
and the sooner the better.
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B. S. U. NOTES
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~ Welcome New Girls!
This space in the B. S. U.
Notes is reserved for a word of
welcome to every single new girl..
The B. S. U. council is glad
you’re here. Welcome to our
campus! Their sincere wish is
that your first year at Meredith
may be the most successful ever!
When I was young the doctor
told me to stop smoki/ng or 1
would become feeble minded.
Well, you should have stopped.
Teachers Take Varied
Roads During Summer
Summer Haunts
of Meredith Maidens
We were glad to have Mr.
Huggins, former head of the
Education Department, speak
at Chapel last week.
Over thirty of our ^[eredith
luaidens conscientiously an-
swerc'd the challenge to higher
i‘ar]iing in various branches
and went t(j Wake Forest Sum
mer School. , Did somebody
raise a left ej’cbrow? >Ve said
“con.scientiou.sly’^!
Jleliia Hunt received extra
ordinarily good training for her
oHice M'Jien slie taught in Daily
Vacation Bible Scliool and also
attended Kidgecrest.
Aviators distance endurance
records suffered seriously this
suiumer when Nancy MacDaniel
made her nuiny stop fliglit at
such places as New York, Bia-
leigh, and other great cities
of our country.
(lirls! Bemember to desig
nate Katherine and Martha
Davis as “teachers” or they may
—or may not—be offende(^.
They were councilors at
Kenjocketee Camp near Ashe
ville during vocation.
Polly Barnes learned a great
deal about the art of cooking
while she was at liome. Sounds
unusually ambitious to ns.
Nancy Blanton spent her
vacation in the Great West, the
land of cowboys, oranges, and
movie stars.
Eliza Brigg’s knowledge of
astronomy increased cdnsider-
ably while she was at the beach.
The many members of the fac-
ultj' of Meredith College Imve
s])ont summer vacations which
will be of interest to their friends,
the alumnae and students.
Dr. Charles E. Brewer deliv
ered a commencement address at
the Orphans Home of the Junior
Order in Tiffin, Ohio^ on June 9.
In July Dr. Brewer attended a
Junior Order meetjng in Hous
ton, Texas. He also attended the
State Council Junior Order
meeting in Greenville, S. C.
Dean J. G. Boomhour, Miss
Caroline Biggcrs, Miss Ethel
English, Mr. T. B. Hamrick,
Mrs. Gertrude Sorrell, Miss Mar
garet Forgens, Miss Lottie
Illiodes, Miss Anne McCanless,
Miss Mary T. Wclch, Miss Anne
Lee White, Dr. Delia Dixon-Car-
roll, Dr. L. E. M. Freeman, Mr.
E. F. Canady, Mr. S. G. Biley,
Miss Helen Price, Miss Alice
Keith, Dr. Mary Lynch Johnson,
Dr. I. M. Mercer, Miss Mary J.
S))ruill, Miss May Crawford,
Miss Ethel Rowland, Miss Aileen
McMillan, Miss Virginia Branch,
and Miss Alverda Bosel spent
most of their vacation at their
homes.
Miss Lucille Knight spent a
great part of her summer at
Ridgecrest and in Chase City
teaching in Bible school.
Mrs. Lillian P. Wallace taught
at State College and also spent a
while in Ontario.
Miss Mae Grimmer was in Cape
Charles, her home, and New
York. She attended the Octagon
convention in Scotland Neck.
Dr. Lula G. Winston spent
tliree weeks at Ridgecrest and
visited Dr. Grenfell’s Mission
Posts and other places of inter
est in Labrador.
Miss Mary L. Porter attended
a French school in Greensboro.
Miss Mary Yarbrough was in
camp in the Eastern part of this
state.
Misses Doris and Mary Tillery
were in Scotland Neck and Ridge
crest.
Miss Ethel Day attended a
French school in Middleburg, Vt.
Miss Carolyn Peacock was at
her summer home in Northfield,
Mass.
Dr. Julia H. Harris was in
New Haven, Conn., and Chocawa,
New Hampshire, at Jumpa
Lodge.
Miss Catherine Allen repre
sented this state at the Interna
tional Association of University
Women in Edinburgh from
July 28 to August 5.
Miss Jennie Haugen spent her
vacation at Lake Ariel near
Scranton, Pa.
Miss Nettie Herndon spent the
summer in St. Louis.
Miss Lena Barker was in the
Biological Camp of the Univer
sity of Michigan.
* Miss Mabel A. Barkley at
tended Peabody College in Nash
ville, Tenn.
Miss Charlotte Armstrong
visited in Maine.
Miss Ida Potcat was at Ridge
crest for a while.
Mr. B. Y. Tyner attended the
Inter-racial relationship confer
ence in Nashville, Tenn. He was
among the guests invited from
the leading institutions.
Mr. L. P. Spellman taught or
gan and piano.
Miss Elva Hartness visited in
Asheville and New York.
B. S. U. AT Home
The home of the B. S. U. is
on first floor Vann Hall, and it
is for every one of you. Maybe,
j'^ou would like to read some good
books or magazines. Well, if you
do—just come on over and make
3'ourself at home.
CoNi-’ERENCE CoMING SoON
Already Meredith students are
talking of the state B. S. U. con
ference to be held in Chapel Hill,
November 4-6. Kate Allison,
one of our own girls, is state B.
S. U. president, so every one here
1ms a personal interest in the
conference. Start saving your
pennies now, so you can go!
THEY SAY—
Education is the constant re
organization or reconstruction-
of ‘ experience.—Dr. John
Dewey.
Dr. Kenneth Saunders,
scholar and authority on India,
said in an address “It is just
as vicious for the college student
to spend much time in political
jazz as in social jazz. Propa
ganda 'has no place in a college
curriculum.”
Life’s decisions spring largely
from one’s attitudes. There
fore, attitude building is about
the most important part of
education.—Dr. W. H. Kilpat
rick.
Baptist Student Campaign
The camjDaign is on for the
Baptist Student Magazine and
you have the chance of a life time
in being able to subscribe. The
price is only 75 ccnts and you get
nine issues of one of the peppiest
and finest magazines jjut out for
young people. Be sure you
don’t procrastinate, and sub
scribe to the Baptist Student.
Now! Today!
Morning Watch
Have you crawled out of bed
a little early in order to go to the
morning watch services that are
being held in the court? If you
haven’t, start today by going.
Remember, 7:15 every morning
in tlie court.
Student Body Comes
From Sixteen States
The I'wlg fiUifif extends Its
deepest sympathy In beliaH of
the student body to Sliss Hern*
don at tlie deathi of her sister,
Sftllle Council at that o! her
brother, and Kathleen Johnson
at tliAt of Iier father.
Not only does Meredith liave
students from North Carolina,
but from four corners of the
globe. From China and New
York, from Jamaica and Japan,
tliey come. There are 127 be
sides the 30 new town girls.
Eleven states are represented by
these girls alone: North Carolina,
South Carolina, Georgia, Ala
bama, Texas, Tennessee, Ken
tucky, Virginia, West Virginia,
Maryland, and New York. The
old students widen this range to
Michigan, Washington, New Jer
sey, and Florida. The foreign
countries represented are China,
Japan, and Jamaica. From these
numerous places have come the
girls who have helped Meredith
top the mark to 386 students.