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THE TWIG
Book Week
November
13-19 .
■Volvune XII
MEREDITH COLLEGE, RALEIGH, N. C., NOVEMBER 12, 1332
Number 3
The Little Theatre to Sponsor
Freshman Play November 19
Miss Ethel English to Direct
Rostand's Forcial Comedy
'The Romancers"
The Little Theatre yv'iW make
its initial bow for t)ie season «)f
by spoiisoi'ing tho
Freslnriaii pJay, “Tlu’ Koiniinc-
crs,” a fai-dcal comedy by Ecl-
rnuml JioHtiuid, to bo giv'ii Sat-
nvda.v, Noveuiber 10.
Mias JCtho! K. Elnjflisli, who
wjis lai-gely I'osponsible Tor llu;
splendid success of the fresliinan
|)hiy of laaf yoai* Ik to rViai-li fliis
ymv’s prodnctioii also.
A hivjjcj uunih‘i- tvied onl; foi-
liai-Ls in tliR play, mid an nn-
UHUiil in(.(>vftst iu draniatiirs Iuih
boen iloniunstrated by 1bc cbiNS
as a whole.
-MInk Engli.sh aKsiatod tlu;
iiicnibors of the liit.th; Tbeatre in
wlftctiii}'' tho rollONvin'j caHt:
a lovcj': Kathh;on
•l(»bnijuu.
Strafai'ol, a Inavo, Kaiy Sams.
lienjaniin, fathcVv of rtU'civet.
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Weatherford Speaks
At Chapel Exercises
Little Theotre President
Elha Hriggs, Heads Little Theaue, which
is to x/tonsor Frushmun Play
I. R. Club Discusses
World Problems
On If’iiday nioininj^, Xoveiii-
her 1, l>v. fT. VV. '\V'ert.tliei*f4)rd,
l*i-osi(h!n|. of Uic* Y. l\l. C. A.
(Jriid\ial(> School and also a spe-
fialist. (»n race pvobhMiis, ad-
di-«s'Ki,‘d lluf stndcMit body in
I'hajM'l .on tlio i-tMmn-kabloiicss of
(lie i-lianji'i; wliicb has taken
plac(^ ill Lbe attitndu of |k*oi)1c
toward cai-li otliev. l l'e cited ex-
ainplos of ancient times in u lilcb
fbe 3ife of ijevHons was not re,-
^ai-ded as valuable and eontra.'^l-
*d witli tliesH exajnides (lie hi^^li
value wbieh is phu‘el upon life
tolay.
He said (liat eivili/-a(iou lias
j>onehaek to the l)asie pi'ini-iples
of Jesus as to tht; value of Im-
nuui life. Josns s^ive the “^iireat-
e.st sinjjlo contt‘il)iition itiade to
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Wake Forest Gives Play
A. hirge audience euthusiasti-
*ally received the three-act farce,
“I(. Happened in Hollywood/'
l>i*eseiit(»d by AVake Forest Col
lege Dramatic Clnh Saturday
tiveniug.
The play was directed by Tom
Dysai'd. The cast included
Franklin Smith, Sam Hejiuett,
Jack Hiimphries, Heleir Eukes,
Ixuilse Whims, Dwight MoEwen,
Jam(is Willia, Margar(it Craig,
Jessie Ruth Cinniiiigham, An
nie IRienee PowelJ, and Charles
Leonard. The presentation was
i^ponsored by the Junior class.
The iiK'clinj* of the jjitcviui-
fional IJelaliouH t-lub on .Vo-
vciuher 1, wan opened a
•‘History of liitcrnniioiuil Keiii-
tions .’lu!tjs,” wliirb way liivou
liy .Mis.-j >,'(i(:tie Merndiiii, faMjiry
udvistM- of Ihc i'hil). Miss Hern
don also read n li'ttci’ to the clid)
from .Mis« Amy Hcininway
.ron(‘s, exei'iil ivc .secretary oTthe
Intcrntttional Rclation.s Clubs,
which iucludejl a disiii.'^siuii of
t li e books i-ecently i-ecelvel
thron^ili till* endow-
llUMlI.
Afti‘1* llie liiisin(;ss session, in
which the -oiistitulion oT fh(^
clnh wiis reiul by J'h-nia Fisher
and the innv ineiiUK'r, I'^dythe
Kagby, Avfts wL'lconicd into the
'1iil) by the president, JTartlm
Castlebury, the following pro
gram was given : “Present rroh-
Icms in Japan and Ciiina,” Mnr-
thn Salisbury; “Ulsarniameiit,”
•Martha (’astlehnry. ami ‘‘Ouv-
rent ICventa,” i)y lOrina l-'isher
nud KniUy Miller.
The books wliicli have heen re-
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Society Anniversary
Celebrated Y esterday
at Wake Forest
Society Day was celebrated for
the ninety-eiglitli year at Wake
Forest College on Friday with
a schedule of events which Avas
ithc most entertaining of any
had for a number of anniversa
ries.
The program was begun in the
morning when ]uembera of the
Euzclian and Philomathceian So
cieties debated. Probably the
most interesting feature was the
cbisb l)etweon the Demon Dea
cons and the Carson-^sowmau
(!l(!ven on (Jore fiehl in the aft
ernoon. On Friday night !ift(!r
iiii infoj'niiVl baiMinot orn tions
wei-e given by so(.-iety meinbc.rs
in Wingate ^!en\oria1. Hall, and
Jtt niiu‘-lliirty the guests were
r(n‘mafly j'cceived in the gynina-
sinm.
(lordoii-Grant, of the Philo-
miitliesian Society, presided, and
George Griffin of the Kuzelians
acted as secrctai-y in acc-ordanee'
with the yearly alteration of
(iie so(Moti(^s.
Afany of'tin; Aicreditli y;irls
altonded the celebration.
Student Government
Sponsors Carnival
Acco]-ding to information re
ceived from :Mary (,1. Sherin,
President of (he Sfnilent (!ov-
ei'iiment, that orgiiniKJition will
.s])onsor a carnival in (hecoiie.y;e
aiiditnriuin on Xoveniber 22, I'm-
the cnl.ire sludent body.
Printed invitations will Ih‘
s(Mit to fiM{!iK]s of the students.
'riie Student, (lovi'i’nment is
planniiiji a. soi-iaf iilTiiir of some
kind ea.eh mouth of the year so
(liat th(‘ stndcnit.s may be-ome
b(>tter iinjuainted with eiich
olhcr and the. students of tlm
nearby, colleges.
.Martha V'icfc^llio is in eliarge
(»f the social plans.
Kate Allison Presides Over
N. C. State B. S. U. Convention
State B. S. U. Head
Kale Allison, who presided over the I9.VJ
su.ision of ihi‘ H, .S. //. C.nnwntion
Meredith Winner of Poster
Exhibit for Past Four
Years
Tliniik5ig:lvh)!!,' IIollduyH
JTot. 23-38
'J'IiIk is iho «ccoii(l year th»t
McrodJtli students liAve en-
.iojeil the prlvJlege of Tliaiiks-
glrlii^' liollilnys. The iiolMnys
begin tills ycnr at noon on
Xoreniijer 29, and until
noon o» A'^oremlfir 2S.
Lefler Gives Present
Politicol Policies
Dr. Hugh I’, i^cflcr, [irofessoi
of history at Slate ('olh'ge. spoke
ro the League of "WonnMi >’o(ers
at -M(‘reditli Thursday uvenin
iu tlie Phi Hall, on the subject
“The Present Political Sifua-
tjon.'' He opened his s|ieei-h
with the s(al(*nienl (hat imfoT-
tunately iiitcdlijieiit iM'ojile do
noi lie term ini' ]>oli( ical elect ions.
He siiiiltlmt (lu»r(‘liad hern vei'v
few elerlions where ]-e;il issues
have lieen fouylit since iln> |io-
litical bal:tlp.s luive been cbieHy
([ui.-^e of }iersonalii ies.
s])eaker continued wi(h thi* re
nin rk that tariff is the (nily issui
which has run continually
througli jiolirical histtiry. fii
both ]iaj-lies (he ])hitfornis hrtve.
been brilliant generalities. Al
though the party platforms
reaclietl the pi*ak of hazint'ss in
1920 tlie platforjiis oC are
ninning a close second. In (his
campaign botli major parties
have failed (o men(.iou nitsiand-
ing problems. The otln'r candi-
da(is Xorman 'riionuis, has been
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Properties of **34 Words** Sold at Auction
‘‘Pight this way, Juniois, to
get your money’s worth,’' or
words to that effect, called the
Juniors to a corner of the gym-
irnsium Wedneschiy night. No-
VGUiber 2, to an auction sale ol'
tiie properties used in the stunt,
“ *Si Words,” which avou the cup
for tho class of ’34.
Kefore tlin luictioneering be
gan, the orchjestra gave the se-
loctlon which they played in tho
-stunt., aft(n‘ which the auction
eer, Peg Le(.jraiid, first nuc-
fcioned off the tables wliich were
used by the "famous stcnogrn-
phers and daneoi's.” Then the
hatrauk, on whicli the stenogra
phers Imd “allowed” their hats to
l>e piucecl, was sold “'at quite a
bargain.” Tlie “Heart ’n Love
Kepuir Shop,” and the shelter
which was in front of it were
then nnctioned, njid now grace
ihe entrances (o the boudoirs of
Katherine Davis and Peg l.*-
(Irand.
After tho stnnt pi-oi)crtics had
all been sold, tlie orchestra played
again, and the Junioi’s en
joyed a social lumr, during
which cider was served from
tlie athletic i;up and tlu* stunt
cup, lioth t>f wliicJi are in the pos
session of th(* Junioj-s at the
pi-esent tinu‘.
The aniiual North i.’arolina.
Bajitist Student Conference was
licld at the J'ir.st Baptist Church
in (’liapei 1-1 ill, Noveinher 2-4, at
whi-h time \^'inst(ni Pearce,
Wake For(*st (Jtdlege, was elect
ed ))resident, and Marguerite
^V^ll■ren, of .Meredilli ’ollege,
was elci-tcd secretary.
Approxinialoly two hundred
ami scvenly-(ive yonng people
from eh'vcn Haptist and State
colleges in the Stal(^ yatliercMl in
(’ha])c‘l Hill for thcstndenl con-
rerencc, nmler (lie Icad‘rship of
Kate ..Vlli.sjin, .Mi'redith, ]jresi-
dcnl, jiU4| Sue- Kay. AVoman’s
Otllege, secretary.
I>r. Fllis l'ulh*r. jjnstor of (lie
Firsi f>a])tisf (’liiirch of Atlanta.
Ja., who \>ns one if the:main
«peaki*rs of the I'onl'ereuce, de
livered the in-inc-ipal address
1' rid 11 y nigli t at I Iu* opening ses
sion. on '‘Present Power and
Survival ’\':dni‘ of C'liristian
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HOBBS ADDRESSES
MEREDITH STUDENTS
Hr. •). 1{. Ht)l»bs. paslor of the
I'Mrst llaptisl, (.'hurch of Bir
mingham. Alabama, was the
-liai»el speaker of Thursday, No-
veiniicr :>. Me usi’d a ])arfc of
•Indges :;il as the snbject of a
Iii-i(!f (alk. ‘‘Let them (ha(; love
him l>e as thesan when be uroedi
forth in his might."
‘'‘JCvoryhody." he said, •'•'is hi-
t(*re.slc(l in liv', and llie iibject
of love has niucli lo «lo with the
iinalityof thepei-son. Ifyon tell
me winit you love. I ran tell you
\\ liat yon.are.'*
'‘To love (!od/* In* contiuiied,
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Book Week Nov. 13-19
Book Week is to be observed
Xovember 1o-l!>. The club wom
en in lialeijih are taking a lead
in (his movement.
Liln-arians in the State have
been inve.stigating, and their
stalistics sliow that more North
C’ai'olinians are reading today
than evei- biifm-e. hut. that only
about one-third (jf them bavo ac-
ce.sK to libraries. In Corty-scven
eounti^'s there- are no libraries at
all. Mook A\’eek has monnt a
great ileal in this great further
ing of reading, daring its short
existence.
-^leredilh has always observed’.
Book ■\A'eek, and is planning to
ohs(*rv(‘ it this .year. However,
definite plans luive not af5 yet
Iwc!} made.