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PAGE TWO THE TWIG March 10, 1934 Ti^ Published Dl-ioeekly as the Official Organ 0/ the S/uc?en( Body of Mercdlt)t College Nancyb V1CCEI.L10 Editor Emily Miixeb Assocfate Editor Mary F. Comminos Associate Editor Cornelia Aticins Business Manager Louise Coriieil ^fanaging Editor Norma Rose Managing Editor Margaret Tilohman Managing Editor Mary Lois Parker Assistant Business Manager Sonora Bland Assistont Bitsiness Manager Typists Pauline Perry Gicnkva Bass Reporters Hi;i.kn DonsoN Ei.izabetii Austin Henrietta CAari.EHunY Margaret Davis Dorothy Dockekv MakcarI'71' Caudle Nell Choate Kate Covington Mauy Ei.r/AiiKTii Domsox Entered as secoiid*class matter October 11, 1923, at Postofflce at Raleigh, N. C., under Act of March 3, 1879. Acceptance for mailing at special rate of postage provided for in Section 1103, Act of Octol)er 3, 1917, authorized October 11, 1923. iSuhscn'pt/on Price $1.25 DK. TIU'KTT IX UALKKiH 'i’lic nrrival of l)i-. Gcoi-^c \V. Tiuctt in is a grout event. One of the ijcst of world fnnious preachers, Dr. Triiett 'omcs I'cconimcnck’d bv tliousands of people throui^liout Kiiropc, Canada, and the I'nited States, as remarkable for clear, simple, direct s])eakinij aiul for a wealth of deep spiritual strengtli. The |)eo}»!e of this part of the state have an o|jportiinitv that is un usual—as do the number of stutleiits in this college who have never heard this ureat man. THK TniK HAS C'OMK W ith elections here, we can expect the |)olitically ambitious soon to strike a match to fuel alreativ piled high around the old political |jot: and the finnes emitted will be |uite unpleasant or sickeninglv .sweet. Whatever the ett'oct is, we can reasonably e.\pect nianv to be ovei’come. 'I’hese manv mUI vote blindly, iiiHueiiced bv the fact that one candidate was nominated (or recoimnended) by a I’atlier exclusive grou|), while another has to depend for her success on iier merits. Strange to say, the chances are that these blind persons will vote for tbe candidate reconimendetl l)V a “ring.” A little cai'eful thinking might clear tbeii- eves if they would consider that, after all, what counts is what happens after the election, not before it; that a recommendation this year will sav relativelv little for the ability of the candi(hite, and that ai)ihtv, instead of political backing, indicates the measure of success. Politics, when it is coiulucted for the good of the wlude, is not to be fi’owned u]ion. But when ;i group of doubtful ability can put up and railroad through candidates of likewise tloubtfui ability, it is time for the student body to arouse itself fi-om its in different attitude toward the animal electiim. Not until the student body has really concerned itself witii the elections will present conditions he corrected. It is utuiecessaj-y to enumerate those coiulitions—they are ob\’ious to all of the faculty and to most of the stulents. We repeat—cai’eful coiisileration of merits, as compared to political backing will go a long wav toward raising the standard of student government. —K. G. :\i. CLUB NOTES Colton English Club Dr. Edwin McNeill Pnteat, pastor of Pullen Memorial Church, spoke on "LetterwrltlnB" at the Inst meeting of the Colton English Chib, to which the public wnB Invited. He rend sev eral letters, both serious and amusing, from Robert Drowninn, Mattliew Avnohl, and some unusual persons of several centuries ngo. Barber Biology Club A most interesting tllscusaion o£ re cent developments In science was held at the meeting of the Barber Biology Club, February 15. Various phases of modern progress, especially in the con trol of disease, were presented by Mil dred Eaton, who had charge of the program, Christine Adams, Eleanor Andrews, Mary Roselle Sears, Lanlse Helsabeck. Ellzaljeth Austin, and Eleanor Rozar, Several students oi! biology were welcomed into the club by the presi dent. Penrl Robinson. The members Included; Lillian Powell, Lucille Cates, Ruth Sears. Anna Elizabeth Baiicom, Catherine Canady, Flora Kate Bethea, Susan Rudisell, iMataline N'ye, Doris Moon, Grace Porter, Zmiie Powell, Martha Wlllhims, Ruth Alice Ward, Ella Brown, Mue Marshburn, Henrietta Castlelniry, and Margaret Blanchard. International Relations Ciub The International Relations Club at the meeting of February 13 had a program on International relations and the world situations with Gwendolyn Crowder in charge. Virginia Garnett gave a report on the clubs in China. Miss Nettie Herudon then told the group something of Miss Jones, secre tary oC the Carnegie Foundation of InternatioiUil Relations in New YovU. Sarah Elizabeth Vernon, Emily Miller, and Martha Wallace gave talks on some of tbe current topics of interest. At a meeting of the club held March G in the Astro Hall, to which faculty and studenLa were Invited, Dr. K. C. Fra/.ler, a ])rofessor of the U. N. C., spoke on the Disarmament Coiifei'snce begun In Genova In 1932. THINGS WE CAN DO WITHOUT People, who are so inconalOerate as to engage In shrieks and loud-volcetl conversations on Sunday mornings when all good seniors are in bed. and on Sunday afteruoons when all good seniors should be in bed. Girls who know no other language l)nt baby talk. Long assignnicnts which re(|ulre all night to prepare. Criticisms Croin those who are In competent to judge in most cases. Proctors who yell, "Quiet Hour!” wlien Jan Garbo is playing most softly over the radio. Dates who conte without cars and money. Boys who forget to send corsages, Easter. Some of the call-downs we receive Cor a ring around the bath tub. Attendance at required lectures on the nights before a long paper is due. People who have no sense of humor. Girls who giggle incessantly. Parents who forget to send weekly allowances no matter how weakly it is. The crowds who pack the buses to the exclusion of IMereditli girls, People who weep when they fail to receive /I’.v on their work. Polks whom you can’t depend on to perform assigned tasks. Girls who say, “Now, don’t you tell this—I want to myself." Roommates w’ho insist on carrying on a lively conversation just when you are at your sleepiest {the author Is guilty of this). People who come on a little social visit after light bell. Girls who fail to realize you have on a new dress. Disloj’alty to roommates or suite- mates. The popping of gum when we are attempting to study. Girls who perpetually beam at the instructors. People who laugh heartily at their own jokes. Inquisitive souls who poke their noses into everybody’s business. People who spread tales on the cam pus without any foundation. Girls who snore loudly behind us in chapel. Persons who try obviously to be different and only succeed in being ridiculous. Any more articles like this. In all the matters pertaining to our body politic, we must en deavor to establish a view point and to take an hone.st stand. Our choice inevitably reflects our standards and our judgment. If we do not choose wisely, oi- worse still if we make no choice, our standards will be falsely reflected, and our /ludgment “shown up” inipi’opcrly. Someone .suggests that a hopefid sign here will have come when the students clamor eagerly on Wechiesday evenings for Choi)in for dinner nnisic to the exckision of “ja//.” Many ])Cople complain about the way things are going, but make no ol)vious efi'ort to start things out toward another direction. Incidentally, the eleventh issue of Tjik 'I’wic, like the other ten issues, appears M'ith no^’oluntary student opinion exi)ressed in an Open Forum discussion. Some colleges with smaller ]>apers and practically all of the colleges with larger papers do show sucb student initiative. I I Dav dent i iias w Koon lidl!/ Dutch —7'7i> EXCHANGE j id Cornell DeJong, lornier stu- n English at Duke University, ritten his ilrst novel, which is to be published. This novel, FiilUi Shuw. is the stoi'y of a immigrant family in Amorlca. Iiiikd Vhroiiiflp. Wake Forest also has a former stu dent who is Interested In books. The book which Dr. McCutcheon, former Wake Forest student, helped to write is .iH Introduction io the HliKly w/ Foetry.—OUl Gold and Hlack. The roller-skating craze has hit Clemson College too. It seems that all the colleges are “skating crazy.”—The liiike Chronicle. An experiment has been tried In the State College dining hall. The Dining Hnll Committee experimented on the use of popular music during meals. It seems to have been very successful. —The Tcchntvlav. Sponsor of Student Council Dies Suddenly of Pneumonia Poogin. esteemed and beloved Itsh, of Jones Dormitory, died here Mon day night, February 25. Born in Apex, sliortly before Thanks giving, 1D32, Pnogin came to Meredith ;is the gift of Grace Lawrence to Vir ginia Garnett and Evelyn Barker, During the oold weather of Febru ary, Poogin had three attacks of chills, the last of which proved fatal. Peg Le Grand officiated at the fun eral services, and the nuisic was ar ranged by Frances Calloway. “Mem ories” and “How Dry 1 Am” were sung over the dead body. Grace Lawrence read a poem in honor of the deceased, entitled “Terminus.” Eliza iJriggs, Katherine Davl.s, Claire Benthal, and Mary Lol.s Parker acted as pall-bear- ers. Zellah Washburn was olHcial mourner. j Poogin was laid to rest In a beauti-] fnl casket ol' embossed silver in thei B, S. U. garden. .Mr. Daniel, of Dnnbar and Daniel, made a ))icture of Poogin, which hangs on the wall in Virginia's and Evelyn’s room. A handsome monument, carved in Ivory soap, is the tribute of Kalb- erine Davis to the beloved lltUo lish. TERMINUS Dear Poogin llveti foi' many months Through heat and cold Holoved abt)ve all other iisb In tiny bowl. lie swam contented and controlled His appetite. (This lust we know because be was Transparent, quite.) Unlike most ilsh he didn't have A single flea And so we loved our Poogin dear Ho tenderly. Alas the weather grew too cold The water froze And to a bigger, warmei' bowl Sweet Poogin rose. G. E. Lawric.vck. At the Theatres STATE After an absence of eighteen mouths, fSreta Garbo returns to the screen in a blaze of glory, In "Queen Cbi'istina,” which will be shown at the State on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, she surpasses anything she has ever done before, and to her cbaracterizatlon oC the lonely Queen anl the subtle direction of Rouben Mamoulian go the honor of making this pictorial biography one of out standing beauty. Garbo plays a difficult role with restraint and dignity. Her regal man ner and tbe subdued mystery which always surrounds her, gives her an opportunity that Is not lost. John Gilbert, as the Spanish gallant. :s excellent and will go a long way in re-eslal)llshing himself in the hearts of his former admirers. Lewis Stone, as the prime minister, gives his usual polished performance, and Ian Keith, as the jealous lover of tbe Queen, leaves nothing to be desired in, his portrayal of a diflicult character. Completing this iJrograni Is another ilelightful Disney, all-color cartoon "Pied I’ipor.” and a News, The Mortar Board, national fraterni ty for women, of Agnes Scott, has broken a record of the school. The Hoasc Chapter of Mortar Board made an average of one hundred per cent on the national tests which they took last December.—The AfioiUnHv. Prom the Tnlune- Hullabaloo we learn that the latest Sabbath pastime of stu dents at Amherst College is betting on the numi)er of hymns to be called on in the college chapel.—Rttxir/Zimore Phoi'nix. In a study of the musical preferences of 7,817 students at Cornell University, the eleven most popular composers In order named were Wagner, Beethoven, Victor Herbert, Irving Berlin, George Gershwlu, Tsohaikowski, J. S. Bach, Brahms, Chopin, Schubert and Jerome Kern. ”Si.\ of a Kind,” feature picture at the State on Thursday. Friday and Saturday is a real screen comedy, played by real comedians and directed by one of the best comedy directors in the business. Therefore, it Is need less to say, it Is a solid hit. The featured cast is 100 per cent famous comedians, comprising Charlie Ruggles. Mary Boland, W. C. Fields. Alison Skipworth, George Burns and Grucie Allen, The story takes the first four on an auto trip across the country. They get as far as Nuggetville, Nevada, pursued by detectives who suspect Rug gles. a bank clerk, of the theft of $50.- 000. Here they run Into Miss Skip- worth. in the role of a hotel keeper, and W. C. Fields as the sheriff. None of the six featured players has ever been seen to better advantage, and the skillful direction of Leo Me- Carey has brought out every laugU In the story. Especially noteworthy Is the work of Grade Allen who. with George Burns, Is playing the first role vhich carries her all the way through u picture. Completing this program Is a comedy "Soup and Fish,” with Thelma Todd, n Mickey Mouse Cartoon “Meller Drummer,” a Screen Souvenir and a News.
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