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THE TWIG
February 16, 1935
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Published Bi‘Weekly as the Official Organ of the Student
Body 0/ Meredith College
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THE WAY AHEAD
“Push out into deep water and let doM'n your nets for a haul.”
With this theme, Dr. Poteat has led us through a week that has
really meant deeper—deeper tlian man}' of us had ever experienced
before—religious thinking. The view has been consistently main
tained that religion has for its province every phase of human
endeavor—social, economic, political, intellectual, and, of course,
spiritual. We ha\’e seen that Christ, representing creative love on
the human scene, holds the key that will unlock the door to all
mysterious in these phases for all time.
The implications of such a broad concept for our own campus
are far-reaching. We need to re-think our entire religious pro
gram—botli as individuals and as a group. Questions like these
present themselves: Is creative love as it has been defined for us
in operation in my life.^ Are all our campus activities integrated
in the creating of human values? Do the so-called religious ones
incorporate these manifold life aspects.^ According to Dr. Poteat,
we reaffirm, “religion is an approach to life that tics togetlier all
tlie fragments and experiences of life into a consistait whole.”
Those tilings, he cojitinues, wliich we regard as most creative and
powerful are to be settled in the religious area.
But thinking is not enougli. Having analyzed our program,
cluinges are to be made in the light of the ideas and attitudes
gained during the preceding week. As college girls, moreover, we
can take definite action on two issues mentioned by Dr. Poteat:
that concerning race problems and that concerning war.
These ])i'ohlcm.s, we note with interest, are among those about
M'iiich the young people of tlie world arc principally concerned.
A \outli, for whom fortunately sex and alcohol are no longei' the
chief considerations as a decade before, is taking u]) with its char-
acterislic' freshness and zeal the figlit against racial differences and
war. In(licati\e of a general hostility toward war was the over
whelming vote against it by the national youth orders at the meet
ing of tlie S. !•’. A. in Boston recently. In many institutions, as
in the University of California, where military training is compul
sory, students have openly refused to participate in it.
In ordet' fo carry out some such pi'ogram, we suggest the mainte
nance of till- Open l''(n‘uni discussions to which Dr. Poteat so n-en-
erously contriliiited. As we stated in an earlier '’J’wic, no elaborate
organization would l}e necessafv. U’liere is, of course, the problem
of leadership, hut otherwise only a time, meeting place, and topic
for discussion need he arranged.
lhanks to Dr. Poteat, “our nets iiave lieen pushed out into dee)')
water and let down for a haul.” J''nture action I’osts with us. Genu
ine progress is to be made, Dr. Poteat says, only as tlie life of the
individual or grouj) shall come to be influenced by creative love as
shoM'n in the life aiid teachings of Jesus.
WHY NOT CfOOD MUSIC?
The poorly-attended concerts of the North Carolina Symphony
Orchestra are reflections upon the tastes of llaleigh citizens. Espe
cially is this fact evident when in the Syphony evidence compared
with tlie mobs who thronged the performance of Guy Lombardo
earlier in the season. Two questions are: Do we know what good
music is and do we want it? A negative answer to either is a re
proach to any society.
Open Forum
AKK WK KEKPING UP?
Are you keeping up?—or What is
your opinion on this? These are ques
tions which are being directed toward
the college student on every hand and
In practically every situation today.
Are we among the students who are
striving to learn the truth about the
world In which we live or are we
among those who draw hasty conclu
sions from the daily metropolitan
press?
Many recent comments by students
on our campus are Indications that
there are those here who wish to be
In the group that Is striving to keep
up. One group was heard to remark
only a few days ago that they enjoyed
their reading and tried to read at least
one novel each month but that they
were realizing that this was not
enough. They weren’t keeping up.
They admitted that they were not
qualified to discuss any of the con
cepts of social and economic organi
zations today. There was the Imme
diate suggestions that the use of the
periodicals in the library would easily
help in solving this problem.
Some students, realizing this need
and desire of many students on the
campus, have suggested that the li
brary, particularly the periodical
room, be opened on Sunday afternoon.
This would not mean that the libra-
i-ians need work but only perhaps that
one be present. It would mean that
those who desired could spend their
Sunday afternoon of recreation in
“browsing around."
It is the opinion of all faculty mem
bers and serious students of Institu
tions of higher learning that the col
lege, or university, is not a place for
indoctrination but a place for vital
challenge to creative Intellectual ef
fort. Surely such a desire on the
part of the students, on condition
which will inevitably lead toward
creative intellectual effort, can not be
overlooked by those interested In the
growth of the college In respect to
ihc Individual and the whole com
munity. G. V. R.
I Club Notes I
Homo Kconomics
The Home Economics Club held Its
meeting In the sewing iaboratoi’y.
.liinuary 29, 193n. Plans were discussed
I'or working over the rest room in the
science building, whlcli plans have al
ready been carried out. A standard
ization product project was also dis
cussed. A sliort program followed, one
of the i!eatures of which was a talk,
“Being a Good Buyer.”
K. K. Club
Friday night at S:00 o'clock, the art
club met.in Miss Ida Poteat's room
at 201 C. A number of new members
were present at this meeting. Miss
Poteat led a discussion, giving some
of the liigh lights In the history of
art.
Cliissicnl Club
The Classical Club held Its meeting
Friday night, February 15, 1935. The
progriim consisted of a showing of
Greek anti Roman styles. Both men’s
and women's costumes were modeled.
Voice Recital Given Feb.
15 By Mabel Martin
(Continued from page one)
.Mildred Moore, Mr. and Mrs. A. J.
Martin. Miss Ethel Rowland, Mrs. H. S.
Slgley, Miss Virginia Branch, Miss
Janio Parker, Miss Caroline Blggers,
and Professor Leslie P. Spelman.
Those who assisted the ushers In
serving were: Miss Annie Keith, who
presided at the punch bowl, Mae
Marshbanks, and Ruth Pender.
Here is My Heart
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TWIGLETS
Two sophs had been trying to get a
call through about a dozen times on
a pay telephone, but each time the line
was busy and the nickel was returned.
Finally one quoth susplcously, "See
here, look at the date on your nickel
and And out if Central gives you back
the same one!” So she rang again,
the line was still busy, and the nickel
was returned. They grasped It and
looked excitedly at the date. Imagine
their incredulity and surprise to find
it was the same nickel! Next time
maybe the operator will send It out
by Parcel Post or the bus driver. Just
so they’ll understand!
At Sunday School Edna Frances
Dawkins and Katherine Shuford, who
were near the front, rose gracefully
when the hymn was announced and
sang straight through' four verses
without knowing they were the only
ones standing! Yeah, sorta not like
Lot’s wife about looking back!
Famous Sayings from Famous
People—or What Have You.
Mr. Riley: “If this be treason, pick
up your chair and throw it.”
Helen Hilliard: ‘‘Today is the Mon
day I was glad it wasn’t yesterday."
Dr. Mercer (holding up tiny gold
safety pin): “Does this beloug to any
of you. Young Ladies?”
One sweet young Meredith gal heard
that her beau-lover was In the In-
fli’mary over at Wake Forest. So she
sent him a thermometer—which he
never got. The temperature must have
gone down—or sumpin.
“If it was to be a prize or a surprise
If it was to a surprise to realize
If it was to be If it were to be what
was it to be?
What was It to be? It was to be what
it was.
And it was. So it was. As It was.
As It is.
As it as It is. It is and as it is and
as it is.
And so and so as it was
Keep It In sight alright.”
Martin Kane, of Chicago, said that
Professor Brown of Cambridge Uni-
verslty, on hearing the above by T. S.
Eliot, commented: “Milton, thou
shouldst be living at this hour. Eng
land hath need of thee."
Prosjicrity
Attendance and gate receipts at Co
lumbia University (New York City)
grid games this year were almost dou
ble those of last season.
“Deeper Religious Thinking”
Topic Taken by Dr. Poteat
(Continued from page one)
be conceived as two parallel lines
never meeting, but that truth is truth
and divided against Itself cannot stand.
Third, and last, came the legitimate
claim of religion. Scientists realized
that there are things that cannot be
explained In terms of scientific proc
esses and in explanation of these that
religion advances an hypothesis. Tesla,
the great scientist, advanced three
great hypotheses of life, force, and
movement, yet scientific explanation
of these does not go far enough, "It
leaves unexplained,” said Dr. Poteat,
"those aspects of life which I regard
as most worthwhile. We give to the
scientist our admiration for his views
of life, force, and movement, but we
give to Jesus our loyalty and love for
the way, the truth and the life.”
Tlio llypotliosis of Religion
Accepting the scientist’s terms, life,
force, and movement. Dr. Poteat then
used these in stating the hypothesis
of Religion. "Life.” he said, "Is God.
Force is love. Movement is the re
demption of the race. We see that the
only satisfactory explanation for the
series of orderly processes going on in
this universe is purpose, direction or
control. And as the beginning of our
hypothesis we say 'In the beginning,
God.’
“This however, within Itself Is not
enough. We must understand this
force called God. We then advance the
hypothesis that seems best to conform
to experience and we say that this
force is a loving, intelligent, will. How
ever, when we speak of love we raise
a great question. There Is some evi
dence In the universe that points to
something else. The problem, then is
to prove that the intelligent purpose
called God is Impelled by love and love
alone. ‘In the beginning, God . . . and
the impulse of God’s activity Is love.’ ”
Wliat I«vo Is
There are three kinds of love, name
ly; romantic, domestic, and moral or
creative. Each type has Its vocabulary,
accessories, and alms. The aim of ro
mantic love Is possession of the object
of Its Interest. The aim of domestic
love is the protection of the object of
Its intei-est. The aim of creative love
Is the perfection of the object of Its
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