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THE TWIG
March 2, 1935
Published Bl-tocekly as the Official Organ of the Student
Body of Meredith College
Inez Fob Editor
Louise ConnBu. ; Assocfote Editor
Norma Rose. Associate Editor
Sonora Bland. Business Manager
MAROAiiET Caudle Managing Editor
Pauline Perry Managing Editor
Katherine Siiuford Managing Editor
Irene Tutuill. Assistant Business Manager
Mary Fort Carrou.. Assistont Business Manager
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Edna Frances Dawkins Typist
Dorothy Hodoin Society Editor
Martba MsssENOEit. Exchangc Editor
Hele.v HiLi.iAim Art Edtor
Eulke Catks ^...Club Editor
Mary Euzabetth Dobson Sports Editot
News Editors
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Dorothy Ann Ford
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TWENTY YEARS OF PROGRESS
June marks the twentieth anniversjirj of tlie assumption of
the duties of Mereditli College i)resicleiit by our beloved Di-. Charles
Edward IJrewer. Reviewecl briefly, the progress made utider his
capable leadership is notewortliy.
Largely tlirough his efforts, Meredith has been admitted to
membership in tlie Southern Associatioi\ of Colleges and secondarj-
schools. In 1923, its graduates were made eligible to membership
in the American Association of University Women. It is now on
tlie ajiproved list of standard colleges of the American Association
of Universities.
In Dr. Jirewer assumed I’esponsibilitv for the erection of
a new ])lant and in January the school moved into its present
quarters witli modern and convenient arrangements.
During his }irosidcncy, Dj-. lirewer has given much of his time
to enrollment campaigns. Tite largest enrollment in the history of
tlie college Mas in ’27-’28 M-hen 551 girls matriculated here. The
enrollment was somoAvhat decrcasetl during the dcj^ression rears,
Init beginning with the ’SS-S-i se.ssioii, it has shown a marked
increase. The ])resent total for ’34-’!3o is 543.
The future built on foundations laid by our leaders looms bright.
'I’he ])ast twenty years of i>rogress should serve as a stimulus to
contiinicd progress and service to tlie M'orld.
I Open Forum
Higher Social StiiiMlunls
Today It Is generally accepted that
(luncing Is one of the chief amusements
oE yonng people. This fact, that so
many young people are choosing danc
ing as a form of recreation, means that
this interest is not alien to the Mere
dith student.
Tlie iittltndes, Interest, and achieve-
mentti of the majority of students to
day as shown hy their work In
scholastic activities and expressions In
their current papers and magazines
are evidences enough that they are
reaching for yet higher standards In
intellectual and social life. The
authorities of our college life have at
tempted and l>ave succeeded in aiding
us to begin to reach these higher
standards intellectually. In our social
problems we have launched out alone.
We have accepted onr amusements as
they were. It Is up to the student
now, with cooperation from his ad
visers, to set up higher standar^ls
socially.
Most dances as they are today do not
uphold the ideals of the Christian stu
dent, but they can ]>e so conducted
that they will mean growth for the
student In the form of recreation. A
recent visitor on our campus and u
friend of both students and faculty
has sug};ested that, since young people
have chosen dancing as one of their
chief forms of amusement, Meredith
can siiow that a dance under i)roperj
auspices and well chaperoned inay be
one of the most wiiolesome amuse
ments of today. We suggest that girls
with permission of parents be allowed
to attend dances in. Raleigh.
We are sure that sucli a procedure
would lielp Meredith students and tluis
students in general to do what they are
trying to do—reach high standards,
R. n.
All Honor to the Sophs!
TWIGLETS
The line of the .average Wake
forest youth seems to have changed
into a eord. Madeline Nye advances
the theory—Dinvord!
Meredith Represented at
Southeastern Conference
SC'l-IOr.ASTK' 1'UEEJ)0M
Till' aim of education has been stated as the develo]>ment of
student initiative and charactei-. All {>hases of campus life should
contribute toward this—sciiolastic, sociiii, and spiritual. The truly
intelligent individual should be able to choose for himself what best
will meet his needs at a given time.
In our opinion, it is not necessary for such a student to bo present
in tlie classroom for evei-y lecture. He might profitably spend his
time elsewhere at his own choosing. Accordingly, W’c suggest that
students making certain averages l>e allowed some freedom in class
attendance.
Other colleges with standards similar to oui- own have found
systems feasible requiring student classroom attendance on a
scholastic basis. For exam)>le, students averaging A had to be
jn-esent 85 per cent of the time: those averaging B, 90 per cent;
tiiose averaging C, 95 per cent. A .similar system based on the
ability of tlie individual to carry on his work would, wc believe, be
a definite asset to our college program.
INTl^.H-SOCIETY PLAYS
The program so far carried out by the Little Theatre Dramatic
Club has been a wortliwhile one. Tlieir major production for the
fall semester, Shakespeare’s “Taming of the Shrew,” was given
with a simplicity that was in keeping with Elizabethan presenta
tions. In a new project, the inter-society conte.st, they arc re
viving a tradition tiiat deserves the attention and cooperation of
all students.
Tlie custom of having play contests betAveen the societies, which
Mas discontinued in 1929, should be kept up. It is hoped that
the plays presented this year w'ill arouse student interest in dra
matic production and stimulate inter-soeietv rivalry.
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nomic plight and the prevailing mill
tary dominalion. Faced with the
problem of providing food in a land
where only 17 per cent can be culti
vated, the government resorted to Im-
perlallslic policies, with the result
that ^lancliurla has liecome an es
sential jHirt of tile .la])anese economic
structure.
According to Mr. Jenkins, Japanese
national characteristics are induatr.v,
ambition, aesthetic sense, and loyalty.
If Japan will fight another war. It will
i)e, he stated, not for economic rea
sons, but over national pride.
I»«|ilc(s Eiiropcini Unrest
"That there are 30 million people
in Europe living under governments
which they do not desire,” was the
opinion expressed by Dr. T. W. I^Ingle
of Davidson In the discussion on Cen
tral European problems. Sixty per
cent of the European population is
made up of Slavic peoples. Dr. Lingle
emphasiiied the importance of getting
rid of prejudices in dealing with Inter
national problems.
Speaks oil league
In an address on the work of the
League of Nations, Dr. K. C. Frazier
of the University of North Carolina,
reviewed the League action on the re
duction of armaments. He stressed
the importance of American imrticlpa-
tlon for the usefulness and effective
ness of the organization.
Di‘. Natlinii S|»euks
Dr. Otto Nathan, German political
adviser and economist at Princeton
University, addressed the conference
on “Pa'oblenis of World Recovery.”
“The time has now come,” he said,
“when we should attempt to draw some
lessons from the experiences of the de
pression.” He listed three lessons
Fanny Pittman is certain, uiuleul-
alily convinced, and absolutely posi
tive that we can hire an orchesti-a to
echo fortli between the Astro and Phi
plays out of the iiroceediiif/n thereof!
This is why Motiiers get grjiy or
Voice from llie Hear.
Quips aiul craiik.s—Tiie light shades
in the aiidltorluin look like pieces of
flypapei'—Susan nudisill wants to
know do gentlemen prefer blondes or
don’t they?! ... A Meredith gal called
up Operator the other night and
asked for "For Distance” . . . I’m still
wondering what Miss Grimmer and
Grace Robbins had to hide. They came
back from Greensboro on the same
train and neither saw the other till'
she got off. ... I hear that there’s
one State young thing who was awful
ly disappointed because he wasn't in
Twlglets last time . . . What Soph
went to a basketball game the other
night and looked In the paper the
next day to see who played?
Gweniue Kester has been growing
paler anil wannei- every day—she just
announced that so much studying was
giving her convUmioit of the brain!
Why not end it all, Gwennie?
Itemarks overheard: The British
subjects have a riglit to partition the
king for anything . . . The pope lives
in a vacuum. . . . Ripley is a con
tortionist. . . . Chemistry is a pre-
irislit’l for geology.
Aljout tiiese captivating (or other
wise) Wake Forest boys—Ciiase and
Sanboarne coffee isn’t the only thing
llmt’s fresh when dated.
whldi we should learn from the last
five years. First, there is an intlnnite
connection between polilics and eco
nomics. Second, this depression is
world-wide, And third, although it
was a world-wide depression, there
was no cooperation on an international
basis to overcome this depression and
to restore prosperity.
('onshlcr MitiiiHoiis C^Milrol
The subjects for discussion at tlie
Saturday morning session which
brought the conference to a close, was
"Should the Munitions Industry Re
main In Private Hands or In the Con
trol of the Government?” Munitions
were defined as the actual products
and machinery for manufacture used
In times of war. Student were urged to
take a definite stand on Important Is
sues and to seek offices after graduation
from college.
j At the Theatres |
STATE
Taking Its place among the truly
great pictures of all time, “David
Copperfield” will open at the State on
Sunday for 6 days. To say that it Is
at once one of the most pretentious
and one of the most intimate photo
plays ever made is to say too little; it
is a picture that has more than bigness
and more than intimacy; it has a
soul.
In order to more thoroughly enjoy
the picture you are urged to see it
from the beginning. Shows begin at
11:30-2:00-4:25-6:50-9:15 and the fea
ture begins at ll:45-2:10-4:35-7:00 and
9:25 p.m.
So much enthusiasm has been shown
in square dancing at N. C. C. W. that
a square-dancing club has been or
ganized there. The girls not only learn
the dances, but also how to call them.
—The Carolinian.
A questioimalre sent out by the
Columbia University Press to the
largest universities and colleges in the
United States and Canada has revealed
that faculty members read the New
York Times more than any other news
paper.—r/ie Jo7jHsoniaH.
PALACE
That warm, human quality which
made "Street Scene,” "The Ciwd,”
“The Champ,” “The Big Parade,” and
other King Vidor productions such out
standing successes is again the dis
tinguishing feature of “Our Dally
Bread,” the inimitable director’s latest
production which will be shown at the
Palace Tlieatre Sunday and Monday.
A Musical Comedy, “King For a Day"
with Bill Robinson (of “The Little
Colonel”) also a Walt Disney cartoon,
"Peculiar Penguins” and Palace News
completes the program.