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PAGE TWO THE TWIG Mirch 16, 1935 Tti Published Bi-wcekly as the Official Organ of the Student Body of Meredith College Inez Poe Editor Louise Cohbell Associate Editor Nobma Rosei Associate Editor Sonora Bland Biisiness Manager Marqakbt Caudle Managing Editor Pauline Pekbt Managing Editor KATnEniNE SiiDPonD Managing Editor Irene Tuthill. Assistant Business Manager Mart Fort Cahroll Assistant Business Manager Ida Leans Waiuien Typist Edna Frances Dawkins Typist Dorothy Hodoin Society Editor Martha MEasEKOEai Exchange Editor Helkn Hit.LiAitu Art Edt07- Em.EB Catrs Club Editor Makt Ehzabctu Dobson Sports Editot Netos Editors Dorothy Dockery Sarah Collins Ruby Barrett Kate Covington Bruce Tilley Maroauet Krajieh Dorothy Ann Ford Entered as second-class matter October 11, 1923, at Postoffice at Raleigh, N. C., under Act of March 3, 1879. Acceptance for mailing at special rate of postage provided for Id Section 1103, Act of October 3, 1917, authorized October 11, 1923. Subscription Price. $1.50 LOOKING FORWARD In the last issue of The Twig, announcement w as made of tlie strengthening- and extension of the Wake Forest-Moiedith relation ship in theii- summer j^rograni. The unit at Wake Forest is steadily growing in numbers and in the courses of study offered. The enroUment of the past summer was tlie largest in the histoiy of summer sessions for this one hundred year old Baptist institu tion, and there was evident a growing appreciation of the benefits to be derived from the cooperative program of Wake Forest and her sister institution, Meredith. This year not onh' arc these benefits to be conserved and strcngtliened in the unit at Wake Forest, under the dii'cction of Dean D. B. Bryan, but they are to be extended through an added unit to be held at Mars Hill College in the western part of the state. In this unit Mars Hill, wliich has been operating a summer school on a junior college l)asis for a number of }'cars, is also co operating. Professor Tyner, director of the Mars Hill unit, states that .strong faculties ai'e being secured for both divisions, and that the cnlai-ged pi'ogram is being- welcomed enthusiastically. JIany commendations are being j-eceivcd from ])rospective students and from teachers, principals, superintendents, and others throughout the state. To these, the editor and staff of The Twic: wish to add their strongest commendation, and to pledge to tlie administration of the coopci-ating institutions their interest and their loyal support in helping to extend tlie benefits and services to these tlii*ee splendid colleges. Open Forum Socicfj- Pluys The contest between the Astrotektou and Philaretlan literary societies as to which of the societies can produce the better play should stir up the society spirit which usually dies down soon after Decision Day. There has been considerable criticism during the past few years because of the lack of interest in the literary societies. However, with the introduction of a contest In play production, there should be a re vival of society spirit which was so characteristic of “Old Meredith.” Although a necessarily small per centage of the two societies was in cluded in the casts and staffs of the plays, the wliole point in the contest would be lost, were the rest of the socie ties not to give their hearty and loyal support. The very least the rest of ua can do will be to turn out for the plays and Invite our friends who we think would enjoy the plays, too. M. F. M. Club Notes What Price Love? ■ D English Club Ml'. Ludovlc Hartley of State Col lege was the guest speaker at the meet ing of the Colton English Club March 8. Mr. Hartley, who has done grad uate work at Columbia University and Princeton, spoke on graduate study in English. According to Mr. Hartley, the profes sor of English suffers abuse from all —business men, young writers, and his associates in other departments. Busi ness men, struggling over unbalanced budgets, oppose graduate study because of its triviality. The English profes sor's associates consider graduate study In English dull when compared with the miracle of liquid air. Young writers declare that It is destructive to creative genius. When the graduate student forgets these criticisms, he has yet to face such difficulties as seeing the masterpieces in their proper historical background, collecting and appraising all facts that can be unearthed about a subject such as “Allison’s Use of Commas," and studying the bibliographical method. In spite of these discouraging facts, grad uate study to the sincere student of English Is worth his overcoming all abuses and difficulties. TWIGLETS If a certain young man dreamed about Phyllis last night she certainly does hope she had her nose powdered. FREEDOM With the recent Hearst attack upon the so-called “liberal” college ])rofcssors, the traditional American freedom of the press lias Ijocn culled into question. According to loading educational iiuthorities. genuine freedom to present facts and consider opinions 1ms given way to control in the hands of publishers intere.sted chiefly in the maintenance of the economic status quo One of tlic'se. Hearst has made it his business to catei- to dejjraved tastes and to oppose ''evei'ything that is noblest and best in the -Xmei'ican tnulition.” Student at-ti vities, too, have suH ered from the [j re vailing tendency to sii[jpress free thought. In the face of student ])i-otests, students were forced to \vith(h-a\v frcmi tlie I.'niversity of T,ouisiana for connnents u|)on state political figures. .Aleasures designed to com pel students, upon entering institutions of higher learning, to take •’loyalty (laths" have been proposel. These, of course, have met with the vigorous ojiposition of .student grou|)s as represented by the NSFA. 'I'hey are believed by John A. Lang, national presi dent, to lie ”a flagrant violation of the universal right to academic freedom and of Hie spirit of AmeiKhnent I to the Federal Constitu tion.” 'J'hese tlu'eats to our much talked of .American freedom .should vitally interest the college student. As a student, he will be con cerned with any attempt to infringe upon his j'ight to express his o])inion. As a futui'c citizen, he will want to see insui-ed the right of persons with information and ideas to publish them. Home Economics Chib There was a call meeting of the Home Economics Club Monday night, March 11, at G;30. The purpose of the meet ing was to elect the delegates to the State Home Economics Convention which is to be held in Winston-Salem, N. C.. beginning March 29. liifcrnalionui IteJiiiioiis Club The International Relations Club met Tuesday night, March 5. A discussion on cinestions of the Far East was held. Mary Chandler gave a book report on the political and economic conditions In the Far East. Special reports on the International Relations ConCerence which waB held at Davidson were given by Dorothy Dockery and Grace Rob bins. The Frosh were swell sports on Soph Day Off—and they had some tough ob stacles to battle. They realized the power of the Sophs and recognized their manly (ahem!) authority—Did you hear about the freshman found signing out to a ten-twenty by herself on the grounds that the Sophomores said she could? Annabel Hollowell was reading Abie Wilson’s character by her handwriting. Quoth she: "Abie, you're optimistic.” Able looked startled and cried, “Oh, I didn't know there was anything wrong with my eyes." Do you know what the iceman said to the liousewife when his ice supply was getting low? "I only have ice for you.” There are two knlds of jokes that pupils laugh at: the funny ones, and the ones the teachers tell. Dr. Hoagland was discussing drama tic license the other day, but her eyes were dimmed and her feet knew not the way when somebody exclaimed, “But, Dr. Hoagland, do you have to have a license to give plays?" Mr. Riley still maintains that Woman spends the National Income! (Wotta Woman!) What Wake Forest girl failed to recognize the Wake Forest Alma Mater when it was played In the dining room the other night? Margaret Kramer’s solution for the reparation question—payment in klne —might lighten the burdens of the dip lomats. An Educational Pioneer Uni'bcr lliology Chii> The Barber Biology Club held its roKuhir meeting on February 21. Trees was the theme of the program. Virginia Ogletree spoko on a Tree Planting 1‘reniilciil and Mary Chandler gave a 'I’riii lo Dreamland. Louise Helsabeck read Joyce Kilmer’s Trees. Twenty-one now members were added lo the clnb membership. Christopher Morley gave a smothered yolp of delight at a luncheon at the Unlvor.slty of Minnesota recently when a prol'oHsor described the dlftcrence be tween a university man and an insane asylum, “You have to show Improve ment lo get out of an asylum,” said the ))roressor.—fikidworc Ncios. (Continued from page one) chairman of the committee on stand ards of colleges. In this capacity and as president she did an unparalleled work. She and the other officers of the association rightfully regarded as distinctive work of the association the encouragement of those Institutions in the South attempting to do work of a college grade, and the elimination of those whose quality of work made the name of college fraudulent." To this end Miss Colton wrote a number of pamphlets, In which her nlm was, she said “that many sham colleges may within the next ten or twelve years be Induced to stop conferring degrees and become good preparatory or Industrial schools; that others may die from lack of patronage; and tluU the righteous remnant may thus l>e encouraged to strive after ever enlarging Ideals of service.” The Investigations and the results which were published In what Chancel lor Kirkland, president of the Associa tion of Southern Colleges, called “Miss Colton's high explosive pamphlets," brought a storm of protests from out raged faculties, alumnae and presi dents. But Miss Colton stood her ground, proved In the face of lawsuits every statement she had made, and at last was rewarded by seeing some of the sham colleges closed and others pulled up to a docent standard. Upon tho occasion last year of the naming of tlie Fellowship Fund of the A. A. U. W,, Miss Catherine Alien, dele- I At the Theatres | STATE The love story of a famous New York author, playod by Gary Cooper, and a New England farm girl, played by Anna Sten, Is told in "The Wedding Night,” which comes to the State Theatre Mon day, Tuesday and Wednesday. Also featured are Ralph Bellamy, Helen Vin son and Siegfried Ilumann. King Vidor directed the picture, A cartoon, comedy and News com plete the program. PALACE The “airflow" figure predominates in the new choruses Bus))y Berkeley trained at the studios for “Gold Dig- gers of 193!)," which will play at the Palace Theatre all this week. Hollywood has become “aero-dyna mic” conscious concerning feminine beauty. "The full, rounded figure has always been the most beautiful feminine form," Berkeley declares, “but the new interest In design has called new attention to the fact,” A Cartoon, “Pastry Town Wedding’’ also an act "Screen Souvenirs” and Palace News Events complete the pro gram, gate to tho convention paid the great educator the following tribute, “Miss Colton always stood for Intellectual in tegrity and ])y her great courage fore sight and untiring effort ftas left a last ing Impression on the higher institu tions of learning In the South.”
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