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PAGE TWO THE T WIG February-. 1, 1936 Pu&2i«i'ied Biweekly as the OfftciaJ Organ of the Student Bodv of Meredith Colleffe Pauline Perry..... Editor KATnBRiKB Shtjford !. Associate Sditor Mary Fobt Carrolu Buslneis JHanager Martha Mbssbkoeh Manapinff Sditor Fbaitobs Pittman Manaffing Editor Mary Johnson MaoMillan Manaffing Editor Isabel Roes Assistant Business Manager Katb Mills Sditeb dscJs(an Business Manager Elizabetth Bullard Tppist Catherine Johnson..... Typist Helbn Hilliard : Art Editor Reporters Kate Covington Mary Pat McMillan Etubl Knott Charlotte Wester Adelaide Harris LnLiAN POB Qrace Betts Ella Frances Tatum DonoTiiy Lo\v'DCBatiLK Eotered as second-class matter October 11, 1923, at Postofflcd at Ralelgb, N. C., under Act of March 3, 1879. Acceptance for tnatling at special rate of postage provided for (o Section 1103, Act of October 3, 1917. authorized October 11, 1923. SuC>scri9{on Price.. Exchanges 11 ACHIEVE TRANQUILITY College students arc so advicc-ridtlen that the}' seldom heed, if indeed they hear, the admonitions of their elders. The frtculty is paid to dispense advice nnd it does it—but it’s all too often lost in the rush for the door Avheii the bell rings. But said students would be surprised .sonietinics if they knew how funny and how M'orthwliile some of those lightly tossed aside phrases arc. Dr. Brewer’s Friday (January 2i) morning chapel message for instance! He Avas talking about being in a hurry—a timely topic, since this last was exam week. The thought of his message was this: It’s so easy to get in a hurry, to try to do so many things at once that one gets in a sort of frenzy of liaste with the result that nothing is accomplished jiropei ly. Dr. Brewer’s advice was to slo'v up—do one thing at a tinio, and avoid confusion and a shattered nervous system.,^ = ^ a- There’s nothing the college girl needs to learn hnw to do so much as to achieve tranquility. A cahu, well-ordered existence is the onlv one that afTtn’dh n great deal of satisfaction, although the av erage student thinks she’s not getting the most from life unle.ss she’s constantly dashing breathles-sly from one thing to another—she’s not pvoperlv “develojjing” iierself unless she leai’ns ho\v to do such a variety of things that slie’ll ho fitted to fill just about anv [)lace into which life could possibly fling her. But the worlil doesn’t need women who can “do things” (that seems to bo the criterion of good to the modern college graduate) as miicli as it jieed.s ii little cahnness and a little placidity. There’s not enough serious relaxing done—not enough just sit ting. It’s not stolid just to sit once in a Avhile—it’s sen.se. K.W. S. “A priceless asset to Coca-Cola’s claims ‘depaAment is Perry Wllbu'r Fattlg, Curator oC the Museum of Em* ory University : (Atlanta, .Georgia). Wben a customer says he was harmed by something he found swishing around in the bottom of a Coca-Cola bottle, Curator Fattig stands ready to eat what the customer did. Most cases' concern drowneil bugs and Curator Fat tig has convinced many a Jury that creatures drowned In carbonated bev erages are liai'inless. For CoRa-Cola and other soft-drink makers he has eaten over 10,000 such creatures. In cluding grasshoppers, crickets, snai's. toads, caterpillars, earthworms, sala manders, beetles, praying mantes, stink bugs, kissing bugs, bumblebees and pois onous Central American centipcd(!s. Once he added a flair by eating a l)lack widow spider alive, and recently when the company was sued by an inturi»tc>I Coca-Cola guzzler who claimed to have found glass in hig drink, Mr. Fattig smiling proudly at the judge, crunched and swallowed 16 small pieces of glass.’' :—Readers Digest. I Sympathy THli: XWIC HtaK extends synipiidi.r to Mary Ciitlierlne tValters of €rec«lmoor, IT. Ct, In (li« (lentil of her mother. OPKX FOROI i’or the |>ast two or tlwee years Thk Twio Ims endeavored to es- tnblisli an Ojjen Foi-uin column that would really function. Tliis year thei-c have l)cen several conti'ibutions by the stutlents, and it is hoped tluit this is indicative of the students’ desire for [lublic ox|)rcs.sion of their opinions, 'J’he purpose of the Ojien Forum is to publish .student and faculty opinions and criticisms. If you have a suggestion that you think might be instrumental in getting .some improvement or change car ried out, why not let others know aJiout it.^ Oiie of the principal- aims of the .Vational Student Federation Association foi- the preseJit school year is that of obtaining moi'C freedom of tlio press in college publications. Through the 0|)en Forum every student and faculty member on the Meredith campus has an opportunity of ])ublishing any suggestioji, opinion, or criti cism. Thk 'J'wkj sstaif' is particularly anxious to have constructive criticisms presented, Contributions sluiuld be signed with initials and handud to the editor not latej- tluui foui- o’clock on the Monday aftci-noon that the paper is made up. Do You Know? Hair dreasing Is not a topic of dis cussion on tiie Meredith campus aloue. The following appeared in 37ie Laviron, of the Genesco State Normal School, Geneseo, New York. How many of us are concerned with the buck of the head? We look before and after and see not the back o£ the head. It's an old saw but ii; still cuts to the core. Can you answer that inee- tiou frankly—no? Moat of U3 are conscious to the ex tent of realizing that there are t«'o sides to everything, even our heads. And if you don’t believe ws ask aomo of our fairer sisters. Wiiy even the very economic atruo- inre oC our nation depends on the fa.ct that even though we don’t see the back of the head, others do, We’vG some statistics to flaunt which have been moat sciontiflcnlly computed. Do you know that the United Stfites leads in the buying of tin, lead, iron, zinc, aluminum, for this very reason? Do you know that nine out of every 10 normal students wear enough hair dresser's hardware each night to keep Mussolini happy or the rest of his life? Do you know that if all the hair curl ers ill Geneseo were placed end to end, they would stretch for 763 miles? Do you know that it all the bobby pins were melted and poured into a mold, we could make another statue of liberty? We dare say many are astounded by these cold, hard facts but that's our purpose—to keep the public InforniGd. Just remember when you buy a hair- curler, you’re keeping the L'nlted Stntes on the tin standard at least. Dr. Kinchelo^ of Rocky Mount To Be Founders' Doy Speoker ^Continued from page one) cal number Avill be rendered by tho Faculty Trio, composed of Miss Arm strong, violinist, Miss MacMillan, pi anist, and Miss Wagar, cellist. Miss Howland will present a vocal trio, nom- posed o£ Rachel Leonard, CaUioriue Johnson and Marlon Wallace. This an nual Alumnae Broadcast \yill also have Miss Hazel Martin, an alumna, to slug. After a message from .the alumnae or. gauization, Dr. Brewer will deliver a short a^ldress, and the program will conclude with the singing oC tho Alma Mater. S. G. Keceptioii At the college In the evening, a form al reception given by the Student Oov- ernment will conclude the day’s activi ties. JVlembers of the Student Govern ment council will make up the receiving line, which will form in the library at eight o’clock. From the library the guestH will pass to the society halls where they will be entertained with music and refreshments. An orchesba has not been decided upon as yet, The Magnificent Obsession By KATE COVINGTON Mary Johnson has obsessions. I sus pected it one time before when she told me with a perfectly straight face that my life was what I made It, but I laid dwell on the subject white she was in such a state, so I said gaily: '‘We could sing hymns and entertain the folks in the library, but they al- tion. It was up in the Phi Hall one night that I found out deflnitely. Mary John son had ambled by my room after supper with an impressive-looking hook that had some nice pictin'es in it, nnd star tled me into saying I’d go upstalrB with her and study. The Phi Hall was warm and oxtveme- ly comfortable. 1 had been repeating things about “types of drama" In a snnlTly whisper to myself, and Mary Johnson was working wonders wltb King John and Ihc Magnu Carta. 1 think it was King John, It may have been Madame Curio. Suddenly Mary John son landed her book wiiJi a resounding noise and said; “I have obsessions," Just like that. Simply, "I have ub- aossions." Nothing elaboi'ate. no expla nations. I have always admired ?,'lnry Johnson ever siuuo we got susiionderl ONE ACT PLAYS DECIDED ON BY PHIS AND ASTROS (Confinueii from page onei land, sponsor of the Little Theatre, ivill direct the plays. The bannei‘, which is awarded on the basis of stag ing, costuming, and acting, was last year won by the Astro Society. Tha siKilety which wins the banner three oonsccntive years becomes permanent possessor. The presidents are expecting a great deal of enthusiasm and interest to be shown this year, and want to urge t all the members to come to tryouts. New members of the Little Theatre will be announced at the presontatlon of the plays on the evening of March 8. it to glandular disturbances or rcspira- ^ afraid they wouldn’t like our gallant refrain!” 'To which remark my companion eyed niesiiidsaid: “Why don’t j’ou study?" She truly did. lint I realized tenderness would bo the best resort, 80 I said: Don’t you want to lie down hero on the soft a little while?" "Are you compU'tely losing your fee ble mind?” slie asked me. "The door’s locked. Mary Johnson,” I almoBt enti'eateil, because I wanted her not to worry, But ahe Ignored me entirely. B’or a few minutes we didn't .say anythias and then she said; "You know, wlien I’m scribbling, purely for my own benetit,'jnst scrag- gly notes, I have to go back and put in every -and’ and 'the' it I leave one out! Everytime I vow I won't and then It Imunls me it I don’t, so I have ti> go back and do ill’’ . • . ^‘'efllzed silence was best so I didn’t halt way up the big water tank and sav anything were scared to Inidge either way. It; It be^an to get a-trifle chilly and was Mary ,lohnson who'discovered wc Mary Johnson said- were just live r«ngs from the ground. • This is third Hodr. ilalher bad jump, It was noble Mary Johnson who made the Hrat move, I read a boo!c oncca about a man who imd obsoasiouH and used to j;ii doA-n stairs a half dozen times each night to seo whether he'd locked his front door. So, mingling in the sweet cominnnion oC good fellowship with Mary Johnson. I said: “'Tiie door’s locked. Don't you wor ry." She looked at me rather ciuoerly und said, "What?’’ So I repeated: ‘The door’s locked.’’ “What are you talking about, tjiou worm?’’ sho nskod me. But I knew it would be better not to iget Mary JohuBon don't you think?’ , For a moment [ was terror struck! Was it as bad as that? "Mary Johnson! Listen to me! You wouldn’t—!" Then I grew calmer, and said: ‘■You're going to be all right. You just need some sleep. ObHessions or no obsessions, yon—" And Mary Johnson answered: ^ “My goodness, wmnn, you don’t think I'd actually—! (Joodland! liut how ni'B we going to get out? Ara you sure the door's, ioi’iced? It. must have been—'’ “Oh, ho! I didn't mean this aooi’l” I cried out. Anil explain as I did, I never could to stop grinning.
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