May 9, 1936
T H E t W I G
B. S. U, Notes
.Next week, May 11 throQgh 1«,
wilj be JapaceBe Week on Meredith
campiis. The whole week is to be given
over to honoring Japan, the Japanese
people, and to expressing love to
Takaml San, our Japanese Meredith
girl. For three years Meredith girla
have paid hfer expenses in the school
at Tiikuoka, Japan.
From one of Takanii’s Letters:
“Dearest Big Sisters,
Recently you sent money for my ex
penses. I am deeply grateful for your
sacrificial love and kindness. I thank
you, I thank you. You always re-
ineinhcr me. I havp never seen you,
hut your faces are written in my heart.
Your very graleCiil little sister.
M. Takaml.”
At Morning Watch each morning dur
ing Japanese week we shall study
“Christ anil Japan,” i)y Kagavva; Don't
n;iiss it.
During Japanese week we arc
pianninc to raise one hundred dollars
to pay TaUanii’s expenses for this school
year. We have not sent her any money
this year and we promlsedt Shall we
break faith?
; Mrs. Iia D. S. Knight of Durham
brought the challenge of the annual
fi. S. U. installation of officers Sunday,
May 3, Her subject was "Light.”
What a thrill as »he deecriheil the
Torch Race whicii will cross EJuixpa
this !$unimer.
Mi*rertith girls will have chargs of
the 11 o'clocic service at the First
Daptlst Chnrch Moiher’a Day us ha&
been the custom several years. Write
your mother a love letter and hoiinr her
by being at Sunday School and Church
next Sinulay.
Freshmen Entertain Big
Sisters At Breakfast
Friday morning, May 1, the freshmen
entertained their big sisters, the
Juniors, at a delightful breakfast at
the old chimney. In aocordanco with
tradition, the Little Ones came across
tiie court and escorted their more ex
perienced elders out to the breakfast
ing place. Pigs-iti-blankets, doughnuts,
oranges, and coffee were consumed with
gusto by guests aud hostesses alike.
After the more serious business of eat*
Ing was over the freshmen paid their
Big Sisters the pretty compliment of
siuglng "Here's To You." and the
juniors nnwiillng to be outdone, also
sang to themselves—"These Bones/’
The breakfast was planned and
managed by Mary Herring, freshman
prusidpnt.
Madame Flagstadt Gives
Concert in Greensboro
Kirsteru Flagstadt, leading soprano
of the Metropolitan Opera Company,
sang in Greensboro, April 30 at S:30.
The Concert was one of the Civic Music
Assoclniion Series.
MIkb Flngstadt is recognized as the
leadliig Wagnerian star. She sang as
encores '‘Ride of the Vailcyrie’s” from
Die Wnlkure and Orleg's ‘‘I Love Thee.”
The iiuditorium at the Womans’ Col
lege of the University, where the con
cert was given, was packed and many
were standing, A uumber of students
sat on the platform to give more room.
Miss Flagstadt several times turned
her back to the audience anil repeated
numbers for the students on the plat
form.
Several members of the Meredith
Faculty attended the concert. Among
them were: Mias Ethel Rowland, Miss
Jennie Hanyen, Miss Charlotte Arm
strong. Miss Ragna Otterson. Mrs. Lll>
l.lan Parker Wallace. Miss Pauline
Wager, Miss Alleen MacMillan and
Mies Ethel BDi'UBh,
PAGE THREE
Meredith Students In
State College Style Show
The State College Style Show was
hold in Pullen Hall, State College.
April 23, at 2 o’clock. .
Fifteen Meredith girls participated
with girls from other schools in North
Carolina, The Meredith representatives
in the style siiow were: Janet Alkman,
wearing a three piece rust, figured
suit; Louise Biggs, who wore a 1>lue
and white figured suit: Lucille Bran
non, dressed in a rust and white
figured suit; Mary Kate Collier, who
wore a red, blue, and white plaid dress;
Alta Critcher, modelling a blue, bi'own
and white plaid suit; Marjorie Flana
gan, wearing a black and white checked
coat; Margaret Fishel, who wore a
g.reen and white plaid suit; Virginia
Gambill, modelling a green and white
plaid dress and cape; Mildred Clarke
Harris, apparelled in a blue and white
figured dress with a three-quarter
length coat; Cleo Holloway, wearing a
brown, white and rust striped dress
and short brown jacket; Sallie Privettei
modelling a green and white figured
suit; Virginia Vaughan, who wore a
white and blue three-piece suit;
Dorothy Wilson, dressed in a greet!
and white checked gingham dress;
and Edna Martin, wearing a red. while,
and black checkered suit.
The flrst Meredith prize was awarded
to Jane Allen. The prize was a blue
sport coat from Elird’s and a picture
by Denmark's Studio.
The second prize, going to Dorotiiy
Wilson, was a hat from Jean's and a
shampoo and Unger wave from the
Hollywood Beauty Shop.
To Edna Martin went the third
prize, which was four passes to each
theater and a shampoo and finger wave
from the Raleigh Beauty Shop.
The Meredith girls modeled their
dresses in chapel April 23. Frances
Morris played for the display. The
staging was done by the Methods Class
in Home Economics.
Robert Sherwood Wins
Pulitzer Award for Play
“Idiot’s Delight.” a drama by Robert
E. Sherwood was awai'ded the coveted
Pulitzer prize, May 4, by the Pulitzer
prize committee. New York drama
critics had announced Maxwell Ander
son's "Wintei-set" as their choice, but
the final award was given to Sherwood.
Several other awards were made at
the same time. The gold medal for
the most distinguished and meritorious
service by a newspaper was awarded
to the Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Gazette for
its crusade against "corruption and
misgovernment in the State of Iowa."
The award for the beat novel went
to Harold L. Davla for his "Honey in
the Horn.” Lauren D. Lyman, of tlie
A'eit* Yoj'fc Times, received the $1,000
prize for his exclusive story revealing
that the Lindbergh family was leaving
the United States to live in England.
intercollegiate News
Admission requirements of Ameri
can Universities have reached a dan
gerously low level, according to Frank
Bowles, Columbia authority.
The University of Toronto reports
that 7G por cent ot those applying to
the date bureau ask for brunettes. How
ever, at the date bureau for Occidental
College 25 cents for readhead, 15 cents
for blondes, and 10 cents for brunettes
are the price charged.
It might even be interesting to know
that Hal Kemp is the only orchestra
leader known to iiave insulted King
Edward VIII, but that was way back
when he was the Prince of Wales. It
seems that in England there is a cus
tom that the orchestra continues to
play as long as a member of the roy
alty is on the floor. Hal thought the
Prince was leaving. P. S.—^They later
made up and the Prince actually played
the drums for Hal 6n t>n6 occasion.
TWO STUDENTS PLAN TO SIMPLIFY SPELLING
1
Two of the most brilliant students of
Woman’s College, who request that we
withhold their names until later, are
planning a simplified spelling book
tor ambitious writers. To the minds
of the authors it is obvious that their
Ingenious method will prove a time-
snver, affording students more leisure
for seif-intprovement.
In this revolutionary book the chief
aim Is directness. It will represent
sounds by one letter wherever possible,
or in any case, as few letters as are
absolutely necessary. For example,
"ge” and "gl” will be written “J”
when they are pronounced so, as "ge”
in "seige.” In the same word the "sie"
is pronounced “c,” so the spelling Is
“ci." This rule applies to “seize” and
others of the "ie" and "ei” group.
‘‘Either" and “neither” present a com
paratively rare problem which, how*
ever, the authors have solved very
efficiently. “Ether” and "nether"
would be mistaken for "ether”
(anaesthetic) and “nether” (lying be
neath); therefore this new speller
gives "eether” aud "neether," or
"itlier" and “nither.” It clarifies
“ouch" aiid "augli" quite as aptly.
"Though” becomes "tho”; "through,"
“throo": "thawt”: "rough,” ‘‘ruf";
‘‘sought,” “sawt’’—and so on. Among
the "augh” wordu: 'Maugh” becomes
"laf’i "aught," “awt”; “faugh," '*faw";
“haughty," “liawty.'’ To avoid con
tusion, "th" as in “thought” will be
written with a line through it.
Thb two outstanding girls whose
names we may not reveal state. “The
great-minded person is the poor speller.
He is too preoccupied with creative
thought to attend to minor details.
The constant necessity for referring
to a dictionary breaks his thread of
thought and he loses much time in
piecing it together again. Often he is
entirely unable to get back into the
spirit of his composition and simply
gives it up. We believe that our
system of spelling will eliminate such
occurrences, and that literary output
eventually will show marked change
for the better in quality and quantity.
Of coursej for the present we expect
for ourselves only such jeers as all
pioneers receive.”
The girls have set no date for the
publication of their work. — The
Carolinian.
Members of Faculty
Attend Greek Play
Dr. Mary Lynch Johnson. Dr. Helen
Price, and Dr. Florence Hoagland of
the Meredith faculty, and Miss Janet
Kuhns of Peace will attend the pre
sentation of The Suppliants, a Greek
play, at Randolph-Macon Woman’s Col
lege, May 9. The play will be given
by the students in accordance with
their custom of presenting, every year,
a play in the original Greek..
The performances are becoming wide
ly known throughout the South.
Officers Instaiied in Phi
and Astro Societies
Monday evening. May 4, at 6:45, of
ficers were installed into the Astrotek-
ton and Philaretian Literary societies.
The usual impressive ceremonies were
used. During the ceremonies, tho out*
going presidents, Cristine Adams,
Astro, and Dorothy Dockery, Phi,
turned the presidency of the societies
over to Sue Brewer and Catherine
Canaday. respectively.
Other ollicers installed into the Phi
Society were: Carolyn Parker, vice
president; Mary Stuart, secretary; and
Lillian Poe. treasurer.
Other officers installed in the Astro
society were:
Nell Choate, Margaret Grayson,
Katherine Malloy, Kate Mills Sutter,
and Geraldine Tuttle.
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Athletic News^
By MARGARET KRAMER
Hear, hear, and yoicks, yoicks, my
fine friends! There's going to to be
big doings around these here parts on
Wednesday afternoon, May 13 out on
Ihe athletic held. A play day, no less.
Tiie sports that don't senerally receive
much recognition on the campus are
going to have their fling then. There
will be interclass play In horseback
riding, golf, archery, and tennis. Each
class is to have a team in each sport
and the winners will lie judged on
the point system. Then, the class which
has the greatest number of points will
get the prize. Now this is the first
time the A. A. has tried this and the
A. A., we feel deserves the support of
every student. It will be worth going
to see, for as an extra feature, the
finals in the singles tennis champion
ship are going to be played off. Better
come out—someone may fall oft a
horse and provide a little excitement.
Four p.ni., is tiie time—Wednesday,
May 13, the day.
And a word about the swimming
pool. If you haven’t paid your pledge,
write home today for the money!
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