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PAGE TWO THE TWIG May 23, 1936 Published Biweekly as the Official Organ of the Student Body of Meredith College Katherine Siicfokd Editor PuANCEs Pittman Associate JSditor Mary Johnson" MacMili^vn Associate Editor Kate Mills Suitbb Business Manager Hexen Hili.iaiu> Assistant Business Manager Marx Janb Ltndlev Assistant Business Manager Ele-\nob Edwabds Managing Editor Frances Tatttm Jfanaging Editor DoROmY Lowdermilk Managing Editor Rurrr Purvis Typist Ruth Abeknethy -Art Editor MAROAREr Kbamkr Sport Editor Reporter^ I^ATK COVINOrOX LiLUAN POli E’i'iiEr. Knott Mary Fay McMillan Entered as second-claes matter October 11, 1923, at Poatofflce at Raleigh, N. C., under Act of March 3, 1879. Acceptance for mailing at special rate of postage provided tor In Section 1103, Act of October 3, 1917. authorized October 11, 1923. 5u6scrpHon Price. 11.60 “OUTRAGE” (Frojw the Neivs and Obsei ver) I should like to express my oj^inion of the outrage now being perpetrated upon the teachers of Raleigh who voted in the recent election for the school supplement — tliat of having their integrity questioned. When the teachers registered, they stated that they had fulfilled the residence requirements for voting. Now to be called to the witness stand and grilled on whether or not they resided in Raleigli four months and in North Carolina a year previous to their registration, is an insult to their honor. Surely it is enough to make them wish they were not residents of such a place. I am not alone in being very indignant over this discrimination against the class of people who have always been preeminent for their high .sense of honor. Mary J. Sphuii.l. The Meredith faculty is righteously indignant. To bo sub jected to the humiliation of being grilled on the witness stand is enough to rouse the ire of anyone whose reputation for integrity has never before been questioned. But it is not those who — in the interests of good citizenship — voted for the increased school pro gram who should be humihated. They spent time and effort in do ing something which would be of no personal benefit whatsoever— but it was something which no forward-looking, openminded, public- spirited citizen would liave failed to do. The real humiliation and embarrassment should be to those officials who, in an effort to de feat the increased appropriation for education in North Carolina, arc making themselves ridiculous by questioning qualified voters. THE STUDENT SPEAKS An Open Forum for Student Opinion At the close of this term the Meredith students, particularly those interested in athletics, look back with a great deal of gratification over the progress which has been made in the athletic program in the last nine months. Recreational facilities have been expanded to an amazing degree—considering the length of time It usually takes to get such in novations underway. Former Meredith girls had to be content with basketball, hockey, tennis and little else. Now they may engage in such activities as horse* back riding, golf, ping-pong, oroquet and various other sports as well. Tlie result has been that a greatly increased number of students has been reached by the athletic program with conse quent beueflt both to tlie school and to the students themselves. The increased facilities and oppor tunity for sports instruction have been largely due to the efforts of Miss Marian Warner and It is to lier that the Mere dith girls should give a vote of thanks for the progress made in athletics this year. The Athletic Board has cooperated with them in every way, as has the rest of the student body. Not only has the work of Miss Warner resulted in the added pleasure of the present student body, but It will cer tainly serve to draw new students to the college next year. A well-rounded athletic program has as much to do with a girl’s choice of a college as almost anything else. A step forward has been taken—let us not go back. Marg.U(Et Kramek. 'A LILY, SYMBOLIC OF OUR FINIS" By RUTH ABERNETHY Hear ye! Hear ye! Hear ye! Wouldn’t you like for your Alma Mater to stand for the best of everything? To niy mind one way to make a reality of our hopes along that line would be for us to make a tradition of giving a Greek drama. It we give a classical play at commence ment, students, alumnae, and our friends from far and near might well be proud of our achievement for achievement it is to re-create the vibrant actions of ones whose names live forever on the lips and In the hearts of educated men and women. You object on the grounds that it is too big an undertaking? Of course it is big, but that just gives us a greater opportunity to prove our met tle. What a glorious affair we might make it with all departments codperat- ing to make It the supreme production of the entire college! A Student. STUDENT SUPPORT We have been tliinking a good deal about sincerity lately. In her Journal Katherine Mansfield says tliat nothing one writes, or says, or thinks, or is, amounts to anytliing at all unless lie believes in it with all liis lieart. Thus it is witli our student activity. We have got to believe in our officers, and in their abilitv to meet the responsibilities they have accepted. Witli our confidence and trust in them, they can do much toward making the coming year not only a successful one, but a hajjpy one, as well. A little fearfully they are taking over the duties which will be theirs. Much is expected of them. Theirs is the decision as to whetlier the coming year at Meredith will bo a success or failure, from the standpoint of student life. However, they will not, and cannot succeed without the co operation of the entire student body. The campus is divided into many units, cacli unit into individuals, all going to make up the wliole. It is up to each one of us, as mem bers of any functioning organization, to do our utmost to make the coming school year, 1936-1937, the most pleasant and profit able one in Meredith’s liistory. M. J. M. Meredith Faculty Members See Greek Play At Randolph’Macon H »J| EXEUNT WITH FLOURISH By KATE COVINGTON “The Suppliants,” by Aeschylus, the twenty-first Greek play to be given by the Greek department of Randolpli- Macon Woman’s College, is reported to have been a great success by Dr. Helen Price and Dr. Florence Hoagland, who attended the production, given May 9. The play was given In the original Greek in the College's outdoor theatre. Miss Mabel K. Whiteside, head of the Greek department directed the play. She was assisted by Miss Violet Older, Professor of dancing. Representatives from most of the east ern states were present. Those alumnae who had taken parts In preceding years were especially enthusiastic. Tlie obviously lyrical passages of the chorus were sung and accompanied by dance movements, and the rest was spoken by the individuals. In some cases, the actresses had over 400 lines, which were given without a flaw. The first Greek play to be given at Randolph-Macon was in 1909, Most o( the productions have been chosen from the tragedies of Sophocles and Euripi des, and comedy has been twice pre sented. “Mary Johnson,” I began, coming upon her somewhere between the Arts Building and Freshman Dormitory, “I have another song for our SocieAy of Unimportant People.” “What?” she asked without excess Interest. " ‘I offer you congratulations'." T replied. “It seems to me,” Mary Johnson said gloomily, “that you were talk ing the last time I saw you.” “There’s only one more feature for this year,” I continued, “I’ve some thing real clever. Go right ahead.” “You can’t use my name any long er,” she said drearily. "Why not?” "Half the faculty and students don’t like it. They are getting bored and won’t read your column,” She was very tender. “Elegant!” quoth I, "Now it'll be very exclusive.” “I won't have my name taken In pain,” said Mary Johnson, and tried to catch a lightning bug to the extent of holding out her hand gracefully. “But when there's a definite trend to a bunch of stuff folks will remem ber it longer.” It sounded big. “Yeah—remember it like the winter all the family had itch,” she said with more scorn than glamour. “I don’t care. I’m going to finish jout the year with them!” I was stub born. “I’m a mote in our readers' eye,” said Mary Johnson, and I wondered vaguely whether it would not be best to forsake my career and take up something non-committal like advertis ing brickbats or dormer windows with views. “Mary Johnson, have you any seri ous objections to my continuing to brighten a tew dull lives with such ecstacies of joy and sweet communion of fellowship?” I breathed with gusto. After all, too much of a thing's enough. Even columns. And especially col umn’s folks don’t like. Mary Johnson began humming Put My Little Shoes Aioay and didn’t an swer. Its a new habit she’s got. If you ask her a question that she doesn’t know how to answer, or sees no rea son for answering, she Ignores you. She got it from the play In which she took the part of a character de scribed as “sloven In body and mind.” “It appeals,” said Mary Johnson, "to my delicate sensibility.” "Why don’t you write your last one on our club, since man nor beast can turn you from the course you will pur sue? The Society of Unimportant People! S. O. U. P.!” “Slogan—‘Are you a second Pid dle’?” I came out of my shell. “Motto—We Do Our Part Wrong!” Mary Johnson went on. “Songs—‘I’m Going to Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter?’ and ‘I’m Nuthln’ but a Niithin', and—” “Louise thought up an elegant poem! It’s by Emily Dickenson and begins ‘I’m Nobody, who are you’?” “There’s one thing about it, Mary Johnson. We had Reason with us.” “Wljat’s the Reason?” she asked. “I mean everybody’s important—got big offices except us. We are—” “Also Pans,” she quoth. "We ought not to have a roll book or officers or meetings—they’d be im portant.” “No refreshments, eitlier?” It was gloomy-sounding, so I voted to answer that later. Then she said, “Let’s make the Oak Leaves sponsor us so we won’t have any needless expenses!” I’m not one to balk at nobleness in man or animal. "What are you going to do this aft ernoon?” I asked her. “Look for the crook.” “Tliey brought It out a couple of weeks ago," I said. One stumbles on these things occasionally. “Oh," said Mary Johnson. “Well, what are you going to do to day?” Twenty minutes later she got around to answering me. "Nothing.” “Me, too.” “I know,” she amended, “we might go to the Sigma Nu House and sit on the porch and rock.” “Yeah,” I answered with a sigh, “we might." And speaking of sudden death, Pro fessor L. A. Clouslng of Northwestern University is making interesting studies of carbon monoxide poisoning in automobiles. He stopped 200 cars at random on the highways and dis covered one out of 20 had a dangerous concentration of the gas in the air breathed by the driver. He said the gas will cause drowsiness and sleepi ness and will slow down reactions, al though the driver will never be aware of his condition.
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