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STAFF
Francrs Tatum Editor
Mast Janb Lindley Bttalnest Manager
Dobothy Lowdrbmilk Aisociate Editor
Mary Martin Associate Eillor
Betty Pabker Slanaglnp Editor
Katblbrn Miboett Managing Editor
Jrssie Currin Managing Editor
Carolyn Critciikr Assistant Business Manager
Sadib Massey Cartoonist
Dorotby OitBF.NE Feature Editor
Evelyn Lassiter TvplH
Lucy Newell Ti/pist
Reporters
Mart Stbwast Bebe Dickenson Nora Bini»:r
ViRQiNiA CounciL Carolyn Andrews Jzah Liowtkoot
Iris Rosk Oiuson Qkrai.dinr Tuttlr
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Happy Birthday! **
Many years ago most of us, either In the Primary depart
ment of Sunday School or in kindergarten, learned to sing
“Happy Birthday" to dear Susie at a suggestion from “teach
er.” Then proud little Susie marched up and sat in a special
chair with blue ribbons on it. Sometimes Susie dropped a
penny for each year in a piggy bank.
What has this got to do with us? We!!, history repeats
itse!f; and now, after al! this time, this childhood custom is
stii! holding forth at Meredith. The only differences are,
now nobody te!!s us when to sing and we do not start at the
same time; nor do we even know to whom we are singing
most of the time. Another s!ight difference is that chil
dren’s voices sound sweet, usually.
If this singing “Happy Birthday" is expressive of our
cravings for music, let us suggest we have someone to play
the piano at dinner every night. If this fails to satisfy us,
let us suggest that we get someone to ring the gong, ask a!l
children having birthdays to come forward and sit in a spe
cial place, then direct us as we all sing together. Maybe we
could even get a piggy bank.
Seriously speaking, we do think this singing in the dining
room should be stopped. Not only does it interrupt meals,
but also it seems silly to visitors. So let’s try to express our
good wishes in another way and “put away childish things."
—M. M.
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This It Serious
With the thought of another world war threatening us
more than ever, it is up to us to do some serious thinking and
to use our influence to prevent such an occurrence—we, the
college generation, whom it would affect more thany anyone
else.
On every side we hear that we are just building up to an
other 1917, with all the horrible consequences. What is the
purpose of the news reels which show the horrors being en
acted in China? To build up sentiment in the hearts of the
American people, a thing that is so easy to do. Don't we have
sense enough to recognize propaganda when we see it? The
newspapers work up the feelings of the people for the Chi
nese through numerous photographs and glaring headlines
which emphasize Japan’s aggressive action overseas. Japa
nese maneuvers are not to be excused or defended, but what
will it gain if the United States or European nations take
sides in this conflict? It just means furnishing more "cannon
fodder.”
You may reply that we must protect American interests in
China. But, as was stated in a college newspaper recently,
“Our business interests and missionaries over there are
guests—they have no rights.” We have been told by one
recently come from China, one who knows more thoroughly
the situation there than we do or may know by depending on
the newspapers and newsreels for the information, that
“China’s expectation and hope is that we remain neutral."
Let’s facet his question sanely. We have all to gain by
staying out of this conflict and much to lose by entering it.
Bells, Bells, Bells
A frequent inquiry of new students and visitors to Mere
dith is “What are all the bells for?” And now starting on
our third year here we are still unable to answer the ques
tion. We, too. tried asking old students about the constant
noises, but we always got vague, indefinite answers. Now
we are about ready to doubt that anybody can explain satis
factorily the purposes of ail the bells that are so annoying.
The bells in the dormitories are fairly reasonable (if you
overlook the needless noise they make on Sundays) since
they help get us to class on time. But what puzzles us is
the reason for insisting on punctuality in class and then
wasting several minutes of each class time by clanging bells
at least four times during the hour.
We have heard two arguments for ringing the bells so
frequently. The first of these is that the music students
who are practising need something to time themselves by.
We have heard criticisms of music students, and we have
heard blame for a lot of things put on them; but we can not
believe any body needs eight bells to realize one hour has
passed. Two bells at the hour and two at the half-hour
should be suflicient.
The other defense offered is that the teachers like to be
warned a few minutes before the class is over. From all re
ports the majority of the faculty members had rather not
have the warnings than to have their classes disturbed by
the bells. Therefore we are tempted to believe that this
argument doesn’t have much ground on which to stand.
We would like to hope that we could soon get a more
melodious and less disturbing means of ending classes.
However, if we can get rid of the useless bells and reduce
the number to four an hour, we will be satisfied.—M. M.
Dot’s Dashes
By Dot Lowdermilk
Well, I can't And anybody to gel
up a bunch and chaw gum with, so
I'll JUBt settle down lor a while and
tell you a few things that may NOT
be found elsewhere In this paper.
Pinky Rose wouldn’t call on me
In chapel to tell about the football
practices, so I'll }ust tell her public
about the kind of life she's been
leading. She was so late coming
In one night (I'm not saying from
where) that her suite Just became
diaguated and locked her out. I
don't blame them for not allowing
any but respectable people within
those walla, Margie Thomas was
kind enough to spread a blanket
and pillow In the hall juat outaide
the door for her. She has no state
ment to make at the present
writing.
From all reports, the Wake For-
cst-Meredlth party last Saturday
night was quite a success, It all
the boys In Wake Forest look like
thoae who were here, I think it
would be a good thing If they'd
consolidate the two Institutions
right away! Did youse gals see
that Oantt lad from Lynchburg?
What we'd like to know la whether
or not he has a regular girl back
home, David Morgan and Ray
Liles surely did have the music
going "round and round" tor a few
minutes in that group singing.
Judge Walden had hla hands full
keeping order In the Rat Courts.
E. P. Pearce and John Ezell aeemed
to be enjoying the occasion. I saw
Caeaar Herrin talking to the aa-
slatant dean. Yes, the new onel
•'I am but a lowly worm," A
trealiman happened to be entering
a door at the same time Mr. RItey
was, so naturally Mr, Riley held the
door open for her. She was so
overcome she turned to him and
said, "Mr. Riley, you needn't hold
It open tor me; I'm Just a fresh
man,”
Josephine, the maid on our hall
last year, Is in New York atudylng
now. We surely do miaa her—she
always knew plenty of good Jokea,
Did you aee the display ot flow
ers and sympathy carda addressed
to the 8, G, on the door of Frances
Spllman's suite? It was quite
touching, I wonder It t-feat auite
agrees with tUe-Jresliraan who de
fined strict campus as being a time
when you can't do anything but
eat ond go to claases!
Advice to' young'uns: In work
ing your garden if you can't tell
which are tlie plants and which
are the weeds, a sure way to And
out is to pull 'em all out, and it
they come up again they are weeds.
Dashea: F. O, and M. B, have
a conGENEIal friend, , . . There
won't be a State Fair this year on
account of the merry-go-round
bi'Oke down! , , . Tat Hamrick is
wearing a aure enough "aparkler"
on her third finger, I wonder what
Louise Daniel did with the one she
used to wenr. Guess she put "Jack’s
in the box." ICathryne Aldridge
finds it embarrassing to write the
Wake Forest B. S, U, president and
ask him when it will be convenient
to come over for a business meet
ing. , . . Five boys asked Mary Gav
in tor a date Saturday night.
(Mary, I'll be In your room tonight
at 10 o'clock to go to the B-Hlve
tor telling all three of the people
that road this column about your
popularity!) . . . Margaret Love’s
suite and tho suite across the hall
had a written invitation to march
aci'oss the court to pay the dean a
CHinER''^CHAIItR
By Dot Green
Seems like the birthdays around
Meredith are getting pretty numer
ous around here (we mean the real
ones!)—what with Margaret
O’Brian, Kathleen Jackson, Edna
Earle Coggins, 'Nora Binder- and
oodles of others all getting a year
older overnight. Did you get any
ot the birthday cakes?
• « •
Did you go Astro or Phi? Which
ever one it was, isn't it fun? The
saying la, you only live once, and
you can only do your deciding on
Decision Day once, but they vow
that any Meredlthlte, trom the
freshmen to the alumnae, always
have a aerlea of gooae-humps and
chilly spines every year around
that time,
■ * •
Never let it be said that Mere
dith girls aren't cute, on account-a
because there are aeverai brand
new diamond rings being flour
ished around these here halls on
the third fingers ot some folks'
lett hands. Don't crowd, girls—
but don't miss any of the excite
ment,
• • •
It's an art to get up five minutes
after the last bell tor breakfast has
rung and get down to the dining
room fully clothed and at- least in
a semblance of a right mind before
the doors are closed. There's noth
ing like a little sprint early in the
morning to get up an appetite,
• • «
And of course, the stunts! We
understand that every class baa
theirs all written and the scenery
all made and the practices alt per
fect. At least that's the Impres
sion they try to give. All of us
have our eyes glued to that cup.
Wha-he, wha-ho! Meredith; let's
go!
“CURRENT EVENTS”
By Sadie Massey
'i-
A sad time ot the school year Is
now upon us, when all of ua have
to stay away from the B-hive so we
can pay our budget tees and B. S. U.
dollars. You'll see everybody start
studying real hard so they won't
be allured by thoae Cciec-Colas anSTbetVer than ever before, Construc-
Herahey_bar8_.
, ' » • »
Hold everything till the next
Twio—and it you hear any news,
tell everybody you see about it, and
add "local color’' to it.
little call, . , . Meredith aureiy did
turn out to yell for Carolina laat
Saturday. There must have been
a reason for that. , . . We didn’t
know Virginia Penny belonged to
the Lonely Hearts Club until last
week, when she received a letter
from an unknown "Soldier" at Fort
Bragg, who wanted to correspond
with her. First It's Sailors, then
It's Soldiers, Bring on the Ma
rines! . . , "Doc" Covington was on
his way to "Hahvahd" and came by
to fill a date with a blonde. When
alie got to the parlor she couldn't
And him because he was so com
pletely aurrounded by former "suit-
oreaaes,’' Can’t you imagine the
"Frostle" atmosphere it created! ...
Dot Haywood and Alice Bruton
sang about five verses to the "Ma
ple on the Hlir’ at the Phi Fair
Monday night. They certainly could
rival the Tobacco Tags. . , . Slmma
aa It Mlrvlne was Al-moat stood up
Sunday night. , . . Aak Emily Brad-
sher why they play "My Country,
’TIs ot Thee,’’ so much in England.
, . , You can get someone else to
figure all ot this out tor you, too!
The Professor Thinks
By Dr. Edgar Henderson
Tho present edltora ot Tiie
Twio, with commendable alertness
and progreaslveneas, are Introduc
ing certain changcs, even Innova
tions, Into our paper. Not the
least promising of these is their
plan to Include In tho I'egular
make-up of the publication a space
in which faculty membera selected
)>y the editors will offer such Ideas,
suggestions, and constructive
criticisms as seem to them worth
presenting to the students, alum
nae, and constituency of Meredith
College.
Tho students already had their
"The Student Saya," Now, with
that fine sense of democracy and
fair play and genuine toloranco
which ought to characterize a tree
press, the editors aeem determined
to otter eiiual prlvlloges oven to
down-trodden faculty membera.
Henceforth the faculty will have a
corner all its own. Just what cap
tion it will bear, I do not know
myseU. Cunaeriuently, I shuU look
with great curiosity to the next
iaauo In order to see Just what
label will stand above these pioneer
remarka «f mine, honored with
the privilege ot opening up this
unexplored Northwest Territory,
ao to speak, And I ahall hope that
my colleagues who will come
after will make this new territory
one ot useful civilization.
Perhaps the editors will entitle
this spot, toi'ever sacred to faculty
folk, "The Professor Thinks." I
think that not ao bad, fur it im
plies that a professor la expected
to think, and that he writes here
ao as to provoke others to think.
This desirable implication would
be lost, of courae, If the heading
read—"The Professor Feela," For,
while a professor must feel, and
even—as ho notoriously does—
provoko feeling, he Is expected to
be primarily a thinker, not a
feeler, as it were. Besldea, If this
column la to be helpful. It ahould
appeal to our reasonable nuturea,
and not stir up our prejudices. Ot
coui'sci the black-face type at the
top might proclaim that "The Pro
fessor Pontificates (or Dogmatlzea,
or Tells Us What's What)." But
auch phrasing would only tend to
publicize the well-known weakneaa
of all profoBBora, and perhaps even
confirm us in lt| hence it would
better be avoided.
After all, what le really to be de
sired is that this faculty corner
ahall be a space dedicated, not to
the faculty, but to the students
(without whom Meredith could
not e.Ylst), end to the sublime task
of educating womanhood—a task
to which all ot ua at Meredith are
called. What do you think this
professor'a cubicle should be
called? Think hard and tell the
editor.
Whatever It may be called,
though, I . wish to commend the
editors for this token ot their In
terest In what the faculty think,
for this earnest effort tor a finer
fellowehlp between faculty and
students, and for their faith that
Meredith can continue to grow
steadily better it all ot us will set
our heads together to the task. Trb
Twio and Meredith are. I believe,^
meeting jjie-ueeds-of-tli^f public'
tive critlclani, auch aa the odltora
envisage for this faculty roatrum
they have provided,' will enable
both to meet them even more ef
fectively henceforth.
Teaching Seniors!
By Anne Poteat
I Imagine the habitual reaction
that llrat comes to the teaching
senior la one ot tear and trembling.
My first trip to Hugh Morson cer
tainly affected me in that manner,
and I did not feel any better when
I was told that the first boy I saw
was at least six-two and was only
a sophomore! Too many ot that
brand, thought I, would turn me to
Jelly.
My first duty aa a "teacher" was
to correct a set ot test papera on
Chaucer, By the time I had cor
rected twenty-five ot said papera, I
had gotten beyond the stage of car
ing whether one person had Chau
cer married to the Queen of Eng
land, or not, I did arouse suffl-
clently to chuckle hysterically (If
one can do auch a thing) at one
person who said, "One of Chaucer's
characteristics Is that some of hla
poems don't make aenae"!
Observing la really an interesting
occupation, especially when one is
engaged In analyzing character by
gazing at the back ot the heads of
one's pupila, I can't wait to start
teaching ao I'll know what my pu
pila look like trom the front. Sit
ting In the back ot the room haa
Its advantag-ea, however. Notea fly
more frequently in the back than
they do In front; and that Is al
ways on Intrinsic part ot school
life. It has always been a wlah of
mine to be able to Intercept d'
note, but so far I have been unsuc
cessful.
The other day the teacher asked
one of the boya In the class what
Sir Walter Raleigh wrote. The an
swer was a trifle astouding, because'
the boy said Raleigh wrote the
first three looks ot The Faerie
Queene. When the teacher correct
ed him with as straight a face as
poaalble, the boy Jerked his thumb
toward a trl6nd(?) acrosa the aisle
and said, "Well, he told me," as if
that settled the queation, notwith
standing tlie tact that the Informer
la one ot the dumbest in the room.
When the teacher reiterated her
correction, the boy subsided, mut
tering, "Aw, he framed me; he
must 0' framed me.''
By the time I start teaching I
have an Idea that I'm going to use
my pupil's words to express a elm-
llar thought. "I've been framed."
OFFICERS ARE CHOSEN
FOR SCHOOL YEAR ’37-’38
MR. and MRS. DIOGENES
By Louise Bashpobd
EDITOR'S NOTE:-^Hr. ARd Un. DIofenM 'wlU be In «v«ry li8u« tponMml by
Dorothy ]re«n« And touted ETsshford.
“Jill, Be Nimble”
The old tin tub was Just big
enough to hold Diogenes' feet, and
» be-jat-anakiiig.iiiem-iie llatfs^*-
wlth one ear to the words of Mrs.
Diogenes.
"Now, dear, you know you’ll
catch cold going out In this wind.
Besides, Meredith is a girls' school,
and it’s a woman’s Job. Why don't
you start looking tor that honest
man again. There may l>e one now.
Ot courae, I know there waan't
ten years ago."
"But, my dear,” Diogenes started,
"Oh. well, it you inalst, but I
still think that only a woman will
be able to find out why the Mere
dith girls are ao nimble. There,
don't forget Bessie; she's alMUt
worn out, poor lantern."
With his head full ot these
words and bent on finding the one
thing that makes Meredith girls
quick and nimble, Diogenes pulled
the door to, fumbled down the
steep narrow atepa and out into
the night.
The very first place to stop that
caught his eyea wos the "Parlors"
sign. Pulling out of his pocket a
bright checked cap he replaced his
hat.
Reluctantly, he changed the
tobacco in his old,curved ox-head
pipe to a atralght narrow atemfted
one. He coudn't help but chuckle
as he aald to himself, “They will
at least think I'm from the alumni
ot State,"
Girls passed and passed; some
even making fun ot the "rreshman .
with his lantern,” but Diogenes
was BtllV'puzzi^'.'' - -
The night aged, soon the light
was out, and Diogenes was lett
alone with Bessie, disappointed
but determined to put this hunt
through if he had It to do In the
daylight. So he wandered out Into
the grove and found a comtortable
spot to doze.
Up before bell time he hastened
to the shubbery .b'y the' dining hall.'
Pushing hiB way in it he found a
refuge trom all eyes.
Girls came trom ‘'C" dorm;
Girls came from "D" dorm;
Girls came from "A" dorm;
Girls came trom "B” dorm;
And Diogenes began to (eel bet
ter.
"There must be a spot like this
near the classrooms," he ques
tioned himself. He found It by the
arts building. Eight-thirty, nine-
thirty, ten-thirty lived and died.
Lunch time gave Diogenes a
chance to slip away.
"My, you’ve been gone, a long
time. Did you find It? Are you
hungry? What is it? Stop peel
ing that potato long enough to tel)
me. What does make them so
nimble?"
"My dear, you should have
found out on your trip.' It's very
simple. It's those new super de
Luxe shoes, the ones with the rub
ber bottoms.
Kinston; secretary, Margaret
Lanier, of Wallace; and treasurer,
Virginia Council, ot Raleigh. The
choir has begun rehearsals for the
program given annually each
Christmas. This organization is
under the direction ot Miss Ragna
Otteraon.
Duke Professor
Author of October
Book of the Month
Tuesday, September 28, tlie ot-
fleers of the choir were elected.
These officers are: Preaident,
Mary Leigh Pttrnell, of Parkton;
vice preaident. Paulyne Stroud, of
Dr. Joseph Banks Rhine is the
author ot tlie October selection ot
the Book-of-the-Month,' a distinc
tion that Is among the most
coveted In the field ot literature.
Dr. Rhine is a native of North
Carolina, and la at present profes
sor of psychology at Duke Uni
versity,
The title of the book la "New
Frontiers ot the Mind." It Is Dr.
Rhine’s first full-length' account,
to the general public, of the re
search work lie haa been carry
ing on during the past aeven years
at Duke University on extra-sen
sory perception, a faculty of know
ing objects and events Independent
ot the five senses.'
Numerous magazine and news
paper articles have been written
whloh dealt with the research car
ried on In the Duke parapay-
ohologlcal laboratories, and the
work In telepathy and cliArvoyance
has attracted the Interest ot vlsl«
tors from many parts ot the- world.
The book haa an Initial circula
tion of about 160,000 volumea.
‘Drive Safely' Course
Offered in Hi Schools
In an attempt to inaugurate
“di'lve safely" courses in the pub
lic schools ot Nortli Carolina the
Highway Safety Division and the
Department ot Public Instruction,
coijperated In the movement and
aponaored a series, ot Institutes the
first week in October to advise
principals and teachers how to
conduct such courses.
Pupils will actually operate oars
within the school grounds at some
schools and at others InstruotiOD
will be confined to motor m^
ohanlcs and safety principals.
"The pupils ot today are the
drivers ot tomorrow,” aald Major
Arthur Fulk, head ot tlie safety
division. “We hope to be able to
start elective courses on sate driv
ing In every high school during
this ’scholasttc year."
Dr. J.-Henry HIghsmlth, director
ot the division ot instructional set-
,ylce la working with Major Pulit
on the program. Automobiles to
be uaed in laboratory work, wbloh'
will be supervised, will be obtained
by pasent-teachers asaoclatlons In'
aome communities. Tho children
will not be allowed to drive on the
highways as It is against; the law
tor persons under sixteen years ot
age to drive on public roads.
Speakers tor the Inatltutes held
tor the teachers include Dr. H. J:
Sack ot Columbia University
Miss Marian Teltord ot the NA'
tional Safety Council and Major
Fulk, ' -