THE TWIG
The Student Speaks
STAFF
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uinii limy be mailed or glyen to
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to withhold any nrtlcle which we
think iiiiaultnble for publication.
—The Editor.]
A cknowledgement
^ The members of our staff greatly appreciate the favorable
comments we have received in regal'd to the changes made
in the Twig this year. We have received the heartiest co
operation from everyone from whom we have made -requests.
A great deal of the success of our paper is due to the help
and cooperation we have received from the firm which prints
our newspaper.
In each issue will appear articles written by various mem
bers of the faculty who have agreed to contribute to the col
umns of our paper, in an effort to bring about a closer rela
tionship between faculty and students. We are indebted to
each one who gives of his or her time to make this a better
and more representative college paper.
Last week we buw the picture
of uur Jaimnese friend ntid cIbbb-
mute on iho front page of The
and Observer with an ad
joining Interview about the war.
She hnd i-eqiiested before.the In
terview that the reporter ask her
nothing nbont the war, and you
Clin very well sympathize with her
refineBt, And yet she was quoted
aii having expressed her opinion
toward the war that fs going on
between her country and China.
1 think that such'a mlsfake Is
of 110 llttlo Importance. Somebody
owes her a public apology ond,
certainly, a private one.—P. D,
Dot's Dashes
I PRESENT THIS CUP TO ? ? ?
£7/ Sadib Massey
ROME TODAY
Welcome To Visitors and Alumni
To the many visitors and alumnae who will come to our
campus on Stunt Day, October 30, we wish to extend a special
welcome. It will be the first visit for many of you and we
wish that everything possible will be done by the students
to make it a pleasant experience to you. Although there is
no day set aside for homecoming as there is at numerous
other colleges, we are building towards the idea of setting
aside this clay for homecoming in the future.
We know that to the alumnae of our school we owe much
for the contributions they have made to the progress we
have achieved. Coming to our last year in college we also
realize more than ever that with the end of this year, four
of the best and fullest years of our life will be terminated,
and they have been short ones. We should not forget that
we are responsible for what our college will be tomorrow.
What we do and be on this campus will leave its imprint
long after we are gone. You have many opportunities, do
something worthwhile that will pleasantly color your remin
iscences of college life.
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We Don *t Read
In ihe college girls’ cIh.ss of a church school in Raieigh
Sunday morning I was startled at the response to a question
a.skfed by the teacher. The question was, “How many of
you know who Hugo Black is?” And out of a class of sixty
college girls approximately seven raised their hands. Perhaps
there w»;re some who had a vague idea, but w'ere afraid they
would be called upon to enlighten the rest of the class and
therefore did not raise their hands—but tliey deserve no
credit. When we consider that these are a few of the people
who will liave a h:ind in the government of the future, we
wonder what kind of a government we will have by people
who are not interested enough in national affairs to know
what is going on in our capital today. It is not because they
do not have the opportunity to know what is going on, they
do not take advantage of the opportunity. A large percent
age of the studcul body here subscribe to the daily papers,
where every day i.s recounted news of national and inter
national intere.sl,
We have not yet realized the responsibility that is ours
as the future generation, and it is time we did it. It is ap
palling that with the numerous radio news Hashes, news
reels at the theatres, magazines and newspapers that only
seven out ol sixty acknowledged acquaintance with Hugo
Black. It is no excuse that they were girls, because it is
as much a wonian's business as a man’s to be cognizant of
current events. But it may be that the same percentage
would result if the question were asked of a group of boys.
Let’s hopt; not.
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You Have the Time
Don’t forget to leave time in your schedule to attend the
- various concerts given by members of the faculty and
dramatic productions given by the Little Theatre this year.
You cannot afford to miss one of these entertainments that
are given for your benefit. Often we do not realize the value
of the things which are too close to us.
Maybe you think you have come to college to be educated,
but your education will be far from complete if you only at
tend the classes you register for. Of course this is a neces
sary function and we would have no colleges without classes,
but classe.s and grades are not all there is to a college educa
tion.
There are many who do not approve of extracurricular
activities, but you will be called upon many times after you
leave college to participate in or take charge of exercises
where the knowledge gained from experiences you had here
in various exercises will be of great aid to you.
The excuse offered most often for not attending concerts
and plays and taking part in extracurricular activities is
that you do not have time. It is to be noticed that we usually
can find time for things that we want to do, and it seems that
those who have the most to do, do more. You take time to
go to movies, football games, and the Fair. Surely you can
find time to attend exercises at your own school that you
would possibly receive more benefit from, and you would
certainly get many returns for your effort. And those offer
ing the entertainment would certainly be gratified by your
interest.
, J}y Du. HKi.iOiN PnicR
Wh^ Homer wonted to describe
miraculous speed, he used the
simile of the speed of the human
mind In thought: "ATid even nu
whon the mind of a man darts
speedily—of one who hath travelled
over far landS, and considers in his
lieart, 'Would that I were here or
there.' " This not oiily illuBtnites
speed oC thought, but shows one
of the Joys of travel and a gift
wlilch results from It—that one con
eusdy be trnnsDorted In on Instant
to distant places. If only this pro-
fusBor could toko along Meredith's
atndent body todiiy, they would in
the twinkling of an eye be walking
through the streets of modern
Rome, for, onclent.as Is Iier name,
Rome Is a very modern city. But
what a wise old city she is, too.
She has seen so many chonges and
survived so many vicissitudes that
a person visiting her feels very
youthful and Inexperienced.
Rome is now living under one
of her many new regimes, She has
been far fifteen years the capital of
the new Fascist state with a vli--
tuol dictator at the head. The ruins'
of her onclent greatness of the
time when she ruled the whole
Mediterranean world have been
given new and beautiful settings.
Reconstructions and excovatlons
have been skilfully accompllahed
to Impress tlie modern Italian with
his gloi-loua past, New public build
ings have been erected to supply
work for the workmen and places
of recreation and training for
Italy's youth. Agricultural projects
are being carried out, all kinds of
Industry encouraged, and social re
forms Inaugurated.
Rome on her seven hills Is Indeed
a wise old city. She has seen such
reforms ijcfore anil also the evils
conseEuent to the strong autocratic
ixiwer that cnCorcea them. Whether
this present regime cnuscB her to
rise or full, It will, however, be
temporary, for Rome Is eternal.
She holds wUhin her experience
tho whole range of European civili
zation. Though siie ws at first
only a crude anil warlike people,
she was able to assimilate the cul
ture of Orecce, adopt and spread
tin; religious gift of the Hebrews,
and Impress iior language and
cilvillzalion on the whole world,
Like all great iduaa ond Ideals,
Rome is oternnl.
By Dot Lowdermilk
I have become one whole year
older since the last Twio came out,
but that doesn't mean that this
column will take on any MORE
dignity since during the celebration
of my birthdoy, my best friend
told me that I had remained the
same age; mentally.
Among the lovely gifts I re
ceived were some Jack Rocks, a
"sock-It,'' a globe l>ank, a Donald
Duck book, and a harmonica. My
only regret Is thot Kat didn't In
clude an Instruction book with the
harmonica. I'm sure I could learn
to play in twelve easy lessons but
as It is I blow the soprano and It
comes nut tenor! Ouess I’ll have
to take a cori'espondence course so
my friend^ will know what I'm
playing without my telling them
the title before AND after the ren
dition! why, sometimes "they all
laugh" when I start to playl
"NERTS TO YOU”—A Pome
A squirrel looked at a freshman
Then his mother's gaze did meet;
"Yes, darling,” said his mother,
"But that’s not the kind we eat."
Seen at the Corollna-Waka For
est game last Saturday; Forty-five
Meredith girls pouring out of a
Greyhound bus Just outside of the
stadium. Seen In the stadium:
Sara Haeson with Clarence, Scottle
with Wilbur, . MIrvlne with Al,
Cas-olyn and John, Qmlly and Ash
ley, Lois and Dick, Lillian and
Henry, Betty and Kirk, and Ruth
and Bob. Ann Hurdle. Kat Coving
ton and Mlnetta Bortlett wove also
there with dates. Among the
Alumnae' (pronounced “Aluml-
lium") were Ruth Smith with Joe,
Kat Siiuford with Bill, Mary Fay
and Margaret Bullard with Archie
October
October, witli a lavish hand, now
spills
Her wine of flame and gold upon
(He would have two!) and Hen- - hills;
Prophecy
It Itj not necessary to take abso
lutely literally the prophetic mes-
aiiga ot ihe Mormon Church to Its
membera In order to profit from It,
I'lcrc It Is:
Wlihln the next few years we
ahnll, In the normal course, suf
fer a depression far moi'e serious,
uffucting Intimately tar greater
numbei-8 of people, than tho one
we are now finishing,
To prepare for this coming dls-
lister wo must avoid debt as we
would avoid a plogue, Let us live
atrlctly within onr Incomes and
save a llttlo money, Lot every head
cif every housuhold hove on hand
enough food and clothing and fuel
fur at least a year ahead. Do not
Hpeculute.
The Mormons know no bettor
than the rest of us when, If ever,
the next depression will come. But
wo know 08 well os the Mormons
that It will be bettor to bo Indi
vidually reody for another depres
sion and have none come, than not
ti) be ready and iiave one catch ub
unawuj'os. The Mormons would go
t(i extremes In accumulating a
whole year's food and fuel supply.
Kut as tho mossuKO means In good
times prepare fur had tlmos, it is
an true now as when Joseph sug-
sustud It lo Pharooh long ago. Our
ncied Is not lo store up grain
against fumlno, but in guard our
selves against financial foolish-
ncHs, extravagance and spoculatlon,
Tho future comes. We do not know
what Ih In it, But wo con each try
lo ho ready for It regardless of
what shape it may take.—Wcio«
aiiil Oimerver,
rietta Castlebury and "Crick"
Adams. Didn't you LOVE the way
the Carolina hand played "Bugle
Call Rag" during the half.
Oashes; Sara Cole who called
you from the Flko House? . . . Nell
Williams says that something so
rare as a day In June is the 29th
of February. . . . Meredith won’t
need a night watchman much long
er It Bruce Kitchen and Evelyn
Britt continue to receive "Bull-
doga" from the Citadel. . . . Mary
Martin, "who was that I ae«o you
with Sunday night?" . . , Ask Jane
Yelverton for the names ot those
glrla who hove no Interest whatso
ever In Wake Forest. . . . Lillian
Poe knows ft new aong: “Moonlight
and Shadows on Capitol Square."
. Mas'y Herring doesn't know
ao much about what happened
B. C. but she surely Is Interested
In A. D.! , , , Lull,' who "camp"ed'
on your doorstep this week-end?
. . . Emily, didn’t we have fun
"checking up" on Gene’s program.
Wonder If he ever, will change hla
theme song to "Way Down Upon
the 'SWINBy' River?'' What a
Knight! , , , J^nle Reid likes the
beach better than the mountains on
account of Its "Sandy" . . , Ruth
Yates didn't want her name in
here but It ain't Costner a penny!
She should worry. . , . Guess msle
Berry "Yates” to have hera In here,
too. , , . Wasn't that a good picture
of Edltoreaa-in-Chief "Fannie” last
week! , , . Margaret Grayson tells
us thot Furman complains aljout
the cold weather In "Phllly" but he
should worry—He’s got her love to
keep him warm! . . . Get ready,
gols, the Press Convention Is on
Its way!
it splashes on the slopes and
blends Into
Rich colorings of almost every
hue;
Deep red and russet, orange, yel
low, jade,
Orape-blue and green and brown
ot every shade.
And In the valley hang, like filmy
mist, ' • ^
Her veils of opal, blue and amy-
thyat.
Rose-gray and violet, until it
seems
All earth 1s drowsy with the wine
ot dreams.
I think that somewhere up around
the Throne
God's cup of glory must have over
flown. —Selected.
Where Are We Going?
Wltli automobiles capoble ot
traveling 80 miles an hour and
more, the city dweller la actually
traveling at speeds slower than
those available In the horse-and-
buggy days, Clyde O, Conley de
clared at a mooting ot the Ameri
can Institute of Steel Construction
In New York the other day. He
said;
Today, because ot this constant
stopping and atartlng, tho Innum
erable rod stop-lights, automobile
traffic will movo no more than one
mile on hour. Fifteen mlnutoa by
automobile to cover one croastowu
block Is not on unknown' ex-
l>erlence. Yet history records that
old liorse-di'iiwn coachea, whlcli
once opei'ated on Now York streets
over more than 200 miles, averaged
eleven and a halt miles per hour.
Today automobile traffic does not
average more than tlttoen miles
per hour, Put a tew more cars in
the streets ot New York and move
ment will practically cease.
What Mr. Conley sold le In great
measure true, ond hla truth applies
not only to speeds and vehicles.
With more plumbing wo live In
many respoets In a dirtier world.
Though the light that once limited
tho working day Is now possible
at all hours, working days are
being sharply shortened. And,
sadly oBd finally, with greatev and
greater powers ot production sur
plus grows right alongside of
poverty and need.—Weitis and 06-
server.
Students Elected To Represent
School In 1937-38 Who’s Who
(Continued from page 1)
Council, Silver Shield, and Little
Theatre, and was voted a senior
superlative. Prances Totum Is
editor ot Tub Twio, senior super-
lotive, a member of the nomlnot-
Ing committee and Kappa Nu
Sigma Honor Society, president ot
tho Barber Biology Club, student
assistant In biology laboratory, and
a member ot the class tennis team.
Anne Potent Is president of tho
Senior Class, senior superlative, a
member ot tho nominating com
mittee, Silver Shield Honor Society,
International Relations Club, Glee
Club, Monogram Club, cloaa tennis
team, Aoorn staff, and Colton
English Club. Harriet Rose is
president of tho Athletic Associa
tion, senior superlative, member ot
the nominating committee. Kappa
Nu Sigma, Silver Shield,' Mono
gram Club, and the claaa tennis
team.
Mildred Ann Crltcher, secretary
o£ the student government. Is also
associate editor ot Oafc Leaves, a
member ot the Little-. Theati'e, Col
ton English Club, International
Relations Club, and class hockey
teiim. nealdoa being president of
tho Junior Class, Barbara Bohr-
man Is a member of the B, S. U.
Council. Claaslcnl Club, Colton
English Club, International Rela
tions Club, class tennis team, and
class hockey team. Catherine
Johnson le Junior feditor of the
Aoorn, and a member ot the Stu
dent Council, Glee Club, Trio, Choir,
Little Theatre (associate member),
and the Classical Club.
FIGURATIVELY SPEAKING
By Betty McMillan
Virginia was lying on her iwd
kicking contentedly whilst she
discussed with IterseK the prob
ability o( a universal language—
thus doing away with the neces
sity of French Irregular verba—
when I'^made my entry with a de
cisive air. Armed with pen and
paper I stood at attention. Vir
ginia ceased klclcing and looked
amazed. Dem stopped singing and
held her breath. X stood firm and
qaid In a tearless voice, "I'm going
to the library to do English”-Just
like that—no bones about it, I Just
Wld it. Virginia said, “Aw,” («nd
Dem aald, "Qood Gracious," and
Virginia took up. her exerclae.
Dem started singing again and I
set out.
Thinking longingly of Ijpme and
mother, I climbed the steps and
entered the library of Meredith.
came in through the left wing
and tip-toed by the periodical room,
fondly remembering the continued
story In the Ladies' Home Journal
that I had begun at home ond~lhi^t
my exit from that place had ter
minated.
Coming on Into the retei'ence
I'ooni, I saw that the library was
fairly teeming with freshmen i>ent
on the same errand. It was all
very homey—like one big happy
family, the freshmen gathered In
groups around the dictionaries,
encyclopedlaa, concordonues, and
reference books in general. The
most popular books a^med to be
The Borne Book of Quotations and
the Cyclopedia of Prjaotlcal Quota-
(ions. I teei sure that it Mr. Ste
phenson and" Mr. Hoyt had been
there, they would baye been grati
fied 4t the popular demand on
^thelr hooks.
Seeing that there- was no ht>pe
for my doing research there, 1
turned to the left where the Con
cordance of Shakespeare, the Ifeu/
Gazetteer of the 'WoriA, and Who’s
who were being fought over like
all day auckers at a children's
party.
In one corner ot the room, under
Beethoven, who looks like he’d ^
gladly amoah your head it he could
get a tune out ot it, la another
bookcase of encycloi)edla8. On the* '
floor behind were sevei-al girls aiV
ting on the floor, hunting ref
erences In OitHoslHes of Popular .
Costuns, The Book of Days, and
Anniversaries and BoUdai/s, In.'
which every subject from "Barbe-
cue” to '‘Kissing the Pope's Tm”
Is discuased.
After my head came out ot ita
tog, I reallzed'how much competi
tion 1 had and decided to try again
the next morning. As I turn‘d to
leave I sow an archwoy—thftt
opened into the reading room
where there are rows upon rows
qt shelves with the most interea.t-
ing books I’d ever seen at one
time, ao I went In and completely
lost myaelt in A. A. Nline's Two
People—figuratively apeaklng, ot
courae.
Annual Stunt Day Events Di
rected by Harriet Rose
October 30
(Continued from page 1)
To capture thia cup, the most
coveted ot all college trophies. Is
the aim of all classes. At this
time the winnera ot the afternoon's
contests will be announced and the
awards presented.
Assisting Harriet Rose will be:-
Mlrvlno Garrett, who will super
vise the afternoon events, and
Betty Vernon, who has charge of
the student-alumnoe gomea, Wllba
Mills and the other members ot
the Monogram Club will act as
marshals for tlie day, Margaret
Kramer, of tile class of '87, will be
In oharge ot the alumnae sports,
and Ruby Barrett will direct the
reunion ot the class ot '87.
Life-Time Schooling
Is Seen By Educator
The (Raleigh) ATews-antl Ob-
sej'uer.-Going to school eventual
ly may become a life-time proposi
tion.
Dr. Edwin A, Lee of New York,
director of the national occupa
tional conference, told Pennsyl
vania teache'ra today that adult
education progritma were being
pi'epnred which "n. man nifly pur
sue oa long as he shall live."
Lee warned Keystone Sta^
School leaders, attending an an
nual two-day congress, tfic^t they
could oxpect to find "ai\ Increasing
number ot adults In their claas-
rooms.”
This will result primarily, he
aald, because "shorter work days
and work weeks have given thous
ands new leisure."
The demands ot a civilization
becoming more and more complex,
coupled with the "new. leisure,”
will turn adults back to schools for
spare time training. Dr. Lee pre
dicted.
He viewed, prenftration of pro-
gi'an.is tor tvAlnlng as a ohol-
leng^ to all edwfttoj’s,
Representative Q( a gi'oup.ol. In
dustrial apA artucAtlooAl. iwdex*
who have been studying,. Ofcupa-
ilonal prphlemi. n^5ioaally, Dr.
Lee. Mia,sctl>o>8..W, *ir'>wp-i\pa a|-
3'eady ore, '(«Hfttlop,lnK, in
cities.
Teachqr; “Jlmpij-, whafs a pen
insula,?"
Jinim}'; "A rubber neck."
Teaflher: “Nfl; it's neck run
ning out to Beg,."
Jimmy: "Thai's a rubber n,eok
Isn't It?" ' .
Correction
Uo ^vish lo coi-rcct tlio state*
luotit nmdo In tlio lust Issuo of
(1)0 "Twig" tliAt tho Acadomlo
Council is cointMSCd o( Dr>
Ohiti'lQa Browei', AIlss Auna
n«kei', Alli'vino Oarrott, Jane
Yolvoiton, and Jitnot Alkm^.
Xlie Acodoutic Council Is coin*
lio^cd of t))o ItMds of tli«
rioua dopurtnionts., Tlko abOY»,
i^niiicil uinko up tho Oampun.
Council.
Hear Ye! Hear Ye!
Right this w&yrbdds and evenil
Right this way lor the most colos
sal stunts every presented on the
Meredith campu?. For montbs
these enduring alumnae have been
laboring over praetioes for this
performance which promises to
be the most stupendoiie Blunt con
test In the history ot the sohool. '
The show begins at 4 o’clock,
right here on the dlnlng-ro^m
steps. Only a few more days in
which to work up that odd versus
even splrltl
,
Royster^s
CANDY
is pure, and always
fresh
When downtown, '
drop In
207 Fayet(eTlll« Street