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On Cheating
It seems, in view of the facts publicized lately by student
organizations, that we Meredith students have allowed our
standard of honor in academic work to drop to a deplorably
low state. Cheating exists on this campus—and apparently
the proportion of students which it affects is large and as
tounding. The situation must have attention, and if we are
to maintain our high standards as a college, it must be im
proved. And we as students are those upon whom it ulti
mately will depend. We are being aided in every possible
way to alleviate the circumstances by the faculty, but we as
students will have the final test as to whether it shall or
shall not stand. What can we do?
First, we may declare—collectively and individuallj*—that
cheating is not debatable. He who cheats, in so doing, be
haves as a thief, and such is not to be tolerated. No matter
how convenient it may be, no matter how unreasonable work
may seem, cheating is never justified. Wake up to the fact
that in practically all cases, the faculty will hear reasonable
excuses and be sympathetic in their requirements. Under
no circumstances can we afford to compromise character in
dishonesty.
Then, most of us need to realize that cheating is something
not far removed from us personally. We must break down
the barrier that arises to many of us when it is mentioned.
There are, deplorable as it is, certain types of cheating that
have grown to be more or less sanctioned by students because
of their very existence. For instance many of us turn pages
without reading them and take credit for them as parallel.
Many, too, thoughtless or rationalizing that since others do
it, we can too, copy work books and papers. Such little
things, I fear, come home to most of us, and we must realize
that they are the foundation stones for that more obvious
type of cheating—examination copying. We must wipe it
out from the bottom up.
Finally having wiped bare the situation and destroyed per
sonal barriers in thinking of it, we must accept responsibility
to abolish it. Primarily, in destroying cheating, we wish to
build student morale. It could be obliterated by a police sys
tem, but that in itself would destroy our object. We must
grow through the experience. Therefore, we as individuals,
comprising a group, must do two things: personally resolve
to abstain from it in all forms and to do all within our power
to impress upon those offenders who persist in dishonesty
the danger and detriment they ar« working upon both them
selves and the school. In thus resolving as individuals, we
as a group which can grow steadily toward a point at which
cheating cannot survive under the social disapproval.
Between You and Me
Have you heard about lio\V gen
erous dear old St. Nick wna with
Meredith girls this year? Dr. Brew
er says its 'cause thoy’re sucli
"nngels” but nnyhow liere nre some
things a few o( them discovered in
their stockings on Christmas;
Carolyn Crltcher and Qerry Tut
tle were "floored” when they saw
their “house" coats Ella Eddlns
was excltcd over a certain scarf.
Martha Britt received a nccklace
and bracolet (rom Texas. Blanche
Johnson, admits that John Is
mighty "Handy” when It comes to
choosing rings; but Hilda and Mar
garet Lee declare that John and
Horace make "rings” around all of
them. Sara Cole says her bracelet
Is Just too "Ducky”—but Jinny Lee
Watson and Margaret Holland
claim their bracelets are “Jims" to
them. Dot Qreea has been spend
ing her lime tuning In on a cer-
toln little red and white radio from
Bill. Lois Johnson and Dorcas
Poindexter have “Time on their
iiands," but what valuable timell
Miss Little Is wondering why any
one should give her a clock. Isn't
she always prompt to class? Then
there are at least a hundred beau
tiful new lockets here now. Edna
Earl's, Dimp's, Alta's Sarah Pope's,
Jo Pittman’s, Virginia Council's, Dot
Bell's two, (ahf) Lucy Rogers’,
Sara Matlock's, Mary Frances
Webb's, and oh yes—Miss Bailey
has one too — Frances Batchelor
has a cedar chest, and Harris-mnde
too. Julia Reddick Is proud oC her
vanity “case.” Bernle gave it to
iier. Carolyn Henderson is all set
to take a heop ot snapshots, and
Frances Price Is planning a trip
this summer to put her new lug
gage to use, Helen Garvey is still
surprised over a lavender set from
Florida. -
Let’s see now — some very un
usual things happened during the
holidays.
Sam Turner took ^ certain
"Wall" flower to a dance In Win
ston.
Eddie Belle proved It was really
on the "Leaveir' with her—when
Furman came all the way from New
Orleans.
Janet Alkman had a big time
traveling back on the train — her
theme song now Is "I’ve been
working on a Railroad.”
Jane Wolfe was very pleased
when somebody came all the way
from Washington.
We wonder it the Willson-Prye
affair Isn't beginning to “Wayne”!
Sue Nichols has been spending
her time asking the “Oulja” board
about Tommy.
Seen around lately— Mlnetta and
Jimmy Newbold, Dot and Ben, at
the Canton. Sunday — Sara Olive
sporting around In a car a block
long — Dot Corbett excited ’cause
Tennessee Just called—Dot Hagler
with Clarence at the show—"Kat”
Abernethy In the parlors with Tom
Cain—Mary Oavln with Hunter—
Nancy Brewer with Walton •—Miss
Adkerson talking to the swimming
InstniGtor at State—Margaret Jane
Childs with a number ot visitors,
Sunday — Well, "my friends and
you are my friends” must run for
class now, but will be back soon
with the "mosta of the worsta"—•
Scuse please It Its “Ben" too
“Prank.”
Idle Minutes
By ViRoiNiA Vauohan
Why Cram?
Wft suppose every .itudent here is fully aware that exams
begin next week, .so it would be useless to mention that.
However, there i.s one thing, we should like to say a few
words about. “Cramming” is the most popular method of
studying for an exuniiiialioii, but it certaijiiy is not the best
way. Trying to “'cram” a whole course into a day or two
is just simply too much for an average student, and prac
tically all 01 us ure just average human beings and so we
are just average .students. Our brains will not retain any of
the material we store there except just long enough to put
down in an examination paper. It would be much wiser to
study through the scme.ster, at lea.st a few minutes for each
recitation, and tht-n iwiew briefly for an exam than to loaf
for a semester and thun have it nervous breakdown over them.
Of course, it is too late to do anything about it this semester,
but ’.ve suggest for ourselves and for all students that we start
the new semester by studying all along so we will not have
to “cram” for spring exams. H. J.
It seems that people of today
are dissatlsfled with the medi
ocre of anything. Every thing
must bo spectacular and unusual
to be ut all appealing. So when
Kay asked me to write a column
this tlmo (to fill up space, I
think) I decided that I would
write about unusual people.
Of course the campus Is full of
such people, (I wanted to say
animals but Crltch told me not
to) and I could write volumes
about some of them, but I made a
New Year’s I'esolutlon not to hurt
any one’s feelings this year. Be
cause It is so easy to misunder
stand what you hear and misinter
pret what you read, I decided to
write about people away from our
Little Meredith Family.
I Interviewed several people
who would be the types to know
unusual people, und they didn't
disappoint me. However, the
story Rochael Poe told me of a
family that she knows personally
Is so Interesting that I shall pass
It on to you.
The father In this family Is
very fat; (a great many fathers
ure, but mln» Isn’t) lu fact, he Is
so fat that he suffers from bay
window paliis. The mother must
not i>e vory Important because
Rachael didn’t tell me much
about her, but Rachael says she
expresses her individuality at
breakfast—every morning she has
'TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE EXAMS, AND ...
By Jane Thompson
hart; To See Ourselves, by Racbel
Fields and Arthur Pederson;
Drums Along the Mohaxok, by Wal
ter D. Edmonds; The Prodigal Pa
rents, by Sinclair Lewis; Katrlnka,
by Sally Solmlnen; Miss Sarjvll’s
E/opeiiient, by C. Lenanton; Gon«
With the Wind, by Margaret Mltcb-
ell; We Are iVot Alone, by James
Hilton; Sound o} Running Feet, by
Josephine Lawrence; The Lost
Puritan, by George Santayana;
American Dream, by Michael Fos
ter, and An American Doctor's
Odv^sey, by Dr. Victor Helser.
pancakes which are so thin they
only have one side. There are
two boys In tho family, the oldest
is so thin that when he drinks to
mato Juice he looks like a ther
mometer, and the youngest, the
baby, isn’t a bit of trouble. He is
so bow-legged that he often falls
down and when he tries to got up
he rocks himself to sleep. The
daughter Is crosseyed, so much so,
that she has to lie flat on her back
to look down a well, and when
she cries the tears run down her
back.
Rachel says that this family are
farmers and the land is so poor
that It takes six men to raise an
umbrella. So the mother decided
to go to town and got a job. When
she got In the car It was out of
gns so she called the filling station
and asked If it would hurt to drive
It any way. She went to town and
applied for a Job at the telephono
ofllco. She told the manager that
she could give as many wrong
numbers as anyone else. Unfor
tunately she didn't get the Job,
und she was so blue she sat on a
newspaper and swung her legs off
the side. She was so low she told
her daughter that she had to walk
up to touch bottom.
Sunday, when this family goes
to church the preacher always
preaches the same sermon but
hollers in different places.
P. S. If you don’t believe me,
ask Rachael.
Interesting and Entertaining Books—
Fiction and Non-Fi6tion—On Shelf
Twelfth Grade
There has been much di.scussion in the past few years on
the subject of education in this State—especially the question
of whether to add the twelfth grade in our high schools. In
an editorial of the Raleigh Ncwh uikI Ohserver, Dr. Guy B.
Phillips was quoted as saying that the probable co.st for this
addition would be $750,000 yearly. Although thi.'5 appears
as a fairly large sum, we should think of the benefits that
the children of North Carolina would gain from this extra
year of school.
In the first place the twelfth grade would better prepare
students for college. Many of the students now leaving the
high schools are at a disadvantage their first year in the
aigher places of learning. This puts too much strain upon
ihe student and often re.sults in their failure.
Then, too, the extra grade would benefit those students
not planning to go to college. It keeps them off the streets
and from congregating in undesirable places. They have a
better chance to learn some trade in high school. Surely by
giving such advantages as these to students by high school
age, the State will consider the money of small concern.
On the rental shelf In the Mere
dith College Library may be found
niiiny books that the students and
faculty like to read In their spare
minutes. The newest book to be
added to tiie shelf Is by Margaret
Ayer Barnes. The title of this
book Is Wifrtowi’s aale. As exam
ination time Is close, this book
might be helpful. Margaret Barnes
Is also author ot Years of Grace.
Another book that is sure to In
trigue Meredith students Is This Ix
Me, Kaihle, by Julia Truitt Yenne.
The setting is In a small college
town near Shreveport, Louisiana.
The book Is a gay, charming story
of Kathlc', who is ut the age of 17
and appoars nuvcr to be grown up.
Anihonv Adverse attracted many
roiiders; the author, Hervey Allen,
has written anothet fascinating
book. It Is caliod Action at AqiiUu.
A story of Civil War romance, this
hook Is written from an unexpect
ed standpoint. Adventure, romance,
and love are featured througiiout
tho book.
One of America’s loved women
has written an exciting bonk that
hus an Important place on the rent
al shelf, l^inlen the Wind, by Anno
Morrow Llndbei'gh Is the story of
the Atlantic Ocean flight from Af
rica to Brazil made by Lindberghs
In October, 1033. Mrs. Lindbergh
so sidlltully weaves details of fly
ing Into this book that you do not
Say Our Hearts
realize It until you decide to ana
lyze It. Listen the Wind Is dra
matically nnd beautifully written.
The Tides o! Mont St. Mlcliet. by
Roger Vercel, contains moral con
fllct, social adjustment, beautiful
scenery, drama, adventure, and ro
mance. This Interesting story ot
how two people deprived of their
fortunes foce the world and And
each other, Is on the rental shelf
of the library.
The catching title of Margaret
Halsey's now book Is IVUh Malice
Totourd Some. The author wrote
an account of the conlllct she saw
In England between the “few”
members of tho gshtry and the
many former type, socalled "un-
gentry." The title came because
of the “sume” gentry that she did
not particularly like.
The Horne and Buggy Doctor, by
Arthur E. Hertzler, Is tho story
of a country doctor In the “root
hog or dlo" days. The hardships
are exciting. The doctor turned
out to bo IV philosopher and a man.
The following books are not as
now us the preceding list, but they
are well worth reading: Of- All
I’lave.s! by Patience, Richard ond
Johnny Abbe; Winter in April, hy
Robert Nathan: King Edward VIII,
by Hector Bolltho; / Write As I
Please, by Walter Duranty; HttrH-
cane, by Charles Nordhaft and J. N.
Hall; Last PHght; by Amelia Ear-
A Rambler
By FnaiDA CuLnotTSON
The first year It was, "Oh. I
had the most wonderful time, but
I never bated so much to come
back to any place la my llte. Ob,
It’s killing me. I'll die before
Easter.” The next year It was sim
ply "Yes, I had a grand time. It
was so good to get home." This
year we heard, "Oh, the usual
things." In.fact we don’t believe
we heard but one complaint from
a Junior and certainly none from
senior. Some freshmen may
cry on the train and act as it they
were being taken off parole and
sent back to the prison house, but
we think It was good to get back
and Into the swing of things again,
as much fun as Christmas was.
We had one surprise during the
holidays. We had watched the
checks coming in for library
books to be used over the
holidays, but it had always been
our idea that Meredith was a
unique school and that students
of other schools were exempt from
such trials, or from procrastina
tion, at least. Imagine our sur
prise when we went down to the
city library and found the refer
ence room full of people tolling
over term papers and essays.
There was one boy who even kept
a law book In the car with him
wherever he went, Just In case.
Ours Is but a short prayer for
these “holiday studlers.” May their
tribe decrease!
Those girls who are taking sec
ondary education must be glad
they are through defending the
subjects they have chosen (or their
majors. We hear there have been
some lively discussions in there.
The one we should have liked
most to hear was Dr. Hubert Po-
teat's defense ot Latin. That sub
ject Is no mere class-room argu
ment; It Is a question of nation
wide Interest now.^
If we may speak ot the library
again, we want to say that we
hud a lesson In sympathy with the
students who get their library
slips all wrong, for we forgot to
read everything on the little yel
low piece of paper when we went
to the Sandley Memorial.
To be sure there will always be
studonts who don't know that
there are slips on top the card
catalogue for the call numbers of
books not on reserve, that the
spiico on the left hand side of a
blue slip that says date and hours
should be illled out, and that two
taps of the bell should mean all
books returned to the desk. But
there have been so many less mis
takes this year than last, that wo
are ashamed to say a word. Per
haps it Is because we are using
tho library more than ever before,
reserve books at least. This Isn't
the voice ot a prig, or of experi
ence speaking, only the voice of a
library assistant.
And so we bid you all good-bye
and good luck on your examtl
By VmoiNiA Sluder
I am thrilled.
Since everything must have an
opening sentence, that one will do
as well as any. At any rate, even
that little sentence serves well Just
here, for the time to say Just what
did not dare to say earlier in
my column has come—and its com
ing brings a thrill.
The attitude of student^ and part
of the faculty, the steps being taken
by the Baptist Student Union, the
very atmosphere on the campus, all
demand that for a while we lay
aside thoughts of whatever the
mind alone conceives and give ex
pression to the things our hearts
are saying.
The thing we know In our hearts
Is that every girl on tiie Meredith
campus is, deep down in her heart.
Interested, yes, vitally concerned
with the serious things ot life-—
even the most serious thing of all.
Many girls are Just waking up to
the fact that they are concerned,
but as they do awaken, they realize
that the interest was there all
the while—that it merely needed a
Jolt In the right direction. And
now that they—that we—are aware
that we are concerned with life
Itself and with the things that
really make life, that give life a
purpose, we go on to think In more
concrete terms.
There Is a dlHerence In having a
good time and in being happy.
Olrls got together at flrst one place
and then another here on the cam
pus, and elsewhere, and laugh and
Joke and say the siniest things
imaginable. They are having a good
time, but many of them are not
happy. But get them off one by
one, or oven In a group sometimes,
and let them talk about Uie thing
that Is closest to tbeir hearts. They
want to talk about that thing, They
are happy when they really talk.
They have climbed from the stage
of having a good time to the stage
ot being happy. And that is bliss.
Now we can ask ourselves, “What
Is this that our hearts are saying?
What are we striving after?” If
you were at Vespers Sunday eve
ning, you know the answer. So
beautifully Miss Baker gave it to
us: ‘‘Be Still, and know that I am
God."
And that Is what we are seeking
—Just God—Just the peace that
comes (rom being still a few mo
ments. Yes, many agree that we
are seeking first tiie kingdom ot
God. And we sincerely are seeking.
But we shall never find the king
dom of Qod as long as we look (or
It only In a church, or In books,
or in prayer alone, or In our minds,
or oven in our heart. We have to
take all that and do something else.
We sing “Mold me and make me
till all shall see Christ only olways
living In me.” And we are thereby
still seeking the kingdom ot God,
and God. But he cannot mold us,
and no one can ever see Christ liv
ing In us until we have opened our
eyes, looked about us, and seen peo
ple, the girls we think we see
every day. They, with all the other
people o( the world, make up the
kingdom. Until we give ourselves
a good shaking and realize 'that
all we have to do Is live with and
love one another, we shall never
even come near to flndlqg the king
dom of Qod. We eternally seek
what Is with us every day, what we
ourselves have the privilege o( be
ing a part of.
And that brings us down to plain,
everyday living—to practical Chris
tianity, the thing we are trying to
nmke a greater part of our lives.
Our Ciirlstlanity cannot be a dain
ty little dessert that Is placed on
a silver platter, topped with
whipped cream, and served to ua
whenever we feel like paying tor
It with a suddon sweet disposition
and a rare, kind deed. It must be,
and Is becoming, we believe, an
ever-deepening love and approolo-
tlon for our everyday friends. It l8>
not something we have to go
around saying we have a certain
amount ot; It Is rather something
beautiful embedded in our souls
so firmly that It makes the people
we meet realize we have "some
thing”—something they would like
to know the secret of, take Into
their own lives, and use to climb
higher along the “Star Trails to
Lite Beautiful,”
And almost before we can
breathe again comes the question:
“How, it we do not already have,
and some really do, are we going
to acquire this Christianity, this
religion. If you please, that will be
so practical It will show In our
lives every single day?” The an
swer to that question must be made,
to a great extent, in the mind and
heart of each individual. And yet,
since all who have answered it
have the same answer, we almost
have a. pattern. At any rate, it
Is all the "pattern” we need. And
It Is so simple: “Bo atlll, and
know. . . .”
Each day our physical bodies are
worked and stralnod almost to tho
breaking point; but we refresh
them, and they keep going. Like
wise, our mental and spiritual
selves are worn, hut they also can
be refreshed, even more fully than
our physical selves can, for spirit
Is so much stronger than anything
physlcol that comparison Is futile.
It only takes a sliort time to stop
everything, “look at tho western
sky,” ond be still. There Is great
power in being still. Strength for
life's gi'eatest tasks nnd most try
ing moments is to be had from
those few minutes of stillnesa, And
when we allow ourselves to partake
of that strength, we are taking into
our lives the secret of successful
everyday living—practical Chris
tianity. After that, love for people
naturally follows. "This Is my com
mandment, that you love one an
other.”
Sounds simple, doesn't It? It is
not evident In just everybody’s life.
Is It? And yet, we as students are
loving each other more, wo are In
terested In the greatest thing In
life, we are seeking and gradually
finding the way to that greatest
thing. And we shall learn to "Be
still and know.”
College Faculty Enjoy Varied
and Interesting Vacation
(Continued (rom page 1)
I. M. Morcer who had as thslr
guests Mr. and Mrs. Jack Kesler
and daughter of Winston-Salem.
Mrs. Kesler was the former Annie
Mercer and attended Meredith. Dr.
and Mrs. Brower had as their
guest their daughter. Miss Ange
lina Brewer.
Dr. and Mrs. Harry B. Cooper
and Mi-s. Lillian Parker Wallace
attended during the past week at
Duke University an organ vecltnl
given by Palmer Christian, organ
ist of the University of Michigan.
Mr. Boomhour attended a meet
ing ot the American Association
for the Advancement ot Scientists
In Richmond during the vacation.
DUKE UNIVERSITY
SCHOOL OF NURSING
DUlUfAM, N. 0.
The Diploma of Graduate Nurse
la awarded after three years,
and the Degree of Bachelor of
Science In Nursing for two ad
ditional years ot approved col
lege work be(ore or a(ter the
course in Nui’slng. The entraooe
requirements nre intelligence,
character und graduation from
an aocreditod high school. After
1039 one ye&r of college work
will be required and two years
of college work thereafter. The
annual tuition ot |100 oovera
the cost of uniforms, books, stu
dent government (ees, eto. Cata
logues, application forms and
Information may be obtained
(rom the Admission Committee.