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Page Two THE TWIG February 25, 1939 THE TWIG THE STAFF Kathleen MinoFrr Editor Caholyn Critciieb CujlnMS Manager Nancy Bbamiieb AMisJont Du,ainess Manager MaDTIIA CAtlTBR Business Staff Marjuhy Thomas Sarah Pope BvELTN MABBnnuB.v Associate Sditor EIvBLYN Managing Editor HELEN Jones Managing EdUor Cora Btinsa Managing Editor Sarah Hudson Managing Editor Jawb Thomi’bon 2^?. Frqpa CUIJ1EH80N - Feature Evelyn I.assiikr Mauy McPhajc. TVPUt Vivien E^•EI.VN Cunuis ..Typtit KOSANMIiBAKNCll Dorothy Bell Marjorie Binmua EnNA Ear[X Couoine Edwina Lawubnce Reporters Makv Fosiwi AONES FUEEMAN VlUOINIAORBtlNE Carolyn Hknoehson BBNESTI.NE HODdOOD Dorothy Roland Juanita Stainback Theresa Wall ViROlNiA Wai bon EnUrctl at »«unii-clB»!i matler Oclobcr 11, 1923, at Pint Offlc* »l Rftlcigh. N, C-. under Act of March a. 1870. - ..aq a.. Acceptance fur mallln* at spccial rate of postage provided for la Section 1103. Act of October 3. 1917. authorised Ootuber 11. lOiiS. SUBSCRIPTION PRICE - - Between You and Me How About It? We are indebted to the B.S.U. and the S.G. this year for securing Dr. Adams to lead tis in our week of deeper spiritual thinking. It has been a privilege and certainly a pleasure for Hs to listen to his friendly heart to heart talks each morning and each evening in the auditorium. I’m afraid we have taken the “Religious Emphasis Week” in the past too literally. We are inspired by the impressive messages brought us during that particular week and resolve to live better and deeper spiritual lives—but, alas, the very next week finds most of us back in our old rut again and the religious emphasis really only lasted one week. It is so easy to forget the resolutions and testimonies we made—so easy to slip back into our old way of thinking. Let’s make this Religious Emphasis Week merely the be ginning of a deeper, more meaningful religion in our lives— one that isn’t exhausted in one week, but one that is real and everlasting. Dr. Adams has shown us how to be a Christian. Let's be one! Paint Have you ever thought about what wonders a little paint will work? You know, of coursc, what we have in mind. The college has actually gotten around to giving the halls of the Science and Arts buildings new spring coats. We’ve seen very few people turning up their noses at the odor, which all goes to prove that we appreciate what is being done for us. It looks a thousand times better. The more you get the more you want—or so they say— and now we are anxious to see all the class rooms looking as clean and fresh as the halls, laboratories, art studio, and a few of the class rooms. We spend most of a day in those rooms and we are all for them being a little cleaner. This would certainly encourage us to make them more attractive and more conducive to study. Paint not only bring.s about miracles in appearance. Who knows? A coat of paint might preserve those rooms for our children to complain about in editorials! Hear ye! Honr yel This honor- ublo court convenoB to try tho foi- lowing cnaca: Dozier va, "PlBgy" Stroud—alien ation o£ afteotion—victim—Mort Brown—material evidence—ring on defendant's hand. Verdict—guilty. Fine—plenty of Jack, • • ■ Richard Enat va. Botty Clingau —grand larceny— evidence—Heart oC former found in tiosacaBlon of latter. Verdict—suilty. Penalty— dating In Meredith pariora. ■ • « Anna Louise and Elln va, partlea unkown for sending Valentino candy and flowors and omittlDg cards—caae dlamissed due to Inauf- flcicnt evidence, • » • Meredith girls va, all friends (?) who sent Valentine form telegrams —all alike. Verdict—guilty. Penalty —Indifference. • • • Little vs. Coggins for attending the Military Ball at State, Evidence —full confession by defeudaot, I’enalty—undecided as yet, • > • Students vs. Orltcher and Tuttle for disturbing the peace on Sunday afternoon by riding in a tan se dan. Evidence—at least 50 wit nesses. Penalty—ask us, too, next time. • ■ • Sam Hayworth is on trial for In decision between a blonde and two bi'unettes, all at Meredith. Court recommends an immediate choice and failure to comply Is likely to result In a flne of all thi-ee of the aforomontioned parties. • « * Ocddle nt Davidson vs. Annie Ruth Cnsslu for reslating all ut- lacks on heart. The defendant re fuses to talk, but has been dating the party of the first part lov three years, Case diamisacd due\to inauf- llcicnt evidence. > • • Freshmen vs, Ann Ban'ow for gaining a monopoly on the tele phone, Verdict—guilty. Penalty—no purlur dates on Monday nights, • • * Krochmal vs. Culberson for dia- triictlng his mind from his studies. Penalty—to continue going to bas- keibail frames with (he former. * * * Fuller va. Rogers—grand larceny of heart. Evidence—phone calls, dates, etc. VerUici — defendant llckle. Penalty—line of Eddie Bnt- sun. a ■ K Myrtle Peterson vs. Donald Britt for embezzlement of time over week-end. Penally—I'olurnliig time with Interest the next week-end she goes home. • • > BuchanoD vs. Pou for gaining a monopoly of time. Defendant pleads guilty and gladly accepts Imprison ment. a « « Aycscue vs. somebody alias Dex ter tor misrepresentation. Evidence —phone calls. • a > Ed Hay vs. "Bep" Pruitt for all she's done to him. Penalty—Just dates and more dates—with lUm. • a a David va. Eleanor Wheeler for a charge unknown to this court— namely, "two-llmlng." Evidence— Clark. Court leaves decision to the parly of the flrat part. a a a Wllliama va. Currln (Hertle Mae) tor dlatractlon, cmbezzleroent of his thoughts, etc. Penalty—more parlor dates. • * • Evelyn Currln is being sued by Sam and George tor Indecision. Evi dence—own confession. Penalty— fine of one of aforementioned par- ties, . , , Louise Dicky and Mary. Heatpr Powell are being sued by Campbell College for withdrawing tlieir pres ence all loo soon. The penalty la to return for a week-end before too long. . , . Wake Forest and State va. Whit ley (Marguerite) for going to Car olina dances at aforementioned In stitution. Penalty—left to discre tion of Institutions, court recom- mcnda putting in bids nuich ear- a . . I Duncan vs. Rosalind Bennet— charge of theft ot time, thought, and heart ~ which nil amount to grand larceny which causes the court to recommend that Mr. Dun can budget afoi-ementloned Items. a a a Agues Graham vs. Clarence Bridges for having such l)eautlful eyes. Penalty—that the defendant confine use of eyes to tho former. a a a Mory Eliy.abGth Frans and Mac Teeter arc filing the malls for caua- Ing heart troubles to both parties. Vcrdlct Is that the postman shall bo penalized by working overtime, • •a State* boys vs. Sara Pope for cheering tor Wake Forest at bas ketball games. Case dismissed be cause the 'defendant.la not at fault la the vcrdlct ot this court. « a • Hang! Thot's all today—court adjnurned for at least two weeks! lose their glamour because reality outshines them, so beautiful It Is. We have rushed at such high speed through our college days that we did not know we were learning, grasping, and achieving. We did not realize that new worlds were opening to us. Dut In the alienee of our rooma, or the grove, or the garden, we awake to the fact that we are not the same little know- all high school senior; wo are com ing to ourselves, and (Indlng that we really have a '‘aelf.'' We begin to feel better, for we haven’t wast ed ao much time, after all. The very fact that we had to get up each morning and do something, big or little, whether we wanted to or not, has kept us going forward even when we felt we were losing ground. Wo know we have grown, emotionally, mentally, apirltually and socially. Then, In our thoughts, we begin collecting the things that have con tributed to our growth. We cannot actually put our fingers on most of these thlnga, and yet we know In general that thoae thlnga were Just booka and people. Books and people. People, mostly. It you ploaae, for the booka would not have done too much good tf there had not been teachers and otber students. And there are no people of greater Importance than stu dents and teachers, mind you. And these people are not Important Just because they happen to make class discussions Interesting, and' books and life more meaningful; they are Important just because they nre thei/, They are friends, and friends make the world go round. Every body will not agree to that, ^l^ut there are, believe It or not and thank goodness, a few people who came to college for more reason than to, learn how to make thetr money-making powers hit on all sixteen cylinders. All people who Imvo gotten anywhere liave realized and acknowledged the importance ot frionda. For Instance, Elizabeth Barrett Drowning, the poet, once asked Ciiarlos Kingsley, the novel ist; "What Is the secret ot your life? Tell me that I may make mine beautiful also.” Kingsley answered, "I had a friend,” No matter what we dreamed ot and asked of our college days, they have yielded enrichment ot life be cause, In spite of all our negli gences, we have worked some, and can say "I bave some friends,” Fifty New Books Given Library By English Departm^t Recently And Here We Are! Meredith is known for its friendliness and hospitality. Yet the other night something happened that might brand us as being very rude to u visitor, A club holding its meeting in the RoUiiuia had a guest speaker. In the midst of his speech he was disturbed by tho commotion of girls coming from other meetings who were laughing and talking as they congre gated outside of the Rotunda. Tho speaker was forced to speak above tho noise and even then it caused some confusion and detraction. 1 think it is safe to .say that the Rotunda doors are never closed unless an important meeting is going on. In this case caii’i we all strive to lie Just a little quieter as we go by out of re.'|iect to timse who may bo trying to conduct a meeting? —E. L. Support Your Society This is nil i')a nf ciini.'siis. Every liiiK' you pick Li|) ;i yiiu I'l'Uil iliiil it I'ci'Uilii snap conipiiny is (ilvlUK ;iway l>'ii iii'w i-iiis I'ViTV whi‘1.' I'or six wfi'ks to Ui'isr* wlm si'iiil ill two sioap wrnppi-i's mtil cnm- pk-li' this scnti'ui-i' ill iic;t mor.' Ilintl :;u wniils: "I Ilk.' 'IHioyiilU' iimp liei'uiisi- —" or uiiiiilipi' com- puny lias a ?1I>.000 i-ewarl I'cir the . porceivltiK pi'rsnn wbo ran tiiici- llio slii.i'ii’sl luitti tlirnuKii 'I iiiiiv:-' ami Ki-ll five I'as.'K Ilf '•[.allK’i- wull" Niiaviiig rrcaiii. Th‘V -11 xkiiikI iixcli int.', hut a^ litllo like tile •■.''I*'vci-nfVi-i Lintii " | we used til ri'ad iiiioiu in fairy lalus, irert' at Mpi'i'OIIIi, w«.’ havi' ciulglit tlt« Hplril iimi duridwl to K" I’llo liio conK'Rt IniHliiPHH. U> li(! manncod by tho Pill !iii(l tlio Astro literary Kiic'lr?tlt!8- Tlic- prUes offorerl arc llic- Minnie .lackson JVillinK Mndal by the Pills and the Carler C’pc'liui'cih Modal by the Astros for the best ussuy wrlKeu in each leapoctlvo ho- clBty. Now don't lot (hn word essay Hcure you off. There aro any num ber ot reasnna you should try your hand ut this game. For one thing, everybody belonga to u society and therefore overy- liody is >'ll(;iblo. Vria don't have tu wrlt»i un any spBolal subjuct, ro that tiit'iiaa yriu aro fro» ti> clinoso one yiiii know HiimethlnR about ur are inl'Tiriiti'cl In youraelf. Then think ln>w much fun It wiiuUl ho to ilisplay mu h a modal to your I'lilUlrun and »;rnndchlldrou. I’lTbnps they cun wwir tho medal Ixx'k lo aclKiol unl Hay proudly In cnvliiUM I'hisHiiuiK'S. "Oh. that be- loiiKs to my molhur. Slio won tlio .Miunlf! .Iiicksrin Holline or the Car- tHr Uiic'hurch Modiil when she waa , at Morodllh.” ^ All ihlx Ik III say nothing ot thu |ilirlll of lieiMK runiKnlzed on So- l'ioty niKlii by iiavinw your nanio Iannoiinrnd wiili a Iliiurish aad get- • iluK Id inari'h down tho aisle and have; (Ik- prize presented in its i?ilt and vflvot liox. fill aiiirt now! (iel your Idena in line, fur the essay that may bring you jjlory and renown. Remi'mlier the rulea! 1. In length, the csaay should he about 3,000 words. 2. The KuIjJoet must be submit ted to the essay committee of your Hocloty tor approval by April 1. 3. All essays must be handed in, typed, by May 1. (May the Rest Man win,) lly Viiir.rNi.\ Si.uiikk But, then, we dreamed of it even lictoru we reached lilgh school. At one time or another In every glrl'a life, she tliluka only in tci'ina of dreams and tilings, of cabbages and Icings. And so let It be. But even In gi'aiiimcr achnol we dreamed of ciilteRe. Oh, but yea—we would go lo college some day. and that day seemed fur off, ao far oft that wo (IcteHled the pigUills. or the long ourls. and the starclied little glng- hania with hair bow and btnomcra lo matrh that marked us as gram- inur-achool-mother'a darlings. We Just could not wait. But high school came and brought witli It liopc tor tho day cnlleKO would be ii reality. And then, almost before we rcal- llzed high school was a "liaa been," (‘iillege was un actuality. College! Ah, exactly what we hud lived for. What tun It would l)e to just kuow we were off at school. With fond anticipations we selcctod and packed cucli thlni; we would need— aad a lot we wouhl nut need. Care fully wo folded the Hklrt that would surely be the talk ot the school, and lo, we did not think of It as ii mere skirt: It was a dream ot sirolla across a aun-i>aihvd catupus. cir a wind-swept cliiasroom build ing's lawn. And that peach of a sweater was not a sweater; It was the forecast ot long, brisk walks nr bicycle rldi.-s. Tiint soft, little wool en meant trips to town, and tho sophisticated velvet was surely meant tor afternoon tens and Sun day coffoiifl. Hut tho pajamas! Mid night parties, and nll-nlght hen Hes- Hlona, and. of course, niglits when sleep would ho tho most wclcomc thing In tho world. Of coarso, there wore visions of waini nights whon Mott evening dressoH would add sparkle tu the campus life, and rold nights when taffeta would rus tle up a little interest. Then, too, there would ho hooks and study ing ami toachors. fun and frolic, and noise and QUlot tlmos. Any way, It would lie college, tho long- lived-for college days. Now that college days are hero, yea, almost over tor a good many students—what about thom? Collogc. IJroanis, AntlclpatlouB, And their tulflllment? Uppcrclassnicn, at least B(^me of tiiom, have stopped a moment to check up on their very expecta tions, Tltey realize that they want ed a very detlnltc something when tiiey came to collegc, and they won der if they liave In any measure gotten It. They look back over tho montlis and years that have al ready pasijcd and foci that to a great extent they have fallen short ot tholr intentions, and of the goals they had set for themselves. Cum- menoemont literally crashes down —and college days near tholr end. Inci'edlble, wo say; true, we know. Suddenly, wc as students wake up to tiic tact that there are a good many hBautiful places, and a good niuiiy interesting places, with in easy walking or biking distance from our dormltoriea. We realize, loo, that right here In the vory town we have llvod In for tour years there nre things and people that would tasclnatc us—If wo would only bother to hunt them out, or rather to accept them from right hufore our uyea. Rut the town is not nil; the campus Itself Is fascinating, Somo time, we say, we sliall take time out lo watcli the ilglits across the court. Some time wu shall read the hooks we know we would like. Some time we shall really got down and get the thrill that comos from really studying until WG fuel the stimulation oI learning things we had not even droumsil of. And again the same old HOMv llvic, we shall wake up to the fact that wc have a good inuny filonds, all ot whom aro worth a lot of our attention, whether they he In the student body or on the faculty. Too, wc suddenly reallxo that this la TjIFIi}, Our life, and all wo have. And wo somehow tool that wo have missed a good many of our oppor tunities la work and in social life, hut, uvon MO, we know In our hearts that wo have gotten far more than we over dreamed wo would, as great as our droama were. Our fondest dreams aoem small when Recently the English Dopart- mont contributed some money to the library and ordered some now bonks. Those books nre very Inter- ostlng. Some are biographies. Ac tion and non-flctlon books. Among the non-flctlon hooks are: Three OuhieuH. by Virginia Woolf; Out 0/ ■1/r/co. by Karen Bllxen; On Con- tonporar}/ Literature, by S. P. Sherman; Collecled Pocmx, J!)0!>- hy T. S. Bllot; Dencaih Tropic Seas, hy C, W. Boebo; Half Mile Doiutt, hy C. W. Beeljo; Illusion nnd ICeallti/. by C, St. J. Sprigg; Axel’s Cunllc. by Edmund Wilson; Stitdics fii lluvianisni, by J, W, Mackail; Collected I'ocms, by E. A. Robin son; Wo MarHed an Englishvian, hy Ruth Hoffman; Achievement of S. FAiot, by F. O, Matthlessen; L'omUig Victory of Democracy, by Thomas Maun; Hcroex of Thoaghl, by J. M- Murry; fiacca Venture, by William Beobe; Jungle Pcoce, by C. W. RGelje;.Vmy Parly, hy R. P. T. Collin, and Queen VIctoria'.i UauffJt- lui'x, hy E, F. Denson. The biography books tliat tho English Department ordered wore: lie L/OVC(t yo il^ore. by A. B. Tour- tellot; Gentleman of llie Old JJai- ches Region, by C. S. Snydor, and I Siocnr by Apollo, by W. B. Augh- inbough. The number of fictions oxceodcd tlie other hooks. Those arc: .-inrf Tell of Time, by Laura Krey. ToH-em in the iVlxt. by Elizabeth Ooiidge. /Juivn In Lyoncn.ic, by Mary El len Chase. /t» the Earth Turtia, by G. H. Car roll. //ttiM/.tome lioaA, by Gwon Bris tow. Deep SMmmcr, by Gwen Bristow. A?t This nufl Heaven Too, by Ra chel Field. Start of the Road, by Jolin Er- skine. Vouni; Doctor Galahad, by Eliza beth Seifert. OnrfcHid of Boys, by Gwyn Jones. Bllsatiethan Tales, edited by E. J. O’Brien, Man’s Hope, by Andre Malroux. Kesidential Quarter, by Louis Aragon. liueeaneers, by Mrs. Edith Whar ton. My ^on! My Son! by Howard Spring. Buddenbrooks, by Thomas Mann. Death in Venice, by Thomas Mann. Joseph and I/Is Brothers, by Thomas Mann. Joseph ill EyypI, Vol. I, by Thom as Monn, Joseph In Egypt, Vol. 11, by Thomas Mann. Stories of Three Decade.i, by Thomas Mann. Young Joseph, by Thomas Mann, Crippled Splendor, by Evan John. Gcneriil'-i Lady, by Esther Forbes, KooIx In the Sky, by Sidney Mel- ler. Rehcccu, by Daphne Du Maurler, /lt(cass/« and Nicolette, Anony mous, Moby Dick, by Herman Melville, The Joyful Delaneys, by Sir I Hugh Walpole. Here and There Among the Exchanges By Evrlvn Lf.vinu If you have a little poem book, I sot down any And poems you collect. Like this; Then I’ll bo instrumental, If these you will select. Now the^e nre not my own, Although I’m ^uite a poet; I got them through exchanges— I’m Bure you all will know It, .Sundiiy Sonnet The brazen-voiced alarm clock greets the day Wlih clamor loud enough to wake the dead; Well, let it ring—tliis is my day lo stay In bed. Who Is Silvia? What Is she That all our awains commend her? Wealthy and desired Is she; Her father such money did lend her That she might have company. Is sho kind and Is ahe fair? For hoauty lives with klndnesa. Money doth to her bags repair. To liolp lovB U) Ilia blindness: Love, being helped, inhabits there, TiiBU lo Silvia let us Bing That Silvia Is excelling, She excels each moneyed thing In her own set dwelling. Hor telephone let’s ring. —Parley Voo. On Molorn 1‘ootry I like this poetry modern; I do not have to care a dern About the rhyme. old stuff— For I can write in any atylo And change It every little while, we seo them beside actual life; and |And when the going gets too our most beautiful dreams fade und'l rough. Tho robin slood in the wet grass. He could not sit Because He did not wear waterproof pants. He was looking for A iuscioua, Wiggly worm That spent hla days In Deep thought and silence. Tho worm would not come out Beoauae He know his bead Waa safer undergs'ound And he did not want his neck Stretched. And thus the modern poem goes— It’s really somewhat feeble prose! —Bertram O. Moody In Baleinite. —0— Pray heed the advice of a sopho more Who learned the long, hard way That a troshman's life is a grand one, Tho’ ahe grumbles day by day. The tacnlly membes-a will aid you lly working you hard In their class; They’ll nx you for bogie final exams, 'Cause they are bound to oomi alas! The dlgnlfled seniors will be oor- dial, For each Is seeking a degree, And thinking hard ot Junlora And their Orook week with fiendish gleol iThe Juniors, I (ear, will be haugh I ty, For with great vide eyes th«7 see Glimpses o( themselves as the seniors They some day hope to bet The sophomores will be gay and sweet; They’ll care tor you beat ot all. Because—and there is a reason— They were fllliag your place last fall. M. S. in Alaitamian. —0— Mary made an angel cake, For her darling Harry’s sake. "Harry, you a piece must lake!” This she meant. Harry ate It every crumb. Then he heard the angels hum. Calling softly, “Harry, come.” Harry went. Picnic, Pi'ofcasoF I think that 1 shall never see An E as lovely as a D; ^ But If my grade should lower fall. I'll never see a D at all. Pair Warning The melancholy days are come. The saddest of the year; 'TIs time to toll by midnight oil— Exams are almost here. Witli A|)ologics U> Slinkcspoare To study, or not to study: That is the question. Whether 'tis nobler In the mind to make A's and Q's and the honor roll Or to lalte C's and D's by having a good time and By so doing to forget It. To review, to cram Some more; and by to cram to say we stuff Our heads with unimportant facts That college is known tor: 'tis a situation Devoutly to be avoided. To review, to cram; To cram; perchance lo flunk. Aye, there's the rub! For in cramming, what good can come When we have played one whole semester? Must give us pause. There's the respect That makes calamity of examina tion days. For who can learn In one night what Should have been learned in eigh teen weeks? Who can think clearly the next day after Having beeu up all night, drinking coffee And smoking cigarettes? When ho himself might study oc casionally And retire early on the eve of the Eventful day and come prepared with Sense rested and acute. Who can bluff professors in think ing he Knows something by his elociuent pen and words? Who can till In what an empty head doth not know?— isxcept for that fatal blankness which Falls over us and from which no one Cun come out of at the decisive moment. Thus cramming makes dunces of -- us all. And thus the moral ot this story Is, Prepare faithfully from day to day your assignments. And when the roll Is called up yonder you'll be there. —By Ernesllne Harrison of Glen- ville, W. Va.. State Teachers College. WAKE Drug Store For SERVICE Call 228 BEST EATING PLACE i«RALEIGH 0|>|K>sllo Sir Walter Hotel DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING DURHAM, N. O. The Diploma ot Graduate Nursa Is awarded after three years, and the Degree of Bachelor ot Science In Nursing for two ad* dltlonal years ot approved col lege work before or after the course In Nursing. The entrance requlroments are intelligence, character and graduation from an accredited high school.' After 1030 one year ot oollege work will be reaulred and two years ot college work thereafter. The annual tuition ot $100 covers the cost of uniforms, books, stu dent government fees, etc. Cata logues, application forms and Information may be obtained from the Admission Committee.
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