Page Two
THE TWIG.
April 18, 1940
The Twig
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Editorial Staff
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Mart Viroinia Olgnn Managing Editor
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Hki.en Macintosh OolumnUt
Elizahctu Pboitt Cartoonist
Business Staff
Ada Wall. Bttsiness Manager
DAPiiNe PRonAM Asjilstant Business Manager
Mary Eti7.ABBTn Fostkr Circulation Manager
Maroarct Bunn
Maht Oarvet
AoNGS Graham
Sarah Jackso:?
Nan Davis
Frances Giiavsos
Reporters
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Rosanna Barnes Sara Justiob
DouoTiit Roland Ebwina Lawrence
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AlicbFam.s Corkina Siirrrom
Pm Hewitt Marion Dardrn
Marie Sirno Mauy Gordon
Mauy Hester Powexi.
Typists
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Let’s Show Some Interest!
It has been most noticeable this
sprint' that there has been little inter
est taken in student elections here.
We don’t seem to realize how impor
tant these student officers are in our
college life, our whole extracurricular
activities depend on them. Thei’e are
such a large number of officers to be
chosen on our campus that the respon
sibility of office holding could well be
much better distributed than it is now.
There are too many capable girls in the
student body who show such a small
amount of intere.st in what is taking
place in elections, that they allow a
much less worthy person to hold several
important office.s. The former girls lose
their opportunity for developing their
own possibilities as leaders.
This poor distril)ution of honors is
not only unfair to the girl who is bur
dened with large offices for she is not
able to put the time she should on aca
demic and social life, but it destroys
the democratic system that is worked
out in theory for our campus.
Ill tho past, elections have been quite
interesting and contrasted vividly with
the ones thi.s .spring. Let’s show real
interest and forethought from every
angle in choosing the rest of our officers
and attempt to give a.s many girls as
possible an opportunity to prove their
capability and training for responsibil
ity after college,
- MfaeuiTii:
Have You Ever Been
Bowling' Here?
i-'or somfi time one of tile fav'orito
pastimes for Meredith girls when dat
ing wa. bowling. This sport was not
only u welconu' change from going to
thu movies (U' window shopping on
Fayetteville Street, but it was good exer
cise and most entertaining. Wc were
surprisetl when the announcement was
made in chapel that we were requested
jn)t to gH bowling any nijre. Because
it was ni)t ijlear In u.s why this restric
tion was added, inquiries were made.
The bowling alloys were closed to us
because Jiii nlder person would vouch
for them, this was because none of them
had been bowling here. Certainly there
is a nice group ol' young people who
bowl at tho llayes-Barton alley. Those
of us who have iieen tliere will agree
with this statement.
The Student Council has been most
cooperative in the past with our re
quests, and certainly the restriction will
iie altered, if those of us whfi have been
bowling will voice oiir opinions on the
subject. It seems consi.stont to us that
thi! restriction on bowling should take
the same form as the limits put on drug
.stores. That is, that there should be cer
tain bowling alleys to which we may go,
ani others to which we may not go.
We al.so suggest that the restriction
might be in regard to time. That is, as
a rule we may or may not go to bowl
on certain days at certain hours.
This recreation was forbidden when
dating because no one would speak for
the bowling alleys. It is up to us who
enjoy and have been bowling here to
uphold this sport. That’s all it takes
for U8 to have this privilege again 1
Start Now, Avoid the Rush!
Just six more weeks until exams be
gin! Just five more for seniors! In
other words, just five and six weeks
more of normal school life for this year.
Why not make the best of this time,
and do now that work that is usually
left to be done the week before exams.
Let’s not be proci’astinators for once,
and instead, have the sense of satisfac
tion and relief that we are ‘‘up to date”
and not ‘‘snowed under” with work.
Most everyone in school has a term
paper, maps, or parallel reading to fin
ish before the end of the school year,
and it is so very easy to say, ^‘I’l start
that next week. That will give me
plenty of time to write my paper be
fore the end. Now I had rather go down
town,” As the saying goes, "tomorrow
never comes,” just as true is it that
next week never comes. One keeps put
ting off that work until the week before
exams appear, and then the work must
be done. This is the week when there
are too few hours in the day for one
to accomplish the million and one things
that she must do. Not only has she
this extra work, but this is also time to
review for those exams. No, one can
not expect the impossible to happen. All
of it cannot be done I Something has to
go lacking. Why not make a resolution
here in April? Make up your mind to
start not tomorrow, but today to use
every spare minute you have in really
working. You’ll be surprised how
quickly you can finish a paper once you
start it. Have you ever spent that over
filled week before exams with nothing
to do but prepare your daily assign
ments and review? No, I haven’t eith
er; but don’t you think it would be a
wonderful feeling of freedom? There
would no longer be that sickening sen
sation that comes when one realizes
that she hasn’t the adequate time to
spend on her exams because of the
work that should have been done last
month. Then creeps in the saddest of
all thoughts, “it might have been,” That
i.sn’t necessary. Don’t spend the last
weeks of this chool year worrying and
also bothering your classmates about
all the work you have to do. Again
you'll be surprised how much more
calmer, self-assured, and prepared you
will be for the exams. This is meant
as a plea to all students to start “catch
ing up,” and it is hoped that it will be
heeded. Don’t wait another day!
Takes and Mistakes
+ ^
Uii Hki.kn HacIntiisu
Slifliis t«vei' lias till Mciedltli—stui batliei'a
\vursliii)|ilng Old Sol on die lirUlges, talk ot
stirlMij exama and rerui iHipei'.s, more linya uul
at llii" Farm. Ami k lias renll.v (.•oiiie wltii a
iiaitf; to this column, .so iiai'doii the lack of
origliialKy, but imiyl)0 .voii'll tliltik xome of
111(1 (|Uips Cimny:
He tilted her lovely head toward Ulm
■\tifi heiu over her e.siicftaiil moutU;
He i?azed Intently at he^' tor a moment,
Then wUd softly,
•'[■ill soins to have to [lull that tooth."
"Will) was tUot lady I saw you eating with
lu:>r. night?"
"That was no lady, that was niy knife.”
I shot an arrow In the air:
It fell to earth I know not where.
I’v-j lost nioro old arrows that way.
He ate a liotdog aaudwich
And rolled his eyes above:
He ate a half a dozen
.\nd died oC puppy love.
"Some men amiln in the evening;
Some men smile at Che dawn;
But the man worth while
l3 the man who oaii smile
When Ills two front teeth are gone,’'
Some [leople like dramatics so well they
break on arm to kgI In a cast.
ijuiiny: Do you know the difference between
a taxi and u street car?
Burke; No,
Sonny; Cireat, then wh'II take a street cur.
DEFINITIONS
Unaware—Garment ivoni next to body.
Niece—Joint of a leij.
Enamel—Any vorlcbrate creature living on
land.
Margin—Ty|io of pedal ndvanconiBnt—as
“wo’rf> margin throuKli OeorKUi."
Sue—Place where wnd animals ara kept on
display.
Mandate—Cood'a meal ticket for the evening.
Sloop—First course in a dinner.
~Los Angeles Oollegian.
He: Did you make these biscuits yourselt?
She: Yes, why?
He: I juet wondered who lifted them off the
stove tor you,
"Have you given the soidflsii fresh water?"
"No, ma'am. They ain’t finished the water I
gave them yesterday yet,"—Annapolis Log.
Now comes tiie story o( the absent-minded
professor who rolled under the dresser and
waited tor his collar button to find him.
THAT PROVERBIAL QUESTION MARK
■ By “BEP” PRUITT
"Don't you think Alice looks spiritual in
that dress?"
“But deflnitely, Tiiere's nothing material
about her."
Seen on an examination paper: The imper
fect tense in French is used to espress a fu
ture action In past time which does not take
place at all.
Perhaps this is not the place for such a
selection, but I liked this prayer and I think
you will too:
THANK GOD
I am not forced to do things, I may do them
at my will.
I do not lieve to run for cover when I hear
the whir of an airplane,
I iiave the right to stand and voice my opin
ions and rlglits,
I may choose my own religion, I worsiiip as
I please.
I do not see blood spilled in the streets, men
fighting in vain.
I do not witness tlie horror ot battle, the cry
ot mother and child, and men.
I do not watch the flash ot steel, nor feel
tiie sting ot bullets, bayonets, nor help to kill
someone who lias the right to live.
I may eat when I am hungry, sleep when
I am tired, engage in iionest work? and play
when I so desire.
I may tlilnk what I please and my rights
are not questioned.
I, along with one hundred and thirty milliou
other people, am a part ot the government. I
lielp lo support it. It helps to protect me and
my interests.
I am 'living in a free and peace-loving coun
try.
I am an American.
Thank God.
Cousaru—A business firm.
Ct. Whiz—An expert G-Maa.
Pshaw—Ceorge Bernard's last name.
Golly—A deap-sided ditch, such as the
Grand Canyon,
Protessor—A hired bit ot camouliage
placed around an athletic club to give It the
appeai-ance of a university.
Bachelor—A fellow who never makes the
same mistake once.
Poet—A person who would rather write
than eat.
iJIganiist—A man who is bniad-mlnded
about marriage.
I3ore—A person who talks instead ot listen
ing to you.
Ash ti'ay—Soniothing to put cigarette butts
ill when the room hasn’t a floor,
.fury—A hody oC twelve persons of average
Isnorunce,—Plainsman,
How tut you is
You used to wasn't;
Tliu reason Is
You dully doesn't.
Mary hail u little watch,
She swallowed it.
It's gone.
Now every time that Mary walks.
Time marclies on.
—Alabanilan,
Goodhy, glrl.s ... be with you soon.
MKnsDiTn I
THE STUDENT SPEAKS
[SSditor'i Note: Tho /ollowlnir column consfsu
uf contributlonsi which we welcome, but which
nre not nucMdarlly the opinions of Ataff
mvmbcrs.l
Dear Editor:
Spring is hero and with it we naturally ex
pect pretty spring flowers. It Is true that wo
have some heautltul shrubs and llowers scat
tered about on the campus, but there arc not
nearly enough, it seems to me. It is rightfully
expected by others that a woman's college
should have protty llower gardens, since culti
vating flowers usually is a woman's privilege
iiinl a woman’s delight, Thus I suggest that we
consider this opportunity and act upon It Iri'
the near future.
Wiiy can not each class or each organization
beautify sniall plots on some of this unculti
vated land on our campus? There Is enough
space tor individual flower gardens it so
desired. Tlie 13.8.U. Is sponsoring nno small gar
den and I think other organizations should
follow suit.
Also, uur imts should go oft to Miss Alien,
Miss ithndea and other members ot the faculty
who as Individuals are trying to beautify our
campus with flowers. Let's help them and iifake
Moi'odlth really blossom- forth next spring.
Sincerely yours,
RACHEL POE,
Journalists
Hold Meeting
There will be on annual gather
ing ot the Southern Federation of
College Students and' Publication
Represenlntlves iield In New Or
leans on April 11. 13 and 13. AU
students are invited. Tulane Univer
sity and Newcomb College are hosts
at this meeting, and tiie headquar
ters are Jung Hotel in New Orleans.
The convention expenses are $1G
per student. This tee will cover all
e.\penses e.vcept breakfasts and oth
er personal erpendltui-es of the del
egates.
Sophomores To Be Hostesses
For Week-end
(Continued from page 1)
The breakfast plan was instituted
Inst yeiir by th? present junior
class.
The most exciting event ot tho
week-end will be the hayride and
the steak fry, Ou Saturday after
noon. at about .'5;:iO o'clock, the
hayride troni Meredith to the Tar
Heel Club will begin. A steak fry
will be the central part of the
entertalnmont. T h e entertain
ment will conclude about 10:00
when the trucks filled with hay
will again give the class a ride
back to the college.
The program of the week-end
will be concluded Sunday after
noon when the sophomore class
will be at home to the faculty and
students in the Rose Parlor from
i to 5 o'clock.
Daisy Chain practice tor the
sophomores will begin after the
Soph Week-end,
S. p. C. To lie Held in Mo.
(Continued from i>ago 1)
to have a say In selecting the "stu
dents' choices" for presidential and
vice presidential candidates.
Postmaster-General James A. Far
ley will, no doubt, give some useful
political advice wlien he makes his
api«arance on the Westminster
campus May a for a national
broadcast to college students. Other
big time political figures such as
I'uul V. McNutt, federal security
administrator; John D. M. Hamil
ton, chDiniian of the Republican
National Committee; Senator Styles
Bridges of New Hainpshlr«!, and
Governor Lloyd C. Stark ot Mis
souri have already spoken from
the Westminster campus. Moyor
ii'toreilo LaGuardla ot Now York
City and Senator Robert A. Tati
are scheduled for later talks.
The keynote "practical politics
with no holds barred" will govern
tho conventions. And, though the
more serious aspccts of a political
convention such as electing per-
munani ofllcers and debating plat
form issues will hold Important
spots on the convention’s calendar,
all the biillyhoo and hoopla of ma
jor party conventions ia expected—
including stump speeches, torcii-
light parades, placard waving and
political bargaining.
Gymnasiums and auditoriums in
H'nlton will be converted into con
vention hails with banners, flags,
bands, puhllc address systems,
speakers' platforms and visitors’
gallflrles. Keynote speeches by na
tionally prominent political ngures
aro scheduled. A "fusion" dance Is
planned tor Saturday night, with
a “namo" band. High lights ot the
convention will bo broadcast na
tionally,
Westminster students in tho
meantime are spending most of
their spare time—and mjioh of
their class time—making plans for
the convention. They have already
eiocted temporary ofllcers to handle
pre-convontlon details.
Several Qirls
At N.C.F.S.
D, Green, M. Bartlett, R.
Poe, R. Barnes Attend Stu
dent Council Meet
At noon on Friday. March 29,
the annual meeting ot the North
Carolina Federation ot Students be
gan In Chapel Hill. The headquar-
tera where all of the meetings were
held was the new Institute ot Gov
ernment building which is dedicat
ed to student government work.
About 75 representatives from 13
colleges attended the convention.
The representatives from Meredith
College wore Dorothy Green, sec
retary of the Federation for this
year, Minetta Bartlett, Rachel Poe
and Rosanna Barnes.
'riie subject tor discussion at the
llrst meeting, which was held on
Friday oftei’noon, was •'The Uo-
velopment ot Student Government,"
The dlscnssloii was led by Mr. Al
bert Coats, who has recently writ
ten a book on student government
work, Mr. Coots pointed out that
student government Is Just as Im
portant as city governnieut or
community government ot any kind.
He traced the history ot student
government at the University ot
North Carolina. Afterwards, Mr.
Coals led i round-table discussion
in which all of the students par
ticipated on student government
work 111 all the North Carolina col
leges.
The meetings ot the convention
wore presided over by William
Dees, president of tho Federation
for this year. On Friday night at
a banrjuet given for the Federa
tion at the Carolina Inn, tho Fed
eration WHS adtlressed by Dean
Mouse, who encouraged student
government.
At the Saturday morning meet
ing the men and women split into
separate groups. The discussion tor
the women was led by Minetta
Uartlett, who spoke on "Develop-
Ing an Honor System." Tho view
points of all the honor systems of
women’s colleges in North Garo-
lina wore given. On Saturdoy after
noon Margaret Anderson of Greens
boro Collego led the discussion on
"Social Regulotlons,"
The convention came to a close
fiillowing a banquet and reception
given on Saturday night, March 30.
Tho meals tor the Fedemtion were
given at the Carolina Inn.
The delegates from Meredith re
ported that the Meredith honor
system seems quite progressive.
Elections of Major Officers
Of ’41 Continue
(Contlnuod trom page 1)
Dunn and Agnes Graham ot
Greensboro. Agnes was nominated
by a student petition. On Friday.
April 5, the flrst election tor Astro
president resulted In a tie between
Agnos and Ida, Ida won in the re-
election the next dfiy in chapel.
She started hor college career
liore hor freshman year. She was
on her class and varsity basketball
team. She was on the Acorn stalt
her sophomore year. This year she
is on the Oak Leaves staff, socve-
lary of the Junior Class, a member
ot tho Home Bconomics and K. K.
clubs and on her class and the var
sity basketball teams.
On Thursday night, April 4, at
the Sophomore Class meeting Ad
dle Davis was elected president ot
the Junior Class for tiie coming
year. She Is the daughter ot Mr.
and Mrs. J. L. Davis ot Covington,
Virginia.
Tho newly elected president Is at
present president ot the Sophomore
Suzy Snoop
Says...
Spring Is in the air, and so is
oxygen. But so is something which
a young man's tancy lightly turns
to, and oh my isn't that much more
intere.stlng than the oxygpn or the
spring! And that reminds me—did
you know that Mr. Mamrick is
going to have bigger "out” pockets
made for the signing out table in
Miss Baker's offlce? So many peo
ple have got the go-kind of spring
fever that the pockets have hardly
been big enough to hold all the
out cards.
Hmmm (yawn) my, this weather
is rest-inspiring. It makea me teel
like a bedtime story.
Onco upon a time there was a
beautiful princess named Rachel,
She didn’t exactly write "The
Hells," but she had a lot in com
mon with the fellow who did. And
one day a hig red charger (with
a Meredith sign on the front) came
roaring up to the door and a iiand-
some prince known as uosom
BBuioiij, came to see iier. and
when he rode away again the beou-
tltnl princess had a star and cres
cent on her hreaat.
Then there was the case ot the
stolen heart. Tiie poor victim—
Dot Roland, the thief — a guy
named Joe.
It you want to delve into mys
tery three inches thick, just ask
Miss Tillery what she smoked lu
hor pipe In “Alice In Wonderland."
If you can llnd out you're a better
detective than we are.
Ah. the days ot yesteryear—how
sweet their tender charm—so says
an out-of-state senior. That guy
named Jack in Tennessee must
be something. Too bad he Isn't at
Wake Forest. Maybe she would
have enjoyed the week-end even
more.
Louise Dickie may have iiad her
troubles In the past, but this Is
one ot those happy ending things
with the best man. aausaBi-
Godwin,holding down the other
end of the sofa pretty often.
It looks like Madame Wuzzel.
’uiiauw ia,iua,iuj\! the right
track to mo. Now that she’s decided
Kenneth isn’t ton wonderful any
more, she actually listens In psy
chology class.
History is made at night, and
especially the night of April 3rd
Oh, how wo wish the faculty would
organize ti basketball team to play
regular games. We know they’d win
every game If they'd put in Mr.
Patrick aud Mr. Canady for tho
whole game.
Seen having a wonderful time at'
one thing and another last week
end: Daphne Pegram. Jean Bed-
dingileld. Beth Perry. Seen looking
sad (we wonder why, Eunice
Brooks) Dan.
Did you now that there were 120
in the parlors last Sunday night?
Oh me, I just can’t stay awake
any longer. Think I'll go lie In tiie
Sim. So ioug, folks. . . . z-z-z-z-z-z.
Class, an honorary member ot the
B.S.U, Council, secretary ot the
A. A. Board, a member ot tho Nom
inating Committee and a menjber
of the Monogram Club. She is on
tiio sophomore hockey, basketball,
soccer, tennis and archery teams.
She takes an active i>art In rell-
glous organizations and Is a mem
ber of the llrst Uouor roll. During ''
her freslnnau year she was an A
vepresentntlve, and was on-
class liockey. basketball and
teams.