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Page Two THE TWIG The Twig Published t>v student body of Meredith College Editorial Staff Cornelia HERBma Editcw Lyttom TiNOLEY Aasociote > Editor Rachel Pulton Managing Edilor Mattie Irene Bauoh Managing Editor Lorraine Chappell Manaciner Editor Katrrym Svtton Afanaeriner Editor Martha Anne Allen Coltttnnist Elizabeth Miller Sports Editor ViRGiMiA Greene Music Editor Beverly Anne Money Cartoonist Business Staff Euzabetk Coleman' Business Manager Certrode Hardison Circulation Manager Catherine Powell Nancy Johnston Entered as second-class matter October 11, 1923, at Post Office at Raleigh, N. C., under Act of March 3, 1879. Today Is Stunt .Today is Stunt. That means i lot to every Meredith girl, past and present. Stunt is one of the most important events in our col> lege year. To make this a success all of us have been giving of our brain and of our brawn for weeks. Once before wc were ready, but ’ it had to be called off, but now at last the day is come. Costumes are made, grease paint is laid out for use, the last frantic rip in the scenery has been mended, and even the hero’s speaking voice has returned. All that can be done, is ready. Only a matter of hours lies between some class and vic' tory, and the rest of us and de feat. But that is not the important thing. It is still up to us to make Stunt Day, 1941, a huge success. All the careful preparation, all the ^ hard work may still be wasted, unless we do our part. Having done all else that we can do it is now our part to insure today We can do that by supporting all the day's activities with our pres ence, and even more important with our interest. It may be cold for Palio, but reserve seats are marvelous, and your class will make a much bet' ter showing if you have a big crowd- Who minds the weather, anyhow? Then there is step singing, You may not know your song very well, but you have time to learn it, and again there is safety in numbers. It will sound a lot bet ter when all of you are singing ^ together. Come to Stunt. Be proud of your own. It’s clever. And then enjoy the others, If you win, well, enough 'said, and if you don’t, it’s been fun, now hasn’t it? Come on out, girls. Give it all you've got, and it’ll be all you hoped it would. Today is Stunt, “Je Ne Parle Anglais” I speak Spanish, French, German, and other modern foreign languages. No speakee Engleesh. This column, corner, or what have you, then, supposedly will contain a smatter ing here and there from all these languages, which are taught on the campus. Just a “leetle bit.” But in case there should be more than the average ‘non-linguistic major’ can com prehend at the ’’primer” dose (or dose "prim er”?) the first item of interest will be in English. “France Still Lives” is an editorial printed in the New York Times on M^y 17, 1941. This article pictures very vividly the struggles through which France before has come through unscathed. It expresses, not the hope, but the assurance that France will survive and be better for all of it. It traces— aw, read it yourself, and here it is: FRANCE-STILL LIVES (Hew Tor\ Times—May 17, 1941) There was once a France, corrupt, be trayed and cowardly, that was saved by a peasant girl. There was once a France saved by soldiers who were not well armed or well trained, but who were singing a new song that would not let them go anywhere but forward, though all hell was mobilised to en slave them again. There was once a France Collegiate Creams VOICES THROUGH THE AGES By the time students reach college age, they shold have some definite opinions con cerning existing conditions in the world to day, and begin to formulate solutions to the problems in their own minds. One social problem which vitally concerns us and yet is hopelessly disregarded is is that of the negro situation. Many of you will say just as I did, “What situation? I think they are of an in ferior race, and hold prejudices against them which were begun by my grandfathers, but that has been going on for centuries.” Perhaps we have held prejudices for centuries, but as we recogniu difficulties, then is the time for a solution. What basis do we have for these feelings—environment, race, tradition, or a lack of knowledge? The book, 12 Million Voices, by Richard Wright, gives a story of the negro in America that is soul-stirring. The book tells of “how the Negro cried for joy when he was made free—and then learned better; of how he iled the cotton fields for the beck oning opportunity of the big cities—and then learned better.” Wright as a young negro man demands for his people the right to have a share in the growth of this country. The script is supplemented by the best photography work ever presented in a book of this type; the pictures themselves tell a story of the odyssey of the American negro. What race is justified in saying that it is superior to another? Are we fair to-' our black brothers? RECORD PROPHECIES The other day while' down at the record counter down town, I asked the sales girl what she predicted for top notch record sale before Christmas. This is what she told me, and I pass the suggestions on to you with my personal recommendations. In keeping with the coming Christmas season, "The Shrine of St, Cecilia" by Monroe and his orchestra puts you in a restful, peaceful mood that seems to say to yo\i, “Come visit the Shrine yourself." Glenn Miller and his Orchestra score another hit in "Dreamville, Ohio” with Ray Elberte selling you on the town with smooth vocals. Jo Stafford and the Pied Pipers present “Embraceable You” under the baton of Tommy Dorsey, not T. Dorsett. LET THE ANGELS SING! . Angels seem to be figuring quite promin ently in the Christmas ideas for the season, A pair of tinkling angels for the' mantel, which are a girl angel in a peach robe with white,, and a boy angei (ever see one?) in blue and white, each housing a concealed genuine Swiss Music Box which plays Christ mas tunes. Of if you like angels in pairs for the table, try a pair of adorable angels made of wax who hold wax Christmas trees to light the Christmas table. For the top of the tree, make a shimmer ing white angel with ruffles and wings of. humble paper doilies and painted face. Then, won't the people of Raleigh be pleasantly surprised when many Angels ap pear singing Christmas carols at their door steps just before Christmas? that lost a war and paid a ransom but never- • theless remained free and French. There was once a France whose soldiers laid their bodies down many thousands strong in front of the fortress of Verdun so that an enemy of the French people and of their civilization might not pass. There was once a France where liberty had sprung in fire and glory out of a long suppression; where men wrote, painted and composed in a very ecstasy of new freedom; where, for the humblest, life was an art, de cent, civilized and individual, which had humanised its cities, wedded tradition with a quick appreciation of all that was witty, precise and novel, made itself a place of pil grimage and a second homeland for all who loved the fine, the delicate, the genial, the penetrating, the mellow aspects of human ex istence. That France has been misled, conquered and silenced. Strangers of her own blood and of alien blood may now speak for her in Paris. But that France lives. She has the allegiance of her people though they cannot proclaim it. She has, as ever, the respect and admiration of the free nations, not least our own, Ne act or word of her temporary lords of misrule will make us think of her as the less our friend. She will rise stronger and Purely Personal Take a lesson from Dae Steele, Bullock, girls—learn to play ten nis and maybe, you'll get to join some mighty cute Stetts college professors in a game one of these first days. D. J. is awfully glad Norwood has been discharged from the Army because there he was in Texas and now. he’s at home. Scallions to the girl—not a par lor hostess—who forgot all a^ut Larry Phillips calling on Theda Hopkins Mon. night. Incidentally Theda was at - the concert, but Larry waited and waited for a long hour before he gave up'hope and left without-ever finding out what had happened. Go to Ridgecrest, dears. Mebbe you'll have the good fortune of Cornell Brunt, who after all is going to sponsor for an Art Ball at the University of Alabama this week end. Sociologically . speaking Mere dith must be terrifically over crowded—we have more than one person per room. The amount of mail Mary Snipes gets everyday must keep Dot and Olive awfully busy put ting it up. We've been gooing at faculty children all these years, but now we can goo at the most recent addition—a faculty grandchild. Mrs. Marsh’s grandson, Richard LeRoy Greaves III. He first saw the light of day two hours before his parents’ second wedding an niversary. And speaking of glorious Thanksgivings, Nina and Bill must have found out what the words mean if the gleam in her eyes means anything. How some of our faculty do get around “on business.” Wish my “business” required my ap-. pearance at every State College dance. Here we've been thinking all this time that Anna Ruth Dixon was a nice temperate girl, but she's been drinking cider by the gallon that Ronald Gyles sends her every so often, Anybody who can date next door neighbors on alternate nights and keep them both happy is good—Eloise, how do you do it? The dirtiest and most sacrilegi ous joke in the Tor and 5eat/ierj was sent in by the good B, S. U, editor of the Daily Tar Heel ■ which, incidentally, has some aw fully good columnists. Cute chaperones who get birth day cards from the boys they chaperone. Seen at the Civic Music Con cert together; Addie and Jack, Kitty and Margaret with cute boys; Sue and Roy; Iris and Gill, as well as a lot of other steadies, Raney complains her room — Betsy's old one—has the walls covered with “Hubs,” The suite of Beddingfield, Las siter, Futrell, and Parker would like to know who made pie beds for them. They think they know who, but they’ll really be surprised when they find out. Confidentially, we ought to warn the soldiers to travel in groups of 4's because after all when they come out to Meredith, you never can tell who'll pick one up—aye, Alice Justice? Margaret Hine and Tom Chif- felle were having an awfully good time over Thanksgiving. Emily Post had better look to her laurels because she has an un derstudy in the form of Heszy Porter, who has become quite d fanatic about the subject of table >PRpM THE \ • FRONT • Washfngtdn, D, C.,'v Novetnber.jy, i94l.,v My Dear Sister, Today, it seems a multitudc-:of events have taken place, First I had decided some few days agO. io take an hour or so from my work to buy myself a top-coat. When I was almost ready to leave the office, Mr. Miller, our personnel man, called me into his office and informed me that my appointment' had been .signed by the President and only a few minor Civil Serv ice details were left before I would be instated as Junior Executive As sistant, some title, eh kid! You can imagine how proud ! felt when I walked out of his of fice. Just as I passed my desk the phone rang and it was "Nick”. He says, “Greetings, Old Man, you are notified to report 'for 'in duction November 28, 1941,' at 7;1? a, m.” Again, I say, you, perhaps can imagine how I felt.' Here I am.in the process of being assigned to a $26,000 permanent job, and then being given official notice that after November 28 I will be making $21 a day once.a month. I was hoping to have you spend a day or so of your Christmas va cation with me here in Washing ton so that you might get at first hand what is being done in our Nation's Capitol. It has been wonderful here, working in daily contact with the leaders of our Defense Program, Men who are big in every respect and have so. much to offer and believe it or not, expect so little. It perhaps doesn't seem quite fair for me to be forced to go just when I am oh my way to bigger things, but I feel that I must go. I am going with the idea that I developed working for O. P. M,— tliat the harder I work the farther I will get, who knows, I might match my grandfather’s “Cap tain”. Please let me know how you and all of Meredith are coming along, and I will keep you inform ed on my progress “In the Army". Love, CROW. Meredith College, Raleigh, N, C,, November 26, 1941. Dear Crow, I guess I hadn't realized just how near the drafting business was to each of us until my “baby" brother had to follow the crowd. Anything I can say seems so use less beside an issue as big as one controlled by the.Government; it would be just like telling the teach cr you knew the answer even if you didn't have sense enough to put it on paper. Perhaps I am a little sister, but I can give you some good advice that will fit anywhere you go. Be your best self always, and if you I —Beverly Ann Money THE FIFTH COLUMN Two very inportant conferen ces are going oa today, one in Washington, the other in Berlin. Upon the outcome of one de pends the outcome of the other, but at this writing, which will determine the other is uncertain. The Berlin conference is to re new the anti-Communist pact be tween Japan, Italy, Germany ,and the smaller countries. In view of Japan’s pact with Russia and her present quarrel with the United States it is questionable if she will sign. The conversations of Cor dell Hull and Karusu may de termine the Berlin Conference or the Berlin Conference may cause Japan’s resistance to stiffen to the U, S. The Ambassador has hope of a “fighting chance,” but the emperor's recent statement seems The. Navy and Mary Lib seem to be getting along all right — Anyway, his name is Bill Todd, After all, Cornelia Handley didn't fly home for Thanksgiving holidays. Maybe her newly sprout ed angel’s wings weren't strong ^enough. Sutton and Vivian just adore Wake Forest and their mutual man there. They say that'a certain S. G. member is so conscientious that she took her cards to the conceit to clicck while she waited. Admir able devotion to duty, Miriam McGregor’s Thanksgiv ing was a week late, but, boy, oh, boy, was she glad to see him. .. . .■■■: ."I,;: ■ better loved from these days of her tribula tion, Our hearts and our hopes are with her, We are committed to do all we can to help her strike off her chains. For no world in which France is under the heel of an oppres-, sor is safe or kindly.to us. Wrilauf Wieder^Ml -;- -. ' go in with the determination to get the most out of Army life, then you will; Since you have just been draft ed, some of the girls would, like to follow your life as a typical Army draftee through your life there, so if you don’t mind your letters may be made slightly, public. We feel that we don't know enough about the real life of the Army, and you certainly'will be in a position tp tell us all. Love, YOUR SISTER. to deny even this chanceltb keep out of war with the U. S. . The allies Germany and Japan seem to be working together to keep the U. S. aroused about both and rendering it harder for her to decide her more pressing enenjy. She must, however, decide swn and prepare for one or the other. The domestic seem with all the strikes in ever-increasing num- • bers is not too helpful at the mo ment. The minimum price battle still rages in Congress. Defense maneuvers occupy tlic people’s at tention. The force of a war on the situation, what it would do, we cannot determine yet. Bundles for Britain Miss Baker recently received a letter from the Janet Murrow Chapter of Bundles for Britain. The letter invited Meredith to participate in a drive in which every college girl in North Caro lina is being asked to contribute one garment to British girls who are doing war work. Winter clothing consisting of shoes, over-shoes, coats, sweaters, caps and woolen socks are especi ally needed in Britain during this crisis. It has been asked that all articles donated be clean and in good condition so that the cloth ing will be ready to distribute im • mediately upon its arrival in B --t- ain. The need is great, the oppo - tunity to serve' is great, so let’s do our part and make Meredith one hundred percent in this drive, FIRST FRATEIiNITy LOOGe IN AMERICA- BUILT AT KENYON 00aE@e (OHIO) By C€LTA KAPW. EPSILON - IS52 f CR€W RACBS STARTED THE FIRST INTERCOaEGIATE RIVALRIES. IN 1652 THE LONG SEIZES 6EIWEEN HARVARD AND VALE BEGAN.' LUCKV Colgate uNivERsnv, WAS FOUNDED BV 13 MEN WfTH \b DOLLARS AND 15 PRAYERS / ilii
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