Newspapers / Meredith College Student Newspaper / Feb. 6, 1942, edition 1 / Page 2
Part of Meredith College Student Newspaper / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
Page Two The Twig The Twig Published bv the student bodv 0/ Meredith College Editorial Staff Cornell Herrinq - •.... Editor Lytton Tingley Ajsociote Editor Rachel Fulton Monooing Editor Mattie Irene Bauch Manapinp Editor Lorraine Chappell Manatjinp Editor Kathryn Sutton Monosing Editor Martha Anne Allen Colitmnist Elizabeth Miller Sport® Editor Virginia Greene Music Editor Beverly Anne Money Cartoonist Business Staff Elizabeth Coleman Business Manoper Gertrude Hardison Circulofion Manager Catherine Powell Nancy Johnston Entered as second-class matter October 11, 1923, at Post Office at RaleU;h, N. C., under Act of March 3. 1879. "We the People if The next few weeks will find us deep u\ elections. Then it will be impossible to speak of elections in general, because specific can didates for office will loom too large in our minds. Elections are of interest to all of us, for their outcomc will determine to a large.extent what our student life will be. In order that the people who are to serve as our officers be trulj' lepresentative it is necessary that all stu dents participate in the elections. We are striving to make our Meredith life more democratic, and with increasing democracy must come increasing responsibili ty for the individual. It is the privilege and the responsibility of the citizen in a democ racy to cxercise his suffrage. How wc vote is a matter of no concern except that we sat isfy our own minds, but that we vote is a matter of concern to everyone. Voting will give us an opportunity to choosc what we are to do—the direction in which we are to trav el. By voting we choose those who are to be our leaders, and they in turn are responsible to us for the way in which they use the trust we have placed in them. It is the responsibility of the citizen to vote, and do it intelligently. By v-oting intelligently we do not mean, voting for the candidate whom wc support, but voting, after having given the girls, their, qualifications, and the job they arc to hold due considctation, not just on the basts of casual acquaintance, but on merit. It is our responsibility to be informed on all sides of a question, and form our opinions accordingly. We are the people—we elect our offi cers, and in order that this may be done as satisfactorily as possible to all concerned, all students are urged to register and vote in all the coming elections. This is our job. Religious Emphasis A great agnostic once remarked that if there were no God men would have of neces sity created Him. We were constantly certain of our own inadequacy and of our need for 1 power that is higher than wc. We are conscious of our need, but all too often we consider our religion as just a sector of our lives, and fail to realize that it is the sum total of all that we do and are, not simply Just what wc believe. Kahlil Gibran iti his The Prophet in speaking of religion says: “Have I spoken this day of aught else? Is not religion all deeds and all reflection. And that which is neither deed nor re flection, but a wonder and a surprise ever springing in the soul, even while the hands hew the stone and tend the loom? . Who can separate his faith from his actions or his beliefs from his occupations? Your daily life is your temple and your religion. Whenever you enter into it take with you your all?" According to this conception, we must remember that our religion is not our daily devotions, our attending church, or any other single manifestation, but all this and the be liefs which prompt it and our class work, our associations, our play. —All that we do. And so next week as we place emphasis on religion wc are placing emphasis on living —living more fully and more usefully. Creams (On invitation of Martha Ann Allen the column for this issue of The Twig is contributed by Miss Lois Byrd, director of the Meredith News Bureau from 19J6- 41, and now city reporter for The Raleigh Times.) You like to write? Then why don’t you? The best bet why you don't now, or in the future, is that you know notliing of us ing a typewriter and you don't like to sit on a hard chair for any length of time. Out side of these practicalities and the little matter of liking to work, your success in this field is bounded only by your originality and enthusiasm, While writing to a great many persons connotes composing the “great American novel” or an array of short stories, the term covers a field of work, poorly paid as it is, which should offer increasing opportunities for women. Just this week Jonathan Daniels, editot of The News and Observer, speaking to the meting of the North Carolina Prew Women, told them that opportunity for wo men in the newspaper field was at its zenith. But he also warned them that they must do a more efficient job than they did in the last war. "It is no compliment,” he said, “that when an editor can not hire a cripple, a man blind in one eye, or deaf in one ear, that he turns to a woman reporter." But the fact that 50 women in North Carolina qualify for membership in the working press of the State is itself an indication that they have earned their way. Isn't it^ fascinating to be a reporter? Well, no, it is loU of hard work, but most reporters would not trade jobs. This is a field in which a pair of strong legs, common sense, and ability to remember names and faces, and how to locate people stand you in good stead. Accuracy and a knowledge of city and State government is essential. News- papering is a broad term which in itself covers a variety of fields, the music and dra matic Icriticism, the book reviews, feature stories of all types, and the woman's page. This latter is not a task to be lightly re ferred to as the society editor, but presents a challenging fiield for attractive endeavor in layouts, pictures, columns, and intelligent handling of women's activities. Just now food is the most important thing in America. The home economics student who knows her vitamins, food pre paration, meal planning, and can write con structively or strikingly about it, has a guar antee of a job. Clothes and shelter, the fields of fashion and interior decoration, all need iheir proponnents in print. Some women design the covers and plan the layouts for the women’s magazines, though men rate high in this field also. The interpretation of agricultural re search and the popularization of the 4-H clubs and other agricultural organizations open writing positions for women. Not .«> interesting, but well paid, are the numerous trade journals, the bakers, the florists, the automobile manufacturers, and others who publish monthly trade journals. The college publicist, who may have many high sounding titles, but who must give an account of stU’ dents and interpret the achievements of high er education is a position that is here to stay. Atid just in case hone of these have struck a responsive cord there is the whole of the book publishing business and the magazine and periodical world. With all of this around it behooves us to learn to write a sentence and spell the words in it. Student League The Student League of Women Voters has as its project of the year the elections on the campus. The club will take over the me chanics and the publicity of the elections. The publicity will not popularize a particular candidate, hut will strive to arouse the per sonal interest of every voter. Election officials will be members of the club who have been ap- ptiinted by the Nominating Com mittee. There will be a registra tion day and voting by ballot as in the past. The aim of this pro ject of the Student League is to make each student a voter. Purely Personal It's a funny world. Jenois Proc tor looks starry eyed these days over a sailor who is stationed in Indiana. Dopey i’beams proudly" now that A. P. is president of the min isterial conference’at Wake Forest. What does Cora Lee Burnette n^ean when slie goes around sing ing ‘‘Down by the Ohio?" Cornelia Handley sedhis quite concerned about the fact that Mickey is "deep in the heart of Texas." The girls in the senior class are becoming very interested in fa thers these days. Mrs. Winston said if they wanted to know what their husband was going to be like 20 years from now, to take a look at their fathers. Ask Anne Ray if it's brotherly love! We hear that Dox Nixon is rap idly acquiring the enviable repu tation of being some little eutie's ■“sugar daddy.” ,• . . Some of his dormitory mates will swear to the fact that they saw him downtown buying some little trinket for his heart-throb. (The Teclinician). . Would you like to know why history repeats itself? Ask Evelyn Hampton. It must be wonderful to be an S, G. Then you can stay home from required lectures and check. Laura Ann Cavendar and Helen Flack have developed a great in terest in the Friday night social at Edenton Street. At last Margaret Martin has the wings of an angel—she was sporting a tiny pair of silver army ar corps wings a few days ago. Whose. are they, Margaret, and why have you changed your mind about wearing them? It's a good army custom for a buck private when he gets pro moted to add Pfc. to his name and likewise lieutenant. Captains and all designate their rank with suitable abbreviations. What gets us down is the H. P. connected on Nancy Carroll's name? A few people have seen a man in a white uniform coming out here to see a certain senior. Is there a doctor in the house, Fanny Buck? First floor B certainly needs another telephone because the one they have is being monopo lized by Etta Taylor, Julia Mar garet and Martha Ann. How 'bout it, girls? It’s too bad the freshman rules are so skimpy for privileges be cause that one who has a chance to go out every night certainly is missing a lot. Why isn’t everybody going to Wake Forest's Midwinters? Mmm. There must have been some thing special going on in Dela ware 'cause June Baker was ever more excited about going home last week end. Watch out—don't let a fake smile around election time win your vote? The draft seems to be striking home at Meredith — we hate to lose our newest pianist. Wonder how all the Meredith Angels felt sitting through Hell- zapoppin? Was it a good show? That other Pruitt twin and Lawrence seem to be following Bep and Dox's example. Sims and Canadays just na turally go together, don't they? We move that the S, G. mem bers leave drawers straighter next time. Let’s hope Beth likes co-ed life, but we'll hate to miss her at Meredith. Lex Bonner’s'being seen around Meredith dating his “Kitty." Her roommate seems to favor Raleigh boys or boy too. Last fall’s supervised teachers are having a wonderful time gloating over this Semester's un fortunates, I Df. Dwight Bradley Speaks for Institute ‘‘Preparing Democracy for War” Is Subject of Editor’s Address Dr. Dwight J. Bradley, director of the Congregational Christian Council for Social Action, and ed itor of its magazine, ‘‘.Social Ac tion," speaking at the fourth ses sion of the third Institute of Re ligion at the United Church in Raleigh on Monday night, Febru ary 2, speaking on the subject "Pre paring Democracy for War's Af termath," said that mass produc-' tion and mass education are two factors that have affected life on this planet more than any others, and that they have created a'sit uation of revolutionary importance. ‘‘The world is now engaged in a great civil war . . .'between two groiips . . . representative of two attitudes toward the use of mass production and mass education,” Dr. Bradley stated ,saying that it would be a great mistake to call this a war between nations—it is not important that we are fighting Germany, Japan and Italy, because • they are completely dominated by those who are hostile to the con- • tinuance of the way of life called •democracy, and there people in America who are dominated just as much by that same tradition. We are just as hostile to them as to the people in other nations who fight against democracy, and we are allied with the people in those countries who believe in democracy, Actually, Dr. Bradley said, it would be foolish to embark on a war against the Japanese just be cause they are Japanese — that would throw the world back at least a thousand years. By over-simplifying the situa tion, we may say that there are two great movements in the world concerned with the more complete and more efficient use of mass pro duction and mass education. Dr. Bradley continued. One we call democracy. It involves the exten sion of a type of attitude toward life, and persons which grew up ai\d extended rapidly during the time when mass production and mass education were also extend ing themselves widely. This de mocracy did not rise in the 19th century, nor in the 18th nor 17th, but took its rise in the Old Testa ment prophets, and has come down to us through the ages, The second great movement concerned with the use of mass production and mass education is one con trolled by those who consider the state supreme, and believe the in dividual to be at his best when serving the state. The individuals are made up of reflexes which can be counted upon to respond to certain stimuli in the right way. And what are wc to doi First, beat Hitler. That is the main sec tor of the great civil war. But certain things must be done first in America. First, we must make a democratic attack upon the rela tions between the whites and the Negroes in the United States. We will harvest a Hell if the white man continues any longer in any part of the world to assert himself as the master of the world. This in cludes such things as putting Ne gro blood into the same blood bank' with white blooid. Dr. Bradley said Hitler himself could —BEVERLY ANNE MONEY have devised no more,frightful/in sult to the Negroes than to segre gate the blood they are giving for humanitarian purposes from that of the white man, because there is absolutely no racial line in blood. The second thing Dr. Bradley suggests regarding the Ne groes is to open all the armed for ces to them. It is too ironical that Joe Louis, who gave all the pro ceeds of his fight to the nation's armed forces, could' serve in the Navy in no other' capacity than a waiter on a battleship or some such menial capacity. The third sug gestion to eliminate the poll tax. Further, now is no time to talk about North and South, for we need to talk about democrats with a small d. Scatterings Cleo is awfully interested in the S. G. at Wake Forest, Earl must be a good influence? Did Jones have a good explan ation last Saturday, Hazel? A lot of Meredith girls would like t 0 go to Mid-Winters in spite of the Technician's cracks at us. We hope State and Wake Forest /wilj come through with numerous bids. Mrs. Wallace will have to buy a whole new wardrobe if she pleases her methods class. Eloise is being patriotic in let ting the border patrol claim Scott.. The second problem we need to tackle in America is the rising tide of anti-Semitism. Dr. Bradley said that "He who discounts the Jew discounts democracy.” With' out the Jew no democracy is pos sible, with the Jew, democracy is guaranteed. The rise, growth and extension of the movement of organized la bor should concern us all greatly, for if the labor movement is suc cessful, it will become the chief agent in this country in the de velopment of mass democracy. Also, in preparing for the war’s aftermath, it is neccssary that on every hand there be intelligent and practical effort to build up interna tionalism, for there can be no na tionalistic set-up that is not Fas cist. Either there must be a great super-nation or a group of nations, and they will not be in the hands of the white man, but in the hands of those nations who have fought against the Axis powers. There will probably be great conflict after this war, Dr. Bradley says, for generations, but it will be a war of thought, around the con ference table. After this war, Russia must' sit at the same conference table with us, and that means conflict, but the social cthics of Russia, com bined with the philosophy of life of the American democracy would improve both nations. Dr. Bradley believes. If any one nation tries to dominate others after the war, then we will be precipitated into another conflict. If all the nations believe in international democracy, mankind may have new hope. Dr. Bradley closed with the stateinent that we must begin now to prepare for war’s aftermath, for now is the time wc can begin to win the peace. These are morsels, from here and there. The poems are taken from Ted Malone's "Between the Book- ends” which appears in Good Housekeeping. Perhaps you may like them. There have been times lil^e these,' remember On the Other Hand... Alone with a book by the fire- that's swell Alone on the dunes—there's a certain spell In that. Or alone is a pleasant way To go for a walk on a stormy, day. It's thrilling, alone, with the reins in hand. And to be alone with some work is grand. Alone in a mist, with a moon— that’s magic. Alone on a Saturday night— that's tragic. Margaret Engelman Arc they going to tal^ IiJt« this ibout us? Draw the Veil If there's anything worse Than a waffle that's cold Or mashed potatoes Three days old. It's suddenly meeting A fat old hen That you loved in high*scfiool In nineteen ten. W. P. Farbstein When the archer misses tlw center of the target he turns around and seeks for the cause of his failure within! himself. -Confucius Rooms Renovated The Day Students’ rooms are now cases of "before and after”. There was a "before” when every thing seemed to be falling apart. Now the "after" is practically a fasliion plate, with more improve ments coming. There arc two rooms for the town students. The first has been converted into a soci al room with a color scheme of blue and rust. Drapes, couches, tables,, and shelves carry out this scheme. The other room is for stu dy and for depositing boob. There are three, "pigcon-hqles” with a place for each person's books. In Ais room, too, arc the coat racks. 6n Founder’s Day the rooms will be open for visitors. Those respons ible for these changes are Virginia Melvin and Eleanor Vereen, stu dent co-chairmcn of the committee, • Miss Ellen Brewer, adviser, and voluntary student helpers, the • Wake County Chapter of the. Al umnae Association and the Admin istrative Board of Meredith Col lege Tliere is really a surprise in store for the person who stops by and sees the “after" version of fhe ’ day students' rooms. So, won'l.you.. stop by? ;
Meredith College Student Newspaper
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
Feb. 6, 1942, edition 1
2
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75