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Page Two THE Twig The Twig Published bv the student body of Meredith College Editorial Staff Cornelia Herbinc Editor Lytton Tingley Asjociote Editor Rachel Fulton Managing Editor Mattie Irene Baugh Managing Editor Lorraine Chappeli. Managing Editor Kathryn Sutton Manajrinp Editor Martha Anne Allen Columnist Elizabeth Miller Sporta Editor Virginia Greene Music Editor Beverly Anne Money Cartoonist Business Staff Elizabeth Coleman Business Manager Gertrude Hardison Circulation Manaaer Catherine Powell Nancy Johnston Entered as sccond-class matter October 11, 1923, at Post Office at RalelRh, N. C., under Act of March 3, IB79. Will They Return “Will they return to graduate?” t's the question collcge authorities throughout the nation arc asking as students leave their cam' puses to bccome soldiers. TJie challenge of this question — an swered too often negatively following the last war—is being met positively by the University of lowii with a far reaching plan for financial assistance to former students who will return to study after war service. Enthusiastically applauding the Iowa plan and urging its adoption throughout the country, James Ward, Coordinator of Col lege Activities of the Division of Youth Ac tivities of the Office of Civilian Defense, dc- cliired; "The Iowa plan goes a long way towards solution of one of the knottiest stu dent problems arising from the current war situation. It is hoped that other colleges and universities will consider their plan thought fully." "If similar plans arc adopted on other campuses, thousands will be brought back,_ and the shock (of rehabilitation) will be cushioned," commented Loren Hickerson, columnist for the D.iily Iowan, college paper. The program calls for gifts of not over $200 to each returning student in need of assistance. The money is to come from a fund made up of voluntary contributions of 10c a week from each student still on the campus. About $10,000 is expectcd to bi collected in tin's manner this semester.. Ad ministered by the Committee on Student Aid and audited by the University treasurer's office, the fund will be invested in U. S. De- ' fense Bonds. Requirements for the $200 gifts to re- turning students include at least six months' service in a U. S. iirmed force, attendance at the University of Iowa from October 15, 1940, to the lime of induction or enlistment, and maintenance of graduating grades during this time, Oii^'inator of the plan to help post-war University of Imva students is Francis Weav er, 22-ycai-old law siudent from Mason City, Iowa, who believes that his plan has already gone far in raising morale of those students now in school who arc likely to be called into the aimed forces. Believe It or Not Are we asleep? What is the matter with us? Do we care ur what? A threat many things of impon.uiec arc yuiiig on on our campus, but none of us seem to care or to think that they make any di/Terencc. It is true that our attention is distraetcd to some extent from our usual camj^us aciivities by the gravity of the world situalmii, but even so, wc have no reason for losing; track completely of what is going on around us. Tlie reccnt student gov ernment election scrve.s as an e.'ccellent illus tration of our teiKlency. In the student body meeting which was held in accordance with democratic principlc.s fur a discussion of the candidates for the office, not one single com ment was made. It is true and commendable that there was no mud-slinging, but are we so depraved that wc do not care to discuss or have nothini,' to say e.’scept when we say some- ihing unkind? If this is so, our plight is indeed deplorable. All of us shnuld be keenly interested in the student eleeticins which will be held every week until they are completed. It is impor tant tiiat wc cleet the most capablc and desir able girls in the opiniiin of the majority to these offices. This cannot be done unless the major ity will express its opinion by voting. We pride ourselves on being democratic, but de mocracy is not a one . sided affair. It gives (Continued on column seven) Collegtate Personal Creams ('The column this u>ee\ is written by Morgan, editor of The Student, the college >nagflzin« at Wa\e Forest.) We “Guest" columnists under thi« mast head are at a disadvantage, Were laboring under the illusion that Scoop Martha Ann IS even temporarily out of something to say. And that's something that neither we nor our po^ible readers actually believe. But illusion or no illusion, here’s a chance for a Wake Forester to get a little off his chest on the alleged relations of North Caro lina Baptists* so-called brother, and sister schools—if there are any, and if they are, respectively. And right offhand, let's understand each other. If opinions are expressed and eventi discussed herewith don't bear striking resem blance to the same—living or dead, it won't be lack of co-incidence. It'll have been the censor's scissors. Now we've got three or four ex-Meredith gals over on the Deacontown campus.- There's Helen Crutchfield, probably first of the imrot- gr.->nts—and Beth Perry, who writes with -i. Wake Forest-sealed pencil and is featured in the'photo section of our February magazine— and a Bunn girl—somebody tell me her first name. It's Crutchfield, Perry, and Bunn on our faculty roll-books, and it takes fellows that get around to find out first names. Everybody likes that trio, and they seem to enjoy life here. Everybody's tickkd pink ic have them. Here's another point which, believe it or not, has a bit of relevancy to the subject. There’s a war. Wake Forest has been the only Baptist all-man college in the South. That means Wake Forest hasn’t got co-eds or grad students to fall'back on when most of us guys go to the Army. That means when'our enrollment started heading for Davy Jones’ locker last semester, the trustees got worried, decided that 107 years of tradition was a small matter, and ditched same by throwing Wake Forest open to junior and senior co-eds. Just about the same time, Meredith got worried, started adding defense courses, fell in line—as Wake Forest and Mars Hill—with the government’s request for 12-month edu cation, and appears to have decided on a separate summer school. Then a few Mere dith folks, it seemed, failed to see the necessity ■ of Wake Forest's trustee action, and thnuglit ihat when Deacontown became co-ed, it was a thrust at Meredith. Folks that sit back and talk are anxious to find something to talk about. So ugly gossip got started that Wake Forest was trying to cut Meredith’s throat by stealing you gals Goodtiess knows, we want you! But not that way. And those gossippers decided Mere dith’s summer school was a last-ditch rctalia- t(jry tnove of strategy on your part. Of course, they didn't stop to find out that this had been talked over between President Campbell and Dean Bryan early in December. Even Tom Bost cut loose for his share of the rumors by throwing in his Greensboro Daily News a story about possible union of the two colleges soon to come, saying that Meredith might be for sale to a reasonable bidder. All these things were said. Well, gals, we at Wake Forest don't pro fess to know how you feel about these things. We'll just tell you how we feel. Wake Forest is in a bind during this war. So is Meredith, and everything and everybody else. The silliest thing we could do would be to talk ourselves into believing we're in competition with each other, cutting each other's throats. As Dean Bryan put it; “Sure, Meredith girls can comc to Wake Forest—if you want to!” But the co-eds the College is especially bidding for are those from other schools, One Wake Forester said the other day: "Meredith may always be a right small school that has a sorta hard financial time of it. But ihe'll never die. Baptists couldn’t do without her." Wake Forest will welcome any of you that comc. But we'll be just ns happy to see you keep Meredith in the groove. Re gardless, let's quit imagining a hen fight be tween us. I( jiut ain't so. Valentine's Day has just gone by, but it'll be remernbered a .long time judging from the number of red and white satin heart candy hearts lying around. It's going around that Nan Davis accumu lated 9 lbs. of candy. Anyway, that's her story—what's yours. Morning^ Glory? The Twjg staff was mighty dis appointed the night it went to press because its new staff member failed to show up. From the Tech nician of State College, The Twig learned that Scott Ferrabee is spending all his extra-curricular time working for.The Twig. We're mildly curious to know whom he belongs to. • Local girl makes good—from all reports Marty Jeffrey’s did right well at the Carolina dances the week end of the 14th. In other words, she got a big rash. Say—we need help. Maybe it'll take a coordinator - from the O. P. M., but we know of more than three people who would like to see all die clocks in this school running on the same time—A feat that hasn't been accomplished this year. Weren't those gardenias a cou ple of returning week enders sport ed pretty? The whole school must have cut. last Saturday. Take a look at the list, Dances must have been swell this week end. Some of the fresh' men got mighty big rushes wc hear. The basketball enthusiasts are having quite a season this year with all the games going on. Don't get too excited you State, Wake Forest, and Carolina. Fans. Why is the Annual collecting pictures of all the boy friends in school? It's a great mystery. The "steadies" who are mem- bcrs of Alpha Psi Omega seem not. to be too happy over the prospect of entertaining enzymes—hand, some or otherwise. This month's Watawgan has had quite a circulation at Meredith, Interesting. We wonder why. A draft scare almost hastened the ringing of wedding bells for Mary Wynn and Francis, but luckily—or unluckily — a defer ment put the wedding off. Mary Catherine McIntyre got some beautiful roses from some body one day this week end. Remark — Connie Ross and Natalie Karlin have spent two week ends in a row at Carolina lately, They ought to be able to guide a tour of the place. Telegram—to Willa Lee Joyner —quote—You're lovely, you're di vine, you’re ail that I want for my Valentine—unquote—Clarence. Nina Yelverton went to Boone for a week end, but not to view the mountains. It's like this—Bill works there and they're engaged. Did you have fun, Nina? A new developmenf that looks as if it will further friendly rela tions between Wake Forest and Meredith is the case of Sara Mull and Pat Geer. Even though the- first perform ance of the Man Who Came to Dinr\er was exclusively for serv ice men—our assistant to the dean was there—How? She went with a soldier boy. Our mild sins are denied us now—even Coca Colas are ration- e'd, Such is life — one of Evelyn Hampton's ex-flames has up and married — somebody else. This series of novels deals with the same group of people, but in each case they were treated from a different point of view, and cen ters primarily around a different heroine. The last book takes place somewhat later than the first two which \were treating with almost , the same period of time. It is an interesting trilogy but leaves you ' feeling unsatisfied in the ending •; in each case. Green Bay Tree deals with a wealthy young girl, Lily Shane, who decides she will not marry the father of her unborn child and goes to Paris to have the child and make a home for it. Her youngei*' sister, Irene, becomes an embittered religious fanatic because of her sister's action. Lily's unfailing charm and generosity and her enor mous wealth insured her success in making her home respectable for her son and herself throughout her life; Lily Shane and her whole family are somewhat overshadow ed by the mystery of John Shane, her erratic father, now dead but forgotten. Hattie Tolliver tries throughout Possession to do what many moth ers try to do, possess her children. One by one they escape, especially Ellen whom the book follows very closely, but finally she gives her child to her mother to appease her. Lily's home she offers to her cousin, Hattie, This is an interesting psy chological novel dealing with a pos sessive woman and her talented, independent daughter who bewil ders yet pleases her mother by success. Early Awtumn is connected less than tlie other two with the Shanes and Tollivers though Lily's son plays a somewhat important role. This shows the acceptance, rebel lion ,heartbreak of a group of peo ple forced to fit a mold upholding a tradition; they never realizing that tiiey are not really descendants of the Portlands but descendants of a wild young rake and his beau, tiful cousin, and their lives are spent reconciling their environment and heredity with the wild blood in their veins. The environment breaks them and molds them to its will. Edmani The Viking Press, New York, 1940, Philosopher’s Holliday. Edman is a professor of phi losophy at Columbia University where he has taught for a num ber of years. He loves teaching and he loves philosophy. The first chapter of this truly delight ful book apologises for not writ ing an autobiography. Instead, he has a number of chapters each dealing i/ith a person, incident, or a feeling toward a subject. One chapter is on music, another on a sailor-philosopher, and others he has met on his travels. He men tions former'teachers and former teaching in two chapters. The book may sound some what rambling but it does not read that way. It is well written, and charming, the kind of book to pick up and read ?or a few min utes or an hour, It is a pleasing but not a demanding book. BOOK REVIEWS tji', |i ii Blue Ribbon' Bobtu NewYork-'' 1926 - Bromfield Louis Trilogy 1. Green Bay Tree 2. Possession 3. Early Autumn I m b,':' Scatterings state Sociologists Give Program Here Members of the State College Sociology Department presented the program for the Meredith So ciology Club Friday evening at 6:45. The meeting was held in the hut and was followed by |T short social hour. Dorothy Lane is president and Dr, Ellen Winston is the faculty advlaer. How the other half live! This poem taken, from Caro lina’s Daily Tar Heel, gives an interesting glimpse of elections on another campus, Perhaps you'll be interested— DAY OF A POLITICIAN At last the season has arrived (And this time may it be short lived,) When politics Sweep the campus thru and ^hru, When all the tricks Of candidates are used on you. And so to warn you humble voters. We write to tell you of these hop- ers And of their way; We'll take you all from dawn to twilight . Throughout a day Of politics. We'll :touch each highlight. * * * The clock doth ring; the morning breaks; At last the sun doth sliine; The politician leaps from bed To wash his hand in brine. His hand thus toughened for the day, (Each time he feels it lesser,) He goes to class; for practice there, He talks with the professor. 10:30 bell! He runs like mad To join the voting folk; He finds a prospect at the Y, And buys the lad a coko. With drink in hand, he wanders round Amid the lowly masses; He kids the co-eds, slaps the back Of everyone he passed The mid-morn job is done, and so The next ordeal is lunch; Lenoir's his choice; his motto is; "A vote for every munch." The Tar Heel office finds our lad. With much felicity. In conference with Scoop and Myer To get publicity, Th^ Grill is where the moguls dine; (Ye Gods! They're such a bore;) He eats there ne'er the less to gain Election votes galore. The next stop is the Lower Quad; He goes from ropm to room,. He shakes e^-,hahd;r,^l|8 ciwh Thjji Voters League Works Hard The attractive posters, notices, and reminders which have b«n distributed before each election have been the work of the Stu dent League of Women Voters. The club lias taken over the pub licity for elections and the hand ling of the polls during elections. The publicity committee lias as its chairman Dorothy Boone and those working with her are Mar tha Ann Allen and Annie Ruth Caison. The entire board of elu tions, which is selected by tlie nominating committee, is com prised of members of the club ex cept the fresliman registrar. As an incentive to encourage' students to participate in all of the elections, the organization is sponsoring class competition. Rec ognition is given die class who has the highest percentage of those registered who vote. Believe It or Not (Continued from column one) us a great many very desirable things, but it in turn expects cer tain services from us. One of the most obvious and important of these services is that of voting whenever an election is held. Vot ing is a privilege, yes. but it is also a duty of every qualified citizen. How you vote is your own business, but that you vote is the concern of us all. The polls are open for a sufficiently long time, and are so located that it , ought to be possible for every girl to vote -without being inconven ienced unduly. Before you go to vote, find out who and what you are voting for. The Student League of Women Voters is doing an ex- ' cellent job of publicity for the.elec- tions, and so not knowing that the polls are open is no excuse. Let’s come out next Thursday and vote, and act like we are still here. Wc are, you know, and we are even interested, believe it or not! The night grows old; he's nearly done; A single chore remains; He drops in on the party boy# To tell them of his gains. Tired and weary, wan and pale, His hand a mangled mess. He kneels beside the bed to pray And all his sins confess. > ’ *'* « And thus the politician's day Courses pn^ its merry way; .At it's thru. B^t if you think his lot is tojji' l;ppk who,.hi«.to take,J)j8 ■ ' ■ m ■fool:,:
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