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The Twig
PublUhed bv the student bodv of
Meredith College
Editorial Staff
Cornelia HShrino
Lytton Tinoley
Rachel Fulton
Mattie Irene Bauoh ......_
LORRAiNB Chappell
Kathryn Suttok
Martha Anne Allcm ......
Elizaogth Miller
VntoiNU Greene
Beverly Anne Money
Editor
^Mocfate Editor
Mana0in0 Editor
Mano0in0 Editor
ManaQina Editor
Managing Editor
i.. Columnist
Sports Editor
Music Editor
Cartoonist
Business Staff
Elizabeth Coleman Business Mana0er
Gertrude Hardison Circulation Mano0er
Catherinb Powell Nancy Jobksxon
Entered as second-class matter October 11,
1923, at Post OUlce at Raleigh, ‘TI. C.r under
Act of March 3, 1879.
The Old Order Changeth
“I’d rather be a Could Be,
If I could not be an Are!
F^r a Could Be is a May Be,.
With a chance of touching par
I’d rather be a Has Been,
Than a Might Have Been, By far,
For a Might Have Beeh has never Been,
But a Has Been .was once an Are.”
The first of tlie installations for next
year’s officers was held early this week. A
new group of Couid Bes are beaming Ares,
and the Ares are becoming Has Beens. To
those of us who are acquiring the Has Been
status the feeling is tinged with sadnw, • Last
year as we became Are’s we had had such
liigh hopes, such shining ideals, and such firm
determination that we were going to- do our
jobs as they had never been done before. We
were eager to be up and at them, becausc
there was much to be done. There is still
much to be done. As we look back on the
year’s accomplishments we are disturbed to
see how little we have done, and how fat
short of our own goals we have fallen. We •
have lost a great deal of the spirit tliat
characterized us last spring, and we have
gained many things we did not suspect ex
isted. Many things have changed, and to a
large extent they are little better than when
we found them, yet in the long run little
diings matter a great deal.
We cannot say “It is finished.” It is
not. Our jobs have not been for a single
year, but are a part in an endless stream m
whfcli all that ciianges is the personnel. The
job is not finished. Here is a new group of
Could Bc’s ready to become Are’s with shin
ing eyes and high hopes. They will take
over, and perhaps they—
There is a great deal to be done in tlie
few weeks that remain to us. As we changc
places with our successors we must be careful
that they are given all the help possible in
order tliat they may fulfill their jobs in the
best possible way. Cooperation can make
things so much easier for all of us. Tlw
task that remains is to wind up our portion
as well as we can, and to aid them in getting
off to as good a start as possible. We can t
quit now. We still have work to do. It is
different, yes. The new Are’s have work to
do, too, and may they be diligent in order
to be succcssful, for after all, the thing that
matters is ncjt the office held, but the way it
is tilled. That is the test.
We Are Not Alone
People are busy these days, believe it or
not. studying. Yes, it is time of the year that
there is a great deal of accumulated parallel
that has to be read, term papers ad infinitum
that have to be written. All this requires
work, and a great deal of this work has to
be done in the library. The open reserve
shelves are a big help, but with that many
people together in a small room, it is necessary
to be considerate of other people. We ought
to spread our materials over as little space
on tlie tables as possible, and by all means
to take it easy as we stalk around in our
three inch heels. They make noise.
We arc not alone in the'dormitories, and
we even work there, sometimes. Voices
should be kept reasonably quiet, and radios
should be turned down. Of course we are
only human, and are going to want to cut
loose and have fun some times, and lots of
times usually, but to be trite there are times
for all things.
Co-operatioii is essential to successful
group living, and cooperation should have as
its iMsis interest and consideration for the
other people involved, and they should have it
. for you in return. Little things make'8C> much
Collegiate Creams
By Martha Ann Allen
. . All alike and yet so different,"
That was the way I ended a little article I
wrote for the Acorn on my impression of
Meredith girls when I was here for Hospi*
tality Week-end before coming to Meredith
(the only thing I got in that magazine for
nearly a year), As I sit here and try to^
analyze a Meredith girl after being one for
nearly two years, that same phrase returns to
my mind. But what is the significance of
that word, "alike”?
I believe I can best explain it by telling
of an experience I had last week which was
in part like many I have had theto past two
years. At a shoe store down town I was
being fitted for a pair of shoes when the
clerk said, “You're a Meredith girl, arcii’t
you?" 1 admitted that I was, then asked why
he thought so, after first looking myself ovpr
to see if I had any tags ori. flis reply went
something like this, “Well, there’s just some
thing about you Meredith girls that makes .
me know you the minute you walk.in the-
store. You girls don’t try to put oh and
pretend you’re something you're not. There
is a naturalness about you that college girls
in general don’t have.”
And perhaps “natural" is the key word
to “alike".. We have learned that we aie our
best selves when we are OURSELF, not some
affected personality. There is where Mere
dith comes in—in molding that SELF,
Despite our passing peeves about things
here at sdiool, so much of Meredith has gone
into our growing-up that -it has become a
permanent part of us. It is difficult to point
out characteristics, that are Meredith-born
because they seep in so gradually.
We recognize the same qualities in alum
nae that we see in girls in sdiool. They have
an appreciation of life and of people; they
arc reluctant to reject anything at its facc val
ue without first examining the basis of the
situation. ^ |
When you enter Meredith you are giv
en choices in practically everything.. .the
type of friends you choose, your plan of at'
tack for college in general, your interests, the
type of person you want to be. If we make
the wrong choice, we wake up to the fact and
have the opportunity to change. You are ac
cepted for what you are, not for the school
you came from nor the amount of wealth you
have, A girl must first prove herself worthy,
then the sky is the limit.
There are so many things about. Mere
dith that will always be popping up in our
store-house of memories. Those last nights be
fore holidays and the way we loosen our en
thusiasm and politely go wild; the way ths
campus brightens up in the spring when the
flowers begin blooming; trudging to class in
rainy weather; having to get mail general de
livery because the box rent got over due; go
ing in to see the Dean about difficulties—all
these things, but more too. Some of the great
est friendships wc will ever form are formed
right here and now. not only with students
but with the persons who make Meredith
“tick”. We live so close together here that we
have to learn to know people, and know them
well. Out of that knowledge grows an appre
ciation that will last.
As in every college generation, there are
those among us who will make their mark and
become well-known; however, not for one
minute will they forget Meredith and the
friendships formed here, or even casual ac
quaintances.
There are people here who are as much
a part of the institution as the fountain and
the gate. They don’t come from any particu
lar classification of folks—they are males and
females; they are faculty, administration, or
other employees; they are students and alum-
nae.
If we should walk into the outer office
of the president and not see Miss Rhodes
sitting there or hear her call that she would
be witli you in a moment, the place wouldn t
be the same; it would be empty as far as we
were concerned. And while we're waiting for
her we usually .wander over and examine the
many flowers she keeps on the table back of
her desk chair.
When we sit on Mrs, Wallace's history •
class and hear her tell about the changes tak
ing place in the world, events take on a new
meaning for us. We know that she is just as
young as we are any day in the week, and
enjoys living to its fullest.
difference when people have to live in close
contact with numbra of other people. The
little things are what cause the wear and tear
on our nerves and are hard on others and
on ourselves, After all, we are not alonel
Pefsc^at
Nothing like Spring—and with
spring comes golf; and with ..‘golf
—well, there is '-Nan Davis . and
Mr, Dorsett^ Sdnie'' funi
Flo and Giraff '- haid one- heap
big time over at Carolina. They
want to go back quite bad. Yeap.
A date per hour isn't to lis.-
‘'neczed at. ' - '
'Twas a big we^ end if the ex-,
citement 'at church is. any indi- \
cation. After all; do mere dates
make any difference. if you have
.flowers . for the ]' Sunday after
Easter?
What a perfect/friendship; but'
he went home with the present
still in his pocket. Too bad it had
to be purely platonic, '
Florida is notUng like them
tans, that came back.
Silence is golden.-;' There ouglit
to be more of it. ..
As soon , as we go on daylight
savings tiine our da^ will leave
at sundown. Just .what we want
ed! Maybe! Nothing like Mere
dith girls and the chickens.
Blondes and the Bee Hive —
Bees in his Bonnetr-and all with
a Harvard accent, and a line, and
haircut.
■ What about the Nazi pie? It’s
not so good.
It's a blue Monday when your
last chance gets married, but aftor
all "men are like streetcars,”
We still wonder what all those
men are doing in the Oo)^ Leaves-
Shirely, wat d'ya mean by
ducking the chances of a good
friend's romance?
Meredith and Wake Forest
glee clubs should sing together
more often, shouldn’t they, Anna
Lou?
Teeny, where have you been
lately _ to - another Sociology
club party?
Incidentally, we've heard. Win*
nie Davis singing "Oh. how I wish
they'd make this army coed’’
around here lately.
It will never seem, right to me
to ride up the Meredith Drive and
not see Mr, Hamrick’s car parked
right in the middle, ready to drive
oft' the minute he has to run to
town for something,
What would the boys do with
out Mr. Grogan around to enter
tain them while they are waiting
to come in the parlor or waiting ^
for a bus? He probably knows
more'inside dope than any other
person around here, especially
about the crook.
And crooking reminds of the
many unique traditions,here. Some
of them we say are out-dated and
people are no longer ..interested,
but there is an empty feeling in our
lower abdomen when we think
about their being taken away.
Remember those cold mornings of
Christmas caroling, or the many
hours in secret conferences figur
ing up stunt and palio ideas. Witn
the change of times, it is true that
many of the activities that we
think of in connection with Mere
dith will have to be modified to
suit the schedules of the, students^
but we are going to miss thetti.
Now we spend so muclf of out
time at places other than Mere
dith while we're in‘school here,
because we feel thijit with the
changing color of tjie place of ,
girls in the world tojJay that we
must, Meredith witl naturally
change with the tjmes. but at
least we’re in on thtj g^eratiou
■ fciftive
:7}ieykeys
A./-J, .Cfcnin
. '(Little','.;Brown) ‘ ^
This'is the.stoiy of i'gpod'mdiu;
When'he,, was !,a,. child, the parenta-:^
of' Fraflcis Chishblm.:.wanted vhim:!’,
., tobecome] a, priest; ,but .-he .was:.^
.orphaned - and ..sertt'-tp' live witji;-i
_ ari - „auht. .She continued ' til'll
plans ‘for his becoming a priest ahil
sent him to begin'his studies, • He i',
was.never reconcilcd to this^ct:
until his' childhood ' sweetheait/
turned out badly.
Finally ordained a pnesti. Fa-':
ther Chisholm, began' his lile;
which'was to be, filled with conV,:'
flicts with the rockribbed doctnnca;
of the Catholic Churdi, He^w^|i,
never willing, to accept unques-;»,
tionably , everything, as handedli-
down by the church. ■ If-he-rha^;,'i
not had a friendly .superior, per-.
haps.he might even have been ex-.;>
communicated. However, really-;',
he-was doing great deeds in help^
ing his parishers as he went ,hU^^
way.' Once ^he even exposed ,'j;;
false miracle. ,:
When he was shipped to China',
to take charge of a "thriving"
mission. Father Chisholm's- work
really began. The mission was. a
wreck, and there were no true,
converts, . The last half of the
book tells the story of hi.'? building
of the mission even though there
were many mishaps, such as when
his new chapel collapsed or when
the Protestant missionaries ar
rived, Still, he succeeded to his
way of believing after years of
labor. An old Buddhist friend
came to him to be baptised as a
Christian, He had watched Fatli-
cr Chisholm through many years
and was so impressed that he was
willing to worship the God that
Father Chisholm represented.
In spite of his service, his su
periors attempting to be rid of
him. sent an investigator' to find
fault with him. Instead, the rep
resentative realized he was look
ing upon a great man.
Stem
George R. Stewart
(Random)
Maria was a storm. She was
given her name by the Junior
Meteorologist as he watched her
birth in mid-Pacific, He watche.'l
as Maria grew to majestic pro
portions and became a composit?
of torrential downpour and bliz
zard. Maria, was a god send to
many; but before sl\e had finished,
she was vicious, having killed
some in the rain and a flood and
having frozen others in the snow
Finally, Maria vanished. But she
had been a good storm—Maria.
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—Beverly Anne Money
Exchange
And to Carolina's Doily Tor
Heel, we cai; onl'y say, "You said
it.’’
THE LOWDOWN . .
It is alleged that a schoolboy in
Kansas wrote the following, en
titled "An Editor.”
“I don't know how newspapers
. got into the world, a|id I don't
think God does, for He ain't gbt
nothing to say about them in the
Bible, I think theor,,thp
missing lin,li->-*. about, and
t^wTie'stayed in the busing until
idly remember Meredith as it was
in another girl's time.
Above all, we will remember,
those many nights we have spent
sitting iip in bed .till all hours and _
talking about the future and what .•
it holds for us, We don't know;,
we can't know, but we do knov/ ,
that whatever it is, Mer6dith.;Y/ill;,
play, its
Joint Recital
Given Here
The Wake Forest Glee Club
came .io Raleigh on Friday even
ing, April 17, to share a program
with the Meredith- College Glee
Club in the.college auditorium at
6 o’clock.
Miss' Etlicl Rowland directed
the Meredith girls’ numbers.
Thane McDonald directed the
Wake Forest Club members, and
the combined cliorus was directed
by Mr. McDonald and Dr. Harry
Cooper. Accompanist for the
Meredith College Glee Club was
Miss Durema Fitzgerald of Ra
leigh. and soloists were MisS Vir
ginia Greene of Shelby, and Mi:s
Geraldine Dawkins of Raleigh.
The following program was
presented:
Lo, a Voice, to Heaven Sound
ing, Bortniansky.
All Through the Night—an-.
Ringwald.
A Spirit Flower—Campbell—
Vipton.
One Old Ark's a-Moverin', arr,
Barthalamew.
Have You Seen but a White
Lily Grow—Old English,
The River—arr. Delaney.
Ho-La-Li—arr. Yuvass.
Fidelin—Brahms.
Slumber. Beloved One—Ravel.
April—Buchanan.
O Beautiful Jesu—Stainer,
Ye. E'en as Die-the Panes —
Cowen,
Onward, Ye Peoples—Sibelius,
■ Song of the Viking—Fanning.
The same program was used at
the Wake Forest Baptist church.
Wake Forest, on Tuesday evening,
April 14.
after the flood, came out and wrote
the thing up, and has been kept
busy ever since.
"If the editor makes a mistake,
folb say he ought to be hung, but
if a doctor makes mistakes, he
buries them, and folks don't say
nothing because^..they- can’t rsj.'j
-■liacihr '
"When the editor makes mis
takes, there is a big lawsuit and
swearing, but if the doctor makes
one there is a nice funeral with
flowers and perfect silence.
“A doctor can use a word a yard
long withoat him or anyone else
knowing what It means, but if an
editor uses one. he has to spell iti
“If the doctor goes to see an
other than’,8 he charges for
the editor goes, he
g«w' a;cha^|g^^:bucl^ot.;;
w be'
Intercollegiat/e
Sports News
Love and basegall are running
a cjose race for iirst place now
that .spring has sprung.- But 'tlie' .
sports page is no place for'love--, '
■or is it?—so this article is catering '
to the sports side—baseball, track,'
and tennis.
That inevitable Big Five tlu*.t :
pops up in basketball, and what-,
not, is back in town raring to*go,
namely, Carolina, Wake For^t,
Duke, N. C. State and Davidsoh.
So here goes a flashyn a flash on^'
each of these teams (baKball) and -
their star players. (1) N. C. ;
Slate—Coach Doc Newtpn ha.
been through both the thick and
the thin with tlie team winning.
20-4 against South Carolina and'
losing 4-5 with Wake Forest on
the openers of the season. Ray
Hardee is the steaming fast ^i^-»
cr who necessitates as equally
Kcod catcher, of which there ain’t
none. (2) Wake Forest under
the coachship (not courtship
since our column is for sports
only) of Murray Greason won
over State and lost to Elmira of
Eastern Conference. (3) Caro
lina—Even Bunn Hearn's pitdi-
ing discovery, “Monk”, Wtoc-
heart, failed to win over tlie
Hanes Knitters of Winston-Salem,
after the build-up of defeating
both Maryland and Virginia Tech
in intcr-collcgiate competition. (4)
Duke—Still with the title of “Uii'
beaten." except with. Virgini.\ ■ •
Tech, that says as much - as is.,
needed., (5) Davidson—One of .,
the first games was played y/idi
Durham Wednesday afternooiii .
(The reader knows more than-i ■
do at this point about the out*:
come that is still in Uw futv^..,
for me.) The week of April; i'i.;
was a big one for tlie Big Five,
teams who—well, you know .Uv(:
rest and the witinera, I still don't-
for the above reason. ’ ’ .’■V--.
The two old-time -rivals, Dulce ''
and Carolina, .will meet in
annual track dyal meet at .'Dut',
ham this afternoon. Also Stat;'--
clashes with Catawba today, hop* .,
ing to win with their versatile^ di#
covery, who hails from Brooklyn, .-
N. Y,' 7„
With the tennis teams—Caros^r
lina played Catawba Monday
State Wednesday. Davidwd^^^W^
Duke Wednesday. State',
Citadel Friday. ^
All:I cnn say now .. ...j,
your bcal paper for
-.tails—rwhich' you
need in' order, .to.
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