December 9, 1942
THE TWIG
Slrsi Vera lart Mor^ih Avmonstnites bed*ninklng to Miss Myrtle Bnrncttc.
VJr^nla Byrnm, niid Louise Suwjer hr the CBmera TJ)lt! the liome niii^iiii^
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No}—tiiere hasB't been an accident. Tbnt’s the First Atil CIshr practlclni;.
Pa^ five
Stndent Defense Committee—Mildred Blnckmoti, Eleanor Vereeii, Knthleen Clnrkc, Iniira t'r»ii€c« Snow, and Dr.
George Ciirlstcnlierrjr. ’
War Experiences Book
Choeen As Best Seller
“They Were Expendable,” W. L.
White’s-best seller story o£ Ameri
can PT boata in the Philippines, ia
now the moat popular book among'
the nation’s college students and pro
fessors, according to results of the
Saturday Review of TAteraiure’s new
Intercollegiate Literary Survey.
In the magazine’s poll of 3,500
students, 1,500 professors and 50
book dealers at 50 collegea through
out the country, the second moat
widely read book is Tolstoy’s “War
and Peace,” with Franz Werfel’s
‘‘Song of Bernadette” placing third.
“See Here, Private Hargi'ove”
ranked second among student read
ers.
Other volumes most popular
among students and faculty mem
bers are “Victory Through Air
Power,” “The Moon is Down,” “The
Last Time I Saw Paris,” “And Kow
Tomorrow,” “Only the Stars Are
Neutral” and “East of Farewell.”
The survey revealed that moat stu
dents picked “They Were Expenda
ble” and professors chose “War and
Peace” as the books they most want
ed for Christmas presents.
Detailed results and editorial com
mentary of this first monthly poll
was published in the l^Tovember 21
issue of the Saturday Review of Lit
erature. Publishers of the magazine
nlso printed names of the 50 partici
pating colleges and names of all cam
pus poll directors.
The survey was set up last month
by the publishers of the literaiy
weekly to poll student and faculty
opinion on literary trends and to
establish an accurate cross-section of
what students and professors are
reading. Questionnaires are being
sent out monthly from oiHces in
Ohapel Hill, to student committees.
Thomas A. Edison was undoubt
edly the greatest inventor the United
States has ever known. He invented
the phonograph and radio ao that
people would sit up half the night
and burn his electric light bulbs.
The Ahron Buohtelite.
CLASSICAL CLUB
SINGS LATIN SONGS
The Classical Club met in the first
floor social room of Fairoloth, No
vember 21. Plans were made for tlie
Saturnalia, which ia to take place in
December.
For the program, Latin songs were
sung. “There’s a Long, Long Trail,”
“Jingle Bells,” “Scotland’s Burn
ing,” “Are You Sleeping?” and
“America,” were some of the songs.
Dr. Price translated them. Refresh
ments of apples and popcorn were
served.
Play Day Held With
Peace, Saint Mary's
Meredith College was hostess to a
Play Day with Peace and Saint
Mary’s ooHegea, Saturday, November
21. Girls from Peace, Saint Mary’s,
and Meredith participated in hockey,
tennis, and archery games. After the
games were finished, all ^e girls took
part in a square dance, imder the
direction of the Meredith College
physical education department.
The Meredith Athletic Board en
tertained at a social hour in the Hut
after the square dance.
Here's Wishing You a
Merry Christmas
ond a
Happy Holiday
Season
from
DANIEL-SMITH
STUDIO
Dial 8092
I'rofesBor Clyde W. Uanplirer
New Department Added
To College Curriculuni
' IlT'Tecognition of the changing
social order and the increasing de
mand for young women with sound
business training, Meredith College
has established ti Department of
Business Administration, under the
direction of Professor Clyde W.
Humphrey, a recognized axithority
in the field, consultant on busineas
education, and aecretary of the
Southern Business Education As
sociation. He holds the Bachelor
of Arts and Bachelor of Science
degrees from Eastern Kentucky
State College, the Master of Arts
from George Peabody College, and
has piii’sued graduate work at the
University of Tennessee, Now York
University, the University of North
Carolina, and Harvard University.
The courses of this department
are not open to freshmen, and to
sophomores only after- they have
completed tho basic academic re
quirements for a degree. Thus the
courses in the Department of Busi
ness Administration are open to
juniora and seniors as a field of
concentration. Admission to these
coiu'ses is limited to majors, with
certain restricted exceptions.
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2516 Hillsboro Street
Telephone 7330
Organist Dedicotes New
Organ With Recital
Dr. Harry E; Cooper, head of the
iiniaic department of Meredith Col
lege, will piny a recital in St. Pauls,
Ni., C., on the evening of December
20, the occosion for the I’ecital being
the dedication of a new Pilcher or
gan which has recently been installed
in the First Baptist Church in St.
Pauls.
Dr. Cooper’s program for the eve
ning will be as follows:
.Tesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring....Bach
Comcst Thou, Jesus, Now
From Heaven Bach
Symphony for Organ Weitz
Eeign of Peace
Sorrowing Mother
Star of the Sea
Pastorale ;.Wachs
Lullaby Kreiser
Toccata on “From Heaven High”
(from Christmas Suite No. 2)
Edmmidson
SPORTS
HIGHLIGHTS
TENNIS:
Carolyn Allen of Cherryville won
the tennis ladder tournament which
ended November 28. Elizabeth Sa.w-
yer of Elizabeth City was second.
The tennis season ended with the
completion of the tournament.
ARCHERY;
The archery season ended with the
completion of the ladder tournament
which Grace Johnson of Wallace
won. The runners-up, who were tied,
were Audria Finney of Elkin and
Louise Sanderson of Lumberton.
HOCKEY:
Hockey season ended with the play
ing of the games bet^veen classes.
The fienior-freshmen team won when
it played the sophomore-junior team
for the championship.
DISTINCTIVE CHRISTMAS
CARDS and STATIONERY
James E, Thiem
RECORDS, FOUNTAIN PENS, ZIPPER CASES,
SHEET MUSIC and NOVELTIES
108 Fayetteville Street
Raleigh, North Carolina
DIAL 2-2913
Yes, you cau say
“MERRY CHRISTMAS
with lights — just be sure tliey can
be discoimected quickly in case of a
black'OUt!
CAROLINA POW£R & LIGHT COJUPANY