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THE TWIG
March 11, 1944
The Twig
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A new major in religious education has been added
at Wake Forest. Work taken during the next term
and the summer term will bo credited towards the
major, which will oiRcinlly begin next fall.
Old Oold and Black,
Entered as second-class matter October 11.1928, at
postofflce at Raleigh, N. 0., under Act ©f Mareh 8,
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Radio Series
The annual series of Meredith radio j)rogi‘ams, pre
sented by the music department, began March 1 when
the Glee Club sang over WPTF. These programs
are not only of value because of the entertainment
which they give to listeners, but for the publicity
which Meredith receives through them. As Meredith
is carrying on its Expansion Program in the state
at this time, it is especially fitting that good adver
tising of the kind given in the radio series bo pre
sented to the people of Iforth Carolina. People who
hear Meredith music students and faculty members
play and sing will realize the value of the instruction
given at Meredith and will more readily support the
Expansion Program. Every one of us can help put
these programs across and secure a large listening
audience by writing to people we know and telling
them about the radio programs. Let’s do this small
bit to help publicize Meredith. Its not difficult aud
takes little time. Just don’t put off writing until
it’s too late!
Alice in Wonderland
Those of us who have beeu here for several years
have been looking forward to the faculty presentation
of Alice in Wonderland. The freshmen and sopho
mores have not had to wait so long as the juniors
and seniors, but every member of the student body
is anticipating enthusiastically this coming event.
Alice in Wonderland is presented by the faculty and
administrative staff once in every college generation.
The presenting of Lewis Carroll’s story is one of the
Meredith traditions—perhaps the one most appreciated
by the students. All of us want the faculty to know
that we are grateful to them for continuing the tradi
tion. We are waiting eagerly for the moment when
the curtain will rise and the characters of Alice, the
Duchess, the Mad Hatter, the White Eabbit, the
Cheshire Cat, the King, the Queen, and all the rest
will come alive again. Our thanks go to the faculty
for the time, trouble, and effort which are required
to continue this unique Meredith tradition.
The annual youth revival began at Mars Hill
College on February 27. Dr. Blackwell, president of
the college, spoke Sunday morning. Chapel messages
were brought each morning by two students and the
evening service every night was conducted by a student.
On each hall of all dormitories prayer services were
held at 10:30 at night.
The Hilltop.
Naval V-12 examinations will be given to Mars
Hill students on March 15.
The Hilltop.
An accelerated summer school program will again
be carried out at Furman University. Two terms
of six weeks and one of three weeks will begin June 1
and continue through the first few days of September.
A student, by attending the summer session, will be
able to earn fifteen hours.
The Furmm Hornet.
Students and faculty members responded enthu
siastically to appeals made for the expansion pro
gram at Campbell College. The local community, not
including students and non-resident faculty members,
pledged more than its goal of $10,000.
Creek Pebhles.
Stacy Kinlaw of St. Pauls was elected president
of the student body of Wake Forest on February 28.
He defeated Leo Hawkins, of Gastonia.
Old Gold and Black.
Teacher, to Sunday school class, “Where was Christ
born V
“Birmingham.” “No, he was born in Bethlehem.”
“Aw I knew it was one of those steel towns.”
Lenoir-Bhynean.
Lady of the house: I forgot to ask you if you had
any religious views?'
New Maid: No, I haven’t, ma’am, but I’ve got some
dandy snapshots of Niagara Falls and the Great
Lakes.
Laurinhurg Exchange.
“How dare you swear before my wife?” said the
indignant husband.
“I’m very sorry sir,” replied the other man. I
was unaware your 'W’ife wished to swear first.”
Laurinhurg Exchange.
Expansion Program
The faculty, administrative staff, students, and
other workers at Meredith contributed well over fifteen
thousand dollars to the Expansion Program. This
amount helped in making the goal of $100,000 for
Raleigh and Wake County go over the top by several
thousand dollars. The workers and people in the
county did their part. The B-Hive gave a thousand
dollar bond during the Wake County drive. The
students pledged the key fee which they paid last fall.
A large proportion of us who are most intimately
connected with Meredith made pledges. Maybe there
are some of us who failed to make a pledge and if
this is the case, we should do so now. It is not
too late. The campaign in the state is beginning, and
we do not want people outside to hear that some of us
at Meredith were not interested enough to give to the
program. If four of the maids could pledge to give
five cents a week, every girl at Meredith can give
something. Let’s show the people of North Carolina
that wo want Meredith to grow and be a more useful
institution in the future.
From the “Walrus Column”:
Wally’s buying war bonds
To speed the victory,
To kill and wreck the Axis
To save democracy.
Wo all could take a lesson
From patriotic Wally—
So open up your all—y.
(So they stole our rhyming dictionary—what about
it?)
Boston University News.
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Cartoon by Uary iiKiMbaM BryamX.
Tch! Tch! Tch!
A stranger, hiking through the Arizona hills, came
to a restaurant-store, and decided to have some lunch.
After the waitress had served him she regarded him
favorably from the door, -wondering how she could
start a conversation, for it was a lonely 'place.
At last she spoke, looking through the door, “It looks
like rain,” she volunteered.
He sniffled once at the steaming cup. “Yes,” he
said, “It does; but it smells like coffee.”
Lenovr-Rhynean.
He met her iu the meadow when the sun was sinking
low,
And they walked along together in the twilight’s
afterglow,
She waited while gallantly he lowered all the bars,
And her soft eyes bent upon him, as lovely as the
stars.
But she neither smiled nor thanked him, for indeed
she knew not how,
Ho was just a farmer’s lad, and she—a jersey cow.
Now when I was a girl, I had
young gentlemen friends too, but
there never were such goings on as
I hear tell of these days at Meredith!
Why, land sakes alive! The way
this younger generation travels.
Gene came all the way from Mary
land just to see Kitty Powell—I
guess things must be getting pretty
serious ’twixt them. (Reminds me
of the time Mr. Bixby came ten
whole miles in a buggy to see me, but
Ma wouldn’t let me go to ride—said
it wasn’t safe, the buggy I mean.)
And did yoi\ hear about Johnny’s
coining to court Judy all the way
from Louisville? (Everybody knew
ho was coming except Judy!)
There arc lots of others I could
name if my memory just wasn’t so
bad. Oh yes! Pat came from up
North, or out West, anyway, from
some “long piece away” to see
Genny’s little sister. And I know
this is as obvious to you as it is
to me: Jack Coble comes home every
week-end to see the youngest mem
ber of the Yelverton family.
Goodness! The way the young men
spend their hard earned money on
the young ladies of today. Wliy, it’s
downright extravagant! Sheila K’s
soldier friend sent her a bracelet
from way out in Trinidad. And Lib
Davis’ Phil “said it with flowers”
from Italy. And Eddie gave Sue
a ring from Tennessee (a telephone
ring!) He also writes every day,
and sometimes twice a day. (Paper’s
expensive, too!)
What’s all this about a Marine
calling Dot Shealy long distance,
coming to see her and bringing a
box of candy all in one day. And her
an engaged girl, too—Tch! Tch I
As a follow-up of last week’s
statement (which I read), I wish
to inform you that Betsy has at last
heard from her mysterious cousin.
Not only Betsy but about three other
Meredith girls. Eh, Grace and
Hannah ?
I hear rumors of the troubles the
girls are having with the scarcity
A girl once answered an ad in the matrimonial
journal, and after some correspondence, agi’eed to meet
the man at a certain railroad station. For identifica
tion, each was to wear a red rose. The only man get
ting off the train wearing a red rose, was a colored
man. But—she was a colored girl.
of men right here at Junior-Senior
time,
Doris H. liad luck all on her side
when her Ike got a ride all the way
from Georgia to Winston-Salem the
other day. My, how people travel
these days!
Speaking of rings, Mary Jo Wil
liamson got a real one the other
day. I know just how she feels.
Once I had a ring—
By the way, my curiosity certainly
has been bothering me since I heard
that Jetta T. is expecting a “gadget”
from Ireland????????
Ma always used to tell me never
to wear my heart on my sleeve, that
’twasn’t no use. Wish I could pass
that advice on to Nelda Fergusou
and Liz Shelton who have been look
ing so glum since E. T. and Ed
didn’t get their promised furloughs.
There’ll come a better day, girls,
there’ll come a better day!
You laiow, the more I see of
“Duck” and Everett, and Kitty and
“Killiam,” and Myra and “the boy
from back home” in the parlors, the
more I become firmly convinced that
Meredith is on the verge of becoming
co-ed!
I’m an old woman, and I can
sympathize with you, Betsy Dell.
Pains from ARTHUB-itis are quite
painful.
Girls weren’t meant to be malici
ous creatures. But I’ve been wonder
ing about that since I heard “Tink”
say the other day, “The army’s gonna
be minus one aviator if I don’t get
a letter soon!” Maybe you can
join that new “Lonely Hearts’ Club,”
“Tink,” which “Hag” Brewer and
Susan Crump have begun, they’ve
been having undesirable male service
too. Or maybe you could revive
that “Irritable Old Maids’ Club,” the
one the Virginia Ayers bunch used to
keep lively!
Anyway, remember girls—“It’s
better to have loved and lost, than
never to have loved at all!”—I
know!
“Your Old Maid Aunt.”
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