THE TWIG
May 6, 1944
The Twig
Pu6K«hed by the Students .of Meredith College
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EDITORIAL STAFF
Fannib Mumory PARMtac Editor
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Caroltn Ba88 Associate EJdltor
Virginia Mavnabd Associate Editor
Mabt ELiSABe>ra Johnson FeaturA Editor
Evelyn Rai Columnist
Makt EuzAnrru Bryant. Cartoonist
Dosis Obno Bowuan - Picture Editor
Jean Davis Music Editor
Dot Abnsdobtp - Sports Editor
BUSINESS STAFF
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Entered as second-class matter October 11,1928, at
postofflce at Raleigh, N. C., under Act of Harcli 3,
1879.
Succeeding With Success
The phrase, “Succeeding with success,” seems to be
a fallacy, but when one stops to think, the thought
occurs that indeed those who have truly succeeded—
those who are truly great—are those who have “suc
ceeded with their success.” They have not let the honor
of their office overshadow the j-esponsibility of it, but
have kept their feet on the ground M’ith their eyes on
the stars.
Many Meredith students have recently been elected
to offices on the campus. They should not feel that their
job is done the moment they are elected, but should
look ahead to their responsibility in taking it and in
meting it out to others. Then the student would have
succeeded with his success in being elected to office.
Eligibility To Hold Office
Over 500 students enrolled in Meredith College and
only 267 are eligible to hold office.
That means that about one hundred capable girls
in this school are letting the few who are eligible take
all the campus responsibilities. The one hundred xise
their leisure time, of which they have plenty in the
last analysis, off the campus or doing something which
does not help their gi-ades or the girls whose lot it is
to take the campus responsibilities.
There are aproximately 210 offices to be filled—too
many for which to pick 210 separate, suitable leaders
from the number who have a C average. Consequently,
one girl, if she can hold any office at all, will probably
find herself bogged down with the maximum of forty
points which have come from having a five-point posi
tion here, a ten-point one there, and on up. The result
is that all of her leisure time is taken with fulfilling
the duties of all these minor offices; in fact, one girl
was heard to remark that she had to rise early to study,
in order that she might create a little leisure time to
work on what is rather ironically called “leisure time
activity.”
What is so irksome about this situation is that it could
be remedied. We often hear, “Oh why all the fuss about
grades.” Perhaps there is a bit too much stress on that
phase of study—especially when it is the difference
between an 86 and a 93, or a B-j- and an A—, but
when a C average is the only requisite to having her
name on the eligibility list, a girl should be willing to
work for a C average.
This criticism does not apply to the girl who tries
and fails. She should be admired for trying, and she
probably gains something by the mere effort. This
does not apply so much to the girl whose name is not
on the eligibility list, yet who takes a part in campus
activities, for there the choice is between grades or
participation, and is more or less up to her. This aims
criticism at the girl who just lets all go hang, because
her chief aim in life is to have a whirl of a good
time and that in the easiest way possible. She must
stop to realize that by her actions she may be forcing
another girl to give up seventy to eighty per cent of
her leisure time to take the i-esponsibilities which she
herself could and should shoulder well, if one or two
more hours of her time each week were spent in some
useful pursuit on the campus.
These girls must think that campus offices are rather
boring, or e^austing, or useless, and that a girl just
cannot get anywhere if she stays around on the cam
pus, studying, checking cards, or planning club meet
ings. However, look at our major organizations offi
cers. Are they warped? How many think that they do
not budget their time and use it all rather than waste
it. Another argument comes up. “But they’re all bril
liant. They don’t have to worry about grades.” These
officers don’t over get what they don’t work for any
more than anyone else. Some of the girls on this cam
pus hold forty points and a 0 average by the skin of
their teeth, simply because they have to divide every
minute of their time between their two types of respon-
Wc heard of a gentleman lately who said he was
sure his wife was an angel because “she was always up
in the air, usually harping on something, and never
had anything to wear.” Wonder if that’s the idea some
people have about us “angels”!
There’s another college here in the South that seems
to have the same idea as we about May Day this year.
We discovered from the Alabamian that Alabama Col
lege, in Montevallo, is using the TJnited Nations theme
for the annual festivities, the College Glee Club and
Dance group participating in the exercises. The cere
mony includes the crowning of the Queen and the pres
entation of a cup to the senior class’s “Best Citizen.”
Dr. Edward Hughes Pruden, pastor of the First
Baptist Church in Washington, D. C., led the Religious
Emphasis Week on Wake Forest campus beginning on
Monday, April 24.
Old Gold and Blade.
Old Gold and Black announces that there arc fifty-
four candidates for degrees from Wake Forest this
June, thirty-seven of which are for B.A. degrees and
the others, B.S.
We read an interesting article in an April issue of
the Boston, Universiiy News, in which Professor War
ren T. Powell described his experiences with Japanese
students while teaching English at the Middle High
School, Atsugni, Japan, in 1910. The following para
graph is quoted from his remarks in the article:
“The Japanese students take the matter of aca
demic failure with great chagrin,” he declared.
“They look upon failure with such horror that
many have been known to commit suicide. Because
of this fear of poor marks, the Japanese govern
ment has forbidden the students to go up to the
volcanos that appear on the countryside, fearing
that they might throw themselves into the
craters.”
There is more to this submarine warfare than
appears on the surface. —Young People.
“What did Samson die from?”
“Fallen arches.”
•Young Pcoiile.
“Tliat young man of yours,” said father as daugh
ter came down to breakfast, “should be in a museum
for living curiosities.”
“Why, Father!” exclaimed the young lady in tones
of indignation. “What do you mean?”
“I noticed when I passed through the hall late last
night,” answered the parent, “that he had two heads
upon his shoulders.” —Young People.
And that puts us in the mood for this choice bit of
wisdom from the Hilltoi):
Dear Moron:
I just sat down with pen in hand to write you a
letter in pencil (excuse typewriter).
I don’t live where I lived before I moved to where
I li^’e now. When you come to see me, you can ask
anyone where I live for no one knows.
Heard you were coming back later. Why don’t yoii
come now? I wish we were closer apart.
We are having more weather this year than we had
last year.
My aunt Nellie died and is doing fine; I wish you
were the same.
I started to Memphis to see you when I saw a sign
that said “This takes you to Memphis.” I got on the
sign and sat there for three hours and the thing didn’t
move an inch.
I am sending you a coat by express. I cut off the
Y-buttons to make it lighter to ship. If you want them,
they are in the pockets.
If you don’t get this letter, let me know and I will
mail it to you.
Our neighbors’ baby swallowed some pins, but they
fed him a pin cushion, and everything is all right now.
I would have sent you the money I owe you but
didn’t think of it until I sealed the envelope.
Sincerely,
Me.
P.S.: Eulosed you will find a picture but for fear
of losing it I took it out.
Cartoon by Oraee Pallon.
Campus Chatter
Did you hear the one about the two kittens watching
a tennis match? One of them turned to the other and
said, “My mother is in that racket.”
—Maroon and Gold.
After this leap year, for some girls I see only two
chances, a slim one and none at all.
Greek Pebbles.
“Will you join me in a bowl of soup ?”
“Is there room in it for both of us?”
—Young People.
sibilities. Yet they enjoy their offices, and do not find
themselves social outcasts because they can’t go to
town every other night.
After all, doesn’t this boil down to the old question
of freedom? A person in the United States may have
all the four freedoms, so long as he or she does not
infringe on the rights of another. That should work
here also. A girl may be free to use her time as she
wishes, so long as she does her best for her classes
and takes the amount of responsibility which she is
capable of taking, so that everyone on the campus
will have an equal amount of freedom.
—A Gdbst Editor.
Now May, the month of fleurs and
clear skies, has arrived at last and
with it a flock of adherers to the
axiom that in the spring, young peo
ple’s thoughts lightly turn to love.
The Meredith gals and their admir
ers are surely upholding this tradi
tion most strongly this year.
In snooping-around the campus I
find that two of our midst are now:
flaunting sparklers, namely, Marjorie
Blum and Margaret Webb. More
power to you, girls!
The girls around the Meredith
campus were orchid-abounding all
this last week from the looks of
things. Ensigns and orchids went to
gether for Ruby Lee Spencer. Betty
Rose had an aftermath of her re
cital sporting her orchid around.
And the Melntyre-Webb suite was
“fleury” indeed with their orchids.
Although Gloria is no longer a
^liss, she spent last week-end in
Miss., seeing her Harold.
First Floor Jones seems to have
become an orthopedic clinic—Avhat
with Isabel Dillon and Kitty John
son making their way by the means
of crutches. Seems to me as if they
merit a l)lue ribbon for their valiant
efforts.
Beryl Reynolds, -who incidentally
was crippled for a while, and Lib
Carter had a fine week-end from what
I hoar, because South Carolina came
up to sec them.
The Crime Class that went
through the State Bureau of Identi
fication were welcome guests there
because the guide who showed them
through seemed to like finger-print
ing the girls! Incidentally, Kitty,
that was some “12 o’clock class” you
had to get back to—since when did
classes start wearing soldier uni
forms ?
Evelyn Straughn had practice in
^^'alking down an aisle last week-end
when she was bridesmaid in a local
wedding. And did all of you hear
that audible sigh that Teeny Rozar
let out when the Lt. spoke of Max
well Field in chapel the other day?
Genevieve Hinton played nurse
when she went to see Hal in the hos
pital the other day. And Liz Shelton
graced the fair city of Charlotte
when she went to see Hal.'
Speaking of May Day, here’s a
tribute to our May Queen Judy. She
has now, by the means of a snapshot
being taken of her last year, been
elected “Pin-Up Girl” of an over
seas squadron, selected from other
snapshots and pictures of girl friends
of the boys.
In getting out this, the first issue
of The Twio by the new staff, quite
a few bohera have been pulled.
Johnson (meaning an article written
about her) has been referred to as
being one and three-fourths inches
long. Wo also “put Miss Brewer to
gether,” but what M'c really meant
was that we wished to combine two
))arties given by her into one article.
A headline—which incidentally is
no easy job to make—read as fol
lows : Tlie Simms Ai’e At Home,
which 110 doubt would have released
valuable information for our read
ers if we had allowed it to pass.
We are wondering if Pat doesn’t
like the Air Corps just a wee bit,
we gather from the looks of the
wings she sports around.
Tliere will be quite a few June
brides and June Aveddings from what
I hear—Marjorie Valentine, who
now has a diamond will be married
then, and also Beverette Middleton
who will be married right after
graduation. Mary Lou Nance is still
in the hoping stage.
One of our old girls who stepped
off and got married is Carolyn Ken
yon Worrell, who is now back home
in Raleigh again since her Tom has
gone overseas. We hope she doesn’t
miss Mississippi too much.
Fay Champion is all up in the
air because her Joe whom she hasn’t
seen in about a year is coming home
at last. Fay plans to go back to her
old homo in Anderson, S. C., so
that she can welcome him back good
and proper.
Ensigns seem to dot ye olde Mere
dith campus rather frequently now
that Mary Davis, Betsy Watson,
Eileen Hoggard and others have
them on the string now.
Also Lts. are pretty prevalent be
cause Rosemary M.’s man comes over
quite often from Camp Butner and
brings with him another Lt. who is
really attracted to Rosemary’s bru
nette roommate.
Back to ensigns again, we sure
did like seeing Liz H. sitting in
church the othei* Sunday with no less
than three of them, and I heard that
men were rationed.
To Betty Lou Deaton, teepee’s
do not mean a kind of Indian tent
but a certain yonng fellow named
T. P. Redmon, who is now down
Alabama way.
And now as the typing paper slides
through the roll and shows that the
end of the paper is in sight, we want
to end this epistle with congratula
tions for those lucky people in our
midst: Mrs. Wallace who has recent
ly passed her last test before re*
oeiving her doctorate; Betty Hiller
who has received a scholarship; and
Miss Kramer who has received her
fellowship.