April
Fool
Newspaper of the Students of Meredith College
Volume XIX
MEREDITH COLLEGE, RALEIGH, N. C., SUNDAY, APRIL 1, 1945
Number 11
This is no johe .. .
DORSEY AND BING ARE
COMING TO JUNIOR-SENIOR
Students Forced To
Take Spring Holidays
Dr. Yarbrough Bitten
On Hand By Angry Student
Plenty of Ensigns Promised;
Watkins ond Crosby to Sing
. . . because you can see it for yourself on the water tower just
behind the dining hall. Who done it? Your guess is as good as
mine—and you can bet your life we’re guessing.
ANGEL FARM HAS EXCITING TIME
WITH WOLVES, DEACS' ANTICS
Keen Competition Witnessed;
Nome Is Painted on Tower
By M. WINTERS
Once upon a time, but there
ain’t no time, its all space, may
be. One spring—a spring—
where will I spring from a
spring: One day—the 5th of
April—ah! for that day—no
books, no crook, but snooks by
babbling brooks ! ! !
There (is) (are) (maybe was,
were) a place where such what-
cha-ma-callums as deacons in
habit. Now these strange con
glomerations became dissatisfied
with their own “diosities” (the
only word Webster forgot) and
went out to seek things more
profitable, which would—ah!—
be a leetle diverting. They
didn’t have to “deeke” far either
—they just put on their footing
togs and balled up the road for
a little competition with a bunch
of wolves. The strangest thing
—who came to look on but
angels—all colorfully dressed,
—but all that glitters, ain’t gold.
Now the wolves howled so
much and the deacons sang so
that the angels took up the
habit of screaming till Ma Angel
had to call them down. When
it was time for the angels to go
home, a fight arose between the
wolves and deacons as to which
should escort them home. While
fur flew, the angels sprouted
wings (the brilliant, versatile
things) and flew back to their
roosting places. All aflutter
over their accomplishments, they
could not settle down even to
cracking a book to see how many
call-downs they’d gotten. In fact,
they thought they’d just use all
the psychology they’d ever let
go in one ear and out the other,
(Continued on page three)
Spring holidays for this year
(namely 1945) were banned and
in their stead each student was
granted a week’s vacation to be
taken in any part of the semester
as convenient to the student.
There was some difficulty in
having students take advantage
of this vacation, and the faculty
was forced to resort to drastic
measures to make the students
go home on Easter week-end.
A near riot occurred at the
bus station when Dr. Campbell
j and other faculty members
I bought tickets and had students
put on their respective buses
I homeward bound. There was
some trouble with one ol the
buses but they finally succeeded,
with the aid of the bus driver,
in getting the doors closed, but
just as Dr. Carlyle Campbell
wiped his fevered brow there
was a shout from the driver and
upon investigating, it was dis
covered that students were
climbing out the back windows.
Dr. Yarbrough rushed around to
stop this until the bus could get
started and was promptly bitten
(Continued on page four)
Cooper's Super Solos
Aided By Jokes
Dr. H. Ezekiel Cooper gave
a piano recital in the College
Auditorium last night. New
York critics present stated,
“Cooper’s performance shows
great promise for the future.
However, it is very evident,
particularly in certain passages,
that previous organ study en
riched or marred (according to
the taste of the audience) his
playing.”
For his encores. Dr. H. Eze
kiel (as he is known to his
friends and close associates)
played three well-known num
bers—De Falla’s “Ritual Fire
Dance (his favorite of all favor
ites), Tiszt’s “Hungarian Rhap
sody No. 1,” and his own piano
transcription of Ravel’s “Bole
ro.” The recital was thoroughly
enjoyed by all, for it showed no
evidences whatsoever of the
cheap musicianship that some
artists resort to at one time or
another. However, his skillful
musicianship could hardly com
pensate for the corny jokes he
told during intermission.
Gather roun’ chillun’ and you
shall hear! yep, it’s really true!
T. Dorsey is actually going to
be on our campus. All right—
calm down and I’ll tell you
about it. Dorsey wrote to Mari
lyn Ferrell and asked if he
couldn’t be allowed to come
entertain at the Junior-Senior.
After due deliberation and much
dispute, it was decided in the
affirmative, on the condition
that he bring along Bing Crosby.
Now that all the details are ar
ranged, the cat can be let out
of the bag to roam at random.
Dorsey and Co. will arrive in
Raleigh on April 20th to remain
at the College until the follow
ing night—the big night!
The dinner will be held in the
banquet room of the dining hall
and will consist of seven courses.
Dorsey has offered to play all
during the banquet. In addition,
entertainment will consist of
duats by Cr>jsby and Jane Wat
kins.
After the banquet, guests will
retire to the new moonlit patio
where dancing will continue
until 3:00 Incidentally, there
will be ensigns floating around
from just everywhere.
Aw, please don’t turn up your
noses—you might have fun in
spite of this, so be loyal to the
school and come on out to
Junior-Senior. (P.S. If you get
too bored, there will be Chinese
checkers and ping pong in the
game room.)
Dr. Harold McCurdy has re
turned to his classes with re
newed vigor after his recent
interviews with a well-known
psychiatrist concerning the bad
dreams that have been bother
ing him recently.
NAVY SENDS ENSIGNS
TO LIVE ON CAMPUS
Yes, girls, it’s true! All those
rumors which you have heard
for the past week are not just
rumors, but the truth. So when
we come back next fall we will
not be lonesome for males any
more, because the Navy is going
to establish a Diesel School on
the Meredith Campus.
The Meredith unit will be
exactly like the one at State
College. Since there is too little
time to build barracks for them
to stay in, the ensigns will be
granted the privilege of camping
anywhere they wish on the cam
pus. In addition, they will eat
in the dining hall under the
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