May 25, 1945
Page Two
Newspaper of Students, Meredith College
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by LIB SAWYER
Member
Plssodded GoUe6ide Press
Ah ha, so you thought this column I suppose one of the greatest contri-
was going to be gushing with gradua- buttons of Spring is flowers. 111 never
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EDITORIAL STAFF
Betsy McMillan Editor
Fay Champion Managing Editor
Peggy Haywood Associate Editor
Doris Gene Bowman Associate Editor
Ruth Franklin— Associate Editor
Mabel Summers Feature Editor
Emily Hine Photographic Editor
Elizabeth Davis Columriist
Grace Patton... Art Editor
Betsy Jean Holt Music Editor
Ruth Martin Sports Editor
Reporters—Mary Martin, Jean Parker, Doris
Tulbert, Elizabeth Murray, Mary Alice
Turner, Ruth Hall, Jacque Landfear, Anne
Hood Hughes, Betty Bullock, Norma
Cartwright.
Typists—Isabel Dillon, Annie Wray P^kins,
Gerrie Dawkins Atkinson, Lillian Beaty,
Rita Piaz.
BUSINESS STAFF
Jewell Eatman Business Manager
Florine Ledford Advertising Manager
Frances Watkins Circulation Manager
Alice Delbridge.... Ass’t Circulation Mariager
Members of Business Staff—Jean Griffith,
Caroline Jones, Frances Wallace.
tion. Well, just to fool you. I’ll try not forget when we were^ Sophomores^and
to let you find any more gush in this
than you can find in the fountain.
You see, graduation is something
exciting perhaps, the first year with
thoughts of digging up that glorious
Hello! . . . Yes, this is the Snooper
Sleuth of the Effective Detective
Agency. . . . You say the school closed
this week and some young men were
seen heading toward Raleigh? H-m-
jxi-m-m, so that is why Effnci Lou LcLmh
has been getting girls to change Li
brary hours with her. “Doug” Aldrich,
I believe his name is . . . must be one of
those Louisville men. Maybe I’d better
life you left buried behind you and
scaring your parents to death with all
the knowledge you gained; but after
you have been here for years and years,
you’ll find that the ending of a school
term doesn’t impress you in the least.
went daisy-picking. We rose early in
the morning; donned the sloppiest
clothes we could muster and rode
streaking down Hillsboro in a pick-up
truck, without hose! On we rode till we tt- t .ctt + . u
found a lovely field of daisies that could see Virginia Highfill too, she might be
easily have competed with Words- able to give us the
worth’s Dajfodils, I’m sure. When the
driver dumped us out, we scurried
about cutting daisies and singing as
f>iit iinfil both our hands and throats
low-down’' on one
Seminary student. . . . No ma’m, I
don’t believe Kitty Montieth could
help. Harold didn’t come with the
others. . . . Oh, service men, too? Well
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Thought for the Dag . . .
And let the beauty of the Lord
our God be upon us: and establish
thou the work of our hands upon
us.
Psalms 90: 17.
The Lasting Victories
“BuV, tlie real and laating -victories
are those of peace and not of war,”
Emerson has said. This fact the world
seemed to realize when on Tuesday,
May 8, V-E Day was celebrated by the
freedom-loving, the peace-loving na
tions. Our services here at Meredith
such as the inspirational V-E Day
chapel program and special prayer of
ferings were representative of services
held by all peoples. Each of us possibly
had an individual reason for rejoicing
over victory in Europe, yet we were
all united in thanksgiving and grati
tude to God for what was accomplished.
We must all be united in asking His
aid in our efforts for total victory; but
even more so we must pray that He
will guide and direct us in establishing
a lasting peace, so that those who have
died to make victory possible will not
have died in vain. Let us realize the
importance of and strive to achieve the
lasting victories of peace.
Chapel Delinquency
Chapel delinquency has been a fre
quent topic at council meetings for the
past year and much time spent at
tempting to find a suitable solution for
the problem. Rather drastic steps have
been suggested for bettering the situa
tion. Students too have had opinions
on the subject and one frequently hears
such comments as “Why don’t they
have better chapel programs if they
want better chapel attendance?”
“Seems to me they’re accentuating the
negative trying to find a punishment
for delinquents.” “I wish they would
have more musical programs” or “I
wish they would let students give the
programs and take more part in them.”
. . And why don’t we have more stu
dent participation in chapel!
Meredith students are the speakers,
lecturers, linguists, sociologists, musi
cians, dramatists, writers of tomorrow
. why not let them demonstrate their
talents on thq campus before the stu
dent body? What better opportunity
could they have for receiving a taste
of what tomorrow holds for them and
at the same time serve to put chapel
programs on a more common basis with
student interests. Perhaps the reason
for non-attendance is not lack of inter
est, but on the other hand “accentu
ating the positive” is worth a try at
least.
says, "Well,
next class period.” Even then the “old
hoods” just yawn and say, “Well,
whaddaya know, another year seems to
have slipped away, so I guess we’ll
have to throw our things together and
get out of here.”
So do you blame me for not writing
about such a common and inevitable
thing as graduation? Now a much bet
ter topic would be something romantic
like Meredith in the Spring. Yes, that’s
what I’ll write about—Meredith in the
spring—It’s easy to tell when Spring
has come at Meredith. Somehow we’re
always the first to know it and even
the birds take their cue from us. Maybe
they hear the choir practicing for grad
uation. You know, they sing at com
mencement and march in before the
seniors, wearing robes that so resemble
the coveted caps and gowns that they
must get a taste of the thrill they will
have when their own zero hour arrives.
Then the real thing marches in (the
seniors, of course) and creates what
must be a psychologist’s paradise with
all sorts of mixed emotions written
on their faces. Some are expressions
of relief and disbelief; some of sublime
happiness; some of sadness, and all
with just a little reluctance no matter
how anxiously they reach for the old
sheep skin.
Oh, but graduation wasn’t going to
get into this, was it? Now let’s see—
oil yes. Spring.
Then came the taming of these wild
daisies for the task they were meant
to perform in the afternoon. This
brought out the artistic side of the
class and, when Class Day exercises
began, the daisy chain was ready to
entwine the class in glory.
Oh, oh—graduation slipped in again.
What was it now? oh yes. Spring.
You know, spring has always been
a symbol of beginnings. New life is
evidenced everywhere. New resolu
tions are made about how much you’re
going to do now the weather is so in
viting; new ambitions crowd lesser
ones aside, and optimism has priority.
For Seniors, this is undoubtedly the
greatest Spring of their lifetimes thus
far. It is the beginning of a bigger,
more responsible life; and they meet
it with all the nourishment of their
past experience, drawing on it, as the
tree takes water, to furnish themselves
a benefit to others.
For the rest of us. Spring also means
these new ambitions and determina
tions, and also the will to make our
reservoir of knowledge adequate to
meet our needs when we get the ole
cap and gown itch.
Yes, Spring is certainly here and,
well, I might as well admit it, so is
the thing that is on minds of each of
us—graduation!
Parting Repartee of the Seniors
“The four years have been an experi
ence which I shall never forget.”—
Betsy Watson.
“It seems impossible that my four
years at Meredith are nearly over, but
I’m sure I shall never forget the happy
days spent here.”—Nelda Ferguson.
“I’m happy and unhappy at the same
time. There must be some mistake; it
can’t be time for me to graduate.”—
Lois Edinger.
“This can’t be the end of four years
at Meredith! It’s a wonderfully sad
feeling.”—Milly Thornton.
“I must be in the wrong column. Is
there a Junior column around any
where?”—Annie Catherine Barden.
“A graduate of Meredith College!
It doesn’t seem as if the time has come
—but I am still a Meredith girl!”—Lib
Dark.
“ It isn’t half as funny to leave as
I thought it would be four years ago.
I hope they don’t limit alumnae visits!”
—Anna Lou Toms.
“Just a day ago—A Freshman—now
a Senior, reluctant to leave, but one who
will be looking forward to returning.”
—Cleo Glover.
“No time at all since I was a Fresh
man! Now I’m a Senior and graduating.
Imagine that — I can’t.” — Jeanne
Fleischmann.
“It seems impossible that four years
could have passed so quickly. I will
always be grateful for the many friends
I have been privileged to make during
this time.”—Ruby Lyon.
“Four years have passed so quickly
but these years have left me valuable
experiences and wonderful friends.”—
Ruth Lyon.
“Gee, I hate to think that my four
years at Meredith are about to come
to an end, but I do have so many pleas
ant memories to take with me.”—Janie
Cash.
“Meredith is about as dear to me as
my own home. I shall always be grate
ful for the fine friends, the happy ex
periences, and the many opportunities
for growth which I have had here.”-—
Elizabeth Murray.
“Yesterday I was a prospective stu
dent; tomorrow I will be an alumnae
of Meredith College. One sentence can
not express the meaning of my today.”
—Laura Frances Snow.
“Gee! I can hardly realize that the
end is so near.—The song we sang at
Palio our Freshman year expresses my
feelings—‘Rah! Rah! Rah! It’s Meredith
for me’.”—Veroncia Britt.
“I hardly realize that graduation is
here and our class is leaving Meredith.
I will always remember my friends
and the many memories of my college
days.”—Carolyn Bass.
“These past four years were so long
when we looked toward them, and are
now so short in retrospect. I wouldn’t
have missed them for the world.”—
Laura Ellen McDaniel.
“ ‘God made you Meredith, that’s
why I love you!’ I shall always cherish
the associations and friendships made
during my stay at Meredith.”—Lillian
Humphrey.
“These four years have been wonder
ful and I shall miss Meredith dread
fully.”—Mary Currin.
“As I leave school this year, it is not
with regrets but rather with a deep' ap
preciation and love for all the friend
ships, associations and memorable ex
periences that have come from four
large years at Meredith.”—Evelyn Ray.
“I’m surely going to miss these girls
for I think they are tops.”—Christine
Webb.
“I never expect to find finer girls.
I feel indebted to the faculty members
who have guided me through these four
years.”—Mary Catherine McIntyre.
“I’ll miss all the friends I’ve made
while at Meredith.”—Laura Frances
Peck.
“To these stately buildings, my re
spect; to my guiding teachers, my deep
est thanks; but to you my schoolmates,
my very best wishes.”—Louise Sander
son.
“My best wishes throughout life to
all my classmates—they’re a swell
bunch of girls.”—Margaret Long.
“It is the friendliness of the Meredith
Campus to which I will most hate to
say good-bye. But I know that friend
liness will be a characteristic of Mere
dith generations to come and will be
do; why all the girls know about Lutz’s
man. ... No, it seems like I heard her
say that you can’t find anymore like
him. Now Liz Shelton probably knows
where you could locate one. Ed is in
Germany but, recently, she has been
showing a uniform around.
You say Lady Macbeth didn’t have
a thing on Barbara Stevens so far as
her sleepwalking scene goes. Could
that sparkler she got during Jr.-Sr.
weekend still be having its effect? . . .
And I heard Miriam Batten is still keep
ing that N. C. Stater well occupied, and
Erances Elrod doesn’t seem to be doing
so bad along similar lines. Gen Hinton
is doing her part by the navy there,
too.
Let me tell you what a wholesome
good time those smart Sophs had at
their party—but perhaps it would be
a little difficult to be bored with 94
cadets on all sides! “Goat” Holcomb
really makes a hit with them—but you
ought to get her to tell you about that
post card she didn’t buy. There’s more
to that incident than a mere post card! I
heard tell of one cadet who rushed in
and joined the choir, he wanted to come
to Meredith so bad—well, to Fran
Thompson, anyhow! what? . . . Didn’t
you happen to pass through the par
lor Saturday night? It was a feast for
the eyes to see all those navy overcoats
and hats draped over chairs, tables,
and any other available object (not
human.) That statue guarding one
corner of the blue parlor was even
graced with a cap of navy blue, perched
at a jaunty angle over her left eye!’
. . . Lucky Edna Lou Lamb? Ditto Hilda
Austin, Mary Currin, and Betty Lutz.
They’ve all had company recently, and
it’s my deduction that a good time was
had by all. . . .Yes, I’ll try to find out
about Willa Grey Lewis and Madge
Futch comparing notes on Willie’s tele
phone call from the far West Coast,
Liz Shelton in the breakfast line ab
sorbed in reading a Smith line, Nancy
Harris stepping out with that man
from Duke, and an interested Wake
Forester requesting an introduction to
Mitzi Roddick. . . . Remember, “we de
tect what you don’t expect.” Goodbye!
the first thing I meet when I return.”
—Betsy McMillan.
“Friendships made while at Mere
dith, a walk to the gate in the cool of
the evening, vespers in- the Grove, pic
nics at the Chimney, classes in the Arts
Building, working in the dining hall,
the fountain in the court. May Day,
Palio, Pause for Power in the Rotunda,
Religious Emphasis week, these events
shall be part of my memories of Mere
dith.”—Hazel Grady.
“It is hard to realize that our four
year stay at Meredith is drawing to a
close. I’m sure none of us will ever
forget our many happy days spent
here.”—Eleanor Loftin.
“I’ll treasure the pleasant memories
of Meredith throughout my life.”—
Mary Lou Bullock.
“I shall never forget my life at Mere
dith. It holds many memories for me.”
—Horty Liles.
“I may be leaving, but I’ll always
carry part of Meredith with me.”—
Dorothy Bowman.
“This is a great moment and I’m
really looking forward to graduation.
We have much to remember and much
to forget, but I know I shall never for
get my college days.”—Isabel Dillon.
“I wouldn’t give anything in the
world for the wonderful acquaintances
and the experiences I’ve had here at
Meredith. It means much to me!”—
Betty Cuthrell.
“Meredith has meant much to me
and has given me much in' the past.”—■
Evelyn Britt.