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} Page Two THE TWIG January 17, 1947 Member Pbsocided Colle6*ale Press EDITORIAL STAFF Martha Hamrick Editor Barbara Shellsmith Managing Editor Stella Lassiter Associate Editor Ruth Hall Associate Editor Mary Louise Milliken Associate Editor Frances Alexander Feature Editor Emily Hine Photo Editor Jean Bradley Columnist Christine Creech Music Editor Bette Linney Sports Editor Reporters—Ruth Miller, Edith Fleming, Stella Austin, Jerry Winfree, Mabel Baldwin, Ella Mae Shirley, Maxine Bis- sett, Mary Lou Dawkins, La Verne Harris, Dortha Hennessee. Typists—Jerry Miller, Elizabeth Taylor, Lillian Swinson, Elva Gresham, Doris Concha. BUSINESS STAFF Margaret Moore Business Manager Margaret Wilson Advertising Manager Christine and Adene Mitchem Co-Circulation Managers Members of Business Staff—Edith Camp, Anne Boykin, Rebecca Yelverton. Entered as second-class matter October 11, 1923. at postoRlce at Raleigh, N. C., under Act of March S, 1879. Published Semi-monthly during the months of October. November. February, March, April and May; monthly during the months of September. December and January. Subscription rate, $2.00 per year to students. Alumnae membership associational fee $2.00, of which $1.00 covers a year’s subscription. Thought for the day . . . “Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.” —Matthew 6:34. Examinations Examination time has sprung up again in the midst of our normal school life. Before Christmas, it seemed like a mil lion years ’anlil we would have to begin worrying about exams, but after the holidays, we realized that there was really no time at all to tie up those loose ends of our learning. One more week, and they will be here. It is too late now to begin worrying because the only easy way to prepare for an ex amination is consistent study through out the year. For some of us, these exams will be the first college exams we have ever experienced, and now they seem like a real ordeal. But for the rest of us who have been here longer, these exams will be just another mile stone in our college progress. We should meet them gladly because they repre sent new experiences throughout the semester. Afterwards, there will be a chance to make a new start, to change old routines, old habits for new ones in a new semester. Meet these exams, then, glad that they are here. View them as only a small part of college life, not as a major catastrophe. After all. your work every day is more im portant than one exam. If you do not do as well as you know you can, re solve to start anew and use the exams as a lesson. The examinations should help us to become better students in many ways. They should help us to review subject matter, but they should also develop in us a favorable attitude toward college work. Students Everywhere With this week, the drive for funds for students across the world closes. The appeal was met with generosity because of open minds and open hearts. The stories of extreme need in foreign countries are not merely tales to appeal to our emotions. They are facts that sho’dd startle our minds into conscious ness. Our complacency has been all the more deplorable because we do live in a place free from want and deprivation. A year ago last November, 44 dele gates met in London to establish an international organization for education. Basically the UNESCO was a union of nations which agreed to found a policy of mutual trust and understanding in stead of distrust and suspicion. The delegates decided that peace must be constructed in the minds of men. They set up as goals five points; 1. An international student exchange. 2. World-wide exchange of books and educational materials. 3. Exchange of ideas throughout the world. 4. An attack on the illiteracy rate in so-called backward countries. 5. Aid to devastated nations of Europe and Asia. These goals are far reaching and high. If they are met, they will bring about a real peace in the world. The drive for student funds that has just closed should at least impress American students with the importance of the movement. The money will not only insure schooling for young people in other lands; it will insure the emergency of worldwide peace and brotherhood. Benjamin Fine, education editor for the New York Times, wrote recently an article called “A New Force for World Peace” in the publication of the As sociated Collegiate Press. In this article he states: “Few schools remain in Poland, Greece, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia. Norway, Belgium, China, France, have been badly hit. The status of the schools in the occupied lands such as Germany, Austria, Hungary, is beyond imagination. A generation is growing up in Europe that is being denied all types of educational facilities. De pressing pictures were painted by the delegates of schoolless children, of non- educational opportunities, of a dearth of educational equipment and supplies. The Nazis recognized the importance of education. They shot or imprisoned most of the teachers, burned the school buildings, closed the universities. . . . “Education will no longer be confined to our own borders. Education will go forward, regardless of differences among nations, among races, among peoples. Education has finally broken through national boundaries and has become in ternational in scope. That concept may lead to a lasting world peace.” Bradley's RETURN Forecasting for 1947 Here it is 1947—a whole new year before us—a year for each of us to strive for the goal he aims for, yet never seems to obtain. What are some of the things that need - attention? - Let’s notice them. There’s that intangible thing—school spirit. We show a great deal more of it than some people, but—couldn’t we show it at other times than Palio and Christmas? Couldn’t we let the admin istration and faculty realize that we ap preciate them as much during the whole year as we do on special occasions? Why not make that one of your “I resolve to . . .”? Let’s not stop there—have you noticed what lovely rooms some of the girls have? Don’t look so hurt! it doesn’t take money—the answer is “elbow grease” and a little time, and you have as much of those as anyone else. Speaking of time—have you heard all the practicing from early til late? Those music students have really been keep ing their resolutions (or are they pre paring for the fast-approaching “fatal week”?) Well, what about your usual resolutions? Are you really going to try to study more, to pay attention on class, and to do each day what you can instead of putting everything off til the very last minute? You are? That’s good! Each person sets his own standards. Why not make yours the best that there are? Here’s wishing you luck! Limping Limericks A tutor who tooted a flute Tried to teach two young tooters toot; Said the two to the tutor, “Is it harder to toot, or To tutor two tooters to toot?” to A wonderful family is Stein; There’s Gert and there’s Ep, and there’s Ein. Gert’s verses are punk, Ep’s Statues are junk. And nobody understands Ein. It was cold. Freezing cold. I detest being cold. And there I sat. Being cold. I sat frozen for six hours and fifteen minutes. Frozen in a contraption packed with every noise and smell the driver could collect a ticket from. Regardless of a certain song, I have no love for a Greyhound bus. Absolute ly none. Particularly one headed away from home. Particularly one headed toward where I am now. And I am here now. I started realizing that the minute the bus roared through poor, silent little sleeping Cary. The driver, possessing a contorted sense of humor, blew that cow-sounding horn and announced to all Meredith girls that the “Raleigh City Limits” sign was a mere sixty yards away. The last burn ing symbols of a happy holiday freedom got stamped out. The taxi. The ride here. A gate. Term papers, rules, eight-thirty classes, examinations—making ghoulish gleeful faces behind the welcome smile. The stairs. Three flights. Down again. Forgot to sign in S. P. Johnson Hall. No mail. Hello. Did you have a nice Christmas? I’m certain you did. So good to be back. Did I say that? Terribly sleepy those first two weeks. Ached at the sound of music. Lonesome for a leathery taste. Bright light couldn’t open my eyes. Because of my inglorious condition few things registered. However, one by one certain facts began to stand up and call attention. I found out that practically everyone was wearing an engagement ring or a frat pin or wandering around with matrimonial prospects in view. More people are withdrawing from the used- to-be-crowded “Irritable Old Maid’s Club.” FRAN (am being paid not to print nick-name) THOMPSON is wearing KEN’s diamond and constantly cheer ing for Navy. Understand she deposited no less than $3.45 in the newly estab lished HARMONE, THOMPSON, WAL LIS and WISHART Bank-wltlgnteousness, whimper, im/e* Couldn’t help noticing the lovely tan JEAN DICKENS brought back from Delray Beach. Bet it pleases JOE, too. Noticed how hesitant NANCY RESCH is in art lab now. ’Fraid of getting paint on that ring. Nance says that being a Charlestonian diamond, it’s extra special. Heard CAROL MARTIN’S exciting stories about the Gator Bowl doings. Jacksonville must be quite the place with State there for added attractions. Found out that EVELYN CRUMPLER and JERRY BURGESS and LIB ZIM MERMAN . . . not one, but ALL . . . are wearing rings that say, “I belong to . . .” Saw AGNES PARNELL with eyes aglow for DICK and Atlanta. There’s a promise on her third finger, left hand. And VIOLET HUNDLEY is wearing a stone thrown by ENNIS. Heard about NELL PROCTOR’s vaca tion trip to Richmond and WADE. Stumbled over CHRIS CREECH with a huge spotlight going up and down third Jones. Finding the frat symbol off that Kappa Sig bracelet she’s sport ing. Was just as excited as JUNE PAT TERSON about her going home with RAY to meet the somedaysoon inlaws. Continually finding a man in the library with DORIS HARRIS. Am told he’s BILL and, regardless of last name is NOT a brother. Think BILLY must be Santa Claus giving EDITH STEVENSON a sweet ring AND a KA pin. Couldn’t help laughing when I heard that VIDA YAO gave DR. CAMPBELL an opium pipe for Christmas! We would appreciate it if MISS RHODES would report any unusual antics to the Ad- visitory Committee. Saw the lovely diamond FARMER put on RUTH WYATT’S I’m-gonna’-be- married finger. Was sympathetic when ESTHER HOOKER announced that BOB wouldn’t return from Mexico City till March. Resolved—to seek an Eligible. Saluting a Leader— By LA VERNE HARRIS The charming Meredith girl who has been described by Raleigh folks as a typical Southern belle with all the beauty that the phrase implies, is brown-haired, blue-eyed Dorothy Sin gleton, President of the Junior Class. This brainy gal has such a large field of interest (varying from play produc ing to her Sunday school class of five- year-olds) that to pick out only one of her talents would be impractical, for by doing such you could hardly present an accurate picture of such a versatile girl. A major in sociology with great in terest in psychology and history. Dot plans to take a post graduate course in sociology at Carolina and perhaps go into social research. Her literary interest being great, she particularly favors the romantic poets Wordsworth, Shelly, and Keats, but seems to hold the Russian novels as her conversational “pets.” All out-of-door sports attract Dot, but she is noted_ for. her tenin^._ For the REPORTER VISITS lams 1.0 ally Hnued from page one) Other likes are otv^x,.-- i\/r fried chicken, both popular and classi cal music, “anything blue,” and roses. It might be safely stated (but strictly off record ) that perhaps her greatest in terest lies in a certain “fella” named “Bonnie” who also is studying sociology at a near-by school. As to what she thinks of her class. Dot said without hesitation, “Pve enjoyed being President of the Junior Class be cause it has so many talented members and has shown such a fine spirit of co operation.” Terrapin Tails A mother received her college son’s bills and was discussing them with her husband. “Look dear,” she said, “it’s the language that costs the most: Scotch, fifty dollars.” Any girl can be gay In a classy coupe; In a taxicab all can be jolly; But the girl worth while Is the girl who will smile When you’re taking her home on the trolley! Miss Phyllis Cunningham’s hobby, a turtle collection, contains everything from a tiny lapel pin to a large red leather turtle purchased at The Cradle Shop in town. She began the collection when she was a student at the Uni versity of Illinois. She was a member of the Terrapin Club, a swimming or ganization whose emblem was a turtle. With her emblem. Miss Cunningham received, for perfect attendance in the club, a silver pin in the shape of a turtle. With the pin and emblem she began her hobby and began to gather other turtles. She has found various kinds of turtles made of many different materials. One consists of seven “cat eye” shells another of larger sea shells. One is a green floating candle and she has another green turtle made of plaster of paris. A soap terrapin, Reapo, reaps Miss Cunningham’s company in the tub and there is a brass paperweight turtle for her desk. She has several lapel pm turtles and glass ones. Two of the collection have wiggling heads, legs, and tails, a pottery creature made in Mexico and a wooden fellow with designs burned into his back and legs. The lat ter of these almost caused his owner to lose the services of the maid, who once thought him real when her dusting caused his head, tail, and legs to stir in lite like motions. Miss Cunningham’s collection has be come an interesting hobby and the turtles are unique additions to her room Editor’s Note: She has a turtle-necked sweater, too. (
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