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THE TWIG
October 31, 1947
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Maxine Bissette Managing Editor
Barbara Shellsmith Associate Editor
Jean Bradley Associate Editor
Doris Lee Feature Editor
Christine Creech Photo Editor
LaVerne Harris Alumnae Editor
Jane Lassiter Exchange Editor
Barbara Johnson Music Editor
Betty Jean Johnson Sports Editor
Reporters—Ella Mae Shirley, Mary Louise
Milliken, Mary Lou Dawkins, Doris Con
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Pool, Magdalene Creech, Nancy Walker,
Marjorie Joyner, Beth Boggs, Frances
Lancaster, Rosalind Knott.
Typists—Doris Concha, Margaret Westmore
land, Becky Lynn, ISlva Gresham.
BUSINESS STAFF
Lillian Gaddy Business Manager
Jerry Miller ^-...Advertising Manager
Marie Kinlaw Circulation Manager
Members of Business Staff — Marianna
Worth, Jane McDaniel, Marie Wilson,
Ann Tongue.
Dr. Harold G. McCurdy Faculty Adviser
Dr. Harry E. Cooper Photographer
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Thouffht for the Day
Let the words of my mouth, and the
meditation of my heart, be acceptable
in thy sight, O Lord, my strength and
my redeemer.—Psalms 19:14.
Oiir Part in tlie
Community Chest Drive
Last year Meredith was the first group
• in the county to exceed its goal in the
Raleigh and Wake County Community
Chest Drive. For many years there has
been one hundred per cent contribution
from the faculty and administration,
and an excellent response has been rrtade
from the student body.
According to F. R. Caudle, Campaign
General for the county, “The 1947 cam
paign is one of the most critical in the
history of the Community Chest. We
are just now beginning to see and feel
the wounds suffered in our community
as a result of the great war.” Thus,
we, not only as Meredith students, but
as citizens of Wake County, should ex
ceed all previous records of participa
tion in this worthy cause by whole
hearted support.
The Community Chest is a whole
some, democratic force, which unites
within a community people of all walks
of life. Under the Chest come eleven
Red Feather agencies, so named because
of their humanitarian service. These
agencies are the Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts,
Child Guidance Clinics^ Community
Council, Family Service Society, Com
mission on Interracial Cooperation,
Nursing Service, Salvation Army, TuU
tie Community Center, Y. M. C. A.,
and Y. W. C. A. I dare say that every
student and faculty member is in
fluenced directly or indirectly by some
or all of these agencies. Thus, when
we give to the Community Chest, we
are bettering not only other’s, but our
own opportunities for more whole
some citizenship.
Think about the donation you have
or have not made. There is still time
for contribution. Will you be among
those who wear with pride the Red
Feather, which stands as a symbol for
“our willingness to share what we have
with others and our desire to bring
health, happiness, and opportunity to
all people in our community”?
Thought and Action
Why is there so much talk and so
little action on our campus? Why do we
hear day after day, year after year, the
same complaints about phases of life
here that particularly annoy us? It is
because there is little endeavor made
in changing those situations or because
of the lack of insight into the circum
stances, which would enable us to un
derstand and accept these things which
displease us.
Continual grumbling and dissatisfac
tion are inevitable if this practice of
much talk-little action persists. If we
want a new auditorium, beautification of
the campus, a swimming pool, better
food, certain new courses in the cur
riculum, or more social privileges, why
don’t we express these desires without
the predetermined attitude that they
are impossibilities? We should set about
to find out why we have not had these
things previously by contacting the
proper authorities to discover the possi
bilities of having them now.
If asked what we would like changed
at Meredith, we could think of innumer
able things. The only issues worth dis
cussing, however, are those that we are
willing to think through, taking into
consideration the consequences on all
sides. We must then act on and sup
port those conclusions unless they are
proved unworthy.
There are countless ways of stirring
up interest in proposals for campus
changes. The Twig welcomes and en
courages student forum. Student body
meetings are open for discussion. Cam
pus organizations are alert to need of
change. The administration is willing
to hear the student’s side. From now
on, let’s substitute thought and action
for much of the grumbling that goes on.
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A well-rounded personality—the girl
about whom it is said, “There isn’t a
thing she can’t do, and do it well.” How
envious we all feel when we hear these
words spoken of a friend of ours. Yet,
how few of us attempt to do anything
to earn this praise for ourselves.
All of us are most interested in one
aspect of our lives; this is only natural.
Jane loves to sing; she devotes all of her
energies to the training of her voice.
Mary wants to learn; she spends all her
time in studying. Betty likes to play;
she spends her study hours on the bas
ketball court.
That Jane wants to learn to sing well
is a commendable ambition, but she
needs to develop her personality as well
as her voice. If Mary should leave her
books long enough to learn something
of the people about her, she would find
them as interesting and full of new
angles as her tomes. Betty might find
literature as lively as her play and
poetry as refreshing as her athletics.
A difficult goal to achieve, a well-
rounded personality amply rewards its
possessor by the enjoyment it affords
her in every phase of her life, as well
as adding immeasurably to the pleasure
of those around her. Isn’t this a worth
while end towards which to work?
Harriet Neese,
President Athletic Association.
Exchangin’ Aroun’
WITH JANE LASSITER
Back again this week with news of
what’s going on in a neighboring col
lege. . . .
The Creek Pebbles of Campbell Col
lege, Buie’s Creek, N. C., tells us that
our own Dr. Carlyle Campbell returned
to deliver an address to the college
faculty Thursday evening, October 16,
to the school his father founded back
in 1887. At this time Dr. Campbell was
reunited with his brother, who is presi
dent of Campbell College; his sister, who
is dean of music; and his mother, Mrs.
A. J. Campbell, who is deeply esteemed
by the college community.
Getting back to Creek Pebbles, and
on the “Campbell Caravan,” written by
an enterprising character by the name
of Bob Shaw, one is able to find com
ments on fellow classmates and even
a few opinions on the new long skirts
which he dubs as a “scourge to humani
ty.” Can’t say that I exactly agree with
him. . . .
Further on down in the column is the
story about the two students who forgot
to sweep their room for a couple of
weeks and missed classes three days
because they couldn’t find the door. I
don’t suppose they have room check at
C. C. . . .
Hidden down in a very inconspicuous
corner of the page was written this lit
tle gem of contorted consonants: “Night
life is all right as long as it’s studying
you’re doing.”—a very poor thought
beautifully expressed.
The Oak Leaves—1904-1947 Spotlighting a Day Student
By EMILY POOL
There’s a dark red book in our li
brary whose pages are beginning to
yellow and whose edges are becoming
torn, but it is a book which was the
first in a series of volumes valuable to
hundreds of girls. This book, dated
1904, is the first edition of Oak Leaves,
the Meredith annual.
This relic of the Baptist Female Uni
versity bears delightful humorous
sketches throughout, in addition to the
quaint photographs. The Oak Leaves’
staff look very efficient in their high-
necked stiffy starched blouses and ties,
apparel which only men must suffer to
day. Most of the seniors, however, look
very girlish in their high-necked, lacy
yoked dresses. School and class yells
were printed. One of them runs like
this:
Hi, de diddle, de diddle de dix.
Naughty, Naughty, Naughty-six,
Hi, de diddle, de diddle, de who?
Naughty-six and B. F. U.
A class history, class poem, motto,
flower, and color were given.
Clubs represented in the annual were
the Dramatic Club, Kodak Club, Thurs
day Afternoon Sketch Club, Mozart
Club, and even a Red Headed Brigade.
There were also a Long Bones Club for
tall lanky, girls and a Go-Cart Club for
the babyish students, a club whose
officers were Chief Squaller, Biggest
Scratcher, Chief Kicker, and Hair Pull
er, and whose motto was “p’ease go’way
and’ let me s’eep.” This makes present
Meredith students wonder how the for
mer students found time for these clubs
and what they did after they came
together. Possibly they either con
gratulated each other on having such
beautiful red hair or cried “I wanna go
home to mama!”
Some of the best stories and poems
written during the years, a section of
jokes, and a page of “Table Etiquette
of a School Girl” were published. Some
rules were:
“Every girl wearing a new dress,
shirt-waist or ribbon shall be compli
mented by her co-eaters.”
“Every girl shall ask for each dish a
half dozen times before being heeded.”
“Make as much noise as possible in
pushing your chairs back as a signal
that the meal is over.”
(Continued on page four)
Today’s subject, Lillian Gaddy, was
found sprawled on the “lounge” in the
second day students’ room, amid numer
ous papers and important-looking books.
Wading through, I finally discovered
the object of my search, who was busi
ly at work on her accounting assign
ment.
“Lillian,” I asserted, “you’re actually
becoming a studious individual!”
“Yes,” she laughingly replied; “This
is a new role for me. But we business
majors really have to put forth effort!”
And “put forth effort” Lillian Gaddy
does. Aside from her major field, this at
tractive Junior Miss is the business man
ager of the Twig, assistant business man
ager of the Acorn, member of Sigma Pi
Alpha, and Tomorrow’s Business Wom
en, and served as a freshman counsellor
last year.
When asked her favorite hobby, Lil
lian quickly responded, “Talking!” and
I love just to watch people, especially
the way they walk and their noses!”
Lillian’s other “likes” are swimming
and going to football games. In the
way of foods, dill pickles, hamburgers,
and lemonade vie for first place. Also
tops in Lillian’s list of affections is her
collection of rabbits—eight small white
ones and two black ones.
As to the future, Lillian is not cer
tain, although she hopes to work with
advertising.—S. H.
MAY I ASK WHY?
Peggy Benbow is so rapt with brown
cloth and wire?
Nancy Hefner plants “explosive paint”
under Margie Joyner’s bed?
Dot Childress and Bunny Harris bought
fifty yards of green crepe paper?
Shirley Powell, Hazel Ellington, and
Phyllis Harrington have begun this
FPI (Fraternity Pin Investigation) so
ardently?
Evelyn Hodges keeps borrowing all the
bed linen belonging to the Junior
Class sleepers?
JociTi MGcidows is trying to acquire a
barnyard dialect and rid herself of
the lovely blonde hair?
Ella Mae Shirley makes repeated trips
to the Army Surplus Supply Center?
Mary Beth Thomas is slowly becoming
sea sick? ®
Lolita Sanders is communicating with
an advertising agency?