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GUEST EDITORIAL
“BUTLER FINISH”
When you buy beautiful silver today,
you may choose between three finishes,
here’s the “bright” that mirrors every
thing within its range, but scratches
easily from contact with other surfaces.
There’s the “gray” that goes to the
other extreme in its dullness. And
there’s the “butler,” so called because
it copies the finish of old silver that
owes its soft sheen to years and years
of polishing by a butler.
I like the soft finish in manners, don’t
you? It isn’t flashy or showy, but it
is natural, unaffected, sincere. As I
have observed it in college girls, I have
been able to close my eyes and see back
of it the years of polishing by Mother,
by the other members of the family, by
the girl herself. It started ever so simply
perhaps, when little Mary reached to
take an apple and Father said, “Pass
the bowl to Grandmother first. It in
cluded that first party when Mother ad
monished, “Be sure to tell Jane s mother
you had a good time.’* And through all
the years it has grown softer and more
lovely until now a little voice within
Mary herself does the admonishing.
Mary’s kindly consideration of others
becomes almost instinctive.
girl’s gesture—a difference so slight it
could be better felt than described—a
little bend of the head, a shy smile into
the eyes of the old lady, the offer of a
steadying hand, that made hers a
gracious act, not just a polite one. And
when the girl turned, she was recog
nized, as you have already guessed, as
another Meredith girl!
Sometimes we’d like to pin a medal
for meritorious service on those whose
everyday courtesies have extended “be
yond the call of duty,” but why should
we? They would be, of all people, the
most astonished and disappointed. Per
haps the greatest compliment we could
give them is that of not being surprised,
for gracious living comes from kindly
feeling. And when it comes to Meredith
girls we may learn to expect the un
expected.
Miss Ellen Brewer.
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Satisfaction
There is a glow of satisfaction that
comes out of contacts with people like
that. You can probably recall a note
you received expressing in a happy
college-girl way appreciation for some
thing you had done. Such a kindly
thought was absolutely unnecessary, but
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for that very reason was the more ap
preciated. And do you remember how
pleased you were when the name
signed at the end was that of a Meredith
girl?
Not long ago I was standing at the
entrance to a pubUc building. Many
people had held the door open for others
to pass through, but sometimes
functorily, scarcely looking at the other
person. When a young girl and an old
lady reached there at about the same
time, however, the story was differ^t.
There was an "over-and-above” in that
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Stop and look around you. Is there
anything missing on the Meredith
Campus? What about the social graces?
Are they all there?
No, that doesn’t mean a smooth dancer
in fancy evening dress, sophisticated
clothes, or affected mannerisms. But it
does include holding that door for the
person behind you, having consideration
for the peace of mind of the girl \vho
does have a test tomorrow, or avoiding
embarrassing another girl’s boyfriend
by wearing the wrong thing in a public
place.
Is Meredith perfect in that? No, how
ever must we may wish it, Meredith
isn’t perfect in all those things and we
can’t pretend it is. Of course, once some
thing is brought to our attention we
always change it—like the dating pro
cedures in Johnson Hall. But we are
all human, and we all forget sometimes.
To keep the social graces at Meredith
it seems, from experience, that a little
reminding is all that is necessary. But
where will it come from to do the most
good? The students themselves take
initial interest in reviving themselves
spiritually during Religious Emphasis
Week in the spring. They hold them
selves to a high academic standard by
public opinion punishing an offender.
The Student Government members,
elected by the students, keep alive the
rules we must abide by to have a
smoothly functioning college com
munity.
All this has been tried and proved
true. Since they have functioned so
well, why shouldn’t a program be de
vised to remind us once a year of the
things which add to our esthetic sense
and make a happier group?
Social Emphasis Week has been sug
gested to fill this role. November 12-16
is the selected date to prove or disprove
the theory that reminding brings im
provement. The student body must
make the result a success or a failure,
according to its recognition of the prob
lem.
Some things planned for the week
are: a speaker to direct our thinking on
the subject, special theme assignments
in English classes, and a panel discus
sion. Specific problems which have
obviously come to the attention first for
emphasis are: manners in the dining
hall which sometimes slip, courtesy to
those we live with in our own suites,
consideration for the girls on our halls,
the speaker in chapel, and the minister
at church.
It can’t all be done in a week, but a
start can’t be made any sooner. Should
we wait to start until some of our man
ners become unbearable to ourselves
and more noticeable to others? We can
give our full co-operation for the suc
cess of Social Emphasis Week, and then
—let’s see what will happen.
A. H.
Here’s a recipe for all Meredith girls
to add to their files.
A good many husbands are entirely
spoiled by mismanagement in cooking
and as a result are not tender and good.
Some women keep them constantly in
hot water. Some let them freeze by
carelessness and indifference. Some
keep them in a stew by irritating ways.
Others roast them. Some keep them in
a pickle all their lives. It cannot be ex
pected that any husband will be tender
and good, managed this way, but he is
really quite nice when properly treated.
In selecting your husband you should
not be guided by the silvery appearance
as in buying mackeral; nor by the
golden tint as if you wanted salmon.
Be sure to select him yourself, as tastes
differ. Do not go to the market for him
as the best is always delivered at your
door. Use a preserving kettle of the
finest porcelain if possible, but if there
is nothing else, an earthenware pipkin
will do, if handled with care.
See that the linen you wrap him in
is nicely washed and mended with the
requisite number of buttons and strings
sewed on. Tie him in a kettle with a
strong silken cord called comfort; duty
is apt to be weak.
Make a clear steady fire of love, neat
ness, and cheerfulness. Set your hus
band as near this as seems to agree with
him. If he sputters and fizzes, do not be
anxious. Some do,this until they are
quite done. Add a little sugar called
kisses; but very little vinegar and
pepper, if any. A little spice may be
used with judgment. Stir him gently;
you cannot fail to know when he is done.
If you treat him thus, you will find him
agreeing very nicely with you, and he
will keep indefinitely, unless he is set
in too cool a place.
—The Appalachian.
Appalachian State Teacher’s College.
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dlth College. Raleigh. North Carolina. “"1
U one of the three major publications «/. ‘"“‘t
tutlon the other two being The Acorn, the literary
magarine and The Oalc Leat.es, the college annual
iferedlth College is an accredited senior liberal
art* college for women located in the capital city
of North Carolina. It confers
Md^e ^cheior of Music degrees The collejEe
offers major* In twenty-one fields including music.
She walks in beauty like the night
Of cloudless climes and starry skies;
And all that’s best of dark and bright
Meet in her aspect and her eyes;
Thus mellowed to that tender light
Which heaven to gaudy day denies.
Byron.
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Since 1921 the Institution has been a member
of the Southern Association of College* and SMon-
darv School* The college holds membership In
the AM^atlon of American College* and th^e
wnrth Carolina College Conference. Graduate* of
Meredith College are eligible for membership in
“e^meriran Assoriatio^of University Womem
The institution is a libei^ arts member of the
National Association of School* of M»i*lc.
Beauties in vain their pretty eyes may
roll;
Charms strike the sight, but merit wins
the soul.
Pope.
Dear Editor:
What is your definition of an educa
tion? In formulating my personal defi
nition of an education, I have decided
that an education is mental, social, and
spiritual development. Think about that
definition. Now, don’t you feel that
Meredith does educate us? Each indi
vidual at Meredith has opportunities to
develop mentally, spiritually, and
socially, and to ever augment her ca
pacity for growth in these respects.
Mental Development
For our mental development, Mere
dith offers a curriculum that is well-
planned and well-adapted to what we
want to learn. We have lectures and
chapel programs that encourage us to
think. Our faculty members are those
who know their subject matter and who
know how to teach it. They are guides
to help us form the right kind of mental
attitudes towards ourselves, towards
others, towards our school, our com
munity, and our world.
Spiritual Development
Meredith offers us many opportunities
for spiritual development. Our chapel
speakers, our faculty members, our pro
grams at vespers and family altar all
help us choose high spiritual ideals that
we strive to obtain. We are all proud
that Meredith is a Christian college and
that the ideals she strives for are Chris
tian ideals. At Meredith each student
has individual opportunities to benefit
by, and contribute to the spiritual life
on our campus.
Social Development
For our social development Meredith
offers each of us a chance to live with
others in dormitory life, which in itself
is invaluable to us for our social ad
justment. At Meredith, too, the admin
istration, the faculty, and the Student
Government all strive to uphold high
social standards. Receptions, teas, ban
quets, and parties are given which, of
course, help us learn to be poised and
tactful in social situations. Why then,
you may wonder, are we bothering to
have a Social Emphasis Week, when we
have opportunities on our campus to de
velop socially? The Student Govern-
Now that the Corn Huskin Bee is
over, with all of its hog calling and
gaiety, we “angels” can settle down and
learn to be a “lady.” Yep, we are
going to have Social Emphasis Weex.
Think we need it? Well . . . Mr. Brown,
who spoke to us in chapel a few days
ago would have been shocked at all the
pants here Wednesday night, but he
should be pleased at our emphasis on
social behavior in the weeks to come.
I thought his ideas were wondertul.
Wonder how we could learn to use our
hands as do Italian women?
Can you realize that already Noyem-
ber is here? With it old man Winter
has come. My goodness, why it seems
as though it were only yesterday when
everybody was calling out, “I m so
to see you—haven’t you gained weight.
and the “Oh when did you get your pin.
It is lovely. Have you seen so and so s
new ring?” Speaking of rings and pins,
the boys must think that the Angel
Farm is a good place to deposit them,
but we hardly object to that fact, do we?
I heard somewhere that over—in fact,
way over — half of the angels were
pinned, engaged, married, or going
steady. And for those left—and maybe
we had better include all of us, here
are some hints that I hope will be help-
ful: ,
Keep away from track men—they re
unusually fast.
Never make dates with biology stu
dents—they enjoy cutting up too much.
The football hero is all right—he’ll
tackle anything.
Watch out for the baseball man—he
hits and runs. _ '
Don’t play cards with a civil engineer
—he’s a bridge specialist.
Remember, here are eight desirable
qualities about a girl:
1. Dress well.
2. Don’t eat much on dates.
3. Pleasant conversationalist.
4. Don’t eat much on dates.
5. Don’t be snooty.
6. Don’t eat much on dates.
7. Be a good dancer.
8. Don’t eat much on dates.
Last but not least, I read somewhere
about a professor giving his reasons for
classifying women as angels. They are
always up in the air; always harping on *■
something; and they never have an
earthly thing to wear.
ment and the Social Emphasis Week
Committee, feel that, even though we
do concern ourselves with social be
havior on the campus, in comparison
with our spiritual and mental develop
ment, our social development is most
neglected. Meredith.has no definite pro
gram for social growth as it does for
spiritual and mental growth. Through
Social Emphasis Week this year we are
trying to initiate such a program.
Of course, one week can do little to
wards the social development of anyone,
but our committee, with the co-opera
tion of the student body, plans to con
tinue its efforts throughout the year.
We certainly do not want Meredith to
be a society school—far from that! But
we do feel that social adjustment and
development is a very important phase
of our college life and should not be
neglected. When a Meredith student
shows bad manners, the reputation of
the school suffers. More important than
the school’s reputation, however, is the
individual’s development. As important
as social relationships are in this world,
certainly everyone should have the ad
vantage of many opportunities and
situations to help him learn tact, friend
liness, and good manners.
We certainly do not want the main
emphasis of our college to be on the
social. Our ideal is to have that
emphasis equally given to our mental,
spiritual, and social growth so that our
capacities may continually increase for
even greater mental, spiritual and social
development. Through this type of an
education, we will become more well-
rounded individuals who are more
capable of taking a role in society as
college students and college graduates.
Sincerely,
Jean Joyner.