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THE TWIG
November 20, 1953 ^
Meredith Has Potentials For
Social and Religious Drama Center
People go to the theatre as a result of all kinds of motivation. Some
go to laugh away the minor irritations of the day. Some go to ex
perience vicariously the suffering of some goddess with drooping eye
lashes. Others, and I suspect their number is legion, go because they
wish to see as often as possible the old story of boy-meets-girl, boy-
lovcs-girl, boy-gets-girl. Some few go because they relish seeing great
characters interpreted by talented artists. And there are those who go
to the theatre to purge and refine their own emotions. To them the
theatre means Euripides and Shakespeare and Moliere and Ibsen and
Shaw and Eugene O’Neill. To them the theatre is a social and religious
institution, dedicated to refining and humanizing personality. They are
somewhat resentful of the fact that the contemporary theatre has been,
to a large extent, taken over by the moneycrats of Broadway and the
Hollywoodenheads of California.
It is possible, I believe, for Meredith College to become distinctive
as a center for religious and social drama. We have one of the finest
auditoriums in the South. There is plenty of acting talent among our
students and in Raleigh to assure high quality in our local production.
In Mrs. da Parma we have professional competence of a high order.
The Carolina Playmakers, the Barter Theatre, and other groups enjoy
coming to Meredith. All that is necessary is an enthusiastic interest
on the part of the faculty and students in this kind of theatre. This
interest, we know, is lacking at present; less than 75 of our student
body of 626 saw Ah, Wilderness. I feel, however, that a potential
audience for great drama is here; it only needs to be shown what it
is missing.
Harry K. Dorsett
Thanksgiving
First among the things to be thankful for is a thankful spirit. Some
people would grumble at the accommodations in Heaven if they ever
got there. They take their blessings here so much as a matter of course,
that even a day of general thanksgiving once in a year is more than
they feel any need of. And if their personal blessings in any measure
fail, gratitude for that they have had or still enjoy is the last thing they
think of. Another class really desire to be thankful, but they are
naturally despondent. Their sky is as dark with clouds as though a
special Old Probabilities were employed to keep it full. They go through
the world in a deprecating spirit, hoping things may turn out well,
yet fearing for the worst. We always feel glad for this class when
Thanksgiving Day comes around. They then have an official warrant
for gratitude. If their own hearts do not formulate blessings, they can
listen to the sermon, or look to the President’s proclamation.
How different with the thankful heart! What a gift it is to be
born with an outlook toward the bright side of things! And if not so
by nature, what a triumph of grace to be made thankful through a
renewed heart! It is so much more comfortable and rational to see what
we have to be thankful for and to rejoice accordingly, than to have
our vision forever filled with our lacks and our needs. Happy are they
who possess this gift! Blessings may fail and fortunes vary, but the
thankful heart remains. The happy past, at least, is secure—and
Heaven is ahead.
—Leaves of Uold
UNITED FUND DRIVE
At the recent conclusion of the United Fund Drive on Meredith campus,
results revealed the drive to be relatively successful though our goal of
$1,200 was not reached. Contributions totaled $1,139.56. Congratula
tions for almost reaching the goal! The college as a whole nearly did its
part. But dividing the college into faculty and students, we find that about
eighty per cent of the faculty and staff gave $960.35 of the $1,139.56.
Approximately 325 students contributed $179.21. Did we as students
really “nearly do our part”? Remember there are 624 of us.
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Miss Zinn, Versatile Assistant Dean,
Likes Travel and North Carolina
Do you wake up hearing bells
ringing? Do you spend your days
with one eye on your watch and
the other on whatever you’re trying
to do? Do you use your free time
catching up on what you were sup
posed to have done for a class that
probably met three days ago? You
do! Aha!! I have recently been
making a study of a group of stu
dents with such symptoms, and after
mueh research, I can conclusively
prove that the aforesaid students are
none other than those fine young
ladies at Meredith College!!! Well,
it does seem that we have a lot to
do sometimes, but then our hard
life has its compensations. Take the
Corn Huskin’ Bee, for instance.
I don’t believe that there was a
person on this campus that didn’t
enjoy the Corn Huskin’ Bee! I’m
always hearing peoyle say, “We
just don’t have the right kind of
school spirit.” Well, after the fun we
had the other Friday night, I don’t
think a single one of us can say
we don’t have any school spirit!!
Congratulations are in order for
those people who planned and
worked so faithfully on the Corn
Huskin’ Bee. All of the events went
off without a hitch. The costumes
so fascinated me at supper that, like
nearly everybody else,'! spent more
time staring at people than I did
eating! The court was a perfect
place for the festivities. Hope you
remember the folk dances . . . the
scenery ... the gay laughter . . .
the cute sing-songs . . . Gordie’s tall
tale . . . the Siamese twins . . . Dr.
Campbell’s calling hogs ... the cos
tume parade. If you recall these,
the many other things, and the
friendly feeling in the air, then I
know you’ll agree that Meredith
College had real spirit that night!!
Let’s not forget it, either. We have
lost more than we realize when we
lose our spirit.
Don’t be frightened by those peo
ple you see wandering around cam
pus muttering to themselves and
making strange gestures. They’re
quite harmless, for they’re just re
hearsing their parts'm As You Like
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Is everybody excited over going
home? What are you planning to do
Thanksgiving? I have a very full
schedule—sleep, eat, sleep, eat, eat,
sleep, and more of the same. It
promises to be a very delightful
holiday!!!
Chapel behavior has been much
better since something was said
about it in our Thursday S. G. meet
ing. We should, if for no other rea
son, be attentive out of respect to
Dr. McLain, who has been working
very hard on the programs. I think
it would be nice when we particu
larly enjoy some message or speaker
to maybe say something to Dr.
McLain about it. I’m sure it would
make him feel as though all his ef
forts hasn’t been in vain.
When I’m endeavoring to write
this column, I never can think of
anything amusing. This little quat-
train by Rebecca McCann expresses
my dilemma:
I think of witty things to say.
I’d be considered bright—
Except I always think them in
The middle of the night!
Be good, everybody. Have a hap
py Thanksgiving, but don’t eat too
much turkey. Be seein’ ya!!
THINK ON THESE
It’s not what you say.
It’s how you say it . . .
It’s not what disease one has,
But who has it . . .
It’s not what you do,
But how you do it. . .
“Oh, nothing exciting has ever'
happened to me,” said Miss Edith
Zinn, our new assistant dean. And
she promptly launched into descrip
tions of her summer travels, trips
she takes each two years. Mexico
was her first venture in 1947; then
in 1949 she visited the British West
Indies. Her destination in 1952 was
Europe in which she toured six
countries. Now, is that exciting?
Miss Zinn favors travel by plane,
pampering her love for flying. When
asked where her 1954 tour might
lead her, she revealed plans for a
round-the-world trip, touching the
capitals along the way.
Miss Zinn is a Yankee, born and
bred in Huntington, Pennsylvania,
but harboring a love for North
Carolina. Her brother graduated
from Duke law school, and on visits
to him, she got a look at our state,
deciding to live here someday. So
in 1950, she had her opportunity
when Eastern Carolina College of
fered her a position as assistant
dean. She came to us this fall, mak
ing Eastern Carolina’s loss Mere
dith’s gain.
Penn State is Miss Zinn’s alma
mater where she was also dean of
women after receiving training
at Syracuse University in New
York. Incidentally, Miss Margaret
Schwartz, our assistant dean before
Miss Zinn, also received training'
Miss Edith Zinn
there, a situation which lends com
fortable feeling of familiarity to
Miss Zinn’s work.
Miss Zinn also taught art
and English in Sunbury High
School, Sunbury, Pennsylvania. Ver
satility seems to be one of her
characteristics.
Liking the personal element
found in smaller schools, Miss Zinn
says Meredith is just the right size.
And we, feeling quite fortunate to
have Miss Zinn on our campus,
hope to justify her convictions.
LETTER TO EDiTOR
During the recent B. S. U. Con
vention in Winston-Salem an un
fortunate situation arose when one
of the main speakers for the con
vention, Dr. Nels F. S. Ferre, had
his invitation revoked. Statements
which followed in the papers were
not all accurate, and so it seems that
clarification and statement of
what actually happened needs to
be made. For some time there has
been a growing concern for certain
phases of the Baptist State pro
gram. The speaker who was to ap
pear had received some publicity
which was quite unfavorable. In
view of the unfavorable comments
and the dissension concerning the
State program, the Executive Sec
retary of North Carolina Baptists
felt it was necessary to cancel this
particular speaker for the Student
Convention. At the Convention the
students passed a resolution which
sought to express regret at the em
barrassment caused to all parties by
the late cancellation. It also sought
to get some guarantee that the free
dom for which Baptists stand would
be recognized in the future. To the
students the main issue of concern
lay in this disregard of Baptist free
dom and in the question of whether,
in the future the programs set up
by students could be executed as
planned. To the executive secretary
the issue was that the interests of
the total convention and its work
made interference in the Student
program necessary. Thus in an
attempt to have harmony in our
state the speaker was asked not
to come.
Certain passages of Dr. Ferre’s
book The Christian Understanding
of God were quoted in the con
troversy. These passages left out
some very important details with
the result that an entirely different
interpretation than that intended by
the author was made. His real view
was ignored. Dot Prickett
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