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THE TWIG
October 14, 1955
HOW DO YOU USE IT?
To any student at Meredith College soon comes the realization that
there are activities taking place on campus other than those pertaining
just to our studies. New and old students alike are urged to join this club
or that committee as those with various abilities are gradually fitted into
the routine of campus life. Here, there is a chance for each student to
enter into extracurricular activities if we so desire.
Raleigh, being a culturally-minded city, offers many opportunities also
to those of us who have the inclination to satisfy our various tastes. We
students arc offered many fine chances to further our pursuit of a well-
rounded education by chances to attend such attractions as the Civic
Music series and the Raleigh Little Theatre productions. Just now, the
football craze takes up many a student’s Saturday afternoon—with time
off for the current motion pictures and, of course, the annual State Fair.
Ihen, too, as has been pointed out on the first page of this issue, one
must not forget the great and rewarding influence of the Raleigh churches
as they also seek to capture the interest and time of the student.
Time—it is our use of this precious commodity that determines whether
our stay here at Meredith College will aid or hinder in the development
of our greater selves. Will we be well-rounded in both studies and extra-
- curricular activities or will we be extremes in one or the other directions?
To a student on any level, this poses a problem. As a college student,
you are “on your own” now, and it’s up to you to work out the answer to
this dilemma.
LETTER TO THE EDtTOR
“QUI EST ‘ALMA MATER’?”
Dear Editor;
The Alma Mater is an inspiring poem set to lovely music by a great
and honorable gentleman to whom we owe much. The point is—who is
this Alma Mater? Let’s face it; this isn’t some vague blob of nothingness
which we “salute.” It happens to be Meredith College and why is that
precious name so obviously missing from each of the five five-lined
verses? You could be a student at St. Mary’s, Peace or Podunk U. and still
sing this Alma Mater. To be sure a very dedicated, devoted man com
posed the work, but he left it rather cold and far too impersonal, in my
opinion. I have no brilliant remedy, but I do believe that something
should be done if nothing more than replace two words and have “We
salute thee, Meredith College . .
My first intention in writing was not to discuss the merit of the Alma
Mater (I got carried away!). My original thought concerns this business
of spirit. What 1 have said thus far docs relate; however, for I dare say
that the Alma Mater is a flop as far as giving rise to the tingling of the
spine, chill bumps, heart quickening, i.e., spirit!
“Wha’ hoppen” to the spirit of the first week and of Rush Week? Have
we got our minds so far in books and/or on men (bless them) that we’re
letting Billy and Milton collect dust and the purple and white of Mere
dith fade to nothing? No!!!
You may go WITH State, Carolina, Duke, Wake Forest, or Podunk U.,
but gal, you go TO Meredith College and you’re an Astro or you’re a
Phi. Let’s let people know it, hear it, remember it, and you better be
lieve it! Come on . . . “We salute thee, Meredith College, or Mother
Astro, or Philaretia Fair” . . . salute something. Sure, yell for State, Caro
lina, etc., on Saturday, but you gotta yell for Meredith every day—all
week! We “don’t got” a football team, but we have the most wonderful
place on God’s good earth in which to live and to which to give. Wake
up! This isn’t Alma Mater; this is Meredith College and let’s hear it.
Jane Stembridge, Class of 1958
Meredith College
Astrotekton
P.S. 1 have used the term “spirit” loosely. Perhaps I should have said
“pride in,” but spirit is sorta pride made visible, n’est-ce pas?
(Editor’s Note; Other letters to the editor were turned in to us, but
as they were not signed, they could not be used. As we still have them,
we will be glad to print them in future issues of the Twig if the people
who are responsible for them will please sign them.)
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Editor Margaret Anne English
A.ssistant Editor Barbara Sellers
Managing Editors Mary Eran Oliver, Millie Harvey, Jane Maynard
Feature Editor Pam Hartsell
Ai;t Editor Rachel Turnage
Music Editor Adair Whisenhunt
Sports Editor Cathy Yates
Photo Editor i Corinne Lowery
Columnists Nancy Joyner, Margaret Tucker
Day Student Editor , to be elected
Reporters —• Ruth Sperling, Eunice Durant, Sally Crook, Barbara Snipes,
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SheNANigans
By NANCY JOYNER
Some people are so stupid! Es
pecially college students. It’s amaz
ing to me how they ever made it
past grammar school, much less
being able to pass through the
higher halls of learning. (Maybe
that’s what they do, just pass
through instead of pass.) There was
the State freshman majoring in
engineering who went down to the
railroad track to look for his engine.
At that same noble institution there
was a football player who was about
to flunk out. He kept failing English
tests because he couldn’t spell. Fi
nally his coach went with him to see
his English prof and asked him to
let the guy have another chance. The
teacher said, “Okay, if you can spell
one letter of a word right. I’ll see
what I can do. Spell ‘coffee’.” The
halfback screwed up all the intelli
gence he could muster and spelled,
k-a-u-p-h-y. He must have been in
elementary school that had a moron
school teacher who kept putting
spelling tests on the blackboard.
People like that do just as badly
outside of class. One of these
biddie-brains was dating, a Dean’s
List gal and began to get amorous.
“When are we going to set the
date of the wedding?” he said.
“What about the thirty-second of
next month?” she said.
“I’m serious,” he said.
“I’m Roebuck, let’s make a cata
logue,” she said.
(That sort of thing can go on
indefinitely.)
There is a question I’d like to
ask. Would you rather be an idiot
and exist in a state of blissful ig
norance or a moron and know that
you don’t have good sense?
One poor little moron began
wondering about his I.Q. and one
day asked his mother, “Duh-h-h-h,
Mom, why am I so dumb?”
His mother put him off quickly
and said, “I don’t know, son, go
ask your sister.”
So he said, “Duh-h-h, Sis, why
am I so dumb?” She replied, “I
don’t know, go ask father.”
Then the little guy said, “Duh-
h-h, Pop, why am I so dumb?”
His father looked at him from
his game of tiddly-winks and said,
“Duh-h-h, Son, I don’t know.”
Of course, here at Meredith we
could probably win some sort of
prize for making boners. There
was a girl who defined a myth as
the wife of a moth on an English
test. She swears she heard one of
her professors say that in class. One
bright, up-and-coming sophomore
got a little confused when Dr. John
son asked her what the head of a
city ward was called. Unhesitatingly
she answered, “Warden.” (It’s sup
posed to be alderman in case you’re
like me and didn’t know.)
After taking the tests that have
been cropping up around here like
mushrooms, I’m beginning to think
I’m going as batty as everybody
else. Why, the other day on Hills
boro I saw two octopuses walking
down the street arm in arm and
arm in arm and arm in arm and arm
in arm and arm in arm and arm in
arm. It’s a good thing that I went
home last weekend — I needed the
rest!
DID YOU KNOW THAT . . .
By PAM HARTSELL
If you live on third floor, you
climb more than 4,500 steps
a day?
Meredith College could use
more school spirit? (Learn
those songs, gals!)
Play rehearsal is getting un
derway? Don’t forget to treat
your boy-friend to a Meredith
production.
Our school is developing some
future “bowlers of America”?
Anita Hiatt (beloved hall
proctor) arranges very cute
bulletin boards for third Fair-
cloth?
S. G. members are human?
There are 500 calories in a
hamburger?
The little grocery store across
the street is open seven days
a week?
Nancy Reece is sporting a
“luffly” new car?
There are 69 tables (I hope)
in the dining hall?
Patsy Barrett is a day student
this year? Did you also know
that we owe her a great deal
deal for seeing that we get our
phone calls?
Red bedspreads don’t get too
“hepped-up” over pink walls?
The ceilings in Stringfield fre
quently join one while taking
a bath?
Posture Week is coming soon?
The course you plan may be
your own?
All people with October birth
days are celebrating them this
month?
It’s 2; 00 a.m.; I’m getting
punchy, and I’d better stop?
I¥EWS FROM THE
DAY STEBEYTS
By BETTE NOCK
Man, are we lucky! We are be
ginning the school year with a new
column in the Twig and, not -new,
but greatly improved day students’
rooms. We think it is appropriate to
begin our new column by telling
about those two quiet rooms just
outside the library. After a whole
year of pleading, we finally suc
ceeded in convincing Mr. Belcher
that the rooms needed redecorating.
When we came back to Meredirh
in September, what did we find but
newly painted green walls and gray
furniture! Anyone who had been in
the day students’ rooms before this
year will doubtlessly remember
those hideous brown lockers which
dominated the whole first room.
Happily enough, they have been
subdued by a light gray paint job.
Jean Puckett, our president, put her
mother to work this summer making
upholstery for the chairs and
couches in the second room, which
is our social room. All of us ap
preciate the work Mrs. Puckett did
to make our quarters more attrac
tive. Jean did a fine piece of bar
gaining when she bought us a new
(used) couch for eight dollars! A
certain fraternity house was being
redecorated and the boys were go
ing to junk the sofa, but Jean got
there first.
Nancy Wallace, our treasurer, is
planning lots of parties for us this
year. The first will be a picnic, Fri
day, October 14, in the Hut.
Soon the day students will wow
the Tuesday chapel goers with an
original skit by Margaret Parris and
Becky Murray. Two years ago, the
day students gave a chapel program
which was very successful, and we
decided to try it again. So one Tues
day if you see a lot of empty seats
near the back on the right-hand side
of the auditorium where we sit en
masse, you’ll know to hold on to
your seats, gals, the day students
are at it again!
COUNSELORS GIVE PLAY
On Tuesday, October 4, the
counselors presented in the form of
a skit some insights into proper
campus behavior. In presenting
both sides of the picture, these “tal
ented” actresses made the students
more aware of the pitfalls into
which a careless student can fall and
the way our school would appear to
outsiders if these mistakes should
occur. Good suggestions were given
on inexpensive and enjoyable ways
of entertaining one’s date on
campus. “Be kind to your room
mate time” was emphasized by the
characterization of telephone eti
quette and dorm behavior. Dining
hall behavior was presented as both
good and bad; no one disagreed on
the better picture. The presentation
of parlor behavior shows that
though “All the world loves a
lover,” the parlor is no place to see
if the saying is really true.
FRESHMAN CLASS
(Continued from page one)
from Meredith ten years ago. At
that time, when only eight years
old, Jean said “I, too, will go to
Meredith in ten years.”
Jean s aim in life is. to be a min
ister of music. To do' this she will
major in organ and minor in re
ligion.
Another freshman officer is Ann
Leggett from Baxley, Ga., who was
elected vice-president of the class.
She plans to declare religion as her
major.
Secretary of the class is Betsy
Bullock from Oxford, N. C. Betsy is
majoring in voice.
Millye Coiner of Waynesboro,
Va., was elected treasurer. She plans
to major in business.
Student Government representa
tive is Mary Ann Dean. Mary, also
from Oxford, N. C., plans to major
in religion.
Sponsor for the freshman class
is Mrs. Elizabeth Huckabee.