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C A M P U S M I R R 0 R
On Your Toes
Virginia Turn hr, ’47
Introductions:
Very often in the school year every girl
thinks of reading such books as Your
Best Foot Forward by Dorothy Stratton
and Helen Schleman and On Being a
Real Person by Harry Emerson Fosdick.
but with various curricular activities and
studies constantly filling the hours, it is
hard to find time to read them. For this
reason, I believe it would be interesting
as well as fun to review the chapter on
“Introductions” with you.
Always at the beginning of a new
school year when we meet new people,
introductions are called for.
[. Introducing Yourself:
It is practically mandatory to intro
duce yourself to members of the faculty
at any social function for which you
have any responsibility and it is a
courtesy that is always in order at any
social affair. The form is simple:
“How do you do. Professor Jones? I
am Jane Smith. I am in your 8:30
French class.” Such a gesture is great
ly appreciated by harassed faculty
members who may be vainly trying to
remember where they have seen you
before.
II. Introduction of Escort to
Housemother :
It is not necessary for a girl to intro
duce her escort to all the girls or to all
the couples who happen to be in the
living room when he calls. An intro
duction to one or two couples is suffi
cient. She should, however, introduce
him to the housemother, since the lat
ter is the official hostess. After the
first introduction, the man should
speak to the housemother whenever he
calls again.
III. When to Rise for an
Introduction :
A lady rises when an introduction
is made by or to an older lady. A man
always rises for an introduction. A
lady does not rise when a young man
is introduced to her but she oi'dinarily
rises for an older or for a distinguished
man.
IV. When to Shake Hands:
A. Whenever anyone extends his hand
to you. No well-bred person ever
refuses a proffered hand.
B. When men are introduced to one
another.
C. When a host or hostess is greeting
the guests, both men and women.
D. Women as a rule do not shake
hands with one another; however,
they may, if they choose. When
doing so, the younger woman waits
for the older woman to extend her
hand. The initiative for extending
Lest We Forget
Thelma Kellogg, '47
We are happy to see that a part of
the class of 46 is still very much with us.
Among those studying at Atlanta Univer
sity this year are Olivette Smith, Clara
Jean Parks. Marjorie Franklin and
Catherine Burney.
Clara Yates is now visiting colleges
over the country, on behalf of the World
Student Service Fund. She also repre
sented this organization on a two months
tour of several European capitals.
Blanche Sellars is at Meharry Medical
College while Joyce Cooper is continu
ing her studies in Biology at the Uni
versity of Wisconsin.
Charlotte Arnold, now living in De
troit. is making plans to enter the de
partment of sociology at the University
of Michigan in February.
Mary Jeanne Parks, Marie Woods and
Christine Robinzine are teaching here in
the city.
Mary Tatum. Johnny Hogg and Thel
ma Freeman are teaching in LaGrange,
Ga.
Several members of the great class of
*46 have interrupted their pursuit of
knowledge, long enough to acquire new
names. Anita Lewis is now M rs. Thomas
Massey; Geraldine Gaines is now Mrs.
Arnold Lynch, and Marie Woods has be
come Mrs. Lee Young.
Best wishes to the class of '46 as it
starts out on the road of Life and Living.
May its members find success and happi
ness along the way.
WANTED—The entire student body to
he present at the next meeting of the
Students Association. Jinx.
Suzanne, a six year old, walked pertly
into my classroom on her first day of
school. She tucked her little hand into
mine, looked up at me, and said: “Please,
may I sit up close to you? I don’t know
much.”
the hand when'a man and a woman
are introduced rests with the wom
an.
A handshake expresses your person
ality just as your clothes and speech
do. One should strive for a firm im
pressive grip, not too limp and not too
vigorous.
V. Brief Rule for Introductions:
Introduce a man to a woman.
A younger woman to an older wom
an.
A younger man to an older man.
The person to the group.
Next month's discussion will be on
“Dates.”
ff A Laugh a Day Keeps You
Feeling So Gay”
By Mattie Fisher, ’47 and
Amanda Keith, '47
“Betty,” says the science prof.”, would
you care to tell the class what happens
when a body is immersed in water?”
“Sure.” said Betty. “The phone rings.”
* * *
A Problem
There was a family named Bigger.
There were Papa Bigger, Mama Bigger,
and Baby Bigger. Which was the biggest
one?
Answer: Baby Bigger because he was
a little Bigger.
* * *
The longest word in the English lan
guage is the one following the phrase:
“And now a word from our sponsor.”
* -x- *
A little girl went to church for the
first time. After the service the minister
asked her how she liked it.
“Well,” she said, “I thought the music
was very nice, but your commercial was
too long.”
* * *
Daffynition : An adult is a person who
has stopped growing at both ends and
started growing in the middle.
* * *
The Irish Potato and the Idaho Potato
did not want their daughter Sweet Po
tato to marry Lowell Thomas because
he was just a commentator.
* * *-
“I tell you I won't have this room,”
protested the old lady to the bell boy.
“I’m not going to pay good money for a
closet with a folding bed. If you think
that just because I'm from the country—’
“Please get in, lady,” said the boy as
she paused for breath. “This isn’t your
room. This is the elevator.”
* * *
The belligerent husband demanded:
“I want to know once and for all who the
boss is in this house.”
His wife replied: “You’ll be much
happier if you don't try to find out.”
* * *
Wanted: A genius with an I. Q. of 280
to assist me in keeping ahead with my
assignments. A good salary paid in ad
vance, Phone Minor 33333 or come to
Morehouse North Hall, Dept. 220. Ask
for Miss C. B. Locke.
Wanted: Some pretty girl to smile at
me from the mirror every morning. See
E. McKinney, Morehouse North 228.