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THE TWIG
December 16, 1964
Power of Restraint
In a reccnt discussion on highway safety, three State College boys
entreated several Meredith leaders, “Please emphasize the girls’ power
of restraint over the boy concerning his driving.” These boys ask that
we exercise this power at all times, but especially during the holiday
season.
The boys are members of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon social fraternity,
which recently sulTered losses due to automobile accidents; therefore,
their plea is especially pertinent. The fraternity took over the highway
safety program from the Highway Patrol. Notice on the hall bulletin
boards the reminders issued by this committee.
The holiday season docs offer hazards additional to the usual ones.
To begin with everyone is traveling towards home—military personnel,
relatives, and the college set. All of these groups are hurrying to get
home again. Late shoppers are bustling about town. Partying, a pri
mary holiday activity, sometimes creates the problem of intoxication.
Finally, the winter weather conditions are often hazardous. Thus, reasons
are many to be especially careful during the Christmas season.
As we, a college community, go our separate ways, let us pause for
consideration of important matters:
Accidents don’t “just happen.”
The sandman doesn’t like driving.
Medicines and driving don’t always mix.
Alcohol and gasoline arc a dangerous combination.
Safety belts are for safety.
If you use your head, you may spare your heart.
Girls, the power of restraint is ours. And remember Christmas is
a time for giving and not taking (even the lives of other people). “Holi-1
day safety makes such a nicc package.”*
C. V. A.
* These materials were taken from folders put out by the Highway
Patrol.
Student Teacher Plight
Perhaps unknown to many is the fact that student teaching at Mere
dith is a problem as well as a beneficial experience. First of all the
program requires the expenditure of money over the collcge fees. In
addition to sharing the cost of travel, a cost which is willingly accepted
by all, one finds herself having to purchase numerous supplies at her
own expense. Secondly, although students have paid for meals at Mere
dith. they must buy meals at their respective schools each day. At the end
of the semester only a portion of the money paid for meals not eaten
is refunded. A third item of much discussion is the thirty-five dollar fee
paid to student teach. Officials in administrative positions have admitted
that this fee is in excess of that required to cover the expenses for which
it is paid. In fact, it has been estimated that each girl pays ten dollars
more than is needed.
In addition to the items here discussed, a new problem has arisen
this year. Since the school systems do not dismiss for Christmas until
tour days after Meredith does so, student teachers are required to remain
on campus to meet their responsibilities to their classes. This year,
however, these students have found themselves in a very bewildering
situation. All Meredith facilities with the exception of Poteat dormitory
will be closed after 1:00 p.m. Saturday, December 19. Those remaining
here until Tuesday must get meals elsewhere at their own expense. The
administration has said that these must remain on campus and that all
facilities will be closed. Students have a responsibility to Meredith to
uphold its ideals and to observe the honor code. Does Meredith not have
a responsibility to the students?
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Rose Begins Lecture Series
With Shakespeare Limnings
‘■Perhaps I’m presumptuous in i
thinking I’m the sacrificial victim,
because by the end of the evening
you may be the victim."
The author of these words com
pletely victimized her audience in
such a way that they were delight
fully Spellbound by the acting of the
redheaded speaker. Dr. Norma Rose
of the Meredith English department
opened the faculty lecture series
with “Shakespearean Limnings; A
Study of Children in Shakespeare’s
Plays,” The lecture illustrated all the
“Rosey” techniques: thesis sentence,
outline, background information,
and specific details, and even a
word study.
The background information in
volved a discussion of limnings,
which are a form of art portraits in
miniature. They are prized for their
fine delineation and detail and jewel-
likc tones. Dr. Rose pointed out that
the word “limning” is derived from
the same root that “illumination” is.
These limnings were not used to be
hung on walls; rather they were en
closed in pendants and personal ob
jects. Thus they possess an element
of preciousness.
Buffaloe Junction
By NANCY SUE BUFFALOE
What does Christmas really mean
to our college community? Although
wc at Meredith are sheltered in a
“Christian” atmosphere, our con
cepts of Christmas arc just as secu
larized as those of external Ameri
can society. Just the other day, our
suite drew names for Christmas
presents; immediately, the first ques
tion we all wondered about was
“How much shall we give for these
gifts?” What kind of giving does this
indicate but a mere trade agreement
among the parties involved? On the
other hand, some of us are hesitant
! about giving to our friends for fear
they will feel obligated in returning
, the gift. Giving in its true spirit is
annihilated when we subject our
values to those of an economic trad-
, ing society.
Buying gifts becomes just another
necessary burden partly because of
the tremendous load of academic
work in confiict with our social obli
gations between Thanksgiving and
Christmas. It seems that this time
between holidays provides every pro
fessor on campus with the oppor
tunity to rain down tests and papers
on us who become "victims of cir
cumstance.” Then the professors
chastise the students for not pre
paring ahead of time; however, with
daily assignments and important ex
tracurricular activities, students are
psychologically inadequate to handle
this huge deluge of work. Christmas
will do well to mean a time of rest
for students.
Shakespeare the Man
Dr. Rose presented other factual
details. Sixteen out of thirt;/-six of
the plays include these miniature
portraits. Of the miniatures the chil
dren are primarily little boys of the
six to twelve age group. At this
point, the lecturer discussed the »n-
lluences of the Bard’s life that had
bearing (if any) on his poetry. She
gave her audience a peak at Shake
speare, the husband of Anne Hatha
way and the father of three children
—Susanna, Hamnet and Judith. To
be certain of properly covering her
subject. Dr. Rose discussed the infant
in Shakespeare’s plays as well as his
treatment of adolescence. In the re
marks on adolescence, the speaker
lilled in the necessary background
to allow her audience an under
standing of the position of children
of the period. They grew old very
last. They were to be seen and not
heard, until they did take on a re
sponsible position. As an example.
Dr, Rose commented on the young
Juliet, who was being forced by her
parents at the tender age of fourteen
to get married.
A Look at Miniatures
Yes, declared this lecturer, the
Bard is as successful in miniatures
as he is in full portraits of heroes.
She addressed the audience with “I
now step aside to let you look . . .
straight from the pages of Shake
speare.” At this point. Dr. Rose dis
cussed and portrayed her favorite
miniatures—“mindful, obedient, ob
servant” little Lucius of Julius
Caesar; the “little charmer” Memil-
lius of Whuer’s Tale; boy Macduff,
the “gallant little fellow” of Macbeth;
the little princes of Richard III; and
from Cariolanus, “young Martius,
the image of his father.”
It was a special treat to witness
Dr. Rose as an actress, for she
vividly dramatized the parts of each
of these “little fellows.”
Tn closing her discussion. Dr.
Rose invited her listeners to visit
this wealthy art gallery. “The col
lection,” she remarked,“is on perma
nent display . . . occasionally stop,
open the cabinets and gaze on the
little gems”—gems that have capti
vated people for ages.
Advent Observed
Here First Time
This year for the first time Mere
dith, as, an interdenominational
community, is observing the season
of Advent. As part of this observ
ance is a series of three Monday
chape! programs dealing with dif
ferent aspects of Advent. The first
of these was the Reverend Mr,
Donald Niswonger, Associate Min
ister of First Baptist Church.
The second speaker is the Rev
erend Mr. Jerrold Brooks, Associate
University Minister at West Raleigh
Presbyterian Church. Mr. Brooks
also serves as pastor advisor for the
M. C. A. The third speaker will be
the Reverend Mr. Phillip Cata,
Chaplin to the Episcopal Church on
Campus at North Carolina State
College.
As part of the celebration of Ad
vent Meredith is having an Advent
Wreath in the cafeteria throughout
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Fun in Store;
Girls Invited
To Go Caroling
By Sharon Bradshaw
On Friday night, December 18,
the students of Meredith College
arc urged to participate in one of
Meredith’s annual traditions—that
of going Christmas caroling. Every
year, along with the hall parties and
gift-giving, this bus trip to the homes
of various professors and others con
nected with the collcge, is one of our
much-anticipated festivities.
Cold Weather Bonnets
Dressed in wool slacks. Bulky
sweaters, heavy coats, gloves, boots,
toboggans, and anything else that
serves to keep them warm, the girls
will leave at 9:00 p.m. About six
or seven buses arc provided, which
go to different sections of Raleigh.
Usually the girls are given some
sort of reward at each house where
they sing, such as cookies, dough
nuts, or even hot chocolate, if they
are lucky! Many people ask the giris
into their homes, but not for long,
because they must be back at school
by eleven-thirty. The songs range
from “Rudolph, the Red-Nosed
Reindeer” to “0, Holy Night.” The
girls decide on their repertoire of
songs on the buses as they go to
the houses.
A Happy Experience
For those who have never been
Christmas caroling, this will be quite
an experience. For those who have
been, it will be as much fun as ever.
Everyone will be happy, anticipat
ing the vacation beginning the next
day and the hall party awaiting their
return.
Tickcts on Sale
Tickets will be on sale for Christ
mas caroling on all the halls. The
charge of thirty-five cents each will
be used to charter the buses. Do not
forget to get tickcts and participate,
along wjth classmates, in one of the
most enjoyable events of the Christ
mas season.