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THE TWIG
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THE
UEREVJTH
TWIG
COLLEGE
Making a decision
about men
There I stood in my favorite but thinnest nightgown, ironing a
lilouse when the call came. “Man on the hall!” Thinking I had
noiigh time to dash next door to my room. 1 grabbed my iron. At
the door of the laundry room however. I realized my error and
luiekly ducked behind the racks and ironing board. Again it
seems, the warning had been given as the man was a third of the
'vay down the hall already.
Well. 1 thought consoling myself from behind the laundry
room door, at least a warning was given, however late. Too often
ihese days there is no warning at all. and running around in
anything but full dress becomes an adventure to be taken at your
own risk. The rule that no men are allowed on the halls has too
many exceptions.
It is perfectly permissable for men to sit in the first floor
parlors of course, but is it just as permissable for them to stand at
the doors of the parlors conversing with a girl? Or to walk down
'he hall to knock on the door of the girl he’s tired of w'aiting for? It
s quite all right for men to carry such heavy objects as
I'efrigerators and trunks to a girl’s room, but is it really all right
•for them to walk the halls with nothing heavier than their
ihoughts’’
Peeking around the door I decided that it was safe to return to
my room I suppose that, living on a first floor as I do. I see more
• if these awkward moments than others. But the rules for first
Moor people aren’t any different than everyone else’s rules, are
they’’
.At the SGA meeting last Friday, the ideas for an open dorm
tiolicy were voiced and discussed. Although it is probable that no
■ction will he taken on these ideas until the fall. I do think that the
noment of decision is upon us. The present discrepancy between
. hat we say -- that no meti are allowed on the halls -- and what we
lo is irritating to everyone concerned. Besides the fact that our
lilies are beginning to look like farces, there are matters of
ecurity here too. Is the strange man on the hall really a strange
nan, or is he another one of the exceptions to the rule with
sp‘cial permission’’’’
Let us weigh the pros and cons of an open dorm policy
carefully, but then let us make a decision and abide by it!
■And until the dorm policy is changed, we all have a respon
ibility In adhere tolheone now in effect.
K
EX{ rSE r.S PLE ASE!
In the April i:!th issue of The TWIG the name of the Kappa \'u
'•tigma speaker was misprinted. Her name should read Suzanne
Itevnolds instead of Susan Mattson.
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Letters Letters Letters
Dear Editor,
We would like to complain
about the use that resident
students make of parking
spaces formally assigned to
day students. From the sheets
distributed last August by the
Campus Security Office when
we purchased our parking
stickers, it was made clear
that the parking area in front
of Cate Center would be
reserved for day students
only. It is most unfair that our
parking lot is dominated by
dorm students’ cars which
occupy the most convenient
spaces close to Cate Center,
while we have to park at the
other end, making it most
troublesome to get our books
especially in bad weather. If
we were to park in dorm
student parking areas our
cars would be towed away
within the time of a heartbeat!
We would appreciate some
solution to alleviate this
problem.
Sincerely.
Helena Sagaro
Carol Pierce
To the editor:
I wish to express my
gratitude fo the warmth and
love I received from the
Meredith community in the
recent loss of my husband.
Mrs. R.VV. Thacker
To the editor:
Dr. Joe Browde
acknowledges with “Many
Thanks!’’ his elevation to
noble status on Wednesday,
April 12th, “Play Day’’ when
the student body made him a
“Duke!” The crown in on
permanent display in his
office and he will accept all
contributions that are of a
royal nature for the purposes
of adornment. As a member
now of the privileged “Second
Estate” he will endeavor to
display the attributes ex
pected of such, particularly
the passive ones. In other
words, he will enjoy the
benefits, but, please, do not
a.sk him to lead us in battle!
Joe Browde
To the editor: (Actually, to the
preceding and the present
editor)
I would like to thank you
for placing in The TWIG last
semester my questionnaire on
the evaluating of teachers and
courses, and I would like to
thank the many Meredith
students who completed and
returned to me their
questionnaires. The replies I
received helped me greatly in
my preparation of a paper for
the “Evaluating Teaching”
section of the Modern
Language Association con
vention, on “Student Attitudes
and the Evaluating of
Teaching.” I presented there
some of my findings and have
discussed them with students
and faculty here, and in each
discussion it has been clear
that many Meredith students
take very seriously the
question of the evaluation of
teachers and teaching. I hope
all Meredith students will
complete thoughtfully the
evaluation forms to be
distributed in classes the week
of April 24, and take ad
vantage of the opportunity to
offer teachers a response to
their work.
D.C. Samson
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Pornography or Sensitivity?
by Pat Hinkle
The movie, “Looking for
Mr. Goodbar.” could be
classified as a pornographic
film or as a deeply sensitive
and meaningful production
that clearly points to the
various deep-seated
frustrations of mankind. It is
essentially about a young
woman, Dianne, wbo chooses
a lifestyle that eventually
leads to her self-destruction.
She teaches deaf children
during the day. which takes a
great deal of skill and self-
control. At night she roams
the bars in search of com
panionship, preferably male,
and usually ends her evenings
in reckless sexual encounters
which are the extreme op
posite of her structured
daytime activities.
The movie has a
significant religious overtone.
Dianne had been raised in the
older, conservative Catholic
Church tradition. The church,
was always portrayed in a
negative light. Dianne lived in
this oppressive atmosphere
until she acquired the means
to support herself outside the
family unit. The church, for
her. had become a stifling
element that limited her
natural curiosity and growth.
It was a sense of guilt that
Dianne looked upon the un
smiling and stern face of a
nun. while the camera was
skillfully used to pan the cross
hanging on the nun’s habit,
causing a chilling effect.
The parents of Dianne
judged her male companions
according to their church
affiliation. One such young
man had studied for the
priesthood at Notre Dame;
this young man was im
mediately accepted by the
parents regardless of the fact
that he had become a non
descript character who was
incapable of making any
original or practical decisions
in his job as a social worker. It
took Dianne, the girl who led
two lives, to nudge him into
seeing that the under-
priviledged deaf girl got her
hearing aid. The church in this
movie was an inhibiting
factor to the growth of the
dignity of man.
The film did a fine job of
showing a society in which the
individual had made the
choice to live an independent
lifestyle without the en
tanglements that embrace
love, trust, honesty and
caring. Dianne’s parents
appeared to share a house
without a concern for each
other or the ability to express
love. The mother always
looked worn and tired and
unable to share any intimate
discussions with her
daughters, which forced them
■ into situations ill-prepared.
The father carried a
misplaced sense of guilt about
his younger sister’s illness
which kept him from enjoying
his own good health.
A society was portrayed
that allowed and seemed to
encourage the unchecked use
of alcohol, drugs and sexual
activities. People were not
seen an integral and im
portant parts of a unit, be it
family, school, church or
society, but they were viewed
as aimless individuals who
drifted through life without a
purpose or the desire to
(fiscover their rightful place in
societv.
The film had much to say
about our modern-day
morality. It tossed many of
our problems up in the air and
let them fall where they may,
indicating that this might just
be the way many of us deal
with our frustrations. There
never appeared to be any
basic standard that helped
guide the characters when
they had.to make a choice.
Dianne became involved in
drugs by accident. her
friendships were the result of
happenstance and her sexual
needs were filled by anyone
who happened to be with her
when the mood struck.
Honesty became nonexistent
except in the sense that the
camera captured the truth
about some peoples’ con
dition. I think if there was a
moral lesson in this movie it
was the idea that unless you
respect yourself as a unique
human iWing and treat your
body with care and respect,
don’t expect to have others
treat you any better than you
treat vourself.
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