THE TWIG
NEWSPAPER OF THE STUDENTS OF MEREDITH COLLEGE
VOL. iXI, NUMBER 12
Meredith College
FEBRUARY 14. 1983
Price of love
high on V-Day
by Molly McGee
Roses are red,
We know this is true.
But whoever pays for them
must surely feel blue!
It's really sad someone must
feel this way,
Especially on an occasion like
Valentine's Day.
If you think that rhyme is
pitiful, wait until you hear
this: For your Valentine's Day
pleasure - the price of roses
can as much as double itself.
With the exception of one
day, one dozen red roses will
sell for $30 to $35 throughout
the course of a year. On this
specif day, however, a dozen
roses wrill cost anywhere from
$40 to $60.
For those romantics who
are a little more practical,
spring bouquets and carnation
arrangements are ' also
Valentine’s Day favorites.
Tulips and daisies, too. are
popularfiowers to send to the
Valentine of your choice.
Despite the high cost of
flowers, zillions of them are
delivered on Valentine's Day.
In fact, a goodly number of
this number Is delivered ~lo
Meredith women. (Has anyone
ever thought of sending some
to the switchboard operator?).
Although flowers may
seem impractical because
they are expensive, short
lived, and unable to match any
earth-tone dormroom, not
many ladies can resist them,
in an informal sun/ey taken in
a class of forty Meredith
students and one Instructor,
one hundred percent of the
women said that they liked
receiving flowers on
Valentine’s Day. Just the sight
of a flower tjouquet brings
about freshness, beauty, and
above all; a visual message of
love.
mSIDE
Candidates for school offices
Notes from Career Services
Cape Cod Summer Op
portunities
Letter to the Students
Symphony Benefit to fie held at
Meredith
Valentine's Day has always Iseen a popular affair at Meredith, as seen, in this 1979 photo.
Jury duty taken very
seriously at Meredith
As a citizen of the l^eredith
community, you have certain
responsibiities, such as
representing the college with
dignity, upholding the Honor
System, and appearing
when sumnxined for
j u ry d u t y . Unfortunately,
many students do not take
this last responsibility
seriously, but failing to appear
for jury duty is a serious
offense.
Before ^ch Judicial Board
hearing, 25 students are
chosen from a computerized
list as prospective jury
memtjers; from these 25
students, 12 are chosen as
jurors.
If called for jury duty,
students must appear. Only in
rare ca^s may a student be
excused from jury duty.
However, a prosp^ive juror
may be excused if she
believes she cannot be
objective' after hearing the
accused’s name and the
charge.
Again, it is your
responsibility to the college
appear for' jury duly if
summoned. For more
information, please see page
89 of the 19e^83 Student
Handbook.
Four actors who portray many characters in the play"Under Milk
Wood" at Meredith are clockwise from top: Michael A/ea/ Patrick,
Anna Bess Brown. Isabella Cannon, and Skip Mendler. The
performance, part of fi^redlth performs 82-63. is b^ng held now.
Februaryl2, 17. I8and 19 at 8 p.m. in Studio Tlieatre, lowerlevel,
Jones Auditorium on the Meredith campus.
Special programs offered
Several exchange and
special programs are available
on campus, according to
information from the Student
Life Committee.
Committee member Linda
Sellers reported at the January
25 meeting -that several
universities sponsor programs
that Meredith students can
attend.
American University in
Washington, D.C,, offers a
."Washington Semester*’ for
students who wish to study
govemment,' foreign policy,
economics, joumalism, urtan
affairs, criminal justice,
public administration or arts
and humanities.
American University also
has a special study abroad
program in London.
TTie Washington Center for
Learning Alternatives offers a
35-week internship program
that includes lectures and
special events. For more
information on this program,
see the Jan. 31 edition of The
Twig,
Drew University in
Madison, N.J.. offers a
London Semester that Kristy
Kemm, a Meredith senior, is
attending this spring. Drew
also has a special United
Nations Semester that offers
nine semester hours.
“The cost of most of these
programs is slightly higher
than a semester at Meredith,"
Linda reported at the meeting.
However, financial aid can
apply to these special
semesters.
Student Life Committee
Chair Joni- Partner
expressed her concern that
many students were unaware
of these programs. The
Academic Affairs Sub
committee offered to check
into publicizing them.
For nxire information on
any of these special
programs, contact Dr. Clyde
Frazier, Chairman of the
Politics Department.