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THE SKIRL
December, 1959
THE SKIRL
Published by the Students of Flora Macdonaild College
Red Springs, North Carolina
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Ann McLeod
ASSISTANT EDITOR Marion Davis
business manager Joanne Mattihews
ASSiISTANT BUSINESS MANAGER Sandra Abbot
ART editors Reta Godiwin, Sylvia McRae
CIRCULATION MANAGER NeiUie Faye Cribb
COLUMNIST Drena Edwards
FACULTY ADVISOR Miss Virginia Ann Walker
REPORTERS .. Betty Lou Futreli, Sylvia Jennings, SheHa Welch,
Virginia Woods, Jane Lowe, Martha Perry Elaine Ward
TYPISTS Lee McMaster, TwinMe Bxuns, EUlen Hemdion
BUSINESS STAFF Mitsn Bartlett, Janice Belford,
Liz Green, Sally Johnson, Ginny Wallace,
Mary Anna Wells, Becky Wtoetstone
The Army Brat;
EDITOR’S EFFORT
“Neither a borrower nor a lender be;
For toan oft loses iboth itseffi and) friend.
And borrowing duUs the edge of Ihusibandlry.
This above all: to thine own self! be true,
And it must folllow, as the night the day,
Thiou canst not then be (false to any man.”
from Hamlet Act I, Scene 3
These are not meirefliy our word®, but are the words' of a
woiM»-known genius. If they haven’t saidi anyUhiinig yet, read them
another time—it won’t hiurt. We had them, printed here so you
woixldn’t have to go to tihe library as we did. We want you to read
themi and to think about them,
Evidtently, this mode of thinking has gone out of style on
our campus. The possessions of an indiividuafli are now considered
equipment for company use. It is virtually imjjossible to know
at any one time wOiere one’s belongingsi may be found when
everybody who takes a fancy to use tihem walks in the room,
picks them uip, and walks out without asking any questions. Fhis
seems to us to show a great deail of disrespect for others and
for -the rights of others. Instead of respecting others’ rights and
property because we respect them as individuals, the- idea exist
ing here seems to be: If you’re my friend, you 11 let me use
your things^ And realfly use them! This is the same attitude that
keeps high school students buying paper and pencils iconstantly.
But, as shouQld be expected, college students are capable of so
mucih more—the pencils are someitimes five doBar pencils, and
the paper sometimes comes at ten doliarsi a pack.
Very few among us are wealthy. At the same time very
few of us are incapaible of living within our means and within
our provisionsk—pa^^ul^ly clothes, food, mo^ney, and beaulty
aids. We, as students, have at least the responsibility to sitay out
of other people’s unoccupied rooms if we want to stay clear of
suspicion. In this way we can help narrow the field) down to a
few suspects from which the actual thieves onay be determined
and sMpped. W© have no room here for people wlio will steal.
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A suggestion for the tea hole has been passed on to xis. Some
students would like to have a machine for milk and orange juice
as well as a m,achine for cigarettes, cokes, pepsi’s crackers, etc.
We thiTik it would be a great addition, ilt would certainly be a
vast improvement over the means of seMng milk and orange
juice that was tried befoire and abandoned. Especially at this
time of year, when it’s so hard to fight off coilldSi this addition to
Uhe tea hole would >be valuable to the students from the stand-
point of health.
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We are glad to know that as a result of our publication of a
few of the small daily irritations to the students that some of
these situations have 'been altered. The student body always
appreciates the cooperation of the administration andl the staff
in allleviating unpleasant conditions. But, we don t dearly under
stand the cause for friction. Spedfically, the need for bath tub
hoppers for each tub has existed for two yeans previous to
this one. We felt it was time to call it to the attention of the
person, or p^sons, responsible for the purchase of bath tub
sitopipers. Student omissions are constantfly being pointed out, s'o
why can’t we have a reciprocal trade agreement?
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We’ve heard that a Bible major could toe quoted-: “There
are two Boards of Christian Education now—the Board of
Christian Edlucation in Richmond and the Bored- of Christian
Education at Flora Macdonald.”
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For the benefit of IJiose disturbed about our publication of
material concerning the CPC, we feel that it is one of the issues
of the day. Asi editor of the paper I shaUi not take sides, but
would be glad to tdl anyone personally -what my views of the
matter are. As you see in this edition, we are giving space to at
least two sides of the issue.
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To restate a policy—any student, -who as stirred up about
something or has a suggestion, or mi idea, to shiare with the
student bodty, may write a letter to the editor concerning your
beliefs. These letters will be published wit!h signatures in the
SfcirL
AMcL
I saw several envelopes of an-
nuial pics being returned ^t the
other day. Pity some people don’t
return within a week means sev
en days ... Have you considered
the impact that the loss of indivi
duality has had on our country?
At one time we thrived on it.
Where has it gone? ... From
what I hear the Choral Club had
a rather difficult time making
a decision. K they behave like
such a bunch of bickering old
women now, think what’s in store
for them twenty years hence...
I had talked myself into not
bothering svith Christmas Cards
this year when some tom-fooL
sent me one and my conscience
began to hurt. ..
Working on a production is so
much fun. Everyone pitches in to
paint flats, make costumes, round
up props while the cast rehears
es, rehearseis, and) rehearses, and
DRENA EDWARDS
rehearses some more. In the
meantime, Mrs. Johnson begins to
think she is a widow... I don’t
feel this leave the dining hall by
table or cosy little crews of
eight is accomplishing too much.
Some simply have to rush or
(>thers have to wait. Student
Coundl’s answer to this — if you
have slow eaters, !h)urry tiiem
up — didn’t seem particularly in-
formiatlve to me. What do you
think? ...
New song introduced on the Ed
Sullivan show “Nothing Could Be
Finer than to Rcjpognize Red Chi
na in the Morning” ... I made so
much fun of my roommate’s art
dass endeavors that she has
threatened to give one of them
to me. That’s about aU everyone’s
Christmas spirit can stand. Hope
Sandy Claws is good to you.
Student Opinion
Students’ Suggestion
To Tbe Editor:
A judiciary board on our cam
pus would be an improvement
to our “commuiniity living.” The
Student Council is often so very
busy with the activities of the
Student’s Association, and when
they have the added strain of
trying several cases a we^, it
is virtually impossible to be a
student. In our estimation, if
handled correctly, a judiciary
board would not lessen the po
sition or authority of tbe Coua-
cdl members. The sole respon
sibility of such a -board would
be to take care of cases —
hearing them, passing the
sentences, and making recom-
rtiendations on any case taken
to the Co-operative Committee.
Last year the Student Associa
tion voted to drop our member
ship from the regional and Na
tional Student Association organi-
zaltions and to join the World
University Service organization.
Since that time the students have
heard nothing. We feel that if
our Student Coundl were not so
busy with all their responsibilities
on the home front our affiliation
with other colleges and organiza
tions could be developed.
We would not lack for compe
tent people to serve on a judi
ciary board. There are plenty of
girls here who have a sound
respect for rules. They have also
the kind understanding and a
sense of fair play that is required
for effective handling of cases.
Another reason for a judiciary
board is that soon our student
body will be moved to the Con
solidated College. There the stu
dent body will be much larger
and also co-ed. Of necessity tiiere
v/ill be a Student Council, a judi
ciary board, and some sort of
men and women’s inter-dormitory
councils. Since Flora Macdonald
is the only four year school mCTg-
ing, can we afford to wait until
that time to lay the foundation
for ^ch groups? The amount of
preparation, planning, and testing
done ahead of time by all the
students wiU determine the ef
ficiency erf those first few years.
For the benefit of aU concerned
we would like to see steps taken
in this direction.
Martha Currie
Sue Lahr