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The Twig
January 28,1980
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Oficial Organ of The Sttident Body
of Meredith GoUege
Edith Buchanan Editor-in-chief
Salinda PEKny Business Manager
RonicBTA RoYSTun Assistant Editor
Anne Simms Assistant Editor
Sakak Briggs Managing Editor
Elizahetii BooMiiouB.J/anaf>inff Editor
Bi-ONDiK Morsic Managing Editor
Mary Baiibek-A»s«. Business Manager
Evelyn McCall Art Editor
Reporters:
Edwina Maktin rUUK Cmoate
JOStCl’IllNE LYI.KS IjILI.IA> Ai.uriuge
CiiuisTiNE Johnson Mauy Lee
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EDITORIALS
We wish to take this oppor
tunity to apologize for having
published—unintentionally, you
may be assured—any clipping
for which we have not given full
credit, and we assure the of
fended party that it will not
again occur. It has not been our
intention to publish as our own
anything not written by a Mer
edith student. And we are in
deed sorry that we may have
given the slightest indication of
plagiarism.
There seems to be an opinion
on the part of a neighbor insti
tution that there could be no
Twig published were the ma
terial of the alumnje column not
handed in each week. True, we
are greatly dependent on this
most interesting column and we
greatly appreciate its contribu
tions each week. However, we
believe that there is a mistaken
notion concerning the place of
the alumna: column in our pa
per. In the first place, The Twig
holds an unusual place among
colleges with regard to former
graduates of the college which
it 1‘epresents, for a copy of The
Twtg is sent each week to each
alumna. Consequently the paper
belongs in as great measure to
former students as it does to
NEW ARRIVALS
the present student body. We,
therefore, feel it our responsi
bility to make the paper contain
as many things of interest to
them as it does to the people
now enrolled at the college. It
is further our purpose to devote
at least one issue entirely to
them, and we propose to have
this year's issue in a few weeks.
We will, therefore, appreciate
any contribution from any alum
na of the college.
We hope our position on this
matter has been fully and satis
factorily explained to all who
may be interested. If such is
not the case, further elucidation
on the subject will be willingly
and gladly given, and we will
greatly appreciate personal re
marks about this made directly
to us by letter rather than
through the joke columns of a
paper which seems to have a dis
torted view of the ivhole affair.
STUDENT OPINION |
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CO-OPERATION
Cooperation is a word often
used or misused. We firmly be
lieve that we are using the word
correctly when we state that
through the cooperation of the
Student Body with the requests
of the Bursar, Meredith will be
greatly benefited. It is, we
think, mere thoughtlessness on
our part when we do not turn
out our lights when we leave
the room. Our failure to do so
may seem a mild or unimportant
event, but the fact that there
may have been tens and tens of
folks like us brings the reali
zation that there would be many
more lights needlessly burning.
On all sides we hear the lament
of “hard times.” But it is in the
power of the Student Body to
prevent the knocking of “hard
times” at the doors of Meredith
by a little honest thought and
some consideration. The re
quest has been made! Think a
few minutes of what your coop
eration can do.
of mere pleasure some should
go at least once in a great
while.
Mr. Battin would like, too, a
little bit more show of apprecia
tion for his organ recitals. These
recitals are carefully planned
and require practice and study.
They are really worth the time
spent on them, and if the girls
would only go they woud profit
by it in many ways.
C. J.
E.\-Gov. William E. Sweet Gives
Inspiring Talk
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IN PRAISE OF MUSIC
It has been the general atti
tude of the students to be rather
unappreciative of our music de-:
liartment, both students and fac
ulty. Most of the student body:
has an idea that the girls in the j
music department have an easy;
time of it—that they are there
for the fun they get out of it.'
It has often been said by one'
}>irl to another, “If you can’t
pass an A.B., try the public
school music course—anyone can
pass that.” No, anyone can not
pass it. It takes hard work—
harder work perhaps than most
people realize, and the girls in
that department should be given
credit for that work. The girls
in the voice and piano depart
ment, as well as public school
music department, work hard to
pcrfect numbers for the weekly
student I'ecital and the weekly
1‘adio programs. This is no
child’s play. It calls for extra
practice and concentration. Out
of the student body there Is per
haps one out of a hundred of
the gii'ls that attend those week
ly recitals. Of course, since it
isn’t compulsory, few students
ever go, but it seems that out
(Continued from paee one)
which we can never be relieved.”
This conception he believes to
be parent to the idea of prepar
edness for war which has grown
so prevalent among the na
tions.
“There are certain steps or
movements for peace,” declared
Mr. Sweet, and as he enumer
ated these movements he traced
the history of central Europe
since 1918, pausing to discuss
at length the League of Na
tions, as conceived by Woodrow
Wilson, and the Briand-Kellogg
peace pact, reading the latter
with great emphasis. As he
traced the progress made by the
nations toward peace, he enu
merated steps that will ultimate
ly, if so determined by man, lead
to the new patriotism, which
will eventually end in world
peace. “By acceptance of the
Briand-Kellogg peace pact the
nations can outlaw war,” Mr.
Sweet concluded. “Therefore
war is not inevitable, and it is
possible for nations to find some
method for settlement of dis
putes other than engaging in
and waging war.”
Mr. Sweet made this outstand
ing and impressive statement by
which he concluded his noble
plea: “I summon you to a lasting
peace, and I call you to hold
high the torch because it is a
great adventure. Not only high
must you hold the torch, but
be courageous in your attitude
toward war, and by so doing
lead the world to a durable and
lasting peace.’'
Interesting Program at Vesper
Services
(Continued from i>oko one)
Marguerite Mason, the presi
dent of Meredith B. S. U,, spoke
on “Christ’s Honor System.”
“Honor,” she said, “is excel
lence of character by which one
judges right from wrong in
life.” There are several sources
for influencing one’s selection of
a standard of honor from one’s
parents, from associates, from
conventionalities, from profes
sors, and from unconscious in
fluences such as books, movies,
etc. Christ’s standard of honor
is one’s word of honor. Mar
guerite closed by saying: “Our
word should be as good as a
bond. What a different world
and an ideal world this would be
if every man’s word was as se
cure as his bond!”
After Marguerite Mason fin
ished her talk, Kathleen Dur
ham introduced Margaret Craig,
president of the S. G., who
talked on “How Christ’s Honor
System can be applied to Mere
dith Campus.” She explained
how the system of Jesus Christ
could be applied to any campus
through a complete trust among
the students, one for the other;
then a clearer responsibility
would be instilled within each
of our students. The listeners
were urged to hold on to their
good habits, to do away with all
bad ones, replacing them with
better ones. Do the best you
can from day to day. Test your
every act by asking yourself if
it would be pleasing to your
friends, your parents, and your
God. “Be honest with yourself
and your God,” Margaret ended.
The meeting closed with the
singing of “Give of Your Best
to the Master,” and the meeting
adjourned with each girl carry
ing within her heart a resolve
to give her very best to the
Master in the future.
Margaret Craig Goes To Fifth
N.F.S. Congress
(Continued from page one)
Roy Lyman Wilbur, “The Amer
ican Students’ Responsibility of
Citizenship in the Modern
World,” and an address by Mr.
Geoi'ge Creel, former chairman
of committee on Public Infor
mation, during the World War,
on “The Power of Opinion.” In
the evening there were regional
dinners followed by a basketball
game.
The last day was devoted pri
marily to business meetings and
election of officers. It was de
cided to hold the Sixth Annual
Congress at Georgia Tech in At
lanta. The grand finale of the
convention was a formal ban
quet in Branner Hall. There
was a special talking motion pic
ture of Dr. Wilbur, as well as
a mock treasurer’s report.
The congress was indeed a
success, and we hope that it will
be even more successful in fu
ture years.
Adventurous One (about to
go up in airplane): “Oh! Mr.
Pilot, you will bring me back all
right, won’t you?”
Pilot: “Yes, indeed, madam;
I’ve never left anybody up there
yet.”
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A. E. Roth Addresses Confer
ence at Stanford
iConlinucii fi'om VHue onu)
G. Type of dress seen on the
campus.
A friendly attitude shown by
the students toward visitors:
makes a lasting impression. If a
student assists visitors on the
campuvs by showing them around;
and answering their questions, i
her time is well spent.
In dealing with the subject of'
publications, Mr. Roth urged
that the colleges bar all sensa
tionalism from campus newspa
pers and magazines. “Is your
campus paper constructive or
merely cynical?” the speaker
asked. Constructive criticism is
always useful, but it is bad busi
ness to deride your own college,
because it gives the wrong im
pression to the public.
Radio broadcasting is of ut
most importance in giving a fav-
! orable conception of university
I or college life to the public.
; People also notice the .stu-
I dents’ respect for university
; property. As a general thing
j students respect their college
: pi'operty, but sometimes they
I are inclined to be negligent.
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