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^sl*nral6^1piit®ft«4»^^^^^ ■‘ **f ' 'Vj (?'Sl ‘^ ■ ' ^ ^y-'- ^ ^ :.yr:' . '> ,; ^v. .^V: ^g=.vt>fi:j-->T‘yv-. ■■ - . .11 ,, , — , ■ ^ . v..= :--A- Gov;^ninent - Checkings Policy Is Ghalleng'ed; Students Take Advantages ': Our wmewhat ideal policy, of not checking this year haa been challenged almbn. continuotuly. Of cduise, if it were liot, it would ■ftot be worth much anyway TT»wb are .those who say that a good many students think they caii get- awy with murder, so, to speak, simply because they know :nordne is watching. their every ■ mowe' or trying, to '“catcK up" w^th tliem. Thwe are those who do take advantage of just that, but wl^ther there are.mbre than those who have taken advantage of other. systcnu is questionable, ' Will-you be honest 'with your', aelf and see if you- are slipping where you are'pretty sure no one is likely to know the differ' cn^?. How far'does your sense ' of. honor go? ' Does it work-' only. ;if it is ccHivenient and is it cast aude when it interferes with your personal wishes? Insofar, as each one does not US' sume personal responsibility for hersdf and others, any. system is ineffKtive. This year’s approach to student government means ogreat deal to some of us, and, believe, to most of us. Does it mean enough to you to exert mor: coHKious ^ort to make it a suc' cess? Would you rather live here feeling you can be trusted to do what you arc supposed to do becauK you want to do the right thing, or would you rather hav« someone see that you are doing the right thing, insofar as that is possible? It is up lo you • to choose which you prefer. Arc you willing to admit that so many people cannot be expected to do the right thing, that such a system is hot practical, but only a foolish ideal? Comparing our approach with other systems, 1 am quite sure that, witli all its flaws, it is the better way—it is the basis of true and genuine growth ani , it ,i«' more valuable. It cannot be ac complished in six months, or a year, or perhaps even two. Is it worth the elfort and the contin ued striving necessary to make it a reality? I believe it is, but it is going to require the faith, the neergy, the application of enough people to keep it alive and growing. - Ideally, it would take every last one of us.' Is- it going'forward on tl»e shoulders of a few people, of everyone but you, or will some of the weight be yours also? If you shift your share to the shoulders of someone else, and if enough people do that, in the process, to say nothing of someone will get weightd down the damage which will result to the system. Faith and other intangible val' ues, which accompany anything possessing the ideal is worth some- thing—it is worth far. more than lack. !of faith and understand,' even when that: faith is -^trayed. It is the-same principle. as believ' ing love is a more powerful , thii^ than force. . Th^t may seem a foolish assertion in pur \toilcl tOr dayi but what would happen if no one still believed ^thatj if ho one continued to cherish . that ideall The reasbn love :|ecms in adequate is that M.;few 'people have tri^ it', hav really believed init. Thfe aime; la thwj.pf • a r^l honor; syate^v ^ So'' ’ fs^ ..-.people have..Kally?jj?lie^^^ to try itir tpve'iis'way.' anJjwt;'^,, .I:,beliBve'-tnj6t prac; tically .aipn^ n is- the 'tetter' vroy ortumtf. or Discussion Sometiihe in the near.-futurie'ri group of Meredith student^J in-' eluding International .Relations Club'members and all othm .WKo wish to take part, will:hieet fcw;i diKiissioii on iiiter*Amcrican-.af fairs arid proble^ as part of a uatioii'wide Extempore-Dikussion Contest in which six . awards: of tours to other American republics are planned, Such topics as "Dc' fcnse of 'the Americas,” “Inter- American Trade,” and ‘Travel be- tween the Americas” are to be taken up and discussed. The contek is spoiisored by the office, of coordinator of Inter: American .Affairs, through the National Public Discussions Com mitted Inc. It has received the endorsement of ■ President Roose velt, Participation on our cain' piis is being arranged by Miss Frances .Bailey, head of the Speech Department. • Of the twenty-one senior col >es partici{»ting in North Car olina,. five students from cach school' who demonstrate great^ mast^ of the subject and supe rior ability in expressing tlicir ideas will represent the school at a district conference of eight to ten sUiools in this vicinity. Round tabl^. and an extempore discus sion forum . are to be held, and many district meets also plan a special Pan American .program and radio broadcasts at the same time. Forty-seven district contests in all will be held. The two outstanding students al each district confcrenix will be sent to one of the six regional meetings, the winning student from cach region becoming a del egate Co the. National Intei'colle- giate Conference on Inter-Ameri can affairs in Washington, Ac cording to plans all six winners, will be awarded a tour of the other American republics. About 400 colleges and uruver- sities are Caking part in the con lest, according to Dr. Alan Nich ols, director of the National Com mittee in New York. The eager ness of the schools’ to take part shows cliat students in our country deeply interested in improv- FIRST AiDBRI: BEi^RN HOW Pagfe ThrtTe OCIAA Gives Study Data The Offiu of the Coordinator of Inter-American Aifairs, trough die National Public Discussions Committee, Inc., is sponsoring a nation-wide . discussion of • inter' American aifairs, in which this school has agreed to participate. Delegates to the national confer cnce for the contest will be re warded, it is planned, with t specially conducted tour of the other American republics in the summer of 1942. ing Pan American relations. Fairmont Epworth League Has Social Members of the Epworth League of the Fairmont Methodist Church attended a social on Friday even- ing, February 20. TTje social was held at the State College Y. M. C. A., and for the most part was planned by State College boys who are members of the League. trust is expressed in , the pome by Grace Noell Crowell:. Because Someone Has Faith in Me Because someone has faith in me - r cannot fail though all'the way Winds up'the hill. My staff in hand, and chnrily, I can but fare me forth each day With right good will. . Because someone has faith In me I need lo krap my heart iquite true, My*own .faith strong. My vision clear, that I. may see, Undaunted by what , meets my view, And- sing, a song. Qod h'elp me sing/the ebr;g, I pray, God keep me clean and strong to • : • 80, ■ . , Clear-eyed to SM Jhe • iintrodi upwwd winding my,:. • . ■’ ■ Fpy lf^l (Mie.X kn6w , ^l9 Futh in iM^^ I Mpre .thaii.pne person.har fftW in everyo^ij of’ w. jng; to jrtye - , anc(oifi The discu^ion program calls for intensive study of inter-Amer ican problems ^d is open to all Students, thixtugh departments of publfc speaking, Spanish, inter national relations, social studies and related fields. Among topics suggested for extempore-discussion forums are “The Importance of Hemispheric Solidarity in De- fense^” “Inter-American Trade at the Crossroads,” “Ships for Inter' American Trade,” “Rediscovery of the Americas by Americans," “How Modern Transportation and Communications Helped Unify the Americas," and “The Danger Threatening the Americas.” Not later than March 1 ench school will select five to eight stu- dencis who have demonstrated the greatest mastery of the subject and superior ability in the public ex pression of their ideas. The win ners will represent their schools at one of about fifty district con fcrences to be held throughout the country. Each district conference will have representatives from eight lo ten neighboring schools and will hold round table meetings and an extempore-discussion forum. From each such conference the two out standing students will be sekaed as representatives-for seven region al mctings. One student from each regional meet will become a delegate. to the National Inter' collegiate Conference .on Inter- Ainerican. Affairs and according to present plans will be rewarded a tour of the other American re publics this summer. The contest is being conducted under the managment of the Na tional Public Discussions Com mittee, Inc., of which Dr. Alan Nichols 'is director. Dr. Nichol^ ii .native of Ibwa, has for twenty years been director of inter-col legiate forensiu at the University of Southern California. Members of the Advisory Com mittee of the .contcst are: Qeorge B.. Brooks, l^ode Is land State College; Dallas C. Dickey, Louisiana State Univer'. sity; Charles P, Green; University of Oklahoma I Charles R. Layton, Muskingum . Collcgei Charl» F- Lindsley, Occidental-College; W. y,, rO’Coiinell,; Illinois iS»te ^i'-T^hci's' ;.GQl(egei'- H^y 'tpuisiana' ^State'. UH' jyenityi;-Arthur. L.'‘^ovW .ejr;--:;Gplt^gerV'.W3wa Alpha Psi Omega' Meeting IfP Catherine Wyatt and Catherine Porter, Seniors, and Annie Maty Matthews, a sophomore, were the new members who were initiated into the Alpha Psi Omega, the Honorary dramatic society on the campus, at the meeting Tuesday night, February 12. After tlie initiation, which is a secretative ritual, a business meet ing took place during which a so ciety social was discussed. Then ice ci-eam with chocolate syrup and cQca-colas were served. The Alpha Psi Omega is a na tional dramatic society, the Bta Nu Chapter, of which whas es tablished on the Meredith campus in 1938, At present there arc twelve active membrs, including the three hew ones. Members of Che Little Theatre who have ob tained fifty Little Tlieatre points, if more than half are in acting, and seventy-five,-if in producing, are eligible to be invited into the society. Officers of the organisation are: Gretchcn Fanney, Worthy Play wright; Nan. Davis, Worthy Stage Manager; Margaret Hine, Wortliy Business Manager; and Miss Frances Bailey, Case Direc tor. Other members include Ellen Ann- Flythc, of Jackson; Mary Elizabeth Holloway, of Durham; Elisabeth Pruitt, of Hickory; Helen Scarborough, of Bishops ville, S, C,; Virginia Greene, of Shelby, and CorneliaHerriiig, of Zebulon. March Acorn Is Work Issue The next issue of the Acom, to be published around the first week of March, will be composed of vo cational articles. The stories,' the poetry, and the book reviews will deal with various ficlds^he prep aration for, the opportunities of, and tlie general aspects of the work. Students who are definitely plan ning to go into a certain type of work and who already have a more or less wide knowledge of the sub- |ect’are to be contributors to this edition. Articles on social work, medi cinc, Ubrary training, dietetics, journalism, t^hing, religious work, and commercial art, will be of interest to students who plan to take up one of these vocations. So look out for the next Acorn. News Bureau Makes Request of Students To the students and faculty; Meredith has been kept “in the news" fairly well this year, which may be attributed to the splendid cooperation which has been received from students and faculty. It is not possible for us to cover every event, and for that reason reporters of campus organizations working in connec tion with the News Bureau makes the news coverage more complete. Everything that is tuhted in to the papers is not printed, but ev- eiy time an item is prlntec^then Meredith is that much better known, . You perhaps kno^ things that would make wonderful news, su tell about them. Keeping a school up front in the news is an euKrprise. lliere are numbers of other colleges in the state with piiblicity news that deserves news- [)tipw space, top. We get .Better coverage only wth complete school cooperation, , Stop by the Nevra Bureau at times and look at oiir scrap books to review die year. Then, too, .suggestions that are welLsent ^rc always well received. An observ er can: alwajn give one new sug- .gMtldn that- had not been .able to. thir^k of. hen ;lf bttause sh,e .v/as toq, i closc}y 9nnec^ vith th? ' hftv^ (]«)ught;of Dance Regulations [Continued from page one] ing house, tourist home or hotel unless under chaperonage of her inotlicr. 4., When- attending dances held in Raleigh, students must go from and return to the college. They must be in ah hour after the dance. 5. Wlien dancts are held in Durhani or Chapel Hill students may be allowed under cliaperonage to go from ajid return to the col lege witliin an hour after the dance, or they may spend the week end in that city, if satisfactory ar rangements are made in advance with the Dean of Women. 3, Only girls who are students in residence at Meredith may go from and return to the college. 7. When, going to dances and returning to college,: Freshmen may have two dan ces per semester. . Sophomores may have two daiices per semester. Juniors may have three dan ces per semester. Sniors may have thr^ danccs per semester. These regulations apply only CO dances sponsored by approved or- | ganisations or institutions and not to the dancing of individual 03u pies in public places. . , 'Chaperones for danccs are: Anne* Barrow, Frances Buchanan, Nancy Carroll. Rowena Daniel, Gretchen Fanney, Margaret Hine, Mary Elisabeth Holloway, Vir ginia McGougan, Joyce McIntyre, Martha Olive, Amelia Pruitt, Eliiabeth Pruitt, Catherine Wyatt. A student petition requesting permission to spend week ends in Raleigh as before, plus the above regulations was rejected by the Student-Faculty Relations Com mittee. Tips on Being Stewardesses In keeping with new war-time requirements for airline steward esses, Don F. Magarrell, director of passenger service for United Air Lines, today g-dvc some tips to co- cds bn how they can now attain a place in the sky. Said Magarrell in announcing waiving of registered nurse re quirements for the duration; ‘Study hard, girls— especially such subjects as speech, Englisli, hygiene, physiology, sociology and home economics. . We'll require at least two years of college or uni versity training, but we're making no change as to physical specificii- tions which call for applicants to be between 5 feet 2 and 5 feet 5 inches tall, not over 120 pounds in weight, and between 21 and 2? years of age.” United Air Lines has eliminated the previous requirement of a reg istered nurse's certificate because of the war-time needs for nuiises. Classes for co-eds wrill be started shortly at United's school for stew ardesses in Chicago as the company begins obtaining additions and rc- placemente for its'present staff of 225 stewardesses, Magarrell an nounced. SPORTS Basketball Schedule Basketball games have already started and will colAtinue through next week,' The games take place on Monday, Wednesday, and. Thursday nights at 9:J0. Stu dents and tlieir dates are cordi- silly invited to come and cheer the icains. No food, however, may be brought into the gym. Three games have already been played, freshmen-Sophomore, jun ior-senior, and' freshman-junior. The games still to be played and their dates are; February 2 J—Sophomore-Jun • Jor February 25—Senior-Sophomore February 26—^JuniorrFresliman Miss Wliitc and Miss Dickenson will referee the games. Piano Clinic to Be Held Here Feb. 21 A piano clinic under the direc tion of Miss May Crawford, head of the piano department of Mere dith College, will be held at the College on Saturday morning, February 21, from 10:30 to 12.50 o'clock. All piano teachcrs from Wake, Vanjce, ^ahnston, Na.sh, Harnett and Wilson countics are invited. Miss Crawford will con duct an open forum on technical problems of pianists and will lead discussion on questions submit ted before hand. Jocelyn House, Meredith alumna, is in charge of ithis district for the piano clinic. Betty Cuthrell Is A. A. Representative Betty Cuthrell of Lexington, North Carolina, has been elected freshman representative on the A. A. Board. On the board she will represent the freshman claw in terests. Since coming to Meredith Betty ]j!is been active in sports. She has participated in golf, archery, bas- kciball, and tenrtis. She was also captain- of the freshman tennis tc.im carr>'ing on a tradition ?he started in high school. College Broadcasts fConlinued from paf/e ohg] other play presented by the soci ology department and dirccied by Dr. Ellen Winston, Dr. Johnson Now In Rex Hospital Dr. Mary Lynch Johnson, Asso ciate Professor of English, is now in Rex Hospital where she his, undergone an operation. Dr. Johnson entered the hospital Feb ruary IJ and it will be necessary for her to stay there for at least three weeks. After she is released from the hospital she will not be able lo resume her activities for three or four weeks. During her abscnce from our midst. Dr. John sons fi'iendly smile wilt be missed by c;ich and every member- of the student body. ii cfincei-c by the glee club under the direction of Miss Ethel Row land;,and two more plays, one by Next weeks offering wilLbe yet the physical i-ducatioii department another play, Deinocrflcy at Wor\, presented by Addie Davis, presi- dirccccd by Miss Christine White and tlio other by the arc.depait- dcnt of the student council. In- mcm amkr the direction of Clay eluded in future broadcasts, whicli ton Charles, will be given each week through: ConLliiding the seriw will be an April 2, wall be a.play by the so-j address, TJie Oiriitum College it» cial science department dircected. tlie Woi7il of Wir, by President hy Mrs. Lillian Parker Wallaco;| Campbell. Shorthand Course To Be Given Here Since there are quite a numkr 'of girls who would like to study ihorthand, Evelyn Hampton plans tO: get-a. group 'of->glrl8.' several opT GHILII plalfe Capeikin MOCSwnhFrlngtd lengii*. 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