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THE TWIG
January 22, 1960
Exam Week Should Be Useful
At the beginning o£ a chapel program last week, we were reminded
that this is tfie time of the year when we are especially conscious of
how we use every minute. After a full semester of what has seemed
like all of the work we could possibly manage to keep up with, the
tempo has been suddenly increased. We can no longer say, “I have
until the end of the semester to do it.” It is the end of the semester.
Amid the flurry of term papers, reports, and tests, which arc aimed
toward catching us up to the last possible ininute, we can see ahead
only the week of examinations.
Those of us to whom this week is not familiar have many questions
as to procedure and the probable outcome of our tests. A certain
amount of concern is only natural when we encounter a new experience.
However, the upper classmen confront the inevitable with mixed emo
tions. Among us are those who have their work in order and are ready,
after a brief review, to present to their professors evidence of what they
have learned. Others of us feel at once a sense of inadequacy to face
exams and of compunction that we did not put more into our classes.
We are acutely aware of the wasted time we spent in class. There
were even times when we did not bother to prepare our outside work
because we knew it would not be asked for. These we cannot erase.
Exam week is not an extra seven days of activity added to an already
complete semester. It is the fulfillment of our study in that we must,
for the first time, see the entire unit in proper perspective. Trivial
details are not the i>oint on which focus is made because the value of
any course we take is to be measured in terms of what we retain from
it. Facts are of supreme importance, to be sure; but apart from the
context which gives them meaning, they are impotent.
As conscious as we arc of the seemmg lack of time, we might stop
and see just How wisely we are using what we have. Hours.spent
halfheartedly do not accomplish nearly so much as minutes used wisely.
Let’s make this exam week count for us. L.H.G.
MEMBERSHIP BrTnGSRESPONSIBILITY
When one willingly becomes a member of any group, it is assumed
that she respects and accepts' the standards of that group. It is further
assumed that she intends to work toward the fulfillment of that group’s
purpose—whether it be the accomplishment of a tangible project, or
the more intangible and thus more difficult task of creating and main
taining a ccrtain attitude or spirit. This identification of self with the
group and the group’s ideals does not mean loss of individuality or of
self-realization, because the individual has chosen the group volun
tarily—after determining Aat the group meets her standards and, more
over, offers her an opportunity to contribute.
Thus it is with our college community. We assume that those girls
who join it do so voluntarily. We assume that they have carefully
examined our ideals, our pu^ose, our activities, and that they have
chosen to become identified with us as we work toward our various
goals.
This process of identifying oneself with anything as large as a col
lege—even a small college such as Meredith—is slow. Very few people
can immediately feel at ease in a new environment. Some girls find a
place for themselves in a matter of months; others find that it takes
longer. Those who never find an area in which they can work positively
and happily must admit a tragic error in choice or a tragic lack of
effort.
All colleges are said to possess a certain feeling or spirit which dis
tinguishes 3ien from other schools. Since we have chosen Meredith,
we are expectcd to' value her spfirit and the ideals for which she stands,
This does not necessarily mean that we agree completely with every
rule and every policy; but it does mean that we must at this time accept
the present situation, using our energy and abilities positively to effect
what changes we feel would be beneficial to the college as a whole.
We have chosen to become members of the Meredith College com
munity. This membership carries with it a significant responsibility.
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A Matter of Policy
By NANCY SHEARIN
Have you collected your insur
ance yet?
Yes, the policies left by the sud
den death o£ 1959 are now redeem
able, New friends and fresh knowl
edge; new faith and a song of
hope; courage and strength that kept
the 360 spotless new days as im-
mained as they came—these we can
collect, if wc took out the best kind
of insurance.
Insurance, of course, is a security
measure. Some of us are gamblers
—willing to take a chance on get
ting by. We were young, healfliy,
wealthy, and not very wise. So wc
lived the “eat, drink, and be merry”
life, letting tomorrow take care of
itself. Now we feel just a little
cheatcd, even a little angry bccause
1959 left only a pile of rubble for
us to gather up.
The majority of us are more
cautious. We are the “eat your cake
and have it too” type, so we took
out a weekly pay policy and felt
quite smug and safe in putting scraps
of our time to some good purpose.
We studied the night before a quiz
and managed to fool ourselves pre.tty
well. As the year ended we were
tempted to be a little self-congratula-
tory over what we had gotten for a
few pennies per week. How sur
prised and dismayed we are to find
that wc have hardly gleaned enough
from 1959 to bury him.
To leave the old with a burst
of song,
To recall the right and for
give the wrong;
To forget the thmgs that binds
you fast
To the vain regrets of the year
that’s past.
(Robert Beattie)
Thus ends 1959 for those who
began it with a sizable life insur
ance policy. We were the ones who
knew that 1959 must 1^ the best
year yet. We gave our best to the
task at hand, working and playing
with all we had. We made this year
our year. When the books were
dosed, we were the ones who could
feel that our future was covered.
We alone can really and with no re
grets greet “The New Year, like an
Infant Heir to the whole world, . . .
waited for, with welcomes, presents
and rcjoicings.” (Dickens)
I suggest that we all take out a
double indemnity policy for 1960
. . . and life.
Music Notes
By ANNE SHARPE
January seems to be Ailed with re
citals as well as exams. Sylvia Meade
presented most cabably her senior
recital at Hayes-Barton Methodist
Church. On January 18, S.A.I. will
present the women of the music fac
ulty in a recital, and on January 20,
Harriette Sutton Mozingo will play
her senior recital at Christ Episco
pal Church, Support these recitals
with your presence.
All of us in the music department
were overjoyed to learn that wc are
to receive a new organ for the small
auditorium in Jones. Dr. Cooper has
drawn up specifications for the in
strument and is eagerly awaiting
bids from organ builders. We hope
it will not be long before this new
addition arrives.
Overheard in the music depart
ment: much music in preparation
for exams . . . student teachers
breathing sighs of relief . . . Dr.
Cooper talking about the new organ
. . . Mr. Suit trying to put a new
pedal board on 209 — a big job, he
said . . . faculty members practicing
for recitals—a change . . . Joan
Cope practicing Beethoven . . .
tonettes in the music methods class.
Seen Around Compus
Focus Week committees busily at
work.
People pondering over the exam
schedule with “My Study Plan” in
hand.
Student teachers breathing sighs
of relief. ,
Excited groups discussing the
plans for the proposed student build
ing.
June brides already shopping for
THE dress.
Freshmen watching the term
paper rush with wary expressions
—their time is coming.
People suddenly interested in
work-^summer). (For the seniors,
in addition, —fall and winter and
spring.)
Final furniture going into the
home management house.
The panic of “what am I going
to take? I just won’t have another
Saturday cfass.”
I Marathon bridge games being ar-
! ranged for next week.
I Bicycling groups taking advan-
I tage of the warm days.
Bicycling groups limping and
creeping around—“Why did we
ride so long!”
That exam-week-is-upon-us look.
ed. notes
A student teacher joined a group
discussing exam schedules, prob
lems, etc., and completely broke up
the conversation with a single ques
tion: “By the way, when do exams
start?”
And while we’re on the subject:
Wouldn’t it be a good idea to post
next spring’s exam schedule with
the spring, class schedule? That way
we could pick out a good exam
schedule and then choose courses
which meet at the "right” times.
(Only at the end of a 1-o-n-g semes
ter does my reasoning work this
way.).
Election time is fast approaching.
Officers and members of ^1 campus
organizations should begin to think
of next year’s leadership and pro
grams. The Nominating Committee
soon will be asking for straw ballots,
so don’t wait until the last minute
to think about who-for-what.
“Campus Comedy” this issue is
not directed specifically toward our
faculty, as it might seem—^just
toward faculty in the abstract. Now
that’s settled, all students may now
laugh without fear of retaliation.
One sees a stuffed mailbox; and,
since one only has one boxmate, one
assumes some mail must be hers.
BUT ONE IS WRONG. After pull
ing out two magazines, three papers,
two letters from home and four
from neighboring colleges, and one
advertisement—no wonder college
girls have moments of depression.
The Eyebau
By NANCY WHEDBEE
It was interesting the other day
in chapel to note the insight of one
speaker when he speculated that if
the students who slc[>t through the
services were to be laid straight out
end to end . they would be more
comfortable.
He obviously had related some
truth for ^ne girl, stretching on her
way out, yawned, “I enjoyed every
nod of it.’.’
In a sociolo©^ class the instructor
was speaking on the subject of forms
of marriage. The professor re
marked, “Polygamy is more than
one husband or wife and the op*
posite is not monotony. . .
It was recommended that a class
read the Life series on evolution. One
student came back enlightened be
cause she claimed she had been some
familiar subject matter. It seemed that
one of the apes bore a striking re
semblance to her previous boy
friend. . . .
Received a Hi Brows card (serial
number 25 AG 73 W. the TV scan
dals have me scared) from a friend
and thought the verse pertinent.
BEHOLD THE AMATEUR
“PSYCHO”-ANALYST
You scrutinize ^d analyze
And offer diagnosis
Of complexes and phobias
Psychoses and neuroses—
You bubble on incessantly
Discussing and advising
Not knowing that it’s reaUy you
Who needs the analyzing!
Information was that the chorus
would sing “God Be Merciful” in
chapel Fcjday. It was suggested that
we invite all the faculty, to attend.
PEACE
(and quiet please. . , .)
There are those of us who oc
casionally are fortunate enough to
be able to sleep past 8:00 in the
morning. That is, we COULD sleep
IF the noise jn the hall were only
1/4 as loud. When fighting your
way back to consciousness after a
too-short night’s sleep, hearing girls
jump and shriek in the hall is just
to much. Mercy, please.
It must be that we are getting
old. Have you noticed that all the
“new” songs that come out have
been popular at least once before
during our lifetimes? Of course,
some of them can hardly be recog
nized. '
C0M(irr
N MApe up r\No hnal evaw. one i cer
oar, MQ TUB oTHeR one eofi Rcau/*
Members of the Community class/
have been giving so-called “objec
tive” reports about their respective
home communities. It seems these
girls should be given framed plaques
or citations by their chambers of
commerce; because they are really
“selling” the good features of their
area. Thirty of the most winning
towns in America are located right
here in the Old North State. Sur
prised?