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Page two THE TWIG May 20, 1960 Childish or Childlike ... A Distinction P How do the words of Paul that when he became a man he “put .away childish things” correlate with the words of Jesus that the Kingdom of Heaven is made of such that are like little children? The answer lies in the vast difference between the words “childish” and “childlike” and is a point which is, I think, particularly pertinent to us as a college generation. As we mature in wisdom and knowledge through study and living in a community such as ours here, we must of necessity put away many “childish things”—childish ways if we are to be the mature women we are expected to be as Meredith graduates in taking our place in society. However, the danger too many encounter during college years is thal they lose the childlike quality of their lives—that quality of awe and faith which is important to keep, and develop instead attitudes of cynicism or pride in their own knowledge and ability. Francis Thompson expressed the important childlike quality when he said that to be a child is “to believe in love, to believe in loveliness, to believe in belief.” This, 1 thmk, is what Jesus meant when he said that the Kingdom of Heaven is composed of little children. S. R. f MEREDITH AND COMMENCEMENT... THE PAST AND THE FUTURE Meredith is soon to draw to a close its 1959-60 school year and to graduate another class of students. As this time approaches it is proper to consider the purpose and significance of this school and the meaning of commencement. Emerson sMke of the “train of ghosts ... the long, winding train reachmg back into eternity.” In the past of Meredith there are many ghosts whose spirits contribute to the unseen reality of this school today. The heritage which makes Meredith what she is remains alive in a spirit which is paradoxically more real than the physical attributes of buildings, books, and equipment. The true Meredith is an intangible beyond physical destruction, for she can be harmed only by her own being—her students. It is incumbent upon us to develop an understanding of the heritage of our school and to gain an insight into the purpose for which she exists. The avowed intent of Meredith College is “to develop in its students the Christian attitude toward the whole of life” and “to provide not only thorough instruction, but also culture made perfect throu^ the religion of Jesus Christ.” The re sponsibility for implementing this purpose lies with each Meredith student. Commencement is an occasion which, in the words expressed in a Radcliffe newsletter, “summons the past and links the present to what has gone before.” In presenting to society another group of graduates, Mere dith is calling her heritage to the forefront and is asserting its embodiment in the class of 1960. From her orientation as a Christian institution, she seeks to graduate persons who have developed “the Christian attitude toward the whole of life” and who are immersed in the “culture made perfect through the religion of Jesus Christ.” As the word implies, Commencement is not an end but a beginning. It does not stop with summoning the past. Commencement symbolizes the reaching of a new level of growth. The inheritance from the past becomes a dynamic element in the future. Only those Meredith graduates who recognize this quality of commencement are true to Meredith’s past and present. S. L. MEMBER Associated Collegiate Press EDITORIAL STAFF Suzanne Leath Associate F.ditor Sue Rogers Managing Editor Peggy Willins Feature Editor Unda Kirby Music Editor Susan Leathers Sports Editor Cris Kress Columnists May Photographer Barbara Sullivan Reporters—Toula Bellios, LeDhu Gillespie, Libby Greene, Carroll Ann Hicks. Sally Holbrook, Peggy Klick, Alice Maney, Pat Shuman, Elaine Smith Faculty Sponsor Dr. Norma Rose BUSINESS STAFF Business Manager Mary Louise Hudson Advertising Manager Faye Lee Circulation Manager julia Horton Mailing Editor Dorothy Maynard Chief Typist Barbara Adams Advertising Staff—Mary Lou Allen, Judy Bullard. Rachel Lowe, Jeanette Worthington Typists—Jeanclle Baker, Mary Baugham, Seleda Camp. Judy Howie, Linda Rose Lee. Louise ParrLsh Faculty Sponsor Miss Lois Frazier Entcrcil as scconcl-cl.iss mntter October II, 1923, at post otricc at Riilcloh, N. C., under Act of March 8, 1879, Published seml-monilily tliiring tlie monlhs of October. November and April; mumhly clurins tlic ttionlbs of December, January. February, March und May Thk Twir, is Che colicge ncwspiiper of Meredith Collcec. Raleigh, North Carolina, and aa such is one of the three major publications of the lnstltutlon--ihe other two bebii The Acorn, the literary magyrine, and The Ouk Leaves, the coltcae annuiil. Meredith College is an accrcdited senior liberal arts colleee for women loc.'tted In the capital city of North Carolina. It confers the Bachelor of Adn and the Bachelor of Music degrees. The college offers majors in twenty-one Helds Inctudlnit music, iirt. business and home economics. Since 11^21 the Jnititution has been a member of the Southern Association of Colleges and •Secondary Schools, The college holds membership in the ARsociailon of American Colleges and the North Cftrollna College Conference. Craduute.s of Meredith College are eligible for membership In the American Associutlon of University Women, The instituLion is a liberal arts member of the National Association of Schools of Music. Subscription Rates: $2,95 per year The Twio is served by National Advertising Service, Inc., 430 Madison Ave„ New York n, New York. A Fresiitnan Yenr Approachen Its End By ELAINE SMITH I’m in the process of assemblipg a scrapbook which is entitled “My Freshman Year at Meredith Col lege.” On the first page will go pic tures—pictures of- my big sister, my freshman counselor, my roommate and suitemates, and then one of each of the other forty-six girls on my favorite hall. Next is a letter from home, the first one I received! 1 can remember crying for hours from homesickness and a sense of loneliness—but all that has passed. On the same page I’ll fit in the chewing-gum wrapper which is a souvenir of the first of numerous blind dates to fraternity parties. There are some miscellaneous items that can’t possibly be left out. I have a yellow star and a purple cut-out of Milton from Rush Week, a piwe of dried corn from Corn Husking, a miniature hat as a re minder of our part in Stunt Night, and a broken tennis racket from Play Day. (I don’t think that will fit!) Somewhere 1 hope to lind room for pictures of a few of the faculty, especially those who have guided and shaped my future in class and in conference. Oh, I’d better not forget this dorm card that brought me three eall-dawns for failure to- put S. P., incorrect chapel-cut totals, and the wrpng date. Finally, I plan to in clude a full-page photograph of the May Court in all its glory. And that’s the last page and the last event in the best school-year of my life! Music Notes By SUSAN LEATHERS With all the junior and senior concerts over, the senior music majors are now able to concentratc on other things. On June 18, Bar bara Smith and Glenda Pressley will both hear wedding bells. A little later, similar occasions well arise for Barbara Armstrong and Janice Mor gan. Mary Margaret Morgan plans to teach in New York state next fall. There seems to be no rest for the chorus. Immediately after the spring concert, work was begun on music for an out-of-town trip and for graduation week-end. Last Sunday afternoon, the group went to the First Baptist Church in Henderson, North Carolina, to present the eve ning worship service. Freshmen music students have been planning tentative schedules for the fall semester. Dr. Cooper has gained a couple of white hairs from trying to work out “these compli cated things." Congratulations are due to the new officers of Sigma Alpha Iota Music Fraternity. They are Joan Cope, president; Pat Walston, vice- president; Nancy Phillips, secretary; Peggy.Martin, chaplain; Gail New ton, social chairman; and Gigi Padgett, pianist. Noted with interest: freshmen theory students working diligently to meet a dead line for late work ,. . increasing difficulty in finding empty practice rooms as examinations draw closer . . . hushed conferences of music faculty after senior hear ings . . . ambitious, budding com posers going to Miss Swanson with their masterpieces?! for advice and criticism ... the number of practice hours remaining in this semester. Mrs. Carlyle Campbell Attends Nation-wide Mothers’ Conference Having returned recently from the annual Mother’s Conference held at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York City, Mrs. Carlyle Campbell, wife of Meredith’s president and Ra leigh’s nominee for state mother of the year, is bubbling with enthusi asm over her memorable experi ences. The conference, bom nearly three decades ago, was begun to choose from among the mothers of America one mother who would stand as a symbol of ideal motherhood. Catherine Marshall Is Speaker The Awards Week Activities this year, using as its theme “The Home—The Center of Family Life,” had among its speakers the inspiring Catherine Marshall. Mrs. Campbell and her traveling companion, Mrs. D. R. Coker of Hartsville, S. C., the 1958 American Mother of the Year, are in hearty agreement that Mrs. Marshall’s address and the “earnest Christianity shown by the women dedicated toward the build ing of Christian homes” were the highlights of the week to them. DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES ADDRESS MEREDITH GROUP A program presenting the Demo cratic candidates currently running for governor of North Carolina was held on Wednesday, May 11, at three o’clock in the afternoon in Joyner Hall, The meeting was spon sored by Dr. Sarah Lemmon’s American history class. Both stu dents and faculty members attended the program which was presided over by Ann Michael. Of the gubernatorial candidates, all except Dr. I. Beverly Lake were represented. The first person to speak was Mr. Tom Lambeth, who represented candidate Terry San ford. He was followed by candidate Malcolm Seawell. Candidate John D. Larkins, Jr., who was unable to be present, was represented by his campaign manager, Mr. Clyde Shreve. Alumnae Meet At Union Mrs. Campbell is quick to add, too, that besides renewing old friendships with nine Meredith Col lege Alumnae at a get-together one evening at Union Theological Semi nary, where several of our alumnae are enrolled for graduate study, they also made many new friendships even one with the Puerto Rican Mother of the Year. Conference Ends With Processton At the close of the event-packed week of luncheons, receptions, work shop sessions, prayer groups, sight seeing in New York, and a tour of the United Nations, the grand finale of the conference was held Friday noon. May 6, in the grand ballroom of the hotel where the candlelight procession was an outstanding trib ute to the past and present state and American mothers, speakers, dignitaries, and friends pre.sent. “Tndeed, the week was a very meaningful one for me,” Mrs. Camp bell relates, “and it is one that I shall Tong remember with deepest pleasure.” MERE DITBER By MAY My dissertation on the absence of the “Palm Springs” scene around campus was shot f^ of holes when I spied two swim-suit clad sun-seek ing souls perched on a breezy third Brewer breezeway. Recent visitors to our campus— a gubernatorial candidate and two other candidates’ representatives— seem to have made quite an impres sion, even on those under voting age. A classmate has announced she will not wash her right hand, at least until die elections—she may have shaken hands with the future governor. Dr. Johnson’s class brought forth this definition of a highbrow: “edu cated beyond one’s intelligence.” (Could this have come from Samuel Johnson’s dictionary?) A chemistry student (as a result of a chem lab accident) has found a way to remember her formulas. Put a chemical reaction on each fin ger. How, I asked, do you propose to remove the rather unsi^tly colors when you’ve passed the course? “Oh, no problem. Hydro chloric acid should do it.” Naturally, most of us are thinking about the approaching final exams. Not studying for them, of course— just thinking—and it’s very discon certing to find someone who is study ing. Would you believe it, I actuaUy know one of these foresighted “crea tures”—my roomie. (The rest of the suite is normal.) With this, the Meredith campus scene draws to a close, to reopen with September’s Twig. Mere Dither looks forward to that time of reunion and welcome. CROOKS ARE RALEICH^S FAMILY OF THE YEAR Each year the Raleigh Family Service Society, a United Fund Agency, sponsors the selection of a Family of the Year from among the white population of the city and one from among the city’s Negro population. This year the family of Dr. and Mrs. Roger Crook has been selected for this honor. The Crook family includes six lively boys. They are David, 10; Joe, 9; John, 8; James, 5; Bryan, 4; and Stephen, 2. Dr. Crook, a graduate of Wake Forest College and the Southern Baptist Seminary, is a Meredith re ligion professor and the pastor of Raleigh’s Mt. Olivet Baptist Church. Besides her time-consuming duties as a minister’s wife and the mother of six boys, Mrs. Crook also finds time to contribute to the civic life of the community. Dr, Johnson Addresses Language Conference Dr. Mary Lynch Johnson, chair man of the Meredith College Eng lish department, recently attended the Foreign Language Conference at the University of Kentucky April (Continued on page four) J "'&0 TO WOftK... (^O OlHeCTLY TO P? NOT PAii &O...PO NOT COUeCT §ZoO,**
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