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THE TWIG
MfiVIES
October 13, 1961
Chapel — Noisy?
Ever have trouble hearing the number of a hymn that is to be sung in
chapel? If you do not, you cither sit near the front, have exceptionally
perceptive auditory faculties, or know how to read lips. Year after year
the Social Standards Committee presents a program on the proper be
havior for chapel. Each year there is a slight improvement the day of the
program and sometimes the following day; but after that it seems that we
completely disregard such pleas.
The minute a chapel spealccr announces, “Let us stand and sing . . . , ”
his words are stifled by the zipping sound of the hymnals as they are
Jerked from their resting positions. Since no one hears the number of
the hymn to be sung, there is a constant buzz which fills the auditorium
as people lean to and fro to ask the people around them on what page
tiie hymn is to be found. Finally, about half way through the song, the
entire group discovers the right page and lustily finishes the hymn. One
must admit, however, that few songs have the distinction of receiving such
a marked ending as do the hymns sung by our student body. Where else
is Uie ending of a hymn accompanied by a general clatter of books as they
are dropped into the racks? Certainly we are more careful in church. Why,
Aen, do we not act in our own worship services in the same way we would
elsewhere? It takes no more effort to lift a hymn book quietiy from its
resting place and to return it in a similar manner than it does to jerk
and drop it, and certainly our chapel services would be greatly improved
if we could join in the singing of the entire hymn.
L. iC.
Today’s Battles For Freedom To
Be Fought By Choices Of Values
The recent event of Miss Lisa Sergio’s return visit to our campus
awakened us to unusual interest. It is therefore not only permissable but
important that we consider the qualities that inspired us.
We assert readily her command as a speaker and her dynamic per
sonality. We praise her amazing knowledge and her unbelievable percep
tion. These are things that only a few of us will ever possess in a measure
equal to hers. She has moved us to concern; but we say, there is little we
can do. Our country’s ideals and their preservation in the world are things
determined by senators and ambassadors. We are looking forward to
personal happiness with family and community life instead of public careers.
But are we hearmg the heart of her message when we stop at that?
Miss Sergio indicated that the women of nations are the people who build
its ideals, not with speeches and legislation, but in the classroom teaching
and at the family dinner table.
It is past time for Meredith girls to see that there is no evasion
for us on this campus of involvement in the events of the present struggle
for freedom. We either help or we hinder by the very way we live our
personal lives. The rest of the world looks at our leaders, but it looks harder
at our way of living. It is our responsibility to show that democracy works,
not just as a frame for capitalism and its material products, but as a frame
for life that is warmly and humanly happy.
Let us not fool ourselves in interpreting this responsibility to be happy.
Look-alike Villager dresses, two party dates for the weekend, nor even
making Dean’s List will convince an African or Indian girl that Americans
are happy. Should we let these be our own criteria?
H. J. M.
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GROUP CONSIDERS JUDICIAL BOARD
POSSIBILITIES FOR MEREDITH SGA
By VELMA McGEE
“We are dedicated to an expan
sion of the Student Government of
Meredith College—not a revolution
or a replacement.
“We are concerned for the repu
tation of the College, outside the
school and among her students; for
Lhe growth of leadership and of
progressive legislation engendering
a more meaningful Honor Code; and
for the betterment of student atti
tudes.” ,
This is the stated purpose of the
present committee, composed of
S. G. Council members and mem
bers of the Student Body at large,
which has been working on an ex
pansion of the Student Government
Council. Betsy York, serving as
chairman of the committee, pre
sented a detailed plan of the sug
gested set-up to the Council at their
first meeting in October. The sys
tem was accepted, subject to minor
changes as proposed by the com
mittee, and will next be discussed
with the Faculty Committee.
The basic structure for this new
system as it now stands is the follow
ing: a Legislative Board, consisting
of twenty-six members; and a Judi
cial Board, consisting of fifteen
members; and a Student Govern
ment Council or co-ordinating body,
consisting of five members from
both boards.
The present set-up placcs too much
responsibility on a few leaders with
in S. G., hurling their academic
work and depriving other students
vLa Dolce Vita” Shows'
an Searching for Life
La Dolce Vita is a restless story
of a man searching for the good life,
a man who began his search with a
wish to live life in its fullness. He is
not a bad man, not wholly without
reverence or principles; though the
intensity of his searching has led him
to reject all concrete standards for
both.
The movie is composed of rapid
shifts in scene and mood, presenting
Marcello, the main character, as he
moves from experience to experi
ence, woman to woman, answer to
answer. His work as a third-rate
newspaperman carries him to what
ever is sensational or weird; and his
private life is one of fitful partying
and transient desire.
From every woman he seeks love,
that highest manifestation of human
happiness; yet, though he finds wom
en to love him, he finds no fulfillment
in any one love. The over-sensuality
of his relationship to Maddalena, a
woman of rather animal-like beauty,
leaves him still searching. The fairy
tale fantasy of his interest in an
American movie star is squelched by
the down-to-earth anger of her husl^
fiance. Most of all he rebels against
the dependent, demanding love of
his mistress, Emma, finally rejecting
her in a violent quarrel.
The only life that seems to him
well-chosen is that of his friend,
Steiner, who, among his beloved fam
ily and a few artistic and intellectual
friends, has set up an ivory tower
like existence away from the ugliness
of the common world. It is, therefore,
with sickening loss of his own hope
(Continued on page 4)
of direct work with the Council.
Also, the Council members are un
able to visualize what they could
do for the school because ^ey are
so weighted down by judicial mat
ters.
BOOKS
Meredith Religion Professor
Writes New Book on Marriage
MERE DITHER
By RACHEL DAILEY
Late dawns, cool winds that whis
tle through the cracks of windows,
grass not quite so green, not quite
so tall as before. Fail comes quietly.
There is no breathless day when
voiccs shout, “Fall is here!” or
“Summer is gone!” There is no
time when brown arms change their
bareness for sweaters warm ... all
at once in unison. But somehow,
all who laugh and walk in golden
sunglow of three o’clock, and all
who tread at night the cobbled
walks, and all who rise in crispness
to morning bells feel that the in
tangible has come, not entirely, but
with a coy hcsitancy, awaiting true
fulfillment at a later date. And when
the day comes when the summer
goes and never turns to touch the air
again, nor to warm the concrete
blocks, and all are sure that it is
really gone, then no one will re
member it is Fail, or say “At last,
it’s come!” or write a lyric to the
Autumn time, for Winter comes as
soon as Summer ends, and Fall, you
see, lies somewhere ... just between.
Dr. Roger Crook, religion profes
sor at Meredith and author of No
South or North and The Changing
American Family, is adding another
book to his credit. The title is Lei's
Get Married and is a handbook for
engaged couples who are planning for
their marriage. Until now there has
been no book of this sort on the
market.
Such topics as the following are
discussed in the book: the meaning
of marriage, the legal regulations, the
purpose of an engagement, the prob
lem of doubts coming up after the
engagement, the conference with the
pastor, the planning of the ceremony
itself, and the beginning of a shared
life.
To see how many questions or
problems are discussed in these vari
ous topics, one need only pick a
chapter as, perhaps, planning . the
ceremony. In this chapter Dr. Crook
discusses the music, the meaning of
To Our New Sisters
Dear New Sisters,
We want to congratulate you on
your wise choice of a society and
would also like to extend to you a
warm welcome. We hope that you
will soon feel a part of us and grow
to love your society as we do.
Knowing that the societies can do
much for their members, we also
realize that each of you can do
much for your socicty. We are sure
that each of you wants to be a loyal
member, taking a responsible part
in all of your societies’ activities.
Your spirit and enthusiasm are also
necessary to make your society the
best possible.
Again, we extend to you the hand
of sisterhood and are looking for
ward to a most rewarding year.
Sincerely,
C. P. and Sandi
P. S. Congratulations to the winner!
the cereniony, the ceremony as a
worship service, the i^roblem of pic
tures being taken during the service,
and the choice of service.
In addition to the chapters, there
are also two appendices. One con
tains copies of several marriage cere
monies such as the Protestant Episco
palian service, the Methodist, the
Presbyterian U. S. A. and the Presby
terian U. S., and the Lutheran. The
other appendix has a chart of the law
requirements of each state pertaining
to getting married. This chart is help
ful in learning about the requirements
of blood tests, the length of the wait
ing period, the cost of the license,
and other such details.
The contents of the book grew out
of two things: the questions which
students planning to get married
asked Dr. Crook and the questions
which he wanted them to ask but
they did not. The book will be pro
moted primarily as a gift for ministers
to present to couples who are plan
ning marriage.
Dr. Crook did considerable re
search before writing the book and'
then spent a year and a half in the
actual work. Before sending it to
the publisher, he asked a Baptist, a
Presbyterian, a Methodist, and an
Episcopalian minister to read it and
give him their critical evaluation,
thereby seeing the opinion of men
of different religions.
At the present there seems to
be no other one book on the
market containing information which
Lei's Get Married contains, Certainly
every girl getting married, thinking
about it, or just plain hoping will
want to have a copy of the book. The
material in it will be of immense
value for all concerned—remember,
this is not a book on the etiquette of
a wedding, but one answering many
of the problems and questions about
the wedding. The book will come out
soon after Easter, 1962, will be 96
pages, and cost approximately $1.95.