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Page Two THE TWIG April 10, 1963 Chapel Chats A gtaace through the back issues of The Twig shows that at least oncc a year some kind of pica is made for an improvement in chapel behavior. In a college situation such as is ours, it would se^m that such a plea would not be nccessary at all. The fact that chapel is required gives us no excuse. Whether wc are Krcquired to go or whether we go of our own accord is not the issue as some seem to think. The basic problem lies in our attitude toward those people who are giving of their time and interests to speak to us. Certainly we have enough personal integrity to be courteous. As is the case with almost any series of programs presented to a large group, there will be days when the topic docs not appeal to our own per sonal interests. This still does not give us a reason to be impolite, to talk, to read newspapers, to study, or to cat. If we have become so caught up in our highly Intellectual pursuit of knowledge that we cannot enjoy a simple but informative talk, then edu cation for us has been a waste of time. Chapel can be a vital experience in our day-to-day lives but whether we let It be or not, the least we can do is to be polite. N. W. Past Weeks More Valuable The week of April 1-5, was entitled Vocational Information Week on the Meredith College campus. As a result guest speakers were featured in chapel, representative of various professions from law to remedial reading instruction, from Interior design to social work. The speeches were very interesting, as well as being presented in an appealing manner, for the most part. Despite this fact, though most entertaining, the chapel periods were not relevant to enough of the student body to justify them. The various departments had their individual programs at 4; 00 or 4:30 p.m., a time which is not convenient for members of the student body who have labs, P. E. classes at this hour, or jobs. This being our third Vocational Information Week at Meredith, wc feel that the way in which it has been conducted in years past was better suited to the students' needs. By using the chapel periods for programs in the various departments and by allowing the students to choose those which interested them, there was greater value to be derived. Ann Node Spring Is Vivacious Spring is the season of cotton dresses, of yellow and white flowers, of pnny days and starry nights—the season just before summer... . And life is wonderful, and full, and free—that is, if you live in a castle, on a million tax-free dollars a year, with no responsibilities. But, unfortunately or fortunately, as the ca.se may be, few of us live that way. Spring is the season wheh we should clean house, gather together all those little things that we have neglectcd or put off, and really realize our responsibilities. The deadness of winter is gone; the summer heat has not yet come. It is a time for action! Spring, however, is also the season of laziness and romanticism, when many of us live in a dream world, which has none of these responsibilities, when work is merely something we must finish, when other people are necessary evils. Spring is the season praised by poets, arid certainly it should be! Every thing seems to awake, to blossom at the sight of spring. Isn’t it a pity that so many of us seem to resist the normal vivacity of the season? K. W. MEMBER Associated Collegiate Press EDITORIAL STAFF - Nancy Williams Associate Editor. — Kappie Weeds Feature Editor. Millie Pearce Managins Editor Ann Nooe Copy Editors Ellen McPhaul, Nicky Childrcy, Nancy Armstrong, CarOi Coxe News Editor Sandra Sue Horton Columnists— Betty Hooks, Barbara Jones. Sue Ellen Moody Photographer Judy Paschal Rcportcp^Claire Bolton, Nell Cox, Penny Pittard, Anne Mlntz, Frances Garrett, Susan Ross, Libby Bullard, Carroll Hicks, Ann Brock, Ann Rivers, Carol Andrews. Faye Auiry, Sue Ennis. Jane Worrell, Clarene Roberson. CaroUSheeis, Gail Slevenson, Naticy l;lus WiUiams. Elitahcih Haywood, Diane Dauglictry Faculty Sponsor. Dr. Norma Rose BUSINESS STAVP Business Manager. Anne Pope Ailverlisine Manager. Betsy Stem Circulaiion Manager. — Martha Ballou Mailing Editor Mary Deile Pate Chief Typist BretJda Clark Typists—Mabel Puckett, Dianne Bowers, Ann DeWltt, Ann Carper, Jane Willis Advertising Staff—Martlia Spence, Libby Bullard, Nancy Dail, Jean Ratchford. Norma Baker Faculty Sponsor or. Lois Frailer Entered .-is second-class matter October 11, 1923, at jiost oITice at Raleigh, N. C., under Act of March 8, 1879. Published semi*fflonth1y during the months of October, Novembor, February, March, April aad May; monthly during September, December, and January. The Twio Is tlie college newspaper of Meredith College, Raleigh. North Carolina, and as such is one of the three major publieatlonj ol the institution—the other two being The Acorn, the literary maeazlne, and Tht Oak Leaves, the college annual. Meredith Colleee is an accredited senior Ubcral arts college tor women located in the capital city of North Carolina. It confers the Bachelor of Arts and the Bachelor of Music tfegrees. The college offers majors in twenty-one fields including music, art, business and home economics. Since 1921 the institution has been a member of the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. The college holds membership in the Association of American Colleges and the North Carolina College Conference. Graduates of Meredith College are eligible for membership In the American Association of University Women. The institution Is a liberal arts member of the National Association of Schools of Music. Tue Twto is served by National Advertising Service, Inc., 420 Madison Ave., New York 17, New York, SubscrJfniOD Rates: $2.95 per year Moody’s Moods By SUE ELLEN MOODY In article XIV, Section 2, of the Meredith College Constitution we iind the significant statement that, “All business meetings of the Associ ation and its governing bodies shall be conducted according to ROB ERT’S RULE OF ORDER for parliamentary procedure. According to the dictionary definition of parlia mentary procedure, we have rarely in the past three years conducted a busi ness meeting of the entire Associa tion according to the stipulation con tained in our constitution. Therefore, the majority of the meetings held on Thursday have been unconstitutional. Why was this article included in the Meredith constitution? Obviously to provide a procedure for orderly and democratic Student Government nieetings. The failure to adhere to the constitution has resulted in chaotic meetings, “full of sound and fury, signifying nothing,” If we were to conduct our meetings according to the constitution, there would be no logical way for us to waste time. We would be forced to accomplish that which we are supposed to be doing, i.e., carrying on a business meeting. The definition of a business meet ing seems to indicate that any dis cussion concerning the student body is in fact a business meeting of the Association. If we do not feel that this is crorect, there should be a spec ification in the constitution as to what type of meeting is implied when it states that ROBERT’S RULES OF ORDER is to be used. Granted, it will be difficult to ad just to such a procedure at first, but practice makes perfect. Throughout our lives we will be members of bodies which use this procedure. Let us join the rest of the democratic bodies, and conduct our meetings ac cording to our democratic heritage and our Meredith Constitution, Mmml WtioM/L tP A- oAy et fyft iHi it p acLU ra-O- ftK f* 4 n n.a SfAA/S Daughters of Alumnae Prove To Be Following Tradition By FRANCES GARRETT i with which she has taught the fourth Meredith alumnae translate their \ H®r daughter, Laura Branch interests frankly or subtly into a simi lar interests in their daughters at Meredith. Interests of mothers and daughters often coincide in the choice of a major. Two meml^rs of the Granddaughters' Club who have chosen the same major that their mothers chose are Kappie Weede and Peggy Pruitt. Both Kappie and her mother, Mrs. Kate Covington Weede of the class of 1937 declared majors In English. The English major was selected again by mother and daugh ter in the example of Peggy Pruitt and her mother, Mrs. Margaret Bullard Pruitt of 1937. Mrs. Nellie Norris is also planning to teach the fourth grade. Martha House and her mother, Mrs. Mabel Andrews House of the class of 1927, chose similar majors in math and chemistry, respectively. Corresponding Offices Meredith mothers and their daugh ters h^ve often held corresponding offices while at Meredith, Marion Welch, president of the sophomore class, is preceded by her mother, Mrs. Marion Fiske Welch, who was presi dent of her junior class and president of Student Government in 1929. Laura Branch, president of the Letter to Editor Dear Editor: “I wUI give unto him that is athirst of (he fountain of the water of life freely.” Rev. 21:6 How ironic it is that the fountain in the Meredith court which bears the above words is, except on days when the trustees or alumnae are on cam pus, nothing more than a dry recep tacle for trash! The beautiful sym bolism which the women of the W.M.U. doubtless had in mind when they gave the fountain to Meredith is meaningless when, day after day, the fountain remains dry. I am aware of certain difficuhics connected with its operation. Ob viously, it would not be feasible to turn on the fountain in freezing winter cmperatures. Moreover, I have heard the reason usually advanced for not operating the fountain every day: the minerals in the water develop a rusty color on the ccnter pillar. It seems to me, however, that the beautiful sound of falling water would more than compensate for rust which might accumulate during the year, and surely it would not be too expensive to clean purpose of the fountain to let a mat ter of appearance interfere with the deeper beauty it could give us all? Those of us who were here when the fountain played continuously have many pleasant memories of walking by it both day and night and enjoying its music. To me it seems not only regretable but also wasteful that such an opportunity for beauty and enrichment on our campus Is ignored. Frieda Farmer Class of 1964 Suubathing Creates Several Problems mother, Mrs. Nellie Norris Branch, who was secretary of her senior class and May Queen in 1932. Several members of the Grand daughters’ Club have mothers who were quite active in their classes. Mary Register is preceded by her mother, Mrs, Mary Lee Register, who was president of the Student Govern ment Association of 1932. Brucie Tull follows her mother, Mrs. Bruce Gore Tull, who was secretary of her freshman class, treasurer of the Astrotekton Society her junior year, and president of the Athletic Associ ation in 1931, Margaret Strickland’s mother, Mrs. Margaret Buggs Strick land, was secretary of Student Gov ernment her junior year and editor of ■ The Oak Leaves in 1933. Mrs. Ger- itrude Bostic Pope, mother of Ann jPope, presided over the Iniernation- ja} Relations Club in 1930. Mary I Baldwin’s mother, Mrs. Frances : Barnhill Baldwin, was vice-president of the Student Government of 1929. Legislative affairs of the reccnt' Louise Craven Godwin, mother meeting have been conccrned wlthj®^ Godwin, was chief college sunbathing and some of the prob-; 1929. Gene Davenport’s lems created b^ it. Students must! Mrs, Eugenia Thomas Dav- wear bathing suits or shorts to sun-!was vice-prcsident of thd bathe in, and sunbathing around thej'^®^^*^^ 1920. pool is not allowed until the pool opens. After the pool is opened, stu dents may sun inside the pool fence,' 11 wouia not oe too expensive to clean ^ / • j ,;7 1. the fountain once a year! Further-i are full, ... students mav rflV» cnnVintlnc in tks I more, is it not destroying the original At 6:30 p.m.» April 11, twelve Meredith girls will leave (he Ra> leigh'Durham Airport for New York, where they will spend (be Easter holidays. Read the next “Twig,” April 25, for an account of their trip. The girls who are going are Martha Rivers, Betty White, Brooksie Bell, Jeanie Hutcherson, Jo Ann Stafford, Jo Tankard, Crystal Harkness, El len Young, Mary Ann Britt, Judy Elliott, Ruth Ann Knott, and Kathy Smith. students may take sunbaths in the hollow behind the home manage ment house or between the tennis courts. The legislative board also dis cussed the recommendation that two call downs be given after an accumu lation of three consecutivc D’s or F’s on room check and another D or F during the trial period of two weeks with dally room checks. The board voted against the recommen dation, leaving the matter in the hands of the judicial board as a flexible policy of that group. Students arc reminded that any call down can be appealed if the girl appears before the judicial board within two weeks after the call downs have been recorded. Related Interests Related interests between mother and daughter are seen further in other members of the Granddaugh ters’ Club. Nancy Ellis Williams writes for The Acorn and reports for The Twig. Nancy’s mother, Mrs. Eleanor Edwards Wiliams, of the class of 1937, also wrote for The Twig and was science editor of The Acorn. Kappie Weede is associate editor of The Twig; her mother, Mrs. Kate Covington Weede, was also on the Twig staff. Betty Garvey like her mother, Mrs. Geraldine Gower Garvey of the class of 1924 IS a member of the Meredith Col lege Chorus. As Meredith girls, we are inter ested in the remarkable parallels be tween the interests and activities of past Meredith girls and those inter-' ests of their daughters at Meredith.
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