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April 16, 1964 THE TWIG Page Three Seniors Anticipate Spending Spree Witli First Employment Clieck By Sue Kelly In spite of plaintive cries of lack of; employment, many hired and ^t-to-be-hired seniors at Meredith are anticipating the magic moment when that very first pay chcck will be a'feality. Busy as they are with graduation worries, marriage plans, and budget problems, the seniors still have extra moments in which they may sit leisurely back and tire one another with talk of antici pated offers of employment and soon to be acquired financial re sources. That they are putting much serious thought in this matter of spending their future wealth is evi dent from the replies one receives upon inquiring just what their main objectives will be after the first pay check is at hand. Sara Gwynn Bryan chosc to be cagey in her reply and merely stated, “I’m going to spend it on something foolish — something I’d be embarrassed to ask my par ents for money for.” Pat Tupper managed to combine the logical and illogical when she replied, ‘Til pay my first car payment and then splurge on some red satin bloom ers.” Her roommate, Linda Pierce, plans to “buy her husband some food.” Millie Pearce has dccided to remain quite conventional and “buy a dog with some of it and go out to eat steamed oysters.” One of the main items on the list of “must” pur chases with the first pay check is land, and be a citizen.” Joey Dennis plans *‘a trip to Oklahoma in my own plane.” Carol Reams will “buy clothes and save to go to Spain." Anne Palmer Hodges will see the country “in my sports car—a Le- Mans.” Sandra Butler will thrdw out the first ball when she fulfills her ambition of "going to see the World Series.” On the more serious side are those aspiring seniors like Fran Walters who intends to “spend it as fast as I get it. Just be sure to spend all of my first pay check and save the iccond.” Margaret Rackley says, "I’ve already spent it, but I want to buy an amethyst ring surrounded by diamonds.” Louise Milford says the best thing to do is “frame it and hang it on the bathroom wall.” San dra Harrill’s eyes widened as she stated, “I’ll probaby stare at it foi twenty minutes and then start mak ing car payments—then I’U squan der the rest.” Suellen Walter can’t be ;onvinced that someone will reali. pay her to work for them so she i' ’oing to “pay back the Unemploy ment Bureau.” Betsy Fuqua will be ■‘paying rent, buying a car, getting rid of her coffee brown hair color 'nd buying some diet pills.” Rut’ Ellen Johnson aspires to almost as .nany purchases as Betsy. Her plan Include “pay for a car, finish paying for Chiidcraft, buy liquid refresh ments, pay for apartment, brib' Senior Betty Brock muke.s a tentative list of the wants for her first pay cbcck. clothes. Ann Rivers will be “buying shoes because I’ll be wearing them out teaching.” Fraiices Glenn will become the proud owner of “nine teen pairs of shoes” and Clarene Roberson will “buy pretty night gowns.” Betty White admits that she “wouldn’t mind having a whole new wardrobe.” . Some seniors, however, are for getting themselves and channeling their financial resources for the good of those around them. Carolyn Nor wood and Jane Worrell plan to “give the faculty a required cc«ktail par ty.” Brucie Tull is going to save her entire check for the sole purpose of establishing herself “on the board of trustees at Meredith.” Without a thought for self, Brooksie Bell has unlselfishly sacrificed her check to “bu)' a marriage license and mail it special delivery to Henry who wants to wait and use the pay check of September 1965 to buy it.” In order to please Mary Ahn Ainslcy, Ge neva Barnhill has decided to “buy a book of stamps after having bought all the clothes it’ll buy and saved a little to get my hair fixed.” Ann Dean will make her money go a long way when as she states, “I’ll pay rent, pay Chester’s car payment and the last payment on my dia mond and pay off everything that’s on lay-away.” Dreams of faraway places will de termine the use of some senior pay checks. According to Phyllis Austin, she will “put part of it away so I can go to Japan — live there, buy boys to date me, buy clothes, go in debt, and borrow.” Sandra Bigger- staff states, “Bill and I will put h on a house, car, and all the other things we’ve bought on credit—^but 1 would like to splurge.” The sad tale of Ellen Macintosh runs thus, “I’ll buy a sports car and some food because if I’m accepted in the North Carolina Volunteer Program, I’ll probably be starving.” Margaret Houghton says all her money will go for “rent, car payments, one steak every Saturday night (hot dogs will suflice on the other days), and a sav ings account of lifty cents a month to replenish a wardrobe.” Brenda Smith sadly admits that she’ll ,be “buying food because my check will be coming from the welfare depart ment.” Not to be outdone where food is concerned, Elaine Griffin states, “I’ll eat out because I’ll be tired of eating my own cooking.” Nancy Evans plays the role of the obedient house wife when she com ments, “I’ll hand it to my husband.” Ginger Featherston’s outlook is in genious and-familiar when she re plies, “I’ll buy stamps and. write home for money.” More decidedly pessimistic were answers such as that of Sandra Wallace—“What pay check??” Helen Simms is definite in her ambitions to “pay for an apart ment, pay back my parents, pay for a car, and a lot of other things.” Betty Sodeman states, “Help pay for the groceries. I haven’t gotten beyond the necessities yet.” Ann Dcaa, bride-to-be, thinks of pnymeDts she will make as a new housewife. Peggy Pruitt dismisses the whole i elope Scnter sang a different tune Idea and intends to “buy anything when she stated, “I’m not going to that’s most important at that time.” get one because I don’t want Mel to “Paying off debts” will be the main pay me for doing housework.” “Wee- chore of Lena Rose Patterson. Pen-1 zip” Allen is going all out with what appears to be a fantastically large first pay check. Her high ambitions include “framing it until I get ready to buy a Rolls Royce and then send my brother through college and then buy a home and yacht.” Barbara Radford seems to frown on such ex travagance as she states, “I’m going to save it for A.B. and me.” Mary Baldwin anticipates a large first pay check, however, so that she may “save some after paying for a car, getting myself out of debt, buying some clothes, and renting an apart ment.” Marriage plans that demand more than just “pin money” for bride magazines are affecting quite a few pay checks. Betsy Kidd is going to “help pay for the wedding, buy a car, and pay rent.” Betsy Forbes is “saving to get married and be able to eat the first month.” Joy Adams will “spend it on furnishings, use it to put L.T. through school, and re plenish my wardrobe after leaving most of my clothes behind when I move to California.” In view of the vast amount of forethought that Meredith seniors have given and are still giving that all important question of how to spend one’s first pay check, the fact that the American economy need fear no relapse is quite evident. Never have so many wild spenders been assembled in any one location. Those of us who are less fortunate and will not know the joy of being financially independent in the near future can only hope that the out come of so many incomes will not be disastrous. Three Meredith Girls Plan European Trips By Mackie Rudisell Travel abroad! “I don’t think about it because I don’t think it’s me,” says Sally Nixon, Meredith sophomore. Sally will spend twenty- four days touring in Europe and sixty days working in Finland. On June 18, Sally with other American students will leave from Luxembourg for a five-day “Safari” through France, Belgium and Ger many. After this brief tour, Sally will take a nincteen-day tour which will include Paris, Florence, Venice, Milan, Rome and Vatican City. The students will be furnished with passes which secure them special student rates to museums, historic buildings, etc. A fold-up umbrella and raincoat will constantly accompany Sally and her camera on the trip. Sally will send her winter clothes ahead of her to Finland, the land of 60,000 la^s. In Finland, where summer tempera tures average 65 degrees, she will serve as a governess for the children of Mrs. Paula Ravi in Hameenlinna. The money she earns will cover the traveling expenses she will incur while in Europe. The job and trip are arranged for Sally by the Amer ican Student Information Service. Sally gives credit to Mr. Walker, who told her about the program, for encouraging her in her application to ASIS. Though most applications were made in September, she ap plied in January; three weeks later, she was notified of her acceptance. Sally’s job does not require a fluency in any foreign language, althou^ some of the other positions do. In Vicenza, a suburb of romantic Venice, Italy, Carol Andrews, ris ing Meredith senior, will spend seven weeks studying. The courses which Carol will take, Italian litera ture and Renaissance art, will In clude visits to museums and sites of artistic interest in Italy. “Oh, oh, the courses are given in English,” Carol hastily adds. A highlight of Carol’s trip will be a visit to Austria for a Shakespeare festival. It will also be an experience for Carol to live with an Italian family while she attends school. Carol will leave on June 20 with a private group of students. They will be under the supervision of a Romance language professor, of Ohio Wesleyan College, and his sis ter. Dr. Mary Lynch Johnson first told Carol about the trip. All of her expenses will be covered by money from a trust fund for her education. On August 8, Carol will return to the United States after her summer of study and sight-seeing. After a look at the World’s Fair with her family, Liz Nieuwenhuls, a Meredith sophomore, will leave from New York on June 9, to visit her native Holland. Liz, who came to the United States when she was three, is still a Dutch citizen. It will be a special thrill to revisit all her folks in Holland. As she spoke of it, she “just sat on the edge of the bed ready to take off.” I Liz will travel on an Italian ship, M. S. Aurelia, which is booked solid with students. Liz and a friend who attends Duke University will travel to England first, spend a week there, and then go to Holland. After re union with her relatives, Liz, with her friend and a cousin their age, plans to take some tours with Euro pean students and visit Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, and Switzer land. Liz and her friend considered working In a Girl Scout Camp in Germany, but Liz doubts that they will take the job offer. Liz, with fall clothes, Bermudas (though the cousin wrote that Euro peans wear short shorts), and rain apparel, is prepared to enjoy the trip without worry, thanks to her trusty book. Five Dollars a Day in Europe. Equipped with this book and brochures in her native Dutch, she is ccrtain to enjoy this dream trip paid for with money she has been saving for years. J. Come June, Liz Nieuweubuis, Carol Aadrews, and Sally Nixon will be “eirls ou a whirr of traveling iu Europe.
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