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Page Two THE TWIG April 30, 1964 Components of Progress Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high; Where knowledge is free; Where the world has not been broken up into fragments by narrow do mestic walls; Where words come out from the depth of truth; Where tireless striving stretches its arms toward perfection; Where the clear stream of reason has not lost its way into the dreary desert sand of dead habit; Where the mind is led forward by thee Into ever-widening thought and action— Into that heaven of freedom, my Father, let my country awake. Tagore "Gitanjali" This poem, written when India was struggling for her freedom from Britain, could very well apply to the situation at Meredith. We have just experienced a wonderful year—a year of physical expansion, a year of new concepts in student government, a year of new clubs and new inter ests. Yet is this end? Have we reached a pinnacle beyond which striving is too difficult to be attempted? Can we afford to live in the past, or for that matter even in the present? The answer to this question must be no. It is only in the future that Meredith can become what her dreaming founders envisioned. Each goal reached demands that we set new ones in its place. When we speak of going forward, it does not mean giving up old rules for new—it means giving up old thoughts for concepts molded to fit our changing world. It means accepting peoples whom our fathers could not accept. It means building our philosophy of life with a world view rather than which a view bound by the geographical limits of our continent. It means living each day to its fullest, not hedonistically, but with a quiet joy that will reward us and those who look to us for example. We are the privileged few and thus have a responsibUity for the many. Let our school be the seedbed of truth which will come to fruition in the lives of those who leave its halls after four years to make the world “into a heaven of freedom.” A. F. N. Twig is Tool As the new Twio staff begins its work as the Meredith journalists, the happy memories and the educational experiences we, the old staff, have had seem much larger than the problems accrued by late stories and rushed schedules. We learned quite a lot about photography, the straight news story, and public relations, and yet we see so many possibilities for growth in the future. A vast change has come to The Twig in the past four years as a glance at older issues will prove. Our students know more about lay-out, good news stories, feature-writing, and the other aspects of journalism at the end of this year and we feel that the learning has been profitable to the individual as well as to the paper. At times the newspaper misspelled a name or missed a story, but most of the time wc couid smile over a creative feature written by a reporter who had learned much about journalistic standards. Yes, there were many joyous moments. More and more, as wc have worked with newspapers, we have felt the importance of student interest and help. A casual hint has often led us to a bit of news that ‘"scooped” the campus. And then, at other times, we felt the loss when we did not have the aid of our fellow students. We do not chide those who ignored us or withheld information, but in most cases, all stories should be told to the people they most concern—the students at Meredith through their college newspaper. Once in a while our queries to a news sourcc for current information, received only a “Sorry, no news.” In a matter of days, the news was re leased via the Raleigh newspapers. “Certainly, we, the students, deserve to know all currcnt events that directly concern us first before the infor mation is made public. Let The Twig tell the news. We urge more co- opcration with us on all issues, not only through the newspaper, but also MEMBER Associated Collegiate Press EDITORIAL STAFF '^"*1 Nooe Associate Editor Millie Pearce Feature Editor jane Worrell Managing Editor..... Carol Andrews Copy Editors—Nicky Childrey, Penny Pittard. Nancy Ford, Nancy Arm strong. Karen Raines, Carolyn Norwood, Betty Godwin News Editor Beverly Chewning Columnist. Sue Ellen Moody Photographers Anne Arthur. Ellen White Reporters—Adnpna Bailey, Delinda Barrier, Be Be Bryan, Susie Boswell, Nell Cox, Janie Ernst, Wiidad Fayed, Polly Finan, Bonnie Fisher, Frances Garrett, Betty Garvey. Betty Hartley, Nileen Hunt, Fran Johnson, Sue Kelly, Mndelyn Langdon, Pris Macomber, Blue McKethan, Anne Pepper Poole. Dolly Smith, Gail Stevenson. Donna Vierson, Betty Webb. Cartoonist-... Linda Evans Faculty Sponsor Dr. Norma Rose BUSINESS STAFF Business Manager „.Diane Bowers Advertising Manager Sue Anne James Circulation Manager judy Pierce Mailing Editor .y.’.'.”r.’'.rSherron Boyd Chief Typist.....™......... Elroy Marks Typists—Rita Goodwin, Jan Miller, Cathy Ussery, Betty Bass, Sandra Morgan, Judy Strickland Advertising Staff — Brenda Smith, Brenda Williams, Nancy Rawlinsoo, Nancy S. Buffalo, Laurie Cress, Linda Simmons Faculty Sponsor. Dr. Lois Frazier Entered a» iecond.dsss mailer Oeiober 11, 1923, at post office at Raleleh, N. C. under Act of March B, 1879. Published semlmonth]y during the montlis of October, November February, March, April and May; monthly during September, Dec«mbBr, and ianuary. THE Twifl is Uic coUegB newspaper of Meredith College, Raleigh, North Carolina, and os such Is one of the three major publications of the institution—the other two being Th« Acorn, (ho literary magazine, and Tlit Oak I.eaves, the college annual Meredith College is an accrcdited senior liberal arts college for women located In the capital ciiK of North Carolina. It confers the Bachelor of Arts and the Bachelor of Music degrees. The colleje offers majors in Cwenty^one flelds including music, art, business and home economics. Since 1921 the inttliutlon has been a member of the Southern Association of Colleees 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 (he American Association of University Women. T^e Institutloa Is a liberal arts memtier of the National Association of Schools of Music. The Twio is served by National Advertlslne Service, Inc.. 42l> Madison Ave New York 17. New York. Subscription Ratesi J2.9T per year \^B£ACM pKI= / bo»tg ^-T» t EMpLoy/He/wr ^ / M Sif/noieie SCHOOL I ,=-r r"' ' through chapel talks and bulletins. We hope that the prestige of The Twig is growing to the point that administration, faculty, and students will acknowledge the fact that a student news publication functions best when it is a tool used frequently by everyone—in all campus matters. M. K. P. Six Students Attend SIA-SG; Eicher Elected Treasurer By BEVERLY CHEWING Six Meredith student government officers recently elccted to serve for the ’64-65 school term attended the annual Southern Intcrcolleglatc Association of Student Governments held at Longwood College in Farm- ville, Virginia, April 16-19. Attend ing the convention were Betty Ipock, Lura Penny, Donna Dull, Bonnie Eiclier, Robin Gentry, and Margaret Simmons. The theme for the conference was “Integrity—^Me, Myself, and I” which was inter preted by Miss Ruth Wilson, Dean of Students at Longwood. Seminar discussions of problems in election procedures, orientation, honor sys tems, and judicial and legislative matters were held. Meredith student government president Betty Ipock commented that the conference was “an excel lent opportunity to share ideas and to think out mutual problems con cerning all phases of student gov ernment.” Such was also the opinion Ennis Wins Fellowship Sue Ennis, senior from Dunn, N. C., has recently received a gradu ate fellowship from Wake Forest College in Winston-Salem. The fellowship, which is worth $1,800, will ^ allotted to Sue throughout the academic year. She will receive $600 at the beginning of each semester and $300 in Novem ber and March. This money will be used to cover the costs of tuition, room and board, and books. While at Meredith, Sue has ma jored in English and history. In graduate school she will work to ward a M.A. in American history. Having been active in campus ac tivities throughout her college ca reer, Sue led the legislative board this year. She has been honored by membenship in Silver Shield and Kappa Nu Sigma. In addition, she was one of the seniors chosen for membership in Who’s Who in American Universities and Colleges. of Robin Gentry, chief counselor, who reported, “Not only were we able to obtain new ideas from these girls, but we contributed greatly to the discussions.” Lura Penny, ju dicial board vice president, men tioned that the possibility of intergrating the conference was dis cussed. She added that representa tives from Mississippi and Alabama were reluctant to vote without con sulting their administraters, but Lura expressed the opinion. of the ma jority as being that the “confer ence should be open to everyone who could benefit -from it, i.e. all schools with student governments.” Donna Dull, vice president of the legislative board, spoke out in praise of the Meredith system saying, “After comparing numerous systems of student-faculty governments and learning what difficult rules these schools live by, I am increasingly thankful that I attend Meredith, where there is enough freedom to enjoy college life.” During the convention, Bonnie Eicher, secretary of the judicial board, was elected SIA-SG treas urer for the 1964-’65 term. Letters Dear Ann and Millie: Please let me thank both of you sincerely for the very convincing and effective editorial entitled “Convic tion and Action” in the April 16 issue of The Twitf. You have ex pressed so well the thoughts of a number of us as we have struggled and anguished about what has hap pened to our mutual friend, Dr. Crook. I regard your editorial not only as a tribute to and vindication of Dr. Crook but also as a strong witness to a cause that needs the clear thinking and the courageous commitment of all of us. With every good wish, I am sincerely and grate fully, W. W. Finlator, Minister Pullen Memorial Baptist Church Moody's Moods By SUE ELLEN MOODY Those freshmen-the sophmores are a terror-perfect juniors-seniors. Permit us, if you will, to make this last column a stroll that will take us through four years. We would like to pay tribute to a most remarkable class, that of the present seniors, class of ’64. When we first came to Raleigh in the fall of 1960, we were just like every other class. Green, bewildered and frustrated freshmen. Only a few months ago we had been the seniors, ruling caste of high school. Sud denly we were plunged down to freshmen level all over again. It was an exciting, but tiring, experience. At times there was a bitter taste in our mouth, for we were always the underdog. We tried for Corn- Husking and lost. We tried to win Stunt with a script that had been written in one night. We pulled through exams only to find the roads closed due to sleet. We were stuck. We failed at Play-Day and lost class mates that spring. The student gov ernment members scared us to death. We were frightened, scattered and disunified. In the spring of 1961 you could write down our class as a failure. Why bother to try? In the fall of 1961, something happened. What it was we will never know, but suddenly our class pulled together. We decided to win Corn- Husking first. Since that had been a success, we tried for Stunt and got it. From then on it was one conquest after another. We even found daisies after getting lost on the highway and loosing half our crew. Of course, we weren’t exactly loved that year. The class of ’65 may remember the con stant, noise in Faircloth. The soph mores were not loved by anyone but themselves, but we did not care. We were a class now—we were to gether. During our triumphant Junior year we took on responsibilities, We were on boards, we became hall proctors and joined committees, ^me people noticed some matura tion on the part of our class. Others felt we could never survive. It didn’t matter to us, however. We knew we had the quality of leadership within ourselves. We had talent in our class that more than matched every need. Wc knew that in one year we would be the school leaders. During the last months we decided who would lead what and where we would go. Our destination? The highest form of leadership seen by this school. In May, 1963, the class of ’64 took office. It is true that we were less of a success in AA activities this year, but in leadership we set a new trend. We brought liberalism and order to student government meetings. We brought compassion and understanding to the judicial board. We brought a sense of humor to the student activities board as well as good taste. We molded the three boards of the student govern ment until it ran smoothly and ef ficiently. Wc presented a united and dignified government that could take time out to listen to complaints and laugh at ourselves. We had reached maturity. Tuesday morning McKinny re ceived a standing ovation in chapel. This was well deserved, for she has often been the spear-head in college >rojects. She is Miss Meredith. But McKinny would not have been able to lead us this year without Frieda and Sue and Margaret. These girls, in turn, needed support during the year. They received it from the stu dent body, but more frequently from their own class. You sec, our leaders are the products of the whole class of *64. We all needed each other dur ing these four years, and we all re sponded to the need. We hope the next year will be a good one, but we wonder if there can ever be another group like the “Perfect . Seniors.” Good Luck ’65, ’66, ’67!
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