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THE TWIG
December 16, 1965
A Chance to Express Ideas
As the semester draws to a close, each of us sits back and wonders—
“Why didn’t I do better in a certain course? 1 think I’ll blame the pro
fessor becauses his lectures just weren’t very interesting.” Or, we may
think, ‘'1 deserve a B in that class, but I know the professor is going to give
me a C because that is how he pegged me at the beginning of the semester
when I disagreed with him.” If any of these before-mentioned questions
reflect your thoughts, you will soon have an opportunity to express these
ideas to your professor.
The Student Government Association in conjuction with a faculty com
mittee are planning a course evaluation. This statement is very important
in considering this plan. The course evaluation is a joint effort of the stu
dents and faculty. The purpose of the evaluation is not to destructively
criticize but to constructively criticize your professor. Such aspects as
grading, teaching methods, and teaching material will be included in the
evaluation. The student will be given the opportunity to express her
opinion without risk of rebuttal from the professor because she will not
have to sign her evaluation.
Each student must remember that this is a method of improving her
professor’s methods of teaching for future classes. It is the responsibility
of each student to point out in her evaluation the strengthens and weak
nesses of her professor. But, we must remember that constructive criticism
helps stimulate a person to strive for a better relation with his students
while destructive criticism only alienates the professor from his students.
DBB
For Stunt: Thank You
It seems that now is the proper time and that The Twig is the proper
place for a thank-you. Although I have had little discussion with those of
other classes, I am certain that I express common feelings of appreciation.
To everyone who made Stunt possible a special thank-you is in order:
to the lead characters who memorized the most and were afraid of for
getting the most; to the supporting characters who held the performances
together by coming to every practice when they had not one line to say;
to the girls at the lights who ’midst heat and threats made the productions
possible; to scenery, make-up, and program committees who provided
the background upon which each Stunt functioned; and to the unnamed
many who made each skit successful by performing unspectacular jobs
and remaining nameless, asking few questions and demanding no attention.
Not only does participation within the classes deserve commendation
but cooperation among the classes merits appreciation from all Meredith
students. I am sure that each of us is grateful to fellow school-mates of all
classes for making Stunt Night a success. Under the capable leadership
of the MRA, the classes continued in the tradition of cooperation char
acteristic of Stunt Nights for the past fifty years. And with the same spirit
of mutual respect, we look forward to many more successful stunts.
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Letters to the Editor
To the Student Body:
Merry Christmas and
Happy New Year!
“Pops” Herdon
very
Dear Editor:
A recent chapel speaker called
the attention of the Meredith stu
dent body to a “new spirit” which
he had seen throughout the South,
as students attempted to express
through action their concern for
social problems. Mr. Lawler was
not the first to present such an ob
servation to us, but one of several
who has praised the efforts of cer
tain young people who have led
responsible movements. It seems
that the response from our student
body is, at first, enthusiastic to com
ments of this nature; but we soon
fall back into the usual state of
antipathy, satisfied with the few
projects that we do have on cam
pus. Certainly, we do have some
projects which are offering a valu
able service to the community —
but how many students are actively
involved? A relatively small group,
to be sure, for a student body of
nine hundred. Too many of us are
willing to listen to speakers tell us
of others’ efforts, to feel guilty for
a day or so, and then to continue
neglecting our responsibility. Why
don’t we accept this challenge in
the coming year and somehow try
to become active participants in this
“new spirit” rather than just ob
servers.
Ellen Kirby
Dear Editor:
What is the purpose of any col
lege or university? We believe that
the main concern of the college or
university to its students is to stimu
late academic learning. As is stated
in the handbook, “The purpose of
Meredith College is to develop in
its students the attitude toward the
whole of life and prepare them for
intelligent citizenship, homemaking,
graduate study, and for profession
al and other fields of service.” Is
the purpose of developing an atti
tude toward the whole of life ac
complished when one is a part of
the Meredith community?
It is understandable that certain
rules and regulatioifs must be estab
lished so that an atmosphere of or
der will prevail. However, when
rules and regulations prevent choice
and challenge, they hamper a per
son from strengthening his moral
fiber. These restrictions are inef
fective for the purpose of a col
lege.
The entire point lies in the ques
tion — do the social restraints at
Meredith College develop integrity
in each student? We challenge you
to examine your own convictions.
Carol King
Claire Young
Gail Hines
To “Pops” Herndon,
On behalf of the student body, I
would like to take this opportunity
to thank “Pops” Herndon. This
thanks is extended for his many
services to the school and especially
during the Christmas season for the
Christmas tree which stands in front
of Johnson Hall. This is “Pops’ ”
way of saying “Merry Christmas”
to all the girls on campus. In re
turn, we would like to say thank
you for watching over us during
the night, for unlocking doors when
we forget our keys, and for taking
care of any small emergency which
may arise on the hall. To us,
“Pops,” you are one of the most
important men on campus.
Dee Barrier
SANTAS STRANGE GIFT
By FRAN RABON
I asked the following girls what
they would do with a “tope” if
Santa left them one for Christmas.
When they answered, they did not
know that a “tope” according to
Webster is a small European shark,
about five feet long.
Ginny Medlin: “I’d learn how to
prove it in case Mr. Chesley asked
me to on a math quiz.”
Donna Viersen: “I’d drive it.”
Jean Levin: “I’d put it on my
bulletin board.”
Tina Lutz: “I’d play with it.”
Dee Barrier: “I’d wear it around
my neck.”
Bet Booker: “I’d knit it a pair of
warm gloves.”
Betsy Scarborough, Patsy Howell,
Kay Pruett: “I’d eat it.”
Jan Wilkins: “I’d save it and give
it to someone else next year.”
Hardships Seen;
War Taking Tolls
Rumors of “Brainwashing” have
recently aroused public attention to
focus once more on one of the
world’s trouble spots—Viet Nam.
Two American prisoners of the
Communists Viet Cong arrived at a
Cambodian border post Sunday eve
ning, November 28, after their re
lease on the previous Saturday.
Sgt. George E. Smith and Spe
cialist 4, Claude M. McClure re
turned to the free world accompa
nied by La Van Diep who read a
statement to the effect that the Com
munists had freed the men “because
of the popular movement in the U.S.
against Johnson’s policies.”
At another news conference Tues
day, December 1, in Phnom Penh,
Cambodia, both officers were re
ported by the United Press to have
expressed the desire to quit the
Army in order that they might head
campaigns for the U.S. withdrawals
from Viet Nam. The two are quoted
as stating, “the U.S. has nothing to
gain from the war in Viet Nam, for
the Viet Cong are the people.”
Sgt. McClure reports that their
captors treated them “Very well,”
and never tried to brainwash them.
The men made statements that they
were fed “as well as possible,” forced
to do little physical labor, permitted
to write to their families, as well as
receive Red Cross packages, and
were never beaten or tortured. Dur
ing their two years imprisonment
neither say that he saw any North
Vietnamese regular soldiers.
Here is the States, contrary
opinion has been voiced against the
denials of the two Americans that
they were brainwashed by the
enemy. General Wallace M. Greene,
commander of the Marine Corps ex
pressed belief that the GI’s had been
brainwashed. A member of Green’s
staff, Marine Major General Wil
liam R. Collins is of the opinion that
the men were probably released “Be
cause they were willing to make
statements favorable to their cap
tors.”
The men had been held since
November 24, 1963. A third captive
of this raid was a victim of execu
tion on September 26, 1965, as “re
venge for the firing squad deaths of
Communist agitators.” This news
was unknown to these men upon
their release.
Reprinted from The Salemite
ENSEMBLE SINGS
(Continued from page I)
at Memorial Auditorium for the
Corning Company Christmas party.
Also, the group appeared at Sir
Walter Raleigh Hotel at the Civitan
Christmas Banquet. The ensemble
will also sing at the Christmas Ban
quet in the dining hall tomorrow
night.
The highlight of the ensemble’s
appearances was at the Christmas
concert given in Jones Auditorium,
where they appeared with the Mere
dith College chorus.
Members of the ensemble include
Agnes Yelton from Concord, Janet
Morris from Durhain^ Ginny Brown
of Suffolk, Va., Judy Ellis from
Clarkton, Beverly Scarborough from
Mt. Olive, Joan Thompson from
McLean, Va., Janet Grogan of Win-
«on-Salem, Beverly Kennedy from
Charlotte, Letitia Stockton from Al
bemarle, Carol Smith of Chariotte,
Jean Lemmond from Matthews,
pariotte Schaible of Raleigh, and
Janie Bostic from Wilson, accom
panist.
. Becky Batson: “I’d cut it up in
pieces and throw it away.”
Anne Sparger: “I’d name it.”
Doris Eagles: “I’d exchange it
quickly.”
Louise Stokes: “I’d tie it to a
tree and swing on it.”
Beth King, Mimi Holt: “I’d wrap
it up and send it back to the North
Pole.’’
Joy Daniel: “I’d carry it around
with me.”