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Page Two THE TWIG Febraary 25, 1966 Anniversary Thoughts First, an expression of thanks to aU those responsible for this special edition of The Twig, an important feature of our 75th Anniversary Cele bration. They deserve and, I hope, have the sincere appreciation of all friends of Meredith College. When we consider such institutions as Meredith in historical perspective, we are likely to have two distinct, immediately conflicting, reactions: first, of the immense changes in circumstance and procedure, so obvious and pervasive as to create a feehng of sharp contrast between the past and present; then, on deeper reflection, a recognition of an underlying con sistency and integrity of purpose which make these transformations sec ondary to the conviction that both past and present are but successive chapters in an ever-unfolding text. Both reactions, I think, are natural and significant. Without its con tinuous adaptations and development, one must assume that now Meredith would be only a fond memory. But, with no evaluation of these changes within the context of a consistent and worthy objective, its present would be without meaning and its future a vain hope. Particularly in this three-day celebration, we should be intelligently conscious of our debt of gratitude to the innumerable host of successive founders of Meredith whose lives have been interwoven into the life of Meredith. As we walk about the campus, as we hear the recorded story of their struggles, sacrifices, and achievements, we should continually say to ourselves and others; “See! This they did for us.” To say “Thank you” requires only elementary decency and good manners. To feel and properly express gratitude demands a largeness of spirit and a commitment challeng ing to each of us. For the presence of kind friends on this occasion, for the many expres sions of interest received from absent friends, we would give thanks. For all of us may it mark “the fair beginning of a time.” Carlyle Campbell B. U. Fishions. M C. Fashions A Diamond Is Forever In establishing a college, the founding fathers place more than com memorative papers into the cornerstone; they place hopes and ideals into the foundation. Each of these founders has ideas concerning the objectives which he thinks the newly established college should meet. Collectively, these ideas form the purpose of the institution. When Meredith was established, her founding fathers formulated such ideals. Now, seventy-five years later, we must stop and think—are we living up to these ideals—the ideals of a Christian heritage and of in tellectual pursuits? Each of us as students at Meredith must evaluate her own contributions to the College. Have we given of our best to her? Have we accepted what she has to offer to us? If we answer “no” to either of these questions, then we as daughters of Meredith College should rensw -,#Aedication to Christian principles and intellectual gsjowth. Recognizing the tact that our college will long be a part of us and that we shall long be a part of the college, we should try to achieve these desirable ideals. Now as we stand at the threshold of our three-day celebration in honor of the diamond anniversary of the granting of the charter, we may well recall that “A diamond is forever.” Let us hope that Meredith too will stand forever. Long after we have left this campus, the Meredith ideals will be influencing still other generations of students. We should cherish this thought and long remember the days when we were a part of the Meredith community. Delinda Barrier MEMBER Associated Collegiate Press EDITORIAL STAFF Editor Associate Editor- Managing Editor.. Feature Editor .... News Editor. jDelinda Barrier ....Elizabeth Ponton ..Mimi Holt ..Blue McKethan ..Sylvia Woodford Copy Editors Norma Gargis, Judy Riley, Shirley Tarleton Columnist - Rena Ruark Reporters—Dudley Barbee, Sharon Bradshaw, Jeanne Bryant, Liz Dickens, Julianna Faison, Rosalyn Graham, Irene Hines, Beverly Kennedy, Jane Leonard, Elizabeth Maynard, Lynn Mitchell, Marion Nolan, Joy O’Be^, Beth Porter, Macki Rudisill, Coral Smith, Ginny Sutton, Jan Wilkins. Cartoonist - .„...Kaye Howard Faculty Sponsor.. BUSINESS STAFF Business Manager... ..Dr. Norma Rose Joy Daniel ..Vicki Wilson ...Lee Smith Advertising Manager. Circulation Manager . Mailing Editor. Ann Kanipe Chief Typist Janie Hocutt Typists—Gail Butler, Frances Ann Maness, Judy Pierce, Jo Ann Savage, Jo Peele Smith, Lane Waller. Advertising Staff—Julia Bragg, Martha Ann Butler, Linda Carter, Laurie Cress, Florence Dickens, Carol Ann Griffin, Myra Holloman, Cissy Miller, Mary Faith Milton, Ann Shingleton. Faculty Sponsor Dr. Lois Frazier Entered as second-class matter October 11, 1923, at post office at Raleigh, N. C. 27602, under Act of March 8, 1879. Published semi-monthly during the month', of October. November, February, March, April and May; monthly during September, December, and ^^ThVtwio is the college newspaper of Meredith College, Raleigh, North Carolina, and m such is one of the three major publications of the institution—the other two being The Acorn, the literary magazine, and The Oak Leaves, the college annual. . • .u Meredith College is an accredited semor liberal arts college for women located in the capital city of North Carolina. It confers the Bachelor of Arts and the Bachelor of Music degrees. The college offers majors in twenty-one fields including music, art, business and home economics. . . . „ . . .. , ^ „ j 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 ehgible for membership in the American Association of University Women. The insutution is a hberal arts member of the National Association of Schools of Music. The Twio is served by National Advertising Service, Inc., 420 Madison Ave., New York 17, New York. Subscription Rates: $2.9f per year Miss Colton Raised Standards In Southern Women's Colleges By Dr. Mary Lynch Johnson, ’17 ’ Elizabeth Avery Colton, head of the department of English at Mere dith from 1908 till 1923—though ill health forced her to give up her active work after 1920—was gener ally recognized as the foremost au thority in the nation on the standards of women’s colleges in the South. The thorough investigation which she made of these colleges would have taxed the patience of Job and the wisdom of Solomon. Her study of catalogues was supplemented by voluminous correspondence with college officials. She learned all that could be learned about the entrance requirements of-.each college; the courses offered, the degrees, di plomas, and certificates offered and the proportion of students working toward each; the organization of the college; the library; the equipment; and the income. Astounding Results Her first investigation, in 1911, proved beyond the shadow of a doubt that nine-tenths of the institu tions in the South which were labeled colleges for women were preparatory and finishing schools masquerading as colleges. Of the 141 colleges for women in the South, only four were accredited by the Association of Southern Colleges, and of the 124 in 1916, there were only seven. Below these standard colleges she listed eight approximate colleges, six normal and industrial colleges, thirty junior colleges, twenty-one unciassifiable colleges, and thirty-two nominal and imitation colleges, to which she appended a list of twenty who failed to reply to her repeated requests for catalogues, but which, according to the latest catalogues she had, belonged in this last class. Within each class was a candid comment on each college. Of one listed in the nominal and imitat ing colleges, she wrote, “Students extremely irregular, no student ap parently in its A.B. course.” In one instance, she found that the one member of the faculty who was listed in the catalogue with a degree from a standard college, an M.E. from the University of Chicago was, according to the records of the University of Chicago merely an unclassified summer school and cor respondence student. The publication of these findings took superb courage, both on the part of Miss Colton and of Meredith. Most of her studies were published by the College as issues of its Quar terly Bulletin. The first. Southern Colleges for Women appeared in 1911; the last. The Various Types of Southern Colleges for Women, in 1916. They were met by vehement protests from outraged trustees, alumnae, and especially from presi dents. Miss Colton was accused of basing her conclusions on insuffi cient data and of unfair discrimina tion. There were threats of lawsuits. When, after the first threat, she consulted President Vann as to the effect on Meredith of having the head of its department of English jailed for libel, he unhesitatingly told her to go ahead with her writ ings. Dr. Brewer took the same staunch stand. Not one of the threatened suits materialized. Far-reaching Influence The Various Types of Southern Colleges for Women, the last^of the series of what Chancellor Kirkland of Vanderbilt called her “high- explosive pamphlets,” aroused the most vociferous resentment, because the Southern Association of College Women, of which Miss Colton was president, sent 4,000 copies of it to girls graduating from accredited high schools. As the furore died down, the recognition of the true value of her work increased. Among the users of her classifications were the United States government, the Association of Collegiate Alunmae, the Carnegie Foundation, the General Education Board, the Association of American Medical Colleges, State Boards of Education, managers of teachers’ agencies, and educational directories of magazines of nationwide circula tion, in addition to the leading col leges and universities. The influence of her work is in calculable. The History of the American Association of University Women says that her publications began a new era for the education of women in the South. E. K. Graham, of the University of North Carolina, called them an epoch-making series. In a presidential address to the Southern Association of Colleges Dr. B. E. Young called her one of the South’s leading writers on edu cation, and added, “The high rating of the members of this association in the educational counsels of other sections of the country is due largely to her willingness to vouch for our educational honesty.” Last year Dr. Susan Riley in her Kappa Nu Sigma address congratulated Meredith on having had as a member of its fac ulty a woman who had done for the education of women such distin guished service, nationwide in its influence. Women who are seeking in South ern Colleges learning for themselves and for others are deeply in her debt. And we at Meredith have especial cause for gratitude in that she be longs to us. Rena's Realm By RENA RUARK College generations through the years have often been labeled as rebellious; in some ways this accu sation is valid. Many of us are so conscious of being members of a peer group which is considered lib eral, of being characteristically broad-minded, that we equate tra dition with narrow-minded funda mentalism. In our attempts to re- old standards and formulate new ones, we often forget the im portance of tradition in a changing society. This week as Meredith celebrates her seventy-fifth anniversary, I think it is a good time for us to take a second look at Meredith and her tradition and to determine what that tradition means to our genera tion and those to come. As I sit here trying to determine for myself just what the Meredith tradition is, I realize that it cannot be defined in terms of rules or cam pus events or even individuals, even though all of these are a part of the experience of Meredith that has made the tradition. These things have changed from year to year, have helped to mold the intangible value which all of us feel and un derstand yet find it difficult to de fine. We have a legacy reaching back seventy-five years to the granting of the charter, sixty-six years to the first girl who entered Meredith as a freshman, to the first president, to the first dorm and classroom build ing, to the first members of our college community. With each gen eration that has come and gone from Meredith, that tradition has grown in value, has become more mean ingful. The growth of our community has been uneven, but every gen eration has added something, be it little or much, to this heritage. To day, seventy-five years after the founding of our college, we face the greatest challenge the history of Meredith has known. Each of us is a trustee of the past, of the Mere dith tradition. It is our task to recog nize the value of that tradition, to live up to our heritage — and to add something to it. f From Out of the Past WORDS FOR NOW While her [Alma Mater’s] needs are great her opportunities are un surpassed. Her future is radiant with hope. May students, alumnae—all—re joice in the ever widening field open ing up for Alma Mater and unite in efforts to help her fill her God-given mission. President Charles E. Brewer, "A Christmas Greeting" Twig, Decem ber 18, 1925.
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