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Page Two THE TWIG November 3, 1966 Laundry and Legislation Iq the Meredith College student handbook, there is a provision in the student government constitution which reads as follows: “It shall be the function of the Legislative Board to recommend to the student body, changes in the Constitution and in the regulations of the Association.” If one reads furdier, one will find additional stipulations concerning the function of the board. “It shall be the function of the Legislative Board to receive recommendations concerning changes in the constitution and in regulations of the Association from student groups or from the entire student body, from the Faculty Committee on Student Government, or from the Student Government Executive Committee.” Nowhere in the student government constitution are there provisions which state that the function of the Legislative Board is to discuss and act upon matters as dormito^ laundry days, the “ride board” in the post office, possible changes in library hours, or other matters of this nature. Granted, these matters may be significant and they probably should be discussed by some student government organ, but to place these matters on the agenda of the Legislative Board serves only to de tract from the real function of the board. While no valid conclusions can be made on the basis of attendance at one Legislative Board meeting, a number of pertinent observations can be made. One, the Legislative Board has become through the years, a clearing house for student gripes and problems. Two, much of the significant work of the board is overshadowed, and in some cases, sub ordinated to an amazingly wide variety of petty problems. Three, the age-old problem of communication between students and their governing bodies is forcing this board to depart drastically from its intended purpose. To elaborate further, the structure of the Legislative Board is such that it is the only body on campus on which there is a representative from every hall. Thus, in. this representative capacity, the members of this board are the only ones who have direct contact with students and a governing board. While students are frequently apathetic about sug gesting proposals to their board representative, a number of proposals do come from the student body, but these proposals are generally concerned with matters which could very easily be handled by a board more di- rectiy oriented toward dealing with student preferences, conveniences, and legitimate “gripes.” The proposed solution to this definite problem of organization and function of stadent government boards is not to set up a “Petty Problems Board,” but to utilize a board already in existence. A second look at the student handbook reveals that there is a Student Activities Board, the functions of which are “to educate the student body in standards of social behavior ... to encourage the development of cultural interests by promoting a strong and varied program outside tiie classroom . . . (and) to promote a broad program of social activities for students, ad ministration, faculty, and groups off campus.” The present status of this board as related to student activities is questionable, and the fact, that this board has met only three times this year might indicate that the board is not over-burdened. If the scope of the Student Activities Board were enlarged to include the many non-legislative matters now handled by the Legislative Board, it would seem that each board would logically be considering problems closest to the essential nature of each. With the establishment of practical House Councils, the opportunity has arisen for the student government to alleviate some of the problems of the Legislative Board. Each House Council has an elected repre sentative to the Student Activities Board, and becausc of the nature of the House Councils, communication from the Student Activities Board to individual halls could be effected In the course of regular House Council meetings and subsequent reports to the halls. The possibility of reorganizing and reorienting student government boards is reportediy under consideration by student government officers. While the idea is not new this year, the framework for such a reorganization is being laid. With increasing complexity in student government structure and undertakings, the demand for some sort of logical adjustment is being heard. Is there to be an answer to this demand? MIH Test Your College IQ 1 2 4' w 3 n o ✓ 10 11 1 £ Te w 14 l7'~ 15 m m 18 19 % 22 20 m\ m. 24 25 26 2o 1 Y/^ 29 fo 1 % Li_j 3^^ Across 1. 10:30 DaUy 6. High Grade 7. A Hard Place To Sleep 10. Musical Note 12. 8 and 4, Daily Runs 14. What Seniors Never Worry About 16. Street 17. Iota Tau Omega 18. A Blind Date 20. Needed To Mail A Letter 22. Objective Case Of We 23. Station (abbrev.) 24. Opposite of False 27. And (Fr.) . Math Term . Exclamation 31. Cornhuskin’ Call 32. Football Down 1. —And Gowns 2. Degree 3. Division 4. Publication Head 5. Each Class Thinks They Are 10. Musical Note 13. Bible Part 15. Amounts of Medicine 18. Senter 19. Self- 20. Society 21. No Classes Wanted On 25. RCG (given) 26. Breakfast Item 28. Exclamation 30. Two Vowels "lota Subscript" By BETH PEACOCK The night of Cornhuskio’ '66 will be long remembered. Spirits ran high and the puns came easy. Moo College guests even managed to smile as the classes ran them through the pastures and into the barn. Seniors, in their imperfect glory, proved that three years of exj^ri- ence and a King on the committee could walk away with the biggest pumpkin of all. The junior stars shone themselves right into second place. While lus cious Libba wooed the crowds, the cameras caught the best of the can nibals. The proverbial slump slowed the sophomores to a grinding halt. Their song was a highlight of the evening, while their further renditions met with little acclaim, as was marked by the judges’ decision. So unsuc cessfully did Jack and Jim go up the hill that sophomores were forced back to their dorms to do a bit of cleaning. The frosh won their claim to fame. No longer can they be tagged rookies of the year, for through their splendid performance, Mere- della and Prince Hicks will live hap pily ever after. Under the direction of J. Henry, the faculty shared in song their heartfelt rendition . . . “throuj^ our quizzes they (students) shall serve us.” Yes, the night was memorable in many ways. The participation was great, and the spirit raised the rafters of Jones to its limits. Campus Chat Questions Tests Once Was the Time of Man Astronauts circling high above the earth’s atmosphere send and bring back words of praise for the breath-taking spectacle before them as they look down upon Earth. Never, they say, have they seen a sight so beautiful. At the other extreme, those very close to the earth—close to the soil itself—echo the praise of man in space and love the land for the beauty they see in every living thing. It seems strange then that from a position allowing more objectivity, from a cloud where man can be clearly seen, the sight is bloody. Man, the most beautiful part of the earth, adds not to the glory of the earth but through war aims for destruction. Involved in the intricacies of war, men do not get a “bird’s eye view” which reveals the candid realities of hate, cruelty ,and brutality in a setting of beauty. It is unbelievable that people cannot share happy lives in such a place of wonder; it is more amazing that even without sharing, the barest ex istence is an evidently impossible ideal. Wars arc fought for various reasons, both petty and grand. Wars may be said to accomplish great things; many accomplish nothing. But whether or not wars accomplish something seems somehow unimportant when the costs of war are tallied. Nowhere is “man’s inhumanity to man” made more evident than in war; but a country that ijrofesses to believe in the dignity and worth of man supports the one institution that does the most to degrade man. If man believes that killing his neighbor is justifiable, someday he will kill his neighbor, There is a ballad with a haunting refrain; Once was the time of man. Once there was grass where you stand. PAL (Associated Collegiate Press "Pa rade of Opinion” Service.) “Do tests really contribute any thing to education?” asks the Cam pus Chat, newspaper of Nori^ Texas State University. They are not an infallible measure of a student’s academic ability, nor do they prompt the student to de velop his talents and interests to the fullest. But because professors place such gref.t emphasis on the outcome of exams, the students begin to play a giant guessing game—^what will the professor have on his test? Two students converse. One says, “Don’t read chapter nine, George had Professor X last semester and he said there are no questions from that chapter.” “Thanks,” the otiier says. “By the way, I heard he asks only de tailed questions, so don’t bother with the big stuff.” Like computers, these students tend to spit back memorized knowl edge while their own ideas decay. They don’t have time to develop their own ideas because they’re too busy playing the guessing game Such a system defeats the purpose of hi^er education. How could students be evaluated? Give them passmg or failing grades based on the amount of work they do? Let them do research papers and use their own ideas instead of memorizing someone else’s. The elimination of tests would make courses more enjoyable, more in teresting, and more meaningful for both teacher and student. MEMBER Associated Collegiate Press EDITORIAL STAFF Editor Mimi Holt Associate Editor. Patty Lewis Managing Editor Fran Trexler Layout Editor. Jane Leonard Feature Editor Joy O’Berry Copy Editors .Rebckati Chapman, Susan Rogers, Mayola Campen Columnist Beth Peacock Reporters—Rosalyn Graham, Beth King, Elizabeth Maynard, Carolyn Me- Grady, Carol Melton, Marion Nolan, Mary Watson Nooe, Macki Rudisill, Penn Savage, Ann Stone, Carol Thompson. 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SG Notes By CAROLYN McGRADY Reform Committee Meets The Judicial Reform Committee has recommended to the Legislative Board that “probadon” be made a stricter penalty and that an “official reprimand” be added to the list of penalties given by the Judicial Board. This will enable the Judicial Board to broaden the basis for giv ing “probation.” Delegates to NSA Ellen Kirby, president of the Stu dent Government Association, and two other delegates from Meredith have been invited to attend the Carolinas-Virginia Regional Confer ence of the National Student As sociation in Chapel Hill on Novem ber 4-6. The topic for the confer ence will be educational reform. Meredith is currently a member of the Southern Intercollegiate As sociation of Student Governments, and the school may become affili ated with the National Association of Student Governments. Drinking Rule Studied The committee on the drinking policy at Meredith is writing other schools to obtain material to evalu ate the policy at Meredith in light of policies at other comparable schools. Library Fund Plans Mary Arakas, student chairman for the library fund, has announced plans for this year. These plans in clude a flea market, a carnivaJ, and an auction as well as many small projects throughout the year. The money earned through the drive this year will be used to furnish a read ing lounge in the new library. Mary also asks that all students start sav ing S and H Green Stamps to donate to the fund, as her committee hopes to obtain some furnishings for the lounge in this way. NOTICE Letters to the editor, contribu* tions for ‘‘Speaking Out,** or any other information should be given (o (he editor by November 10 for publlcatioD in the next issue of THE TWIG> which will come out on November 17.
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