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THE TWIG
November 16,1967
MereJltk Colkgi
November 16, 1967
Worlds Apart
Scene 1: The hot and steamy jungle reeks with the smell of blood.
There is no breeze to carry the sou^ of gim blasts, yet we can hear them
in 'the distance. Young boys, gapping for life and writhing with pain, lie
along the roadside. The dirty, hungry boys are lonely as they think of
the people back home.
Scene 2. Winston-Salem is convulsed with race riots. Bitterness and
hostility reigns, and destruction, wrought by prejudice, abounds.
Scene 3: Girls lounge around dormitory rooms as they watch soap
operas and drink diet drinks. They discuss what they will wear Saturday
ni^t or why they got 94 on a quiz when they knew enough for 95.
Epilogue: Socic^ogy teaches us the intricacies of human relationship.
History shows us the mistakes of others. Languages help us to understand
others through communication. Science places man over weapons and
diseases. When will we start to practice what we have learned?
We have been in the clouds too long.
LJL
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Anomaly
By GINGER HUGHEY
Discussion, committee contro*'
versy, long-range planning are ram
pant on the Meredith campus this
year, and one of the most baffling,
but little known problems is the
strange creatures which adorn the
nether side of the Johnson Hall
portico. (Or, what are thOse fanged,
black, web-winged thto^ hanging'
upside down in front of the library?)
A random sample of student opinion
reveals a startling number of horrify
ing and highly imaginative answers:
1) helicopter eggs 2) Communist
Chinese 3) dead pigeons, hanging
by their feet 4) the Dead Sea Scrolls
wrapped in black parchment S) three
student teachers 6) carnivorous star
lings 7) and Judicial Board spies.
Amid all the other changes and ren
ovations at Meredith, it would seem'
reasonable to dispel such rumors
and turn toward finding a remedy
for our "bats in the belfry.”
T
Letters to the Editor
College Tops Goal for United Fund
Project, Anyone?
It is unfortunate that with the government’s current emphasis on beautifi-
cation of United States property. Lady Bird’s inftuence has not yet been
felt in the Meredith post office. Among the other well-kept buildings and
offices on campus, it remains a prominent eyesore.
Granted, the post office is allotted an incredibly small space for the
function it must serve. Furthermore, aknost every student, faculty,, and
staff member p^ses through the post office once, and usually twice a day,
making it a center of constant traffic. We look forward to the day when
the construction of a student center will give the post office new and more
spacious facilities.
In the meantime, however, measures need to be taken to straighten
up the area we must now use. The post office, in its location near the
Bee Hive, is a point through which many dates, parents, and other college
guests pass. What do they see? Many times, especially on weekends, the
view is one of general clutter: scattered tables and chairs, discarded or
unclaimed newspapers and circulars, and a bulletin board filled with long
outdated notices and posters. In addition, a display cart has been modi
fied into an unneeded bulletin board which fills almost one entire end of
the post office, making a bad traffic problem worse.
What can we dp?, The Bee Hive staff and post office workers have
their hands full merely trying to get the mail distributed to demanding
students, faculty, and staff. Individual help is easy to ask for, but hard
to get. Therefore, the answer seems to lie in the willingness of some
conscientious group to take on the general improvement and upkeep of
the post office as a project.
We hope that U won’t take a federal grant to get something done.
EAS
Dear Editor,
As United Fund representative
for this year, it gives me pleasure
to inform the Meredith community
that we have exceeded our quota
for the campaign. With a quota of
$2,500, the total contribution of the
Meredith student body, faculty,
and staff was $2,513. Of this amount
$458 was given by the students,
$1,860 by the faculty and staff, and
$165 by professors emeriti.
This contribution is to be divided
among thirty-four welfare and
youth agencies serving the families
and children of Wake County, in
cluding the Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts,
Red Cross, YMCA, YWCA, Salva
tion Army, USO, Travelers Aid, and
Free School Lunch Program. Reach
ing and passing our quota also
means that Mer^ith has fulfilled a
responsibiUty toward a community
from which it is seeking $5 million
in the current development cam
paign.
The representative wishes to ex
press his grateful appreciation to all
who contributed toward this success
ful effort, including especially those
students who canvassed the dormi
tories and day students.
Thomas C. Parramore
CHAPEL PRAISkD
Dear Editor,
Criticism of various aspects of
life at Meredith has been profuse
lately. Much of it is constructive
and necessary, for we must have
critics to keep us awake and alert
to the dangers of being satisfied with
the status quo.
The addition of a little praise,
however, may help encourage the
continuance of progress. I would
like to toss a bouquet to those who
plan chapel. Chapel pro^ams this
year have offered something of in
terest to almost everyone.
In addition, prompt posting of the
programs for each week encourage
expectation and attendance. This
emphasis on the programs them
selves Is healthy.
When and if Meredith decides to
make chapel voluntary, the tradition
of good programs and attendance
will be established.
Cathey Rodgers
“ALICE” ANTICIPATED
Dear Editor,
The faculty presentation of Alice
in Wonderh^ is a Meredith tradi
tion anticipated by the student body.
We realize the difficulty of present
ing the play since several of the
faculty members who have partici
pated in the past are now retired.
However, they will perhaps come
back for this year’s production.
Moreover, we feel that there is
an untapped acting potential amoiig
new faculty members. A smash hit
in Cornhuskin’, the faculty undoubt
edly will provide the Meredith com
munity with a pleasant diversion
from the "grind.”
We hope that this tradition will
continue with the same unified spirit
of the past. Anne Watson
Paula Tudor
INTEREST SOUGHT
Dear Editor,
Recently there has been some dis
cussion around campus concerning
student apathy. This apathy was il
lustrated Thursday night when only
a hundred-odd students bothered to
attend the first lecture in the concert
and lecture series. Only a hundred-
odd students—yet we claim to be
intelligent young women.
Is there any sense In spending the
time and effort required to arrange
for speakers to come on campus if
only an eighth of the student body
is interested enough to tear them
selves away from the televisions and
bridge games, to get out and learn'
what is going on in the world?
Last spring Mrs. Ruby of the
Raleigh League of Women Voters'^*
asked the students what they would
do after college—would we, she
asked, be content to keep house, play
bridge with other young marrieds,
and be able to discuss only diapers
and dishes. She urged us to get out,
to learn what is going on in the
world, to be informed, and many,
many students responded favorably
to her talk.
Yet, now, when we are given an
opportunity to learn what is going
on in the "outside world” we do not
avail ourselves of it. Rather we pre
fer, it seems, to remain behind the
walls of the angel farm, protected
from the world outside, a world in
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New THOUGHTS on TRADITIONS
By JUDY KORNEGAY
It has been called to my attention
by student and faculty Twig readers
that while venerating campus tradi
tions is a worthy cause, solely devot
ing one’s creative energies to this
subject Is somewhat out of step with
progrerss at Meredith. I would like
to both defend my “Thoughts on
Traditions” and agree with these
readers.
All of us would agree that empha
sizing our traditions and examining
the meaning behind them makes us
appreciative of them. Events that
occur every year sometimes become
so routine that we lose sight of the
reason for them. By reflecting on
these, we can see purpose in the
many traditional celebrations and
more enthusiastically participate in
them.
But to gain deeper appreciation
and enthusiasm for our school, we
must do more. It i$ necessary to
take a penetrating look at the new
face of Meredith and to perceive
the giant steps she is preparing to
take. Our traditions can have little
meaning if they are not understood
within the changing framework of
our college.
This generation of Meredith stu
dents is seeing unlimited opportunity
for students to speak out.
More privileges are being given
to students because it is assumed
that we can handle the responsibility.
But even though we have the oppor
tunity to question, to criticize, and to
offer suggestions, few of us do.
Perhaps students are reticent to
constructively criticize their elders
or ask why things must be done a .
certain way. Maybe we all tend to j
accept the traditional way as the
best way because we are used to it.
But during this time when student '
opinions are being sought by faculty
and administration, it is our respon
sibility to speak out for those changes
or improvements which we think , ;
would be good. '
It would be a shame if the Mere
dith student body'would not en
courage improvements by offering '
new ideas. These are a sample of
issues often discussed by students ’ '■
but seldom brought out in the open; ^
What are the merits of our grading T
systems? Should ot could we effec- ^ 1
lively go to a pass-fail system?
Should there be a distinction between
students on and those not on eligi- ^0
bility? Why should we not be !
low^ to dance on campus? The ;
students who live in the home man- ^
agement house do work comparable
to student teaching, so why do they
not get six hours credit rather than
two? Should students be allowed to
take more than two tests a day?
Should we have to sign out if we
are not spending the night off cam
pus?
Asking a question does not guar
antee a change, but if asked, it will
probably get an answer or possibly
support.
In addition to giving space for
“Thoughts on Traditions,” my col
umn Will always be open to thoughts
on valid, pertinent issues facing our
campus.
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