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November 16, 1967 THE TWIG Page Three Faculty, Staff Discuss New Closing Hours By SHERA JACKSON A clock striking midnight on Sat* urday night no longer changes a Meredith girl from a date to a speed demon. One o’clodcs, effective Decem ber 2, now give girls a chance to see the whole movie, hear the en tire concert, and even get a snack afterward. Friday night, with its ex tension to twelve, and Sunday, with .eleven-thirty c!»ing hours, also of fer opportunity for more activities. The student body’s unanimous acceptance of the later hours indl« cates the overwhelming support of the change. Student interest in the committee headed by Susan Stone was high from the beginning of the study and proposal. Mr. Robert Fracker commented that the faculty committee “was impressed with the sound reasoning and justification of the student body’s request.” Miss Mary Bland Josey, also on the faculty committee, admitted, “It had never really dawned on me that there was any particular prob lem with the old closing hours un til it was pdirited out to me..., then I was somewhat concerned that it hadn’t been brought up earlier.” “When I was a student here,” continued Miss Josey, “we usually used the bus to go to the movies and {dways planned to go to the early show, so never faced the problem of rushing back. After Dean Fleming elaborated the reasons and student feeling for the change. I, personally, was in favor. 1 thi& all those who had the opportunity to vote on the change were in full agreement.” Dr. Charles Tucker favored the extension because “the change was in order as different student gen erations face various problems aris ing from change in attitude and other factors.” He added, “We cer tainly consider the Legislative Board a responsible body which fol lows the sound reasoning and per manent values held by the Meredith College community.” “This was no ten-minute decision on the faculty committee’s part,” said Dr. Lois Frazier. “We didn’t approve simply because other schools have it, but the reasons for extension were sound. With the change comes responsibility. I think students will still be prepared for Saturday classes if they stay out later Friday. There’s always the re sponsibility of being quiet and con siderate when you come in. We’re willing to give students the chance.” Miss Katherine Whittaker of the Dean of Students staff agreed with the faculty committee: “This ex> tension will ^ve students more re sponsibility. The change will make no difference in our time on duty since a staff member always stays until one o’clock on Friday and Stadents Comment on Psycholoflisf s Survey Do Roommates Affect Other's Grades? By JOY O’BERRY Do college roommates affect each other’s academic performance? The answer is yes, according to a study conducted by Dr. Robert A. Pierce, instructor of psychiatry at the Uni versity of Rochester School of Medi- 'cine and clinical psychologist in the University’s Student Health Service. Although the students at Meredith ‘'are not psychologists, they have had experiences with roommates, and they were anxious to ^ve an opin ion concerning Dr. Pierce’s ques- . tions and findings. Kathy Smith: Yes. U you and your roommate get along, you want to do what she does whether it is study or play. Judy Hunt: Yes. Study habits are contagious. Peggy Myers: I think roommates affect each other if they are taking the same courses. They tend to study for the quizzes together and spend ' the same amount of time writing pa* pers.'But 1 don’t think this influence extends into different curricula. Mar^ Poore: Yes. Living habits affect study habits. If you like, to study late at night and your room mate wants all the li^ts out at 11:00, the grades of one of you will naturally suffer. However, there are those at Meredith who feel just as strongly that the individual, not her room mate's influence, determines her level of academic achievement. Pat Rinehart: No. Your study habits are usually established be fore you come to college, and seeing your roommate utting on the bed with a book is not enough incentive to make you study. Karen Baals: No. I’ve had con scientious roommates and carefree roommates, and neither of them af fected my study habits. Seale Bagnal: Roommates have some influence on every part of your college life, but you make your own study habits. Nobody can en force good or bad study habits on you. Another thesis of Dr. Pierce’s survey was that among upperclass* men, who are free to select their own roommates, there is a tendency for college students to choose room mates who match their own level of achievement. Mary Hardenburg, a junior, and Brenda Parks, a sopho more, agree with this statement. Brenda explained that just by ob servation she has noticed that the girls who like to study room to gether and. those who place empha sis on having a good time usually room together. The overall conclusion of Dr. Pierce’s study was that “some room mates may amve at a common un derstanding, perhaps not explicitly stated, about the value of grades and of studying, and then study ac cordingly, thus overachieving or tm- derachieving together.” 1., ;'i Abiolul«hft NtithinQla too good for our fliric W« giv* H(Mn ov* m fabric tailoring dMer fli d«il0A If Ihqt lin •podthtm th«pr|^f II, Iraduiunals Saturday nights, even if there’s only one girl out. The Friday night one o’clocks will be special now and the Saturday night usual closing hour will be a privilege.” Very excited aTOut the extension, another member of the faculty com mittee, Mrs. Jane Sullivan, said, “It was time to do it. There was no excuse not to. Meredith girls used to date only in Raleigh, but with the dating in Durham and Chapel Hill now, there needed to be a change.” MRS. POOLE (CoDtinued from page 1) versity. The Carolyn Peacock Poole Scholarship Fund, to be established at Meredith, will be awarded to a junior or senior “noted for her Christian character, leadership and executive abilities, and who has plans for furthering her education m contemporary English or Ameri can literature.” Mrs. Poole, a women whose warmth and graciousness endeared her to the entire Meredith Com munity, is remembered with special fondness by those students fortunate enough to have been members of her English classes. Her active in volvement with students as persons, as well as her keen, discerning in tellect and gentle wit, made their contact with her immeasurably valu able. A wide and perceptive reader, Mrs. Poole communicated her great love of the literature of the past and her lively interest in contemporary literature to her students. Mrs. Poole will be remembered by the members of the Meredith community as both an articulate, dedicated teacher and a charming person. Agreeing with Mrs. Sullivan, Dean Louise Fleming emphasized the need for travel time by showing the number of one o’clock requests for travel time to Durham and Chapel Hill from the last two years. Dean Fleming hopes that the ex tension “will allow the student to date in a more relaxed atmosphere and not have the fivc-minute rush back to school.” “The committee understood why the students wanted change,” smd Dean Fleming, “and thou^t the reasons were valid. The change is reasonable for contemporary life and will ^ve the students the op portunity to demonstrate how ma ture they can be in assuming the responsibility.” CAREER DAY (Continued from page 1) house to discuss those areas of in terest. The informal atmosphere provided students the opportunity to talk with and ask questions di rectly to the representatives. 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