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Page Two THE TWIG March 7, 1968 MereditK. Collegt March 7, 1968 Paradoxes Paradoxes currently seem to be the rule rather than the exception here at Meredith. Students say that chapel checkers are opposed to the honor code; however, without checkers the students themselves do not adhere to the code. Students presently can drink in Burlington (if not returning to the college) and can not in Raleigh. The line between thirty-five and thirty-six miles from the college is indeed becoming grayer. It is also paradoxical that we emphasize such trivia as call downs, dorm cards, and campuses while forgetting that a world exists beyond the campus. Such matters hardly seem worth our concern when we broaden our out look. For example, on Monday Dr. Lillian Parker Wallace pulled our minds out of the mire of trivialities and focused them on the important. Students were told the basis of the Vietnam situation and realized that such things as geography and differing languages are often overlooked as causes of war. For one half hour our minds were raised above the trivia and centered on people other than ourselves. UL Running Scared? If chapel attendance seems to be improved during the current week and the next one, chances are it is not because of any sudden revival of respect for the honor system. Rather, the student body must be naturally reacting like any individual or group threatened with the loss of a privilege: running 'scared. Anyone who wants a trup picture of “the extent to which Meredith’s honor system is being upheld in this matter” need not initiate any special study. The results might be a prime example of “how to lie with statistics.”’ A glance over Jones Auditorium during chapel on any day during the last six-and-one-half months would show that the honor system in this matter is being taken very lightly by a sizeable percentage of the student body. Perhaps we are being given a second chance to make chapel without checkers work. If this is the case, we should be appreciative, for in most instances, six months is ample time for a mature person to prove he can han dle responsibility. All in all, it is not this two weeks, but those which came before and those which will follow, which should more truthfully determine how ef fective the present system is. EAS EDITORIAL STAFF Editor Jane Leonard Associate Editor. .Anne Stone Managing Editor Mary Watson Nooe Feature Editors Joy O’Berry, Shera Jackson Columnists Ginger Hughey, Judy Komegay News Editor Cathey Rodgers Copy Editor...... Barbara Bailey Reporters—Linda Burrows, Sharon Ervin, Bunny Hinkle, Betty King, Anne Meekins, Ann Robertson, Belinda Smith, Susan Soloway, Geni Tull, Anne Walson. Cartoonist Karen Baals Photographer Grace Hoyt Faculty Sponsor Dr. Norma Rose BUSINESS STAFF Manager - Suzanne Guthrie Advertising Manager JJixie Bennett Advertising Staff—Seale Bagnal, Dudley Howard, Susan Fletcher, Sandra Holder. .Susan Laird, Belly McNeill, Joyce Wilson. Linda Harmati, Mailing Editor. Susan Leath Circulation - - Delila Edenfield Typists—Barbara Pritchard, chief; Peggy Allen, Linda Barnett, Becky Batson, Sarah Jane Hutchins, Kelly Knott, Barbara Pilloud, Donna Stainer, Louise Watson. Faculty Sponsor Dr. Lois Frazier MEMBER Associated Collegiate Press. Entered as second-clau matter at post office at Raldgb, N. C. 27602. Published seml-inonihly during the montha of October, November, February, Marcb, April and May: monthly durina September, December, and January. The Twio it served by National EducaUonal AaverUslng Service, 18 East 50Ut Street, New York. New Yorlc. Subscriptioa Rates: $3.45 per year. fi n Thoughts on Traditions Do Societies Have Purposes? By JUDY KORNEGAY Change dominates the face of Meredith these days. We might con sider the role of our societies in light of the changes contemplated and under way. Our present societies had their origins in Literary Clubs founded at the turn of the century. These clubs met on Saturday nights for their first twenty years, giving stu dents of Baptist Female University entertainment and education while pursuing literary interests and promotion concern about current events. Activities ranged from chapel programs and debates to publishing the Oak Leaves and Acorn (which was a monthly!). Without undermining what the societies are doing or are planning to do, I think that something is missing. In spite of the fellow ships, friendships, and services which these two groups foster, there is a basic year-long spirit and en thusiasm which is not exhibited by the majority of Meredith students for their societies. Rush and society functions call out the dormant spirit Letters to the Editor CHAPEL ATTENDANCE Dear Editor, I have only one thing to say con cerning the present condition of chapel attendance. Many Umes I have looked out over the audience only to see most of the same seats empty that I saw empty the day after seats were assigned. In particular, I call to mind the day that we voted on the new sys tem of elections. Before we began the procedure, we looked out over the audience to see barely a quorum. It seemed so ironic that all year long we had been telling the fac ulty committee how able the stu dent body was to accept responsi bility. Then it came time to vote and we barely had the quorum. Re sponsibility? I cannot say that I would blame tlie administration or faculty for not supporting our wanted changes on the grounds of our “responsibility.” Jeannie Sams ELECTIONS SYSTEM Dear Editor, After many long years of plan ning and work the student body finally put into effect a filing sys tem. Of course, in any new system there will be “kinks,” but the apathy with which the new filing system met was appalling. Many major of fices were uncontested. The dorm discussions were virtually un attended. But the epitome of it all was that some of the candidates themselves did not even have the interest to attend the discussions. Students are constantly clamor ing for more responsibility. The new social standards consideration will place a large burden of responsi bility on each student, I wonder why we think that we can accept responsibility in one area when we show we cannot in another! Mary Watson Nooe NEWSPAPER RAPPED Dear Editor, As a new staff prepares to take over the Twig, the time is right for a reappraisal of the role of our campus newspaper and its re sponsibilities toward the public it serves. The writer would like to pro pose certain ideas for the consid eration of the incoming staff as a basis for such a reappraisal. It seems to me, in the first place, that the Twig should begin to wean itself from faculty and administra tive supervision and show some in dependence in deciding what it publishes and declines to publish. Freedom of the press is even more applicable to this newspaper than to a commercial press which feels obliged to conciliate its particular advertisers and customers. The edi tor should be willing to stand be hind her own judgement, accepting suggestions from the staff and ad ministration where she is per suaded of the justice of the sug gestion and declining to be guided by any others. Any effort to in timidate or pressure the editorial or news staffs should be exposed in print to the whole community. In the second place, the cam pus deserves a newspaper that ap pears weekly, often enough, that is, to serve as a bulletin board and a campus calendar, recording signifi cant items from the calendar main tained by the Dean of Students’ of fice and publicizing area-wide events which may be of interest to Meredith students. Obviously this cannot be done if the editor is ex pected to do everything, but with good organization and co-operation from the staff it can be managed painlessly. The added cost of a weekly can be paid for through in creased advertising, the potential of which has not been fully ap preciated by past editors and ad vertising staffs. Finally, the Twig needs to vary and diversify its offerings to the reading public. A glance at Mrs. Humphries’ monthly news sheet will suggest how much faculty and staff news is being overiooked by Twig reporters. We rarely get features in the form of personal interviews with visiting dignitaries and personalities. There should be comic strips and crossword puzzles and other fea tures that add to the overall ap peal of the paper. The paper has not kept the campus abreast of de- Uberations within the long-range planning committees, has not of fered book and movie reviews, has not sufficiently encouraged the stu dents to submit original essays and poetry, and has not had the benefit of imaginative photography. All this is within the ability of the incoming staff to change. All it requires is nerve and energy. T. C. Parramore which most of us feel for our sister hoods, but this is all too sporodic. Many suggestions have been made about society activities. Last, ' year Mimi Holt, editor of the Twig, recommended that Play Day be competition between societies rather than dorm or class competition..• Considering the flagging interest in this school function, society rivalry ^ i might be the best way to inject new enthusiasm into the event. The societies might well become political parties. While we would lose the friendship-making and ser- . vice-rendering side of the societies, we would gain a system of govern ment in which there would be or- - ganized channels for expressingr student opinion, there would be com- •- petition to have two or more candi dates with definite platforms for each office, and voters could make, choices based on issues. Althou^ the original purpose of the societies was in part Uterary, this aspect remains on shaky ^ grounds. Both groups ^ve a literary award to the best essayist in the society on Awards Day, but this generates little interest. Because' our campus publications seem to be having trouble in getting writers, the societies could be helpful by en- couraging writing contests with , , awards for the best articles, es-» i says, poems, or features published I in school publications. Perhaps the i societies could sponsor an essay con- * test dealing with the symposium top ics of the Concerts and Lectures Committee. This is done success fully at Randolph Macon by making ^'' the contest open to students in col- i leges and universities all over the ' country, thereby promoting interin- stitutional cooperation. Society debating teams could ^ contest in chapel, and the best de baters of the two teams could com- i ‘ bine to represent Meredith in matches with other schools. The societies could make known , their need for separate, permanent meeting places and ask for rooms iri the future College Union. Plan ning and decorating these areas . could be a major society project and service. When not in use for meetings, these rooms could be used ' as club rooms for society members to socialize and date in. Our societies have proven that • through cooperation and service they can be dynamic forces on our campus; however, there is still much ’ untapped potential. Anomaly By GINGER HUGHEY I Dear Freshmen, Upperclassmen understand that you are in the second semester ritualistic throes of insomnia-caus- ing, ulcer-producing, gray-hair-re sulting English term papers. In the interests of your continuing sanity, they would like to console you. Things could be worse. One term paper is nothing compared to what they hit you with during your next three years. Term papers are pro fessional plots designed to under mine the spirit of procrastinating students. If recognized and accepted as such in your “youth,” you stand a better chance of finishing college: your work and studies can be cen tered in combating the corrosive in- nuence which is impinging on your basic rights as an individual (right to date, play bridge, nap, etc.). However, this is not to say that all hope >s lost, for within four years you should have developed some interests and your subsequent paper will reflect them. By your senior year you should adequately be able to handle Mrs. Custer and the In dian Relief Fund, or the Geo- Politics found in Valley of the Dolls. '1/
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