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THE TWIG
October 10, 1968
I.
Mereditk College.
October 10,1968
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SAJ
A Truly Honorable Service
Maybe it was the lack of student unanimity in renewing the honor
code. Maybe it was the student government decision not to release to
the student body the MCA statement of concern about the honor code.
Or maybe it was the required student attendance to the honor code
service on September 28.
Whatever the case, something was amiss. Numerous seniors verbalized
it, a number of underclassmen recognized it, and few freshmen realized
it. When attendance to a service or moral affirmation is made mandatory
and a statement concern is retained from the student body to give an
appearance of student unity and approval, the occasion is hypocritical
rather than honorable.
What is the reason for this pretense of solidarity when dorm mumblings
reveal otherwise? Perhaps it is the President, the faculty, or the administra
tion we are trying to fool, but more than likely it is us, and we are the
ones who must live under such a system.
The principle of self-government group living at Meredith necessitates
an effective honor code system, both academically and socially. An aca
demic honor code provides the foundation of our learning experiences,
has proved workable, and is seldom questioned. Yet, in the social sense,
the necessity of an honor code in the college community has been ques
tioned, has proved far from effectively workable, and is under repeated
attack from the student body. Students see many social regulations broken,
yet most think little of the violations, and care even less about confronting
the offender. This apparent casualness concerning the honor code merits
an inquiry as to its present effectiveness.
This is certainly not a new problem. There are no specific guidelines to
its solution, yet a clarification of the obligations of the present honor
code may be the most sensible start. Secondly, each rule in the plethora of
rules by which we live to effectively uphold the honor code must be
examined in detail with consideration to (1) its relevance in today’s so
ciety, (2) its relevance to family norms, (3) Its relevance to the de
velopment of the “Christian attitude toward the whole of life,” and (4) its
relevance to effective self-government group living.
A rule that does not satisfactorily meet with these criteria must be
revised or rejected. Only by basing the honor code on realistic rules
can we expect a workable social honor code. Only when we can have a
voluntary honor code service, with voluntary and truthful pledging, and
with a true solidarity of the student body, can we have a truly honorable
service. To take the honor code pledge under conditions less than this is
to deny the purpose of its creation. Anything short of this is hypocrisy,
and we are the ones who will suffer.
MOC
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Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor:
Volume XLIU of the Twic i&
off to a good start. Among the com
mendable features of your first is*-
sue was a front page that dealt with
reports on plans for the new exam
schedule, construction and renova*
tion, new placement policies,
I found none of the tendency to
rake over dead coals which has
been so much a part of past
volumes.
Your editorial page sxmtained:
two fairly pungent editorials and a
provocative letter. 1 will say, how
ever, that the remarks by the presi
dents of the Young Democrats and
Young Republicans about their
candidates were singularly lacking
in content. To state that there is no
discernible policy issue between
Nixon and Humphrey is to betray
an ignorance of what they stand for.
Makes you wonder what they talk
about at those meetings.
Page three I found disappoint
ing. The articles on recent ^tera^-
tions in the physical plant, evident
to everybody, and sampling student
views on the election contained
nothing that one would walk
across the hall to find out.
Advertising continues to be apa
thetic. 1 count a staff of 11 in this
department and only 8 ads, or an
average effort of about one-third
of an ad per p>erson per week. It
will be interesting to see if Miss
McNeill can find ways of inspiring
her cohorts with some semblance
of ener^ and enthusiasm this year.
Finally, the faithful reader is
bound to observe that this is, after
all, still essentially the same old
Twig, a bit more lively and rele
vant, perhaps, but still a bimonthly
struggle on the part of perhaps 3
or 4 interested individuals encum
bered by several dozen wallflowers.
The best thing that Mrs. Romine
can do for Meredith is to imbue her
jouroalism students with some sense
of the challenge and the excitement
offered by newspaper work imagi
natively and energetically ap
proached. The editors and those
few who really try to help deserve
the appreciation and support of the
whole community. I am one reader
who plans to be unhappy with any
thing less than a weekly which is
turned out by an enthusiastic staff.
T. C. Parramore
Department of History
Outside Comment
Dear Friends:
For centuries man has sought po
litical, economic and religious solu
tions to his problems. These at
tempted solutions have been at
times helpful and at times harmful;
in any event they usually were di
rected toward symptoms of man’s
problems rather than to the real
source and shape of his conscience.
We propose to do something which
is directed to the conscience of man
kind.
We are going to acquire a ship
that can transport ai^roximately
three hundred people and sail
around the world as a gesture of
Peace and Universal Brotherhood.
In order to do this we have formed
a non-profit corporation to organ
ize this voyage. We will depend
solely upon mankind for support.
We will try to get a government
ship — perhaps one of the moth
balled Liberty ships — and adapt
her for our purposes. We will
change a “Ship of war” into a “Ship
of Peace.” The ship will be painted
in beautiful colors by artists. On
her sides she will carry messages
of Peace and Goodwill from any
one who wishes to send them. Be
fore as well as during the voyage,
it is planned that seminars be held
to explore and express the attitude
of Peace, non-violence and love
through discussion and meditation.
When our ship is ready we will
christen her the “Mankind.” It is a
good name — for the whole pur
pose of our trip will be to express
the attitude that we are all one, a
seemingly reluctant brotherhood,
with only one world to live in. We
are convinced that our one and only
hope for mankind to survive is by
love expressed through a gentle at
titude and kindness shown to our
brothers.
We intend to leave San Fran
cisco in June 1969, and go to many
ports. We will sail first to Hiro
shima. Hiroshima will remind us of
the possibility of nuclear holocaust;
but it can also be a beginning place
for a reaffirmation of the nature
of God in man.
We are entering a “New Age”
for mankind. It will not be an age
of conflict in politics, economics,
and religion, but an age of “Uni
versality” in which we realize that
all men are brothers, that the great
est joy in life is loving one another,
and that we can never benefit at
the expense of another.
Wherever in the world we stop,
we will offer flowers, music, singing
and dancing. We will have gifts for
children made by other children.
We will express our feelings as a
group as well as personally.
After our ship leaves Hiroshima,
we will go where we think we can
best express our theme of brother
hood; but we will consider the
safety and well being of everyone
on the ship as well as the people in
the ports of call. We would like to
stop in China, Vietnam, Africa, In
dia, and Europe.
If you wish to go with us, or
contribute in any way, please write
to MANKIND ... BIG SUR,
CALIFORNIA. . . . 93920. Those
who wish to go with us will re
ceive a letter explaining all of the
details. If any school organization
or interested group of Individuals
wished to take on as a project help-
By PEGGY TIMMERMAN
There I was, just sittin’ around
in the old dorm, gazing moodily at
approximately 18 hours worth of
assignments, due the next morning
at 8 o’clock, of course. Been study
ing steadily for a long time, half
an hour or so, when the trusty
roommate looked up and said
“Leg, let’s take a break — just a
little one — just listen to a couple
of tunes on the tube. Whatya say
— ok?”
Well, what can you say to such
a pitiful, heart-rending plea? Can’t
be students all the time. So» with
sympathy and compassion, yielded
to her request. Listened to a few
discs, probably no more than 10 or
12. By then. Baby Ben hit about
11:30. Must have been running
fast. “Gotta study,” I s^d. “Gotta,
no two ways about it. Cot to do ' \
//.” Hit the books again, and plowed |
through a couple of paragraphs. It
was really getting tense. Lost my
train of thou^t when the phone . •
— our very own private one —
rang. Wrong, number. $5.35 a
month for nothing but two wrong
numbers in three weeks (LOTS of 
friends in Raleigh). Homework was
really lookin’ bad — could be
trouble in class tomorrow. No so- , ,
lution in sight. At this, very moment,
bathroom door flew opeiv suiie-
mates bounded ia (pictures of grace
and beauty in Meredith nightshirts
and hair rollers).. “Good news^ y’aU .
— GREAT idea .. . . Let’s play
bridge.” “Can’t, got to stud.” “Aw,
come on, just a couple of hands
(same line, different noun). You •*
need a break.” “Well >....” “Good!
Knew you’d come through, knew
it.” Well, had to go downstairs for
three Cokes and a Sprite and when •
we finally got started it was ’bout
midnight and those couple of hands
stretched along till 2:00 a.m. Can’t
quit when you just got set three' '
tricks, so we had five or six “just «
one more’s.” Quitting time rolled
around when all eight eyes, were too 
bleary to read the cards^ a.n«f no
body could count points. Three ter
rific statements occurred simultane-,
ously at this point. ‘G’night” Guess *
you know who wasn’t even rrtndrf-
ering going to bed — 17 hours of
studying left. Sorta like standing by •
ol’ Atlas, pretending yo«i’’ire help
ing him hold up the world, and he
says, “Hey, hang on to tUs for a ’ ‘
minute would ya? Got to go make
a phone call.” What I’m trying to
say is, the effect is crushing. But
eyes are heavy, and out of focus,
and there’s only one thing to do—
RACK. Eight o’clock comes early ’
the next morning. But, it passed
pretty quickly. So did nine and ten.
Rolled out for lunch, and spent an
hour or so in the Hive. Bout 3 •
o’clock, friend from across court
called — “Look, you wanna date
tonight? Real slick guy — tall,
blond, blue eyes. Really sharp.” •
“Boy, love to, but I’ve got about
25 hours of studying to do for to
morrow at 8 o’clock.” “But he wants .
to take you out to dinner. You
could come in early.” “Well, in that
case....” '
College life’s rough isn’t it? Just '
can’t seem to get the work done.
Basic prob somewhere. Poor fresh
men, only three cuts a semester.
The opinions expressed in tlie
editorials and columns in the
TWIG are not necessarily those
of the administration, student iHKiy
or (he entire newspaper staff.
ing us in this endeavor, we will be
pleased to send a speaker from our
group to talk with you.
•In the final analysis, the only
ticket you need to come aboard
the Mankind is a loving heart, good
vibrations, and a feeling of Oneness
with others.
Love,
Alan Webb, Coordinator