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Page Two THE TWIG March 20, 1969 5PRIN&1 !Me.reditk Coll ege. March 20, 1969 Student Responsibility What will Corn Huskin’ and Stunt skits jab? What will students grum ble about in dormitory discussions? What will editorials criticize?—two of the most controversial issues are no longer problems. Recent regulation changes have given Meredith girls a new freedom, and, much more important, a new insight. The rumble of discontent around campus has lowered now and there is quiet of understanding. The student body has been accorded a role of maturity and, with it comes the realization that the struggle for change is not just a student concern. Being recognized as more responsible members of the college community, the students should have now a feeling of more equal balance with the faculty and administration. This campus, as opposed to some other colleges, has an excellent op portunity to see a unit of faculty, administration and students. The recent legislation and the hours spent on long-range planning committees are two examples of joint effort. The faculty and administration are certainly not forces opposing the students, but, rather, exhibit the same desire for change. With the accordance of maturity, the student body needs to prove itself capable of acceptance. Complaints in the dorm can initiate action, but logical reasoning needs to enforce it. By working together with the faculty and administration the students can show responsibility and ensure progress for Meredith. SA.T Campus Spirit Booster Meredith school spirit begins on our campus, not at the Friends of the College at N. C. State, nor at a Joan Baez concert at U.N.C.-CH, or at a SPE fraternity party. Campus social needs should not be overlooked. Stunt, Corn Huskin', and Rush Week act positively toward this end, but only intermittently. What about the other 33 weeks of the school year? The campus Concert and Lecture's Series, through an excellent variety of programs, has aided intellectual and cultural growth of the students, while social needs have been largely neglected. Rationalizing such needs as trivial, in light of the vast Raleigh social offerings, can not be com pletely justified. Providing for social needs on the Meredith campus would aid in two larger ways (1) to strengthen campus school spirit and (2) to prepare students for “the whole of life.” With the new student union and physical education buildings, campus social needs will be greatly improved. Until their completion, however, a more immediate step could be taken through the creation of a separate and expanded Student Activities Budget. This budget, completely separate from that money alloted for concerts and lectures, could be ear-marked to meet specific social needs, such as a campus movie project, weekend entertainment, or to bring popular singing entertainment to the campus. A separate Student Activities Budget would necessitate a modest increase in the present sum paid by each student toward the activities fee of their tuition. A five dollar per pupil increase, resulting in a sum of $4,500 to spend for campus entertainment, would be a small price to pay for the increased school spirit so provided. MOC EDITORIAL STAFF Editor Shera Jackson Associate Editor Marilyn Childress Feature Editors Brooks McGirt, Nance Rumley News Editor Susan Soloway Copy Editor. Emma Ruth Bartholomew Assistant Copy Readers Carrie Frampton, Paula Tudor Reporters—Corinne Blaylock, Gail Gaddy, Gloria Little, Nancy Rouse, Elna Thompson, Abigail Warren, Helen Wilkie, Debbie Brown, Patsy Brake, Jean Jackson, Vivian Matthews, Linda Kimbrell, Dale Cunningham Cartoonists Linda Burrows, Dolores Little Faculty Sponsor Dr. Norma Rose BUSINESS STAFF Business Manager Barbara Pritchard Advertising Staff—Martha McGinnis, Cathy Moran, Hollis Ann Fields, Sarah Jane Hutchins, Lynn McDuffie, Dale Ritter, Louise Foster, Marianne Johnson Mailing Editor. Martha Lyday Mailing Staff Peggy Allen Circulation Chief. Pam Lewis Circulation Staff. Kathy Griffin, Jackie Briles, Sue Askin, Suzanne George Typing Chief. ....Anne Pretlow Faculty Sponsor. Lois Frazier vKcMnrn A«nflaied Collceiate Press. Entered as second-class matter at post office at N C^ l^. Published semi-tnonthiy during the months ^October. November. F?hf fil’v MaW^r 1 and May; monthly during September. December, and January. THE fwio is semd by National educalional Advertising Service. 18 East 50ih Street. New York, New York. Subscription Rates: $3.45 per year. ) \o I oq Concerning Chapel of March 5, 1969 . . . Open Letter to the President... Dear Dr. Heilman: After this morning I am con cerned about the image you must have of us, the students of Meredith College. Today has been quite a traumat ic and historic event in the history of Meredith. I’m afraid that part of our students did not behave well under the weight of it this morning in chapel. We all know that any institution must grow and change toward the better, or else stagnate, wither, and die — but with such change also goes great individual responsiblity and good common sense. I and many others are ashamed for those who in their rash ness and inconsideration failed to see beyond the immediate to the bigger issues and failed to realize how much more important a thing is at stake than just two “trivial” rules. We’re sorry for the rude ones and do not condone their behavior towards someone who deserves far more admiration and respect — both for what he is and what won derful things he has done for this school — than some have recently showed toward him. The behavior of rude malcontents (some of whom incidently, would find some thing to gripe about in heaven) does not reflect the true attitude of the whole student body toward you. We think you are a most capable, industrious, and effective president, and your warm and sincere interest in students and other participants in the Meredith Community touches us more than words can ever say. Sincerely, Cornelia Little TWIG Reminiscences April 27,1923 “Passerbys knew that something was about to happen when they saw a mob of boys approaching Mere dith College Saturday night. That , was the night the Meredith sopho mores gave a party in honor of the State sophomores. The State sopho mores were greeted at the door to the enchanted pot in a darkened doorway. The witch presiding over this pot directed them to draw their fates. This done, they advanced into the darkness, and called “Her” by name three times rather uncertainly. She came forward, and together went into the Phi Hall.” Feb. 21,1942 A step forward has been taken by the administration in changing the school policy concerning attend ing dances, going from and return ing to the college. Regulations for attending dances are: (1) A written permission from parents must be presented, giving date, dance, name of escort, and if the student is staying out of col lege for the weekend, the name and address of the hostess. (2) Freshmen, sophomores, and juniors must be chaperoned by ap pointed students when going to a dance from the college. (3) When going to dances and re turning to college: Freshmen and sophomores may have two dances per semester. Juniors and Seniors may have three dances per semester. March 28,1942 We move we begin a campaign to suspend the wearing of hose to • the dining room for the duration because of the rise in the price of hose that will keep us from pur chasing our quota of defense stamps. Academic Changes Proposed Group Studies Curriculum Needs By NANCE RUMLEY For those of us who have com plained that is seems to be taking professors an inordinate amount of time to grade tests and papers this academic year, here is wonderful news! Dr has not been spending his afternoons and Satur day mornings watching cartoons and quiz shows on the tube. As ap proximately 20 (twenty) assembled students learned Tuesday night, March 11 in discussion with the Academic Programs Committee members, our faculty, bless their liearts, has been attending meetings like mad to meet our demands that the curriculum here at Meredith un dergo a major overhaul. And they seem to be having a ball doing it, despite some necessary neglect of the stacks of tests and papers piling up on their desks and despite the check such meetings put on their own free time. The purpose of the Tuesday night gathering was to give interested stu dents a chance to voice their gripes and offer their suggestions on such matters as the distribution of re quired courses, the stifling of intel lectual excitement that takes place somewhere between the first and third months a freshman attends classes, the content of required course material, and the criteria of a useful and stimulating major field. And, perhaps to the surprise and delight of students it was discovered that no matter what suggestions students voiced, the Academic Pro grams Committee had not only considered it, but analyzed it and begun to figure out how it might be implemented. There was nothing new we could tell them! It is neces sary to recall that this is the first time in twenty years such an annal- ysis has been undertaken, so no one can expect miracles overnight. No definite plans are ready yet; no one is going to hand our additions to be clipped into the catalog to morrow night. But those plans un der discussion at the moment arc better than most of us had ever dreamed of. And there is every reason to believe that as soon as next semester some exciting changes will be evident in the Meredith cur riculum. The Academic Programs Com mittee has been operating with the recognition of a need for flexibility in the curriculum and a need for some integrating set of ideas to tie together the pieces of informaton a student picks up at random from course to course. The committee is concerned with a need for creativity and for the maintenance of the academic excitement students have when they first come to Meredith. They are encouraging all depart ments to take a critical look at themselves in view of restructuring and reforming their course material. If given their head, they might just make Meredith College an exciting place to be in a couple of years. The Academic Programs Com mittee is one of a number of such farsighted committees that make up the Long Range Planning Program. Tts chairman is Dr. Leslie Syron, and members are Mrs. Garris, Mr. Fracker, Dr. Horner, Dr. Cochran, and Dr. Norma Rose. Student rep resentatives are Susan Soloway, Susan Fletcher, Ann Caroll, Carrie Frampton, and Susan Hout. If you want to get excited along with them. drop in on a meeting any Friday from ten to one, in the library on the second floor of Hunter. They deserve three cheers (along with President Heilman, who initiated the Long Range Planning Commit tee) and our patience with late tests. For information on any of the other areas under study by the Long Range Planning Committee see Dr. Roger Crook, chairman on the Steering Committee, or Dr. Gloria Blanton, Co-ordinator. You will be challenged to some up with any feasible innovation, no matter how liberal you think it is, that this committee is not working on. Spring Spring has come In all simplicity: A light yellow sky. Yes, spring has come; This morning a nameless hill Is shrouded in mist. Issa Plum blossoms: My spring Is an ecstasy. On the sandy beach. Footprints: Long is the spring day. Basho Issa Shiki Tlic opinions expressed in tlie edi toriuls and columns in the T^G are not ncccssarily those of (he adminis tration, student body, or (he cndre newspaper s(alf.
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