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THE TWIG
March 25,1970
The Perils of Percy
Mtreditk College
March 25,1970
For the Sick
The phone rings on a Meredith dormitory hall, as it rings on every
hall every day. After five minutes or so of the phone’s continuous ring
ing, a student probably clad in slip and curlers, saunters forth in answer
to the tones.
“So what’s so special about this scene?” We can hear you ask. “It’s
something that must happen a hundred times a day on this campus. What’s
all the big deal?”
The “big deal” is simply this; when the young woman described above
lifts the phone off the hook to give the traditional salutation, she will not
say “First String” or “Second Vann” or “Third Brewer” or any of the
normal greetings. She will say, “Second Infirmary.”
Next year to the second floor of the infirmary will be the “home” for
twenty freshmen; in fact, a hall proctor has even been elected to serve on
this hall.
Our question is, “Why?”
Why does Meredith feel obliged to accept more students than it can
comfortably accommodate in the dorms already constructed? Why must
these freshmen spend their first year at Meredith or at least the first
semester in the infirmary?
We realize of course the necessity for accepting more and more fresh
men in order to bring the total number of dorm students up to 1,000.
But must this increase be done so that some freshmen will be forced to
live in the infirmary? After all, the seventh dormitory isn’t finished, much
less started yet; therefore, it will be at least a year before students can
even think about living there. These arrangements must also be quite incon
venient for the nurses and the students who visit the infirmary as patients.
As we all know, girls’ dormitories rarely attain the quietness associated
with a hospital. We can imagine how bothersome such a situation would
be for an ailing student.
We realize, of course, as one school official has noted, that Meredith
hates to turn away applicants when next year (1971-72) there will be
plenty of space to accommodate them. But this is not next year—we
are talking about 1970-71. Surely it can be seen that this situation is
far from ideal for all concerned.
Nor is this the first time this situation has arisen. An elete few of
the class of ’72 have had the dubious privilege of residing in the infirmary.
One time, granted, the distinction was “cute,” it was a conversation piece,
it was fun, it made minor celebraties out of the infirmary residents. But
twice smacks much too loudly of larger schools and over-admittance for
our taste, although we are confident that the situation will be corrected
for good after next year.
Let us hope so; and let us leave the infirmary for the sick.
RBM
EDITORIAL STAFF
Editor Brooks McCirt
A.ssociate Editor Janet Morris
Managing Editors Susan Soloway, Debby McShane
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Cartoonists Rita Caveny, DeLena Williams
Snoop Scoop Becky Brown, Lura McCain
Columnists, .....Percy Beane, Donna Williams
Reporters Kathy Oliver, Emory Farris, Alice Forney
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By Pcrcy Beane
Somebody warned me the other
day that the information I have
published in the Twig recently could
prove to be inpurious to my dating
and general social life. I wish they
had told me that six weeks ago
rather than the other day. Now,
I’m committed! Already my dates
are asking me when I’m going to
characterize them and put them into
my column. One especially con
ceited young man actually had the
nerve to request that I publish his
name and phone number when 1 get
to “telling them about what types
lo look for!” Frankly, I think he’s
the type who would make enemies at
a friendship club, and I said as
much, costing me future dates!
That’s what being honest will get
you! Beware of it!
Now that I’ve told you how to
meet men, how to get presents out
of them, and what types to avoid,
you’re probably feeling pretty con
fident. But the most important in
formation I have saved for last. At
one time or the other, we have all
had a blind date, Occasionally
blind dates work out nicely, but fre
quently they don’t.
Therefore I shall devote this
column to advice on what to do if
you get stuck.
The warning signal tells you that
your date is a zero. Automatically
the turn off system begins to func
tion — you look away, frequently,
search the room for back exits, go
to the ladies’ lounge—you do every
thing you can to keep from having
to talk to him. Chances are, he is
doing the same thing. That’s really
lucky believe it or not. At least
when he doesn’t like you, you don’t
feel like you have to be halfway
nice. But the biggest problem is
when the blind date is really im
pressed with YOU. You can tell if
he is. When you look around the
room every few seconds, he asks if
he can help you look for whomever
you are searching. As you leave to
go to the ladies’ room for the sixth
time in 30 minutes, he tells you it’s
probably a virus. In short, he com
pletely overwhelms you with his
Letters to the Editor
THANK YOU
Dear Class of 1972:
We, the Senior Class, want to
thank our Little Sisters for the won
derful Champagne Flight Wednesday
night. It was so sweet of you to
do something for us and we all
thoroughly enjoyed it!
Thanks again,
Class of 1970
APPRECIATION FOR
EDITORIAL
Dear Editor:
Congratulations on the editorial
and the letters in you latest issue.
As an Alumna-at-Large, I was con
cerned over the absence of the girls
from Founders’ Day Exercises. Your
appeal to responsibility was just
right. Mrs. R. E. Pomeranz
Sanford, N. C.
A Last Look at Basketball
As the basketball season comes
to an end, it is interesting to take
an overall view of what happened
to the Meredith court aces.
As of the last game played against
State, the team’s final record was
10-4. Most of the games played
and their final scores are as follows;
St. Augustine 29-11
Mt. Olive 51-27
Duke 35-25
Peace 45-28
Peace 52-30
State 47-23
ECU 38-52
State 38-22
Tournament (March 12 and 13 at
Duke)
UNC 50-43
Duke 27-33
Percentage wise, the statistics are
Spnrin.^ 3riMgs
OtKer 1Kiti0S..
Havl
HAppy!
gentlemanly ways and it makes you |
sick. ‘ '
What can you do? You can do
one of three things: (a) You can go
to the bathroom once more, wash ^
off your makeup, mess up your hair, ‘
and come back and tell him that it
is a virus and you’re sick. Suggest
that you feel unbearable and just .
know he is miserable being with
you. Then ask him to take you in.
Sometimes you may run into some •
difficulty. Once I had a date who .
stopped at a grocery store, bought '
some Pepto Bismol and gave it to
me. In fact, he made me drink it so
I would feel better. And you know
that stuff is bad enough when you’re
really sick, much less when you’re
okay!
(b) You can simply duck out
the back way, and call a taxi to
come get you. Good luck on pulling
this one off, though.
(c) You can tell a sympathetic
looking boy who doesn’t have a
date your predicament. Promise
him you’ll write his next essay if he '
will do you a favor. Then gel him
to pose as your best friend who
flew in from California or some
where distant just to see you before
he goes into the service. Let him ‘
walk in the door, hug you, and yell
and scream like long lost friends.
Then tell your date that you want . t
him to meet “old Joey” and make
it a threesome the remainder of the
evening. This works beautifully un
less by some unfortunate bit of luck ■
the (wo boys have already met.
As you can see there are numer
ous methods of "misplacing” your
date, all of which have worked very '
well for me.
Now, you each have a wealth of
information on how to handle the •
opposite sex. So good luck and
happy hunting!
as follows’. The team as a whole
hits 50% of the free throws. From
the floor, the team score is 30%.
The team practiced this season
every night for approximately an
hour. All of the local games were
played in the gym at Leroy Martin
Junior High School. The players
include Freshmen Cece Evans, Linda
Ehrlich, Susan Coleman, Shirley
Whitehurst, Kaye Bullock, Kathy
McNeill and Sue Stamey; Sopho
mores, Mary Alice McGee and Mary
Ann Osborne; and Juniors, Nancy
Newlin, Beverly Easter and Nancy
Watkins.
Kathy (Pistol Pete) McNeill is
the highest scoring player with a
total of 178 points. Ranking second
in points division is Nancy Newlin
with 125 points.
— Movie Review —
Realities of Life?
By Donna Williams ■ •
Anyone who has followed the
Twig’s movie reviews this year must
understand by now why this reviewer
would be attracted by a movie en
titled “The Happy Ending.” The title
refers to the common American mis
conception that everyone who is any
one gets married and lives happily
ever after, staying young and in love •
for the rest of their lives.
Jean Simmons is a housewife who
has failed to seek out her own ‘‘
identity before marriage. So, after
16 years she feels as though life, and
her marriage, have gone sour. ‘
“We’re not happy,” she complains.
“I can’t live with him and I can’t
live without him,” she laments. What,
I would like to know is, how typiciil
are her “solutions” to her problem.
Do many bored American house
wives try drugs, suicide, running
away, alcohol? ^
My escort commented “That’s all,
so typical—I’m glad someone finally
made a movie about it.” And it is.
The businessman, the housewife, the
teen-age daughter, the telephone, the '
reducing salon ... 1 dare you to tel!
me you’re not familiar with them.
The casting is excellent. Jean Sim-'
nions really resembles the woman
who plays her mother. John Forsythe
and Lloyd Bridges help round out a .
well-selected group.
Dialogue is sparse — flashbacks
and other such techniques are usetl.
instead. The movie becomes difficult
to follow at times because of tlic
wandering of the characters’ minds.
“The Happy Ending” has just had -
a four-day run at the State Theater,
short, especially considering that
Jean Simmons received an Academy • ,
award nomination for her perfor
mance. This reviewer would be in
clined to guess that it will return ^
soon. Watch for it.