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September 3,1970 THE TWIG Page Three Meredith College President and Members Of the Trustees, Alums, and Staff Saw Orient TWIG Letter Policy A newspaper, to be effective, must be more than a record of past events or an announcement sheet. As a means of communication, it may also serve to air ideas, sugges tions and controversies of impor tance to the college community. Therefore, in order to be the true “newspaper of the students of Meredith College,” the Twic should reflect not only the attitudes and opinions of its editors, but also those of its readers. The Twig staff encourages and welcomes letters to the editor. These letters should be brief and must be accompanied by the names of their authors. We reserve the right to edit any letter (with the knowledge of the writer), correct spelling and grammar, and withhold from pub lication any unsigned letter. These policies have been established for the mutual protection of the editorial staff and ihe student body, and are, by no means, intended to be a means of suppression. Letters (Continued from page 2) pressed with the procedure itself: its elimination of useless details and its limiting of unnecessary work for dorm card checkers. Most of all, I was impressed that our student gov ernment leaders had been suf ficiently farseeing to anticipate a request by the student body for a new sign-out system even before the request was made. Though the pro cedure for signing out is a small matter, the fact that a new and better system was available to us gave me confidence in the alertness of our student government officers. —Suzanne Reynolds Dear Editor: Well, another year and more meals in Meredith’s cafeteria, or should I say a further adventure in eating? I decided to write this note after I had a glimpse of our Sunday night feast; ham slices, tomatoes, bread, potato chips, cheese, peanut butter and jelly, crackers, and to top it off stale cookies. During my first two years here at Meredith I was amazed at how good college food could be. 1 could actually brag about it which seemed a rare occurence among my other friends attending various colleges in the area. Last year we received no tice that Meredith had signed a con tract with a catering service. Well, we have gone through the dirty dishes and silverware, occasional cold dinners, and ridiculously long lines in the cafeteria. Now it seems that our Sunday night buffet will be growing smaller and smaller. We used to have hot soups, several choices of luncheon meat, and other additions to the meal. Of course, we realize that quite a few girls leave the campus on weekends, but that seems to be no excuse for the re maining girls to do without. College expenses have been in creased $300 this year and enroll ment has jumped. The blame of course, can not be placed on the food service alone. It is the responsi bility of the administration to ade quately provide for the needs of a larger student body, and not merely bare necessities. I am only raising points. Do we have to walk in the business manager’s office again with dirty dishes to get results. Since the cafe teria is the only place for students to eat meals on campus, it would only seem fair that their requests be seri ously considered. Please do not misunderstand my motives. The employees of the cafe teria are always cordial and coopera tive to students. We are just asking for the administration and catering system to work closer together for quality in our cafeteria, and not just assembly line dish-outs. Sincerely yours, Linda Ball Dr. and Mrs. Heilman and Mrs. Thome stroiied through the Tiger Balm Gardens while in Japan. Want Ads WANTED: Responsible, ener getic students with highest Christian character and ideals interested in working with youngsters in the af ternoons, evenings. Background in swimming, gymnastics is necessary. For an interview please call Steve Gergen at 832-6601 at YMCA. WANTED: Advertisers for the new Want Ad section of The Twig. if you have used books you want to sell or if you want to buy some used books, Twig Want Ads are your answer. If you have lost or found anything or if you just need a ride home next weekend, call June White on First New Dorm. Rates are very reasonable — only three cents per word. On August 6, 90 people began to move out toward Vancouver, British Columbia to board a Japan Airlines plane for the Orient. Twenty-six of these were from North Carolina and all related to Meredith as alumnae, trustees, ad vocates or friends. The balance from all over the country also had ties with Meredith because they were going as Meredith Advocates, speaking for the institution, becom ing more familiar with it, and carry ing good wishes to those throughout the country and the world who de serve to be more aware of Meredith College. As for Dr. E. Bruce Heilman, the coordinator of 90 and the tour leader of 27, “It was a grand as sociation from the beginning and a marvelous opportunity as presi dent of the college to interest and fellowship with the group.” Having seven alumnae, four trus tees, and two staff member to accompany him made possible some good will activities that would not have been possible otherwise. They were able to speak for the college in a forceful way to alumnae, to prospective students, to parents, to former parents, to denominational workers abroad, and to friends they met from around the world. They left Vancouver for Japan and be gan to feel the Oriental flavor of life even aboard Japan Airlines. Dr. Heilman reported that when the young Japanese stewardess who couldn’t pronounce her “L’s” said “We hope you have a present fright,” they knew they were under way and that they would have a very pleasant flight. With several days in Japan to at- tgnd the Baptist World Alliance, they were privileged to represent Meredith with its Baptist constitu ency. While they were there they met with some other North Caro linians traveling in the Orient. In Tokyo they saw and talked with several people engaged in activities of the Alliance. The group had a grand time at Expo ’70 and seeing so many Oriental faces gave them the feeling of being “truly world travelers and cosmopolitan.” From Osaka and Expo ’70 they flew to Taipei, Tai wan by Air Vietnam and were met by Lillian Lu, a graduate of Mere dith in 1952, who spent about three days with them taking them to her church, to the Baptist Seminary in Taiwan, to a Chinese lunch, and to many points of interest. While there, they also visited with Mr. Frank Chen, the father of Phoenix Chen who is presently a freshmen at Meredith. Here too, they met Mere dith alumnae. They flew from Taipei, Taiwan to Manila and visited many points of interest there while staying at Manila Hilton. From Manila they flew to Hong Kong. This grand city in all its splendor and its many con trasts was a delight for some five days to all of them. Here again, they felt at home as they became acquainted with graduates of North Carolina State who live there. They also met Meredith graduates in Hong Kong traveling. From Hong Kong the group went back to Japan and to the States, Hawaii being the first one. There they were met by a bevy of young Hawaiian beauties, who presented leis to them at the airport. They toured the island. Dr. Heilman confessed that “Hawaii proved to be the fun it is supposed to be.” Even back in Los Angeles, the trustees and staff gave their time to work for Meredith. Dr. Heilman said, “Remembering that we had alumnae in Europe while we were in the Orient, we felt that we covered the waterfront, so to speak, in a fine way and look for ward in future years to having other Meredith girls representing the col lege all over the world in the fine way that they are able to do this. In this way, we also create a grand pleasure of fellowship and associa tion that cannot happen in any other way.” HELLO HELLO HELLO HELLO irS GREAT TO HAVE YOU BACK! HURRY OVER TO SEE WHAT'S NEW AND TO FIND THE OLD BASICS LIKE OVER-THE-DOOR HANGERS, DROP CORDS, ETC. HOUSE & LAWN CENTER RIDGEWOOD OPEN 9:30-6:00 FRI. TIL 9:00 CHUCK WAGON CHICKEN ROAST BEEF SANDWICH WESTERN HAMBURGER Ws CORNER HILLSBOROUGH & DIXIE TRAIL OPEN 11:00-1:00 A.M. ARE YOU WONDERING WHY EVERYONE IS TRYING TO KEEP UP WITH US? SHOP “THE FLIP SIDE” AND FIND OUT P.S. We are glad to have you in Raleigh where fashion is fun
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