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THE TWIG
October 15, 1970
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October 15, 1970
The New Dress Code
For over two weeks students at Meredith College have been living under
a new dress code—one that allows them more freedom of choice, more re
sponsibility in dress, fewer problems in appearing in the prescribed garb
and more comfort in general. It is now time to thank the students who made
every effort to get the rule changed through the appropriate channels. It
is also time to thank those students who wailed as patiently as possible for
the change in a rule that they considered inconvenient and outdated. We
appreciate the understanding and aid of the faculty and administration who
helped to change the former dress pattern.
To Meredith students the new dress code means that they may spend less
time figuring how they are going to juggle their time between attending
physical education classes, changing clothes, and eating lunch in their half-
hour break. The same situation holds for art students who have long found
that wearing a dress and hose is impractical and uneconomical. That is,
unless they just enjoyed paint spotted dresses and zebra stripped hose.
For other students it means more comfort (it is not necessary to pull down
the skirt every three and a half minutes) fewer social pressures, more
practicality, and a movement towards the trend in today’s fashion.
It was hard for many of us to understand, much less accept, the prohibi
tion in the earlier rule of wearing pants in the cafeteria, Johnson Hall or
the classroom when the girl might be dressed in today’s high style dressy
pants suits. The rule was even more ironic when such pants suits were con
trasted with the attire of the average girl on the Meredith campus, who
lived in bobby sox, tennis shoes, a sweatshirt—and a skirt. Nevertheless,
pants were pants, and pants were out.
Since rules for student dress have been changed, the general appearance
of the student body seems to indicate even less concern with grooming. Our
new dress code was never passed as a license to show the campus how
grubby we can make ourselves without trying.
All of us are aware that our purpose at Meredith is not that of a clothes
model, and few of us have lime or a pressing inclination in that line. How
ever, pride in ourselves and in the school we attend should make us take
a second look at ourselves occasionally and make the big effort to give
the people who are obliged to look at us something better than a case of
sore eyes and a creased forehead.
Our response to the revised rule has been enthusiastic. It is now our
obligation to justify the faith that others have in us in a way as small as
giving expression to a responsible attitude of dress. RAW
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Letters to the Editor
In Reply
Dear Editor:
In response to a student’s disgust
at the Student Government chapel
on September 25,1 would like to of
fer a word of explanation. Legisla
tive changes which have come about
especially in the last few years have
often involved periods of re-evalua
tion, the seeking of majority opinion
of students, faculty and administra
tion, and the reassertion of the re
sponsibility, integrity and maturity
of Meredith students. However,
these assertions have been clouded
by previous occurrences which re
flected irresponsibility and lack of
forethough on our part. Last spring,
many of us failed to attend the
Founder’s Day program, perhaps
out of apathy but more than likely
out of a failure to realize the impor
tance of assuming the responsibility
to attend. Thus, in an attempt to
avoid another such embarrassing sit
uation as well as to make us aware
of the Weatherspoon Gymnasium
Dedication and its significance as an
expression of appreciation, our Stu
dent Government president urged
us to attend. For those who already
realized the importance of the dedi
cation, the announcement should
have had no special significance. But
to those who had not previously
thought of the importance of the
dedication, perhaps it was an ap
preciated reminder.
The changing of the dress code
involved a long, difficult process
which again required acknowledge
ment of student’s responsibility and
maturity, Student leaders made sin
cere attempts to discover and express
the majority’s sentiments concerning
dress and to make constructive
changes through the legislative pro
cess. But with the change came cer
tain responsibilities which perhaps
reflected compromise in an attempt
to meet the wishes of everyone. The
most significant responsibility was a
promise to inform the student body
of special occasions and to make
suggestions of appropriate dress.
This was the reason behind the “kin
dergarten recitation of what to wear
and when.” Again, to those who did
not care what some considered ap
propriate, the suggestion should
have made no tremendous impact.
But to those who might have felt
uncomfortable upon arrival at the
dedication in casual clothes such as
jeans, the suggestions might have
been welcomed. It was not an arbi
trary demand for conformity, nor
was it an expression of how to make
a good impression. The suggestion
was made for the benefit of those
who might possibly question the na
ture of the event and what type of
dress was fitting for the occasion.
—Fair Merriman
Disrespcct in Chapel
To the Editor,
It has come to our attention since
sitting in the balcony during this se
mester that Meredith students can
be quite rude and disrespectful. To
refresh the student body’s memory,
during the reading of J. B. approxi
mately fifty students walked out; we
will not mention those who con
sistently chattered. Besides the /. B.
incident, Tim Cho was also greeted
by the constant “emergencies” in the
balcony which added little to the
speaker’s lecture. Was it so hard to
be considerate for Mr. Cho’s twenty-
minute lecture?
We are as guilty as most of the
student body in bringing books into
chapel, but Meredith students should
have a little more respect than to
walk out and loudly talk while our
own Charlie Parker is talking on the
subject of doing away with compul
sory chapel.
The height of our embarrassment
occurred over the conduct in the
balcony during the Lucktenberg
concert. Not even waiting until a
movement was completed, our neigh
bors began their departure and dis
tracting conversations. As the con
cert continued many of the students
began speaking in their normal tones
By the second sonata, one entire
section had had “emergencies.”
Wc believe a speaker can tolerate
some noise and some rustling of
papers, but the conduct in the
balcony can not be ignored. It is
bad enough to lose the respect of
visiting speakers and performers, but
must we also lose the respect for
our fellow students?
—Carol Dillinc
Diane Parker
Ellen Page
The Perils
of Percy
By Percy Beane
I have never fancied myself a
woman wrestler until recently. Now
a whole new field has opened for
me. You’ve guessed it! I’m enrolled
in the self-defense class here at
Meredith. Two lessons and already
I’m power mad!
1 must admit that after the first
lesson 1 had my doubts as to whether
1 would be another graduate of &r-.
geant Hinton's course. I mean, it was
embarrassing not to be able to do a
forward roll after neariy everyone
in the class had done theirs.
I started off right, but instead of
rolling forward, 1 merely slid side
ways and turned over. Actually,
what I did looked very much like a '
dog scratching Heas by rolling on the
grass.
What was worse was the way that
the instructor looked at me when I
tried, unsuccessfully, eight times to
do it. 1 think he viewed me as the
first who would fail his course. But
1 practiceed. And by the second les-'
son 1 was at least able to go forward
rather than sideways.
Not having made a very outstand
ing impression in that first lesson, I
was determined to shine in the next.
When it came my turn to flip Ser
geant Hinton, I was ready. I gripped
his hand, gritted my teeth, and swung ‘
my arm with all the force I could
muster. Kapow! Sgt. Hinton was at
my feet!
1, Percy Beane, had done it. I
had really flipped a man with my
bare hands! Talk about being ex
cited! I couldn’t wail to do it again.
Do you know what it feels like to
realize that you can actually knock
someone off his feet?
Since then I’ve been looking for
someone to practice on. Just today a
friend from home came, and I
couldn’t wait to get him out into the
yard to show him what I’d learned.
Four times I flipped him! He’s asked
me to be his personal body guard.
Guess that’s better than nothing.
Anyway with my new knowledge
I may have to walk down Hills
borough Street in my miniest mini,
with ten dollar bills hanging out of
the pockets just so l will get the
chance to “bowl ’em over!”
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Community Calendar
Ociobcr 16*24: The North Caro-
State Fair will be held at the
fairgrounds (within sight of Mere
dith). Buses will nm to and from
the fairgrounds.
Octobcr 18: The “Sons of Thun
der,” a rock-gospei groiip from
the Washington, D. C. area will
perform in Jones Auditorium at
3:30 p.m.
Octobcr 19: O. N. Joshi, Indian
vocalist, will discuss instruments
of Indian classical music, their
structure, origin, and function, 10
a.m., Jones Auditorium.
Octobcr 24*25: The Bayanihan
Philippine Dance Company will
perform in Reynolds Coliseum at
8:00 p.m. Tickets are available in
the Business OflTice.
October 25: Joel Andrews, Con
cert harpist and mtisician*in*resi*
dence at State wil present at
concert at 8:00 p.m. in the Erdahl-
Cloyd Union. The concert is open
to the public without charge.
Octobcr 29: Corn Huskin’ will be
presented by the students of Mere
dith at 6:45 p.m. in Jones Audi
torium.
Octobcr 30: Sylvia Wilkinson,
novelist and educational innovator,
discusses her newest book. Calc,
published this fall by Houghton
Mifflin, as well as other oddments
and ideas at 10 a.m. in Jones Audi
torium.
The Morehead Planetarium of
ihe University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill announces the in
auguration of a “Ladies Night.”
Everv Monday and Friday night
at the Planetarium, one partner
of a dating couple is admitted free
on equivalent admission paid by
the other.