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Page Four THE TWIG November 19, 1970 Sylvia Wilkinson; Two Kinds of "Hippies Class of 1970 (Continued from page 1) and don’t want to get stared at, go in hippie garb ... so I will direct my comments to two groups; imitation and real. On the real: 1 was initially bothered by the stupidity of the “dropping out” concept . . . simply because it takes a free society such as ours to be able to support hip pies . . . they arc parasites off of what they condemn . . . put them in Russia, Czechoslovakia, Communist China, and their survival would be doubtful.. . now I just ignore them and operate on my own change from within the society theory .. . just an other weak force that has gotten too much attention. On the imitation hippies . . . here is an excuse to be lazy, a trait and attitude 1 cannot tolerate. There seems to be no sense of another person’s rights—the most important change of attitude we need to make now. They spit on highway patrol men and condemn those who spit on Negroes . . . there is a kind of hypocrisy in such ignorance. Also I disagree with the notion that today’s students are well in formed ... they are not.. , and they question very little if it comes in the form of an anti-trend. So at the bot tom of it all is my own personal philosophy I suppose ... the desire to help those who are making a real individual effort to succeed and ac complish something. And lastly. I am not against revo lution. My college days were during the sit-ins in Woolsworths when we were fighting to get the Civil Rights treat ^our feet... lu to i/- ,, pappagaillo!' Act passed. I am only against violent revolution and superficial revolu tion. Susan: Have you begun your next novel? Miss Wilkinson: No, I haven’t begun a new novel. I want some time between each one. I’m never able to talk about a novel until it is written because I am very uncertain where it is going until I gel into it. Susan: Do you write according to a schedule or when the mood hhs you? Miss Wilkinson: I write accord ing to a schedule when I have a book in progress, four pages minimum. I also plan out articles on a schedule . . . book publishers (just like teachers) give you a date when they want it done and if you don’t meet it, you lose. Whether I was in the mood or not, it doesn’t show in what I write. That is a poetic notion, waiting for the mood; and a good way to end up waiting forever. Like all the people who call me and ask me to write the novel they have in mind, as if the idea is what counts ... 99 per cent perspiration and 1 per cent inspira tion to be unoriginal. Susan-. What are your hobbles? Miss Wilkinson: My hobbies in clude In the summer — racing, hik ing and backpacking into the moun tains, horseback riding; in winter — skiing. Susan: Who are three of your favorite contemporary writers? Miss Wilkinson: Eudora Welty, William Styron, Joyce Catol Oates. RIDGEWOOD BEAUTY SHOP Ridgewood Shopping Center 833-4632 A Visit G/no's For This Special Offer COLONEL SANDERS’ RECIPE KentufkV Fried (Jhirten « Dinner Box 800! With This Coupon 3 Pieces Of Potatoes & Roll Regular Price $1.30 NINE LOCATIONS IN THE RALEIGH - DURHAM - CHAPEL HILL AREA See Our Manager for details on our 10% Discount on orders of $25.00 or over (Continued from page 3) pleting this category is Susan Van Blon who is taking data processing courses at Lenoir Community Col lege. Individuality is the key word for some members of the class of 1970 who constitute a category of diverse career women, Brooks McGirt is a medical reporter for The Charlotte News. Mrs. D. C. Whitaker (Pat Burgess) works in a local bank and Georgia Glass is a computer pro grammer at Southern Railway. Working at Southern Bell in man agement is Mary Turner and work ing at Wachovia as a customer ser vice representative is Marilyn Ford. Mrs. R. C. Baxter (Elizabeth Byrn) and Peggy Williams are social work ers in Virginia. Mrs. P. M. Winstead (Cathy Moran) is a secretary with a law firm in Raleigh. Mrs. J. N. Given (Frances Sumner) works in data control at Atlantic St. Bank card Assoc. Jackie Briles is a ext home economist at Clemson and Mrs. F, B. Dunn, Jr. (Sharon Leg gett), is working for an airline in management. Last, but certainly not least, are those Meredith alumnae who are housewives right now. Perhaps its not such a “harrowing” world for • Mrs. J. A. Webster, Jr. (Eloise Barne) who is expecting in Janu- ^ ary, Mrs. R. J. Reynolds (Nina Ellis) who is already the mother of a son eight months old, Mrs. J. G. Saintsing (Kay Kennemur) and Mrs. D. F. Mclnnis (Gary Clarke). There you have the class of 1970 ' —what they are doing now and where they’re going. 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