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THE TWIG
February 25, 1971
A Lady Named Meredith
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herself. She remembers and even
observes in the contemporary world
that the scriptures relate valid
axioms for success: “ask and it shall
be given unto you, seek and ye shall
find, knock and it shall be opened
unto you.”
Stature at Eighty
Her friends are many. Her
adopted children number in the
thousands and they look upon her
with pride. She has grandchildren
and great grandchildren many times
over. She welcomes her family as
they return home from all over the
world. They comc back as they have
gone out, carrying with them that
which she has taught them. She has
added much to her community, not
only in her own example but through
those who she has educated, and
many who have never been allied
intimately with her have been af
fected by those who have. Her
founders would be proud to look
upon her as she comes to the age
of eighty. She stands tall, she con
tinues to test herself against the
great institutions around her, she
remains modest in her ambitions,
reserved in her expressions,, and dig
nified in her presence. She may not
always be “the first at which the
new is tried,” but neither is she “the
last to lay the old aside.”
Hope for Future
As a Johnny-come-lately to the
history of Meredith and as one
proud and privileged to provide
leadership in the shadows of great
men like Vann, Brewer, Campbell,
and others in categories other than
the presidency, I salute Meredith on
her birthday. It is my hope that
these eighty years might be projected
into 800 and more so that genera
tions to follow will continue to view
Meredith as a woman among wom
en, committed to the idea that for
every girl and for every woman her
father’s daughter, her brother’s
sister, and her husband’s wife might
not become her children’s mother
before she has had an opportunity
to become herself.
Prayer Breakfast
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sang “Now Sing We Joyfully Unto
God.”
Dr. Graham then presented his
talk which was based on the twenty-
third Psalm. He said that there are
three main problems facing this
world today. The problems are (1)
Human nature — what causes lust,
greed, and hate, (2) Human suffer
ing — what causes poverty and (3)
Death — the greatest crisis of life.
Using David’s own words from the
Twenty-third Psalm, Dr. Graham
said that the ways to solutions to
these problems were (1) “He re-
storeth my soul” . . . everyone has a
soul and to understand human nature
we must remember that sin is the
greatest disease and Jesus Christ
“came to restore the souls of men,”
(2) “I shall not want” ... we must
remember that when a nation faces
what it does today, we find restless
ness and alienation and we must
remember that the “something else”
in our lives today is God and (3)
you MII Is
No matter how you feel about the war in
Vietnam, the fate of this prisoner of war
is a big deal. To his wife and children. To
his parents. To the signatories of the Geneva
Conventions. To all rational people in the
world.
The Red Cross is asking you to consider the
matter of prisoners of war and those who
are missing in action in Asia.
It is not asking you to take a stand on the
war itself. It is asking you to ask Hanoi to
observe the humanitarian provisions of the
Geneva Conventions.
Ask Hanoi to release die names of men it
holds prisoner. Ask them to allow prisoners
to communicate regularly with their fam
ilies. Ask them to repatriate seriously ill
and wounded prisoners. Ask them to allow
a neutral intermediary to inspect places of
detention.
Ask them this in a letter mailed to:
the
“Yea, though I walk through the val
ley of the shadow of death, I will
fear no evil” . . . We’re all going
to die, and if we are prepared to die,
then we are prepared to live. We’re
all sinners, and we all go to heaven
because Jesus died on the cross.
David said, “Because God is with
me . . and that is why we can
face the greatest crisis of our lives—
death.
Dr. Graham closed with the words
of the hymn “Amazing grace, how
sweet the sound, that saved a wretch
like me . . Dr. Charles Ward
closed with a prayer.
After the breakfast, the Singers
had the opportunity to speak with
Dr. Graham and Governor Scott.
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dent Representative who is conduct
ing the “Silver Opinion Competition”
for Reed & Barton at Meredith.
Those interested in entering the “Sil
ver Opinion Competitioir’ should
contact Miss Laura Robinson at 313
Brewer for entry blanks and for com
plete details concerning the Com
petition rules. She also has samples
of 12 of the most popular Reed &
Barton designs so that entrants can
see how these sterling patterns actu
ally look.
Through the opinions on silver de
sign expressed by college women
competing for these scholarships,
Reed & Barton hopes to compile a
valuable library of expressions of
young American taste.
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