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Page Two THE TWIG AprU 8,1971 Mereditk Colle-gc, Aprils, 1971 Petitioning - Protect Yourself Any Meredith student who has left the four walls of her dormitory room within the last two weeks has undoubtedly noticed the large number of petitions circulating about campus. Petitions concerning the release of prisoners of war, the case against Calley, and even the cancellation of classes on Good Friday have been posted everywhere on the Meredith campus. I believe that before students sign such petitions, they should know who started them and where they are to be sent when completed. Perhaps even more important, students should have a knowledge of the matter in question before putting down their John Henry for the sake of seeing it on the cafeteria door. Hey, you with the pen—stop and think before using the ink! I propose a petition against April showers. Who Should Our New President Be? President Heilman’s recent resignation came as a surprise to the majority of those connected with Meredith College. May his search for greater “personal satisfactions and professional rewards” be successful at the University of Richmond. In the meantime, another search is being conducted—a search for the new president of Meredith. In this time of campus unrest, a college presidency is not an ideal position. The selection committee has a difficult job ahead in finding a successor for Heilman who will suit Meredith College. Heilman will be looked upon in future years as the president who boosted Meredith’s financial postiion to a stable level. His predecessor, Dr, Carlyle Campbell, is noted for his concentration in establishing Meredith’s high academic standards. What will our next president be? Although Meredith is not floundering in debt, our situation could become just that if we do not obtain a president who will continue Heilman’s policy in college economics. And none of us are dodards (we assume), but the time has come to re-evaluate our academic life. Some changes have been made during Heilman’s administration, but evaluation needs to con tinue. Some students have expressed their desire to have a president with whom the student body can have a close relationship ( I hope he’s single, if this is the case). Is there a man—or woman—available to us who will meet our needs? Suggestions will be welcomed by the Trustee Presidential Selection Commit tee and the Presidential Advisory Committee. EDITORIAL STAFF Co-Editors Susan Van Wageningen, Anna Vaughan Managing Editor Lynn Holloway News Editor Coleen Erdman Feature Editor .Cindy Giorgis Copy Editor Lynn Boggus Columnists Penny Gallins, Phyllis Willets Reporters Glenda Currin, Carole Ellsworth, Suzanne Oakley Cartoonist Gail Arnette Faculty Sponsor Dr. Norma Rose BUSINESS STAFF Business Manager Patsy Brake Maihng Editor. Meredilh Elam Circulation Managers Jane Lewis, Susan Query Typists Staff Faculty Sponsor Dr. Lois Frazier Member Associated Collegiate Press. Entered as second-class matter at post office at Raleigh, N. C. 27611. Published semi-monthly during the months of September, October, November, January, February and April; monthly during December and March. The Twio is served by National Educational Advertising Service, 18 East 50th Street, New York. Subscription Rates; $3.70 per year. Letters to the Editor Admission’s Rebuttal Dear Editor: The letter of Sally Davidson in the last issue of The Twig con cerned my interview with a student who was asked to come for an ad missions conference because of our concern about her preparation for the academic program here. Miss Davidson’s report of gross intimida tion on my part does reveal, I can see, the way the student must have perceived the interview. Short-lived but complete exasperation on my part would perhaps be a more ac curate description of what took place. In interviews requested for the purpose of obtaining a better un derstanding of a student’s academic strengths and weaknesses and for advising her about our program, questioning is a necessary part of the process. This particular student’s lack of real response to any ques tions, her failure to initiate any con versation, and the absence of any vocal expression of intellectual in terest led to my making in sheer exasperation a comment similar to the one quoted by Miss Davidson in her letter. I regretted during and after the conference the irritation I exhibited at my inability to establish communication with this student — one who obviously finds communi cation with strangers most difficult. (The other two members of the admissions staff — one several months eariier and one on the same day as my interview — experienced the same problem.) I can under stand and regret that this particular student would have been intimidated by my obvious vexation. That this is not my usual manner in a confer ence will be known by the enrolled students with whom I have had pre admissions interviews in the past. To speak to the primary concern expressed by Miss Davidson — that of my trying to create a false im pression of the College — I would assure her and the entire Meredith community that neither I nor any member of the admissions staff ever knowingly gives a false impression of Meredith. Our personal integrity and our professional responsibility to the students we serve take precedence over our responsibility to the College. We are also keenly aware that our responsibility to the College, which we do not take lightly,could not be truly fulfilled by presenting Meredith as other than it is. During the particular interview in question, I did make a comment similar to . . Meredith students KNOW the world issues and the questions to ask and are searching tor answers. . . The statement — uttered out of sheer exasperation, regrettable as It was — was made, however, in an effort to explain what we have always looked for, expected, and hoped to find in en rolling students: an inquiring spirit that seeks guidance in the continual search for answers. I certainly did not Intend to comment on the de gree of Intellectual Interest within the student body, only on the de sirable qualities of prospective stu dents. It is ironical that the admissions office be admonished for perhaps giving a false impression of the in tellectual climate prevailing among students here. The irony Is that ours is the one office at the College that has accumulated and called atten tion to objective data pointing out the very Intellectual void that Miss Davidson so effectively described. The Admissions and Retention sec tion of the Self-Srudy and Planning Report published In the summer of 1969 contains our findings. This re port, copies of which are available in the Carlyle Campbell Library, warrants the careful reading of every member of the community. As re cently as January 14, I97I, I sent a memorandum to all members of the faculty and administration again calling attention to the situation, en closing additional data to support the thesis that intellectual interest outside the classroom does not gen erally prevail among our students, and subtly pleading for admlnistra- tive-faculty leadership to reckon with the situation. Perhaps, however, the initiative for analyzing the causes of this form of intellectual dearth and for pro posing possible remedies could and should come from the student body. Miss Davidson’s observations and an eariier letter to the editor from Mary Stuart Parker suggest that some members of the student com munity are aware of voids in the {Continued on page 4) VOICE of the SGA By Penny Gallins Beginning with this issue ol THE TWIG a regular Student Govern- ment Association column will bf^ printed. The purpose of this column is to help inform the student body of the activities of the Executive Com mittee, Legislative Board, Student' Activities Board, and other branches of the student government. ^ Also included in this column will be a “Box Score’’ showing the at tendance at Legislative Board meetings. This is to show you whether you are being represented' by your hall proctor and class rep. resentatives at the weekly meetings. Monday, April 5, the members of the Executive Committee, Leg-' , islative, Judicial, Interdorm, Stu dent Activities and Elections Boards were mstalled. Dr. Roger Crook , spoke on community living and ’ ' community government. The Executive Committee will recommend students to serve on several college committees. Thescv committees have a minimum of five members and consist of students and faculty. The committees and the* proportion of students to serve on them are: Admissions and Student Aid, one third; Cultural Affairs, one half; Curriculum, one third; Interin- stitutional Co-operation, one third’’ Instruction, one third; Library, one third; Social, one third; Teacher Education, one third. Final approval, of membership on the committees Is made by the Dean and College President. Any student interested in working on these committees should, see members of the Executive Com mittee. If you have any suggestions con- cernmg this column please sec the’ members of the Executive Commit tee; Gail Knieriem, Penny Gallins * Elizabeth Triplett, Jenny Seykora, Lynda Bell, Jean J. Brown, Gail Knapp, Carol Swarr and Mary Al len Pickett. Some Things to Groove On Dorton Arena April 16, 17 — Second Annual Carolina Designer Craftman’s Fair. April 16, 10 a.m.-lO p.m. April 17,* 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Adults — 1.00. Stu dents — $.75. April 23 — Grand Funk Railroad ' 8:00 p.m. Tickets; $4.50, $5.50 and $6.00. Meredith College April 16, 17 — “The Chalk Gar den”, Jones Auditorium, 8:00 p.m.' Open to public. No admission fee. April 24 — Kalabash Corpora tion. 8:00 p.m. in court. Open to, Meredith students and invited guests. ^ North Carotina State University ’ April 16, 17, and 18 — All Cam pus Week-end. Featuring on Frl- day — Goosecreek Symphony;, Saturday — Badfinger; Sunday — Judy Collins. NCSU student and a date — $4.00. Other — $7.00. April 15 — “Hamaya’s Japan,” Gallery Exhibit. April 18 — Mr. Joel Andrews,. University Concert. April 19, 20 — The London Bach Society. Friends of the Col lege. HELP! Like (o ride around town? Meet people? See THE TWIG editors about bciping to get ads! Call 828- 1390. SENIOR ART EXHIBIT Janet Traynam, Elena Bennett, Betsy Hearn, and Doris Mclwain will present their senior exhibit in Joyner Hall AprU 13-21. NOTICE Tlie next issue of THE TWIG will be published on April 22. All contributions should be brought to 301 Poteat or 4H Vann by Fri day, April 16. ■4
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