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Page Two THE TWIG February 10, 1972 Letters to the Editor lyU-re-dltK. College, FEBRUARY 10, 1972 What Did You Think of REW? What can you say about a Religious Emphasis Week that was not fully participated in? That it was a lot of work that was not appropriately appreciated? d'hat it was embarrassing for the individuals who did attend because of the scanty attendance? We have supposedly buried apathy at Meredith. Have we really buried it? Participation in Religious Emphasis Week was, to say the least, kept at a minimum. Is it proper to invite outstanding speakers if no one is to listen to them? Oh well, Stunt is quickly approaching. Maybe Meredith students will participate. . . . S V W Apology Sincere apologies are in order for Carol Lindley, a junior here at Mere dith. Carol’s article, “A Progressive Regression, Cariska, the Future Polis,” appeared in the last issue of The Twig unsigned. It was an in excusable oversight. Thank you again, Carol Lindley, for an excellent article. S V W EDITORIAL STAFF Ejitor Susan Van Wageningen News Editor - Coleen Erdnian Feature Editor Eleanor Hill Faculty Sponsor - Dr. Norma Rose Staff Glenda Currin, Mary Owen, Janice Sams BUSINESS STAFF Business Manager - Anna Vaughan Mailing Editor Meredith Elam Circulation Managers - Jane Lewis, Susan Query Xypist Marcia Miller Faculty Sponsor Dr. Lois Frazier Cartoonist Susan Redding 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 Twig is served by National Educational Advertising Service, 18 East 50th Street, New York. Subscription Rates: $3.70 per year. Dear Editor: It is extremely sad that one of the final eourses our teachers undergo is infused with racial, religious and sexual bigotry. We are referring to a recent test of one’s sense of humor where the testee was required to complete the so-called joke. We find some of these jokes to be offensive and belittling to one’s religion, race and sex. Out of twenty jokes, we find five which we consider defam atory to marriage and the female sex, four alluding to ethnic person alties and one disparaging to fundal- mentalist religious views. It is an extreme pity that one must seek the depths of sterotypes and demeaning vulgarity to attempt to satisfy a sense of humor. Our society has proven that it is vital to progress to higher levels of respect for the individual his personality, culture and back ground. In a Christian and progres sive college, we find it apalling to discover these isolated ineidences of biased and ridiculing levity. Our social and moral responsibility is not enhanced by condoning or even pas sively accepting such remarks as we have read. Although this entire in cident may seem picayune, it is only through thorough respect for an other’s heritage and personality that we can establish a more stable so ciety. Carolyn Lewis Karen Voelker Dear Editor: Since NC-PIRG has been peti tioning in the past week many ques tions have arisen which need to be cleared up. In order to make PIRG a beneficial organization these ques tions need to be answered early so that all involved will understand what the organization stands for. One of the main points brought up has been that of PlRG’s affilia tion with Ralph Nader. It must be understood that, although the idea was initiated by Mr. Nader, he defi nitely does not and will not control either the funds or the organization itself. PIRG remains completely stu dent-controlled and supported, par ticularly (if one still questions Mr. Nader’s role) when one realizes that if he feels the money is not being properly eontrolled he may easily ask for a refund. Another point in question, par- tieularly here at Meredith, is, “What ean PIRG do for me?” Even though we at Meredith have relatively few problems concerning off-campus housing rental conditions, we must still be aware of problems that do and will concern us. For instance, when we shop for meat at the groc ery store, we want to be sure that it weighs the amount indicated on the label; or when we go to buy chil dren’s toys, we don’t want to get one that could injure or kill a child. In stead of trying individually or argu ing about these issues without having the necessary backing, NC-PIRG could finance the full-time staff nec essary to research and protect the consumer interest. As a concrete ex ample, in Rosemont, Minnesota, where M-PIRG has been operating for 2 years, a sewage treatment plant has been researched and rebuilt from a struggling and inefficient plant to a working, beneficial one. Student sup port caused this change to be made. Students and professors here at Meredith could even apply for and receive funds to research environ mental problems, so that the educa tional valueof PIRG is of interest. A third point of dispute is the fee increase. A statewide organization such as PIRG could not operate without a guarantee of funds. Few professional staffs are willing to risk their jobs on the salary coming from a car-wash, a pancake supper, or even from voluntary donations. The fee assures the staff of a set sum with which they work, so that when the three weeks are over and any re funds granted, the staff will have a The final point in question is, concrete, working total of money. “How can we be sure that the money goes for problems we want worked out?” First of all, since PIRG is statewide and student-controlled, there would be a state student gov erning board composed of repre sentatives from each participating colleges. These students would, with the backing of their schools, deter mine where the funds need to go, so that for the first time students can actually have a voice along with pro fessionals in environmental and con sumer interests. The ultimate con trol, of course, comes from the over all students themselves, for if 50% of the students ever ask for a refund, the organization will not continue. Since PIRG is non-profit and tax- exempt, the college itself does not have to worry about any legal changes in administration; in fact, no Board of Trustees has ever turned down the establishment of a state PIRG, and PIRG type organizations are now being developed in 21 other states. We hope that a few of the ques tions concerning the mechanics of PIRG have been answered, but we are open to more questions or sug gestions at anytime. We feel that PIRG gives the student a chance to be constructive instead of destruc tive, so that much-needed changes can be made by professionals with student backing and funding. Janice Sams Wake Group Encourages Registration The Wake County Campaign for Young Voters, a non-partisan effort to register those newly enfranchised by the twenty-sixth Amendment, is stepping up its activities in the Ra leigh area. As the final date of registration for the primary, April 7, draws near, the Wake group is concentrat ing in three areas. First, the group is encouraging the local board of elections to go into area high schools and register eligible voters. The Wake group is attempting to inform the high school seniors about voter registration prior to the coming of the registrars. Second, the Wake County Cam paign for Young Voters is attempt ing to register non-students through registration drives centered on local shopping centers. Registrars will be in shopping centers in the different sectors of the city each week-end until the closing of the books, April 7. And finally, the group is conduct ing registration drives at individual apartments, trailer courts, and in some precincts where large numbers of eligible voters have not been registered. Saturday, February 5, the group assisted in a registration drive in Precinct 26. The Wake County Campaign for Young Voters has many active volunteers from the Meredith com munity who are not only assisting in the Raleigh voter registration drives, but who are helping to staff the state office of the Campaign for Young Voters. For more information call 828- 7578 or come by the state office at 714 West Johnson Street. Riabikoff Is Given Concert Review George Riabikoff’s piano recital at Meredith on January 24 was notable in several respects. One ex pects, even demands, technical vir tuosity today, and all younger pian ists possess it to a remarkable degree. However, when this is the goal rather than the servant of the music, the business world loses some spec tacular typists. Riabikoff always used his tremendous technique to project his musical ideas rather than virtuosity for its own sake. He is an unashamed romantic, but he never allows his playing to degenerate into the freakish and tawdry sentimentality that was pre valent early in this century when the romantic school was in full bloom. Taking technique for granted, the remarkable aspect of Riabikoff’s playing is his unusual tonal range and control from a barely audible (but projecting) pianissimo to a thunderous fortissimo. In addition, he is able to make the logical musi cal form apparent to everyone in the audience. (Fortunately, we fin ally succeeded in getting the Stein way rebuilt during the Christmas holidays after suffering from its nasal twang for years. Without this im provement, even Riabikoff could not have produced such tonal beauty!) When I saw the length of his pro gram, I had misgivings that there would be no audience after the inter mission. I was surprised agreeably that Meredith can take a two-and-a- half hour recital and still demand encores by enthusiastic applause. This was a tribute to the audience’s awareness of Mr. Riabikoff’s artis- try. In addition to his own arrange ment of the Bach choral prelude, “Ich ruf zu dir, Herr,” and shorter compositions by Beethoven, Chopin, Ravel, and Prokofieff, the program offered four works of major propor tions: the Bach-Busoni “Chaconne”; Scriabin’s Sonata No. 5; “Islamey” by Balakireff; and the Liszt “Don Juan” Fantasy. “Islamey” and the “Don Juan” Fantasy are works that few pianists attempt to play, but Riabikoff conquered them with fly ing colors. I doubt that “Islamey” had been heard before in Raleigh. The “Don Juan” was played at Meredith in the 50’s by Gunnar Johannsen. In this centenary year of Scria bin’s birth, it was fascinating to hear an authentic performance of his ma ture Sonata No. 5. After being neglected or maligned for years, the interest in his music has revived. He was certainly “way out” for his time, and, to a degree, the present time. Mysticism, cosmic urge. Mes sianic belief, and psychedelic in volvement have all been used to describe Scriabin. One reviewer called him the first “flower child.” In any context, his mature works are among the most fascinating de velopments in a century of musical creation. We can expect many arti cles on various facets of Scriabin during the coming months. They have already appeared in some music journals and fine arts sections of metropolitan newspapers. In the News c& Observer, Bryan Haislip summed up Riabikoff’s re cital perfectly when he said, “It is not virtuosity alone that makes his performance compelling. Rather, it is a tempestuous lyricism, an una bashed delight in the music’s poetic content.”
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