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Page Four THE TWIG April 27, 1972 — Spring Sports Bloom Forth In Variety As ^^Micro-Wimbleton” Climaxes Court Season Equal Rights Admendmenf April has been a very eventful month as far as the variety of sport activities. Though this year is rap idly coming to a close, a line of many new and exciting prospects arc being planned for next year’s ac tivities. Currently, a ".Student-Faculty lennis Tourney” has been in full swing for the past three weeks with April 21 determining the finals. Top competing contestants in the “micro- Wimbleton” were: Cochran-White- hurst, Alien-Carter, Thompson- O’Leary, Parramore - McCaskill, Crook-IArsons, Field-Brown, Mas- ey - haircloth, Howe-Poe, Davis- Hart, Wecms-Dicus, Phillips - Thar- rington. Harris - Price, Vandiver- White, Songcr-Humphrics, and Bur- ris-Shell. Continuing with news on the "love” sport, the Meredith 1971-72 tennis team has finished a quite chal lenging and encouraging year. With planned schedule practice time and much time and work put in by Mrs. Massey and Carolyn Carter, the ten nis group became a united team, a team that has got the potential to ace all the teams in its path! An added point in their favor will be the resurfacing of the courts in May, 1972. ,'\n open-badminton tournament was held at Duke, April 7-8. It is an annual opportunity for any girls who would like to participate. From Meredith, Dora Shell and Beverly Poe won the consolation Women’s Doubles and Beverly also won Consolation Singles. Dr. Knight Researches Elstob During Oxford Sabbatical Have you wondered what the white flags are out on the front campus of Meredith? Golf is becom ing a more popular sport for Mere dith students. The flags represent a four-hole golf course for class or leisure participants. In the riding area, a summer pro gram will be offered to any girls who would like to learn or improve their riding skills. Synchronized swimming got off to a good start this year as more en thusiasm is expected for next year. Mrs. Vandiver has been initiating the activity and will be in charge of it next year. All interested people are asked to contact her or check the publicized notices in respect to the time and days of the week it will be offered. Last, but not least. Tennis Day was held at Chapel Hill, April 15. From Meredith the following girls attended: Carolyn Carter, who made it to the semi-finals in doubles with Sarah Shell; Hope Faircloth, and Dora Shell, who were defeated in the second round of singles. (Continued from page 1) of laws exempting women from the draft and certain types of hazardous work and those designed to protect privacy between the sexes or seek to prevent sexual attacks on women. Floor manager Birch Bayh (D. Ind.) responded to Ervin’s support for military exemption by stating that if the draft were extended to women as well as men. Congress could set “sex-neutral exemptions rather than those that apply to one sex,” such as exemptions for either parent rather than for fathers or mothers only. Sex-neutral standards would probably exempt most women from combat duty “because of the ordinary physical standards re quired, such as pushups, chinpus, running and other physical and com bat characteristics that are necessary for any member of the armed ser vices. . . . There is an extremely small likelihood that any will really reach combat service.” Dr. lone Kemp Knight is on sab- bitical this semester on Oxford, En gland. Four months of her sabbati cal will be spent in the Bodleian Library at Oxford University where she is involved in research. Dr. Knight's research topic is Elizabeth ELstob, the author of the first Old English Grammar (previ ous grammar texts had been com posed completely in Latin), pub lished in the early I70()’s. Eliza beth was the sister of William Els tob, an Oxford tutor. Dr. Knight reports that in the Bodleian Library there is a great wealth of material, but one must use a “hit or miss method” for source location. All books are arranged by the authors and divided into two sets of books; those written after 1920 and those written before 1920. Entries are pasted into the books, and there is a separate index for manuscripts. Eventually Dr. Knight will publish a book from material gathered from material gathered on her trip. Upt)ii completion of her research at Oxford. Dr. Knight will be joined by Dr. Mary Lynch Johnson. They will travel together over England and Scotland, visiting some places where Elizabeth Elstob lived. They will return to the United States in the middle of July. Dr. Knight is staying with Mrs. F. Shaw at 2 1 I Iffley Road, Oxford, England. Her landlady, Mrs. Shaw, provides her with bed and break fast. She works daily from nine until seven o’clock in the Duke Hum Next year The Twig will of fer a new sort of advertising which should especially appeal to students here at Meredith. For a minimal fee to be decided by the Twig staff, students will be given the opportunity to place their own ads or information in a Classified Ad section. Any stu dent desiring to express anything in an ad will be welcome to do so. For the next issue and for next year as well, Ellen Bullington (828-9220) will be handling the ads, and all interested students are asked to contact her. Complete Artist Supplies Student Discount JILL FUNK STUDIO 104 GLENWOOD AVE, 834-1788 phry Room of the Bodlcion Library. 'The panelled oak room is in the old est part of the library, having been built in the fifteenth century. She takes a break for lunch and the tra ditional English afternoon tea. On Sundays, Dr. Knight attends the John Bunion Baptist Church. Dr. Knight reports that she is growing accustomed to the new En glish currency, although she occas ionally reverts to the old mone tary system. Faculty Meeting (Conlinued from page 2) cision on this matter until the next scheduled faculty meeting. *Approval was granted for all 1972 graduates who had completed and who fulfilled all other as sociated responsibilities * Carolyn Carter, new SGA president, presented remarks on her impressions of and aspirations for the Meredith Community. Also in defense of the ERA and in opposition to military exemption, it was made clear by Senator Ken nedy that “we should not lose sight, either, of the educational benefits, the medical care — both in service and in later access to veteran’s hos pitals — the job preferences and leadership opportunities offered by military service.” Rejection of other proposed Er vin Amendments was continued un til all were defeated. In defense of the ERA, Bayh said that the amendment would not wipe out protective laws that Ervin sought to retain — it would merely guar antee that men and women have equal rights under those laws. Re sponding to Ervin’s amendment to protect laws which secure privacy to men and women, Bayh replied that “the right to privacy will con tinue to exist and will be fully pro tected after the Equal Rights Amendment is ratified.” Another Ervin Amendment to retain laws “which impose upon fathers respon sibility for the support of their chil dren” was thusly rejected by the floor chairman: “It is the intention that this amendment would continue to impose the obligation on that spouse, mother or father, man or woman, who has the greatest capa city to provide for the children —■ nothing more, nothing less.” An Ervin Amendment to protect laws “which make punishable as crimes sexual offenses” was de feated as Bayh said such laws “will not be stricken down as unconstitu tional because the distinction be tween the laws as to their applica tion to men and women is not based simply on their sex, but on their unique physical characteristics —• their distinct physical differences.” In conclusion, the committee report stated that there has been “some progress” toward equal rights for women in recent years, but added “there is overwhelming evidence that persistent patterns of sex discrimination permeate our so cial, cultural, and economic life. . . . We cannot afford to wait any longer for Congress and each of the 50 state legislatures to find the time to debate and revise their laws. As in other areas where the Constitution has been amended, there is an im perative for immediate action. The nation has waited too long already —it has been 49 years since the Equal Rights Amendment was first introduced. Only a constitutional amendment can provide the legal and practical basis for the neces sary changes.” ” H'# HowTerry Carroll is briifeing the financial sap between college and career.With Super Start. "We’ll be in a better position to af ford things later on than we are right now,” says Theresa K. Carroll, Class of ’71 UNC—CH. Getting Terry’s de gree in accounting was the first hurdle. Now her husband is going on to a post graduate degree. Sure, Terry has a good job in her field with the High way Department. But expenses and emergencies won’t wait. Like when the motor in their furnace burned out. The car was beginning to cost more to repair than payments on a new one. This and more happened the year that First-Citizens Bank in vented Super Start. So Terry was able to master things as they came. Also, be a student in good standing with a C or higher average. And be of legal age with definite plans to live and work in North Carolina after college. Ask about $uper $tart at any of the 164 offices of First-Citizens Bank in North Carolina. We serve 67 towns from the moun tains to the coast. There is a Super Start Officer in each office of First- Citizens Bank. See any of our Super Start Officers. (.raduating students from four years of college, post graduate or professional school can qualify' for Super Start. Another Can Do first. Exclusively at First-Citizens Bank. First-Citizens. Free banking services and a loan at a preferred rate with delayed payment option are included in this unique pack age of banking services. Super Start offers • free checking service with no service charge for one year • 200 free personalized checks • free safe deposit box for one year. Super Start offers you a line of credit • a preferred rate installment loan for a new or used car or other major purchase with no payments due for the first six months • a Master Charge credit card with r.i payments due for the first six months. Finance charges do accrue, however, during these six months’ periods. Super Start also offers you a rela tionship with the Can Do bank. We’ll be happy to help you get established in your new town. After all, that’s how we came to be called the Can Do bank: by going beyond the call of duty to serve our customers. Member F.D.I.C, © First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company 1 972
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