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THE TWIG
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Letters To The Editor:
DO WE CARE?
Last week I wrote of the opportunity which the Meredith
Community would have during the Inauguration to work for a
totality here. As I watched the proceedings this past week I
realized that Meredith does, indeed, have the potential to pro
vide this atmosphere.
I realized during the processional that a fantastic amount
of planning had gone into making this Inauguration a success
not only for Dr. Weems but also for all of Meredith. In fact,
I actually became quite sentimental about Meredith when Dr.
Mary Lynch Johnson emphasized the great care of individuals
who have made Meredith a strong educational institution for
women. People such as the Massey family, C. C. Cameron,
Seby Jones, and countless others have genuinely cared enough
about Meredith’s educational program to provide for the oppor
tunities offered.
This type of caring is what needs to be continued if Meredith
is to stay alive as an institution. I only hope that what was indi
cative of the care of students, faculty, administration, and friends
at the Inauguration will be continued throughout the future.
JFS
To the Editor;
Despite the Nixon lead in the
polls, the Meredith Students
for McGovern- Shriver retain
a glowing confidence in their
candidate. The enthusiasm is
quite evident by the success
fulness of the McGovern cam
paign in the Meredith com
munity. On Monday, Septem
ber 11, students received a
copy of a statement the Pres
ident made four years ago.
These Monday Convocation
handouts will continue in or
der to inform confused or un
decided voters. On Wednes
day, September 13, McGov-
ern-Shriver information was
available in the Student Union
from 8:00 a.m. - 5;00 p.m.
This was part of an effort to
educate the citizenry about
the issues at stake in this
election. The results of the
canvass, which was taken a
week ago, added encourage
ment to the organization.
These actions can only
serve as a further example of
the spirit which typifies Mc
Govern’s campaign throughout
the nation. Keep your ears and
eyes open - there’s more to
come!
Cathy Rodenberg
To the Editor;
For the past three years I
have heard complaints from
day-students at Meredith to
the effect that they were never
informed about the activities
or special events on campus.
Now that I am a day-student
I can sympathize with them
concerning the inaccessibil
ity of the day-student room
in the basement of Poteat for
most day-students as well as
the difficulty in receiving
campus mail. (For example, I
learned at the last possible
moment that I was invited to be
a hostess for a platform
speaker during the Inaugura
tion activities because I was
a day-student.). Hopefully the
College Center will alleviate
these problems.
And what about a simple
thing like receiving a TWIG
or ACORN? For day-students
to ever become involved in
campus activities they must
first be informed.
My purpose in writing this
letter is to make the point
that if day-students desire
to be well-informed we must
initiate the process ourselves.
Mrs. Vandiver has done a
wonderful job in stimulating
concerned day-students to ac
tion on specifics such as a
central and convenient place
for day-students to pick up
the TWIG, receive intercam
pus mail, and a locale for
information about campus or
ganizations and class activi
ties.
So, stop complaining and
come help us bridge the com
munication gap.
Dianne R. Beal
INAUGURATION HIGHLIGHTS
Dr. Massey and Mr. Cameron admiring Dr. Weems’
medallion.
Are you sure you’ve got this right?
This is my life? You’ve got to be kidding!
••A Goodly Heritage”
Janice Sams
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