TWIG
Newspaper of the Students of Meredith College
VOL. XLVIII
MEREDITH COLLEGE, RALEIGH, N. C.
FEBRUARY 21, 1974
NUMBER 18
Rationing may hit students
by Ron Hendren
(CPS) -- If gasoline
rationing becomes a reality
the nation’s 1.6 million
students who are attending
out-of-state schools may have
to go home an extra four times
each year just to pick up their
allotment of rationing
coupons.
That’s the way the
Federal energy Office’s
(FEO) proposal for a con
tingency rationing plan now
reads, although energy of
ficials stress the plan is still
under study and suggestions
for “refinements in the
system” are welcome.
Under the plan, in the
event gasoline rationing
becomes necessary any
licensed driver 18 or older
would be eligible to receive an
authorization card which,
when presented every three
months together with a
driver’s license, would entitle
the driver to receive a
quarterly supply of rationing
coupons.
The hitch for out-of-state
students is the proviso that,
“coupons must be picked up in
the same state in which the
driver’s license and
authorization cards were
issued.”
The only exception to that
rule applies to military per
sonnel who “would be allowed
to pick up coupons in their
present state of residence by
presenting military iden
tification cards in addition to
their out-of-state driver’s
licenses and authorization
cards.”
One energy official said
the agency was aware of the
inconvenience the plan would
likely cause for thousands of
students, and that FEO was
considering alternative
means by which out-of-state
students could pick up their
coupons, possibly through the
cooperation of college and
university administration.
The official stressed that
the agency genuinely wants to
hear and consider the views of
all persons who would be
affected by rationing, and that
the provisions of the proposed
plan are not as yet final.
However, the deadline for
submitting comments and
suggestions was January 30.
Although this deadline is not
inflexible, those who have
something to say should waste
no time in sending a card or
letter to: 'William E. Simon,
Administrator, Box GR,
Federal Energy Office, 1016
16th St., N.W. Washington,
D.C. 20036.
The National Student
Lobby and the National
Student Association were
among the first groups to
oppose the provision requiring
students to obtain rationing
coupons in their home states.
“Imagine students
WORSHIP PROGRAM
The Wednesday morning
worship service during the
time of Lent will deal with the
“Seven Last Words” of Jesus.
These are the sayings of Jesus
from the cross as recorded in
the gospels. The first service
in this series will be held on
Wednesday, February 27, at
10:00 a.m. in the student
center.
Dr. Edward Pruden,
Pastor-in-residence for
Meredith, will be the worship
leader for the first service.
The worship service will be
centered on the first “word”
of Jesus from the cross:
“Father, forgive them; for
they know not what they do.”
(Luke 23:34)
Other services on Wed
nesday will be concerned with
the other sayings of Jesus
from the cross. All students,
faculty, and staff are cordially
invited to participate in these
worship services.
YDC WORSHOP
The College Federation of
the NC Young Democratic
Clubs is sponsoring a Lob
bying Workshop at Meredith
on Saturday, February 23,
1974, at 11:00. The purpose of
the workshop is to inform
interested young democrats of
pending issues in this session
of the legislature. Tax reform
and land use planning are
examples of subjects needing
special consideration. The
sponsors of the bills will be
present along with
representatives from Com
mon Cause to speak to the
group. Any interested persons
are welcome.
STUDENT LEGISLATURE
The N.C. Student
Legislature will meet in
Raleigh, March 4-10 at the Sir
Walter Hotel. The Legislature
is for students from U.N.C ,
Duke, Meredith, N.C. State
and Peace. Interested
students contact Cindy Snipes,
3rd Barefoot.
LOST BOOK
LOST: Bergey’s Manual
of Determination Bac
teriology, 7th ed. R.S. Breed,
E.G.D. Murray, and N.R.
Smith: Baltimore, The
Williams and Wilkins Com
pany, 1957. Please return to
Dr. Clara Bunn, Biology Dept.
“Give a hoot,
don’t pollute!’
driving from Michigan to New
York City or further to pick up
rationing coupons four times a
year,” said Arthur Rodbell of
the National Student Lobby,”
...it constitutes an outrageous
waste of energy resources,”
he said.
Both organizations filed
formal complaints only hours
within the January deadline.
Admission
criteria
attacked
(CPS) - A Cornell
University physician has
charged that many graduate
schools use health histories as
criteria for admission.
Dr. Allyn Ley in a letter to
Science magazine urged that
the practice be. stopped,
describing it as “an un
necessary and unethical
breach of confidentiality.”
Ley said that some students
have avoided obtaining
needed medical care in
college health services
because of fear that their
acceptance to graduate school
would be jeopardized.
Ley urged that health
services at undergraduate
schools refuse to provide
medical records to graduate
schools until after an ap
plicant has been accepted.
Undergraduate schools
now provide such data only
at the written request of the
student, but Ley said this is
“irrelevant,” since the
student is “in no position to
refuse to sign such a request.”
Workmen have been busy for weeks readying the college center
grounds for the dedication ceremony.
Student reports life
in N.C. Legislature
THE C OLLEC^E
f EI\ TER
ASMM RATION
cordially invites
all Faculty, adminis
tration and students
to the
Country Carnival
6-10 p.m.-Feb. 25
cakewalk!
musical chairs!
square dance!
with
Homer Briarhopper
and his band
Everybody welcome!
Weatherspoon Gym
by Cathy Rodenberg
At its best, legislative life,
with its uncertainty, am
biguity, and inconclusiveness,
can be extremely frustrating.
This summarizes my initial
impression of the N.C.
General Assembly since I
began my internship there
this semester. My opportunity
came when I applied for the
internship which is a program
sponsored under the auspices
of the Political Science
Department at NCSU, after
deciding it was time for me to
experience a practical ap
plication of all of my book-
learned knowledge. (I wanted
to see if I could use all the
information and facts that
have been stuffed into my
head in the past four years!)
Forty-odd applications were
turned in, 25 were interviewed
and 17 were selected in the
final choice of legislative
interns. I was ecstatic when I
received my letter of ac
ceptance.
The program is set up so
the student can learn about
state government while ac
tually working in one of its
branches. I am taking 12
hours of NCSU which consists
of a 6-hour seminar, a
graduate level course in
Legislative Processes, and a
course in state government.
Course responsibilities consist
of reading and 4 term papers.
Needless to say, the best
part of the program is when I
work in the legislature-
Tuesday and Friday-
averaging 25 hours per week.
The internship is sup
plemented by certain fringe
benefits such as a paycheck,
but I have come to the con
clusion that the experience I
am gaining is more valuable
than the salary.
The legislative coor
dinator of the program
assigned each intern to a
senator, representative or a
committee, according to in
dividual abilities and in
terests. I feel quite fortunate
working for Sen. Gordon
Allen, D-Person, who is
President Pro-tempore of the
Senate, and also Senator
Majority leader. My
assignment is concerned with
the reorganization of the N.C.
General Assembly for annual
sessions. This must take into
consideration such aspects as
committee structure, staffing,
length of legislative session,
and legislator’s salary.
Primarily, I am consulting
other State legislatures who
have made the transition from
biennial to annual sessions, so
as to establish a model for our
state. My final report will
provide a basis for any
changes that are made.
Some of the other interns
have assignments that are
short term in length as op
posed to my long-term
assignment, such as gathering
facts for bill-drafting or
summarizing the present
status of a statute. It varies
according to the desires of the
senator or representative.
Also, the interns are all
divided evenly between the
two houses, so there is a good
cross-section of benefits of
fered.
My opportunity to fulfill
my ambition of gaining
practical experience within
the legislative process has
certainly revealed itself. I
hope to make the best of my
experience.
ECU plans
European
excursion
If you are thinking about
this summer and how to
combine travel and study, the
Political Science Depart
ment of East Carolina
University is offering exactly
that: a new experience in
Western Europe and 9 easily
transferable quarter credits.
Visits will include Bonn,
Amsterdam, Brussels, Paris,
London, Copenhagen and
Stockholm. Almost one
hundred students have en
joyed this tour over the past
six years.
Leaving on May 29, the
group will be meeting with
leading personalities in
government, politics, business
and labor management. This
course should be attractive to
students in many disciplines.
It provides excellent contacts
as well as a sound professional
preparation.
To enable broad par-
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