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THE TWIG
APRIL 11, 1974
THE
MEHEVITH
TWIG
COLLEG-E
Letters to the editor
Music building location:
threat to campus beauty
“Don’t it always seem to
go that you don’t know what
you’ve got ’til it’s gone: pave
paradise; put a parking lot.”
As Ami sang these words to us
recently at convocation, it
occurred to me that paradise
is once more threatened with
pavement here at Meredith
with the proposed con
struction of a new music
classroom building in the lot
across from Jones
Auditorium, adjacent to
Johnson Hall. Several reasons
lead me to oppose con
struction of the new building
at the site; to begin with, the
architect himself has
recommended its placement
elsewhere. As one well-
qualified to evaluate, he
prefers location of the
structure on the lot across the
street from the Alumni House.
Another viable alternative
would be construction across
from the library on West
Campus, closer to the other
classroom buildings.
Secondly, if the new music
building is designed in the
modern style suggested, gross
conflict will residt. Georgian
architecture juxtaposed so
closely with modern arc
hitecture would violate the
harmony and balance now
present in this area. Most
important, however, there is a
distinct lack of need for the
construction of any building -
whatever its architectural
design - on this spot. One of
the comelier areas on cam
pus, the trees and grass
nicely offset the complex of
buildings formed by Johnsm
Hall, Vann Dorm, Joyner
Hall, and the Alumni
Building. Construction of a
42,000 square foot building is
simply the last thing needed in
an area already so sufficiently
devel(^)ed. With these facts in
mind, therefore, I urge the
executive committee of the
board of trustees to designate
a more viable locatim for the
new music building than the
area next to Johnson Hall.
G. R.
Dear Editor,
I am writing in response
the the recent letter criticizing
actions taken by our Judicial
Board Chairman. As
Secretary of Judicial Board, I
am fully aware of judicial
procedures and action. In the
case of penalties issued by the
Board, a person who receives
probation, suspension, or
expulsion is not officially
notified of her penalty untU
the President’s written ap
proval is given. People given
lighter penalties are con
tacted as soon as feasibly
possible. In this one instance.
Miss Faison had other
responsibilities to fulfill
immediately following the
judicial meeting which made
it impossible for her to get in
touch with the person in
volved.
Although most pec^le in
this school are blindly
unaware of this fact, Pam
Faison has done a terrific job
in upgrading the quality of
justice within our judicial
system. She has put her whole
heart into her job and, as a
result great reforins have
been wrought. I realize that I
am biased in that I have had
the pleasure of both working
with Pam and on the Board
and of knowing her as a
friend, but I feel that she
would never willingly do
anything which would
jeopardize the reputation of
the Judicial Board or the
feelings of another human
being. I do not feel that it is
entirely just for criticism to be
made over Pam’s priorities,
especially since the person
involved was not in Pam’s
shoes and also cannot seem to
understand Pam’s great sense
of responsibility to com
mittments which she makes.
In closing i would like to
heartily commend Pam
Faison for all of the hard work
which she has poured into the
Judicial Board this year.
Sincerely,
Janet Tysinger
Dear Editor:
I would like to extend my
thanks to all those who had a
part in our March Symposium
“The Press, The President,
and The People.” A great
many were of assistance in
making arrangements for
speakers, handling the book
display, helping with
publicity, and so on, but
particularly I am indebted to
Cathy Rodenburg, Loretta
Honeycutt, Genie Rogers,
Elaine Williams, Tina King,
Meg Pruette, Mary Owens,
Libby Phillips, Woody Dicus,
Mrs. LaRose Spooner, and Bill
Norton. Thanks also to the
Twig for good publicity on the
event.
Sincerely,
Tom Parramore
‘L.W. Jones' Proves nonexistent;
cheap letter was dirty trick
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As outgoing editor, I hate
to leave work on the ’Twig
with a “bad taste in my
mouth,” but this seems now to
be the way it must be. Last
week’s letter to the editor
signed “L. W. Jones” should
not have been printed. After a
check this week on the name, I
have found there is no such
person enrolled at Meredith
College. But in my haste last
week, I let the letter go
without checking first on the
name, an act I now greatly
regret.
Because Pam Faison is a
personal friend, the letter
disturbed me immediately. I
read it several times, and
checked with Pam on the ac
curacy of the letter. When I
learned that the facts were
accurate enough, I felt I had
no choice but to print the
letter, even thou^ I felt that
the writer’s opinion was un
fair, not to mention unkind.
Normally a “letters to the
editor” column is not used for
personal attack upon in
dividuals; I hope this column
in the Twig never
degenerates into such ven
detta-like tripe. In my own
haste and in an effort to be
“fair” to a member of the
student body I did not know, I
allowed a ridiculous attack on
a student government official
who has genuinely tried all
year to improve and update
the procedures of the Judicial
Board. Thanks to Pam
Faison, the position of
solicitor was created to im
prove the representation and
gathering of information in a
Judicial Board case. Pam has
taken her duties and
responsibilities seriously all
year and has done an out
standing job. As for “L. W.
Jones”, I don’t know who you
are, but I think it’s a safe
guess that you are the girl who
appeared before the Judicial
Board. Of course, all mem
bers of the Judicial Board
know who you are, in that
case. Assuming that you are
the girl in question, I can
chalk up your letter to a very
defensive move - a reaction to
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having been brought before
Judi Board in the first place. I
do not know the nature ct your
offense, but I do know that to
it you may add the fact that
you have achieved a coti-
temptible trick. You are now
thought to be petty, mean, and
decidedly cheap. I’m very
sure that Meredith does not
need a student such as you.
E.E.H.
Sugar
Creek
performs
by Meredith McGill
“Sugar Creek,” Charlotte
entertainers who performed
before a sizeable crowd at our
Spring Concert and Dance
Friday night, April 5, proved
to be not only a great dance
band, but a group of out
standing musicians as well.
The group provided some
great sounds, exhibiting
amazingly good reproductions
of Top 40 hits along with
several original selections.
“Sugar Creek’s” in
strumentation consisted of. a
fine brass section, guitar,
bass, rhythm, flute, and sax.
Tune styles ranged from
rock’n roll and blues to that
good ’ole beach sound, in
cluding such hits as the
Doobie Brother’s “China
Grove,” “Brown Sugar” by
the Rolling Stones, and an
improvisation which captured
the hearts of all liberated
Meredith women, “Dancing-
Streaking in the Moonlight”.
Danny McCrary, a member of
the ^oup, summed' up the
band’s classification, saying,
“We’re a progressive group,”
and I couldn’t agree more.
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