DECEMBER 6, 1979
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Letters to the Editor
To the Editor:
I have had a lengthy letter
from Esther and Max Krebs
thanking Meredith College for
its hospitality while they were
here as Woodrow Wilson
Visiting Fellows. They said so
many nice things about the
students that I wanted to
share some quotes with you.
“Altogether, we couldn’t
help but be impressed by the
caliber and enthusiasm of
faculty and students
alike....the focus of campus
life is clearly directed toward
preparing young women to be
able to cope with a society in
which marriage is no longer a
career in itself.... We were
recognized everywhere we
went from the very first day
and students introduced
themselves and conversed
with us not just at scheduled
events but as we walked
around campus, in the dining
hall, etc ”
“Altogether I believe we
can honestly conclude that our
week at -Meredith got the
Woodrow Wilson Visiting
Fellows program off to an
auspicious start. The nature of
the college and our experience
suggest two criteria for future
Fellows: 1) husband-wife
teams are best suited for this
campus, and 2) informality
should be keynote;” ,
We are all looking for
ward to our next visitors, who
will come in the spring. As
soon as know who they will be,
I shall let The Twig and the
student body know. Your
ideas for activities concerning
the next visitors are not only
welcome but are solicited.
Cordially,
Sarah M. Lemmon
Woodrow Wilson Coordinator
teresting to note that Con
fucius embraced a concept
almost identical to the golden
rule. “To be able to do to
others as we would be done by-
-this is the true domain of
moral virtue.”
This essential truth,
however, is more than a
theological construct, for
according to Darwin it is a
biological truth as well. In The
Descent of Man Darwin
stated: “...I have so lately
endeavoured to show that the
social instincts-the prime
principle of man’s moral
constitution-with the aid of
active intellectual powers and
the effects havit, naturally
lead to the golden rule.”
I hope you find this in
teresting and can use this
material.
Sincerely yours.
Jack Huber
Dear Regina:
I read with interest your
article indicating the essential
similarity between the major
religions of the world. From
this perspective it is in
Dear Editor,
On a recent visit to the
campus Library, I was
shocked by the lack of
assistance from the student
librarians. After having
trouble with the one copy
machine that was working, I
approached the circulation
desk. One of the assistance
was helping a line of girls
while the other “assistant” wa
reclining in a chair reading a
magazine.
The problem with the
machine was that the paper
path was blocked. All that was
needed was to clear the path
and to put the paper back in
place. The one assistnat had to
ask the only staff librarian on
duty how to work the machine.
To my dismay, this woman
did not know anything about
“the machines.” Therefore a
sign reading out of order was
taped on top. Counting myself
and three girls waiting behind
me, at least five more have
come in to use the machine.
Neuj & Recommended
Careers Tomorrow, by Gene R. Hawes. (NAL/Plume, $4.95.)
Growth opportunities in the job market.
Jack’s Book: an Oral Biography of Jack Kerouac. (Penguin
$3.95.) Story of the “King of the Beats.”
People of the Lake, by Richard E. Leakey. (Avon, $2.75.)
Mankind and its beginnings.
Association of American Publishers
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This incident may seem
trivial, but the point is cer
tainly clear. If these student
assistants, and the one adult
librarian can not add paper to
a copy machine, it seems that
the students of Meredith had
better begin looking
elsewhere if the assistance
they require is of any im
portance!
Mary Beth McKim
Dear Editor,
During the discussion
about Play Day held in SGA on
November 30, we understand
that Instructional Committee
position about Play Day to e
as such:
1) concern that cancelling
classes freed students to go to
Play Day who then went
“hither and yon” (Dean Alan
Burris) rather than to Play
Day; 2) and, therefore,
concern that participation
was not adequate to warrant
cancellation of classes.
The Committee’s
representative stated that the
faculty have no power to
cancel Play Day; Uiey have
only the power to decide
whether or not to cancel
classes.
We also understand that
the Instructional Committee
was undecided as to what
action to take; we realized
that ttiey had not at that time
reached any decisions about
cancellation of classes.
Faculty suggestions reported,
about cancellation, were:
1) holding Play Day with
classes cancelled, as
traditionally done; 2) not
cancelling classes with Play
Day being held anyway; 3)
cancelling classes later in the
day, cutting out fewer
classes; and 4) holding Play
Day on a Saturday.
We would like to address
our thoughts to the above
concerns as we understand
them; if we are in error in our
understanding of them, we
wish to be corrected.
First of all, we realize
participation in Play Day is
not one hundred percent; it
may even be under fifty
percent. We feel, though, that
the issue here is not one of
numbers of participants, but
of fairness of those par
ticipants. Why cancel an
activity that these students
enjoy just because they are
not joinejl by the majority of
their classmates?
If one looked at it from the
point of view of majority rule,
why should one not do away
wift all extracurricular ac
tivities that do not have a
majority of students par
ticipating? If one takes this
stand, one should cancel
chapel, which we are all
aware hardly receive a
majority of students in at
tendance, and have 10 o’clock
classes.
This leads to the faculty
statement they haven’t the
power to do away with Play
Day. As to having the power to
Here’s hoping you
and yours enjoy a
year' filled to the
brim with health,
and happiness too!
arbitrarily says, “Play Day
will not be held,” no, diey do
not have this power.
However, we believe that
the faculty realizes that not
cancelling classes is a very
effective cancellation of Play
Day. MRA could not, in good
conscience, schedule Play
Day when students had to
choose between classes and
the activity. The members of
MRA are responsible students
themselves and would never
ask their classmates to choose
between such alternatives.
In closing, we ask that
classes continue to be can
celled in fairness to those who
do participate in Play Day. As
Play Day has been moved
badk this year ^nd is being
held from three-thirty until
seven (instead of the previous
two til five) we feel that the
faculty suggestion to cancel
classes at a later hour is a
good one and we support this
particular suggestion.
Finally, we feel that Play
Day is a good activity and one
that should be retained in
Meredith’s tradition.
Sincerely,
Carolyn Crowell
Jennifer Cottrain
Gerry Stott
Pam Gerace
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by Ann Stringfield
“The Secret Banquet”
Somewhere in the fallout
shelter:
“Now that we’ve all
eaten, may I call this meeting
to order?” Dr. Parramore
asked, pounding his fork.
A hush fell over the
gathering. Even the rats toned
down, quietly munching Civil
Defense food. One rat
whispered to the other,
“Think this stuff causes
cancer?”
“Would you rather eat in
the cafeteria?”
The rat considered for a
second and then returned to
his food.
“Now we all know what
we’re here for, so let’s begin
the discussion with Dr.
Crook.”
“Well, now this is not an
ex cathedra utterance, but I
feel further debate is
useless.”
“No, I disagree with you.
Dr. Crook. The issue is worth
debating but first we must
make a study schedule and get
our priorities in order,” said
Dr. Rose.
“I tend to agree,” Mrs.
Taylor stated. “And I think
that regrouping would allow
us to see the negative and
positive. If we renamed and
included things heretofore
excluded, we will find a
solution.”
“Dean Burris, have you
any thoughts?”
“Well, no. I can’t think
without my Oxfords.”
“Mr. Packer, the
macaroni had an interesting
flavor,” commented Dr.
Browde.
“That was cauliflower.”
“You sure you didn’t
serve my frogs by mistake?”
queried Dr. Bunn. “I’ve been
expecting a shipment for two
weeks now.”
“Well, it won’t no Baptist
punch. No way. But rejoice
and be exceeding glad that no
damage was done by the little
beasties,” said Dr. Cochran.
“May we adjourn now?
‘Wild Wild West’ comes on in a
few minutes,” said Dr.
Samson.
“You know, James West
is obviously representative of
every woman’s fantasy of
being seduced by a fictional
secret service agent. The
train represents a higher
elevation of this
manifestation,” postulated
Mrs. Jones.
“I had a professor at
Harvard who wrote his
master’s thesis on ‘The Wild
Wild West’ and he argued that
through this fantasy the
woman is actually sup
pressing her desire to be
seduced by the train and-or
Ulysses S. Grant,” said Dr.
Holt.
“I’m for women’s lib so
they can carry up their own
projectors,” mumbled Dr.
Tucker.
“The show is very
educational in a historical
sense,” said Dr. Grubbs.
“In either case, we must
keep the faith,” said Dr.
Johnson.”
“Meeting adjourned.”
We do hereby grant our
permission to Miss Ann
Stringfield, Esq. to use our
names and her perceptions of
our personality traits and
characteristic expressions in
her column. The Meadowline
Tales, provided she spells our
names correctly, and if the
column, generally speaking is
not obscene! (Do you mean
taken as a whole? (con
tributed by John Holt) Other
parts contributed by Donald
Samson and Bernard
Cochran)
Signed this 14th day of
November, 1979.
Bernard H. Cochran
Allen Burris
John Packer
J. B. Holt
Carl E. Johnson
Charles R. Tucker
T. C. Parramore
Helen Jones
Donald C. Samson, Jr.
Clara Bunn
Frank Grubbs
“So there you have it,” I
said to my editor.
“This is the real story on
Meredith?” he asked.
“Yes, that’s it.”
“Well, then, I suppose I
need to move you to another
assignment.” '
“That would be nice,” I
agreed.
“How about a weekly
commentary on current
events, social issues, etc?”
“Sounds good to me.”
“Very well. You can go
now.”
“Goodbye sir, and thank
you.”
I sort of hate to say
goodbye to old Nan, but I feel
that she has served her
purpose and should now be
retired. Next semester I will
begin another column, the
format of which I have not yet
worked out.
I’d like to thank Tom
Parramore after whom I
patterned the reporter’s
editor. Thanks to Debbie
Hutchinson who played
Bugface and Steve Robinson
who played my biology tutor.
Thanks to Kristy Beattie for
believing in me. And very
special thanks to Breva-d S.
Myers, Jr. alias Khaki pants.