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THE TWIQ
OCTOBER 4, 1982
THE TWIG
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Allyn T\jmer,
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Sheila Qrady, Amy James.
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Mr. Bill Norton,
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The TWIQ welcomes comment and will give prompt
consideration to any criticisms submitted In vtrltlng and
signed by the writer.
A cragh course In • •a
Applied Physics
by L Faith Wells
Physics, as members of the
Chemical and Physical
Science Department will
declare, applies to every
Individual alive today.
However, interpretations of
the laws, theories, and rules
of physics may vary. Some
helpful Interpretations of
"ph^iCai laws” are presented
here.
Isaac Newton’s good old
standt^y is a good beginning -
- what goes up must come
down, imagine this scene: A
young female and her
boyfriend are eating at the
Bam. The girl has never been
confn^nted with a i^ter tail
and creates a horribly
embarrassing scene right In
the restaurant because the
waitress had the nerve to bring
a plate containing no apparent
food. Her boyfriend becomes
extremely upset and his
temper rises w^l above the
boiling point. Not to worry -
what goes up must come
down!
A bit more of a
generalization of Newton’s
law of gravity indicates that
the gravitational force
between two objects Is equal
to the product of the two
masses divided by square of
the distance betwen the two
objects. (There’s also a
constant term thrown In there
but that’s beside the point.)
Simply, given two bodies
of generally equal mass, the
attractive force between the
masses Increases as the
distance between the two
objects decreases!
Newton turns out to be a
pretty smart guy. He
formulated several other laws
of the physical world.
Consider his first law of
motion which basically says
that an object In motion tends
to remain in motion until
acted upon by some external
force. Again, this law can be
Illustrated by the couple
dining at the Bam. TTie
embarrassing scene the girl is
causing can be viewed as "an
object in motion.” According
to Newton, this disy girl will
continue to pitch a fit until her
boyfriend intervenes with
some external force. (The
magnitude of this force,
whether he uses a simple clue
or a firm slap, will determine
the acceleration of the girl’s
change of state.) Another of
Newton’s brainstorms, his
Idea that every action has an
equal but opposite reaction,
needs little or no
Interpretation!
So It’s easy to see that a
ilttle crash course in physics
can leave a person with a
pretty good understanding of
several applications of
physical laws to everyday life.
Church Bells Brighten Day
Drills Douse
Enthusiasm
By order of the “fire marshall,” Meradlth dorm students will be
subjected toafiredriil every month this year. (Handbook, p. 40) it
is my opinion that firs drills are good practice - within reason.
However, an excessive number is neither necessary nor
berteflclal.
Most of us have been subjected to fire drills since kindergarten,
and with the exception of the difference In location, they are
pretty rruich the same. We know to put on our shoes and costs,
close the windows, turn off the lights, and iaatra the door open.
We have been told sirwe age five that we are not to njn, txit to
walk rapidly. We are told at the beginning of each yecr wtiere to
meet our tail advisor in case of a real fire, and common sense
tells us that we may not retutr until we are signaled. What then Is
so complicated about a fire drill that we must practice it every
month? Once or twice a semester seems above and beyond the
call of duty.
Has the fire marshall considered that too mviy fire diltis could
do more harm than good? Like the boy who cried “woir the
monthly fire drHi becomes Igrtorsd. Students don’t hurry (If they
go down at all) to just another fire drill.
inuring the firu of last spring Meredith students proved
themselves totally capable of getting out of the building In a real
firs without panicking and I am sure that we could do the same
this year If occasion required It.
Furthermore, it seems to me'lhatjn order to be effective, a fire
drill should resemble a tnie fire as closely as possible. Who wer
heard of firss that only occur at 7:00 a.m.? Since I have been at
Meredith I have never witnessed a fire drill wrhlle In class, the
library, Cate Center, or the cafeteria. We all know from our
experiences last year that fire could be a threat to any of these
places as well as the dormitories. Naturally fire drills during class
or dinner would be both Impractical and disastrous, but there Is
no logic to doubling dormitory drills to make up for the loss. Isn’t
it time the students were given credit for having mough
Intelligence to get CHJt of a building wrlthout having to show them
httv to do It every month?
ELC
Deer Editor.
\ am writing in response to
your editorial In The TWIG on
September 27.1 also think the
chapel and carillon are an
Insplretlon to the csmpus.
When I hear the bells on my.
way across campus, the walk
brings reflection upon the
stories of -Dr. Mary Lynch
Johnson and others who
fought for a Christian college
for women. It gives a little
boost to me, because it makes
the campus a horns as well as
a school and library.
I might be the only one to
feel this way about the bells,
but I have other concerns. I
was brought up in a Baptist
church and learned that the
Sat)bath was set aside for
worship, t understand the
reason for this was that one
works the other d£^s and
should associate the holy day
with rest and no work. I find It
hsrd to find time to worship
formally during the we^
because I, like everyone else,
have a hectic schedule.
Howes«r, I would like a formal
tlmr for worship on Sunday
morning. I wish that I oould
attend a service focused
directly on the lifestyle of
young adult women and not to
a congregation of four to 65.1
feel like college life Involves a
great deal of unique problems
and feelings. Sonietlmes I feel
lost In a congregation with
such variety of feelings and
relationships. At this point in
my life when I sit through so
many lectures on topics from
history to art, I want to
worship In a way directly
relevant to my needs. Almost
wery time I see the chapel or
hear the bells I am Inspired to
some devotional thought.
Howmer, I find it ironic that
the bells rings on Sunday to
tell me that the doors are
closed and locked.
BethMadren
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