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PAGES THE TWIQ FEBRUARY 21. 1963 EDITORIALS / LETTERS Superlatives seem a trivial matter Everyone likes to be ap- Am^can Heritage Dictionary, preciated or recognized for f^f>eans surpassing or superior something outstarKling that they have accomplished. However, recognition goes too far on college campuses when it comee to sertior superlatives. When we were in junior high and high school we agonized enough over our iooks or our conformity. By the time' we reach college we should be mature enough to put aside the popularity contests ar>d con centrate on each other as in dividuals rather than stereotypes. It seems we become so concerned v^th labeling each other that vw overlook the individual as a whole. Furthermore, the word superlative, according to the to all others. What right do we have to judge wtilch of our peers Is the friendliest or most intellectu^? And what does It matter? Is one person better than another jiist because she smiles more often or has a tiettet' taste for clothes? By placing such labels as best looking or best drrased on each other we tend to overlook the nfK)st important qualities of humanity. If we must put people into neat little labeled packages why not label them with more Important values like most unique, nwst sincere, or most understanding? Wouldn't these be more appreciated qualities? ELC Housekeeping: Let us give thanks by Cynthia Church Can you imagine wt^ the halls and parlors would look like if they were never cfeaned? If you can’t - how ^ut this. Can you imagine what your room would look and smell like if you never had your trash emptied for you? I hate to even think about it! If it wasn't for the very patient housekeepws we would be in trouble. Although the rounds of the vacuum wake me at times, I would hate to think what first Stringfleld would like like if It wasn't vacuumed everyday, tf it wasn't for our Pauline, It would never l» cleaned. I've never heard her or any other of the housekeepers complain. I know I would complain if I had to pick-up pizza boxes, tra^ cans and other items left in the halls faculty members are guilty to. What are we guilty of, you ask? We seldom, if ever, say “thank- you!” We don't say thank-you for picking up and emptying the Laundry problems part of our lives THE TWIG iiens^ oofcgp RALEIQH. NORTH CAROUNA 27611 Editors-in-d^lef Emily Craig, Linda Sellers Molly McGee,Melody West Senior Reporters Staff Reporters Mich&le Cherry, Lee Eggleston Sarah Jane Jones, Allyn Turner Michelle Cheny Allyn Turner Maria Kling Business Manager Layout Editor Layout Staff Exchartge Editor Advertising Manors Circulation Managers Photographer Betsy Boswell Sheila Grady, Amy James Ellen Austin, Laura Payne Joanne Carswell, Pat Lewis, Carolyn Mcl.eod Proofreaders Mr. Bill Norton Dr. Thomas Parramore Faculty Advisors The Twig welcomes comment and will give pn>mpt consideration to any criticisms submitted in writing and signed by the writer, and parlors. I would complain If 'trash, for vacuuming, for cleaning the halls and parlors, for sweeping, mopping and waxing the halls In the class buildings. We never say thank you foi" doing a great job. These people are hereto help Meredith keep up the tradition of being a cle^n^ beagtifgj^hos>l^,i.. If It wasn't tor th^ hard working Individuals, this school- would not continue to have the reputation of being the im maculate, spotless place it Is. Don’t think that the deeds that you do for us go unnoticed because we realize what a hard job you have and we sincerely appreciate each one of you. Though we may not say thanks as often as we should, we think it and forgive us for not openly expressing our gratitude to you. Thanks again, friends! Deer Editor, I am writing to oppose the talks of eliminating the laundry service. I have been using this facility since my freshman year, Is not time consuming, the machine does 99.9 percent of the work. The machines stand empty all week until Thursday and Friday nights. These I had to vacuum everyday. However, tt>ese wonderful ladies don't, or at least not in my hearing range. If you want to know the truth, I don’t know one bad thing they do and I don’t know what we would do without them or any of the other faithful custodians we have on campus. There is one thing that bothers rr» ttvxigh. I’m guilty of it and I'm pretty sure the majority of the students and and I have had absolutely no. Meredith girls are too sheltered. Building a laundrymat not only puts a black woman out of wo(1(, but it would only serve to protect these girls even more. For those who plan to leave home after graduation, they are going to find tf^ tfwy ^ going to have to wait on m^ines, whetlw It t« in an apartment complex or a laundry mat. The average washing cost in a laundry mat is $.75 to wash and $.25 to dry. Meredith caters too much to the whims of its students. I feel that adding more machines may alleviate sonf>e of the so-called problems, but how many problems If I go to the machines with two or three loads of clothes and use all thie available machines? Some one is still problems with it. What I’n« found is that Meredith girls are just too lazy to walk over there and drop their laundry off. As for the so-called restrictions. I've had no problems with that eitfter; I Just picked up 3 set of sheets and a comforter that I put in last week. Regarding the problems with machines. I’ve never experienced any. t find that Meredith girls wait until they have nothing else to wear, or their favorite Izod shirt is dirty, before they even think of washing. And finding the nechine In use, they are in furiated. Would it break their necks to try the otiiers upstairs? Also, why wait till weekends to do their laundry? Doing laundry Sational College ^oetrp Contest — — Spring Concourt 19S3 op«n to all collBgs and universitv students dmtring to have th«r poMry antiiologized. CASH PRiZES will go to the top five poems: $100 $50 $25 $15 First Place Second Place Third Place $10 P'"*' up and see it as it Is, not how you want It to be. Paulette A. Bullock 109 Bareloot AWARPS of free prihtin« for ALL accepted manu$cripts in our popular, handsonwly bound and copyrighted anthology, AMERICAN COLLEGIATE POETS. Deadline: March 31 CONTEST RULES AND RESTRICTIONS; 1. Any ttudent it riigible to wbmit hit or her verse. 2. All entries mutt be original and unpublished. 3. All entries must be typed, doubie-spaced. on one side of the page only. Each poem must be on a seperata sheet and must bear, in the upper (eft- hand corns, the N/^E and ADDRESS of the student w well u the COLLEGE attended. Put name and eddress on envelope alsol There are no restrictions on form or theme. Length of poems up to fourteen lines. Each poem must have a separate title. (Avoid "Untitled"1) Small black ml white illustrations welcome. The iudget' decision will be final. No info by phonel Entrants should keep a copy of all entries as they cannot be returned. Prize winners and ail authors awarded free publication will be notified immediately after deadline. I.P. will retain first publication rights for accepted poems. Foreign language poems welcome. There is an initial one dollar registration fee for the first entry and a fee of fifty cents for each additional poem. It is requested to submit no more than ten poems per entrant. All entries mutt be postmarked not l^ter than the above deadline and fees be paid, cash, check or morwy order, to: INTERNATIONAL PUBLICATIONS P. O. Box 44-L Los Anoeles. CA 90044* 4. 7, 8. Wheres editor??
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