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THE TWIQ
MARCH 21, 1983
[ EDITORIALS / LETTERS
Master’s degree will
not lower standards -
Meredith is always growing and exciting changes are at hand
for the not-so-distant future. At a recent meeting of the Board of
Tnjstees. authorization was given to the college to grant the mas-
tei's-degree.
This is an exciting step for Meredith. Because the job market
is so competitive in tl^ United States post-graduate education is
as necessary today as an Undergraduate degree a generation ago.
I feel that Meredith has a great potential in this direction.
Meredith’s location in the research triangle area and Its high aca
demic standards will give a great number of women incentive to
further their education and broaden their career options.
If the master’s degree programs are allowed to expand slowly
and carefully there should be no reason for them to lead to a lower
of standards in the undergraduate departments. Instead, the
postgraduate and undergraduate studies should work together for
a more comprehensive education.
With this in mind, I think the administration, faculty, and
Boanj of Trustees should be congratulated for their efforts on this
endeavor. Their philosophies on women's education at a small-
college level prove that bigger is not always better!
Letter to editors
Honor Code threatened
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Diagramming valuable for
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February 23, 1983
Dear Editor:
I am writing to express my
concern over the apparent
dismissal of the Honor Code by
students. I am not sure wheretn
the problem lies. Do students
not understand the validity and
importance of the Honor Code
at Meredith?
FnDm my first day fonward at
Meredith, I have been involved
in evaluating and re-evaluating
our Honor Code as the basis of
our system of self-govemment.
What is the Honor Code?
Surely, it is more than a list of
rules and regulations, do’s and
don’ts! The “horror'’ comes into
play as a basic link for com-
unity trust on this campus.
When a violation occurs, it is
not the violation per se that
breaks the trust of the com
munity. Rather, it is the in
tegrity of the community which
is at stake. With every violation,
the link of trust, on which the
Meredith community, is based
.groM« weaker and weaker.
Some argue that our rules are a
bit outdated, not up with the
times. If this is the case, then I
offer you the course of civil
disobedience. Accept- the
responsibility of your
disobedience. It Is only through
organized efforts that rules will
be changed. I would like to refer
you to Mr. Coffer’s speech
THE TWIG
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The Twig welcomes comment and will give
prompt consideration to any criticisms submitted in
writing and signed by the w^ter.
which is reprinted in the Honor
Code Booklets that each
student received at the
beginning of this year.
We must support our Honor
Codeat Meredith. Without it we
would be reduced to a police
state wherein a list of
regulations would dictate our
actions, as opposed to the
responsibility of maintaining
our community tnjst and
dependence on each other.
We have chosen self-
govemment-it is our RIGHT,
not our privilege!!!With that
right, we must accept the
responsibilities placed upon
each of us in ordec- to make
things “work” at Meredith.
How do we instill honor? This'
seems to be the fundamental
Question!
Sincerely.
ElgJne Jolly
Chairperson of Honor Code
Committee
To the editors:
I am writlng'ln response to
Cynthia Church’s letter in the
February 14 issue of The Twig.
After reading her letter, I am not
surprised that Miss Church
made a “D’ in English ill. Her
attitude toward the course,
especially the diagramming
section, disturbs me because,
unfortunately, she- represents
the opinion of the majority of
Meredith students. Miss
Church believes that
diagramming Is a waste of time.
Unfortunately, she does not
realize how valuable a tool
diagramming is in learning
grammar. Perhaps diagram
ming is boring to most
students, but it is valuable
because it teaches the
r^ationship tjetween parts of
speech. Diagramming teaches
students to think logically by
making them determine how a
sentence is constmcted. Thus,
if a student can diagram a
sentence correctly, she proves
that she understands grammar.
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Even Miss Church stated that
“we, as Americas, should use
correct grammar."
Yes, , diagramming is
difficult for some students.
Because few schools still use
this technique, many students
encounter diagramming for the
first time in English III. Yet, it is
unfairto place the blame on our
English department. The
English professors still teach
diagramming NOT because the
department “keeps with the
tradition of being old
fashioned," as Miss Church
stated, but because
diagramming is an excellent
tool for leaming grammar. The
English professors teach
diagramming because the
department wishes to maintain
high standards for itself and for
the students. Contrary to
popular belief on campus, the
English department did NOT
invent diagramming in order to
torture students. The depart
ment believes that diagramming
will HELP the students. Yes,
the English department DOES
have a heart! 'nie professors are
picky because they want to
challenge the students to do
their very best.
Miss Church was correct
when she stated that no em
ployer will ask a prospective
employee to daigram a sen
tence, but an employer WILL
expect a prospective employee
to know English grammar and
-to use the language correctly -
this is the purpose of
diagramming,
I am glad that Our English
department still teaches
diagiBrriming, I am glad that it
still maintains high standards,
and I am proud that I am
associated with Meredith
College's English depahment.
Sincerely,
Melody V. West
Senior English major
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