THE TWIG
NEWSPAPER OF THE STUDENTS OF MEREDITH COLLEGE
VOLUME LXII NUMBER 18
MEREDITH COLLEGE
AFftIL 2, 1964
Social workers help people like you
byNoelPelllsh
Social Workers touch the
lives of many people from every
walk of life, from middle class
parents who abuse their child,
to a teenager with an unplanned
pregnancy, to an alienated
^derly patient in a convalescent
home, to a student doing poorly
in school, to a mentally re
tarded child, to a patient afraid
of undergoing an operation, and
the list goes on.
As long as society has
existed there have been prot>-
lems of human need, and the
function of social work is to try
and alleviate those problems.
TTie most common image of a
social worker is of one who
redistributes income and con
crete services to the needy.
Many social workers are in
volved in this area; however,
there Is much nwre to social
work.
A social worker believes in
the worth and dignity of every
person. A social worker’s main
goal is to help a client
strengthen his-her coping skills
by listening to the clients prob
lems and concerns with a non*
jugemental attitude and by
empathizing with the client.
Everyone at some point in
their lives needs a safe place or
person to go to where they
. know they can talk openly and
freely without fear of rejection.
Social workers . provide that
place and are those people.
Because social workers are
reaching out and helping make
one's life better and happier,
they are collectively making
society a better place also.
The social work students of
the Class of '84 are the first
social wot1( students to grad
uate with a major In social
work. We are proud of our pro
fession and are happy to be
helping people like you.
If you would like to know
more about social work and the
social work major, please con
tact Dr. Sumner or Dr. Bishop in
the Social Work Department or
contact any of the Social Work
Club officers whose phone
numbers are posted on the
Social Work Dept, bulletin
board. Also feel free to attend
any of our club meetings; they
are posted on the Social Work
Dept, bulletin t>oard also.
Tunt o*tay
by Karen Mann, MRA Twig Ck>rrespondent
The time was 7:00 p.m.
The place Jones Auditorium.
The purpose: Stunt, “The
Video.” The guest stars, trans
figured by Jll Hurhburger, were
Belinda Carlisle, lead singer of
the Go Go’s. Boy.
Culture Club, and f^chael'
Jackson. Jll, as ^linda
Carlisle, made a stunning en
trance, dazzling all. Later she
came out as Boy George, what a
sight to behold. Hardly anyone
recognized Jll under that outfit.
Pretty awesome. At last,
Michael Jackson appeared with
his soft flowing voice. He
dazzled the crowd with a few
spectators yelling, “Michael,
Michael.” All that could be said
of Jll Humburger’s appearances
was they were totally awesome
and jammin'l
This year's Stunt was won
by the Seniors. An excellent
p^ormance led their wray to
another victory. The senior
class's theme was, “Moveltl"
The Seniors’ director. Angle
Little, showed great leadership
which was seen by the class's
victory. The Seniors show/ed
their stuff with the set con
sisting of elderly people
lounging around the Sunset Hill
Nursing Home. The genie,
pla^ by Catherine Cole, was
the gjykof good tidings. The,
■g^'elitfle wifllhg to^ive the'cfd
people anything they wanted
but the old people couldn't hear
vt/ell enough to know what he
was talking about. Jan Joyner,
who played Ernie, never could
sit Sim. The “talent” of the
senior class showed up in the
different dances performed,
(the Charleston and the Twist),-
in the skit.
The Juniors took a roaring
second with a scene. Lyn
Walker was the D. J. at the all
popular "Doolittles. ” The
thwne, “As the Zoo Turns,"
was for the many different
affairs that go on after houra at
the zoo. Becky Evans played a
pig whose tall just wouldn’t
stay together, but Becky kept
her composure. The chairmen
for the Juniors were Mary
Graham and Marla Blackman.
The Sophomores took a
third In the competition. They
were quite impressive with their
skit entitled ‘‘Past vs. Present."
The skit showed the difference
between past dating life and
present dating life. The main
"cliaracters fromfhe past wew:
Use ftoble, Laura Watts, Kathy
Tarleton, St^le Miller and
Barbara Andrevi/s and of the
present were: Kelley Tilley.
Charlotte Klnnard, Laura
Bynum, and Rc^emary
Hampton. Julie Bell played a
major role in the skit.
The Freshman Cia^ took a
fourth place finish. The scene
was the ever popular fratemlty
party. The theme was “All the
Right Moves," and the frat guys
just seemed to be striking out
everywhere. Meredith girls
aren't usually ttre type to be
tedien In by those most common
lines. The oriiy girl who was
fooled was played by Jeanette
Josey. The chairmen w«re
Donna Gibson and Ailyson
Moore.'
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The computer experience
Since computers are
quickly becoming a bigger part
of our everyday lives, Meredith
now maintains a computer
room for students to use. That
means we have a faster way to
type and revise those English
papers! My own experimces
with word processing on a
computer have been enjoyable
for the most part. But as with
learning any new skill, prob
lems arose!
Mastering the retum key
was the biggest challenge to
me. I was shortly convinced
that it was a communist plot to
censor my writing. I kept seeing
line after line disappear. It was
more than a few mistakes later
when I realized that the retum
key created an empty line with-
,oat.actualJy “irisertjng”,‘it...Thev'.
Commodore people really
should have included a warning
for beginners, like, “Danger!
Will gobble unstored prose in a
single bite.” Maybe I've exag
gerated a bit. But remember,
major disasters can occur from
the slight mis-use of a major
word processing key. Someone
should have given a fair warning
to those of us who leam things
the hard way.
Another problem that
seemed to plague my paper
writing was something called
'.'syntax error.” It seemed as
though every time I wanted to
print out a final copy of a paper,
this term appear^ on the
screen. I began to assume that
the computer was programmed
to title all papers “syntax en^r.”
Once agaln^boweyer, 1 .'flgtxed
out that this was another easily
correctable mistake which was
even pointed out to me by the
cursor.
The print-out was a trau
matic experience. Just when I
had everting going smoothly
the computer would attack with
Its last resources. As it started
printing; I began to feel confi
dent that I had done everything
con’ectly. But when I pushed
“c” for continue, It proceeded to
finish the paper and then re
type the beginning of my essay
on the same page. I had alv^ys
heard that computers weren't
really smart, t>ut I knew so now.
Good old word pro had sensed
my over confidence and made
amends. I had he^ of
repetative prose, but this was
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Meredith Performs will present Tennessee Williams'
'Summer and Smoke’ Ivl^ch 30, 31 at 8:00 p.m., and April 5, 6,
and 7 at 8:00 p. m. in the Studio Theater.
There will be a matinee performance on April 8 at 2:00 p.m.,
also in the Studio Theater.
•Tlcketprtcas.are $5 for adults-and $3.50 for^udents. For
more information call 833-6461, ext. 236 between 8:30 a.m. and
4:30 p.m. (Monday thnj Friday).
Spring Fling campus run
Attention all you Meredith
• Angeis, Faculty, and Staff!
Dust off yourrunning shoes and
get on your marks! Get set and
Go! April 29 Is coming soon.
So, you vrant to know what hap
pens on April 29? '
Spring Fling is April 29,
and you can get rn on the ex^
citement early. How? Come on
out, andRjn in the Spring FHng
Campus Run sponsored by CCA
and Moving^ In Style.
The two milrrun begins at
12:30 and is open to aH Mere
dith women, faculty, and staff:
Great prizes will be
awarded to the top three overall
winners. Prizes will also be
awarded for the best time In
each class (Freshman,
Sojahomore, Junior, Senior);
and for the best time by the
faculty arrd staff.
Be looking for an entry
form on your door. The entry fee
is only four dollars and you will
recelveaT-shirt just for being in
the race.
AmyJames
Change in registration
In order to guarentee a
space at Meredith In Fall 1984,
you must register by mall. If
you' don't register by mail, your
space may be cancelled and you
may not be able to get Into the
classes for which you preregis
tered, This change Is effective
this year,
The Accounting Office will
bill all preregistered students
around July 1; the first tuition
payment will be due August 10.
Othenwise, the payment sche
dule will be the sanne as before.
The Accounting Office
rTHJSt clear each student before
the Registrar's Office will allow
that student to complete regis
tration. In order to complete
your registration for Fail 1984,
you must bring your reclpt and
pick up your schedule in the
Registrar’s Office.
These changes will not be
Included In the preregistration
package as before, so the
Registrar’s Office and Account
ing Office ask that each student
take note and c^ply with
these new procedures so that
registration will go as smoothly
as possible.
Psychology Conference
Dr, Wllse B. Webb from the
University of Florida will be the
featured speaker at the Carolina
Psychology Conference to be
held In April.
Dr. Webb will speak on
"The.jtuftoi Dreams,”- •.
The confwence will be held
on the campuses of North Caro
lina State University and Mere
dith College April 6 & 7, 1984.
Other activities will Include
a social, panel discussions and
a film .festival.