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THE TWIG
N£WSf*APER OF THE STVDENTS OF MEREDITH COLLeq^
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VOLUME LXII NUMBER 19
MEREDITH COLLEGE
AfflIL 9. 1984
Mer^dith^s newest addition
Recently Twig bought
something new for all of Mere
dith to en)oy. It’s an electronic
message board that is usually
down in Cate Center. This
mess^ board will be used to
publicize campus events to the
students.
Next year, students will be
£d3le to pay a small fee to wish
friends a “Happy Birthday” or
"Happy Anniversary” or even “I
love you Big Sisl.” TTiese mes
sages will run across the board,
blinl, or do both. The small fee
for personal messages will be
used to defray this tremendous
cost. According to Cynthia
Church. Twig Editor, the bovd
cost about $1^.
Cynthia reminds clubs and
organizations that they may
announce their events on this
port«£)le message center. All
that needs to be done is to see
Rhoda Sowers, Director of Stu
dent Activities, and let her know
what message you want, and
presto! all of Meredith is in-
fonned of your clubs' parties,
fundraisers, and meetings.
Elizabeth Henderson
New registration procedures
The ENN board seen in this picture is similar to the one in Belk Dining Hall. The one purchased
by The Twig is smaller in size but ftas more benefits.
Who hid the crook?
Contributed by Kim Causey and-
Joan Bunting and taken from
old editions of The Twig. ■
In 1906 Miss Caroline 6.
Phelps, the teacher of
drvnatics, gave ttie Crook to
the senior class to Incre^
dass- spirit. Hidden Jay the
senk>rs before the opening of
school each year, the Crook
was the object of many hours of
junior seanitiing. When the
juniors found it they were
allowed twenty-four hwrs in
which to re-hide the Crook, and
then tf>e seniors began to hunt.
Tlie class in possession of the
Crook at the end of the school
year had "won,” and their cotors
were tied to the Crook and
carried on Class Day. If the
juniors were in possession
when the time limit expired, the
seniors had to carry junior
colors, which they topped by a
black bow of mourning.
Much originality and in
genuity were expended in
hiding the Crook. It has been
hktdm in 'the rhattress of a
faculty merr^ and on the
roofs of buildings. Certain rules
were necessary to protect the
Crook and aid searchers. The
new rules for the Crook are as
follows:
1. Some portion of the
Orook must be visible dt all
time-.-There iSi ^lowever, no
stipMlatton as to what position
one must be In to see the
Cnx)k.
2. The Crook must be hid
den on Meredith's campus.
3. Tlie Crook may not be
hidden under lock and key.
4. The Cfook must be hid
den in its original fonri.
5. The Crook must not be
hidden after the first hiding.
6. The Crook must not be
hidden on roofs or in trees.
7. Only Meredith juniors
may hunt the Crook.
8. The Crook must be dis
played in the cafeteria for one
week before the searching
begins.
9. If found, the Crook must
be t^en to tt>e Junior Class
Prest^t and't»€s&r^^ to the
Senior Class Prudent for her
official verlfk»tion before the
deadline. (If presidents cannot
be found, then the Crook
should be taken to the next
appropriate officer.)
10. The juniors have one
week in whteh to find the Crook.
11. ThO' oeoroh-betHns the
day itie first clue Is dtspls)^ in
tl>e cafeteria
12. The search er^s one
week later at the deadi ine stated
- Thursday, April 12, 4:30 p.m.
13. A due must be pre
sented for each day, and must
not t)e coded.
14. If the junioiB find the
Crook, it must be carried In
Class Day tiy the Senior Class
President with a black bow
attached.
15. If the Crook is not
found, it will be carried in Class
Day by the Senior Class Presi
dent with a bow attached of the
class co(»s.
16. Tl'iese njles may tie
changed through time as the
tradition lives on and the need
Is seen for change.
There will be a new pro
cedure for completing registra
tion for the1984-85 school year.
Students, who. preregister for
the Fall by June 29 must
cornpiete registration for the
fsdl semester. 19S4 BY MAfL.
CcKrtrary to the information
that appear^ In ttie April 2
Issue of The Twig, the new pro
cedure states that “students
who do not complete registra-
tton by mail will have their pre-
registra:lon schedules can-
celled.
Siie R. Tbdd; 7^Wstis«-
Regfstrar, said. “Do it by mall or
out you go.”
Meredith College is setting
up registration like that at North
Cvoiina State University, which
allows students no choice but
to complete their registration by
mail.
Todd said, “We have found
giving students a choice in the
past not to be effective.” Many
times students fail to register
and It takes “weeks” for the ac
counting and registrar’s offices
to complete the registration
process.
Students will receive
t)illing instructions from the ac
counting office and registration
infonnatlon fnxn the registrai's
office during tl>e summer.
' if'yoo'tieve ridt
BOTH mailings by July 25.
1984, call either accounting,'
e(t. 360, or registration, et.
293, and notify them that you
need this infonnatlon.
Cynthia L Church
Tips to save money
Are you tired of paying
astronomical service clwges to
your bank? Are yM tired of
being tiroke and bourtcing
checks? If so, N^chovia Bank
and Trust Co. has offered ^ght
tips to help you, the Meredith
College cwerextender, pay more
attention to your firtances.
l'. Try to anticipate and
SGA imposes new room search procedures
Due to the improper
manner in which the previous
room search was conducted,
the Student Government
Association has comtilned a set
of njles to be followed during
future room searches.
Below are the procedures
for a Residence Hali Search.
1. TT)e SGA Executive
Committee reserves the right to
conduct room seard^es. As a
courtesy, mentors of Executive
Committee will ask the occu
pant of the room if they may
search the room. Nevertheless,
Executive Committee members
have the right to seavh the
room without the permission of
the occupant. The Executive
Committee members will in-
orni students of the geieral
purpose of tl>e seerdi.
2. Each searcher will carry
a document with a statement to
be ^gned by the occupant of
the room to verify that the nxxn
was searched according to the
prepay checklist. This docu
ment includes:
a) Occupant's name, room
number, date of search, names
of searchers, and checklist of
places to be searched (closets,
desks, drawers, medicine
catiirwts, bathrooms, storage
spaces, ceilings and personal
effects)
b) List of Items confiscated
c) Space for additional
comments to be made by the
occupant
This document shall be
signed and dated by the occu
pant, the searchers, and the
resident advisor assisting with
the search.. If.,the, .occypaii)t.,
refuses to sign the document,
charges may still be filed
against h«^ for any evidence
found in her room.
3. Normally, room searches
will be conducted randomly.
Hovvever. if there Is suspidon
of several students on the same
hall, all of the rooms on that
iiall may be searched.
4. During the search of an
individual room, at least one
resident advisor should be pre
sent.
5. Search of an entire hiall:
At the beginning of the
search, students will be asked
to gather in the h£dl parior
where the procedure for the
search will be read and ex
plained. At that time, students
desiring to study may tie
escorted to their nxims to ob
tain their books. Students, will
not be allowed to use their tele
phones or the hall telephone
during the search.
After their room has l^n
se^hed, students may return
to the parlor or th^ may leave
the ttall.
After an entire suite has
been searched, the students in
that suite may return to their
rooms.
Students not living on that
hall will not be allowed on the
hall during the search.
At least two resident
advisors will be present during
the search. One will be
assigned to, a designated area
(I.e. hall parlor), while the other
will be present in the room
during the actual search. The
resident advisor observing the
search will sign the docufoent
'Oon^nued on 3i
limit the number of checks you
write.
2. Pay cash wt^enever pos
sible, but don’t cany large
amounts of cash.
3. Plan ahead and sttek to a
simple budget. This will not
only make you aware of how
you spend your money, it will
rreke you more judidous in
your spending.
4. Be careful to keep suffi-
dent funds in your accounts.
5. If possible, open a joint
account with your parents, who
can maintain the required mini
mum balances or help prevent
cwerdrafts.
6. Give your parents a
supply of deposit slips from
your checking account, so that
they can make deposits quickly
and easily in any t)ranch around
the state.
7. Remember that a bank
ing day is defined as the hours
between 2:00 p.m. one day and
2:00 p.m. the next day. This
will help you avcM confusion
and accidental overdr^s.
Transactions n\ade after 2:00
p.m. v/iM not be processed until
the next day.
8. Balance your check
books against your monthly
statements each month. If the
checkbook doesn’t balance and
the problem can’t be found, you
C8J1 stop by your bank.