NEWSPAPER OF THE STUDENTS
OF MEREDITH COLLEGE
VOLUME LXIIi NUMBER 14
THE TWIG
JANUARY 28.-1985
Phi Alpha Theta Initiation
by Barbara Baltendorf
On January 15, 1985 Phi Omicron
Chapter of Phi Alpna Theta, the inter
national honor'society for history was
pleased to induct the spring initiates
for the 1984-1965 school year. The new
members are Dr. Betty Webb Brewer,
alumnae, Janet Jane Clayton, Lisa Bev
erly Dozier, Evelyn Nelms Goswick, Sue
Ennis Kearney, alumnae; and Linda
Coggins Parks. Those inducted in the
fall on September 18,1984 were Sue El
len Hams, Chelly D. Richardson, Sue
Todd, Karen Lee Taylor,alumnae. Mary
Elizabeth Weaver, Sarah R. White,
Michelle Francis, alumnae.
Following tt>e induction ceremony,
a dinner honoring the initiates was held
at Dr. Sarah Lemon’s home. Discussion
included plans for the upcoming Phi
Alpha Theta Regional Convention to be
held AprlM3, 1985 at Meredith and a
trip to historic Old Salem.
Our chapter of Phi Alpha Theta
looks forward to another active semes
ter.
Last year our Pht Omicron Chapter
was cited with a SpeciaJ Commend
ation Award for the Best Chapter Award
program. Donald B. Hoffman, Inter
national Secretary-Treasurer states in
his letter of commendation that “This is
indeed a distinct honor, and reflects
' very favorably on the high academic
standards set by your university, and
speaks well of the cooperation between
the administration, the faculty, and the
students, for without such cooperation
no record such as achieved by the Phi
Omicron Chapter could be reached.”
Left to right: Linda Parks, Sue Kearney,
Evelyn Gosw/ck, Beverly Dozier, Dr.
fieJfy Brewer.
UNC’s Student job service expands
Senate Report
The Senate held their first
second semester meeting on January
15. The m^ority of time was spent lls*
cussing self determining hours for
freshmen and a forum concerning the
issue was set for Friday, Janu^ 23. All
Meredith students and faculty are in
vited.
Reorganization of the Student
Handbook, various committees’ pro
gress, and open Senate meetings were
discussed. The addition of Senate
secretary to second slate was discuss
ed and approved. The meeting con
cluded with a note of encouragement to
njn for office.
Meredith Post Gff-rce
“36-24-36”
“36-24-36”
It won’t work. It never does. It is a
problem many students at Meredith
College face daily. They are unable to
get their mail due to the stripped com
binations on their mailtxixes.
But who is going to repair these
boxes?
“The United States postal system,”
said Charles Taylor, Vice President of
Business and Finances.
“Meredith College is responsible,”
said Art Case, Acting Manager of Retail
Management of the U.S. Post Office.
Meredith College’s post office is a
contract station. It is linked to the U.S.
post office but the school's agreement
says Meredith is responsible for repair
ing the mailboxes, distributing the mail
and setting stamps.
At first the specifics of. tlw con-
tract were not known to Taylor. He ex- -
pressed an interest in the subject and
agreed son>ething must be done.
“When I first came to Meredith two
years ago, i spoke with Joe Baker, Vice
President to the president, about this
and we agre^ that changes in the cur
rent postal arrangement must be made.
We believe there is a probtem and it
needs to l» corrected," said Tayidr.
Though Taylor expressed an inter
est in this, the details of the contract
were unknown to him.
“(When t cail the post office) t get
A popular part-time student job
sen/ice at UNC-Chapel Hill is expand
ing to include temporary jotis, such as
b^ysltting, raking leaves, or catering
parties. The Student Part-Time Em
ployment Services (SPTES) keeps an
up-to-date listing of part-time jobs
available with local firms who want to
hire students. Students can come in
and Took tfirough that listing tc ilnd'
work, then contact the employer.
Those more interested in oc
casional jobs can now sign up with the
Student Work Force at the SPTES of
fice, and be contacted by a potential
Boxes in Need of
different stories. One person says we’re
responsible for repairing the boxes and
sooieone else will say the U.S. post of
fice is in chffl’ge. I don’t know who to
believe.”
When Art Case attempted to ex
plain, he said that Glenn Sanderson, an
employee at Meredith, was who the
contract was under. “He is in chafge of
the station, not Meredith College."
Case went on to say that it was
Sanderson that should be paying the
employees at the station because he
was receiving money from the U.S. post,
office monthly for his sen/ices.”
“That’s the most ridiculous thing
I've ever heard,” said Taylor, with a
laugh. “Glenn Sanderson has nothing
to do with this. Meredith College pays
the employees and rec^ves the money.
We receive the money, not Glenn.”
RALEIGH- College loan funds
are still available for spring 1985 aca-
d^ic terms from College Foundation,
Inc. TTie Foundation has financial com
mitments from North Carolina banks in
excess of its cun-ent estimates on loan
needs for funding through the N.C. In
sured Student Loan Program and the
N.C. PLUS (parent) Loan Program for
1984-85. The N.C State Education As
sistance Authority provides the guaran
tee.
employer. "In the past, ,w6 listed jobs
and let students contact the em
ployers,” explains Karen Rindge, chair
man of the Campus Governing Council
task force on SPTES. “Now, students
can leave their name and phone number,
the hours they're available, and a list of
things they’re willing to do." When loc
al residents call, they're given the
■Tra9tres-‘aiW'‘numbers of a'^ilable stu
dent workers and can contact them di
rectly.
In its first two weeks of operation,
the Student Work Force registered
about 40 students. “Those who sign up
Repair, Replacement
Sanderson denied receiving funds
and refused to comment due to lack of
knowledge on this subject.
Roy Ferrell, Manager of Mail
Classification, seemed to have all the
answers.
“Meredith College signed a con
tract agreement in 1965. A bid of $1800
was nrade then. That's $150 a nrtonth.
This money is used to pay the anploy-
ees, pay for the safe and to maintain
the upkeep of the mailboxes."
Ferrell then added that this price
had not been negotiated since the con
tract was signed 18 years ago.
The contract is renewed every two
years and price negotiations can be
made. So far Meredith hasn't made any
but they are welcome to. It is possible
to n^otiate," Ferrell said.
As far as the reasoning behind re-
These funds are available for appli
cations received by the Foundation up
to 45 days before the end of the aca
demic term covered by the loan re
quest.
Additional information and appli
cations are available from financial aid
offices at post-high school^ucational
institutions or directly from College
Foundation, Inc., 1307 Glenwood Ave
nue, Raleigh. N.C, 27605
are finding work, and so far, the em
ployers are very happy,” says Rindge.
The new service is being advertised in
the local newspaper. The regular part-
time placement service remains popu
lar, with more jobs available than stu
dents to take them, says Rindge.
“We’ve had about 100 students come in
this semester,” she says. "But some of
them are awfully picky.” (CONTACT:
Karen Rindge or Angela Pittman,
SPTES/Work Force, Rm. 207-8, Caro
lina Student Union, UNC-CH, Chapel
Hill, N.C 27415).
negotiating a new contract goes, Ferrell
added, “It certainly is something (that’s
reasonable), I'm not saying it would be
negotiated, but it would be worth talk
ing about.”
Ferrell also said it is Meredith’s re
sponsibility to purchase new mail
boxes. Meredith would purchase these
from a private source. “These boxes are
as expensive as can be.”
Recently North Carolina University
installed new mailboxes in Sullivan
Dorm.
. Eli Panee, director of housing of
E.S.King Village, said the mailboxes
were funded by the NCSU housing de
partment. New boxes were installed in
dorms where problems had been dis
covered.
“We've had problems with the
locks not fitting pr^»rly,” Panee said.
"We purchased these boxes from
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