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Meets Groups

Her work isn't limited to
dealing with individuals. Miss Gibbs
often meets with groups on an
informal basis. One first-year dorm
has asked her to participate in a
seminar to discuss Alvin Toffler's
Future Shock. In return,
organizations have bestowed her
with such dubious honors as
securing her apartment door shut
with a purple rope, a gesture of
friendship on the part of the Society
of the Purple Shadows. A majority
of her visitors are individuals,
though. Students come with their
personal concerns and interests, and
she furnishes plenty of sound
feedback. Problems range from
family conflicts and emotional
crises to what time the sauna room
is open to girls. Miss Gibbs claims a
batting average of about 7 out of
10 for "getting somewhere" with
her students.