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MARCH 22
Newspaper of the Students of Meredith College
Volume XXXVI»
MEREDITH COLLEGE, RALEIGH, N. C., MARCH 16, 1962
No. 8
STUDENTS CHOOSE LINK AND JONES TO LEAD
First Slate Balloting Results
In Two Run-off Elections
On March 8, Meredith elected
its first slate of officers for the
1962-63 school term. Having regis
tered on February 28 and March 1,
the students could vote for their
choice between 8 .20 a.m. and 6:00
p.m. The first slate involved the
election of part of the officers for
the Student Government Associa
tion, the Athletic Association, the
Baptist Student Union, and the col
lege publications. The results of the
election were announced on Thurs
day night. For President of S.G.A.
Jane Link was elected, with Velma
McGee being the other nominee.
While at Meredith, Jane has been
secretary of S.G., a junior repre
sentative on the Nominating Com
mittee, associate member of Silver
Shield, director of Stunt, social
chairman of B.S.U., and society sec
retary.
Two IwCgislative Officers Are Elected
Vice-president of the Legislative
Board for next year will be Mary
Francos Carver, who has also been
a sophomore representative on S.G.
a sophomore representative on the
Nominating Committee, a member
"of the Oak Leaves business staff,
and president of the Junior class.
Running with her were Annette
McFall and Elizabeth Haywood,
who was petitioned by the student
body.
Having already served as a fresh
man counselor, secretary of the Stu
dent League, and a delegate to the
State Student Legislature, Frances
Knight will serve as the Nomina
tions and Handbook Chairman in
the fall. The other nominee was
Carol Christian.
Three Will Work On Judicial Board
Running for Chief Counselor
were Bobbi Heffner and Harriett
Rivers, with the latter winning the
election. Harriett has been fresh
men counselor, vice-president of
Stringfield, and also on the busi
ness staff of the Oak Leaves.
Frieda Farmer was elected secre
tary of the Judicial Board and Mary
Ruth Dobbins will have the same
position of the Legislative Board.
Frieda has been the social chair
man of the B.S.U. and committee
chairman for dorm meetings for
elections, while Mary Ruth was co-
chairman of a freshman stunt com
mittee and is on the publicity com
mittee for the playhouse. Opposing
Frieda and Mary Ruth were Sue
Ennis and Marion Welch, respec
tively.
Oncers Are Elected For Vann
And Stringfield
President of Stringfield for next
year will be Salie Smith, and the
vice presidents will be Mary Lyon
McKenney, first; Francine Wilker-
son, sccond; Ellen Mackintosh,
third; and Peggy Pruitt, fourth. Un
der the leadership of Leah Rose Wil
liams as president of Vann, the vice-
presidents will be Martha Osborne,
first; Karen Roberts, second; Ann
Waters, third; and Judy Wicker,
fourth.
Editors Are Announced
The college publications will be
under the direction of Berma Jean
Davenport, Acorn editor; Dianne
Simmons, Twig editor; and Peggy
Klick, editor of the Oak Leaves.
Meredith Clifton will handle the
money matters for the Oak Leaves
as its business manager.
AA Leaders Are Chosen
Nancy Jones, the present vice-
president of the A.A, will fill the
presidency in the fall, and will be
assisted by Martha House, the new
secretary.
HSU Officers Are Elected
Ann Pepper Poole, secretary of
the B.S.U.; Betty Sodeman, devo
tional chairman; and Carol Coxe,
Religious Emphasis Week chair
man, will all work with the new
president of the B.S.U. who will be
elected in a run-off between Beth
Woodall, who was petitioned by the
student body, and Sylvia Cooper.
Another run-off will involve the
presidency of the day students. Car
roll Hicks and Judy Swain, who
was also petitioned by the students,
are the two candidates.
The second slate elections will
be on March 22,
SILVER SHIELD TAPS FOUR SENIORS
INTO FULL MEMBERSHIP OF SOCIETY
The Silver Shield held its second
induction of the year at the Mon
day, March 12, chapel period, tap
ping four seniors — Ann. Braswell,
Rachcl Dailey, Martha Stuckey,
and Pat Walston — into full mem
bership.
Preceding the tapping, remarks
as to the character and purpose of
the society were made by president
Nancy Ricker. Cille Benton then
introduced Miss Lu Leake, who
spoke of ways to incorporate the
Silver Shield ideals of character,
scholarship, leadership, and serv-
Concert Season
Ends in March
The various series of concerts are
closing the ’61-’62 season with im
portant events. The Chamber Music
Series, on Saturday, March 17, will
present the Drolc String Quartet in
the Meredith College Auditorium.
On March 19, the Community Con
cert Series will conclude with Wal
ter Cassle, Metropolitan baritone,
in Memorial Auditorium. In Reyn
olds Coliseum, Stjite College’s
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Newly «lected t!^62-^3 ufficers—Nancy Jones (lc£l), AA president, and Jane Link, SG president—exclaim over their victories.
Terry Sanford, governor of
North Carolina, will make his
first visit to Meredith since
his inauguration on Monday,
March 19, when he will speak
in chapel for Meredith faculty,
administration, and students.
P.E. Department To Present
Modern Dance Recital Tonight
ice into life at Meredith.
Ann Braswell, who is chief coun
selor this year, has worked on Stu
dent Government for two years,
served as a freshman counselor, and
taken part in stunt productions.
Rachel Dailey, who was presi
dent of the Junior Class last year,
served as senior stunt chairman this
year and has been active in writing
for school publications.
Martha Stuckey, president of
Brewer Dormitory, is also president
of Kappa Nu Sigma and was chair
man of the constitutional commit
tee for the new Student Govern
ment Organization.
Pat Walston served as a hall
proctor last year and is again work
ing on Student Government this
year as president of Faircloth Dor
mitory. A music major, she has
worked in the SAT music society
and served as song leader for so
ciety and class functions.
Members of Silver Shield in
ducted last year are Nancy Ricker,
Ann White, Peggy Wilkins, Mary
Lou Nichols, and Cille Benton.
Velma McGee and Jane Link are
associate members from the Junior
Qass.
WELLS TO LEAD
BSU FORUM
ON MARCH 21
On March 21, the Baptist Stu
dent Union will present a forun\
dealing with the moral aspects of
atomic warfare. Led by Dr. War
ner Lee Wells, the forum will be
held from 7:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.
in 103 Joyner Hall. The speaker
will also appear in chapel on the
same day.
Dr. Wells comes to Meredith from
the University of North Carolina
Medical School, where he is pres
ently serving as associate professor
of surgery. Doing both his under
graduate and graduate study at
Duke University, Dr. Wells re
ceived his A.B. degree in 1934 from
Trinity College, and his M.D. in
1938 from the University School of
Medicine.
Dr. Wells is ably qualified to lead
a discussion on atomic warfare
since he has done special work in
the area of atomic bomb casualties.
Much of his study of radiation ef
fects among A-bomb blast survi
vors was done from 1950 to 1952
when he was honorary professor of
surgery at the Hiroshima Univer
sity Medical School in Japan.
He has also served as consultant
in Surgery with the Surgeon-Gen
eral Department of the Army and
as surgical consultant with the
Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission
and National Research Council.
Presently Dr. Wells is a member
of the American College of Sur
geons, the American Association for
the History of Medicine, and the
North Carolina Medical Society. He
is secretary-treasurer of the Roy
ster Medical Society and a member
of the Board of Trustees, Friends
.of the Duke University Library.'
Tonight the modern dance divi
sion of the physical education de
partment will present a dancc recital
in Jones Auditorium at 8:00 p.m.
Led by Mrs. James S. Stephens, all
modern dancc class members will
participate in the performance.
The program will feature a tech
nique study by the beginning dance
groups and a locomotive study by
the advanced dance groups. Further- Hall.
more, the beginners will demonstrate
the beginning steps in creative dance
movements, while members of the
advanced group will perform various
dances chorcographied by them
selves.
Immediately following the con
cert, the Athletic Association will re
ceive the dancers and their guests at
a tea in the Rose Parlor in Johnson
REGISTRAR ANNOUNCES DEAN’S LIST
FOR FIRST SEMESTER OF THE YEAR
Mrs. Vera Tart Marsh, the col
lege registrar, has released the
names of eighty-two Meredith stu
dents who earned Dean’s List hon
ors during the fall semester of
1961-62. The list, svhich includes
twenty-nine seniors, fifteen juniors,
twenty-one sophomores, and seven
teen freshmen, is
1962 spring semester. Included in
the list are names of students, regis
tered for at least twelve hours, who
have completed and passed all
courses with a number of quality
points equal to twice the number of
semester hours taken plus three. 'I'hc
following girls have attained such
an honor:
Elizabeth Pate Adams, Martha
Manly Ballou, Katherine Scott
Beaver, Lucille Weatherspoon Ben
ton, Barbara Ruth Bivens, Martha
Sarah Blair, Joan LaRue Brantley,
Elizabeth Anne Braswell, Edna Ed-
mundson Buffaloe, Nancy Sue Buf-
faloe, Judith Ann Bullard, Brenda
Frances Bunn.
Garner, Lula Isabel Hall, Ann
Marie Fisher Hamrick. Elizabeth
Haywood, Reca Sanders Hines,
Elizabeth Jane Holland, Patricia
Nileen Hunt. Betty Hart Ipock,
Anita Louise Jones, Barbara Ann
Jones.
Carol Elizabeth Kendall, Carol
SStivrforthc Knight, Gretchen Ruth Leff-
ertective lor tne .j^^^ Mary Jill Littlefield, Janice
Roberta Long, Rachcl Virginia
Lowe, Velma Ruth McGee, Priscilla
Jane Macomber, Marilyn Katherine
Maner, Rebecca Grace Matthews,
Eleanor Carol May, Linda Elaine
Motsinger, Ann Fravel Nooe, Caro
lyn English Norwood, Rowena Mar
garet Orr.
Elizabeth Anne Parker, Sarah
Elizabeth Parker, Mary Belle Pate,
Gwendolyn Mae Picklesimer, Anne
Pepper Poole, Harriett Ann Rivers,
Martha Redfearn Rivers, Florence
Kathleen Roberts, Carol Lehman
Rohlfing.
Barbara North Saintsing, Ida
Carol Senter, Brenda Nell Shelton,
Linnie Dianne Simmons, Helen
Patricia Ann Christenbury, Mere- ■ Earle Smith, Judy Lavonnc Smith,
dith Jane Clifton, Jane Linda Cog-
dill, Brenda Ann Cole, Cynthia
Corbett, Eugenia Carol Coxe, Ra
chel Carolyn Dailey, Brenda Gail
Salie Aline Smith, Nancy Jane
Spencer, Joyce Ellen Stainback,
Dorothy Parker Stowe, Joan Kaye
Strickland, Martha Ann Stuckey,
Davis, Marie Hope Dunn, Camille Linda Carole Swain.
Griffin Edwards, Martha Theresa
Elliott, Barbara Sue Ennis.
Donna Lynn Fagg, Frieda Jane
Farmer, Mary Pauline Finan, Carla
Bonita Fisher, Joyce Cameron
Patricia Ann Taylor, Marion
Elizabeth Tliomas, Marion Eliza
beth Welch, Francine Gail Wilker-
son, Roberta Gail Williams, Sybil
Lorena Williams, Carol Rose Wood.