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THE TWIG
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VOLUME XXXVII
MEREDITH COLLEGE, RALEIGH, N. C., SEPTEMBER 28, 1962
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The new iofirmary will b« ready for occupancy som.
Proud students, Nancy Renfrow and Judy Pascal, show off new dorm to admiring
guests, Vance llmieycutt and Jim Parker.
MEREDITH COLLEGE WELCOMES ELEVEN NEW ADDITIONS
TO THE 1962-1963 FACULTY AND ADMINISTRATION
CAMPUS ACQUIRES NEW DORM AND INFIRMARY
94 Seniors Are The
First Occupants of
The New Dormitory
This year two new buildings have
been added to the Meredith cam
pus — a new dormitory and an
infirmary.
The seniors moved into the new
dorm at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, Sep
tember 9. This fireproof construc
tion of three full floors with a par
tial floor at the tcrrace level houses
106 students and two staff mem
bers.
The student rooms are arranged
in suites housing four students with
a bath between the two rooms.
These rooms are completely fur
nished with the following built in
furniture: sofa-style beds, ward
robes, chest-of-drawers, and study
desks. Each floor has a kitchenette
and lounge facilities. On the first,
second, and third floors laundry and
special facilities for students to
wash their hair are found. There are
four parlors with completely new
furnishings, and on the first floor
there is dean of students' office
space. The terrace-lcvel floor has
a large recrcation area and two
study rooms. Another convenience
is the freight elevator which is pro
vided for use of students in moving
in at the beginning of the school
year.
The new dormitory is joined to
the dining hall and Faircloth dormi
tory by an arcade which has a sun-
deck. Grading and walks have been
completed, and foundation planting
will be done in the future.
In addition to the new dormi
tory, an infirmary has been built.
This building is joined to Stringficld
Dormitory and the dining hall by
means of a tunnel and also with an
arcade and sundeck. The infirmary
is being supplied with all new
equipment of modem design. This
building is the only facility on cam
pus that is completely air-con
ditioned.
The infirmary, built of fireproof
materials, has two floors and a par
tial basement and provides for a
thirty two bed patient arrangement.
Some of the rooms have spacc for
four patients and others have room
for two. On entering the lobby on
the first floor, the reception room
is on the right. At the rear of the
lobby is located the nurse’s station.
The physician’s consultation room,
three treatment rooms, laboratory,
drug-room. X-ray room, small din
ing room, and kitchen are also lo
cated on the first floor. Beside the
patient rooms, the nurses’ living
quarters are found on the second
floor. The basement has provision
for mechanical service need.s for the
building, and also dishwashing fa
cilities. The location of this build
ing required the relocation of road
areas on the backside of the cam
pus.
Foundation
Gives Grant
To Library
The W. K. Kellogg Foundation
has donated to the Meredith Col
lege Library a $10,000 grant. This
grant is to be used to increase the
effectiveness of library services and
for the improvement of the teacher
preparation program.
Institutions receiving foundation
grants must have regional accredi
tation, a well organized teacher
education program, and a need for
financial assistance to improve their
libraries.
This grant is to be used for books
only. It may, however, be expanded
over a one, two, or three year
period. The college plans to employ
the three year program. Each de
partment will have the opportunity
to participate in this program.
The Kellogg Foundation does not
offer membership and Is supported
solely by donations. Its objectives
are to bring about better inter
national understanding and to im
prove the health and welfare of
mankind. The foundation’s ac
tivities for the most part are limited
to the United States, Canada, and
Latin America.
Eleven new additions have joined
the Meredith faculty and staff for
the 1962-63 term.
Dr. Sankey Blanton, Director of
Public Relations, comes to us from
Crozer Theological Seminary, Ches
ter, Pennsylvania, where he was
president. He received his Th. M.
at Southern Baptist Theological
Seminary, Louisville, Kentucky; his
STM at Andover Newton Theologi
cal School, Anderson, Indiana; and
his D.D. at Wake Forest College.
Married to the former Lillian Har-
relson, Dr. Blanton has a son who
is a geomorphologist in Mississippi
and a daughter who has charge of
education at the naval base in
Guantanamo, Cuba.
Miss Lipscomb Joins Staff
Also new on the staff is Miss Imo-
gene Lipscomb, formerly from Dur
ham where she taught English.
Presently working on her Ph.D. in
guidance and counseling at the Uni
in many North Carolina cities in
cluding Charlotte, Greensboro, and
Raleigh.
versity of North Carolina, Miss
Lipscomb is serving as Assistant
Dean of Students at Meredith.
Mr. Henry Coffer has joined the
religion department. Having previ
ously been an instructor at South
eastern Theological Seminary at
Wake Forest, he received his B.D.
at Yale Divinity School and his
Th.M. at Southeastern. Mr. Coffer
is married and has one son eight
years old. He was first introduced
to Raleigh while serving as assistant
chaplain at the State Hospital,
Mr. Robert Fracker is in the edu
cation department. Having come
from Appalachian State Teachers
College, Boone, Mr. Fracker re
ceived his Ed.D. at Duke Univer
sity. Chess is one of his favorite
hobbies.
Miss Hafner Returns to Faculty
Miss Mamie Hafner returns to
Meredith’s English department after
several years of teaching at the Uni
versity of Wisconsin and Louisiana
State University, Baton Rouge,
Louisiana. Presently a candidate for
the Ph.D. degree at the University
of Wisconsin, Miss Hafner has
served as a clerk in foreign serv-
Soprano To Sing
Here October 4
On October 4, 1962, at 8:00
p.m. in Jones Auditorium, Miss
Teresa Orant^s, a lyric soprano, will
present a concert. This concert is
sponsored by the faculty commit
tee on concerts and lectures.
Although of South American ori
gin, Miss Orantes, received her for
mal education in Chicago, Illinois.
In 1962 she was recipient of the
“Best Singer of the Year Award”
which is given annually by the Na
tional Association of Teachers of
Singing.
At the present time, Miss Teresa
Orantes is making a tour of the
southern states. While on this tour,
Miss Orantes will present concerts
Three new faculty members, Miss Mamie HaTnnr, Mr. llionuu Parrcmore» ud
Miss Eleanor Krammel gather In loyaer lounge to chat.
ices in Brussels, Belgium.
Teaching Spanish and Frcnch is
Miss Eleanor Krummel who comes
to Meredith from North Carolina
Wesleyan College. She is presently
doing graduate work in the romance
languages at the University of
North Carolina. In addition to her
degrees in language, Miss Krum-
mei holds a B.S. in music from the
Juilliard Institute of music in New
York.
Mr. Preston Parsons, who previ
ously taught at East Carolina Col
lege, Greenville, is in the sociology
department. He received his B.D.
from Vanderbilt University and has
completed the academic require
ments for his Ph.D. although the
degree has not yet been awarded.
Mr. Parsons served as a navy chap
lain for seventeen years.
Two Join History Department
Joining the history department
faculty are Mr. Thomas Parremore
and Dr. Henri Pearcy. Presently
working on his Ph.D. at the Uni
versity of North Carolina, Mr. Par
remore has previously taught part-
time there. He is very interested in
North Carolina history and plans to
I do some writing on the subject. Dr.
Pearcy, a former professor at the
I Illinois State Normal University,
received his B.D. from Louisville
Presbyterian Theological Seminary,
and his Ph.D. from Chicago Uni
versity. Dr. Pearcy is an artist and
interior decorator.
In the economics department is
Mrs. Evelyn Simmons, who previ
ously taught at the University of
South Carolina, Columbia, and is
presently working on her Ph.D. de
gree at the University of Florida,
Gainsville. Mrs. Simmons is mar
ried and the mother of two boys,
ages four and six.
P. E. Department Increases
Coming to the physical education
department from Carr Junior High
School in Durham is Mrs. Virginia
Hood who received her B.S. degree
from Michigan State, East Lansing.
As a hobby she has done work on
developing gladiola bulbs.
With the addition of these eleven,
the Meredith faculty and adminis
tration staff numbers ninety six.
Raleigh News Editor
To Speak to Students
Mr. Sam Ragan, executive edi
tor of the News and Observer and
The Raleigh Times will speak to
the Twig Staff on “Proper News
Writing” at 7:30 p.m., October 3,
in Joyner Hall. Mr. Ragan’s talk
will be the first in a series of two
meetings devoted to a discussion of
techniques of news and feature
writing.