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Til r TIA/I/*^ READ ABOUT READ POLL ENSEMBLE Page Three 1 n t 1 YYio Page Three Newspaper of the Students of Meredith College VOLUME XXXVII MEREDITH COLLEGE, RALEIGH, N, C, FEBRUARY 28, 1963 No. ]0 College Trustees Meet February 26 The Board of Trustees of Mere dith College convened Tuesday, February 26, for (he sccond meeting of the year with nineteen of the twenty-eight members present. The business before them consisted of re ports by Dr. Sankie Blanton, Direc tor of Public Relations, Howard Belcher, Sccretary-Treasurer of the • Board, and recommendations by Dr. Carlyle Campbell, college president. Mr. Belcher reported that the col lege had recently received gifts from the First Baptist Church of Greens boro, the late Mrs. Charles Edward Brewer,- and a grant from the Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation. In addition, he stated that Meredith will share in the $100,000 estate of T. F. Pettis to be administered by the North Carolina Baptist Foundation. Recommendations to the Board, by Dr. Campbell, which were ac cepted were an increase in student fees of $40 for tuition, SIO for resi dence, and an increase in teachers’ salaries of $300 to $400. The teach ers’ retirement program was also ex panded by the removal of the $6,000 ceiling. The professors will now re ceive retirement benefits based on their entire salaries, five per cent to (Continued on page 6) Registration Books Open Today First Slate To Be Elected March 7 the day students’ room and in cach Knight is chairman, arc the follow- dormitory. Each girl must vote in ing: Jane Link, Mary Francos Car- hcr own prccinct. Election Chair-jver, Velma McGee, and Judy man, Ellen McPhaul, and the clcc-|Avery, representatives from the tions judges will supervise the vot-1 Student Government Association; ing process. Freshmen judges are I Sylvia Cooper, B.S.U. president; Marion Bunch, Elizabeth Nieuwen-jand Nancy Jones, A.A. president, has been selected to fill the posi- hais, and Nell Wijkcrson; Verona Berma Jean Davenport, Peggy The IVferedith student body will begin elections for campus offices for 1963-1964. The nominating committee has already been at work setting the preliminary questions of registration and election dates, polls, and officials, Carol Calloway tion of registrar; and the registra tion date has been set for Thurs day, February 28. Registration books will be open from 8:20 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on the first floor of each dormitory and in the day stu dents’ room. Everyone who wishes to vote must register. First Slate March One week after registration, elec tions will begin. First slate election will be on March 7; the second slate, March 21. Voting hours and polls will be the same as for rcgis- Chow, Donna Havcrstock, andlKlick, and Nancy Williams, editors Cindy Swain fill the same position of the Acorn, Oak Leaves, and for the sophomores. Twig respectively are also meni- Having settled these preliminary. bers, as are society presidents problems, the nominating commit-1 Brenda Bunn and Joan Strickland, tee is now getting down to the task |The day students arc represented on of nominations. Straw ballots were] the committee by their president. given out on Tuesday, February 19. Using these ballots as guides, the committee becan nominating stu- Judy Swain, and by Martha F.lliot. Harriett Rivers, Chief Counselor, Helen Daniel, College Marshall, dents for ofl'ices on Monday, Feb-land June Leonard, Playhouse presi- ruary 25. Members of Cumniiltee Serving this year on the nomi- tration—8:20 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. inlnating committee, of which Francos Election officials, Gniloway and Fhatil, discuss procedures. Me- Mock UN Assembly—The Scene Of Opportunity, Confusion and Ideas Organist and Wife To Perform Here The Concerts and Lectures Com mittee will present Thomas Curtis, organist, and his wife Louise Curtis, soprano, in a joint recital in the Recital Hall, Jones Auditorium on March 4 and 5 at 8:00 p.m. This concert will not be required and is open to all Meredith stu dents. Because of lack of space in the recital hall, the same program will be offered on both evenings. Mr. Curtis, who comes from Pennsylvania, received his educa tion at Duke, Michigan, and Bos ton Universities and at Union Theo logical Seminary. Sincc that time he has appeared in numerous re citals. Presently, he is serving as Minister of Music at First Congre gational Church, Elyria, Ohio. In addition to his musical interests, he is also active in many community organizations in Elyria. A native of Massachusetts, Mrs. Curtis received her musical train- Aim of Conference is Religious Truths The Raleigh Intercollegiate Con ference will take place this year in the State College E. B. King Re ligious Center. This year’s conference will con vene at 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 9. Dr. Wayne Oates will be heard twice on Saturday and a third time on Sun day morning. The conference will close with 11:00 worship on Sun day, March 10. The worship will be the Celebration of Holy Com munion in the Episcopal form. Study Topic Study will be centered in the meaning of Jesus the Christ for the student’s search for his selfhood, or self identity. The meaning of Christ wilt be interpreted theologically and as communicated to us in the bib- On February 21-23 three hundred students from sixty-one colleges and universities attended the Middle South Model United Nations Gen eral Assembly at the University of lical record. The search for the self hood, or self identity, will depend on the insights of psychology. The conference will be, therefore, a weaving together of truth gained from the three sources; Bible, the ology, and psychology. The con ference leader will be a leading scholar of our day whose scholar ship has been particularly devoted to this task. Dr. Wayne Oates, Leader The conference leader will be Dr. (Continued on page 5) North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Sandra Sue Horton, Sandra Fisher, Lou Mathis, Fran Johnson, and Diane Daugherty from Meredith College represented Bolivia. Serving' as alternates were Ann Nooe, Claire' Bolton, Murilla Oates, Sue Ellen Moody, Margaret Strickland, Linda Thomas, and Martha McMakin. These delegates attended meetings of the five standing committees and then returned to the General As sembly where iheir resolutions were acted upon. The delegation from the United States Air Force Academy, repre senting the United Stales, and the UNC delegation, representing the USSR, were superior and set the pace for the entire session. The President of the plenary session, Duke Marston of Duke, summed up (Continued on page 6) dent fill positions of this commit tee. The four class presidents — Mary Lou Davis, Martha Rivers, Marion Welch, and Kay Taylor are also members. Each class, exccpt the senior class, has additional class representatives, who are the follow ing: Marie Louise Allen and Betty Godwin, juniors; sophomores, Nell Cox and Kathy Ratley; freshmen. Mary Haversiock and Carlton Lips comb. In addition, there are three faculty members; Dr. Susanne Freund, Dr. Norma Rose, and Mr. Richard Goff. (Continued on page 6) soloist, she, like her‘husband, has had wide musical experience. Much of Mrs. Curtis’s time, however, is spent at home with the Curtis family which includes two chil dren, a son and a daughter. Although they have heavy sched ules, both husband and wife find time to read. As a family project, outings during the summer in their tent trailer are a must. Student Conference To Be iVlarch 8-10 WAKE FOREST ~ The 6th an nual Student Missions Conference at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, to be held March 8-10, i> o.V/^rif Ab will feature missionaries and stu- r^hu®h ” atorio den.s representing eight foreign VCJ UllinCrd* Some 200 students from colleges throughout the South arc expected to attend. The theme is “Not Our selves, but Christ as Lord.” Dr. John R. Claypool, pastor of the Crescent Hill Baptist Church in Louisville. Ky., will deliver the key note address Friday, March 8, at 7;30 p.m. Registration will pre cede from 4-6 p.m. A highlight will be the appear ance of W. Carl Hunder, vice president of the Taiwan Baptist Theological Semina^. In addition, students will hear missionaries from various countries. Two students at Southeastern from Ghana, Stephen Akinleye and Alfred Otend, will also participate. The Home Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention will be represented by Dr. Arthur B. Rut ledge, director of the Division of Missions, and Nathan J. Porter, as sociate secretary of the Personnel Department. B.S.U. Forum Discussion to be Led By Dr. William Hardman Poteat On March 6, at 7:00 p.m. in 103 Joyner Hall, the third of a series of B.S.U. forums will be led by Dr. William Hardman Poteat. His topic will be "Kierkegaard and Wittgen stein.” In his discussion of philoso phy today Dr. Poteat will continue the year’s theme of “A Study of Twentieth Century Culture.” He will also address the student body at the morning chapel service. The Registration Fee of $25.00 for a student now at Meredith who wishes to re serve a room for next session (1963-64) *^niust he paid be* fore March 1,1963.” This fee will be credited on the account of those students who re-enter in September 1963. The fee will be refunded if the request is received by June 15,1963. College Calendar February 28 I.R.C. Alumnae House 7:00 p.m. Religion Movie 7:00 p.m. Auditorium March 1 Art Exhibit Gallery 7:30-9:30 p.m. iVlarch 4 Concert Auditorium ....8:00 p.m. March 5 Creative Writing 7:00 p.m. First Stringficld S.A.1 7:00 p.m. Concert Auditorium ..-8:00 p.m. March 6 B.S.U. Forum 7:00 p.m. 103 Joyner Playhouse 202 Joyner-7;00 p.m. Spanish Club 7:00 p.m. Faculty Parlor New Arts Concert 8:00 p.m. State College Dr. Poteat was born in Kaifeng, Honan, China. After receiving his A.B. degree from Obcrlin College and his B.D. degree from Yale Uni versity Divinity School, he was a fellow of the National Council on Religion in Higher Education and rWeived his Ph.D. from Duke Uni versity. His scholastic achievements won him a Phi Beta Kappa mem bership. For several years he was associ ate professor of Philosophy at the University of North Carolina. At the Episcopal Theological Seminary , March 12 of the Southwest, he was professor' of Philosophical Theology and Christian Criticism. He is now at Duke University as associate pro fessor of Christianity and Culture. March 7 Societies 7:00 p.m. March 8 Chamber Music 8:00 p.m Auditorium Spring Concert 8:00 p.m. Band and Glee Club State College March 9 Movie Auditorium 7:00 p.m. Chamber Arts Duke....8:00 p.m. William H. Poteat Dr. Poteat’s professional affilia tions include the American Philo sophical Association, the National Council on Religion in Higher Edu- I cation, and the Southern Socicty of Philosophy and Psychology. Student League 7:00 p.m. Alumnae House Y.W.C.A. First Brewer 7:00 p.m. S.A.! 7:00 p.m. March 13 English Club 4:00-6:00 p.m. Faculty Parlor Book Tea Sociology Club Hut 7:00 p.m.
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