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THE TWIG VOLUME XXXVIII Newspaper of the Students of Meredith College “Honest to God" Is Theme For REW^February 10-14 MEREDITH COLLEGE, RALEIGH, N. C-, JANUARY 20, 1964 No. 8 ■‘Honest to God” is the theme for Religious Emphasis Week which occurs on the Meredith campus, February 10-14. Blake Smith, pastor of the Uni versity of Texas Baptist Church, is the main speaker this year. Dr. Smith will address the student body at the morning chapel sessions, and on Tuesday through Thursday nights, he will speak on “Christi anity versus Traditional Morality.’ Also on Tuesday through Thurs day nights, Meredith College profes sor of religion, Dr. Roger Crook, and Campbell College professor, Ernie Lowrie, will hold seminars entitled respectively “Vocation of Woman” and “Essentials of Chris tianity.” Dramaric Skits On Monday night, a change from the usual pattern will occur. Don Campbell, a student at Union Theo logical Seminary, will present a series of dramatic skits from con temporary plays and novels. This will be a very informal presentation for Mr. Campbell will make his cos tume changes before the audience. The audience will then be broken up into smaller groups for discus sion. In connection with this presenta tion on Monday night, seminars will be held the remainder of the week on three contemporary novels chosen by the committee for Re ligious Emphasis Week. J. D. Stewart, assistant pastor at White Memorial, will lead the dis cussion of La Dolce Vita by Fillinio, a novel which was made into a movie of the same name starring Anita Eckberg. Rabbit Run by John Upsile will be the topic under con sideration in Don Niswongers seminar. Mr. Niswonger is the as sistant minister at the First Baptist Church. Finally, Bread and Wine will be discussed by Don Shriver. This book won the Nobel Prize for litera ture for its author Iginio Silone. Twenty-four Degrees to Be Conferred Exercise Scheduled For January 25 Mrs. John Simms Ends Work Here Mrs. John Simms, who came to Meredith as guidance counselor during first semester, will be leaving at the end of this semester. Her work here was part of an extension program from UNC-R, where she is working toward a master’s de gree in occupational and instruc tional guidance. While at Meredith Mrs. Simms administered personality, Interest and intelligence tests, all of which she feels achieved beneficial results for the students. Especially useful were the interest tests, which helped several students find areas in which their interests lie. The results of the tests given here will not be used in any other studies by Mrs. Simms. Faculty Forum Leading the faculty forum will be Dr. John Hallowell of the politi cal science department of Duke Uni versity. This forum is one of the regular events of Religious Em phasis Week. ,j Mary Ruth Dobbins, chairman of _ I Religious Emphasis Week, an nounces that Dr. Smith and Dr. Crook will be available for confer ences throughout the week. Student-Faculty Teas Planned During Exams Informal examination teas will be held this year in the Blue Parlor in Johnson Hall. Hostesses for the occasion are Miss Louise Fleming and members of the Dean of Stu dents office staff. Students and faculty are invited to the teas which are scheduled for Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday afternoons, January 21-23, from 4 o’clock until 5 o’clock each day. Students will assist in serving. For a number of years the teas have been held to provide a time for relaxation and refreshments after the hours spent studying for examinations. January graduates Linda Tboraas. Lelia McFarland, and Patricia Williams dr«s,cd for the excrcises to held on January 25. SSL Bill Concerns Aid to Colleges The Student League of Women Voters held its January meeting in the Poteat parlor. The purpose of this meeting was to elcct delegates and decide on a bill to be presented at State Stu- dent Legislature which will be held February 27-29. Colleges and uni versities from all over North Caro lina will participate in this mock Legislature, presenting their bills to the Assembly in hopes of their being passed. Meredith decided to submit a bill dealing with State Aid to Private Colleges and Universities, Barbara Radford, president of the club, an nounced. This proposal will be drawn up by the delegates whom the club elected. They are: Sena tors, Sue Ellen Moody and Barbara Radford: Representatives, Ann Nooe and Anne Palmer Hodges. The al ternates for the legislature are Lou Mathis, Senate, and House, Fran Johnson. BSU Retreat on Agenda for Meredith Girls January 31-February 2 has been set as the date for the Meredith- UNC-R BSU retreat. The meeting will take placc at Camp New Hope located outside Hillsboro. Acting as group leader for the whole assembly will be Jim Stines, a chaplain at Duke University. Both UNC-R and Meredith students will take part as leaders of smaller dis cussion groups. The theme chosen by the retreat committee is “Cost of Discipleship in the Brave New World.” The informal sessions will allow those attending to delve deeply into the subject and examine it from many sides. The fee for the weekend is $7.50. If students are interested they are requested to get in touch with Betty Sodeman, President of BSU, Carole Stevens, or Elizabeth Reavis, by January 24. Faculty Will Present "Alice in Wonderland" in Feb. February 25 has been set as the February 25 has been set as the tentative date for the presentation of Alice in Wonderland. One of Meredith’s more popular traditions, Alice in Wonderland is presented once every college generation by the faculty and administration. Inquiries failed to persuade fac ulty members to divulge the names of the cast. According x) a well- known member of the administra tive staff, half of the fun of seeing Alice in Wonderland is trying to guess who is playing which part. This traditional play, for which the faculty does all the staging and acting, has been seen by Meredith students since 1924 when it was first presented, Mrs. Gertrude Roy ster, director of physical education, began the tradition and directed (he first five performances. Miss Ida Poteat, long-time head of the art department, planned the costumes for the first production. Dr. Mary Lynch Johnson re counts the first performance in her book entitled A History of Mere dith CoUese. “In breathless silence the au- (Continued on page 4) The Queen of Hearts presides over her court, members In Ihcir roles as chamctm from Graduation exercises will be held in Jones Auditorium on Satur day, January 25, at 10:30, for those students who have completed their degrees this semester. This is the third of such exercises which have been held in the past several years. Before this practice was started, those seniors who completed their degree early returned in June for graduation. This year there are twenty-four graduates as opposed to thirteen last year. Of these students, twelve are dormitory students, seven are day students, and five are students not presently enrolled in Meredith, but who will complete their work at other institutions and will receive degrees from this college. The small exercise will be at tended by the families and close mends of the graduating seniors. Dr. Carlyle Campbell, President of the college, will be the main speaker. See related story (p. 4) NEA Meeting A short mectine of (be NEA has been called for Wednesday, Janu* ary 29, at i30 p.m. iu the first floor parlor of Poteat Hall. The election of a Miss Represeota* live Future Tcacber to attend the March 20-21 JVCEA CooventloD in Kaieigh will be held. Coble Art Exhibit Is Now in Gallery Recent drawings and collages by Gerald Coble arc being exhibited in the Meredith College Art Gallciy, January 4-23, 1964. This exhibit, which IS being shown for the first time, consists of pen and Ink draw ings as well as paintings in gouache. His subject is predominantly land scapes, and his chief form is the circle or the sphere. Mr. Coble who is a self-taught artist and has been painting more than eight years, has exhibited his work in many places in North Carolina. A Greensboro native, Mr, Coble now lives in New York where he is employed by the New York Museum of Modern Art. Annual Junior-Senior Set for February 15 February 15 has been set as the date for the annual Junior-Senior Dance. This dance is given by the parents of the Junior Class in honor of the seniors. Dotty Bullock, chairman of the dance committee, states that the dress will be semi-formal. The dance, which is being held at the Carolina Hotel will last from eight o’clock to twelve. Providing the music for the eve ning will be the “Esquirc.s,” a local dance band. Juniors in charge of the various committees are Nancy Jones, invitations; Judy Elliott, music; and Betty Ipock, general arrangements. Dotty Bullock, dance chairman, urges all seniors to at tend.
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