THE TWIG
Newspaper of the Students of Meredith College
VOLUME XXXVIII
MEREDITH COLLEGE, RALEIGH, N. C., FEBRUARY 27, 1964
No. 10
Trustees Discuss Salaries |Students Choose New Officers Today
And Federal Aid at Meeting
The semi-annual meeting of the
Board of Trustees was held on Feb
ruary 25, at eleven o’clock, in the
Rose Parlor, with refreshments
served in the rotunda at ten-thirty
to enable all members of the board
to get acquainted. The wives and
husbands of trustees were invited
to the meeting, for which special
entertainment for the wives was
planned by Miss Louise Fleraing
and Mrs. Carlyle Campbell.
The seven new board members
elected in ] 963 to serve for a four-
year term are Mr. Hugh Ashcraft,
Charlotte; Mr. W. J. Broadwell,
Durham; Mrs. W. H. Farrior, Jr.,
Willlamston; Mrs. Margaret C.
Morris, Raleigh; the Reverend T. L.
Rich, Fairmont; Dr. Charles R.
Tucker, Cary; and W. H. Westphal,
Greensboro.
In a discussion of the U. S. Higher
Education Facilities Act, a bill
passed by Congress in 1963 grant
ing national aid to colleges for the
Asia to Be Theme
Of Duke Conference
On February 28-29, the Tenth
Conference on Teaching Social
Studies will convene at Duke Uni
versity. The topic to be discussed
this year is Asia. The speakers will
present viewpoints which should be
offered in the public schools.
Miss Carolyn Barrington, history
tory instructor at Meredith, an
nounced that the seminars will be
open to the public with no admis
sion fees. Tliese general sessions
will be held in the Women’s Audi
torium on the East Campus. The
schedule for the Conference topic
is:
Friday, 2:30-3:30 — “Economic
Development in Asia” Joseph J.
Spenglev.
Friday, 4:00-5:00 — “Political
Problems of Developing States
Ralph Braibanti.
Friday, 9:00-10:15 — “Villagers
and City Dwellers in Southern
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purposes of expanding and improv
ing their undergraduate facilities,
Dr, Campbell recommended to the
board members that this aid be ac
cepted by Meredith when the ap
propriation should be offered at
sometime in the future. A faculty
salary scale was set for the 1964-
65 school year at the meeting. E. L.
Rankin, Jr., chairman of the Execu
tive Committee of the Board, a com
mittee meeting monthly to handle
matters of immediate importance,
read a statement of committee ac
tivities since the general board meet
ing in September.
Sophomores Plan
Concert and Dance
March 21 has been set as the
date for the Sophomore Dance.
Sponsored by parents, the dance will
be held at the Carolina Hotel, and
music will be provided by a local
combo, “Dale and the Del-Hearts.”
Kay Taylor, chairman of the
dance committee, announces that
there will be an informal lawn con
cert on the afternoon of the dance.
Beginning at three o’clock on the
dining hall steps, the concert will
feature the “Rhythm Kids” from
the State School for the Blind.
Chairmen for the various dance
committees are Harriet Barron,
music; Anita Hauser and Gail Stev
enson, refreshments; Janie Milhol-
land, decorations; Price Marsh and
Johnette Ingold, publicity; Elaine
Crumpler and Susan McEnally, con
cert chairmen; and Liz Nieuwen-
huis, invitations.
An English Book Tea will
be held in the Faculty Parlor
from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on
March S, 1964. All seniors
and juniors in the Independent
Reading Program are invited
to the tea.
Noininalioas CbairmiiD, Judy Wicker, and Eleclions Cfaairman, Betty Godwin,
review registration records In anticipation of elections,
Mrs, R. W. Poole Joins Staff
As Counselor for One Month
An announcement has been made
that Mrs. Robert W. Poole will join
the Dean of Students Office staff
as counselor. Mrs. Poole is continu
ing for one month the work han
dled by Mrs. John Simms during
the early part of first semester. This
work consists of testing and voca
tional guidance.
A graduate of Appalachian State
Teachers’ College, where she ma
jored in English, Mrs. Poole will re
ceive her M.A. this June from Stale
College, where she is working in
the department of guidance.
Mr. Poole is Minister of Music
and Assistant Pastor at Tabernacle
Baptist Church in Raleigh. The
Pooles have two sons. Bob, three,
and Bill, nine.
After her graduation from
A.S.T.C., Mrs. Poole taught in an
Appalachian high school as a col
lege demonstrator. She has also
taught in Beaumont. Texas, and in
Faculty Brings Down House with "Alice"
By MILLIE PEARCE
It has been four years since stu
dents hurried to Jones Auditorium
to be over an hour early for an eve
ning performance. And this time
there were no complaints, and no
thoughts of uncompleted homework
assignments — only the anticipation
of “Alice” that was to be presented.
The spicy bits of mystery and
closely-held secrets had not been
exposed and students practically
screamed with excitement as they
began recognizing members of the
faculty and administration in their
“Alice in Wonderland” roles on
Tuesday evening.
‘^Alice'* cbwractcrs pmise during relicarsal for a cliat. Ttie Chesiiire Cat, tlie King of
Hearts, uud tbe White Rabbit relax for « moment.
The program which stated that the
performance was “Presented by the
Meredith Faculty To Students and
Alumnae for their mutual bewilder
ment” listed no names for the char
acters. Figures in costume complete
enough for a total disguise in some
cases kept the audience whispering
“Who’s that?”. Stage lines were mo
mentarily interrupted as Dr. Lillian
Parker Wallace, retired head of the
history department, appeared on the
stage to play the part of the White
Rabbit, a role which she has held
since the initial performance in 1924.
Students applauded every charac
ter, speech, and pun — and most
members of the audience were sitting
on the edge of their seats in order to
see every incident. Tall purple flow
ers, a three-foot mushroom, and a
live Humpty-Dumpty transformed
the daily chapcl stage into a “Won
derland" of mirth as Alice forlornly
wandered from the Cheshire Cat to
the smoke-ringed Caterpillar to the
melodic Duchess.
The faculty members assumed
their new roles in totality: those who
are sedate were hopping and danc
ing; those who are quiet were shout
ing; those who lecture were singing.
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Josephus Daniels Junior High School
in Raleigh. In Baptist churches in
Statesville, Raleigh, New Orleans,
and Beaumont, Mrs. Poole has held
the position of Director of Religious
Education.
Mrs. Poole will be available for
testing and counselling on Wednes
days and Thursdays from 11:00 to
12:30 a.m. and from 1:00 to 3:00
p.m. during February and early
March. Appointments for interviews
will be made with Miss Yeager in
the Dean of Students Office.
The aim of Mrs. Poole is to help
anyone desiring to choose a major
or planning to enter a vocation to
explore the possibilities, limitations,
and apparent glamor or plainess of
the field. Through testing and con
ference, Mrs. Poole will be able to
show a student the pattern of in
terests and aptitudes which can di
rect the student toward picking
major or profession.
Dr. Lemmon's
Latest Work
Is on WW II
Dr. Sarah Lemmon, head of the
Meredith department of history, is
the author of the recently published
booklet. North Carolina’s Role in
World War II. Dr. Lemmon was
asked by the North Carolina De
partment of Archives to write this
booklet for the general public and
for school usage. It will serve as a
supplement to studies of North
Carolina history. According to Dr.
Lemmon not much has been writ
ten, especially in the twentieth cen
tury, to synthesize the history of the
state,
The attractively illustrated book
let is not the first work of Dr, Lem
mon’s to be published. Of her six
other publications, two others also
pertain to North Carolina: “Enter
tainment in Raleigh in 1890,” North
Carolina Historical Review, Sum
mer, 1963, and “The Genesis of
the Protestant Episcopal Diocese of
North Carolina, 1701-1823,” North
Carolina Historical Review, spring,
1952.
Mr. Thomas Parramore, an
other member of the history depart
ment, has also had an article pub-
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Second Slate Set
For March 19
Polls closed at 6:00 p.m. today
as the first slate elections for 1964-
65 officers were completed. Re
sults will be posted tonight as soon
as tabulations are made. Voting for
nin-offs will be scheduled at a later
date. On March 17, the candidates
for the second slate will be pre
sented to the student body in a
chapel program. Voting for tliese
candidates will take place on March
19.
SGA Candidates
Running on first slate for SGA
president are Betty Ipock and Nell
Cox. Candidates for vice-president
of the legislative board are Donna
Dull and Cindy Swayne, and for
secretary of the board are Martha
Henderson and Ellen Kirby.
Students vying for the positions
of vice-presidents of StringOeld and
Vann dormitories are Marion Bunch,
Judy RiJey, Carlton Lipscomb,
Joyce Cannady, Candance Wel-
sted, Anita Hauser, Jane Wilson,
Alice Atwell, Marcia Sned, Martha
Mills, Silvia Woodford, and Sue Bell.
The procedure for electing the
dormitory vice-presidents has been
revised this year. Twelve girls are
nominated, from which ei^ht ate to
be chosen. The eight girls with the
highest number of votes will be
come hall Procters and members of
the legislative board. In previous
years the candidates had been
paired off for each hall.
Judicial Board Candidates
Candidates for judicial board in
clude Robin Gentry and Betty Jo
Steele for the position of chief coun
selor. Also ninning for positions on
the judicial board are Kay Hedrick
and Bonnie Eicher for secretary,
Zona Carawan and Peggy High-
smith for Vann president, and Bar
bara Koch and Betty Spence, for
Stringfield president.
Running for president of MCA
are Anne Pepper Poole and Phoebe
Lassiter. Judy Wacaster and Lynn
Grumbles are candidates for sec
retary, and Janet Grogan and Dale
Childress are running for devotional
chairman of the MCA. Running
mates for Religious Emphasis Week
chairman are Anne Parker and San
dra Flynt.
Publications candidates for Twig
editor are Beverly Chewning and
Carol Andrews, and Linda Arlege
and Nell Shelton are running for
editor of the Oak Leaves. Seeking
the position of Oak Leaves business
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College Calendar
March 3 — Fac. Parlor — 7 p.m. —
Counselors
1 st Stringfield Parlor — 7-8 p.m.
— Creative Writing Club
S.A.I. Room — 7 p.m. — S.A.I.
March 4 — 202 Jones — 7 p.m. —
Playhouse
Hut — 6:30-8 p.m. ~ Y.W.A.
March 5 — N.D. Rcc. Room —
6:30 p.m. — Hoofprint Club
Fac. Parlor — 4-6 p.m. — Eng
lish Book Tea
March 6 — Art Gallery — 7:30 p.m.
— McManus Exhibit
March 10 — Alumnae House —
7 p.m. — Student League
Society Hall — 7 p.m. — Counsel
groups
S.A.I. Room — 7 p.m. — S.A.I.
March 12 — Society Hall — 7 p.m.
— Astro Meeting
Hut — 7 p.m. — Phi Meeting