THE TWIG
Newspaper of the Students of Meredith College
Volume XXXIX
MEREDITH COLLEGE, RALEIGH, N. C., JANUARY 21, 1965
No. 7
Meredith Observes Religious Emphasis Week Feb. 8-12
The week of February 8-12
has been selected as Religious
Emphasis Week, and the committee,
headed by Sandra Flynt, has chosen
as the theme “For the Life of the
World.” This phrase comes from
John 6:51.
The main speaker for the week
will be Dr. Robert Seymour. He is
the pastor of the Binkley Memorial
Baptist Church in Chapel Hill,
North Carolina. Dr. Seymour will
speak each day during the chapel
period interpreting the theme of the
week.
At 5:00 on Monday, Tuesday,
and Wednesday afternoons, Dr.
Seymour will lead a frank discus
sion on Baptist problems. Other
members of the team will include
Mrs. Jane McRae, Jim Canslcr, and
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Davis. Mrs.
McRac is a former missionary to
Gaza, and she has spoken in Mere-
deth chapel services before and was
well received by the students. Jim
Robert Ses'niour
Cansler is well known within the
B.S.U. since he supervised the Ko
rean work project last summer. Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Davis are residents
of Mars Hill.
During the week, the discussion
sessions will be held at 9:00 in the
first floor dormitory parlors, and
will be led by the members of the
team. Discussion topics will include
“On Prayer,” “Being Yourself vs.
Playing the Woman’s Role,” and
“The Christian in the Political
Arena: Extremism Right and Left.”
This is to be a period of relaxation
and sharing.
On Monday night the movie
‘Keeper of Promises” will be shown,
and a panel discussion will follow.
This film is an International Award
winner.
Besides these new events, Morn
ing Perspective and vespers will be
held as they have been in previous
years. Some of the Morning Per
spective topics will be “The Joy
of Service,” “The Art of Receiving"
and “Brotherhood.”
A Communion Service will be held
on Friday, February 12. This service
will be the last activity of the week.
It will be led by R. A. L. Walker,
Director of Religious Activities at
Meredith.
Student's Work
Accepted in
Art Competition
Miss Lynda Gregory, daughter of
the Reverend and Mrs. R. L.
Gregory of Wilmington, North Caro
lina, had three pen and ink compo
sitions accepted in the third Pem
broke competition at Pembroke
State College, Pembroke, North
Carolina. The competition served
to give added incentive to student
artists, to provide a neutral set
ting for comparative analysis, and
to prepare students for professional
competitions. Open to high school
and college students of North Caro
lina, Virginia, South Carolina, Geor
gia, and Tennessee, the contest ac
cepted only completely original
work accomplished in the last two
years.
Miss Gregory is a sophomore at
Meredith College where she is ma
joring in art.
Representatives
To Be Sent
To Legislature
Linda Arledge, Barbara Koch,
Beth Peacock, and Doris Young
will represent Meredith at the mock
student legislature to be held in
Raleigh, February 18-20. Polly
Finan and Ellen Kirby will serve
as alternates. The activities will be
gin on Thursday night with a ban
quet and a dance. The main legis
lative meetings will take place on
Friday and Saturday. The delega
tion from Meredith is presenting a
resolution but will not put up a bill.
Art Department
Sponsors Lecture
On Wednesday, January 6, the
Meredith art department sponsored
a lecture by Dr. John Martin
Schnorrenberg, the co-ordinator of
various student groups who helped
with the excavations in Winchester.
He spoke on “The Archeological
Excavation Undertaken in Win
chester.”
This project is attempting to un
earth artifacts from three previous
periods of English history, the Ro
man, the Saxon, and the Norman
periods. Because a proposed urban
renewal projcct will necessitate ex
cavation, archeologists are taking
advantage of the situation. Student
groups from the United States are
helping in this project.
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Jane Carroll McRae
Cbar!«5 D, Davis
Mrs. Charies Davis
Jam«s O. Cansler
Adult Classes
On Astronomy
To Be Taught
“Introduction to Astronomy,” a
beginning coursc for adults, will be
offered by the Morehead Plane
tarium during February and March.
In making the announcement. Di
rector A. F. Jenzano explained that
the course will be given for two
hours each Tuesday beginning Feb
ruary 2 and ending March 23. The
classes will be given from 7:15 to
9:30 p.m. The first hour will be
spent in the Planetarium Chamber
utilizing the Zeiss Projector. The
second hour will be conducted in a
classroom. There will be a fifteen
minute break between hours.
“Introduction to Astronomy” is
open to all adults who are interested
in knowing more about the universe
of which they are a part, and as
sumes no prior knowledge of as
tronomy. The non-maihematical sur
vey will cover the earth, sun, moon,
planets, meteors, comets, asteroids,
astronomical instruments, the Milky
Way and other galaxies, stars, con
stellations, and the structure and na
ture of the universe. Elements of
this course will be similar to those
presented to the U. S. Astronauts
when they come to the Planetarium
for their special training sessions.
Instructor of the course will be
Donald S. Hall, Assistant Director
of the Morehead Planetarium. Reg
istration fee for “Introduction to
Astronomy” is $15 which covers the
complete cost of the course includ
ing text and reference materials. The
course is non-credit. Registration
may be made in person or by writ-
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Thirty-Three to Graduate
In First Semester Exercises
Societies Malce Rush Plain
On Saturday, January 23, thirty-
three students will walk down the
aisle in Jones Auditorium for the
last time as Meredith students.
Eleven of those graduating majored
in elementary education. They are
Faith Barden, Deborah Stallings
Carawan, Glenda Kay Creech, Pa
tricia Ennis, Martha Patricia Grif
fin, La Rue Pearce, Sandra Helen
Peedin, Annette Rains, Mary
Shipp, Estelle Thomas, and Kathryn
Elizabeth Whatley.
Business and Sociology
Frances Ann Arnold, Elroy
Marks, Susan Stewart, and Marion
Elizabeth Thomas will be January
graduates with a business major.
Five girls will graduate who have
conccntrated their study in the field
of sociology. These girls are Jane
Parrish, Mary Pearce, Patricia
Pegram, Dollie Smith, and Jane
Straughan.
Leaving with a history major are
Claire Bolton, Gail O’Brien, Carol
Marie Washburn, and Martha
Waters. Sarah Louise Bernard
and Kaye Sparrow will receive de
grees with a major in English.
Religion was the major field of
study for Sherron Boyd, Ann Lam
beth, and Judy Sherrill. Those who
concentrated their study in the field
of mathematics are Alice Fay Baker
and Judy Deaton. Mary Harkison
will receive her degree with a major
in chemistry while Sandra Kelly is
the only home economics major
among the graduates.
Other students will finish their
work this semester but have decided
to wait until June to receive their
diplomas.
Those graduating have a vast fu
ture ahead of them. Some of the
graduates are not certain of their
immediate plans for their post-grad
uate days. Some students will step
into teaching positions which have
been vacated. For several of the
graduatp, wedding bells will be
ringing in the very near future. Post
graduate study at large universities
awaits some of the graduates. Sev
eral of the students completed their
studies before this semester and
have been working already. Each
will return Saturday to accept her
diploma.
Grubbs Attends
Annual Meeting
Dr. Frank Grubbs of the history
department attended the annual
meeting of the American Historical
Association in Washington, D. C.,
December 28-30. Dr. Grubbs sat
in on “Agricultural Politics Since
1900,” a seminar sponsored by the
Department of Agriculture; “The
Treaty of Paris 1783,” a paper read
by Richard B. Morris, who is pub
lishing a book titled Peacemaker in
1965; and “American Expansion,”
a session conducted by Ernest May
on the Mexican War of 1846-8.
More than 4,000 historians from
all over the United States attended
the AHA convention at the Shera-
ton-Park Hotel.
The Philarctia and Astrotekton
Societies closed out the year of 1964
with their respective Christmas par
ties on Thursday night, December
17. The Phis were hostesses for the
cerebral palsy children in the Mere
dith gym. The parents and brothers
and sisters of the children were in
vited also. Everyone enjoyed games,
singing, and a visit from Santa
Claus. Judy Sells, dressed as St.
Nick, presented a gift to each child.
The Astros made a traditional
visit to the State School for the
Blind where they gave a Christmas
party for the children. Games and
refreshments were enjoyed. The
Astros also gave presents to the
children.
The January 7 meetings of both
societies were concerned with final
plans for Rush. In previous years.
Rush Week has been held during
the fall; but this year Rush is second
semester, which has given the fresh
men opportunity to become better
acquainted with their future society
sisters.
Rush Week begins Tuesday, Feb
ruary 2, which is also Phi Day. In
the afternoon the Phis will have a
party for the day students in first
Brewer parlor. The Phi Supper
Club will be that night under the
direction of Charlotte Burgess Mitch
ell with the cooperation of Joan
Thompson. The theme of the Sup-
3er Club is a carnival—“The Phi-
aretia Midway” with Susan Frye
as barker. Committee heads are
Carol Kiug, script; Jeannie Hutch
erson, art; Patsy Hurst, menu;
Barbara Bellomy, programs; Becky
Craver, costumes; Janie Erast, light
ing; Norma Gargis, favors; and
Marian Bunch, music. Carol King
says there arc many “unusual sur-
in store plus a delicious
prises
meal.
Wednesday is Astro Day when
the sisters of the gold and white
will shine. Betty Webb and Jane
Wilson will decorate the court. Sally
Howard Moore is in charge of the
Day Students’ Party which will in
clude refreshments and entertain
ment. Astro Day will be climaxed
with their Supper Club in the din
ing hall, Linda Worcester and Lynn
Wainscott are in charge of the fan
tasy land Supper Club — “When
You Wish Upon a Star.” Members
of the cast are Mimi Holt, Kent
Thompson, Betty Ipock, Janet
Hines, Judy Hamrick, Sarah Ann
Poole, and Carolyn Griffin. Kay
Lambeth will dance and Betty Jo
Steele is narrator. Committee heads
for the Supper Club include Kay
Howard and Laurie Cress, pro
grams; Nancy Jones, menu; Robin
Gentry, Sue Hilton, and SaUy Pope,
decorations.
Cooperation Day
Thursday is Cooperation Day
durmg which both societies will en
tertain freshment and transfers. At
seven o’clock the Astros will have
an informal party in society hall.
The highlight of the evening will be
the performance of the Rhythm
Kids from the State School for the
Blind. The Kids sing popular songs
to their own accompaniment. The
Astros and the Blind School stu
dents have worked together several
years. The present sisters are antici
pating seeing the Rhythm Kids on
campus again, and all new students
are in for a delightful experience.
Other special guests of the Astros
will be the Kappa Alpha and Sigma
Chi fraternities from State College.
Each fraternity will sing and the
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