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THE TWIG Newspaper of the Students of Meredith College Volume XL MEREDITH COLLEGE, RALEIGH, N. C., NOVEMBER 23, 1965 No. 5 Tutors Chosen for the Year Twenty-one new tutors have been chosen for the MCA tutorial proj ect. They are Judi Dean, Ann Hanchey, Betsy Shanor, Hannah Al dridge, Paula Appel, Eloise Behn- ken, Janet Brown, Judy Coram, Jane Foust, Karen Jenkins, Gini Sue Kirkland, Jane Leonard, Eliza beth Mahler, Price Marsh, Gloria McDonald, Margaret Mertz, Cheryl Oliver, Sarah Jane Stewart, Anne Stone, Elaine Waller, and Jane Wal ler. The girls were chosen by Mere dith students who tutored last year. They were chosen on the basis of grades, time, interest, and experi ence. One girl has worked in the Duke Hospital Children’s Ward; an other was a Den Mother for Cub Scouts, and another was a play ground director this summer. Four of the tutors worked this summer with the government - sponsored Service Project, “Head Start,” a program for under-privileged pre-school children. Several girls worked with the North Carolina Volunteers and some were camp counselors. Others have experience in working with Bible School, choirs, and other church youth groups. The girls who chose these new tutors are Students are Hostesses For Language Meeting The State foreign language meet ing held in Raleigh, November 5, featured four foreign language ma jors as hostesses. Ann Freeman and Bettie Wilson served as hostesses for French and Sue Hilton and Ruth Ann Sloop for Spanish. The ex hibits of books, records, tapes and other media were displayed on the Sir Walter Hotel mezzanine and the Virginia Dare room. The speaker for the occasion was Dr. Robert Ladd of George Wash ington University, a national edu cator in the field of language study. His speech featured new trends and techniques in teaching the various aspects of a language — reading, writing, and speaking skills with greater emphasis on cultural knowl edge of the country studied. The foreign language staff at Meredith was represented by Wil liam R. Ledford and Mrs. Robert Gatling II. Ann Freeman, Ellen Kirby, John- ette Ingold, Charlotte Otts, Su san Grant, Becky Walker, Sylvia Stoudemire, Ann Rollins, and Lib by Evans. Each of the 30 tutors will be in charge of a deprived child for one hour each week. This year’s pro gram is twice as large as last year’s. In order to facilitate transporta tion and to add funds for taking the children to concerts and field trips, Meredith will be working in con junction with N. C. State. Each child will come to Meredith to be tutored or encouraged, or simply to become friends with his tutor. Most of the children are of average in telligence and all have deprived backgrounds. Seven of the 30 chil dren are from the Methodist Or phanage. Ranging from the second through the sixth grades, 15 chil dren attend the colored school, Ber ry O’Kelly and 15 attend Wiley, a white school. Both schools are near by, Wiley being on St. Mary’s Street, and Berry O’Kelly in Method, just below Meredith and across Hillsboro Street. Meredith Playhouse and State Students Produce Sheridan's “School for Scandal The Meredith Playhouse, under the direction of Miss Ruth Baker of the Meredith English depart ment, produced Richard Sheridan’s comedy. School for Scandal, on No vember 19 and 20 in Jones Audi torium. Originally produced in 1777, the fast moving comedy quickly became a favorite and it has lost none of its attractiveness through the years. Resume of Story Sir Peter Teazle was a bachelor of fifty years standing when, lured by the smiles of a pretty eighteen Attendants Named For May Court After the selection of Seniors Sarah Ann Poole as May Queen and Marion Bunch as her Maid of Honor for 1966, each class se lected two attendants to the May Court. The attendants for the Freshman class are Suzanne Davis and Nancy Stroud. Suzanne is from Wake For est, North Carolina and Nancy is from Kinston, North Carolina. Sophomore attendants to the May Court are Barbara Mabe, a his tory major from Henderson, and Shan Pruitt from Louisburg. Junior and Senior Attendants Chosen from the Junior Class are Kitty Hardenburg and Betty Webb. Kitty, the current “Miss Raleigh,” is a history major from College Park, Maryland. Betty is an English major from Statesville. The Senior attendants are Bonnie Eicher and Elaine Crumpler. Bon nie is a math major from Char lotte, and Elaine is an elementary education major from Smithfield. Meredith and N. C. State students rehearse for “School for Scandal.” CLASSES MAKE PLANS FOR MRA STUNT NIGHT On Friday, December 3, the four classes will meet to compete again. This time the event Is Stunt night, sponsored by the M.R.A. In prepa ration for this night, each class, hoping to win the silver cup, is now busy with scripts, props, and cos tumes. On Friday there will be a special supper at which the past presidents of the M.R.A. will be present. Following supper, “Stunt” will begin at 8:00 p.m. in Jones auditorium. Although the themes of each class and the judges will re main secret until December 3, the chairmen of the classes are known. They are as follows: Senior class— Bet Booker and Elizabeth Ponton; Junior class—Carol King; Sopho more class—Patsy Burkes; Fresh man class—Ruth Ann Walters. From the outlook of things as they now stand, this year promises a great Stunt. Junior Members Tapped by Silver Shield On November 1, 1965, the Silver I erham and Lynn Grumbles. Shield honorary leadership society The purpose of the society is to tapped two junior associate mem- foster a good spirit on the campus bers. Those tapped were Kay Cock-1 and to recognize outstanding stu- Lynn Grumbles and Kay Cockerham chat happUy after being tapped into Silver Shield, the campus honorary leadership society. dents who have contributed to life at Meredith. The selection is made on the basis of Christian character, constructive leadership, service to the school, and scholarship. The new members are selected by the old members of the organization and the faculty. Miss Lynn Grumbles and Miss Kay Cockerham are the two junior associate members. Lynn is an English major from Richmond, Vir ginia. In preparation for foreign mis sions work, Lynn plans to enter a seminary after graduation from Meredith. Lynn’s outside interests include horseback riding and prin ciples for student government. Kay is a history - elementary education major from Winston-Salem, and she plans to enter the teaching profes sion after graduation. Kay enjoys playing bridge and reading in her spare time. Other members of the organiza tion include Judy Hamrick, Martha Mills, Anita Hauser, Sandra Flynt, and Bonnie Eicher. Award for Poem Goes to Hamilton In October, Mrs. Mary Hamil ton, Secretary to L. A. Peacock, received the Congressional District Prize of the North Carolina Poetry Council for a poem entitled “An Act of Worship.” The twenty-line poem deals with an old man and a deserted church depicted in a story by Hugh Mul ligan about Portsmouth Island on the Outer Banks. It will be pub lished in Bay Leaves, the annual journal of the Council. The North Carolina Poetry Coun cil, an affiliate of the National Poet ry Council, has been in operation for several years; and it sponsors several contests and prizes annually. Mrs. Hamilton’s prize was a book of poetry inscribed by the founder of the Council. Competition in this state-wide contest was strong. Has Won Other Award Mrs. Hamilton has written poet ry for several years. She is a fre quent contributor to the News and Observer and two years ago won a special prize during the North Carolina Tercentenary Competi tion. She has been with Meredith Col lege ten years and is presently in charge of processing admissions. Crook Honored By SGA Salute The current Student Government Association salute goes to Dr. Roger H. Crook, professor of religion at Meredith College. Dr. Crook is being honored specifically for his recent chapel talk on campus mo rality, and in general for his inter est and participation in all areas of activities at Meredith. At Meredith Sixteen Years Dr. Crook has been on the Mere dith faculty since 1949. He received his A.B. degree from Wake Forest (Continued on page 3) year old country maiden, he ac cepted the bonds of matrimony. The lovely Lady Teazle quickly learns the ways of the big city, much to Sir Peter’s dismay, and spends his money freely. This prob lem seems insignificant when rumors begin to circulate that Charles Sur face, son of Sir Peter’s old friend, is casting covetous glances toward Lady Teazle; and she is not dis pleased with his attentions. This rumor is the fabrication of Lady Sneerwell, who is trying to break the bond of affection existing be tween Charles and Maria, a rich young heiress. Lady Sneerwell is assisted in her plan by Joseph Sur face, the pious sounding brother of Charles. Joseph wants the rich young heiress for himself and is willing to risk a brother’s reputa tion to gain her. In order to gain the hand of Maria he pretends to be a close friend to Sir Peter. At the same time he is attempting to seduce the coy Lady Teazle. The plot is further complicated when Sir Oliver Surface, uncle to Charles and Joseph, comes home from In dia to decide which nephew should inherit his considerable fortune. By means of various disguises he de termines for himself the character of each young man and helps to bring the proper reward to each. Meredith, State Students in Cast The cast, composed of both Meredith and State students, in cluded the following: Sir Peter Teazle, Stephen Konefal; Sir Oliver Surface, Rick Farel; Sir Harry Bumper, C. L. Oakley; Sir Benjamin Backbite, C. Virgil Burr; Joseph Sur face, A. John Steinberger; Charles Surface, Don Nichols; Careless, Benny Cannon; Rowley, Larry Walter; Moses, Mark Thomp son; Snake, Benny Cannon; Lady Teazle, Joan Thompson; Lady Sneerwell, Brenda Neighbours; Lady Crabtree, Kay Pruit; Mrs. Can dour, Bet Garrett; Maria, Mar garet E. Matthews; Maid, Mayola Camper; and assistants to the di- (Continued on page 4) McAllister to preside OVER LANGUAGE GROUP Dr. Quentin O. McAllister, chair man of the department of Foreign Languages at Meredith College, has been elected president of the South Atlantic Modern Language Associa tion. Dr. McAllister is immediate past president of SAMLA and served for nine years as the group’s secretary- treasurer. SAMLA is the largest re gional organization of teachers of English and foreign languages and literature in the U. S. As president Dr. McAllister will be a member of the executive committee of the Modern Language Association of America. The McAllisters came to Raleigh in 1943 when he was named to his present position in the Meredith foreign languages department. He was previously head of the foreign languages department at Randolph- Macon College. He was educated at Washington - Jefferson College and the University of Pittsburgh.
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