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
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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-
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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.