May 25, 1966
THE TWIG
Page Three
Meredith Council
Of 'Angels' Dreams
Of Student Action
To see a blind child smile with joy
at hearing, in person, a New Arts
concert; to meet in an International
Student Coffee House on campus
and discuss such topics as The Ugly
American and Fact or Fiction with
with international students in the
Raleigh area; to help underprivileged
children enjoy a new experience with
arts and crafts; to help tutors grow
with their children in seminars; to
provide “angels” with the chance to
learn about the mentally ill and per
haps bring a new reason for exis-
tance into their lives; to watch stu
dent grow in applying Christian
ethics to world problems as they
attend forums of a secular nature; to
acquaint girls with their own, as
well as with different denominations,
in denominational meetings and dis
cussions; to tout areas of social con
cern in Raleigh and initiate a plan
for social actions; to provide both
the means of understanding the
truths of God in Christ and the op
portunities for expressing them by
creative service and campus fellow
ship with an all-inclusive program
of religious activities: these are the
“dreams” of the Meredith Christian
Association.
MCA Wants Student Involvement
The Meredith Christian Associa
tion Council has “dreamed up” new
ideas for a campus-wide revolution
for Christian service with the hopes
of broadening student thought and
encouraging student involvement in
aU phases of human life. ACTION
is the key word. ACTION can
make these “dreams” come true!
And from the actions of the
“angels,” our chief “dreamer,” Kae
Freeman, may be able to say, “For
all that shall be . . . Yes!”
'AREAS OF DIPLOMACY'
IS IRC THEME FOR 1967
One hundred per cent cooperation
from the student body will assure a
successful year next fall for the
International Relations Club. This
is the goal Ann Berry as president
hopes to see fulfilled next year as the
club carries out the theme “Aid”—
Areas in Diplomacy.
Tentative plans call for five or
six different programs featuring
representatives from various embas
sies. Ann hopes that Dr. Magdi
El-Kammash, brother of a recent
exchange student here, Khadiga
El-Kammash, will be able to lecture
on Arabia. The last person for the
“Aid” program will be Mr, James
Lay, father of Emily Lay, who is
executive secretary of the Central
Intelligence Agency. Mr. Lay will
stress the place of the U.S. in the
above areas.
Programs will not be all that the
IRC involves; plans are already be
ing made to support an orphan or
to build a home in Korea tlnough a
fund-raising campaign as well as to
present an award for the most active
member of the IRC.
All of these plans are tentative.
To see realities, the student body
must lend its whole hearted support
and enthusiasm. “AID” is needed!
PEPSICOLA
Dr. Haf ner Meets Foster Daughter in Italy
European Journey Climaxes
Three Years of Correspondence
By Carol Thompson
One of the highlights of a trip to
Europe last summer for Dr. Mamie
Hafner of the English department
at Meredith was a visit to a small
town at the tip of the Italian “boot.”
There she visited for the first time
her foster daughter, Grazia Carmela
Marino, whom she has been partially
supporting since January, 1963. In
preparation for her visit. Dr. Hafner
learned some Italian phrases so that
she could converse with her thirteen-
year-old “daughter.”
Grazia, whose name means
“grace,” lives in a one-room house
in one of the most severely poverty-
stricken areas of Italy. When her
father was killed in an accident,
Grazia and her two brothers were
deserted by their mother. They were
living with their grandparents on a
baker’s income of $72 a month
until support from the Foster Par
ents’ Plan.
Foster Parents’ Plan
The Foster Parents’ Plan is a
private organization with headquar
ters in New York City. Through
this plan, individuals can help a
and the East in cases where national
governments are unable to provide
for all underprivileged children. A
contribution of $180 a year all goes
to the child. Grazia and her older
brother, who is also sponsored by
this plan, receive $8 a month in
cash. The rest of the money is used
to supply four packages a year to
the children. Grazia gets a new
coat and shoes in the fall; a warm
blanket and food in the winter;
clothing in the spring; and towels
and bedding in the summer. She has
written Dr. Hafner several times to
tell her how much she enjoys the
vitamin-enriched candy she also re
ceives.
Christmas Package
Dr Hafner sends Grazia and her
brothers a package at Christmas
time, which they receive about two
months later. In addition to a cash
gift, the package contains gay sur
prises that are not only useful, but
also fun. A toy train sent to the
younger brother one year fascinated
the entire neighborhood.
In addition to a progress report.
Dr. Hafner receives a letter each
month which Grazia is required to
child in countries throughout Europe i write. These letters are translated.
Student Volunteers Will Work
With YES Summer Program
Youth Educational Services
(YES), a statewide confederation
of college students, has armounced
plans to recruit 500 student volun
teers to work in its summer program.
Lawler Directs Program
Director Mike Lawler said the
summer program will seek to reach
disadvantaged children in low in
come neighborhoods in seven speci
fied areas.
“College students living or work
ing near one of the summer projects
are being recruited to participate in
tutorial and recreational activities,”
Lawler added.
only able to work in the evening or
on weekends,” Lawler added.
“Orientation and training of
volunteer tutors will be conducted
in the project areas by full time staff
personnel,” he continued. Tutoring
material and training aids will be
provided by YES.
Learning Experience (or Volunteers
“Our experience with more than
800 volunteers now tutoring in the
state indicates that the volunteer
learns about as much as the child,”
the director said. “It’s one thing to
read about the problems of public
. , , . education; but it’s something else to
The projeet areas_are located in where the problems are and
know you are doing something about
them.”
“By working in the churches,
community centers, and homes,
volunteers will be able to work with
parents and children,” he said.
Meredith students interested in the
summer program may contact Ann
Rollins in 112 Faircloth, project
coordinator on campus.
Boone, Charlotte, F a y e t te v i 11 e,
Greensboro, Laurinburg, Raleigh
and Bertie County.
“Tutorial services have already
been developed in the seven sites,”
the director reported. “This is an
effort to continue the work begun
by local students during the academic
year.”
YES has accepted responsibility
for continuing summer community
activities carried out by college stu
dents during the past two years by
the North Carolina Volunteers.
“This summer, volunteers will be
expected to contribute a minimum of
two hours a week to the program,”
Lawler explained. “Schedules can
be arranged for students who are
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Dr. Hafner’s “daughter” Grazia
but Dr. Hafner discovered that they
lose special meanings in the trans
lation. Grazia wanted to do more
than “pass her subjects,” as the
translation read. She told Dr. Haf
ner she had written “ I hope to do
gloriously in my school work to
make my grandparents happy.” In
her school work, Grazia is aiming
toward becoming a bookkeeper.
Dr. Hafner was delighted to see
Grazia. She is just becoming a teen
ager, Dr. Hafner said, and one can
see that she and her older brother
are taking pride in themselves and
in their possessions. They are alert,
intelligent and happy children. Their
home was spotless and there were
flowers on the table.
Outings With Children
Dr. Hafner spent two days with
the Marino children. On the first day
they went to a museum and to a
cowboy movie that the older brother
selected. The next day Dr. Hafner
took the children over to Sicily for
a day’s outing.
This is the third time that Dr.
Hafner has participated in a foster
parent program. The program was
first brought to her attention by an
advertisement in a magazine. She
was especially pleased with this
particular organization because she
was given her choice in sex and age
of the child; thus she chose a girl
with whom she could correspond.
Dr. Hafner plans to continue sup
porting and corresponding with
Grazia until she is eighteen, and then
Grazia will be on her own. Dr.
Hafner described the Foster Parents'
Plan as extremely rewarding both to
the “child” and to the “parent.”
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