Meet President
Heilmans "One
Man's Famify"
See Story, Page 3.
THE TWIG
Newspaper of the Students of Meredith College
Meredith Scholars
Nominees for
Danforth Scholarships
See Article, This Page.
Volume XLI
MEREDITH COLLEGE, RALEIGH, N. C., OCTOBER 20, 1966
No. 3
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Mr. Andrews discuncs plans for fotore development with President Heilman.
Faculty, Students Will "Let Down Their Hair'
Cornhuskin' Time Is Here Again;
Dodge Will Preside Over Festivities
Andrews to Announce Program;
Plans for Future Campus Development
To Be Considered by New Council
Heilman, Peacock Work With BEST on Baptist Problems
Within the next few months the Meredith College Officc of Development is expected to an
nounce a new program in the form of a council made up of businessmen from Raleigh and other
parts of the stale who are interested in contributing to the financial support of the college.
This first year of the new administration at Meredith is, as Mr. Grover Andrews stated, “a
time of thorough study about what Meredith is and what it can become.”
As a part of this aim the development council, an idea which has already been approved by
the Board of Trustees, will be formed under the leadership of Mr. Andrews and W. H. Westphal*
vice-chairman of the Board and chairman of tlie Board’s development committee.
The Council will be composed of a group of businessmen and women who are interested in
Meredith and are willing to work for it. These people will not necessarily be Baptists, as the Board
of Trustees is, because, as Mr. Andrews pointed out, only fifty-two percent of the Meredith student
body is Baptist.
The Council is set up along the
lines of similar committees at George
Peabody College for Teachers and
Baylor University.
The program of the Council has
not been completely defined, but
in an attempt to deal with immedi
ate and long-range problems the
office of development has sent a
questionnaire to members of the
facility and to studentbody leaders.
The questionnaire consists of five
questions dealing with present needs
and the needs of the future in order
to meet the demands of a possible
increased enrollment.
As stated by President E. Bruce
Heilman, the present enrollment
policy is “roughly 1000 students.”
No future policy on enrollment has
been formulated.
Meredith Sophomore Linda Sears
ReceivesHelen Price Scholarship
Linda Louise Sears, a sophomore
from Morrisville, North Carolina,
has been named recipient of the
Helen Price Scholarship. Named in
honor of Dr. Helen Price, the form
er head of the department of ancient
“This is going to be the biggest
and best Cornhuskin’ ever! The
classes have shown tremendous en
thusiasm and seem to be one hun
dred percent plus behind their chair
men.” Lynn Dodge, vice-president of
the Meredith Recreation Associa*
tion, thus sums up her evaluation of
preparations for the annual Corn-
huskin’, which will be held Thurs
day, October 27, at 6:30 p.m. under
the sponsorship of the MRA.
One of the best-loved and most
fun-filled traditions at Meredith,
Cornhuskin’ gives students and
faculty alike opportunities “to let
down their hair” and display the
abandon of carefree kids. Past Corn-
huskin’s have witnessed legions of
knights in shining armor, cartoon
characters ranging from Peanuts to
Li’l Abner, cowboys and cutthroat
Writer, Authority on Whitman,
To Speak on Campus Tomorrow
Professor Gay Wilson Allen, a
noted author who is an authority on
Walt Whitman, Henry James, and
William James, will speak to all
interested students tomorrow after
noon at 3:00 in 103 Joyner. The
professor’s topic for his talk at Mere
dith will be “The Making of a Biog
raphy.”
An outstanding honor came to
Dr. Allen in 1955 when he was asked
to be a lecturer on a tour of Japan
with William Faulkner. This tour
was sponsored by the United States
Department of State.
Dr. Allen is presently in the de
partment of English at New York
University in New York City. He
is a native of North Carolina and
received A.B. and A.M. degrees
from Duke University. At the Uni
versity of Wisconsin he earned his
Ph.D. degree.
Before joining the faculty of New
York University, Dr. Allen taught
at Lake Erie College, Alabama
Polytechnic Institute, Shurtleff Col
lege, and Bowling Green State Uni
versity.
Dr. Allen is probably best known
as the author of The Solitary
Singer, A Critical Biography of Walt
Whitman. His other works of liter
ary criticism of Whitman include
IVah Whitman Handbook, and Walt
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pirates, and mysterious creatures
produced by faculty ingenuity.
Serving as chairmen for their re
spective groups are Susan Hoskins,
freshman: Louise Watson, sopho
more; Susan Stone, junior; Carol
King, senior; and Dr. Roger H.
Crook, faculty. Lynn Dodge will
preside over the festivities, and Liz
Dickcns of the MRA board is in
charge of decorations for Jones Audi
torium.
After a picnic supper in the cafe
teria, the program will begin with
the introduction of guests and the
judges for the event. Following the
costume parades of classes and
faculty, traditional competitive events
such as hog calling, apple bobbing,
corn husking, tall tale and song
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languages and faculty sponsor of
Kappa Nu Sigma, this scholarship
is awarded annually by Kappa Nu
Sigma to the sophomore who main
tains the highest scholastic average
during her freshman year.
Although Linda is undecided
about her major field, her main in
terests are centered around English
and math, either of which she thinks
she might like to teach. Linda's hob-
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Linda Louise Sears
More From Baptists
In response to the needs of Mere
dith and of other Baptist colleges,
the North Carolina Baptist Conven
tion is planning an increase in its
allotments to colleges. Meredith will
probably receive an additional S20,-
000 thus bringing the total allotment
from the Convention to $220,000.
The Southern Baptist Conven
tion, in accordance with the current
problems in Baptist colleges, has set
up the Baptist Educational Study
Task. BEST was organized in Janu
ary of 1965 with President Heilman
and Dean L. A. Peacock being two
of the 360 members of the steer
ing committee.
The purpose of BEST is defined
as follows: “to identify and study
the issues, problems, and opportuni
ties facing Southern Baptist higher
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Berry, Bostick Receive Foundation Nominations
Ana Ellzabetti Berry
Dr. Norma Rose, Meredith College liaison officer for the Danforth
Foundation, has recently announced the nomination of Ann Elizabeth
Berry and Dorothy Jane Bostick as applicants for Danforth Graduate
Fellowships for the academic year 1967-1968.
The Danforth Fellowship program was established in 1951 to give
encouragement and financial support to college seniors who desire to
become college teachers. The award for graduate study may range from
$1800 to $2200, depending on individual needs.
Criteria for the selection of applicants are concerned with the following
three areas: (1) Evidence of intellectual power which is flexible and
academic achievement indicating a firm background for graduate study;
(2) Evidence of desirable personal characteristics; and (3) Evidence of
a broad perspective toward all areas of education and personal relation-
! ships.
Ann Berry, a history major from Elizabeth City, North Carolina, has
been active in manj^ campus academic and extracurricular affairs, and
she Is currently serving as president of the International Relations Club.
A music major from Wilson, North Carolina, Jane Bostick is a mem
ber of Kappa Nu Sigma and she serves as accompanist for the chorus
and ensemble.
Dr. Rose, in announcing the selection of these girls as candidates,
indicated that their nomination from Meredith is “merely the first step
in the process." After formal applications have been made, the final
selection of students for the Danforth awards will be in the hands of a
committee of seven college professors and presidents.
Dorotta)’ Jane BosHcIc