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Newspaper of the Studerrts of Meredith College
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Volume XLI
MEREDITH COLLEGE, RALEIGH, N. C., NOVEMBER 17, 1966
No. 5
Silver Shield Taps Two;
Sink, O’Dell Are Chosen
The Silver Shield, Meredith honoiaiy leadership society, inducted Lynne O’Dell and Tccnie
Sink into its associate membership on Tuesday, November 15.
Annually the society invites two juniors to participate as associate members until the end of the
year when members of the Junior Class are eligible for full participation. Membership in the society
is based on “Christian character, constructive leadership, service to the school, and scholarship.”
Lynne O’Dell, who is presently
president of the Junior Class and a
member of the Nominating Com
mittee, has also served on the Ju>
Cast members for the pinyhouse production rehearse as Ihej’ anticipate '^opening
night.”
Meredith Playhouse Members
To Give "The Chalk Garden”
The Meredith College Playhouse
will present Enid Bagnold’s “The
Chalk Garden” in three perform
ances, November 17-19, at 8:00
in Jones Auditorium. Directing the
play will be Mrs. Ruth Baker Phillips
of the drama department.
The play is the story of a London
dowager who tries to influence the
life of her granddaughter. The other
characters in the story try to get the
child away from the influence of the
grandmother.
Bet Garret of Raleigh will play
the lead role of the grandmother,
Mrs. St. Maugham. Emily Lay of
Falls Church, Virginia, is cast in the
role of Laurel, the granddaughter.
Olivia, Laurel’s mother, is portrayed
by Mayola Campen of Jacksonville.
Other characters in the story are
Carol Thompson and Karen Dalton
of Charlotte; Carole Herndon of
Nashville, Tennessee; and Joan
Thompson of McLean, Virginia. Jim
Lang, a student from North Carolina
State University, is also in the play.
Kathy Turner of Greenville, South
Carolina, is the student stage man
ager.
The performances arc open to the
public, and tickets for outside guests
may be purchased at the door for
50 cents.
dlcial Board. Teenie Sink is currently
serving as a freshman hall proctor,
and she has been a counselor and a
freshman representative to the Legis
lative Board.
Kae Freeman, Silver Shield mem
ber, spoke during the assembly
period induction ceremony. Inviting
each member of the student body to
examine herself, and in light of this
examination to examine others, Kae
cited opportunities for student
volvement beyond the campus.
Silver Shield president Lynn
Meredith Fall Concert Will Feature
Fishbaugh and Friedberg at the Piano
The Meredith College Committee
on Concerts and Lectures will pre
sent the first event for 1966-67 on
Monday, November 21, at 8:00 in
Jones Auditorium. The committee
is composed of the following mem
bers: Dr. Leslie W. Syron, Dr. Frank
Gnibbs, Dr. Ralph McLain, Dr.
John Yarbrough, and Mr. Stephen
Young.
The event is a program of music
for two pianos with Ronald Fish
baugh and Ruth Friedberg at the
keyboards. They will perform works
by Wilhelm F. Bach (one of the
talented sons of J. S. Bach), Paul
Hindemith, Schumann, and Mozart.
Thus, the program features music
both well known and less familiar.
The performers are both on the
music faculty of Duke University
and have been heard frequently in
North Carolina and elsewhere. They
combine the technical skill and
musical Insight necessary for superb
performance.
Mr. Stephen Young of the Mere
dith music department hopes to in
crease the number of concerts and
lectures to perhaps four or five an
nually instead of the present two or
three. He also stressed the impor
tance of having concerts and lectures
on the Meredith campus although
the Raleigh community also hosts
such events.
Classes Will Show Theatrical Abilifies
Procedures for Stunt Night Are Discussed
On Friday, December 2, the an
nual Stunt Night will be held at 8:00
in Jones Auditorium. In this tradi
tional event, the different classes
compete for the trophy and the
honor of having produced the most
original and most professional the
atrical performance.
Judges for Stunt are three mem
bers of the Meredith faculty and
two persons not connected with the
school, all of whom are selected by
the board members of the Meredith
Recreatio.'i Association, the sponsor
ing organization.
Prior to the performances of the
four stunts, the judges arc given
specific instructions to guide them
In making their decisions.
Up to twenty points are awarded
tor co-ordination and origlnahty of
setting, plot, and music, and the
effective use of lighting, properties,
and sound effects to produce a' the
atrical presentation. Scripts are
awarded up to thirty-five points, de
pending on originality of the plot,
effectiveness of characterizations,
and development of theme. A maxi
mum of twenty points is awarded
Faculty Promotions Announced;
Three Are Assistant Professors
Dean L. A. Peacock has an
nounced that the following faculty
members have been promoted to the
rank of assistant professor: Mrs.
Dorothy Preston of the department
of mathematics, Mr. Robert Fracker
of the department of education, and
Mr. Vergean Blrkin of the depart
ment of sociology and geography.
As is the case in most American
colleges, there are four stages in
professional ranking at Meredith:
instructor, assistant professor, asso
ciate professor, and professor. As
signments and promotions are made
on the basis of academic prepara
tion, participation In the programs of
scholarly organizations, publications
and research, participation in the
academic community, and most im
portant, teaching effectiveness.
for individual and ensemble acting.
Evaluation of costumes and make-up
involves fifteen points, while pro
grams can rate up to ten points on
the basis of originality of design,
their relation to the theme, and the
manner in which they are distrib
uted.
In making their decisions, the
judges vote without discussion on
first place and then ballot again for
second place.
Each class is allowed one set of
scenery for their production. Vaude
ville musical comedies and take-offs
on Individuals are not permitted.
A time limit of twenty-five minutes
for freshmen and seniors, and thirty
minutes for sophomores and juniors
is imposed. Since preparation of the
stage is included in the time limit,
the times of the first and last per
formances, freshman and senior, are
shortened since the freshmen set
will already be set up and the
senior set will not have to be taken
down immediately. Two points will
be deducted from a class total for
each minute their production goes
over the time limit.
Tickcts for outside guests may be
purchased for fifty cents from MRA
board members prior to December 2,
or at the door.
Grumbles explained membership cri
teria and led the tapping ceremony.
Betty Webb Brewer, Kay Cocker-
Lynne O’Dell
ham, Ellen Kirby, and Beverly Scar
borough, members of the society,
assisted in the program.
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Teenic Sink
Honor Society Plans Program
Schertz, Ennis, Rawls To Speak
Members of Kappa Nu Sigma,
Meredith scholastic honor society,
will present the assembly program
on Monday, November 28.
The program will feature three
speakers, the first being Agnes
Schertz, who will give a dramatic
reading about what a liberal educa
tion means to a girl who has just
graduated from college.
Miss Sue Ennis, a 1964 graduate-
of Meredith and a member of the
public relations staff, will, in her
talk, relate education to experiences
after college.
(Continued on page 5)
Grant of $1,000
Given by Sears
An unrestricted grant of $1,000 has been presented to Meredhh Col
lege by the Sears-Roebuck Foundation, as part of that organization’s Aid
to Higher Education program.
The check for $1,000 was given to President E. Bruce Heilman on
November 10 by Raleigh Sears representative W. H. Hessee. The gift
may be used in any type of education-related program the administration
chooses.
Hcssce said the Foundation gives about a million dollars each year to
some 600 colleges in the United States. Eighteen other North Carolina
colleges received grants. The purpose of the program is to provide
systematic financial support for non-tax-supported institutions of higher
learning.
Two other schools in the Raleigh area received similar gifts. They are
St. Mary’s of Raleigh and Louisburg College in Louisburg, both junior
colleges.
Dr. Heilman happil}' accepts, a check from Mr. W. H. Ilcssec, Raleixh represcaUtive
Cor Sears.