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THE TWIG
Newspaper of the Students of Meredith College
Heilmart lr}auguration
Is Scheduled
For April 14-15
See Story, Page 1
Volume XLI
MEREDITH COLLEGE, RALEIGH, N. C., MARCH 22, 1967
No. 11
Under tbe direction of Mrs. Charles Sullivan, (he Meredith College chorus will
make a spring tuur to piedmont and western North Carolina schools and churches.
The Meredith ensemble, directed by Miss Beatrice Donley, will also perform.
Meredith Chorus, Ensemble
Hold Spring Tour This Week
Group Sings in Schools, Churches
The Meredith College chorus and
ensemble arc holding thoir first
spring tour in more than ten years
as they visit six churches and two
high schools in piedmont and west
ern North Carolina during the week
of March 19-23.
Street Baptist Church. Sunday eve
ning the group was at First Baptist
Church, Greensboro.
Monday, March 20, they sang at
First Baptist Church, Leaksville.
Tuesday, March 21, they were at
Reynolds High School, Winston-
Accompanying the group is Mrs. Salem, in the morning and at First
Charles Sullivan, voice mstructor: Baptist Church in Waynesville, for
and chorus director, and Miss Be
atrice Donley, associate professor of
music and director of the ensemble.
The chorus has forty-five members
and the ensemble is composed of
twelve vocalists. Accompanist for
both groups is Miss Dorothy Jane
Bostick, senior piano major from
Wilson.
The tour opened Sunday morn
ing, March 19, at Durham’s Watts
Heilman Announces
Shortened Format
For Commencement
Meredith College is shortening
the format for this year’s com
mencement program and will, for
the first time, hold both the bac
calaureate sermon and the com
mencement services on the same
day, Sunday, June 4.
Meredith has traditionally held
Class Day and alumnae reunions
on Saturday of commencement
weekend. This has been followed
by a Sunday baccalaurcate service
and then the concluding com
mencement services on Monday
morning.
President E. Bruce Heilman
said the change is being made to
make it easier for more alumnae
and parents to attend the entire
commencement program.
This year’s commencement
speaker will be North Carolina
State University Chancellor Dr.
John T. Caldwell, who will speak
at the 5:00 p.m. services in
the Elva Bryan Mclver Amphi
theatre.
Dr. Perry Crouch, executive-
treasurer of the Baptist State Con
vention of North Carolina, will
deliver the baccalaureate sermon
at 11:00 a.m. in Jones Audi
torium.
an evening performance.
On Wednesday, March 22, they
performed at Tuscola High School,
Waynesville and then went to St.
John’s Baptist Church, Charlotte in
the evening. The group will return
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Dr. Cochran Will Discuss
Significance of Puritanism
Dr. Bernard H. Cochran will deliver the Distinguished Faculty Lecturc
on April 4 at 8:00 in Jones Auditorium. His topic, “Anatomy of Puri
tanism,” will include the nature of Puritanism and the Puritan movement
as a whole.
Puritanism began during the Reformation in England in the reicn of
Queen Elizabeth I. Although Elizabeth was Protestant, there was a con
flict between Protestanism and Catholicism. The Puritans contributed not
only to religious liberty, but also to English literature in such creat ficures
as John Milton.
Dr. Cochran will also discuss the myths and misunderstandings sur
rounding Puritanism. He will include references to American colonial
thought and make contemporary application to this. His topic is signifi
cant because it has meaning in many areas, not primarily in religion. '
Dr. Cochran, associate professor of religion, is presently on a leave
of absence to study at Duke Utiiversity, where he has been working in
the area of Puritanism. He received his A.B. degree from Stetson Uni
versity, B.D. and Th.M. degrees from Southeastern Baptist Theological
Seminary, and Ph.D degree from Duke University.
This is the sixth in the series of Distinguished Faculty Lectures. In
November of this year Dr. Mary Lynch Johnson spoke on “Words-
Daughters and Sons of Earth and of Heaven.” There will be a reception
after the lecture to which all students, faculty, and guests are invited
Dr. Bernard H. Cochran
Lemmon D/Vec/s Campus Preparafions for Special Occasion
Inauguration Weekend Will Be April 14-15
Seven hundred invitations have
been addressed and mailed. Ap
proximately 200 Meredith students
have been asked to help. At least
150 universities and colleges will
send delegates. What is this crowd-
drawing occasion? Inauguration
weekend at Meredith College is
drawing near!
The events leading up to the in
auguration of President E. Bruce
Heilman will begin on the morning
of Friday, April 14, at 10:30 a.m.
■ with a ground breaking ceremony
for the Carlyle Campbell Library.
This event will be followed by a
reception in the Blue Parlor in honor
of Dr. Carlyle Campbell. Friday
Scholarship Society Wilt Tap New Members
Kappa Nu Sigma to Feature
Dr. C S. Sims As Lecturer
The annual Kappa Nu Sigma as
sembly program is scheduled for
'Friday, April 7, at 11:00 a.m. Dr,
Catherine Strateman Sims, dean of
Sweet Briar College and professor
of history and political science, will
deliver the address.
During the program new junior
members of Kappa Nu Sigma, the
Meredith honorary scholarship so
ciety, will be announced.
Dr. Sims was graduated with hon
ors from Barnard College in 1934,
where she was elected to member
ship in Phi Beta Kappa. The fol
lowing year she studied at the In
stitute of Historical Research of the
University of London. She received
the A.M. and Ph.D. degrees from
Columbia University.
After serving as an instructor of
history at the University of North
Carolina at Greensboro, Dr. Sims
went to Agnes Scott College, where
she was a professor of history for a
number of years.
From 1960 until 1963 Dr. Sims
was dean of the American College
for Girls in Istanbul, Turkey. Her
topic here will be related to her
service in this position as she will
speak on women and women’s edu
cation in Turkey.
INAUGURAL ISSUE
The publication date of the next is*
sue of THE TWIG is April 13.
This issue will be concerned pri
marily with the iuauKuration of Presi
dent E. Bruce Heilman, and any in
formation related to the Inauguration
or to other events should be given to
the editor by April 5 for publication
in this Issue of THE TWIG.
night at 8:00 p.m. in Jones Audi
torium, the first performance by
the Meredith Playhouse of John
Brown's Body will be given.
Saturday, April 15, will provide a
full day of activities beginning with
the registration of guests from 8:30
until 10:15 a.m., to be followed
by an informal coffee hour in the
Alumnae House from 9:30 to 10:30
a.m. At 10:45 the academic pro
cession will begin the inaugural cere
monies, which will be held at the
amphitheater.
The Honorable Mr. Brooks Hays,
past president of the Southern Bap
tist Association, will deliver the In
augural address. Following the
morning ceremonies will be a lun
cheon in the court for visitors and
at the lake for Meredith students.
At 2:30 p.m. Dr. Heilman will be
honored at a reception in the Blue
Parlor. Beginning at 3:00 p.m. Dr.
Heilman’s house will be open to the
public until 6:00 p.m. Also at 3:00
will be a horse show for those guests
and students interested in the equi
tation program. The second per
formance of John Brown’s Body will
be presented at 8:00 p.m.
Throughout the weekend there
will be two art exhibits in Joyner
Hall and special exhibits in Johnson
Hall. The art displays will ^ those
of senior art major Brenda
Vaughan’s exhibition and also an
exhibit of the best paintings of the
semester by various art students.
The Johnson Hall exhibits will in
clude one of the history of Mere
dith, one of Dr. Heilman’s life, and
a third one of the library plans.
Dr. Sarah Lemmon, chairman of
the department of history, is serving
as chairman of the Inauguration
Committee,
Second Slate Balloting Held,
Campus Elections Completed
On Thursday, March 16, the sec
ond slate election for student body
officers was held.
Tcenie Sink led the slate by cap
turing the chairmanship of the
Legislative Board. The race for Stu
dent Activities Board chairman was
thrown into a run-off between Patsy
Burks and Judy Kornegay. This run
off election was held yesterday after
the deadline for The Twig,
The run-off yesterday between
Pam Pernell and Brenda Smith de
cided who will serve as chief coun
selor. Patsy James was elected trea
surer of the Student Government
Association, and Jean Levin was
Silver Shield Taps Four
On Tuesday, March 21, the mem
bers of Silver Shield, the campus
honorary leadership society, tapped
four new members into the society.
The new members, all seniors, arc
Margaret Hall, president of the
Senior Class; Sandra Hobbs, presi
dent of the Nonresident Students;
Linda Wright, chairman of the Leg
islative Board; and Mimi Holt, edi
tor of the Twig. During the assembly
period in which the tapping was con
ducted, Mr. Bud Walker, Director
of Religious Activities, spoke to the
members of the student body. Fol
lowing his remarks, the new mem
bers were welcomed into the society.
Old members of Silver Shield par
ticipating in the program were Lynn
Grumbles, president; Kay Cocker-
ham, vice president; Beverly Scar
borough, secretary-treasurer; Ellen
Kirby and Kae Freeman, senior
mem^rs; and Lynne O’Dell and
Teenie Sink, junior associate mem
bers.
voted in as president of Poteat
Dormitory.
Elected to serve as vice-presidents
of Poteat were Teesie Ayers, Beth
Smith, and Susan Stone, Vice-presi
dents of Brewer and Faircloth
dorms elected were Evelyn Carter,
Ellen Derby, Janet Hamilton, Ann
Henry, Kate Huggins, and Shera
Jackson. An additional vice-presi
dent for these dorms was decided in
yesterday’s run-off between Mary
Neil Senter and Ruth Ann Walters.
Donna Hanson was elected to serve
as president of Brewer or Faircloth,
and the additional dorm president
was chosen in the run-off between
Becky Batson and Linda Sears.
Mary Owens was chosen to serve
as vice-president of the Meredith
Christian Association. A run-off be
tween Ann Crockett and Mary Har
per Freeman decided who will serve
as college marshall.
Ellen Warren was elected editor
of the Acorn, and Judy Ratley was
chosen to serve as business manager
of that publicadon. Other publica
tion business managers elected were
Suzanne Guthrie for The Twig
and Jackie Boone for the Oak
Leaves.