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^ September 28, 1967 THE TWIG Page Three ! Tropical Study j Highlights Birkin's Summer By ELOISE BEHNKEN Among the people who spent the ! summer traveling, observing, and . learning is Mr. Vergean E. Birkin I of the sociology and geography de* j partments. His two months in South ; , America and Costa Rica were filled with encounters which ranged from T landslides to snakes. ^ As a member of a small field- ^ class sponsored by the Organization ' i' for Tropical Studies and financed . by the National Science Founda- ' tion, Mr. Birkin studied, among rmany other things, changes in land usage. Mr. Birkin was particularly inter ested in the banana industry, which reached a peak before 1920 and has been on the decline until re cently. Most Costa Rican banana plantations were replaced by the cacao industry after the attack of a ' tropical disease. Now, however, new I varieties of disease-resistant trees . have been developed, and aban- ^ sdoned land is being turned back to ^ growing bananas; old railroad sys tems of United Fruit are being used (' once more; and the east coast is ^ again becoming the center of this H Costa Rican industry. ^ Besides studying land usage, tropical soils, and pineapple and banana plantations, the group was ' involved in things of a more socio^ 1 logical nature. They studied an ' Italian colony to which the Costa Rican government wished to bring { technologically advanced people to ' develop unused lands. There are , about twenty-eight colonies of this ! ^ type in the country now. Secondly, i y a study of the effect a capital city j has on its outlying towns was con- I ducted. Isolation, because of a lack in good transportation, and its rela- tion to the farmer were investigated, f Migration patterns from the country- I . side to the core area were studied 'also, through interviews with the in habitants. Lastly, the group concen trated on recreation in the leading port city, Puntarena. NEW MEMBERS (Continued from page 1) of mathematics. Mrs. Spooner is a Tift College graduate and com pleted the M.A.T. program of Duke University. Mrs. L. Hall Swain, part-time as- . distant professor of home economics. She taught in the department of home economics at.Broughton High • School. Four other faculty members have been associated with Meredith prior to this year. Miss Nancy CarroU, an . assistant dean of students here for . two years, is an instructor in the departnicnt of history. A graduate of Baylor University, she received . her M.A. from UNC-CH. In the same department, Mrs. Carolyn Mapper is a part-time instructor of - political science. A graduate of \ f Tbe Rev. Charles Parker, ntff coll%e mlnlstfir, assumes duties here. College Minister Views Job As Threefold Opportunity By SHERA JACKSON Lights signal a glowing green for Charles Parker, college minister. Explaining his new position as “real traffic—a two-way proposition of ministering to and being ministered unto,” he indicates the nature of his involvement at Meredith. The Rev. Parker is, as his wife says, “an almost professional student.” Therefore, being on a college campus is the ideal situation for him. Having attended Mars Hill College, received his A.B. degree'from George Washington University, and his B.D. degree from Southeastern Semi nary, he is familiar with the student situation. While in school the Rev. Parker lettered in track and participated in student theatre to become a member of the National College Players Honor Fraternity. As well as continuing his interest in sports and drama, he now enjoys gardening, writing poetry, and “Sunday afternoon paint ing.” A man of such varied interests naturally has progressive plans for Meredith. Concerned with the intra-college relationship, he hopes for a coffeehouse for community dialogue between faculty and students. Out side Meredith, he would like to see a summer workshop scheduled here for ministers of youth to discuss the gap between the college student and his home church. The Meredith Christian Association is one very strong reason he selected this college. “I’m excited about fellowship across 3ie denominational Imes. Meredith combines what I want in a position—^the opportunity to be a pastor, to work with students, and to share in Christianhood.” Understanding, as he says, “the emptiness, real seeking, anxiety, and floating situation” too often connected with the student, the Rev. Parker hopes to aid Meredith girls in sharing experiences and discovering a depth of Christian meaning. “Whatever it takes for the Meredith com munity to be a catalyst with the understanding and mission of Christ in the world” is Charles Parker’s concern, Duke University, she was also a faculty member here from 1964-66. Dr. Sally Horner has returned as assistant professor of chemistry after spending the 1966-67 school year as a research assistant at UNC-CH. She received both her B.S. and Ph.D. degrees there. Returning to the English depart ment is Mrs. Nancy Snow. She did her post-graduate work at North western University and is a part- time instructor here. Miss Catherine M. Whittaker is now serving as an assistant dean of students. Formerly employed in public welfare and social work, she is a graduate of Radford College and Southern Baptist Theological St-ore of Youth and Fashions fiovernment Interns Know inside Story Senior Previews State Work By JOY O’BERRY Ginny Sutton, a senior, was one of twenty-two college students who worked as State Government in terns in Raleigh this summer. Ginny described her experience as a “work- study program” in which she had an "internal” look at government. The aims of the program were to allow the interns to provide tangible ser vice to the state government during the summer months and to interest students in challenges offered by state government so that they may seek careers in politics or be active citizens. When asked what she learned from the program, Ginny replied, "This program has really opened my eyes to actual social problems and the ways in which the political pro cesses affect the problem.” Ginny learned about the program through Meredith’s political science department. Directed by the In stitute of Government, the intern ship program is open to North Caro lina residents who have completed at least three years of college. After a week of orientation, the group met for bi-weekly seminars conducted by such state leaders as Secretary of State Thad Eure and former Governor Terry Sanford. For ten weeks the students were assigned to various goverment agen cies. Ginny’s particular departmental assignment was the Correctional Center for Women, where she did research on the effectiveness of a pre-rclcase program for women of fenders and finished a handbook for all new inmates at the center. When asked about the pre-release program, Ginny stated that its purpose is “to de-institutionalize and re-social- Ize the inmate.” In a study of one particular corrcctional center she Seminary, Miss Kay Cockerhan, a 1967 graduate of Meredith, has been em ployed as an assistant in the office of admissions. P k ^ Virginia Crabtrae’s I? i YOUR STORE nti RIDGEWOOD BEAUTY SHOP 6 STYLISTS 6 OPERATORS ] MANICURIST RIDGEWOOD SHOPPING CENTER 833-4632 Great Nights at Howard Johnson’s! Every Wednesdoy—Fish Fry—"All yog con eat" $1.19 Thursdoy—Chicken Fry $1.49 Friday—Fish Fry—"All you con eat" $1.19 Saturday—Spdghefti-^^'AH you can cat" $1.00 U.S. #l NORTH IF YOU PLAN TO SCORE THIS YEAR STOP IN THE MILL OUTLET WESTERN LANES BUILDING 2516 HILLSBOROUGH ST. ACROSS FROKi NCSU CAMPUS For Quality Clothes at a Savings SLACKS —ALL KINDS 4.25 -8.25 SWEATERS — TURTLE-NECK POOR BOYS V NECK CARDIGAN SLIPOVERS SHELLS HOSE DOTTY GREY . . .3 Pr. $1.25 CANTRECE STRETCH 3 Pr. $1.50 FISH NET STOCKINGS ; . ;1 Pr. .75 MINI SLIPS $3.00 BIKINI PANTIES $1.00 DRESSES - BEAUTIFUL SKIRTS - JUMPERS BAKER ST. SAMPLES “THE LONDON LOOK** found that the use of a pre-release program reduced the number of those released who returned to prison almost fifty per cent. However, her summer activities were not all in the line of work. Edu cational, yet enjoyable, highlights included a visit to the General As sembly, a tour of mental health facilities in Butner, lunch with Gov ernor Moore at the Governor’s Man sion, and talking with him about important state issues. Relating the program’s affect on her, Ginny stated that having ex perienced such an internship and having been associated with penal institutions, she has realized, ^These people are not a different breed; my image of ‘bad’ people on the inside and ‘good’ people on the out side has been erased.” CONCERTS, LECTURES (Continued from page I) of the Duke University faculty. Dr. Shumann will discuss “Censorship and the Schoolboards.” The Meredith concert and lec ture series is planned by a joint com mittee of faculty and students. Co- chairmen for this year arc Dr. Frank Grubbs of the department of his tory and Judy Kornegay, a senior. THOUGHTS (Continued from page 2) ing ourselves to life at Meredith and the goals we have set for ourselves and our community. This is a time for review, re-evaluation, recommit ment, and redcdication. 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