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Jesse Helms
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THE TWIG
Newspaper of the Students of Meredith College
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Raleigh, North Carolina
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Vol. XLII
MEREDITH COLLEGE. RALEIGH, N. C.. FEBRUARY 22,1968
No. 9
Founders* Day To Mark 77th Anniversary
Meredith to View Past, Plan for Future
Meredith tnistecs wlH discuss the f]ve*millioD‘dollar development program during their niecttDg on February 21. The pro*
gram will include (be construction of two dormitories, the Carlyle Campbell library, a college center, and a physical edu
cation building, showD in the above prospectus.
Broadcasting Executive Speaks Here on Censorship
Helms' Views Stir Interest, Reaction
By CATHEY RODGERS
Jessie Helms, executive vice-
president of Capitol Broadcasting
Company, operators of WRAL
television and radio, spoke on cen
sorship of the news media in a
democratic society on February 13.
This was the third lecture in the
Concert and Lecture Series.
“Much of what is called censor
ship in this world, Isn’t,” began Mr.
College Production
Of "Royal Gambit"
Planned for March
“Royal Gambit” by Herman
Gressiepen was chosen by a group
of Meredith students to be the
spring dramatic production, March
29-30. This play is the story of King
Henry VHI of England and his six
wives.
Though this in itself makes an
interesting story, the main theme of
the drama is much more universal
than just the story of one man’s
amours. All the characters are
aware of world events up to the
present time. Henry represents the
spirit of modern man, yearning for
knowledge and freedom. Katarina,
his first wife, represents the old
order where the workings of the
universe are viewed entirely by
faith.
Tryouts for the play have been
held. The cast includes the follow
ing: Jane Brookshire as Jane
Seymour, Rachael Blanton as Anne
Boleyn, Ann McCarty as Anna of
Cleves, Camilla George as Kathryn
Howard, Carole Evans as Kate
Parr, and Bet Garrett as Katharina
of Aragon.
If a student would like to partici
pate in the production, she should
see Mrs. Robert M. Phillips, direc
tor of dramatic activities, in 202
Jones. For those who arc interested
in assisting the production of this
play, there will be ample oppor
tunity in the areas of lighting, props,
scenery, costumes, sound, make-up,
and publicity.
Helms. “The public does not al
ways have tlie right to know every
thing.” He citcd items of national
defense, court proceedings, and
secret executive sessions as in
stances in which premature report
ing could have an adverse effect
on the public or on individuals.
Senator Joseph McCarthy, Helms
claimed, was ruined by the press,
while the charges McCarthy was
indicted for making were later
proved true. According to Helms,
some censorship is necessary in
such instances.
Another type of censorship
is “voluntary” censorship. Helms
pointed out. Many radio stations
and newspapers are “lazy, fearful,
and indifferent.” Helms feels that
the facts the public needs are avail
able. That they are not made public
is the fault of the news media.
Helms failed to clarify a double
standard attitude he seems to hold
toward trusting the federal govern
ment. The government should not
be questioned when It imposes cen
sorship; however, Helms revealed a
corresponding lack of trust toward
government spending and interven
tion. Evidently Helms’ trust is less
implicit in matters involving money
Meredith Chorus Will Sing
In Friends of College Series
The Meredith College Chorus
will participate in the 1968-69
Friends of the College Series. In
addition to the usual seven pro
grams which are included, an
eighth bonus concert will enable
new American artists to perform
with a collegiate chorus and or
chestra. A grant by the National
Endowment for the Arts has made
this bonus program possible.
Scheduled for November 8 at
Reynolds Coliseum on the North
Carolina State University campus,
the concert will be built on the
choral work by Gian Carlo Menot-
ti, “The Death of the Bishop of
Brindisi.” This dramatic work is
concerned with the bishop’s recol
lections of the Children’s Crusade.
Also taking part will be Simon
Estes, bass barotone, who has sung
with the Hamburg and San Fran
cisco Operas. He is a winner of
both the Munich and Tchaikovsky
Vocal Competitions. Another young
artist. Jay Davidson, will also be a
feature of the program. Miss
Davidson, a mezzo-soprano, has
sung for two seasons with the Met
ropolitan Opera.
Several other performances in
cluded in next year’s series are
The American Ballet Theater,
Arthur Fiedler in a Pops Concert,
and Orchestra de Paris.
The seventy-seventh anniversary
of the signing of the Meredith
College Charter will be celebrated
in a Founders’ Day ceremony on
Tuesday, February 27.
The anniversary activities will
begin with a 11:00 a.m. convoca
tion in which Mr. Shearon Harris,
president of the Carolina Power
and Light Company and chairman
of the Board of Associates, will
speak on the topic, “To Sway the
Minds of Men.” After remarks of
welcome by President E. Bruce
Heilman, Dean L. A. Peacock will
present a tribute to deceased faculty
and alumnae. The Meredith Col
lege chorus, under the direction of
Mrs. Jane W. Sullivan, will sing the
anthem. Charlotte Schalble and
Camille Mendenhall will be soloists.
The Board of Trustees will also
meet on Tuesday. The agenda in
cludes the launching of the five-
million - dollar development pro
gram. The trustees will have a
dinner meeting on Monday, Febru
ary 21.
The idea of Founders’ Day was
originally conceived in 1908 by
Wade R. Brown, then chairman
of the music department. The first
such celebration, held the following
year, was marked by an address on
the history of the college by Presi
dent Richard Tilman Vann and one
on the future of the college by
Oliver Larkin Stringfield. The
main speaker, however, was Henry
Louis Smith, president of the Uni
versity of Virginia, who spoke on
“Higher Education as a Field for
Christian Philanthropy.” At this oc
casion the tradition of an essay
contest between societies was be
gun.
The Founders’ Day of 1949
marked the fiftieth anniversary of
the college and also the dedication
of the Jones Auditorium. H. P.
Taylor, lieutenant governor of
North Carolina and also chairman
of the Board of Trustees, presided
at the dedication service, and Ralph
McGill, editor of the Atlanta
Consfitution, was the main speaker.
In 1966 the Meredith communi
ty celebrated the seventy-fifth an
niversary with addresses by former
governor Luther H. Hodges and
Dr. Lois Edinger, Meredith alum
na and member of the education
department of the University of
North Carolina at Greensboro.
and spending than towards what
would seem a more important topic,
personal freedoms.
Helms described the activities of
his own television station, WRAL.
He expressed irritation at the fre
quent investigations of his station
by the Federal Communications
Commission in comparison to the
relatively few received by those
stations that “agree with Washing
ton.”
Though implying throughout his
talk that he would welcome ques
tions following his conclusion, Mr.
Helms was evasive when asked his
opinions on such a topic as the
John Birch Society. He expressed
some anxiety to comment on the
Speaker Ban Law. He revealed that
he strongly felt the Jaw should be
upheld since the forum would be
public and the people’s representa
tives had the right to refuse its use
to anyone.
A unique speaker in this series.
Helms stands out as looking to a
rosy past when the world was less
complicated and threats to freedom
were clear-cut. Today threats are
characterized by subtly, and infiltra
tion and require not subjective lam
basting but objective vigilance.
Students File for Offices
In New Elections System
The new elections system, which is a filing system, was voted on and
approved by the student body February 13. It went into effect February 14
when students first began filing for offices for the first slate.
Under the old system, a Nominating Committee, with the suggestions
from straw ballots, was responsible for nominating the candidates for
offices. Under the new filing system, the individual is given the responsi
bility of either filing herself for an office in which she is interested and
for which she feels she can meet the qualifications, or of encouraging
another student whom she thinks is qualified for a particular office, to file.
Students completed their filing for the first slate by 10:00 a.m. Tuesday,
February 20, after which they were presented on that same day in
chapcl. If three or more candidates file for any one office, a primary
will be held Thursday, February 22, in order to narrow the number of
candidates to two in the general election to be held February 29.
All elections will be by plurality vote; that is, the girl with the highest
number of votes cast will win. Filing for the second slate will follow
the same procedure as filing for the first slate, and will begin on Friday,
March 1. The deadline will be Thursday, March 7, at 10:00 a.m. Again
the candidates will be presented in chapel on that same day, and if
needed, a primary will be held the next Tuesday, March 12. The final
general election will be held Thursday, March 14.
Carol Price, one of the first students to take advaataBe of the new elections system,
files for student government president.