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Newspaper of the Students of Meredith College
Vol. XLII
MEREDITH COLLEGE, RALEIGH, N. C., MAY 10, 1968
No.15
Courses Evaluated: “None a Total Loss’’
Tabulations are nearing com{)le-
tion by the Long Range Planning
Committee on Academic Programs
of a questionnaire concerning course
offerings and preparation, which
was administered to the student
body during the last week of March.
Resource students on the Academic
Programs Committee who helped
prepare and compile the results of
the questionnaire are Lynn Dodge,
Susan Fletcher, and Carrie Framp-
ton.
Compilations of the question
naires indicate that some 120 de
clared majors {juniors and seniors)
and eighty-two proposed majors
(freshmen and sophomores) re
sponded. Of the total of 202
questionnaires returned, twenty-six
indicated plans for transfer. A copy
of the complete results will be given
to each member of the Academic
Programs Committee and the Steer
ing Committee. Also a copy of the
section pertaining to each individual
Pktured od tbe left Is Wallace E. Johnson who will deliver the oaccalaureate
sermon for graduation. Hie commencement ^eech will be given by the Honorable
Buford Ellington, right
170 Students to Graduate
Some 170 candidates in the four
year Bachelor of Arts degree pro
gram and two candidates for the
five year Bachelor of Music degree
f . program will participate in Com
mencement activities during the
I weekend of May 25-26. Wallace E.
'• • Johnson, president of Holiday Inns
of America, Inc. will deliver the
baccalaureate sermon and the com-
■ mencement speech will be given by
Buford Ellington, governor of Ten
nessee.
Weekend activities will begin
May 25 with Alumnae Day and
w^nior Class Day in the afternoon.
A.v’mnae Day activities will com-
mencc with the annual meeting
which will feature a musical pro
gram given by Meredith students
and alumnae.
The Class of 1918 will be cele
brating their Golden Anniversary.
Other classes which are having their
reunions are as follow :1903, 1908,
1913, 1918, 1928, 1933, 1938,
1943, 1948, 1953, 1958, 1963, and
1966.
For the first time this year the
Alumnae Association will present
on Alumnae Day of Commence
ment the Meredith Alumna Award.
This award is to be given in recog
nition and appreciation of an alum
na’s outstanding achievement in
some areas of service to her com
munity and to Meredith. Later
Saturday night there will be a con
cert and reception for seniors and
their parents.
The Baccalaureate address will be
given by Wallace Johnson, Sunday,
May 26, after which a luncheon
will be served in the dining hall
for seniors and their parents. This
is the second year the luncheon has
been part of the ceremony.
To conclude the weekend activi
ties will be the Commencement Ad
dress to be given by the Honorable
Buford Ellington. While in North
Carolina, the Governor will be the
guest of the Honorable Dan K.
Moore.
department will be given to the
appropriate department chairman,
to be shared by the members in
his department.
In response to the question con*
cerning adequate preparation in the
first two years of college work on
upper-level courses, sixty stu
dents indicated adequate prepara
tion, eighteen did not feel well
prepared, and thirteen students said
they were prepared in some courses
but not in all. When questioned
concerning overall course prepara
tions for student teaching, of the
fifty-two responding, twelve gave an
affirmative response indicating ade
quate preparation, twenty-eight did
not feel adequately prepared, and
twelve remained undecided.
Student suggestions for additions
to the curriculum which appeared
several times on the questionnaire
indicate a desire for the following
courses: modern American litera
ture, contemporary English litera
ture, world literature, journalism,
additional psychology offerings, a
course on audio-visual aids, and
North Carolina history course.
When asked if students had any
courses here which they considered
, a waste of time, ninety-one indicated
Rising Freshmen
Receive Awards
Eleven rising freshmen have been
chosen to receive Meredith College
Honor Scholar awards. Their schol
arships carry stipends ranging from
$400 to $4,000.
Selected for outstanding academic
and leadership abilities are Bonnie
Sue Barber, Woodford, Vir^nia;
Linda Karen Griffin, Charlotte;
Elizabeth Grumbine, Elizabeth Ann
Haskins and Glenda Fay Tie,
Raleigh; Molly Levin, Winston-
Salem; Rebecca Hance, Eden;
Gretchen Blair Mayo, Kinston;
Betsy Love Newton, Henderson, and
Sibyl Sumner, Hartsville, South
Carolina.
Nancy Gertrude Barnhill has been
announced as the recipient of the
Meredith Merit Scholarship Award.
Meredith Group to Tour Europe
By NANCY ROUSE
“It seems like a dream,” says a freshman Ann Singletary of her plans
to visit Europe this summer with Miss Nancy Carroll of the Meredith His
tory Department. Other Meredith students who will leave June 19 for a
twenty-two day student tour of the Netheriands, Germany, Switzeriand,
Italy, France, and England, are: senior, Sandra Bradsher; junior, Linda
, Hollingsworth; and freshmen, Barbara Barnes and Hannah Smith. Mere
dith house director, Mrs. Frances E. Thorne, will accompany the group.
“Travel,” says Miss Carroll, “is an education in itself; however, the more
education one has, the more he appreciates what he sees.”
She feels that travel can be in the national interest because it opens
doors to understanding people and cultures other than our own. “People
who travel become world citizens, and are therefore apt to be better citizens
■ of their own countries.”
The basic cost of the trip, $649, includes transportation, hotels, sight
seeing expenses, and most meals. “Travel is no longer a luxury for the
. wealthy,” Miss Carroll insists, “but is quite within the grasp of the
average American citizen.” She emphasizes that opportunities will always
be available for those who, with Bobbie Barnes, want a “chance to get a
_ whole new world.”
FALL SEMESTER CALENDAR
Sept. 11 Wednesday. Registration
Sept. 12 Thursday-Monday. Orien
tation program for all new stu
dents
Sept. 14 Saturday. Registration of
freshmen and transfer students
Sept, 16. Monday. Registration of
returning students
Sept. 17 Tuesday. Beginning of
classes 8:25 a.m.
Sept. 27 Friday. Last day for
class-sciiedule clianges
that they had, fifteen had none,
and three remained undecided. A
few courses most often mentioned
as waste of time courses were Health
Education, Speech, and Educational
Psychology. Reasons given for citing
Health Education as a waste of
time included the following: “repe
tition of biology and sociology
material,” “already familiar with
material,” “material read directiy
from the book,” “poor book —
four weeks would be adequate to
cover information,” and “need for
more sex education.”
Speech was termed “only a pain
course” by one student, while other
reasons for considering the course
a waste of time were: “too much
work for one hour of credit,”
“learned nothing . . . but we need
a few less demanding courses,”
“not instructional.”
“Course content not geared to
the classroom” was the most fre
quent response given by those who
considered Educational Psychology
to be a waste of time. A second
criticism was that the course in
cluded “no relevant issues or new
ideas.” One student indicated that
of courses taken “none had been
a total loss.”
Helpful information has also been
obtained concerning courses taken
in major fields that have been best
in general content as well as in
courses taken in the major field
that have been most beneficial
preparation for future work. Exact
calculations will be available in the
near future.
Awards Day Honors Students
AAUP Studies
Faculty Role
Should the faculty committee on
student government be abolished?
At the April 29 meeting of the
American Association of University
Professors the Meredith faculty had,
as Mr. Robert Fracker states, “a
heated discussion” when asked to
make the motion for abolishment
unanimous.
Since there was not a quorum
present at the April meeting, the
issue is going to be debated at the
Monday, May 13, 7:30 p.m. AAUP
meeting in 103 Joyner. All faculty
members are urged to attend.
On Awards Day, May 7, Sandra
Vernon was recognized for her
Astrotekton spirit by receiving the
society award. The Philaretian
Society presented three literary
awards to Ellen Warren, Peggy Tim
merman, and Ginger Hughey.
Rebecca Kiser and Vickie Tart
shared honors in the independent
reading award. Pam Osborne, Ann
Ripple, and Abagail Warren re
ceived an honorable mention.
Peggy Timmerman was gjven the
Elizabeth Avery Colton award and
Ellen Warren received the Ruth /\nn
Hubbell Award. The Agnes Cooper
Memorial Award went to Charlotte
Schaible. A two hundred dollar
scholarship from the Ida Poteat
Fund went to Cathy Walston. Emily
Dellinger earned the Alice B. Keith
award.
The patronesses of Sigma Alpha
Iota awarded Anita Burt for being
the junior music major with the
highest scholarship rank in music
courses. Vivian Risley was recog
nized for her service with the SAI
Foundation Award. Beth Porter,
with the highest overall grade aver-
Julia Harris Estate
Endows Meredith
For Scholarships
A $10,000 scholarship fund for
Meredith has been made possible
by a bequest from a former English
department chairman, Dr. Julia
Hamlet Harris. Another $10,000
will be used to continue the Perry-
Harris Scholarship, given each year
in memory of Dr. Harris’s mother.
The new fund will be used for
the first time in the 1968-1969
school year for a student who has
completed at least one year of study
in the upper fifth of her class.
Preference will be given to an
English major.
The $20,000 bequest is part of
the $130,000 left to Meredith from
the estate of Dr. Harris. The re
mainder of the money will be used
in the college’s five year develop
ment program until the program is
completed. The college will then
increase the Harris fund to the
original remainder.
Dr. Harris was a Raleigh native
and the only woman in her 65 mem
ber University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill graduating class.
After further study at Yale and
Cornell Universities, Dr. Harris
headed the Meredith English de
partment from 1922-1952.
age, gained the SAI Honor Certifi
cate.
Winning the best all around
athlete award was Becky Kiser. The
horsemanship trophy went to Peggy
Timmerman.
The members of Who’s Who
Among Students are: Lynn Dodge,
Hope Glover, Alma Jo Hall, Jane
Leonard Carolyn McGrady, Shaa
Pruitt, Beth Smith, Brenda Smith
Woodcock, Susan Chapman, Jean-
nie Sams, Teenie Sink, Brenda
Carole Jones, and Lynn O’Dell
Washington.
Tapped into the Silver Shield
were Carrie Frampton, Carol Price,
Jan Joyner, Donna Hanson, and
Alice Smith.
Hall ts Ambassador
Alma Jo Hall, president of the
day students this year, has been
selected as Raleigh’s 1968 Com
munity Ambassador. She will spend
seven weeks in Taiwan this sum
mer. She will leave in middle or
late June after a two-week language
course in California.
The first month of her stay in
Taiwan will be with a local family.
The remaining three weeks she and
a member of her host family will
journey around the country.
The Raleigh Community Ambas
sador Project is part of the Ex
periment in International Living.
May Day Features
Court Entertainment
In spite of rain, the May Court
was royally entertained at the May
fourth celebration. Sheryl Deal and
Tcnnie Sink reigned as queen and
maid of honor and watched as the
modern dance classes performed.
Also in the court were Sandra:
Hamill, Page Vaden, Peggy Wil
liams, Brenda Parks, Shirley Scar
brough, and Janice Holleman.