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Newspaper of the Students of Meredith College
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Vol. XLIII
MEREDITH COLLEGE, RALEIGH, N. C. SEPTEMBER 26, 1968
No. 1
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Twig Reports Fraudulence
British Visitor To Speak
Mr. Ivor Richard, M. P. andjpr-
mer Labour Member of Parliameir.:,
is to be a guest speaker on the
Meredith campus on October 4,
1968. His visit, in connection with
the fall Concert and Lectures Pro
gram, will mark his second ap
pearance on die Meredith campus
in two years. Mr. Richard’s first
visit was at the invitation of the
International Relations Club.
Currently serving as the Parlia
mentary Private Secretary to the
Secretary of State for Defence since
1966, Mr. Richards has had a his
tory of political involvement. A
member of the Brltish-American
and Franco-British Parliamentary
Groups, Mr. Richard has a keen
interest in European affairs.
Workshop Revises Exam Schedule
Faculty Sets Aims
A Meredith Faculty Workshop,
the first of its kind, was held Satur
day, September 7 and Monday and
Tuesday, September 9-10, 1968, in
the Baptist State Convention Build
ing in downtown Raleigh. Dr. Roger
Crook, chairman, Department of
Religion and head of the steering
committee for long range planning
at Meredith, and Dr. Gloria H.
Blanton, coordinator of long range
planning, were co-chairmen of ar
rangements for the faculty work
shop. The three-day workshop,
scheduled as a prelude to the begin
ning of the 1968-69 school term,
was a result of a recommendation by
the steering committee of the need
for all departments to discuss re
ports submitted by the seven long
range committees on philosophy and
objectives, faculty concerns, aca
demic programs, interinstitutional
cooperation, the college calendar,
instructional processes, student per
sonnel and activities, admissions and
retention, and continuing education
and community services.
Dr. Robert Rankin, vice presi
dent of the Danforth Foundation,
provided the kick-off address at the
opening session, after an introduc
tion by President E. Bruce Heil
man. Dean of Students and associ
ate professor of psychology, Wake
Forest University, Dr. Thomas El
more, spoke to the group on Tues
day.
Dr. Crook, who presided over
the workshop, open to trustees and
student representatives on the long
range committees in addition to the
faculty, said the workshop provided
an opportunity to discuss plans for
the development of the college not
always provided by regular faculty
meetings. Topics discussed ranged
from academic freedom to new uses
of audiovisual materials and ex
panding community services. Straw
ballots were taken on attendance
regulations, a minimester calendar
plan, and a revised exam schedule
which resulted in the passage of a
new nine-day exam schedule. The
new exam schedule will have a
Reading Day half-way through and
including a Sunday, three exami
nation periods a day, and single
scheduling for the multi-section
courses.
Investigation by the Post Office
Department reveals that a former
Twig advertiser is involved in a
use of the mails in an attempt to
defraud.
A letter from J. J. Sullivan, postal
inspector, discloses that the Inter
national Center for Academic Re
search Company which tried to get
students to pay for courses “guar
anteed to improve scholastic stand
ing” has victimized students in more
than 200 colleges in which the ad
vertisement was published.
Mr. Sullivan requests if any
Meredith student subscribed to the
service that she mail information,
such as a canceled check or money
order stub, to aid in identifying and
locating the person responsible for
Teachers Publish
Books, Articles
Dr. Frank L. Grubbs, Jr., associ
ate professor of American history,
is the author of the book The Sirug-
gle for Labor Loyalty: Gompers,
the A. F. of L., and the Paciiists,
1917-1920, published this summer
by the Duke University Press in
Durham. The Struggle for Labor
Loyalty, a 172-page work is a de
tailed study of the A. F. of L.’s
loyalty program during W.W.I.,
an area heretofore neglected in gen
eral histories of pacifism and labor.
Dr. Thomas C. Parramore, pro
fessor of European history, has pub
lished an article in the July-August,
1968 issue of the Bulletin of the
History of Medicine, entitled “The
Saga of the Bear and the Evil
Genius.”
Associate professor of the En
glish department, lone Kemp
Knight’s edition of Wimbledon's
Sermon; Redde Rationem Villica-
tionis Tue: A Middle English Ser
mon of the Fourteenth Century by
R. Wimbleton was reviewed in the
June, 1968 issue of the periodical.
Choice. The review termed Dr.
Knight’s book “an excellent critical
edition of this popular sermon.”
the fraud. If there was any cor
respondence with ICAR, the let
ters and envelopes should be ini
tiated and dated by the student be
fore forwarding. A complete list of
the victims will also help determine
the scope and success of the op
eration, states Mr. Sullivan.
Any information for this investi
gation should be addressed to Mr.
J. J. Sullivan, Postal Inspector, Bos
ton, Mass. 02107
Admissions Office Adopts
Advanced Placement Policies
For the first time at Meredith a
program of advanced placement
and academic credit toward a de
gree has been adopted.
Advanced Placement Credit to
ward the degree will be granted to
a student who receives a grade of
four or five on the placement test
given on the College Entrance Ex
amination, and who passes the
Meredith departmental examination
in the same field. All departments
offer this examination. Requests for
consideration for such credit should
be made to the Dean and the de
partments concerned before enter
ing the freshman year.
One reason given by the Admis
sions Committee to the College
Council for adopting this plan is
STUDENTS ORGANIZE
JOURNALISM CLASS
Student demand for a journalism
course has resulted in a twelve week
night class to be taught by Mrs.
Dannye Romine, former writer for
the Durham Sun.
The non-credit course is offered
not only to English majors, but to
any student interested in journalis
tic techniques and writing. Students
wbrking on the Twig, Oak
Leaves, and Acorn m\l especially
benefit from this course. Emphasis
will be placed on both the technical
aspects of layout and editing and
on writing styles for features, news
reporting, and editorials. Instruc
tion will also be given to those in
terested in publishing personal
manuscripts.
the recognition that secondary
schools now offer some college-level
courses and Meredith needs toj)ro-
vide the means for academically
advanced students to receive credit
for their work and progress to more
difficult subjects.
Another reason is that in the total
educational process the line be
tween the twelfth grade and the
freshman year in college is artifi
cial. The committee also states that
for Meredith to compete for more
of the best students in the secon
dary schools, college credit for high
achievement in advanced place
ment courses needs to be given.
QUESTIONNAIRE WILL
REVEAL ATTITUDES
Juniors and seniors will have the
opportunity to describe Meredith
as an institution and student body
by taking the Questionnaire on Stu
dent and College Characteristics
September 27. Results of the ques
tioning will be available to student
leaders and faculty members.
The questionnaire contains two
basic types of items: perceptual and
self-report. Various aspects of the
curriculum and life of the academic
community will be asked in parts
I and II. Student involvement with
activities will be reported on the
third section and student self-reports
on social and geographic back
ground, educational and vocational
orientations, and college experi
ences will comprise part IV. The
last section deals with student com
ments and additional descriptions of
the college.
Building Plans Make Strides
Eleven Freshmen
Named Recipients
Of Scholarships
In this year’s freshman class there
are eleven honor scholars. Nancy
Gertrude Barnhill is a National
Merit Scholar.
The ten other girls, who have
received Meredith College Honor
Scholar awards for their outstand
ing academic and leadership abil
ities, are Bonnie Sue Barber, Wood
ford, Virginia; Linda Karen Griffin,
Charlotte; Elizabeth Grumbine,
Elizabeth Ann Haskins, and Glenda
Fay Tie, Raleigh; Molly Levin,
Winston-Salem; Rebecca Hance,
Eden; Gretchen Blair Mayo, Kin
ston; Betsy Love Newton, Hender
son; and Sibyl Sumner, Hartsville,
South Carolina.
The five year, five million dollar
Meredith College Advancement
Program is showing material prog
ress. The Carlyle Campbell Li
brary, expected to be operational
by Thanksgiving, will be air con
ditioned for comfort, well lighted
for studying, and carpeted for ac-
coustical, aesthetic, and economical
reasons. The new building will pro
vide a visual aids area, a projec
tion area, a multipurpose room,
adequate storage space, offices, and
a lounge, as well as additional study
tables and carrels. The estimated
cost of the library is $900,000.
Two new residence halls, each
with accommodations for 144 girls
will provide housing facilities for
1,000 resident students. The in
crease in student enrollment is ex
pected to keep tuition and fees to
a minimum. The two new dormi
tories will also alleviate the crowded
conditions which have sixteen stu
dents living in the infirmary and are
forcing some potential Meredith stu
dent to be rejected because there is
no room for tiiem.
Construction of the Weather-
spoon Physical Education Building
Seen at right Is an artist’s sketch of one
of the two new residence halls presently
under construction on Meredith’s campus.
is to begin within the next 60 days.
This $800,000 structure will replace
the frame gymnasium built for
“temporary” use in 1926. It will
provide an indoor swimming pool,
basketball court, locker rooms, a
dance studio, a classroom, and fac
ulty offices.
Construction dates for the new
College Center and the second
dormitory have not yet been de
cided. Renovations are now being
made in existing dormitories and in
such underground facilities as the
water and electrical systems.
Many friends of Meredith Col
lege have been working throughout
the summer to finance the Advance
ment Program. The Board of Trust
ees, consisting of 31 members, has
made a commitment for $500,000.
A faculty, staff, and administration
campaign pledged in excess of $51,-
000. Alumnae in the Raleigh area
alone have pledged almost $36,-
000. A Raleigh area campaign di
rected by Mr. Shearon Harris and
Mr. Victor Bell has received gifts
and pledges amounting to $1,238,-
188.75.