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Newspaper of the Students of Meredith College
Vol. XLIII
MEREDITH COLLEGE, RALEIGH, N. C, NOVEMBER 7,1968
No. 4
Dr. Cooper to Lecture
'Hoop Skirts to Mini
English Department Gains Member
November 12 at 8 p.m. Dr. Harry
E. Cooper, head of the Meredith
music department, will give the Dis
tinguished Faculty Lecture.
Dr. Cooper will lecture on the
changing styles of music. He will
discuss music from the baroque
period, the days of the hoopskirts,
to the modern times, the era of the
miniskirts. Included will be the
styles of the baroque, classical, ro
mantic, impressionistic and modern
schools of music. Each stjle will
be illustrated with tapes made on
campus by Meredith students. Re
cordings were made by Beth Porter,
Virginia Henderson and Nan Nance,
piano; Rebecca Hinson and Fair
Merriman, organ; and Anita Burt,
soprano.
This lecture will commemorate
Dr. Cooper’s last year as head of
the music department. Dr. Cooper
has been a distinguished member of
the Meredith faculty since 1937.
Dr. Cooper has planned this lec
ture for the entire student body.
Dr. Harry Cooper
He will speak on a level that every
one, not just music majors, can
understand. The lecture, in Jones
Auditorium, will be open to all stu
dents and other interested persons.
Student-Trustee Gap Bridged
The Meredith Board of Trustees
has created a new Committee on
Student Affairs.
When informed of the committee,
Carol Price, chairman of the Legis
lative Board, commented; “The Stu
dent Affairs Committee will be an
excellent way for us to work to
gether.”
“When there are so many chan
nels for legislation to go through.”
she continued, “there is always the
chance of misconstruing ideas, but
this will simplify the process and
make a more direct contact between
the trustees and students. This
committee should increase under
standing between our two groups,
particularly with the two most con
troversial policies — the apartment
and drinking rules.”
Members of the trustees who will
serve on the commitee are Chairman
Douglas Aldrich, Bunah L. Clark,
Eleanor L. Davis, J. R. Noffsinger,
E. T. Rollins and administrative
representatives. Dean Louise Flem
ing and Miss Mary Bland Josey.
Whether remembered for friendli
ness, dependability, zaniness or all
three, fourteen girls have been
elected by their classmates as “Out
standing Seniors.”
Jackie Boone, Bet Garrett, Mari
anne Johnson, Becky Kiser, Betty
McNeill, Mary Watson Nooe, Judy
Park, Joyce Robertson, Sandra Ver
non, Barbara Wall, Annelise Ware,
Louise Watson, Sue Wood, and
PeacockAssumesNewRole
By EMMA RUTH BARTHOLOMEW
Quite a familiar face on campus will assume a role new to many students next year. Dean Leishman A.
Pcacock will become professor of English next fall, following his resignation as dean.
Teaching English Is not a new experience for Dean Pcacock, who came to Meredith as a dean in 1948
and taught American literature from 1951-61. Before coming to Meredith, Dr. Peacock (aught at Penn. State,
Colgate University, and was chairman of the English department at Ottawa University, Kansas. He was also
Dean at Ottawa in 1946-47 and at Kalamazoo College in 1947-48.
Concerning his change of posi
tion, Dean Peacock stated, “Some
years ago I made the choice to go
into administration. I have been
happy in this post and now feel it
is an opportune time to return to
the classroom after 23 years as dean
and 21 at Meredith. It not only
seems an opportune time from the
point of view of administrative re
sponsibilities, but also as a result
of an opening in the English depart
ment.”
At this time, Dean Peacock does
not know what English courses he
will teach next fall. He stated, how
ever, that he would probably have
one section of freshman English.
How will it feel to be the only
male member of the English depart
ment? Dean Peacock replied with
a chuckle, “I have been sharing re
freshments at the English meetings
with them and now I can do it
legitimately.”
Dean Peacock concluded by say
ing, “My decision does not lessen
my regard for administrative re
sponsibilities. I am looking forward
to my fuller acquaintance with the
students and working with them in
a different capacity.”
Dr. Heilman expressed regret at
losing the services of Dr. Peacock
as Dean, but said, “We will look
ahead to the continuing value of the
relationship of Dr. and Mrs. Pea
cock in their adjusted but no less
important role as we look with ap
preciation at their great contribution
to Meredith.”
Trust Announces Grant
$15,000 Gift Given
Trustees of the Charles E. Mer
rill Trust have announced a gift of
$15,000 for Meredith College. The
funds are stipulated for use for
scholarships.
Announcement of the $15,000
grant was made by Charles E. Mer
rill Jr., chairman of the Merrill
Trust of Ithaca, N. Y. Other trus
tees participating in the grant were
Charles W. Cole, Donald T. Regan
and Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Maga-
wan.
Meredith’s gift was presented to
President Bruce Heilman by Shearon
Harris, chairman of the Meredilh
Board of Associates.
Ginger Anderson
Named Recipient
Of History Award
Ginger Anderson was presented
the annual Junior History Award
by Sarah Lemmon, head of the his
tory department, at a history social
in Joyner parlor Oct. 31. This
award is given annually to the junior
history major with the best overall
average entering her junior year.
Ginger was given a subscription to
Foreign Affairs magazine.
Six history majors were also se
lected by their fellow majors to
form a committee to examine pres
ent history course offerings. The
six, Cindy Griffith, Emily Dellinger,
Karen Watson, Reta Williams,
Paula Main, and Marilyn Childress
will prepare a report of their sug
gestions to be given to Dr. Lemmon
in three weeks.
Dean L. A. Peacock, who recently an
nounced his decision to change academic
roies, peruses a book in his office.
The next issue of the TWIG will
be published November 21. All
letters and other contributions
should be in the TWIG room on
first Brewer by November K.
In an effort to improve the
“Twig,” an evaluation chart is
currently being created which will
appear in the next edition of the
paper. The evaluation will include
areas of improvement and provide
for reader suggestions.
Election Hour Reflections
By KAY C. KENNEMUR
Richard M. Nixon, as of 6:00
a.m., November 6, 1968 was lead
ing what newsmen have said to be
the closest presidential race in the
history of our country.
Chorus Sings Tomorrow
With State College Choir
From left to right, first row: Betty McNeill, Marianne Johnson, Judy Wright, Becky
Kiser; second row, Sandra Vernon, Bel Garrett, Joyce Robertson, Jackie Boone;
third row, Louise Watson, Barbara Wall, Annelise Ware, and Judy Park. Not pic>
tured are Sue Wood and Mary Watson Nooe.
Outstanding Seniors
Selected by Classmates
Judy Wright are the seniors chosen.
The 1968 Oak Leaves explains
“the exceptional senior”: “Whether
behind the scenes, or commanding
her post, her enthusiasm and dedi
cation remain inexhaustible. She
will be remembered years from now
■as the exceptional personality who
has helped to make our class
unique ... a winning smile ... a
true individual.
“We started practicing last se
mester. Part of our concert last
spring included sections of “The
Death of the Bishop of Brindisi”
and now we’ll do the entire work
tomorrow night with the North
Carolina State Men’s Glee Club,
explained Linda Graham.
Linda, president of the Meredith
Chorus this year, was commenting
on the performance that the chorus
will give for the bonus concert of
the Friends of the College Concert
Series Friday night at 8 p.m. in
Reynolds Coliseum.
The North Carolina Symphony, in
only its second year of operation,
will accompany the group. Beth
Porter, a fifth year music major, is
to accompany on the piano.
Two guest soloists from New York
will join the choruses. Jay Davidson,
a mezzo-soprano, and Simon Estes,
bass-baritone, will be featured.
The Meredith Chorus has divided
into two groups for the concert.
Part of the group will sing in the
children’s chorus and the rest will
sing as townspeople with the boys
in the State chorus.
“The Death of the Bishop of
Brindisi” is the story of the chil
dren’s crusade. The bishop obtained
the ships for the crusade in which all
the children pilgrims were lost.
“The work is very dramatic,”
Linda emphasized. “Actually, it is
a drama, although we are not per
forming it as such. We are all ex
cited about our Interpretation.”
Lemmon, Parramore
Speak Before NCHS
Dr. Sarah Lemmon and Dr.
Thomas Parramore of the history
department delivered speeches to
the North Carolina Historical So
ciety, held in Boone on Oct. 11.
Dr. Lemmon, president of the asso
ciation, gave the key speech entitled
“The Family Life of Charles Petti
grew,” and Dr. Parramore spoke on
“Endemic Syphillis and Our Patriot
Forefathers.”
Nixon, who carried North Caro
lina, was leading Mr. Humphrey
26,312,438 to 26,000,060, and was
said to have won the New Jersey
vote, giving him a total of 195 elec
toral votes at 6:30 a.m. November
6, 1968. The complete returns from
California, Illinois, and Ohio were
not available at the writing of this
article, but Nixon was favored in all
three. Wisconsin would put him even
closer to the 270 electoral votes
needed to win the presidency.
One of the real interesting points
of this '68 election has been the
popular vote given to George Wal
lace. He is said to have taken the
highest number of votes of any third
party candidates ever. He definitely
had taken Alabama, Louisiana,
Georgia, and Mississippi when we
went to press, giving him 39, elec
toral votes.
Pat Osborne, a Humphrey voter,
commented on the Wednesday
morning trend, “At this point I’d
just as soon Nixon win than no
body. I’d rather something be con
cluded than have this indecisive
ness.”
Judy Campbell, a Nixon sup
porter, expressed optimism for the
outcome of the election and said,
“The 1960 Nixon-Kennedy election
was an upset and, in my opinion,
the ’68 election could go the same
way, although Nixon does have the
lead in electoral votes. I think in the
final tally, if the crucial Illinois vote
goes to Nixon, we will have a Re
publican victory.”