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THE TWIG Meredith College Library Raleigh, North Carolina Newspaper oj the Students of Meredith College Vol. XLIV MEREDITH COLLEGE, RALEIGH, N. C., JANUARY 15, 1970 No. 7 Meredith Skating Rink—Now Open After four days of near-zcro weather, Raleigh area kids and Meredith students found a new treat—the lal(e was completeiy frozen! Girls, kids, State students und dogs alike all slipped and slid on the town’s newest skating rink until the Raleigh Fire Department declared it unsafe for skating. ★ ★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★ Religious Emphasis Week Will Feature Grady Nutt “Synergism” will be the word around Meredith February 9-13. Members of the Meredith com munity are encouraged to participate in Synergism '70, this year’s Religi ous Emphasis Week theme, by chairman Mary Stuart Parker. Speaking during the three chapel periods, entertaining at the supper club and participating in discussion groups during the week will be Grady Nutt, well-known speaker. Nutt charmed the Meredith campus in an appearance last year. Since then he has resigned as director of admissions at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Ken., to become a full-time lecturer and entertainer. The evening activities during Synergism ’70 include the produc tion of Edward Albee’s The Ameri can Dream by the NCSU University Players; an evening of entertain ment, discussion and encounter, conducted by Jeff Moe and eight boys from State, Carolina and Duke; the showing of a multi-media pro duction written and conducted by Meredith and NCSU students; and a lecture by Don Huisingh of the de partment of plant pathology at NCSU on “Science and Religion in Man’s Future — Are They Com patible?” The coffeehouse wilt be open af- Dean Explains Closing Rules Students who have been puzzled by the mysteries of the closing pro cedure at Meredith can breathe a sigh of relief. Dr. Marie Mason, Dean of Students, announced that there will be changes made, which, it is hoped, will facilitate sign-in-time for students and staff members alike. The dormitory president or vice- presidents will check the S. P. slips and dormitory cards at closing time. Each dormitory will report by phone to the Assistant Dean on duty fifteen minutes after closing time. If a stu dent is less than fifteen minutes late, the student on duty will open the door. If the student is over fifteen minutes late, she will ask the (Continued on page 4) Meredith Hosts Italian Opera In Concerts, Lecture Series ter chapel Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and 2 to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Each night at 10 p.m. dorm discussions will be conducted by resource persons from the community. Participating will be Walter Baermann, President of Baermann Associates, Inc.; Tom Dunn, chaplain, Central Prison; Jim Mallory, assistant minister, First Baptist Church; Charles Parker, Meredith College Minister; Ben Romine, program associate in edu cation for the Regional Education Laboratory for the Carolinas and Virginia; and Mel Williams, assis tant minister, Pullen Memorial Bap tist Church. Says Mary Stuart, “Now is the time to prepare yourself for Syn ergism ’70. Get a bibliography and read several books pertinent to the theme. Make it your business to find what ‘synergism’ means.” Reynolds Foundation Gives $100,000 Gift President E. Bruce Heilman has announced the receipt of two major gifts to the Meredith College Ad vancement Program. The Smith Reynolds Foundation in Winston-Salem has notified the college that a grant in the amount of $100,000 has been awarded Mere dith for improvements in faculty benefits and for financial aid to stu dents. Meredith’s application to the foundation for a financial aid grant was a result of recent increases in tuition and fees at the college. Di rector of admissions Mary Bland Josey said, “With Meredith’s strong program of student aid, it is less difficult financially for a girl to at tend Meredith now than it was sev eral years ago when the tuition was much less,” A request to the foundation for faculty benefit monies was an effort on the part of the college to retain its present faculty and to attract other qualified teaching staff as needed. Pres. Heilman indicated that the funds will be used substantially in 1970-71, John Kanipe, Jr., director of de- (Continiied on page 4) THE ITALIAN GIRL IN AN- GIERS, Rossini’s delightful comic opera, will bring all the color and excitement of the Arabian Nights to Jones Auditorium at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, February 4, when the National Opera Company brings its touring troupe of young profes sional singers to Meredith. The appearance is sponsored by the concerts and lectures commit tee. David H. Witherspoon, General Manager of the National Opera Company, will address the chapel audience in convocation in the mor ning on “Opera.” Rossini’s wonderful melodies and the opera’s hilarious situations have kept the ITALIAN GIRL alive for more than a hundred and fifty years. The new English version of the work was made by Ruth and Thomas Martin, two of the finest translators now active. The colorful characters of the story — a Turkish Bey, Algerian pirates, women of the Harem, and assorted Italians — will be portrayed by singers selected from all over the United States and from as far away as Salzburg, Aus tria. The plot concerns a wicked Bey of Algiers, a tyrant known far and wide as "the tamer of women’s ar rogance,” and his downfall at the hand of a high spirited Italian girl. The Bey has grown tired of his wife, Elvira, and decides to marry her to an Italian slave, Lindoro. He then sends his pirate captain, Ali, to find him one of those Italian women he’s been hearing about. Ali captures the fair Isabella, who has been searching for her lost lover Lindoro, and Tad- Council Passes Calendar Changes The academic council has taken final action in passing a motion by the Interinstitutional Committee to adopt calendar changes which will mean that Meredith will complete exams before Christmas during the 1970-71 school year. Some have expressed confusion as to what changes the new calendar for 1970-71 will bring, and Dean Allen Burris seeks to explain the deviance from the traditional course. In answer to letters received from Meredith students, he emphatically says it is not a trimester situation. The new calendar, he adds, is “merely a tool whereby the year is organized; one knows more about the events of the year.” The 1970-71 calendar was worked on by the Instructional Committee and was passed by the Academic- Administrative Committee. Meredith took the action following North Carolina State’s adopting a similar calendar. There are several strong argu ments for the new schedule. First, and foremost, since Meredith Col lege is a part of the Co-operating Raleigh College as is N. C. State University, it was reasoned she should conform her schedule to that of NCSU. This has great significance for those students taking courses at NCSU, Dean Burris notes, and also for girls wishing to obtain rides home for holidays with students at the university. Then, too, Dean Burris feels that the students will have a “merrier" (Continued on page 4) deo, an elderly admirer of the Italian girl. The once-quiet palace of the Bey becomes the scene of riot when Isabella arrives and takes the once- mighty man in hand. By the use of a number of highly devious methods, Isabella forces events to a dramatic climax. The Bey returns to Elvira saying Italian girls were but a pass ing fancy. Isabella and Lindoro, to gether at last, sail away to Italy, making Taddeo, who had dreamed of a better fate, the only casualty in an otherwise happy ending. A scene from “The Italian Girl In Algiers,” a production of the National Opera Company. Meredith Students Ready for Semester at Drew University Three Meredith girls, Stevie Shae- fer, Olivia Harris, and Glynda War ren, will be attending Drew Univer sity in Madison, New Jersey, next semester. Both Olivia and Glynda are his tory majors; Stevie is majoring in psychology. All three girls will be studying political science at the U.N. on Tuesdays and Thursdays. In addi tion to the political science course, Stevie is taking nine hours in psy chology and sociology; Olivia and Glynda will be taking six other hours. Olivia and Stevie might take fenc ing in physical education “just for fun,” Stevie is really excited about at tending Drew because she feels that it will be “a really great experience getting to meet so many people in an international atmosphere.” Stevie also seems to feel that being so close to New York City will be “very in teresting.” During their classes at the U.N. the girls will be hearing about 100 different speakers. They will also be allowed to sit in on security meetings. When asked what she hoped to gain from the semester of study, Olivia replied that “by meeting peo ple of different nationalities I will gain a better understanding of the United Nations and its work today.” Drew University has a student en rollment of around 1,500 and offers graduate work in many and varied fields. The girls are excited about getting 11 days for Easter vacation, since their classes start two weeks from today. They will finish their exams on May 26. Olivia and Glynda are rooming together at Drew, and Stevie is look ing forward to "breaking in” a new roommate. They will be leaving on Janu ary 20 for their semester of study. Adopting a “Hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil” pose are (left to rig^t) Glynda Warren, Olivia Harris, and Stevie Shaefer who will study at Drew University next semester.
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