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THE TWIG Newspaper of the Students oj Meredith College Meredith College Library Noriji C Vol. XLVl MEREDITH COLLEGE, RALEIGH, N. C., OCTOBER 21, 1971 No. 4 Sandra Clemmons Elame Dawkins Penny Gallins Jean Brown Linda Bell Bonnie Sue Barber Carol A. McLaney Jenny Scykora Mary jo Sheridan Gall Knierlem B. A. Haskins Patsy Johnson Interested in NC-PIRG? Join Up! Margaret Person Carol SwaiT Elizabeth Triplett Ellen B. Williams Gail Knapp Seventeen Seniors Selected For Collegiate Who's Who List Seventeen. Meredith College se- , niors have been elected to Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges. Members of the senior class nomi nated students for the honor, and ' faculty members voted on the nomi- . nees. The quota for Meredith this year was twenty-two students, and ' seventeen of the places were filled. The students listed below are now members of Who’s Who. Bonnie Sue Barber, a Meredith Honor Scholar, is a member of the Ensemble, Silver Shield, md is pres ently serving as chairman of the p Meredith Student Foundation. Lynda Frances Bell, presently ' serving as chairman of the Student • Activities Board, is a member of • Silver Shield. Lynda has served as . president of Poteat dormitory and as vice-president of the Astrotekton Society. Jean Jarman Brown, presently • serving as chairman of the Inter- ilormilory Board, is a member of Silver Shield and Kappa Nu Sigma. • ‘ean has also served on the Legisla- . tive and Judicial Boards. Her sophomore year, Sandra Kay ■ Clemmons served as secretary of the . Meredith Christian Association. A nember of the Ensemble, Sandra is presently serving as special projects ' hairman of the Student Activities Joard and as vice-president of Sig- ■ Via Alpha Iota musical fraternity. Carmen Elaine Dawkins is now serving as chairman of Elections Board and Handbook Editor. She has served as social chairman and program chairman of Sigma Alpha lota musical fraternity, and as As- trotekton first vice-president. Secretary of her freshman class and president of her sophomore class, Penelope Lee Gallins is also a member of Silver Shield. Past presi dent of Stringfield dormitory, Pen ny is presently serving as executive vice-prcsident of the Student Gov ernment Association. Now serving as Meredith Chris tian Association president is Betty Anne Haskins. A member of Silver Shield, Betty Anne has also served as Sigma Alpha Iota vice-president and as a member of the Cultural Af fairs Committee. She is a Meredith Honor Scholar. Patricia Elaine Johnson, a mem ber of the Ensemble, served as trea surer of the Meredith Christian As sociation and as social chairman and chaplain of Sigma Alpha Iota. Patsy, who is now vice-president of Silver Shield, also served as a Phi marshall. Student Government Association President Gai) Knieriem also served as president of her freshman class. A member of Silver Shield, Gail has served as secretary of the Legislative Board. Senior Class President Carol Ann McLaney is a member of the Stu dent Life Committee. Carol Ann also served as corn huskin co-chair- man her junior year. Jennifer Mary Seykora is a mem ber of Silver Shield. Jenny has also served as corn huskin chairman, junior class president, and is pres ently serving as chairman of the Judicial Board. Mary Jo Sheridan is a member of Kappa Nu Sigma. She served as Stu dent Government Association trea surer her junior year and is cur rently a member of the Curriculum Committee. Now serving as president of the Meredith Recreation Association, Margaret Louise Person has also served as treasurer and vice-prcsi- dent of this organization. Margaret is secretary-treasurer of Silver Shield and a member of the Student Life Committee. Carol Susan Swarr, Chief Student Advisor, served as a freshman hall proctor her junior year. Carol is presently a member of the Meredith College Student Foundation. A member of the Ensemble and Sigma Alpha lota honorary mu sic fraternity, Elizabeth Marguarite Triplett is now serving as chairman of the Legislative Board. She is also a member of Silver Shield. Mrs. Ellen Barney Williams is president of Silver Shield. Ellen has also served as secretary of the Judi cial Board and is a member of the Students should be involved with the community. This is what John Pefferkorn emphasized as he ad dressed students at convocation last Friday. John is coordinator of NCSU of the newly formed North Carolina Public Interest Research Group. NC-PlRG, according to the mod el statement of purpose, “will under take to identify and evaluate issues involving public policy decisions, in cluding social planning, institutional regulation and control, and matters of individual rights which affect sub stantial numbers of people.” The group has no formal ties with the Ralph Nader organization, al though their major goals are similar. Mr. Nader’s appearance on the State campus two weeks ago was to lend support to the budding project in North Carolina. To confront such issues as en vironmental pollution, consumer fraud, sex discrimination, and land- lord-tenant relations, NCPIRG will Young Democrats Club Plans Convention Trip The Meredith YDC will send delegates to the statewide YDC con vention in Greensboro on October 29. The purpose of the convention is to elect state officers for the Col lege Federation (the college part of the YDC) as well as for the whole YDC. Persons involved in the YDC are, officially, people under 35, and the statewide meeting organizes the lo cal clubs for the coming year. Be sides the election of officers, the convention will hold caucuses for the formation of policy statements, resolutions, committees, and lobby ing forces. An unlimited amount of delegates may be sent to the convention if ex penses are paid. All interested per sons should contact Mary Ann Tadlock or other YDC members. Ensemble and Sigma Alpha Iota. President of non-resident students is Gail Anne Knapp. Gail is a char ter member of the Honorary Math Club, and currently serves as its treasurer. '72-73 Calendar Changes Noted J On this day—not tomorrow. Fight for a principle. Express your gratitude, ^ovvrcome an old fear, lake two minutes to appreciate the beauty of nature. The Instruction Committee, com posed of faculty members, admin istrative representatives, and stu dents, has discussed and approved several calendar changes for the coming school year. The following is taken directly from the notes of the committee meeting of September 8, 1970. Af ter general discussion of the 1972 summer school calendar, the follow ing changes were agreed to without dissent: 1. Tuesday, July 4 would be changed from a regular class day to a school holiday. 2. In order to make up for the class day lost on July 4 and to in crease the number of class days to 28 (to be equivalent to the number of class days in the fall semester), two class days were added. The two additional class days would be Satur day, July 8 and Monday, July 10. 3. Exam day was changed from Saturday, July 8 to Tuesday, July 11. The later exam date would still enable students to attend the second summer school sessions at either be established a full time of pro fessionals (lawyers, scientist, teach ers, economists, etc.) to work in conjunction with students. They will direct student and faculty research into problem areas, as well as under taking investigation, public educa tion, and lobbying. Organizationally, NCPIRG will consist of a state board of represen tatives from each member campus directing the activities of the local boards. The local boards will mo bilize campus resources to work on the priorities designated by the state board. By working with NCPIRG students have the opportunity to re late to the community outside of the classroom. The proposed soiu-ce of funds concentrates primarily on an addi tional fee of $1.50 per student per semester, with a provision for re funding at the student’s request. Per mission for such a fee must be granted by the Board of Trustees at the institution. The immediate focus of NCPIRG at State is a massive petitioning campaign to present the Board with evidence of substantial student support. Two other PIRG’s, at Oregon State and in Minnesota, are begin ning to list accomplishments in the area of environmental controls. It took approximately a year for these groups to effectively organize. If any students are interested in getting involved with a group that has the potential of being an effec tive voice for the public interest they should contact John Pfcfferkorn, 755-2451 or Gary Hinson, 832- 8560. NCSUS or UNC-CH. The revised summer school calendar for 1972 was unanimously approved. The committee unanimously de cided to make Tuesday, November 7, a class holiday to enable and en courage students to participate in the national elections. The revised calendar for fall semester 1972 would contain 42 MWF class days and 28 T THS class days. The revised fall semester calendar and spring semester calendar were approved. The committee was also in infor mal agreement that an October holi day would be desirable. The com mittee indicated that it would be willing to extend the exam period by two days in order to obtain an October holiday if the Academic- Administrative Council proposed such a change. The committee also suggested if a reduction in the length of the exam period was recom mended by the ad hoc committee re viewing the exam schedule, then an October holiday should be added rather than beginning Christmas holidays earlier. Fifteen Students Plan French Trip This May, 15 Meredith students will travel to Europe for a summer- study abroad program. The pro gram, initiated last year by Dr. Katylin Galligan, was received with enthusiasm and achieved such suc cess that it is being repeated this year. The program is based on inde pendent study. Three to six credits can be earned according to the in dividual academic needs of the stu dents. Three credits come from a study of contemporary French the ater. To earn the credits, students will be required to read several French plays before departing for Paris and write a paper; and while in France to attend several plays. The other three credits can be earned through independent study. The area of concentration will vary with the individual. Some girls will study French architecture while oth ers will concentrate on various French artists. While the mainstream of study is done before leaving the states, the participjmts are required to do some work in France. However, the pro gram emphasizes the absence of limitations; the girls can be exposed to the culture and the language through their own self-directed ex periences. The group will visit several places in France. The itinerary includes 8 days in the French Riviera, 3 weeks in Paris, 4 days touring Provence, and, if desired, the girls may stay an extra week in London or Ger many. Dr. Galligan has arranged ac commodations at luxourious hotels at reasonable costs. Thirteen girls have signed to par ticipate in the program, leaving only two vacancies.