THE TWIG
Meredith College Library
fialeigh, North Carolina
Newspaper of the Students of Meredith College
MEREDITH COLLEGE, RALEIGH, N. C., NOVEMBER 4, 1971
No. 5
‘Abra-Cadabra let Freshman win Corn-
buskin!” incantations were not quite
strong enough—Freshmen taking third
place.
See Spain As You
Learn 'El Espanol'
A program for students of Span
ish will be held in Madrid in the
early summer, for the first time, be
ginning May 14, 1972.
Students will get six hours of in
termediate credit and/or take Spe
cial Studies 300 for three-six hours
• credit. This program is based on in
dependent study. There will be a
choice in the study of Spanish civili
zation or selected Spanish drama.
Both studies can be easily coridi-
nated with daily life in Madrid, since
it is often possible to see a play that
is being read or performed in one
of the many theaters.
Besides the study program in
Madrid the students will visit several
historic places in Castille, among
them the renowned Monastery of
the Escorial, Alcala de Henares
birthplace of Cervantes, the Valley
of the Fallen, etc. There will also be
an eight day tour to historic
Valencia and the trip continues
along the Mediteranean coast North
to Spain’s second city, Barcelona. A
three day trip here will end 32 days
in Spain.
The price for the entire trip will
range from $850 to $975, depend
ing on credits earned. There are still
.several vacancies and students
'should see Mr. Ledford and Miss
Peaden for further details.
Wash Your Car!!
Do you pass your car by in a
parking lot, mistaking it for a giant
mud pie? Do people refer to the
“grit” caked under your genuine
1949 model Schwinn bike fender as
being reflective of your personal
character? Well, stop being a laugh
ing stock — have the cause of your
unpopularity rinsed away forever
and find lasting peace and happi
ness. Meredith’s NC-PIRG is spon
soring a car wash Friday, November
5, from 1-5 p.m. at the Esso Station
on Hillsborough Street. Faculty!
Staff! Students! Unite! Bring your
cars, motorcycles, bikes, and wagons
and support NCPIRG. So, to win
•friends and influence people, be seen
at the NC-PIRG car wash!
Juniors Take Pumpkin
Sophomores Place Second
By Anne Wall
The highlights of the 1971 Cornhuskin’ were, in the eyes of many,
getting it over, and the panty raid after it was over. The emotions of
Meredith students are mixed; Juniors are elated over a victory; Seniors are
elated over being closer to “getting out”; Sophomores want to know why
the Freshmen didn’t play by the rules; and the Freshmen would still like to
know what the rules are.
The Seniors and faculty, although they didn’t place, probaply had the
most fun during Cornhuskin’. The Juniors sat it out quietly while the
Sophomores and Freshmen went sleepless and voiceless, in order to come in
second and third, in that order. And during all Cornhuskin’, Stuart alone
remained unbiased and helpful.
The Juniors and Freshmen tied in script. The Juniors cut no one; the
Freshmen cut Sophomores; the Sophomores cut women; the Seniors cut
Meredith tradition and the faculty cut themselves. It was, to say the least,
a cutting experience.
Cornhuskin’ and apple bobbing, won by the Sophomores and Juniors
respectively, retained their original characteristics, but hog calling under
Junior victor Linda Ehrlich deviated from tradition by using undiapered
hogs. The Juniors also vanquished other classes in the song category, to the
tune of “The Games People Play” (like Cornhuskin’ maybe?). The Sopho
mores topped all in attendance, but the Juniors came through again to tell
the tallest tale.
And so it was that in 1971, the Juniors won Cornhuskin’.
YDC Attends State Convention
Last weekend ten delegates of the
Young Democrats Club of Meredith
College traveled to Greensboro for
the state YDC convention held at
the Hilton Inn. The principal pur
poses of the convention were to elect
new officers and to approve the
party platform.
The Meredith Delegation in
cluded; Mary Ann Tadlock, Patricia
Carter, Coleen Erdman, Marilyn
Lawrence, Patty Bridges, Dean
Fearing, Gwen Fincher, Marea
Gekas, Mary Lynn Roberts, and
Donna Taylor. They arrived Friday
afternoon and began visiting the hos
pitality suites of the candidates.
Later each of candidates for College
Federation offices visited the Mere
dith Delegation in their private
caucus.
The convention opened socially
with a cocktail party which gave all
the delegates the opportunity to
meet other delegates including na
tionally known persons such as Rep.
Nick Galifianakis.
The first session of the convention
was highlighted by a speech by
Senator Frank Church of Idaho. The
theme of his speech was based on
the changing priorities of the Senate
characterized by the defeat of the
Foreign Affairs bill. He expounded
on the economics of the Nixon ad
ministration. He commented that
Nixon had “taken one step forward,
two steps backward” in completing
his campaign promises.
The first session continued after
the Senator’s speech by endorsing
the bill in the State Legislature to
allow absentee ballot in the
primaries.
After the first session, the College
Federation held their caucus. The
Meredith delegation was allotted 8
votes, surpassed only by Pfeiffer
with 14 votes, UNC with 13 votes,
and Appalachian with 9 votes. The
election of officers and the endorse
ment of state officers was the first
business of the Caucus. The new
officers of the College Federation
are: Lacy Presnell of UNC—Chair
man, Bucky Griffin of Wake Forest
—Vice-Chairman, Tom Depris of
NCSU—Secretary, and Vi Taylor of
Queens—Treasurer. Tom Adams of
Lenoir Rhyne was elected State
YDC secretary. After a brief dis
cussion of the platform, the Caucus
was adjourned.
Unfortunately, the Meredith dele
gation could not stay for the Satur
day activities which included the
second and third business sessions
and the closing activities, a banquet
and dance.
Distinguished Faculty Lecture
Features Mrs. Marilyn Stuber
“Fate of the Family in the Year
2000” was the topic of Mrs. Marilyn
M. Stuber in her Distinguished Fac
ulty Lecture on October 19 in Jones
Auditorium. Mrs. Stuber, chairman
of the Department of Home Eco
nomics at Meredith, noted three
major areas of change that might be
expected by the year 2000.
Changing trends in husband/
wife roles was one of the areas, and
Mrs. Stuber cited the increase in
working wives as evidence of
change. Improvements and inven
tions of more modern conveniences
was a second area discussed. Mrs.
Stuber suggested that these new
time-saving devices might free fami
ly members from their tasks in order
to spend more time together. Fi
nally, Mrs. Stuber discussed the
possibilities of change in the area of
human propogation. These possi
bilities, such as test-tube babies and
artificial insemination, would bring
about great change in the modern
family, Mrs. Stuber pointed out.
Mrs. Stuber’s lecture ended on a
positive note as she proposed that
the family will be a closer unit in the
year 2000. A reception in the Blue
Parlor followed the lecture.
ALL LETTERS
TO THE
EDITOR
MUST BE
SIGNED
Jubilant Juniors struggle with the victory pumpkin after their decisive win in Corn
huskin. They continued their celebration at the Village Inn afterwards. State boys
topped off the evening events with a panty raid!
Caraway and Mundo Are Sites:
BSU Sets Convention Dates
Camp Caraway and Camp Mun
do Vista will be the sites for the
state-wide Baptist Student Union
Convention. The convention will be
held at the neighboring camps near
Asheboro on the week-end of No
vember 5-7. The convention’s theme
is “The Spiritual Revolution; Cop-
out or Encounter?” The theme will
be emphasized by the following
speakers; Dr. Richard Humphreys,
Professor of Religion at ASU;
Lloyd Dees, chaplain at A & T; and
Walter Knight, editor of Home Mis
sions magazine. The convention is
open to everyone.
The total cost of the trip is $11.
There will be a $2 registeration fee
payable before the trip with the
balance of $9 to be paid upon ar
rival. Students must bring their own
linens, blankets or sleeping bags.
Anyone interested in attending
should contact Loueen Hutaff or
Mary Alice Williamson.
Over Thanksgiving recess, No
vember 24-28, the Baptist State
Convention is sponsoring the Inter
nationa] Student Conference at
Chowan College in Murfreesboro.
The conference is open to students
of all nationalities, including Ameri
cans. The program will be com
prised of presentations and discus
sions led by Dr. Whit Marks of
Oklahoma and Dr. C. C. Thomas,
who originally was from India but
now is a U. S. citizen. The confer
ence will provide an excellent
chance to share customs and experi
ences as well as establish lasting
friendships with students from other
countries.
New Club Views
Film On Abortion
On October 20, the second meet
ing of the “New Club” was held.
During the business portion of the
meeting the Constitution committee
presented a draft for the new con
stitution of the club.
A film entitled “Abortion and
The Law” was shown. The focus of
the film was on the legal, moral,
social, and psychological aspects of
abortion in the United States. A
great deal of the film presented the
views of clergymen, doctors, and
lawyers who held opposing views
concerning present laws on abortion
and the need for amending the laws.
After the film, refreshments were
served. All students interested in be
coming a member should be present
at the next meeting. The constitu
tion will be voted upon to actually
establish the “New Club” on cam
pus.
Librarian Leaves
Meredith is minus one assistant
librarian, Mrs. Dorothy McCombs
who left her position on October 22.
Mrs. McCombs, who has worked
in the Meredith library for eight
years, left to join her husband. Dr.
Leslie McCombs, who has accepted
the chairmanship of the Department
of Horticulture at Virginia Poly
technic Institute. The McCombs will
live in Blacksburg, Virginia.
Mrs. McCombs has, for the past
two years, participated in a special
program offered to college faculty
members of the U. S. Office of Edu
cation. This organization, the Mid
dle East Institute, met during the
summer of 1970 at Baldwin-Wallace
College in Ohio for an eight week
study of the Arabic people. The
study of the people and the language
prepared them for their journey to
the Near East in the summer of
1971.
Mrs. McCombs shared her ex
periences of two weeks in Morocco,
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