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Weems To Be Inaugurated
RALEIGH, N, C,— Mere
dith College will inaugurate its
sixth president, Dr. John E.
Weems, during formal cere
monies in Mclver Amphithea
ter Friday, September 22, at
11 a.m. The inauguration is
open to the public.
Dedication ceremonies for
Meredith’s first on-campus
president’s residence will be
held at 2:15 p.m. as part of the
inaugural activities. The resi
dence is located on north cam
pus and will be named in honor
of Dr. and Mrs. L. M. Massey
of Zebulon. It was provided
by restricted gifts from many
friends of the college who will
be honored during the dedi
cation. The dedication is open
to the public.
Representatives from col
leges, universities and learn
ed societies and educational
and professional organiza
tions are expected to attend
the inauguration, along with
trustees, faculty, staff, stu
dents, alumnae, and other
friends of Meredith.
Dr. Weems, 40, was elect
ed president of Meredith in
October, 1971 by the college
trustees and assumed the
presidency on January 1, 1972.
He was vice-president for fin
ance and administration at
Middle Tennessee State Uni
versity in Murfreesboro,
Tenn. prior to becoming pres
ident of Meredith.
He is married to the for
mer Frankie Gooch of Chapel
Hill, Tenn. and they have three
children: John Mark, 18; Da
vid Van, 12; and Nancy Carol,
10. Dr. Weems holds theB.S.,
M.A, and D. Ed. degrees from
George Peabody College in
Nashville, Tenn.
Special on campus events
are scheduled through the day
in conjunction with the inaugu
ration. A display and sale of
the “Second Edition of A His
tory of Meredith College” will
be in Carlyle Campbell Li
brary, an exhibit of work by
Meredith art department fa
culty will be in the College
Center, an exhibit of paintings
by Claude Howell, chairman
of the art department atUNC-
Wilmington, will be in Bryan
Rotunda,
VR. li/EEMS
THE TWIG
Newspaper of the Students of Meredith College
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MEREDITH COLLEGE, RALEIGH, hi. C.
S^pt^mb^,A. 14, 1972
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CAROUSEl ” CAST FOR fiOV. PRODUCTION
The world of the New
England coast and Mrs. Mul-
lin’s Amusement Park will
take over Jones Auditorium
stage on November 15,16, and
16, when Rodgers and Ham-
mersteins’ “Carousel” be
comes Meredith’s 1972 musi
cal.
MRS. BAMFORP,
DIRECTOR
The play will be directed
by Mrs. Linda Bamford,
speech and drama instructor
at Meredith. Choral director
is Mrs. Jane Sullivan, voice
instructor at Meredith. As
sistant director will be sopho
more Marlene Hart. Choreo
grapher for the musical will
be Susan Ervin, and assistant
choreographer will be Gail
Kluttz. Susan Ervin is a sen
ior at Meredith. Gail Kluttz
is a sophomore and has had
11 years’ instruction in tap and
ballet, and two semesters of
modern dance here at Mere
dith, She has appeared in pro
ductions of “Oklahoma” and
“Carmina Burana”.
"CAROUSEL" SET IN
NEW ENGLANV
“Carousel”, set on the New
England coast in 1873-1888,
is the story of Billy Bigelow,
barker for Mrs, Mullin’s Car
ousel, and Julie Jordan, a
young girl from the local mill
whom he marries, Julie’s best
friend is Carrie Pipperidge,
who is a naive, direct, nor
mal girl of the period. Both
girls work for Mr. Bascombe,
a wealthy townsman. Carrie
is in love with Mr. Enoch
Snow, a very proper, over
bearing type who returns Car
rie’s affection. Among the
other main characters are
Billy’s friend Jigger, who is
a n’er - do - well sailor,
and Nettie Fowler, a wise, big-
hearted woman who runs a
spa on the ocean front. The
Starkeeper and the Heavenly
Friend are two residents of
“up there”, who guide and in
struct Billy when he awakens
outside the “Pearly Gates”,
having killed himself follow
ing an ill-conceived scheme
of Jigger’s, Billy is allowed
to look down and view what
is taking place on earth. He
sees his daughter Louise, now
an unhappy teenager, being
taunted by her peers. Billy is
told he may return to earth
for one day , so that he may
help his wife and daughter.
something he could never do
while he lived.
FOUR NIGHTS
TRYOUTS
OF
Director Linda Bamford has
announced the cast members
after four nights of try-outs.
Senior voice major Angela
Hanchey will play the role of
Julie Jordan. Angela is a
member of both the Meredith
Ensemble and the Meredith
Chorale. Junior voice major
Lissy Wall has won the role
of Carrie Pipperidge, Lissy
has appeared in Meredith’s
production of "The Sound of
Music” and other productions
of “Oklahoma” and “The Fid
dler On The Roof”, Jackie
Hardy, senior voice major,
will be seen in the role of
Nettie Fowler. Jackie has ap
peared in productions of
“Dino”, “Carousel”, "Okla
homa”, “Finnian’s Rainbow”,
and Meredith’s "The Sound
of Music”. Freshman Sharon
Ellis will play the role of
Mrs. Mullin. Sharon has had
three years of drama lessons
and has appeared in produc
tions of “H.M.S. Pinafore”,
“Cinderella”, “A Christ
mas Carol”, and “St. Joan”.
Freshman Ashley Clemmons
will appear in the role of
Louise. She has belonged to a
professional ballet company
and has had eight years of
ballet and modern dance.
ANVY FERRELL IS
BILLY BIGELOW
Billy Bigelow will be played
by Andy Ferrell, Andy is a
member of the N. C. State
Varsity Men’s Glee Club and
has appeared in productions
of "Cabaret” and “Irma La
Douce”, as well as Mere
dith’s “The Sound of Music.”
Mr. Enoch Snow will be play
ed by Bill Fletcher. Fletcher
has appeared in productions of
“Carousel”, “The Fantas-
ticks”, "Annie Get Your
Gun”, “L’il Abner”, “Brig-
adoon”, and “Oliver”. He has
also sung in college choirs
and attended opera workshops.
The role of Jigger will be
played by Gary Greenburg.
He is a member of the N. C,
State Varsity Men’s Glee
Club, has attended opera fes
tivals and appeared in sum
mer stock.
HARRY VORSETT IS
STARKEEPER
The role of the Starkeeper
will be acted by Mr. Harry
Dorsett, a member of the
Meredith faculty in education,
Mr. Dorsett has appeared in
numerous Meredith produc
tions and approximately 20
Raleigh Little Theatre pro
ductions, the latest ones being
“Kiss Me Kate”, “Forum”,
and " J.B.”.
FEMALE CHORUS
The seven female chorus
members are Ann Wagoner,
Louise Sullivan, Debbie Wal
ker, Susan Tew, Pam Faison,
Marsha Wilson, and Jeannie
Alford, Ann Wagoner is a jun
ior voice major and is a mem
ber of the Meredith Chorale.
Louise Sullivan is a music
major, a member of the
Meredith Chorale, and has
appeared in a production of
“My Fair Lady”. Debbie Wal
ker is a sophomore voice
major. Susan Tew is a junior
voice major and has appeared
in productions of "Stop The
World, I Want to Get Off”,
"110 in the Shade”, "Take
Me Along”, and Meredith’s
“The Sound of Music”. Pam
Faison is a junior English
major, a member of the Mere
dith Renaissance Singers,and
appeared in productions of
"Plain and Fancy”, and Mere
dith’s "The Glass Menag
erie”. Marsha Wilson is a
junior voice major and ap
peared in Meredith’s "The
Sound of Music”. Jeannie Al
ford is a junior math major,
sings in the Meredith Renais
sance Singers, and has ap
peared in Meredith’s “The
Sound of Music” and “The
Glass Menagerie”.
FEMALE VANCERS
Female dancers for the play
will be Debbie Hess, Linda
Fusco, Beth Gray, Ashley
Clemmons, Sherrill Craw
ford, Carol Thompson, and
Gall Kluttz, Debbie Hess is
a sophomore and has had in
struction in jazz, ballet, and
tap. She has appeared in a
production of “Our Town”.
Linda Fusco is a freshman
and has had eight years of
tap and ballet lessons. She
has appeared in productions
of "Hello, Dolly!”, "Damn
Yankees”, and “The King and
I”. Beth Gray is a sophomore
and has had four years of tap
lessons and two years of mod
ern jazz lessons. She has al
so taken modern dance at
Meredith. Sherrill Crawford
is a sophomore and has had
instruction in tap, ballet, and
modern dance. Carol Thomp
son is also a sophomore and
has had tap and ballet les
sons.
MALE CHORUS
Male chorus members in
clude Bob Wrenn, Charles
Fussell, Lindsey Dietrich,
Jerry Helms, Stuart Pike,
Mohammad Mansom, and Ev
erett Coates. Wrenn has had
one year of voice training
and has appeared in "Hello,
Dolly!”, "Oklahoma”, and
"You’re A Good Man, Char
lie Brown”. Fussell is a
freshman at N. C. State Uni
versity and has sung in "On
a Clear Day”, has sung and
danced in "How to Succeed in
Business Without Really Try
ing”, and has acted in "His
torical Review” and "The
Case of the Murderer Who
Killed”. Lindsey Dietrich
is a sophomore member of the
N. C. State Varsity Men’s
Glee Club, and has appeared
CONCERT SET
On September 25, Meredith
College hosts the North Car
olina Symphony Chamber
Players at 8:00 p.m, in Jones
Auditorium, beginning the
1972-73 schedule of Cultural
Affairs Programs. The cham
ber ensemble is made up of
ten of the best players from
the 65-member North Caro
lina Symphony and includes
strings, select wind instru
ments, and harpsichord, as
required by the repetoire. Ar
tistic director and conductor
for the group is Benjamin
Swalin.
This year the Chamber
Players will be making their
fourth run of concert tours,
beginning September 22, 1972-
May 10, 1973. Since their
revival three years ago, the
players have received enthus
iastic receptions throughout
North Carolina, South Caro
lina, and Virginia, notably on
college campuses.
Characterized by informal
ity, chamber music has re
cently regained much popu
larity, Some have said that
in no other kind of music is
it so difficult to create a mas
terpiece, for the various in
struments must blend into a
perfect whole. Modern cham
ber music dates from the
period Haydn, who, with Moz
art, Beethoven, and Schubert,
is recognized as a great cre-
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in production of "Bye, Bye
Birdie” and Meredith’s “The
Sound of Music”. Jerry Helms
has had private voice lessons
and is a member of the N. C.
State Varsity Men’s Glee Club.
He attended Governor’s School
and has appeared in produc
tions of “H.M.S. Pinafore”
and other high school plays.
Stuart Pike is a member of
the N. C. State Varsity Men’s
Glee Club and has appeared
in productions of "Okla
homa”, “Brigadoon”, “South
Pacific”, "Showboat”, "The
Odd Couple”, and “Peter
Pan”. Mohammad Mansom is
a member of the N. C. State
Varsity Men’s Glee Club. Ev
erett Coates is a member of
the N. C. State Chorus and has
appeared in productions of
"The Other Side” and "The
Sunny Morning”.
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CAROL SWARR
TAKES POST
Meredith students welcome
back a young alumni to the
campus as the Admissions
Office welcomes a new mem
ber to its staff. Miss Carol
Swarr will assume respon
sibilities in the area of re
cruiting prospective students
for Meredith’s next fresh
man class.
Miss Swarr will help in
conducting recruiting efforts
during the fall and early win
ter months. Her work will in
clude extensive travelling a-
round North Carolina, as well
as occasional visits to parts
of Virginia and South Caro
lina.
Home Economics was Car
ol’s major at Meredith. She
graduated in 1971 after serv
ing as the Chief Student Ad
visor. She will live in Ral
eigh.
NEW USE FOR
REEHIVE
PLANNED
Our society is challenged
by the necessity of conserva
tion and the rebirth of de
teriorating facilities, Mere
dith College has met the chal
lenge.
With the construction of the
new student union, the Bee-
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