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PAGE 4 THE TWIG OCTOBER n, 1972 Beehive Becomes Artistic Oz In the cold, misty air of an early fall morning, I made a frustrated and fruitless jour ney to the west. There 1 was greeted by a kind and gen uine soul who I suppose is the “Good witch” figure in this story, but who looked suspiciously like a gigantic teddy bear. He realized that my searching questions would not be answered If I contin ued wandering about the mys tical and marvelous land of Joyner. He kindly showed to me the way that I should go and 1 merrily followed, followed, followed the red brick road-- well, sidewalk -- until I came upon a wondrous sight. There before me was a beautiful white castle. I entered and knew at once that I had found the enchant ed land. The air was heavy with the addicting smell of printer’s ink and about the room fluttered a brilliantly by Rosemary Stankywitch colored, magical bird. In that place, there was also a happy scarecrow who danced light ly among the pots and press es. To him I addressed my searching questions. He told to me the following tale: “Once in ancient yore there stood a mighty fortress call ed Beehive. And into this land came the scarecrow Pumpkin- head who was looking for that which he lacked: a heart and a home. In Beehive he met and saved the life of the fabu lous bird of Rintah, whose plumage gave the sun its setting colors. And Rintah and Pumpklnhead carried the burning sun to the West, and to catch the new, improved sun, the people of Beehive moved to the western part of the land. But Rintah’s love for the scarecrow kept them together, and they lived in the fortress and named it OZ to match the colors of the rising lAESTE ANNOUNCES PROGRAMS ABROAD FOR STUDENTS The U.S. national office of the International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience OA ESTE) has announced that pro gram materials for its 1973 exchange are now available from its new offices inColum- bla, Maryland. Placements are available in 40 other countries, although most are in Western Europe. Fluency in language is re quired for some countries and useful in others. There is a $50 application fee and the application DEADLINE for the 1973 program is December 15, 1972. Further information and application forms may be secured from : IAESTEAis, American City Building, Suite 217, Columbia, Maryland 21044. sun and their newfound friend ship. Enchanted, I turned to leave and Pumpklnhead said to me a wonderful thing. He said, “Welcome to Oz.” SEARCH IS ON FOR POETS The Kansas City Poetry Contests are a combined ef fort to discover poems of ex cellence. Deadline for enter ing the $1,600 competition is Feb. 1, 1973. Top prize in the tenth an nual event is the Devins A- ward of $500 cash and con sideration for publication of a book-length poetry manu script by the University of Missouri Press. The Devins Award is open to all poets. Hallmark Honor Prizes of $100 each will be awarded to six poets for individual poems. Only full-time under graduate college students are eligible for the Hallmark awards. Kansas City Star Awards of $100 each will go to four poets for single poems, without re gard to age or residence with in the United States. Winners will be announced April 26, 1973 at the final program of the 1972-73 Amer ican Poets Series conducted by the Kansas City Jewish Community Center. For complete contest rules, send a stamped, self-address ed business envelope to Poetry Contest, P.O. Box 5313, Kan sas City, Mo. 64131. PMttes to bossie in to the game or just around flr/town U O' o a a a cd highwaisted baggie pants with pleats 3” cuff monster bell jean with 42” bells fitted blazers and knit shirts for guys and gals a just part of ou fashion clothing Uniqueness and high fashion are our things. IN THaVBJ-ApE SUBWAY r\ M open 11-9 If anyone is interested in spending part of a summer in a French chateau hotel, here’s the chance. Dr. Katalin Galligan will be escorting about 15 students on a travel-study tour of France from May 14- June 15. The tour will include 1 week in Nice, 10 days in Provence, the Rhone Valley, Burgundy, the Loire Valley (including overnight visits in chateau hotels), and 2 weeks in Paris. Students may receive credit for French civilization or drama or for history. Any interested students are asked to sign up with Dr. Galligan by the end of October. ( AMPUS ANNOUNCEMEIVTS It was long plaid skirts, angora sweaters, and soft knits at the Astrotekton Fash ion Show, Monday night, Octo ber 9, at 8 p.m., in the new College Center. Clothes and a very professional narrator were provided by VIRGINIA CRABTREE. The curtain first opened on those swinging musical enter tainers, “The Astericks,” who sang “Catch a Falling Star.” Then such models as Dottie Sink, Nanci Gill, Mary Beth Andrews, Becky Cooper, Sylvia Cooper, Cindy Godwin, Christy Farrior, Carol Booth, Sally Martin, and Chris Beek- er were on! A lucky girl in the audience walked off with a $50.00 gift certificate from VIRGINIA CRABTREE’S. All proceeds went to the Shelley School for curtains and art supplies. Spanish Club If you’ve heard a table of girls chattering in a lingo you can’t understand, it’s prob ably the Spanish Club having its weekly luncheon. Each Tuesday, the club meets in Belk Dining Hall and speaks nothing but Spanish with the club’s advisor. Dr. Ledford. Vice President April Strickland anticipates some exciting meetings with such highiights as slides and mov ies of Spanish-speaking coun tries. Join them in the Hut each month- RECITAL The music department will sponsor a senior recital on Sunday, October 15, at 3 p.m., in Jones Auditorium. It will feature Celia Ferguson, or ganist, and Christian Beeker, soprano. From the Horse’s Mouth As you probably know, Mer edith is one of the few schools to have an active riding pro gram and a number of horses designated solely for the use of the students. Since the rid ing department could be such an important asset to the school, the Hoofprint Club is active in supporting the pro gram as well as working to im prove it. The club is open to ANYONE interested in joining, regardless of skill or know ledge; our meetings are of a general nature for anyone who likes horses. We will have a number of guest horsemen to speak to us this year, in cluding a veterinarian, black smith, trainers of different breeds, and experts in the field of horsemanship. Also on the agenda are films (one of the Olympics) and trips to nearby breeding farms and stables. Our guest for this month is Dr. John f’aulter of the N. C. State Animal Science Department, who was elected president of the newly estab lished Horse Council of North Carolina. Meeting time and place; Wednesday, Oct . 11 at 7:30 in 103 Joyner. The Hoofprint Club is also sponsoring atrip to Washing ton, D.C. for the Washington International Horse Show on October 27-30. If you are in terested in attending the show as an usher, please come to the meeting a few minutes ear ly so that you can be included in our plans. Marsha McCutchen, Acting President VILLA CAPRI RESTAURANT RIDGEWOOD SHOPPING CENTER DIAL 833-2435 OFFERING YOU THE BEST IN ITALIAN FOODS AND PIZZA OPEN SUNDAYS OPEN TILL 11 O'CLOCK P.M.
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