THE TWIG
Newspaper of the Students of Meredith College
^ol. XLVU
MEREVJTH COLLEGE, RALEIGH~ hi. C.
JAWUAR!/ 31, 1973
NUMBER 16
MIRACLE WORKER to be
cast in February
The famed Bathtufe Ring (with replacement) belts out an old
favorite during Cooperation Night. Freshmen and transfers
spent a week choosing the society, with decisions made last
Friday - (more pictures on Page 4).
william Gibson’s THE MIR
ACLE WORKER will be pre
sented here April 3 and 4,
it is announced today by Mrs.
Linda Bamford, speech and
drama instructor. Tryouts for
the seven female roles will be
held on Tuesday, February 6,
at 6;30 p.m. in Jones Auditor
ium and no preparation is re
quired. THE MIRACLE
WORKER calls for a large
range of individuals, “all
types, shapes, and sizes,” ac
cording to Mrs. Bamford.
Gibson’s play is the dramati
zation of the real-life story of
Helen Keller, and has been
acclaimed as one of the most
successful and admired pro
ductions of the modern stage.
Blind, deaf, and mute, the
young Helen providentially
comes under the care and
tutelage of Annie Sullivan, an
Irish girl whom Helen’s par
ents have hired in despera
tion. Born blind herself, the
lonely teacher understands the
secret world of Helen, a world
which has made the child bit
ter, violent, and spoiled. Only
Annie realizes that a mind is
waiting to be rescued from
that dark, tortured silence.
The seven female roles in
clude three leads — Helen,
Annie, and Mrs. Keller --and
four supporting characters.
Mrs. Bamford is particularly
interested in girls 5’4” or un
der for the role of Helen. She
stresses that absolutely no
previous acting experience is
needed to try out. “It is
almost a tradition at Mere
dith that leads are played by
girls who have never been on
a stage in their lives,” Mrs.
Bamford noted, “so all that
is needed is a desire to per
form on stage and a willing
ness to try.” She further
stated that less rehersal time
is spent on the spring produc
tion, on the whole, an advan
tage over the fall musicals
when rehersals begin two
weeks into the first semester.
Anyone who wishes to try out
for the play and find the Feb
ruary 6 date inconvenient
should contact Mrs. Bamford.
SGA change passed
IRC makes spring plans
BY CLAUDIA DENNY
At the last SGA meeting, the
Meredith Student body passed
a change in the Handbook that
signifies a complete reversal
in the college’s stated position
and granted students the free
dom to help share policies
and regulations concerning
student life. The revision also
made the SGA responsible to
the President of the College as
authorized by the Board of
Trustees. Although this is a
major change, it is not as
drastic a measure as it
sounds. The motion merely
updates the constitution to
concur witli the student parti
cipation that has taken place
at Meredith for some time.
In 19213, the Board of Trustees
reserved the right for the
faculty and college officials
to control;
a) all academic matters
b) all matters affecting the
health of the students
c) chapel programs
d) organization of the clubs
and societies
e) control of college property
An extensive four-year self
study compiled by the college
in 1969 pointed out the outdated
policy and recommended its
revision in light of Meredith’s
changing attitude. The grant
of powers proposal originated
in the Student Life Committee
and was referred to the Exe
cutive Committee for rewrit
ing and appraisal. After pass
ing Leg Board, the change was
accepted by the student body on
January 19 and is now awaiting
Dr. Weem’s signature to be
adopted.
At the same SGA meeting,
a motion was passed creating
a new student government of
fice, Secretary of Executive
Committee. This position,
previously filled by a repre
sentative elected from and by
the Student Activities Board,
will be open to members of
the rising sophomore class at
the spring elections. Carolyn
Carter has appointed Suzanne
.Martin to take care of the dut
ies in the interim.
The International Relations
Club announced its plans for
the spring semester this week.
Activities already scheduled
include:
February 2,3 — “World Or
der Workshop”: Held at
Guilford College. The pur
pose of the workshop, led by
the World Law Fund, is to
encourage the development
of a curriculum for world
order which is viable both
in the academic and real
world content.
February 11 — Chinese In
ternational Night: A dinner
and program sponsored by
the Chinese students at N.C.
S. C. held at the State Stu
dent Center.
February 12 — Miss Virginia
R, Allan, Deputy Assistant
of State Public Affairs, will
be on campus and possibly
will meet with the club.
February 15-18 — Model U-
nited Nations Conference at
the University of Pennsyl
vania in Philadelphia.
The gift of peace is a val
uable one. Realizing this,
the nations of the world join
ed together to form theU.N.,
which has created law, est
ablished law enforcement,
and administered justice to
try to provide peace. In a
like manner, the various uni
versities throughout the U-
nited States have come
together annually for the past
five years to study and scrut
inize the methodology of in
ternational diplomacy which
has developed as a result of
this association of nations.
The Meredith delegation has
been awarded the country of
Bulgaria this year. In order
to participate in the sessions,
the delegation will have to
be totally familiar with this
nation’s political, economic,
and social convictions at the
level of international diplo
macy. The delegates must
also be well versed in Bul
garia’s domestic conditions.
Although there is much work
involved in preparation for
the conference and at the
sessions, there are also soc
ial activities planned for the
delegates including a dance,
a dinner, and a continental
breakfast.
The Meredith History De
partment feels that the Model
U. N. can be an educational
experience worthy of aca
demic credit. Therefore,
those students attending the
conference can receive cred
it for their participation.
February 26 — A convoca
tion speaker from the Rus
sian Embassy will be spon
sored by the FRC.
March 25 — Indian Interna
tional Night; A dinner and
program sponsored by the In
dian students at N.C.S.U. held
at the State Student Center.
April 8 — Arab International
Night (tentative): A dinner
and program sponsored by
the Arabian students at N.C.
S.U. complete with belly
dancing.
Summer Jobs
Twig newsbriefs
The State Department of Nat
ural and p]conomic Resources
has announced it is accepting
applications for its summer
intern program for college
students.
Twenty - one internships at
.$360 per month for three
months are being offered by
the Department.
Students will be asked topre-
pare reports on subjects rang
ing from development of inter
state short tours to the effluent
charge alternative as a means
of water quality control.
Other subjects are local
planning; analysis of industrial
market; public participation
in state wat(m plan prepara
tion; water inventory of wet
industries; recreation consul
tant; and field -research on the
experimental method of eval
uating aquatic food plants in
salt marsh impoundments.
Applicants need tohavecom-
[)leted two years of college or
technical training prioi' tobe-
ginning internship.
Ariplication l)lanks canbeoli-
I aim'd from the personnel
office of the Di'parlment of
Natural and i J-onomic Re
sources in Raleigh. Ar)f)lica
tion deailine is Marcli 1. 1973.
Recr uitment
The Feder;il Service. En
trance Exam will be given on
campus February 21 at 7 p.m.
There - is no charge for this
exam but you need to sign up
in the Placement Office and
pick up an application to com
plete and bring with you when
you take the exam.
Summer camp recruiters are
coming soon: Sign up at
Placement Office.
February 5 -- Dr. Fred Wag
oner from NCSU will be on
campus, recruiting for 4-H
camps. He wall be looking
for teachers to serve as camp
directors as well as students
to help with canoeing, crafts,
horsemanship, music and
song leadership, sailing,
social recreation and land-
sports, swimming, wildlife,
and nature studies. The camps
are located at Reidsville,
Ellerbe, Swansboro, Waynes-
ville and .Swannanoa.
February 8 -- Mr. Ted Bow
man will be recruiting for
l.aurel Ridge Camp, a confer
ence and I'f'tri'at center of the
.Moravian Church. Staff need
ed for maintenance work, arts,
and crafts, office manager re
sponsibilities. nature studies,
waterfront programs, music
activities and recreation. The
camr> is loc;ited in Ashe. Alle-
glumy and Wilkes Countii's.
New instructor
Friedan speaks at
Women’s Caucus
.Mrs. Dana Courtney has join
ed Mr. Charles Grubb in the
teaching of Social Work Pro
cess this spring. Both are
at Meredith through a con
tractual arrangement wdth the
School of Social Work of The
University of North Carolina.
Mrs. Courtney attended
Georgetown College and the
University of Kentucky. Her
professional employment has
been in a children’s home in
Kentucky, in social services in
Alabama and Durham, and in
pediatric psychiatry in the
Duke Medical Center.
Teen center
The RALEIGH TIMES for
Tuesday afternoon, January 16,
carried a story about the hope
for a new teen center -- some
where near Hillsborough
Street — Fred Olds School—
Ridgewood -- Wilmont. .A
place has not yet bi'etilocated.
Mrs. Kahn, Tel. 832-6284—
called to see whether Mere
dith Students will Ix'lp on Fri
day and Saturday nights when
they do get underway.
A student with experience,
husband-wife, student - boy
friend would be good choices.
Please lea vt' a note for Leslie
Syron. 216 Joyni'r, if you can
pai’ticipati'. There would l)ea
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“We are no longer the invis
ible people,” stressed Betty
Friedan as the key note speak
er at the North Carolina Wo
men’s Political Caucus on
January 27 at Memorial Aud
itorium. Speaking to over
1000 women from various dis
tricts in North Carolina, Ms.
Friedan responded to the up
coming Equal Rights Amend
ment legislation as the “cru
cial point” for women in North
Carolina as supporters meet
more and more organized and
financed opposition to the
ERA, based mainly on what the
FEMININE MYSTIQUE author
terms “ignorance and emot
ionalism.”
Betty Friedan
In her explosive comments
which evoked considerable re
sponse from the audience, Ms.
Friedan emphasized the time
for action rather than passi
vity, and told women that they
nee(i to re-think the “value
of life” as they are being
destroyed in cities and homes.
As women begin to speak out
politically, the founder of NOW
(National Organization of Wo
men) explained, they will be
come a threat to the “forces
of evil” in this country and
will challenge those insti
tutions which put the “prior
ities of death ahead of the
priorities of human life.”
Following Ms. Friedan’s ad
dress was a panel discussion
of the ERA in which Ms. Eliza
beth Peterson, a lawyer; Dr.
Charlene Dale, a woman
school principal; and Repre
sentative Marilyn Bissell dis
cussed the Amendment itself,
objections to it, educational
consequences of it, and cur
rent legislative action upon it.
After a brief lun(;heon, var
ious workshops were held for
further disucssion of tlie ERA
as well as of lobbying, day care
and public kindergarterns,
status of women on welfare,
insurance, crc'dit and taxation
and job discrimination.