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THE TWIG Newspaper of the Students of Meredith College l/o£. xLi/n MEREPITH COLLEGE, RALEIGH, W. C, E tbn.uaA.y S, J 9 7 3 No. 17 AWARENESS' WEEK S-* II BtOaS;APWY t:he fUACK ixpi4 PKfK? f 4,;^! Black Voices in Unity has presented the past Black Aware ness Week, February 5-11. Along with various displays, the BVU has offered special black emphasis programs during the week. An entire report of the week’s activities will be presented in the next issue of THE TWIG. CCA opens new game center On Thursday, February 1, the College Center Associa tion opened a game distri bution center at the far end of the College Center’s ping- pong room in an effort to better utilize the Center’s fac ilities. Included in the center are chess, checkers. Risk, Yahtzee, Scrabble, and Mon opoly and others. Cards are also available as well as ping- pong paddles and balls. The number of games will be in creased throughout the sem ester, and plans are progress ing to make records available for use on the stereo. The hours are as follows; Monday, 6-9; Thursday, 6-9; Friday, 6 - 11, Satur day, 1 - 6 and 7 - 11, Sunday, 2-5 and .7 - 9. To check out games, a stu dent must simply sign her name, indicate the item, and record time of check out. When returning the game, it will be necessary to initial the check out sheet. The CCA has opened thedis- tirbution center in anticipa tion of greater use of the Col lege Center itself. Once the use of the Center is increased, the CCA will propose the ex tension of hours to a half an hour before closing hours, student support of activities and responsible use of the Center facilities will lead to longer hours and better equip ment. Any suggestions are al ways welcome and may be placed in the suggestion box in the College Center. NOTICE The SGA is in hopes of re vising and expanding the Stu dent Handbook. Information about each organization and service needs to be tirought up-to-date, deleted, or added in order for the handbook to contain better descriptions of each group. Each organization and ser vice on campus has been asked to evaluate and rewrite, if nec essary, sections of the hand book concerning them. If your group HAS NOT RESP0NIH':D to the Handbook Committee’s request already, please do so within the NFXT FEW DAYS. Also, any students suggestions are welcomed. You may call Uebra Sugg at the following numbers: 828-7117 and 828- 9746; or return your descrip tions and suggestions to Debra Sugg in tlie Inter - campus mailbox, located outside of thi Dean of Students’ Office. SGA sends questionnaire to graduates The i;xecuiive Committee approves the FRA and urges your approval by; 1) your attendance at ttie pub lic h(‘aring on February 8 at 12:30, House Senate Constitu tion Committee at theGenerai Assembly. 2) writing your legislators a short letter urging their ap proval. Career Day to be held Convocation speaker for Career Day, February 12, will be Miss Virginia Allan from the U. S. Department of State, Virginia R. Allan, Deputy As sistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs, appointed to this position by President Nixon and sworn in by Secre tary of State William P. Rogers on March 3, 1972, is not a newcomer to the inter national scene. In the past two years, she has served as the Public Member of the De partment of State’s Senior Sel ection Board; head of the United States Delegation to the United Nations Worldwide Seminar on “Participation of Women in the Economic Life of Their Country” held in Moscow, USSR, and in Libre ville, Gabon, Africa; and member of the Ladies Home Journal - sponsored delega tion to Paris to plead tor American POW’s. Active in the women’s move ment for many years. Miss Allan was named by President Nixon in 1969 to be Chairman of the Task Force on Women’s Rights and Responsibilities and a member of the Citizen’s Advisory Council on the Status of Women. She was President of the National Federation of Business and professional Women’s Clubs, 1963-1964. Miss Allan is well known in the field of education hav ing served as a high school counselor and administrator, and currently she is a Regent of Eastern Michigan Univer sity. Her second career was in her famiy - owned retail drug business which she sold in 1971. Before joining the Depart ment of State, Miss Allan was a consultant to the Secretary of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare. A Phi Beta Kappa, Miss'Al- lan graduated from the University of Michigan where she also earned a Masters Degree. She has been the re cipient of many honors in cluding Delta Kappa Gamma, Mortar Board, the Old Mas ters Program of Purdue Uni versity; however, her favorite recognition is the Athena A- ward presented to her by the Intercollegiate Association of Women Students, From 1:30 until 5, the follow ing people will be available in the College Center to talk and to answer questions. Mrs. Nancy Chase, a member of the N. C. House of Rep resentatives (l:30-3p.m.), Mr. Reid Rogers from Hudson Belk, will represent Mer chandising. Mr. Herbert Harris, Employ ment Supervisor from Bur roughs Wellcome Co. Miss Renee James, a Meredith graduate, now with the Tide- land Mental Health Center. Mrs, Kathy Watson from the State Division of Social Ser vices. Mr. Russ Stancil from the local Rehabilitation Office. Mr. John Knox from the Div ision of Pupil Personnel Ser vices in the Dept, of Public Instruction. Miss Jane Green and the Meredith Staff will represent Library Science. Mr. Ken Hyde from Wachovia will represent Banking. Miss Dorothy Austell from Pilot Life Insurance Co., Past President of Life Un derwriters of North Carolina. She is also a past president of the Women Leader’s Roundtable ofNational Assoc, of Underwriters, Mrs. Lois Brown, District Agent from the Agricultur al Extension Serv. at NCSU. Mrs. Janet Carpenter from the National Secretaries Assocl Mrs. Virginia Todd, a broker with Wheat & Company. Miss Betsy Smith from the N.C. Council on Develop mental Disabilities. Mr, Robert Williams from the Personnel Division of the U. S. Civil Service Com. will represent Federal em ployment, Mr, George Hess from the Social Security Administra tion of Federal Government, Mr, A, L. Wade, Jr., from the National Institute of Environ mental Health Services loc ated at the Research Triangle. Miss Virginia Allan from the U.S. Department of State. Dr. Billie Corder, psycholo gist with Child Psychiatry Clinic, Dix Hospital (1:30 - 3 p.m.). Dr. Elmo Scoggin from the Southeastern Seminary will represent employment of wo men in Religion. The Division of Languages of the N. C, Department of Public Instruction will have a repre- (Continued on Page 3) SGA elections drawing near A questionnaire to Meredith graduates who have gone on for further studies is now under preparation by the Legislative Board and is to be sent out sometime in the near future. Designed to get opinions on the strength of the academic preparation received from Meredith, the study is to be sent to graduate students who attended the College in the last five years. It is hoped that responses will indicate areas in which the curriculum needs to be stren- ghtened, giving graduate- school candidates a better chance for admission. A second item now under consideration of Legislative Board is a motion to hire a professional on - campus counselor to aid students with personal as well as academic problems. The Board feels the need has long existed for an “ear” not connected in an official way with the College. According to Mary Allen Pick ett, Chairman of Legislativ“ Board, this motion must now go to the Student I.ife Commit tee and Dr. Wt-ems before any action can be taken. By Debra Sugg The timeis drawing near for the Meredith Student Body to elect its SGA officers for next year. Each student is urged to consider her responsibility- in the elections, whether it be running for an office, urging a fellow student to file, or voting. The following schedule will be followed for the SGA Elec tions: FIRST SLATE FILE: Monday, February 12 (9:00 a.m.) through Friday, February 16 (9:00 a.m.) in the Dean of Students’ Office. CANDIDATES PRESENTED TO STUDENT BODY: Friday, February 16, during the SGA meeting at 10:00 a.m. in Jones Auditorium. PRIMARY; If necessary — on Tuesday, February 20. Vot ing will take place from 4;30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in designated areas. GENERAL ELECTION: Thurs day, February 22. Voting will take place from 4:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in designated areas. SECOND SLATE FILE: Monday, March 12(9:00 a.m.) through Friday, March 16 (9;00 a.m.) in the Dean of Students’ Office. CANDIDATES PRESENTED TO STUDENT BODY: Friday, March 16, during the SGA meeting at 10:00 a.m. in Jones Auditorium. PRIMARY: If necessary -- on Tuesday, March 20. Voting will take place from 4;30p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in designated areas. GENERAL E LECTION: Thurs day, Marcli 22. Voting will take place from 4;30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in designat(>dareas. Rules concerning filing, qualifications for voting, and eligibility for filing can be found in the Student Handbook under the Bylaws, Article I, The Elections System, pages 58-61. Official filing forms will be posted in the College Center for the Student Body to be familiar with the candi dates. Due to Letislative changes, the list of officers included in each slate has been alter ed. The following list is correct; FIRST SLATE officers include; Student Government Presi dent Executive Vice-President President of the Non-Resi dent Students Elections Board and HAND BOOK Chairman Freshman Dormitory Presi dents Freshman Dormitory Vice- Presidents Meredith Christian Associa- (Continued on Page 2) Suzaiiiie Newton, a local Raleigh children’s book author and winner of the N.C. Juvenile Fiction Award, gives her im pressions of creativity during an REW hut ses.slon. More related stories and pictures are on Page 3.
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