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Founder’s Day
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Founders’ Day
set for Friday
Fred A. Coe, Jr., president
of Burroughs Wellcome Co.,
will be the featured speaker
during Meredith College’s
82nd Founder’s Day ceremon
ies Friday, February 23, C.C.
Cameron, chairman of Mere
dith’s Board of Trustees and
president and chairman of
First Union National Bank,
has announced.
The cremonies will begin at
10 a.m, in Jones Hall and
will be followed by the placing
of a wreath on the grave of
Thomas Meredith. The public
is invited to attend the cere
monies.
College officials hope to an
nounce during the event the
completion of the largest fund
drive in the history of the
school, the five - year, $5
million Meredith College Ad
vancement Program - Phase
I.
“To Undertake and To Fin
ish’’ is the title of Coe’s
Founders’ Day address. He
has been associated with Bur
roughs Wellcome, Research
Triangle Park based research
and pharmaceutical manufac
turing company, since 1945.
Coe is a native of New Jer
sey and received his B.S.
degree from Yale University,
Mrs. Elizabeth Davis Reid,
Raleigh City Council member
and Meredith alumna and for
mer trustee, will pay tribute
to the college founders during
the ceremonies.
The annual memorial ser
vices at the grave of Thomas
Meredith will begin at 11:40
a.m. The senior class at Mer
edith will conduct the service,
Thomas Meredith was the
founder of the Biblical Record
er, journal of the Baptist State
Convention of North Carolina,
and was instrumental in the
founding of the college.
Jeanne Nash and Becky Johnston portray the schoolmarm
and sheriff in the Seniors “Sagebrush Saga’’ . (More pictures
on Page 3)
Ensemble, Chorale
make spring tour
Twenty-six members of the
Meredith College Chorale and
Blnsemble are on spring tour
this month. Between February
11 and B’ebruary 28, the mus
ical group will present eight
concerts in North Carolina and
Virginia, including those at
Top seniors
named
On February 1, the following
girls were voted Outstanding
Seniors by their fellow class
mates: Anne Pittman, Shirley
Whitehurst, Becky Burris,
Alice Porter, Beth Ankers,
Randy Gilbert, Terry Brim,
Kay Morris, Robin Neal,
Becky Johnston, and Sally
Welling, The purpose of this
honor is to give the class an
opportunity to recognize those
girls who have served their
class throughout their four
years here at Meredith.
Watts Street Baptist Church
in Durham, College Hill Bap
tist Church in Lynchburg, Va.,
Bruton Parish Church in Wil
liamsburg, Va., First Baptist
Chruch in Virginia Beach, Va.,
and Cerauby High School in
Norfolk, Va, Their itinerary
will also include West End
Baptist Church and Suffolk
High School in Suffolk, Va.,
and Weldon Baptist Church
in Weldon, Va.
Under the direction of Mrs.
Jane W. Sullivan, the chorale
will perform songs by Purcell,
Berger, Schubert, Bach, and
Thompson. Solos, duets, and
trios are incorporated into
the presentation.
Members of the chorale are:'
Jeannie Alford, Beth Barr,
Janie Bradsher, Nancy Brew
er, Betsy Crosland, Hope
Faircloth, Pam Faison, Nancy
Gill, Angela Hanchey, Jackie
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Junior class Stunt Chairmen Dean Fearing (left) and Woody Dicus react with glee upon ac
cepting the first place trophy for their winning presentation of “Wrinkle City’’.
Junior class wins Stunt
With shouts of “We’re num
ber 1 again,’’ the Class of
1974 and Stunt Co - chairmen
Dean Fearing and Woody Dicus
walked off with a first place
trophy for 1973 Stunt on F'ri-
day night, February 16. The
winning theme, “Wrinkle
City’’ brought victory for the
Juniors while “Sagebrush
Saga’’, the Senior stunt, took
second place. The Sophomore
Class presented “For Love of
Pounds” after the Fresh
man Class debuted in Stunt
night with “Symphony for
Lovers”.
liams, Paige Foster, Alice
Winecoff, and Louise McCas-
kill. The cast had also writ
ten the script, along with some
last minute ad libs.
The Juniors’ winning stunt
starred Dean Fearing, Susan
Tew, Gloria Smith, Carol Tay
lor, Pat Nathan, Elaine Wil-
Senior stunt, chaired by
Randy Gilbert and Alice Por
ter starred Jeanne Nash,
Becky Johnston, Jackie Har
dy, Carolyn Carter, Mary
Allen Pickett, Judy Bryan,
Cindy Ramsey, Gloria Dew,
Brownie Williams, Becky
Johns, Krista Dedmon, and
Debbie Nobles. The Seniors,
although placing second, pro
bably stole the show when
Becky Johnston, playing the
town sheriff, accidentally
kicked off the heel of her
boot.
The Sophomore stunt, writ
ten by Claudia Denny and co
chaired by Laura Ann Bailey
and Margaret Farmer featur
ed Sheryl Harrell, Claudia
Denny, Sybil Burgess, Alice
Perry, Susan Hamlin, Jean
Jackson, Leza Wainwright,
Becky Buffaloe, Thesia Gar
ner, and Debbie Otto, Jane
Hartley, Linda Precythe, Lin
da Chappel, Ginny Lou Rogers,
Nan Foster, Beth Baugh, Tric-
ia Young and Linda McKin-
nish.
Besides the famous Kazoo
Band, the Freshman stunt
starred June Webster, Pam
Culp, Lee Ann Kirk, Mil Long,
Beth Ward, and Susan Wise.
Robin Sweesy and Leigh Tay
lor served as Freshmen Stunt
Co-chairmen.
Seminar focus
family future
“A FUTURE FOR THE
FAMILY” is the topic of the
1973 national seminar spon
sored by the Christian Life
Commission of the Southern
Baptist Convention. The sem
inar will be held in Charlotte,
North Carolina, at the White
House Inn, March 19-21.
Harvey Cox, professor of
divinity at Harvard Univer
sity, Howard J. Clinebell, pro
fessor of pastoral counseling
at Claremont (California)
School of Theology, David R.
Mace, Wake Forest Univer
sity, N.C., and Wayne Oates,
professor of psychology of
religion at Southern Baptist
Theological Seminary, Louis
ville, Kentucky, are featured
speakers for the conference.
“Christians should be deeply
concerned about the plight
of the American family
today,” Foy Valentine, execu
tive secretary of the commis
sion, said. “The conference
is designed to help Southern
Baptists respond to the pro
blems of family life with the
guidance of biblical insights
and the resources of the
Christian community, While
facing the present crisis in
family life, the conference will
explore ways to develop ‘a
future for the family’ based
on Christian truth and
love,” Valentine said.
Other conference leaders in
clude Randall Lolley, pastor
First Baptist Chruch, Win
ston - Salem, N.C.; William
Lawson, pastor, Wheeler Ave
nue Baptist Church, Houston;
and Wallace Denton, associate
professor of family life, and
marriage counselor, Purdue
University.
Sarah Frances Anders, pro
fessor of sociology, Louisiana
College, Pineville; Harry N.
Hollis, Jr., director of spec
ial moral concerns, Christian
Life Commission; and L. D,
Johnson, chaplain of Furman
University, also will partici
pate in the conference.
Persons interested in at
tending the seminar should
write immediately to the
Christian Life Commission,
460 James Robertson Parkway,
Nashville, Tennessee 37219.
The registration fee is $20.
Special registration fees are
$10 for wives of registered
participants and $10 for stu
dents.
The conference is open to all
Southern Baptists on a first-
come basis with a limit of 350
participants, Valentine said,
“We anticipate a broad cross
section of participants, in
cluding pastors, lay persons,
students, and denominational
leaders,” he said.
Play cast
“A FUTURE FOR THE FAMILY’- is the topic for the 1973
national seminar sponsored by the Christian Life Commis
sion. Harvey Cox (left) noted Harvard University theologian,
and David R. Mace, professor of family sociology at Bowman
Gray School of Medicine, Wake Forest University, North Caro
lina, are among the many program speakers who will address
the topic at the seminar in Charlotte, March 19-21.
The cast for THE MIRACLE
WORKER, Meredith’s spring
production, is announced
today by Mrs. Linda Barn-
ford, speech and drama in
structor. The young Helen
Keller will be played by jun
ior Ruth Anne Stephenson.
Helen’s mother, Kate, and
her father. Captain Keller,
will be played by freshman
Anne Barringer and Mr. Gib
Smith. Bob Wrenn will ap
pear in the role of Helen’s
brother James. The part of
Vinny will be played by Pam
Burgin, while the children
Martha and Percy will be play-
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