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Newspaper of the Students of Meredith College
VOL. XLVIII
.MKHKDITH COLLKGK, R.M.KIGH, N. C.
(K'TOBKR 25. 1975
Teacher education self-study undertaken
NO. 7
Meredith's education
department. under the
direction of Mrs. .Audrey
.Allred, is in the process of
conducting a self-study of the
teacher education program.
Since Meredith is an
institution with a state-
approved program of teacher
certification, the college is
subject to re-approval everv
five years by North Carolina
Department of Public
Instruction. A visiting team
from that department will be
on campus two days in March
talking to students and
faculty, and looking over the
records of the past five years.
Before an institution is visited
for re-approval, the teacher
education program is self-
studied by students, faculty
and administration of the
institution itself. This self-
study report is completed and
submitted to the State
Department of Public
Instruction before the visiting
team is sent onto the campus.
Using the self-study guide
furnished bv the N.C.
Department of Public
Instruction, the Teacher
K d u c a t i o n (’ o m m i 11 e e,
composed of Mrs. Allred,
.Allen Page. William Turpin.
Leslie Syron. David Keveley,
all teachers of methods
courses, .Jane Lee, Beth
Kimball. Pam Burgin,
Claudia Vertiacks. Nancy
Neal and .lohn Hiott, has set
up a Steering Committee and
additional study committees
to stud\ the total program of
teacher preparation at
Meredith. This means that
every aspect of teacher
preparation will be studied,
not just the education and
methods courses. Mrs. Allred
noted when asked that “all
major departments which in
any way contribute to teacher
preparation will be involved in
the study" "One thing that
makes Aleredith different."
she comments, is that we
don't isolate the training of
teachers, so we have to
e\'aluate many areas which
contribute to the general
education of future teachers."
The six study committees
and various sub committees
are studying the overall
policies of Meredith's teacher
preparation, the faculty
involved. the curricula,
student personnel programs
and sei'vices, the professional
laboratoi-y experiences (such
as student teaching), and the
facilities, equipment, and
materials available to future
teachers here at Meredith.
The last re-approval
visiting team five years ago
recommended the addition of
a separate K-3 certificate and
program, which at the time
was part of one program with
the other primary grades.
This recommendation was, of
course, carried out liy the
school, A great improvement
in the curriculum center in the
library was also a result of the
last re-approval
recommendations. The self-
study, although it involves a
great deal of time and effort,
is felt to be quite beneficial to
Meredith's teacher education
program. “It leads to
improvement, because we,
looking at the overall
program and recognize
needs, Mrs. Allred
summarized
Series offered
on archaeology
Meredith girls posed in hayseed attire in October, 1945, wluni the First ('ornhuskin' was instituKMt.
Among the first judges was Miss Mary Yarbrough and one of the students who helped plan that
initial occasion was Miss Betty Jean Yeager, now assistant dean of students.
TWIG newsbriefs
FOUNDATION GRANT
Meredith College will
share in a $12,934 grant to the
North Carolina Foundation of
Church-Related Colleges from
the United States Steel
Foundation’s Challenge Grant
Program.
The grant program,
whose aim is increased
corporate support for
independent colleges, is
administered by the
Independent College of
America (ICFA) for its .39
state and regional
associations.
In all, the ICFA’s
members raised $1,()2.5,(K)0 in
new and increased gifts which
qualified under the program
during the last academic
year. To this amount, the Steel
Foundation added $250,000 for
a net increase in fund-raising
of slightly more than 1.25
million dollars. The North
Carolina Foundation of
Church-related Colleges has
26 member colleges
throughout North Carolina.
VOLUNTEKRS .NKKDKI)
This is the year of the
volunteer. There are many
excellent programs planned
for the visually handicapped
of Raleigh and Wake County
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The North Carolina
Museum of History is now
presenting a continuing series
of programs on archaeology
Kach Sunday through
November It, a different
program will be shown in the
Archives and History
Auditorium of the State
Library Building at 109 East
.Jones Street. 'I'he admission is
free; the time is 3:(K) - 4:00
p.m.
Distinguished archaeo
logists working with
the .Museum are speaking
each week on a different
phase or archaeological
research. The history, the
work now in progress, and the
materials found in
underwater archaeology in
North Carolina will be
discussed in the coming
weeks, along with a general
discussion of prehistoric and
historic archaeology in this
area. The Division of Archives
and History of the
Department of Cultural
Resources is sponsoring this
interesting series.
On Sunday, October 28,
the presentation will be “The
Preservation of Materials
from Underwater Sites " b\
Leslie S. Bright
Preservationist, Archaeolog>
Section.
On Sunday, November 4,
the program “Prehistoric
Archaeology in the Eastern
United States" by Dr. Stephen
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Freedom of press
explored hy AAFW
BY CATHY MURPH
The American
Association of University
Women held its monthly
meeting Thursday, October
11, at the K. & W (Cafeteria at
North Hills Shopping Center.
The program, “Freedom of
the Press Issues," was
presented by three panelists.
Each panelist gave a brief
talk on his area of experience,
followed by a question and
answer period. Mr. Wade
Hargrove, legal counsel for
the North Carolina
Broadcasters Association,
represented the electronic
media, and opened the
discussion with a description
of the problems that plague
newsmen confronted with
such controversial. issues as
liquor - by - the - drink and
cigarette advertising. The
spokesman for newspapers
was Mr. Claude Sittan, editor
of THE NEWS AND
OBSERVER. Mr. Sittan’s talk
centered on the news media’s
responsibility to accurately
and honestly inform the public
of pertinent issues. The third
panelist was Mr. Phil Kirk,
aide to Governor Holshouser,
state senator and former
newsman from Salisbury. Mr.
Kirk stressed the power of the
press and the importance of
truthful reporting. The
Watergate issue and
President Nixon’s attacks on
the press were the primary
topics of the discussion,
presenting an interesting
picture of the problems and
responsibilities inherent in
reporting the news.
“Grandmother” (Susan Tew) confides family secrets to the attentive “Young Man ’ (Doyle
Peed) in a scene from Albee’s THE AMERICAN DREAM. Directed by Mrs. Linda Bamford the play
will be presented free on October 30 and 31 at 8:00 p.m. in the Hut. Other cast members include
Mildred Long as Mommy, Lewis Gurkin as Daddy, and Jennie Jenkins as Mrs. Baker.
. . . Susan has appeared in Meredith’s THE SOUND OF MUSIC and CAROUSEL. Doyle, N( SI
junior, has appeared in numerous community productions. Sophomore Mil Long was assistant
director for THE MIRACLE WORKERS, last spring; freshman Jennie Jenkins’ credentials include a
summera t the Governor’s School for Drama. Lewis Gurkin has acted in several .Miller plays and has
worked previously in Theatre of the Absurd.