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OCTOBER 25, 1973
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Floating
Angels
develop
art form
BY SUS.AN STANT
.America has Peggy
Fleming who literally
•■floats" on ice; Meredith has
her own "Floating Angels."
the synchronized swimming
club. Its officers are President
- Sheree McGeele, Vice-
President - Beth Gray, and
Secretary-Treasurer - Chris
Speight. The original
synchronized swimming class
began in the fall of 1971 with
thirteen freshmen who were
closed out of other P.E.
classes. In Uvo years it has
grown to include 45 girls
involved in beginning class
and performing club levels.
Under the leadership of
Mrs. Fran Vandiver, they
meet every Thursday
afternoon. The warm-up
includes swimming ten laps
and skulling four. Mrs.
Vandiver describes the
activity as "expression
through movement in water."
Similar to water ballet, the
beauty of the formation relies
on perfect timing, total group
coordination, and
gracefulness. The true
elegance of the art is the
kaleidoscope like patterns the
swimmers form. This is where
an audience is at a
disadvantage, for total
perception would necessitate
being seated at an elevated
height.
The more skilled
synchronized swimming
students from the beginning
class try out for the club each
year, filling six to eight
spaces. In the spring the club
gives a program, with a
central theme decided upon
by the members, Costumes
and makeup serve to further
unify and glamorize the
theme. Written representation
of the figures and steps of the
number are done by the
choreographer. Tentative
future activities for the club
include participating in a
workshop at Catawba College
and Ravenscroft School here
in Raleigh.
.... Meredith's swimming team, the "Floating .\ngels” is rehearsals. The teams nine
svnehroni/.ed hy Mrs. Fran X'andiver. They are perfeeting their auditions ol memhers of the
coordination and choreography tlirough workshops and regular
Government study offered in spring
members were
swimming classe
chosen through
BY CATHY KODENBEIU;
Meredith College is
offering a semester of study
on the workings of state
government and politics
during the spi iiig semester of
1974. The program is designed
to provide an opportunity for
discussion, field experience
and research in the
legislative, administrative,
and judicial prcR-esses and
policies at the state
government level. Students
wilt have an opportunity to
explore individual areas of
interest through this realistic
and intensive experience ol
stale government in action.
The program will be
conducted in downtown
Raleigh, within walking
distance of tiu' major
execut i\ e gos'ernmental
departments, the legislature
and the comts.
Those students of junior
standing or above are eligible
to pai'ticipate in the senu'sler,
which is open to bolh men and
wometi. Aca(lemicall> , the
setiiester will consist ol a nine
credit-hour cluster which are
divided as follows:
lai a six credit-hour
seminar meeting v\ill be held
each Tuesda\ and Thursday,
Th(> seminar sessions will be
(kwoled chietl> to discussions
with state go\ernment
officials, judicial pei'sonnel,
and other assorte(i political
figures. North Carolina slate
government will also be
observed through field trips
and individual opeialions
d)i a IhrCe-credit hour
research pa|)er in which a
student 'w ill explore an ai’ea of
stale go\'ernment which is ol
|)ai'licular interest to him is
Peace Corps program an alternative
To many college students
in our nation the biggest
question is how they can use
their college education to
benefit others without having
a Master’s Rh. D. degree. For
those freshmen and
sophomores interested in
math and science, the State
University of New York may
have the answer.
On the campus of the
Stale Univei'sily at Brockport
there exists a uni(|ue pi'ogi'am
known as the Peace Corps-
Colk'ge Degrt'c Program.. The
program, the only one in the
U.S.A., was slarled al
Brockporl in 19(17, for the
purpose of training teachers
in the math and science areas
to be stationed overseas as
Peace Corps volunteers for
two years. The first five years
of the program were aimed at
sending teachers to Latin
America but the new
emphasis is on Francophone
Africa, especially Zaire, the
former Belgian Congo. In fact
the project director has just
returned from a two year
training tour there.
The program, which lasts
for 15 months, is geared
towards training volunteers
who have finished the
equivalent of a two year
program, (10 credits, with
enough hours in their math or
science major to finish in four
semesters. The graduates,
who minor in French, Zaire's
official language; receive a
Bachelor’s Degree and
provisional .New York State
Teacher Certification.
The program begins' in .
.lune continues through the
' fall, the spring and a second
summer During the two
summer sessions the students
receive intensive training
with special attention given to
French, taught by an
international staff. During the
academic year the trainees
Lake a full load which includes
the French courses taught by
Professor Georges Hingot,
who lived in Zaire before and
after its independence. The
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Instamatics also.
French courses involve total
immersion and are designed
to give the students a working
vocabular> so that they can
teach in French b\ the second
sinnmer of training.
During the spring
semester the co-directors;.
Ml'. Noble and academic
dir(‘clor. Dr. FlaineK. Miller,
hope to take the students to
schools in French speaking
Canada to give them the
experience of teaching in a
francophone classroom.
.Mr, .Noble reports that
last \ear's groups have
finished its training and are
now at schools throughout the
Zaire. The present group of 26
also ix;iuired.
Both of the semesters
being offered afford the
student the opportunity not
onl\ to broaden their
knowledge in their
perspective fields of stud\,
l)ut also to expose themseh'cs
to new experiences and a
variet>' of different life styles,
resulting in a more mature
personality. 1 would like to
add at this point that it is also
a sneak preview ol what the
"real world" is like, outside of
.Meredith College.
.Anybody courageou'
enough to look into it? It so
stop by Dr. Lemmon's offici
in the history department loi
additional informatioi
regarding tuition cost and
acceptance.
w ill take up their assignments
next .August. Both Dr. .Miller
and .Mr. Noble stress th;ii
there is a serious need foi
trained teachers, one thai
Peace Corps is helping to fill
so if you qualify for this
program and are interested ir
teaching in Africa. writ-
Peace Corps-College Degree
Program, 112 Hartwell Hall
sue Brockport, Brockpo: i
.New York 14420.
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