THE TWIG
Newspaper of the Students of Meredith College
VOL. XLVIII
MEREDITH COLLEGE, RALEIGH, N. C.
FEBRUARY 7, 1974
NO. 16
Meredith adds five to faculty
Dr. Rebecca Jean Murray
of Raleigh has been appointed
as assistant professor of
education at Meredith College
and three other part-time
instructors have been ap
pointed for the spring
semester, beginning January
14, Dr. Allen Burris, vice
president and dean of
Meredith, has announced.
Dr. Murray is the only
full-time faculty member
appointed for the spring
semester. She was an
assistant professor of
education at Columbia College
in Columbia, S. C., from 1971
until joining the faculty at
Meredith.
A native of Raleigh, Dr.
Murray previously taught at
Highland Preschool in
Raleigh, presented a
children’s program on WRAL-
TV, and taught in the Raleigh
city and Charlotte-
Mecklenburg public schools.
She is the daughter of Mrs.
Fannie Murray of Raleigh.
Dr. Murray received her
B.A. from Meredith, her M.
Ed. from the University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill,
and her Ed. D. degree from
Duke University. Her doctoral
dissertation was titled “The
Development of the Kin
dergarten Program in the
Public School System of North
Carolina.”
Part-time faculty ap
pointments include Klaus D.
Hoog of Carrboro, instructor
of art; Mrs. Anne H. Morris of
Durham, instructor in
education; and Mrs. Gwen
dolyn H. Reives of Raleigh,
instructor in home economics.
Founders’ Day is Feb. 22
(MIS) Meredith College
will observe its 83rd Foun
ders’ Day celebration Friday ,
February 22. The public is
invited to attend the events
that will begin with a
memorial service and will
conclude with the dedication
of the new College and Con
tinuing Education Center.
Memorial services in
Raleigh City Cemetery at the
grave of Thomas Meredith
will be held at 9 a.m. Thomas
Meredith was the founder of
the Biblical Recorder,
journal of the Baptist State
Convention of North Carolina,
and was instrumental in
founding the college.
Dr. John T. Caldwell,
chancellor of North Carolina
State University, will deliver
the Founders’ Day address at
10 a.m. in Jones Auditorium.
A buffet luncheon for all
guests in Belk Dining Hall will
follow the address.
Dedication of the College
and Continuing Education
Center, named in honor of
Kemp Shields Cate of Chapel
Hill, will be held at 2 p.m. at
the College Center. A
reception will follow in the
center.
Stunt Night is set for February 20 and the classes are ready to go.
Chairmen for the respective classes are: Lynn McLainey, Fresh
men; Marsha Allen, Sophomore ; Marlene Hart and Susan Carter,
Junior; and Eleanor Hill and Sally Young, Senior. Above, last
year’s seniors clown in “Sagebrush Saga.”
Mrs. Ferrell donates
grove of oak trees
in honor of classmates
Shaw plans political forums
(MIS) Mrs. John A. Ferrell, a
1907 Meredith College
graduate, has contributed
funds for an oak grove to
Meredith in remembrance of
her graduating class.
The oak grove will consist
of 20 oak trees, each of a
different variety honoring one
of Mrs. Ferrell’s classmates.
The grove will be planted on
the south side of the College
and Continuing Education
Center and will conform to the
master landscaping plan of
the college.
Dr. Clara Bunn, Meredith
biology department chair
man, assisted in the selection
of the 20 different varieties of
oaks. Although many of the
oaks are common to North
Carolina, several came from
out-of-state and from as far
away as Indiana.
Dr. Bunn said the grove
would provide an interesting
biological study for students
while bringing a beautiful
addition to the campus.
The grove will have
permanent stone or marble
park benches with walking
paths and shrubbery to blend
with the landscape.
“Although the oaks will
take many years to mature,
they represent the vision that
many friends have for
Mer^ith. Planting an oak,
knowing that future
generations will have the
benefit, is truly believing in
Meredith,” John T. Kanipe,
Jr., vice president for in
stitutional advancement, said.
The Division of Ad
ministrative Sciences of Shaw
University announces a series
of community forums on “The
Political Decision-Making
Process”. The Forums will be
held on Thursdays throughout
February and April and are
open to the public. On Thur
sday, February 7, Dr. Archie
Hargroves, Arlethia Lemon
and Dr. Wayne Watson will
speak on “Life in the City” at
8:00 at the First Baptist
Church, 101 S. Wilmington.
“Urbanization and Its Ef
fects” will be discussed by
Spurgeon Cameron, Dr.
Youssef Wahab, Craig Dudley
and Reginald Sutton at 7:00
p.m. at the Olivia Raney
Library. Dr. Patrick Elliott,
Clarence Brown, and
Lawrence Gower will speak
on “Bureaucratization,
Depersonalization and
Alienation” at 8:00 p.m.,
February 21 at the Shaw
University Urban Science
Building. On Thursday,
February 28, John Ingle, Dr.
Mohammed Shadid, and
Elizabeth Cofield will speak
on “Real Decision-Making,
Powerlessness and Minority
Groups” at the City Council
Chambers of the Raleigh
Municipal Building at 110 S.
McDowell. On March 7, Watts
Chapel Baptist Church on
Holly Springs Road will host
“The Lack of Access to the
Decision-Making Process” at
8:00 p.m. . On Thursday
March 14, “Power, In
volvement, and Self-
Determination” is the topic at
8:00 p.m. at the Fred W.
Carnage Jr. High School, 1425
Carnage Avenue. “The
Political Decision-Making
Process” is the subject at 8:00
p.m. at St. Augustine’s
College. Dr. Bonnie J.
Gillespie, Chairman of Shaw’s
Division of Administrative
Sciences will conclude the
series with March 28’s
“Summary, Feedback and
Interaction” at 8:00 p.m. at
Martin St. Baptist Church.
The Forum is being
funded by the North Carolina
Committee For Continuing
Education in the Humanities.
For information, contact:
Dr. Bonnie J. Gillespie,
Chairman, Division of Ad
ministrative Sciences, Shaw
University.
Symphony will present
John Ogdon in concert
PLAY CAST
Mrs. Linda Bamford,
director of The Effects of
Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-
Moon Marigolds, has an
nounced the cast for this,
Meredith’s major spring
drama production. Jeanie
Alford will play Beatrice, the
mother of Tillie, who will be
played by Debbie Baucom,
sophomore,and Ruth who will
be played by sophomore,
Sharon Ellis. Junior Joan
Baggett has been cast as the
elderly Nanny and senior Wyn
Turlington will play Janice
Vickory, a school-mate of
Tillie’s.
Rebecca Askew is
assistant director and
Marlene Hart is set designer.
Marigolds will be produced
March 26 and 27.
WORSHIP COMMITTEE
The MCA has announced
the members of its Spring,
1974 Worship Committee,
chaired by Linda McKinnish.
They are Melanie Roebuck,
Susan Mason, Sara Cotey,
Julie Taylor, Arneice Hilliard,
and Carolyn Nance.
Worship plans for the
semester are well advanced.
Those services already
scheduled include a presen
tation on February 13 as part
of Black History Week, the
Meredith College Chorus on
February 20, and the com
mencement of Lent
servances on March 13.
SKI TRIP
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Ski buffs can take ad
vantage of a New Hampshire
skip trip planned for March 2 -
8. The package includes six
nights, seven days, and three
meals a day at the Lakeview
Lodge, two miles from
Sunapee State Park in
Newbury, New Hampshire.
Accommodations and meals
total $65.00, all-day lift tickets
are $4.50, optional lessons are
$10.00, and rental fees (skis,
poles, and boots) are $20.00 for
five days.
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Valentine’s Day marks
the appearance of John Ogdon
with the North Carolina
Symphony in Raleigh’s
Memorial Auditorium, at 8:15
p.m., February 14, 1974.
John Ogdon is the well-
known British pianist of whom
Time magazine stated:
“Even in an age when glit
tering technique is almost
taken for granted, Ogdon’s
facility for both the fine-spun
and the fantastic is
prodigious. ”
The North Carolina
Symphony, under the baton of
John Gosling, Artistic
Director and Conductor, will
present a program of Barber,
Yardumlan, Liszt and
Stravinsky.
John Ogdon will perform
Richard Yardumian’s Con
certo No. 1 and Franz Liszt’s
Concert No. 1 in E flat Major.
All memberships in the
North Carolina Symphony
Society will be honored. Single
tickets are available at the
Record Bars at Crabtree
Valley Mall, North Hills and
Cameron Village as well as at
the door on Thursday evening,
February 14. Ticket prices are
$2.50 for adults and $1.50 for
students.
One of Britain’s foremost
pianists, Mr. Ogdon’s in
ternational career began after
he won the 1962 Tchaikovsky
Competition, the same
competition which brought
Van Cliburn world fame.
Ogdon shared the 1962 honor
with his distinguished Soviet
colleague, Vladimir
Ashkenazy.
Since the Tchaikovsky
Competition, Ogdon has
travelled widely, appearing in
Hong Kong, Singapore, New
Zealand, Australia and
Kenya, and concertizing
extensively in eastern and
western Europe.
He tours the United States
and Canada biannually and
has appeared with the Los
Angeles Philharmonic,
Philadelphia Orchestra,
National Symphony Or
chestra, Denver Symphony,
Baltimore Symphony and
many others.