THE TWIG
Newspaper of the Students of Meredith College
VOLUME XLIX
MEREDITH COLLEGE
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA
OCTOBER 10, 1974
NUMBER 5
SGA passes judicial board
and election reforms
Erna Stromsland, the lead of Meredith’s fall musical, ‘’Ap
plause”, is supported by cast members, Wade Rochelle,Michael
Daugherty, Howard Penny and Ron Davis.
Changes in the elections
and judicial systems were
passed and SGA for sophomores
was carried in the October 4
SGA meeting. President Jean
Jackson invoked the one-tenth
quorum rule so that legislation
could be voted on.
The election system was
revised so that in the first
election voters should vote for
the exact number of people to
be elected to a particular office.
Elections will be determined by
a two-thirds majority. If this
majority includes more than
the number to be elected, these
candidates will run in the
second election. If two-thirds of
the votes are cast for less than
the number to be elected, the
remaining candidates will be
voted on in the second election.
In the second election, election
will be by a plurality of votes
cast. A plurality is defined as a
margin of one or more votes.
A measure was passed
granting elections board the
supervision of the Spring’s
Queen election. Queen can
didates will be nominated by
the student body at a regular
SGA assembly. The candidate
receiving the second highest
number of votes will be named
Maid of Honor.
It was also determined that
for any election to be valid, one-
half of the student body must
have voted.
The expenses of the elec
tions system will be shared
equally by the organizations
represented in the elections;
SGA, MRA, and CCA.
Several changes in the
judicial system were also
passes by SGA. It was deter
mined that the judicial board
will serve as an appeals board
for inter-dorm board decisions.
The student government
executive committee will no
longer serve as the appeals
board for judicial decisions. A
student may appeal decisions
made by die Inter-dormitory
Board within one week of the
decision to the judicial board,
the president of the college and
finally to the board of trustees.
The president of the day
students was granted full voting
membership in the judicial
board.
Applause cast is enthusiastic;
ticket sale to begin Oct. 23
A bill was carried granting
full SDH privileges to
sophomores contingent upon
their having completed 25
semester hours, two college
semesters and having a quality
point ratio of 1.30.
Putting together a musical
is no easy task but Director
Linda Bamford is satisfied with
the progress of “Applause”,
Meredith fall production.
“The cast is, overall,
outstanding and enthusiastic,”
she said. She thinks that
“Applause” has more appeal
for the college audience than
most musicals. She commented
that “the plot is realistic and
the music has a contemporary
rock beat.”
“Applause” will run
November 6, 7, and 8. Ticket
sales begin October 23 for
Meredith students and October
30 for the general public.
Student tickets are $1.00 and
adult tickets are $2.00.
ABC Records describes
“Applause” as the “story of the
glamorous theatre star and the
mousy, adoring girl from the
sticks who ingratiates herself
into the star’s private world and
then systematically attempts to
take over her career, her lover
and her life.”
Erna Stromsland will
appear as the glamorous star,
Margo Channing. Erna is a
senior voice major and has
played the female lead in
“Carmen” and “Hello, Dolly!”
Eve Harrington, played by
Robin Rhodes, is the adoring,
two-faced girl. Robin is also a
senior voice major. She has
appeared in productions of
“Babes in Arms”, “South
Pacific”, “My Fair Lady”, and
“Music Man”.
Margo’s lover and director
is played by Ron Davis. This
summer Davis served as set
designer and technical director
for Raleigh Little Theatre’s
“The Golden Goose”. He also
designed sets for productions of
“The Wizard of Oz” and “The
Odd Couple”. Davis has acted
in “1776”, “Music Man”, “Star-
Spangled Girl”, and
“Carousel”.
Michael Daughtry will
portray Duane, Margo’s
hairdresser. Michael has ap
peared in numerous produc
tions including “The Sound of
Music”, “Dames at Sea”,
“Oklahoma”, “Music Man”,
and “Bye Bye Birdie”.
‘“Applause will equal our
production of ‘The Sound of
Music’,” she said.
Richard Southwich, in
structor of music at Meredith,
will conduct the 20 piece or
chestra. He presently directs
the Broughten High School
Orchestra and the Raleigh
Youth Symphony Orchestra.
Southwich also directed the
orchestra for Meredith’s 1971
production of “The Sound of
Music”.
“Applause” opened on
Broadway in March 1970 and
won four “Tony Awards” that
year: Best Musical, Best Ac
tress, Best Direction, and Best
Choreography.
All of the measures passed
by SGA will be presented next
to the Student Life Committee.
An announcement was
made that because of the
number of honor code violation
during the exams last year, our
system of self-scheduling
exams is in danger. Everyone
who feels that this system
should be retained should go by
to see Mr. Hiott.
Buzz Richards, the
playwright and Margo’s friend,
will be played by Ron Jones who
majored in drama at ASU.
Jones has also appeared in
productions of “Cabaret”,
“Butterflies Are Free”, “JB”,
and “Antigone”. ^
Buzz’s wife, Karen, will be
portrayed by Cathy Bland.
Karen is a Radcliffe graduate
and never quite fits in with the
theatre crowd. Cathy has
appeared in productions of
“The Miracle Worker”,
“Winnie-the-Pooh”, and
“Flounder Complex”.
Sophomore voice major
Andra Knott will appear as
Bonnie. Bonnie is the leader of
the gypsies, a group of dancers
who move from show to show.
Beth Leavel, a sophomore
at Meredith, is the
choreographer for “Applause”.
She has had seven years of tap
and ballet training and two
years of ballroom.
A male lead said of Beth’s
work: “I have never seen
better choreography on the
college level than here at
Meredith.” Another lead actor
added that Beth had “Brought in
contemporary movements that
haven’t been seen in Raleigh
before.”
Generally the male actors
are impressed with the
Meredith actresses and the
progress of “Applause”. Music
director Jane Sullivan agreed.
TWIG newsbriefs
CAMPING TRIP
Lynn MacArthur will take
students on a camping trip
during Fall Break. Twelve
students will be able to go. The
cost and designation will be
determined by the students
interested. Contact Lynn as
soon as possible. The group will
either have a base camp and
hike out from there each day or
will carry a backpack and camp
each night along the trail.
contact Liza Williams in 311
Faircloth dorm.
Involved leaders of the
Foundation will be on campus
to give further explanation.
Make sure you get in on the
ground floor and give your time
so others may live.
FUND-RAISING
The N.C. Cystic Fibrosis
Research Foundation has
contacted Meredith College
through the N.C. Student
Legislature about its fund
raising involvement. Each
school is asked to have a
money-raising project to enable
the foundation to continue
research for this incurable
disease.
Cystic Fibrosis is the ac
cumulation of mucus in the
lungs, pancreas, and intestines.
Victims of this ailment don’t
usually live beyond 18.
FRIEND NEEDED
Anyone interested in being
a friend to a blind college girl
who lives in Raleigh? She is out
of school this semester and
wants to meet someone who
would be interested in going
with her to a movie, out to eat,
or just to talk. If interested,
please contact Mr. Sumner in
220 Joyner.
to it and the sacrifices which
would be involved in pursuing
particular policies, and
suggestions to individuals to
protect themselves in their
savings-investment decisions.
A group of eight or ten
experts is being invited to
participate in this event as
speakers and panel discussants.
Some of these will be govern
ment officials, others will be
executives of private financial
institutions, and some will be
academic economists.
The symposium is open to
the public.
SYMPOSIUM
ON ECONOMICS
The Department of
Business and Economics is
planning a Symposium on In
flation to be held on Campus
November 1, 1974, between the
hours of 10:30 a.m. and 3:00
Local school churches,
Jaycees, etc., are asked to
sponsor marathons or contests
for money for this project. Any
interested persons please
p.m.
Although explicit plans
have not been made as to the
precise form the symposium
will follow, it is envisioned to
cover the following areas: The
causes of the present in
flation, the alternative solutions
YDC
The Meredith Young
Democrats Club will sponsor an
absentee voting drive for the
November elections. The drive
will include provisions of ab
sentee ballot request forms,
stamps to mail the forms and a
ride board to arrange rides
home for Election Day.
Plans were announced for a
series of articles on Democratic
candidates and concerns which
will run parallel to a similar
Republican series in THE
TWIG.
YDC will meet next on Oct.
16 at 7 p.m. in the Joyner
Parlor.
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