THE TWIG
Newspaper of the Students of Meredith College
VOL. XLX NO. 1
Parking discussed
MEREDITH COLLEGE, RALEIGH, N.C. SEPTEMBER 11, 1975
Privilege and lights out bills
passed at Friday^s SGA meeting
Three bills concerning
freshman social regulations
were passed at Friday’s SGA
meeting. A resolution urging
the administration to enforce
parking regulations was also
passed.
The bills introduced by
Junior Betsy Rowlett
proposed abolition of the
restrictions on freshmen
evening privileges, overnights
and lights out.
The present regulations
as stated in the handtxxdc
permit first semester fresh
men four evening privileges
per week and six overnights
for the first six weeks of
classes. For the first two
weeks of classes, first
semester freshmen are
required to have their lights
out at official bedtime 12:15
a.m. Sunday through Thur
sday nights. Freshmen are
allowed to keep their lights on
one hour later one of these
nights per week if all the
roommates sign with the hall
proctor for the privilege.
Ms. Rowlett in presenting
the joint rationale for the
three bills noted “Frustration
on the part of the (freshman)
to exhibit any type of in
dependence, responsibility or
self-discipline.”
Opponents of the bill to
eliminate overnight
restrictions proposed that
“homesick” students matured
because they were required to
stay on campus on many of
the weekends during which
they would prefer to be home.
The weekends, too, the op
ponents said were necessary
for making friends, becoming
involved and getting to know
the hall.”
Students advocating the
present evening privilege
limitations voted on additional
argument that many students
needed the restriction so that
their academics would not
suffer.
The bill to eliminate
overnights passed in a vote
208-75. Division was called on
the evening privilege bill, 72
students opposed the bill and
it passed. The lights out bill
passed with a voice vote.
After SGA passage the
bills were sent to the Student
Life Committee for its con
sideration. If passed by
Student Life the bills will be
placed before Vice Ih’esident
of Student Development, Dr.
Thomas.
In further business a
resolution introduced by
Act affects
directory
Each year Meredith’s
Registrar’s Office prepares
and releases directory in
formation for publication and
distribution. This information
consists of the students’
names, home and campus
addresses, classes and
telephone numbers, the
Registrar reports. Under the
Buckley Amendment to the
Family Educational Rights
and Privacy Act of 1974, it is
each student’s right not to
have this information in
cluded in a directory. Any
student who does not wish to
be included must come by the
Registrar’s Office in Johnson
Hall and sign the appropriate
request. This must be done
Registrar John Hiott says by
September 12.
Senior Betsy Horton urging
the administration to enforce
parking regulations was
passed by SGA. The
regulations as stated in the
handbook and in a July 2Sth
letter from Business Manager
Joe Baker restrict dormitory
student parking permits to
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“Mark Twain on stage”
Thomas to portray Twain
CCA-“Mark Twain on
Stage,” featuring Jack
Thomas, will be presented in
Jones Auditorium Thursday
evening, September 11, at 8:00
p.m.
Thomas’s show, a
presentation of Mark Twain’s
literary works and social
criticism, will include ex
cerpts from “Life on the
Mississippi”, “The Ad
ventures of Huckleberry
Finn”, as well as several short
stories. The final portion of
the program features Twain’s
comments on religion, art,
journalism, and government.
Jack Thomas, who has
researched Twain for two
years, has carefully studied
photographs to learn Twain’s
mannerisms. The result is a
convincing portrayal of the
aging Mark Twain.
Thomas completes his
impersonation with a
carefully tailored, authen
ticated white suit and makeup
which takes three hours to put
on.
Thomas, 31, has studied
voice both as a singer and as a
speaker. His acting ex
perience is varied, his per
formance including the
Detective in “Mouse Trap,”
Pickering in “My Fair Lady”,
Ruff in “The Sound of Music,”
Nanki Poo in “The Mikado,”
and Lucentio in “The Taming
of the Shrew.”
George Raynor, who
reviewed Thomas’s per
formance before students of
Catawba College, said, “His
simulation of an aging man -
as Twain was during his later
lecture tours - is perfect . . .
Thomas’s timing of his lines is
excellent.”
Sidney Blackmer,
president of Theatre
Authority, Inc., of New York,
has said of Thomas, “His
talent is rare and unique and
his performance is
spellbinding.”
In addition to his evening
performance, Thomas will
also hold a class at 11:00 a.m.
and a makeup workshop 4:30-
7:00 p.m. Thursday for in
terested students. Place will
be announced later this week.
“Mark Twain on Stage” is
sponsored by the College
Center Association Concerts
and Lectures Committee. It is
free and open to the public.
Grant application procedure set
The North Carolina
General Assembly authorized
a tuition grant of up to $200 per
year to North Carolina
residents who are attending a
private college or university
Meredith receives Kresge grant
for fine arts construction
MIS-Meredith College
has received a $75,000 grant
from The Kresge Foundation
of Troy, Michigan, toward
construction of a fine arts
building and renovation of its
current music and drama
building, Meredith President
John E. Weems has an
nounced.
The construction and
renovation of Jones Hall to
provide facilities for music,
drama, and art is expected to
cost $900,000. Equipment is
expected to cost $150,000. Most
of the music department will
be housed in the new 21,000
square-foot, two-story
building to be constructed
adjacent to Jones Hall.
Drama and art will be housed
in the renovated facilities in
Jones Hall.
Designed to overlook the
college’s amphitheater and
lake, the new facility will
contain a 200 seat recital hall,
music offices, classrooms,
studios and practice rooms. F.
Carter Williams Architects of
Raleigh are architects for the
project.
Weems said in an
nouncing the grant, “we are
complimented by the con
fidence The Kresge Foun
dation trustees have ex
pressed in Meredith through
the $75,000 challenge grant
that will help provide needed
facilities in these three ex
panding academic areas.”
John T. Kanipe, Jr., Vice
President for Institutional
Advancement said:
“Meredith has commitments
of over $600,000 toward the
new facility and renovation of
Jones Hall, and the Kresge
grant in addition to being of
significant help in the funding
of the project, hopefully wiU
inspire the support of other
friends of the college to help
provide the urgently needed
facilities.” Board of Trustees
Chairman Shearon Harris
indicated that the Board of
Trustees members had
personally committed
themselves for $100,000 for the
project in addition to a
$100,000 pledge by one alumna
trustee.
This semester “the
college will conduct a fund
raising drive to acquire the
additional financial resources
to complete the new con
struction, renovation and
furnishing requirements,”
Kanipe said.
This is the second grant
Meredith has received from
The Kresge Foundation. In
1971, Meredith received a
$50,000 Kresge grant for the
Kresge Auditorium for
Continuing Education in the
Cate Center.
Kresge grants are prin
cipally made to well-
established, accredited in
stitutions in the fields of four-
year college or university
education, health care,
religion, conservation, the
arts, and care of the young
and old.
in North Carolina. The
procedures for establishing
eligibility and receiving the
grant have just been released
by the state, Mr. Hiott, the
college registrar, announces.
Students must apply for the
grant, the college must certify
their eligibility and then the
college makes requests for the
funds. Mr. Hiott says that the
procedures state that the
funds will be distributed after
all requests have been
processed.
The application forms for
the grant will be distributed to
non-resident students from
the day-student lounge in the
student center or from the
office of the Registrar.
Resident students will receive
their application at hall
meetings on Monday, Sep
tember 15. All completed
applications must be returned
to the office of the Registrar
no later than Friday, Sep
tember 19th.
The General Assembly
determined that to qualify for
a North Carolina Legislation
Tuition Grant award, a
student must be a resident of
North Carolina (lived here for
12 months immediately prior
to October 1, 1975) and be
enrolled in a private college or
university for no less than 12
semester hours of credit.
Non-resident news
A coffee hour Friday,
August 29, for the non-resident
students was one of a series of
events designed to get them
actively involved in college
activities.
Mrs. Virginia Norton, 60-
year-old president of non
resident students, said, “We
want the non-resident
students and the dormitory
students working together. We
have a lot to offer each other.”
Non-resident students
plan to have programs on
alternate Fridays in Cate
Center. Resident students are
invited to attend when the
programs are of interest to
them.
The first program,
scheduled for Friday, Sep
tember 12, will be a plant show
and sale conducted by a
representative from Green
Gables of Raleigh.
Mrs. Norton encourages
day students to check this
column and the bulletin board
and mail box in the day
student alcove for news and
activities pertinent to them.
Orientation for non
resident students included
handbook training, campus
tours, and a library tour. This
is the first year that non
resident students have had
any formal introduction to the
college.
Non-resident students
include degree candidates,
special students, and con
tinuing education students