THE TWIG
Newspaper of the Students of Meredith College
VOL. XLX NO. 2 MEREDITH COLLEGE. RALEIGH, N.C. SEPTEMBER 18, 1975
Casting announced for musical
“NOf No, Nanette
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Broadway Award winning
musical NO, NO, NANET
TE”, has been selected as the
Meredith fall dramatic
production. Auditions were
held last week and casting has
been announced.
NANETTE was recently
revived on Broadway and has
been enthusiastically received
in productions throughout the
United States.
Under the auspices of
speech and drama instructor
Nancy Truesdale, the twenties
musical has been cast and
rehearsals are well under
way. Ms. Truesdale will serve
as both the director and
resident trouble-shooter. Jane
Sullivan of the Meredith
music department will be the
musical director and junior
Beth Leavel will choreograph
the production. Catherine
Blankenship is student
director.
Selected for the title role
was Junior Andrea Knott.
Senior Cathy Bland will
portray Lucille, Nanette’s
friend. The comic role of
Pauline, the maid, will be
played by Kim Hewlett.
Nanette’s guardians. Sue &
Jimmy, are to be depicted by
Carole Burbank and Spencer
Smith. Other male leads will
be Michael Daughtry as Billy
and Stephen Barefoot as Tom.
Anne Bowen was selected to
play Ibra. Sophomore Judy
Toliver (Betty) and Trudy
Miles (Winnie) round out the
major roles.
The eight member dan
cing chorus and the twelve
member singing chorus
complete the cast.
Set in the “Roaring
Twenties”, the splashy, wild
musical tells of a young New
York woman’s final fling at
Atlantic Beach before she is
married. The flapper type
costuming will be done in
dependent of the Meredith
campus.
“The storyline is actually
secondary,” said Ms.
Truesdale. “The appeal of the
play is the 1920’s motif as seen
in 1975. It’s a colorful, bold
musical.”
“The scenery and songs,”
continued Ms. Truesdale,
“are important.”
Heading the set crew will
be Martha Clay brook. Lights
will be overseen by Sharon
Holder. Kim Hewlett will head
the ticket sales and co
chairing the publicity com
mittee will be Kim Dale and
Melinda Murel. All of these
crews need and would
welcome help.
NO, NO, NANETTE
constitutes Ms. Truesdale’s
maiden voyage in the
Meredith drama department.
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NO, NO, NANETTE tryouts were held last week. Director
Nancy Truesdale has announced the casting for the November 4th
thru 6th production.
Freshmen bills were signed
and were effective immediately
Three bills deleting fresh
men lights out, evening
privileges and overnight
privileges from the HAND
BOOK were signed this week.
Vice-President for Student
Development, Dr. Sandra
Thomas, signed the bills after
they were passed by the
Student Government
Association and by the
Student Life Committee. The
bills were effective im
mediately upon signing.
The bills were drawn up
by Junior Betsy Rowlett. She
presented for the three bills
the rationale that “At present
the social rules at Meredith do
not promote independence.
Danforth Fellowshipsr available
Information is available
on the 1976 Danforth
Fellowships. Dr. Norma Rose,
Meredith Campus
representative, invites
inquiries about the
Fellowships.
The Fellowships which
are sponsored by the Danforth
Foundation of St. Louis,
Missouri, will be awarded this
academic year in March.
Danforth Foundation
advertises that the fellowships
are open to all qualified
persons of any race, creed or
citizenship, single or married,
who have serious interest in
careers of teaching and-or
administration in colleges and
universities, and who plan to
study for a Ph.D. in any field
Non-resident news
Warning that there is “a
great greenery rip-off” being
conducted by many plant
merchants, a speaker
cautioned a student group that
many stores are in
discriminately selling plants
about which the salespersons
know little or nothing.
In the second of a series of
programs sponsored by the
non-resident students Ed
Goldfloss of the Green Gables
plant shop in Raleigh
recommended buying plants
only from knowledgeable
sales personnel. The program
was held in conjunction with
the regular non-resident
student meeting on Friday,
Sept. 12, at 10:00 a.m. in the
Cate Student Center.
Mr. Goldfloss stated that
“there is no such thing as a
green thumb: it takes eight to
ten months to educate a
customer on how to grow
plants.” Mr. Goldfloss also
observed that success in
growing plants depends upon
choosing a plant that will grow
in the environment the buyer
proviaes. The best en
vironment is one that
resembles the plants’ natural
environment.
A first step in growing
plants is to choose the spot for
the plant and only then should
a plant be chosen. The amount
of light required by a par
ticular plant is a determining
factor in its placement. Soil
mixture, correct watering and
proper potting all affect how a
plant will grow.
The price of plants is
determined by the age of the
plant, by its rarity, and by the
amount of care it requires.
Plants should not be
disposeable; they last for a
long time.
October 10 is the next
scheduled meeting for the
non-resident students. This
program will feature Bryan
Medas, a classical guitarist
who will perform at 10 a.m. in
the Lounge.
of study common to the un
dergraduate liberal arts
curriculum in the United
States. Applicants must be
under 35 years of age at the
time application papers are
filed, and may not have un
dertaken any graduate or
professional study beyond the
baccalaureate. Persons must
be nominated by Liaison
Officers of their un
dergraduate institutions by
November 20, 1975. The
Danforth Foundation does not
accept direct applications for
the Fellowships. Ap
proximately 65 Fellowships
will be awarded this year.
The award is made for one
year, and it is normally
renewable until completion of
the degree or for a maximum
of four years of graduate
study. Fellowship stipends are
bas^ on individual need, but
they may not exceed $2275 for
single Fellows and $2450 for
married Fellows for the
academic year, plus depen
dency allowances for children
and required tuition and fees.
The Danforth Foundation,
created by the late Mr. and
Mrs. William H. Danforth in
1927, is a national, educational
philanthropic organization.
The major thrust of the
Foundation embraces the
theme of improving the
quality of the teaching
learning environment.
Assistance is provided to men
and women through programs
sponsored and administered
by the Foundation, and to
projects, programs, and in
stitutions through grant
making activities.
responsibility, and-or self-
discipline with the incoming
freshmen students. Students
are not allowed to practice
mature behavior since their
behavior is decided for them.
Students cannot be legislated
into friendships or into
productive study habits.
Furthermore, the beginning of
life in the Meredith Com
munity does not start two
weeks, six weeks, or a
semester after the arrival of a
student; but the moment she
arrives on campus. Therefore,
why postpone responsible
community living?
The bill concerning fresh
men overnights changes page
53 of the HANDBOOK. In the
section privileges under the
heading ‘‘Sign-out
Procedures” 4a(l), 4b(2), 4c,
and 4d of the same section.
The remaining parts under
this section are reordered
with 4a(2) changing to 2a,
4b(2) to 2b, Cl to A3, C2 to A4
and D to C. The phrase “. . .
for an evening privilege.. .’’is
also deleted on page 40 and 41
of the HANDBOOK under the
heading of Penalties, section
1, No. 1.
The entire section of the
HANDBOOK headed “Lights
Out” on page 35 is deleted as a
result of the third bill.
These bills were signed by
Dr. Thomas under a new
policy instituted this year. As
a result of a bill signed by Dr.
Weems last May, most
legislation which is passed by
the Student Life Committee
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Chib offerings are
contemporaneous
The Colton English Club
held its first meeting of the
year Thursday, September 11,
in Joyner Lounge. About 30
students attended a program
that centered on con
temporary music as modern
poetry.
The theme of the program
reflected a concern of club
Scholarships
commemorate
postwar aid
Thirty Marshall
scholarships are offered to
college and university
graduates for graduate study
in Britain. These scholarships
are administered by the
Marshall and Com
memoration Commission.
The Marshall Scholarship
Program, the Commission
notes, was established in 1953
by the United Kingdom
government as an expression
of British gratitude for the
1947 Marshall Plan. This
European Recovery Program
was instituted by U.S. General
Marshall and provided
economic assistance to help
with past WWII recovery of
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officers Debbie Doss, Maggie
Odell, Barbara Heath, and
Suzanne Styron to make the
club more generally ap
pealing to Meredith students
at large.
The club members plan to
focus on contemporary
literary movements in the
monthly meetings. A com
munications workshop, black
literature day, and poetry
seminar are being planned,
although no final
arrangements have yet been
made.
Broader student par
ticipation will also be en
couraged with the scheduling
of book teas for the discussion
of contemporary novels.
Special theatre trips may also
be arranged.
Another innovation this
year will be the change in the
club’s service project. In the
past, the club has sponsored
an Indian child through
monthly contributions to an
international organization.
The club proposes this
year to cooperate through the
Volunteer Service Program
under the directorship of
Eugene Sumner. Barbara
Heath, vice president in
charge of special projects, is
looking into the possibilities of
English-related service
projects.