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THE TWIG
Newspaper of the Students of Meredith College
VOLUME XLIX No. 11 MEREDITH COLLEGE, RALEIGH, N.C.
December 4, 1975
Reaction is level” to oral
more than to print media
“How can a man who is
too tender-hearted to slap a
child drop bombs on a
sleeping family?” asked a
leaing news commentator. It
is indeed the purpose of the
television news media, she
said to bridge this “distance
between the eye of the bomber
and the actual human con
dition.”
Ms. Shana Alexander, a
regular commentator on the
CBS television program “60
Minutes,” presented her
views on news coverage today
to a Meredith audience at
convocation Monday,
of “McCall’s” and a writer for
“Life”, and “Newsweek” Ms.,
Alexander examined both the
oral and the printed media of
news coverage.
Pictures, unlike words,
said Ms. Alexander, are
concrete and visual ex
periences that solicit “gut-
level” reaction which are
lasting. Television is where
“it hits the fan,” related Ms.
Alexander. She noted the
example of the recent national
reaction to comments made
by Betty Ford on national
television. Those same views
December 1. As a past editor
of Ms. Ford were printed in
McCalls Magazine several
months before the television
coverage with national
reaction.
Shana Alexander
Board passes
comprehensive reform
A new sign out procedure
was endorced by Legislative
Board at its December 1,
meeting.
The bill, introduced by
Betsy Rowlett and Cathy
Pickett, outlines a procedure
with which a student would
only sign-out on her dormcard
for an overnight. A student
with a date would do nothing
with her dorm card, she would
sign a date list at the sign-out
desk. A students using Self
Determining Hours (SDH)
would sign-in with the guard
when she returns and would
not use her dorm card.
Ms. Rowlett and Ms.
Pickett noted that their
rationale for the bill is that
“In light of the Handbook’s
purpose for dorm cards to aid
in location of students, this bill
omits that portion of the
present procedure that does
not comply. Due to the sim
plicity of the outline
procedure, the new sign-out
procedure will encourage
students to sign-out for their
own protection.”
The bill reads as follows:
Under Sign Out Procedures
Pg. 52:
Change A 2) to read:
— On dorm card envelope
the student writes the day,
date, and time of her
departure and her expected
return. On the dorm card
inside she writes the name of
hostess, address and phone
no.
New A. 3. will read:
A student will sign out on
her dorm card when taking an
overnight.
Delete A. 4.
Under Self-Determing Hours
Pg. 51:
Delete 3
Change 4 to 2
Delete 5
Change 6 to 3
Change 7 to 4
Change 8 to 5
Change 9 to 6
Change 10 to 7
Change lOA to read:
.. .and has signed up on the
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Concerned with the
media’s presentation of what
actually does exist, Ms.
Alexander told of her un
willingness to participate in
less than truthful
publications. Citing the tragic
and tormenting events of the
1968 Democratic Convention,
Ms. Alexander relayed her
own experience at the con
vention. Smelling the rancid
tear gas, and watching the
seriously injured, said Ms.
Alexander, she watched
Hubert Humphrey though
smelling the same gas,
pretend as if nothing was
wrong, and for the sake of
positive publicity, kiss his
wife’s television image. Mr.
Humphrey and many
politicians, she said, are in
deed “diseased to please.”
Responding to questions
posed from the audience in
relation to the absence of
women on the Supreme Court,
Ms. Alexander firmly sup
ported President Ford’s
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Social work program
is accredited
Meredith’s Social Work
Program has been accredited
by the Council on Social Work
Education (CWSE) which
provides broad guidelines and
grants status to social welfare
programs.
Meredith Social worn
Program which offers
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This accreditation can
mean more job opportunities
for students in the program,
according to Ms. Helen
Turlington, program coor
dinator. In some cases,
students can obtain a Master
of Scoial Work (MSW) in one
year rather than the
customary two at the
University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill, the only
college in the state which
offers the MSW.
Currently, there are 76
students enrolled in the
Credit is
offeredfor
internship
RSW theme is selected
“A Festival of Creativity”
was the theme chosen for the
spring program to be spon
sored by the Meredith Raising
the Sights of Women program
(RSW). The theme was
selected through a recent poll
of the Meredith freshman
class.
director. Dr. Sarah Lemmon,
She anticipates that individual
sculptors, composers,
novelists, and painters will
spend two days on campus as
Artists from numerous
creative fields will be invited
to the campus in the spring,
according to RSW program
Twig newsbriefs
Christmas Dance
Meredith’s annual
Christmas Dance will be held
this Saturday, December 6 in
Belk Dining Hall from 9:00
P.M. until 1:00 A.M. Dress
will be semi-formal to formal,
the Castaways, known for
their 50’s floorshow and their
top 40 dance music, will be the
featured band.
Student Directories
Student directories are
now on sale at the information
booth in the Student Center
and from the CCA
representatives on each hall,
the cost is only 50 cents. The
directories contain names,
home addresses, and school
phone numbers of students
and staff.
“Oliver”
The musical “Oliver” will
be shown in the College Center
Continuing Education
Auditorium (CEA) on Sunday
December 7 at 3 p.m. and 8
p.m. The movie is based upon
Dicken’s Oliver Twist and has
a British cast headed by Ron
Moody, Oliver Reed, Harry
Secombe, and Shani Wallis.
This Columbia film has won
six Academy Awards. Tickets
for this performance are $1.00
and will be sold at the door;
season tickets will also be
honored.
par-
Meredith Chorus will
ticipate in the service.
The lovefeast is a
Moravian tradition of
celebrating church festivals
by meeting and breaking
bread togather, signifying
union, fellowship, and love.
resources to students. The
individual visits will be
staggered throughout the
semester. The “Festival’s”
main emphasis. Dr. Lemmon
says, will be on women
creators or couple who work
together.
The RSW program
committees have, in addition.
Dr. Lemmon says, ordered
books on the psychology of
women and vlaue
classification for the library.
Three periodicals Signs,
Psychology of Women
Quarterly and Sex Roles: A
Journal of Research have also
been ordered.
Several new opportunities
for student internships with
state agencies are available
for Meredith students during
the spring semester and in
future semesters according to
Dr. Erika Fairchild. These
internships are with the
Department of Justice and
with the New Pioneers
program of the Department of
Education, and have resulted
from discussions between Dr.
Sandra Thomas and the
agency officials concerned.
Dr. Fairchild said. The
Department of Justice in
ternships will be with the
Criminal Justice Training and
Standards Council. The in
terns with the New Pioneers
program will be assigned to
various divisions in the
Department of Education to
do research and writing on the
incidence of sex bias in text
books and teaching materials
used in North Carolina. Up to
three academic credits are
offered for these internships.
Dr. Fairchild noted, and a
student is expected to devote
either one or two afternoons or
mornings each week to
working in the agency.
Students who are interested in
discussing these internships
should contact Dr. Fairchild
in Room 122 Joyner.
La Tertulia
CCA Meeting
The last general meeting
of the College Center
Association (CCA) this
semester will be Wednesday,
December 10 at 5:30 P.M. in
the CEA. Next semester’s
activities will be discussed.
All students are welcome.
Lovefeast
A Moravian Lovefeast for
the Meredith students will be
held in the Johnson hall
Rotunda on Wednesday,
December 10 at 7:00 p.m. The
service will include a simple
meal of a bun and coffee, a
short sermon, and musical
presentation.
Dr. John Fulton, minister
at Raleigh Moravian Church,
will be the guest minister. The
Raleigh Moravian Church
band and members of the
La Tertulia Spanish Club
will have its Christmas
program on Thursday,
December 4, at 7 p.m. in the
President’s Dining Hall. Local
singer and guitarist Mark
Dugan will present a program
of international music.
Refreshments will be served.
Meredith students, faculty
and staff are invited.
Candidates are chosen
for Danforth awards
TWIG surveys
Results of the Opinion
Forum distributed by The
TWIG will be published in a
later issue of The TWIG.
“Bald Soprano”
Tryouts for Ionesco’s one-
act play “The Bald Soprano”
will be held in 202 Jones at 6:30
p.m. on December 9.
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Two Meredith seniors and
a recent graduate have been
honored with selection as
Meredith’s nominees for the
competitive Danforth
Fellowships for 1976-77.
Biology major Missy
Upchurch, English major
Sharon Ellis, and graduate
Luanne Jones have been
chosen for national Danforth
competition according to Dr.
Norma Rose, Meredith’s
Danforth Liaison Officer.
The Danforth Foundation
advertises that the
fellowship are open to
seniors and recent college
graduates who have a
“serious interest in careers of
teaching and-or ad
ministration in colleges and
universities, and who plan to
study for a Ph.D. in any field
of study common to the un
dergraduate liberal arts
curriculum in the United
States.”
Approximately 65
Fellowships will be awarded
nationally this year.
The Danforth Foundation,
created by the late Mr. and
Mrs. Danforth in 1927, is a
national philanthropic
organization.