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r WELCOME FRESHMAN AND TRANSFERS THE TWIG PRAY FOR RAIN! Newspaper of the Students of Meredith College VOL. LI MEREDITH COLLEGE, RALEIGH, N.C. SEPTEMBER 1, 1978 NUMBER 1 Burris announces new faculty for ’76-’77 MIS-Dr. Allen Burris, vice president and dean of the college, has announced the appointment of five full-time and fourteen part-time faculty members at Meredith College for the 1976-77 academic year. In addition to the new ap pointments, several faculty members have changed status since the past academic year. Among those changes are: Dr. John B. Holt, who joined the Meredith faculty in 1972, has been appointed Acting Chairman of the Department of Foreign Languages; Mrs. Lenore Sh midt, who was a part-time instructor in the Music Department during the past academic year, joins the faculty full-time as Assistant Professor of Music; Dr. Ar thur Poister is returning as Distinguished Visiting Professor of Organ under the auspices of the Kenan Grant; and Mrs. Anne C. Dahle, who joined the Meredith staff in 1972 as part-time director of Continuing Education, has become full-time co-director and coordinator of Continuing Education. Joining our Department of Home Economics as a full time instructor. Miss Kathleen Colquitt recently received her M.Ed. degree with a major in clothing and textiles from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She also received her Bachelor of Science d^ree from UNC-G. She is a native (rf Swannanoa, North Carolina. Dr. Susan Gilbert, who was a member of the faculty from 1966-69, joins the Meredith faculty now as Assistant Professor in the Department of English. Dr. Gilbert received her A.B. degree from Duke University, M.A. degree from the University of Virginia and her Ph.D. degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. During the past academic year, she was a member of the faculty at Campbell College and has also served on the faculty at UNC- Chapel Hill. For two years, she was managing editor of the Southern Library Journal. Mrs. Lynne Henderson joins the staff at Meredith as Reference Librarian. Mrs. Henderson received an A.B. degree from Mount Holyoke College, a M.R.E. degree from the Theological School at Drew University, and an M.L.S. degree from Rutgers University. She comes to Meredith after having been employed as reference librarian at Drew University. After having served on the faculty of Ashland College in Ohio for several years. Dr. Alden Peterson joins our Department of Business as an Associate Professor. He received a B.S. degree from Purdue University, a M.B.A. degree with a major in finance from the University of Toledo, and a D.B.A. degree from Kent State University. Dr. Charles Stewart joins our faculty as an Assistant Professor of Political Science. He received his A.B. degree from Haverford College, an M.B.A. degree from the University of Pennsylvania and a Ph.D. degree from UNC-Chapel Hill. Dr. Stewart has recently been associated with the National Association of Attorneys General as a research analyst and has also served as an instructor at UNC-Chapel Hill. John D. Adams joins the faculty as part-time instructor in our Department of Business. He received a B.S. degree in business ad ministration from the -University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is a cer tified public accountant and has his own firm in Gamer. The Department of Music will gain James R. Briscoe as a part-time instructor. He is currently doing his disser tation research for a Ph.D. in musicology at UNC-Chapel HiU. He has also served as conductor of the Chapel Hill Young People’s Orchestra and teaches private cello lessons. Mrs. Ellen Goode will be a part-time instructor in the Department of Home Economics. She received her B.S. degree from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and her M.S.H.E. degree from the University of North Carolina in Greensboro. Frank Jeffreys will be a part-time instructor in the Department of Health and Physical Education. He received his A.B. and M.A.T. degrees from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. During the past academic year, he served as Assistant Coach of Gym nastics at UNC-Chapel Hill and has also taught in the Wake County School System. He is a native of Raleigh. Brian Medas, a native of Massachusetts, will be a part- time instructor in the Department of Music. He received his B.Mus. degree from the North Carolina School of the Arts and has performed quite extensively in concerts in North Carolina. He is a classical guitarist and during the past year served as Artist-in-Residence at Wake Technical Institute. Miss Christa Pritchard, a 1976 Meredith graduate, will be a part-time instructor in Library receives grant by Nancy N. Newton Meredith College has received an $8,000 grant from the W.K. Kelley Foundation of Battle Credc, Michigan. The monies will be used over a two year period for the pur chase rf library computer- terminal equipment and to train library personal to use the terminal. The unsolicited grant has allowed Meredith to join a regional computerized library network which is ^fUiat^ with other networks throu^out the United States for sharing cataloguing, acquisitions, series control, circulation control and bibliographic information retrieval. President Weems in a recent news release com mented on the college’s acquisition of the grant, “At Meredith, we feel that an adequate library is the heart of an educational program, and this significant support from the W.K. Kellogg Foun dation will insure im provement of our library services for our students, faculty, and staff.” As a result of the grant, Meredith applied and was accepted for mem bership with the Southeastern Library Network (SoUnet), an affiliate of the Ohio College Library Center. According to Mike Dodge, acting head librarian at Meredith College, Solinet will prove to be advantageous not only to toe library staff but “to all library patrons.” The network hook-up will “open up the amount of in formation available to the Meredith library and other libraries.” Dodge has siad, “The library staff at Meredith has long been aware of the phenomenal success of the Ohio College Library Center and has ho]^ Meredith might eventually join toe regional affiliate. Through the generosity of the Kellogg Foundation, our dream is now a reality.” Dr. Russell G. Mawby, Kellogg Foundation President was reported as saying, “the grant to Meredith CoUege is one of approximately 300 similar grants being made to small, private liberal arts colleges throughout toe United States as part of the foundation’s continuing program of support for im proved college library ser vices. In 1962, the Kellogg Foundation provided a total (tf $2,500,000 to 250 colleges to augment their teacher preparation library holdings. Three years later the foundation made grants totaling $495,000 to 33 historically black colleges for library improvements, and in 1971 foundation grants totaling $1,500,000 were made to 300 small, private liberal arts colleges for increased library resources in the en vironmental area. The new art grant program brings the foun dations support of college services to a total of nearly seven million dollars. Solinet, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, has 125 member libraries in 10 states, 19 of which are in North Carolina. Member institutions can provide library resources for their users from other regional or national member institutions. In a final statement. Librarian Dodge said that Meredith College should receive terminal and telephone installation and training in January with full Solinet usage beginning six months later. equitation. She has had much experience in this area and served as an instructor of the horsemanship camp held on toe Meredith campus during the summer. Mrs. Frances S. Ray joins our faculty as a part-time instructor in toe Department of Music. She received her B.Mus. degree from Salem College and her M.M. degree with a major in organ ^m Syracuse University. She has served on toe faculty at North Carolina Central University and Sandhills Community College. She now resides in Chapel Hill, where she teaches private lessons in organ. Miss Margaret R. Sim mons, a 1965 graduate of Meredith, joins the Depart ment of Music as a part-time instructor. She received her M.M. degree from Florida State University and recently received her M.M. degree with a major in coaching and accompanying from the University of Illinois. She is assistant professor of piano and theory at Campbell College. Steven Roberson will be a part-time instructor in the Department of Music. He received his B.A. degree from Wake Forest University and his M.M. degree with a major in piano from Texas Christian University. For the past several years, he has bera a part-time instnictor at Texas Christian University. Mrs. Ellen B. Williams will be a part-time instructor in the Music Department. She received her B.A. degree from M«redito Collie in 1972 and has received her M.M. degree from the New England Conservatory of Music. Mrs. Linda W. Young will be part-time instructor in our Department of Sociology and Social Worit. She received her B.A. degree in 1975 from Meredith College. She is now enrolled in the School of Social Work at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Cabaret east set; Leavel to play lead by Kim Dale Beth Leavel, a Meredith senior, has been cast in the lead role of Sally Bowles in Meredith’s fall musical CABARET, according to director Nancy Truesdale. The leading male role of Emcee was given to Michael Daughtry, a Millbrook High School art teacher. Miss Leavel is a veteran performer in the Meredith Playhouse, hiaving appeal^ in numerous Meredith productions including “Blithe Society ‘Tops’ Spirit,” “The Bald Soprano,” and, most recently, “The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie.” She has choreographed Meredith’s productions of “Applause,” and “No, No, Nanette.” Beth has also both choreographed and acted in two B^iriei^ Little Theatre productions; “Showboat,” for which she won an RLT “Oscar” for supporting ac tress as Ellie, and “You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown,” in which she played Lucy. Ms. Leavel has also done the choreography for CABARET. Meredith College’s Phi Omicron Chapter of Phi Aljtoa Theta, the national honor society in History has been awarded toe “Best Chapter Award” for 1975-76, Division I Colleges. Division I includes over 100 chapters in Colleges of less than 1,700 stuctent enroUments. The winning chapter is judged for its participation in College and Community events; the sponsoring of historical programs; active membership involvement. The History faculty is evaluated for research and publication, attendance at historical conferences, and general competency. Last year Phi Omicron was toe host chapter in the North Carolina Regional Phi Alpha Theta meeting held April, 1975. Other than the awards, toe chapter will receive a $250.00 contribution towards the purchase of history books for the Library. Faculty advisor for Phi Amicron is Frank Grubbs, Professor of History. Marla Tugwell of Farmville, North Carolina was president of the winning chapter, Layne Baker of Raleigh is current president. flfc'iiSS Mr. Daughtry is no stranger to the Meredith stage. Audiences will remember his performances in “Applause” and “No, No, Nanette.” He also recently appeared in “Showboat” at toe Raleigh Little Theatre. Fraulein Schneider will be played by senior music major Carole Burbank, and sophomore Karen Mangum will portray Fraulein Kost in her first Meredith production. The role of Cliff will be played by Thomas Hawkins. Ron Ruzzy, a newcomer to Meredith, is cast as Herr Schultz. Paul Bauer will play Max, and Craig Bromby will be Erast. Meredith students Teresa Duncan, Kim Johnson, Sally Lomax, Leah Ferrell, and Judy Toliver will apprar as dancers. Singers will be Andra Knott, Terri Meadows, Terry Christian, and Cindy Hamilton. Male dancers will be Greg Smith, Dathan Manning, and Biff Brantly. Mark Uter- mohlen, Gary Miller, Ga^ Yurko, and Jan Benschop will be the male singers. (Continued on Page 5) cc.