THE TWIG
Newspaper of the Students of Meredith College
VOL. LI NO. 2
MEREDITH COLLEGE. RALEIGH, N.C.
SEPTEMBER 8, 1976
Fourteen Win Harris Scholarships
by Nancy Newton
The recipients of the 1976-
77 Julia Hamlet Harris
Scholarship have been an
nounced. They are Lydia Sue
Barefoot, Raleigh; Kristy Rae
Beattie, Jacksonville; Penny
Denise Brooks, Shelby; Amy
Lee Davis, High Point;
Marlene Debo Barnette,
Rome, Ga.; and Lisa Ed
wards, Winston-Salem.
Also designated Harris
Scholars are Pamarah Jane
Gerace, Sidney, NY; Anne
Robinson, Fayetteville; Linda
Kay Smith, Richmond;
Geraldine Annie Stott,
Niantic, Connecticut; Mary
Tucker, Raleigh; and Silda
Alice Wall, Concord.
The 2 junior Scholars are
Gretchen Annette Barnes,
Lucama, and Kathleen
Tyndall, Washington.
Gretchen and Kathleen are
transfers from Peace College
and St. Mary’s College,
respectfully.
The Julia Hamlet- Harris
Scholarships are named in
memory of a long-time
professor and chairman of the
Department of English at
Carol Sloane Sings Sept. 15
Rosie Bowers
Carol Sloane, American
jazz-pop singer will appear
with her trio in Jones
Auditorium September 15,
1976 at 8 p.m. Sponsored by
the Meredith College Concerts
and Lectures Committee,
Miss Sloane’s concert will be
open to the public free of
charge.
Carol Sloane has per
formed for New York
audiences at nightclubs such
as The Blue Angel and The
Village Vineyard. She has also
appeared in Chicago and San
Francisco. Television ap
pearances include the Tonight
Show with Johnny Carson and
Jazz singer Carol Sloane will perform in Jones Auditorium on
Sept. 15 at 8:00 p.m.
the Steve Allen Show with
Dave Garroway.
Besides appearing
regularly on Arthur Godfrey’s
Radio Show, she has recorded
three albums; “Out of the
Blue” (Columbia Records),
“Live at 30 th Street’’
(Columbia Records), and her
most recent, “Subway
Tokens” (Moonbeam
Productions).
After her debut in 1960,
she received reviews in
several major newspapers.
Critic Ralph Gleason of The
San Francisco Herald wrote;
“She has poise, articulation, a
full-throated warm voice. She
swings and she projects and
her taste in tunes is im
peccable.”
Local critic Bill Morrison
of The News and Observer
writes that Miss Sloane
“delicts her audience,” and
“her sense of humor keeps life
in perspective.”
Although Carol Sloane
performs jazz-oriented
material, John Wilson of The
New York Times writes, “she
does not consider herself a
jazz singer”.
Miss Sloane says, “I’d
rather just do good material
the best way I can. If the jazz
audience wants to accept it,
fine-but I hope others wiU like
it too.”
Born in Providence,
Rhode Island, Miss Sloane
grew up in a large musical
family. She began her singing
career with iocal dance bands
in Providence at age 14.
Now living in Raleigh,
Miss Sloane continues to
perform at The Frog and
Nightgown and Cafe Deja Vu.
Students Find Dorms Crowded
by Debbie Doss
Housing on Meredith
campus is currently filled to
capacity and several students
find themselves in very close
quarters, according to Joyce
White, dean of students.
Resident enrollment
figures indicate that this
year’s freshman class is
slightly smaller than those of
previous years with 323 new
students living in Vann,
Stringfield and Carroll.
The shrinking living space
at Meredith is not due, then, to
an increase in the number of
new students, but caused by
the growing numbers of
returning students. Dean
White said.
In the past few years,
according to Dean White, the
number of transfers from
Meredith has steadily
decreased, with only 70
students leaving for other
universities in 1975.
In the spring housing
drawing, returning students
took all available spaces in
upperclass housing, leaving a
limited number of rooms for
new students.
Figures show that 778
upperclassmen returned to
Meredith for the current term,
joined by 44 transfers. With a
current resident enrollment of
1145, Meredith’s dorms are
completely filled.
Housing Director,
Frances Thorne notes
however, that several
measures have been taken to
alleviate the crowded con
ditions on campus. The parlor
on fourth Faircloth has been
converted into rooms with
students sharing a hall bath.
Meredith College. A dedicated
teacher and scholar. Dr.
Harris inspired excellence in
scholarship throughout her
thirty years of teaching here
(i922-J952).
Upon her death in 1965,
Dr. Harris bequeathed the
college her estate oi $135,000
with the request that the gift
be used for scholarships for
promising and deserving
students.
In May, 1972, the college
renamed for Dr. Harris
scholarships already
established to honor academic
excellence (1968-69); and the
income was designate to help
fund this competitive
program.
In February, the office of
Admissions selects through
preliminary screening 35
finalists out of the 75-100
applicants for the scholarship.
The finalists come to tte
campus one or two days in
March for interviews with a
faculty selection committee.
These finalists are chosen
on the basis of scholarship
achievement, intellectual
promise, and leadership
ability as reflected in their
high school records, test
scores, and other credentials.
The faculty committee,
composed of Dr. Norma Rose,
Dr. Roger Crook, Dean Allen
Burris, and Dr. Mary Yar
borough make their final
decisions on the same basis.
plus the information gained
through the interviews.
The information from the
financial aid application at
students applying for the
Harris Scholarship is used in
no way in the selection
process. After the Scholars
are named, the Financial Aid
Office determines the amount
of the stipend for each
Scholar’s Harris Scholarship
on the basis of individual
financial need.
According to Mrs. Sue
Kearney, associate director of
admissions, “A Harris
Scholarship may range from
$100 to $1,200 per year,
depending on the record of
financial need. A student
having little or no need would
receive the minimum $100
award while a recipient
having great financial need
might well receive the
maximum $1,200 Harris
Scholarship, as well as other
types of assistance, thus
making the scholarship a
combination of honor and
aid.”
In order to retain a Harris
Scholarship, a irecipient must
maintain a minimum grade
point ratio of 3.00 (B average)
on aU work at Meredith. The
award of an eligible student
will be automatically renewed
for the following year if she
fUes the required student aid
forms.
NCSL Begins Work
In addition, four more spaces
were made available in
Carroll by moving the nurses’
quarters down to first floor.
Mrs. Thorne suggests that
there is no real problem with
housing currently, and that
even though a few students
are living closely, most are
situated happily. “I don’t
think it’s a bad situation,” she
said.
Nevertheless, efforts are
being continued by the Dean
of Students’ Office to move
students into rooms vacated
by withdrawals.
Housing should be less of
a problem at Meredith in
coming terms, said Mrs.
Thorne. “Because of the
declining birth rate, statistics
suggest that college
enroUments will drop in the
future.”
by Kristy Beattie
Woric has started Mriy
this year for Meredith’s
representation in the North
Carolina Student Legislature
(NCSL). The Legislature will
give interested Meredith
students a chance to become
involved in government.
Cindy Allen, chairman of
the group at Meredith, ex
plained l^at the NCSL is a
replica of the state
legislature. Convening each
year, NCSL allows all colleges
in North Carolina, both public
and private, to participate.
The Legislature is divided
into a senate, with each
participating school having
two representatives, and a
House, where representation
is based on the population of
the school.
At the end of each year’s
session a governor and other
officials are elected for the
following year’s session.
Each school spends the
months before the Legislature
preparing one or two bills or
resolutions which are not on
the N.C. Statute book but
which they would like to see
passed.
Issues covered by such
bills may include the right to
die, tax reform, socialized
medicine, and others. These
bills are voted on by the
Student House, sent to dif
ferent committees for
revision, then finally either
passed or defeated.
The Student Legislature,
which lasts about five days, is
usually held at a hotel in
Ralei^. This year it will
probably take place in March.
Meredith will send two
senators and four represen
tatives, as well as alternates
for each position and several
interested observers.
Benefits of the Student
Legislature are numerous,
Cindy Allen pointed out. She
said that laws passed in the
Student Legislature are taken
to the N.C. General Assem
bly, where 40 percent of the
bills are consequently ac
cepted in their original or a
revised form.
The Legislature also
carries many personal
benefits for the participants,
Cindy said, noting that the
sessions give partidpants a
chance to meet different
people and to come into
contact with new ideas.
Presenting and sup
porting their bill emphasizes
to the delegates the im
portance of teamwork and
gives tiiem practice in public
speaking and the pow^ of
persuasion, Cindy continued.
Perhaps the most im
portant benefit, she said, is
that it gives young pwple a
chance to express their ideas
on the solutions to certain
issues.