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THE TWIG
SEPTEMBER 15. 1976
THE
MEREVJTH
TWIG
COLLEGE
Going after the money
It has never been so apparent as it has been this year that
Meredith College, however private it may be, is dominated by
prevailing attitudes of outsiders, particularly those with money.
The most significant grants Meredith has received in the last
two years have been the $75,000 Mellon grant and the $25,000
Rockefeller grant, both designated for the Program for Raising
the Sights of Women.
Other foundation requests have been made through the office
of Institutional Advancement for library, laboratory, and
academic improvement. But these requests, it seems, do not have
the appeal that more innovative and risky experiments such as
RSW have. Thus it is that basic academic grants are small, while
larger grants for unusual programs overwhelm us.
Subsequently, Meredith’s major efforts in fund raising center
on the one successful “Women’s Lib” pitch of the year. If Mellon
has given money for RSW, we reason, then Rockefeller will surely
respond favorably to the same program. Administrative efforts
therefore bolster the RSW program, and criticism of the program
is ignored.
Meanwhile, Meredith students continue to receive inflated
grades for mediocre work and need more and more emphasis on
writing and reading skills. While our students are demonstrating
the need for more than three hours of freshman composition, they
are being encouraged instead to take Life Dirwtion and Asser
tiveness Training seminars. While the library is crying for
volumes of current research in almost all academic areas, kits,
filmstrips, and cassettes have been purchased instead to sup
plement personal growth studies.
In spite of the glaring need for academic improvement, then,
Meredidi persists in following the insubstantial chimera of
women’s studies and “sight-raising” techniques. Indeed, the
RSW program may be giving Meredith women the confidence to
take on leadership positions, but the whole college is n^lecting
the solid academic preparation and discipline necessary for
success. And this is happening only because we allow the out-
siders-thegrantmakers-todetermine our course.
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United Way Drive
Meredith CoUege’sUnited
Way Campaign Drive begins
Sept. 15, announced Mr.
Robert Fracker, the campus
chairman for the drive.
Fracker described The
United Way as a united effort
to meet community needs in
the most efficient and ef
fective manner possible.
The monies collected
through the drives provide the
financial support for com
munity services throughout
Wake County.
This year’s goal is
$1,282,532.
The projects served by the
United Way include
recreational programs,
mental health centers,
medical research, USO clubs,
social service programs,
YMCA and YWCA and Child
Development Centers.
Also included in the
United Way roll are
rehabilitation centers for drug
and alcohol. Meals on Wheels,
Girl and Boy Scouts, Legal
Aid Services, Family Aid
services. Red Cross, Han
dicapped Programs and Child
Care Centers.
From the Registrar
John B. Hiott, registrar,
reports:
“In accordance with the
provisions of the Buckley
Amendment I would like for
all students to be aware that
information prepared in my
office under the heading
“Directory Information”
includes the student’s name,
home address and telephone
number, local address and
telephone number, class, sex
and religious preference.”
“This information is oc
casionally requested by non
campus organizations. Last
year three requests were
approved. All three were
direct mail promotions -
“Time Inc.” etc. In addition,
chimches usually request a list
for their denomination.
“If a student does not wish
to have her name included in
this directory, she must come
by the office of the Registrar
prior to September 24 and sign
a list requesting such ex
clusion.”
From the Physician
Dr. Sidney Martin,
Meredith College physician,
recommends taking flu shots
as soon as possible and taking
the swine flu shots in late
November when they become
available. He reporte:
“This year of 1976 we are
particularly “blessed” by
there being a profusion of
types of influenza vaccine.
This does, however, create a
bit of confusion on the needle
ONCE IS NOT ENOUGH
Friday morning’s thunder
shower was a refresher for
most of Raleigh, but it did
nothing to aiieviate the
severe water shortage in the
Neuse River basin. A Car
thage man wrote in to
Sunday’s NEWS AND OB
SERVER that “No Neuse is
Bad Neuse,” and it was
reported that the Raleigh
City Council is beginning to
consider stricter emergency
measures for the city.
Meredith students are en
couraged to save water in
any way they can.
Campaign Trail 76
Demo Hunt runs on 4 issues
by Phyllis Burnett
During a national election
year it is easy to become in
terested only in die more
dramatic national arena and
ignore local and state election
campaigns. These elections
are also very important,
however and it is a voter’s
responsibility to acquaint
himself with local candidates
and issues.
Since the majority of the
Meredith community are
North Carolina citizens,
TWIG’S Campaign Trail ’76
will devote the next several
weeks to North Carolina
politics.
The Democrats selected
Jim Hunt in August from a
Newsbriefs
scene
etc.
in colleges, industry.
“Briefly, there are two
broad categories of influenza
virus— Types A and B. The
highly publicized Type A-New
Jersey, more popularly known
as “Swine Flu,” was
discovered in the winter of
1976 and the vaccine for this
will apparently not be
available in this area until
November or later. (Some
Type A vaccine will also
contain a strain known as
Type A-Victoria but this
univalent vaccine is to be used
only in the elderly and
chronically ill).
“Type B influenza for this
year anyway, is our old friend
the “Hong Kong Flu.” The
vaccine for this is already
available and in the opinion of
many immunologists it may
be of more importance to take
this vaccine than the “Swine
Flu variety.”
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MEREVJTH
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field of five candidates as
their gubernatorial candidate.
Hunt, a Wilson county native,
is currently serving as
lieutenant governor. Prior to
being elected lieutenant
governor he served in the
North Carolina General
Assembly and practiced law.
Hunt is a moderate
Democrat who hopes to
campaign chiefly, on four
basic issues - education,
utilities, crime, and jobs.
In the area of Vacation
Hunt hopes to start a statewide
reading program. He feels
that children aren’t getting
the basics in the primary
grades. He porposes putting
more money and resources
into the K-3 level of education.
Hunt was instrumental in
getting started state-wide
public kindergartens.
In the area of public
utilities Hunt claims that the
public is being “ripped off” by
the power companies. He
wants to reorganize the
Utilities Commission and
promises to appoint com
missioners who will support
the consumer and not the
utilities companies.
On the issue of crime.
Hunt feels North Carolina
needs a 90-day speedy trial
law and fixed term sentencing
for repeat offenders. He ad
vocates the formation of
Community Watch and Rape
Crisis Centers in hopes of
preventing crime. Hunt is in
favor of transferring Youth
Development from the
Department of Human
Resources.
The last issue Hunt plans
to push is jobs. This is an
important issue since North
Carolina is ranked in the
bottom ten states in the nation
in wages and per capita in
come.
Hunt proposes to develop
a program to entice high wage
industry to North Carolina. He
wants to establish a citizen’s
Economic Development
Board to guide this
development.
Hunt has established
target figures for 1980 which
include reaching five percent
of the U.S. per capita income
and 96 percent employment. It
is impossible, however, to
predict how successful Hunt
would be in attaining these
goals.
Hunt has taken stands on
several other issues which are
of special interest to various
members of the Meredith
Community.
Hunt will face Department
of Human Resources Head,
David Flaherty, in a
November election which will
be very important for all
North Carolinians. The last
day to register is October 2.
Professional clubs organize
In these first two weeks of
September, many of the
academic and professional
clubs have been holding
organizational meetings. Of
the clubs meeting, four are
professional clubs.
The Bunyan Yates Tyner
chapter of the Student
National Education
Association (SNEA) em
phasizes ideals in keeping
with the Horace Mann
tradition of education.
Newly elected club of
ficers include Joanne Bowles,
president; Virginia Patrick,
vice president; Debbie
Dunlap, treasurer ; and Jenny
Barton, secretary.
The Social Work Club,
also a professional club, is led
by Judy Smith, president;
Chariot Frye, program
coordinator; Alix Willcox and
Susan Gaylon, publicity
coordinators; Louise Davis,
secretary-treasurer; Sarah
Ruth Cralle, Sequential News
reporter; and Mrs. Helen
Turlington, sponsor.
Membership in the Social
Woric Club is open to all
participants in the program at
Meredith which leads to
certification in social work.
Another professional club
at Meredith is Tomorrow’s
Business Woman. Organized
to promote and encourage
interest in the areas of
business and economics, the
club is led by president Peggy
Beale.
Other officers include
Joyce Young, first vice
president; Jane Harris,
Belinda Patterson, and
Dehbie Talbert, second vice
'presidents; Gail Yates,
secretary; and Kitty Taylor,
treasurer.
A fourth professional cluh
is the Meredith Student
Section of the North (^rolina
Home Economis Association.
Officers are Anne Edge,
president; Lisa Lafoon, vice
president; Cille Witt,
secretary; Martha Morgan,
treasurer; and Becky
Johnson, reporter.
The club “encourages a
better standard of living on
campus and fosters high
ideals and appreciation of
home life.”