THE TWIG
Newspaper of the Students of Meredith College
VOL. LI NO. 4
MEREDITH COLLEGE, RALEIGH, N.C.
SEPTEMBER 22, 1976
On the scene immediately
Guards respond to break-in
In last week’s article,
“Girl awakens at 4 a.m. to
screen cutting,", an error was
made in stating toat it took the
guards 10-15 minutes to arrive
on the scene. The guards were
checking out the area almost
immediately.
The TWIG apologizes for
the error. Following is the
corrected account, according
to Mr. E. B. Lawrence, one of
the guards answering the call,
and Alix Willcox, the student
who alerted the guard.
Lawrence said that as
soon as Miss Willcox had
given him details of the at
tempted break-in and a
description of the man over
the telephone, he immediately
went out the back door of
Johnson Hall and walked
across the courtyard to the
breezeway between
Stringfield and Vann dor
mitories. Before he got to the
breezeway, he had notified
Suggs on the radio.
Lawrence said that when
he reached the breezway, he
could see Misses Willcox and
Lane standing in the hall. He
said that since he knew the
girls were safe, he did not go
inside but went on beside
Stringfield to look for the
suspect. He also checked
around Carroll infirmary
before he went in to talk to the
girls.
By the time Lawrence
returned to Stringfield, Suggs
was there and had called the
Raleigh Police Department.
Lawrence told the girls
that he had not found anything
but that he would check again.
He and another guard, Bailey,
used the security jeep and its
spotlight to check around the
President’s house, the
stables. Interstate 40, and
Blue Ridge Road.
Lawrence said that when
he and Baily returned, the
Raleigh police had already
arrived and interviewed tte
girls.
When Lawrence asked
whether he thought it took him
10 minutes to check behind
Stringfield and Carroll, he
said that he did not.
Miss Willcox said that she
saw- the guards go im
mediately to check the area,
and that it was about five
minutes before Lawrence
came on the hall.
“It might have seemed
like 10 or 15 minutes," she
said, “but it wasn’t; the
Raleigh Police were here in 20
minutes."
“In fact," Alix said,
"everything (checking,
questioning by Raleigh
Police) happened within half
an hour."
Matinee benefit set
The cast of Cabaret will
present a benefit matinee
performance Sunday, October
10, at 2 p.m. Tickets for this
special performance will be 5
dollars.
All proceeds from the
Sunday matinee performance
will go toward establishing
scholarships for Meredith
students in summer and
semester intercultural ex
change programs through The
Experiment in International
Living.
The Experiment,founded
in 1932, is an international,
nonprofit educational in
stitution dedicated to in
ternational understanding and
friendship.
With U.S. headquarters in
Brattleboro, Vermont, the
Experiment operates a wide
range of intercultural ex
change programs in more
than 60 countries whereby
persons heighten intercultural
sensitivities through in
terpersonal experiences in
cultures other than their own.
The Experiment offers
summer homestay programs
with families abroad, in ad
dition to semester college-
accredited independept study
programs and specialized
intercultural opportunities.
For many years, the local
Raleigh Council of The Ex
periment in International
Living has raised funds to
sponsor Raleigh’s “Com
munity Ambassador,” with a
full scholarship going to a
local student or adult member
of the community to travel
abroad to spend the summer
in the home of a host family,
sharing the daily lives of the
family members and
becoming part of another
culture “from the inside out".
The proceeds from the
benefit performance of
Cabaret will enable Meredith
College further participation
in The Experiment’s
programs by providing
similar scholarships to
Meredith students.
Academic clubs elect officers
Officers have been an
nounced for several academic
clubs.
Freeman Religion Club
officers are Paula Clayton,
president; Lori Husbands,
vice president; Carol Dor
man, secretary-treasurer,
and Dr. Roger Crook, advisor.
The purpose of the club as
stated in its constitution is “to
promote interest in and to
provide information on
contemporary issues in the
field of religion.”
Colton English Club of
ficers for ’76-’77 have also
been elected. They are
Suzanne Styron, president
Sara Cotey and Mary Creech,
vice-presidents;and Darlene
Smith, secretary. Faculty
advisor is Mrs. Betty Brewer.
One of the club’s main
projects for the year is the
rouni*il rejoels €«ale^orieN
Last week the Academic
Council, a committee
representing the academic
departments on campus,
voted to keep the traditional
categories, “humanities,”
“social sciences,” and
“natural sciences,” rather
than switch to categories
recommended by the Task
Force for Curricular Reform
and the Curriculum Com
mittee.
These categories frame
the basic educational
requirements which must be
met by each student who
receives the B.A. or B.S.
degree.
In December of last year,
the Task Force presented the
Curriculum Committee with a
proposal designed to break
down the traditional
categories of education
requirements. The five new
categories were to be “Human
Values”, “Society,” “The
Natural Universe,” “The
Human Body,” and
“Language.”
According to Dean Burris,
this system would have
allowed students to decide for
themselves how best to ex
plore the areas of knowledge
described by the cat^ories.
Since it was only the
categories that were rejected,
the Council still must vote on
the courses to be required.
initiation of reading-
discussion groups which are
open to all interested
Meredith students and
faculty. Topics for discussion
cover a wide range from
com^y and drama, to a more
concentrated study of one
particular author.
La Tertulia Spanish Club
officers are Kimberly Hicks,
president; Dell Pritchard,
vice president; and Teresa
Kiger, secretary. Dr. William
Ledford is faculty advisor.
The Club is open to
students who are taking or
who have taken Spanish. The
club aims to “promote in
terest in the Spanish-speaking
countries and peoples.”
The Canady Mathematics
Club was organized to
promote interest in
Mathematics. To provide
information on the current
application of mathematics in
professional fields.
Membership is comprised
of girls having a major or
related field in mathematics
and those who have completed
three hours of college
mathematics
Freshmen are eligible for
associate membership.
Saul H. Mendlovitz wiU speak on Monday. September 27 at 10:00
a.m. in Jones Auditorium for Convocations and at 7:30 p.m. in the
CEA.
Mendlovitz opens forum
president for academic affairs
at St. Augustine’s College.
Mendlovitz is a professor
of law at the Rutgers School of
Law at the State University of
New Jersey. His major
subjects are international law
and law and social science.
In his professional af
filiations, Mendlovitz has
shown interest in disar
mament and arms control.
He was editor of “On the
Creation of a Just World
Order” published in 1975. He
has also edited several earlier
bodes on world order and
theories of war prevention.
He was an early opponent
of American intervention in
Vietnam. In 1965 he and eight
other professors of in
ternational law wrote a legal
brief arguing against the
United States’ presence in
Vietnam.
Saul H. Mendlovitz,
president of the Institute for
World Order, will speak at
10:00 a.m. for Convocations in
Jones Auditorium and at 7:30
p.m. on “World Community:
People on One Planet,” in the
CEA on Monday, September
27.
Mendlovitz will open a
forum series sponsored jointly
by Meredith College and the
Junior League of Raleigh. The
forums, which will be held
weekly throughout the fall,
will focus on historical, global,
and contemporary per
ceptions of community.
Each week’s forum will
feature area authorities in
discussion. Participating with
Mendlovitz will be Dr. Frank
Grubbs and Dr. Rosalie
Gates, both professors of
history at Meredith, and Dr.
Thelma Roundtree, vice
INTHENEWSINTHENEWSIMHENE
Freshman Elections
Deadline for filing for fresh
man offices is Friday, Sep
tember 24.
Vote Monday and Wed
nesday during meal hours at
the west entrance of the
cafeteria. All freshman are
eligible to vote, but they must
vote in the general election on
Monday in order to vote in the
runoff on Wednesday.
Meet The Candidates
The Raleigh chapter of
the National Organization for
Women is sponsoring a “Meet
the Candidates” session
Tuesday, September 28, 7:30
p.m. at the Millbrook Com
munity Center.
The meeting will provide
on occasion to introduce North
Carolina General Assembly
candidates who will present
their views and answer
questions.
Fellowship
If you’re hungry for
Christian fellowship, come to
Meredith Coffeehouse and
Wednesday night Bible study.
Coffeehouse takes place
every Friday at 9 p.m. in the
Cate Center faculty lounge.
Bible study is held every
Wednesday night at 8 in the
little chapel in Jones.
Both fellowships include
singing, sharing, praying,
praising, lovii^, and just plain
good fellowship with Christian
brothers and sisters Everyone
is welcome.
BSU Convention
Like to join in some fun
and fellowship? Then join us
at the BSU Fall Convention at
Ridgecrest, N.C., October 1-3.
For more information see
Larry Williams, Meredith
Campus Minister, or call the
BSU (834-1875).