THE TWIG
Newspaper of the Students of Meredith College
VOL. LI NO. 5
MEREDITH COLLEGE. RALEIGH, N.C.
SEPTEMBER 29, 1976
Volunteers signup
by Nancy Newton
On Thursday, September
30, students will be given the
opportunity to sign up for the
Meredith Volunteer
Program.
The program, coordinated
by the sociology department
under the direction (rf Eugene
Sumner and Sue Vehorn,
student assistant, is designed
to assist the student in finding
a volunteer opportunity in the
community.
The Student Volunteer
Service Program will work
with students in helping them
find volunteer opportunities in
the community which will
enable them to meet their
individual goals.
Upon making contact with
the social agency, the student
becomes personally
responsible for making
specific commitment to serve
in its program and to live up to
the content of the com
mitment, said Mr. Sumner.
According to Mr. Sunmer,
the volunteer program
provides the student “a
chance to become a real part
of the Raleigh community
during her four years in
college and to put into prac
tice, through service to
mankind, a Christian com
mitment whicc is so important
to our students.”
“The volunteer action can
also be very helpful,” he
continued, “in testing the
aptitude of the student for
career choices and for
providing opportunity to
observe and work in actual
situations which may be
directly related to theories
learned in the classroom.”
The interests and services
being offered in the Volunteer
Service Program are children
both with and without physical
problems, senior citizens,
correctional institutions,
medical settings, arts and
crafts programs, mental
health and mental illness, and
Big Sister organizations.
More information is
available from the sociology
department and the Students
in Volunteer Action boddet.
To become a part of the
volunteer program, the
student should sign up at the
volunteer table in Cate
Center, Thursday, September
30, from 9-5 or leave a request
in an envelc^ outside 220
Joyner.
The volunteer program
will accept requests for
placement throughout the
academic year. Soon after
applying, the volunteer will be
notified, about whom to call to
make specific arrangements.
The volunteer program is
open to all students.
Sue Vehorn, who has
worked on the program
before, conunented on the
value of the program, “It
gives you a good feeling. It
takes time, but it’s worth it!”
Passing the flame hope
Cindy Tnieiove heips to tight candies at the annuai honor ceremony for freshmen and transfers.
Penalties remain unchanged
Trustees ratify drug policy
In the board of trustees
meeting last Friday, trustees
voted to allow the Judicial
Board to handle drug offenses
while stipulating that
penalties remain suspension
or expulsion. Other acticm
included raising tuition, room,
and board to $3200 for the 1977-
1978 academic year.
On the drug policy,
trustees were acting on a
proposed change in the
handbook presented by Cathy
Pickett, chairman of Judicial
Board. The handbodc for
merly stated that any persons
possessing or consuming
illegal drugs on or off campus
will be expelled or suspended.
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The proposed revision
sets up a procedure by which a
student is allowed a hearing
by the Judicial Board and is
subject to North Carolina law
on drug abuse. Also, Miss
Pickett’s original proposal
would have allowed the
Judicial Board to set its own
penalty.
Miss Pickett said that the
trustees were pleased that
students were concerned with
setting up a legal procedure to
handle such violations.
She pointed out, though,
that they felt that the only
appropriate penalties were
suspension or expulsion as
prescribed years ago by the
Board of Trustees.
Miss Pickett said, “I am
extremely disappointed that
Aey are not going to allow
Judicial Board to determine
the penalty. Judicial Board
can determine penalties on all
other cases. I was hoping they
(the trustees) would grant us
that little bit of automony.”
Other action in the full
board meeting included
naming the fine arts building
for Harriett M. Wainwright, a
Meredith alumna who con
tributed to the construction of
the building.
Also, the concert hall in
the fine arts building was
named for Mrs. Clara G.
Carswell, an alumna whose
gift of $100,000 was a leading
contribution early in the
campaign for funds.
religion club
Freeman Religion Club
will meet Monday, October 4
at 7:30 p.m. in the Alumnae
House.
Speaking at the meeting
will be Mr. Bud Walker,
chaplain of Central Prison in
Raleigh. He will be discussing
the nature of his work at the
prison.
SPANISH CLUB
The Spanish Club will
meet Tuesday, October 5, at 7
p.m. in the projection room of
the library.
The program will be a
slide show presented by Cindy
Truelove on her international
living experience in Chile.
Margrit Bloeman, a
Dutch student now living in
Smithfield, will bring artifacts
she collected in Guatemala
during her two-years’ stay
there.
Spanish speaking students
from N.C. State University
have been invited to attend the
meeting.
OUTING CLUB
The Meredith Outing Club
held an organizational
meeting on Thursday, Sep
tember 23. Led by Kathy
Frazier, the group discussed
plans for a backpacking trip
October 22 and a trip to Aspen,
Colorado, over spring break.
The Outing Club
welcomes all Meredith
students who are interested in
travel, camping, back
packing, and skiing. Officers
are to be elected at a later
date.
HOOF PRINT CLUB
The organizational
meeting of the Hoof Print Club
took place Tuesday, Sep
tember 21, in the CEA. Chris
Pritchard, a recent Meredith
graduate and advisor for the
club, explained that the club
was started over four years
ago by an ambitious Meredith
student.
However, when this girl
graduated the organization
fell apart. Ms. Pritchard
hopes to revive the club this
year.
It was decided that
monthly meetings would be
held. Suggestions for club
activities included: visiting
horse shows, having guest
lecturers, riding on Sunday
mornings, and having student
lectures on research. It was
also decided that dues would
be collected to finance tbe
club’s activities.
A planning committee
was formed to deal with the
problems of organizing the
club. Since many interested
students could not attend due
to conflicts, the election of
offiiers will be taken care of at
the next meeting.
HOME ECONOMICS CLUB
The Meredith College
Home Economics Club held its
annual cookout Tuesday,
September 7, to give new
students an opportunity to join
and to explore opportunities in
the field of home economics.
Membership for the club
is open until the end of Oct
ober . Interested students
should contact either Paula
Clayton or Mrs. Stuber.
After the supper, the
faculty and officers for the ’76-
’77 year were introduced.
Faculty are Mrs. Kay Ann
Friedrich, Mrs. Betty Cook,
Mrs. Ellen Goode, Miss
Kathleen Colquitt, and Mrs.
Marilyn Stuber, chairman of
the department. (Of ficerswere
listed in a previous issue of the
TWIG).
The next meeting will be
Monday, October 4, at 10 a.m.
Mrs. Ruby Miller, a former
member of the Meredith
faculty, will be speaking about
and demonstrating crafts.
Officers expect good
attendance at this meeting,
since it will provide members
with ideas for projects for the
annual home economics
bazaar coming up in
November.
The Meredith club was
represented at the regional
Home Economics Association
meeting in Wilson where Dr.
Eloise Gofer presented the
program.
Smith leads forum
Dr. James H. Smith,
professor of history. Wake
Forest University, will speak
on Monday, October 4 at 7:30
p.m. in the CEA in Cate
Center.
Dr. Smith’s topic will be
“An Historial Concept of
Community.” It will be ac
companied by a film entitled
“Cities of the Future.” The
presentation will center
on “a compact history of cities
as bridges between the cen
turies and generations.”
The program is a part of
the newly organized Junior
League - Meredith College
Community Forum Series.
Hester talks on self worth
“What do you have to
offer y ourself ?-Developing a
Sense of Self Worth” will be
Richard L. Hester
the topic of MCA Fall Forums
Wednesday, October 6, from 7-
9 pm in the CEA. Dr. Richard
L. Hester, Professor of
Pastoral Care and Psychology
of Religion at Southeastern
Baptist Theological Seminary
describes “Developing a
Sense of Self-Worth” as..;
“...An exploration of the sense
of self-worth - how it develops,
why we need it in order to live
well, why college students
seem to have so little of it, and
how religious beliefs can
strengthen or undermine it.”
Dr. Hester will lead the
Forums which will include
small group exercises and a
question and answer
period.
Dr. Hester has he has
served as a pastor, a chaplain,
and a marriage counselor at
various locations throughout
the United States.