THE TWIG
VOL. LI NO. 14
MEREDITH COLLEGE, RALEIGH, N.C.
FEBRUARY 2, 1977
Issues, competition encouraged for elections
Two weeks of filing and
campaigning will mark this
spring’s first slate elections on
the Meredith campus.
Elections Board Chairman,
Debbie Doss, has announced
filing week as February 7-11
when students may declare
themselves candidates for
office.
Filing forms may be
obtained in the cafeteria and
in the SGA office on the second
floor of Cate Center.
The position of SGA
president, executive vice
OUTSTANDING SENIORS ELECTED - Last week the senior
class announced the results of its election to honor the seniors who
have contributed to the class and to the college. They are, left to
right: first row, Martha Claybrodc, Sara Cralle, Martha
Ferebee; second row, Jane Gates, Millie McLaney, Carolyn
Pennington; third row, Diana Rhodes, Beverly Steen, Suzanne
Styron (photo not available: Carole Burbank).
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MCA Intermurals
Basketball buffs will want
to get together for Meredith
Recreation Association’s
upcoming project, In
termurals with area colleges.
MRA president Diana
Rhodes explains that this is
the first time that Meredith
has played any other school on
a non-competitive basis.
Interested students will
meet Thursday, February 3,
in one of the Weatherspoon
classrooms at 5:30 p.m.
After practice sessions
during the week of February 7
through 13, Meredith will
meet St. Mary’s College
Monday, February 14, at 4
p.m. at Meredith. A second
game will be played with St.
Mary’s the next Monday
February 21, at 6 p.m.
While at St. Mary’s
matches are the only ones set
up so far. Miss Rhodes ex
pects to set up games with
other colleges in the area,
such as Peace College and
Salem College.
More information will be
president, president of non
resident students, as well as
freshman dormitory officers,
and editors of toe Twig,
Acorn, and Oak Leaves must
be filled during toe first slate
elections.
Candidates for Chief
Student Advisor, College
Marshal, Elections Chairman,
and president of CCA, MRA,
and MCA should also file
during toe week of February
7-11.
Students should see page 76
of the Handbook for filing
details.
A few changes in
procedure will be made for
this year’s elections. Filing
forms will be posted both in
Cate Center and in the
cafeteria and the week of
February 14-18 will be
designated Campaign Week.
During this time, can
didates are urged to pursue
personal campaigning with
appearances at hall meetings
and other campus activities.
Lapel buttons will be an ac
ceptable way of promoting a
candidacy, but toe Elections
Board has announced that no
campaign posters will be
allowed. Campaign speeches
at SGA on Friday, February
18, will culminate the week.
“We are interested in
making this election one
based on issues rather than
personalities,’’ Miss Doss
said. “Although Meredith is
small, there seem to be many
opinions as to the direction we
should take in the future. I
hope that this will result in
some strong competition
during the elections.”
Election Day will be
Monday, February 21 wito
voting for resident students in
toe cafeteria. Day students
will vote in Cate Center. A
runoff, if necessary will be
held on February 23.
REW speakers share feelings
posted later. Miss Rhodes can
be reached at 833-5671 for
more information.
Fieldman School
A student at Meredith
College, Carol Lancaster,
attended the Student Field-
man School program (rf the
College R^ublican National
Committee last weekend.
Washington and Lee (Allege
Republican club hosted the
school at Lexingtwi, Virginia.
Miss Lancaster is a
sophomore history major
whose concentration is in
international studies. She
sowes as chairman of the
Meredith College R^ublicans
clubs and served as a youth
coordinator for toe recent
Ford campaign. Miss Lan
caster is a 1975 graduate of
Ashbrook High School is
Gastonia.
The Fieldman School
program is . an ongoing
training program to provide
Republican campaigns wito
experienced leaders. The
Lexington school focused upon
the election campaigns in
Virginia in 1977.
by Nancy Newton
and Miriam Victorian
Ron Willis, on campus last
wedc as part of Religious
Week, sees his work as a street
minister of toe First Baptist
Church in San Antonio, Texas,
as an opportunity to express
his relationship to God
through working with people.
Willis described his own
relationship wito God as a
“journey” revealing his own
struggle to be a free individual
thrmigh Christ.
He also strassed the
importance of Christians’
relationships not only wito
their God but also with others,
explaining that the two cannot
be separated. Willis said, “my
relationship wito God doesn’t
worry me, but I worry about
my inter-action wito people.”
He elaborated on the idea
by revealing his attitude
toward Bible study. He stated
that it should be a
“qualitative, not a quantitive
experience.”
Willis said, “I gave up a
systematic reading of the
Bible years ago because what
I have read disturbs me, like
the Sermon on toe Mount.” ,
“It wq^toose simple ideas
that Christ" expressed that
have been important in my
Christian growth.”
Verses such as, “blessed
are toe poor in spirit” and “I
was hungry, and you fed me”
led Mr. Willis to establish his
present street ministry in San
Antonio. These phrases in
fluenced him to attempt to
meet the needs of toe people of
the streets by starting with his
own efforts and then con
vincing the church to support
it.
The Fourth Street Ministry
is supported financially by a
restaurant'which is part of the
ministry. This ministry otfers
free food and clothing,
counseling, plus emergency
housing.
Willis explained that in his
ministry his first task was not
to profess Christ, but to meet
toe physical needs of the
people. He added that even
Christ ministered first to the
physical needs, and then to the
spiritual ones.
Gene Cotton, a folk-rock
singer with a Christian
message, participated in
Religious Emphasis Week.
Mr. Cotton prefers not to
be called a “Christian folk
singer” because a mechanic is
not a “Christian mechanic;
the label just isn’t necessary,”
and he has become
disillusioned with the
prevalent idea that if one is a
Christian, one must sing only
Christian music. “I don’t care
for 95 percent of all the
religious music because of
where I am in my spiritual
growth , it’s not theologically
correct. I select music that
tells of love and concern for
one’s fellow man, which for
me would not exist if I weren’t
a Christian. Therefore, I
consider my performance
both art and a profession of
my faith.”
Mr. Cotton emphasized
his refusal to use his music
and power on stage as a
blanket statement for Christ.
He explained, “if I have a hit
record and say that. I’m for
the man in the moon, the
teenage audience would
become engrossed with this
without a true commitment.
Christ is serious business, and
I wouldn’t want to influence
anyone, to take him lightly or
as a fad.”
Mr. Cotton expressed
concern with his relationship,
with people, and not so much
wito God, by stating, “My
relationship wito God is o.k., I
just need to work on my
lateral inter-action with my
fellow human beings.”
Ron Willis A Gene Cotton
Black Awareness Week
Speakers, films set for week
The Black Voices in Unity
at Meredith College will
present a variety of programs
in celebration of Black
Awareness Wedi, February 7
tiu-ough 13.
The week of events will
begin wito a film presentation
Tuesday, Februa^ 8 at 8 p.m.
in Jones Auditorium. Donald
Bogle’s film presentation,
“Tom’s Coons, Mulattoes,
Mammies, and Bucks,” will
be an analysis of toe image of
blacks in toe movies.
Wednesday’s worship
service at 10 a.m. in the C!ate
Center auditorium will
feature toe St. Augustine’s
College choir. The guest
speaker. The Reverend Leon
White, will speak on “The
Black Man to be in toe ’70’s.”
Courtney Mulliner a
lecturer, will speak Thursday
at 8 p.m. in toe CEA.
The week’s activities will
culminate in a Sunday lecture
in Jones Auditorium at 2 p.m.
by Dr. Yosef Ben-Yochannan,
who win speak on “The Black
Man’s Religion.”
Dr. Ben-Yochannan has
lectured extensively on
African history and socio
cultural history and has
served as a senior cultural
anthropologist and specialist
on East Africa for UNESCO.
All of the Black
Awareness Week activities
are open to the public free of
charge.