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Newspaper of the Students of Meredith College VOL. LII, NO. 13 MEREDITH COLLEGE. RALEIGH. N.C. JANUARY 26. 1978 REW. Jan. 30 ■ Feb. 3 Activities to focus on acceptance, assurance by Jean Simpson “A real time of fellowship and renewal,” for everyone is the desire of Miss Anne Duke and Miss Susan Fischell, co chairwomen of Religious Emphasis Week activities. Sponsored by the Meredith Christian Associa tion (MCA), speeches and a concert are planned for the week of Jan. 30 - Feb. 3. Dr. Stan Nelson and Rev. John Vannorsdall will be guest speakers with the concert presented by Dave Pope. On Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, worship services will be held in the Continuing Education Auditorium (CEA) beginning at 10 a.m. Rev. Vannorsdall will deliver the message Monday and Dr. Nelson will speak Wednesday and Friday. A faculty lun cheon in the President’s dining room will be held Tuesday at 12:30 p.m. Rev. Vannorsdall will be guest speaker. A candlelight communion service led by a student will be held Tuesday in the Rotunda at 11 p.m. The concert by Dave Pope is scheduled for Thursday at 8 p.m. in Jones Auditorium. The week’s activities will focus on the theme, “It’s a Long and Winding Road; Who’s Going With You?” Activities are open to the public with no admission charge. According to Miss Duke, goals for the week are to “help people accept that they have doubts and uncertainties, help develop healthy attitudes toward doubts, and give an assurance that God will always be there as we face uncertainties regarding our futures.” Miss Duke and Miss Fischell express the hope that participants will realize that we are all facing the same things (classes, friendships, and futures) and will gain strength through par ticipating. Rev. Vannorsdall is presently serving as Yale University chaplain and as pastor of Church of Christ at Yale. He received his Master of Divinity at Lutheran Theology Seminary in Philadelphia. A previous pastor of Ridge Road Baptist Church, Dr. Nelson obtained his Master of Divinity and Doctrate of Philosophy degrees from Southwestern in Fort Worth, Texas. He currently resides in Rich mond, Virginia where he presides over the Missionary Jouneyman program spon sored by the Foreign Mission Board. British Folksinger, Dave Pope, will be touring the United States for the second time when he presents his concert at Meredith. Mr. Pope is associated with the “Movement for World Evangelism” and plans a fulltime music ministry career in the U.S. and Europe in the future. Rev. Vannorsdall and Dr. Nelson will be staying in the alumnae house during their visit. Rev. Vannorsdall will be present Sunday afternoon through Tuesday and Dr. Nelson Tuesday through Friday. Everyone is en couraged to visit and talk with them. Dr. Stanley A. Nelson Dave Pope Rev. John W. Vannorsdall IveSL makes resolution concerning battered wives On Saturday, Jan. 21, the Meredith delegation of the North Carolina Student L^islaturc attended - the monthly Interim Council held at UNC-Charlotte. Representing the delegation were Debby Bryant, Lou Graham, Courtney Atkins, Carol Lancaster, and Diane Furr. While the group con tinued to learn about legislation and parliamentary procedure, - preparation was made concerning the annual session to be held April 5-9 at the Royal Villa hotel in Raleigh. The delegation par ticipated in a candidates -NEWS NEWS NEWS' Truman scholarship semifinalist by Carolyn Morton Sophomore Silda Alice Wall is one of the semifinalists for a Harry S. Truman scholarship. The scholarship is given by the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foun dation to a student in each state who shows interest in a career in the government. The scholarship gives a student $5000 per year up to the second year of graduate work and could involve an internship. Applicants were chosen by a faculty representative to represent the college that they attended. Each applicant submitted an essay and paragraph on career goals and the way in which they planned to achieve their goals. Miss Wall will go for an interview in February to Washington, D.C. She plans a career dealing wiUi in ternational trade laws. Concets Announced Organ recital - James Leland, associate professor of music, Hollins College, will give an organ recital Tuesday evening, Jan. 31, at 8 p.m. on the new Holtkamp organ at Christ Episcopal Church, Capitol Square. The program will include work of Bux tehude, Schoenberg, Franck, and Bach. Admission free. Classical guitar recital - Brian Meadas, instructor in classical guitar at Virginia Commonwealth University and former faculty member at Meredith College, will give a classical guitar recital Sun day afternoon, Jan. 29, at 4 p.m. in the Clara Carswell Concert Hall in the Harriet Wainwright Building at Meredith College. The program will include works of L. Milan, D. Scarlatti, M.M. Ponce, arid I. Albeniz. Spanish club news The “La Tertulia” Spanish Club will hold their first meeting of the new year on Monday, Jan. 30. The meeting will be held in Joyner Lounge at? p.m. The program will consist of a slide presentation on Spain and South America. All interested students are invited to attend. Women’s Run The UNC-CH 1978 Women’s Festival, first 10 Kilometer (6.2 miles) and 2 Mile Run for women. Saturday, January 28, Registration 9:30 a.m.. Run 10:30 a.m., in Fetzer Field on the (UNC Campus). Spon sored by The Association for Women Students and the Orange County Track Club. Country Carnival Come join the Meredith Recreation Association (MRA) at the Country Car nival on Feb. 8 with exciting games and booths from 7-9 p.m., and a Blue Grass Band from 9-11 p.m. The admission is free and there will be plenty of special booths to spend your money on. Dates and guests are welcome. Do not forget to come join the Hoe-down, Feb. 8 at 7 p.m. Life in Spain Each year for five weeks of the summer, a program is offered to students in the U.S. and Canada to travel and study in Spain. Last summer, 93 students from 25 states, Canada and Puerto Rico departed from Kennedy Airport in New York and flew to Madrid. The group was bussed to the campus of the Ciudad Universitaria of Madrid where they lived and attended classes. The living quarters consisted of one room per student. Each class met five days a week and courses ranged from Elementary Spanish to Literature and Culture. Students toured La Mancha for two days, visiting all the interesting places related to Cervantes and Don Quixote. Sixty students made a four day tour to Santiago de Compostela and Leon. Once or twice a week a group was scheduled to visit such historical places as Valle de los Caidos, El Escorial, Segovia, Avila, Toledo, Museo del Prado, Palacio Real, etc. As part of the program, a trip was taken to Southern Spain, visiting famous cities as Cordoba, Sevilla, Granada, Malaga, and two days were spent in the beautiful Torremolinos Beach. Plans are already in progress for the 14th Summer School Program in Spain 1978. All persons interested should write to Dr. Doreste, Augustana College, Rock Island, 111. 61201 as soon as possible. Youth Hostels There’s no better time to think about Spring and Summer vacation plans than ^ring the blustery winter that is still ahead. For people who have an interest in the out-of-doors and enjoy hiking, bicycling, sailing, the non-profit American Youth Hostels association offers free literature about hosteling and the more than 4,500 hostel locations worldwide where members can stay for as little as $2.50 to $3.50 a night ~ while traveling “under their own steam.” AYH also offers a folder of pre-planried 4-6 weeks trips through Europe and the Far East at exceptionally low prices. For free copies of how to get involved in hosteling in 1978, write to Anne Coyner, Travel Department Manager, American Youth Hostels, Inc., National Headquarters, Deleplane, Virginia 22025. Ask for the general information brochure Hosteling and the travel folder “Highroad to Adventure 1978.” forum for the upcoming senatorial race. The can didates presented their platforms and then yielded questions from the group concerning welfare, economy, energy, education, and reverse discrimination. Present for the forum were democratic candidates Senator Lawrence Davis, David McKnight, Joe Felmet, Senator MacNeil Smith, and Commissioner John Ingram. NCSL also invited Senator Helms who declined due to a conflict in Atlanta. Luther Hodges, Jr. was represented by Mrs. Betty Chaffin, Major Pro-tem of Charlotte, also because of a previous engagement. The Meredith delegation is preparing a bill dealing with the establishment of emergency shelters for vic- tints of domestic assault- battered wives. All the members are researching this topic; they feel it is a social concern which needs im mediate attention and action. If passed by NDSL in April, the bill will be included in a document presented to all members of the North Carolina Legislature. NCSL’s purpose is to be the voice of campus concerns throughout our state. Two Meredith sophomores, Susan Gen- carelli and Linda Morgan, were killed in an automobile accident in Rocky Mount, N.C. last Thursday, Jan. 19, around 4 p.m. They were enroute to Miss Morgan’s home for dinner. A memorial service wa^eld in Jones Auditorium, Mj^day, Jan. 23. / The newspaper staff of- lers their sincerest sym pathies to the families of Linda and Susan. The Meredith community shall feel this loss deeply.
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