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IVetvspaper of the Students of Meredith College
VOL. LII, NO. 20
MEREDITH C’OI.LEGE. RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA
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Fouts to speak
The Meredith Playhouse presents two one-act plays: “Gray Bread” and “Silent Snow, Secret Snow,”
at 8 p.m. in the Studio Theatre (under Jones Auditorium). Admission is free. Friday night (April 14)
is your last chance to see these plays.
Litvinov urges support
for human rights
By Miriam Victorian
Meredith was privileged to
have Mr. Pavlor Litvinov, an
exiled Soviet dissident, speak
Monday 'morning at con
vocation. He is presently a
lecturer at several colleges in
the New York area, as well as
being editor of A Chronicle Of
Human Rights in the USSR.
Mr. Litvinov stated first
that there are four words
which are greatly misun
derstood by people —
socialism, communism,
Soviet, and Russian. These
have too many different
meanings. Insofar as
“Russian" is concerned, he
related that there are dif
ferent ethnic groups in the
Soviet Union besides those
known as Russians. Also, not
all people in the members of
the Communist Party — only
15 million out of 250 million.
Out of this only several
thousand have special
privileges. Finally, Com
munism means a future
erjualitarian society in the
Soviet Union; in America it
defines a political doctrine.
There, such p>arty members
are called “Marxist-
Leninists.”
Mr. Litvinov then informed
the audience that not all
Soviets were Marxists. The
courses given in school and
universities were described by
him as “brainwashing” and
“checking one’s loyalty” to,
the state. He next stated the
fact that there are actually
two totally diferent types of
socialism. One is the old-
dream of humanity that never
dies with examples found, in
the teachings of Christ,
Plato’s Republic. and
numerous utopian com
munities. Here .society would
be based on social justice. The
other represents the realities
of the world illustrated by life,
in the USSR and China.
Mr. Litvinov then
enumerated one of the major
differences between the
United States and the Soviet
Union — the supression of free
speech. While all news, can be
heard in America, the USSR
does not discuss the problems
which exist within the coun
try. All information is con
trolled by one source, and the
news is “one long state
commercial.” The govern
ment employs many unknown
censors; all publications must
be approved by the state. He
compared it to Orwell’s
Ministry of Truth in his
futuristic novel, 1984.
However, Mr. Litvinov said
there is one machine which
the state and KBB cannot
control — “the typewriter.”
He then described how carbon
paper was u.sed with onion
skin paper, to make more than
one copy of a controversial,
underground work. Friends of
the author would strain their
eyes badly to read this,
proving “the level of star
vation, for the free word.” But
this does not end here because
the work could go on out of the
country via a foreigner. In the
west it would be published in
By Vicki Jayne
Meredith will host the third
annual Carolina’s Psychology
Conference April 14 and 15.
The conference, co-sponsored
by the Psi Chi Chapters and
the Psychology clubs at
Meredith and North Carolina
State University, will feature
Dr. Roger Fouts, of the
University of Oklahoma.
Dr. Fouts has been featured
in numerous perodicials in
cluding Time and Newsweek,
and appeared on CBS Sixty
Minutes last fall. He has been
recognized by fellow
psychologists for his work
with communications between
man and chimpanzees, par
ticularly noteworthy is his
successful attempt to teach a
form of sign language to
several chimpanzees.
The conference will also
feature panel discussions. One
panel will discuss “How To
Get A Job With A Bachelor of
Arts in Psychology,” another
concerns, “Graduate School in
P.sychology; Getting In and
Getting Along.” A third panel
will focus on alternative
methods of languagt-
acquisition; Dr. Fouts wili
serve on this panel.
A paper session, exclusively
for undergraduates, will be
held from 8:20 a.m. until 2
p.m. on Saturday.
A film preview of many
recent films will run
throughout the conference.
Films cover various aspects of
psychology, and include titles
such as “Young Marriage,”
“What’s In A Face,” and
“Teenage Drinking.” “The
First Signs of Washoe”
illustrates Dr. Fouts’ work
with chimpanzees. “Young
Dr. Freud,” a dramatization
of the early life of the
psychoanalyst Sigmund
Freud, will be shown for the
first time in this part of the
country at the conference. The
“Story of Carl Gustau Jung,”
in three parts, will also be
shown at the conference.
The Carolina P.sychology
(Conference is open to
everyone. Contact the
psychology department for
further information.
Kappa Nu Sigma
inducts
By Miriam Victorian
Kappa Nu Sigma,
Meredith’s honor society, held
their annual induction at a
dinner meeting March 20.
After dinner. President Sue
Michael introduced the large
group of inductees which
included: Karen Harrison,
Deborah McGee, and Carla
Williamson as December
graduates. Others were:
Sherry Baker, Katherine
Beale, Leslie Boyes, Cynthia
Dillard, Beverly Duffee,
Elaine Coates, Margaret
Russian and finally get back
to the USSR by programs such
as the “Voice of America” to
which may listen.
Mr. Litvinov began his
dissent when a close friend
was, anested in the 1960’s.
Not only was he followed when
he visited his friends’s family,
but he was also punished for
writing a letter of protest.
Urging the audience, to
support the “human rights”
movement, Mr. Litvinov
concluded that Western
pressure could make a dif
ference. He especially em
phasized the need for
Christians to support those of,
their faith in the USSR since
there has been a definite
religious renaissance in the
past few years.
Farley, Valerie Farmer, Pat
Hinkle, Katherine Keith,
Su.san Kitts, Sandra Long,
Angeli Mincey, Chris Phillips,
Robin Reich, Mary Rollins,
Claire Rountree, Angela
Stafford, Miriam Victorian
and Terry Wicker.
Then Susan Mattson, a 1971
Meredith graduate, who is
presently working a law firm
in Greensboro spoke of the
demands that scholarship
places upon one in community
living. Her focus was
primarily on law and its role
in society as it has become
more interdependent, com
plicated, and refined. Miss
Mattson stated that the
purpose of law was “the
complete development of
community living.” The
scholar should, she asserted,
especially encourage this
development..
Ms. Mattson
purported that rea.son and
analysis would force the
scholar, to be sensitive to the
needs of society. Society is
now becoming increasingly
more receptive to new ideas.
The sensitively of the scholar
would, allow us to govern
ourselves better. She con
cluded that “creative
scholarship encourages us to
move for societal change.”