THE TWIG
Newspaper of the Students of Tfleredith College
VOL. LlII, NO. 3
MEREDITH COLLEGE, RALEIGH, N.C.
SEPTEMBER 14, 1978
Former Prime Minister
to visit campus Sept. 18
by Miriam Victorian
The Meredith community
will have a special honor
Monday, September 18, 1978
when the Right Honorable Sir
Harold Wilson, former Prime
Minister of Great Britain, will
be on campus. His campus
appearance is sponsored by
the Development Office,
Alumnae of 1971 and 1973 as
well as the Concert and
Lectures Committee. Sir
Wilson will be brought to the
college as the first Lillian
Parker Wallace lecturer.
This final honoring of Dr.
Wallace, a long-standing
former chairman of the
History Department, was
started by the class of 1971 and
supported two years later by
the Class of 1973.
Sir Wilson has had a most
distinguished career in British
politics beginning in the World
War II era after his
graduation from Jesus
College, Oxford, and post
graduate work at New
College, Oxford University.
Working in the various
ministeries during the war, he
resigned his civil service post
in 1945 to accept the Labour
Party’s nomination as a
candidate for Parliament.
His activities in the
Ministry of Works, Food and
Agricultural Organization
delegation, and Board of
Trade (Secretary of Overseas
Trade) led to his appointment
as a Privy Councillor in 1947.
The former Prime Minister
continued to be active in
politics in the fifties forming a
part of the “Shadow Cabinet”
when the Labour Party was no
longer in power.
In 1964 Sir Wilson was
elected Prime Minister of
Great Britain. He held the
office until 1970. During his
administration the
negotiations for Britain’s
entry into the Common
Market went forward, a
reappraisal was made of
foreign armed services
obligations, questions
regarding balance of
payments, and the Rhodesian
crisis were all faced. The
years brought in domestic
affairs constant efforts to
solve the problems of
Northern Ireland and
strengthen the economy. Sir
Wilson was created a Knight
of the Garter after retiring
from office in April 1976
having been leader of the
Opposition twice and Prime
Minister four times.
The former Prime
Minister will participate in a
question and answer seminar
in Jones Auditorium at 5 p.m.
on the 18th. At 6:30 p.m. a
private dinner will be held in
his honor in the President’s
Dining Room followed by a
lecture on “The Trans-
Atlantic Connection from Sir
Winston Churchill to Today”
in Mclver Amphitheatre at
8:30. A reception in the Bryan
Rotunda of Johnson Hall will
conclude the evening’s
activities.
Sir Wilson’s visit to
Meredith is a highlight of his
12-day tour of the United
States.
Sir Harold Wilson
Non-Resident students plan activities
by Barbara Browde
This year the non-resident
students have a full calendar
of monthly events planned for
them. The fall semester will
highlight several interesting
meetings which include the
annual honor code service and
buddy system. A reception for
all non-resident students
given by the alumnae house
and a guest speaker who will
present the topic “Self
Protection for Females” have
been scheduled for
September.
In October the meetings
include a speaker for the
E.R.A. movement as well as a
speaker for women’s legal
rights. During the month of
November, plans are under
way for a Christmas Crafts
show to provide a little help in
avoiding the holiday rush. To
end the fall semester and to
celebrate the holidays, the
non-resident students will
have a Christmas party at the
last meeting. During the party
gifts will be exchanged and
homemade treats prepared by
individual members of the
non-resident organization will
be served. When the spring
semester arrives, the search
for possible summer work
begins. There is a meeting
conveniently arranged in
Januury to help develop
confidence in the search for
employment. Also within the
month of January, another
speaker will be on campus to
discuss the topic “Women in
Religion - Do They Have a
Future?” February will be
devoted to the topic of
women’s health care. A
seminar on that topic is being
arranged.
The day-students would
like very much to become
involved this year in
Meredith’s traditional and
special events. Hopefully the
Meredith community will see
a better turnout of non
resident students at
Comhusking in October and
Stunt Week in March.
In April an exciting
Spring fashion show
sponsored by Burton’s of
Raleigh will take place.
Finally, at the end of the
school year, non-resident
students will be honored at a
reception given by students
and faculty members, and a
Spring banquet will be held.
Besides monthly events, a
special service project such as
a visit to Hillhaven
Convalescent Center during
the holidays is being
discussed. This year appears
to offer many opportunities
for the non-resident
organization to work together
and feel more a part of the
Meredith community.
Beginning this semester the
organization will have two
support groups. Hopefully,
these groups can expand the
organization’s ability to meet
the needs of all members of
the non-resident organization
as they look forward to
another year at Meredith.
Absentee voting
‘^Cardinal Flower” plucked
Certainly we’ve all heard
of the elusive shrinking violet,
but something more
mysterious baffles Marge
R^berg, secretary to the
campus minister. It seems
that the photograph entitled
“Cardinal Flower,” the center
attraction of the niinister’s
bulletin board in Johnson
Hall, has wilted completely
from sight. The picture, part
of the art display owned by
Miss Short of the foreign
language department, was
last seen by Mrs. Rodberg on
Friday, Sept. 1. As Miss Short
was kind enough to loan the
work from her collection, it is
only right that the piece be
return^. While some plants
may be transplanted
successfully, this particular
“Cardinal Flower” thrives
only in the soil of its original
environment. Information
concerning the missing flower
photograph should be directed
to the minister’s office.
by Carol Lancaster
The 26th Amendment to
the United States Constitution
lowered the voting age to 18.
The impact of this legislation
is reflected in the efforts of
candidates to channel a
portion of these new voters
into their campaigns as staff
members, volunteers, and
most importantly, as voters.
The seven and a half million
collegians represent a group
of voters that any party or
candidate ignores at its own
peril.
Collegians, however, are
generally not able to register
as voters in the county in
which they are in school.
Orange county is the only
county in North Carolina that
permits college students to
register there instead of their
home county. Recently, this
law has been challenged by
residents of Orange county.
Until new state election
laws evolve regarding student
registration, the procedure
governing students will
remain the same as the
procedure for all voters in
North Carolina. A student
must follow these steps in
order to vote absentee in their
home county. First, she must
write her home Board of
Elections chairman and
request an application for an
absentee ballot. It is
sufficient to state that one is a
registered voter in that county
and will not be present for the
entire period in which the
polls are open. Second, upon
receipt of the application, she
must fill it out and return it to
the county board. Third, she
will receive her ballot which
she completes and returns.
A voter may apply for an
absentee ballot 60 days prior
to the election in which she
desires to vote. She may not
secure an absentee ballot
later than 5:00 on the
Wednesday before the
election, which falls on
Tuesday, Nov. 7.