THE TWIG
Newspaper of the Students of lUeredith College
VOL. LIII, NO. 6
MEREDITH COLLEGE. RALEIGH, N.C.
OCTOBER 5, 1978
Meredith Self-Study Plans
by B.D. Hall
Meredith’s next ten years
are being planned right now.
Committees composed of
faculty, staff, and students
are putting the college under a
magnifying glass. This
magnification of strengths
and weaknesses, the Self-
Study, precedes the renewal
of any college’s accreditation
by the Southern Association of
Colleges and Schools.
The Meredith community
takes this Self-Study
seriously. As a planning tool
for the past ten years, the 1970
Self-Study was most helpful.
Out of ' the 301
recommendations for
improvement, 277 were put
into effect, the other 24 having
been duly considered. Thus,
this is not a report to be hidden
away in the back of a file
drawer. For one thing, the
final report will be huge. The
1970 Self-Study had 370 pages.
As editor of this
mammoth report. Dr. lone
Knight of the English
department must compile the
reports of nine separate
committees. These nine
committees represent the nine
standards set by the SASC.
Each committee has faculty,
administrative, and student
members. Every faculty
member, in fact, works on
some committee.
The first standard.
Purpose, is the lifeblood for
the other eight. For without a
reason to exist, there would be
no faculty, no library, no
Meredith College. The
Purpose committee must
state the purpose and evaluate
Meredith’s fulfiUment of its
objectives.
The second standard.
Organization and
Administration, focuses on the
policies which enable the
college to fulfill its purpose.
The Organization and
Administration committee
examines the making and the
administration of these
policies. Obviously,
communication between
administrators and policy
makers must be open.
The third standard, the
Educational Program,
concentrates on the quality of
education. The Education
Program committee
evaluates the admissions
requirements and procedures,
curriculum, and teaching
methods. Here, continual
education is of primary
importance.
The fourth standard.
Financial Resources,
naturally centers its focus on
Meredith’s income, its budget,
and its financial records. All
are essential to carry out the
college’s purpose. An
important aspect for
committee study is financial
planning for the future.
The fifth standard,
Faculty, focuses on the
selection and retention of
competent professors. The
Faculty committee examines
the tenure policies and
benefits that give the
professors security and thus
the desire to stay.
The sixth standard, the
Library, requires well-
stocked, convenient resources
and competent, adequate
service. The Library
committee evaluates these
services in terms of easy
access for student use.
The seventh standard.
Student Development,
explores exactly what the title
implies, the student’s
development into a
responsible adult. This
committee evaluates every
aspect of student life.
The eighth standard.
Physical Resources,
concentrates on fostering an
atmosphere conducive to
learning. The Physical
Resources committee studies
everything from the
maintenance of grounds and
buildings to security.
The ninth standard.
Special Activities, includes
foreign study and travel,
continuing education, and
summer school. This
committee defines and
evaluates each program
offered by the school.
“Continual evaluation” is
the key phrase throughout the
Self-Study handbook. For a
college to improve its
educatiraial program, there
must be constant
reexamination by the
institution in the light of
change.
Pedal for Cystic Fibrosis
The Fifth Annual ^stic
Fibrosis Bike-a-thon will be
held on Saturday, October 7th
at “Mini City” in North
Raleigh, according to
Honorary Chairman, Monte
Towe. Registration begins at
12:30 P.M.. and the ride will
kick off at 1:00 P.M.
In announcing this year’s
bike-a-thon, Towe said; “The
CF Bike-a-thon is open to
anyone who can ride a bike
and wants to help the
Foundation raise funds for
research into CF and related
lung-damaging diseases of
jchildren.” Craig Davis will
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SYMPOSIUM PLANNED
Maria Eugenia Oyarzun, permanent ambassador from Chile, will
be among the dignitaries present at the Inter-American
Symposium to be held October 6 at Meredith.
Ingram campaigns
join Monte Towe, WRAL-FM’s
Bob Inskeep, numerous NCSU
basketball players and other
athletes at ^e starting line on
Saturday, October 7th. Also
riding will be David Hagan
and the rest of Kappa Alpha
fraternity. A challenge has
been issued by Hagan to the
other fraternities to raise
funds for the kids who suffer
from CF.Many of the riders
will be riding for pledges from
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by Mary Beth McKim
John Ingram, Democratic
candidate for the U.S. Senate
spoke at convocation on
^ptember 25. The first part of
his speech was focused oh his
record as Insurance
Commissioner for N.C. As
Commissioner, Ingram has
abolished age and sex
discrimination in auto
insurance, abolished the
discriminatory Assigned Risk
ending unfair cancellations of
auto liability insurance,
abolished discrimination
because of Sickle Cell Trait in
life and health insurance,
required smoke detectors in
all new homes, and made
North Carolina one of the first
States to respond to the oil
embargo with new building
code insulation requirements.
As a state legislator,
John Ingram sought for
ratification of the
Constitutional Amendment
giving 18 year olds the right to
vote and for absentee ballot
reform, making it easier to
vote in primary elections.
Mr. Ingram never
mentioned by name his
Republican candidate for the
U.S. Senate but only referred
to him as the “$5 million
dollar candidate” who is only
concerned with special
interests. Mr. Ingram’s main
issue thr(xighout the
campaign has been that he
will represent the issues of the
people and not the special
interests. Among other things,
Ingram promised to fight for
breaking insurance company
monopolies, developing
alternative sources of energy,
balancing the budget,
reforming social security and
building a strong national
defense.
Ingram mentioned that
his daughter Gini Linn had
attended Meredith and that he
had a strong interest in the
young people of North
Carolina.
Meredith returns to England
Carol Roser and Bob Pearson rehearse for GYPSY which will be
presented October 5,6, and 7 in Jones Auditorium.
by Anne Earp
Meredith T-shirts will be
seen frequently in London this
year as participants in the
Meredith Abroad program
again travel to Great Britain.
Visiting ancient castles,
churches, and the birthplace
of Shakespeare are just a few
of the opportunities planned
for the summer group.
Students and faculty will
depart for Great Britain on
June 17, after studying at
Meredith for two weeks. They
will return from Great Britain
August 13, according to Roger
Crook, Coordinator of
International Studies.
Participants will fly from
New York to Glasgow,
Scotland. After a two-week
stay at St. Andrews
University, the ^oup will
spend four nights in Durham,
in Northern England. They
will then travel to London to
stay at Whiteland’s College
for the remainder of the eight
weeks.
Dr. Allen Page, Mrs.
Betty Brewer, Dr. Roger
Crook, and Dr. Lyn Aubrecht
will teach courses to provide
students with 12 credit hours.
Dr. Page will teach The
History of Reformation in
England, which will count as a
history or religion course, as
well as Conceptions of
Mankind in the Western
Philosophical and Religious
Tradition, counting as a
philosophy or a religion
course.
British Literature of
Social Reform and The
History of Drama in Britain
will be instructed by Mrs.
Brewer. Dr. Crook will teach
Contemporary British
Culture. Dr. Aubrecht will
teach General Psychology and
The Evolution of Intelligence.
Cost for the program’s
sixth summer in Great Britain
will equal the cost of a normal
semester at Meredith.
Meetings for students will
hopefully begin within the
next few weeks.
Classes will be held
mostly in the mornings, to
allow time for afternoon
excursions and studies. Some
visits that have not been
included in previous trips will
be to Edinburgh, which is only
a one-hour drive from St.
Andrews University, Sir
Walter Scott territory, and
Glamis Castle.
The group will also visit
the Lake County of Northern
England, Hadrian’s Wall,
Lindisfarne, Stratford,
Canterbury, Oxford and the
Cotswolds, Salisbury, and
Bath.