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VOL. LIII, NO. 9
MEREDITH COLLEGE, RALEIGH, N.C.
NOVEMBER 16, 1978
MCA sponsors
CROP project
The Social Concerns
committee of the Meredith
Christian Association is again
sponsoring the 1978 CROP
Walk and fast at Meredith in
c(Hijunction with WKIX and
Raleigh Area Ministries.
CROP is the Community
Hunger Appeal of Church
World Service. It has two
main goals: "to make people
in the United States aware of
the extent and nature of world
hunger; and to raise funds to
give a helping hand in the
name of friendship and God’s
love.”
Ten thousand people
starve to death in the world
every day, and CROP offers a
way out of the desperaticm
created by hunger. But CROP
can only work when people
are willing to get involved and
to walk ten miles for those
people in the world who walk
much longer distances every
day in search of food, water,
and medical care.
The money collected from
community CROP walks and
fasts is used in many ways -
for food, appropriation of
technology, seeds, and
emergency aid, such as
disaster relief. CROP also
works locally, for twenty-five
percent of the funds collected
locally remains for Raleigh to
aid in hunger reflief here
through the Meals on Wheels
program and the emergency
Food Pantry at Christ
Episcopal Church.
The walk for hunger will
take place Sunday, November
19, ^ginning at 1:15 p.m.
from the Meredith College
amphitheater. It is a ten-mile
walk down Hillsborough
Street to the Capitol Square
and back to Meredith. The
Social Concerns committee
wishes to encourage everyone
to participate either by
walking or by sponsoring
someone who is walking.
Sponsor sheets can be pick^
up in the Campus Minister’s
office in 102 Johnson Hail.
There will also be a fast on
Thursday, November 16. The
two designated meals are
breakfast and lunch. There
are sign-up sheets on each
hall. For every person who
gives up her breakfast on this
day, the cafeteria will donate
$.75 to CROP, and for every
students who elects not to eat
lunch, $1.00 will be sent to
CROP. Remember, the
Thanksgiving dinner is the
same night, so this is a good
opportunity to save plenty of
room for that delicious din
ner!
Please support CROP at
Meredith in any way you can.
There are many hungry
people who will live a little
longer because of your
sacrifices.
Area students work
with gifted children
by Valerie Ray
Can you imagine 3-year-
olds studying ceramics and
sketching at Meredith? This
takes place in the Saturday
morning enrichment program
sponsored by PAGE, Parents
for the Advancement of Gifted
Education. This organization
offers opportunities for
children, ranging in age from
3 to 10, that have been iden
tified as gifted and talented.
Volunteers from
Mer^ith, N.C.S.U. and the
Raleigh area lead classes
such as astronomy, computer
science, music appreciation,
kitchen chemistry, ar
chitecture, foreign languages,
and dramatic arts. Songs,
games, puzzles and field trips
are utilized to teach\ these
advanced students.
PAGE is the only
program of its kind for pre
schoolers in the state of North
Carolina and only one of a few
in the entire nation. PAGE
provides “stimulations and
challenges that they don’t get
in the regular classroom,”
commented Lisa j^rker, a
Meredith senior and co
ordinator of PAGE at
Meredith. Although the
college is not directly af
filiated with the prc^ram, it
has been of assistance by
donating the use of its
facilities and volunteer
students.
Those interested in being
involved with PAGE may
contact Lisa Barker.
'^American Dame^'
opens Friday
by Ann Earp
“The American Dame,” a
one-act comedy directed by
Rita Jennings, portrays a
histoiy of women and their
traditionally submissive
roles. Through a series of
plots, it shows the humor of
the conflict between the sexes.
This play will be
presented Friday and
Saturday at 8:00 p.m. in
Studio Theatre 125, down
stairs in Jones Hall. Ad
mission is free.
Acting roles will be taken
by Marlene Barnett, John
Bono, Beckisue Brown, Becca
Gullion Palmer, Karen
Mangum, Carol Roser, Gordy
Sisk, and Phyllis Thompson.
Jeanne Vivone is assistant
director.
Top: Rita Jennings and
Jeannie Vivona direct nightly
rehearsals of cast as they
prepare for opening of
“American Dame.” Friday
night in the Studio Theatre.
IVews highlights around campus
Goif Tournament
by Daria Stephenson
The NCAIAW State
Tournament played on Sun
day, Monday, and Tuesday,
November 5-7 was held at
Pinehurst. The Meredith
representatives were
Sophomore Jan Gardner,
Sophomore Rebecca Baucum,
and Freshman Mary Cobb.
On Monday, the Meredith
girls played on the number 4
course and on Tuesday play
took place on the famed
number 2 course which was
described as “excellent” by
Freshman player Mary Cobb.
Jan Gardner was in the
running for the second flight
winner but lost by ap
proximately 6-7 strokes. In
this category, Jan Gardner
placed 8th, Mary Cobb 10th,
and Rebecca Baucum 12th.
Carolina won the tour
nament and Nine Foust of
Appalachian won individual
honors.
The Meredith
representatives attended a
banquet at the member’s club
at Pinehurst. It was the first
time the club was opened to
any outside clubs or
organizations. Also, the
students and Coach Fred
Thompson toured the World
Golf Hall of Fame.
Home Economics Club
November 2-4 were
eventful days for those
Meredith students and faculty
who attended the North
Carolina Home Economics
Association Convention in
Asheville. “A Force for
Families” was the theme for
the 61st annual meeting: Some
of the speakers’ topics in
cluded: “Nutrient Update,”
“Women in Power,” “Family
Financial Planning,”
“Professionalism,” and
“Handicrafts, the Highland
Heritage and Beyond.”
The Home Economics
Club here at Meredith will be
having a Christmas craft idea
exchange party on November
13 at 6:00 in the parlor of
Hunter. Everyone in the
Meredith family is invited to
come and both offer and
receive great creative 'ideas
for Christmas decorations and
gifts!
On November 27, in the
parlor on first Hunter, the
club will start the Christmas
season off by having a tree
trimming party at 6:00.
During the party, there will be
a “cookie swap.” Anyone who
is interested in exchanging
favorite cookie recipes should
come and join us.
Mini-Page makes learning fun
Alumnae Earns NASA Award
Sara M. Sheppard, a 1962 graduate of Meredith College with a
degree in business education, was presented a Certificate of
Commendation during an awards ceremony at NASA’s Kennedy
Space Center last week.
by B.D. Hall
Newspapers are no longer
.abelled “for adults only.”
The Saturday edition of the
Raleigh News and Observer
carries weekly the Mini-Page,
a four-page section for the
little people. This section is
both Vocational and fun, for
it includes jokes and current
news stories, recipes, T.V.
features, puzzles, alphabet
games, connect-the-dot
drawings and features on
pertinent topics like the
election process.
Betty Debnam, the
creator of the Mini-Page,
shared her experience in
journalism for children with
the Friends of the Library at a
luncheon held on campus ?iov.
2. In 1969 she had seen the
need for a “back to basics”
but fun approach to learning.
She knew that children could
“get a kick out of learning.”
Having been raised as the
daughter of a newspaper man
and commentator W.E.
Debnam, she knew that the
newspaper business was the
ideal home for her idea.
The Raleigh News and
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