THE TWIG
Kew9paper mf the Students et Meredith College
VOL. LIII, NO. n
MEREDITH COLLEGE. RALEIGH, N.C.
DECEMBER 7, 1978
Outstanding Seniors named
by Renee Keever Davis
Eleven seniors have been
selected as Outstanding
Seniors for the class of 1979,
the class executive committee
announced this week.
Those elected as Out
standing Seniors include
Laura Brakebill, Raleigh;
Carrie Jo Compton, Graham;
Connie Floyd, Greensboro;
Lois Hayes, Goldston; Katy
Knobeloch, Durham; Jana
Leonard, Baltimore, Md.;
Ruth Pardue, Yadkinville;
Cammy Reirson, Battleboro;
Dee Sloan, Charlotte; Kip
Tayloe, Elkin; and Beth
Wheless, North Wilkesboro.
All seniors are eligible for
selection except those named
to Who’s Who Among Students
in American Universities and
Colleges earlier this fall.
Selection as Outstanding
Senior is based on “con
tribution to the Meredith
community and to the class”
and is determined by
nominations and secret ballot
voting of the senior class,
according to the class
executive committee.
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Top: (L to R) Laura Brakebill, Carrie Jo Compton, Connie Floyd, Lois Hayes. Bottom: (L to R) Katy Knobeloch, Jana Leonard, Ruth Pardue, Cammy Reirson, Dee Sloan,
Kip Tayloe, Beth Wheless.
New appointments for Thomas benefit students
Inter-American Commission of
Women
by Mary Pickett
Several Meredith students
had the opportunity to par
ticipate in a sampling of inter-
american politics on Thur
sday, Oct. 26. The group,
which included Belinda Bulla,
Mary Pickett, Susan Felts,
Ginny Vaca, Sheila Saunders,
and a 1977 Meredith graduate,
Bridget McMinn attended a
biennial meeting of the Inter-
American Commission of
Women (lACW), at the Pan
American Building in
Washington, D.C.
The trip was arranged by
Dr. Sandra Thomas, Vice-
President for Student
Development who served as a
U.S. delegate to this par
ticular convention of the
lACW by request of the
Department of State. She was
the only non-governmental
delegate present. Dr. Thomas
attended the lACW sessions
beginning on Oct. 27 and
continuing throughout the
following week wherein
policies and programs for the
twenty-six member nations of
the OAS were determin^.
The Commission ^Unc
tions as an integral part of the
Organization of American
States. This trip was made
possible as a result of the
Commission’s celebration of
their fiftieth anniversary at
Meredith on October 6. At that
time, women such as Carmen
Votaw, U.S. delegate to the
lACW, Maria Oyarzun,
permanent representative to
the OAS from Chile, and
Gabriela Touchard, former
president of the lACW, at
tended the Meredith sym
posium.
During the Washington
meeting Carmen Votaw,
principal U.S. delegate and
speaker, was elected
president of the lACW.
During one of the sessions
Dr. Thomas was called upon
to discuss the Inter-American
Symposium hosted by
Mer^ith College. Meredith
received an ovation from the
member countries for the
support the school has
demonstrated towards the
Inter-American Commission
of Women. The college was
also presented with a citation
of appreciation which was
entered into the permanent
records of the lACW.
The group first visited the
Pan American Building on
Thursday morning where they
observed preparations being
made for the plenary session
of the lACW. After a hurried
visit to the Senate and Capitol
buildings, they returned to the
Pan American Building where
they attended the opening
session of the lACW.
The meeting was con
ducted in Spanish although it
was possible to listen to
simultaneous translation in
Portuguese, English and
French. Speeches were made
by Gabriela Touchard and
Jorge Zelaya, President of the
OAS. The names of the
Meredith students in at
tendance were listed in the
records of the Commission as
representatives of Meredith
College.
Following the plenary
session, the group visited a
museum of Latin American
art and saw such landmarks
as the White House,
Washington Monument, the
Watergate Hotel, and the
Smithsonian Institute. i
The final activity of the
trip was a visit to the Inter-
American Bank of
Development where the
students were met by a man
from Panama who described
in Spanish the functions of the
bank an his responsibilities
there.
Girl Scouts
by Belinda Bulla .
Without a doubt, a great
many girls here at Meredith
were Girl Scouts at one time,
but how many of them are
aware of the changes being
made in the organization
today?
The Girl Scout National
Conference, held every three
years, was held this year in
Denver, Colorado. Dr. Sandra
'Thomas, Vice-President of
Student Development, at
tended the conference assa
member of the Board of
Directors, to which she was
recently appointed. She
reports that significant
changes are being made
within the organization. They
are reaching deeper irtto the
identification of the woman’s
role in world society, and
searching for ways that will
enable young women to see
their role as participants
more clearly according to Dr.
Thomas.
The Girl Scout
organization is still going
strong, and if a recognition of
other countries and their
similar programs is any in
dication, our Girl Scout
program is growing. Just
recently, the Girl Scouts of
America changed their logo
from the traditional emblem
to a more international one,
representing a new in
ternational outlook; and
Halston has designed a new
uniform.
This new direction of the
Girl Scout program is a future
oriented one, and as a part of
this year’s program the Girl
Scout Council has adopted the
United Stations International
Year of the Child.
Dance Concert will be held
by Suzanne Barr
The Meredith College
Dance Repertoire Ensemble
will be performing their first
concert on Thursday,
ATTENTION:
All students who want to
see a BATTLE OF THE
STARS: The Phi Omicron
Chapter of Phi Alpha Theta
will be holding another faculty
feud in February. We are now
taking suggestions for
questions and panel members.
Please stop by 205 Heilman or
I0;t Barefoot with ideas.
December 7, at 8:00 p.m. in
the Jones Rehearsal Hall. The
concert will feature modem
dance pieces choreographed
by Cynthia Scraf-Fletcher,
Deborah Bresett Whelen and
Meredith students.
The members of the en
semble, instructed by Ms.
Whelan, are a group of
talented and totally com
mitted students. Although the
modern dance class is a one
hour course, scheduled to
meet only two days a week,
these dedicated girls meet
nearly every day for
rehearsal.
Ms. Whelan is in the
process of transforming the
formerly low-key and
amateur dance performing
group into a more professional
dance ensemble of much
higher quality.
Auditions for new
members will be held in
January and a second concert
is planned to be held for three
days in April. Eventually, Ms.
Whelan says that her goal is to
educate the whole Meredith
community in what modern
^nce actually is, and to gain
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Dance Repertoire Ensemble in re arsal for their performance
Thursday night. (Photo by Rymer Shaw.)