MARCH 22, 1979
THE TWIG
PAGE 3
“My Viewpoint”
STUIVT is a chance to laugh at ourselves
The Freshmen try to make it to “Heaven in one Hop” in Stunt,
1979.
Juniors forecast the coming beach season in “Temperature is
risin’.”
by Valerie Ray
Thursday evening, March
15th, Jones Auditorium came
alive with vivid entertainment
as the curtains opened on
STUNT 1979. Students were
often camouflaged in the vast
array of costumes and the
stage sets took viewers to
familiar spots on the Meredith
campus.
The themes were more
humor than original, with the
usual spoofs on the honor
code, professors, infirmary
and security guards. However,
there were many new
reflections on the ancient
puns.
The Norma Rose Bowl
Stadium was impressive
enough to help the
Sophomores take first place.
In their skit,which portrayed a
football game between
Meredith and St. Mary’s for
the MR’s Conference Title,
commercials delighted the
audience along with an instant
replay of the game.
“Backstage Baloney,’’
rendered by the Senior class,
came in second place.
Highlights from their stunt
included disco rollerskating, a
pyramid of nuns, and
discovery of an electronic
stud-finder. As usual, the
seniors emphasized their
musical talents with a strong
stunt song.
The Freshman class
showed how to get to “Heaven
in One Hop.” Their imitation
of a typical freshmen shoe
meeting with the hall proctor-
dictator was cute, and the
entire stunt was ended with
charming choreographed
scene.
Spring fever was what Dr.
F.T. Lauderdale diagnosed as
the problem with the Juniors
in “The Temperature is
Risin’.” Beach songs were
incorporated in their dialogue,
which focused on Poteat
Beach. They provided a
comical preview of the
season’s effect on student life.
Wrapping up the program
with some popular numbers
was the contribution of
Meredith Ensemble. They
Delightful commercials as well as an amusing football game
brought Sophomores first prize.
Seniors capture second prize with
pictures by Barbara Westbrook.)
‘Backstage Baloney.” (All
enchanted the audience with
their musical gifts during the
judges’ deliberation period.
Thanks go to all the
participants who obviously
worked hard to present this
year’s STUNT. It was a
refreshing experience to take
the time out of a busy
academic schedule to relax,
be entertained and laugh at
not only our institutions, fads
and eccentricities but also at
ourselves.
Job security for faculty under study
by Mary Katherine Pittman
Faculty tenure is a major
issue facing universities and
colleges today. Educators in
the university and college
systems are finding it in
creasingly necessary to
review their standards for
granting employment
security to faculty members.
Like other colleges nation
wide, Meredith is presently
reviewing its own tenure
policies, particularly those
rules dealing with criteria for
tenure bestowal.
As stated in the Meredith
Faculty Handbook, tenure is a
system which “provides
security to the faculty after a
probationary period (seven
years after appointment to
rank of full time instructor)
until retirement and retains
the College’s right to ter
minate service for reasonable
cause.” The Handbook further
clarifies tenure as “never
automatic, and granted ac
cording to committee
proceedings.”
The Meredith Tenure
Committee uses the bulletin
published by the A.A.U.P.
(American Association of
University Professors) as the
authoritative document on
tenure policies, since it is
maintained by educators as
the national standard on
tenure proceedings and
statements. Since the initial
statement in tenure in 1940,
the AAUP has published a 1977
Bulletin with revisions on the
1940 statement. Particular
issues in the 1977 tenure
statement include procedures
regarding probationary
periods, and academic due
process.
As part of Meredith’s
tenure study. Dr. Edwin
Wilson was guest speaker to
the faculty on Saturday,
February 17 in Cate Center.
Dr. Wilson is provost and
Professor of English at Wake
Forest University. Dr. Wilson
addressed the tenure problem
as a national dilemma, calling
it a “very vexing problem, in
view of what is now happening
in higher education in
America.” Speaking to the
faculty assembled. Dr. Wilson
said, “I certainly don’t come
up with any special solution
for you, or for us, or anyone
else. There is no intelligent,
available substitute for tenure
among college professors, for
it is traditionally defended by
American colleges and
university campuses, and the
A.A.U.P. A faculty member
should be assured he will not
lose his. position. Academic
freedom must be protected.”
Dr. Wilson offered some
suggestions for the protection
of the tenure system against
any abuse it may be subject
to: “First, the institution
should be clear on the type of
faculty member it wants, so
stating its standards in the
handbook. Second, colleagues
should look at the new faculty
member with the thought that
one day the tenure decision
might have to be made.” As
Dr. Wilson stated, “I am
suggesting wisdom,, and
caution and careful con
sideration.”
Meredith faculty mem
bers are very concerned about
the problems of the current
tenure system. Dr. Charles
Davis of the Math Dept, sees
the major problem centering
on the lack of specifics as to
procedures in granting
tenure. Dr. lone K. Knight
states that “the problem
arises from tensions which
are an outgrowth of few
available positions and many
qualified persons.” She adds
that this problem exists not
only at Meredith Colllge, but
at Colleges and universities
nationwide. Dr. Clara Bunn
sees the major problem with
the tenure system existing in
the fact that it is the only
option in retaining a faculty
member. She offers the
business approach-financial
contract as an alternative
solution to the present system,
stating that “students are the
business of the college.” She
further comments that
criteria for tenure evaluations
should involve the students,
and hopes to incorporate into
tenure decisions Meredith
graduate evaluations (after 2-
3 years out of school) or
particular courses and
teachers.
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