THE TWIG
IVewgpaper of the Students of Meredith College
VOL. LlII, NO. 19
MEREDITH COLLEGE, RALEIGH, N.C.
APRIL 12, 1979
Meredith junior wins travel scholarship
Marlene Debo of Raleigh,
a junior history major, has
won a fine arts scholarship for
six weeks European travel in
the Summer Abroad Program
sponsored jointly by the
Meredith College Department
of Music and the Performing
Arts and the Triangle Council
on the Experiment in In
ternational Living.
The daughter of Mrs.
Delsie Debo of 105 Evans St.,
Rome, Ga. Ms. Debo will be
an official ambassador for the
program which seeks to
sponsor world understanding
through international living.
She will leave early in July
and live for three weeks with
an Italian family. The final
three weeks of her stay will be
spent traveling with other
students to Rome, Florence,
Ghent, Brussels, Bruges,
Amsterdam and Paris.
Ms. Debo is the first
recipient of the fine arts
scholarship at Meredith, and
on her return she will be
available to speak to civic
groups on behalf of the Ex
periment in International
Living.
A dean’s list student who
is minoring in drama,
English, and French, she is a
member of Phi Alpha Theta
national history honor society.
Alpha Psi Omega national
drama honor society, and
Kappa Nu Sigma senior
scholastic honor society at
Meredith.
Ms. Debo has been very
active in the Meredith College
Playhouse, having been a
member of the cast of six
productions and assistant
director of the musical
“Gypsy.”
She and her husband,
Howard Barnett, live on
Glenwood Avenue in Raleigh.
(Information Services)
Marlene Debo, junior history major, (center) is seen here in the iead role of Paula in last spring’s
production of “Silent Snow, Secret Snow.” Marlene is the first Meredith recipient of the fine arts
scholarship sponsored by Meredith's Department of Music and the Performing Arts and the Triangle
Council on the Experiment in International Living. Left, Kristy Beattie; right, Becca Palmer.
Sandra Clemmons McClain
Alumna performs in national finals at Met
Sandra Clemmons Me
Clain of New York is the first
Meredith College graduate
selected to perform in the
national finals - at the
Metropolitan Opera, Dr. W.
David Lynch, chairman of the
music and performing arts
department at Meredith, has
announced.
Mrs. McClain, a 1972
Meredith graduate, was
recently selected as one of 11
finalists in the Metropolitan
Opera National Council
Regional Auditions. She was
scheduled to perform with the
other 10 finalists in a live
performance from the
Metropolitan stage on Sunday,
April 8, at 2 p.m.
By reaching the finals,
Mrs. McClain has been
awarded a $3,000 study grant.
No further competition is held
between the 11 finalists.
Mrs. McClain was one of
approximately 140 who
competed in the New York
district regionals. She then
competed with other regional
winners to become one of 11
national finalists. She is the
only soprano among the
finalists.
The daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Fernie Roy Clemmons,
Sr. of Beaufort, Mrs. McClain
was a voice and religion
major at Meredith where she
was a student of Jane Sullivan
of Durham. She received her
M. Mus. from the Manhattan
School of Music.
She and her husband live
in New York. (Information
Services)
Meredith IVews and Announcement Highlights
“Overtones” Cast
The cast for the upcoming
production of “Overtones”
was announced last week by
director Becca Gullion
Palmer.
The part of Margaret will
be played by Diane Young, the
counterpart of her personality
will be played by Dana
Warren. Molly Hale will
portray Harriet, Margaret’s
friend, and her counterpart,
Hetty, will be played by
Phyllis Thompson.
The one-act play will be
shown April 23 and 24 at 8 pm
in 125 Jones (the Studio
Theater).
Preceding the play will be
a program by Phyllis
Thompson’s oral in
terpretation class. The
program is entitled “Women
are people, too!”
'The public is invited to
both performances. Ad
mission is free.
Student Loan Meeting
Any student who has
received a National Direct
Student Loan (NDSL) is
required to have an exit in
terview with the Chief Ac
countant before leaving
school. Matters to be
discussed at this interview
include grace period,
repayment schedule, terms of
payment, billing procedures,
interest, and borrower’s
privileges for deferment or
cancellation. Group in
terviews will be held in Room
103, Joyner Hall as follows:
Mon y, AppI ' 10:00 a.m.
and Friday, April 27, 10:30
a.m.
If you have received an
NDSL at any time while at
Meredith and are not retur
ning after this semester for
any reason, you will be ex
pected to attend one of the
group sessions.
In their Manual of NDSL
Policies and Procedures, the
federal government stresses
the importance of the in
terview by stating “An exit
interview must be conducted
for each borrower leaving his
college or university,
whatever the reason....
Students must be required to
atte.ud.... before being cleared
for withdrawal, graduatiw,
etc.” They suggest that
records, transcripts,
diplomas, and even recom
mendations be withheld on
any borrower failing to attend
exit interviews.
Guyana Scholarship
Recipients Announced
The Meredith Guyana
Scholarship Selectiwi Com
mittee is happy to announce
the recipients of the 1979
Scholarship to Guyana from
May 17 to June 6, 1979. Ms.
Silda Wall and Ms. Jackie
Revels have been selected for
the two Meredith College
scholarships, and Ms. Pam
Gerace will serve as the
alternate.
English in Summer School
If you are considering
taking in Summer School
English 201 (Major British
Writers) or English 208
(World Masterpieces in
Translation), please speak to
Dr. Samson as soon as
possible. Contact him at his
office (110 Joyner) from 11:00
to 12:00 Monday, Wednesday,
or Friday, or catch him
whenever you can. Thank you.
Theatre in the Park
THEATRE IN THE
PARK proudly announced a
new, dynamic concept in
theatre entertainment for the
Triangle Area.
The following outstanding
plays will be presented in
repertory over a two-week
period: EQQUS - April 26 and
May 5; DEATH OF A
SALESMAN - April 27 and
May 6; BUTLEY - April 28
and May 3; and an original
play by Ira David Woi^ -
EROS AND ILLINOIS - April
29 and May 4.
Admission is $4.00 for
each performance. For
reservations please call 755-
6058 or 755-6936.
Opera Festival
The American premiere
of Domenico Cimarosa’s “The
Desperate Husband” and a
new production of Gian Carlo
Menotti’s “The Medium”
highlight the operatic of
ferings during the for
thcoming Spoleto Festival
U.S.A. 1979.
The Festival returns for
its third season in Charleston
May 25-June 10. Complete
program and ticket in
formation is available by
contacting Spoleto Festival
U.S.A., P.O. Box 704,
Charleston, S.C. 29402 ( 803),
722-2764.
Teaching Positions
FRIENDS OF WORLD
TEACHING is pleased to
announce that hundreds of
teachers and administrators
are still needed to fill existing
vacancies with overseas
American Community
schools, international,
private, church-related, and
industry-supported schools
and colleges in over 120
countries around the world.
FRIENDS OF WORLD
TEACHING will supply ap
plicants with updated lists of
these schools and colleges
overseas. Vacancies exist in
almost all fields ~ at all levels.
Foreign language knowledge
is not required. Qualification
requirements, salaries, and
length of service vary from
school to school, but in most
X cases are similar to those in
the U.S. For further in
formation, prospective ap
plicants should contact:
FRIENDS OF WORLD
TEACHING, P.O. Box 6454,
Cleveland, Ohio 44101.
UNC-W Receives
Science Grant
Students at the University
of North Carolina at
Wilmington have been
awarded a National Science
Foundation grant for research
on bio-economic problems of
shellfish pollution. The grant,
one of 69 awarded nationally,
was made under the National
Science Foundation Student-
Originated Studies Program
which encourages students to
address their concerns for
society and the environment
by tackling real-life research
problems while developing
their scientific talents.
The project is in
terdisciplinary, requiring
such disciplines as
microbiology, population
analysis, marine chemistry,
physical oceanography,
marine geology, socio
economics, math modeling,
and political analysis. A team
approach is mandated, but all
work is conducted under the
leadership of the Student
Director, Sarah L. Williams.
Dr. Gilbert W. Bane, Director
of the UNC-W Program in
Marine Sciences, will serve as
Faculty Advisor.
Students will receive
stipends of $1(X) per week
beginning May 29, 1979, for 12
weeks. Interested juniors,
seniors, and graduate
students (as of May 1979),
particularly those with
strengths in microbiology and
chemistry, may apply for a
team position by forwarding
the following information by
April 15, 1979:
1. Academic course work
and grades 2. Total college
credits to date 3. Previous
research experience, skills,
and related hobbies 4.
Professional plans 5. Reasons
for wanting to participate 6.
Dates of availability.
Send personal data to:
Sr~ah L. Williams, Program
in Marine Sciences, UNC-
Wilmington, Wilmington,
North Carolina 28406.