THE TWIG
Newspaper of the Students of Meredith College
VOL. HV. NO. 3
MEREDITH COLLEGE, RALEIGH, N.C.
SEPTEMBER 20, 1979
Dr. Delos Wickens speaks on
contributions of psychologists
by Jill Allen
Distinguished lecturer
and teacher, Dr. Delos
Wickens spoke on the con
tributions of psychologists
Wednesday, September 12 at
7:30 p.m. in Cate Center.
Dr. Wickens, a general
psychologist who specialized
in experimental psychol(^,
graduated from Sanford
College in Kentucky and
obtaii^ his MA in English
and his PHD in psychok)^ at
the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill.
He is well-known for his
research and findings in
conditioning, learning and
memory in human beings. Dr.
Wickens received numerous
awards for bis achievements,
one of which is the American
Psychologist Association
Award for Distinguished
Educator.
Dr. Wickens began his
speech with the introduction
of famous psychologists, such
as Wilhelm Wundt, lea^r of
the first psychological lab and
John B. Watson, founder of
behaviorism. He also spoke of
how their contributions
strengthened the area of
psychology.
Next Dr. Wickens ex
plored the question, “How has
psychology helped?” In the
past, psychologists resear
ched for proper evaluations of
students and areas of their
weaknesses. An IQ test was
designed solely for the school
system.
According to Wickens,
World War II was a time when
many problems occurred, and
psychologists were called
upon to do research in hunuin
engineering. In this situation,
psychologists tried to
“engineer the human so they
could identify their natural
tendencies.” Dr. Wickens said
that research and ex
perimentation helped humans
in coping with the demands of
life. “The stresses of war
accelerated the abnormal
state of humans so much that
psychologists were brought
out and heard of more, when
prior to this time they were
mostly known for personal
selection,” he commented.
Stressing the importance
of experimentation, he said,
“I don’t believe we’d be where
we are today without ex
perimenting.”
Wickens concluded by
saying, “The authority we
have comes from the data we
collect. There is much to be
done, but I believe we have
chosen the right road.”
IVew Technical Director for theatre
by Marlene Debo Barnett
There is a new . technical
director in the theatre
program at Meredith. Charlie
Krebs, a native of Corning,
New York, is now handling all
the scenery, lights and sound
for plays. Krebs has a B.A. in
technical theatre from the
State University of New York
at Fredonia.
“Being from New York,
I’m not used to the warmth
and genuineness of the people
here. It’s great - everybody
on campus has rolled out the
red carpet for me. I already
feel at home here,” Krebs
said.
Krebs, who has always
been interested and involved
in tlKatre, designed his first
set in the first grade.
“My father helped me put
two refrigerator boxes
together into a house for A
Christmas Carol. I learned a
lot about building in my
father’s woodshop. I’ve
always loved building things.
But I intended to study foreign
languages in college. After I
worked on my first college
play I became more and more
involved in the theatre, took
classes and changed my mind.
Theatre people are so in
volved and excited; they love
what they do,” Krete said.
Charlie Krebs is no ex
ception. Asked what he likes
most about his woi^, he
replied, “The magic of
designing and creating for the
stage. I make magical things
come true for a time.”
Kr^s thinks theatre is an
enjoyable and at the same
time a serious art form. He
hopes to help the theatre
program at Meredith grow.
One pet project is to present a
play in the amphitheatre in
the future.
“I think my work on the
musical Good News will be my
statement about what I want
theatre to be at Meredith,”
Krebs said.
In past years Krebs has
held many interesting jobs.
He managed a waterbed
store, designed window
displays, was a diving in
structor, an insurance agent,
a picture framer, and a sign
painter.
“I love the fact that I’m
doing theatre full-time now
and getting paid for it. This is
what I’ve always wanted,”
Kr^s said.
Among his other interests
are diving, dancing, making
furniture, doing macrame,
and cooking.
“I want to get involved
with the dance program here,
too. I love to dance, but I’m
trying not to get involved in
too many things my first
semester here,” Krebs ex
plained.
Krebs will also be
directing the one-act play Lou
Gehrig Did Not Die of Cancer,
to be presented in November.
Krebs stressed that he has
many kinds of scenery
projects for Good News which
peq)le can come in and work
on.
“I’m here working from 7
to 11 Monday through Friday
evenings. Anybody who wants
to help can choose from
cutting out pieces of wood,
painting, stuffing hedges,
making trees - I have lots of
small pieces that are fun to
work on and don’t take a
major investment of time,”
Kr^s added. His office and
the scene shop are located on
fust floor Jones, across the
hall from the Rehearsal Hall.
Daytime hours are posted and
Kr^ can be reached at Ext.
297.
Krebs added, “Sometimes
pe9le think Meredith might
be a let down since I come
frcxn such a large theatre
school. But that’s not true at
all. I d(Hi’t know everything
there is to know about theatre.
I’m learning by doing and if I
can help some people here
learn, that’s great. That’s
what theatre is all about.”
Dr. Wickens (Photo by Susan Kellnm)
Security clarifies parking rules
by Jill Allen
Lately there has been
some confusion about parking
regulations and about who is
allowed to park on campus.
According to Chief of Security
Dan Shattuck, juniors and
seniors may park on campus
after first filling out a form
and buying a $10.00 parking
decal. Sophomores and fresh
men are not allowed to keep
cars at Meredith except in
extreme emergency cases.
Even then, the student must
have a note of explanation
from her parents. If the
security office accepts the
note, the student must buy a
temporary permit for $1.00,
allowing her to park on
campus for a maximum of 2
weeks, but only in designated
areas. At this time, paridng
space is too limited for
temporary permits to be
granted. Cars are checked
daily for parking decals.
Records are being kept.
Phi Omicron wins honorable mention
by Debbie Holt
Phi Omicron, the
Meredith Chapter of Phi
Alpha Theta, an international
honor society in History,
received an Honorable
Mention Award for Best
Chapter. The society’s out
standing activities last year
under the leadership of
President Nancy Newton
earned the group this award.
Their activities included
cooperation with Dr. Sarah
Lemmon and the Continuing
Education Office to host the
Great Decisions Program, co
sponsoring the spring visit of
national Humanities scholar
Ann Douglas, showing the film
“Dr. Zhivago” and sponsoring
the annual Quiz Bowl. In
addition to a group trip to
historic sites of WUmin^on,
N.C., three represent^iv^
were sent to the regional
meeting at Western Carolina
University, where Silda Wall
presented a paper on
Josephus Daniels, former
editor of The News and Ob
server. The Chapter also
received recognition for the
publication of 2 books by
advisor Tom Parramore.
MRA announceg piana
Meredith students will be canoeing Kerr Lake
by Jackie Duong
To initiate an active
school year, the Meredith
Recreation Association is
sponsoring a canoe trip at
Kerr Lake on Saturday, Sept.
22. The MRA will cover most
expenses, but each par
ticipant will be required to
pay three dollars for the trip.
This includes food, drinks, and
transportation.
The group will leave at
eight o’clock in the morning
and will return to campus in
time for dinner. The cafeteria
will provide fried chicken,
chips, brownies, ‘ and drinks
for lunch. Because of the
limited number of canoes,
some participants can enjoy
other recreational activities
such as volleyball while others
struggle with the canoes.
According to Gerry Stott,
president of MRA, interested
students can still sign up by
contacting: Gerry Stott, 115
Heilman, 828-3498.
“I think it’s going to be
good!” Gerry answers en
thusiastically when asked
about the trip. Gerry con
tinues, “We decided not to
bring dates because MRA is
sponsoring this activity and
we have limiting funds.”
This year, besides the
annual Stunt-Night and
Comhuskin’ the MRA plans on
a wider range of activities.
The student body, for in
stance, can look forward to a
skiing trip in January, a
hiking-camping trip in Boone,
and other recreational ac
tivities that will involve more
students.