THE TWIG
iVewgpaper of the Students of Ilteredith College
VOL. LIV, NO. 7
MEREDITH COLLEGE. RALEIGH, N.C.
OCTOBER 25, 1979
Proctor’s lecture on Kennedy was a success
by Tal Hinnant
Last Thursday evening,
the College Center Association
sponsored a lecture on the
assassination)! President John
F. Kennedy. The speaker was
Grover Proctor, a Raleigh
native who has been
researching and lecturing on
the mysteries' behind the
assassination of the President
since 1974.
The 8:00 pm lecture was a
smashing success, and most
of the crowd remained until
11:00 pm for a question and
answer session. Mr. Proctor’s
lecture was based on research
he had compiled from the
Warren Commission findings,
the House Assassinations
Committee’s Report, and
material from some noted
critics.
Besides his oral
presentation, Mr. Proctor
made an excellent visual
presentation. He brought
slides showing Dealey Plaza
in Dallas, the site of the
assassination, and drawings
made of Kennedy and Gov.
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Beers speaks on Asia’s Impact
“Asia’s impact on the
American South’’ will be the
topic of Dr. Burton Beers’
speech which will be given in
Cate Center’s Auditorium,
Thursday, November 1 at 7:00
p.m. Dr. Beers’ topic will deal
with various aspects of the
South, such as churches,
feminism, and, race relations.
This speech, according to Dr.
■ Beers, is a new lecture topic
on which he has been working.
Dr. Beers, who has spoken
at Meredith in years past, is
presently a professor of
history at N.C. State. He
received his undergraduate
degree at Hobart College and
received his M.A. and Phd.
from Duke, 1952 and 1956,
respectively. His career also
includes being a Fulbright
Visiting Lecturer at Nat.
Taiwan University in 1966. His
scholarly attributes include
the publication of several
books. These books, which
deal with his Asian specialty
are Vain Endeavors: Robert
Lansing’s attempts to end the
American Japanese Rivalry
andTheFar East: A history of
the American Impact and the
Eastern Response, which he
co-authored. His most recent
work is a book that he
published on China.
Phi Alpha Theta, the
Meredith History Honor
Society, is sponsoring Dr.
Beers. Everyone is invited to
attend his speech. Several of
the colleges and universities
in Ralei^ have been invited,
along with the Meredith
community. His speech is
scheduled to last for about
forty minutes with a question
and answer period following.
Found!
1. White gold watch
2. Watch with brown leather band.
3. Bracelet - Barefoot parking lot.
Glasses in suede case.
5. Contact lens - in front of Jones.
6. Necklace with gold chain with pearls.
7. Gold necklace with diamond found on stairs in Joyner.
Contact Liz Harrell, 303 F. tel. 828-8236.
8. Blue slipover seater. ■
Contact Mrs. Thorne, House Director, office located on 1st
Poteat, ext. 316. • .
John Connally showing bullet
entries and exits. In addition,
he brought a copy of a film
taken by a man named
Zapruder which shows the
actual shooting of Pres.
Kennedy. The Zapruder film
is the best visual account of
the assassination available.
Mr. Proctor also brought
some tape recordings. These
tapes consisted of eyewit
ness accounts of the
shooting, interviews with
Mark Lane and Gov. Con
nally, and a taping of the
sounds as recorded from a
policeman’s dictabelt at the
site of assassination.
The basic purpose of Mr.
Proctor’s lecture was to
demonstrate that there was
some physical evidence
missing from government
investigations, and to stress
that Lee Harvey Oswald was
not brought into custody
properly. Mr. Proctor was
quick to point out evidence
that was overwhelmingly true
and the evidence that was
considered circumstantial.
Unfortunately, due to a
time limit, Mr. Proctor was
unable to go into detail about a
possible conspiracy or
suspicions of Russian in
volvement.
Those who attended the
lecture found it a valuable
educational experience.
Education Dept, joins in self-study
by Beth Giles
Every five years the State
Department of Public In
struction sends a team to
review teacher education
programs throughout the
state of North Carolina.
A 21-member team will be
visiting Meredith on October
22, 23, and 24th to study the
program that offers teacher
certification in Early
Childhood (K-3), Intermediate
(4-9), and Secondary (9-12). A
self-study in which members
of every department were
influential was prqjared and
submitted in relation to
guidelines for prospective
teachers which were set by
the state.
These guidelines are
exemplified in a portion from
the self-study which reads:
“The curriculum is designed
and implemented on the
assumption that a broad
general education is essential
to the development of persons
adequate to teach and guide
chilfe'en and young people;
that special knowledge of and
sensitivity to the
psychological, social,
physical, and mental needs
and growth patterns of
children and young people is
fundamental to success in
teaching; and that extensive
field experience is essential
for prospective teachers.’’
The self-study also says
that “the prospective teacher
is viewed as a person
becoming increasingly
adequate in all areas con
tributing to the concept of an
educated woman, and, ad
ditionally, as one competent in
her chosen field.’’
Dr. Rebecca Murray,
Chairman of the Education
Department, invites anyone
interested in reading the Self-
Study for Teacher Education
to stop by her office.
Grubbs spends summer in a trunk
This summer Dr. Frank
Grubbs, Chairman of History,
was handed an “historical
plumb’’ by Diane Williams
Yamamoto, class of 1959.
Diane had come into
possession of a trunk filled
with family papers from
Sumter County, South
Carolina dating between 1839-
1913. She asked Dr. Grubbs to
evaluate the material for her,
and he spent two months this
summer doing so.
Dr. Grubbs found that the
trunk contained some
historically significant
material, especially that
dealing with the Civil War.
Ladson Lawrence Fraser, to
whom the papers belonged,
served in the War, both
militarily and politically for
the Confederacy. He also had
numerous friends who
corresponded with him about
the War, especially the battle
of First Bull Run.
One document consisted
of a handwritten account of
the telegrams exchaftged by
General Beauregard and
Leroy Walker, Secretary of
War for the Confederacy prior
to the attack on Fort Sumter.
This document may well be a
new source of information on
the Fort Sumter event, and
Dr. Grubbs has sent a copy of
it to David Donald at Harvard
University for his evaluation.
The trunk also contained
artifacts from the Nineteenth
Gentry. Two pairs of eye
glasses, one a bifocal with cut
glass rather than ground glass
as today. The other a pair of
green sunglasses with ex
tended wire frames which
wrap around the ears when
one is riding a horse. A rare
gold, thick lead pencil, and a
gold medallion with tin types
of Ladson and his wife, Ada.
There are also ten or so
Confederate stamps on their
original envelopes, and en
velopes which contained their
original wax seals (1839-1858).
The entire find is exciting.
Dr. Grubbs said, because the
material has never been
examined by a historian. The
Cary News has expressed a
desire for an article on the
trunk, qnd Dr. Grubbs hopes
to write another for the
College Magazine since Mrs.
Williams Yamamoto is a 1959
graduate. A scholarly article
is also being prepared for the
Journal of Southern History in
order to make the material
available to our national
historians. Dr. Grubbs stated.
Halloween carnival
needs characters
HALLOWEEN! A time of
magical fun and excitement
for kids - of all ages! Too old
for Halloween tricks-n-treats?
Never! An opportunity to
show younger kids the magic
of Halloween and a chance to
share in the fun yourself has
come your way! The Raleigh
March of Dimes will be having
a Halloween Carnival for
younger kids on October 29,
30, and 31. The Carnival will
be held in Crabtree 't^alley
Mall from 9:00 a.m. until 9:00
p.m. Volunteers will be
needed to help with booths
(penny-pitching, ring
tossing), puppet shows, as
Halloween make-up artists,
and in the general supervision
of Carnival activities.
Dressing up as a favorite
Halloween character, a
volunteer may help at any
time during the three days or
nights. Give kids a special
Halloween treat by giving
some of your time to the
March of Dimes Halloween
Carnival October 29, 30, and
31. If transportation is a
difficulty, something will be
worked out! Call Cindy Rinker
- 828-3497 or Pam Gerace - 828-
3498. THANKS from the
March of Dimes!