OCTOBER 31, 1979
THE TWIG
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CORNHUSKIN’1979
Tradition was carried on
again this year when Cor-
nhuskin’ 79 began. After a
busy week of water fights,
midnight raids, and courtyard
cat-calls, the big day finally
arrived.
The Cornhuskin’ picnic,
catered by Mr. John Packer
and the dining hall staff, was a
huge success. A carnival
atmosphere prevailed as girls
moved from tables laden with
foot-long hot dogs and juicy
hamburgers to stands and
booths overflowing with
peanuts, popcorn, candy
apples, french fries and
snowcones. Ice cream sand
wiches and pink cotton candy
were available for those with
a more intense sweet tooth.
The senior, junior and
sophomore classes paraded
in, each with its own unique
display of class spirit. The
^aduating seniors and their
little sisters, the sophomores,
exchanged songs and cheers
in appreciation and best
wishes. Numerous faculty and
staff were present with their
Juniors lead the way in munching down on the delicious picnic
provided by Belk Dining Hall.
families to join in the
festivities.
Then, at 7 p.m., Cor
nhuskin’ 79 began. The
mistresses of ceremonies for
the event were Carla Parker
and Tudy Moncure. The five
judges were two Meredith
alumnae, class of ’70 and class
of ’74, Mrs. Olive Taylor from
the math department. Dr.
Frank Grubbs from history,
and Dr. Carl Johnson from
religion.
Tabulation of the final
scores of all the events found
the junior class the winners
with 38 points. They were
followed closely by the seniors
with 36 points, the sophomores
with 34 points, and the fresh
man class with 23 points.
The Junior class was
highest in participationg with
a 90 percent turn out. Second
place went to both the
sophomore and senior class,
and third place went to the
freshmen.
A hypothetical situation
was pos^ in the winning
parade by the junior class in
its theme “The Creation.”
Had Eve been created first,
the world may have been quite
different, according to the
juniors. Eve recited the dif
ficulties faced by the “total
woman” and, although she
was somewhat put out by the
creation of Adam, she finally
concluded that it would be
nice to have a companion. She
added that, of course, God
would still be her “main
man.”
The senior parade,
coming in second place,
recounted a Meredith angel’s
journey through the Kingdom
of Knowledge. Escapes from
Dan Shuttuck and his seven
dwarves were remembered as
well as a few failures, English
Composition in particular.
The seniors ended the parade
on the hopeful note that the
“magical class of 1980 will live
happily ever after.” Some
bitter-sweet emotions seemed
to linger, as the eyes of the
marrators Kim Bright and
Danette Gorden glistened with
a few tears as they left the
stage.
The third place parade,
that of the sophomore class
was entitled “A Time For
Us.” The parade was based on
the measurement of time and
ways to use it. The
sophomores explained that
time must always be allotted
for the important things in
college life, like watching
“General Hospital.” But,
according to the sketch, the
sophomores don’t throw time
Seniors, led by Lee Callahan and Danette Gordon, make a grand
entrance into the courtyard.
The sophomores add to the Cornhuskin’ picnic by presenting
some special singing for their big sisters.
The faculty tall tale was
given in the form of a plea for
equal rights to fairy god
fathers by Dr. Bernie Cochran
from the religion department.
Cochran explained that people
were propagandized from
childhood against fairy
godfathers and that all
children’s literature had been
“immasculated ~ in a manner
of speaking.”
Cochran explained fur
ther that the conventional
roles for male fairies are
unacceptable. Their only
options are as shoe-making
elves, trolls forced to live
under bridges, and the rest
are forced to sing “munchkin
falsetto.”
So, in drafting a God
father Rights Amendment
(GRA), Cochran said he had
leapt “into the breach,” ad
ding that the audience should
have seen him to to “leap into
these Danskin breetches.”
The faculty tale won
special mention in the judging
of tall tales, but as Cochran
said, “It was tu-tu much.”
The sophomores won the
hog calling event. The winning
sketch involved a Meredith
angel being rescued from the
lustful clutches of a fraternity
man by Meredith’s own
security “pigs” in the Bronco.
The juniors placed second in
the event followed by the
freshmen and, lastly, the
seniors.
A silent hog call was done
in “Carlyle’s Cobwebs” by
faculty members Dr. Jon
Lindsey, Dean Allen Burris,
Dean Joyce White, Mrs.
Madeline Teetsell, Miss
Helene Allen, and a special
Even though the apple-bobbing eventwasultimately discounted in
V^the judging, the sophomores made a fine showing in the event.
appearance by “Miss Piggy”,
Mrs. Dorothy Quick.
The senior class placed
first in the class songs event.
Following through on their
theme of fairy tales, they sang
a medley of tunes based on
songs from Pinocchio, Cin
derella, and Snow White. The
seniors created a fairyland
effect with lighting, and at one
point balloons were dropped
from the ceiling. They
received a standing ovation
from all the classes.
The juniors placed second
with a medley of songs based
on the idea of people needing
people and love solving all.
In perfect harmony the
sophomores placed third in
singing “A Time For Us” and
“It’s Gonna Take Some
Time.”
The freshmen placed last,
carrying through their theme
of fraternityland with a
medley of beach tunes.
In a special moment, the
senior class was sung to by
returning members of their
big sister class, the class of
’78.
In the Cornhuskin’ event,
the seniors placed first and
the sophomores second,
followed by the juniors and the
freshmen.
The apple-bobbing event
was disqualified in the total
accumulation of points
because the rules were not
adequately clarified before
the event began.
A Cornhuskin’ tradition
was carried on when James
Stewart sang “How Great
Thou Art” as another part of
the entertainment. Also,
Patrice Strifert from the
office of student activities and
Lynn Moss, resident advisor,
led a sing-a-long made up of
several beach tunes. Laura
Brakebill and Beth Wheless,
class of ’79, sang “Flies.”
The Bathtub Ring was in
on the entertainment as well.
Along with singing such
favorites as “Mountain Dew,”
“Sweet Violets” and
“Cigareets and Whiskey,”
they added a new song to their
repertoire, “You Done
Stomped on My Heart.”
Then, in a more serious
moment, the members of the
group, who will end their time
as the Bathtub Ring this year,
dedicated “Moving On” to the
class of 1980, reminding them
that looking toward the future
Dr. Bernie Cochran of the
religion department urges
support for fairy godfathers in
faculty tall tale.
away, they “Stroh it away.”
The freshman parade was
taken from a sneak peek into
Susie’s Diary, and was titled
“Susie in Fraternityland.”
Susie was introduced in the
parade to the preppy look at
the Tyler House and carried
on from there. There were
comments on several
fraternities in the parade,
particularly the Pika fire-
engine and the preppy Sigma
Nu’s and the parallel between
the Sammies and mammies.
In the Tall Tale, Pam
Prescott represented the
Freshmen in their fourth
place tale as an add-a-bead
lost on the floor of a fraternity
house. The juniors and seniors
tied for second place in this
event. The junior class was
represented by Gayle Nichols,
who spoke in the role of
Adam’s rib on the various
interpretations of
womanhood. Beverly Taylor’s
presentation for the seniors as
Cinderella’s slipper gave the
audience a new perspective on
a familiar fairy tale. In the
winning tale, the trials of
being a faithful alarm clock
were recounted by Alisa
Robertson for the
sophomores.
Gayle Nichols as the Rib and
Beth Brashear as Eve helped
lead the Juniors to victory.
“Helps to ease the pain” of
leaving Cornhuskin’ and all
the other special sides of
Meredith life behind.
Finally, big and little
sister songs were exchanged.
Although the competition
between each of the classes
had been great, as Cor
nhuskin’ 79 came to an end
there was a feeling of true
sisterhood among all the
classes especially for the
senior women and a sadness
at the reminder of their fast
approaching departure.
ALL PHOTOGRAPHS
BY:
Susan Kellum
Lorri Whittemore
Paula Douglas
Junior Jeanie Rogers as Eve
calls her hogs.