THE TWIG
^eusspaper of the Students of Meredith College
VOL. LVIII, NO. 15
MEREDITH COLLEGE, RALEIGH. N.C.
FEBRUARY 14, 1980
On Tour
Grealish and Snow
‘Alice’ coming
by Kelley Stone
From February 18 until
February 29, Meredith will
host Jeanne Grealish and
Jane Snow in a two-week
residency featuring recitals,
lectures,and ' individual
conferences.
Miss Grealish, mezzo-
soprano, has received “in
ternational recognition for her
oratorio and operatic per
formances as well as her solo
recitals.” She has been soloist
with groups in Eurpoe as well
as in the United States. Her
^Gamma
Rays’
Information Services
“The Effects of Gamma
Rays on Man-in-the-Moon
Marigolds,” a play by Paul
Zendel, will be presented at
Meredith, College at 8 p.m.,
Thursday, Friday, and
Saturday, February 14, 15,
and 16 in Jones Auditorium.
Admissin is $2.00 for adults
and $1.00 for students. Tickets
will be sold at the door.
In 1970, “Gamma Rays”
won best off-Broadway
drama. The play is about a
mother whose dreams are
fading and the influence she
has on her two daughters.
For further information,
contact the drama-speech
office 833-6461, ext. 228,
Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
background includes training
with the New England Con
servatory, the Vienna
Academy, and the Vienna
State Opera. Besides singing,
she has done “musicological
research in vocal music and
has translated much related
German literature.”
For all recitals and lec
ture-recitals, Miss Grealish is
accompanied by Jane Snow,
another extraordinary
musician who is a singer,
opera producer, and voice
teacher. Miss Snow was
trained at the Cincinnati
College-Conservatory and the
Julliard School of Music, and
has done advanced work in
Rome and Vienna. She has
served for many years as
head of the voice department
at the University of New
Mexico. Miss Snow and Miss
Grealish work together in the
presentation of Master
Classes for singers and ac
companists.
At Meredith, Miss
Grealish and Miss Snow will
give master classes, lectures,
and open rehearsals through
the Music Department. They
will be working with the
Meredith Chorale in
preparation for its per
formance at the Founders’
Day Convocation on February
22. On Thursday, February 28
at 8:00 p.m.. Miss Grealish
and Miss Snow will be per
forming in guest recital in
Carswell Hall. The entire
student body is encouraged to
attend this special event.
February 27 has been set
as the date for the presen
tation of Alice in Wonderland.
One of Meredith’s more
popular traditions, Alice in
Wonderland is presented once
every college generation by
the faculty and ad
ministration.
Inquiries failed to per
suade faculty members to
divulge the names of the cast.
According to a well-known
member of the administration
staff, half the fun of seeing
Alice in Wonderland is trying
to guess who is playing which
part.
This traditional play, for
which the faculty does all the
staging and acting, has been
seen % Meredith students
since 1924 when it was first
presented. Mrs. Gertrude
Royster, director of physical
education, began the tradition
and directed the first five
performances. Miss Ida
Poteat, long-time head of the
Art Department, planned the
costumes for the first
production.
The production is
presented for the en
tertainment of the students
and is open to the entire
student body.
(Taken from the Feb. 13, 1964
issue of The TWIG.)
Scholarships and Summer Johs
‘Alice in Wonderland’ - Guess
who?
There are a number of
summer ministry op
portunities available through
the Baptist State Convention.
One of these opportunities is
called “Youth Corps” which is
a ten week summer ministry
program in local churches.
The program is designed to;
(1) develop young adults for a
church related vocation or lay
leadership role in Baptist
churches; (2) assist the local
church in strengthening its
ministries.
The student will serve for
10 weeks under the direction
of the local pastor and can be
assigned to work in special
programs, such as music,
recreation, youth activities,
children’s activities, etc., or to
assist in the total ministry of
the church. Salary ($90 per
Legal interests? Read on.
Educational Testing Service
PRINCETON, N.J. - Ap
plicants to law schools are
advised that delays in
delivery of a new computer
system have resulted in a
backlog of Law School Data
Assembly Service (LSDAS)
reports to law schools. Law
schools have been made
aware of the problem through
frequent updating on the
status of the processing
schedule.
Although law school
admission offices may be
somewhat slowed in making
their decisions, students can
be assured that fairness will
be paramount, and no in
dividuals will be penalized for
late reporting delays incurred
by the LSDAS.
Because of the backlog, it
is estimated that, at the
current processing rate, there
will be delays for about the
next eight weeks. Staff have
been greatly expanded and
are working long hours to
meet these problems.
Educational Testing Service
(ETS), which administers the
LSDAS, regrets any personal
inconvenience to candidates.
The LSDAS was begun in
1970 at the request of the law
school. Its purpose is to
summarize information from
college transcripts, test
scores from the Law School
Admission Test and other
Former Mayor Isabella Cannon speaks with Ms. Cleta Johnson of Career Planning and Dr. John Holt
after her convocation lecture,““Dracula: The Man Behind The Legend.” (Photo by Lorri Whit-
temore)
biographical information used
for evaluation by the law
school admission offices.
If there are specific
problems that cannot wait,
please write to Law
Programs, Newton, Pa. 18940.
Please do not telephone.
Meredith College will
offer a three-month post
baccalaureate legal assistants
program beginning May 1980
through the Office of Con
tinuing Education and Special
Programs.
The progam will be
directed by Emily P. Johnson,
formerly of Greenville. Miss
Johnson, a Meredith alumna,
received the J.D. degree from
the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill.
“To the best of our
knowledge, this is the only
post-baccalaureate legal
assistants program between
Philadelphia and Atlanta,”
Dr. Sarah M. Lemmon, Dean
of the Office of Continuing
Education and Special
Programs at Meredith said.
“We believe that we are
meeting a definite need for
career women interested in
law but not interested in at
tending law school at this
time,” she said.
Miss Johnson spent the
fall of 1979 developing the
curriculum and staff of the
program. Applications for the
first class, which will be
limited to 30 women, have
beeen accepted since January
1. Only women with bac
calaureate degrees are being
week~$900 for the summer,
minimum-with room and
board provided by the local
church plus travel expenses.)
Stop by the Campus
Ministry office for an ap
plication. Meredith has a
quota of 12 persons who can be
hired. So far we have only 5
applicants. Interviews will
begin soon. The deadline has
been extended for a short time
in February but applicants
must apply immediately.
The Ralph McGill
Scholarship Fund offers
scholarships for the 1980-81
school year of up to $1,500
each to students with southern
backgrounds who have
completed at least two years
of college. Jack ’Tarver,
chairman of the Scholarship
Fund said.
Tarver said May 1st is the
deadline for applications. He
said a number of scholarships
are awarded each year to
students who have demon
strated a long-time interest in
the news and editorial phase
of newspapering.
Scholarships, he said, are
limited to those young men
and women whose roots lie
in the South. Applicants must
also convince the Awards
Committee that they firmly
intend to pursue a career in
daily or weekly
newspapering. Tarver said
the Awards Committee wants
to give scholarships to those
who are likely to become
leaders in the newspaper
field.
Successful applicants will
be required to maintain a “B”
average in order to keep the
scholarship.
A letter of not more than
500 words telling why the
applicant wants a
scholarhsip, together with a
photograph of the applicant,
must accompany each ap
plication. Applicants also
must have a letter of
recommendation from a
college authority.
Applcation blanks may be
obtained from: The Ralph
McGill Scholarship Fund; Box
4689; Atlanta, Georgia 30302.
considered for entry.
For further information
or applications, contact Miss
Emily P. Johnson, Director,
Legal Assisstants Program,
Meredith College, Raleigh,
North Carolina 27611; phone;
(919) 833-6461, exL 434.