THE TWIG
IVetvspaper of the Students of Ifieredith College
VOL. LVIII, NO. 20
MEREDITH COLLEGE, RALEIGH, N.C.
APRIL 3, 1980
Summer Olympics to be on Meredith campus
by Darla Stephenson
Due to the international
crisis concerning the Soviet
invasion of Afghanistan, the
International Olympic
Committee yesterday ap
proved and appointed
Meredith College in Raleigh,
North Carolina to host the 1980
Summer Olympics.
Yesderday’s an-
nouncement has caused much
stirring and confusion on the
college campus. It has been
reported that after the an
nouncement, Dr. Joe Browde
was seen running training
desperately and diligently for
the men’s track and field
competition.
■rhe campus was thrilled
with Meredift’s own Helena
Allen’s having been named
head coach for the U.S.
Swimming Team. One
student, who wished to remain
unidentified, said, “If Ms.
Allen can coach the Meredith
faculty, making them suc
cessful in Alice, an Olympic
'medal is a sure thing.”
A similar appointment
went to Miss Marie Chamblee,
who was named Coach of the
U.S. Basketball Team. Coach
Chamblee,a disciple of
U.N.C.’s Dean Smith, says she
plans to use many of her own
team members to represent
the U.S.A. She forsees her
biggest problem in height,
being a little less than con
fident with her 5’ center.
Faculty and ad
ministration on the campus
have responded favorably to
hosting the Olympics. Most
agree that it will be a good
intellectual experience. A
large number of professors
have required essays on
“Difference and Similarities
in Other Cultures.” The
student may choose any two
cultures for the comparison-
contrast paper. Of course,
classes will not be cancelled
for the Olympic games but
will continue as usual.
Students have responded
in a variety of ways to the
announcement. One student
did not realize there was even
a question concerning U.S.
involvement in the in
ternational competition. This
same student felt that Iran
would be an excellent site for
the games, being such a
“charming little, friendly
country.” Another student
remarked that she was simply
excited about being exposed to
so much gold, her eyes aglow
to dream of how many 1mm
add-a-beads were involved.
However,the majority of
students said they did not
have time to support the
Olympics and probably would
not attend the competition or
ceremonies at all.
Campbell Library mysteriously stolen
Campus crime reached a
new high this week when
Carlyle Campbell Library was
stolen. Dan Shattuck, chief of
campus security, has an
nounced that there are as yet
no leads, but all suspects are
being followed. '
“At first we believed that
the library had merely been
borrowed by someone in the
CRC system and not returned.
Lynn Henderson called Shaw
College, and they said they
idn’t have it,” Shattuck said.
The confusion was in
creased when, two hours after
the library was discovered
missing, all the reserve
material was returned.
Dr. Jon Lindsey, the head
librarian, was not available
for comment, but his
secretary, Gerry Sargent,
said “This whole thing is very
off the wall. Dr. Lindsey is
really shattered by all of it.”
It is feared that all the king’s
horses and all the king’s men
will be unable to put Jon back
together again.
It was first noticed that
the library was missing
Tuesday morning by a group
of English majors. “We were
going to look up some in
teresting etymologies,” they
said.
Other students soon began
to gather in front of the vacant
space, and rumors quickly
spread about the identity of
the thief. “I think it was
someone in the experimental
psychology class,” one
student said, although she
wondered why the thief had
not stolen D.H. Hill Library
instead, “Since most of the
abstracts are over there any
way.
Dorothy Quick, the cir
culation librarian, was sur
prised that the library’s ex
pensive alarm system had not
been set off. “I guess
somebody just forgot to
resensitize the building the
last time it was returned,” she
said.
Other library staff
reaction to the missing
building was mixed. Dr. Herb
Williams said that he was
afraid this was “an indication
of the continuous spread of
cime. I read last week that
there had been quite a rash of
robberies lately.”
When asked for his
reaction to the library hiest,
Mr. Robert Fracker said he
had not noticed it was
missing.
“I hope he remembers to
water all my babies,” Alice
McNeal said, adding that she
hopes the thief treats her
plants kindly. “They shock
easy, you know that.”
According to Margaret
Sexton, the same thing hap
pened once in Georgetown
County; however, the library
was never returned. “That’s
why I came to Meredith to
work. Now I suppose I’ll hve to
find another job,’’ she said.
It is hoped that the library
will be returned before final
exams begin, according to the
college teaching staff.
But seriously folks.
Christian lecturers to speak
During the first two weeks
of April, two very
distinguished men will be on
Meredith’s campus to provide
students and faculty with the
opportunity for worship and
spiritual growth. First will be
Dr. Edmiund Augustus
Steimle, Brown Professor of
Homiletics, Emeritus, from
the Union Theological
Seminary in New York City.
Dr. Steimle will be at
Meredith on April 1 and 2. He
received his education from
Phillips Academy, Princeton
University, University of
Pennsylvania, and Lutheran
Theological Seminary. He has
received honorary degrees
from five other colleges and
one university. At the
University Lutheran Church
in Cambridge, Massachusetts,
he was the pastor for
Lutheran students in the
Boston area attending such
schools as Harvard, M.I.T.,
Wellesley, and Radcliffe. In
1952, Dr. Steimle became the
Professor of Practical
Theology at Lutheran
Theological Seminary at
Philadelphia. He taught at
Union Theological Seminary
from 1961-75 and is currently
The deadline to register to .
vote or apply for an absentee
ballot for the May primary is
April 8. Easter is your last
chance. So make sure you
have an opportunity to choose
the leaders you want. If you
can’t get home or prefer to
vote in Raleigh, you may
register here as well.
Adjunct Professor of
Preaching at the Wesley
Theological Seminary in
Washington, D.C. He has
spoken in numerous college
and university chapels and on
radio broadcasts. His
publications include three
volumes of sermons, two
books entitled God the
Stranger and Reflections of
the Resurrection, and
editorial work on books
pertaining to homiletics.
Dr.Steimle will be leading
a faculty conversation in
President Weems’ home on
Tuesday, April 1, 7:30-9:30
p.m. He will be the speaker at
the worship service on
Wednesday, April 2. On
Wednesday evening 7:30-9:30
p.m., he will lead a student
conversation in the home of
Dr. and Mrs. Roger Crook.
Students wishing to attend this
event should sign up on the
bulletin board outside of the
campus minister’s office.
During the next week, on
April 9 and 10, the speaker for
the Staley Distinguished
Christian Lecture series will
be Dr. Mayhan Siler. Dr. Siler
is the Director of the School of
Pastoral Care for North
Carolina Baptists Hospitals in
Winston-Salem. His education
includes study at Baylor
Military School, Vanderbilt
University, Southern Baptist
Theological Seminary, and
the Univesity of Edinburgh,
Scotland. He and his wife
Janice are certified as
Trainers of Couples for
Leadership in Marriage
Enrichment. He has served as
a pastor in Baptist churches in
Indiana, Kentucky, and
Virginia. He is a member of
the Foreign Mission Board of
the Southern Baptist Con
vention and the Christian Life
Council of the Baptist State
Convention of North Carolina.
He is currently serving as
interim pastor at the First
Baptist church in Winston-
Salem, North'Carolina.
The theme of this year’s
Staley Lectures is “Self-
Esteem: A Christian Per
spective.” Dr. Siler’s schedule
and the topics of his sermons
are as follows: Wednesday,
April 9, 10:00 a.m. worship,
“From Faith to Faith;”
Wednesday evening lecture,
“Roots of Self-Esteem;”
Thursday, April 10 lecture,
“Resources That Enhance
Self-Esteem.” Dr. Siler will
also lead a faculty luncheon-
dialogue on Thursday at 12:15
p.m.
CENSUS
How will the 1980 census
be taken in your area?
The Bureau of the Census
has designated two basic
methods for enumerating the
population living in
households. A number of other
methods will be used to count
people who do not live in
traditional household settings.
COLLEGES AND
UNIVERSITIES - Students
living on or near campus
away from home are
enumerated there. Students
attending college and living at
home are counted with the
family household.
Before April 1, census
enumerators will obtain lists
of rooms and-or persons living
in campus housing and will
distribute census materials to
college administrators, which
are to be distributed early in
April. Students will complete
individual census forms,
which will be picked up a few
days later by an enumerator.
Sorority, fraternity, and
rooming houses will also be
enumerated.