THE TWIG
IVewspaper of the Students of Meredith College
VOL. LIX, NO. 3
MEREDITH COLLEGE, RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA
SEPTEMBER 24, 1980
Clyburn & Briscoe reunite for duo performance
by Maynell Johnson
Anna Briscoe and James
Clyburn will perform together
again in a duo-piano recital
Friday, September 26 at 8:00
p.m. in Carswell Concert Hall.
The concert is open to the
public, and there will be no
admissions charge.
Mrs. Briscoe, a former
instructor at Meredith, is
currently living in In
dianapolis, Indiana. She
formerly taught piano at
Meredith and has fr^uently
appeared as a soloist and
accompanist for the Bir
mingham Symphony Or
chestra.
Mr. Clyburn is currently
coordinator of piano studies at
Meredith. He accompanies
the Raleigh Oratorio Society
and is organist at Hayes
Barton Baptist Church in
Raleigh. Mr. Clyburn has also
appeared as a soloist with the
North Carolina University
Orchestra.
Dr. W. David Lynch, of
the Meredith music depart
ment described the concert,
“It’ll be great; they’re always
good together.” He also
mentioned the sadness, ex
plaining that this is probably
the duo’s final performance
together at Meredith.
The concert is being held
in conjunction with a series of
meetings to be conducted at
Meredidi, at which seven
by Sandra Vail
Last October, Tom
Chapin, folk singer and
guitarist, made his debut at
Meredith and won a place both
in his audience’s hearts and in
their dorm rooms. The Con
certs and Lectures committee
of CCA is proud to announce
his return concert on Thur
sday, Oct. 9 at 8 p.m. in Jones
Auditorium.
The enthusiasm
generated by Chapin’s per
formance last year prompted
Concerts and Lectures’
scheduling Chapin for this
year. Jane Hensdale, Co-
Chair Concerts and Lectures,
stated, “We were really en
couraged about student
reaction (to Chapin) and
anticipate a good turnout for
his upcoming concert.
Sizemore joins staff
by Cynthia Washington
One of Meredith’s new
faces on campus is Dean
Dorothy Jean Sizemore, who
was formerly associate dean
for student development at
Wingate College. She also
taught international kin
dergarten.
While at Wingate, Mrs.
Sizemore also taught
utilization of personality
strengths for Bi-Polar In
corporated and served as
consultant for the Southern
Baptist Convention Family
Ministry Department.
Previously she served as
an adjunct professor at
midwestern Baptist
Theological Seminary, was
director of children and
family ministries at
Englewood Baptist Church in
Kansas City, Mo., was
education director of the Head
Start Program for the Human
Resources Corp. in Kansas
City, Mo., and taught
elementary school at
Louisville and Georgetown
public schools.
She received her B.A.
degree from William Jewel
College in Liberty, Mo., M.A.
from Georgetown College in
Georgetown, KY, and has
done post-graduate study at
Georgetown College, the
University of Missouri, and
Midwestern Baptist
Theological Seminary in
Kansas City, Mo.
As dean of students at
Meredith, she will be
responsible for coordination of
new student orientation,
student housing, the faculty-
student advisory program,
Student Government
Association, the security of
students and the residence
halls, counseling, resident and
non-resident non-academic
programs, and special
programs related to student
life.
Since her first day,
September 1, 1980, Dean
Sizemore has tried to meet the
students by attending
organizational receptions and
meetings. “I am excited about
being at Meredith,” she said,
“It has many opportunties
and challenges.”
Dean Sizemore (Photo by Ruthie McCollum)
Although a lot of people
weren’t familiar with him,
everybody seemed very
impressed.” The performance
is being held in Jones because
of the stage, comfortable
seating, and superior
acoustics.
Tickets will be on sale at
Merrdith, NCSU, and UNC-CH
student unions, and Sam
Goody’s. They are $2 for
students (with ID) advance,
and $3 at the door for the
general public.
Exhibit
open
An exhibition of non
western art will open in the art
gallery in Jones Hall at
Meredith College Friday,
September 26, at 7-10 p.m. The
exhibition will be open to the
public from September 26-
October 26 without charge.
The exhibit is being made
possible by loans from North
Carolina Museum of Art,
Duke Museum of Art, North
Carolina State University, and
private collections. It is an
exhibition of non-western art -
- works from the pre-modem
or traditional societies of
Africa and the South Seas and
the ancient cultures of Asia
and the Americas.
Some of the art includes
dance masks from Africa and
the South Seas; cult figures
and gods and goddesses;
Japanese and Chinese prints
and scrolls; textiles including
weaving and rugs; and pre-
Columbian funerary urns.
Following the opening, the
exhibit may be viewed
Monday-Saturday from 10
a.m.-5 p.m. and on Sundays
from 12 noon until 5 p.m.
The following freshman
class officers have been
elected.
President - Elaine Jolly
Vice President - Dori
Barnett
Secretary - Helen Sue
Jarratt
Treasurer - Tracey Sher
Elections Board
Representative - Carolina
Cooper & Kathy Wagoner
Judicial Board
Representative - Susan Ed
wards & Dorothy Desheilds
Legislative Board
Representative - Sheri Wayne
& Kathy Bryan
Class Marshals - Elizabeth
Dove & Angie Little
Stunt Chairpersons
Elizebeth Gravely & Beth
Rodgers
Cornhuskin’ Chairman -
Lisa Hudson
MRA - Catherine Cole
MCA - Lori Robinson &
Pauline Marie Thompson
• (jCA - Cindy Harris
Baptist Colleges from North
Carolina will be represented.
An art exhibit will be held
during the concert.
Chapin returns to Meredith
James Clyburn and Anna Briscoe (Photoby Bill Norton)
Faculty sends
letter
The Meredith faculty, at
its September 19 meeting
voted unanimously to send the
following letter to Bailey C.
Smith, President of the
Southern Baptist Convention,
in response to his recent
statement recorded in the
News & Observer. They also
decided to send the same
letter to the Biblical Recor
der, the N&O, the Raleigh
Times, UPI, The N. Texas
Jewish Committee and The
American Jewish Com
munity.
“We, the faculty of
Meredith College, are proud of
our Baptist heritage and af
firm the strength while we
gain through the roots of this
heritage.
“A part of this heritage is
the freedom of open inquiry
and the freedom of individual
conscience. It is, however, a
political reality that the voice
of one who has been elected
president of the Southern
Baptist Convention may be
popularly understood to be
representative of all SouUiern
Baptists and Southern Baptist
institutions. It is in light of Uiis
reality that we note the recent
statement of Bailey C. Smith,
President of the Southern
Baptist Convention, God
Almighty does not hear the
prayer of a Jew. (Quoted in
the News and Observer,
September 18, 1980.)
“While we recognize Mr.
Smith’s right to his views, we
do not accept this as our view.
Standii^ within the Judeo-
Christian tradition, we
reaffirm that God is the God of
all people and that God alone
is judge.”
Open Days scheduled
For the sixth year, the
Office of Admissions is in
viting high school seniors to
spend a day attending classes,
meeting students and faculty,
and touring the campus. The
Open Day Series for 1980-81
will bring about 200
prospective students and 150
parents to investigate
Meredith as they consider
college choices for 1981.
High school seniors are
invited to choose one of the
following five dates for an
Open Day visit: Thursday,
October 2; Wednesday, Oc
tober 22; Thursday,
November 13; Wednesday,
December 3; Thursday,
February 5. Invitations are
available through the ad
missions office; pre
registration is required. If a
student cannot attend an Open
Day, a conference and tour
can be arranged through the
Office of Admissions on an
individual basis.
High school students visit
classes scheduled at 11:00
a.m. and 3:00 or 3:30 p.m. on
the date of their visit. One
Meredith student in each class
is asked to serve as hostess for
the visitors, but all students
are encouraged to make the
guests feel welcome. The
Admissions Office reports that
for many students the Open
Day is their first impression of
the College and that the series
is one designed to give
students a first-hand view of
the academic life and com
munity atmosphere of
Meredith.
The library will close at 10 AM on
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26
FOR
A MEMORIAL SERVICE
FOR
MR. SHEARON HARRIS