THE TWIG
Newspaper of the Students of Ifteredith College
VOL. LIX, NO. 4
MEREDITH COLLEGE, RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA
OCTOBER 1, 1980
Senate correspondent
to address convocation
On Monday, October 6, at
10:00 a.m., Fall Convocation
will be held in Jones
Auditorium. Featured
speaker, Linda Wertheimer,
will address the audience on
“Images for Politicians.”
Linda Wertheimer
became a principal figure in
the historic live broadcasts
from the U.S. Senate gallery
when National Public Radio
opened its microphones on the
Senate debate on the Panama
Canal treaties. For the past
six years, Wertheimer’s now
familier voice has anchored
National Public Radio’s
coverage of congressional
hearings, political con
ventions and election night
returns. She is the vice
chairman of the
Congressional Radio and
Television Correspondents
Association.
Ms. Wertheimer
graduated from Wellesley in
1965 and following graduation
worked for the British
Broadcasting Company in
London as a production
assistant on “Outlook,” “The
World Today” and “Com
mentary.” She returned to the
United States in 1968 and
worked for WCBS radio in
New York City producing
“back of the book” features
for the station’s all-news
format.
As a legislative and
political reporter, Ms. Wer
theimer is optimistic about
the role of public radio in
restoring the public’s con
fidence in its government and
its leaders. “If we can
broadcast House and Senate
debates on important issues,
we can help to bridge a gap
between the people and their
government. I think drawing
back the curtain on the
Congress is one of the most
important things National
Public Radio can do... and we
are the only radio
organization that can afford to
do it.”
Meredith hosts professors
by Heidi Hill
This year at Meredith we
will have several visiting
professors teaching special
courses.
The Physical Education
Department has already
hosted John and Jennifer
Arnold. Both have taught,
choreographed, and per
formed throughout the
country. They are presently
choreographing for the
Carolina Dancers at the
University of N.C.
The P.E. department has
another program coming up
September 29 - October 10, and
the instructor is Ambrose
Brazelton. Mr. Brazelton is a
master teacher in the area of
rhythm and group motivation.
He is retired as Supervisor of
Elementary and Physical
Education for the Ohio Dept,
of Education and previously
lectured at the University of
Akron.
The Department of
Education has arranged to
have Dr. Betty Bullard teach
Non-western Culture. Her
program starts September 29
and runs through October 10.
Dr. Bullard is
currently Director of
Education for The Asia
Society, Inc., N.Y., N.Y. She
has received the N.C. Award
for Outstanding Educator and
has a long list of publications
to her cr^it. She will present
a lecture in Cate Auditorium
on Friday, October s, at 10:00.
The Department of
History and Political Science
will have Mr. Max Krebs as its
guest. He is the former am
bassador to Guyana and
renowned in the field of
foreign service and very in
terested in lecturing on Latin
American affairs. This course
is from Jan. 15 through Feb.
16.
The Education Depart
ment has a program on Ethnic
Relations from Jan. 14
through March 6. The in
structor is Dr. Dudley E.
Flood, who is the current
Assistant State Superin
tendent of Student Services
with the N.C. Dept, of Public
Instruction. Among his many
awards and honors received
are Outstanding Leadership in
N.C. Education, Distinguished
Professor, and Boss of the
Year.
The Department of Home
Economics will host Ms. Mary
Beth Kuester January 26-30.
The course is on con
sumerism.. She writes and
moderates a periodic con
sumer information program
for state TV stations and has
taught at Mary Mount College
in Milwaukee and University
of Wisconsin, Madison.
The Psychology Depart
ment has invited Dr. Peter S.
Fernald to teach a course in
clinical Psychology March 15-
28. Dr. Fernald currently
teaches at the University of
New Hampshire and also
maintains a private practice
through Psychotherapy
Associates in Rochester, NH.
He has an extensive
background in Rogerian
psychology and has been
intimately associated with the
California movement in
humanistic psychology.
In the Spring semester,
the Biology Department is
hosting Dr. Thomas L. Quay
who will be teaching Or
nithology. He is recently
retired from the faculty of
N.C. State University, having
been a professor of Zoology
and Ecology there since 1948
Linda Wertheimer, Congressional Correspondent for the historic
live coverage of Senate debate on the Panama Canal Treaties,
will speak at Fall Convocation.
IVews and Announcements
‘Don Pasquale,” an
opera performed in English,
will be presented on Oct. 6 at 8
p.m. in Jones Auditorium by
the National Opera Company.
Meredith students may obtain
free tickets upon request at
the music office, 104 Wain-
wright; however, tickets must
be picked up in advance.
The Residence Hall Board
is setting up a resource file for
the use of faculty, students,
and administration. The file
will be a useful reference for
those planning campus ac
tivities and programs. The
file, which will be located in
the Office of the Dean of
Students, will include names
of resources, addresses and
phone numbers, brief
program descriptions, and
will be categorized by topics.
Faculty, administration, and
students are encourag^ to
submit information for the file
by filling out forms which will
be in the Office of the Dean of
Students.
Dr. Betty Bullard,
currently director of
education for the Asia Society,
Inc. in New York City, will
give a lecture on Friday,
October 3 at 10:00 a.m. in Cate
Center. The lecture is open to
all.
“CROP” Walk is
scheduled for Sunday, Oc
tober 5 from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.,
beginning at the Mclver
Amphitheatre.
If anyone is interested in
going to New York with the art
Scholarship opportunities offered
by Susan McDonough
The Harry S. Truman
Scholarship is a permanent
educational scholarship
established by Congress as the
official Federal Memorial to
honor the 33rd President of the
United States.
It was created in 1977 and
is designed to provide op
portunities foT outstanding
students to prepare for
careers in government ser
vice.
Its main objective is to
recognize President Truman’s
high regard for public trust,
his lively exercise of political
talents, his broad knowledge
and understanding of the
American political system
and his desire to enhance
educational opportunities for
young people.
The main requirement is
that the entrants must be in an
undergraduate program
which will permit admission
to a graduate program
leading to government ser
vice. Students also must be
currently in their sophomore
year, have a B average, and
be in the top quarter of the
class.
Each school nominates
one candidate who will go on
to the next level of com
petition. There will be one
winner from each of the fifty
states plus 26 at-large win
ners.
The winners can receive
up to $5,000 a year to be ap
plied towards their junior and
senior years of undergraudate
study and the first two years
of graduate study.
Entry deadline is
December 1. All interested
sophomores should see Dr.
Stewart in 112 Joyner.
department contact Dr.
Greene.
The Tom Chapin concert
will be October 9 in Jones at
8:00 p.m. Tickets will be $2.00
for students with ID, $2.00 in
advance, and $3.00 at the door.
Tickets are being sold at Sam
Goody’s, Cate Center, UNC
student center, and NCSU
student center.
MRA would like to form a
powder puff football team.
SNCAE meeting will be
October 1 at 6:30 in 1st
Heilman parlor.
The Special Populations
Program of the Raleigh Parks
and Recreation Department is
seeking volunteers to
demonstrate activity clinics
for physically impaired and
non-impaired partners for
PAIR DAY ’80, Saturday,
Nov. 1, 1980. This will be an
awareness day for the
physically impaired and
clinics could include
wheelchair basketball, weight
lifting, frisbee, soccer, tennis
and other activities suitable
for the handicapped and non
handicapped pair. To
volunteer for this worthwhile
program or to obtain more
information, call Randy Ray,
755-6832 or 755-6640.
Auditions for the sixth
annual production of Charles
Dickens’ “A CHRISTMAS
CAROL” with Ira David wood
as Scrooge will be held on Oct.
17 and 18 and 7:30 p.m. for
adults, and Oct. 18 at 2:30 p.m.
for children ages 8-16. Singers
and dancers are needed. For
further information call 755-
6058 or 755-6936.
Oops!
Last week. The 'TWIG
stated that James Clyburn is
organist at Hayes Barton
Baptist Church. Mr. Clyburn
is organist at Hayes Barton
Unit^ Methodist Church.