THE TWIG
Newspaper of the Students of Meredith College
VOL. LIX, NO. 5
MEREDITH COLLEGE, RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA
OCTOBER 8, 1980
Building honors Harris
by Cynthia Washington
In addition to enabling the
construction of a campus
chapel. The Visions Program
has also made possible the
construction of a new business
building. It will be called the
Shearon Harris Business
Building, named after the late
Meredith trustee.
A member of the Board of
Trustees at Meredith, Shearon
Harris was president of the
Chamber of Commerce,
chairman of Carolina Power
and Light Company, and a
member of the board of
directors for a number of
corporations. “It is ap
propriate that the building be
named after him,” said Dr.
Lois Frazier, chairman of the
business department,
“because he has done a lot for
Meredith and was an out
standing business leader.”
Officially plans for con
struction of the Harris
building have been going on
for about six to eight months.
The red markers near Joyner
and Cate Center are possible
sites for the building. Con
struction is expected to begin
in the Spring of ’81; the Harris
building should be ready for
use in the fall of ’82.
The new campus addition
will be electronically
sophisticated with computer
terminals, seminar rooms,
and a large meeting room
seating approximately 100
persons. The business
department will share the
Harris building with one other
department, which is not
known at present.
“I am excited about the
building,” said President
Weems, “because it will in
crease classroom space by 40
percent (10 or 12 additional
classrooms), and it allows us
to build on the frontier of
technology.”
1981 Oak Leaves news
Yearbook pictures scheduled
The photographers from
Yearbook Associates will be
here soon! Senior portraits
will be taken October 20-24.
News and
Announcements
Seniors are reminded to
have graduation checks in
Registrar’s office. Seniors
also need to pay $20
graduation fee to the Business
office and take the receipt for
this fee to the Academic
Dean’s office, where they
should fill out a graduation
form.
Those students who plan
to graduate in December 1980
should have already filed for
graduation. Anyone who has
not should do so immediately I
Tom Chapin will be in
concert in Jones Auditorium
on October 9 at 8:00. Tickets
are $2.00 in advance and $3.00
at the door. Tickets for the
Tom Chapin concert are on
sale at Cate Center, NCSU and
UNC student centers, and
Sam Goody’s at Crabtree
Valley.
October 10 is the deadline
for receiving items for the
Acorn. Items should be typed
with one’s name and address.
The drop box is located in 1st
Joyner.
Resident students are
reminded to get permission to
have heavy items carried up
to your room. After per
mission has been granted,
males must leave im
mediately after carrying the
item.
Sertoma Arts Center,
1900 Shelley Road, is offering
two opportunities to learn
more about Indian culture. A
lecture on Native American
Indian History will be given
by Don Lan, a Pawnee Indian,
at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov.
20. A class in Native American
Indian Beadwork will be held
from 10 - 12 noon Mondays
Oct. 27 - Dec. 1. Don Lane,
himself a Pawnee Indian, \Vill
teach the course. The fee is
$30-city and $33-county. For
more information concerning
call
the class or the lecture,
782-7583.
Betty Bullard and Am
brose Brasilton are speakers
on campus during the next
week. If questions, contact the
Education or Physical Ed.
department.
Nurses will not be on
campus during fall break.
Mrs. Thacker will be on call
beginning at 4:00 on Tuesday.
Any selling or soliciting on
campus must be approved by
the Dean of Students office or
by Beth Johnson.
An exhibition of non
western art opened in the art
gallery in Jones Hall at
Meredith College Friday,
September 26. The exhibition
will continue until Sunday,
October 26, is open to the
public without charge. 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 and rugs; and
pre-Columbian funerary urns.
The exhibit may be viewed
Monday-Saturday from 10
a.m. to 5 p.m.'and on Sundays
from 2 p.m. until 5 p.m.
Outdoor portraits will be
made October 20-23, while
indoor portraits will be made
October 24. Only outdoor
portraits will be used in the
Oak Leaves. A sitting fee of
$2.50 pays for both indoor and
outdoor shootings. Sign-up
sheets for sitting times will be
posted in the cafeteria Oc
tober 15. Club pictures will be
taken November 3-7. Club
presidents will be contacted by
the Oak Leaves staff as to
when and where the picture
will be taken. There is no
charge for club pictures this
year. Underclass portraits will
be taken November 10-14, 17-
18. Juniors are scheduled for
November 10-11, Sophomores
are scheduled for November
12-13, and Freshmen are
scheduled for November 14 &
17.
November 18 will be a
make-up day for any indoor
portraits. Underclassmen pay
a sitting fee of $2.50. Sign-up
sheets for underclass sitting
will be posted in the cafeteria
November 5. Portraits are
taken in the Light Studio (122
Jones). All students are en
couraged to have their por
traits made at this time. The
photographers will be on
campus again in January, but
not as much time will be set
aside for student portraits. If
you have any questions
concerning this schedule, or
are interested in being on the
Oak Leaves staff, contact Jill
Kibler, 828-4300, 203 Poteat.
Lisa Sergio, internationally known news analyst will address the
Mayor’s Committee for United Nation’s Week here at Meredith.
Sergio addresses
mayor’s committee
on MC campus
by Sandra Vail
Meredith will host the
Major’s Committee for United
Nation’s Week Observance for
all North Carolina chapters at
a dinner October 16 at 6:30
p.m. in Belk Dining Hall. Lisa
Sergio, international news
analyst, will be the guest
speaker. Her topics will be
“Can the UN Survive the 80’s?
A Challenge to the Young.”
Ms. Sergio will remain on
campus and will be par
ticipating in various activities
the following day.
Dr. Rosalie Gates,"
chairperson for the Wake
County chapter since 1972, and
Paula Wetherington, student
coordinator, are in charge of
the event commemorating the
Mock Election Results
406 Merdith students voted.
46 percent voted for Reagan.
38 percent voted for Carter.
16 percent voted for Anderson.
1 percent voted for Clark.
National UN Day (October 24)
and the United Nation’s 35th
anniversary. This year the
UN’s emphasis will be on
world hunger, and the
Mayors’ committees will hold
fundraisers throughout the
year for this cause.
In preparation for the
upcoming banquet, the
Meredith Historical Society
invited Dr. Keith Peterson,
representative from the UN,
to speak on the composition
and function of the
organization. Meredith
students are urged to attend
the dinner. Resident students
may obtain free meal tickets
by contacting Paula
Wetherington, 828-6536 by
Thursday, October 8.
Nonresident students may
purchase a ticket for $2.50,
and tickets for the general
public are $6.00.
Many Meredith students
are participating in the event.
Those involved are Paula
Wetherington (student
coordinator), Cindy Rinker
(program cover design),
Jackie Revels (publicity), and
serving as hostesses are Terri
Hoffman, Rona Still, Debra
Still, Anna Holland, Teresa
Deshields, Kim Ball, Deanie
Griffin, Sandy Ensley, and
Cathy Anderson. Additional
volunteers are needed to serve
as hostesses. For further
information, contac' Paula
Wetherington