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VOL. LIX, NO. IT MEREDITH COLLEGE. RALEIGH. NORTH CAROLINA
MARCH 4. 1981
Foreign affairs specialist
visits as Wilson Fellow
Mary Vance Trent
Cultural calendar
March 16, 8:00 p.m.
Margaret Rice, Faculty Voice
Recital, Carswell
March 18, 8:00 p.m. Nancy
Whelan, Sophomore Piano
Recital, Carswell
March 19, 8:00 p.m. Bob
Weirich, Guest Piano Recital,
Carswell
March 20, 8:00 p.m. Dottie
Phillips, Graduation Piano
Recital, Carswell
March 21, 4:00 p.m. Susan
Fanney, Graduation Organ
Recital, Jones Auditorium
March 21,8:00 p.m. Mary Jo
Lorek, Faculty Piano Recital,
Carswell
March 22, 3:00 p.m. Alice
Boyer, Junior Piano Recital,
Carswell
March 22, 8:00 p.m. Melody
Frazier, Graduation Voice
Recital, Carswell
March 23, 8:00 p.m. Karen
Hagerman, Faculty Voice
Recital, Carswell
The Concert Dancers, Inc.,
Sunday, March 15, 8:00 p.m.,
Jones Auditorium, Meredith
College, Raleigh, N.C. Price
of tickets; Adults, $2.00 and
Child, $1.00.
N.C. Symphony Calendar
Saturday, March 7 ■
RALEIGH, 8:00 P.M.,
Memorial Auditorium,
Henryk Szeryng, Violin, and
James Ogle, Conductor
Sunday, March 8
RALEIGH, 3:30 P.M.,
Memorial Auditorium,
Henryk Szeryng, Violin, and
James Ogle, Conductor
Thursday, March 19 -
RALEIGH, 8:00 PM,,
Memorial Auditorium, Duane
Helbert, Piano, and Patrick
Flynn, Conductor
Theatre in the Park proudly
announces its 1981 Mini-Series
productions to be presnted in
March and April. They are
Fortune And Men’s Eyes,
directed by Ira David Wood,
March 12, 13, H & 15
The Glass Menagerie,
directed by Matt Bullock,
March 19, 20, 21 & 22
Who’s Afraid of Virginia
Woolf?, diiected by Ira David
Wood, March 26, 27, 28 & 29
Lysistrata, directed by
William Bates, April 2, 3, 4 & 5
Season tickets are now on
sale at the theatre located in
Pullen Park. You may call
755-6936 for further
information.
by Sandra Vail
Mike Cross, who has been
heralded as "the finest of the
young Southern troubadours,’’
will be in concert Thursday,
March 26 at 8:00 p.m. in Jones
Auditorium. Tickets will be
sold in advance for $4.00, and
will be available at the door
for $5.00. Sponsored by the
Concerts and Lectures
committee of CCA, the
concert is expected to last
ninety minutes with no
intermission.
Cross' special brand of
infectious, homespun humor,
instrumental expertise, and
enthusiastic, energetic
performances have earned
him a loyal following that
continues to grow
exponentially. Although
originally from Maryville,
Tennessee, Mike grew up in
Lenoir, North Carolina, and
his music reflects the
Appalachian Mountain
influence through his use of
the dulcimer, mandolin, and
bagpipes. Cross himself plays
a variety of instruments
including the six and twelve
string guitar, five string
banjo, viola, and fiddle - quite
a feat considering he never
played guitar until his junior
year at UNC-CH.
Since then, Mike’s
convoluted road to stardom
has led him to two years in an
Atlanta law school, New York
by Nan Davis
Mary Vance Trent, a
specialist in Foreign Affairs,
will be on campus March 22
through March 27 as
Meredith’s fourth Woodrow
Wilson Visiting Fellow. At
present, Ms. Trent is a
member of the Board of
Examiners of the Foreign
Service, Department of State.
She has just returned from the
Pacific Islands, where she
was a lecturer for a travel
program sponsored by the
Smithsonian Instituition. Ms.
Trent has thirty years of
experience in international
affairs, including;
inter govern men tal
negotiations; policy
formulations; public speaking
to foreign and domestic
audiences, such as foreign
affairs study groups,
universities, student
seminars, and community
organizations; extensive
travel, mostly on U.S.
Government assignment,
including Europe (western
and eastern), Asia (China,
Japan, Korea, Southeast
Asia), and Oceania.
Ms. Trent will speak at
Convocation on Monday,
March 23. The topic of her
opening lecture will be "The
Middle Kingdom Emerges;
Mainland China Today.” She
will lead a mini-symposum on
City, Nashville, marriage and
a family, and finally, a record
contract and an acceptance of
his music that is growing
nationwide. Cross’ unique
style, a potpourri of blues,
rock, country, bluegrass, Irish
jigs and mountain fiddle reels
is universal in its appeal. The
Daily Tar Heel (UNC-CH)
declares, ‘‘Only rarely does a
performer come along whose
music transcends the barriers
of age and trend. Mike Cross
is such a performer - he offers
pure, untamed
entertainment.” His first
album, “Child Prodigy,” was
released in 1976, and his
second album, "Born in the
Country," released in 1977,
received a Recommended LP
Pick in Billboard Magazine,
calling it, “An inviting
collection of country rock and
pop by this talented singer-
songwriter. Excellent picking
on this mostly acoustic
flavored package but strings
and horns are added here and
there for extra texture.” “The
Bounty Hunters” and “Rock
'n Rye,” released in 1978 and
1980, respectively, were
greeted by the same
enthusiastic response.
But Cross’ forte is his
personal appearances.
Consistently playing to
overflow crowds, Mike is
zealously committed to giving
the audience the best
Wednesday, March 25. The
topic discussed will be
"Should American Foreign
Policy Have a Conscience?”
On Friday, March 27 she will
speak on “Micronesia
Today.”
Dr. Sarah Lemmon, who
is in charge of the Woc^ow
Wilson Visiting Scholar
program, announced the
following proposed schedule
for Ms. Trent.
Sunday, March 22
6:00 P.M. Arrival at
Meredith
Monday, March 23
8:00 A.M. Breakfast with
Black Voices in Unity
10:00 A.M. Opening Lecture,
Cate Center Auditorium.
Topic, “The Middle Kingdom
Emerges; Mainland China
Today.”
12:30 P.M. Lunch with
Department of History and
Political Science, Belk Dining
Hall
2:00-2:50 P.M. Visit class in
American Foreign Policy.
Topic: “Trusteeship
Territories in the Pacific.”
Prof. Frank Grubbs, Room
126 Joyner.
6:00P.M. Dinner of selected
guests from Great Decisions
in President’s Dining Room.
7:30 P.M. Great Decisions
Lecture at YWCA. Topic “The
Pacific World in 1981.”
performance humanly
possible. He states, "I want
people to leave a show of mine
saying, ‘Boy, I had a great
time!’” The Seahawk (UNC-
W) says, "Part of the key to
Cross’ success is that he
approaches a concert in a
Tuesday. March 24
11:30-12;30 Lunch with staff
of Career Services
12:30-1:50 P.M. Visit class in.
Introduction to Non-Western
Civilizations. Topic: “The
American Presence in the
Pacific and South Asia.” Prof.
Rosalie Gates, Room 126
Joyner.
5:15 P.M. Picnic dinner for
campus in the Court
Wednesday, March 25
1:30-3:15 P.M. Mini
symposium discussion. Topic:
"Should American Foreign
Policy Have a Conscience?”
Room 103 Joyner
Thursday, March 26
9:30-10:50 A.M. Visit class in
Cultural Anthropology
Theme for the Course is
“Riders on the Earth
Together.” Miss Trent will
share her experiences in the
Pacific. Prof. Leslie Syron,
Room 236 Joyner.
2:00-2:30 P.M. Visit class in
International Economics.
Topic: “Economics of the
Pacific Area in Relation to the
U.S.” Prof. Evelyn Simmons,
Room 212 Hunter.
6:00 P.M. Dinner with
international students and
their guests.
Friday, March 27
10:00-10;50 A.M. Lecture on
“Micronesia Today” with a
film. Room 103 Joyner.
good mood. From the second
he steps on stage Mike keeps
the momentum going.”
Cross’ performance at
Meredith promises to be a
delightful experience and a
knee-slapping good time for
all. Y’all come!
Southern troubador, Mike Cross,
to perform at Meredith