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VOL. LX. NO. 19
MEREDITH COLLEGE, RALEIGH. NORTH CAROLINA
MARCH 29, 1982
Meredith recognizes Outstanding Seniors
Recently, ten Mereditti
College Seniors were chosen
by their classmates as
“Outstanding Seniors.” All
members of the class were
eligible for this honor except
for those seniors selected for
Who’s Who Among Students in
American Universities and
Colleges. These students are
chosen on the basis of their
service and contributions to
their class. Often these are
girls who have worked the
hardest for their class, but
have received no recognition.
The following Meredith
Seniors received this honor of
“Outstanding Senior’’: Judy
Chandler, Nan Davis, Lora
Dinning, Beth Grantham,
Donna S. Griffin, Khaki Parks
(not pictured), Jeanne
Puckett, Lesa Seay, Donna
Tripp, and Judy Wilkerson.
Bueehner visits JHeredith
by Lisa Sorrels
On April 5, at 10 a.m. in
Jones Auditorium, Frederick
Bueehner, author, clergyman,
and educator, will read
selections from his works at
Meredith’s Monthly
Convocation.
Bueehner was born in
New York City in 1927. Just
after he received a B.A. in
English from Princeton
University, at age twenty-
three, his first novel, A Long
Day's Dying, was published.
Two years later, The Season's
Difference was published. The
style of these two novels led
critics to compare him to
Truman Capote. But his
Return of Ansel Gibbs
departed from this style.
In' 1958 he received his
B.D, from Union Theological
Seminary in New York City
and became an ordained
Presbyterian minister.
Bueehner is now married and
the father of three children.
He is an itinerant preacher
and teacher, and writer. The
author explains that poetry is
his first love, but that writing
novels has made him too
talkative.
Buechner’s works are
concerned with theology; he
writes satirically of faith and
human folly. His plots have
been called “gothic" by some
critics. One recurring
character is Leo Bebb;
flasher, evangelist, saint,
income tax evader. Bueehner
has written several books,
both fiction and non-fiction,
since those early three. These
include; The Entrance to
Porlock (1970), Open Heart
(1972), Love Feast (1974), and
The Faces of Jesus (1974).
Come hear “Godric, and other
Writing read by the Author"
on April 5.
Carolines ’-Psychology
Conference
by Joanne Carswell
and Dannie Ward
On April 2-3 Meredith
College and North Carolina
State University will present
the Seventh Annual Carolinas’
Psycology Conference,
Students from seventeen
colleges and universities
throughout the Southeast will
journey to Raleigh to present
papers at this event, the oldest
undergraduate conference of
its kind in the country. The
keynote address will be given
by Dr. Robert A. Baron. Dr.
Baron earned his Ph.D.
degrees in 1968 at the
University of Iowa in the field
of Social Psychology.
Currently he is a professor in
the Department of
Psychological Sciences- at
Purdue University. Having
done research on human
aggression. Dr. Baron will
speak on “The Control of
Human Aggression; Some
New - and Promising
Strategies."
Students will have the
opportunity to meet with Dr.
Baron and mingle with the
visiting students and faculty
at a social in the NCSU
Student Center on Friday,
April 2 from 7:00 until 11:30
p.m.
Activities will begin on
Saturday at 8:00 a.m. with
paper presentations. During
the day papers will be
presented at three different
times. A choice of four major
topics will be offered each
session; three or four papers
will be presented on each
subject. Major topics include
“Personality,”
“Interpersonal Judgment,"
“Sex Roles,” and "Sensation
Seeking.” In all, forty papers
will be presented. After the
second paper session, Dr.
Baron will speak at 10:30.
In the afternoon,
activities will include three
panel discussions and the
third paper session. The first
panel topic, “Criminology,”
lias been chosen beause of its
relationship to Dr. Baron’s
address. The other subjects
are “Job Possibilities with a
B.A. in Psychology” and
‘‘Graduate School
Possibilities in Psychology.”
Though the last two panels
emphasize psychology, the
advice given will benefit
majors in any area.
A film festival will also be
part of the activities. Over
twenty films will be shown;
they will be run, two at a time,
simultaneously with the other
events on Friday night and
Saturday. Films include:
“Career Development,”
“Personality,”
“Homosexuality: The
MacBride Affair,” and
“Sensory World."
Everyone is encouraged
to attend. Students may
preregister in the Psychology
Department at Meredith
College or in 640 Poe Hall at
NCSU. Registration may also
take place during the
conference. Cost is $3.00 and
includes all events.
Anyone interesting in
volunteering to help with the
conference should contact
Mary Haskett at 782-7922..
First Slate
Elections Results
SGA President: Martha Ensley
SGA Vice President: Grace Akers
Non-Resident President: Gayle Veach
Elections Board Chairman: Karen Barwick
Student Handbook Editor; Lori Howell
Freshman Dorm President: Cindy Toomer
MRA President: Myrtle Turner
MCA President; Too Johnson
Religious Emphasis Week Chairman; Lauren Starboard
CCA President: Carol E. Brooks
Twig Editors: Emily Craig & Linda Sellers
Acorn Editor; Cynthia Washington
Chief College Marshal.- Jill Williams
Freshman Hall Advisors: Jane Boyd, Lovey Deane Griffen,
Lisa Loftis, Pam Mortensen, & Tomilyn Mutschler
Judy Chandler
Nan Davis
Lora Dinning
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Beth Grantham
Donna S. Griffin
Jeanne Puckett
Lesa Seay
Donna Tripp
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Judy WlUtersoiT
Second Slate
Elections Results
Chairman of Judicial Board: Mary Alexander
Chairman of Legislative Board: Carolina Bogaty
Chairman of Concerts & Lectures; Melody West
Chairman of Residence Hall Board: Betty Lyn Walters
Chairman of Student Life: Joni Parker
Secretary of Judicial Board; Tracey Cox
Secretary of SGA: Lisa Britt
Secretary of Student Life: Becky Pyles
Secretary-Treasurer of Non-Residence: Noel Pellish
Upper Class Residence Hall Presidents:
Senior: Wanda Wray & Jo Anne Williams
Junior: Kim Causey & Mary Kay Mclver, Run-off.
Treasurer of SGA: Ginger Ratcliff
Vice President of CCA: Linda Cheek & Susan McDonough,
Run-off.
Vice President of MCA: Kim Easton
Vice President of MRA; Rhett Ellerbe & Jil Humberger
MCA Worship Chairman: Anna Bess Brown
Non-Resident Vice President; Mary Jones
Treasurer of Residence Hall Board: Fran Jennings
Editor of Oak Leaves: Anna Pearson & Harriet Platts
Chief Student Advisor; Margaret Edwards & Lisa Ford, Run
off.
Freshman Residence Hall Advisors: Elizabeth Gupton, Julie
Keaney, & Debbie Young
Jr.-Sr. Formal
On April 3rd, Juniors and
Seniors will head to the
Mission Valley Inn and
Conference Center for the
annual Junior-Senior Formal.
This year we are renewing the
old tradition of wearing
formal attire to make the
event more enjoyable. Tho«^h
it will be a night of festivity,
Meredith College’s policy on
alcohol must be observed.
The College strongly
discourages the use of
alcoholic beverages by
Meredith students. Students
shall not posses^ or consume
intoxicants on campus, or at
College-sponsored functions.
Meredith students are
expected to represent the
College with dignity at all
times.
Meredith Handbook, p. 31
The formal will begin at 9
o’clock p.m. and last until 10
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