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Equestrian Delight
APRIL 5. 1962
by Molly McQes
The smell of fresh hay, the
sound of fine horses, and a
feeling of enthusiasm will
soon be drifting across the
Meredith campus. One might
ask “Why all the excitement?”
Weil, It’s because a group of
determined Meredith
equestrians will see a dream
come true. Sunday, April 18,
the Hoof Print Club will
sponsor its first benefit
Schooling Show.
The event will take place on
the Meredith campus In the
ring behind the gym at 12:X
noon, rain or shine. This
benefit is open to the public
and is free; however,
donations will be greatly
appreciated.
The twenty-four class show
will open with a special class
reserved for the show
beneficiary, the Wake County
Handicappers on Horses.
Each rider In this class will be
awarded a first place ribbon.
As for the other classes, six
ribbons will be awarded plus
championship and reserve
ribbons in the hunter classes.
Mr. Worth Miller of Chapel Hill
will sen^ as judge, and
Meredith faculty member Ms.
Chris Pritchard will serve as
steward.
Each of the classes, which
Include Hunter Pleasure
divisions. Equitation on the
flat, and Equitation over
fences, was made possible
through ten dollar donations
madetothe show. Theseglhs
were donated by area
companies and Individuals, as
well as Meredith clubs,
classes, individuals, and
members of the faculty and
administration. TTie largest
sponsorship was made by
Meredith’s freshman class,
who are benefactors of the
three Baby Green Hunter
classes.
Participants In the show will
be riders of all ages coming
mainly from North Carolina
and ^uthem Virginia. Many
riders will be residents of the
triangle area, as well as
Wl nston>Sa I em and
Greensboro.
On the day of the show, the
Cate Center Association
(C.C.A.) will sponsor a
concession stand.
The Wake County
Handicappers on Horses were
chosen to be recipients of the
benefits by show chaliperson
Ann McKee. According to
McKee “these kids are specie
and need a chance to
participate In athletic
activities as do normal
children.” This organization is
presently suffering fund
losses b^use of the new
budget cuts.
The idea of the show Itself
was conceived by McKee last
spring, and through a lot of
hard work and detennlnatlon
on her part It became nrujch
more than just a thought.
After discussing show plans
with several of Meredith's
Administrators, including Dr.
Sandra Thomas and Dean
Burris, the show was
approved, and a date was set.
Ms. McKee, a sophomore,
was the elected show
chairperson by the club, and
with the help of Kim Morin,
awards chairperson, Susan
Mangun, show secretary, and
Vanessa Stephens, course
designer, got the wheels
tuming.
Because of her eagerness
and optimism, Ann McKee
made the Hoof Print
Schooling Show possible, and
she feels that through this
activity many doors are now
open to other clubs who are
Interested in pursuing big
projects.
A special thanks is extended
by ^te. McKee to Meredith’s
students ivid faculty, and
especially to the
administration for all of the
suppoh offered since the very
beginning.
It's going to be a day to
remember, not only for the
Hoof Print Club, but also for
everyone at Meredith. Please
make your interest and
support knovwi on April 18th
by joining us for the show!
WRAL-TV, Meredith
to Sponsor Fair
by Linda Sellers
WRAL-TV and Meredith
College are sponsoring a
community health fair on April
23, from nine to six p.m. in
Weatherspoon Gym.
Health officials from across
thecityare participating In the
Spring Fling '82
by Dannie Ward
It's that time of year and
once again an afternoon of fun
has been planned to celebrate
the start of the season. Spring
Fling will be held at the lake
on Sunday, April 25 from 2-5
p.m. The Residence Hall
Board and CCA have planned
an afternoon of activities with
the popular performer Mike
Cross providing music.
Games and booths will be
sponsored by dormitories and
clubs on campus. Businesses
from the Raleigh community
have also been invited to set
up activities. Students will be
able to canoe on the lake, buy
balloons, and have a picture
done by a caricaturist to name
just a few of the activities
sponsored. Refreshments will
also be available.
Spring Fling t-shlrts will go
on sale after Easter. The shirts
will be sold in the cafeteria for
$4.00. The money will be used
to. cover the costs of Spring
Fling because admission is
free.
Any students interested in
helping the Residence Hall
Board and CCA make this
Spring Fling a great one
should get In touch with their
dorm president or Martha
Ensley.
fair, which will be open to the
community as well as faculty
students, and staff at
Merrtith. The purpose of the
fair Is health promotion,
screening, and education.
"Mer^ith as a women’s
college wants to focus on
health and prevention,” stated
Or. Sandra Thomas. Student
Development Is the campus
sponsor for the event.
Exhibits at .the fair will be
screening and educational
services and tests including
height, weight, blood
pressure, anemia, vision,
blood chemistry, hearing,
glaucoma, oral, foot, sickle
cell, exercise, and nutrition.
These tests are designed to
screen for potential health
problems.
Participants Include nurses,
medical staff, health
professional organizations,
hospitals, and health
departments. About 50
volunteers will be working all
day at the fair.
Besides promoting health
awareness, the fair will also
attempt to motivate people to
put health knowledge into
action and to link people with
existing health services.
ITie campus site coordlr^tor
for the fair Is Mrs. Helena
Allen, assisted by Ms. Patrice
Strifert and Ms. Madeline
Teetsell. For further
information on the fair,
contact Mra. Allen or Dr.
Thomas.
Feminist to Visit NCSU
Few feminists are as
obsessed with the fight for
ratification of the Equal
Rights Amendnr>ent as Sonia
Johnson. She hopes to inspire
many North Carolinians to
join her crusade vi/hen she
comes to Raleigh April 6.
As founder of Mormons for
E.R.A., Johnson has
stnjggled in personal and
organized ways to insure
women’s rights. Since 1978
when she testified before the
Senate Constitutional Rights
Sutxommlttee, she has been
in the national limelight.
But as the result of such
publicity, she came into
conflict with the all-male
church hierarchy and was
excommunicated from her
home Church of Jesus Christ
of latter-day Saints in Sterling
Park, Virginia, in December,
1979.
Ms. Johnson’s public
appearance is at the Invitation
of the N.C. State Association
for Women Students. She will
speak at State on “Standing
Up for ERA" at 12:30, April 6,
In Stewart Theatre. The lecture
is an adjunct to a full vraek
symposium on women’s
issues at the university.
Various campus and
community religious
organizations are also
supporting Johnson’s visit.
The N. C. Council of
Churches’ Religious
Committee for ERA
represented by Sister Evelyn
Mattern hasjoined the Raleigh
Wesleyan Foundation and
Presbyterian Campus Ministry
as sponsors.
As one churchwoman points
out, "It should be a signal to
many that the Equal Rights
Amendment is more than a
political issue; to many
women its ratification is
important for spiritual
reasons, too.”
A public evening lecture will
be given by Dr. Johnson at
7:30 P.M. in the North
Carolina Association of
Educators Center Auditorium
In downtown Raleigh on April
6 also. Johnson will be
speaking on 'The Crisis of
Conscience” and the
dilemmas women face in
choosing to support equal
rights.
Dr. Johnson received her
doctorate from Rutgers and
ias taught English and
Education at several American
and foreign universities.
During her alnx)st twenty
years of marriage, she had
four children,and following in
the tradition of four preceding
generations in her family was
an active missionary and also
local church organist.
Despite excommunication,
Johnson still considers
herself a devout Mormon. As
she explains in her
autobiography FROM
HOUSEWIFE TO HERETIC
{Doubleday, 1980), "I still
thought I could be a go^
Mormon and a good feminist
at the same time, it took
repeated beatings of my
unl^eiievlng head against the
solid rock of chauvinism and
an excommunication to teach
me the impossibility of that
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