THE TWIG
NEWSPAPER OF THE STUDENTS OF MEREDITH COLLEQE
W3L. LXl, NO. S MEREDITH COLLEQE OCTOBER 11. 1962
Trial Emphasizes Role of Judicial Board
by CMstl» PIver
The thKXjght of appearing
before the Judicial board
causes anxiety among many
of the students at Meredith.
Most of this uneasiness Is due
to the lack of understanding
we have about the board and
their procedures.
To remedy this situation,
the Student Government
Association held a "mock
Bourgin
"Nuclear Freeze Movement -
• The Debate in Europe and
America" wlii be the title of
the public lecture of Simon
Bourgin, senior advisor in the
Office of the Coordinator for
the United Nations
Conference on Science and
Technoiogy, State
Department, at Meredith on
Monday, October 25 at 10 a. m.
in Kresge Auditorium at Cate
Cwiter,
Bourgin will visit Meredith
the week of October 24 under
the Woodrow Wilson Visiting
Fellows program.
Other lectures during his
visit wijl inpii^ “OKitiolLing.
Chemical' We^tSt^ ' Tfie
Response to a U.S. Crisis”,
“Cover the Capitol: The
Washington Press Corps at
Work", and “The Human
Rights Issue - From Carter to
Reagan", hie will also t^ve a
discussicm with faculty on
nuclear weapons and visit
classes, campus clubs, £ind
discussion groups.
Bourgin was a Washington
coHBspondent for the Foreign
Policy Association and a
writer in the Office of War
Information. During World
The Ciompi String Quartet,
quartet-in-resldence at Duke
University, performed at the
10 a.m. convocation today In
Clara Carswell Concert Hall.
The quartet, formed in 1965
by Giorgio Ciompi, has
performed throughout the
United States, in 1966 they
were appointed quartet-in-
residence at Duke and in that
same year made their first
international tour which
included performances In
England, Germany, Itaiy,
Venezuela euid Australia.
Giorlo Ciompi, artist-in-
residence since 1964, was
formerly the violinist of the
Internationally renowned
Albemeri Trio which recorded
extensively for Mercury,
Music Guild, and Westminster
over a period of more than 15
years. He has taught, and
performed at the Aspen Music
Festival and Colorado College
Summer Session. Cleveland
trfal" at their meeting on
Friday, October 1. This
program was designed to give
the student body an Idee of
the events that take place
during a real trial, and to
alleviate some of the fear we
might have.
The trial was performed by
the memt)ers of the Judicial
Board: chairman,
secretary. Solicitor General
to Visit
War II, he was In Europe as a
reporter for STARS &
STRIPES, and Public
Information Officer for the
372nd Fighter Group.
From 1946 to 1956, Bourgin
was a foreign con^pondent
for TIME and LIFE, covering
Central and Eastern Europe
from Vienna, Berlin, and
Budapest. He was Chief of
NEW^EEK's Los Angeles
Bureau from 1956 to 1960.
Bourgin was Science Policy
Advisor to the United States
Information Agency from 1963
to 1975. Before I9i63, he was
Asslstont’to the ^sLdent of
the ' RAnD Cor^rwibn in
Santa Monica, California.
Before Joining the State
Department, Bourgin served
as Deputy Director of Public
Affairs with the Nuclear
Regulatory Commission.
Bourgin Is married to
Marlada Comer Bourgin, who
Is Minority Affairs Advisor to
the Assistant Secretary of
State for Cultural and
Educational Affairs.
For more information on
Simon Bourgln’s lectures at
Meredith, call Ext. 231.
Institute of Music, Kneisel
Hall Chamber Music Festival
in Blue HIM, Maine. A native of
Florence, Italy, Ciompi was an
established concert violinist
on the continent prior to
accepting an Invitation from
Artunj Toscanni to become a
member of the NBC
Symphony in 1948. He has
made his home In the United
Stat% since that time.
Claudia Bloom, violinist, the
newest and youngest member
of the Ciompi Quartet, Joined
the group in January, 1982.
She received her bachelor's
degree from the Marihattan
School of Music and the
master's degree from Yale
School of Music. She has
performed extensively as a
soloist and chamber musician
throughout the East, and on
the West coast was a member
of the Bloom Piano Trio,
perfonning with her brother
and sister In the Bay area.
and other representatives. In
this particular case, the
defendant was accused of
stealing several albums and
tapes from a fellow student.
When she was confronted
with her crime, she admitted
her guilt, and turned herself
In, thus eliminating the need
for a Jury.
The program followed the
same basic procedures as
by Linda Sellers
"Marriage” was the general
topic of this year's Staley
Christian Lecture Series
featuring Robert and Margaret
Blood, internationally known
marriage counselors and
family therapists.
The Bloods are co-authors
of MARRIAGE, a widely-used
college textbook. They visited
classes and conducted a
series of four lectures the
A member of the Ciompi
Quartet at Duke since 1974,
Fred Raimi was winner of the
International Cello
Competition in Portugal In
1971. A native of Detroit, he
attended John Hopkins and
graduated from the Julliard
School of Music in New York.
He did his graduate study at
State University of New York,
He and his wife, pianist, Jane
hlawklns, have parlicipated in
many chamber music festivals
in the United States and
England.
George Taylor joined the
Ciompi Quartet in the 1979-80
season as violist. Well known
In his naive New York both as
violinist and vioilst, Taylor,
has served as the
concertmaster of the New
York Housing Authority
Orchestra, the String
Reunion, the Queens Opera
Company, and the Manhattan
College Orchestra. He studied
in New York.
would an authentic trtal, but in
a much more informal
manner. Testimonies were
given from both sides, while
the board asked questions
pertaining to the case.
The plaintiff and the
accused were given the
qjportunlty to have witnesses
and character witnesses
appear on their behalf. When
all testimonies were
recounted, and all questions
week of September 27 on the
Meredith campus.
Bob Blood is a tall, slim
man who shows his vivacity
through his speech and
actions. His wife, Margaret, Is
equally as talkative and eager
to experience each new
avenue open unto her.
The Bloods are emphatic
that marriage Is not becoming
obsolete as an Institution.
“The popularity of marriage Is
still very high,” Dr. (Bob)
Blood said, "although some
people are getting married
later now."
“People are getting divorced
because they are becoming
asked, the plaintiff and the
defendent were asked to
leave, and the board ^hen
voted on a punishment "that
was suitable to the crime.
The defendant reappeared to
heiar their decision, and the
trial was then adjourned. In
cases where a Jury is needed,
the defendant Is given a 48-
hour period to appeal If she
chooses to do so.
more aware of what they want
In a relationship," Mrs. Blood
added. “We try to help people
become more aware of vvh^'s
important In their marriage."
Dr. Blood said that contrary
to the beliefs of many women,
a good marriage does not
depend on just finding the
right man. "Working out a
good marriage is a life-long
process,” he added.
The Bloods observed during
many of their lectures at
Meredith that many of the
students were relatively shy,
passive, and uneager to share
their feelings. According to
[Continued on Page 3\
Robert and Margaret Blood lecture to a class during their visit to
Meredith as Staley Christian Lectures. [Walker photo]
mSlDE
- Keep it CLEAN!!!!
- .... But we need Fire drills.
- The big attraction of game rooms.
- A reQuest for your point of view.
Ciompi Quartet Performs
A mcd( Judicial Board trial was held Friday, October 1, during the regular SGA meeting.
[Malkef Photo]
Cpuple Lives Career
Through Marriage