THE TWIG
NEWSPAPER OF THE STUDENTS OF MEREDITH (X>LLEGE
WDL LXI, NO. 14
Meredith College
Februay 28, 1983
Green art exhibit opens season in Jones art gallery
by Joy Cox
Art is flourishing at Meredith
this spring. The first of aght
exhibits opened Febmary 20
with the woi1(s of Marla Elena
Green. The opening reception
was Sunday, Febni^ 20, from
2:00 until 5:00 p.m. where the
^ist was on hand to discuss
her works.
Marla Green is a Meredith
senior who has been interested
in art since she was a small
child. It seemed inevitable that
she expanded her natural
talents in college. Maria is in
the process of completing her
art education and later plans to
teech art to the handicapped.
Every Meredith art major
must compile a collection for
^hibition of their bestworksas
judged by a panel of art faculty.
Maria's exhibit consists of
pttotographs, drawings in
pencil and ink, etchings,
embossings, aquatints, acrylic
paintings and pastels. Still Ijfes
in bright colors dominated.
Of special note is a pastel
entitled “Illustration for
Children”. The p^tei depicts
various animals l30th exotk: and>
ordinary in colorful array. Mc^t
of her works are for sale with
prices ranging from $10.00 to
$85.00. Student art exhibits
offer a perfect opportunity for
people to purchase original
wod(s of art at reasonable
prk»s. Be on the k>okout for the
other shows which open after
spring break and continue
through April 20.
Brock, Hamlet capture
mathematics honors
Wtnntrs the 19S3 Freshman-Sophomore math contest are 0 to 0; ienny West, Eliiabeth Brocl, Betsjr
Blue, Martha Hamlet.
Elizatieth Brock and Martha
Hamlet placed, respectively,
first and second in the 19^
Fresh man-Sophomore
Matfiematics Contest. Jenny
West arvj Betsy Blue were each
awarded an honorable mention.
These four distinguished
themselves in a field of twenty*
two futrd working students wfio
gathered on Saturday morning,
January 15,1983, to compete in
this annual contest. After three
hours of problem solving all
admitted that they had been
ctiallenged; some conceded
that it had been fun.
Contest awards were made at
the Canady Math Club meeting
Drugs, and Delinquency”topic for
Akers, visiting Kenan professor
"Drinking,
lecture by
We are experierKing an
enjoyable two weeks with Dr.
Akers, visiting Kenan Professor
in sociolgy, at Meredith. His
special areas of concentration
sfxxjld seem quite timely as
tf>ey have been so recently
reflected in news headlines:
druga>ntrol policy, alcohol and
dnjg abuse, prison over-
Dr. Ronald Akers'campus schedule
crowding, crime trerxls and
crime control. These vivid
public concerns all fall within
the repertoire of Or. Akers, who
received his Ph.D. in Sociology
from the University of Ken
tucky, 1966. Since tiien, he f>as
served on the faculties of the
University of Washir>gton,
Florkla State University, The
University of Iowa, and is
currently Chairperson of the
Sociology Department at the
University of Florida. Ad
ditionally, Dr. Akers has t>een a
Visiting Fellow at the Boys
Town Center for the Study of
Youth Developn«nt, wfiere he
concentrated on adolescent
drug and alcohol use,
knowledge and opinion of the
law. He has held several offices
including President, in the
American Society of
Criminology, and he has
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Tue. 3-1
7:00-11:00 a.m.
2:00- 3:20 p.m.
5:30- 6:45 p.m.
7:30 p.m.
Wed. 3-2
Thu. 3-3
Fri. 3^
Site Visit, Federal Prison at
Butner, with SCK3 337 - Zingraff
SOC 489, Sociological Theory -
Syron
Dinner, PDR, with Harris
Scholars, International
Students and Sociology Club
PUBLIC LECTURE. CATE
AUDITORIUM
“THE 3-D THREAT:
DRINKING, DRUGS, AND
DELINOUINCr’
11:00-11:50 a.m. and
12:00-12:50 p.m. PSY 204, Developmental
Psycfxjlogy - Homak
2:00- 2:50 p.m. heD 200, First Aid - Allen
7:30 p.m. INFORI»ML DIALOGUE ON
CHRISTIANITY AND
CRIMINLOGY
MEREDITH CHRISTIAN
ASSOa ATION INVITES ALL TO
ATTEND- CHAPEL COMMONS
ROOM
8:00- 9:20 a.m. REL 244, Christian Ethics -
Crook
9:30- NOON POL 948, Capital City Semester
- Frazier
3:30- 4:50 p.m. SWK 304, Social Wortt Practice
- Mackie
11:35 a.m. Departure from RDU airport
Visiting Kenan professor Di. RonaM Akers w9l hoM a public
lecture on Tuesday. March 1 about drugs, drinking, and
delinquency. On Wednesday, March 2, Dr. Akers will tead an
informal dialogue on Christianitir and criminology in the chapel
commons room.
on February 17. Eliz£d)eth
Brock, a freshman, was tf>e
winner and receives a tuition
scholarship of $200. Martt^
Hamlet, a sophomore, receives
a $100 tuition scholarship for
her second place finish. Both
Martha and Elizat>eth intend to
focus their studies in the area of
mathematics arid computer
science.
Honorable Mention book
awards were made to freshmen
Jenny West and Betsy Blue.
Jenny holds a nrKisic
scholarship at Meredith txJt
hopes to squeeze in some study
of mathematics on the side.
Betsy is still considering irv
terests in mathematics,
computer science, arxJ ac
counting. ly*”
First administered in 1982,
the contest was organized by
the mathematics department
both to provkle a special
educational experience and
hopefully a little fun. This year's
cont^t was organized and
administered by Professors
Taylor and Krair>es, both of
wtK>m were quite pleased at tfie
results. The Mathenr^ics
Department looks forward to
again sponsoring the contest in
1964.
Outstanding
Seniors - 1983
Sarah Craft
Julie Henrtls
Lee Mabry
Kim Metis
Julie Michaels
Jayne Osborne
Cindy Sheiton
Nancy ^>arks
LMren Starboard
Myrtle Turner
Joanne Yost
These seniors were chosen
by classmates and received the
most votes out of 25
nominations. These seniors are
the ones have worked
behind the scenes and con
tributed much to classes and
the Meredith community.
In their own way, each one of
these seniors has contributed
their time and effort to the
functions and activities of tfie
Senir Class, and these con-
trilMtions have not been un
noticed by their classmates. We
would //te to say "tfiank you"
forbeingsuciiawtal member of
our dass.