Trustees authorize graduate degrees
The Meredith College Board
of Trustees has authorized the
college to grant the master's
degree. Authorization was
granted during the board’s
recent meeting at Meredith.
Under the proposal passed
by the Meredith taistees, a
faculty graduate studies
committee will review specific
requests from academic depart-
HDents desiring to offer
programs. The committee will
make recommendations for
specific degree offerings to the
college academic council for
approval.
"Three academic depart
ments, Business and Econorri-
ics, Education, and Music and
Performing Arts are preparing
for graduate programs,” Mere
dith President John E. Weems
said. "Approval of master's
degrees In these three areas is
anticipated in the near future.
Master of Arts degrees were
first offered at Meredith in 19CC
when it was known as Baptist
Female University and located
on Blount Street in Raleigh. The
master's program was
discontinued in 1911 and has
not been offered at the
Hillsborough Street location
where Meredith moved in 1926.
“The offering of graduate
degrees is consistent .with the
early mission and purpose of
Meredith and Is consistent with
the needs of our students and
area residents," Dr. Weems
said.
Sdiedijling of classes for
the graduate program will be
done for the convenience of
working adults, using evenings,
we^end, and summer sched
ules. Faculty for graduate
studies wilt come from the
regular faculty of the college
with some additional outside
faculty with special expertise
appointed.
"The three areas of Business
and Economics, Education, and
Music are being encouraged to
offer master’s degrees, because
there exists a strong Interest for
such programs in the Raleigh
area,” Or. Weems said.
IHe pointed out that
Meredith Inas offered a postbac
calaureate legal assistant’s
program since 1979 and several
certificate programs for women
with baccalaureate degrees
through its continuing
education program. Adult
enrollment currently represents
more than 10 percent of
Meredith's 1,600 students.
in other action by the Board
of Tnjstees, tuition was in-
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THE TWIG
NEWSPAPER OF THE STUDENTS OF ti^EREDITH COLLEGE
VOL LXI, NO. IS
Meredith Colle^
MARCH 21. 1983
Lemmon and Poteat honored as Meredith founders
Dr. Sarah M. Lemmon,
the first dean of continuing
education at Meredith College
was honored during the 92nd
Founders' Day celebration for
distinguished service as a
contemporary founder while
three members of the Poteat
family were honored as early
founders.
Meredith President John E.
W^ms presented the tribute to
Dr. Lemmon during the 10 a.m.
Founders' Day exercises held
Friday, Febru^ 25.
Mrs. Memory Farmer
Mitchell, president of the
t^redith Alumnae Association,
presented the early founder
tribute to William Louis Poteat,
fomier Wake Forest College
president and Meredith tmstee;
E. McNeill Poteat, fonrter
pastor of Pullen Memorial
Baptist Churdi and a Meredith
toistee; and Idaisabelia Poteat,
the first chairman of the art
department at Meredith.
While honoring Dr. Lem
mon, Dr. Weems paid tribute to
her as “a leader In the life of the
collegeatatimewhen Meredith
stood at a symbolic crossroad
In history." When women’s
roles were changing rapidly, Dr.
Lemmon “was instnjmentai in
providing the leadership that
made It possible for Meredith to
move rapidly and boidiy into the
educational of today's woman
for tornonw's world," Wwms
said.
Dr. Lemnx>n Joined the
Meredith faculty in 1947 as
assistant professor of history
Dr. Ellen Ironside, Mere
dith's Director of Continuing
Education, has been elected to
receive an alumna award from
her alma mater, Wells College.
Dr. Ironside enjoys new role
By Melody West
Among the new faces on our
campus this year is Dr. Elien
ironside. Director of Continuing
Education. Dr. ironside, a
recent graduate herself, Is well-
acquainted with re-entry stu
dents, having worked with the
l^aboratory for Higher
Education, vt^ere she assisted
in teacher training.
Because of her extensive
contact with adult students. Dr.
Ironside feels comfortable In
her position as Director of
Continuing Education. She
describes the role of Continuing
Education as "shepherding”
adult students at Meredith until
they choose a majpr. Con
tinuing Education provides
counseling for adult students,
as weil as offering enrichment
courses (^ort courses-skiils
courses) and certificate pro-
grarns, such as the Legal
Assistants Program. Realizing
the potential for growth, Dr,
Ironside Is anxious to expand
the offerings of Continuing
Education.
Dr. Ironside’s first tm-
presslons of Meredith are visry
favorable. She is impressed by
the w«rmth of the students and
by the good working at
mosphere. She believes that a
-college such as Meredith
promotes specif relationships
betv/een the women on cam
pus, who often form lifetime
frlend^ips. In addition, Dr.
Ironside believes that the
campus Is In a good location -
not crowded Into the middle of
the city, but close enough to
the city not to be totally
isolated.
Originally from New York
City, Dr. Ironside ended up in
the south through a s^les of
moves with her family. She has
lived in Michigan, New Jersey,
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and was named history
department chairman In 1962. In
1977 she became the first dean
of continuing education and
special programs. For three
years while history chalnnan
and dean of continuing
education she directed a
program funded by the Mellon
and Rockefeller Foundations
titled “Raising the Sights of
Women.”
She retired as dean of
continuing education at
Meredith In 1982 but continues
to vyork. on special projects
assigned isy President Weems.
In honoring the early
founder Mrs. Mitchell said
William Louis Poteat served as
a Meredith toistee from 1891
until 1938. He ms on the com-
mittee that planned a course of
study for the college before a
faculty was employed and was
charged with the responsibility
of preparing a catalogue for the
college.
Dr. Poteat's nephew, E,
McNeill Poteat, was appointed
to the Meredith board in 1953
and at the time of his death in
YOUfiROOMMATE DID WHAT?
1955 was a member of the
board’s executive committee.
He sen/ed twice as pastor of
Pullen Memorial Baptist Church
in Raleigh and was a missionary
tp China.
The sister of William Louis
Poteat and aunt of E. McNeill
Poteat, Ida Isabella Poteat,
began work at Meredith In 1699
as professor of art. She
designed the college seel and
taught art and served as art
department chalnnan until her
death in 1940.
"The intellect, the
dedication, the loyalty, and the
love shared with Meredith by
William Louis, E. McNeill, and
Ida Isabella Poteat are gifts the
college can never repay. But
Meredith can and does...honor
and pay tribute for all that they
meant to this institution,” Mrs.
Mitchell said.
Warren Bryan Martin,
scholar In residence with the
Carnegie Foundation for the
Advancement of Teaching,
delivered the Founders' Ad
dress titled, “A College of
Character."
Roommate game a
learning experience
By Kristen True
in Febnjary, students on
campus had the ^portunity to
find out how well they krow
their roommate by participating
in the 1983 Roommate Game
sponsored by Residence Hall
Board.
On February 0, girls
g^hered in their hall parlors for
the first game. The following
were winners: Sara Jones and
Margaret Matthews, first Vann;
Toni Beasley and Susan
Skinner, second Vann; Nan
Flowers and Zena Trueiove,
third Vann; Lizzie Mills and
Susan Duck, fourth Vann;
Stephanie Bush and Jennifer
Bruffey, first Strlngfleld; Susan
Dry and Didi Groftke, second
Strlngfleld; Kelly Tilley and
Teresa Burbon, third
^ringneld; Lori Lipped and
Amy Godson, second Carroll;
Anne Johnson and LeAnna
Carter, first Brewer; Christy
Lovesy and Lisa Matthews,
second Brewer; Robin Cnjt-
chfieid and Kim Saieed, third
Brewer; Dina Durfiam and Dawn
Leggett, fourth Brewer; Liza
Little and Christie Boehiing,
first Faircloth; Ashley Stone
and Carla Gray, second Fair
cloth; Jan Joyner and Mary
Hanis, third Faircloth; Bonnie
Warren and Polly Ann Hamrick,
fourth Faircloth; Elizabeth
Dove and Elizabeth McCormick,
first Poteat; Becky Boggan and
Mary Kay Mclver, second
Poteat; Paula Tllghman and
Sandra Westwood, third
Poteat; Stephanie Prevette and
Catherine McLeod, first
Heilman; Allison Kincaid and
Laurel Lindguist. third
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