NEWSPAPER OF THE STUDENTS OF MEREDITH COaSOE
\fi!>L LXI, NumbV ie
Memdlth College
March 29, 1S63
' Miracle Worker’ to open soon Ray Band
wins prize
One of the most moving
human triumphs of our time will
be the subject of the in-
terr^tionaliy acclaimed drama
to be presented by the Meredith
Performs series on April 8, 9,15
and ieth.
The play Is “The Miracle
Worker,” WHIIam Gibson,
which tells the story of how a
determined young Irish giri
named Annie Sullivan unlocked
the mind and the soul of the
child, deaf and blind from
infancy, who grew up to
become the notable world
figure, Helen Keller.
Jenny will tiestan^ as
the Boston Iri^ girl who
dedicates her life to bringing
the meaning of words to the
little Alabama girl caged in her
own deafness and blindness.
SteF^w^le Ace will portray the
young Helen Keller, a wild
untamed hellion of a child who
is brought to the understanding
of discipline and order in what
critics ail over the worid have
called one of the most
harrowing scenes In modem
theatre.
Senior art
exhibited
By Joy Cox
Meredith College students
are enjoying an abundanceofart
with the opening of four senior
art exhibits last week. Mary L.
Myers^ exhibit opened March 19
in Wainwrlght while Cindy
Walls, Marcia Vickers, and
Michele Murphy had their joint
exhibit In Jones Qallery. All the
shows njn through March 30th.
The artists display a wide
variety of n)edia in their shows
from acrylics to photography.
Mary Myers Is especially in
terested in photography and
would like someday to pursue a
career in the fl^d. This Is
evident in her exhibit as photo
graphs are a focal point.
The ceramics by Michele
Murphy are standouts in her
show; of special note is a
mosaic entitled, Italian
CItyscape. Michele is an art
education major.
Marcia Vickers' arrangement
of ptKrtographs and prints of
the same subject present ex
citing insights by the artist.
Marcia hopes to continue her
career In art through com
munications and advertising.
dndy Walls enjoys working
with all the mediums equally.
She is planning to teach K-3
and keep art as a hobby rather
than a career.
Because the shows close
March 30, everyone should
. fnake a point to view these
talented artists works soon. The
exhibits are open to the public.
The works are for sale and
reasonably priced.
This is the now legendary
dining-room scene In the
second act In which the newly
arrived teacher and her un-
trsrined pupil have a violent,
knockdown, drag-out battle
royal, the culmination of which
is the first glimn>ering of light
In the child's shrouded mind.
Critics and parents alike have
recognized in the encounter and
In the play, not only an ur>senti-
mental treatment of a physical
disability, but also a
description of the process of
education in Its most arduous
sense of being led out from
darkness.
Donald Horstman and Deby
(Dunn will be seen In roles of the
child’s parents, whose Instinct
is to protect her from the rigors
of discipline, thus cutting her
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Annie Sulflvan Venny West] restrains her pupil Helen Keller [Stephanie Ace] In a scene from
“The Miracle Worker," to be presented from April 8-16 as part of the Meredith Performs svies.
[Photo by Lynne Tesh]
New major in social ifork announced
By Melody WMf
Air Guitar II. sponsored by
the senior class, took place
March 17 In Jones Auditorium
freim 7:00 • 9:30 p.m. A $1
admission fee was charged for
the fund-raising event - .83
cents went to the senior class,
while the remaining .17 cents
went to the Cystic Fibrosis
Fund.
Five bands participated in
the contest: The Wash-Outs
(“It’s Raining Men”), The Ray
Band f'Who Can It Be Now?’),
Mister and the Misdemeanors
f‘Ues, Lies, Lies, Lies”), Don't
Look Now ("The Streak”), and
The Be-Bops (“Jailhouse
Rock”).
The judges .explaining that
their drcision was difficult to
make since all the bands were
good, asked The Ray Band and
Don't Look Now to perform
again. The final result: The Ray
Band wai ked away wi th the $100
prize. Members of The Ray
Band are Marybeth Landis,
Tammy Lee, Rhett Ellertw, and
Kathy Hoffarth. Spewing for
the band members. Rhett
Elleite said that they were
really happy ^ut their victory
and celebrated by going on a
shopping spree.
trie Spaiz Band, winner of
last semester's air guitar
contest, gave a thrilling per
formance of “Let It Whip" and
were gladly welcomed b»k by
the excited crowd. Special
guests were The Spinnera, from
Duke University, who gave a
tremendous p^ormance. The
Spinnere, encouraged by the
audience, sang several songs
including “Cupid” and "Could It
Be I'm Falling In Love?”
OverEdi, Air Guitar II was 3
success and everyone had a
great time.
Tl>e Department of Sociology
and Socied Work announces a
new major in SOCML WORK.
The new major was approved by
the Academic Council during
the 1961-1982 academic year
and is included for tfw first time
in the 1982-1983 catalogue. The
new major holds national ac
creditation by the Council on
Social Work Education and
meets all federal requirernents
for professional social work
education.
The new major In social work
is the latest development in a
long tradition of social work In
the department. Social work
courses have been taught for
many years and In the earty
I970's the curriculum was
expanded and received accredi
tation as a certificate program.
Last year the accredltating
agency stopped approving cer
tificate programs and Meredith
changed to a major.
The social work meyor
consists of 32 semester hours
of pnsfessionai courses and 22.
semester hours of specified
liberal arts courses. It is noted
that 12 of the specified litieral
arts hours apply to general
college requirennnts.
The department encourages
social work majors to also meet
the requirements for a second
major in the liberal arts. A
second m^or gives the
students a bn^ad base of theory
from which to draw in seeking
jobs. Most students choose a
second major In sociology, but
psychology, religion, home
economics, politics, history,
and economics have also been
chosen. It Is also possible for
students in these majors to
choose social work as a second
major.
Unique features of the major
arB th© introductory course and
the fiekl experience. Social
Wort( As A Professiorul is
offered a sophomore course
with community volunteer ex
periences to l^p students
decide if they wish to choose
social work as a major. Also, in
the senior year, the student
completes an extensive in
ternship of 400 hours In a social
agency providing social ser
vices under the supervision of a
professional social worier.
Most students see this as the
most valuable experience in the
major.
A unique feature of the social
work major Is that graduates
have optiCM^ of working in a
variety of social agencies.
Among them are hospitals,
nursing homes. mental
ho^itals, mental retardation
centers, prisons, probation and
parole pnjgrams, juvenile court,
artd public schools. A recent
survey Indicated the job exper
ience of the 42 graduates of the
ciassesof 1979^. Thirty-seven
students responded indicating
that 31 (84 percent) vrare em
ployed, three (8 percent) were in
graduate school, and 3 (8
percent) were not available for
wortt.
Students who are interested
In theaoclal work major should
contact Dr. Eugene Sumner, Or.
Cynthia Bishop, or Mrs. Anne
MacKie of the Department of
Sociology and S«iai Wbik
located on second floor of
Joyner Hall. An infonnatlonal
meeting will also be held in
Joyner Lounge on Monday,
Pi^rch 28, at 7:30 P.M.