NEWSPAPER OF THE STUDENTS
OF MEREDITH COLLEGE
VOLUME LXIII NUMBER 24
THE TWIG
APRIL 22, 1985
A special group of people
Board of Associates
by Rene Folds
Not many students at Meredith have
heard of the Board of Associates or know
v\ttat its function is, but it is a fas
cinating group of people who share a
general love for the college and give of
their time willing. The Board of Trustees
at Meredith is made up of people who
have to meet two qualifications: they
mu^ t)e residents of North Carolina and
they must tie Southern Baptist. However,
there are people who do not live in this
state or do not tMlong to a Southern
Baptist congregation who would still like
to serve the school also.
In 1967 the Board of Associates was
created. The stated purpose of the Board
Is to provide a diverse, technical, pro
fessional. and ixisiness resource to ad
vise and assist the administration and
the Board of Trustees. The t>oard con
sists of approximately 70 members vuho
meet twice a year on campus. The chair
man as of now is Joseph Porter of Shel
by, N.C., and vice-chairman is Olive Mil
ler of l^leigh. Over one-haif of the mem
bers are women.
The Board consists of four oonv
ittees: a Finance Committee which
meets with Charles Taylor, an Insti
tutional Program committee which nrieets
with Dean Burris, a Student Development
Committee which meets with Dr. Sandra
Thomas, and an Institutional Ad-
aneement Committee wt^ch n^s with
Dr. Jerry McGee. The Board has also
assumed the role of faculty support
group and they recently funded the
Faculty Applied Meredith Endowment
Fund with one half miiiion dollars. The
eamlngs on the invested money are
spent on gifts for the 4 outstanding
faculty members, faculty travel, and
salary raises.
Most of the members come from the
business world and they hail from such
states as N. C., Virginia, Florida and
Tennessee. They all share a love and
enthusiasm for Meredith College and
willingly give of their time and money to
advancethe school. All of us at l«4eredith
should be proud to have such a sup-
portivegroup of people standing i^ehind
our college,' and we should be thankful
for the work they have already dope.
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Play
Provides fun ^
by Beth Kennedy
“I Love Beech MusicI” Well, 4f you
do, you must have had a great one vie6-
nesday, April 17. Where eise but Mere
dith could you find fun, skates, games,
music, food, and more fun? Wednesday
from 3; 30 - 6:30 was a day to take your
shoes off and PLAY in the sand.
There were games like an“amoeba
race, tug-of-war, water balloon toss, and
three-legged race. Thanks to Ftenee
Knot. Play Day Chair, and Aileen Jen-
kirw, intramural CcMphair, the combina
tion of Play Day and Intramural Awards
was a big success. Plaques, awards, and
T-shirts were given out. Cookies were
given to the Intramural champs of Flag
Football, Bowling, and Spring Swim
Meet. T-shirts were given to referees. Be
low are a list of the winners;
Best Dorm • Barefoot
iirds Day
Puppet Malting Worksfiop
“Workshops" are certainly not
unusual on the Meredith Campus, but
recently some new and very different
kind of workshops have taken place.
In November, two young ladies
made a “little girl” puppet each, then on
March 23 nine students got up early (on
Saturday morning!) to take part in the
PUPPET MAKING WORKSHOP held In
1st Brewer parior. Each young iady
created her own “character”, under the
direction of l^u Kayle, Residence
Director in Brewer.
Reu began making her own puppets
in 1974 and since that time, has helped
numerous churches, schools and civic
groups in beginning their own puppet
mlnlstries.ln addition to making puppets
for churches and schools, Reu conducts
Puppet Techniques Training Seminars
for individuals or groups in the care and
use of puppets.
Six students have signed up for the
third PUPPET MAKING WORKSHOP, on
^y 8 in 1st Brewer Parlor.
Look out!I! You may see puppets
participating In all kinds of programs,
entertainment and summer ministries.
W»iiraii*s Odyssey:
A Global Perspective
by Caroline Pomll
•“Woman’s ^S8ey"%;i^ Qlctel Per-
pectlve '• :
Mer«iRh'^dDeived''ti S850
froTO tfe'(Xtfe University — Uhiveraity of
r^'h Ca>ollria Wom»i's SUfdies Center
fc^;^lM Undergraduate course titled
“VSSroh’s Odyssey”. Taught this spring
t>y Meredith women faculty, tt^e course
offers studies in eight disciplines, in
cluding religion (Peggy Starkey), history
(Rosalie Gates), English (Susan Gilbert),
art (Bluma Greenberg), psychology
(Rosemary Hornak), economics (Evelyn
■SJrmrons), "="i:at»rt--- America ^ndra
Thomas), and sociology (Rhonda
ZIngraff). “The purpose of the course,
“Or. Starkey, the director, said, “is to
help students integrate the connections
between education, selfhood, career,
and family, and to address the problems
co.t)i^tlng women in many aspects of
lit® in;the modern world.” The course Is
divided into three^Mrts: Weinen Today:
Inrtages .and problems;. Historical and
Cross.>X^r^ Wcrnen's
Problems Today: ^lutlc^s and New
Directions.
The course has brought in guest
lecturers. Including a panel of men
faculty, Presktent Weems, wc^nen in
politics and business, and wonrten from
China and South Africa. Studying women
in tfie family, in job markets, in religion,
in myths, gives students a better un
derstanding of themselves. The course is
designed to examine women around the
wortd and their impact on society.
Looking at women from the past and
present in different cultures, students in
the class have learned about prot>lems
they l^ven't encountered yet and pos
sibilities they see for the future.
-• ••Th5'laft^or tlw^»urse is a special
txoklet of readings put together the
faculty. Students have taken two tests
and are now writing a term paper that
must Incorporate at least three of the
disciplines discussed during the
semester. Approximately 35 people are
taking the course, and Dr. Starkey hopes
to l)e able offer the course again. Several
of the students said that the course has
been insightful and motivating and has
i^een a cohesive force in bringing
together the ideas of women. “Woman’s
Odyssey” has given Meredith women a
global perspective on their roles in
society.
Senior picnic on Thursday
2nd Poteet
Intranftural Representative -
Suzanne Wilson of 3rd Barefoot
Most Individual Participation Points .
Suzanne Wilson
Flag Football - 2nd Poteat
Volleytell - 2nd Poteat
Fail Swim Meet - 3rd Barefoot
Basketball - 1st Barefoot
Bowling - 2nd Barefoot
Spring Swim Meet - 2nd Brewer
Beginner Tennis - PennI Diffee
Intermediate Tennis- Kattiertne
Schwoet>el
Advanced Tennis - Adrienne Gore
Badminton - Beth Kennedy
Bowling - Mary Ellen McKown
Congratulatk^ns to all wfio won and par
ticipated!
, ^. Z^Qr^unn, senior
Senior Class Picnic will be held
on Thursday, April 25. 1965, at 4:30 pm
in the courtyard. Each spring, the Senior
Class has the opportunity to participate
in the many traditions that make Mere
dith special. The Senior Picnic is one of
these traditions. The historians from
each year and the senior class officers
coordinate the activities that tate place
and conduct the program.
The activities begin at 4:30 pm in
the courtyard and the first activity is the
revelation of the Crook’s hiding pla:« by
the Senior Class President. This is, of
course, if the Juniors have not tieen quite
snwt enough to figure out Its hiding
place—and the Seniors hope not, so that
a ixnv with, our class colors can be
carried on It on Class Day. If the Juniors
find the crook, then a black bow will t»
carried on the crook on Class Day.
After the Senior Class Pre^dent
reveals the hkJing place of the crook, the
the Last Wills and Testaments of all
seniors will be read. As we leave, we
leave behind things and parts of us that
we feel should continue at Meredith.
After this, there will be a slide show in
the cafeteria. All seniors were en
couraged to submit pictures from all four
years to have a hurrorous and
memorable look back at our four years
here. After the slide show the Class Pro
phecies will read. Every senior had a op
portunity to predict what her roommate
would be doing in ten years. It will be
surprising to hear some of the predtet-
ions and then to see what really happens
in ten years.
All seniors are encouraged to attend
this picnic to share this special time. The
seniors would like to invite all of the
Ivleredith community to attend the pkink:
and to share in this special time as we
approach the end of our time at Meredith.
7H£ ATHLETIC BANQUET WILL BE
HELD APRIL 24. 1985 FOR
THOSE A THLBTES PARTIOPA TINQ IN
BASKETBALL. GOLF, SOFTBALL,
TENNIS
AND VOLLEYBALL.