THE TWIG
VOLUME XLIV NUMBER 7 Meredith College. Raleigh- N.C. 27607 OCTOBER 7. 1985
PROBLEMS ARISE WITH ART BUILDIIVG
by Cathy Manning
The cost of the new art building ex
ceeded the Board of Trustees’ budget by
$750,000, forcing the Board last Friday to
consider alternatives to the original con
struction plans.
The building would cost approximately
$1,750,000 to construct according to an
estimate from Davidson and Jones Con
struction Company of Raleigh. ‘Tm dis
appointed at the figure," stated Dr. John
Weems. The Board had expected a lower
figure around 1 million.
The projected cost has added pressure
to Mr. Jerry McGee, Chairman of the
Fundraising Committee. TTie committee,
in its longest running campaign ever has
tseen unabie.to raise enough money to
begin construction. “Mr. McGee has had
a difficult time raising money,” remailted
Dr. Craig Greene, Head of the Art Depart
ment. “There just aren’t that many people
who have an interest In art," added
Greene.
Some options under consideration of
theBoardare: to build a snnaller building
near Wainwrlght music building and
Jones Auditorium; to reduce the size of
the proposed building, keeping the West
campus location; to constnxt the origi
nal building in phases. “We are exploring
a lot of options," stated Board member
and Business Manager Charles Taylor.
College officials had previously an
nounced that the building would be lo
cated on West campus near Cate Center.
“If we build there,” sayd Taylor, “we
must duplicate our resources. Forty
percent of the art facilities are already
housed in the Fine Arts buildings.”
Greene said, however, that sometimes
the Art classes and the music programs
clash. “We would be happy with a
building near Jones if it houses the entire
program," commented Greene.
When Greerw was asked about the
chances of building asmaller building on
the west side of campus, he replied, “It
couldn’t wof1^...We couldn’t get all the
programs under one roof.” The plans for
the building at present do not contain an
art gallery and have already been reduced
by 4,000 square feet, according to
Greene.
If the Board decides to constatct the
originally planned building in phases,
completing it one part at a time, "what
would they (the Boanj) phase out?"
asked Greiene. “If we don’t get what we
need now, the program will be ham-
stnjng," emphasized Greene. However,
according to one Board member, who
asked to remain nameless, “the majority
of the Board...would like to build in
phases."
Whichever option tt^ Board decides
on will present at least one dilemma -
wt^at to t^l people who have previously
made contributions to the original
planned building. “We have to be tKH>est
with these people," remarked Taylor.
“The Board would have to give contribu
tors the opportunity to revoke their dona
tions,” said an anonymous Board mem
ber.
Greene said that the Board of Trustees
is committed to building Meredith an art
facility that will provide the unity the pro
gram needs. “Wd are going to be ima
ginative enough and creative enough,"
stated Taylor, ‘lo design a facility worthy
of the Art program.”
The Art department, which has classes
scattered ail over the campus, is the only
Meredith department without a good
facility. “A new building will give the
program a cohesiveness that a depart
ment needs to t>e strong,” said Weems.
“It fits the nature of our college to be
strong,” added Weems.
The Building and Grounds Committee
is cun^ntly considering options for the
building and is scheduled to make a re
port to the Board again in February of
1966.
Students Benefit With New Phone System
by Cynthia L Church
Co-Editor
Meredith students received their first
$18 rnonthly equipment charge October
1,1965. The'fee includes ttie cost for
equipment rental, ttie cables, the
switch, the service charge and the tele
phone.
-bast-year^Hidente'^aM
ly fee for services rendered. The three
dollar increase this year is partially due
to the seventeen new lines installed on
the campus. The tnjnk lines permit ad
ditional calls to be made and received
by people living and working on the
Meredith campus.
Meredith College bought its own
phone system last year. Southem Net
handled the long distance services
while Meredith and Southem Bell con
trolled the local calls. This year, the
local sen/ices are handled exclusively
by Meredith.
Because the Parents Association
pledged to support the new investment
by raising funds for five years, the in
stallment fee was eliminated. If the
phones were supplied and manintalned
by Southem Bell, students would have
to pay a $75 initial fee.
Ann Pumell, alumnae coordinator,
explained thel a cover letter was sent to
parents and alumnae requesting a con
tribution of $100 to help ^iminate the
installation charge.
Ttitf A^sacl^lbh eomrftittwJ
$60,OOQ.a year for 5 years to keep costs
down,” said Charles Taylor, Vice Presi
dent of Business and Finances at Mere
dith." But we didn’t get all the contri
butions from them.”
Taylor also said that the school has
made no commitment to keep the costs
down but will remain conrtpetiti\« with
Southem Bell’s rates.
Meredith's monthly fee is higtier than
what Southem Bell charges Its custom
ers that have a touchtone, private line
phone. Thjs would cost students
$16.25; however, the $18.00 fee at
Meredith includes features like ring a-
gain, call fonArarding, and transferring.
With Southem Beil these features
would cost $23.50 - a $5.50 savings
with Meredith’s phone system.
Another benefit Meredith has over
Southem Beil Is the 'iast-four-digit' In-
tercampus calls. With Southem Bell, all
seven digits are necessary when dialing
anywhere. The long distance benefits
with SouthemNet also tops Southern
Bell.
Alth6£igK aoifie problerns'are ^Ml
lurking Charles Taylor said, “We’ve
ironed most of the bugs out.” Meredith
experienced many problems with stu
dents abusing the phone system last
year. But this year precautions have
been taken to avoid repeating these.
Hiis year students can only place
collect calls. Also, students can only
otitain directory assistance tiy using
their access number and di«ding 919-
555-1212. Students will be charged 50
cents per call. Whereas last year a stu
dent could cancel her phone sen/ices
and share her roommates’ access code
number and $7.50 charge, this year stu
dents must pay $18.00 per room. If one
student cancels her services, the roonv
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Professor Returns To Speak
Helen Turlington, for whom the Tur
lington Social Work Club was named,
will speak Sunday, October 6th at 7; 00
p.m. In the Chapel Commons Room. She
will t)e discussing Social Work In other
countries.
Mrs. Turlington taught Social Work
here at Meredith from the fail semester of
1972 until the spring semester of 1977.
She nf^ade major contributions to the So
cial Work program while she was here.
Originally only one Social Work course
was taught, but with Mrs. Turlington’s
detennination and hard work more
courses were added, and there developed
an expanded series or sequence of
courses. Mrs. Turlington has not only
taught Social Work at Meredith, but she
has made many contributions to the So
cial Work field as she has taught in such
countries as China, Iran, India and the
Philippines while she and her husband
were foreign missionaries there.
Today the department of Social Work
offers both a major and a minor in Social
Work, and the Social Work club exists for
rnajors, minors and anyone interested in
helping people through service projects
and discussion of problems and what
can be done about them. We encourage
e^ryone to come and hear Mrs. Turling
ton speak. Ttwe will be refreshments
and a time for speaking with Mrs. Tur
lington personally. It will be an evening
no one wants to miss!
Sponsored by Social Work and Socio
logy Clubs.
Students Will Be Asked To Join Benefit
Collegian commitment to fighting
hunger will be tested this fall when stu-
derrts will be asked by the Student Public
interest Researdi Groups to join a na
tional campaign to benefit USA for
Africa
The usual student efforts to help the
needy were enhanced during the past
school year by the consciousness-
raising USA for Africa album, which con
tained the hit song “We Are the World.”
Now, PIRGs across the nation will bor
row a phrase from that song as the name
Qf their campaign. So Let’s Start Giving.
Using thousands of students and hun
dreds of professional staff members, the
PIRGs will launch an intensive three-part
campus campaign. During this spring, an
USA For Africa
advisory board of hunger organization
officials, political leaders and prominent
students was formed, and efforts were
made to contact student leeders at 3,000
campuses.
Training will include a fact-finding trip
to Africa, and students who have already
been to Africa are b^ng recruited to
speak at schools this fall, in August, an
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Sophomore Class
Sets 1985-86 Goals
by Vanessa Goodman
Managing Editor
Tlw Sophomore class held their first
meeting on September 23,1985 at 10; 00
am. in 103 Joyner.
The Sophomore class goals for 1985-
1.986 are to lnc/3ease attendance at class
meetings, to show school spirit, and to
plan events to encourage students to re
main on campus during the weekends.
Bettie Shipp, president, proposed that
an attendance policy be set up to encou
rage attendance at meetings. TtK>se stu
dents having perfect attendance at the
end of the year will be rewarded.
Shipp also wants to fomi a class coun
cil to serve as a link between the mem
bers of the class and the officere.
The Sophomore class is currently
sponsoring a fundraiser for Comhuskin’
and Spring dance expenses. They will be
selling M&M's and they can tie purchsed
from each hall representative.
The first project developed by the
Sophomore class to encourage students
to remain on campus is the Masquerade
Party. This party will be held on October
18, 1965 from 9:00 p.m. - 1:00 a.m. in
Weatherspoon Gymnasium. This dance
will be open to each class. Tlie co-chair-
persons of the dance are Kathy Fox and
Renee Davis.
The class officers for 1985-1986 are as
follows: Bettie Shipp - President, Jenny
Beavers - Vice President, Cindy Austin -
Secretary, Michele Lenhart - Treasurer,
and Debbie Panxitt - Historian.
Jenny Beavers, Vice Presidwt, wants
everyone to “dare" tt>e s^homore class
to get all of its goals accomplished.