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VOLUME XLIV. NUMBER 9 Meredith College. Raleigh, N.C. 27607 CXTTOBER 21. 1965
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M. Elizabeth Tidball, Professor of
Physiology at the George Washingtori
University Medical Center in Washing
ton, DC, is a nationally recognized scien
tist and an authority on the subject of
American women, their education and
their careers. A native of Indiana, she
holds a bachelor's degree from Mount
Holyoke College (1951) and M.S. (1955)
and Ph.D. (1959) degrees in physiology
from the University of Wisconsin at
Madison. She also did graduate w'ork at
the Universities of Rochester and Chi
cago, and held a U.S.P.H.S. Postdoc
toral Fellowship at the National Insti
tutes of Hesdth in Washington. Con
tinuing her research and teaching career,
she joined the fulltlrr>e faculty of George
Washington University in 1962 and was
naned Professor of Physiology in 1971.
From the 1950s into the eary 1970s,
Professor Tidball compiled an Impressive
record of research and publications on
the physiological functions of neuro-
transmltters. She became an active
member of the American Physiological
Society in 1962 and, in 1973, founded
and chaired the Task Force on Women In
Physiology. In the 1970s Dr. TIdtall, by
this time a respected and established
medical scientist, began to draw on her
analytical skills to research, publish and
lecture on environments for the educa
tion of women. In this work she has de
monstrated that the number of women
students who subsequently become ca
reer achievers Is directly proportional to
the number of women faculty present
when they were students - findings ac
claimed as statistical conflnretion of
role model theory. Her research has also
documented the past and ongoing role of
women's col leges In graduating a dispro
portionately Iffl’ge nurrtjer of women
achievers. During a sabbatical leave in
1974-75, she was Consultant for Institu
tional Research at Wellesley College and
directed the establishment and subse
quently became vice chair of the Com
mittee on the Education and Employ
ment of Women In Science and Engi
neering at the National Research Coun
cil-National Academy of Sciences. She
cunantly serves as a Consulting Editor of
the Journal ot Higher Education and as
a member of the Editorial Advisory Board
of Religion and Intellectual Life. She is
a National Panelist for the American
Council on Education Office of Women
in Higher Education and a Center Asso
ciate of the National Resource Center,
Girls Clubs of America.
In addition to her sen/lce for numerous
University and professional committees
and commissions, Professor Tidball has
also been a trustee of Mount Holyoke,
hkxxj and Sweet Briar Colleges for a total
of 23 years. She has served on ttie go
verning board of the Washington Cathe
dral Foundation, chaired the board of the
College of Preachers, and Is a board
member and past president of the Cathe
dral Choral Society of which she has
been a singing member since 1962.
Dr. Tidball has been widely honored
for her contributions to science, to
education and to women. She has been a
distinguished scholar In residence at
Mills College (1980), the College of
Preachers (1984), &3uthem Methodist
University (1965) and Salem College
(1965). ^e was awarded the Mary E.
Woolley Fellowship (1958-59) and the
Alumnae Medal of Honor (1971) of Mount
Holyc^e College, and has received cita
tions for outstanding sen/ice to the
American Youth Foundation (1975), the
George Washington University Alumni
Association (1962) and the George Wash
ington University Faculty (1985). Four
teen colleges and universities have be
stowed on her honorary doctorate; Wil
son College (Sc.D. 1973), Trinity College
(D.Sc. 1974), Mount Holyoke College
(L.H.D. 1976), St. Mary’s College (H.H.D.
1977), Cedar Crest College (D.Sc. 1977),
The University of the South (D.Sc. 1978),
GoucherCollege(D.Sc. 1979), Regis Col
lege (D.Litt. 1980), College of St. Cathe
rine (Lit.D. 1980), Hood College (H.H.D.
1982), St. Joseph College (LL.D. 1983),
Skidmore College (L.H.D. 1984), Mary-
mount College Tarrytown (L.H.D. 1965),
stfid Converse College (D.Sc. 1965).
Lack of Minorities at Meredith Causes Concern From Students and Faculty
by Vanessa Goodman
Managing Editor
Limited response to recruitment ef
forts over the years has left Meredith with
a lack of black minority students on cam
pus.
This view Is held by faculty members,
as well as students, wfho are searching
for solutions to the problem.
Out of over 1200 resident students,
only 17 are black.
“Meredith Is not wiell-known in many
of the black communities in the state and
abroad." said Sue Keamey, Director of
Admissions.
Carol Swain, a black student at Mere
dith, added, “Blacks are not visible
enough on campus and others do not
want to con^ because of It.”
Other obstacles that the college faces
is competition between other all-black
institutions In North Carolina according
to Dr. Sandra Thomas. Vice-President for
Student Development.
"Many black students have either never
considered a women's college or do not
see a reason to come to Meredith." said
Tamanl Anderson, a senior on campus.
She also stated that the admissions
department needs a full-time black re
cruiter to go out to the high schools to
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Fourteen International Students Attend Meredith
fty Kathleen Folger
MIA Secret^
You nr»ay or may not have noticed four
teen very special Meredith students. It
wouldn't t>e surprising If you weren’t
aware of them. After all. the fourteen are
just like any other students here, except
for one difference - they are all from
foreign countries.
The freshman International students
are Rahel Abraha from Ethiopia, Claudia
Schlffers from Germany, Lisa Seale from
Bart>ados, and Carol Wlertsema from
Netherlands. International students in
the sophomore class are Florence Alva
fr(OTi Argentina, Dena Ashoo of Iraq,
Carolina Gomez of Spain who lives in
Costa Rica, Allison Hilton from Great
Britain, and Chrslsy Trevino from Vene
zuela. The only international student In
the junior class Is Gladys Chow from Ma
laysia. Senior international students are
DeeptI Goel of India, Paulina La'oux of
Ecuador, and Connie van der Does of
Netherlands. There Is also one interna
tional reentry student, Khadleja Shasly
from Saudi Arabia.
These students, with such diverse
backgrounds, have a variety of reasons
for attending Meredith. For Instance,
freshman Carol Wlwtsema is a Rotary
scholar and was selected to attend Mere
dith for just one year. However, Connie
van der Does, Mfho was also a Rotary
scholar, enjoyed her year at Meredith-so
much, she decided to stay for all four
years. Some of the International students
now live in the United States and at
tending school here was a logical choice.
Howfever, a majority of the students have
left home to get an education from an
American college. These students will
receive their degrees from Meredith and
will then return to their homes. However,
during these four years, the students are
separated from their fami lies and friends
for long periods of time.
During these long separations, the In-
tanatlonal students do not forget the
customs and way of life of their native
countries. The Meredith International
Association provides these students the
opportunity to share Information about
their countries with each other, fellow
students, and faculty and staff. For in
stance, every spring the organization
pr^res a luncheon of International food
for the faculty and staff. The Internation
al Association also plans one of the
Wednesday morning worships. This
semester, the International students will
lead the worship on October 23. The stu
dents, in native dress, will read passages
in their languages and then translate
them Into English. It promises to be an
Interesting and enjoyable time for all
those who attend.
The International Woi^hip occurs dur
ing United Nations Week. 1Tiis year, the
United Nations is celebrating Its 40th an
niversary. Meredith College Is joining in
this celebration by holding a dinner In
the President's Dining Room on Wednes
day, October 23. Dr. James Leutz, Pro
fessor of History at UNC-Chapel HIM will
be the speaker. He will address the topk:
of "Prospects for Peace as the United
Nations Organization Looks Ahead.’’
Freshman Class Urges Support at its First Meeting
by Casey Bass
The class of 1989 held Its first meeting
on October 4,1965 with Freshman Class
President, Wendy Langston, presiding.
Vice-president, Leah Williams an
nounced the four major freshman com
mittee chairpersons. They are as
follows:
^ring Dance • Meg Bullard
Fund-Raising • Marsha Hardy
Publicity - Blair Benton and Kat Pee
bles
Big Sister-Little Sister - Meredith Ea
ton and Mary Dixon
Co-chalrs, Amber Burris and Sarah
Winslow, said "We need seven commit
tees for Comhuskin'. We need - Parade
Committee, Tall Tale Committee, Hog
Callin’Committee, Song Committee, Ap-
ple-Bobbin' Committee, Sweatshirt
Committee and the Big Sister-Little Sis
ter Committee."
Bun'Is said that sign-up sheets are
available, and freshmen are urged to get
involved.
The next class meeting will be on
October 18. Freshmen are required to
present l.D.'s for adrfiittance. since the
Comhuskin' theme will be discussed.
The location will be passed on to fresh
men by word of mouth.
Sarah Winslow commented: "I appre
ciate the girls who did show up and sign
up for committees. We realize that Friday
morning Is a bad time for many people.
txjt we would appreciate more girls
giving an effort."
Secretary, Laura Trollinger, "i wish
more freshmen would come. However,
the meeting ran more smoothly than I
thought It would." Historian, Mary Ann
LIsenba added, “I was disappointed in
attendance. I wish all freshmen would try
to attend since class meetings are Im
portant, especially with Comhuskin'
right around the comer."