THE TWIG
VOLUME XLIV. NUMBER 11 Meredith CoUege. Raleigh. N.C. 27667 NOVEMBER 4, 1965
Meredith Alive With “The Sound of Music” - Season’s First Show
Liesel [Jenny wesf] and Rolf [Jeff
Hanod] In “The Sound of Music”.
by Mary Taylor Daniels
Meredith Performs opens with their
first show of the season, on Friday, Nov.
1. The entire cast of “The Sound of
Music” brings the auditorium to life with
singing, dancing and froiicking.
Maria, played by Lisa Lagerus, wins
the aijdiencs’s hearts immediately with
her innocence and compassion. She
creates a very loveable character and
leeps her compassionate ways through
out the play, not only with her acting
ability, but with her angelic, soprano
voice.
The children create a good ensemble,
and work well together. Lead mainly by
the eldest daughter, Liesi, played by
Jenny West, the children Interacts well
with ^ria,
creating a very believable relationship
between a governess and the children
she govems. As far as singing goes, they
have a young sound, and appear to be
having fun while they sing and play with
Maria, (^tl, played by Page BoyeHe, is
the youngest child of the seven children,
and wins the hearts of the audience with
her long, golden braids and somewhat
toothless smile. Liesi steels their hearts
with her endless t^ents as she sings and
dances her way across the stage with her
boyfriend, Rolf. Played by Jeff Hanfod,
Rolf fills the auditorium with his full, rich
voice and sweeps the audience off its
feet with his shy affection for Lies!.
From the nx>ment he enters the stage,
the Captain, Jim Burnette, portrays the
role of a demanding, unaffectionate fa
ther. IHis impersonal, worldly ways con
trast wonderfully with Maria's unworldly,
loving ways, making it perfectly clear
how different the two charactere are. As
he begins to fall in love with Maria, the
Captain does a good Job of changing
from uncaring to compassionate.
The Captain’s future love, Elsa, is
played by 'Lia Bragranza, who plays the
rich, insensitive woman to her fullest.
Her haughtiness fills the stage and is
lightened only by her dry sense of- hu
mor, which she tosses back and forth
with Max, her not so rich friend.
Max, Rick Crawford, along with Elsa,
create a kind of dry comedy and keep tlie
audience entertained, without ever losing
their sophistication.
The nuns, under the direction of James
Power, fill the auditorium with such a
full, angelic sound that the hair on each
audience member’s neck stands straight
out. The dancing directed by Aiyson Col
well, enhances the show quite a bit, as
well. Bob Winstead and Frances Gantt
capture the personalities of each charac
ter in the show, with their costume
selections, and the set with its beautiful
backdrops and props, offers the final fi
nishing touch. Paul Gabriel and his crew
do a wonderful job carrying off the tech
nical aspects, leaving a show that Steve
Washer can certainly be proud to say he
directed.
f^redith Performs would like for you
all to come and support them this sea
son. “The Sound of Music” is fiin and en
tertaining for everyone, and we hope you
will come and enjoy it!
Performance schedule: fvtovember 8,
9,15 and 16 — 8:00. November 10 and 17
— 2:00.
Cornhusl(in’ Continues the Traditions
by Vanessa Goodman
Managing Editor
Apple txjbbin’, song singin', folk dan-
cln’, and tall tellin' are some of the ntajor
parts of an event which occurs once a
year at Meredith and according to nrtost
students, “it must be experienced to be
understood.”
It Is a time when all of the four classes
come together for a big han«st celebra
tion and show big sister-little sister !ove.
Comhuskin' Is the event which has
managed to remain a common-place for
decades at Meredith, However, Com
huskin' today has grown over the years
into something different from how the
generations before ours knew it.
According to A History of Meredith
College by Mary Lynch Johnson, Com-
hu^ln' came in 1945. Even though some
faculty members said that there were
events which resembled it in the past.
by Casey Bass
Features Reporter
In the business world today, a new
business person needs to have com
munication skills and needs to have the
ability to handle problems.
This was the findings of Chester Du
laney, Vice President of Chase Man-
Dr. Norma Rose, graduate of 1936,
said they used to have a han/est supper
in the dining hall. According to Rose, “It
was just one simple evening when every
body came together to have fun.”
Tlie Athletic Association, the fore
runner of Meredith Recreation Associa
tion, helped to develop the event through
the Folk Dance Club which was run by
Doris Peterson.
Betty Jean Yeager, graduate of 1947,
said that when she was here Comhuskin'
was a fall festival in the court. She also
added, “what was fall festival and an
evening of fun is now a week of intense
competition.”
Competition came Into Comhuskin’
througli many developments.
One such development was the initia
tion of Individual class themes.
Dr. Carolyn Goibbs, graduate of 1960,
said the Sophomore Class of 1957 was
hatten Bank, New Jersey, who spoke on
Monday, Oct. 28, in Jones Auditorium.
Dulaney spoke on behalf of Liberal Arts
Day, 1985.
Dulaney quoted Charles A. Brown,
president of AT&T, “There Is a place — a
central one, for the humanities and li
beral arts in business.” Dulaney de-
the first class to have a theme. That year ’
Comhuskin’ was held in the gym and an
award was given to the class for Its
theme and another award was given for
those dressed in the best costumes.
The next year all of the classes had a
theme.
Costunrtes and dressing up have al
ways been a major part of the fall festiv^
and what Is now Comhuskin', TTiat stems
from the event being held around Hallo
ween and serving as a release of tension,
according to Dr. Jean Jackson, graduate
of 1975,
One difference In Comhuskin’ now as
compared to those of years past is fa
culty participation said Dr. Carolyn
Qnjbbs. According to Goibbs, the fa
culty used to enter Into the competition
as a separate class and had a representa
tive for each event.
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scribed this as the good news. He tl^n
expressed the bad news as being, “the li
beral arts student-graduate doesn’t know
of this place."
Dulaney said that specializing In ca-
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Dexheimer Visits
Meredith Campus
by Sop/j/e Grady
Contributing Reporter
Most West Germans see the U.S. as a
strong world power with which they feel
is good and necessary to co-operate
with. Yet, the West Gemnan majority see
the U.S. as stressful and with little future
in our Social Security System.
This was the topic of Dr. Wolfgang
Dexheimer who spoke to students and
faculty on Oct-. 22, 1985. Dr. Dexheimer
is currently the Deputy Directory of the
West German Exchange Program, and
was brought to Meredith on a 2-lay en
gagement by Phi Omicron, Phi Alpha’
Theta History Honor society which in
cluded visits to certain Meredith classes
and the lecture which was open to the
college.
The topic of Dexheimer’s lecture was
“How the West German Youth See the
United States-Domestically and Foreign
Policy V\fise.” Dexheimer quoted many
sun/eys which gave evidence that the
West German yoath have a mixed view of
the United States. However, Dexheimer
tl>eorized that most youth in Wtet Ger-
nrtany f>old a positive view of the United
States. The opposition to the United
States, Dexheimer slated, comes from
the radical political party, the Greens.
Dexheimer stated that this party makes
up 56 percent of the national population
and is made up of young, intelligent,
middle class West Germans.
“There is a Place - and a Central One -for the
Humanities and Liberal Arts in Business”
INSIDE
McGuire
Chaplain Candidate
O^orab irti
tffGiiiaii Goiiii^sioR«i into
U.S. Havy Cha^iM^.
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Fottfid^^ and
^ Parents’ Association
prepares fef P^ents’
(Page 3)
VolleybaH Team
IWft a 16-4 ^ord,
tern has a chance for
NCAA m.
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