Meredith Herald
Vol. 2 No. 21
Meredith College, Raleigh, NC 27611
May 1.1987
Meredith to lose many faculty members next year
by Maiy Umstead
Made up of individuals whose separate
talents combine to form a cohesive work
ing unit, the college is an institution that
does not like to lose its valued members.
Although Mereditii College is no excep
tion to this rule, next year it will be
deprived of several members who have
served it well.
Circulation librarian Dorothy Quick
will be leaving after 17 years at Meredith.
When asked what she planned to do after
her retirement, Quick responded that her
list was headed by “missing Meredith."
Also included in Quick's plans were taking
classes here at Meredith.
Quick said that her days at Meredith
had been very good ones. “You girls just
don’t realize how special a place Meredith
is until you leave,” Quick stated.
Dr. 1^ Wheeler, head of the mathemat
ical sciences department, is leaving Mere
dith to move closer to home in the Alaba
ma/Georgia area. Wheeler has been teach
ing at Meredith for 7 years. According to
Wheeler, he will miss the work habits and
preparation of the students,' in addition to
the collegiality expressed between the stu
dents and other faculty members.
Two members of the art department
will not be here next year. One professor
who is leaving is Leonard White, former
head of the department. Although White
1987 Class gift: a new Meredith
tradition
by Cannen Swanson
“The Meredith Arboretum was started
as an outgrowth of faculty and student
interest and is dedicated to the Senior
Class of 1987, whose generous gift al
lowed the arboretum to come to f^ition.
The annual planting of a class tree stands
as a symbol of growth to maturity and
hope for the future."
This is the proposed quote to be placed
on the brass plaque marking the beginning
of what will be a new Meredith tradition
and also the senior class ^ft for 1987.
An arboretum by definition is a plot of
land on which Mss or shrubs are grown for
study or display.
The class of 1987 shall place the first
tree in the arboretum and each year the
senior class shall add an additional tree in
order to enhance the growth of the
arboretum.
The trees cost between $25 and $100
average. Great interest has been shown in
the development of an arboretum from
friends of the college and within the Mere
dith community.
So, keep your eyes open, Meredith, for
soon an i^retum shall be added for the
beautification of yotir campus that will live
on forever.
Kappa Nu Sigma inducts
new members
by Lisa Taibotl.
On March 19, 1987 Kappa Nu Sigma
held its S]Hing inductions at its annual Co
quet. Pam ^wer, former North Carolina
Teacher of the Year aiid former Meredith
graduate, ^ke after dinner.
Kappa Nu Sigma began in 1923 to
promote schola^p on campus. Each
year KNE awards scholarships to Ae
sophomwe and junior widi dW highest
GPA in its class. This year those awards
could not be reached for comment, present
department head Craig Greene stated,
“After 24 years of service, White will cer
tainly be missed."
Joe Maron, who said that he enjoyed his
IS years at Meredith “immensely,” will
also be leaving the art department this
year. When asked about his plans after
Meredith, Maron stated that he planned
“to hang around and make pictures."
Head of the religion department Roger
Crook has been at Meredith for the last 38
years. Crook stated that added to his teach
ing at Limestone College, his stay at
Meredith rounds out 40 years of teaching.
Asked what he planned to do after leaving
Meredith, Crook stated that he plans to
stay busy. This fa!t is reinforced by a
future projects, among which are conti^
ing to travel extensively as he has wm
Meredith Abroad, as well as write a book
on Christian ethics. , .
Dina Durham, assistant to the direc(6lf
of student activities, will also bid Meredith
farewell this summer. Duriiam was a
member of the class of 1985 and worked
as an intern in the office of student activi
ties during her senior year. She continued
to work in die office after graduation and
for the past two years.
Durham has b^n described by many as
the “lifeblood" of student activities. Dur
ham leaves Meredith to pursue other
endeavors.
Gina Howard pOses for a i^ioto^ph vrfiile getting her food at die annual Astro cooko^
on the lake recen%.^ jSmterfy Cooft
weiit to sq>tH>nKMjBs Salma Smith and
Chen Finley, (a lie) and to Carolina
Gomez, a juni(N'.
Sixteen juniors and wniors were induct
ed based on their high academic achieve
ment. They werq: Dorothy Bass, Nancy
Bennett, Angela ^wer, Amy Br^kwell,
Janet Clayton, Sara ^th Fulford, Rebecca
Fritz, Carolina Gbii^z,Usa Grissom, Jen
nifer Cuilliams, K^arti Hatch, Jessica
Henderson, Terri t^wellen, Ellen Martin,
Dorothy Pait, and Karen Peoples.
inside
Who’s Who & Outstanding
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Seniors announced
Barefoot RD in the
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spotlight
Final sports'wrap-up